MORE ABOUT INTERPOL: RED NOTICE

 PHOTOGRAPH OF PEOPLE SUBJECT TO RED NOTICES  How effective are these notices? What colour notices can be issued? Tell me more about the subjects of these notices? What matters are not subject to Red Notices or any other colour? This information is current as of 8 June 2022 and should be checked regularly for updates. Click on this link for updates: https://www.interpol.int/How-we-work/Notices/Red-Notices   How many Red Notices...

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 Atul Gupta, who was arrested with his brother, Rajesh, in Dubai on Monday [6 June 2022: CJC], Photograph: AP Why is that important? Because these guys were fingered in a judicial enquiry led by the Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. No, they were not found guilty of any crime in South Africa whatsoever and to allege that they are criminals is also not true. South Africa is seeking to extradite these guys from Dubai. You can read the article...

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A SHORT JOURNEY INTO DULLSTROOM MPUMALANGA

 Brunsvigia, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga 2021Brunsvigia, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga 2021Please have a look at my GALLERY page for a number of images of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga. That visit of me and my wife during February 2021 was rather eventful in that I still have living proof of our visit there: plants that I cultivated! Eucomis and brunsvigia. The eucomis was familiar to me because I have some in my garden - the story of those plants are below. BRUNSVIGIABrunsvigia?...

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THINKING BACK TO MY VERY EARLY CHILDHOOD WHILE I AM SITTING IN MY SPECIAL GARDEN

Lush green fern - as a child we never had ferns like these Gardens and steam trains. I grew up with steam trains. But not with gardens. I think we were too poor to have a garden - I mean a big, lush garden overflowing with beautiful scented flowers and exotic plants. We didn't even have friends with that type of garden. Do I regret it? No - absolutely not. I grew up with steam trains fired up with coal. You could see the smouldering coal inside...

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THE NEW YEAR 2022 AND WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING SINCE MY LAST POST?

 Wild olive  tree [olea africana] in my previous home in Morningside SandtonYou may ask me what have I been doing with myself? Well, a lot of things happened in the meantime. All of a sudden I realised that I am not the world's greatest blogger! I assure you that a lot of things happened. The photograph of this wild olive tree [olea africana] is standing in the garden of my previous home in Morningside, Sandton. My wife planted it...

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WHAT IS THAT CONTRAPTION OVER THERE? LOOK. THINK. ASK QUESTIONS.

That contraption?My first story: My wife and I walked into this embroidery shop and I saw it immediately. No, I must correct myself just in case you misunderstand me. I didn't see it. This contraption shouted at me! It shouted at me: "Hi Neels, please look at me! I am standing on this top shelf for years and years and years and nobody takes notice of me!" I felt so sorry for it. I called a shop assistant and pointed it out and asked: "What is that?" "What?" She...

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MY PLUMBER IS A MAN WHO LIVES A LIFE OF GRATITUDE

My plumber BernardWhen I received this photograph my first reaction was: Wow! You are looking so satisfied. And he is satisfied. Life treats him with kindness and mercy. He tells me that every night he has a roof over his head; hot water in the taps; food to eat and so the list can go on and on. The other day we had a problem with our one specific toilet and I phoned Bernard. Yes, he can come any time I am ready to receive him. And he came. He had...

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