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Survival and murder on the way to work

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Hlompho Mohapi’s murder, stabbed and throat slit on the Garden Route, emphasises that people need to be able to live where they work… or jobs need to be created where most live. “Southern Cape Police are investigating the murder of a 25-year old woman from Thembalethu in George, Western cape. Hlompho Mohapi’s body was found on Thursday next to a gravel road near Herold’s Bay. She was stabbed and her throat was partially slit. Community members say she was given a lift to the airport, where she would have started … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Knysna’s Empty Shops Need a Better Attitude

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What’s really behind urban decay in Knysna? Is it the Chinese or other immigrants? Is it a world that’s spun financially out of control? Politicians? It’s old news but having someone to blame for Knysna’s empty shops is too easy when we’re trying to survive in tough times… and pointless news when our local government never seems to have a plan to address our urban decay (if you mention the ISDF as a positive, you need your brain walloped). It would be better if our newspapers didn’t rehash old inflammations … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!