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What's on your Christmas list this year? A book maybe? Like Safrean, Blake Wilkin's just-launched Looted Gold? Or one of the titles Helene vd Westhuizen recommends in her feature this week? Perhaps, though, you're dead set on the just-published, supposed autobiography, Jacob Zuma Speaks? If that's your wish, you'd better hope that Father Christmas joined the queue at the car boot sale in a McDonald's car park in Johannesburg, where the book was being sold. It promises to be an interesting read, especially as the publisher, Xarra Books, indicates on its website that the ex-president himself has endorsed the book, and that it contains testimonies by various noteworthy people, including Dudu Myeni.
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My own wish for Christmas is that Covid19 will leave the building. Who'd have thought, a year ago, we'd still be in the grip of the pandemic? That just when it looked as if the virus was petering out, it would storm back under a different and rudely in-your-face guise? May this be its final fling.
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Talking about final, this is our last newsletter of 2021. It's a trimmed down edition because most of our contributors have downed tools and are taking a much-needed break. Nevertheless, the content is as varied as it always is, and, we hope, thought-provoking.
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So, ciao for now. Happy Christmas. Stay safe. See you next year.
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Ukuwela Nature Reserve - building resilience for wildlife and people
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Positioned between two major protected areas in Zululand, the Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve has secured the potential to restore wildlife corridors and expand wilderness.
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Salt in the rooibos cappuccino
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But this isn’t about the failure of a relationship. They happen all the time. That fact is almost a cliché. This is about what happens when you rise from the futon, this is what happens when you move and attempt to make a new life for yourself, this is about you stumbling to your friend’s kitchen on that August morning.
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The joy of the two-wheeled contraption:
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Author: Delilah Nosworthy
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Reflections on the intricate history of the bicycle and the freedom and joy it brings to both big and small humans, and in some cases, even little fluffy four-legged beings.
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Season’s Readings for a Covid holiday!
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Author: Helene vd Westhuizen
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We are all so over Covid-19... I know. But here are a few reading suggestions for solitary pastimes and escapes to Covid-free worlds. Have fun!
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Kick-ass in-person and virtual book launch attracts 38
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Overcoming restrictions in these uncertain times to hold an in-person and virtual launch of an off-beat history book.
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Safrea or its members.
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