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March 2020
By susanhayden
When February draws to a close, even while the weather remains hot, something subtle happens to the quality of the light; a nearly imperceptible softening of summer’s bright glare. You have to have been here a really long time to notice this tiny shift.
My husband has only lived in South Africa for 30 years, so many of its nuances remain lost on him. But hidden somewhere in the strands of our DNA lurks a knowledge that’s been passed on for millenia. It has to do with communing with nature; when the survival of our hunter-gatherer forebears depended on a minute reading of the environment. The days might feel like summer, but autumn has descended.
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Public-private partnership launches a regional Maths and Science Academy in rural Limpopo
The SA Medical & Education Foundation (SAME) and corporate donors officially opened the Masia Maths and Science Academy (MMSA) in Ha-Masia, Limpopo on the 6th of March 2020. The new Maths and Science Academy will serve thousands of learners in the Vuwani region.
The MMSA – hosted at a school in the region – has state-of-the-art learning facilities, including five fully furnished and equipped classrooms, three science labs, and a computer centre.
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by Steuart Pennington
Media24 reported on Tuesday 18 February “Two people were killed, and 17 others injured when the minibus taxi they were travelling in overturned and burst into flames on the R103 near Rosetta, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, on Monday afternoon.”
Most of the children lost their uniforms and their stationery and school bags, as they desperately attempted to pull their colleagues from the burning wreck. Many were burnt and all were traumatised. Sadly, the driver and one of the children perished.
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By Justin Foxton
It is not easy to succumb to despondency when you are surrounded by positive people. And positive people inhabit rooms that have anything to do with the Partners for Possibility program. These are the people I met last week in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands, when 8 school principals and 8 ordinary leaders from all walks of Midlands life, celebrated the end of their transformative, 1-year Partners for Possibility leadership journey.
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With Heart Africa
‘’When you share what you already have, it expands.
What you appreciate, appreciates.
You have this experience;
By Sharing.
By Contributing.
By Serving.
By Nourishing other people.
That, is where real prosperity lies” – Lynne Twist
This quote is our inspiration and lies at the heart of what we do at With Heart Africa.
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FEATURE ARTICLE: GSA Australia 2020
Flying the flag – your role as SA’s brand ambassador abroad
You miss SA? SA misses you too. There’s something you can do to feel closer to home.
By TSHEPO MATSEBA
South Africans are reported to be leaving the country in droves – many of them citing crime, slow economic growth and a lack of job opportunities as their reasons for emigrating.
But emigration is hard. Finding one’s feet in a strange land is discomfiting, and there’s a lot to miss about South Africa. Expats get misty eyed about South Africa’s natural beauty, sunny weather, and our warm and friendly people. They miss the food and attempt braais in the rain and snow. They drive long distances in their new countries just to buy a Springbok sweater and some boerewors. Given a chance, they congregate with other South Africans in public spaces to celebrate South African sporting wins and sing ‘Shosholoza.’
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Crime:
SA ranks 7th in homicides per 100 000 population;
El Salvador # 1;
Venezuela # 3
(In SA 75% of victims know their attackers by name)
SA ranks 6th in robberies per 100 000 population;
Belgium # 11;
UK # 18;
USA # 20;
NZ # 24
SA ranks 24th prisoners per 100 000 population;
USA # 1;
Russia # 10;
Brazil # 14;
China # 20
Source: Economist
Railway Networks, passengers and freight:
SA has the 11th longest rail network as measured in 1000kms @ 21 000 kms.
USA # 1 @ 151 000kms;
Canada # 5 @ 48 000kms;
Australia # 7 @ 32 000kms;
UK # 16 @ 16 000kms..
Most rail passengers
Switzerland # 1;
Japan # 2;
UK # 10;
SA #19.
Most Rail Freight
Russia # 1;
US # 2;
SA # 10
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