I found this in a local Cape Town newspaper which was commemorating Youth Day on June 16th. It reminds us of where we have come from and should warn us of the results of unchecked discrimination and where we could end up.
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I’ve fixed my blog!
Ok, so I started this blog originally as a means to express myself with regard to personal topics of interest and after experimenting for a while and doing some research about blogging, developing blogs and the like I have decided to use wordpress technology to power my entire site. Upgrading was a bit of a […]
The 38th International Book Fair Cairo
One of the highlights of my stay in Cairo has to be the The 38th International Book Fair which I attended a few days ago. 623 publishers from 32 Arabian and international countries are participating in the fair this year although due to my lack of Arabic knowledge I was limited to a few stores […]
Life in Cairo
Can you believe it, I’m in Cairo, a city like no other, or at least like no other city I’ve ever seen. It’s big, densely packed, polluted, bussling, crazy. This is a place of many contrasts, ugliness & beauty, sacred and profane, nature and pollution, noise and stillness. In a period of 3 months I […]
GDRC.org – excellent resource for all things eco/human-friendly
 This is the best resource I have come across whilst researching the topics of sustainability and eco-friendliness. In their own words: “The Global Development Research Center is a virtual organization that carries out initiatives in education, research and practices, in the spheres of environment, urban, community and information, and at scales that are effective.”
Wot’s toxic in your home?
Here’s a nicely organised tour through the world of your average toxic household provided by http://www.groundwork.org.za. It’s amazing all the things we do as individuals to poison our environments without even knowing. There are many, many hidden chemicals in our homes. Some of these chemicals are safe but many of them are toxic (poisonous) to […]