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Flying blind
June 2008

When a bullet hits a pilot in mid-air, who will land the plane?
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A man was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes and money, beat him up and left him half dead on the roadside.
By chance, a priest came along, but when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed by.?Then a Levite came along and saw the man, but he, too, passed by on the other side. Lastly, a social worker approached. He stopped, examined the man, looked deeply concerned and declared, "Whoever did this needs help." herbie taylor

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Waiting for a miracle
By Celeste Fremon, March 2008
Kelli would die without a heart-liver transplant. But medical aid refused to pay, and hospitals refused to take her
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All eyes on you
By Matebello Motloung, March 2008
The first black woman in SA to own a CCTV company, Ipeleng Mkhari is making her mark as one of SA's most powerful women in business.
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Giving the gift of peace
By Roxanne Reid, December 2007
Palliative care helps the terminally ill – and their families – cope
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"I'm not afraid of you"
By Bianca Wright, October 2007
With little concern for her own safety, this feisty teenager was determined to stop two crooks from escaping.
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The accidental family
By Gail Cameron Wescott, September 2007
How 7 boys became brothers.


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Trip to love
August 2007
Looking for an escape and unexpectedly finding love.
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Pulling together
By Lynn Rosellini , August 2007
Two young women set off to row across the Atlantic. They had no idea what they were in for
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Drawn together
By Andrea Israel, July 2007
A homeless boy. A woman determined to help. And a stack of drawings that changed two lives.
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The neighbour from Hell
By Melba Newsome, July 2007
What would you do if your family and your home became a target?
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Eating incognito
By Ruth Reichl, July 2007
A top restaurant critic goes under cover – and gets a taste of unfine dining.
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Four who make a difference
By Marijcke Dodds, June 2007
Young volunteers who have improved the lives of those around them.


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Reader's Digest Youth Volunteer Award
June 2007
A R5000 bursary from INTEC College is the prize for one young person who is making a difference for the better.
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Healing Hands
By Christine Demicoli, May 2007
The kindness of strangers can work true miracles
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Proof of Love
By Gabriella Baumann-Von Arx, May 2007
How Lotti Latrous showed me the true meaning of happiness
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Anything for my dog
By Mary Battiata , April 2007
Even an MRI? When it comes to a beloved pet, how far would you go?


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Cuba after Castro
By Mark Falcoff, March 2007
Is the die-hard Communist state about to usher in a new era of freedom?
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Inseparable
By Kenneth Miller, March 2007
One twin struggled with a secret illness, and the other became a doctor. Together they've grown.
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Trapped in cement
By Margo Pfeiff, March 2007
Efrain Alberto Del Valle felt hot in his overalls, gloves, mask and goggles, but around him it looked like a snow cave, caked with cement.
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Circle complete
By Dr Derrick Hurlin, February 2007
Our lives are made up of large and small circles, and some are shaped by trivial incidents.
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Clinging to life Darfur
By Levon Sevunts, February 2007
As Arabs wage war against black Africans in Sudan, women and children are taking the brunt.
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The best of love lines
February 2007
In a series of submissions to Reader's Digest's Canadian edition, readers shared their stories of how they found true love.
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Heart attack at 90 km/h
By Anita Bartholomew, January 2007
"Mum, call 911. Something's wrong with Dad"


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"I will wait for you"
By Lynne Schuyler, January 2007
Barred from marrying by their Communist regimes, the lovers never lost their desire to be together.


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Of dolphins and men
By Amy Sutherland, January 2007
How exotic-animal trainers helped cure my husband's bad habits – and a few of my own.


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Heart of Gold
By Rosemary Hickman, December 2006
He had no medical training but the former goatherd became a key member of a pioneering surgical team
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Angels – why we believe
By Dimitra Kessenides, December 2006
This poll reveals: how many South Africans believe in angelic power, how many are convinced they have their own guardian angel; and differences in belief patterns.
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If not for Kevin
By Jim Hutchison, December 2006
A father must rely on his nine-year-old son in the face of an unforgiving wilderness.
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In the footsteps of the Da Vinci code – fact and fiction
By Par Stéphane Calmeyn, May 2006
On this Paris tour, you can see for yourself what is real and what is not...


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My Father's Sweater
By Mary Pleshette Willis, February 2006
A daughter works to unravel her family's tangled past.


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Who R U?
By Jacinta Farrow, February 2006
A quick sms message to a wrong number led me straight to Mr Right.


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"I stared down death"
By Christopher W. Davis, January 2006
Her quick stop at the convenience store turned into a 20-hour hostage ordeal.


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Dumb and Dumber
By Jonathan Jansen, January 2005
Young people are leaving school without literacy or numeracy skills, thanks to a system obsessed with pass rates and symbols
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