As a multi-cultural society, South Africa doesn’t have a national cuisine as such. Instead, its culinary traditions are as varied as its diverse population. One of the most flavorful and influence-rich of all of these is Cape Malay food.
Cape Malay people – most of whom live in and around Cape Town – trace their history back to the settlement of the Cape in the 17th century by the Dutch, who established a station in Cape Town to service traders travelling between Europe and Asia. Following this establishment, the Dutch starting bringing slaves to the post from Asia and Africa – from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Madagascar. Cape Malay people are descendants of these slaves, who became emancipated in the early 19th century and settled in the area of Bo-Kaap, in what is now central Cape Town.
The slaves brought with them recipes from home and incorporated the ingredients being transported across the spice routes by the Dutch East India Company, such as cardamom, cumin, turmeric, coriander, fennel, cinnamon and aniseed, as well as tamarind, ginger, bay leaf, curry leaves, garlic and rosewater. The women worked in Dutch kitchens and incorporated many traditional Dutch recipes into their repertoire, and also added some influences from the French Huguenots. The result of this melting pot of influences is a fabulous fusion cuisine full of fragrant spices and subtle flavors that today forms a cornerstone of Cape Malay culture.
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Mozambique: Minimum Wage Levels Increased
Minimum wages were increased in different economic sectors on April 1, 2016, and are effective immediately and retrospectively. The official publication of these amounts is forthcoming and the increases are subject to final determination by the government.
The following are the new monthly minimum wages in key industries:
• Agriculture, livestock, hunting and forestry: 3,298 meticais (an increase of 3.6% percent);
• Manufacturing sector: 5,200 meticais (an increase of 8%);
• Non-financial services: 5,050 meticais (an increase of 8%);
• Financial services: 8,750 meticais (an increase of 8.7%); and
• Microfinance, microinsurance and other auxiliary financial activities sectors: 8,400 meticais (an increase of 7.79%).
Falooda, Samoosas And Dhaltjies: How To Experience Cape Malay Food In Cape Town
As a multi-cultural society, South Africa doesn’t have a national cuisine as such. Instead, its culinary traditions are as varied as its diverse population. One of the most flavorful and influence-rich of all of these is Cape Malay food.
Cape Malay people – most of whom live in and around Cape Town – trace their history back to the settlement of the Cape in the 17th century by the Dutch, who established a station in Cape Town to service traders travelling between Europe and Asia. Following this establishment, the Dutch starting bringing slaves to the post from Asia and Africa – from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Madagascar. Cape Malay people are descendants of these slaves, who became emancipated in the early 19th century and settled in the area of Bo-Kaap, in what is now central Cape Town.
The slaves brought with them recipes from home and incorporated the ingredients being transported across the spice routes by the Dutch East India Company, such as cardamom, cumin, turmeric, coriander, fennel, cinnamon and aniseed, as well as tamarind, ginger, bay leaf, curry leaves, garlic and rosewater. The women worked in Dutch kitchens and incorporated many traditional Dutch recipes into their repertoire, and also added some influences from the French Huguenots. The result of this melting pot of influences is a fabulous fusion cuisine full of fragrant spices and subtle flavors that today forms a cornerstone of Cape Malay culture.
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Oil Prices A Boon For Emirates As It Launches 3rd Daily Flight To Cape Town
Cape Town is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world for Dubai-based Emirates, and the fast-growing airline plans to add a third daily flight to the top South African tourist spot, Albawaba reported.
Connectivity to Cape Town has been increasing over the past few months, according to Traveller24. Many international and African airlines have launched new direct flights there. Direct flights between Cape Town and London, Nairobi and Botswana’s Okavango Delta are all planned.
The new Emirates Cape Town flight is an addition to the two daily flights already offered between Cape Town and Dubai and it’s about meeting growing demand, the airline said.
The increased frequency underscores South Africa’s importance as a major business and tourism destination, the airline said. The code share cooperation between Emirates and South African Airways means greater access to SAA’s customers on Emirates’ global network.
Increased business activity between Africa and Asia has helped Emirates, national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, become one of the largest airlines operating in Africa, according to a report in HowWeMadeItInAfrica.
The airline serves 28 destinations on the continent, in October adding Bamako, Mali. Emirates plans eventually to fly between almost every African market and Asia.
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Sub-Saharan Africa To Grow At The Slowest Pace In Two Decades – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut sub-Saharan Africa economic growth forecast to 3 percent in 2016 — down from last year’s 3.4 percent –, the lowest the region has posted in more than two decades.
In its latest African Economic Outlook, the IMF said three factors including the slump in global commodity prices, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa and a severe drought that has affect countries in the Southern and Eastern part of the continent, were responsible for the fall in economic fortunes.
Major oil exporters such as Nigeria and Angola have been hardest hit by the global price slump, while South Africa and Ethiopia have faced one of the worst droughts in decades.
The fund said African governments need to implement urgent and substantial reform as prolonged domestic downturns and other weak external factors subdue growth.
“With these large shocks [most governments] are facing, we’re saying to them a policy reset is urgent, and the longer you take the more difficult the alignment will be and the more painful it might be,” Antoinette Sayeh, the IMF’s Africa director, told the Financial Times.
“This is particularly urgent in commodity exporters and some market access countries, as the policy response to date has generally been insufficient,” he added.
Recovery expected
The IMF said it is still optimistic about sub-Saharan Africa’s longer term prospects but stressed that urgent and substantial government reforms are needed to realize its potential.
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