Category: Making a Home
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What kind of Christmas tree are you?
From Grand Traditional with all the trimmings, to hipster-style minimalism, the Christmas tree in your lounge says as much about you as it does about your Christmas itself.
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How I Turned My Dogs Into Social Media Animals
Since they added dogs to their family, she’s proudly become one of those people who talks to them, writes Cath Jenkin.
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8 Supercool Activities for a Kid-Friendly Staycation
If you’re holidaying at home this festive season, here are some bright ideas to keep your kids busy, courtesy of our Iris Session experts.
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This Holiday, Children, Amuse Yourselves!
If you believe that you’re in your children’s service, and must drive them all over town and find ways to amuse them over the holidays, you’re doomed, writes Sean O’Connor.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex, Apartheid, Pieter & Evita
Behind every self-made man is a self-made woman, and in the case of Pieter-Dirk Uys and Evita Bezuidenhout, they’re one and the same.
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How Moving to South Africa Taught Me to Love Rugby
A handful of Stormers games at Newlands set it off. The results didn’t matter, although a fix of live sport on a Saturday afternoon certainly did.
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Why Home Renovation is Like Childbirth, & How to Survive It
In the little cottage in my backyard, all that was required was the addition of the world’s tiniest bathroom – a shower, a toilet, a small basin – and some plumbing so I could add a kitchen sink.
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How ProVerb worked his way from underachiever to hip-hop hero
Actions speak louder than words, says the proverb, and Tebogo Thapelo Sidney Thekisho, also known as ProVerb, is the proof of the pudding.
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Why I am #NotEatingOut for the Whole of November
I have planned my menus and cooked at night, even when I was tired and really, really didn’t want to. In fact, especially then.
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The Night I Learned That Love is Stronger Than a Landslide
A frightening storm blasted our city with rain that flooded roads, upended houses and, for us, saw a landslide take place in our back garden.