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There are many in Sault Ste. Marie who could wear the unofficial title of ‘Mr. Soccer.’ Names that quickly spring to mind include some who have passed on and some who are still with us. Names such as Joe Kin Sr., Milo Filipcic, Pipa Saric, Tom McGunnigle, Cor Van Rooy, Oreste Hryniewicz, Joe Tomas, Barry Fera, Mike Jurko, George Dvorak, Dennis Maninos, Angelo Gaccione, Clive Wilkinson and Ian MacKenzie are all worthy of a Mr. Soccer moniker. Then there is Tony Celli, a personable — yet, in his own way, quiet — gentleman who became another face for soccer in Sault Ste. Marie as a pl...

05 April 2021 06:07 Small-scale fishing communities say they have no reason to celebrate Human Rights Month because they feel their rights have been violated and cast aside by government over the years – a situation made worse by government’s proposed oil and gas priorities The Green Connection, an NGO working with marginalised communities believes that though Human Rights Month may be over, the fight to be treated with dignity in South Africa continues. As part of Human Rights Month, small-scale fishing communities gathered all the way from KwaZ...

Published in Cosmetics on 31-03-2021 Parfumado Parfumado, a Dutch challenger on the perfume market, sets its sights on Belgium. The "Spotify of perfumes" sends a new fragrance every month, personalized to the customer. The start-up currently ships about 35,000 perfumes per month.   Turnover doubled in 2020 Changing perfumes regularly without having to buy an entire bottle, that's the idea behind Parfumado. Founded in the Netherlands in 2017 by brother and sister Martijn and Floor van Rooy, the subscription service sends customers small sprays (8 ml) of one of the 450 branded perfumes i...

What Happens When Right-Wing Populism Meets Gender Politics? Posted by Judith Sijstermans | Mar 9, 2021 | A poster for Belgium’s radical right-wing populist party Vlaams Belang: “Flanders From Us Again” Populist radical right parties have traditionally been the realm of men. Comparative studies have highlighted the underrepresentation of women, both in the parties and amongst their voters, and views on gender issues are more uniformly traditional than other parties on the right. But is this always the outcome for right-wing populism and gender politics? One academic study argues that t...

How an agripreneur is creating jobs for his community How an agripreneur is creating jobs for his community By Sabrina Dean December 16, 2020 at 10:00 am Lengau Mothiane has just signed on another 10 employees to handle the workload at his farmer support services business, Horizon Southern Group. Sabrina Dean spoke to him about his journey. Lengau Mothiane Less than a decade ago, Lengau Mothiane had to rely on a lift to transport the 10 sheep he had bought at an auction back to the family farm more than 100km away. He now farms 150 South African Mutton Merino sheep and a herd of about 70 B...