2011

NEW 100% Vegetarian scent from The Body Shop

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Following the success of the legendary White Musk, The Body Shop has released a new fragrance, White Must Libertine.The scent is feminine, sensual and playful, yet instinctively rebellious and embodies distinct notes of Chantilly cream, Sherry Baby Orchids and Turkish delight.What we love: White Mus

A chat with Yvo De Boer…

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On Friday I was among a team of journos, lucky enough to meet Yvo De Boer, who is now KPMG’s top international sustainability and climate change expert (formerly the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP) who was a central figure at the COP15). De Boer

Green your girls’ night out!

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Written by: Giulia Simolo When you’ve rounded up your best girl friends and are preparing for a fun night on the town with them, be sure to bear in mind some eco-friendly tips so you paint the town green! Green is in fashion Your eco-friendly night out can start even before you leave your home to

The Story of Clothes

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Some inspiration for our DAF student designers for Avant Garde.Even as art-school classmates in Berlin, Eugenie Schmidt and Mariko Takahashi shared a fascination for people and what they wore. The kindred spirits soon launched Schmidttakahashi, a fashion label that explores the fragile concept of id

Gautrain’s Pretoria route rolls out

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Written by: Bongani NkosiWithin five hours of its launch the Gautrain’s new service between Pretoria and Johannesburg had attracted more than 7 000 commuters.The figure was considered groundbreaking for a public train established to reduce traffic between the province’s two economic hubs.After a few

Female eco internet warriors

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Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksThe Centre for Women’s Business Research says that the environmental friendliness of a product has a moderate to major influence on the purchasing habits of 77% of women decision-makers in business, which shows that green consumerism amongst the female gender is huge.

What will our future cities look like?

What will our future cities look like?

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…And how we’ll be getting around in them according to General MotorsGeneral Motors is collaborating with a Chinese-Singaporean consortium to build a real-life city of the future where cars will be a thing of the past and people will travel around in segway-type vehicles.The forward-thinking compan