The true test
Friday, October 17, 2025 | 10 Views |
As the day drifts onward, does some cosmic hand ease the dimmer switch, casting a gentle glow to soothe our frayed, city-worn nerves? And as the light slowly ebbs, the world’s volume seems to hush itself.
Coincidence, or calibration? Perhaps they’re tinkering not just with the sky, but with our very chemistry. I once mentioned a study revealing that time spent in nature lowers our cortisol, the body’s stress alarm.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...