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The sound of silence

David Malherbe (@DGMalherbe) — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:53:01 +0000

Some years ago I had a business that sold farming equipment and sometimes I spent as much as a week in the Karoo. I just loved the silence out there and my favourite stop was between Fraserburg and Sutherland.

Enjoy the silence

There I could easily spend an hour or more just enjoying the incredible silence without even one vehicle passing. I remember being there I always thought the world must have been something like that shortly after creation;

it’s almost as if you can hear the silence.... continue reading

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Economic lockdown

David Malherbe (@DGMalherbe) — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:17:00 +0000

During the past decade or two we often heard that change is the order of the day and that a comfort zone is not a good place to dwell. Wave upon wave of new technology washed over us and we continually had to adapt to an ever changing world.

Yet, except for some of the very elderly who can still remember the days of the second world war, none of us have ever experienced such a level of uncertainty as now with the coronavirus and the economy virtually completely ... continue reading

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The coronavirus effect

David Malherbe (@DGMalherbe) — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:44:23 +0000

Wash your hands, don’t touch, close the business, close the school, wear a mask, cancel the game and do whatever is necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus(COVID-19). What happens at present is that people travel less, sports events are called off or played before empty stadiums, stock exchanges tumble, etc. which will probably have a huge negative influence on the world economy.

Businesses at risk

Someone on CNN mentioned that

the coronavirus may perhaps kill more businesses than people.

Therefore the following piece of advice from a ... continue reading

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