My first encounter with carrot cake was in primary school when a classmate brought it to school on her birthday. Carrot in a cake? Sies! And sure enough, I didn’t like it. But when I came to Grahamstown as a student in 2007 I decided to venture into carrot cake terrain once again.
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
I am no art expert, but I as far as I know the great sculptor Michelangelo created a sculpture called The Prisoners. That is not the name he gave it, but that is how it is known. It depicts a group of people who appear to be emerging from a block of granite but they are incomplete, captured and unable to be released.
A senior Makana Municipality official narrowly escaped arrest on Friday afternoon when a warrant of arrest was issued to him.
Tomorrow there will be only 100 days left before kick-off of the 2010 World Cup. Many celebrations will be held across the country to mark this day. The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was officially opened on Sunday in a prelude to the 100 days festivities nationwide.
Three men entered Preston’s liquor store in Kenton-on-Sea on Monday morning and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, the shop’s computer and then escaped in their own vehicles as well as a delivery bakkie belonging to Preston’s, according to Captain Cowan Cannon of the Kenton Police.
The annual Eastern Province archery championships took place on the Rhodes University Great Field on Sunday. The competition was hosted by the Rhodes Archery Club and took the form of a Fita 720 round. The Federation Internationale de Tir a l’Arc /International Archery Federation (Fita) governs the sport.
Makana Mayor Vumile Lwana has promised the Makana community that the municipality will focus on service delivery this year.
Alec Mullins Hall was a whirl of colour and sound as the Rhodes University annual sports signup evening got underway on Tuesday. Students exitedly milled around between the stalls and clustered around club members, reading pamphlets and signing forms. There are over 20 sports clubs for students to choose from.
THE war for the leadership of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce (Nafcoc) has seen important battles waged in Grahamstown recently. Infighting and power squabbles gained momentum on 26 November 2009 when the group, lead by the chamber’s president elect Lawrence Mavundla, held a conference aimed at toppling the national leadership.
The last time my heart beat this fast, I was 17 and Justin Timberlake had just brought sexy back. Since then my taste in men has vastly improved, but not my judgment in exercise regimes. So Ricardo Pillay, complete with upbeat music, is spinning around in front of the class and all I can think about is why am I not still in bed?