Category: Life Event
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Hey, I’ve Never Met You, Let’s Do Lunch
I don’t take lunch that often or, rather, I don’t take lunch away from my desk too often. This is why I like to take lunch with people I don’t know.
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Why Even Rugby Players Need a Holiday
The chances of staying on your feet are far greater when you get off them for a decent period at some stage, writes Ben Karpinski.
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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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Basil Bey, the Rugby Legend Who Changed My Life
Tank Lanning writes South Africa has lost a rugby legend, a great mate has lost a father, and he has lost one of the first guys outside his family to really believe in him.
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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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Hi everyone, meet my, um, er, significant something-or-other
In a world where old traditions and old attitudes are subject to change, deciding what to call the partner in your life can be a tough call, writes Jennifer Leppington-Clark.
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When Parenting Feels Like a Game of Donkey Kong
Parenting can be very similar to gaming. Ever played Donkey Kong when you were younger? Remember the challenge, “How high can you get?”?
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11 Ways to Cope With the Horror of Novemberitis
Feeling a little sleepy? Finding it tough to get down to work? Longing for that long-awaited end-of-year break? Sam Wilson says she knows how you can cure yourself of the dreaded Novemberitis.
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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 Love & Change Multiply When You’re a Parent of Multiples
Find out more about the SA Multiple Birth Association (SAMBA) and how they provide moral and practical support to parents or guardians of multiple births.