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In Durbs

Durban greeted me like a well worn sock: warm, grey, slightly moist and rather grubby. There was also an overpowering smell of cheese. Possibly anyway. I’m out here doing some training for staff at one of the local government hospitals. And I’ve decided that I quite like Durban. The rolling hills and general unkempt state [...]

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Never give up

In some ways and despite its somewhat amusing headline, the Cape Times story which I read this morning was rather sad. But you just can’t help but read a piece entitled:  Escaped mental patient stones police and jumps into Durban harbour. The fact that someone is so ill and so out of their mind that they have to [...]

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