Reading Time: 5 min The one thing that most of the 9Lives writers have in common is that we all enjoy a sneaky online shopping adventure. Everyone knows I have no self…
Reading Time: 3 min I’ve always been the “don’t fix what isn’t broke” type of person. Be it food orders, jean type or fragrances. For the past 23 years I’ve stuck with…
Reading Time: 2 min So as we all know SA is on Lockdown at the moment ( a round of applause for Mr President ). Most of us will probably be sitting…
Reading Time: 4 min Since turning the wrinkly age of 23 I’ve been (trying to be) better at looking after my skin. In high school I got by by using a mere…
Reading Time: 2 min The Corona Sunset Festival is coming back to Cape Town for the fifth year to celebrate its golden hour. And there is nothing better than celebrating Cape Town’s…
Reading Time: 3 min This might come as a big shock to some, but there is no magical adult awakening that happens at a set point in your life. Mentally, most people…
Reading Time: 4 min Everyone knows that Stellenbosch is famous for its wine farms, but with most farms closing at around 5pm, us working class humans simply don’t get an opportunity to…
Reading Time: 4 min IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! For real though, I’m the biggest fan of Christmas time. It could be the South African summer, the nostalgic thought…
Reading Time: 2 min When you drive through Stellenbosch and see all the Stellenbosch Christmas Market (aka Stellenbosch Kersmark) posters, you know that Christmas is almost here and that the holidays are…
Reading Time: 3 min Two month here, then three months there, back for another six months and gone for another five months. That was my childhood, a constant back and forth between…