Life

Life
Charlotte Nyatanga

Miscarriages are heavy losses too

Until you’ve suffered a miscarriage, you would never guess the sensitivities it entails. Although some people do not view it as a real loss, it is a dagger through the heart of a mom who would have started toying with names, started shopping for clothes, as well as begun seeing and feeling changes within her body; changes brought about by the new life she would preparing to bring into the world. To have that life snuffed of, even without having held the baby in your arms, is a bitter pill to swallow.

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Life
Peter Ucko

Do mothers create rapists?

Bad parenting can create monsters. Why are there so many rapes and why so much violence against women and children? Can it be changed? WARNING: Triggers for sensitive readers

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Melody Emmett
Melody Emmett

From femicide to glory: the work of Lebo Thoka*

Lebo Thoka’s art does not deny the horror and brutality experienced by victims of femicide. Rather she proclaims the inherent dignity of the women, that can never be taken away from them. A version of this article was first published by Sunday Times Lifestyle.

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Charlotte Nyatanga-Chipangura
Charlotte Nyatanga

Unexpected rays of sunshine

This past week has been extremely difficult for me. There are events that unfolded and left me feeling like I had been hit by a

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Delilah Nosworthy
Delilah Nosworthy

Pet insurance 101

Thanks to developments in veterinary care and quality nutritional products, pets are now enjoying a longer lifespan. Pets are also now, more than ever, a part of our family unit and when illness or tragedy strikes, veterinary bills do not always fall within our ever-tightening budgets.

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Fun with clothes on
Humour
Peter Ucko

Fun with clothes on.

How much fun can you have with your clothes on? Would you like to know if it is possible? Do you think that “fun” is better naked?

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