Good reads

The Lost Art of communication

Guiding our children to navigate a globalised, rapidly changing world confronts parents with daunting, multifaceted challenges. Managing the negative effects of excessive screen time, resisting peer pressure, processing bullying, and surfing…
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Youngest dinosaur tracks discovered in Southern Africa

A team of ichnologists has discovered 132-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Knysna, South Africa, making them the youngest dinosaur footprints ever recorded in the region. Found along the Western Cape coastline in early 2025, these tracks…
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Out of Africa… or Out of the Southern Cape?    

A remarkable role in humanity’s journey across the world. Most people are familiar with the famous phrase “Out of Africa” — the scientific idea that modern humans originated in Africa before spreading across the rest of the world. But…
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’n Eenvoudige bloedtoets kan Parkinson se siekte jare voor simptome opspoor

Wetenskaplikes in Swede en Noorweë het ’n belowende manier ontdek om Parkinson se siekte jare – moontlik selfs dekades – voordat die mees skadelike simptome verskyn, op te spoor. Deur subtiele biologiese seine in die bloed te meet wat…
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Wat jou koffiekeuse oor jou sê

Koffie is een van die wêreld se mees geliefde drankies, en die keuse wat jy daagliks maak, kan dalk sê iets oor jou persoonlikheid. Volgens ’n artikel in The South African is daar vyf gewilde koffiekeuses wat elkeen ’n ander karaktertrek…
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Energy efficiency

Our world is in trouble – past decades prioritised dependence on energy consumption in developments and daily life, not considering that the different energy sources are finite – we depend on natural resources such as fossil fuels, coal…
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A Hidden Climate Rhythm Is Driving Extreme Floods and Droughts Worldwide

Scientists have identified a powerful but often overlooked global climate rhythm that is driving extreme floods and droughts across the world. Rather than happening randomly or independently, many of these severe water events are connected through…
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Do We Still Have a Work Ethic Today?

It is a question often heard in coffee shops, boardrooms, and around dinner tables: “Do people still have a work ethic these days?” It may feel as though the answer is no. Work environments look quite different from what they did a generation…
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New Year, New Plans, Same You?       

As we welcome another year, it's natural to feel both hopeful and uncertain. The calendar may change, but many of our circumstances remain stubbornly familiar. We’re still working with the same resources, facing unresolved challenges, and…
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Everyone Is an Expert         

 Everyone is an expert...after the fact. Before the flames are out and the smoke has cleared, before the floodwaters recede, or the investigation concludes, the self-appointed authorities arrive on their high horses. They ride in on hindsight,…
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7 of the strangest bird noises on Earth

Birdsong often evokes thoughts of gentle whistles and melodic chirps that soothe us and connect us with nature. But not all avian sounds are pleasant or familiar. Some species produce truly bizarre and surprising noises that challenge our expectations…
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My Experience at the Youth Café Muse Festival         

Being part of the Muse Festival at the Youth Café in Great Brak River was truly one of the most heartwarming and inspiring experiences I’ve had. What struck me the most was how it reminded me of how uncomplicated childhood can be — witnessing…
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Environmental offset schemes: solution or second-place trade-off?

The recent development application submitted for our neighbour suburb, Alwyndal that entails an environmental trade off scheme introduced this concept in our community. But what is an environmental trade-off scheme and what does it entail? We…
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Raar voël ná 34 jaar weer in Engeland gesien

’n Uiterse rare voël is vir die eerste keer in 34 jaar in Engeland opgemerk. Die witkeel-naaldstert is Woensdag, 8 Oktober, by Yorkshire Water se Tophill Low Natuurreservaat in Driffield deur besoekers Mandy Gregory en Ray Maddison gesien. Hierdie…
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Let’s talk Sustainability                    

Are you familiar with the term “Earth Overshoot Day”? If not, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s consumption of natural resources exceeds the planet’s ability to regenerate these resources within that same year. And…
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Nuwe studie wys: Honde verstaan speelgoed se doel beter as wat jy dink

Navorsing toon dat sommige honde nie net speelgoed kan herken by naam nie, maar dit ook kan groepeer volgens hoe dit gebruik word tydens spel - sonder dat iemand vir hulle wys of sê wat om te doen. ’n Groep honde is by hulle eienaars se…
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE BIRDLIFE HOLDS IRREPLACEABLE SPECIES

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The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and bill, is one of only three bird species observed at the South Pole. Antarctica is the only place it lives, and like many sub-Antarctic species, it is endemic - found nowhere else on…
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KONINGSKOS

I don’t remember the first time I tasted it. It arrived in my life like memory itself… soft, slow-cooked, and timeless. Curry tripe and trotters is a dish that had always been there, simmering in the breath of old stories and the steam of…
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Winter Holidays and Talent Shows

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During the longer winter holidays the Wonderful team from the Youth Café made sure that entertainment and learning was fully on offer for the young ones not just in Greenhaven, but as far as George! We started off with a joint program at…
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KleinBegin Organic – Meer as ’n Winkel, Dis ’n Belewenis

KleinBegin Organic is ’n karaktervolle deli-winkel, geleë by Hart & Bosch Village in Hartenbos – ’n gesinsvriendelike kuierplek waar almal welkom voel. Tydens die skoolvakansie is ons elke dag oop, sodat jy en jou gesin enige tyd…
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