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Celebrate Summer with Smiths Gins

by Martha van Zyl | 17/10/2025 | Drinks | 0 Comments

Discover Smiths Gins – South Africa’s award-winning small-batch gin range, now available exclusively on Takealot from 27 October 2025. Celebrate summer with soul, flavour, and handcrafted perfection. A Toast to South African Spirit There’s something magical about a...

The Roses: A Softer Spin on a Brutal Classic

by Martha van Zyl | 29/08/2025 | Entertainment | 0 Comments

The decision to retitle the new adaptation of Warren Adler’s The War of the Roses as simply The Roses feels deliberate. Where Adler’s novel and its 1989 film version, directed by Danny DeVito and starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, revelled in the poisonous...

Book with Race Day Events for the drive of a lifetime

by Martha van Zyl | 26/08/2025 | Automotive | 0 Comments

Lume Agency and Race Car Events recently invited me to a turbo-charged, fuel-injection, high-octane morning that I'll never forget. Wait, let me check if there's any other petrolhead jargon I can throw in here. Nope, all good for now 🤭🏎️ Race Day Events gives you the...

The Shape of Monsters is Five Stars

by Martha van Zyl | 18/07/2025 | Books | 0 Comments

Author CL Hellisen sent me a link for an early listen of their Audible Original, The Shape of Monsters. I've set myself the task of reading 365 books this year. Yes, you read that right. Because with audio I get to read so much more while I'm multitasking. To date,...

#GetBubblified and win with Cadbury

Jun 14, 2018 | Food, WIN

Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly has a new look. With the new colour-coded wrappers, you can find your favourite at a glance - choose between Original, Mint, Top Deck or Oreo. Actually, just get them all. You know you want to. #GetBubblified and win with Cadbury The idea...

GLOW at any occasion

Feb 13, 2018 | Food

Cadbury GLOW is the perfect gift for most people. But there are some people who are complete puzzles when it comes to gifting. It's usually quite easy if you know the person, but sometimes even knowing someone for almost two decades doesn't matter if gift-giving...