Premature ageing; two words that are enough to strike fear into the heart of any woman. While wrinkles are a fact of life the reality is that many of the health and lifestyle choices that you make every day might cause you to age prematurely. Shock, horror? Find out how you can protect one of your most valuable assets, your skin. 

Daughters learn a lot from their mothers, sometimes without even realising it. You could go so far as to say that the lessons that we learnt at our mother’s knees, or perhaps over her knees getting the spanking of our lives, shaped us into the person that we are are today.

This month the focus at 1st for Women is on geysers.

Crime is a reality for all South Africans. While we cannot live in fear, we must do what we can to keep our homes and our families safe. Have you done everything you can to protect your family?

Look around the office. You know the people I mean. The ones that move effortlessly from promotion to promotion without breaking a sweat. How do they do it? What is the magical ingredient, the secret to success and fulfilment in the workplace?

Good news! Recent research by The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) has revealed that life insurers paid out 99% of all claims made in 2012. There is bad news however. The majority of those claims that were rejected were given the axe due to non-disclosure by policyholders.

Spending money is easy and a whole lot of fun too. The joy of finding that perfect something, sneaking your credit card out your purse, swiping and ka-ching, it is all yours.  Saving money on the other hand is a little more challenging. We’ve put some thought into some practical ways in which to cut down your monthly expenses.

Late last year, Cadburys went where no man has ever gone before and did some research into the contents of women’s handbags in the UK.