Are you a creature of habit that makes a beeline for the treadmill every time you go to the gym? Or maybe overcrowded places aren’t your thing, and jogging or hiking is your poison of choice? Regardless of how you choose to work out, you might be surprised to hear that doing the same exercise…
As South Africa plans to lift pandemic restrictions – at least in part – there will be more calls to return to the office. This could take the form of 8-5 at the workplace, staggered staff hours, or a hybrid model involving both the office and home.
Whatever your employment options may be, this is…
At some or other point during their child's education, most parents will experience the frustration of feeling that their child is just a 'face in the crowd' at school; whether it's because they are being left behind while the class moves on, because they are alone out front and losing interest, or because their strengths…
After two years of lockdowns, isolation, restrictions and bans, South Africans can finally travel again. And with our new wings come a slate of new products, services and influencers – from data-driven intelligence to help you find your next flight to new health and safety protocols for a post-pandemic world.
Here, we round up the key…
Choosing a fragrance is a very personal decision, which is not only based on an individual's preference but also the time of day, where they are going and what they are doing. Applying a chosen scent should be the final step when getting ready and for many women impacts their confidence, the way they feel and how they approach their day.
Zaweer Ebrahim, from fragrance brand Playgirl says that a fragrance can express who…
The pandemic forced employees and employers to rethink the way that work is conducted. Seugnet van den Berg, founding partner a tBizmod, believes that working virtually is here to stay. "Companies have seen over the past two years that being physically present in an office is no longer necessary to excel at one's job. Output,…
Children are spending an excessive amount of time on screens - so says the 2018 Healthy Active Kids South Africa (Haksa) report. The report notes that children in South Africa spend more than three hours a day on a screen - and this doesn't include schoolwork. This was pre-pandemic and we're well aware that children…
Bringing a baby home for the first time is both a wonderful occasion, and an anxious one. The nursery may have been planned and decorated for months, and the pram and car chair bought after careful consideration, but what many new parents don’t consider are the everyday items baby may need when living in their…
Pre-pandemic data shows that anxiety was the most common mental illness in the world, with no fewer than 284 million reported people suffering from anxiety. Add to this the fact that we are still battling the tail end of a pandemic, the worry of countries that are at war and some on the brink of…
As the human population increases and economies worldwide become progressively industrialised, we need to look for ways to maximise the opportunities and minimise the risks associated with the waste our society produces. Not only does litter from packaging spoil our natural beauty and damage the health of plants and animals, but gases released from food waste decomposing…