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November is Responsible Gambling Month As a nation of sports fans, South Africans have rapidly embraced the global boom in sports betting, but the potential rewards may be outweighed by its risks to mental health, including depression, substance abuse, addiction and increased risks of suicide and domestic violence. In its 2024/25 annual [i]  report, the National Gambling Board (NGB) highlighted a 623% increase in calls to the National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP) tol

Remember when travel meant bulky checked luggage, three pairs of shoes and “just in case” outfits? Well, those days are over.    Madri van der Westhuizen, from ANEW Hotels & Resorts believes in travelling small. “If 2024 flirted with the idea of travelling light, 2025 has turned it into a full-blown lifestyle shift,” she says. “What started as a workaround for airline baggage fees has become a bragging right. Travelling with nothing more than a compact, airline-approved backp

Mental Health Month 2025 One member of the SA Police Service dies by suicide every week on average [i] , highlighting the mental health toll on South Africa’s overworked and under-resourced first responders. Fifty-four SAPS members took their own lives in the 2024/25 reporting period, [ii] a rising trend which has seen 300 police suicides reported in the past seven years. [iii] Police members are not alone. South African paramedics and ambulance personnel, emergency care nur

Thought weddings had fallen into a predictable pattern? Think again. 2025 is here to shake things up and flip the script! According to Nicola Woodgate, Weddings Executive at ANEW Hotels & Resorts, this wedding season is full of surprises.   Nicola dives into the latest wedding trends, sharing what’s new, fading fast or about to take over the aisle.   1. Draping is back! What once felt like a throwback to the 1980s wedding décor is making a full-blown comeback, and it’s wearin

World Mental Health Day - Friday 10 October 2025 Workplace bullying and harassment not only harm affected employees, but businesses...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among South African women and in developing...