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Hot beauty trend: Menstrual masking beats Kim K’s vampire facial…

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Lifestyle

Masks ‘have fallen’…but employers can force you to put them back on

Face mask
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Fashion statement: Would you spend R2k on a designer face mask?

Menstrual blood face masks are the hottest new beauty trend.
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Hot beauty trend: Menstrual masking beats Kim K’s vampire facial…

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Lifestyle

Masks ‘have fallen’…but employers can force you to put them back on

Face mask
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Fashion statement: Would you spend R2k on a designer face mask?

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Lifestyle

Hamster hammocks! Masks are out – So what do we do with them now?

By Megan van den Heever23-06-2022 12:34

Waste not, want not! Here are some fun, creative ways to repurpose your face masks following SA’s official repeal of COVID-19 restrictions.

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News

Still wearing a face mask? Six things you need to avoid…

By Tom Head29-05-2022 12:00

We should all be well-versed in wearing protective masks by now – but not everyone has been using their face coverings properly.

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have have made face masks optional on certain flights
Travel

UK airlines drop face mask rules – but South Africans still have to cover up

By Megan van den Heever18-03-2022 09:53

Face masks on certain UK airlines will become optional to passengers, unless destinations have a mask mandate in place…

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Travel

Qatar Airways: U-turn on visors for SA passengers after ‘racist’ backlash

By Lorne Philpot22-02-2022 18:23

Passengers from South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia no longer have to double-up with face shields when travelling with Qatar Airways.

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Lifestyle

Roll up the kosk! South Korean nose mask simplifies eating [photos]

By Naledi de Wee02-02-2022 18:39

Weird or brilliant? A South Korean company has created the kosk, a mask that makes it easier for you to eat and drink. Take a look…

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Health and Fitness

Game changer? This pink copper mask kills COVID-19 ‘on contact’

By Erene Roux18-10-2021 18:08

A copper oxide-infused face mask reportedly has the potential to protect both you and those around you as it actively kills COVID-19 and other bacteria.

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Celeb News

‘This is insane’: Seth Rogen and Tweeps slam maskless Emmys [watch]

By Megan van den Heever20-09-2021 14:28

Seth Rogen and Tweeps have put the Emmys on blast over their decision not to enforce face masks and social distancing at the awards show.

Kim Kardashian goes incognito on the Met Gala red carpet
Fashion and Beauty

Welcome to the dark side: Kim Kardashian goes incognito at the Met Gala

By Megan van den Heever14-09-2021 12:16

Kim Kardashian – or at least who we thought was Kim Kardashian – walked the Met Gala red carpet in a totally unrecognisable look…

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Fashion and Beauty

Fans spot mysterious face in Kim Kardashian “killer” NYFW outfit [pics]

By Megan van den Heever13-09-2021 15:50

‘The Matrix’ meets a mass murderer: Kim Kardashian has received flack after showing up to New York Fashion Week in this bizarre creation…

PPE Police
USA News

Teacher accused of TAPING face mask on nine-year-old pupil

By Thabo Baloyi08-09-2021 18:22

The boy’s mother is furious and has not only filed a report with police, but is also considering transferring her son to another school

Masks
lockdownlife

Masked pandemic: This mask dress highlights an ignored crisis [photos]

By Marilynn Manuel27-08-2021 11:59

Designer Lezanne Viviers revealed her project ‘Unmasked Moments’ that sees a model wear a dress made of the face masks that once protected humans but now damage earth…

Kim Kardashian Balenciaga face mask
Fashion and Beauty

Kim Kardashian spook fans with Balenciaga ‘horror movie’ outfit

By Megan van den Heever12-08-2021 12:07

Creepy Kim? Fans of Kim Kardashian were spooked to say the least over an outfit she wore to Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ album listening party last week…

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Lifestyle

will.i.am’s ‘sci-fi times’ smart mask is way over the top [watch]

By BANG Showbiz13-04-2021 18:21

will.i.am is launching a smart mask, called the XUPERMASK, which features noise-cancelling headphones, a charging port and LED lights.

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News

Google Doodle honours surgical face mask inventor Dr Wu Lien-teh

By Cheryl Kahla10-03-2021 19:40

“Wu’s efforts not only changed public health in China but that of the entire world”.

Watch: Woman uses thong as mas
Lifestyle

Watch: Woman uses thong as mask in Pick n Pay [video]

By Erene Roux24-02-2021 17:53

A woman seemingly used her thong as a mask after she did not have one while waiting in line at a grocery store in SA.

Watch: Man takes off mask, del
Lifestyle

Watch: Man takes off mask, deliberately coughs on lift buttons [video]

By Erene Roux02-02-2021 16:19

A video that’s been dubbed ‘disturbing’ shows a man taking off his mask and deliberately coughing on lift buttons.

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News

Mpumalanga premier now has a criminal record for mask mishap – Cele confirms

By Andrea Chothia27-01-2021 10:43

Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane – the Mpumalanga Premier – was caught without a mask at a funeral. She later claimed she did not notice.

Mpumalanga Premier Mask
News

Mpumalanga premier buys 1 000 face masks to ‘demonstrate her remorse’

By Andrea Chothia26-01-2021 10:39

While the Mpumalanga premier submitted a statement of guilt for not wearing a mask, she has also bought face masks for the community.

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News

Masks reduce risk of spreading large COVID-linked droplets by 99.9%, new lab experiment finds

By AFP23-12-2020 16:58

Universal mask-wearing would reduce the global death toll by 400 000 over the same period, from 2.9 million to 2.5 million, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) calculates.

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News

Man removed from FlySafair flight after refusing to wear mask

By Dan Meyer25-10-2020 13:17

FlySafair said that they refuse to compromise on safety, and insist that masks are worn during flights to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

face masks
Technology

From translation tools to air purifiers – Here’s how face masks are going high-tech

By AFP21-10-2020 23:35

As masks become the norm worldwide, tech companies are rolling out weird and wonderful models to guard against infection.

How fashion has changed foreve
Fashion and Beauty

How fashion has changed forever due to the global pandemic

By Mia Russell22-09-2020 12:12

Many of us began to work from home, and with that change came a shift in the way we dressed and a different understanding of ‘fashion’.

SANDF member allegedly shoots man without face mask
News

Limpopo man shot for ‘not wearing a face mask’, SANDF soldier arrested

By Andrea Chothia18-09-2020 11:07

A 29-year-old SANDF member was arrested and charged with attempted murder. He is due in court on Friday morning.

mask
Lifestyle

Face mask manufactured in South Africa piques international interest

By Riyaz Patel16-08-2020 12:00

An innovative proudly South African face mask, with a simple replaceable filtration system at its core, is reportedly attracting big international interest.

face masks
Technology

Face masks successful at blocking facial recognition algorithms

By Ebrahim Essa04-08-2020 20:00

Face masks are causing facial recognition algorithms to fail as much as 50% of the time.

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