Surviving a spinal cord injury

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STOCKHOLM: There is a thrill in visiting another country.

On this Swedish voyage serious adventure was always a prospect. The rare encounter to meet with the King and Queen of Sweden, an opportunity to interview and meet two senior Swedish ministers as well as Captains of industry.

When I looked at my schedule I salivated at the mouth-watering prospect of hobnobbing with the big shots and I almost concluded that this would be the highlight of my Swedish escapade and everything else was going to be a sideshow. I even entertained thoughts of blocking out a late appointment with Dr Claes Hulting of the Spinalis Foundation. I am glad I did not.

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Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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