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At www.sagoodnews.co.za we are deeply involved with the upliftment of 16 local under-resourced schools in the Midlands of KZN to improve their functionality as places of learning.

I’m a great admirer of yours, your writings are  eminently readable, erudite and well researched, and often with a quirky sense of humour

Robin Benger grew up in South Africa, fell out with the Apartheid Government of the 70’s, joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and that’s where his ‘ordinary’ life ended!

“All Rise” by South African Roger Chennells is as unusual as it is fascinating; first of all it is most eloquently written, eminently readable and tantalizingly gripping.

In a world of commentary and critique, Steuart Pennington outlines the three distinct voices shaping South Africa's future.

There are three types of people in the World “Those that make things happen; those that watch things happen; and those who criticise everything that is happening” adapted from George Bernard Shaw, and appropriate to the spread of population psyche in most countries.

There is so much ‘stuff’ going on at the moment in this the country of our birth, which we call home, where we have our roots, where we have our heritage – to the point where we question the very essence and meaning of ‘Heritage Day’; is it just another public holiday?; a somewhat superficial ‘braai day’?; a time to lament what could have been?; or a real time to celebrate?

Every year we update SA Fast Facts in the following categories: Political, Econcomic, Business, Tourism, Sport, Education, Environmental.

Ever noticed in England their traffic lights go from Green to Amber to Red and then back to Amber before Green? Our robots don’t, they go Green, Amber, Red, Green! Having just read John Endres (Institute of Race Relations) article “South Africa’s Third Age: What lies ahead?” it occurred to me that the English traffic lights represent what might be in SA - an evolving scenario

Healthcare remains a complex topic of discussion in SA. Some argue that our hospitals and clinics are amongst the very best in the world. Others will tell you that it's not uncommon to have to wait hours in a queue before being given the opportunity to see a nurse or doctor. That's one of the reasons why so many of us are deterred from going for regular check-ups.