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Updates around the new WhatsApp policy
App updates are part and parcel of the many apps that we download onto our mobile phones. One of the most wide-spread apps that most of us use daily is the ever-popular WhatsApp messaging service. Recent updates to WhatsApp's privacy policy have however been put on...
Top Tips to Start 2021 on a Good Note
The start of this new year hasn't been as smooth sailing for most of us as we would have wanted it to be nor could we have expected it to be, in light of current events. If you have particularly battled to ring in the New Year with optimism, you may require some...
The importance of having a strong online presence during a pandemic
The challenges that a pandemic presents with it can be majorly disruptive especially for businesses that have just started out or are in a critical growth phase. Usually, it is at this point that marketing efforts need to be deployed fully for the brand to gain the...
How jelly sweets remind me to always be grateful
As an avid runner and involved in many charity fundraisers over the years, a friend of mine based in Texas got hold of me to join her in a November Orphan Month awareness initiative. This required us to exercise daily for an orphan on a database in Zimbabwe. I loved...
Defying the Glass Ceiling in the Workplace
It was Marilyn Loden, an American writer and diversity advocate, who first coined the term ‘Glass Ceiling’ during a 1978 speech. The phrase is a metaphor that pertains to upper-level workforce opportunities that are out of reach or impenetrable to women. The glass...
The Orphan Crisis: What are we doing about it?
November is Orphan Awareness Month. According to stats SA, an orphan is defined as a child younger than the age of 18 years who has lost one or both of their parents by death, disappearance, or abandonment. Tragically, millions of children around the world become...
The Social Dilemma or The Parenting Dilemma
The world is in its Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and an international pandemic. If people weren’t already consumed by digital technology and smart devices before, they certainly are now. With roughly 4 billion people active and engaging with various social media...
Learnings from the Stoep
Over the weekend of the 12th September, I attended an event in Graaff-Reinet known as Stoep Tasting (#ST20). What an amazing event for wine lovers, where wine farms set up on the ‘stoeps’ of restaurants, shops and hotels for a wine tasting experience. Wine Makers,...
Sticking to your lane
I was in a meeting with a client recently where the bulk of the conversation consisted of corporate lingo - KPAs, KPIs, performance measurements and reviews. Having a corporate background, these terms and strategies are not new to me and are methods I have used over...
We Can Run
The year 2020 began like any other Imminent hopes and dreams Fireworks lighting up the sky with colour But something unexpected happened along the way A viral pandemic decided to stay For a while we managed, united as one Nothing could knock South Africa’s crown But...