Tag: Mandy Collins
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Parents, Send Your Teens to Work!
In South Africa, turning 16 means you get your first ID card. It’s one step towards becoming an adult. In my household, however, there’s a second step: I have strongly encouraged (yes, that’s a euphemism) both of my daughters to get a weekend job.
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My nightmare battle against my daughter’s matric burnout
She was completely and utterly burnt out: seeing a psychologist weekly, on anxiety meds under supervision of a psychiatrist, seemingly permanently chained to her desk often to the early hours of the morning.
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How Rugby’s Super Impi Found His Purpose
We chatted with Tonderai Chavhanga, star of our web-series Coaches R Us, about Loving Change.
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What I Learned From My Wild & Stormy Year of Change
Life has a way of throwing things your way in groups. Common wisdom would have it as groups of three, but sometimes there’s a whole lot more.
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Love is Letting Go and Moving On
Moving was quite possibly the most exhausting thing I’ve done in years. It’s doubly exhausting when you have the emotional component of a divorce attached.
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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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Antenuptial contracts: 9 things you need to know
So, you’ve chosen rings, a date and a venue for your wedding, and it’s all moonlight and roses. But what about your antenuptial contract (ANC): have you given that any thought?
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Hooray for the Teachers Who Changed Our Lives
A selection of Western Province players cast their minds back to school and celebrate the teachers who helped to make them who they are.
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Why You Need to Fix Your House For a Change
Every dream comes with a disclaimer, and in the case of domestic bliss, it is this: sooner or later, you’re going to have to renovate. Watch or read about this Iris Session to find out why.
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Let’s talk about Adding Value to your Home
Watch our latest Iris Session with David O’Sullivan, in which he gets home improvement, to add value, advice from “Tuis” editor, Wicus Pretorius, DIY boffin Mandy Collins and Seeff Randburg MD, Chris Hajec.