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Raimundo Arruda Sobrinho pictured with Shalla Monteiro, who helped him to transform his life

‘Damned is the man who abandons himself’. A story of hope

The conditioned is in many ways a timeless story. It is a story about how love, but most of all hope, can help to overcome the most dire of conditions. Raimundo Arruda Sobrinho is a poet and a philosopher, but until very recently, very few people knew who he was and most people simply looked the other way. You see,[Read More…]

US health authority votes in favour of GMO labelling bill

US health authority votes in favour of GMO labelling bill

Health campaigners in the US have won a major hurdle after the California Senate Health Committee voted in favour of a new law which would require all genetically modified foods to be labelled. Senate Bill 1381 would force all food manufacturers to state whether their groceries are from genetically modified (GM) seeds. The votes in favour of the bill represents[Read More…]

Professor Jonathan Jansen was one of South Africa's first black Deans

‘Make love not war’ says South Africa’s first black Dean

Professor Jonathan Jansen knows more than anyone how hatred and conflict can lead to the complete destruction and colonisation of a country. He grew up during the apartheid era when a young black man from South Africa had no prospects and was very likely to end up in prison during the white minority rule. But that was not to be[Read More…]

Smog has been a consistent and growing problem in China

China orders insurance companies to stop compensating smog victims

Barely a week after the reports of dangerously high levels of smog in China hit the headlines across the world, authorities have made a bizarre attempt at damage-control. It has now been reported that lawmakers in the country have ordered the two largest insurers in China to stop selling their policies. The directive comes just a week after the policies[Read More…]

Fannie Sebolela

Ex gardener turns impoverished school into one of South Africa’s best

The power of the human spirit has never failed to amaze. It is incredibly inspirational to hear about individuals who have singlehandedly helped to change their communities for the better. And why is this important? It is important because not only does it encourage others to do the same in a world where all we hear about is doom and[Read More…]