A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle on display at the Xiaomi Electric Vehicle Flagship Store. Fri 26 April 2024: Western car makers, already bruised by the scramble among themselves for a share of the electric vehicle (EV) market, are facing a much more fearsome foe – China and its aggressive investment into the sector. Tesla, perhaps […]

Fri 26  April 2024: Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened – heightening growing fears of famine and “widespread death” from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies warned on Wednesday. According to the latest Global Report […]

Sat 27  April 2024: Paramedics and rescue teams involved in the recovery of civilian bodies from mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, located in the southern Gaza Strip, have raised concerns about potential organ theft by Israeli forces. Following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Khan Yunis city, three mass graves […]

Sat 27  April 2024: Thirty antiquities that were stolen, sold, or illegally shifted by networks of American antiquities traders and traffickers have been returned to Cambodia and Indonesia, according to New York City prosecutors. Alvin Bragg, the district attorney for Manhattan, stated in a statement on Friday that the artifacts were worth at $3 million […]

Fri 26  April 2024: Eskom anticipates that load shedding will likely be “maintained within Stage 2” this winter period. This is according to the power utility’s Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane, who was speaking during the State of the System and Winter Outlook media briefing held at Megawatt Park on Friday. He said the forecast was […]

Fri 26  April 2024: French authorities have been conducting evictions of migrants and refugees from areas in the capital Paris, apparently in preparation for the country’s hosting of the Olympic Games in three months. In recent weeks, police and gendarmes in Paris have been seen entering and clearing makeshift camps located throughout the city, such […]

Tue 26 March 2024: Fertility rates in nearly every country will be too low to sustain their populations by the end of this century, a major study has warned. By 2100, populations in 198 of 204 countries will be shrinking, with most births taking place in poor countries, the study published in the Lancet showed […]

Fri 26  April 2024: The Taliban Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani has said in a meeting with a delegation from Malaysia in Kabul that Malaysia is an advanced country and that Afghanistan should use is experiences. According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, Haqqani, in the meeting on Thursday, emphasized that […]

Fri 12 January 2024: At every moment, your body’s internal organs are sending signals to your brain. You’ll be mostly unaware of them, but sometimes they cut through: for example when you’re hungry, or when you need to go to the bathroom. Our ability to tap into these hidden signals is called interoception – sometimes […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]

Tue 09 April 2024:   SWEET YELLOW RICE “This family-favourite rice dish is the first thing to go at family events! INGREDIENTS 210 g 1 cup, basmati rice 2 sticks cinnamon ¼ t ground turmeric 100 g ½ cup, white sugar 3 T water 60 g butter, cubed COOKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rinse the rice for 3 […]