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As we wait in trepidation for the dreaded third wave any time soon, one of the features of this pandemic has been the number of conspiracy theories, and how poor old Bill Gates is almost always at the forefront of some evil plan to plant microchips in people through forced vaccinations so that he can follow us to the shops and back; or maybe he wants to read our minds through eye-scanning software embedded in Windows to find out what we really want for supper.
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Why - of all the myriad contenders for world domination - is it always Bill Gates?
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My theory is because his name is easy to say. It trips off the tongue, and therefore is exceptionally easy to attach to any sentence. Just name any crazy scheme, and it is almost natural to end it with the phrase 'Bill Gates'.
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Just imagine if Bill Gates was of Mittel-European extraction, and had a name like Stanislavskovski Rajchtovavaria. Or even better, if he was from Africa, and was called !Kx'a Qocwa. Not so easy, eh? I would bet that, all of a sudden, Bill Gates would become a model citizen who has no interest in world domination at all.
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It was Shakespeare who asked 'What's in a name?" According to him, a rose would smell as sweet no matter what it was called. But he did not live in the age of mass media, where names are currency and get bartered on social media.
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And with that in mind, here are the names of some of our contributions this week. Enjoy.
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As the unmanned rover Perseverance landed on the red planet last month, its tiny Mars helicopter will "test powered flight on another world for the first time."
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On earth, the Wright brothers pioneered powered flight more than a century ago. Since then, aviators have broken the sound barrier by flying faster than sound and astronauts have ventured far, to walk on the moon. In time, humankind will go even further, to live on another planet.
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How astonishing has been the achievements in aviation – in a fraction of time?
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Premium offices in eThekwini have record high vacancies
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By the fourth quarter of 2020, premium office vacancy rates in eThekwini were nearing 25% - a worrying figure as tenants ponder what the future of the office will be like, writes Denise Mhlanga.
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Thyme, that perennial favourite and household staple. Thyme is used in many cuisines. It may appear to be very ordinary but it packs quite a punch in terms of its medicinal properties.
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Olive leaf extract - the extraordinary infection fighter
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By Delilah Nosworthy
Olive leaf extract is an extraordinary remedy in fighting infection. With its numerous health benefits, it's worth keeping a bottle this wonderous functional medicine in stock at home.
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A SCRIBE TAKES TIME BEHIND THE LENS
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In the last few years, I’ve written a range of feature articles covering the development of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Those pieces demanded a particular focus to meet the discerning requirements of readers in specialist disciplines such as construction, civil engineering, and facilities and environmental management. The photographs I took were highly project-specific. I’d even tramped the quays …
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Who Controls Our Country’s Economy? An Outcry From the Common Man.
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In brief, each country is said to have its own economy, based on its resources and the needs of its population. And, in terms of monetary and currency stability and growth, there are basic requirements for a society to survive, never mind to actually prosper.
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Written by Niki Moore
In which our intrepid heroine encounters strange happenings, diverse alarms, and the uncomfortable feeling that, on an entirely personal level, the Titanic maiden voyage was not a one-off.
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