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What’s cooking with Kayla-Ann Osborn?

August 17, 2019 – 10:59 am
Kayla-Ann Osborn

While delegation and management are key in Chef Kayla-Ann Osborn’s position, she says she must physically cook. “I love it. I am not a particularly happy person when I’m not cooking.” Her style being “all about flavour” and cooking “what I would like to eat” with “a focus on the natural flavours of the produce and working out what complements it”.

Durban International Film Festival 2019: all the winners

July 29, 2019 – 2:45 am
Moneoa Moshesh

And the award-winning films at the 40th Durban International Film Festival—DIFF2019—are: best film Les Misérables and best South African film Back of the Moon. Nineteen juried awards were announced including for best documentary, international and South African, and best short film.

Knuckle down as the Durban International Film Festival DIFF 2019 turns 40

July 10, 2019 – 7:23 am
Letters of Hope

A riveting and diverse “DIFF turns 40” Durban International Film Festival 2019 line-up includes 150 films from around the globe: 74 feature films, 25 documentaries and 90 shorts.

Durban Wavescape Surf Film Fest 2019 at DIFF

July 10, 2019 – 6:29 am

Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival 2019, which will run as part of the Durban International Film Festival’s 40th anniversary program, has announced a bumper line-up of 19 films, with the addition of a unique evening of talks dedicated to the ocean.

Foraging at Durban’s eclectic markets

July 5, 2019 – 5:43 am
Early Morning Trader Romila Chetty

Cool chilli sage, Money Govender, can offer hot tips on habaneros and local red and green chillies. She has been trading at the market for 30 years.

Florida Fields: for art, fun and food in Durban

June 28, 2019 – 6:13 am
Florida Fields Durban

Durban has a sunny new food-all place to hang out: it’s arty, upscale, has loads of attitude, and it’s creating a buzz.

Sandile Ngcobo: Going to BAT for Durban

June 7, 2019 – 5:25 am
Chef Sandile

It feels auspicious, for Durban, to know that Chef Sandile Ngcobo has opened Café Chidos, his African-themed, Mexican-inspired (chido translates as awesome), Durban-focused (yes, there are bunnies) eatery in the familiar BAT Centre restaurant space that flanks the bar.

Where to stay in Durban

May 26, 2019 – 10:59 am
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Where to stay in Durban. Live-work options. Safe convenient furnished self-catering accommodation in Durban. Sabbatical accommodation, international student accommodation, adult shares.

Chef John Moatshe puts Africa on a plate

May 17, 2019 – 5:07 am
Chef John Moatshe

Polokwane-born John Moatshe is likely the only chef in South Africa who has cooked for both President Nelson Mandela at his inauguration (the main table and the VIPs) and for the Queen of England (when she visited Durban in 1999). Executive chef at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, he is the leader of a team of 30 full-time chefs plus around 15 trainee chefs and interns

The art of bread: Glenwood Bakery Durban

May 8, 2019 – 4:35 am
Adam Robinson chef baker

Adam and Carin Robinson at The Glenwood Bakery. Photo Wanda Hennig
Adam and Carin Robinson opened The Glenwood Bakery six …