Saturday, August 24, 2013
South Africa's Zuma discloses personal financial details
President Jacob Zuma has submitted his financial disclosures to Cabinet, the South African presidency said on Wednesday evening.
This is after leader of the newly- founded party
Agang SA Mamphela Ramphele asked Mr Zuma to reveal details about his
personal wealth.
"Members of the national executive of government
should submit their disclosures to the secretary of cabinet who will
maintain a register," said the presidency in a statement.
"The constitution of 1996 and the executive member
ethics in 1998 prescribe the nature, content and form in which members
of the cabinet and executive councils disclose their financial interests
annually," added the statement.
"The president therefore submits his disclosure annually to the secretary of the cabinet.
"It's nothing new. President Zuma has been doing that for years," said the presidency.
Recognising President Zuma for making his private
accounts to the public, the presidency said "the South Africans deserve a
president that sets a good example for the rest of the country to
follow."
It was reported on July 27, 2012, that the South
African president's remuneration would rise from 2.49 million rands
(about $240,000 ) to 2.62 million rands, while that of the deputy
president would increase from 2.24 million rands to 2.36 million rands
with effect from April 1.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Why I Married My Own Biological Mother To Be My Wife
Webpage:
!http://tumfweko.com/
In a sleepy village known as Slovo Park near Siyabuswa, villagers were torn with joy and surprise as they witnessed a rather strange wedding where, a mother and son exchanged wedding vows.
The son, a traditional healer from Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga, said he married his biological mother in a wedding ceremony to appease his ancestors. He now calls his mother “my wife”.
On Sunday more than 2000 people turned up to witness the wedding of Buti Mphethi , 28, to his mother Francinah Makunyane, 62.
Mphethi said that his forefathers had instructed him to pay lobola to his mother’s family before he could marry his wife, who stays separately from her own husband, Buti’s father.
Mphethi paid the lobola of two cows to his mother with a street value of R14 000.
The wedding was arranged and took place at his mother’s home in the same village on Saturday and finished at his home at the weekend.
Mphethi dropped out of his second year studies in sound engineering at the Tshwane University of Technology in 2003 to become a sangoma.
He felt it was a calling from his ancestors.
Mphethi said he had been married before, but it did not work out. His wife left him four years ago.
Mphethi said that his father William Mphethi was still alive, and had four wives. The father stays with the elder wife in Burgersfort, Limpopo.
He was confident that marrying his own mother had been in line with his culture.
Speaking to The New Age, the beaming bride, Makunyane, said she never imagined having a ‘white wedding’ because she was a grown up.
“I am now old enough and getting married was never in my mind. My son really did a good thing to marry me before he can marry his wife.
“This process is part of our culture. I am now a married woman because he represented his father,” she said, before bursting into tears of joy
http://thenewage.co.za/45516-1014-53-Ancestors_told_him_to_marry_his_mother
Chicken Bread - Step by Step
Webpage:
http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/
Step 1 - Roll out the dough into a rectangle. Brush some softened butter over it.
PS: Although the recipe doesn't call for it, I normally dab a touch of butter to this to make it ultra-yummy. :)
Ingredients for dough
4 cups all purpose/plain flour
1 tbsp. instant yeast
2 tbsp. powdered milk
1 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. oil
egg 1 (plus 1 for glazing)
1 tsp. castor sugar
In a bowl mix together 4 cups flour, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. castor sugar, 2 tbsp. milk powder, 1 tbsp. yeast, 4 tbsp. oil and 1 egg, knead to a medium soft dough with slightly warm water, leave to rise for 1 hour. Divide the dough into two or three depending on how big you want the loaves. Proceed with viewing the subsequent steps to see how the bread is shaped.
Step 2 - Put your filling in the center of the rectangle and make slits on both of the longer sides.
Ingredients for chicken filling
1 ½ to 2 cups chicken boiled and shredded
1 medium or 2 small onion chopped finely
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. coriander leaves
4 chopped green chilies
1 tsp. garam masala powder
2 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. butter
1 cup milk
Sesame seeds as required
Heat 2 tbsp. butter fry onion till soft then add 2 tbsp. flour with 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. black pepper, 1 tsp. garam masala.
Add the milk, cook till thick, mix in the shredded chicken add chopped green chilies and coriander leaves, remove and cool completely.
The filling will look like this: Creamy Chicken Filling
Step 3 - Start bringing the topmost slit ends across from each other alternately.
Step 4 - Keep going, remember to alternate, like a crisscross fashion. Left to right...right to left.
Step 5 -This is how it will look as you get further down the bread with the crossing of the sides/braiding.
Step 6 - When you reach the end, leave a tail at the bottom, just for the appearance. You can just tuck everything neatly in if you like, but I prefer to have that bit of a tail at the bottom of the loaf. :)
Step 7 - Grease a tray and place your breads. The recipe says to make 2 loaves but I prefer dividing it into three and making three average sized loaves. That is up to your preference!
Step 8 - Apply egg-wash and sprinkle the sesame seeds...then bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for about 25 minutes or until done.
(Egg-wash means to beat an egg with a tsp. of water then brush it all over your bread)
Here's a twist to the chicken bread, you can make them in baby size too...this is how they look before baking...
Final result - Voila! Enjoy your delicious chicken bread!!
Right after taking out of the oven apply butter well on whole bread and let it rest covered with a cloth for 2-3 min to soften the bread completely.
TIP: I always make big batches of chicken bread at a go and then wrap them well in cling film or foil, then put them in some sort of a cellophane bag and tie it up tight and freeze. They can keep up to 4 weeks! When you need one, you just thaw it out overnight in the fridge or keep it out on the counter until it's thawed out, then unwrap and zap it in the micro for a minute or so until it warms up, and then splash a little bit of water using your fingertips on it and put it in the oven for about 5 minutes to freshen it back up. Becomes as good as new! :)
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Comments
However I have some dough left over. Can you please advise which other recipes can I use the same dough for? I don't want to waste it. And I don't want to make chicken bread again, want to try something new.
Thanks
today i seen your recipes first time i like it .if i add more sugar because my kids like this bread as sweet bread .i can use some recipes
thanks
just wanted to ask you, can i freeze the remaining dough? and use later? and any other buns n rolls can be made from this dough?
Can i use puff pastry instead of the dough you mentioned above?
Thanks
Will sure try that soon
May Allah Bless You...Fauziya wanted to know if i can prepare the bread earlier & bake it later in 2-3 hrs of time, so how should i keep it till that time, the pattern which you have shown is to bake & freeze.
Please help as im preparing for the first time & want to serve hot.
Quick question! How long do you bake this for and at what temp?
Jazak Allah