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JOBURG SOUTH • ALBERTON<br />
Get cooking!<br />
NEW RECIPE BOOKS<br />
ON THE SHELVES<br />
NEW IN<br />
BEAUTY<br />
PICK-UPS<br />
Spring<br />
CHIC<br />
• FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR GARDEN<br />
• A QUICK BUSH GETAWAY<br />
• OUR PRETTIEST, AND MOST DELICIOUS SPOIL EVER<br />
SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
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GET IT<br />
Editorial 011 724 7000<br />
1 Eaton Terrace, Terrace Building<br />
New Redruth Alberton<br />
Website joburgsouth.getitonline.co.za<br />
Facebook Get It- JHB <strong>South</strong><br />
Editor Lize-Maré Landsman<br />
albertongetit1@caxton.co.za<br />
011 724 7000<br />
Sub Editors<br />
Yaron Blecher| yaronb@caxton.co.za<br />
Julie Maule | juliem@caxton.co.za<br />
Layout Artist<br />
Shanet Moodley<br />
Design Studio<br />
Claire o’ Donoghue, Shavaun Cronje,<br />
Bianca Coetzee and Lihandi du Toit<br />
Sales<br />
Lize-Maré Landsman 011 724 7000<br />
albertongetit1@caxton.co.za<br />
GET IT NATIONAL<br />
National Group Editor<br />
Kym Argo | kyma@caxton.co.za<br />
National Sales Manager<br />
Shirley Frattaroli | Phone 083 633 6100<br />
shirleyf@caxton.co.za<br />
Branch Manager Natalie Maree<br />
Production Manager<br />
Taybah Bux 011 916 5339 / 5331<br />
Distribution<br />
Freddy <strong>Sep</strong>haka 072 580 4600<br />
Get It <strong>South</strong> is distributed free of charge.<br />
For a full list of where it is available<br />
phone 011 724 7000<br />
Published by CTP Limited<br />
Competition rules<br />
The judges’ decision is final. Prizes cannot<br />
be transferred or redeemed for cash.<br />
Competitions are not open to the sponsors<br />
or Caxton employees or their families. Get It<br />
Magazine reserves the right to publish the<br />
names of winners, who will be contacted<br />
telephonically and need to collect their<br />
prizes from Caxton Joburg <strong>South</strong> branch<br />
within 10 days or they will be forfeited.<br />
Prizewinners names are published on our<br />
Facebook page monthly.<br />
CONTENTS<br />
REGULARS<br />
4 Why don’t you attend a Glass workshop, get fit at the Rietvlei Zoo Farm<br />
Parkrun 5km walk/run or eat, socialise and be entertained<br />
at the Jozi Urban Market<br />
5 These thrilling reads will keep you entertained this <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
6 Our <strong>Sep</strong>tember wish list is packed with some recently<br />
unpacked goodies<br />
SOCIAL<br />
9 Johannesburg Child Welfare celebrating 110 years<br />
10 Mingle and meet with business women from the<br />
Joburg <strong>South</strong> community<br />
PEOPLE<br />
12 We speak to cancer survivor, Lizanne Joubert about<br />
her journey to recovery<br />
14 Young and talented Yahto Kraft from The Voice SA<br />
BEAUTY<br />
16 New in for Spring – give these beauty buys a try<br />
FOOD<br />
18 With half a dozen yummy new cookbooks on the shelves,<br />
it’s going to be a delicious <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
GARDENING<br />
20 It is time to get your hands dirty<br />
SPOIL<br />
34 Our prettiest, and most delicious Spoil ever!<br />
ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR PARENTS<br />
21–29 Parenting is both challenging and rewarding,<br />
but often parents have to deal with many obstacles. Read our<br />
Essential Guide for Parents to get some tips on good<br />
parenting and how to raise a healthy, happy child<br />
Get It Joburg <strong>South</strong><br />
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If you have a date for the Get It diary page, email the info at least one month in advance to albertongetit1@caxton.co.za<br />
A hot date<br />
Diary dates worth keeping<br />
Hear the smooth voices of local talent while sipping on your favourite drink<br />
01 at the Ebar’s Live Music Sundays. A delicious snack basket menu is available,<br />
with an exciting variety of choices to fit your mood. ‘Happy Hour’ from 3pm to 4pm.<br />
Details: 010 822 1870 or www.ebar.co.za<br />
Eat, socialise and be entertained at the Jozi Urban Market, Gold Reef City – Casino<br />
5th floor covered rooftop car park. Taking place the first Sunday of every<br />
01<br />
month from 10am to 3pm. Gourmet food, craft beer and gin, unique stalls, spectacular<br />
views, live music and free kids entertainment.<br />
Get into tip-top shape! Participate in the Rietvlei Zoo Farm Parkrun 5km walk/<br />
06 run every Saturday at 8am. All ages welcome. Dogs on leads also welcome.<br />
Register on www.parkrun. co.za and download your bar code - it’s free. Details: www.<br />
rietvleifarm.co.za<br />
Catch Bishop Benjamin Dube the “darling” of <strong>South</strong> African Gospel fans live at<br />
07 The Lyric Theatre. Witness the un-interrupted, raw, authentic and sincere worship.<br />
Details: www.thelyrictheatre.com<br />
01<br />
06<br />
International production, Stomp, at Montecasino’s Teatro is something worth<br />
travelling for. From London and Paris to Las Vegas and New York Stomp makes<br />
music with brooms, matchboxes, hands and feet, poles, chairs, sinks, basketballs,<br />
newspapers and more, climaxing with the exhilarating trademark bins routine,<br />
where metal trashcans become drums and dustbin lids become combat shields.<br />
Details: www.computicket.com<br />
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Have you been to one of Café La<br />
11 Plume’s Social Club gatherings<br />
yet? From bingo and books, to colourful<br />
craft workshops and inspiring guest<br />
speakers not forgetting the delicious<br />
eats and wonderful company! Wednesday<br />
mornings are the highlight of their<br />
week at Cafe’ la Plume at 17 on Joan.<br />
Details: Tracy on 083 442 2586.<br />
Attend a Glass Workshop in the<br />
14 tranquil setting of Henley on Klip<br />
on <strong>Sep</strong>tember 14. Workshops last three<br />
to four hours and you will complete a<br />
sun catcher which is yours to keep. All<br />
tools and materials will be provided as<br />
well as instruction and possibly a cup<br />
of tea or coffee if you can drag yourself<br />
away from your project. The workshops<br />
are aimed at people who want to try<br />
their hand at stained glass before committing<br />
to buying equipment and glass,<br />
and to those who only want a little fun.<br />
Details: Sue Webber on 071 873 6317 or visit<br />
their website at suewebbersglass.com or<br />
Facebook/Living.Glass<br />
Enjoy a guided walk at the<br />
28 Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve.<br />
Meet at 7am for prompt start at 7:30am<br />
at the Entrance Precinct, Peggy Vera<br />
Road Kibler Park. Don’t forget a hat, sunscreen,<br />
good walking shoes and water.<br />
Bookings essential. Details: klipriviersberg@gmail.com<br />
FORTHCOMING EVENT:<br />
OCTOBER On your marks, get set,<br />
go! Don’t forget about this year’s<br />
SPAR Women’s Challenge on October<br />
6! Don’t miss out on the fun! It is an annual<br />
race, offering women of all shapes,<br />
sizes and fitness levels the opportunity<br />
to take part in a 5km or 10km race. Visit<br />
www.sparjoburgrace.co.za for info on<br />
how and where to enter. Entry fee is<br />
a mere R100 per person. The race will<br />
start at 8am at Marks Park Sports Club<br />
in Emmarentia. Online entries close on<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 24 at midnight.<br />
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Book club<br />
Half a dozen thrilling reads for <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
‘It was a good day to be free of prison.’ So begins David Baldacci’s One Good Deed<br />
... his latest release which, as always, keeps readers’ adrenalin running high. When<br />
Aloysius Archer gets out of prison, he heads for Poca City, with just the clothes he’s<br />
wearing and an appointment with his parole officer. A chance meeting sees him<br />
offered a job as a debt collector - but all’s not above board, and if Aloysius wants to<br />
avoid heading back behind bars, he’s got his work cut out for him. Macmillan, R299.<br />
• A new home in the suburbs offers a fresh start to a family of four. It’s in a quiet,<br />
leafy road, with good schools, and is close to the sea and a comfortable commute<br />
to London. Perfect. All bar the fact that it appears to be the hunting ground for<br />
a serial killer. Fiona Cummins’ The Neighbour is as thrilling as it gets. Macmillan,<br />
R290 • Blood in the Water by Jack Flynn is set in Boston’s underworld, where the<br />
harbour chief, his 19-year-old daughter and a homeland security agent are caught<br />
up in a deadly game of cat and mouse with international terrorists. Macmillan, R299<br />
Tom Kennedy and his young son, Jake,<br />
have just moved to a quiet village,<br />
hoping to heal the hurt after the loss<br />
of their wife and mum. The place they<br />
choose to live, Featherbank, has a dark<br />
past ... 15 years before, a serial killer,<br />
known as The Whisper Man, abducted<br />
and murdered five young boys.<br />
The killer was caught, and this history<br />
doesn’t worry Tom and Jake. Until another<br />
boy goes missing. And Jake says<br />
he hears whispering at his window.<br />
Described as gripping, moving and<br />
brilliantly creepy ... an outstanding new<br />
psychological thriller. Penguin, R290<br />
In a large house in London’s fashionable<br />
Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot.<br />
Well-fed and cared for, she’s happily<br />
waiting for someone to pick her up.<br />
In the kitchen lie three decomposing<br />
corpses, with a hastily scrawled note.<br />
The three have been dead for several<br />
days. So who’s looking after the baby?<br />
There’s little better than finding a new<br />
Lisa Jewell book on the shelves ... The<br />
Family Upstairs is just FABULOUS.<br />
Penguin, R290<br />
Also look out for ...<br />
Daisy and Simon’s marriage is great,<br />
particularly after the arrival of longedfor<br />
daughter Millie. A happy little family<br />
of three. So what if Simon drinks a bit<br />
too much every now and then ... as<br />
Daisy says, he’s just letting off steam.<br />
Then one night at a party, things spiral<br />
horribly out of control ... Adele Parks’<br />
Lies Lies Lies is all about relationships,<br />
marriage and secrets. A great read.<br />
Harper Collins, R305<br />
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Wish list<br />
Here’s to a marvellous <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
Rosé Champagne and cherry<br />
blossoms … hello Spring<br />
A champagne inspired by cherry<br />
blossom. What could possibly be<br />
more appropriate to celebrate Spring?<br />
Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne, the<br />
number one selling Champagne<br />
in France and the third biggest in<br />
the world, have just unveiled their<br />
latest Spring Edition of the Réserve<br />
Exclusive Brut Rosé. Inspired<br />
by the famous – but fleeting<br />
- Sakura (cherry blossom)<br />
season in Japan, when life is<br />
renewed and flowers are in<br />
bud, the packaging is utterly<br />
glorious … all delicate pink<br />
petals against a blue sky. The<br />
Brut-style Rosé Champagne<br />
is bursting with red<br />
summer fruits, is a gorgeous<br />
pomegranate pink and is<br />
absolutely perfect for Spring<br />
alfresco sipping. You’ll find<br />
it for around R780 at good<br />
bottlestores.<br />
Pompom tassel<br />
keyring, R99.95,<br />
Woolworths<br />
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Nothing but a good time!<br />
Broadway’s smash hit musical, Rock of Ages, is going to set Montecasino’s Teatro on fire! This jukebox<br />
musical features 28 classic rock songs from the 1980s … think Don’t Stop Believin’, The Final Countdown,<br />
Here I Go Again and so many more. As the humorous high-energy storyline unfolds, you’ll take a journey<br />
back to a colourful era while singing-a-long to rock anthems that come alive on stage. This promised to be a<br />
feel-good stage production and it’s guaranteed you’ll be on your feet rocking away to the memories. With an<br />
WIN!<br />
all-SA cast, band and production team, great comedy, stellar performances and amazing music it’s a seriously<br />
mindless, ridiculously enjoyable, glamour-rock musical that we are certainly not going to miss. It’s<br />
on from Thursday <strong>Sep</strong>tember 26 to Sunday October 20, tickets cost from R150 and you’ll get them at www.montecasino.co.za,<br />
or Computicket on 083 915 8000 or www.computicket.com Owing to adult themes, a PG13 is recommended.<br />
Fancy winning a pair of tickets? We’re giving two lucky readers two tickets each for the 6pm show on Sunday <strong>Sep</strong>tember 29.<br />
To enter, leave your name on our ROCK OF AGES WIN post on Facebook before <strong>Sep</strong>tember 20.<br />
Daisy Love Eau So Sweet captures the addictive and irresistible spirit of Daisy Love<br />
with an unexpected sweet freshness. Sparkling white raspberry notes reveal a<br />
lustrous personality while a soft floral airiness and delicate musky tones immerse<br />
you in the sweetness of the moment. Marc Jacobs Daisy Love Eau So Sweet EDT.<br />
From R875, Woolworths.<br />
With spring in full swing this<br />
month, the birds are chirping,<br />
bees are buzzing, and spring<br />
flowers are about to be in<br />
full bloom. Brighten up the<br />
patio with these gorgeous<br />
Begonias, R65.78, Pot Plants<br />
Direct, Multiflora Flower<br />
Market, 011 610 1134.<br />
Our darlings of the <strong>South</strong><br />
Pssst have you heard? Our favourite coffee shop, Just Darling, has scooped up the<br />
Service Excellence Award at the Restaurant Association of <strong>South</strong> Africa (RASA) Coffee<br />
Shop Awards for <strong>2019</strong>. The coffee shop was placed in the Top 100 Coffee Shops in<br />
<strong>South</strong> Africa out of 2 000 nominees. If you have not yet visited them let the aroma<br />
of the freshly roasted coffee beans along with the delicious food, make for a relaxing<br />
visit to this favourite coffee shop. Details: Mall of the <strong>South</strong>, 011 682 2948.<br />
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Margot Davids, Maria Grigoropoulos,<br />
Leigh Roos and Jo-Anne Schermeier<br />
Carol and Neville Bews<br />
110 years and<br />
going strong<br />
Johannesburg Child Welfare recently celebrated 110<br />
years of being in existence with a Fundraising Gala<br />
Dinner at Thaba Eco Hotel.<br />
Mpofi Makepe, Ellen Mokete and Lungi Masaobi<br />
Ravi Patel and Candice Pillay<br />
Jarryd, Simone and Len Davids<br />
Anita Lapan, Leah Ngubane and Aileen Langley<br />
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Estie Matthews and Annette Christie<br />
Shona Selley and Shereen Hunter<br />
Mingle and<br />
meet<br />
Likeminded women enjoyed the Woman of Stature<br />
morning recently at The Olive Tree Coffee Shop at<br />
Thaba Eco Hotel, with guest speaker Shona Selley<br />
chatting about the business world.<br />
Barbara Vos and Carrie Viviers<br />
Taneil Arkner and Joylene Teixeira<br />
Eleanore Jannetti, Elisa Januario , Liane Mitchley and Natalie van der Walt<br />
Shereen Hunter and Rolynne Wilken<br />
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Fighting BACK<br />
Text: Lize-Maré Landsman. Photos: Rentia Smith Photography.<br />
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After being diagnosed with lymphoma, Lizanne Joubert,<br />
came out standing strong and moving forward at a fast<br />
pace. This superwoman shares her story.<br />
Lizanne in short:<br />
I unwind by … just relaxing at home,<br />
inviting friends over for a braai or<br />
catching the latest series on television.<br />
I enjoy … a good cup of coffee, biltong<br />
and food (just as long as I don’t<br />
have to cook it)<br />
I love animals … especially my Boston<br />
Terrier, Katy.<br />
er energy is palpable<br />
as she describes her<br />
journey with cancer. “A<br />
few years ago, at the<br />
age of 23, I quickly<br />
started losing weight.<br />
I also seemed to be out of breath doing<br />
simple things such as walking a<br />
few stairs. Thinking I was merely unfit,<br />
I ignored it at first. After googling my<br />
symptoms I decided to go to my doctor.<br />
He sent me for a sonar and picked<br />
up lymphoma and wanted to book me<br />
into hospital. Talk about bad timing<br />
to discover something like this. It was<br />
the day before a long weekend and I<br />
had plans. Long story short that night<br />
we were involved in a car accident<br />
and I was admitted to hospital. I went<br />
for another scan when the radiologist<br />
confirmed I had a tumour in my heart.<br />
I wasn’t too shocked but wanted to<br />
get the process rolling as it was<br />
an inconvenience.<br />
“A few weeks after my diagnosis I<br />
started with chemotherapy. My life<br />
did not stop because of cancer, I still<br />
got married to my soul mate, Werner.<br />
He was my first ‘real’ love, and<br />
together we journeyed down the road<br />
of recovery.<br />
“A few months later I was readmitted<br />
to hospital and had to start with<br />
in-hospital chemotherapy. After<br />
chemo, a stemcell transplant followed<br />
and then another month of radiation.<br />
Once the medical procedures were<br />
completed, I continued with my life,<br />
but the cancer returned after a year<br />
and a half. It was challenging to accept<br />
I had to drink from the same cup<br />
again. I had to start with chemo and<br />
radiation again. Apart from this, I had<br />
outstanding medical bills needing to<br />
be paid. Employees at my workplace<br />
at the time each contributed a portion<br />
of their salary to help me. I also had<br />
great help from our wonderful community.<br />
I am celebrating my third year<br />
in remission. What a blessing!”<br />
Despite these challenges, Lizanne is<br />
moving forward with her head held<br />
high. Life after breast cancer has<br />
brought some changes. “After qualifying<br />
to be a nail technician, I decided<br />
to leave my job and pursue a career in<br />
beauty. I opened my own nail studio,<br />
LJPND Boutique Nails. To date, she has<br />
inspired many others with her fantastic<br />
work and by looking at her Instagram<br />
she certainly has many followers.<br />
Cancer in some ways has allowed me<br />
to review my goals and follow my<br />
dreams. I am positive and look forward<br />
to the future.<br />
These days I spend my time wisely, doing<br />
what I do best, staying humbly on<br />
my knees and fighting back.<br />
Did you know:<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember is Lymphoma<br />
Awareness Month. Lymphoma is<br />
one of the most prevalent forms<br />
of blood cancer, which itself<br />
represents the fifth most common<br />
cause of cancer death worldwide.<br />
Each year, it is estimated that<br />
more than 400,000 people are<br />
diagnosed with lymphoma, yet<br />
this complex group of diseases has<br />
a relatively limited understanding<br />
among the general public.<br />
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est<br />
The<br />
of me<br />
Yahto Kraft is hot off<br />
the success of The<br />
Voice SA, where he<br />
was in the Top six<br />
and will be making<br />
a guest appearance<br />
in Born To Perform<br />
SHINE! <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Text: Lida-Marie Saayman. Photos: Justine Mac Photography.<br />
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Yahto, which means blue in Native<br />
American, is a music theatre singer, who<br />
completed his degree in music theatre<br />
last year at the young age of 18, from<br />
Stageworx School of Performing Arts. He<br />
sings, dances and creates and makes his<br />
own outfits for his performances. He has<br />
an incredible voice and as he says, has<br />
been singing before he could talk.<br />
On The Voice SA Yahto got three “turns”,<br />
one from Lira, Francois and Ricky and<br />
from there decided to go with Team<br />
Leera. “It was the most incredible<br />
experience, I would not have given it<br />
up for anything, and I learned so much<br />
about myself. The show really showed<br />
me how hard working one needs to<br />
be in this industry. You have to keep<br />
your mind on the goal.” Yahto adds. He<br />
also learned to cut out the haters and<br />
the naysayers, as he is flamboyant and<br />
knows what he does, doesn’t always<br />
cater to everyone’s taste. Not just in the<br />
choices of his songs,<br />
but also in his outfits.<br />
He performed most of<br />
his songs in high heel<br />
shoes and glitzy outfits<br />
that he put together<br />
himself, sometimes<br />
wearing a skirt over a<br />
suit. The garments were<br />
sponsored by Truworths<br />
and YDE and Yatho put<br />
his own spin on every<br />
outfit. “They were very<br />
open-minded about my<br />
look,” Yahto adds. There<br />
were many negative<br />
YouTube and Facebook<br />
comments, but Yahto has learned from<br />
an early age to focus on the positive.<br />
“You have to keep your eye on the prize<br />
and you have to keep going, no matter<br />
what,” Yahto says.<br />
The Voice made it possible for Yahto to<br />
explore and grow himself as an artist.<br />
He chose a wide range of songs to sing,<br />
from movie themes, rock ballads, dirty<br />
grunge, Broadway ballads and more.<br />
“The Voice made it possible to bring out<br />
the true artist inside myself,” Yahto adds.<br />
Yahto teaches music theatre at<br />
Stageworx, and in his free time he writes<br />
his own songs, rehearses with his band<br />
and runs his own dance group. He<br />
also has his own clothing brand called<br />
House of Kraft. Music is Yahto’s passion,<br />
Life will always<br />
be difficult, the<br />
world can be a<br />
dark place, but<br />
be a light in<br />
the darkness<br />
through and through, “I sing to heal my<br />
own wounds, but I also sing for the little<br />
girls and boys out there who haven’t<br />
yet decided if this is what they would<br />
like to do. When I go through difficult<br />
times I write songs to remind myself<br />
that I will be okay again.” He believes<br />
in embracing the person who you are,<br />
even when others do not and he is<br />
comfortable and proud of the person<br />
he is today. His energy and enthusiasm<br />
for life and music shines from out of his<br />
eyes. In 2007 Yahto sadly lost his father<br />
and he recalls what his father told him at<br />
the age of four, “He told me that life will<br />
always be difficult, the world can be a<br />
dark place, but be a light in the darkness.<br />
Shine your light brazenly for others<br />
to see.”<br />
Yahto is an open book, and has endured<br />
much bullying over his weight and<br />
about being openly gay at school<br />
from the stage of primary school.<br />
Today he believes you<br />
should be yourself<br />
unapologetically and<br />
a person should never<br />
wear a mask, and<br />
Yahto certainly does<br />
not. “We often think<br />
people care more<br />
than they do, and we<br />
think people will not<br />
accept us for who we<br />
are, and it is true there<br />
are some, but at the<br />
end of the day the<br />
people that do accept<br />
you are the ones who<br />
matter.” He wants<br />
to make a difference in the lives of<br />
others, and he wants to do this by<br />
being who he truly is, unashamedly. “I<br />
want to take on every challenge that<br />
comes my way and grab onto every<br />
opportunity, not only in the music<br />
industry, but in life, to further my<br />
career and be true to what<br />
I represent.”<br />
Yahto will be performing his own<br />
personally written and produced<br />
songs at Born To Perform and will also<br />
be part of several other performances.<br />
Born To Perform was founded in 2015<br />
as a platform to give young performers<br />
opportunities and experiences in the<br />
arts, whilst allowing self-development<br />
and personal growth through the love<br />
and passion for music.<br />
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Catrice ICONails Gel Lacquer in East, West,<br />
Pink’s Best and Nails on Fire, R59.95 from Dis-Chem<br />
Pretty eyes ... Clarins 4-Colour Eye Palette<br />
with four rosy shades R595 • Mix it up with<br />
nine pretty shades from GOSH, R285<br />
from Edgars • Mavala Mini<br />
Nail Colour in Glacier, R87<br />
from Clicks, Dis-Chem<br />
and Woolworths<br />
Oh-so-jolly pretty! We love Elizabeth Arden<br />
Eyeshadow Trio in Oh So Pink. R390<br />
We’re having a rose-hued<br />
SPRING FLING<br />
TheraNaka Desert<br />
Rose Diffuser, R285<br />
from theranaka.co.za<br />
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Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector, R305 • Elizabeth<br />
Arden Beautiful Colour Moisturizing Lipstick in Pretty Pink,<br />
R325 • Lancôme L’Absolu Rouge Lipstick in Rose Lancôme,<br />
R420 • Mavala lipstick in Nagoya, R180 from Clicks and Dis-Chem<br />
• Essence Velvet Matt Lipstick in 02, R49.95 from Dis-Chem •<br />
(Back) Elizabeth Arden Plush Up Lip Gelato in Candy Girl, R299<br />
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The Densitium by<br />
SVR range is perfect<br />
for mature skins ...<br />
we’re loving this<br />
moisturiser that firms<br />
and strengthens, R330<br />
from Clicks • Gatineau<br />
Aquamemory Serum<br />
restores plumpness and<br />
water levels to your skin,<br />
R885 from Woolworths,<br />
Truworths and Edgars •<br />
NUXE Gentle Exfoliating<br />
Gel with rose petals,<br />
R305 from selected<br />
Woolworths, Edgars and<br />
Truworths stores.<br />
British cult-favourite<br />
organic skincare<br />
brand Skin and Tonic<br />
London has just<br />
landed here, and we’re<br />
obsessed! Try this Rose<br />
Mist ... described as<br />
‘a flower shower’! It’ll<br />
cool, hydrate and tone<br />
your skin, and set your<br />
make-up. All with a<br />
rose scent to perk up<br />
your mood! R442.75<br />
from nakedorganiks.<br />
co.za<br />
Coach Floral Blush is a new<br />
playful floral scent inspired by<br />
the tea rose. From R805, from<br />
Edgars, Woolies, Truworths,<br />
Foschini and Dis-Chem<br />
Pure rose heaven ... Rose Eau De Toilette by Solinotes, R298 from Foschini • Intense<br />
and sensual with a floral heart ... Giorgio Armani Si Passione, R1 560 from Edgars,<br />
Foschini, Truworths and Woolies • Alien Fusion – an oriental floral spicy creation, from<br />
R950 from your favourite fragrance stores • Feminine, floral, oriental ... Fleur de Murier<br />
by Karl Lagerfeld, R715 from Clicks<br />
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My Vegetarian Braai. Gasps of<br />
horror from the carnivores! But this<br />
lovely book by Adele Maartens is not<br />
about trying to convert meat - eaters<br />
... out to show there is more to braai<br />
than boerewors. With the growing<br />
trend of plant-based eating, there’s<br />
an excellent chance one of your<br />
guests is going to be a vegetarian<br />
... so here are a host of delicious<br />
meals to dish up. With a few vegan<br />
recipes, too, so everyone’s catered for.<br />
Penguin, R325<br />
Cook<br />
Get cooking!<br />
With half a dozen yummy<br />
new cookbooks on the<br />
shelves, it’s going to be a<br />
delicious <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
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Twin sisters Fatima Sydow and<br />
Gadija Sydow Noordien bring the<br />
taste of <strong>South</strong> African Malay-style<br />
cooking to your kitchen in this<br />
spicy new cookbook, Cape, Curry<br />
& Koesisters. You’ll find recipes<br />
for masalas, soups, light meals<br />
and snacks (samoosas or pickled<br />
salmon and onion salad, anyone?).<br />
Rice, sambals and atchar feature (of<br />
course), followed by the big guns<br />
of curry, breyani and ahkni. Here we<br />
dithered happily between butter<br />
chicken curry, frikkadel curry, slow<br />
- braised lamb chops with apricot<br />
chutney, and steak and potato<br />
braise. All look too, too scrumptious<br />
for words. Puds like melk tart and<br />
malva, along with luscious cakes<br />
(koesisters coming up), round off the<br />
book in diet-breaking style. Human &<br />
Rousseau, R330<br />
Rebecca and Kate Lund, aka The Delish Sisters, are constantly inspired by the<br />
ever changing food industry and love to create beautiful food experiences for<br />
clients, friends and family. They enjoy experimenting with new and exotic spices<br />
and ingredients, and encouraging people to be adventurous, too! The recipes<br />
in their book are fresh, wholesome, colourful, seasonal and ‘mostly’ healthy ... so<br />
while there are indulgent dishes and treats, they keep everything as balanced<br />
and as inclusive as possible ... so also loads of sugar-free, gluten-free recipes,<br />
delicious vegetarian options and there are tasty vegan food. Penguin, R300<br />
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In Summer Food, chef Tjaart Walraven<br />
celebrates the long, lazy days of<br />
our <strong>South</strong> African summer. With<br />
the emphasis on easy entertaining<br />
– including outdoor cooking – he<br />
includes everything from great<br />
breakfast dishes to kick off the day<br />
to sweet desserts to end it. Loads of<br />
background stories, great photos and<br />
plenty of tips ... we love summer, and<br />
we love this cookbook. Penguin, R350<br />
With an explosion of colour and<br />
taste, Jamie Oliver shows just<br />
how tasty veggie meals can be.<br />
The recipes in VEG will, he says,<br />
leave you feeling full, satisfied<br />
and happy – and not missing<br />
meat from your plate. From<br />
simple suppers and family faves<br />
to weekend dishes for sharing<br />
with friends, from embracing<br />
a meat-free day each week to<br />
living a vegetarian lifestyle, or<br />
for those simply just wanting to<br />
try some brilliant new flavour<br />
combos, VEG has something for<br />
everyone ... and it’s crammed<br />
with Jamie-style tips and tricks<br />
that will excite the taste buds.<br />
‘It’s all about celebrating really<br />
good, tasty food that just<br />
happens to be meat-free,’ he<br />
says. Penguin, R430<br />
If you, like us, relish the Mediterranean<br />
way of eating - everyone tucking into<br />
breads and dips, tapas and salads,<br />
gorgeous roasts and seafoods - you’re<br />
going to want to get a copy of the<br />
gorgeous – GORGEOUS, we tell you<br />
– Cape Mediterranean by Ilse van<br />
der Merwe. This Stellenbosch-based<br />
foodie says, ‘In <strong>South</strong> Africa, especially<br />
the Western Cape, we love the culture<br />
of lingering, social lunch tables. We<br />
savour coming together to celebrate<br />
local, seasonal and sustainable<br />
ingredients’. Fortunately, you don’t<br />
have to live in the Cape to make,<br />
and enjoy, the dishes in her book ...<br />
Winelands grape pizza bianca with<br />
feta and thyme will taste just as good<br />
in Ballito, Bo-Kaap harissa paste will be<br />
yummy in Bloem, and Cape seafood<br />
stew will go down a treat in Sandton.<br />
There are more than 75 amazing<br />
recipes that most of us will manage<br />
with ease. There are recipes here we’ll<br />
make again and again ... this is without<br />
a doubt our hot buy for spring and<br />
summer. Struik, R280<br />
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Let’s plant<br />
With spring in full swing this month, the birds are chirping, bees<br />
are buzzing, and spring flowers are about to be in full bloom.<br />
We’ve visited Pot Plants Direct in Multiflora Flower Market for<br />
spring gardening advice.<br />
Roses,<br />
Pot<br />
Plants<br />
Direct,<br />
R70.50<br />
Bulbs: Feed bulbs a high potash fertilizer for maximum flowers and continue to water<br />
until the leaves turn yellow.<br />
Roses: Feed roses with 3:1:5 or 8:1:5, water regularly and replenish mulch (ever wondered<br />
what all those fertiliser numbers mean? Visit us at Pot Plants Direct for a better understanding<br />
of the different fertiliser applications).<br />
Phalaenopsis orchids: Keep in very bright light, but keep them out of direct sun. The<br />
ideal temperature is between 15 and 22°C. Water the orchid’s roots infrequently. Fertilize<br />
every 1-2 weeks, but not during the flowering phase.<br />
Pot Plants: Re-pot container plants into a larger pot if necessary and feed a high nitrogen<br />
fertilizer solution.<br />
Look out for leaf gull on Azaleas, rust on Geraniums, blight on Tomatoes, aphids on rose<br />
buds, slugs and snails around new planted seedlings, thrips on Ficus and Gladioli and<br />
Citrus psylla on lemons<br />
Two tree options are:<br />
1. Sclerocarya birrea (Marula Tree), which is an iconic African symbol and is found in the<br />
warmer parts of southern Africa. Marula is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree with<br />
an erect trunk and rounded crown.<br />
2. Philenoptera violacea (Apple-leaf), which is a medium- to large-sized, deciduous to<br />
semi-deciduous tree up to 15 m tall with a wide-spreading, dense and rounded crown.<br />
Details: Pot Plants Direct, Multiflora Flower Market, City Deep, 011 610 1134,<br />
pots@multiflora.co.za<br />
Phalaenopsis<br />
orchids, Pot<br />
Plants Direct,<br />
R141<br />
Arbor Week<br />
Celebrate Arbor Week (1 to 7 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
in <strong>South</strong> Africa) by planting<br />
indigenous trees as a practical and<br />
symbolic gesture of sustainable<br />
environmental management.<br />
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Parents<br />
Essential guide for<br />
Essential guide for<br />
Parenting is both<br />
challenging and<br />
rewarding, but often<br />
parents have to deal<br />
with many obstacles.<br />
Read our Essential<br />
Guide for Parents to<br />
get some tips on good<br />
parenting and how<br />
to raise a healthy,<br />
happy child.<br />
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READING<br />
corner<br />
Here are some great newly released books to keep the young<br />
ones entertained during the <strong>Sep</strong>tember holiday.<br />
Find out! Birds<br />
Find out how birds from around<br />
the world fly, feed, sense the world,<br />
communicate, build nests, protect<br />
their eggs, raise chicks, keep their<br />
feathers in top condition, defend<br />
themselves, and travel in search<br />
of food and nesting sites. Packed<br />
with information, photographs,<br />
and colourful illustrations!<br />
Takealot.com, R130.<br />
Disney The Lion King:<br />
My busy books<br />
Join Simba and his friends on their<br />
amazing adventures in the Pride<br />
Lands and beyond! A book and<br />
toy all in one, this My Busy Books<br />
activity kit comes complete with<br />
a brightly illustrated book, wellcrafted<br />
figurines, and a giant durable<br />
playmat. Children ages 36 months<br />
and up will enjoy spending time<br />
with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa, Timon,<br />
and all of their favourite Lion King<br />
characters. Exclusive Books, R230.<br />
Baby Touch Peekaboo<br />
Babies and toddlers will love this<br />
original tactile playbook from the<br />
innovative Baby Touch range. Have<br />
fun touching the different textures<br />
and playing peekaboo with the large<br />
integrated flaps. The bright and bold<br />
illustrations are perfect for baby to<br />
enjoy. Exclusive Books, R110.<br />
Billy is confused ... he has loads of<br />
friends, but they all look different, act in<br />
different ways and wear very different<br />
clothes. Is this okay, he wonders?<br />
In Sarah Tavola’s Perfectly Different<br />
rhyming story, Billy’s mum explains<br />
that it’s fine to be different and that<br />
the world would be a very dull place if<br />
everyone looked and acted the same.<br />
Sinan Hallak’s lively illustrations help<br />
to show three to six-year-olds<br />
the importance of embracing –<br />
and enjoying – individuality.<br />
Struik Children, R90.<br />
Roald Dahl’s ABC<br />
Learn your ABC in the<br />
gloriumptious world of Roald<br />
Dahl! This sturdy board book is<br />
perfect for little hands.<br />
Loot, R150.<br />
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The boy and the tree<br />
A sad boy climbs a hill and flops down under a giant<br />
old tree. He’s sad because all his friends have new and<br />
shiny toys and his only toy is a battered old panda. Then<br />
magic happens – the tree takes him on many wonderful<br />
imaginary adventures in space, on the ocean and to meet<br />
wild animals – showing him a tree is much better than any<br />
shiny toy. Marleen Lammers tells the charming rhyming<br />
story of The Boy and the Tree, while Anja Stoeckigt drew<br />
the enchanting illustrations. Puffin, R120.<br />
Powerful<br />
Kitty was being bullied at school by Dog and Giraffe – but then her<br />
Mommy showed her how to turn on her inner superpower. Powerful<br />
by Alicia Thomas-Woolf teaches children how to deal with bad, sad,<br />
scared and angry feelings in a deceptively simple story that could<br />
become a tool for life. It’s an anti-bullying, confidence-building songand-action<br />
book that’s fun and carries an important lesson for all<br />
children, as well as their parents and teachers. It comes with a CD of<br />
the song and illustrations by Karin Arbuthnot. Ada Enup, R200.<br />
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Reshaping<br />
the future<br />
Geraldine Naidoo put St Martins on the map through<br />
her involvement in piloting a science programme for<br />
Honeywell in conjunction with NASA and the US Space<br />
and Rocket Centre.<br />
Geraldine is the head of the Science Department at St Martin’s Preparatory<br />
School and has been a science teacher at the prep school for the past<br />
seven years. Prior to St Martin’s she had been exposed to a wide spectrum<br />
of learning styles and techniques in both mainstream and special<br />
needs teaching.<br />
Because of her love for science she worked for a company called “The Nutty<br />
Scientist” at the Rand Easter Show during her Easter Holiday in 2017. The<br />
company partnered with St Martin’s and along with ten St Martin’s High<br />
School students who for a ten day period were able to showcase their<br />
adoration for science. “The time I spent presenting scientific principles at the<br />
show brought me acclaim and I even had a mention in the local edition of<br />
Child Magazine,” Geraldine said.<br />
Later in 2017 Geraldine was selected to attend the Honeywell Educators at<br />
the Space Academy Conference, which was held at the US Space and Rocket<br />
Centre in Huntsville, Alabama. “During my time there I attended lectures<br />
at the University of Alabama, as well as participating in engineering and<br />
design challenges which included rocket construction and launch, payload<br />
operations and many others. I met and interacted with teachers from around<br />
the world and forged valuable relationships,” she added.<br />
In 2018 Geraldine spearheaded the programme which saw St Martin’s as one<br />
of the eight schools from around the world piloting a science programme for<br />
Honeywell in conjunction with NASA and the US Space and Rocket Centre.<br />
Through various challenges and experiments they were able to complete the<br />
tasks that were outlined in meritorious fashion. This pilot programme proved<br />
to be a great success.<br />
Geraldine takes much pride in her teaching and her position at St Martin’s.<br />
“As a Math and Science Major in University, being able to impart knowledge<br />
with my pupils in a manner that develops curiosity and encourages critical<br />
thinking is very important to me. St Martin’s has been the perfect platform<br />
for me to develop as an educator. The school has a great ethos and is value<br />
driven. Focus on quality instead of quantity and the ability to identify<br />
each child’s strength is what sets St Martin’s apart from other schools.”<br />
Geraldine said.<br />
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ADVERTORIAL<br />
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GIVE IT,<br />
don’t bin it<br />
Make a difference in your community this National Book Week and International<br />
Literacy Day by donating unwanted children’s books.<br />
Literacy is a human right and the<br />
foundation of all learning.<br />
Did you know that 58 percent of<br />
households do not have access to<br />
a single leisure book? A staggering<br />
78 percent of Grade fours are not<br />
able to read with meaning. Only<br />
47 percent of the <strong>South</strong> African<br />
population read printed books.<br />
<strong>South</strong> Africa has a reading crisis<br />
and these are just a few of the<br />
shocking statistics.<br />
Caxton Joburg <strong>South</strong>, with the<br />
help of the public, wants to make<br />
a difference in ensuring all the<br />
above-mentioned statistics are<br />
pushed to 100 percent in an<br />
attempt to eradicate illiteracy in<br />
our communities. We are asking the<br />
public to donate children’s books to<br />
our office at 1 Eaton Terrace, New<br />
Redruth, which we will distribute<br />
as part of our reading campaign for<br />
National Book Week, which is from<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 2 to 8 and International<br />
Literacy Day on <strong>Sep</strong>tember 8.<br />
Together we can make a difference<br />
in our community.<br />
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SMART<br />
saving<br />
Saving money is one of the most important aspects to securing your financial future.<br />
When taught early, it becomes easy to develop good financial habits<br />
that will yield long-term benefits.<br />
Ester Ochse, from FNB, said encouraging<br />
children to save from an early age<br />
plays an important role and will help<br />
when they get older.<br />
“Exposing your children to saving and<br />
managing their own finances early will<br />
allow them to make mistakes, learn<br />
from their mistakes and identify habits<br />
that will help them be more responsible<br />
with their finances.”<br />
Ochse shared tips on how parents<br />
can encourage children to save:<br />
Help them set a goal:<br />
Firstly, you need to help them set<br />
a goal and demonstrate what they<br />
stand to achieve if they reach their<br />
goal. For example, if your child wants<br />
to purchase a new TV game, encourage<br />
them to save from the pocket<br />
money they receive and set a timeline<br />
to achieving the goal. When they<br />
reach the goal, they will see the benefits of saving and working towards<br />
what you need.<br />
Wants vs. needs:<br />
Understanding the difference between needs and wants is crucial<br />
in helping children avoid spending money on unnecessary expenses. Once they<br />
understand the difference, they will be more cautious about where and how their<br />
money is spent.<br />
Match their savings:<br />
Consider matching your child’s contribution. For example, if their monthly target is to<br />
save R300 a month, match it with R300 to make it R600. This will encourage them to<br />
continue saving because they will see progress and value of their savings.<br />
Lead by example:<br />
When you receive your salary every month, sit down with your children and show<br />
them how much you are saving towards their school fees. At the end of the year,<br />
show them how much you have saved as well as the interest received on savings. Furthermore,<br />
show them the discounts that applies when paying school fees in advance<br />
and demonstrate how much you will save because of paying school fees in advance.<br />
“One of the best ways of assuring your children they are capable of saving, is to let<br />
them take control of their savings journey. Guide them through the money management<br />
journey and help them track their progress monthly. This is one of the best<br />
ways to get them started on their savings journey,” said Ochse.<br />
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Mhondoro<br />
We love a bush getaway...and one where ellies drink from the pool, the rooms<br />
are OTT comfy and five star food is a special treat.<br />
When you’re sitting having lunch on the verandah and an ellie<br />
strolls past, stopping to drink from the pool in front of you, you<br />
know you’re at a special spot.<br />
More so when an hour later on a game drive you see a leopard<br />
stalk, then chase and bring down a springbok, her five threemonth-old<br />
cubs chasing after her as if to cheer her on.<br />
We’ve just spent a couple of days at Mhondoro Safari Lodge &<br />
Villa in the Welgevonden Game Reserve, and it was indeed a<br />
special treat.<br />
Although the<br />
area’s malaria free,<br />
mosquito nets still<br />
drape the beds. Very<br />
Out of Africa!<br />
The Honeymoon Suite ...<br />
romance in the bush<br />
Very casually strolling by ... the ellies are<br />
regular, and hugely welcome, visitors to the<br />
lodge and, more specifically, the swimming pool.<br />
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The Welgevonden area is fairly<br />
rocky and hilly, but the lodge is<br />
built overlooking a flat plain, with a<br />
waterhole in front to which animals<br />
drift all day ... families of warthog<br />
and a dazzle of zebras ... the ellies<br />
appear to ignore it completely and<br />
head straight for the pool, much to<br />
the delight of the guests – most of<br />
whom are international, so imagine<br />
the thrill!<br />
Besides what turned out to include<br />
some sensational animal sightings,<br />
a highlight of our stay was also the<br />
food ... this five-star lodge prides itself<br />
on the fine dining options offered,<br />
and deservedly so. While the boma<br />
dinner was been-there-eaten-that,<br />
other meals were exceptional ...<br />
think eggs Benedict with truffle oil<br />
hollandaise or French toast with<br />
thyme-infused honey and nuts for<br />
breakfast, or later in the day a dish of<br />
beetroot elements (pickled beetroot<br />
and beetroot sorbet, goat’s cheese<br />
and rocket, topped with pumpkin<br />
seed ... bliss), a wonderful wild<br />
mushroom risotto with truffle oil and<br />
Parmesan, and quite possibly the<br />
best rack of lamb we’ve ever eaten.<br />
As much of this as possible comes<br />
from the lodge’s large, flourishing<br />
veggie and herb garden – and it’s<br />
leaning towards being totally selfsufficient<br />
and off-the-grid within the<br />
next year or so.<br />
Accommodating just 26 guests in<br />
total, there are a few chic-African and<br />
edgy European-decorated suites to<br />
choose from, as well as a romantic<br />
Honeymoon Suite, which has a<br />
Honestly. Is there anything<br />
more dramatically wonderful<br />
than an African sunrise or<br />
sunset? We think not!<br />
Fine dining with a view.<br />
heated plunge pool and outside<br />
deck with day bed that overlooks<br />
the waterhole. The suites – think<br />
mosquito-net-draped beds and<br />
roaring fireplaces – sleep either<br />
two or four guests ... but there’s a<br />
magnificent three-bedroom villa.<br />
A marvellous choice for a family or<br />
group of friends, the villa comes with<br />
a private butler, chef and ranger,<br />
and is exceptionally equipped with<br />
a pool, lounge, dining and outdoor<br />
entertainment areas, (it even has its<br />
own gym for heaven’s sake).<br />
Other standout features at the<br />
lodge, where children of all ages are<br />
welcome, include the underground<br />
waterhole hide, which is connected<br />
to the main lodge by a tunnel,<br />
allowing you to safely race off and<br />
see the animals close up, a lovely<br />
spa for those who need even<br />
more spoiling than being out in<br />
the bush provides, a heated pool<br />
and sauna and two great areas<br />
for youngsters – one indoors, one<br />
out. There’s a shooting range, and<br />
rock art excursions, bush walks and<br />
rhino tracking, and really brilliant<br />
yoga retreats can be arranged – get<br />
together six or more yoga friends<br />
and experience yoga in the bush at<br />
dawn or sunset ... how amazing!<br />
Rates range from R5675 a person a<br />
night, sharing, with children under<br />
two free; three to nine paying 50 per<br />
cent of the adult fee, 10 upwards<br />
paying full rate. The Villa exclusive-use<br />
rate is R45455 for four guests, R9091<br />
per extra adult and R5051 per extra<br />
child between three and 11. There are,<br />
however, often specials, so keep an eye<br />
on the website. All rates are inclusive<br />
of meals, selected house drinks, two<br />
game drives a day and reserved<br />
entrance, as well as scheduled transfers<br />
from the Welgevonden main gate.<br />
Children can’t go on regular game<br />
drives, but Bumble Drives can be<br />
arranged and there are babysitters,<br />
as well as fun activities. The area is<br />
malaria free, and the drive is a little less<br />
than three hours from Joburg and OR<br />
Tambo airport – unless you happily<br />
drive along in a daze and miss the N3<br />
turn-off, when you could, as we did,<br />
take the road (much) less travelled, in<br />
which case add, oh, say two hours or<br />
so to your drive time!<br />
Details: res@mhondoro.com,<br />
087-150-2314, mhondoro.com<br />
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