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EDITORIAL Waldo Malan | Editor
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Looking at the global issues facing us today, from political to socio-economic issues, and Rudi Le Roux | Graphic Designer
from environmental concerns to human relationships, we can see that Earth is in crisis. graphics2@myriver.com
It seems to me that the greatest need we face these days can be narrowed down to one
word: peace. We are in need of political peace, peace in our homes, in our schools and Anadore Kenny | Online Publishing
in our societies. Each TV channel is concerned with the pursuit of peace in one way or social@myriver.com
another, from mere commentaries to those individuals trying to make a difference at
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that) is, “Where do we start to make a change?” Not only ‘where?’ but also ‘how?’
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children in ways detrimental to their potential when we allow ourselves to teach them
that to settle for second-best is alright. They are taught by society at large (and the media) No staff member or direct family or an
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Perhaps it is time we take stock of the values we believe in, and not in a hypocritical sense!
We need to be honest about whom we are, where we are, what we want and ultimately
where we want to end up. We need to be careful how we live since the education of our
children starts at home when they watch us. Ultimately I think we all want “peace” in the
full sense of the word: nothing missing or broken.

I leave you with a couple of lines from the song “If We Only Have Love” by Jacques Brel:
If we only have love / We can melt all the guns / And then give the new world / To our
daughters and sons…