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Pretty much like everyone else in the world, our family has been caught up in the Wordle bubble for weeks now. But something strange is happening: the more I do it, the worse I get. In the beginning (falsely modest cough), I usually ended up coming i

Like its title, this brilliant novel is perfectly pitched between humour and tragedy. Why does Martha keep ‘burning her own house down’, as her cousin puts it? What is it that makes her want to damage herself and everyone around her? There was buzz a

Minimalist and elegant, Obaku watches epitomise the global brand Obaku Denmark’s Zen philosophy of focusing on the essentials in life. The fusion of the Nordic and Oriental traditions of simplicity starts in Denmark, where designers Christian Mikkels

I am on holiday in Cape Town, having lived here previously for many years, and was both interested and thrilled that Suzy Brokensha, as well as being a wordy nerdy, highlighted the word ‘hiraeth’ (Editor’s letter, January/February 2022). I am origina

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Kaley has a huge heart for animals – her production company is named for Norman, a beloved dog she had for 14 years. More recently, she adopted Dumpy, a senior dog (check out his Instagram account, @adventurers_with_dumps). She’s also an accomplished

Rimona Kirshenbaum START-UP COSTS: ‘I started my business with about R5000. Back then I used to work on the basis of cash on delivery, which meant the cash I had in my pocket from a sale was what I grew with.’ TURNOVER: ‘We’re a small business, but I

Kizomba is an African style of music and dance, its name derived from kizombada, meaning ‘party’ in the Angolan dialect Kimbundu. Kizomba derives from the Angolan semba, and is inspired by other African styles as well as Caribbean zouk. Kizomba now r

1 PROF SHEETAL SILAL, associate professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, and director of the Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa Prof Silal is an expert in the development of mathematical models used to predict t

‘INKorea, seaweed soup is traditionally eaten for breakfast on your birthday, in celebration of your mother,’ says Jina Byun. Korean women traditionally ate miyeok guk, as the soup is called, for a week after giving birth. Rich in calcium and iodine,

Managing multiple income streams is a family affair in Dikeledi’s house-hold. Apart from running Dynamic Timz Coaching, her own strategy consulting and coaching business, she also manages a number of other businesses with her husband, Anthony Ewa. Th

For a look that is simultaneously old-school and contemporary, understated and luxurious, you cannot go wrong with top-to-toe neutrals: a camel trench, tailored trousers in tan, a white shirt or soft cream sweater, and lace-up brogues. Add plain gold

The trench may have begun life in the wardrobes of English men, but ever since the 1940s, when French women adopted it as their own, it’s become as quintessentially Parisian as the Eiffel Tower. Contrary to the Kenzo coat worn by the heroine of Emily

The true essence of the apple – ‘from orchard to bottle’ – is the promise of every Loxtonia Cider, made with hand-picked apples in the Ceres Valley. Produced on the farm with home-grown, 100% freshly pressed and naturally fermented fruit, the Loxtoni

• All five of the robot vacuum cleaners we tested have a mopping function too. • Four of the five run on 2.4GHz but not on 5GHz. Only the Hobot appliance works on both frequencies. • Three of the five have a HEPA filter, which is good at capturing sm

Compatible with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi; R2 699; Makro An affordable, functional and user-friendly robot vac. In our tests, suction power was not as good as the other vacuum cleaners’, but performance was adequate. It vacuumed up debris, but only a small amount

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IT’S 3 am and still 32°C of hell out there. I am not where I should be, which is lying peacefully under the civilised whirr of the ceiling fan in my lovely quiet room next to my deeply sleeping husband. I’d like to repeat that, actually: my deeply sl