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Acts of the President - Act 64 to 75

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  Image by  Chil Vera  from  Pixabay Law 64 of 100: (9/4) - Education Reform Act: The focus of education will shift towards nurturing entrepreneurship and the associated job market that bolsters and advances entrepreneurial endeavours. Tasks traditionally managed by the state will be outsourced to entrepreneurs and their companies, rendering the state a lean and financially viable entity. Image by  nguyen nghia  from  Pixabay Law 65 of 100: (10/4) - Every adult person in the country will receive a entrepreneurship subsidy. That could be used to start a small business or to work with people in a corporation to start a bigger entity that could provide an income to the investor and investor/worker in that bigger entity. A number of people with building skills could work together to tender for building contracts. That may again be a smaller company that work in partnership with a number of other small companies or entities. Image by  John Hain  f...

Dr Pam Popper on Exercise for Depression

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  Exercise vs Drugs for Depression Pam Poppe r, President Wellness Forum Health According to a new study, running works just as well for relieving depression and anxiety as drugs. Researchers partially randomized 141 patients with depression or anxiety disorder to either an antidepressant (Lexapro or Zoloft) or group-based running therapy two to three times per week for 16 weeks. Mental health, symptom severity and physical health were evaluated at baseline and then at the end of the 16-week period. Forty-five of the patients took meds, and 96 underwent running therapy. The reason for the difference in the size of the groups is that most of the patients did not want to be randomized and preferred to be part of the running group.   Running resulted in a small but statistically insignificant greater remission rate than drugs. But there were much greater differences in other markers of health. Runners fared better on weight loss, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood ...

Lent and Valentine's Day

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Image by  Omar Medina  from  Pixabay Father, thank you for the day and the ability to be alive and to make a contribution to somebody's life again today. Today is Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day .  Both of these events signify love. It is mostly Roman Catholics that follow the tradition of Lent which is a time of fasting and cutting back on certain items. giving to the poor and following the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert when his ministry started. Certain other churches will focus on the suffering of Jesus in this period leading to his death on the cross and his resurrection after his death. Normally restaurants will be busy today and people will be buying flowers for their loved ones. It is a day to celebrate love and also a day to celebrate solitude if that is where you are in your life. A partner makes life different, but you do not require a partner to live fully. In this next 40 days it is a good time to reflect on my relationship with Jesus and my re...

Christian Leadership in a Time when Foundations Crumble

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     Western Cape Leadership Conference presented by Evangelical Christian Network and Moreleta Park Association ----------------------------- Theme: ___________________ “ Christian Leadership in a Time when Foundations Crumble ” - When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Ps. 11:3 Suider-Strand NG Church: 12-13 April 2024 FRIDAY 12 APRIL 09:00 ECN Board Meeting 12:30 Light Lunch 16:00 Closure ___________________________________________________________________________ 19:00 Welcome and Prayer      Carel Smith as Host Pastor 19:15 Praise & Worship      Led by Carel Smith 19:20 Testimony on Church Planting      Nkosinathi Ngobo 19:40 Opening Address:      Willem Badenhorst 20:50 Q & A Session      Willem Badenhorst 21:00 Closure      Carel Smith SATURDAY 13 APRIL 08...