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South Africa commemorates Women's Month in August as a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the seat of government at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of pass laws to women. My fight to survive COVID-19 Oranges- a natural source of Vitamin [...]

  DEAF EARS Alley links the fynbos, pool-side section of my compact garden to the salad patch outside my kitchen door. The alley, always in the shade, was named by my wife, Jackie. This is what happened: I asked Jackie what I should plant in the shade that would grow and bring colour to the […]

NATIONAL NEWS - As the world heats up, we can expect more unwanted wildfires, warn the experts. The world is getting hotter and drier and there are more wildfires than there have ever been. All over, from Portugal to California, Mexico, Australia, Indonesia and South Africa, wildfires are killing more people and livestock and burning [...]

Above all, don’t skip on your rent payments. The South African public, reeling from a triple knockout blows of VAT increases, fuel hikes and pending power price hikes, have to learn keep their wits about them to survive. A realistic, understanding relationship between landlords and tenants is key to keeping a roof over your head [...]

ENVIRONMENT CRUSADERS: Andrew Smith and Arthur Williams ( right)  on a campaign to rid  South Africa  of single use plastic bags. Biodegradable, compostable plastic carrier and food bags will begin trending in South Africa before the end of the year as more shoppers turn their backs on environmentlly toxic single use plastic bags that choke marine [...]

I often think of you Now that you have gone I see you in many places that I never saw you before I see your face reflected in The water when I look down and in the sky when I look up Your reflection lapping up against the concrete 0r sculptured in the clouds I […]