I find it interesting that the politicians making headlines for calling out political correctness are also the ones prepared to jump on the most damaging of bandwagons – the populist, divisive media stereotype, in this case relating to African youth. Let’s make no mistake, this story is not just about crime, it’s about the politics […]
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One thing that has characterised the COVID-19 outbreak is its ubiquitous grip on all of us. We are equally constricted by it because it permeates uncertainty. It is an act of history, which has brought many of us together to fight a common enemy. It is also a time when leadership counts the most. We
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Journalist and documentary maker Helen Kapalos says there’s much more work to be done before patients can swap the black market for legal medical cannabis. Journalism is not a profession for the faint of heart. It requires a deep commitment to the truth, and in pursuit of that truth, a great deal of stamina and
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On a mission to get some food supplies a few days ago, I took in a visual from my car while waiting at the traffic lights. The picture I saw appeared unfamiliar yet strangely familiar at the same time. And it invoked homely stirrings of an era I thought had been left behind in my childhood.
Although nothing remarkable, the scene comprised a group of people loosely assembled at an intersection, each on their individual missions, but looking like a group all the same. A young family with a pram, a few bike riders, and a few couples walking through, presumably on their way to the nearby park. In other words, a community gathering outdoors.
It’s worth mentioning that I have never witnessed such a large communal gathering like it, in all the time I have lived here. It wasn’t just people outdoors, it was like everyone had come out to play.
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