Labour and producers in South Africa’s wine industry are united in their backing of a programme to fast-track the implementation of fair labour practices on wine farms and in cellars. The plan is to do so under the aegis of the Wine and Agricultural Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) that will monitor compliance.

Cyclists riding in custom-made shirts sponsored by Eurolux and Cadiz Asset Management raised R100 000.00 for SARDA (South Africans Riding for the Disabled Association) in this year’s Cape Argus.

Welcome to the Sisterhood of the travelling handbags!

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

Recently I had the privilege of joining a colleague of mine, Michelle Dommisse, in assisting with a mediation between two parties whose business affiliation had utterly disintegrated.  Michelle is a qualified mediator, having completed a course from the Family Mediators’ Association of the Cape

Driving out to Blackheath, past the airport, past the housing development projects, and a long way off from Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain, one could very easily be overwhelmed by the severe poverty that reflects back at you from an air conditioned car windscreen.

Meet Wonder Woman Nicola Jackman: Part time Seagull, Full time Joy Activist and the Founder of the UPliftment Programme. Fuelled from the endless light supply that’s graced this light being, Nicole inspires everyone to find their JOY.

Whether in art, music, drama, fashion, design or architecture...you name it, we often stop to admire the creativity and achievements of others. We in fact willingly pay to enjoy someone else’s creation and in doing so contribute to their success.

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Always at the forefront of innovation, Woolworths has together with its suppliers, pioneered a new method of farming fresh produce. Farming for the future aims to radically improve soil and plant health, preserve resources like water and soil and protect biodiversity.

It takes a lot of courage to make a dream come true. To live the life you want to live, when the rest of society is trying to impose its own blueprint on whom you should be.

Leather is everywhere—from shoes, boots and belts, to purses, wallets, jackets, furniture and car seats.

What you won't be doing on weekends anymore!

Today you can find these products and their derivatives in almost every retail outlet.

Actor Robert Redford was once quoted as saying:  "I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?"  But why be on the defensive when you can be proactive?

www.naturalistic.co.za is a retail site that allows you the convenience of shopping for natural and organic products on-line with delivery to your door.

Until recently, I was under the impression that “organic” was about eating chemical-free, non-genetically modified food that comes with a big price tag. Boy oh boy was I wrong!

The international market research firm, Synovate, recently announced the key findings of its first global opinion survey carried out in conjunction with the 24-hour international news and information channel BBC World.