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Blind boxes are booming in South Africa, with sales at Toys R Us more than ten times higher than last year as consumers embrace collecting, surprise and social media driven discovery.
TOYS

Blind box boom: South Africans embrace mystery collectibles and unboxing culture

Blind-box sales are growing at Toys R Us South Africa as collectors chase rare finds, trade duplicates and share unboxing videos online.

  • Ashley Lechman
4 min read
There is a particular pleasure in waking up on a Sunday morning and knowing that nothing is planned.
RELAXATION

Stop over-scheduling your weekends: The hidden benefits of idleness

As research links 'idleness aversion' and guilt to higher stress levels, experts explain why your brain desperately needs unstructured time to recover.

  • Willem van de Putte
6 min read