One thing we know for sure is that this fearful plague will not last forever and when it is all over, those of us who survive will inevitably find some form of meaning in it.
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There is definitely light at the end of this tunnel, the only question is how long this tunnel will be in South Africa. That will depend on how cooperative we all are in the next three weeks.
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Having lived with Covid-19 in my house for more than a week, I have learned a lot. How each one of us behaves in the next few weeks will determine if and to what extent we will still have an economy, social cohesion and peace once this epidemic is over.
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I understand that we are at the beginning of this new reality - also for medical personnel, but we have to quickly get this right because as the WHO said yesterday to governments: "You have to test, test and test.”
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So as if the coronavirus isn’t enough it now turns out that lion bones from South Africa might be poisoning or infecting the Chinese with TB.
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There is sometimes the inclination among those who were not yet born or too young to remember, to accuse those like Madiba and (on the opposite side of the spectrum) Roelf Meyer of selling out.
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I'm asked almost every day, how people can contribute to make South Africa a better place. So here is my answer: sweat the small stuff - especially if you are white.
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At the moment there are hundreds if not thousands of public servants who are facing disciplinary action - mostly for procurement procedures which were not followed - although in many instances they did not benefit from it directly. This means that departments are literally running on empty.
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The debt spiral caused by Christmas and general spending affects the relationships as well as the physical and mental health of far too many people in our country. It also affects the world around us.
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