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A Brazilian home favourite, a French-Italian hybrid, a dish that cooks for seven hours, something juicy roasted in curry butter, and a wedding soup that has nothing to do with weddings. These are the dishes that thrill your food editor.
Christmas came early in one household in Cape Town when a friend and I cooked a five-dish feast designed for our hot climes. But light it is not — it is Christmas after all. Recipes by Tony Jackman, photographs by David Harrison.
Achim von Arnim, man of wine, poetry, art, wisdom and women, has died. His daughter Tanja von Arnim pays tribute.
I smelled the first black truffle of winter – and suddenly the world doesn’t seem such a sorry place.
Nedbank warned South Africans to watch out for cryptocurrency-related scams, which are sweeping across the country.
Your outdoor furniture is an extension of your home. Here’s how it can get the same care as your interior.
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the murder of DJ Warras reveals that protection orders risk becoming meaningless if they are treated as paperwork by law enforcement agencies.
If there’s one word quietly circulating in high-end skincare clinics around the world, it’s exosomes and many call it the next frontier in regenerative aesthetics. So, what exactly are exosomes – and should we be paying attention?
Non-profit organisations are not hoping for gifts under a tree or lavish meals this Christmas. Their deepest desires centre on the children, addicts, and vulnerable communities they serve daily with limited resources.
The government has been accused by the US of detaining officials assisting Afrikaners applying for refugee status and withholding their passports, allegations which SA’s department of international relations & cooperation has called “unsubstantiated”.
The City of Cape Town has destroyed 3,000l of alcohol confiscated during the first two weeks of December.
Cape Town’s economy is seeing growth in two key areas: cruise tourism and the commercial activity of the inner city. Data from Wesgro and the Cape Town Central City Improvement District shows rising passenger numbers, strong international demand and sustained property and retail investment in the CBD.
Family, friends and the media are gathering in Sandton, Gauteng, on Friday to remember slain media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, who was fatally shot in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday.
Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to “get guns off our streets”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday as hundreds plunged into the ocean to honour Bondi Beach shooting victims.
White South Africans coming to the U.S. as refugees could get a biography of President Donald Trump for children as part of a welcome packet.
In the wake of the G20 summit’s controversies, South Africa grapples with the implications of shifting US hegemony, highlighting the dynamics of colonialism and ‘whitening’ in a complex narrative of race, power and resistance in modern geopolitics.
Both Gold and Bitcoin are among the most popularly traded instruments on the JustMarkets platform, and the broker offers various lessons in risk management, diversification, and market psychology.
SARS is intensifying its crackdown on tax evasion and non-compliance, using strengthened powers and partnerships with IDAC to pursue taxpayers for millions and enforce serious criminal consequences.
South Africa has one of the largest national executives, with the 77-person composition significantly larger than many developed countries.
These are 15 desserts that pack a real punch while keeping the labour to a minimum. They are built for hot weather, full fridges, and cooks who understand that good ingredients, clever shortcuts, and confident assembly often matter more than technical baking skills.