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Continue reading →: Will they come back?Weeping is an anti-apartheid anthem written by Dan Heymann towards the end of the apartheid era in 1987. It was a moving response to the oppressive state of emergency declared by then-South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha.
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Continue reading →: What a time to live in?
A critique of societal ignorance and political incompetence, emphasizing our complicity in leadership choices and highlighting biases that hinder critical thinking and personal responsibility in shaping our future.
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Continue reading →: The writing’s on the wall…Which book’s world would be the absolute worst to live in? View all responses I could pick any number of dystopian novels, such as 1984, The Handmaid’s Tale, or The Hunger Games, that depict oppressive governments, societal or environmental collapse, or technological subjugation through media control and widespread surveillance. I…
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Continue reading →: The bonkers engineering behind South Africa’s new world recordHow a boat cruise in South Africa led to learning about the record-setting Sishen-Saldanha railway, where Transnet Freight Rail recently achieved a new freight train record.
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