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THIS MONTH WE LOVE…Gulli - Exclusive classically casual clothing made with love in Ballito.
Jo Bower has a décor company, which has suffered like others, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This prompted her to re-open Gulli...

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF BALLITO. 88FM
Ballito continues to grow as people from less attractive parts of the country discover how good the lifestyle can be here. The local...

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


10 POINTS.
Be in love with the world. Trust yourself to get through a difficult time. Send out goodness and you can expect goodness to come back to...

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


SUMMER AND THE BALLITO BEACHES.
So summer is almost back and already our beaches are filling up with visitors and we are back to queues at the shops and parking issues....

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


SPRINGVALE VILLAGE. An Introduction.
Nestled in the heart of Sheffield, KZN, Springvale Estate is a rather different kind of new residential estate on the North Coast. The...

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


THIS OLD GUITAR.
Neil Young describes it well, the relationship between the guitar and the player. It’s somewhere between the soul and the wood and...

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


NORTHSIDE. The Next Level of Electrical, Lighting, Security Wholesalers.
This is where you will find the widest range of premium branded quality Electrical, Lighting and Security supplies, as well as...

Tara Boraine
Dec 9, 20201 min read


LIFE & STYLE NOVEMBER ISSUE OUT NOW !
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Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


AMAZING SPACE.
Those of you who have been living on the North Coast for several years will have noticed a definite shift towards more apartment-style...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


SHE FOUND HER WAY HOME IN A DIM SUM BASKET.
Zhao was sent to boarding school in Cape Town to learn English. She returned to visit China for the first time after finishing high...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


THE PROTEA AMONG THE THORNS.
At just seven years old, Dinesha Devnarain was barefoot on the streets of Springs, playing cricket with the boys. As she got older,...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


THIS MONTH WE LOVE…
Jo Bower has a décor company, which has suffered like others, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This prompted her to re-open Gulli...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


FROM SHARKBAIT TO SHARK SAVIOUR.
Lesley Rochat was terrified of sharks. She believed they were monstrous killers. Her diving friends used to call her ‘sharkbait’. You...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


ANOTHER FAT BIKE STORY.
The challenge started three years back. I wanted to see the whole coast line from Ponta do Oura, the Mozambique Border down, to Ethekwini...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


TEN POINTS.
Balance work with fun. Let your life be a story worth telling. You will never be asked to cope with more than you can handle. Better to...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


LOOKING FOR MR NICE.
Taxi drivers are often in the public spotlight for all the wrong reasons. When a local taximan took it upon himself to start directing...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


BIG RED MACHINE.
“I used your hands On my head I used your heart To calm my bed Well, I used to know, know, know How not to fix it up Aw, baby Aw, baby......

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


THANK YOU, BALLITO #WESIMPLYGRATEFUL.
The infamous 2020 has brought a myriad of challenges, most noticeably COVID-19 and the government lockdown. Saving lives has been of...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


IT’S MOVEMBER.
Although you may be forgiven for thinking that facial hair fashions from the 70’s have made a revival, they haven’t. The retro-looking...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read


ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
I was going to write a piece about trees in this issue but you would probably not have bothered to read it. Plants are boring. They don’t...

Tara Boraine
Nov 7, 20201 min read
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