Features

Sam Basch
Sam Basch

Birds and the bees

Delicate white blossoms tell us that spring is here. Not taking particular note of insects, flowers and birds in our gardens at other times, we now see the bees, tirelessly working their magic, and exult in the art of nature

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Charlotte Nyatanga-Chipangura
Charlotte Nyatanga

Raising techno-junkies

Addiction to technology is creeping its way to children, with very adverse outcomes in some instances. We are raising sluggish anti-social techno junkies. Children are no longer just children who should be bursting with energy. Instead, they spend hours on end munching snacks while playing on their gadgets. And who should be whipping them into line when the guardians are also slaves to their own gadgets? Children are only following in adults’ footsteps.

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Neesa Moodley
Neesa Moodley

How to retrench-proof your finances

In 2019 alone, more than 20 000 South Africans were retrenched and this is set to increase next year. If you have managed to retain your job, it might well be time to consider how you can retrench-proof your finances so that you have a financial cushion if you are retrenched.

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Life
Vaughan Jones

The Poetic Quality of the Lyrics of ‘The Sound of Silence’ – Written by Paul Simon

This era was indeed characterized by the Woodstock Music Festival in August 1969 and by the anti-war uproar that prevailed in the USA. The basic message in the lyrics is for people to speak out and to stop robot-like acquiescing to what the “powers that be”, governments and United Nations decided. This says it clearly – “Fools” said I, “You do not know, Silence like a cancer grow” “.

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photo - Koppert Biological Systems
Life
Peter Ucko

There is always a path

Life is full of rules. We are told what we can and can’t do. How we deal with it and how we react will determine our path in life and how we succeed. I made a few silly mistakes Actually, I have made many, and fortunately, survived. These stories might help you.

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Travel and Leisure
Andrea Abbott

Literary ramblings

Literary connections add a cultural touch during a short rambling tour on the Isle of Wight and in parts of South Devon in England

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