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Contributor

Oct 21 min read

Some News From The Koe’sister Team

The end of this chapter - we hope to see you again.

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I Lost My Heart In Paris - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Sep 304 min read

I Lost My Heart In Paris - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs visits Paris and found love in a choux pastry class where she learned a game-changing technique.

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Love And The Sweetness Of Doing Nothing - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Sep 233 min read

Love And The Sweetness Of Doing Nothing - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs reflects on love and Dolce Far Niente while in Maastricht, Netherlands.

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Ismail Mahomed

Sep 233 min read

Gubayba of Rylands and Aunty Faatma

Ismail Mahomed remembers last year’s Heritage Day when Aunty Faatma gave him a blow-by-blow account of what went down.

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Cream And Custard Heaven - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Sep 161 min read

Cream And Custard Heaven - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

While in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Cariema Isaacs is transported to Cape Town’s Belgravia Road with when she tastes cream and custard heaven.

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Ruby Marks

Sep 164 min read

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Ruby Marks writes about how planting a vegetable garden can teach us a lot about seeding, watering and nurturing a life.

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Ruby Marks

Sep 162 min read

Onse Mense Darem...

Ruby Marks vertel hoe sy die totale aanslag van “meegevoel gemeng met gesonde herverdelingsgevoeligheid” van haar ma se vriendinne hanteer h

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If You Can’t Travel, Read - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Sep 92 min read

If You Can’t Travel, Read - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs resumes her Eat, Pray, Love journey in Rotterdam, Netherlands and finds a place to collect her thoughts and a must-read book.

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Ivy Kinnear

Sep 92 min read

Tandtrek Op Ladismith

Ivy Kinnear vertel van ’n tyd toe naeltjies en soutwater die enigste alternatief was vir trandtrek.

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Wilma Paulse

Sep 24 min read

Die Willie-Werk Society

“Tommy, Dicky en Harry het al jare gelede besluit dat harde werk slegs vir sekere mense bedoel is. Dit is bedoel vir mense wat draf, gesond

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Why Benin Reminds Me of Growing Up In Bishop Lavis

Ruby Marks

Sep 22 min read

Why Benin Reminds Me of Growing Up In Bishop Lavis

South Africa’s embassador to Benin, Ruby Marks, shares her experience of the Beninese food scene.

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The French Influence - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Sep 22 min read

The French Influence - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs talks about the French influence on the Cape Malay culinary tradition in the form of puff pastry and savoury pies.

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Wendy Anthonie

Aug 262 min read

Die Dag Van Die Spiral Curl

“Hoor hie’. Daar’s ’n ou by Moderna Haarsalon wat vir ’n mens ’n Spiral Curl kan insit. Sy naam is Herman.” Wendy Anthonie vertel.

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Wyomia Mouwers

Aug 262 min read

Bring On The Broth

Wyomia Mouwers gets lyrical about why she cannot get enough of rich, delicious broth.

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Khadija Tracey Heeger

Aug 192 min read

Krotoa

Khadija Tracey Heeger, digter, aktrise, fasiliteerder, kultuuraktivis en skrywer deel haar gedig Krotoa hieronder.

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Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Trooi Kaswari, Sanddrift

Leanne Feris

Aug 122 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Trooi Kaswari, Sanddrift

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Antie Trooi Kaswari van Sanddrift in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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Contributor

Aug 123 min read

The Healing Power Of Collaboration

Reflecting on Women’s Day, Toni Giselle Stuart says that “we are more powerful than we have been led to believe... our voices hold power.”

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Die Skatkis Van Wysheid & Kulturele Tradisies Op Die Platteland

Leanne Feris

Aug 124 min read

Die Skatkis Van Wysheid & Kulturele Tradisies Op Die Platteland

Ons gaan soek tradisionele kennis en komvandaan-stories by die vroedvroue van die Richtersveld. Leanne Feris vertel en Loretta Feris het die

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Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Katriena (Koekie) Majiedt, Sanddrif

Leanne Feris

Aug 122 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Katriena (Koekie) Majiedt, Sanddrif

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Ouma Katriena Majiedt van Sanddrif in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Toesie (Sarah) Fortuin, Spoegrivier

Leanne Feris

Aug 122 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Toesie (Sarah) Fortuin, Spoegrivier

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Ouma Toesie van Spoegrivier in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Veronika Roberts, Steinkopf

Leanne Feris

Aug 124 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Veronika Roberts, Steinkopf

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Antie Veronika Roberts van Steinkopf in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie

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Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Magrietha Vries, Steinkopf

Leanne Feris

Aug 123 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Ouma Magrietha Vries, Steinkopf

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Ouma Magrietha Vries van Steinkopf in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Dorothea Maritz, Steinkopf

Leanne Feris

Aug 122 min read

Vroedvrou-reeks: Antie Dorothea Maritz, Steinkopf

Vroedvroue is deel van baie van ons se komvandaan. Antie Dorothea Maritz van Steinkopf in die Noord-Kaap se Richtersveld vertel haar storie.

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Errieda du Toit

Jul 221 min read

’n Propperse Parpadelle-Storie

Propperse parpadelle het ’n spesifieke breedte, lengte en dikte moet hê? Errieda du Toit (wat terloops Italiaanse herkoms het) vertel.

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Reinventing Yourself - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Jul 222 min read

Reinventing Yourself - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

As Cariema Isaacs continues her journey of self-discovery, she reflects on the importance of reviewing things to check if you are still on t

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Unathi Kapa

Jul 155 min read

A Convoluted Sausage Story

Unathi Kapa shares a food story and reflects that it is through woven words and food that she hangs onto her father’s memory.

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Let It Find You - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Jul 152 min read

Let It Find You - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

As she pages through an old “work register” her Big Ma used to write down recipes in, Cariema Isaacs marvels at how the book found her when

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Francis Fourie

Jul 152 min read

Die Puntbeker

Francis Fourie vertel hoekom sy nooit weer na ’n puntbeker op dieselfde manier kan kyk nie.

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Carmen Siologas

Jul 82 min read

Bring Me Something Nice, Mamma Cassels

Carmen Siologas shares fond memories (and a mosbolletjie recipe) of a beloved family friend, Mamma Cassels.

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A Journey From A Rural Indian Village To Wellington, South Africa

Christopher Phillips

Jul 82 min read

A Journey From A Rural Indian Village To Wellington, South Africa

Christopher Phillips reveals how a family recipe journeyed via Agra to Wellington, and how Sagoban Sookdew Singh became Frank Leon.

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Warm bread, Cold Middlecut Salad, And Sweet Watermelon

Maureen Burger-Kammies

Jul 84 min read

Warm bread, Cold Middlecut Salad, And Sweet Watermelon

Maureen Burger-Kammies remembers when life was sweet.

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The Similarities Between Indonesian and Cape Malay Cuisines - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Jul 82 min read

The Similarities Between Indonesian and Cape Malay Cuisines - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs reflects on the similarities between Indonesian and Cape Malay cuisines. Read on as she shares her journey of self-discovery

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Wilma Paulse

Jul 12 min read

Broodnodige Brood

Brood het uit die broodblik geklim en sy eerbare en volle plek kom inneem, soos dit hoort.Wilma Paulse vertel.

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Focus On The Craft, Not The Crowd - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Jul 12 min read

Focus On The Craft, Not The Crowd - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs urges rookies like her to “own your crown, position it, sit up straight and go get the life you’ve always wanted for yourself

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Michael Weeder

Jun 101 min read

“Fer Allie Derras”

Michael Weeder skryf ’n gedig vir die “virrie ouens wat opstaan en uitstiek al issie blok hoe benoud”.

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Christina Koen

Jun 101 min read

Happy Father’s Day

Christina Koen writes a poem for her husband and the father of their children on Father’s Day.

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When Things Fall Apart - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Jun 102 min read

When Things Fall Apart - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs shares the two events that changed her life over the last few years and how they made her appreciate every day as a gift.

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Tessa Fredericks

Jun 101 min read

Saterdae Was Sopdae

Tessa Fredericks vertel hoekom die reuk van hout en van sop tot vandag toe nog onthoureuke is.

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Contributor

Jun 107 min read

Here’s To You, Dads

Some of our contributors share fond memories and photos of their dads and father figures to remember them this Father’s Day.

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Miranda Fillmore

Jun 102 min read

Hoe Gaan Ander Jou Onthou?

Miranda Fillmore sit ’n onthou-ete voor om haar oorlede pa te eer en dit laat haar dink aan wat ’n besonderse mens hy was.

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Christina Koen

Jun 31 min read

Turning Into My Ouma

Christina Koen remembers her Ouma Tina and recreates a food ritual that brings her closer than a memory.

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It’s Time To Build - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

Jun 32 min read

It’s Time To Build - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

After the conclusion of one part of her journey of discovery, Cariema Isaacs realises that “it’s time to talk to my inner circle, time to ac

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How Aunty Myrtle Became The Doughnut Queen

Lyronne Burgess

May 202 min read

How Aunty Myrtle Became The Doughnut Queen

Lyronne Burgess shares how her mother in-law’s determination unexpectedly turned her into the “doughnut queen”.

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Euleen Nicholson-Henry

May 202 min read

The Matriarch

A year after the passing of her mother, Euleen Nicholson-Henry reflects on their tempestuous relationship.

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VOC: The Last Exit - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

May 203 min read

VOC: The Last Exit - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs stands at the last exit point her forbears stood before entering the Dutch VOC ships, embarking on a voyage that would take t

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Bedazzled and Adorned - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

Cariema Isaacs

May 133 min read

Bedazzled and Adorned - A Journey Of Cape Malay Heritage

“Delve into your heritage. It’s one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself, whatever you discover,” Cariema Isaacs urges as she do

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The Story Of Chicken Runs Deep In Our Family

Ismail Mahomed

May 132 min read

The Story Of Chicken Runs Deep In Our Family

Ismail Mahomed tells the story of how it came to be that chicken loomed large in his family.

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Here’s How To Navigate the Adderley Street Flower Market

Contributor

May 133 min read

Here’s How To Navigate the Adderley Street Flower Market

When Odette Ramsingh is completely intimidated by shrewd flower sellers, a few savvy buyers explain the right approach to buying flowers at

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Trevor Davids

May 63 min read

Aunty Lizzie, My Mother

Trevor Davids recalls how their mismatched crockery were very practical: “All our plates were different so that she knew who had the bigger

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Ernestine Deane

May 64 min read

When Mothers Learn From Their Children

“As mothers we need to trust that we can learn from our children and receive their care and wisdom too,” Ernestine Deane says as she recalls

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