Today In Fact, 12 September
They killed him by torturing him and beating him and then by neglecting to treat…
The Anglican crucible
This review of Harold T Lewis: A Church for the Future: South Africa as the…
Public schools get better
[Image above courtesy GeoffreyWhiteway/Freerangestock.com] [symple_divider style=”fadeout” margin_top=”20px” margin_bottom=”20px”] It’s almost a standard shibboleth that how…
Today In Fact, 11 September
They did not know when they went they went to work that day that this…
Topic: “Equip to lead”
Lizelle du Toit on the remarkable youth development centre of Hammanskraal’s Vastfontein… [jbutton size=”medium” color=”blue”…
The Assault that Renewed my Hope
It has now become a common Monday or daily conversation starter to say “my so…
Today In Fact, 10 September
Jean Vanier was born today in 1928. A French Canadian whose father was a diplomat,…
Today In Fact, 9 September
Peter Claver was a Spaniard who joined the Society of Jesus and volunteered to work…
Today In Fact, 8 September
To be able to read and write opens the doors to learning and culture. Opens…
Today In Fact, 7 September
One of the more curious characters in my family history was the Ethiopian Emperor, Susenyos….
Today In Fact, 6 September
Not a good day for reactionary heads of state. In 392, the Roman Empire was…
Today In Fact, 5 September
Mother Teresa of Calcutta died today in 1997, just days after Princess Diana’s death. An…
Today In Fact, 4 September 2013
Today marks the fall of Rome and the beginning of the so-called “dark ages” in…
Music For Life
Sello Ramosepele and Kate Taylor on the remarkable success of the 46 township bands of…
The SANDF – leaner, but not meaner…
As the SANDF readies for fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, ghosts…
Today In Fact, 3 September
How St. Marinus showed that politics and religion mix. In my youth, I would often…
Schools – Clarity Begins at Home
Gillian Godsell wonders why we swoon before every visiting “expert” with an education idea picked…
Today In Fact, 2 September
I last smoked weed at a New Year’s Eve beach party in 1979, just two…
Our Problem with Africa
She’s a Xhosa girl, living in what was formerly known as the Transkei. And herein…
Today In Fact, 1 September
A busy day for the war buffs. Germany invaded Poland today in 1939, effectively bringing…
Today In Fact, 31 August 2013
In 1997, I was promoting the creation of a national alliance for children on the…
Today In Fact, 30 August 2013
When our family arrived at Durban harbour aboard the Lloyd Tristino in April 1967, we…
SA’s glass – half full or half empty?
How we see this country’s progress and government’s performance probably has more to do with…
Today In Fact, 29 August
John Glas was a Scottish pastor who founded a Christian sect around 1730. His son-in-law,…
Today In Fact, 28 August
St. Augustine Day and a day of tragedy, anger and glory for African Americans. This…
There is Enough Food in Africa – Part 2
Recently, on a radio interview with Paul Pereira, I was asked “What did you find…
Getting Your Story Noticed
Getting Your Story Noticed, with Rob Riedlinger and Shereé Conway from Mariannhill Media [jbutton size=”medium”…