Maropeng sets green standard

World heritage site Maropeng, widely recognised as the place from which all humankind originated, is gaining acclaim as a top green destination in South Africa.Maropeng, situated at the Cradle of Humankind heritage site in the Gauteng province, has been awarded a gold certificate of membership by en

Cape Town´s transport system lauded

Cape Town was one of four cities short-listed for the prestigious 2012 Sustainable Transport Awards held in Washington recently, with its non-motorised transport (NMT) and bus rapid transit network MyCiti receiving an honourable mention.

46664 Winter 2012: The Fighter

A couple of weeks ago we were invited to the 46664 winter launch at the Brand ID offices in Cape Town. For those of you who don’t know, 46664 – four, double six, six four – was the prison number given to Nelson Mandela when he was imprisoned for life in 1964. Not only is it a significant number but

KimaKai Skin & Body Wellness

I recently got to try out KimaKai Skin & Body Wellness in Cape Town. KimaKai is a new venture, founded by the lovely Anna Maroudas Viljoen. With many years of experience in the beauty scene locally and abroad, Anna chose to apply her skills of the trade and open up her own treatment centre late

Olympic kit being made in sweat shops

After telling you about Stella McCartney’s olympic range for Adidas here, a few weeks ago, it seems the olympic kit has come under some rather dubious speculation according to international reports.The Independent newspaper alleged that the clothing being made for athletes and volunteers at the Lond

Easter bunny helps riverine cousin

Chocolate rabbits and Easter are synonymous, with the roots of the tradition going far back to the pagan festival of Eastre and its fertility symbol of the rabbit.This year, as was the case in 2011, the tradition gets an added twist with the famous golden Easter bunny of Lindt & Sprüngli, Swiss