Polish-born sociologist, Zygmunt Bauman, says that ‘… most people use social media … to cut themselves a comfort zone where the only sounds they hear are the echoes of their own voice …’. Q. You are skeptical of the way people protest through social media, of...
My garage is not a thing of beauty. Over the years it has acquired enormous clutter and superfluous rubbish that has accumulated alarmingly to the point of becoming an unkempt mess. For example, apart from being a writer and editor, I am also a woodworker, in...
A LOOK AT A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT THAT HAS BECOME THERAPEUTIC Stories of past and possible future lives abound and mostly are dismissed by the scientific community as implausible, hallucinatory and without basis in fact. But for clinical hypnotherapist, Chandra...
The remarkable insight into the simplicity and unnecessary complexity of human feeling and behaviour is brought out in this disarmingly uncomplicated analogy by the Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, Thích Nhât Hanh, a master of wisdom. “When you plant lettuce, if it does not...
One man’s dream of creating a game reserve to boost conservation and satisfy his love of the wild has created a showcase for luxury hospitality and animal viewing second to none. Chatting with the director, 54-year old Dale Howarth, on the Pumba Game Reserve’s stylish...
In an area of South Africa internationally acclaimed for its extraordinary biodiversity and remarkable beauty, there lies a region of enduring fascination and a humble people fiercely protective of their land and heritage. Along the beautiful eastern coast of southern...
Once dubbed a ‘quaint luxurious sleepy hollow’, St Francis Bay has been experiencing a population and economic boom, due in part to its pleasurable attractions and not a little to a Golden Bear that once roamed the area. Thrusting itself confidently forward for the...