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British-Nigerian influencer Igho 'Tiny' Ubiribo died after undergoing a penile filler procedure in Bangkok.
MEDICAL TOURISM
Video

Igho 'Tiny' Ubiribo’s death exposes medical tourism's fatal illusion

How the deadly reality of combining quick cosmetic tweaks with long travel is turning fatal.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
7 min read
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
Experts say mental well-being depends on helping the body’s systems find balance, not trying to switch them off.
CORTISOL

Why trying to 'kill' your cortisol is ruining your mental health

Zero stress isn't the goal. True mental health resilience comes from working with your body’s natural rhythms, not flattening them.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
6 min read
Smart shopping in action: bypass eye-level marketing traps by looking up and down the shelves to find true value.
SHOPPING

The supermarket trap: Science-backed tricks shaping your grocery bill

Why are bread and milk always at the back of the store? Retailers force you past high-margin temptations just to grab the basics.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
6 min read
Doing nothing looks different for everyone, even if it just means spending an entire afternoon in a hammock.
HOLIDAY REST

Are you ruining your vacation by trying to make it count?

Squeezing every sight into your schedule isn't relaxing. Unstructured, empty hours are actually where true recovery happens.

  • ZamaNdosi Cele
4 min read
If you notice a lump, changes in breast size or shape, skin changes or ongoing discomfort, getting checked by a professional right away can save your life.
BREAST CANCER

Beyond Women’s Month: Fixing SA’s broken breast cancer care

Over half of South African women discover breast cancer at an advanced stage. Closing the healthcare gap is a matter of life and death.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
5 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
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith with their kids, Jaden and Willow, and Trey (from Will's previous relationship), whom they have raised through 'radical honesty'.
CHILDREN

Inside Will Smith’s ‘radical honesty’ rule: Why the parenting strategy backfired

How intent meets interpretation in the social media age, and why learning to meet your children where they are is the ultimate parenting hack.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
6 min read