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Andene Thomson, founder of Healthy Girl and one of SA’s leading health and fitness personalities, has been selected to partner with US-based fitness conglomerate, MYOKORE, as the exclusive launch partner for its brand-new, top-of-the-range Hevia Resistance Band. The band, which will be branded with and given Healthy Girl’s unique look …

Cascade Holdings officially opened its doors today and is poised to disrupt the South African bar, events and liquor industries. Cascade is a dynamic, multi-dimensional organisation offering solutions that will revolutionise various aspects of the South African drinks industry. The brainchild of Adam Chaskalson, Tyrone Lasarow and Shaun Duwe, Cascade …

Kaspersky researchers are reporting on phishing pages dedicated to the International Women’s Day gifts purchase. The fraudsters exploit users who wish to buy presents for women on International Women’s Day. In 2021 some of them are even offering such gifts for free. Fraudsters create phishing webpages to scam users by …

As soon as your child opens a book, something magical happens. From wondrous journeys through lands unknown and epic adventures, to lessons on kindness, courage and compassion. Inside every book’s cover is a whole new world just waiting to be discovered! Beyond the tales of bravery, enchantment, hopes and dreams, …

Like many compelling modern love stories, a special partnership recently blossomed over social media – except this one led to over 2,000 children in Lavender Hill being fed! What started as a punny Tweet from South African journalist and Cape Talk radio presenter, Lester Kiewit, quickly developed into a meaningful …

With more than $1.9 billion processed daily and over one billion registered accounts globally, mobile money is a massive industry. With strong growth coming from Africa, many analysts consider the region to be the epicentre of the global market. PayPal’s recent announcement that it will expand its Xoom money transfer service to more countries on the …

Starbucks is spreading the love to fur-kids this Valentine’s weekend – with a free ‘puppuccino’ and red-ribbon-wrapped dog biscuit when their human parents visit their favourite neighbourhood meeting spot. And for human couples without a furry friend, there’s a special Valentine’s offer of a free chocolately treat with a double …

Over a tenth of gamers globally (12%, or 179 million1 globally) have had their ID stolen – which could be worth as much as $347bn2 globally. In South Africa, 9.6% of gamers have had their ID stolen. This is according to global research by Kaspersky, which has also provided simple tips to help gamers avoid …

To increase privacy control over users’ data, two Kaspersky experts have combined the results of their research and upgraded the openly available TinyCheck tool. Initially developed as a stalkerware detection tool for service organisations working with victims of domestic violence, TinyCheck now also offers help to uncover all types of geo-tracking apps. …

A new global Kaspersky Safe Kids study has revealed how children expressed their interests during the 2020-2021 end of year holidays. Despite restrictions around the globe, kids managed to primarily amuse themselves with YouTube content (21%) and games (15%) – Minecraft being the most popular. Meanwhile, Donald Trump led the …

Rewind to just one year ago and preschools were a babbling place of fun. Little ones learning how to engage and interact with each other freely while gaining the foundational skills that will inform their schooling career. Today, Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres are scuttling amidst all the Covid sanitation …

Celebrated on 3 February 2021, World Read Aloud Day highlights the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories; even more so for our younger children. In a world where COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on life as we knew it, the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector has been hit particularly hard. …

In a first for the vehicle tracking and recovery industry, Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron, has partnered with MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet, South Africa’s leading community loyalty programme, to offer a co-branded online purchasing platform which will allow customers to also give back to schools and other causes. From 23 November, …

The hard lockdown has been a missed opportunity for South Africa to turn the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) into one that successfully protects survivors, adequately deals with perpetrators, and prevents abuse from happening in the first place, women’s rights activists say. Violence against women and girls: it is a …

This Master’s Student in Clinical Pharmacy has a great appreciation for inter-professional collaboration. Alex Wehmeyer is currently completing his Master’s in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). After completing his clinical rotations at Tygerberg hospital in 2019, Alex was recruited to practice at the CTICC field …

Your voice has the power to expedite critical legislative change to address the scourge of GBV and femicide in South Africa Women’s rights organisation People Opposing  Women Abuse (POWA) has answered President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appeal for South Africa to get behind efforts to enact new far-reaching legislation designed to confront the gender-based violence …

“If I am not pouring into myself, what can I give to my patients? …You can’t pour from an empty cup” These are the words of the first nominee out of ten, for Adcock Ingram OTC’s Sponsors of Brave – The Next Generation! As a fifth-year medical student, Sibongumenzi Mtshali …

COVID-19 has placed charities and brands under enormous pressure. As more and more people utilise online shopping, Kindred is faced with the perfect storm of trends to help everyone – by giving back to those who care the most. With kindness at our core and it shines through in everything …

On 1 December 2020, South Africans from all quarters will come out to support #GivingTuesdaySA, a global day of giving and worldwide celebration of charitable causes. The global Giving Tuesday movement is a platform bringing people from around the world together, to donate money as well as their time and voice …

This nursing student is an advocate for human rights. Karabo Seema is a 4th year nursing student at the SG Lourens Nursing College in Pretoria. Besides being very passionate about her profession, Karabo is an advocate for human rights and a strong voice for the emancipation of women and marginalised …