Living in South Africa can be a rollercoaster. We live in one of the most gorgeous countries in the world, but also in one of the more dangerous ones. In this section you'll find all you need to know to enjoy your life in peace, security and health.
Should women be allowed to be football referees? In matches between all-male teams?
How long did the powers that be think it was going to take for pervy airport security personnel to start putting their fancy new full-body X-ray scanners to creative use?
Another week of traffic jams, mindless TV, petrol prices drifting ever upwards and an inbox filled with spam. Surely there’s more to life?
We may be at the top of the food chain, but when you look at the counterproductive way in which some people conduct their lives, it's difficult not to wonder .
Cellphones: They’re ubiquitous, useful and stylish. How did we ever get by without them? And why all the fuss about radiation?
Young men drive fast because speed is perceived as inherently male, a team of Swiss and German researchers claimed in a study released on Monday.
There is no place like home, but the holidays are great for getting away. Just be certain that you arrive there safely.
Do you have a holiday coming up? Lucky you. But holidays are sometimes not just fun, fun, fun. They also require careful planning in order to avoid hazards.
Is your debt beginning to spiral out of control? If you're using every penny you earn to pay off your credit accounts, it may be time to re-evaluate and change your lifestyle.
Short people and tall people can receive serious injuries from air bags, a new study found.
Global warming, the end of the world! What are we actually doing, in real terms, to fix the planet’s health? And our health: there’s no having one without the other.
Thought your house was clean? The average kitchen cutting-board contains more germs than the average household toilet seat. This article is not for the fainthearted.
There you are, innocently walking down the road with your shopping and suddenly someone bumps into you and two minutes later you realize your wallet’s gone.
You're late for that very important meeting, and you suddenly realise your keys are on the front seat. What do you do now?
Sunday morning, and you’re revelling in a bit of a lie-in. Then your DIY-mad neighbour charges up his new electric drill. Do you have the legal right to tell him to shut up?
Your house is a fortress. Bars, alarms, spikes, gates. No one can get in. But can you get out?
Whether it’s ridding your home of pesky roaches, or ensuring those darn mosquitoes don’t disturb your sleep, learning to deal with insects can make your life a whole lot easier.
How safe is your bathroom? If any of the following is true of yours, do something about it as soon as possible before tragedy strikes
The Centrum Guardian Project acknowledges and celebrates the acts of bravery members of the Emergency Services demonstrate daily.
Log fires, cuddly jerseys, sherry, the sound of raindrops falling –
unfortunately that's not all there is to winter.
What does a normal day look like in one of South Africa’s prisons? What’s on the menu? What sort of exercise possibilities are there? What are the chances of getting a single cell?
How we wake up and what we do immediately afterward sets the tone for the rest of the day.
Do you suffer from frequent, uncontrollable outbursts of aggression, frustration and anger? We've got help!
Will boys be boys and beat the crap out of each other because that’s just the way they’re wired or is there more to bar room brawls than meets the eye?
Can't see the bottom half of your body past your bulging midriff? Here are some tips to get your body back.
In days gone by, men had a simple solution to resolve their differences: violence. These days, all you need is a camera, YouTube and - ehr - the ability to carry a tune.
Is owning your own home making you sick?
Many criminals are quite disorganised and they wander around in search of potential victims. Here's how not to become one.
This year's death toll on our roads are, once again, shocking. Here are some helpful tips on how to drive safely.
How you conduct yourself has a lot to do with how popular you are. If you can avoid the 10 things below, you will alwyas have friends.
If you are at the scene of an accident, what do you do? Follow these steps to save a life.
So you forgot your wedding anniversary, wrote off her car, hit the bottle horribly and told her mother she had hips like a hippo. Blame it on the tequila. You're in the dog box.
In the UK alone, 70 people die per year while fixing their homes. Most of them fall off ladders. What can you do to prevent this?
You wouldn't believe the dumb things people do every day. But do they deserve a death sentence?
Do these twelve things and you stand a good chance of not becoming one of the many accident statistics on the roads.
We love cars. We don’t love petrol price hikes or accidents or pollution or other drivers, but we love our cars. These fuel-saving tips are for those still hopelessly smitten.
If you're the owner of a lawn, you'll know that lawns grow in adverse proportions to your savings. In short, the former does and the latter doesn't.
There are health risks associated with fibreglass, but if you follow the basic safety precautions, these should be minimal.
If you live in a fire-prone area, don’t get caught out: take these steps to protect your home.
The home you are about to buy could pose some serious health risks. Here's how to recognise them.
You don't just want that chocolate. You crave it. You covet it. You think you'll die without it. But are you truly addicted to it?
There are ten vital steps to managing your own health, take charge with these easy tips.
127 000 gunshot wounds in SA. Have you ever wondered about the real cost of a fire-arm injury?
We spend our lives trying to protect ourselves from germs, but we never seem to think twice when we step into our cars.
You’d rightly bristle at being called a nerd, but these days it’s practically chic to be labeled a geek. Take this quick quiz to see whether you can count yourself one.
