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THIS is why the SANDF should NOT ‘help’ the SAPS

2 May 2020 By Alan Straton

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I would like to take you back in time a little bit. Back to the days of apartheid and conscription. In those days a young white man leaving school had a number of 'choices': Go straight to the Army for two years and another 10 years of one month camps Go to university and try pass the minimum to avoid service for as long as possible and become a full time professional student Go to university, get a degree and hope for a cushy, safe army posting Leave the country Go to the … [Read more...] about THIS is why the SANDF should NOT ‘help’ the SAPS

Are you just going through the motions or asking; “Well, how did I get here?”

29 December 2017 By Alan Straton

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As I journey along this path called life and reach this certain age destined to haunt me for eternity I find myself critically examining my feelings and, in the words of Talking Heads, I ask myself; "Well, how did I get here?" The lyrics (* see bottom of article) now read like a hymn for male depression. Over the last few months I have been boring anyone who would listen with my theories about why so many South African men of the age 50 to 60 appear to be suffering from depression. So many of … [Read more...] about Are you just going through the motions or asking; “Well, how did I get here?”

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