Innholdsfortegnelse for 2023-03-26 i Isolezwe nGesonto Sunday

In 2016, evidence began to mount that then-South African president Jacob Zuma and a family of Indian-born businessmen, the Guptas, were responsible for widespread “state capture”. It was alleged the Gupta family influenced Zuma’s political appointments and benefited unfairly from lucrative tenders. The Guptas began to look for a way to divert attention from them. They enlisted the help of British public relations firm Bell Pottinger, which drew on the country’s racial and economic tension to develop a social media campaign centred on the role of “white monopoly capital” in continuing “economic apartheid”. The campaign was driven by the power of algorithms. The company created more than 100 fake Twitter bots or automated Twitter accounts that run on software – computer programs designed to perform tasks and actions, ranging from…

Did you know that JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, was rejected 12 times before a publisher agreed to publish her work? Or that Steven Spielberg was rejected several times by the University of Southern California before being successfully admitted as a cinematic arts student? As an entrepreneur, rejection is an inevitability. The sooner you accept the reality, the bigger the strides you’ll make. With mindful introspection and a change in perspective, rejection can become a stepping stone to success. Start by making three mindset shifts: Change the way you think about failure Many aspiring entrepreneurs are afraid of the “big, bad F-word” – failure. What separates entrepreneurs from everyday people lies in the distinction between action and inaction. Entrepreneurs act despite their fear of failure, while…

ISIHLOKO: Vuka Darkie UMCULI: Mzwakhe Mbuli UHLOBO: Poetry & Afro Soul UMHLAZIYI: CHARLES KHUZWAYO AWUKWAZI ukukhuluma ngomzabalazo nenkululeko yaseNingizimu Afrika kodwa ungalivezi igama likaMzwakhe. Ngesikhathi ubandlululo libhuqabhuqa umuntu omnyama kuleli, uMzwakhe wayengomunye wamaciko ayibamba ishisa insimbi yaze yapholelela ezandleni. Abasebekhona ngeminyaka yo-1980, bazomkhumbula ethi Change Is Pain. Imbongi engakaze yathula uma ibona kudlalwa ngabantu abamnyama. Akagcinanga ngokuboshwa kodwa nomuzi wakhe waqhunyiswa ngebhomu. Nangesikhathi abantu baKwaZulu-Natal, bebulawa kuhle kwezintuthwane ngenxa yodlame, wasukuma uMzwakhe walukhuza, ngengoma ethi KwaZulu-Natal. Nakule albhamu usaqhubeka nokususa inkungu kubantu abamnyama futhi ubagqugquzela ukuba basukume bazithathe. Uma wayithanda inkondlo eyayithi Ukulimala Kwengqondo (eyayikwi-albhamu kaMzwakhe eyayithi Change Is Pain) uzokujabulela ukulalela ingoma eyisihloko saleli cwecwe ngenxa yokuthi le nkondlo yodumo ijotshelelwe kuyo. Njengoba kunabefundisi abadlisa abantu izinyoka notshani emasontweni, uMzwakhe uqwashisa ngalokho engomeni ethi Religious Mampara. Namanje emapulazini basakhala…

Fasting during Ramadaan is one of the pillars of Islam. Ramadaan is a time in which Muslims are encouraged to do better at upholding the teachings and lifestyle of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The season is generally observed through fasts that include starting the fast with breakfast (suhoor) before dawn and ending the fast with dinner at dusk known as “Iftar”. In observance of this period of introspection, we spoke to chef Asif Mughal about his plans. Mughal is a 36-year-old Pakistan-born chef. He grew up in Islamabad and studied culinary arts in his hometown before moving to Dubai to begin his career as a professional chef. Mughal worked at Lemongrass Thai restaurant in Dubai for five years before being offered a position at the Park Hyatt Dubai Creek. He…

Neatly aligned glass spice jars tagged with printed white labels. Wicker baskets filled with packages of pasta, crackers and snacks. Rows of flavoured seltzer water stacked in double-decker plastic bins. In today’s consumer culture, “a place for everything and everything in its place” isn’t just a mantra; it’s big business. Nowhere is this more evident than in the kitchen pantry. Most people can relate to finding half-empty cereal boxes squirrelled away in the cupboard or letting produce sit just a bit too long in a refrigerator drawer. But for a subset of social media denizens, such sacrileges would never grace their feeds. As someone who studies digital consumer culture, I’ve noticed an uptick in glamourised, stylised and fully stocked pantries on TikTok and Instagram, giving rise to a content genre…

The first 10 minutes of the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Durban were filled with explosive drama that immediately locked in viewers. Dinner ended with the Drakensberg trip host, Jojo Robinson, bailing on her guests after flinging a glass, with her bestie Nonku Williams getting caught in the crossfire of the outburst. This was followed by cries from Ruan, and Maria comforting Jojo while also chasing Sane away. Jojo’s childish behaviour was caused by her trying, in her best way, to twist Annie’s words about her smelling alcohol in her room as she looked for answers about the murmurs of her being an alcoholic. Annie was on the ball when she said in her confessional that Jojo was misconstruing what she said and was making it something it…

Baboo and Ticky are back and have their work cut out for them in the latest instalment of Judy Naidoo’s Kings Of Mulberry Street: Let Love Reign. In the first film, which premiered in 2019 and starred child actors Shaan Nathoo and Liam Dunpath, viewers were treated to the two young Indian boys going to great lengths to rid their community of the local bully in order to protect their victims. The film won many awards as it travelled to international film festivals, so it was only fitting to honour the local production with a sequel, which Naidoo, who wears the writer, director and producer hat, does beautifully and in a way that’s dramatic, funny and family-friendly. Speaking to an excited Naidoo, who bagged the deal with Netflix to have…

ITHEMBISA likhulu intokazi ebingenele imncintiswano iBig Brother Titans ephume emncintiswaneni ngeSonto eledlule. UTebatso 'Blue Aiva" Mokoana (23) waseLimpopo ukhishwe nezinye izimbangi ezimbili emqhudelwaneni, okunguNana noMiracle OP baseNigeria. Ekhuluma nentatheli yeSolezwe ngeSonto, uthe kuningi okusemqondweni wakhe azoba matasa ngakho, njengoba esephumile endlini yeBig Brother Titans. Le ntokazi ibiyimbangi ebizifela ngokudansa, ubumnandi nokujabulisa izibukeli. UBlue Aiva, uthe kumthokozise kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yabebengele umncintiswano. Uthe yize engaphumanga nemali abefisa ukuyithola kodwa ukholwa wukuthi ukwenzile abefisa ukukwenza ngesikhathi esengaphakathi endlini. "Isifiso sami sifezekile. Ngikholwa wukuthi ngikwazile ukuthola ithuba lokuthi abantu bangazi kangcono, kanjalo nokusabalalisa ithalente lami lokudansa. Ngizimisele nangokuthi ngigxile nasekuklwebheni amapuleti, ukuzi ngikwazi ukukhipha izingoma zami," kusho le ntokazi. Useke waba ngumdansi kuma-vidiyo ahlukene abaculi bakuleli, okubalwa kuwo ekaVetkuk and Mahoota, Blaq Diamond, DJ Noxious nabanye.…

UMNIKAZI wendawo yobumnandi eseNanda, i-Under The Moon, uMakhosonke Phungula, uyacacisa ngesimo sendawo ngoba iningi labantu belicabanga ukuthi ivaliwe. Engxoxweni ekhethekile neSolezwe ngeSonto uPhungula uthe ayivalile indawo kodwa inhloso ukukhulisa ibhizinisi. Uthe i-Under the Moon ingeyakhe, izakhiwo nakho konke okukhona. “Ngifuna ukugxila kubantu asebekhulile, hhayi izingane ezincane. Ngakho-ke ngithathe isinqumo sokuthi, phansi ngishintshe kube nesitolo sokudayisa izimpahla ezihlukene, nendawo yokuqashisa ikakhulu odokotela abahlukahlukene. “Isibonelo kungaba owamehlo, owezifo zonke, owamazinyo, ikhemisi nabanye,” kuchaza uPhungula. Uthe indawo yakhe inkulu kakhulu, phezulu namanje isavuliwe kanti iseqophelweni eliphezulu, yenzelwe abantu abafuna ukuhlala nabangani nezithandwa zabo kanjalo nemindeni yabo. Uveze ukuthi ungayibhukha uma unomcimbi othize. “Ugcizelele ekutheni ufuna ukuletha ushefu weqophelo ngoba efuna ukuthi kutholakale ukudla kwalo lonke uhlobo, ubuye wathi ishisa nyama isekhona usakwazi ukufika woselwe inyama namanje,” kuchaza uPhungula Uthe kumthusile lokhu okusabalele ezinkundleni…

ZIQALILE izigcawu zeSouth African Human Rights Commission (SAHR) zokulalelwa kodaba lokugundiswa ngenkani kwabafundi benkolo yamaNazaretha ezikoleni zaKwaZulu-Natal. Sikhulu isikhalo ngezikole zesifundazwe, okuthiwa ziphoqa abafundi ukuthi baphambane nenkolo yabo basuse izihluthu emakhanda. Isifundazwe iKwaZulu-Natal sinenqwaba yamalungu enkolo yobuNazaretha, enomyalelo wokuthi abakhonza khona akufanele bagunde izinwele. Ezikoleni kunabafundi abangamalungu aleli bandla elidume ngelakwaShembe. Sekunezigameko lapho abafundi bekhala ngokuthi bayajikiswa ezikoleni kuthiwa mabagunde amakhanda. Kunezikole okuthiwa zikhipha izincwadi zinqumela abafundi ugwayi katiki, ukuthi bagunde izihluthu noma ngabe bechaza ukuthi bangamalungu ebandla lamaNazaretha. Isikhalo samaNazaretha kusuke kuwukuthi kubonakala sengathi kunokucwaswa ngokwenkolo ekubeni uMthethosisekelo uvumela abantu ukuthi bakhethe noma yiyiphi inkolo abahambisana nayo. Imenenja yeSAHRC eKZN, uNksz Pavershree Padayachee ithe sebevele baqalile ukusebenza lolu daba. “Izigcawu sezivele ziqalile ngoMashi 23 emahhovsi ethu eThekwini,’’ kusho uNksz Padayachee. Kuvele ukuthi izithangami zididiyele izinhlaka ezehlukene ezithintekayo ezinxuswe ukuthi…

INHLOKO yamaJaji kuleli iJaji Raymond Zondo, ithi i-ANC yehlulekile wukumela izimfundiso nezimiso zomholi wayo ongasekho, uMnuz Oliver Tambo ngokudedela abantu benze inkohlakalo isidana. UZondo ubeyisikhulumi esiqavile ethula isifundo ngempilo kaTambo, e-University of Fort Hare egatsheni layo i-Alice, e-Eastern Cape. UTambo odabuka esigodini eNkantolo, eBizana esifundazweni i-Eastern Cape, waba wumholi we-ANC onohlonze, owaphatha isikhathi eside iminyaka engu-24 engumengameli weqembu. UTambo waba ngumengameli kusukela ngo-1967 kuya ku-1991, washona eseGauteng ngo-Ephreli 1993 ngenxa yesifo sohlangothi. UZondo kade ewusihlalo wekhomishini ebiphenya ngokugwamandwa kwamandla oMbuso, waphenya wase ebhala umbiko wakhe. Uthe ngesikhathi sekhomishini kuvele ukuthi i-ANC ibhimbile kakhulu. “Inkohlakalo ivele obala ngesikhathi sekhomishini futhi namanje isaqhubeka. I-ANC yayenza konke okusemandleni ukuvikela owayengumengameli (uMnuz) uJacob Zuma, isebenzisa ubuningi bayo ePhalamende imvikela,’’ kusho uZondo. Uthe okwenzekayo ezweni kuphambene kakhulu nokwakumelwe wuTambo futhi ukube usekhona ngabe akathule. UZondo…

UKUGQEKEZWA nokwebiwa kwemali epulazini likaMengameli Cyril Ramaphosa, lubukeka lusazoqhubeka nokuba wutwayi abathi belwenwaya luvumbuke kakhulu kuyena nasenhlanganweni yakhe i-ANC. Uma ubheka ukuphawula kukaMnuz Thabo Mbeki oke waba wumengameli wezwe, kuyakhomba ukuthi bakhona nakwi-ANC abashaya amakhala ngolwePhala Phala. NgoFebhuwari 2020 kuthiwa kwagqekezwa epulazini likaRamaphosa iPhala Phala Private Game Farm eliseBela Bela, eLimpopo. Imibiko ithi kwathathwa imali enkulu engamadola nokusho ukuthi yimali evela ngaphandle kwezwe eyayibekiwe kungaziwa ukuthi eyani. Owayeyinhloko yezobunhloli uMnuz Arthur Fraser wathola ngalokhu wavula icala lobugebengu ngoJuni wonyaka odlule. Udaba lwathathwa nayihhovisi loMvikeli woMphakathi ukuthi liphenywe. Udaba lwePhala Phala lungangagcina nje ngokuba wutwayi kuRamaphosa nakwi-ANC kodwa nasezweni nje lonke njengoba lizama ukuheha abatshalizimali. URamaphosa uyinhloko yoMbuso kuleli nokwenza izigemegeme zakhe kube ezezwe. Udaba lwePhala Phala luvela ngesikhathi lapho kukhalwa ngezinga lenhlupheko ezweni abantu bengasebenzi belambile kodwa kuvela ukuthi abaholi…

IZINGUQUKO ezisanda kwenziwa ethimbeni labaqeqeshi beRichards Bay FC, zibukeka ziyizinkomba zokuthi usihlalo walo uSfiso “Jomo” Biyela, kuyamkhathaza ukugqoza kwemiphumela yeqembu eliqale ngonyawo oluhle isizini yokuqala kwiDStv Premiership. Lezi zinguquko zenzeka nje, iBay esaxhugela ibhekene nomdlalo onzima lapho izotholana ne-Orlando Pirates eKing Zwelithini Stadium, eMlaza. Ekuqaleni kwesonto, iqembu limemezele ushintsho ethimbeni abaqeqeshi lathi uVasili Manousakis, useyinhloko yabaqeqeshi, kuthi uPitso Dladla noRonnie Gabriel babe ngamaphini akhe. Lokhu kwenzeka kungakapholi maseko iRichards Bay ixetshulwe yiTS Galaxy ngo 4-0 ngeSonto eledlule. Wumdlalo wesihlanu iqembu lishaywa kulandelana, uma kubalwa nowomkhumulajezi weNedbank Cup Last 32 elashaywa kuwo yiMamelodi Sundowns ngo 3-2. IBay ishaywa nje igcine ukunqoba umdlalo ngoJanuwari 14 ngokuguqisa iMarumo Gallants ngo 2-0 koweligi. Ngaphambi kokuqala kwesizini, emuva kokukhushulelwa kwayo kwiPremiership ibingaphansi kwesandla sikaDladla, iBay ijube uManousakis noDladla ekubeni ngabaqeqeshi ngokubambisana. Nebala iqembu liyibambe…

TikTok’s breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has brought plenty of scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. On Thursday, CEO Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle, over the company’s alleged ties to China – and the danger it poses to impressionable teenagers. Several governments have banned the app from their devices over fears that data could be viewed by officials in Beijing. Now the US is trying to force Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell its prized asset. Is TikTok a spying tool for Beijing, a fun video-sharing app, or both? Under pressure Global action against TikTok started in earnest in India in 2020. It was among the Chinese apps barred after deadly…

International airline Cathay Pacific expects an increase in flight de2mand from South Africa and Asia, particularly to Hong Kong, in August. In an interview with Business Report, Anand Yedery, the regional head of marketing for sales in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa, said that with the return of quarantine- free travel (post-Covid-19), the air- line was dedicated to serving its customers, the Chinese community in South Africa. Cathay Pacific said it was geared to operate three direct flights a week between South Africa and Hong Kong on the new Airbus A350-900s, beginning in August. Customers looking to travel with Cathay Pacific before August could choose to fly with the airline’s interline partners from Johannesburg to Hong Kong and onwards, via Dubai, to their preferred destinations. The airline had…

Food culture is rapidly evolving in the ever-dynamic food service industry. It is no secret that South African cuisine is hitting new heights – both on our shores and abroad. In this article, we will look at how South Africa's traditional dishes have evolved and become known globally, how these dishes have been modernised, and some of the recipes that are out there. I believe that the reason South African cuisine has evolved and become known globally is that it is healthy, full of big flavours, and contains many superfoods, so it makes perfect sense that its popularity is growing around the world. As you would expect, each corner of the country has its own locally available fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices which have been used over centuries to create…

STREAMING platforms try to cater for the needs of every viewer. As much as Hollywood content is lapped up, so too are K-dramas, Indonesian and Turkish offerings and, of course, all things Bollywood. As such, Disney+ has expanded its offerings to include more of the latter by bagging one of the biggest talk shows in Bollywood, Koffee with Karan, amid a plethora of movies and series. By now, fans are familiar with Karan Johar’s talk show, where he pulls an Oprah with the biggest stars in the industry. He is candid, witty and funny. And the guests, who know him professionally and personally, require little to no arm twisting in opening up. Did I mention, he bags all the A-listers in Bollywood, from Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar and…

On March 17, it felt like the country was listening to Amanda Black’s new single Nguwe at the same time. Her name was all over social media, driving her to the top of the Twitter trends list, and fans embraced the catchphrase “Amanda BACK” in celebration of her first solo single in two years. After a lengthy (by today’s standards) absence from the spotlight, the 29-year-old returned with a powerful message. “Nguwe is about self-love, and for the past few years I’ve really been trying to figure out some patterns in my own personal life,” she explains. “I did a lot of focusing on forgiving myself and really trying to figure out what the hell is happening in my own self now. I kind of saw that separating myself from…

Is John Wick: Chapter 4 the best John Wick movie in the franchise, as early reviews suggest? Possibly. But what does that even mean? Readers who have never seen Keanu Reeves as John Wick, who don’t even like violent action movies, especially not ones about an elite assassin in a fantastical hierarchy of three-piece-suited assassins that is run like an efficient corporation, on the run from his co-workers, and with a multimillion-dollar bounty on his head, won’t understand why the film deserves the star rating I’ve given it. They might assume that it is great (and it is pretty great) by the same metric that The Quiet Girl is great. That would be a mistake. Apples, as they say, must not be compared to oranges, and certainly not blood…

UPHITHENE amakhanda umndeni obanga isidumbu sendodana nabasekhweni, abathi bazozingcwabela bona umkhwenyana. Kubikwa ukuthi umufi, uMnuz Skhosiphi Khanyile (49) waseNkomokazi, eMbumbulu, ubehlala ekhweni Ezingolweni, ePort Shepstone ngesikhathi esaphila. Bese kuphele iminyaka engasalubhadi kubo kodwa ubexhumana nomndeni wakhe okuthiwa ubuvinjwa ekhweni lakhe uma uthi uyobona ilungu lawo ebelixinwe wukugula. Umufi nenkosikazi yakhe, uGugu MaMbili Khanyile, kubikwa ukuthi nangesikhathi beshada, awumenywanga umndeni kaSkhosiphi. Kubikwa ukuthi amakhandlela okuzilela uKhanyile akhanyiswe ekhweni lakhe kwaMbili. Udadewabo kamufi, uNksz Busiswa Khanyile (38), ekhuluma nentatheli yeSolezwe ngeSonto, uthe umndeni udidekile futhi usamangele ngesenzo sabasekhweni. Uthe uyaqonda ukuthi unkosikazi kamfowabo nguye onelungelo lokuhlela umngcwabo kamfowabo kodwa angakuqondi wukuhlehliswa komndeni wakhe. Uthe kuyabadida ukuthi kungani umndeni wasekhweni uphikelele ekutheni ungcwabe umfowabo emalibeni akubo kamakoti. Ngokusho kwakhe, uthe bona njengomndeni bebezimisele ngokuthi angcwatshwe eMbumbulu umfowabo hhayi emathuneni akomunye umndeni. "Yinto esingakaze…

AKAZISOLI ngesinqumo sakhe sokushiya izifundo zakhe zeNational Diploma in Quantity Surveying, umfana wasoPhongolo oqale ibhizinisi ngoba engalitholi ithuba lokwenza uqeqesho lomsebenzi (in service training). UNduduzo Nkosi (24), odabuka esigodini saseBelgrade ubenza iziqu zakhe eMangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) kodwa wangagogoda ngoba eshoda ngendawo azoziqeqeshela kuyona lomsebenzi. Leli phephandaba lithole ngoNkosi njengamakhasimende akhe ambona emgwaqweni oseDavenport, eThekwini lapho ezakhele khona ugazi ngokudayisa amakhekhe kule ndawo. Elandisa ngebhizinisi lakhe uthe uliqale ngoba enqena ukuhlala alindele ukuthola ukuqeqeshwa kwe-in service, kunalokho wathola into azolinda ngayo. “Into engiyiqale ngoba ngichitha isikhathi iyona esingiziphilisa ngayo nokungenza ngingazisoli ngesinqumo sami sokuqala leli bhizinisi. “Yize kunjalo kodwa ngisazimisele ngokuqedela ukuze ngithweswe iziqu, ngijabulise abazali bami nokubatshengisa ukuthi ngikwenzile ababengithume kona enyuvesi,” usho kanje. Ngesikhathi ithimba lezintatheli livakashele ibhungu lifike esesendaweni entsha asebenzela kuyo, ayithole ngomlungu…

A cruise vacation went wrong when a 52-year-old father jumped from a high pier and lost his life. The American passenger, Edmund David Rucker, was travelling on a cruise ship with his family but reportedly died after jumping from a pier during a stop in Honduras. A Royal Caribbean spokesperson told Newsletter: “While ashore in Roatan, Honduras, a guest sailing onboard Allure of the Seas sadly passed away. “Royal Caribbean International is providing support and assistance to the guest’s loved ones at this time.” The report says he sustained a blow to the head after jumping from a “high pier” and “was left unconscious once his body fell into the sea”. Eventually, the unconscious passenger was pulled from the water and medics tried to resuscitate him but it was unsuccessful.…

For a failed rocket launch, there sure was a lot of cheering. When Relativity Space, a California start-up that aims to compete against SpaceX, finally launched its Terran 1 rocket manufactured almost entirely by 3D printing, it achieved so many of the milestones the company had hoped for. It lifted off successfully from its pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 11.25pm (5.25am South African time) on Wednesday. It survived the perilous moment of maximum dynamic pressure, where speed and the still-thick atmosphere conspire to tear rockets apart. The first stage separated cleanly from the second stage, as commentators on the company's broadcast cheered it on. But then the second stage engine failed to ignite, preventing the rocket from making it to orbit. Still, Relativity proved that…

ANY census of the population comes with major challenges, given that it runs every 10 years. Those who participated in the first might not be available for the second and, in that respect, tacit knowledge is lost. Technological changes also severely affect the planning and running of a census because it impacts the process flow and system integration. When paper-based systems were deployed, the system was linear. But what remains crucial is setting the date so that all streams converge on that date. Once that is agreed upon, user consultations begins in earnest in order to ground the framing of the concepts and what the national enquiry is all about. Then comes the testing of concepts and crafting them into specific questions that seek to get one, and only one,…

NGESIKHATHI iSilo uShaka sibulalisa abantu ngendlala emuva kokushiywa ngunina uNandi, kwasukuma elinye iqhawe, lasiqonda ngqo ngalesi senzo. Ngakho uyadingeka umbhemu onesibindi ozotshela laba omrepha baseBergville, uSiyabonga "Big Zulu" Nene noJabulani "Sjava" Hadebe ukuthi leli gama abazibiza ngalo libulala ulimi lwesiZulu. Inkabi Zezwe. Yini nje leyo? Akumele nithi, izinkabi zezwe? Bengizobaqonda ukuba bangamaXhosa kodwa nakhona babili o-i ekuqaleni. Lezi mambane sezijwayele ukwenza izinto eziphambene nobubhinca. Kwavungama inqwaba yamabhinca ibona uLwah Ndlunkulu noFifi Cooper beswenke ngoBrentwood. Ngiyanicela zinkabi zakwaFelubala singaxatshaniswa wubala ngoba ngiyazifela ngomucu wenu.…

During the holy month of Ramadaan many people look forward to meeting and eating together with a scrumptious spread of cuisines and local delights. What better than having a buffet spread – distinguished banquets with appetisers, mains, side dishes, desserts, and plenty of sweet things? Buffets are a thing for such celebrations, thanks to their maximum cheapness and minimum fuss factor. They have won the hearts and stomachs of many foodies but a lot of people feel overwhelmed with the amount of food they see and feel like they cannot do justice to the spread there. For such people, we have a few tips and tricks to make the most of the buffet. Buffets that suit your tastes The Indian buffet place down the road might run an amazing offer…

Talk about star clout! UnPrisoned definitely hit the jackpot with its cast of Kerry Washington, Delroy Lindo, Brenda Strong and Tim Daly. In need of a comedy break, I was drawn to this series largely because of the names attached to it. And I wasn’t disappointed. If the multi-hyphenate Washington has proved anything with her TV projects The Fixer and Little Fires Everywhere, and some of the biggest Hollywood films in recent years, it is her skill to slip into any character, own it, and get viewers completely invested in the journey. And she does that with aplomb in her role as Paige Alexander, a therapist and single mother to teenage son Finn (Faly Rakotohavana). The title of the eight-part series is both literal and metaphorical as her father Edwin…

Partners who live together typically come to this significant place in their relationship in one of two ways – what some clinicians call “sliding versus deciding”. Moving in together can just kind of happen without too much thought, or it can be carefully considered and planned. Some couples may see living together as a test for future marriage. For others, marriage is not a goal, so living together may be the ultimate statement of their commitment. I have been a relationship therapist and researcher for over 25 years, specialising in intimate relationships. Based on my research and clinical experience, I recommend that couples discuss the significance of sharing a home before they merge households. Doing so gives partners an opportunity to set realistic expectations, negotiate household roles and practise their…

THE LOST KING (Cinemas nationwide) The comedy-drama directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope is based on the 2013 book The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. It is a dramatisation of the story of Philippa Langley, the woman who initiated the search to find King Richard III's remains under a car park in Leicester, and her treatment by the University of Leicester in the claiming of credit for the discovery. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Coogan and Harry Lloyd. Handle Black Tax Like A Pro by Ndumi Hadebe (R185 on loot.co.za) Black tax is not as much about money as it is about boundaries: there is a mental and emotional price we pay when dealing with the…

IBEKELWE uJuni 1 kuya ku-4 ingqungquthela yokukhetha ubuholi be-ANCYL kuzwelonke, emuva kokuthi isihlehle izikhawu ngenxa yezinkinga ezehlukene. Okhulumela uphiko lwesikhashana lwe-ANCYL, uNksz Sizophila Mkhize ngesitatimende sabo, uthe sekuntwela enzasi ngengqungquthela. Kuvela ukuthi ingqungquthela izobe iseNasrec, eGauteng lapho bekunengqungquthela ye-ANC yokukhetha ubuholi obukhona. I-ANCYL igcine ukuba nengqungquthela yokukhetha ubuholi ngo-2015 ngesikhathi ikhetha uMnuz Collen Maine kwesikamengameli. Ubuholi bukaMaine bahlakazwa emuva kokuthi buphelelwe yisikhathi, kwase kuqokwa ithimba lesikhashana ukuthi lilungisele ingqungquthela. Kube wumshikashika kuthiwa izoba khona kodwa ibhuntshe izikhawu eziningi. UNksz Mkhize ngesitatimende, uthe amagatsha abo asekwazile ukuhlangana angu-70% futhi basaqhubeka nomsebenzi ngethemba lokuthi bazokwazi ukuba nengqungquthela ezokwazi ukuphuma nobuholi obunohlonzo. Kuvela lokhu nje, uNobhala-Jikelele we-ANC uMnuz Fikile Mbalula usanda kuveza ukuthi kuzoshintshwa abaholi bohlaka lwesikhashana, kufakwe abanye abazoqhubeka nomsebenzi. Abaholi okunguNksz Joy Maimela onguMdidiyeli noNksz Nonceba Mhlauli onguMgqugquzeli bakhethelwe kwezinye izikhundla…

USECULA elinye iculo owayengumsakazi weMbokodo FM osolwa ngokunyamalala kwemali yesoso obekuhloswe ngayo ukunikelela umndeni kazakwabo ongasekho emhlabeni, obesebenza kuso lesi siteshi. UMthunzi Xulu futhi ongumculi wokholo ubesabisa ngokuvulela lesi siteshi icala ekhala ngokuthi sidicilele phansi isithunzi sakhe ngokumumatanisa nokulahleka kwemali yesososo lomndeni kazakwabo, uTshepo "Dr TP" Hlengwa. ISolezwe ngeSonto libike ngalolu daba emasontweni amabili adlule ngemuva kokuthi kuqubuke umsindo ngokuduka kwemali okuthiwa idliwe nguXulu. Kubikwa ukuthi le nsizwa isolwa ngokudla uR700 okhishwe ngelinye lamakilayenti esiteshi ebesihlose ukunikela ngawo emndenini kaTshepo "Dr TP" Hlengwa oshone ngemuva kokuxinwa wukugula. Ethintwa yintatheli yeSolezwe ngeSonto uXulu, uthe usethathe isinqumo sokungalivuli icala ngoba efuna ukudlula kulolu daba olumehlise isithunzi. "Lolu daba lungilimaze lwangiqeda. Angisazimisele nhlobo ngokuqhubeka nalo. Kulungile uma besho abakucabangayo ngami abasesiteshini kodwa mina ngiyazi ukuthi bukhona ubufakazi obukhomba ukuthi angintshontshanga," kusho uXulu. Ethintwa…

UKUNQABA komqeqeshi weBafana Bafana uHugo Broos ukukhuluma nabezindaba emuva komdlalo leli qembu elidlale kuwo ngokulingana neLiberia kuba ngu 2-2, kowokuhlungela ukuzibekisela indawo kweyamanqamu e-Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), kungase kumdonsele amanzi ngomsele enhlanganweni eyengamele ibhola kuleli iSouth African Football Association (Safa). Lesi senzo siholele ekutheni abezindaba bavuke umbhejazana, bethi abalidingi iphini lakhe uHelman Mkhalele, obesekulungele ukuthatha imibuzo ngokwenzeke emdlalweni. Lo mqeqeshi (osesithombeni)ugcine ezidele amathambo wazobhekana nabezindaba kodwa wafike wabatshela kwezikabhoqo ukuthi ngeke ayithathe imibuzo ngoba akekho esimweni esikahle emphefumulweni. “Ngiyaxolisa ngokwenzekile, yingoba ngiphoxekile ngokwenzeke kulo mdlalo. Ngiphatheke kabi emoyeni, empeleni ngiyazi ukuthi kumele ngize kini nizongibuza imibuzo enzima, engihlazi ngiyilindele. “Kodwa namuhla ngeke ngikwazi ngoba ngonakele emoyeni, uma ngingase ngikhulume ngingagcina ngikhulume ngendlela enganambitheki. Ngiyabonga esho esukuma eshiya abezindaba bekhexile,” kubeka uBroos. Ukubuyela emdlalweni womlenze wesibili ekuhambeni iBafana…

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) wants to ensure that visitors remain as safe and vigilant as possible, whether they go up by cable car or by foot. “We want to make sure that our visitors are safe and have a good time when visiting our mountain,” said Wahida Parker, MD of TMACC. With other outdoor adventures, visitors should always prioritise their safety when embarking on a trip to the majestic mountain. Risks that they should prepare for include; weather-related hazards; uneven pathways; getting lost, and possible snake encounters. In February, a Russian tourist Alexander Kobets found himself stuck on top of the mountain. Kobets said: “I consider myself a fairly experienced hiker, but you can easily and quickly get lost on any mountain. By the time I reached the…