The African Rivermoss
The time just after the First World War was a spring time not only for Xhosa politics but literature too. […]
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Ntabeni Perspectives
Perspectives Shackleton
Truth about lice
With the recent outbreak of head lice in the Western Cape, do we really have to continue with the unhealthy
Perspectives
A hiding can be good for kids
I was enormously surprised to see the results of a poll a few weeks ago showing that a massive majority
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Ready for the final exam?
Have you ever watched teachers and learners preparing for the matriculation examination, or any General School Certificate examination? Let me
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Our homemade mass ended on a violent note
Something for which I will forever be indebted to my long-suffering parents was their ability to keep completely straight faces
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Perspectives Rowland
From one hot cross bun to another
I have just washed nine mugsin the dishwasherplus a sundry collection of plates, glasses and the odd dish, all built
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Perspectives Shackleton
Is God leading us into temptation?
The words and lead us not into temptation in the Our Father bother me. It is inconceivable that God would
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Feeling at home in Tuscany
The region of Tuscany in Italy is a place where, in spite of my heritage having no Italian connection whatsoever,
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The loneliness of priests
Some weeks back, a friend who is an official of a diocese invited me to talk to Catholic school children
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