Shop Around Before You Buy
1 July 2011
Bond origination is a bit like window shopping: there are options. You could venture into one store and buy a wonderful gadget, just to find the exact product at another store at a more affordable price. When it concerns applying for a bond, and you only opt to approach your bank, you are really exposed [...] Continue Reading »
Insured Peace of Mind
1 July 2011
Many of you may have noticed that 1time now provides optional travel insurance under the “Bells and Whistles” (or added extras) portion of your booking. That is because we have partnered with an international specialist in travel insurance, ACE Insurance, to give you the choice of insuring your baggage and time when flying with us. [...] Continue Reading »
Tretchikoff
1 July 2011
Loved by the public, but maligned by the established arts community, a retrospective exhibition of South African artist Vladimir Tretchikoff’s work at Cape Town’s Iziko South African National Gallery may finally give him the formal artistic recognition that many feel he deserved during his lifetime. Tretchikoff: The People’s Painter opened to the public on 26th [...] Continue Reading »
Voltooier van Gesinsirkels
1 July 2011
Leonie Erasmus is ʼn speurder van ’n ander aard. Ná die nodige speurwerk herenig sy aanneemkinders met hul biologiese ouers. abouTime het met haar gesels. Duisende babas word jaarliks opgegee vir aanneming en is dié grootste geskenk vir kinderlose ouers, hul eie bondeltjie vreugde. Maar tog wil die kinders later dikwels weet wie hul biologiese [...] Continue Reading »
From the Editor
1 July 2011
Writers and philosophers have been pondering for centuries the age old question: “What’s in a name?” While the jury may still be out in that respect, I think we can all agree that our names say a lot about who we are, and can either mould or maim us. As a result, I find it [...] Continue Reading »
The Island Cure to Techno-Stress
1 July 2011
Feel like a break from the old routine? Tired of constantly being connected and contactable? Karin Petersen discovers that Mozambique’s Matemo Island is just the tropical island retreat to get away from the stresses of the modern world and revel in doing absolutely nothing. Heard of techno-stress? If you felt a twinge of anxiety when [...] Continue Reading »
