Wife, mama, Saffa, animal lover, reader, sports fan, traveller and occasional foodie. Ex-social / digital media worker-bee currently on maternal sabbatical.
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Helen Evans retweeted
📣 Getting rid of unwanted bulky items just got even easier in Merton🚛
📦 From today, every household can now book one free bulky waste collection per year for up to three items, helping you dispose of large household items responsibly.
Find out more 👉 news.merton.gov.uk/2026/06/0…
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May 21
I have just seen a flight quote for a JNB - Durban flight in Dec (one way) of R25k for a family of 4. Are you f*cking kidding me?? And this is “economy” or some such sunbird. WTF
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May 11
Hello @ExclusiveBooks - your courier partner @AramexSA is totally unreliable. Two books ordered as birthday gifts, none have reached their destination despite being “ collected by courier” - weeks later. What am I paying delivery for?
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Helen Evans retweeted
Behind the scenes in the Embassy kitchen. 👑🫖
Chef is preparing afternoon tea for 650 guests, including Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Four kinds of tea sandwiches, scones, desserts, and several British flavours from smoked Scottish salmon to British Beef! 🍰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
#GreaterTogether #America250 #StateVisit2026 #UKUS
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Apr 23
While there are other real and existential crises to worry about. The news about a Pronutro rejig has me worried. We buy chocolate Pronutro at a massive premium from our local SA store but our kids LOVE it second to none. What has happened?
#bokomo
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Apr 23
👏 love this!
Apr 21
Dear @SamsungMobile Pls invent a feature so that wives can remotely take their husbands' phones off "silent". Thank you. I'll claim royalties later.
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Mar 24
Will continue to charge insane prices even if more capacity. 💰
British Airways adds a third daily London-to-Cape Town flight, boosting capacity on this busy route. getaway.co.za/travel-news/lo…
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Mar 10
Last time we had a passport application at a bank branch, we were told that as Home Affairs in PTA was down due to electricity outage - so too was the bank branch outpost. So hopefully things work a little more independently with these.
Welcome to the future of Home Affairs, coming to a bank branch near you! 🇿🇦
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Mar 6
Prof Sir should be heeded. But likely not 🐑
Mar 6
Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty bbc.in/4aTy8Z5
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Mar 1
Very sad to read this. He was theatre royalty when I was growing up at the Natal Playhouse. RIP
Mar 1
Ian von Memerty, a prominent South African arts figure and former host of 'Strictly Come Dancing', passed away at 61 in Gauteng after taking his own life, a decision he referred to as 'self-deliverance'. ebx.sh/SZMNt8
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Jan 30
No no no 😭
Catherine O’Hara, a veteran actor who starred in “Home Alone,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Best in Show,” has died at 71 years old.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/cat…
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Jan 27
Our family watched pretty much every game of the @SA20_League from dreary London. Perfect dose of our homeland while not being able to be there. Love it 🏏
Jan 26
Leaving South Africa after the most glorious last 6 weeks - no country like it!
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22 Dec 2025
💯 accurate 😝
22 Dec 2025
22nd December summed up in a photo: a fridge full of food and a Chinese takeaway for dinner.
ALT Chinese takeaway
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19 Dec 2025
Love this fact thank you - could do with a SA 🍒 in the uk right now 😋
19 Dec 2025
Yes, folks, you are seeing a lot more CHERRIES in your grocery stores than you used to. South Africa has massively increased its cherry production.
In 2012, South Africa had 185 hectares of cherry plantings, and by 2024, we had about 819 hectares.
Nearly 60% of South Africa’s cherries are exported, and the rest are for local consumption. The UK, EU, and the Middle East are the primary markets.
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9 Dec 2025
Am I the only type A that gets seriously riled by a new “most popular” or “selected for you” auto loaded feed on this platform. Most recent please (by default), I’ll scroll the junk.
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2 Dec 2025
Not lived in JHB 10 years but this place was close to us. Recognized the gate 😝
A luxury house in Bryanston has been hijacked since 2020, with approximately 70 families paying rent to an alleged building hijacker who earns more than R164 000 per month. | @AlexPPatrick
brnw.ch/21wXXxd
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