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Melanie Verwoerd | SA below Algeria on Happiness Index: Why are we so miserable?

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The World Happiness Report gives some clues as to what makes people happy.

The World Happiness Report gives some clues as to what makes people happy.

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Melanie Verwoerd writes that over the last year, she has felt a heaviness among South Africans. She examines why Scandinavian countries, which despite being in almost total darkness for many months of the year, score higher than SA on the World Happiness Index.

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