Month: February 2025

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Short Stories

Buttercup

BUTTERCUP A more experienced man would have seen right away that she was trouble. But as I trudged up the grey, stone steps with my books, and as the morning sun caught that mane of golden hair above me, I thought she was a goddess. She was certainly very different from Sannie Bezuidenhout back in Tweebuffels. For a start, as I was to discover, she smelled different. Tweebuffels is pig […]

todayFebruary 26, 2025 8

Recipes

Chutney Chicken

This is one of those dishes that everyone has a recipe for and it’s always a huge favourite. This popular recipe is typically made with a packet of brown onion soup powder, lots of chutney and mayonnaise. Heleen Meyer loves to take a recipe like this and give it her healthy spin. This way, you are sure to avoid unhealthy sugars, additives and unhealthy fats, without sacrificing any of the […]

todayFebruary 26, 2025 9

Interesting Stories

Renewal of Documents

All the bank branches where South Africans can get a new passport and smart ID There are currently 30 bank branches across South Africa where people can get a new passport or smart ID, eliminating the need to visit a Home Affairs branch. In 2015, the Department of Home Affairs launched its eHome Affairs pilot, allowing banks to provide an alternative channel for engaging with the department. Under the memorandum […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025 6

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Health and Welfare

Deborah Darling on Age and Beauty

Ageing is often seen as something to resist, but Deborah Darling is redefining what it means to grow older with confidence and style. At 53, she stepped into the world of modelling, proving that beauty knows no age. Through fashion, social media, and advocacy, she’s inspiring women to embrace themselves at every stage of life. Today, we’re diving into her journey, her perspective on ageing, and the powerful message she’s […]

todayFebruary 18, 2025 22

Health and Welfare

How Menopause Messes With Your Brain

Each year, over one million women in the U.S. go through menopause, which can cause symptoms including hot flashes, weight gain, low or fluctuating libido and sleep problems. But there’s another change that carries even more health implications: an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Nearly two-thirds of those living with Alzheimer’s in the United States are women, a vulnerability that may begin as early as perimenopause, and relates to oestrogen. Lisa Mosconi, director of the Women’s […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025 11

Health and Welfare

Six Brain Tumour Symptoms You Should Not Ignore:

Warning signs vary for the rare, but often serious, diagnosis By: Michelle Crouch -  Published February 16, 2022  - Updated January 08, 2024 Roughly 1 million Americans are living with a brain tumour, and nearly 80,000 adults were diagnosed with a primary brain tumour in 2023, according to the National Brain Tumour Society. Each year, 70,000 to 170,000 people are diagnosed with secondary (metastatic) brain tumours, caused by a cancer that started […]

todayFebruary 5, 2025

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