The world, including South Africa, has spent billions over many decades trying to stamp out dagga, otherwise known as marijuana, pot or weed. Those billions have been wasted. Worse still, they have diverted resources away from more important priorities. Happily, politicians in many countries and many states in the USA have come to their senses. It is …
Category: The future
Crisis in education: are we teaching our kids the wrong stuff!
The matric results are out. Educational and government spokesmen are blowing their own cracked trumpets and opposition parties are criticising the cracks in the trumpets. Government and opposition alike are focusing on a long outdated educational system. Very few are asking: are we teaching the skills (at schools and universities) our children and grandchildren are …
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Water shortage: what water shortage?
Time for the worriers to stop worrying. There will be no wars over water! Within a decade we can be producing as much fresh water as we need. It is simply a question of using rapidly developing technology. The crisis is man-made, created by the way we think about water and energy. Try thinking of …
