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During an ANC and DA meeting on Friday, the DA is believed to have expressed its ‘sincere’ commitment to remain within the GNU.
In the bosom of her Karoo hotel, last night, I hosted a dinner at the start of the annual Karoo Food Festival. I dedicated the evening to the spirit and memory of Sandra Antrobus — friend and mother ...
Though the green season in northern Botswana means having to deal with tall grass and fewer waterhole sightings, it also means all manner of baby animals are being born. Cue cuteness overload.
I’ve never had a South African senior title. This is my first.’ Gift Leotlela stunned a packed field, including Bayanda Walaza and Benjamin Richardson, at the Senior National Track & Field ...
Here are another two classic recipes from Recipes To Live For (A Tannie Maria Cookbook) by Sally Andrew — Candy’s Cheesecake and Tannie Kuruman’s Milk Tart.
Chicken and vegetable bakes are always popular, though I have always cooked them in the ordinary old gas oven. I had a go at doing one in an air fryer this week and, while the technique is a little ...
Personally, like the legion of cynics before me, I think it’s useful to think positively when people are generally thinking negatively, and the other way around. So in that spirit, and without wanting ...
As Patrice Motsepe’s investment vehicle prepares to exit the JSE, an escalating legal battle in Tanzania threatens to follow it across borders.
This was my recipe of the Year in 2022, a traditional game pie (wildspastei) made with fynvleis. Karoo tradition, first in a pot, then in a pie. My dear friend Sandra Antrobus taught me how to make ...
The final decision around the creation of no-fishing zones around key African penguin colonies, including St Croix and Bird islands, was a culmination of more than two decades of collaborative ...
With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “ a room that can be locked up ...
You can only invest a maximum of R3,000 a month in a tax-free investment, so I will work on you investing the remaining R2,000 in a unit trust. After 10 years, the investment would be worth R1,007,288 ...