Cape Town, South Africa: Today WeSit, an online babysitting company connecting parents to professionally vetted babysitters, announced that they have signed up 1000 babysitters to service parents in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria.

The company is growing at breakneck pace, having only begun operations in March of this year. Of the rapid growth in operations, WeSit CEO and cofounder Nqobile Msibi said “Reaching 1000 babysitters is a noteworthy milestone and we think the market for our service is only really starting to take shape.

Everyone on the team is excited about it and we’re happy to finally be able to service multiple cities. Personally vetting each and every applicant to our platform is how I know we’re delivering the highest quality of service to busy parents.”

About WeSit: WeSit is an online on-demand babysitting startup based in Cape Town, South Africa. Operating since March of 2019 and now available in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria.

The ultimate comfort stroller

In 1999, Dutch mobility brand Bugaboo revolutionized the way families get around with their innovative original stroller. Now, almost 20 years later, Bugaboo unveil their ultimate comfort stroller: the Bugaboo Fox. This stroller marks the next step in the evolution of Bugaboo’s strollers as they continue to be at the forefront of smart products for parents and their children. The level of intelligence in its design makes the Bugaboo Fox the ideal stroller for parents who want to maintain their lifestyle once they have kids. Whether it’s traveling, socializing, shopping, or simply being outdoors, the Bugaboo Fox allows parents to keep saying ‘YES!’ to the things they love.

The most comfortable stroll
The Bugaboo Fox offers the most stable ride on all surfaces thanks to the advanced all-wheel suspension, while the new central joint means a smooth, bump-free ride for the child. The child can sleep peacefully thanks to the ergonomic design that also features supportive pillow-top padding for added comfort factor. For the parent, pushing and steering feels effortless: navigating corners, busy streets and tight spaces becomes a breeze. It’s time to say ‘YES!’ to spontaneous coffee dates and weekends away. 

Strong and sturdy, yet ultralight & compact
The Bugaboo Fox is made of strong materials, but is ultralight for easy lifting and carrying. If parents need to bundle their stroller into the car or carry it up the stairs, it’s easier than ever thanks to the one-piece fold and self-standing design. And for cupboard-friendly storage at home there’s the surprisingly small super-compact fold. Can I still keep the city apartment? ‘YES!’

Designed to last
Bugaboo’s philosophy is to design and engineer long-lasting strollers that can be used for more than one child. This has always been part of their design DNA, but the Bugaboo Fox takes this approach to the next level. When designing the Bugaboo Fox, Bugaboo split the structural parts of the stroller from the parts that experience more wear and tear. This approach makes it simple for parents to service or maintain their Bugaboo Fox, by easily refreshing or replacing parts. The integral parts (like the chassis) are made with durability and longevity in mind, while replaceable parts are made from recycled materials or materials that can be recycled after use.

SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

The judge’s votes are in and the competition was fierce with over 40 000 entrants all vying for a chance at over R151 000 in prizes.    

Earlier this month the Top 50 finalists were put out to public vote, and all votes have supported the Mater Domini pregnancy in crisis centre who have received R100 000 in donations comprising of basinets, bedding, toiletries and sanitarywear for moms and babies who have taken shelter at the home.  

For Mater Domini, the support could not have come at a better time.  “Mater Domini is blessed to be the beneficiary of R100 000 in support from the My Most Beautiful Baby initiative. Through this, we have received invaluable exposure for our cause and our work supporting vulnerable women during crisis pregnancy and assisting them in caring and nurturing their newborn babies.” Were the appreciative words of Megan Taljaard, representative for the charity.  

Competition Chief Marketing Officer, Monique Elliot added that ongoing support for the centre is of a huge concern. “Mater Domini is desperate for funding and at risk of closure in four months.  We are also assisting with repairs to their kitchen and an online shopping credit and cash to help with consumable expenses and we urge any member of the public who can assist them to reach out via their website www.materdomini.net.”  

Upon receiving the gifts, the charity could hardly contain their gratitude, “This is an amazing and generous donation and our thanks and appreciation is unbounded.     Services such as ours cannot sustain itself without the assistance of initiatives such as My Most Beautiful Baby who have established innovative ways to look at a bigger and deeper understanding of the beauty of all babies, including the vulnerable.” continued Megan.  

Thousands of parents entered their babies aged 0 – 36 months and have been eagerly awaiting today’s announcement of the winners.  Organisers, MMB Online are thrilled with the success of this year’s competition.  “It’s been incredibly well supported by mom’s and dad’s across South Africa and our main sponsor, Huggies – Nappy Pants and all our other sponsor’s with over tenfold the entries of the 2015 Baby contest. 

Entries came in droves with over 650 000 users on the website in less than eight weeks and just under 50 000 fans added to our Facebook page!”  said Monique.   

Surprise Lelope from Johannesburg’s son Duncan who is nine months old, won 1st prize and R100 000 in the competition with nine additional winners each taking their share of R51 000 in cash.  

Little Duncan’s dad is beaming with pride as he says.  “Thank you very much to all those who voted for my baby to win the 1st prize of R100 000 in the My Most Beautiful Baby competition. I've learnt a lot throughout this voting experience, and I would like to thank all the competition judges and voting public who contributed 20 % and 80 % to the voting total respectively. “  

For those wanting to find out if their adorable baby is among the winners, please visit http://mymostbeautiful.com/baby-2016/     or their Facebook page.  

As a result of the tremendous success of the competition, MMB Online have been prompted to launch a new initiative, titled “mMb.gives” – a champion of charities who will be supported by the competition ventures.  

Monique says they have already registered Mater Domini and 26 other initial charities as beneficiaries to whom they have found innovative ways of lending ongoing indefinite support.  “These numbers are expected to grow each month.”  added Monique  

In addition, mom’s and dad’s with kids aged between 3 and 6 years’ can look forward to a new contest, myMOSTbeautiful.com KID launching soon.  Simply head to www.mymostbeautiful.com to view the next campaign.  

Submitted on behalf of MMB Online  

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