Gosh! I am so ready to see the back of this year. If 2025 had a mantra, whispered beneath the roar of the waves and the chaos of boxes, it would be this: “Let it go.” This year has been nothing short of a whirlwind – a year marked by…
After three decades in this house, I’m not just packing up a home – I’m dismantling my entire work life. As someone who works fully remotely, my home is my office, my sanctuary, and my productivity hub all in one. The thought of recreating that elsewhere feels equal parts exciting…
After three decades in this home, I find myself in the peculiar limbo of straddling two lives – not quite ready to leave but already packing up the familiar. What began as an exciting new chapter now feels like the dismantling of my entire history, one cardboard box at a…
This cosy little corner is more than just a workspace — it’s my creative sanctuary. It’s where ideas take root, projects come to life, and inspiration is never far away … especially with my ever-watchful muse sitting just a whisker away. Nestled beside a large window, my desk is flooded…
I’ve been grappling with many challenges lately: job fulfilment, life after the death of my spouse, health issues, and navigating single parenting. Over time, resentment has crept in – uncompromising employers; too much to do, too little time; and the list goes on. I held onto these feelings, and they…
Community tourism is popular as it gives the traveller a more realistic insight into local lives
TIA360 CEO, Sindile Xulu, looks at what must come in the tourism sector during pandemic recovery
“The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year”. This year that word is TOXIC.
“Toxic” has many strings – toxic waste, toxic poisoning and the like. And events around these issues have facilitated the word’s rise to the top of the most-used pile.
Generation Z is a demographic group that comes after Millennials. One of the defining characteristics of this group is that youngsters from Gen Z have grown up with mobile communications. Among this generation, the most common form of communication is texting or social media interaction. This week I’m talking about teenagers and social media.
#FreelanceFriday: ruminating on my choices We make choices every day of our lives. And they begin the minute we open our eyes to the world we have been born into. Making a choice is a simple act. It’s something we don’t often think about – it happens as easily as…
