South Africa is burning as students demand free education. Across the country students are disrupting classes and destroying property. Lives have been lost and there is no end in sight. Rwanda genocide

I was privileged to spend time in the Cabinda province of Angola, exploring for gold. While there, I took some photos of traditional gold miners. Cabinda Province is separated from the rest of Angola by

The view of images of the South African Police Service fighting battles with men armed traditional weapons is seen often on the independent news channels. This erupted into full scale violence in 2012

As Hurricane Matthew hits the American Eastern Seaboard, the American faithful are asking if and why God is punishing them. (Washington Post) They looking at everything from Gay Pride to the next presidential

As Hurricane Matthew hits the American Eastern Seaboard, the American faithful are asking if and why God is punishing them. (Washington Post) They looking at everything from Gay Pride to the next presidential

Hurricane Matthew this month as well as Hurricane Sandy (2012), were abnormally destructive for North Atlantic Ocean tropical cyclones (which include typhoons and hurricanes). (Boston Herald) Tropical

I am struck by a sense of helplessness due peoples’ knowledge about mining economics. Worker representatives say the mines are making millions and must pay higher salaries and yet mining bosses are saying

I was privileged to fulfill one of my bucket list items last week. I visited both the National Air and Space Museums - in Washington DC as well as the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport. This

My brother is a ranger at Ulusaba, Richard Branson's Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sands, South Africa. He invited us to spend a couple of days in the reserve using his 'bed nights'. These are a privilege

Found this on News24 and thought it may be of interest.

Donald Trump currently has a 27% chance of becoming the next President of the United States. How do you turn those into odds worth betting on? ‘If Trump were to become president, gold prices will likely

Goldratt's Dice Game is a well-known demonstrator for the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and there are numerous lessons to be learnt - with my personal interest being measuring and rewarding people's performance.

Darwin’s theory of natural selection (and let’s not get into the whole evolution debate again) is well accepted by biologists. Certain physical traits become either more or less common in a population

War is never fair. I was driving to work the other morning listening to the radio. The well-known talk show host compared the current assault on Gaza by Israel to one of the previous Bantustan Homelands

In 2010 everybody was in awe of the Power Balance – the simple holograph equipped silicon rubber-like wristband. This simple device was being credited with giving athletes improved strength, balance and

Hi All I introduced myself yesterday but failed to tag it correctly. Helps to read the instructions i suppose. So my name is Clinton - and I am a mining student. Well - if you look at my age (48) - you

Heya all on Steemit So my name is Clinton - and I am a mining student. Well - if you look at my age (48) - you will wonder how I can be called a student? Soooo here goes - I am reading towards a PhD in