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Mission Malawi – Chapter Eleven
Why not start at the beginning of this amazing series…….. South Africa 26th January 1995 – 29th May 1995 We had planned a break to S.A. and Zimbabwe for six weeks, during January 1995, so we were quite amazed when it turned out to be so long. In our last newsletter we shared about the…
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Tot Facienda Parum Factum
Tot Facienda Parum Factum “So much to do, so little done” Last words uttered by Cecil John Rhodes, British businessman, mining magnate and founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia) on his deathbed. This was the motto of my high school and whenever I remember these words, I recall my teachers, trying vainly to drum…
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Book review: The Lost Boys of Bird Island
Originally posted on The archive of Elizabeth-Jane: Originally published in the Wits Vuvuzela on August 25. The death of author Mark Minnie, under suspicious circumstances, has renewed interest in his recently launched exposé The Lost Boys of Bird Island, which shines a light on the dark underbelly of some of South Africa’s twisted apartheid leaders.…
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Stars & Stares – Gaborone, Botswana
Originally posted on DanVenture Travels: If there is one absolute truth about me, it is that I like airplanes. I love them. To say I am ‘interested’ in any facet of aviation would be a huge understatement. I become like a child on Christmas morning whenever I fly & I always make a special effort…
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Decisions, Decisions.
Vanilla ice cream or chocolate cake? Close your eyes take a deep breath and just pick one. Go with your heart, rely on your gut. It’s really not that hard. I mean for me of course I would have chosen a slice of chocolate cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side,…
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The Business of God’s Love – Part Two
In Part One, we saw that God wants us to “Love your neighbour as yourself”. It is very difficult for us to obey this command if we try to love one another with human love. Part One showed us the difference between God’s love and Human love. We continue…. To care if others come to…
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A House Divided against Itself – Part Four
Life returned to a sense of normality, which after two months was turned completely upside down. It happened when the husband awoke at two in the morning to find he was alone in bed. He called out softly to his wife and on getting no response; he got up and made his way through the…
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The Making of Ironmen
“Brother: A person who is there when you need him; someone who picks you up when you fall; a brother is always a friend.” – Unknown. We are Simon and Wayne, brothers who completed this year’s IRONMAN African Championship.
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Mission Malawi – Chapter Ten
Field Trip – Continued: Tuesday, 15th November. We were shown to continue our trip the next morning and as we were preparing to leave, one of the committee members at the church came to greet us. She made a presentation of K50.00 to us on behalf of the church. Deeply touched, we gratefully received the…
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Student sexually assaulted by mining engineering student
Originally posted on The archive of Elizabeth-Jane: Originally published in the Wits Vuvuzela on August 2, 2018. Chamber of Mines Building School of Engineering. Photo: Elizabeth-Jane Ringrose A female student was sexually assaulted on the west campus of Wits University on Friday, July 27. First-year Digital Arts student, Taliah Naidoo says that a male student…
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