Weathering the 2018 Heat wave. I posted this last year in January and now I feel the need to post again! I love heat, this year I am in a moonboot for a torn ligament and am struggling along with everyone else, this is unusual for me as I only really start to feel the […]

Drownings and near drownings If you own a pool, if your friend owns a pool, if your parents, or anyone you know, owns a pool, then this is for you. When someone falls into a swimming pool you only have around 60 seconds to take action before there is a risk of permanent and, sometimes, […]

The Rand Water Board announced this week that South Africa has been hit by the worst drought in 23 years! The last droughts of this magnitude were in 1982 and 1991 and I remember them both! We are in for more heat waves, high incidences of fires and the hottest temperatures ever for this summer. If we […]