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3 Editor’s Life4 Charitable Life5 Everyday Life6 - 7 Healthy Life/Beautiful Life8 Tiny Life9 - 12 Young Life/Party Life13 Educated Life14 Busy Life15 Busta

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If you’re suffering from a chronic dose of holiday-litis, then read on for some suggested cures for how to rid your-self of the “cause”: • A week at Sugar Bay: 032 – 485 3778 or www.sugarbay.co.za • Two hours to watch Madagas-car 3 • A morning at Animal Farmyard: 031 - 765 2240 or www.animalfarmyard.co.za • Five days at King’s Camps: 031 – 100 1011 or www.sa.kingscamps.org • A day at Splash Water World: 031 – 904 2273, or Giba Gorge: 031 – 769 1527 or www.gibagorge.co.za, or Tehilah Cafe: 084 924 5537, or Moses Mabhida Sta-dium: 031 – 582 8242 or www.mmstadi-um.co.za, or Lucky Bean: 082 216 3892 or www.luckybean.co, or Wavehouse and The Rock: 031 – 584 9400 or www.wavehouse.co.za, or Boot Camp: 082 782 6432 or www.bootcamp-sa.co.za, or Akimbo Kids: 031 – 783 7892 or www.akimbo.co.za, or Mr Funtubbles: 033 – 342 3990 or 031 – 584 6645 or www.mr-funtubbles.co.za, or the ScienCentre: 031 – 566 8040 or www.sciencentre.com. • A night at Sani Pass Hotel: 033 – 702 1320 or www.sanipasshotel.co.za, or Emdone-ni Lodge: 035 – 562 7000 or www.em-donenilodge.com, or Rain Farm Game & Lodge: 032 – 815 1050/1 or www.rain-farmgameandlodge.com or Ashtonvale Guest Farm: 082 923 9649 or www.ashton-valeguestfarm.co.za • A computer course at Computers 4 Kids: 082 042 2556 or www.computers4kids.co.za • A shopping trip with DRESSBYLYNNE: 082 520 1412 or www.dressbylynne.co.za • A photoshoot with Marshmallow Images: 084 507 6332 or www.marshmallowimages.com • Dancing lessons with Maya Dance: 082 829 3658 or www.mayadance.co.za, or Floorcraft Dance Studio: 031 – 562 9776 or www.floorcraft.co.za • A beading class with Beadz for Kidz: 082 638 4624 • Some clay and craft cafe time at Kamel Potteries: 031 – 579 1011. • A book sale at Books2You: 031 – 705 7744 or www.books2you.co.za • A meal at Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel: 031 – 514 6500 or www.coastlands.co.za, or 88 Degrees Cafe: 031 – 566 2757 or [email protected] • Kids’ mosaic workshop: 083 716 3628 or [email protected] And if these don’t work, nothing will!

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Editor‛s Life

Charitable Life• GiveITback rents or sells complete computer labs for schools or businesses because “IT belongs to everyone”. They also stock specialised accessories for those with dis-abilities. This includes “learnerboards” – keyboards specifically designed for younger children and/or those with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Ekukhanyeni Special Needs School in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, was recently sponsored a fully equipped GiveITback lab valued at R160 000 by S.A. Airlink. The lab has Internet access, print servers, file servers, brand new workstations, learnerboards, educational software and maintenance built in. The lab also included the physical preparation of the class-room. The launch day on 17 May was a celebration of the opening of the lab, and the school’s way of thanking GiveITback and Airlink. Airlink and GiveITback are going to replicate this success in Nelspruit and look at other destinations thereafter.Contact: Jonathan Michael, 073 985 8738, [email protected].

• Quazi Design is a design company based in Swaziland that transforms waste maga-zines into original accessories and interiors. All their products are hand made by local women, empowering them through skill sharing and earning a sustainable and per-manent income. All products use only waste magazines, applying varied techniques of rolling, layering and folding and they are continually striving to create original de-signs and develop their product range. Products can be purchased in South Africa from the Sikhona Swazi Boutique, Shop Number 4, Piggly Wiggly Country Village, along the R103. The shop is open seven days a week, 9am – 5pm. Contact: Tammy Brad-ford, 084 603 4927. Visit www.quazidesign.com.

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Oscars As the owner of a small business, I watch with interest how other small enterprises develop. I discovered Oscars Butchery while glancing through the classifieds in the newspaper. Every week Oscars Butchery offered specials that were worth the visit to this well-kept secret in Havelock Road. A wide range and variety of meats on offer, as well as cooked meals, cheese and eggs almost made for one-stop shopping. The shop became so popular that expansion was necessary and Oscars slowly spread across a few buildings. Move forward a few years and Oscars have definitely pimped their pig! Roger and his brother have been in this business for many years, something originally started by their father. As with any successful business they are always reinventing themselves. Their range of cold meats, burgers, smoked cheese beorewors, ribs and posh ribs are always popular. Oscars products can be found in most grocery stores across KZN so you can enjoy that Oscars taste wherever you are. Oscars have now opened a second shop in Roberts Road as well as a restaurant and pub decorated in a rustic German style. Daily evening specials, like Rib and Chips on a Thursday for R35, or Home-made Pie and Chips are on the menu. The pie I ordered was full of superb, tasty and well-cooked meat. Offered on a Sunday is a good old-fashioned roast with all the trimmings. This includes starters (a selection of cold meats and salads), followed by rare roast beef, cauliflower cheese and plenty of gravy (a must-have for Dad as he has gravy on everything!) and a selection of desserts.

Contact: Oscars, Roberts Road, 033 – 342 2059.

Review by Tasha Jardim for Mum’s Mail.


Everyday Life

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“Why would anyone go to gym?” was the question asked by an octogenarian re-cently. Truth is, in this lady’s young days life was a great deal slower and more physical just to get ordinary stuff done.

With more sedentary lifestyles and a busy world, exercise in some shape or form has become a “have to do”, not a “like to do” if we wish to have the best shot at ageing better.

Our bodies now produce stress hormones in response to much of our normal every-day lives and we don’t use them up by using our bodies. Not everyone likes exercise. In fact, some people actively dislike exercise. We all put petrol in our cars for no other reason than we don’t wish to run out of petrol and have to deal with the consequences. Filling up with petrol is not an emotional wow. We put in petrol because it has to be done. Exercise is human petrol. Just something that has to be done for a long list of rea-sons. Exercise takes so many forms and any form is better than none. However, the trick is to raise your heart beat high enough, for long enough, often enough to get the real ben-efit for heart, brain and other major organs.

The other important aspect is to develop muscle strength to strengthen bones, pro-tect joints and raise metabolism. Going to gym ticks all the boxes and makes walk-ing, gardening or doing housework easier. Curves is a facility specially designed for women and Curves works because it gives you a complete cardio and strength-train-ing workout in just 30 minutes three times a week at a time that suits you.

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Breastfeeding-Friendly Hospitals in S.A.

Choosing a non-mother/baby-friendly hos-pital to give birth in, can have lifelong im-plications for your baby’s health! And now, according to the recent Tshwane Decla-ration of Support for Breastfeeding in South Africa, ALL public and Private Hospitals are to be Mother/Baby Friendly accredited by 2015! This means that all hospitals in S.A. need to implement and follow the ten steps to successful breastfeeding accord-ing to the Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI). The BFHI was developed jointly by the World Health Organisation and UNI-CEF in 1991 and is a global effort to pro-mote, protect and support breastfeeding through The Ten Steps to Successful Breast-feeding for Hospitals.

The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding for hospitals are:

• Have a written breastfeeding policy and routinely communicate this to staff. • Train staff to implement this policy. • Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding. • Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth. • Show mothers how to breast-feed and how to maintain lactation, even if they are separated from their babies. • Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically in-dicated. • Allow mothers and infants to re-main together 24 hours a day, “rooming-in”. • Encourage breastfeeding on cue, whenever baby is hungry. • Give no dum-mies/pacifiers or artificial teats to breast-feeding babies (causes nipple confusion). • Refer mothers to breastfeeding support groups on discharge. The start that you and your baby have can make the world of difference to your baby’s health for life, so encourage the hospital of your choice to become baby-friendly!

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Young Life/Party Life

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bags. Unique products can be made to order, eg. bedding.

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Amla Bats for SMJSMJ Bever-ages South Africa re-cently ap-p o i n t e d H a s h i m Amla, the world’s top-ranked crick-et batsman, as its brand ambassador. The partnership will see Amla promoting all the soft drink brands manu-factured in South Africa. The partnership will also include collaboration on future product lines, as well as endorsing the full range of products manufactured by SMJ Beverages S.A. (Pty) Ltd.

Ismail Kajee, CEO of this leading global beverage manufacturer in South Africa said, “We are extremely pleased to have Hashim Amla become SMJ’s brand am-bassador. SMJ and Hashim share a com-mon, mutual desire to improve people’s lives and contribute to society. In addition to manufacturing truly great soft drinks with a great taste and unique value for money, SMJ Beverages takes to heart our mission to enrich people’s lives through unique corporate activities and to grow our company in unity with society. We look forward to collaborating with Hashim on a number of corporate social responsi-bility programmes around the country.” Hashim Amla said, “I am honoured, and excited, to have been appointed as the brand ambassador for such a global company. Chubby and Busta are great brands with strong roots in the West Indies, a region known for its relaxed and exciting approach, very much like South Africa.” Based in the West Indies, SM Jaleel & Co Ltd, the parent company of SMJ Bever-ages SA (Pty) Ltd, has long been a major sponsor of cricket over its 88 year heritage. The company, through its kids’ snack drink brand, Chubby, has made a substantial contribution to the development of youth cricket in the West Indies.

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mr. FuntubblesSince I’m always looking for something different to do with my niece and nephew, the three of us gave mr. Funtubbles at Liberty Mall a whirl. My brother, the children’s Dad, joined us as well. mr. Funtubbles is situated in the entertainment area for kids at the restaurant zone of the mall and is enclosed, so can be used in all weather.

To make life easier for parents, a card is bought and loaded with credit. The kids can then go on each ride by just swiping the card. Kelsey and Judah started by spinning around on the carousel which turns at some speed.

Next it was on to the bumper cars where my nephew delighted in bumping into his sister! This was so much fun that they swiped their card again, dragged their Dad along and raced around the square with shrieks of delight - not for the faint hearted!

Next on the circuit was the Shooting Star which throws you up and down at vary-ing speeds. This was also popular, but I have to say for their Aunt sitting watching, I felt quite green! In between all these rides we had ordered and eaten brunch at one of the surrounding restaurants, so a ride on the Shooting Star assisted digestion!

The last ride we tried was the Tug Boat, which swings you back and forth. Being able to chat and catch up with my brother Robin with no interruptions from small voices was brilliant. In short, the young siblings had a ball and the old siblings got to catch up, which does not happen too often. So mr. Funtubbles at the Liberty Mall is a win win for all family members!

Review by Tasha Jardim for Mum’s Mail.Contact: 033 - 342 3990, [email protected].



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Piggly Wiggly Country Village

What started out as a humble farm stall, Piggly Wiggly has developed into one of KZN’s premier eat-shop-play destinations. This progress was recognised by others, when, on 24 March this year, Piggly Wig-gly was given an Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Award.

The Eat In DStv Food Network Produce Awards aim to acknowledge and cel-ebrate outstanding, independent South African producers for putting South Africa on the international food map with their integrity, passion and innovation.

These are producers (of which Piggly Wig-gly is one!) that deliver a consistently high quality product that is South African grown or developed using primary produce from S.A. Due care and consideration for both the environment and workforce are essen-tial criteria.

Of course, an outlet is a vital connec-tion between the producers and public, which is why the awards also recognise the stores, shops and markets for their vital role in the process.

Situated on the Highgate Wine Estate in Lions River, just outside of Howick, Piggly Wiggly Country Village is proving, once again, that the Midlands has it all. The Village now offers 24 unique shops and loads of family entertainment including the Biggest Maze in Africa, Piggy Putt (rock-venture golf) and will soon see the launch of The Biggest Piggy Bank in the Southern Hemisphere of which all proceeds will go to selected charities.

Situated on the ever popular Midlands Meander route, Piggly Wiggly Country Vil-lage showcases the finest arts, shopping and entertainment offerings and is ideal for any corporate event and club activity.

Contact: Piggly Wiggly,

033 – 234 2911, 084 963 8662,

1 Dargle Road, Lions River.

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Young Life/Party Life Educated Life

• Increase intelligence• Sharpen attention &

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Gifted Children with Learning Difficulties

One group of children we don’t often consider are the gifted with learning disabilities. Gifted children are those with an excep-tionally high I.Q. They have high potential to achieve at school and yet they struggle to reach their full potential. They know that they are not achieving and this leads to further difficulties.

Common characteristics of children with high intelligence scores include: • Ability to think creatively and laterally. • Use of lan-guage and vocabulary is advanced. • Above average memory. • Ability to problem solve. • Always questioning. • Sensitive and with a strong character.

Some of the characteristics that accompany children with very high potential but with learning difficulties may include: • A low frustration thresh-old and low self-esteem. • High abil-ity in one area and frustratingly low abil-ity in another, e.g. exceptional skill in maths and poor comprehension skills leading to poor examination results. • Lack of organisational and motiva-tional skills. • Concentration difficulties. • Behaviour difficulties due to boredom. • An awareness of lack of achievement.

These children are often able to work logically through problems and complex ideas and gain a clear insight and under-standing and yet they find it very difficult to express their feelings and ideas either on paper or verbally. They often find it dif-ficult to comprehend what is being asked of them especially in tests and exams and fail to answer effectively.

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Busy LifeJULY AWARENESS DAYS

• Mental Health Awareness Month • Ramadan begins • 10: Panic Awareness Day • 11: World Population Day • 17: Mandela Day • 28: World Hepatitis Day.

ARTS & CULTURE• THE KILN PHOTOGRAPHY & ART GALLERY: Sat, 7am – 11am, Karkloof Farmers’ Market. Contact Doug Morton, 082 611 6991.

BUSINESS MEETINGS• PETTY CASH MANAGEMENT (BY WOMEN IN BUSINESS): 18 Jul, Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business. Contact Ali Engelbrecht, [email protected], www.womeninbusiness.org.za.• WOMEN IN BUSINESS FORUM: 12 Jul. BMW – ins & outs of purchasing a new/secondhand car. Contact Ali En-gelbrecht, [email protected], www.wom-eninbusiness.org.za.• BUSINESS NETWORK PIETERMARITZBURG: 2nd last Thurs monthly, 3.30pm – 6pm, PMB. Contact Carmen Teal, 071 512 7530, [email protected] www.corporatenetwork.co.za. • KINGDOM BUSINESS NETWORKING: 24 Jul, 8am, The Coffeeberry, Cascades Mall. Contact Belinda, [email protected].

CHARITY• MSUNDUZI HOSPICE NEEDS WOOL: For knitting for crafts for Fairs. Deliver to 200 Zwartkop Rd, Prestbury. Contact 033 – 344 1560.• GOD’S WAREHOUSE (WHEATFIELD MISSION OUT-REACH): Assists families who have no food. For food drop-off points contact Debbie Schroeder, 083 230 6643, [email protected].• MSUNDUZI HOSPICE CHARITY SHOP: 200 Zwartkop Rd, Prestbury. Mon – Fri 8am – 3.45pm, Sat 8am – 1pm. Donations welcomed. Contact 033 – 344 1560.• ASSIST: Offers counselling, emergency care safe house, “Baby Safes”. The organisation needs: baby & children’s clothes & equipment. Contact René Morcom, 033 – 347 5544.• ESTHER HOUSE: Safe place for abused women & chil-dren. Contact June if you would like to assist, [email protected].

COURSES/WORKSHOPS• THE PLAIN LANGUAGE PROGRAMME: Writers Write teaches you how to write in Plain Language, and how to write effectively for business. Contact Vicki Cicoria, 073 224 2131, [email protected].• BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY: Mon – Thurs, 2pm – 4pm, Hayfields. Cost: R200 (pensioners less 10%). Contact Lynette Muchna, 076 658 1989, [email protected].• HOITY TOITY CUPCAKES: For specially designed 3D cupcakes, cupcake parties & cupcake classes. Con-tact Yola, 079 517 2220, [email protected].• JUST BOUTIQUE: Food, craft & health workshops for kids & adults, Athlone. Contact Lara Edmonds, [email protected], 033 – 342 4984, 084 587 0880, www.justboutique.net. • INTERIOR DECORATING CERTIFICATE COURSE: 10 les-sons, Tues, 6pm – 8.30pm; 15 lessons (starts 18 July), Wed, 9am – 11.30am, Décor School, Clarendon. Con-tact Brenda Horner, 082 372 1737, [email protected].• SEWING & SOFT FURNISHING CLASSES: Wed after-noons, Décor School, Clarendon. Contact Brenda Horner, 082 372 1737, [email protected].• GAP ACADEMY: A constructive, essential Gap Year af-ter school to assess career choices and learn life skills. PMB. Contact Brenda Horner, 082 372 1737, [email protected].• SIMPLY BREATHE – LEARNING THE ART OF MEDITATION: Thurs, 5.30pm – 6.30pm, Yellowwood Café, Howick.

Cost: R30. Contact Hayley, 072 971 8450, [email protected].• EMOTION IN MOTION: Stress release sessions, confer-ence workshops, ice breakers, body-mind awareness. One-on-one or group sessions, incl. movement. Contact Charlotte Blignaut, [email protected].

EDUCATION• BOOKS2YOU BOOK FAIRS: • 24 & 25 Jul, Howick. • 26 & 27 Jul, Drakensview Primary School. Contact Kathy, 031 – 705 7744.• KWAZULU-NATAL MUSEUM: Mon – Fri 8.15am – 4.30pm, Sat 9am – 4pm, Sun 10am – 3pm, Jabu Ndlovu St, PMB. Contact 033 – 345 1404.

ENTERTAINMENT• DRUMKIDZ PARTIES: Contact Bhavna, 081 587 2599, [email protected].

LEISURE• CREIGHTON ALOE FESTIVAL: 21 Jul 10am & 2pm, 22 Jul 11am, Creighton. Train trip with birding tours, dairy farm tours, cycle ride, local choir. Contact Glynnis, 083 273 8037, [email protected].• ALOE STEAM TRAIN TRIPS: 8, 14 & 15 Jul, 10am depar-ture, Creighton. Refreshments for sale on board & lunch at Country Club can be booked. Contact Glynnis, 083 273 8037, [email protected].• VODACOM JULY: 7 Jul, Golden Horse Casino. Contact 033 – 395 8000.• SUGAR BAY HOLIDAY CAMPS: 24 Jun – 1 Jul, Nickel-odeon Week; 8 – 15 Jul, M.A.D. Week; Sugar Bay, Zink-wazi, 032 – 485 3778, [email protected]. • SPIRIT OF BEING A WOMAN RETREAT: 3 – 5 Aug, Thula Meetse, Waterberg. Cost: R2100. Contact Charlotte Blignaut, [email protected].• YOGA RETREAT WEEKEND: 20 – 22 Jul, Satori Farm Lodge, Dargle. Cost: R1200. Contact Khara-Jade, 078 458 9021, [email protected].• VODACOM SUPER RUGBY: Until 14 Jul, Australia & New Zealand & South Africa, various times.• MINIATURE LIVE STEAM TRAINS: 1st Sun (1 Jul), 10am – 4pm, Bisley, PMB. Contact Andries Keyser, PMB Model Engineering Society, 082 557 2119.

MARKETS• KARKLOOF MARKET: Sat, 7am – 11am, 2.6km outside Howick on Karkloof Rd (access on D507). Contact An-drea, 082 820 8986.• INCHANGA CRAFT MARKET: Last Sun of the month, 9am – 3pm, Inchanga Station & Railway Museum. Con-tact 076 564 6357, [email protected].• SHONGWENI FARMERS’ & CRAFT MARKET: Sat, 6.30am – 10.30am, cnr Alverstone & Kassier Rd, Assagay. Con-tact 083 777 1674. Visit www.shongwenimarket.co.za.• PMB FARMERS’ MARKET: Sat, 6am, Alexandra Park. Contact 082 886 0687.• CITY HALL CRAFT MARKET: Sat, 9am – 2pm, opposite City Hall. Contact 033 – 396 2807.

SPECIAL EVENTS• MSUNDUZI HOSPICE COUNTRY MARKET: 28 Jul, 8am – 1pm, 200 Zwartkop Rd, Prestbury. Contact 033 – 344 1560.• 11TH WORLD DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS: 15 – 17 Aug, ICC Cape Town. Contact 0861 369 672, 011 – 484 8890/1, www.downsyndrome.org.za.

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