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It’s possible that I’m just a tad too fond of these crunchy, delicious nuts. They’re not sweet, but the little bit of dark chocolate mitigates the bitter cocoa. They’re insanely moreish and it’s easy to pretend they’re really good for you. Just the w

Have you ever had a proper convalescence (page 108) – you know, one where you’re told by an actual medical expert to rest for six months and under no circumstances to exert yourself beyond drinking tea, eating hot buttered toast and wanly propping up

Some women are impossible to forget – their magnetic personality and innate elegance make them stand out. Montblanc dedicates its new olfactory chapter to these women. The eau de parfum has been named Signature in a nod to Montblanc’s iconic writing

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The silence on our first night on our plot was absolute. We lay awake listening to it, waiting to hear… something, anything. After the sirens, barking dogs, revved car engines and domestic arguments between uncomfortably close neighbours, this almost

❛Here, your wrinkles look like a spider web, Gran,’ my eight-year-old granddaughter offers one day. We’re sitting on the garden swing together, and she’s closely examining my 59-year-old face. She traces the spider web under my one eye with a forefin

• Maggie’s real name is Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal. Funnily enough, she didn’t know her full name until 2013, when she needed her birth certificate to take her husband’s surname! Margalit is a Hebrew word meaning ‘pearl’. • Maggie comes from nobility.

‘How are you sleeping?’ I was a little taken aback when my GP asked me this question. I was in his office for a new Yaz script, not sleep issues. I shrugged. ‘Badly.’ ‘For how long?’ ‘Uh,’ I laughed wryly, ‘my whole life?’ It was true. I can’t recal

‘I’ve had so many people come to see me who never thought of themselves as having a sleep disorder, yet they tell me, “My sleep tracker tells me I’m not sleeping enough!”’ says Dr Rae, who has a special interest in the relationship between sleep, the

Recovering from the average small-business hack attack can cost a company anywhere between R50 000 and R250 000. Ensure you have the proper procedures in place to manage compliance with POPI regulations, keep your employees updated on how to avoid ph

Supermarket prices are about 30% higher than in South Africa, and at restaurants you’ll pay 40–50% more: • A good basic meal for two with starters adds up to about R1 100, and if you go upmarket, about R2 300. (Another reason we shared meals!) • A gl

At 100 years old, interior designer and author Iris Apfel has collaborated with Vogue and Christie’s, among others. Her exuberance and wit have inspired a documentary movie, an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, a slew of

Many of Helen Russell’s go-to strategies are ones we’ve heard over and over again, so let’s just do a quick rundown of the usual suspects, which are: exercise (that one is never not on the list, but you don’t need to run off and join a Crossfit cult

1 Do not be deceived by appearances. 2 Always do a credit bureau check. 3 Get a letter of referral from the previous landlord. Try to meet the landlord in person and inspect the premises if you can. 4 Platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com prote

IF Netflix’s Worst Roommate has taught us anything, it’s that a tenant outstaying their welcome can turn into a nightmare very quickly. We’d like to think our reader’s story is the exception, but it happens more often than you’d think. We asked Chant

The Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ) is available on Aphantasia Network (aphantasia. com/vviq). It involves forming mental pictures and rating their vividness on a scale from one to five. British psychologist David Marks developed the

‘The most common tax deduction that came up during the pandemic was the home office,’ Daniel says. Andre adds that claims for a home office were also frequently denied. ‘In July 2021 it was reported that 70% of home office tax claims were denied by S

FAITHFUL TO NATURE’S OCEAN ALLY WASHING BAG offers another way for everyone to help keep microplastics out of our rivers and the sea. Just zip your synthetic fabrics into the bag, put it in the washing machine and use your normal wash cycle. Afterwar

1 South Africa does not have any regulations governing laser hair removal. Ask the technician what type of training they underwent and what machine they use to ensure you are getting a safe treatment. Google is your friend – look up the machine to se

LOURENSFORD THE DOME PINOT NOIR 2020, R175, is a darker Pinot Noir with candy floss on the nose, and cherries, plum and dark stone fruit coming through on the palate. Delicious! RANDFORD DALE VINUM PINOT NOIR 2021, R195. At 12.5% alcohol, this is a

• USES: Hand mixers are great for small tasks such as beating eggs, whipping cream and mixing cake batter. They are more compact and affordable than stand mixers. • ATTACHMENTS: Hand mixers come standard with two detachable beaters. Some also have d

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IN the minor alterations we did to this house so we could all live and work here over lockdown without actually killing each other, some pretty major shifts happened in the family hierarchy. It’s not that I’m complaining, your honour, but it turns ou