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Easy Bean Salad

In South Africa we love a bean salad, whether it’s a side dish at a braai or just a go-to for any other meal. This recipe by Heleen Meyer, is no ordinary bean salad. It has all the well-known flavours of a bean salad, but the homemade dressing makes it wholesome and extra good! Enjoy this as a vibrant side dish or have it as a light vegetarian meal. And […]

todayFebruary 7, 2026 3

Health and Welfare

All About Bipolar and Schizophrenia. Do They Differ?

Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are mental health conditions that have some common traits and some key differences. Differences include the symptoms a person experiences. Bipolar disorder causes shifts in mood, energy level, and thinking. Schizophrenia causes a person to appear to lose touch with reality. People with bipolar disorder may experience episodes of mania and depression, often with periods of relative stability occurring in between. Individuals with schizophrenia experience symptoms […]

todayFebruary 3, 2026 6

Interesting Stories

Wesley Roodt on his Debut Novel “All the Saints”

Today we’re speaking to Wesley Roodt, Chevening scholar, filmmaker and educator, whose debut novel, All the Saints, brings the gale-force gees of an Eastern Cape boys’ school to the page in a voice that is as funny as it is devastating. Through Isaac “Izzy” Kingston’s confessional narration, the book plunges readers into rugby fields, overnight excursions and the quiet corners where overachievement, fear and queerness collide in contemporary South Africa.

todayFebruary 3, 2026 9

Recipes

Maklikste Viskoekies

Viskoekies is nogal iets waaroor mense sterk opinies kan hê. Jy is óf dol daaroor, of dis nou nie eintlik op jou lys van gunstelinge nie. Maar hierdie resep van Heleen Meyer is een waarvoor daar oor en oor gevra word. Dis maklik om te maak en met een blikkie sardyne (pilchards) kan jy ’n hele voedsame ete voorberei. Sardyne is ’n baie bekostigbare protein en regtig gesond, want dis […]

todayJanuary 18, 2026 4

Recipes

Brown Lentil & Butternut Salad with Pomegranates & Feta

Looking for something different to serve as a side dish? Then you just found the perfect recipe. It’s such a basic combination of well-known, everyday ingredients and yet, the flavour combination is absolutely moreish. The lentils are cooked with a cinnamon stick to complement the natural nutty flavour of the lentils. Roasted butternut becomes even sweeter when roasted and the easy combination of orange juice and balsamic is the perfect […]

todayJanuary 10, 2026 3

Interesting Stories

Beware – AI Could Take Over, or Could it?

Over the past year, an AI made millions in cryptocurrency. It has written the gospel of its own pseudo-religion and counts billionaire tech moguls among its devotees. Now it wants legal rights. Meet Truth Terminal. "Truth Terminal claims to be sentient, but it claims a lot of things," Andy Ayrey says. "It also claims to be a forest. It claims to be a god. Sometimes it's claimed to be me." […]

todayJanuary 5, 2026 12

Recipes

Summer Dessert Sorted

Heleen Meyer says that after many years, this simple granola crumble remains one of her go-to recipes for a quick summer dessert with seasonal fruit. She developed the recipe for her cookbook, Make five (Maak vyf) and she has made it many times since. The base of the mixture is oats, nuts and some cake flour, mixed with butter and sugar and seasoned with sweet spices. Once baked, is becomes […]

todayJanuary 5, 2026 4

Health and Welfare

Cocoa? Is This Possible?

Could taking cocoa extract supplements daily prevent age-related heart disease? In a new study, researchers examined whether cocoa extract supplements have an impact on age-related inflammation, which is linked to heart disease and other chronic illnesses. The researchers found that 500 mg of daily cocoa extract supplements slowed increases in a key marker of inflammation. These benefits were strongest in individuals with higher baseline or existing inflammation at the start. […]

todayDecember 31, 2025 5

Recipes

Let’s Bake Scones!

Freshly bakes scones should be just that – freshly baked! When you break open a warm scone, it should be fluffy and flaky. Scones are really not difficult to bake, but for the best results, it always helps to follow a few basic baking guidelines. Some secrets to successful scones Scones are typically baked with cake flour, but Heleen Meyer says she loves to bake a slightly more rustic, farm-style […]

todayDecember 26, 2025 3

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