This means that -as infuriating as it is- the private sector, including us as individuals have to step in if we don’t want things to fall apart completely.
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Dear Mr. President,
Come and take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly
Having a baby involves a lot of additional costs no matter how carefully you budget. So, the last thing new parents should have to worry about is whether the state will honour their obligation to pay UIF in a time- sensitive matter.
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Famously Ariel sings: “Wish I could be… part of that world.” That is good and fine for a mermaid who wants to be out of the sea, but no child should feel that about the world that they live in.
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As another Women’s Month wraps up, I have to say that I feel even worse about the status of women in this country; this column simply highlights for me how far women in South Africa still have to go to.
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To the women reading this: next time a doctor suggests that you should go to a psychologists because you are most probably just stressed or that it happens to women “at your age”, find a second opinion from a doctor that is empathetic and kind.
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I’m not sure who advised Ryanair on the Afrikaans language test, but whoever it was gave them the worst possible piece of advice…
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We, the people of South Africa, deserve a government that listens to the people. However, we also need a government that will listen all the time and not only when Twitter blows up after a stupid decision.
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If the government really wants to celebrate the flag they should be putting people and their needs first. That is after all what the flag stands for - not some vanity project that will cost the country a fortune.
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