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Rusty Dusty Laptops from Across the Border

I am writing this column in a little town in South Africa called Rustenburg. Ok, I don't know much about the area of this town but any town in South Africa that is not Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban is a little town.

I have been here on business for the past two days. I know many don't believe columnists are capable of doing business of any sort. Apparently all we do is write columns and cannot run a business to save our lives.

I must admit, however, that there's a modicum of truth in this. If you looking for evidence to buttress this you could well find it.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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