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Rami Makgeru
May 8, 20242 min read
Walking in the Shadows: Understanding the Reality of Substance Abuse in South Africa
Understanding the Reality of Substance Abuse in South Africa. We delve into the visceral experience of substance abuse disorder.
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Rami Makgeru
Feb 9, 20233 min read
We were poor, and we knew it.
I resonated with the following lines in Viola Davis' memoir, "Finding Me", as she took me back to when I was a tiny-for-her-age kid,...