For the last 2 years, I’ve tried to join the celebrations for the Chinese New Year. This year, instead of going to Cyrildene in Johannesburg, I went to the old Chinatown close to the old “John Vorster Square”, now Johannesburg Central Police Station. My friend Judy Wicomb from Cape Town tagged along, and it was…
by Nomfundo Mbaba I have a small group of single friends, and when we get together, we chat about our single lives in Sex-and-the-City style. Why are we single? Why can’t we find a man, why, why, why? In one such discussion, one male friend says, “Maybe we want romance from the movies” We all…
At this point, you may not be a newbie in the online dating scene. You’ve suffered uncomfortable evenings with a few duds, and now you’ve fine-tuned your selection process. Maybe you know you want a nice person who shares your faith, political beliefs, or penchant for pets, for example. Traditional sites that cater to a…
Sexyintro.com is an adult-oriented online dating website which has been around for about 2 years. They currently have over 7000 South African members, and the website grows at around 300 members per month. The only local competition is a website called Erotic Personals. When a user signs up for this service, they have to complete…
This past weekend, I had the honour of attending a lecture by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet. The spiritual leader of Buddhism is a symbol of peace. This is his 3rd visit to South Africa. The lecture took place at Vista University in Soweto. The main message I took from this lecture…