Sea birds and penguins eat the plastic bottle tops and cigarette lighters and then die from starvation. Sea turtles inhale the earbuds and plastic straws and suffocate to death.
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Today there is no politician that I look up to or that I would want my children or grandchildren to emulate. I believe that this, together with the lack of service delivery and corruption, is why so many South Africans have lost hope in the future.
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Sometimes it takes tremendous courage, but it is also through small acts of kindness that we can all be part of that real change happens.
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To the thousands of you who have read my column every week: Thank you. I’ve never taken your attention for granted and it has been a privilege to have shared my thoughts and feelings with you.
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Silence kills – which is why we should start to talk about it amongst ourselves and also to our daughters and sons.
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In the chess game of life and opinions, they choose to play on either the white or the black squares and when their views are affirmed by me or other writers, they feel good and validated. However, when they are challenged, they feel uncertain and angry and lash out.
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It was this courage, as much as her music, which captured the hearts of millions around the world and why I admired Sinead O’Conner so much.
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Of course, a lot has happened since that joyful day 29 years ago when Madiba was inaugurated. Much of it has not been good, and I often think how heartbroken Madiba would have been about the state of the country if he was still alive today.
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When an ovarian mass is found, women are usually left with the choice between a radical hysterectomy or possible death. Which of course is not really a choice... So, why aren’t there better diagnostic tools?
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