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Kids Playbook

From the king and his family, to you and your family… Something to keep your littlies busy so you can focus on, well, staying sane while on #lockdown! #MakingADifference #StayPutBeLekker #YoureWelcome Download

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Tips to stay sane during the Coronavirus lockdown

On 23 March 2020, it might have been your birthday, your anniversary, or some other special day that was a little eclipsed by the presidential address where the nation was told that we’d be put in lockdown for 21 days. It should’ve been scary (and it kind of was) but we felt unified and proud of the measures that the

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A little COVID-19 FAQ for all the newbies out there

In the recent presidential address and in the news generally, we’ve been introduced to a heap of new words related to COVID-19. It’s basically like we need to learn a new language. Previously, we thought that a lot of these words were made up to tell those awful zombie stories, but turns out that words like epidemic, self-monitoring, quarantining, and

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Tips to occupy your kids at home during COVID-19 self-isolation

Recently, our president announced that schools would be closed until Easter (hopefully) and with that, many of us have scrambled to make plans to have the kids at home. For some, this is a matter of juggling working from home with kids thrown into the mix, which can seem almost impossible without sticking them in front of the TV for

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What to do if your phone’s stolen

It’s a traumatic day when your cellphone (or should we say ‘lifeline’) is stolen. The loss is just shy of devastating and can leave you feeling helpless. Losing your cellphone to theft is, generally speaking, a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ and because it’s almost a certainty that you’ll experience this loss at least once in your life, we thought

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Here’s what SA’s 2020 budget actually means for you

So, the budget speech happened and it was a doozy. Remember when we started talking about it back here? We thought the biggest things to happen would be new taxes, higher taxes, bigger grocery bills, a lower interest rate, and static (if not worse) unemployment figures. And then the speech happened and among other things, our government made a surprising

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Home decorating tips you need

Home decorating tips you need: Ever find yourself looking around your home and feeling super bored with the general state of affairs? Well, hold yourself back from moving or embarking on a renovation project based off of your Pinterest house of dreams. Because that’s just basically the most expensive thing you’ll ever do. Renovations always seem to start off at

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How the South African 2020 Budget will probably affect you

Yes, we do know that the 2020 Budget’s only scheduled to be tabled in Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Tito Titus Mboweni on 26 February (at 14:00, to be specific) but what can we say? We like to be prepared. We like to take a little time to ponder things. If you’re anything like us, then you’ll be chuffed

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Is it worth using an unregistered electrical contractor

Is it worth using an unregistered electrical contractor By Erika van Zyl, National Communications Manager ECA(SA)   ‘Although the average homeowner may not read or even be aware of the Electrical Installation Regulations, in South African law the rule ‘ignorance of the law is no excuse’. ‘Ignorantia juris non excusat’ is applied. That’s the bad news. There is no good

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Electric fences: What all property owners need to know

Electric fences: What all property owners need to know  By Erika van Zyl, National Communications Manager ECA(SA) In South Africa, electric fences are a popular security solution for commercial, industrial and domestic installations but many property owners are clueless about the legal requirements for their electric fencing or that such requirements even exist. While electric fencing may be considered the

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