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Where to find Grahamstown's best carrot cakes

Fri, 5 Mar, 2010

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.

OPINION

The wrong cause of action

Fri, 5 Mar, 2010

I’ve found that living in the 21st-century demands that the first thing you do every day before splashing your face with cold water and deciding whether to go with decaf or regular is check your email.

SPORTS | OPINION

Vuvuzela-proof earplugs

Fri, 5 Mar, 2010

Soccer fans no longer have to worry about the deafening effects of vuvuzelas at the 2010 World Cup, thanks to two Rhodes University graduates who have developed an innovative set of earplugs.

Andrew Chin and Craig Doonan, who both graduated from Rhodes in 1990, established The African Earplug Company to research methods of softening the sound of vuvuzelas last year.

SPORTS | OPINION

When Zakumi comes marching in

Fri, 5 Mar, 2010

I’m sure you must know him fairly well by now. He’s the strapping young leopard, complete with green dreadlocks and soccer ball-shaped spots.

Yes, it’s Zakumi, the 2010 Fifa World Cup mascot. Just like you and me, Zakumi has a life story. Brace yourselves, it’s the picture of perfection and political correctness.

ENVIRONMENT | OPINION

Metals and humans – a balancing act

Fri, 5 Mar, 2010

Every day we consume metals from a number of sources. These include so called good metals, such as zinc and copper, which are required by our bodies for day-to-day functioning.

SPORTS | OPINION

Spinning around

Wed, 3 Mar, 2010

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?

OPINION

Honouring the dead, honouring our heritage

Wed, 3 Mar, 2010

How can anyone in Grahamstown accept that the local cemetery has become a playground for children? The article in Grocott's Mail of 19 February really made me realise the importance of conserving our cemeteries.

OPINION

Whose World Cup is it anyway?

Fri, 26 Feb, 2010

The stadiums have been built and the match schedules finalised, but it seems that not many South Africans will be filling seats at this year’s World Cup.

OPINION

What‘s it worth?

Fri, 26 Feb, 2010

The What’s On section of this newspaper (page 15 in this edition) is one of the most popular pages among
readers but it also triggers a surprising amount of discomfort here in the offices of Grocott’s Mail.

The purpose of the What’s On page is to provide non-profit organisations with a platform to publicise their events.

OPINION

The evil wearing Lacroix

Fri, 26 Feb, 2010

We all come to university with grand ideas of what we want to become when we leave. For some of us, the path is pretty set – become an accountant, an engineer, a doctor or a teacher.

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