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Just a little email to brighten your day: Always try to help a friend in need Believe in yourself Study hard Give lots of kisses Laugh often Don’t be overly concerned with your weight, it’s just a number Always try to see the glass half full Meet new people, even if they look different to […]

Reg Bamford’s website 1st Contact is one of those must-use sites for any South African on  a working holiday to the UK. Here, the 42-year-old entrepreneur – who happens to have walked to the North Pole – discusses life, lessons and the positive attitude that enabled him to build a successful company overseas. 1. You […]

HIGHLIGHTS this week include: interviews with SAReunited co-founder Amanda Tsinonis and wildlife photographer Chris Brunskill; photos of the sparkling new South African soccer stadiums and Durban’s Paradise Spoilt. Check out our featured bloggers from New York, Durban, London, Tanzania, Australia, Johannesburg, and Los Angeles. A big WELCOME plus more behind-the-scenes news from the Editor…

Submitted by: Laura Pugliese, Development Officer The South African Education and Environment Project (SAEP), is a programme that provides education support and capacity building initiatives in Cape Town. SAEP’s work includes an innovative Early Childhood Development Programme, which partners with creches in Philippi, Mitchell’s Plain and Samora Machel townships, providing them with resources and training […]

Capetonian Lyn Grobler (45) is making her mark in the international business world as IT Manager for BP in London. The former Cape Technikon student reveals the steps she took to reach her current position where she heads up a staff of 100 people, dispersed across Europe, the US and Singapore…and what she’s learned along […]

Charlize Theron proved she’ll do anything for charity…by kissing a woman to raise money for children in need. The 20-second kiss took place on stage at the OneXOne Fundraiser in San Francisco on October 22. Charlize had offered the kiss up for auction after a lacklustre response to her original (fabulous) package  of a trip […]

UK-born Steve Villiers (41) has various South African connections. He’s married to a South African painter, has a child who was born in Cape Town (plus two with dual-nationality), and gave up an award-winning career in London to move his family to Cape Town three years ago. He’s also the founder/CEO of onelocation.com, a holiday […]

Check out Charlize Theron kissing a girl (who paid $140,000 to charity for the honour!): http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=722B539E11F95803

South Africans featured in “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel (winner of The Man Booker Prize 2002) OK, so they’re not exactly South African people, but a whole colony of meerkats appear in the middle of Pi’s survival adventure in the Pacific Ocean. “But it was the meerkats that impressed themselves most indelibly on my […]

By Leigh Thorsen I’ve lived almost half my life outside of South Africa, and I’ve just changed country for the third time. Ten years in the UK, ten in the US, and now, with the California economy tanking on a scale not seen since the ’40s, it seems time to try…one more country. My husband […]

During a lecture on Essential Oils, they told us how the foot soles can absorb oils. Their example: Put garlic on your feet and within 20 minutes you can ‘taste’ it. Some of us have used Vicks Vaporub for years for everything from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in between. But […]

By Fiona McIntosh “You’re going to cycle for five days through wild game reserves?” exclaimed my friends when I told them of the bush adventure that I’d just discovered. “Are you crazy? What about the elephants? And the lions? You’ve clearly got a death wish.” But I could think of nothing more exciting than getting […]

Some simple and great tips on living your best life, accompanied by cute animal photos. Read more…

By Amanda Tsinonis, Director and Founder of www.sareunited.com and www.yesnomayB.com I’ve seen many CV’s and I am amazed that even talented people still get it wrong. You have perhaps 30 seconds to grab the attention of your employer, or your CV goes into the bin. This is your own personal “advert” so it is important […]

According to a new survey the majority of South Africans are feeling optimistic about SA and its future. (Click on title to read more.)

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written by Fred Roed from Ideate 1. We are resourceful We make it happen, despite the odds. Forget stories about wind-up radios or the CT Scan (which are pretty cool in their own right), this picture says it all… 2. We have aliens living amongst us Here’s to District 9 being the first of many […]

Compiled by South Africa’s Unlimited Energy Here are three easy steps to help you achieve up to a 40% reduction in your electricity: Step 1: Change your habits. Become energy wise. This won’t cost you a cent and will make a big difference Switch off all non-essential lights – especially when you leave a room […]

If you can’t find the book you want You’re probably shopping at the ……….

(Using the tune of Sound of Silence)”sing tog saam” Hello darkness my old friend You’ve come to rob me once again I hear your footsteps softly creeping Through the house as I was sleeping And the brick you used to smash my window pane Still remains…. Within the Sounds of Sirens. In restless streets I […]

More than 100 surfers rode a wave at the Earthwave beach festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town on Sunday 4 October to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding the same wave’. “We estimated that there were more than 120 surfers on the fifth of the seven waves surfed at Muizenberg during Earthwave,’ […]

[hidepost]I had a crush on this guy for ages – he had been a friend for a long time, but there was always more to it. We had a couple of those relaxed “don’t-call-them-dates” drinks, and then one morning after he called I realised “oooh tonight is really a date”! So I had all the […]

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits they become character; Watch your character; it becomes your destiny