Imagine spending years behind bars for a crime you did not commit; knowing that the real criminal was still out there while you were rotting in a jail. This is the reality for many people who are locked up in South Africa’s prions. “No one has felt the agony and anguish I’ve been through. I’ve…

Do you care about sharks? It’s a simple question, yet many people cringe in fear and say why should they care about sharks; they’re evil, dangerous and they don’t matter. But the truth is sharks are more important for the environment than you may realise. It’s a known fact that you are more likely to…

We are living in very stressful times but it’s important to remember that stress can affect your health in potentially dangerous ways. Stress is one important factor that leads to high blood pressure. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, happens when your blood pressure increases to abnormally high levels. Your blood pressure measurement determines…

Most people will remember WhatsApp as the app that made them say goodbye to costly SMSs. Others will think of the words ‘instant’ and ‘convenient’ when the app is mentioned. The Facebook-owned app is the biggest messaging service in the world, boasting two billion users to date. Jan Koum (44) and Brian Acton (48) co-founded…

The increase in belly fat, an excess abdominal fat that hangs over a belt line, is often associated with the consumption of beer. This belly fat is commonly known as beer belly, beer gut or potbelly. Does beer really cause belly fat? It seems that heavy beer drinkers are more likely to grow bellies as…

“I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me, with my kind of skin and my kind of hair, was never considered to be beautiful. And I think that it is time that stops today. I want children to look at me and see my face and I want them to…

“Why does Black Coffee DJ with only one hand?” is a question that many people have asked but have received few answers to. In the South African entertainment industry, this is probably the second most popular question after, “Ngubani uMzekezeke? (Who is Mzekezeke?)” After all, Black Coffee is not just any DJ but one of…

Jim Springer and Jim Lewis are identical twins from the United States who were separated at birth at four weeks old. Years later in 1979, in adulthood, they met and discovered how similar they are despite not growing up together. “When they shared their stories they found that they both had childhood dogs named Toy……