A few nights ago, something very ordinary happened. A young man, a member of the Boy Scouts of America, achieved his Eagle Scout ranking. This…
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I’ve been lucky enough to meet some very, very successful people over the last few years; not just business people, but adventurers, philanthropists and sporting…
Leave a CommentRobertson Davies, one of Canada’s best known novelists, once commented about his homeland: “Some countries you love. Some countries you hate. Canada is a country…
2 CommentsMass desertion of the Daily Mail, an end to reality TV, UK’s patriotic acknowledgement of its own multiculturalism, continued smiling at strangers on the tube,…
Leave a CommentHumairah Jassat left school last year, lives in Gauteng, South Africa and is now studying journalism at Varsity college. She also happens to be one of…
Leave a CommentThe Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is known as the President’s Award in Kenya, or the PA for short. Yesterday I had the opportunity to…
2 CommentsFeeling fatter and rather less fit than I should be, I have allowed myself to be persuaded to take part in the Blenheim Triathlon in…
Leave a Comment“I am from a rural township in South Africa and I have been playing cricket for 4 years. Here I am standing in front…
4 CommentsA few months ago, a friend of mine tried to volunteer to become a Leader in his local Scout Group. His son was a Beaver…
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