Category: Columns

  • How To Be Your Own Gym On The Run

    AS I’m rushing around packing last-minute Winter Woolies for a quick break in my favourite city in the world, I have to laugh thinking of how well travelled my Fitness bands are!

  • Our Picks For Most Iconic Animated Cats

    MY love for books and tv stretches far back beyond that which I can remember. I remember my father saying that I would have square eyes from all the tv I used to watch (he was right since I am now practically lost without my spectacles, thanks dad). But I loved every single moment of…

  • The Link Between Anxiety, Money And Me

    WELL, you, but it wouldn’t have rhymed as well. While my focus in my column thus far has mainly been on the neurodivergent, I thought it was time to focus on something that we all can relate to. Spicy or not, almost every person on the planet is struggling with the same anxiety over finances.…

  • How Gqeberha MUA, Amish, Built A Brand While Doing Makeup For TV

    Not a lot of makeup artists can boast that they once were responsible for doing the makeup for “Brooke Logan” from The Bold & Beautiful! Well technically speaking, the actress Katherine Kelly Lang, is famously known for the character she played on the popular soapie. Well, Nelson Mandela-based make-up artist Amanda Nyoka of Amish Beauty…

  • Dating And The Teen

    I don’t know how to break this to you, but your cute little poppet will want to go on a date one day. Like, romantically. With another person. That is not you. 

  • Everything You Need To Know About Postpartum Fitness

    We asked for reader fitness questions and the topic of Postpartum Fitness seemed to be a recurring theme, today 041fitness columnist Nadine chats about everything you need to know when you’re looking to get active after giving birth.

  • Butter Chicken made simple

    Butter Chicken is a cross-continental dish originally from India, but a firm favourite with South Africans. Shereez shares her family’s recipe

  • What we thought of this year’s Comic Con CPT

    I was very lucky to have been able to attend the Cape Town Comic Con Convention that took place at the CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre) this past Friday.

  • Why I love Studio Ghibli

    As an amateur artist, I have played around with lots of drawing techniques to find my strength. That being said, my love for all things anime has always been the loudest inspiration in my work, particularly Studio Ghibli. Not only for its artistic style but the way the stories are always carried in a way…

  • I think It’s Autism,  Now What?

    WE are heading towards the end of Autism Acceptance Month and, while many of us are embracing our Autism journeys, many may not have even started it yet. The most obvious question would be, “I think it’s Autism. So, what now?”