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Chef Mbombi’s food is entwined with his Xitshonga culture

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Gentle giant Mbonani Daniel Mbombi’s love for African food has crept into the hearts of many South Africans. Widely known for his traditional dishes,...
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Food & Health

Taking the lack out of lactose intolerance

Simphiwe Zondani -
A simple bowl of cereal, pies, ice-cream, mac and cheese and umphokoqo. What do all these diverse foods have in common? They all have...
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African Food

Don’t let closed doors stop you, says young farmer

Duncan Masiwa -
Karabo Rampete’s name could be a synonym for perseverance. After being diagnosed with a liver disease, this feisty 32-year-old refused to sit back and...
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Dinner Recipes

RECIPE: David Higgs’ fishcakes served with chutney and parsley mayonnaise

Chantélle Hartebeest -
David Higgs comes from humble beginnings and he has gradually climbed the culinary ladder to become a well-respected chef in Mzansi. The 49-year-old restaurateur...
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Celebrity Chef

From waiter to celebrity chef

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Pete Goffe-Wood, widely known as Mzansi’s Kitchen Cowboy, started his brilliantly crafted career as a waiter 33 years ago and never looked back. Today the...
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African Food

Magazine legend Dorah Sitole is still cooking

Chantélle Hartebeest -
“I cook to keep our food culture alive,” says 66-year-old Dorah Sitole. The former editor of True Love magazine believes her food will perish...
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Community Food Gardens

‘Neighbourhood Farm’ creates jobs and tackles food security

Chantélle Hartebeest -
“We’re trying to create a mosaic of urban farms that grows food, minds and our communities,” says, Neighbourhood Farm founder and chief executive officer...
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Food & Health

Heart-healthy foods that everyone can afford

Andrea Du Plessis -
Heart Awareness Month is the perfect time to look at some proactive ways of supporting heart health through our diets. Heart disease still is...
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African Food

Self-taught cook turns her food blog into a viable business

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Food blogger and self-taught cook Vanessa Dossi was sceptical when her followers encouraged her to host cooking classes and cater. This nudge was just...
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African Food

RECIPE: Slow Cooked Tripe

Chantélle Hartebeest -
In 2016 Vanessa Dossi, a 28-year-old digital marketer and self-taught cook, turned her food blog into a lucrative business and she hasn’t looked back....
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Farmer attributes his career to God, favour and discipline

Movers and Shakers Duncan Masiwa -
Growing up in the town of Saron in the Western Cape, surrounded by agriculture, Warren Bam always intended on joining Mzansi’s agri-industry. But it...

Liewe Lulu: Is my man a leech?

Liewe Lulu Noluthando Ngcakani -
Piggy Bank (35) from Malmesbury in the Western Cape writes… Working as a chicken farmer, I already have so much on my plate. Day to day...

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