International Worker’s Day: Why you should celebrate. International Worker’s Day, or also known as May Day, or Labor Day in some countries, is the day to honour the contribution of working-class men and women across the globe. Annually, on 1 May, people around the world take to the streets to...
How to protect your garden during winter Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that gardening should stop. Johannesburg experiences fairly mild winters and provides the opportunity to tidy up for a healthy and ready garden for when the temperatures eventually turn. Luckily on 21...
Fight the flu this winter We’re days away from winter, and although preventing flu is not always possible, good hygiene, avoiding those who are sick, and getting a flu injection can help to minimise your risk. Cold vs Flu Let’s cover the basics and explain the difference between a cold and flu....
How to keep your kids busy this Easter It’s almost Easter, and you’re probably wondering how you’ll keep your children occupied during this holiday. Not only for their sake but also yours, we’re providing you with ideas on activities to stimulate their minds and to burn some of their excessive...
Coronavirus: Don’t panic, prevent Since the beginning of March, the Coronavirus, or scientifically known as COVID-19, had entered South Africa’s borders and many people are concerned about how the virus might spread and how to avoid further local transmissions. The government, organisations,...
Don’t you just love poems? It’s not the shallow chit-chats you find on the streets or the lengthy, monotonous newspaper articles that focus on the negatives… you only read it to complete it, and not because it adds any value to your life (except if it affects you directly, of course). This...
So, you’ve travelled through the stages of getting married (dating, building a relationship and getting engaged). The last step now is planning the actual wedding before your new journey with your soulmate begins. You might know exactly what your wedding is going to be like because you’ve been...
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on 8 March, this year being on a Sunday. It celebrates the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women across the globe. The day not only aims to inspire people to act in the ongoing fight for gender equality but also...
Human Rights Month is celebrated in March focusing especially on Human Rights Day (21 March) in South Africa. Usually a public holiday, this year it’s on a Saturday, which means we don’t have a holiday. However, the upside to it is that we can still celebrate the establishment of the South...
As you might already know, 2020 is a leap year, but how do leap years exist and why do we need them? A common year (a year that is not a leap year), has 365 days whereas a leap year has 366 days with the extra day designated as 29 February. A leap year (also […]