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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 27

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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 48

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 58

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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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Meat-Free Goodness

Looking for a wholesome vegetarian dish? Then you are on the right page. Did you know that the combination of equal quantities of brown rice and lentils form a complete protein? This forms the basis for this easy, yet nutritious dish from Heleen Meyer. Ordinary brown rice will work well, but basmati rice has a natural nuttiness that combines so well with the lemon and minty flavours in this recipe. First, […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025 25

Interesting Stories

Interview: Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist

Andre the Hilarious Hypnotist has been entertaining audiences in South Africa and abroad with his hilarious hypnotic entertainment for the past 35 years. With his training in theatre and comedy, André brings to life his unique form of entertainment in which members of the audience become the stars of the show. Here to tell us more about hypnotism as entertainment is Andre – the hilarious hypnotist.

todayJanuary 9, 2025 37

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Roan Antelope

 Roan Antelope .  A very large antelope standing on average 1.43 m at the shoulder and having a  mass of up to 272 kg . Both sexes have scimitar - like horns and very long ears.    Their  habitat has very specific requirements that being open savanna with large stretches of tall grass and sufficient water. They are sensitive to any change in habitat such as bush encroachment and over utilisation […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025 140

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Festive Robin

Festive Robin  Our very own Natal Robin now called the Red Capped Robin Chat . A common resident  found  from East London northwards along the east coast and lowlands KZN and  north eastern  South Africa.     They are usually solitary or in pairs, being elusive they keep mostly to the undergrowth of evergreen  forests and thickets in parks and gardens where they forage on the ground especially at dusk for […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025 23

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