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The South African
08-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The South African
Mother's Day gift guide: The best gifts for every budget
Mother's Day is coming up fast, and if you're still stuck wondering what to get the woman who raised you, don't overthink it. The best gifts aren't always the flashiest or most expensive – they're the ones that say, 'I know you, I appreciate you, and I put real thought into this.' To make it easier, we've broken down gift ideas by budget- whether you're working with under R300, mid-range spending, or ready to splurge. Take a look… If you're on a tight budget, you can still make Mom feel special without going generic. A little creativity goes a long way here. 1. A personal touch Personalised mugs, keyrings, or small keepsakes with her name, a photo, or a sweet message can go a long way. NetFlorist offers local customisation options that are affordable and fast. 2. DIY pamper kit Put together a small spa bundle with a face mask, bath bomb, and scented candle – easy to find at Clicks, Dis-Chem, or The Body Shop. Wrap it nicely, add a handwritten card, and you've got a gift that looks more expensive than it is. 3. Green gifts A little potted plant or succulent in a cute pot is low maintenance and adds life to any space. Local stores and garden centres across the country have great options under R250. 4. Words that matter Never underestimate the power of words. A jar filled with 'reasons I love you' notes, or a heartfelt letter, costs next to nothing but delivers maximum impact. If you've got a bit more to spend, you can get her something polished, useful, and still personal. 1. Custom photo gifts Put your memories to work with a high-quality photo book or framed collage. Many online photo shops make it easy to turn digital clutter into something she'll keep forever. 2. Spa or massage voucher She deserves a break. Book her a massage, facial, or full spa treatment. Many have Mother's Day specials around this time of year. 3. Curated gift boxes Artisanal boxes packed with gourmet snacks, bath products, and local goodies are a safe and thoughtful choice. 4. Kitchen tools that work If she enjoys cooking, a quality pan, casserole dish, or even a new baking set from Yuppiechef or @home makes for a gift she'll actually use – without it feeling like a chore. Ready to pull out all the stops? Here are the gifts that really say 'You deserve it all.' 1. Jewellery that means something A personalised bracelet with her children's names, a birthstone necklace, or locally made fine jewellery makes a lasting statement. 2. Luxe comfort A high-quality robe and slippers set from Poetry or Woolworths turns everyday downtime into a mini retreat. Soft, beautiful, and indulgent. 3. A Kindle for the book lover If she reads a lot – or says she wants to – this is a game-changer. The Kindle Paperwhite is lightweight, glare-free, perfect for an avid reader. Add a voucher for a few books and you've nailed it. 4. Experience over stuff Sometimes the best gift is time away. A night at a wine estate, a weekend in the Drakensberg, or even a high tea experience can give her what she wants most: a real break. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Citizen
03-05-2025
- Health
- The Citizen
How to make probiotic yoghurt
Boost your gut health naturally! This probiotic-rich yoghurt is made using Lactobacillus reuteri, a beneficial bacteria strain naturally found in the human digestive tract. Known for its ability to support a healthy microbiome, immune function, and digestion, it's also been praised for combating issues like SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) and SIFO (Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth). With a bit of patience, making this powerful yoghurt at home is easy and rewarding! Recipe compliments of Instant Pot. Top tip: To successfully make L. Reuteri yoghurt, you'll need to maintain a very specific incubation temperature of 38°C for 36 hours. Not all yoghurt makers or appliances can hold such a steady, low temperature for that long, but the Instant Pot models with the Sous Vide function are perfect for the job. Recommended Instant Pot Models are Instant Pot Duo Plus with WhisperQuiet, Instant Pot Pro, and Instant Pot Duo Crisp & Air Fryer. These models allow you to manually set both temperature and time for the yoghurt function, which is crucial for creating the ideal environment for L. Reuteri to thrive. Ingredients 10 tablets of L. reuteri (we recommend the Reuterina Daily Immune Health Probiotic 30 Chew Tablets available at Clicks or Dis-Chem) 2 tablespoons inulin powder (a prebiotic fibre from chicory root or Jerusalem artichoke available from Dis-Chem Lifestyle Brand) 500ml UHT full cream milk + 500ml UHT fresh cream mixed together referred to as 'half and half' Equipment Instant Pot with Sous Vide function 2 x L size glass jars with lids (Consol) or 4 x 250 ml glass jars with lids (Consol) Whisk Mortar and pestle or rolling pin Clean mixing bowl Method 1. Prep the culture: Crush the L. reuteri tablets using a mortar and pestle or by sealing them in a plastic bag and using a rolling pin. In a glass bowl, mix the crushed tablets with 2 tablespoons of inulin powder. Add a small amount of half-and-half to create a smooth slurry, whisking to remove any clumps. Strain through a sterilised sieve to remove lumps, then re-mix to make sure everything is smooth. 2. Mix the yoghurt base: Slowly whisk in the remaining half-and-half, combining everything evenly. 3. Jar it up: Divide the mixture between the glass jars. Place lids on loosely (not airtight). 4. Incubation time: Place jars in the Instant Pot inner pot, on top of the supplied trivet. Add 1 cup of water. Lock the lid but keep the steam vent open, this is not pressure cooking. Set the Sous Vide function to 38°C for 36 hours. 5. Cool and store: After 36 hours, remove the jars. The yoghurt may look curdled – give it a good stir. Refrigerate for a few hours before eating. Keeps fresh for up to 10 days. Making Your Next Batch No need to use new tablets every time! Just save 2 tablespoons of yoghurt from your current batch and use it as your starter for the next one (within 10 days). Repeat the same steps, remembering to always include inulin powder and ultra-pasteurised dairy. Tips for Success If you can't find ultra-pasteurised milk, just heat regular pasteurised milk to 82°C and hold for 30 minutes, then let it cool to room temperature before using. The longer fermentation time (36 hours) ensures higher probiotic potency. Using inulin helps feed the probiotics during fermentation, making your yoghurt even more beneficial.
The Citizen
23-04-2025
- Health
- The Citizen
Big Pharma is living off the fat of the land
Obesity is big business in South Africa, and Big Pharma is cashing in. Helluva Easter, that was. JD Vance killed the pope and I didn't drink enough to even get a hangover. The devil works in mysterious ways. Anyway, that's not what I want to talk about this week. Over the interminable weekend, I frequented Durban's beachfront on several occasions for reasons which, according to my lawyer, need not be ventilated in public. My peregrinations up and down the boulevard of broken dreams, once known as the Golden Mile, resulted in several encounters with people of a girth quite unlike anything I have ever seen. This alarming experience was replicated in Umhlanga and Ballito. I'm not being fattist. I've heard people say that obesity is a problem in South Africa. I disagree. It all depends on how you handle it. Obesity only becomes a problem if it tries to sit on you. Or if you unwisely fail to step aside to let it pass unhindered. I have never looked at a very fat person and wondered how I could make money out of them. Do you know who has, though? The pharmaceutical industry, that's who. Like the people they're aimed at, weight-loss drugs are bigger than ever. Sales of obesity treatments are set to hit $150 billion in a few years and the traffickers are racing to get ahead in the game. These companies are doing the Lord's work. You can help them by stuffing yourself with puddings and pies around the clock. Thanks to drugs, Clicks' turnover has grown by 9.2% to R4.7 billion. That's the equivalent of 152 swimming pools filled with cocaine. I'm talking about the good stuff here, not the rubbish from Hillbrow that'll give you a septum with more deviations than the road from Kokstad to Mthatha. ALSO READ: Diabetes and kidney disease – a silent, but serious threat To be fair, this profit has been driven by all classes of medicine. When it comes to running according to schedule, drugs beat our trains hands down. Our pharmaceuticals range from schedule 0, which includes time-wasting nonsense like aspirin and vitamins, right up to schedule 8. Things start getting interesting from schedule 6, so you might want to kick off there, regardless of your condition. Most of the ailments listed in the ever-expanding Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (its sixth edition is in the works) can be treated with pills or a sharp slap across the side of the head. If those fail, shouting 'get a grip!' has been known to work, although relapses are common. Fat people, though. Those are the real cash cows. Who among us doesn't want to lose weight? Could the Sudanese refugees at the back please put their hands down. I'm sure Big Pharma is working on a weight-gain pill for you as we speak. You could hurry things along by demonstrating that you have money. You can't expect them to make drugs for people who can't afford them, can you? That would be crazy. So, the demand for weightloss products like Ozempic has boosted Clicks pharmacy sales. And more good news is that the company is poised to get even richer given the increase in diabetes patients, many of whom would rather lose weight than die. 'In South Africa, diabetes is a massive problem,' said CEO Bertina Engelbrecht, in what could have been a brilliant pun if all diabetics were overweight. 'Globally, the demand for Ozempic and Wegovy, also a weight-loss product for diabetes patients, pumped $26 billion into maker Novo Nordisk last year,' said one news report. ALSO READ: Beware of fake Ozempic and Mounjaro used for weight loss, Sahpra urges Once again, let me point out that not all fat people are diabetics and not all diabetics are fat. I say this to protect myself and nobody else. There's no telling what either group is capable of if pushed too far. Clicks, with 950 stores, opened 20 new pharmacies in the six months up to February and dozens more are planned this year. 'We have a steady pipeline of pharmacy licences which inspires confidence that we will resume our market share gain in retail pharmacy this year,' said Engelbrecht. Or, in another universe: 'We are deeply concerned that the number of sick people in this country is spiralling but we will do our best to make them well again.' But wait. There's even more good news for the larger person. Eli Lilly, America's pharmaceutical cephalopod with tentacles in 125 countries, has also produced an experimental pill that helps people lose weight while helping the $775 billion company get even richer at the same time. It's a pill called orforglipron. Presumably if you can pronounce it, you can afford it. The late-stage trial found that up to 18% of patients who necked the drug experienced nausea, up to 26% got the runs and up to 14% barfed. This, apparently, is a brilliant result. The only way I'd risk side effects like these is if the pill also had hallucinogenic properties. On Monday, Pfizer discontinued its experimental weight-loss pill. It has the equally mellifluous name, danuglipron. This came after a trial patient's liver complained. I have a liver that disagrees with many things but you won't catch me discontinuing anything. We South Africans aren't quitters, even if it kills us. NOW READ: Sugary drinks are a killer: a 20% tax would save lives and rands in SA
Zawya
16-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
South African pharmacy chain Clicks Group posts 13% rise in first-half profit
JOHANNESBURG: South African pharmacy chain Clicks Group reported a 13.2% rise in half-year profit on Wednesday, helped by a growing market share in core health and beauty categories. Basic headline earnings per share, a key metric in South Africa, rose to 603.9 cents in the six months to February 28 from 533.6 cents in the same period a year earlier. The biggest drugstore in South Africa also forecast that its diluted HEPS for the financial year ending August 31 will increase by between 11% and 16%, said Group CEO Bertina Engelbrecht. The company said it saw strong growth in retail health and pharmacy, higher sales of private label products, and increased promotional sales. Group turnover increased by 6.2% to 23.2 billion rand ($1.22 billion). Retail turnover, which includes Clicks, M-Kem, The Body Shop and Sorbet corporate stores, increased by 6.4%. Distribution turnover increased by 7.6%. "Long-term organic growth opportunities in Clicks and the increasing scale of the business should ensure that the group continues to deliver on its medium-term financial targets," Clicks said in a statement. The company said there was an increased demand for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, which are used for weight loss, and that it has been easier to receive these drugs from suppliers. Clicks also said the trading environment could remain constrained in the second half of the 2025 financial year as consumer spending is expected to be affected by a proposed value-added tax increase effective from May 1. The company, which has 950 stores, declared an interim dividend of 238.0 cents per share. (Reporting by Siyanda Mthethwa; Editing by Tannur Anders, David Goodman, Sharon Singleton and Jan Harvey)
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clicks 414 Day Shoes and event
Adidas has partnered with the owner of Clicks, Shake James, to design two different pairs of shoes with unique features to represent Milwaukee.
