According to the latest crime stats, murder is up by another 3.4% and sexual offences in SA rose by 4.6% in 2018/19. The recent spate of gender-based violence in the country seems to support the findings of the latest…
South Africa’s suburbs and business are wired with alarms and surrounded by high walls, barbed wire, electric fences and motion sensors. Big dogs with big teeth bark at strangers from behind steel gates. Gun-toting private security guards patrol the…
Minimalism is the new eco-friendly trend being adopted by Millenials all over the world. It is highly regarded and allows each of us to contribute to saving the planet by simply consuming less. Based on the principle of small…
Barely after the much-celebrated Women’s Month has concluded a protest is looming. South Africa has found itself at a similar position to 2018 when the community organised #TotalShutdown march sparked by a surge in femicide reports, a similar position…
According to Missing Children South Africa, a child goes missing every five hours in our country. One minute your child is there, the next minute they’re gone. It is a frightening reality and every parent’s nightmare, but a prevailing…
According to official crime statistics as presented to the police committee in Parliament in March 2017, 447 murders were committed with firearms in quarter one (spanning from April 1 to December 2016). A staggering 109 of the total 14…
We’ve come up with some ideas to help to encourage children to get into good habits as far as hygiene is concerned. As all good parents know, nothing works quite like a little bribery – like an ice-cream after…
Family murders and suicides are on the increase and the question we all want answers to is WHY? Why would parents kill their own children and why would children turn on their parents to kill? More and more, we…
Violence against women has become a serious problem in South Africa and the world. Information from different countries indicates that 35% of all women have been physically or sexually abused by an intimate or non-intimate partner. While women across…
If you’ve ever misplaced your phone and thought that it was lost or stolen, you’ll know the anxiety it causes. The prospect of having lost your contact list and the thought of someone having access to your photo gallery…