THE HOUSE THAT FORGOT HOW TO LAUGH

 There was no love missing in our house, because there was no love left to miss.That was our secret. We were not sad. Sad would have been easier.In House 24, 2nd Street, Germiston - the Molefes were perfect.6:00 AM - Alarm. 6:15 AM - Mom in the kitchen. The sound of the spoon against the pot. Same pot. Same porridge. Every day for 7 years. 6:30 AM - Dad at the table. Phone brightness on his face. He nods at Mom. Mom nods back. That's their good morning. 6:45 AM - Me and Junior. We eat with the TV on mute. Mom says TV at breakfast rots your brain, so we watch the pictures move with no sound.No one shouts. No one throws plates. Our neighbors who scream at each other at night - they have more life than us.We just... live. We pay. We eat. We sleep. We repeat.Then Mrs. Khumalo gave us the project."Grade 4s, for Life Skills this week: Record 10 moments your family laughed together."I took my pink notebook home like it was gold.DAY 1 - Monday I wrote the date and waited. Dinner....

Cyber hackers are sneaking in through SA’s back door. We must be on guard

 

SA banks and businesses have fallen victim to a global Microsoft e-mail server cyber attack originated from China

25 March 2021 - 20:00

SA companies, including banks, have fallen prey to a global cyber attack on Microsoft’s e-mail exchange server system, which has allegedly been orchestrated by Chinese hackers.

The attacks have sent governments across the world into a crisis mode, with the US government announcing last week that it had established an emergency task force, involving the FBI, to investigate the attack...

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