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elieveitornot,butsinceitsinceptionin
September1970,theLivingandLovingteam
hasproducedanincredible 588 editions
ofthismagazine.We’veseenmoreBaby
oftheYearandCoverStarcompetitionsthanwecan
countonbothhands,workedwithbothlocaland
internationalexpertswhohaveinmanyinstances,
alsobecomedearfriends,andwe’vehadcountless
pregnancy,birth,babyandtoddlerstoriesthathave
touchedourhearts,movedusbeyondwordsandleft
indelibleimprintsonourheartsandmindsforever.
Aswe’resigningoffthiseditionandtoastingthe49th
birthdayofLivingandLoving,ourteamhasbeenreflecting
howthestaffmembersovertheyearshave
cometoknowsomanyofyou,andnoweven
yourchildren,andweconsiderthesespecial
relationshipsaprivilege.Yourmostprecious
assetinlifeareyourchildrenandwecount
ourselvestrulyblessedtobeabletoshareintheir
conception,arrivalanddevelopmentwithyou.
Thisisanemotionaltimeforus,andalthough
we’veallbeenworkingonthistitleformany
years,somemorethanothers,celebratingthese
milestoneshasusallreminiscingontheincredible
lifespanofthisiconicSouthAfricanmagazine.
Yes, 49 yearson,andwe’restillconsideredSouth
Africa’smost-lovedparentingmagazineandwe’re
proudofit!NotonlydoIfeelhonouredtohave
sharedyourmomentswithyouasEditorthesepast
sixyears,butIhavealsothoroughlyenjoyedworking
withateamofdynamic,creativeprofessionalswho
areaspassionateaboutLivingandLovingasIam.Sadly,themagazineyouholdinyourhandtoday,willbe
thefinaleditioninprint.But,thegoodnewsisthatyouwill
stillbeabletoengagewithusonsocialmediaandvisitour
websitewww.livingandloving.co.zaaswewillcontinueto
populatethesewiththekindofinformative,expert-driven
featuresyou’vecometoexpectfromus.What’smore,we
willbecompilingaspecialsectioninoursistermagazine,
YourFamily,todealwithtopicalparentingconcernsthat
affectyouandyourchildatdifferentstagesandages.
Thankyouforyoursupport-Ilookforwardto
continuingtheLivingandLovingstorywithyouaswe
travelintothefutureandraisethenextgeneration!1970
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