Pretoria News is a local newspaper circulating in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Pretoria News covers a range of local news, as well as national and international news, comment and analysis by experts, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.
Because childhood is such a vibrant time of participation and discovery, we all want our children to lead active, fulfilling lives. However, there are both healthy and unhealthy ways to make sure this happens. In the diets of far too many kids and teenagers, caffeine has assumed a very harmful role. According to Lila Bruk, a qualified dietitian and spokesperson for the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA), there is a concern with some energy drinks that go over the daily maximum suggested for children. Energy drinks, as defined by the Cleveland Clinic in the US, are liquids with high concentrations of caffeine and other stimulants, such as sugar, sweeteners, herbal supplements, vitamins and taurine. They are not governed as foods because they are sold as nutritional supplements and…
It’s possible to lose your job if you make a sick call to work when you’re actually going to an event. You are essentially breaking established company policy and lying to the corporation. A sick day is a day off from work taken to recover from a physical or mental illness, a medical condition, or an injury. Without a doctor’s note, employees are entitled to one to two paid sick days per year. It’s not for those times, according to Nicol Myburgh, head of CRS Technologies’ HCM Business Unit, when you’d rather attend a party, event, or sporting activity than go to work. In the expanding human capital planning market, CRS Technologies is a top supplier of products and services. The Johannesburg-based business discovered its place in the human resources,…
MOTHER’S Day is coming up, and many of us are already going through the middle-of-the-month blues. Yes, that time of the month when you start to spend carefully to make your salary stretch to the next payday. While times are tough for everyone, we still want to spoil our mothers on Mother’s Day. Of course, you can buy her a box of chocolates or her favourite lotion, but those are things that she can buy herself. On Mother’s Day, you should be doing something really special. Create a special memory or give her a gift that will last and make her smile every time she looks at it. Here is how you can spoil your mother this Mother’s Day without breaking the bank. Make her feel like the queen that…
King Charles will be directed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to “punish and reform what is amiss, confirm what is in good order” at his coronation today. This language is not just symbolic. It’s a contract between the monarch and the people. Throughout British history, that contract has often been illustrated through the Crown Jewels and other coronation regalia, which will play a key role in Charles’ formal ascension to the British throne. But in the 21st century, it’s time for the monarch to make good on the vow to “reform what is amiss” and repatriate those priceless gems. Jewels taking centre stage I am a settler researcher and teacher of the history of identity politics, historical trauma and British history. The colonising and imperial history of three famous pieces…
Trevor Noah is set to executive produce a US version of Mock the Week. The 39-year-old comedian – who left The Daily Show last year – has agreed to become an executive producer of the satirical panel show, which has aired in the UK since 2005. Noah said: “Two things I’m most passionate about in life are paying my landlord and making people laugh. We could all use a little bit more laughter as we continue to navigate today’s crazy world. By bringing Mock the Week to America with the talented Dan Patterson, I’m looking forward to doing just that.” Patterson, who co-created the British show, added: “After 21 successful seasons on the BBC, we can’t wait to bring the format to the US and work with America’s deep pool…
More than 11 000 unionised television and movie writers declared a strike in a move that could bring Hollywood studios and networks to a stop and will immediately disrupt late-night TV. Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert are among the shows that will immediately start airing reruns, while Real Time With Bill Maher and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver will be replaced with other programming. If the strike stretches for months, as the last one did 15 years ago, it could push back autumn TV shows and jam the queue of films and streaming content scheduled to release in future years. The Writers Guild of America’s decision to carry out the first industry- wide strike since 2007 comes after the collapse of weeks-long negotiations…
