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Georgina Guedes

Keep your disease away from me!

2012-05-17 12:30

Winter is the season for flu transmission. Georgina Guedes wishes that South African business took virus containment a little more seriously.

What would Darren Scott do?

Georgina Guedes 2012-05-10 11:26 10 comments | 6341 views

When something makes you furious, Georgina Guedes suggests following Darren Scott's example. Only she doesn't mean "the" Darren Scott...

Feeding the beast

Georgina Guedes 2012-05-03 13:01 8 comments | 1281 views

UK doctors have spoken out against the sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics by companies like McDonald's and Coca-Cola. Good luck to them, says Georgina Guedes.

Taste freedom

Georgina Guedes 2012-05-02 10:00 8 comments | 756 views

Freedom Day gives us all the opportunity to contemplate how far we've come, and to shake our heads at the idiots who try to pretend that the past wasn't that bad, says Georgina Guedes.

That bloody cake

Georgina Guedes 2012-04-19 14:22 4 comments | 3956 views

The poor Swedish Minister of Culture was damned if she did and damned if she didn't eat that black-woman cake, says Georgina Guedes.

Checking out who checks in

Georgina Guedes 2012-04-05 12:00 8 comments | 2273 views

A new app launched by KLM allows airline passengers to select whom they sit next to. Georgina Guedes thinks this turns flying into some weird sort of popularity contest.

Think of your customers

Georgina Guedes 2012-03-23 12:10 11 comments | 1260 views

When companies are considering taking action against security threats, they should first consider the implications this has for their customers, says Georgina Guedes.

How to learn

Georgina Guedes 2012-03-08 09:53 1 comments | 1165 views

The ability to learn and improve ourselves is a gift. Pity we don’t always see it that way, says Georgina Guedes.

So you think you want to build?

Georgina Guedes 2012-02-23 14:00 11 comments | 3649 views

Even a relatively painless building project will derail your life completely, Georgina Guedes learns. If you’re thinking of putting brick to mortar, consider what follows.

The Valentine's Grinch rethinks

Georgina Guedes 2012-02-14 10:12 16 comments | 1514 views

This year, for the first time in ages, Georgina Guedes is considering celebrating Valentine's Day.

'Lesbian' isn't an insult

Georgina Guedes 2012-01-26 13:32 35 comments | 3736 views

Georgina Guedes was astonished to be called a lesbian for her feminist views, not the least of which because she doesn't see it as an insult.

Don’t rain on our panic parade!

Georgina Guedes 2012-01-12 10:00 17 comments | 2577 views

A proposed bill seeks to prevent South Africans from forwarding weather warnings without the specific permission of the Weather Service, but it’s our right to panic if we want to, says Georgina Guedes.

How to be a great employee

Georgina Guedes 2011-12-22 12:40 20 comments | 8665 views

In the coming year, think about these simple steps to becoming a better employee, from Georgina Guedes, to improve your workplace experience.

There are more things under the sun...

Georgina Guedes 2011-12-09 11:20 25 comments | 3491 views

As a mother, Georgina Guedes was horrified by the negligence shown by a Vereeneging mother who left her two young children in a parked car in the scorching heat.

Ten tips to make it better

Georgina Guedes 2011-11-28 11:54 12 comments | 2256 views

With so much to worry about in South Africa and the world, Georgina Guedes makes a few suggestions about how to improve things.

 
Georgina is a full-time freelance writer with over ten years' experience in the media industry. She worked at and edited many IT and business publications, before going solo. This gives her more time to indulge in her passions - food, travel and literature.

Life's little 'should haves'

Georgina Guedes 2012-04-13 07:10 5 comments | 2308 views

A computer crash has reminded Georgina Guedes about all the “should haves” of working with deadlines, and in every other aspect of life.

Christians all hot and cross about Woolies

Georgina Guedes 2012-03-29 09:30 319 comments | 11757 views

Christians who are upset about the “Halaal” label on Woolworths hot cross buns should cool down a little, says Georgina Guedes.

Queue jumping with babies

Georgina Guedes 2012-03-15 12:36 48 comments | 3622 views

Queuing with babies has most often worked in Georgina Guedes’s favour. She just wishes it were official policy to be accommodating to mothers in this country.

Congratulations to Archie for gay marriage!

Georgina Guedes 2012-03-05 13:56 45 comments | 2826 views

Archie comics gay marriage edition sells out, despite protests. Georgina Guedes was delighted to learn that an openly gay character has a home in Riverdale.

Initiate this

Georgina Guedes 2012-02-17 07:44 12 comments | 744 views

Initiation is pretty pointless. We need to find an alternative solution for this rite of passage, says Georgina Guedes.

Parenting inspiration and perspiration

Georgina Guedes 2012-02-10 07:00 4 comments | 1155 views

Parenting is about hard work, Georgina Guedes has learnt over the past three years. You just have to hope that somewhere in all the admin, you’re conveying all the right messages and having some fun.

Such a thing as a free breakfast

Georgina Guedes 2012-01-20 09:36 8 comments | 5451 views

Everyone likes to get something for nothing. Why then were there flutterings of criticism at Wimpy offering customers a free breakfast yesterday, asks Georgina Guedes.

JugCam changes the way we view the snappers

Georgina Guedes 2012-01-06 08:47 29 comments | 8525 views

JugCam isn’t rape, but it is abusive sexual behaviour that tells us a lot about the perpetrators, says Georgina Guedes.

Be a better boss

Georgina Guedes 2011-12-15 12:46 16 comments | 6628 views

The end of the year is a time for planning changes. Make yourself a better boss in 2012 by thinking of these pointers, says Georgina Guedes.

Dealing with suicide

Georgina Guedes 2011-12-01 11:45 16 comments | 4637 views

DJ Fresh has recently come under fire for his frustration with a friend’s suicide threats. But where do you draw the line with ongoing threats, asks Georgina Guedes.

 
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