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I am the mother of a boisterous and impressionable 9 year old who has gone through all the trends possible for this near decade of his life. There was Ben10 everything, Cars 1, 2 & 3 branded stuff,

The world waited with baited breath for the brand new Samsung Galaxy S9 to be released and it came along and quite literally took my breath away! The buzzword in the lead up to the release was 'camera

The news of the recall of President Jacob Zuma is making headlines all over the world right now. Can it really be the end of the road for JZ? The man is like a cat with nine lives and has always managed

What a joy to watch the launch of Falcon Heavy! The little boy in me whooped in delight as control and the crowd counted down and wished I could have been there to witness. Elon Musk is currently the coolest

I like Christmas. No, wait, I LOVE Christmas. I have been trying to figure this out for many years and I think I may have finally stumbled upon something that explains my feelings towards the festive season

Happy Africa Day to all Africans of every shade! Here we are in our little corner of Africa, the South, doing what we do with our own set of problems and today we stand together with North, East and West

It is the eve of Women's Day in South African and the whole of the month of August is dedicated to women and women's issues. Front and centre in the news here at the moment is an incident that took place

So, it happened. The UK stomped off out of the EU playground with their toys, leaving behind their playmates across the waters. The head boy got in a strop and stepped down too even though he was begged

When one is a child, one accumulates stuff…toys, bits, things and bears. Lots and lots of teddy bears, which apparently don’t even need to closely resemble a bear. A teddy bear or teddy can be anything

Greetings from my little corner of Africa. My name is Helen Desbois and I am an actress, singer, writer and dreamer! The world of words is very close to my heart and has been from my first word uttered

Greetings from my little corner of Africa. My name is Helen Desbois and I am an actress, singer, writer and dreamer! The world of words is very close to my heart and has been from my first word uttered