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7 days ago
Elon Musk made headlines in 2012 when his company, SpaceX, launched a rocket that sent the first commercial space craft (Dragon) to the International Space Station which orbits 400 kilometres above Earth. Elon was 30 when he founded Space X, the high-tech company that designs, makes, tests, sells and maintains space craft and rockets. But…
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2 weeks ago
August in South Africa is celebrated as Women’s Month in commemoration of the iconic Women’s March that took place on 09 August 1956. Previous demonstrations almost always turned violent with the police firing live ammunition at the demonstrators, but this didn’t happen at the Women’s March. Four brave women, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa…
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3 weeks ago
In 1947 Dr Robert Broom and his assistant, John Robinson, made an amazing discovery – one of the most perfect fossilised pre-human skulls ever found! They were encouraged to explore the caves at Sterkfontein near Johannesburg because of earlier archaeological discoveries in the area. With the help of the site manager, George Barlow, they uncovered…
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3 months ago
Rotis is a favourite for many people. It is one of those things people really enjoy but not many people know how easy it is to make. Ingredients: 3 cups of cake flour half a teaspoon of salt 2 tablespoons of oil 1 cup of lukewarm water 70 grams of butter ( I use Marvello…
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3 months ago
Sick and tired of your plants being eaten by pesky insects, but can’t afford to buy insecticides? Or maybe you just don’t want to risk using such harmful substances in your own back yard? Well today we will make sure you have one less thing to worry about. That’s right – we are going to…
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3 months ago
Are you an avid reader who devours books like chocolate, but has no space to keep them? Are they lying around, or piling up in a corner somewhere, making your room look and feel untidy? Don’t fret, you are not alone! One of our Fanz writers had the same problem with his books and this…
Mindspace
6 days ago
So I did the craziest thing ever. I signed up for a dating site. Why, I don’t know. I didn’t understand the big hype about finding someone online. I mean, meeting someone in person seemed way more romantic and potentially safer. Dating online seemed rather ridiculous. So I would never have considered it, if it…
Mindspace
2 weeks ago
When I was a young mother I read a lot of parenting books and magazines. I bought and kept these as I had my four children. But as my children grew I realised how an approach that would work for one child would dismally fail flat for another. I potty-trained my oldest child using the…
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3 weeks ago
Until of May 30th, 2019 I always thought of myself as a Black woman. I’m sure you’re wondering what happened on that day. Well, I’ll tell you. It was the day I arrived in Cape Town from the United States. I’d never been anywhere south of the equator before, let alone by myself. But here…
Work-Wise
2 days ago
Do you find yourself paging through beauty magazines or watching beauty tutorials on YouTube? Are you interested in beauty products, and love make-up and fashionable nails? Do your friends come to you when they need to dress up and look fabulous? What do you need to become a beautician? How do you find out all…
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2 weeks ago
Are you interested in cars and the way they work? Are you good with your hands and enjoy learning about new things? Have you thought about becoming a motor mechanic? A motor mechanic works on all systems in cars from their engines and brakes to axles and even sun roofs! And if you thought this…
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4 weeks ago
Do you know that the hairdressing industry is flourishing in South Africa? There are many different opportunities in this industry ranging from barbers to hairdressers, specialising in either the African or Caucasian market. And some hairdressers also need receptionists and managers. A study done in 2015 by the Department of Higher Education estimated that the…