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THINKING OUT LOUD: Birthdate surprises
Mother shares incredible story of her seven daughters’ birthdays clustering around holidays – Christmas, New Year’s, Easter. Some born exactly 10 years apart.
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Revised edition details AI’s wins and fails while giving helpful tips
Is AI useful or does it destroy jobs? Does it make us more productive or does it make us lazy?
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Cape Town’s boom comes with a blueprint for infrastructure
The dynamics of the Cape Town property boom amidst concerns about traffic congestion and infrastructure capacity, explained.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | Give thanks for all the little things
Personal reflection on finding gratitude amid year-end exhaustion. Author shares blessings including family relationships, new job, love and celebrates small wins over complaints.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | Christmas cheer in a tough economy
There’s something magical about walking into the shops at this time of year. But, while Christmas is here in all its commercial glory, the money simply isn’t.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | I am trying to be gentler with myself…
We all want to belong. From the moment we take our first steps into school, society teaches us that our worth is tied to achievement, to being someone, doing something,…
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WAT DIE HART VAN VOL IS | Ek ‘like’ my job
Dit was nooit my droom om ‘n joernalis te word nie. In ons huis was koerante en tydskrifte lees verpligtend, maar dit was nie ‘n beroepskeuse nie.
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Hard-core Oasis fans hated this book, but it was an interesting read for me
I was a ’90s teen, so Oasis’ anthem-level songs formed part of the general musical backdrop to my coming of age. Such associations explain why I picked this book up…
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A mom’s journey back to fitness
For the past three years, I’ve been stuck in the same loop: “I really should start going to the gym again.” It’s a phrase I’ve repeated so often that it’s…
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WAT DIE HART VAN VOL IS | Tyd wag vir niemand
Dis weer daai tyd van die jaar wanneer almal hoop dat tyd ‘n klein bietjie vinniger kan aanbeweeg. Dit was ‘n lang jaar; mense is moeg en wil gaan rus.…
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