Lifestyle

I was amused to see the February 22 front page of the Daily Sun, peppered with its usual plethora of exclamation marks. “Ex-lover slashed my 4-5!” That was the headline, and the story went on to explain: “He was sitting happily with his new sweetheart when the door to his house crashed open. “It was […]

As Cape Town experiences its first real chill in months, I’d like to reflect on the pros and cons of summer … Pros: Long days, with balmy evenings. The brief window of opportunity to swim in the sea without losing all feeling in your limbs. Fabulous fruit (peaches, grapes and nectarines are my favourites). Christmas […]

The agony of a non-resident father is one that may not be easily tolerated, yet a number of men are locked up in this phenomenon. The same is true of the few women who are also absent mothers. This piece, though, is about an absent father and how his sick son compels him to take […]

I have had a tough couple of weeks at work, with the madness of my being actually expected to produce high-quality innovation in the fast-food industry for our customers continued unabated. You would not have blamed me for suggesting a few quiet beers with a colleague of mine after we worked late on a Thursday […]

Some say yes, some say no. But after a whole weekend of training to be a laughter yoga leader (which is less hippy-ish than it sounds, I promise!), I have to admit laughter is pretty profound. Here are a few of my favourite things about laughter yoga: It forces you to breathe deeply and get […]

At the risk’ve sounding like Henry Higgins trying to get Eliza Doolittle to speak proper English, I could of sworn English was a different language when I was a kid. I lay the blame firmly at the door have our schoolteachers, who don’t seem to be able to see the would for the trees any […]