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EXTRAORDINARY ALIENS! Special Visa
AMERICA has long been touted as the land of golden opportunity and it remains a popular destination for people looking to start a new life abroad. However, due to the general lack of information available on American visas/green cards and rumours of strict immigration policies, many people end up being deterred from making the move to live there.American immigration expert Amanda Gillespie runs a company wh ...
ASK THE DOCTOR Sun Spots
After spending time in the sun I have noticed I have moles and freckles, what are they?Exposure to the sun especially during the summer months can cause damage to your skin, resulting in moles and freckles. Moles are a collection of skin pigment cells called melanocytes. They may be seen as small dark marks on the skin and can be flat or raised, smooth or rough and some can have hair growing from them. Frec ...
TOP TEETH TIPS
What could cause my child to have toothache?Toothache is painful and upsetting, especially in children and the main cause is tooth decay. This is due to too much sugar or acid, too often, in the diet. How can I prevent tooth decay in my child?The main cause of tooth decay is not the amount of sugar or acid in the diet, but how often it is eaten or drunk. It is important to keep sugary and acidic foods to me ...
TRANSFORM YOURSELF
WE ALL LOVE a bit of pampering - especially when just a few treatments can transform a winter working body into a beach beauty! It is that time of the year when we like to pluck, buff and polish from top to toe nails to look good in those newly bought flip flops and bikinis! And the best way to achieve instant transformation is to visit the professionals.Upon entering the salon you feel that you are in a pl ...
LIFE LESSON INJURY
THE PAIN WAS RELENTLESS and unforgiving! A week prior, I was a fit and healthy person before being completely bewildered by the excruciating pain of a diagnosed slipped disc in my neck! The neurosurgeon advised not much could be done to rectify the pinched nerve running down my arm resulting in paralysis of two of my fingers. Having read articles about people becoming addicted to pain killers, I’d always re ...
HOW ABUSE LED TO THE BRAAI & POTJIE FEST
MY SISTER WAS ABDUCTED and held against her will over the 2008 Christmas period in South Africa. During her ordeal she was locked away, abused, tormented and subjected to a number of other unspeakable actions. Her two daughters were unfortunate to witness a few of these incidents and are still suffering from it. Living in a few different countries across the continents, the family suddenly lost contact with ...
SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
It is more and more common for people to live in another country, either to be with a loved one or for work. Whatever your reason, we all experience the same things: learning the language, making new friends, eating something that you cannot pronounce, excitement about a new job or a new place to stay and feeling homesick. The list is endless with countless examples of ups and downs.
While some will ...
HOW TO INVEST IN WINE
Believe it or not, investing in wine can be a clever way of diversifying your investment portfolio. Instead of thinking of wine as ‘babelas kos’, view it as shares that are traded on stock exchanges around the world!Launched in 2000, the Fine Wine Exchange in London is an electronic trading platform with an index called the Liv-Ex 100 (www.liv-ex.com) which tracks the prices of 100 wines - with wine heraldi ...
HELPENDE HAND UITREIK na die kinders van Zambië
IN DIE HARTJIE VAN SONSKYN ZAMBIË, sowat 15km vanaf Choma op ‘n vervalle tabakplaas, is die ‘Kanjanji Children’s Village’ geleë. Dit is hier waar Lourie en Gisela Ferreira al vir bykans ‘n jaar lank
werskaf om’n oase van hoop vir die kinders van vigs-slagoffers te skep.‘n Groep vriende het gedurende April vanjaar besoek gaan aflë om ‘n helpende hand aan die Ferreiras te gee. Lourie en Gisela het vir twaalf ...
ASK THE DOCTOR Beat Stress
I am feeling anxious and am unable to relax and concentrate, could it be stress?Stress, anxiety and depression are becoming increasingly common with the pressures and worries of modern life and the recent economic downturn has seen an increase in stress related symptoms. Stress is our body’s natural response to dealing with difficult situations, whether they be long or short term. Most physical symptoms are ...
Your SA DENTIST of SW LONDON
Amir grew up in Pretoria and qualified as a Dentist from Wits Uni in 1998. He came to London the same year with no plans to stay. Since then he has been continuously horrified by the state of this island’s mouths... (Dare you forget the Simpsons episode of British Smiles Book, check it out on www.youtube.com)But on a more serious note,How the hell does one decide to go into dentistry?Weird as it may seem, I ...
BOUNCE YOUR BODY BACK TO LIFE on a budget
Christian Pera, hailing from Greytown KZN, provides some top tips learnt from the great book of life on things he has tried and tested, and found to be helpful!Commit to getting going…You have heard it before, and unfortunately like most clichés it is true - talk is cheap! If you are going to start getting the most out of your mind, body and soul this summer (and forever after!) you need to start with acti ...
RECREATE YOUR LIFE
Are you a glass half empty or half full kind of person? In my experience it is often the way you look at life that either drags you deeper and deeper into a dark hole of negativity or enables you to meet each day with optimism and positivity.But what does this mean... Well put simply - the thoughts we have and the words we use create our actions and therefore the results we get in life. To quote Henry Ford, ...
EAT YOURSELF TO A CLEAN AND CLEAR SKIN
Acne often results from internal toxicity caused by factors such as food intolerances, hormones, constipation or candida (a yeast fungal overgrowth often as a result of frequent antibiotic use). We need to look after our liver to ensure that toxins are eliminated efficiently. Therefore we need to avoid refined and sugary foods such as cakes, sweets and fizzy drinks as well as pies, pre-packed meals, fried ...
ASK THE DOCTOR Travel Vaccines
Q: We recently went on a package holiday trip to Morocco and two of my friends had severe stomach upset. We ended up going to the hospital and the doctor asked us if we had any travel vaccines before taking the trip. I thought that my vaccines during childhood would be sufficient, are there any other vaccines that I should have had before going?A: Stomach upsets and diarrhoea are very common when travelling ...
ONE YEAR TO GO TO THE WORLD CUP
Just under a year to go peeps, the biggest party of 2010 is coming to South Africa. For the first time ever the FIFA World Cup will be staged on the African continent. So warm up the vocals, practice your spot kicks and dig out your SA shirt as we help you get ready for the event of the year. Getting warmed up – the Confederation CupThe Confederations Cup is a ‘practice run’ ahead of the World Cup – and tak ...
COOL JOBS Hairdresser
Carin ViljoenDoyer & Doyer Hair DesignHow did you get into hairdressing? Is it something you have always wanted to do? I had a midlife crisis at the tender age of 25. After being a slave to the corporate monster for seven years I was craving something more meaningful and something that had a real impact on people’s lives. I needed a creative outlet. I always had a natural talent for hairdressing. I just ...
EXTENDING YOUR VISA
I’m a South African on a working holiday and my visa is running out soon. I would like to extend my visa for four months. What can I do and what options are available?
The rules changed at the end of 2008 and the normal six month extension on the working holiday visa can no longer be done.If you want to extend your stay in the UK, you must apply for a different type or category of visa. For the majority o ...
MAYS BROWN Q&A Extending your lease
I own a flat that has 81 years remaining on the lease. Is it possible to extend my lease and do I have to pay my freeholder for extending the lease?As long as your lease is a residential long lease (granted for more than 21 years) and you have owned the lease for at least two years (there are a few other conditions, which may or may not apply in your case), you have a statutory right to extend your lease. ...
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Do you want the good news or bad news first? Let’s start with the good news so as to soften the blow when it comes to telling you the bad news. The Good NewsOur April elections were judged to be free and fair, but above all, ‘incident’ free. We were praised internationally of being an example not only to Africa, but to the rest of the world. (Hats off to all) Our beloved Tito decreased the interest rates b ...
