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I loved Bonnie Garmus’s book Lessons in Chemistry (read our interview with her on page 72) for many reasons: because it’s fresh and original, it’s her first published novel, and she was 64 when she wrote it. Her previous novel had been rejected 98 ti

Your article on gender identity in the March/April 2023 issue is so disingenuous it’s borderline criminal. I find it morally repugnant to even suggest that pumping a perfectly healthy child full of puberty blockers and synthetic cross-sex hormones is

I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but damn, there is something just so aesthetically pleasing about having Standard Beauty’s pastel-toned bottles all lined up in my bathroom. Luckily, the contents live up to the hype. From the products

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Cybercrime is the most prolific global risk of our time for individuals and businesses alike. South Africa is the sixth-most impacted country in the world where cybercrime is concerned, resulting in our business sector losing up to R2.4 billion a yea

◗ Elizabeth Zott is a character we would all love to know or even become. Where did such a personality spring from? Fury! I started Lessons in Chemistry about seven years ago. I’d just come out of a meeting, irritated by some garden variety sexism, a

Once a research chemist, Elizabeth Zott was a woman with flawless skin and an unmistakable demeanor of someone who was not average and never would be. She was, as all good stars are, discovered. Although in Elizabeth’s case, there was no malt shop, n

BEAUTY PARTNER We’re honoured to welcome Nonkululeko, a woman who knows all about breaking the proverbial glass ceiling, to the Women of the Future judging panel. Today, she is the CEO of Awakened Global and she serves on the boards of PPC and Shopri

Described as ‘an ode to tenderness, evoking the feeling of childhood’s earliest wonders’ (that explains the illustration), this gentle fragrance features velvety osmanthus, honeysuckle and sandalwood. Available exclusively from Woolworths at the V&A

Congrats to our WINNERS MegaXword 184 Beryl Raath from Sunninghill Gardens Brainteaser 183 Marilyn McIntosh from Durbanville, Paige Cronje from Kloof and Pam Urban from Milnerton Competition: A two-night bush or seaside break in the Eastern Cape Marz

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There’s a spectacular sunset going on, and I am squashed into the back of a tiny tuk-tuk in Jaipur with my friends Sarah and Carin, on our way to supper. Like the other 100003 tuk-tuks, 58092 rickshaws, 378 dogs and 164 cows alongside us, we are clus

For Kamo, it’s neutral but textured pieces with a sculptural edge; for Desiree, magnificent prints and shoulder pads; and for Raya, romantic sack dresses and gem-encrusted jewellery. ◗ You have a clear preference for black and white – or is it neutra