Rise above...

Rise above old sorrows and begin to grow new joys 

Rise above the problem you will then see the solution

Rise above your dark days and you will live new years of brightness

Rise above failures and success will be inevitable

Rise above fear and you will embrace satisfaction

Rise above your past bad experiences and you will meet new great avenues

Rise above pride and significance will be your virtue

Rise above unfulfilled promises and you will be surrounded by new opportunities

Rise above holding back then letting go will not be a problem

Rise above being unforgiving then peace will be your rightful portion

Rise above lies and the truth will set you free

Rise above playing small and you will become great

Rise above pretence and fulfilment will not be much different from your first name

Rise above hate and love will not just be a common poetical expression

Rise above selfishness then wealth will be yours, and above all rise above….

By: K.W. Phoshoko

Experiments in governing: A challenge facing South Africa today and how science could be used to address it.

South Africa's challenges are much like a mixed chemical reaction; it appears as though the nation is at combat with it itself. Day-to-day reports mimic uncontrolled reagents being continually added into perspective. It is as if citizens are a laboratory experiment except the coordinators in charge are with little or no scientific knowledge enough to handle scientific analysis. We face what many would call economic inequality. Each day meets a new sector with a destructive unauthorized strike. Workers posing demands outside the wage scales associated with their service. Moreover, people tend to force having their way by being vicious toward infrastructures or even one another whenever they feel their pleas are not well communicated to authorities and employers. My advice in addition to the already existing systems would be to complement our communication channels by recruiting more science experts to form task-teams with members of parliament. We need not to politicize all issues through conducting political analysis even where scientific analysis may be a crucial necessity. With more scientists involved within discussions governing our nation, we would jointly work toward a reviewed form of balance.

Science 4 January 2013: vol. 339 no. 6115 pp. 30-32
DOI: 10.1126/science.339.6115.30