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Sep 11, 20233 min read
Empty Nesters and Subsidised Food
For Francis Fourie and her husband, an empty nest meant a big change in their eating habits.
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Sep 11, 20233 min read
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 4
In the fourth and final instalment of the “twinza roadtrip”, Ingrid Jones shares what happened in Augrabies and Riemvasmaak.
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Sep 11, 20232 min read
Hantam-Stories: Skoolgaan Was ’n Uitdaging
Willy Mathys vertel van toe hy klein was daar in Hantá.
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Sep 4, 20233 min read
September, My Marmalade Month
Shane Stoffels remembers how the ninth month of the year has taken on a bitter-sweet taste.
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Sep 4, 20231 min read
Lentefeesdag In Bishop Lavis
Ruby Marks vertel van haar opwinding oor die jaarlikse lentefeesvieringe by haar laerskool.
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Sep 4, 20231 min read
Daar Was Swaarkry, En Daar Was Lekkerkry
Zakariyah Benjamin paints a picture of Sunday mornings with his grandparents in District Six.
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Sep 4, 20233 min read
Geure Uit My Ma Se Kombuis
Miranda Fillmore onthou die rituele van Sondae in haar ouerhuis.
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Sep 4, 20233 min read
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 3
In the third instalment of the “twinza roadtrip” Ingrid Jones realises just how much she has changed from the high-school girl she used to b
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Sep 4, 20234 min read
My Brother Mai
Missydee Opperman writes about her brother to help ease the pain.
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
I am a yoga lover. Nancy gym.
Ernestine Deane explains how she has come to listen to what her body need, from food to movement.
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Aug 28, 20235 min read
Friendship In A Foreign Country
Francis Fourie, having lived in both Virginia, USA and Abu Dhabi, UAE, found that the dynamics of friendship differ vastly depending on wher
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 2
In the second instalment of the “twinza roadtrip” Ingrid Jones In the second instalment of the “twinza roadtrip” to Augrabies,to Augrabies.
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Aug 28, 20233 min read
Gems Just Outside Your Comfort Zone
It can be deeply rewarding to turn your private thoughts and dreams into poems. But how does one do that?
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Aug 21, 20233 min read
Augrabies Roadtrip: Part 1
Ingrid Jones talks about her friendship with her “twinza” as they make their way to Augrabies Falls and back in part I of this series.
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Aug 21, 20233 min read
Thank God For Good Teachers
Things could have easily gone very differently for Missydee Opperman if it weren't for the support of caring teachers.
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
Die Landstemboud
Selfs toe ’n boud maar R2.50 gekos het, was dit wel deeglik gestrek. Wendy Anthonie vertel.
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
The Ritual Of Remembrance
Charlene Davids-Mzozoyana reminds us to be grateful for the gift of memory, and the ritual of remembrance.
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Aug 7, 20234 min read
Tipping The Scales
Adults’ thoughtless comments, “innocent” nicknames, and constant diets have lasting effects on children. Christina Human explains.
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Aug 7, 20232 min read
Ausi - A Term Of Respect
‘Ausi’ was reserved for the matriarch and the first-born daughter, who in turn, ensured that there was respect for age in the family.
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Aug 7, 20231 min read
Die Voorstelling
Pam Cloete-Saal vertel ’n komvandaan storie van ’n familie-tradisie. Familie-tradisie word voortgesit by die voorstelling (confirmation)...
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