Don’t let food poisoning crash your picnic – six tips to keep your spread safe: Jenny_Tr/Shutterstock Nothing says summer quite like a picnic. Whether you’re lounging on a beach towel, stretched out in a park, or unpacking a hamper in your garden, picnics are a beloved way to enjoy good food in the great outdoors. …
Dehorning rhinos tips the balance against poaching – new study: Black and white rhino populations in the Greater Kruger (Kruger National Park and surrounding reserves) in South Africa have plummeted from over 10,000 rhinos in 2010 to around 2,600 in 2023. Hundreds of rhinos are killed each year by poachers for their horns. These are …
Kids should be encouraged to talk back – 5 tips for teaching them critical thinking skills: Teaching kids to think critically sets them up well for life. eli_asenova Whenever school holidays loom, many parents find themselves caught in an emotional tug-of-war: on the one hand, relief at bidding farewell to homework battles, bedtime struggles, and …
Conscious breathing can reduce anxiety and depression – tips for how to do it: Breathing is a thing we do without thinking; it keeps us alive. But there is far more to this most basic of biological functions. Conscious breathing can reduce stress, anxiety and depression and prevent insomnia. Christiane Brems, author and clinical professor …
Bridgerton: tips on how to dress and hold yourself in London society straight from the Regency period: As viewers of Bridgerton know, finding the right suitor is an art, requiring charm and beauty. It helped to be a diamond (the most eligible woman of the season, as chosen by the Queen), but all young ladies …
Bridgerton: must-know beauty tips for Regency ladies: We’ve all become accustomed to historical inaccuracies in period TV shows (including Bridgerton) but fans of Regency-inspired romance fantasy can’t seem to get over the modern beauty techniques on show. “Acrylic nails, fake lashes and ‘BOTOX’,” screams a recent headline in The Daily Mail. Modern beauty magazines are …
There are more than 300 ways to work flexibly – here are four tips to make it work for you: Aleutie/Shutterstock Did you know that, according to a recent study, there are more than 300 ways to work flexibly? The list of possible flexible work practices used by an increasingly diverse and ageing workforce has …
Four tips for a healthy news diet in 2024, from an expert in media psychology: DimaBerlin/Shutterstock The start of the new year brings inevitable pressure to start fresh, with new hobbies, exercise regimes and healthy diets. But there is one diet you may not have thought of improving this year: your media and news consumption. …
Time to choose a career? A psychologist offers tips on the journey after high school: Pivotal decisions loom large for high school graduates and those with responsibility over them. The trajectory has been a fairly straightforward line until now – learning and more learning. Having completed high school, will the journey now lead directly to …
Phishing scams: 7 safety tips from a cybersecurity expert: Phishers are crafty and their scams are always evolving. weerapatkiatdumrong Recently, one of my acquaintances, Frank, received an email late on a Monday afternoon with the subject line, “Are you still in the office?” It appeared to come from his manager, who claimed to be stuck …
Needing to borrow money? Four tips on what’s okay and what’s not: It’s a financially challenging time for most households. With interest rates rising, many are spending even more money on debt repayments or taking out loans to help make ends meet. A report released recently in South Africa, compiled by one of the country’s …
Seven tips for ethical shopping this Christmas: Yule be glad you did. Eriheorghiu As you walk into a shop or go online hunting for Christmas gifts, it can feel pretty daunting. Who needs what, how much will it cost, will they like it? But also very important: am I making a good choice in where …
Five tips on talking politics with family without falling out – from a conflict resolution expert: Family gatherings can be difficult, especially when politics enters the conversation. If you feel anxious about discussing divisive issues and falling out with people you love, you are not alone. The war between Israel and Gaza, climate change, culture …
4 tips to help your loved one with dementia enjoy the festive season: Ground Picture/Shutterstock The festive season is fast approaching, and if you’re organising celebrations with family or friends, you might be grappling with a seemingly endless to-do list. But as you make these plans, it’s important to consider how you can best include …
11 Water Saving Tips PLUS 3 Unique NMB Focused Tips: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Metropolitan area has been subject to drought restrictions for the most part of the last 7 years. The dams to the west of the metropole have ranged in level from below 10% to almost full over this time. Tha main …
COVID inquiry heard Boris Johnson ‘struggled’ with graphs – if you do too, here are some tips: In March 2020, the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, presented to the nation a graph showing “the shape of an epidemic”. The red line depicting the number of predicted COVID cases rose to a steep peak …
Five tips for a sustainable Halloween: More than 8 million pumpkins are thrown away over Halloween each year. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock Halloween is the spookiest time of the year. However, as you prepare to send shivers down the spines of your friends and family, you may not have given much thought to the environmental footprint that …
Battling to make ends meet? Financial planning expert offers 5 tips on how to build your budget: Every day seems to bring new headlines about rising costs. In Nigeria, unions are threatening to strike amid soaring fuel prices; the country’s inflation rate hit 25% in August. The amount it costs to fill a food basket …