buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys; Images courtesy of Unsplash and Pixabay In the heart of South Africa lies eMalahleni (formerly known as Witbank), which literally means “the place of coal”. Beneath its surface rests a vast fortune hosting South Africa’s largest coal reserves. For decades, eMalahleni and surrounding areas such as Middelburg, Ermelo and […]
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys; Photos courtesy of GroundUp In the early 1900s, the idea of transplanting human organs seemed like nothing short of a miracle, a fantasy of science fiction. That dream started to take shape on 23 December 1954 when the first successful kidney transplant was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital in
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys; Images courtesy of Unsplash and Pixabay In the secretive world of human trafficking for organ removal, fiction and reality often blur. Movies paint a vivid picture of victims waking up in bathtubs filled with ice, shocked to find a kidney missing. But the truth is far more insidious and
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buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys; Photos courtesy of GroundUp In a land filled with promise and potential, the heart of the nation is beginning to show signs of wear and tear. South Africa’s infrastructure, once a symbol of progress, is teetering on the brink of collapse. The people of this great nation, especially those
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