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Doing Good Never Felt Better

An ethical, vegan condom A little while back I showed you some condom couture, well now there is a vegan-friendly condom! Touted as the ultimate disposable tool for safe sex, most people never give much thought to them. Sure, some people might feel awkward buying them, and condoms make these funny-

Be a tourist in your own back yard

Written by: Wilma den HartighGauteng Tourism’s “I’m a GeePee and this is my Gauteng” domestic tourism campaign was launched yesterday at the Maropeng Boutique Hotel in the Cradle of Humankind, west of Johannesburg.“We want to encourage Gauteng residents to be tourists in their own back yard,” says D

Heritage Day – no way it’s Braai Day!

Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksSeptember 24th is Heritage Day, or National Braai Day as it’s affectionately known across the country. Usually South Africans only need the company of a public holiday to light up the charcoal and get the steaks grilling, but because of this specially dubbed day many p

46664 Apparel hits South African shelves

Written by: Bongani NkosiFrom an infamous prison number to a modish clothing brand, that’s the story of 46664.The number that identified Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, where the apartheid government jailed him for his political activities, is now a name of a new trendy clothing line. The range mad

Bush Beauty treats

I´ve recently come back from a few days spent in the Kruger National Park. Phew is it hot up there and it´s only September. So I thought I would share with you my current beauty loves which saved my Capetonian skin from the harsh conditions of the highveld.I told you a little while ago about the new

Prince Charles to build eco-houses

Charles plans 1,000 eco-houses on the Galapagos Islands after call for royal help from conservationists Prince Charles has been called in by conservationists alarmed that plans to create a ´mini-city´ could seriously harm one of the world´s most precious eco-systems, which inspired Darwin´s theor

Avant Garde design update

Check out how the DAF second years are doing so far with Avant Garde. The theme we gave them to work with is “The Cape Floral Kingdom” and they are free to interpret this in any way they like. I´m loving Callen´s reference to the invasion of alien vegetation.These are the preliminary designs present

Scrub up with the new Soy Body Bar from SoyLites

SoyLites™ presents a new and innovative, yet simple moisturising alternative: the Soy Body Bar.Our latest innovation is a moisturising lotion bar, the Soy Body Bar, uniquely blended with pure and nourishing natural oils. Formulated to respond to the temperature of your skin, the Soy Body Bar is a ve

Eco gyms – a new idea?

Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksSo you have your towel, water bottle, mp3 player with your favourite exercise tunes and about an hour to burn at the gym. You sit down on your first machine and you begin a pumping session. Have you ever noticed the ‘mode/display’ button on the machine? Press this butt

The Raw Food diet

Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksThe raw food diet is more than a ‘new craze’ – for many, it’s a way of life. There are many diet fads that come and go but it seems that the raw food diet is probably here to stay. In New York, there are entire restaurants and grocery stores dedicated to providing raw