CATCHING up with Andile Ncamana, the director of Malvern Child and Youth Care Centre (MCYCC) isn’t easy when he is always on the run trying to keep up with all his duties. Lately, the biggest headache he has been facing is one which is casting a shadow over the existence of the children’s home he manages, a sizeable historical debt which he only discovered the extent of when he took over as the director in November last year. ALSO READ: Malvern children home’s new director strikes the right ba

AS the case enters its third week since the sudden disappearance of Westville mum and businesswoman, Sandra Moonsamy, her family continue to pray for her safe return. In a statement from the family issued on Wednesday afternoon, Sandra’s brother, Inderan Naicker said the family had not given up hope. The family has also once again pleaded with South Africans and the media to share information pertaining to the case responsibly, in the wake of unconfirmed rumours being published, and other info

FIVE cases of swine flu among learners at Hillary Primary School have been confirmed and parents have been impressed by the way the school has handled the situation. A general alert sent out by the school about learners having been tested positive for the N1 H1 Virus, commonly referred to as swine ‘flu, caused alarm resulting in many people sharing the screenshot of the message widely on social media platforms and Facebook groups last week. This prompted the local ward councillor, Samantha Wind

QUEENSBURGH Girl’s High old-girl, and one of the continent’s select few black female fighter pilots, Major Mandisa Nomcebo Mfeka, better known in the air as “Comet”, hit another career highlight last weekend. She said she felt immense honour to be part of the spectacular display put on by the South African Airforce at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s #PeoplesInauguration, on Africa Day, 25 May. She, along with some inspirational fellow pilots, flew over the crowded Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretori

One of our team was very competitive and went into the room wanting to beat all previous records. If I’m honest, I was a little afraid of her intensity and terrified of letting the side down spectacularly. The other member of our team was unsure if she would even enjoy the game. “It’s not something I would usually do,” she said. However, after the hour was up we can’t stop raving about how much fun we had. All of us want to go back and do the other room, Cabin in the Woods.

Planting a bee-friendly garden should become a priority when planning one, especially if you are considering planting a vegetable patch. Honey bees do the heavy work of food production, pollinating, which is responsible for making sure you have a bountiful harvest of vegetables and fruits, from your homegrown kitchen garden, and fruit trees. If you have a garden already and would like to start creating a bee-friendly haven, then doing so isn’t as complicated as you may think.

Polish born and having emigrated to South Africa in 1992, Dr Waldemar Szpak has put in many years in the public sector, previously holding the position of Principal Medical Officer at the Department of Medicine and CCU at Addington Hospital. Despite leaving South Africa in 2003 to further pursue his oncological interests at the Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK as a consultant specialist in clinical oncology, he couldn't stay away...

I first bought a red brush with a sponge tip and a teat brush in the handle…. I thought I had hit the jackpot. Then I saw the purple brush with the teat brush in the handle and ths suction cup (like the ones at the NICU) I had to have it, much to my sister’s disgust – she had been with me when I bought the red one. Imagine her face if she had seen me today buying the blue brush I just had to have.

We all have that one friend. That guy who seems fine, until he gets a few drinks in him. Then it’s as if the flying monkeys have been unleashed as your party goes to hell in a hand basket while you stand by watching it all unfold. Many smartphone pictures later, that guy has lost much more than his sobriety. Often he has lost friends, his reputation, and in the case of office parties, the respect of his colleagues.