From reducing waste, particularly plastic, to saving energy and water, sustainability coordinator Kgomotso Mashigo provides insight into how the set of MasterChef South Africa season 4 has gone green and sustainable.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. A strange dialect for some, but a rich and beautiful language for others: from the playful greeting of ‘haalihaa” to the friendly acknowledgement of “awê”, Afrikaaps is now taking its rightful place as a historical but often denigrated language. And it’s all thanks to the efforts and energy of a new, younger generation of people determined to take it from its Creole roots into the mainstream.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. For a world in the grip of climate change, electric vehicles are seen as a significant way of reducing carbon emissions. But with many of their raw materials sourced through mining, are they truly environmentally friendly? As South Africa prepares to roll out more of these cars of the future, Carte Blanche examines what’s really under the bonnet of these “green” machines.

A fan of red velvet? How about kimchi? Kombucha, anyone? MasterChef SA judges Zola Nene, Gregory Czarnecki, and Justine Drake dish out their opinions on foodie trends.