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Thandie Ngeju’s chocolate buttermilk cake Ingredients 2 cups cake flour 2 cups sugar Pinch of salt 5 ml of bicarbonate of soda 125 g butter 250 ml water 125 ml oil 125 ml cocoa powder 2 large eggs 125 ml buttermilk or plain yoghurt 1. Sift flour , sugar, salt and bicarbonate of soda. 2. Heat the butter ,water,oil and cocoa powder. 3. Bring to boil, remove form heat to cool. 4. Pour cocoa mixture into the flour mixture and mix well. 5. Whisk eggs and buttermilk together and add to the cake mixture. Pour mixture into 2 x 20cm…

By Ruth Woudstra ‘Take a deep breath’ might be regarded a clichéd suggestion, and is often the last thing you want to do when feeling anxious or stressed. And yet, the fact that the breath is arguably the body’s most powerful healing force, means there’s a lot to be said for starting with the basics. Think for a moment about the fluctuation of your energy levels during the day. How are they affected by your work, diet, and sleep patterns? What about thoughts and emotions? Any imbalance in lifestyle and stress can drain your energy in the short term, and…

Your health in your hands By RUTH WOUDSTRA ‘Take a deep breath’ might be regarded as cliché, and is often the last thing you want to do when feeling anxious or stressed. And yet, the fact that the breath is arguably the body’s most powerful healing force, means there’s a lot to be said for starting with the basics. We can survive without food and water for days on end, but we can only live without oxygen for six minutes before the heart stops. In our daily lives, breathing is not necessarily something we are always conscious of, and yet,…

David Maidza, coach of FNB Madibaz wants to see better finishing from his team when they run out for their second Varsity Cup fixture against Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein today (Monday). Playing their first home game in two years, the Nelson Mandela University side went down 27-17 in their opening fixture against University of Cape Town at Madibaz Stadium on 5 February. Maidza said while he was pleased to have had a home game after last year’s stadium revamp forced them to play all their fixtures away from home, he were disappointed with the result. “I thought we…

Current Rhodes University Shotokan Karate Club President, Lutho Singata (1st dan black belt) was awarded a trophy for Best Senior Male Karateka at the 2017 SASKA National Championships which was held in Cullinan, Gauteng in October last year. Singata received his trophy from UWKSA President and East Cape Shotokan-Ryu Head Instructor, Gary Grapentin. Singata secured the prestigious award by winning six medals at last year’s Championship which included three  gold, two silver and and a bronze medal. Capping off a great year for Singata were the gold, silver and bronze he won at the UWKSA National Championships last March. In…

Kingswood College once again hosted its annual and prestigious Brian Baker 1st Girls’ Water Polo Tournament over the 2-4 February weekend. Created in honour of the late Brian Baker, a popular teacher who brought girls’ water polo to Kingswood, this year’s edition featured 12 teams from around the country in arguably the most competitive and popular events on the Girls’ Water Polo calendar. Each team eventually ends up playing a gruelling seven-eight games of four eight-minute periods. Pearson and Reddam House (Constantia) emerged as the two strongest teams after the pool stages, with both  undefeated records that they took to…

Dear Students It gives me great pleasure to welcome you once more to our beautiful city. As the Council of Makana Municipality we hope your stay in Grahamstown will be long and fruitful. Makana is made up of many rural areas with Grahamstown as the centre of the urban space in Makana. There is a lot to see in and around this strategically placed municipality and we hope you will explore more than just the campus life offered by our prestigious University. To those who are here for the first time, please enjoy your stay in this creative city. This…

The Makana LFA continued over the past weekend, with several games being played over both Saturday and Sunday. Here are the results: Saturday 3 February 2018: Sophia Stars 2-1 Love and Peace City Pirates 3-1 Cameroon Santos 3-2 Young Killers Future Stars w/o Shining Stars Pillars w/o Riebeck City Sunday 4 February 2018: Joza Callies 2-1 Newseekers Cameroon 6-0 Golden Brothers City Pirates 3-2 Pillars Santos 3-2 Jacaranda Aces Rebecca City 2-1 Love and Peace Sophia Stars 3-1 There was also a friendly match, which took place on Saturday, which saw African Connection defeat Fort Hare University by 1-0. Check…

Once again the Dept of Education has let down the Riebeeck East Combined School in Makana. Last year a delegation was sent to Riebeeck East Combined School to assess plant to build a hostel which would accommodate children from farming areas around Riebeeck East. These learners would be weekly boarders. In this way the school would be fully staffed and all learners in the area would be educated in a healthy and safe environment. This was a most appealing plan. However, The Dept of Education, without any consultation, has reneged on this promise and has forced all Grade 10, 11…

By Nicola Sulter This article commemorates World Cancer Day on 4 February, in the in the context of the Eastern Cape. Research shows that cancers of the digestive system as well those of both male and female genitals  are the most prevalent in South Africa and the Eastern Cape. Our province is one of two in which cancer of the digestive organs is one of the top 10 underlying causes of death. Within these broad caner categories, prostate and colorectal cancers are the most prevalent  in men, while breast and cervical cancers are the most prevalent cancers in women. Unfortunately, the…