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The truth about hemp

Words by Giulia SimoloGreen or not green? Shopping savvy or silly? Here’s all you need to know about hemp: the good, the bad and the eco. Hemp is a variety of cannabis grown for its valuable fibre and seeds. Sometimes people are against hemp as an eco-friendly fibre because growing the cannabis plan

Green banking with Nedbank

Words by Rachel BriantThere are certain UK banks that invest only in that which is good, green and clean – namely Triodos (http://www.triodos.co.uk) and the Co-operative (http://www.goodwithmoney.co.uk) – but it is not immediately clear which local banks follow suit. Nedbank advertises itself as a ‘

Eco glam to eco nappies: Jessica Alba

Words by Giulia SimoloWe are so used to celebrities bursting out with the latest glamorous fashion labels – and it seems that one is doing so in-between blinks! – so we don’t usually expect that a celebrity is going to launch something more modest with fewer frills. Glamorous Jessica Alba has done j

Green skin solutions

You’ve got to put your best face forward! There’s no love in skin problems, such as acne or early wrinkles. Forget reaching for those conventional brands out there that might pose chemical dangers.

Toilet politics

For a lot of us, the flush toilet is all that we have ever known. When we flush, it seems as if our excrement is pretty much out of lives

Bellbottoms antique store in Pretoria

Bellbottoms is one of Pretoria’s best kept secrets. This shop can keep everyone – from serious antique dealers and collectors to hippies, vintage clothing bargain hunters and vinyl lovers, busy for hours.