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There is nothing like shared discomfort to bring people together. The kicks of a dying winter can still deliver quite a punch, and the last few weeks of sub-zero temperatures around the country have created a 'conspiracy of cold': we're all in this together and our conversation is about staying warm. It never ceases to amaze me how the population of this country is always caught by surprise when winter arrives. "It's cold, hey?" is the invariable opening remark (with a slight air of grievance), as if winter has somehow crept up on us unawares and is not playing fair.
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As a side-comment, in some parts of our country people are staying warm by burning tyres on roads. We can only hope the bonfires are isolated, that the protestors stick to tyres, and that the absurd #FreeZuma offensive (and I use that word advisedly) fizzles out. After all, when the notoriously lawless taxi industry repudiates you, you might have to rethink your objectives.
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In that vein, we have a wide variety of articles to keep your thoughts warm. Enjoy.
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Counting on cadres, that's our Number 1
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My gaze was fixed on William Sweetlove’s steel Penguin at the Waterfront in Cape Town when a group dressed in colourful red shirts scrambled over the swing bridge of the small boat harbour just before the gates closed. I engaged with the group and established that they were taking a break at the Waterfront as tourists. Silk-screening on their shirts …
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The decline in insect populations throughout the world is a catastrophe we humans ignore at our peril. Far from being pests, insects carry the health of the planet on their tiny shoulders.
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In die Suid-Afrikaanse bosoorlog is medics (of OPS-medics of dan combat medics omdat ons gespesialiseerde opleiding gehad het) ook Tampakstiffies genoem. Hierdie verhaal is op ware gebeure baseer uit my tyd as opsmedic op die grens van die voormalige Suidwes-Afrika.
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Nomhle Cibi: From cleaner to estate agent
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Buying property is a big investment for most people and an estate agent plays an important role in ensuring the security of this purchase.
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Don't collect data - connect data
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By Michael Wood (edited by Delilah Nosworthy)
Data comprises raw observations and little or no context. A dataset is ultimately only a body of quantities and text that may or may not be significant. Find out more about the importance of the bridge between data and information on decision-making.
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Professional Development Feature:
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Impostor Syndrome: Freelancer, do you get fraudy feelings?
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I’m on very good terms with myself.
I don’t have many confidence issues. I’m good and I know I’m good. I am the only child of a single mom who genuinely believed that one day I would either a) marry royalty or b) be President. I failed to achieve either. But she still loves me.
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Exercise- How to get Motivated and Keep at it
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Author: Nonkululeko Nxumalo
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It's hard to get started on an exercise program, let alone be consistent. Check out these 10 ways to motivate yourself to get moving and keep at it.
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Off the Record - My Amazing MTN Story - Episode 13
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You are probably thinking – 'Oh NO, not an episode that starts with a poem!'
But stay with me here. Our epistle today deals with the strange world of the High Court and the helpless inevitability of bad legal advice.
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Back to the Future - ‘Mrs H S Ball’s Chutney’
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Author: Claudia Folgore-McLellan
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This is one of those stories that’s worth sharing for the sheer delight of the embellished rumour that the recipe survived the SS Quanza shipwreck, off the coast of East London, but this isn’t true an most likely crept in as some sort of marketing spin, somewhere along the way.
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