Category: Nature & Nurture

NEW BOARDWALKS AT SUIDERKRUIS BEACH

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It provides great interest and excitement to witness the current upgrading of boardwalk infrastructure on the Orion Drive Dune System, Great Brak River. This new chapter is said to cater to the needs of wheelchair users who will now be able…

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

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Our travels have taken us many times to Mountain Zebra National Park in the Eastern Cape, and I have written often about it, so on this particular occasion I won’t go into too much detail. Just a dip-in. But it did give us the opportunity…

TOLHUIS OP MONTAGUPAS

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Die historiese Tolhuis op die Montagupas net buite George is in 1847 gebou. Die padingeneur van die pas self was Henry Fancourt White. 250 gevangenes is opgelei as padbouers en klipkappers en dit het drie jaar geneem om die pas te bou teen ’n…

The human body: An Ecosystem of Microbiome and Medicinal plants

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The human body is a remarkable ecosystem, consisting of trillions of cells working together to sustain life. Within this intricate system, two key elements play a vital role in maintaining balance and diversity: the microbiome and medicinal…

GARDEN ROUTE BOTANICAL GARDEN

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The Garden Route Botanical Garden (GRBG) team will take part in the Muse Festival, taking place in Great Brak River from 21-23 September 2023. The GRBG Trust is a privately run, Public Benefit Organisation, aimed at the conservation and awareness…

MUSE SE TEMA NURTURE NATURE

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Die Musefees se tema vir hierdie jaar, Nurture Nature, strek veel verder as die klein Suid-Kaapse dorpie, Groot-Brakrivier. Tydens ’n dinkskrum met lede van die gemeenskap is daar besluit om na kinders ver oor die seewaters heen ook uit te…

THE POWER OF HERBAL MEDICINE: NATURE’S HEALING TOUCH

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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…

SANDSIRKELS EN KLIPKRINGE

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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

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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

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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

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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…

ARE YOU A DOG OR A WOLF PERSON?

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Currently I am binge watching “Game of Thrones” again, and still loving it. The “dire wolf” is very much part of this epic ancient world fantasy. The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) is an extinct canine. It is one of the most famous prehistoric…