Table of contents for 2023-04-19 in Post

400g (2 cups) rice 1kg lamb (medium-sized chops or shoulder, cut in chop-sized pieces) 125ml (½ cup) ghee 125ml (½ cup) oil * 8ml (1½ tsp) salt 1 large onion, sliced 1 large onion, grated 8ml (1½ tsp) ginger/garlic * 8ml (1½ tsp) red chilli (freshly pounded if available) 2 green chillies (split) 38ml (3 tbs) freshly blanched and ground almonds 12.5ml (1 tsp) khuskhus/poppy seeds * 1ml (¼ tsp) ground tuj/cinnamon * 5ml (¼ tsp) jeera/cumin seeds * 2ml (½ tsp) elachi powder/cardamom * 1ml (1/3 tsp) white ground pepper 125ml (½ cup) yoghurt 125ml (½ cup) fresh cream 25ml (2 tbs) lemon juice 125ml (½ cup) orange juice ¼ teaspoon powdered saffron (infuse in a tablespoon or two of milk. Keep aside.) 60g (½ cup) chopped nuts (cashew,…

If you were wondering about the fashion trends for Eid ul-Fitr, then look no further than Fatima and Fairyal Jooma. The sisters are the founders and owners of the fashion brand La Sultana Couture in Durban. It also has branches in Secunda and Rosebank in Johannesburg and their clothing is sold in some boutique stores. They launched their fashion 19 years ago. “Funky Fairy is a fashion label that was started by Fairyal. La Sultana was born out of this, with a vision to cater for women who prefer to dress modestly. This brand was established in 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Fatima, 47, of Durban. “Through research, we found a gap in the market for modest, fashionable garments which are handpicked and personally sourced internationally.…

1 litre milk 2 tsp china grass powder (falooda) ½ cup water ¾ cup fresh cream slivered almonds 1 tin Nestlé cream (155g) 1 tin condensed milk (397g) 1 egg (beaten) 1 chocolate Flake 1 tbs Maizena 1 chocolate Swiss roll 1 vanilla Swiss roll Put the milk to boil. Make a paste with the egg, Maizena and a little extra cold milk. Boil separately the china grass powder in ½ cup water. Add the egg and Maizena paste to the milk which has just begun to boil. Stir until the milk comes to boil again. Remove from the stove and add the boiled china grass, condensed milk and tinned cream. Beat very well. Place the Swiss roll in casserole, alternating the two colours. Pour the cream custard over the…

500g Klim powder (or other full-cream milk powder) 125g (½ cup) butter 155g (1 small tin) Nestlé cream 25ml (2 tbs) sugar 390g (3 cups) icing sugar 250ml (1 cup) water 5ml (1 tsp) crushed elachi/cardamom 5ml (1 tsp) fine elachi powder 125ml (½ cup) freshly blanched, ground almonds 2ml (½ tsp) rose essence Notes: Those who prefer very sweet burfee may use 500ml (4 cups) icing sugar. If preferred, use only ¼ cup of ground almonds. To get the best results, start the burfee the previous night and let the mixture rest overnight. Mix the powered milk and cream well together so that the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Rest the mixture overnight or at least for a few hours. Put a small amount of the mixture into a…

LAUREN Bianca Maduray, an administrator in a chemical company, has released her first comic book, The Shadower. Maduray, 26, of Chatsworth, said The Shadower was different from the standard comic book because she did not sketch the characters but used photographs. “I had no idea that I was going to write a comic book. I’m known in cosplay circles for portraying two Marvel characters, Black Widow and Wanda. “One day a group of friends wanted to write a comic about me and that’s where the idea of writing a comic sparked,” said Maduray. “I use actual people’s pictures instead of drawings. To show appreciation to my friends for sparking this idea, I have added them as characters. I used photos because it was…

VEDHAN Singh is the newly-elected chairperson of the Bayview Community Police Forum Youth Desk. Through his role, he aims to mobilise the youth to help create a safer environment for the community. Singh, 31, from Croftdene in Chatsworth, works as a government communications and protocol practitioner. He matriculated from Newhaven Secondary School, also in Chatsworth, and has a Master’s degree in management sciences, specialising in marketing. Singh also serves on the boards of We Will Speak Out South Africa, which is a sexual, gender-based violence and femicide coalition, as well as Religions for Peace South Africa and the Global Network of Religions for Children South Africa. He serves as a youth peace and security specialist and is often called on by the AU, UN and other originations like the African…

NO MATTER how evil a son is, a mother’s love knows no bounds. Sons who are murderers and rapists cause their mothers worry, anguish and pain. In an interview, Thabo Bester’s mother, Maria Mabaso, poured her heart out to an eNCA reporter. She said she longed to see her son and give him a warm, motherly hug. Like many children in South Africa, Bester was brought up by his maternal grandmother from the time he was a one-year-old as his mother had to work. When the grandmother fell ill, she went to live with her daughter. Bester disappeared from her life. Now she only sees him on TV, not for any great and wonderful achievement but as South Africa’s most notorious criminal, the Facebook Rapist. It’s the price poor working…

Q: How is the medical profession in South Africa regulated? A: South Africa has a comprehensive framework for the regulation of the health-care environment. Health care in South Africa is overseen by the National Department of Health along with its provincial departments. The medical profession is regulated by numerous authorities and pieces of legislation. Practitioners, depending on their branch of medical practice, are regulated by certain bodies that have been created by legislation. The statutory authorities provide field-specific regulation. They include the Health Professional Council of South Africa, which is perhaps the primary regulator of the medical profession. The council has professional boards which are responsible for various aspects of the profession. For example, the boards determine standards of education and training for practitioners, and set and maintain standards of…

ASHEN Vishnudath, accused of robbing and killing a Reservoir Hills mechanic, was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment in the Durban High Court on Monday. Vishnudath, 30, of Stanton Street, was charged with the murder of Navendran Govender, 30, in 2019. Govender, a self-employed mechanic and car restoration specialist, ran a home-based business in Orleans Place in Reservoir Hills. At the start of the trial, the State alleged Govender often had large amounts of cash and due to this, Vishnudath devised a plan to rob and kill him. It was alleged Vishnudath fetched Govender from his home, shot him three times, and threw his body off Giba Gorge in Marianhill on March 6 in 2019. According to the post-mortem results, Govender died from a perforating gunshot wound to the head. Apart…

Tupperware recently announced on its website that it is facing closure because of a dip in sales. The 77-year-old US company is struggling to appeal to a younger market and its share price has dropped. Invented by Earl Tupper in the early 1940s, Tupperware was introduced to southern Africa in 1964 and is available nationwide with more than 270 000 consultants. Tupperware said: “The company’s board of directors is actively engaged with management to improve the company’s capital structure and near-term liquidity. The company has engaged financial advisers to assist in securing supplemental financing, and is engaging in discussions with potential investors or financing partners.” Miguel Fernandez, the president and chief executive of Tupperware Brands, said: “Tupperware has embarked on a journey to turn around our operations and today (April…

THE shore anglers have reported mixed results of edibles and inedibles. The gullies are doing well for scratching and the points are throwing some bigger fish. Those looking for decent edibles along the lines of speckled snapper, stumpnose and kingfish should aim for the reef/ledges in the far north. The areas around Kosi and Sodwana are most productive for these fish during summer. The water is generally crystal clear so you should fish the more turbulent waters or the darker hours (dusk and dawn). In terms of baits, focus on prawn, chokka and fleshy fish baits. These areas can produce big inedibles as well so do not fish too light in the bricks. The honeycombs and sandies enjoy the rockier areas so target these spots with an FMJ trace, a…

6 oranges 2 lemons 1 pineapple 1 tsp salt 4 tbs sugar (more or less as desired) Squeeze out the juice from the citrus. Pulverise the pineapple with 2 cups of water. Mix all together after straining the citrus. Add salt, sugar and enough water to make a juice the consistency of soft drinks. Serve ice cold in tall glasses garnished with sprigs of mint, thin slices of orange or with floating pieces of pineapple, strawberries or any type of fruit. Apples, watermelon, crushed strawberries, melons, granadilla or mangoes can be added to the recipe.…

500g minced meat 1 large onion, grated 12.5ml (1 tbs) fried onions 12.5ml (1 tbs) ground almonds 12ml (1 tbs) ghee pinch of bicarbonate of soda 5ml (1 tsp) crushed jeera/cumin 5ml (1 tsp) dhania/jeera (coriander/cumin powder 5ml (1 tsp) garam masala 5ml (1 tsp) green pounded chilli 5 ml (1 tsp) chilli powder 2 tbs green dhania 1 small potato (boiled and mashed), optional salt to taste Remove 1 tablespoon of onions from the grated quantity. Fry them in a little oil. When browned, drain off the oil. Add the onions to a bowl of washed, drained mince. Add all the other ingredients to the mince and knead well so that the mince is stiff (or put it in a processor for ½ minute). Form into balls (walnut size)…

(@foodeva_marsay) 150g butter 1½ cups semolina/Tasty Wheat ½ cup Klim powder (milk powder) 1-2 tsp green cardamom powder (elachie powder) 2-3 tbs powdered almond or sliced/nibbed almonds 1 cup boiling water 1 cup fresh cream 1 can condensed milk Whisk together the condensed milk and fresh cream. Warm slightly and keep aside. Melt the butter in a large pot, on medium heat. Add the semolina/Tasty Wheat, Klim powder (milk powder), cardamom powder and almonds. Stir until the butter is absorbed, for 1 to 2 minutes, ensuring the semolina does not brown. Carefully add the boiling water and stir well until the semolina absorbs the liquid. Add the warmed condensed milk and fresh cream; keep stirring until all the liquid is absorbed. Using the back of a spoon, press out any…

Since joining the Jupiter/Primrose Road Neighbourhood Watch six years ago, Shaveen Gopi put his life on the line every day to protect others. On Sunday night, he was killed when he was stabbed in the neck while apprehending an intruder on his property. Gopi, 33, of Northdale, Pietermaritzburg, lived on the property with his mother. He was not married and did not have children. Ashwin Maharaj, his friend and the chairperson of the neighbourhood watch, said the stabbing occurred just after 8pm. “Shaveen left the house and walked into his yard to smoke a cigarette when he saw a man lurking on the property. “He realised the man could be a robber and tried to apprehend him but was stabbed in the neck. The suspect then jumped over the wall…

Kaylee Grace Budhram recently won gold at the South African Junior Closed Chess Championship in Sandton, Gauteng. She was the only child from KwaZulu-Natal to do so. The championships are a tournament for players across the country to participate against one another for the title of South Africa’s chess champion for different age categories. Kaylee, 10, from Phoenix, participated in the under-12 section, playing nine rounds until she emerged victorious. The Grade 6 pupil from Hopeville Primary School said she started playing chess at the age of 7. She is one of three children. “When I was 7 years old, everyone complained that I was too quiet and shy. “They said this would affect my development, so when a teacher taught me the basic moves in chess, I came alive.…

An open letter to Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa THE arrest in Tanzania of fugitive Thabo Bester, dubbed the Facebook Rapist, together with his partner-in-crime Dr Nandipha Magudumana, drives home the point of your failed leadership as president of South Africa. Why, you may ask, are you being blamed for this sorry state of embarrassment? As American president Harry S Truman once said: “The buck stops here”. That means that you, as president, must shoulder blame for this, as I will explain. Crime has become a despicable and growing pastime in South Africa, inviting local and international criminals to ply their trade with impunity in a country that is being held to ransom. This is only because of poor leadership in terms of law enforcement and management, so much…

THE mission has been accomplished. President Cyril Ramaphosa has far exceeded the R1.2 trillion target he set himself five years ago when he began his campaign to attract new investment and, thereby, help grow our struggling economy and create much-needed jobs. A total of R1.5 trillion in new investment pledges was recorded, surpassing the target by an impressive 26%. Captains of industry and other leaders gave him a standing ovation when he spoke about the “success” of his first phase of five years of new investment mobilisation, at the 5th South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton last week. However, not everyone applauded. Some analysts, unionists, commentators and number crunchers were not impressed. Some thought the target was too modest in the first place. The successful reaching and surpassing of the…

ALL too often, when the festive season is over, people find themselves cash-strapped at the beginning of the new year, which prompts many to consider downgrading medical expenses as part of managing their finances. While axing wasteful or underutilised expenditure, people who are faced with additional expenses such as school uniforms and supplies at the beginning of the year might be tempted to cancel gap cover, which is often considered a grudge expense. Gap cover, or medical expense shortfall cover, is a policy that covers predominantly in-hospital events and pays for shortfall between what medical specialists charge and what medical aid schemes are willing to pay. Cancelling gap cover might not be the best solution as illness and accidents cannot be predicted and one can never know when they may…

COPPER Chimney restaurant, a family-owned business, was founded by the late Abdul Sattar Salat and his two eldest sons, Rashid Merchant and Hanif Salat, in 1994. Hanif Salat said his family had a shoe and clothing business in Mumbai, India, and that his dad decided to relocate to Durban in 1993. “We previously visited the country and liked it. Over the years, each family member relocated. We are now all here and rarely visit India.” He said his dad decided to introduce the Indian taste to South Africans. “This resulted in the vision of opening a restaurant serving authentic Indian cuisine,” said Salat, 50. He said the first Copper Chimney branch was opened in 1994 on Queen (now Denis Hurley) Street with just a few family members as employees. “As…

500g chicken pieces 5ml (1tsp) ginger/garlic salt, red chillies and crushed jeera to taste 1ml (¼ tsp) turmeric (or saffron) 12.5ml (1 tbs yoghurt) 10ml (2 tsp) lemon juice 1 egg, beaten Marinate the ingredients for a few hours. Roll the chicken in breadcrumbs and place in a greased casserole. Pour the leftover marinade over the chicken. Dot with butter and oil. Cover the casserole with foil and bake at 180ºC for 40 to 60 minutes. Lower the heat and bake until tender. Remove the foil and place under the grill to get crisp.…

1 chicken (1kg-1½kg) ½ cup dahi (yoghurt) 2 medium onions (sliced very finely) 1 cup tomato (grated) 1 stick cinnamon 3 elachi (cardamom) a few cloves and peppers ½ tsp whole jeera (cumin) 3-4 whole green chillies ¼ tsp saffron ¼ tsp turmeric (arad) 1 tsp chillies 1 tsp ginger garlic 1 tsp salt ½ cup ghee/oil Disjoint the chicken. Wash and drain dry in a colander. Add all the spices and salt. Mix well. Now add the tomatoes, dahi and whole green chillies. Let it marinate. Fry the onions in ghee/oil until they are light brown. Crush the crisp onions with the back of a spoon and sprinkle over the chicken. Put the chicken in a pot with the oil in which the onions were fried, and cook slowly…

(@foodeva_marsay) 500ml fresh cream ½ cup caramel treat 2 tbs castor sugar 1-2 drops peppermint essence Whip the cream, gradually adding the sugar. Stir through the caramel treat to remove lumps, before folding into the cream. Flavour the cream/caramel mix with 1 to 2 drops of peppermint essence. 1-2 packets Tennis Biscuits slab of any mint chocolate (Peppermint Crisp/Mint Crisp/AeroMint) Layer the bottom of a casserole dish with Tennis Biscuits. Follow with a layer of the cream/caramel mix. Top with grated mint chocolate. Keep layering and end with the cream/caramel mix at the top. Decorate as desired and end with a grating of mint chocolate.Refrigerate overnight until set. Top with fresh mint leaves just before serving. NOTES: I have successfully used ½ can of caramel treat many times. This recipe…

1¼ cups flour (more or less) 200g (½ tin) condensed milk ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbs soji/cream of wheat ¼ tsp fine powdered elachi oil for deep frying 15ml ghee (1 tbs) Put the condensed milk into a bowl. Beat the ghee, elachi, soji, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda until creamy. Sift in the flour and form into a soft dough. Roll lumps of jamun dough into the length and thickness of a forefinger. In a deep pan, heat the oil. Over medium heat, gently fry the jamuns (do not overcrowd the pan), shaking the pan so that the jamuns lift off the base and swell to double their size. Turn over and fry until the jamuns are a reddish brown. Dip the…

A SELF-EMPLOYED Phoenix father says justice has prevailed after he was acquitted of charges relating to the July unrest in 2021. Dinesh Chetty, 40, of Clayfield, was charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of robbery. It was alleged by the State that Chetty was responsible for a shooting in Mount Edgecombe on July 12, 2021. He was also charged with stealing cellphones. According to the State, three men were driving with fridges in the back of their van when Chetty cornered them with his car, got out, and allegedly opened fire on them. He was with three other people at the time. One person was shot and injured but managed to flee with the two others. Chetty was arrested and thereafter granted R10 000 bail.…

RAJESH Gopie, actor and playwright, staged Out of Bounds last week at the newly-opened Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, India. It was the first international show to be performed at the venue. The centre, a performing arts and cultural exhibition space, is aimed at preserving and promoting Indian arts and is part of the Jio World Centre complex. It was founded by Nita Ambani, an Indian businesswoman, philanthropist, and the wife of Indian billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani. The centre is claimed to be the most technologically advanced grand theatre in India, with 2 000 seats, a studio theatre with 250 seats, an art house, and a small space called The Cube. At the centre’s launch earlier this month, celebrities from Hollywood and Bollywood attended. The debut production was…

THE DA in eThekwini has requested the city’s management to investigate and account for the theft of copper pipes from the Tongaat Water Treatment Works. It is alleged that criminals broke into the Tongaat water works by cutting through the steel fence. This cut off the water supply to the chemical dosing system in the early hours of last Tuesday. This incident occurred exactly one year to the day after the same facility was flooded in April 2022, which destroyed most of the plant. The facility, which cost close to R40 million to repair, appears to have a security team that is either inept or careless. The DA asked EWS management to investigate why on-site security was unable to detect or intercept the break-in. While a suspect in possession of…

A PHOENIX man accused of murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with the July 2021 riots has been granted R10 000 bail. Inderan Govender, 40, of Palmview in Phoenix, appeared in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday. In his affidavit, N Ncgobo, the investigating officer, opposed bail for the State. In an account of his investigations leading up to Govender’s arrest, he said an armed mob had stopped a group of men heading towards Cornubia. He said three men in the group were assaulted after they ran into an unfenced property in Desert Palm Gardens in Palmview, Phoenix. Ncgobo said one of the victims was shot and stabbed and two others were injured. “The shot victim was attacked by a man in a yellow shirt who stabbed…

THE family of Collin Pillay is one step closer to getting justice for his killing following the arrest of two suspects. In September last year, Pillay, 52, from Merebank, a driver for a tow truck company, was attending an accident scene on the N2 near the old Durban airport when he was shot in the head. He died at the scene and the suspects fled. Colonel Robert Netshiunda, a provincial police spokesperson, said: “It is alleged that the victim had an argument with four men who were travelling in a white vehicle. “One suspect reportedly drew his firearm and fatally shot the victim. “A murder case was opened at Isipingo police station for investigation." Netshiunda said investigations led to the arrest of two suspects who were found in possession of…