Category: Articles

DIE KUNS VAN VERVALDATUMS

Onwillekeurig wonder ek oor vervaldatums. Natuurlik verstaan ons almal die konsep in die konteks van kos, medikasie, kwotasies en waarborge. Waarom my gedagtegang nou weer so anders loop, hou seker maar verband met wanneer ek gekonfronteer word…

AMBASSADEUR VAN DIE MUSEFEES 2023

,
As ambassadeur vir die Musefees in Groot-Brakrivier en die hoogs suksesvolle Musefees in 2022 sien ek met groot opgewondenheid uit daarna om weer in hierdie hoedanigheid betrokke te raak by die Musefees wat vanaf 21-23 September 2023 in Groot-Brakrivier…

THE POWER OF HERBAL MEDICINE: NATURE’S HEALING TOUCH

,
Herbal medicine, also known as herbalism or phytotherapy, is a practice that harnesses the therapeutic and energetic properties of plants to promote health and well-being. For centuries, different cultures around the world have relied on the…

BLINK TROEBADOER

Ek het ’n “Goth boyfriend” wat ’n sagte liedjie sing en my balkon toe lok. Sy oë is intens. “Voëls kyk is ’n ander manier van gedigte skryf,” het ek iewers in 2015 of so beweer. Dit was toe ek nog in die stad gewoon het; die…

How a simple smile benefits your brain and body

Each time you smile, a little party happens in your head. Seriously. Science has shown that smiling increases your health and happiness on the spot and long-term – maybe even to the point of helping you live longer. Your smile also benefits…

WILL SOLAR POWER INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME?

, ,
With loadshedding firmly in effect, many South Africans are without power for up to 12 hours each day, and the threat of Stage 8 blackouts looms large on the horizon. It’s no wonder then that many households are turning to “off-grid” power…

CAN YOU BE FIRED IF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TAKES YOUR JOB?

, , , ,
Social media has been flooded with chatter about the chatbot phenomenon ChatGPT which seems destined to be able to, if not far better do, what humans can! So, what does this mean for employees? Can you be replaced by a bot like ChatGPT? In…

LIEWE OUER 

,
My wense vir jou is: Dat jy sal besef dat jou kind ’n geskenk is, en dat dit ’n absolute voorreg is om ’n ouer te kan wees. Dat jy sal besef dat ouerskap nie ’n vaardigheid is nie, maar wel ’n verhouding met jou kind is. …

SANDSIRKELS EN KLIPKRINGE

,
Die inkomende gety spoel oor die lyne wat die kunstenaar in die sand getrek het, terwyl die wind die takkies uit die boommik waai onder die Outeniekwa-geelhout waar die Knysna Loerie koggel … Landkuns is ’n kunsvorm wat tegnies gesproke…

KWIKKIEKOS

,
Die kwikkies het my mak gemaak. Ek sou sê hulle het my na die hand geleer, maar hulle is mos handlose klein voëltjies met vier fyn toontjies. Volksname verwys so treffend na diere se voorkoms of gedrag, dit is ’n tipe poësie op sigself,…

8 Habits that can hurt your memory

,
Your memories are an essential part of who you are. Your memories contain every lesson you’ve ever learned, every person you’ve met, and everything you’ve ever enjoyed, hated or loved. People unknowingly do things every single day to erase…

Making adult friends

,
For many, making friends seemed a lot easier when we were kids than it is now in adulthood. Why is it that as we age, the art of making and keeping close friends becomes so difficult? Dr. Marisa Franco, a psychologist and professor, wrote…