Our Living Community - 31 December 2025

When we smell the lovely floral scent of fabric softener the thought of dying fish never crosses our minds. How can something that smells so nice be bad? But the reality is that some softeners contain chemicals that can have potentially devastating effects on the environment. This week Dr Elzanne…

Have you ever wondered what is in your beauty products? Do these chemicals affect your body besides beautifying it? Or what the effects are on the environment of the cleaning products that run down into your basin? From this week we'll learn about these chemicals and compounds, what their effects…

Most households do their laundry around 1 to 2 times per week, depending on the size of the family. But what can you do when you have an active lifestyle and practise a sport or go to gym regularly? Safiyya Karim from Fashion Revolution discusses some ideas with Otto van…

So you've decided to be adventurous and give thrifting a chance, thereby doing your bit for the environment, and refreshing your wardrobe in the process. But where do you start? And what must you watch out for? Safiyya Karim from Fashion Revolution spoke to Otto van der Walt and weaved…

One of the exciting ways that we can get more wear out of our clothes and keep it out of landfills is either to sell or swap on the second-hand market, or donate to charity shops. And then replace those by buying from the second-hand market. Safiyya Karim from Fashion…