Seventeen Killed as Dakota Smashes into Mountain A horrific South African air crash made headline news on Tuesday, October 16, 1951, after 17 people were killed when a South African Airways (SAA) Dakota, the Paardeberg crashed into a mountain and exploded in the air. There were 13 passengers on board, including my maternal grandfather, Archie Cramer, and…
Oscar Pistorius at the first round of the 400m at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Picture: Jim Thurston, Wikipedia The Murder Trial of World Famous Blade-runner Oscar Pistorius In the early hours of February 14, 2013 four shots rang out in a secure housing complex located in an upmarket suburb of Pretoria, one of South…
Buildings are said to be the biggest source of greenhouse gases in North America, not vehicles. Additionally, the building industry has been accused of being the largest contributor to global warming worldwide. With this knowledge firmly entrenched, a growing body of individuals, organizations and governments are taking a down-to-earth (literally) commonsense approach to the design,…