Good reads

KONFLIK MET JOU HUISEIENAARSVERENIGING (EN/OF BEHEERLIGGAAM)?

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Suid-Afrika, en veral die Tuinroete, beleef tans ’n drastiese toename in behuisingsontwikkelings wat oor die algemeen gepaard gaan met die oprigting van Huiseienaarsverenigings en/of beheerliggame (wat ook al van toepassing is). Verskillende…
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MAAK DINGE VIR JOU WERK

Vir diesulkes wat min, iets, baie of niks van my weet, het dit moontlik met verloop van tyd duidelik geword uit my skrywes, woorde en dade dat ek nie eintlik ’n wintermens is nie. Nie net voel ek ingeperk met die korter dae nie, maar die aantrek…
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THEY ARE DUNES NOT DUMPS

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Like most urban-based conservancies within the Garden Route, the Great Brak River Conservancy finds itself operating within the realm of assuming responsibility. Roles within awareness, conservation-based community projects, preservation of…
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HEIMERSRIVIER ROAD BIRDING DRIVE

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This birding drive take us into the Little Karoo, an arid landscape, with birds that are well adapted to cope with the warm, dry summer days and the chilly winter mornings. For most of the year this landscape is brown and dry in comparison to…
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EEN TREE VORENTOE, TWEE TREË AGTERUIT

Die ontwikkeling van die wêreld waarin ons leef, is vinnger as wat enigeen van ons waarlik besef. Dít wat ’n dekade terug as onmoontlik en ekslusief beskou is, is nou moontlik en alledaags en vir almal beskore. Hierdie vooruitgang is fantasties…
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INCREDIBLE “SEA ORGAN” USES OCEAN WAVES TO MAKE MUSIC

Croatian architect Nikola Bašić grew tired of his war-torn city of Zadar being rebuilt with drab concrete structures so he decided to bring a little music back to the area. The architect created an incredible nature-based instrument, the Sea…
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WHY YOUR BRAIN LOVES TO LAUGH

Who doesn’t love a good laugh? We all do and for good reason. There aren’t too many other things that you can do that feel good and are good for you at the same time. Laughing is not just a fun way to kill time. It has neuropsychological…
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ONDERSTEUN PLAASLIKE INISIATIEWE!

KINDERWELSYN CANDICE BUGAN Child Welfare South Africa Groot Brakrivier/Great Brak River is ’n inisiatief wat ontstaan het uit die behoefte aan dienste vir kinders en families in nood. Dit is op 31 Julie 1984 geregistreer as welsynsorganisasie…
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GROUNDING – AN EASY 5-STEP PRACTICE

Grounding is a coping skill you can easily learn and practice anywhere at any time. I use it just about every day. Grounding is a simple exercise that instantly jerks your mind out of the chaos of your head and back into the present moment.…
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TELENOVELAS VS GESKIEDENIS

My ma, ’n groot aanhanger van telenovelas (televisiedramas of sepies), vertel my gereeld van die “ongelooflike” intriges daarvan. Vir my is geskiedenis egter waar die ongelooflikste intriges lê. ’n Mens kan na ons eie geskiedenis…
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MOKKA/MOCCA

In 2013 het die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit plaaslike kultuurorganisasies en kunstenaars genooi om ’n Kultuurvereniging vir die Mosselbaaidistrik te begin. Mokka (Mosselbaai Kreatiewe Kulture Assosiasie) of in Engels Mocca (Mossel Bay Creative…
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WILDE VITAMIENE!

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My broer kuier hier vanuit ’n ander land. Ons verken die omgewing, rits rond, soek na Afrika-vitamiene vir sy expat-tekorte. Ons gaan op ’n “game drive”. ’n Wildsrit. ’n Wildrit. Dit blyk toe ’n Wilde Rit te wees. Die gids is…
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DOUBLE INSURANCE – STROKE OF GENIUS OR WASTE OF MONEY?

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We all know that insurance is there to provide relief from an uncertain event that could arise and cause damage to your property. But, can you insure for example your car with two insurers and should your car be written off in an accident claim…
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GB WALK 2023

Die derde GB Walk is moontlik gemaak deur die betrokkenheid van Cool Ideas, City & Suburbs Realty, Grootbrak Apteek en Aqua é Vida. Tweebeen-deelnemers, vierbeenmaats en selfs driewiel-stootwaentjies, getooi in haassterte, tutu’s en…
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SEISOENE …

My biologiese wekker maak my vroegoggend wakker. Optimisties, opgewonde skuif ek die kamergordyne weg, maar dis donker buite, baie donker. Eensklaps besef ek die somer het aangeskuif sonder dat ek eers daarvan bewus was. Ek was vas oortuig dat…
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WINE LABEL STORIES

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It’s a tough job making sure our travelling friend gets the full experience of (some of) the more unusual wine estates and their winemakers in the Western Cape. Our next two visits each had a lovely story going in terms of their wines and,…
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WAT KIES JY?

Elkeen van ons kan getuig van ’n traumatiese gebeurtenis in ons lewens. Dit is dalk nie so intens soos ’n ander persoon s’n nie, maar dit beteken nie dat jy nie trauma beleef het nie. Die impak van trauma verskil van mens tot mens. Soveel…
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NAVIGATING THE YES/NO PARADOX

One of the most important skills to develop as we age is the ability to say, “Yes!” One of the most important skills to develop as we age is the ability to say, “No!” That’s the yes/no paradox. Learning to say yes invites people,…
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MISS YOUTH CAFÉ!

In 2022 we gave our interns at Wonderful SA Foundation/Great Brak Youth Café the opportunity to flex their creative and administrative muscles by asking them to brainstorm, plan, organise and host an event that will be for the benefit of our…
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YEAR OF THE RABBIT

When Marthie Nel Hauptfleisch first sang enquiring “Hasie Hoekom Is Jou Stert So Kort?” did she stop to consider that whilst Hasie’s tail is indeed short, the tale of the rabbit is in fact an incredibly long one? Ancestors of modern…
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