We are into the final week of MasterChef South Africa. The three-way grand finale will be aired this weekend, and we’ll know which of the talented home cooks will be walking away with the million rand prize.  That was the question posed this past weekend as the top four battled it out in the semi-final.   Spoiler alert if you still need to catch up on the rebroadcast on Sunday at 6.30 pm on SABC and Wednesday at 6 pm on S3.  This week's competition was a gold-themed affair. Contestants were given two hours to prepare a two-course meal for 12 people.   It had to include tones of gold in various ways while highlighting South African ingredients.   To help them in the kitchen was Gregory Henderson, Chair of the South African Chefs Association.  Eight of his senior colleagues and three judges, who would judge the food in a blind tasting, were waiting in the dining room.   And blind it certainly was – they correctly guessed who had cooked some of the dishes put in front of them, but when it came to revealing their final decision they were all visibly shocked at who they had just sent home.  It wasn’t Nabila. Her poached crayfish main course and complex lemon posset dessert were voted 'Performance of the Day', notable for their flavour and elegant plating.  Chanel’s scallop curry and apricot soji also earned her a place in the final, while Bridget was lucky to survive after a complete flop of a dessert, but was saved by a well-cooked and delicate lamb dish. That means the person who fell at the final hurdle is someone we’ve spoken to before – about two months ago when Pretoria resident Refe Dimbaza was first voted out of the kitchen after struggling in the Italian-South African challenge.   Dimbaza was thrown a lifeline after Shreya voluntarily withdrew from the competition, and lived to fight on for several more weeks.   But Saturday was not her day as she hung up her apron in the MasterChef SA kitchen just after sustaining a burn during this challenge.  On the burn, Dimbaza says she has recovered since filming and is proud of her 'resilience' in that moment. Dimbaza says she feels sad but proud to have come so far in the 'ultimate opportunity' of her life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MasterChef SA (@sa_masterchef) Scroll up to the audio player to listen to the interview. Sections AVBOB celebrates a milestone by rewarding its members on a large scale The state of many buildings in this industrial park in Dimbaza EAST LONDON - Some residents of Dimbaza and Forth Jackson say some Eastern Cape industrial sites were better maintained and run during Apartheid than today They say dilapidated buildings remain where thriving factories once stood This is despite the latest unemployment data showing the province created around 25,000 jobs in the second quarter eNCA's Ronald Masinda visited the area and filed this report in the video above Human Rights Watch is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-2875808 Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Ikusasa Green makes high-end cooler boxes that retain ice for up to seven days for household brands such as Massmart’s Camp Master label The Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development Environment Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) has been involved in the company’s growth and development since its inception in 2013 when it provided an initial capital injection of R3 million to help source equipment for its rotational moulding plant in Stutterheim DEDEAT invested another R3 million to boost plant capacity and invested a further R3 million to rehabilitate the Dimbaza facility The company has already attracted R21 million in public and private sector investment since inception with Massmart investing a further R12 million Ikusasa’s move to the 12,000 square metre facility in Dimbaza is part of the Dimbaza Industrial Park revitalisation Master Plan drawn up by development financier the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) which is in its final stages of approval by the provincial cabinet “We are delighted that we have been able to attract an innovative and purely Eastern Cape company in Ikusasa Green to drive our plan of attracting high-quality investments and companies into the Dimbaza Industrial Park to drive economic activity and employment Ikusasa develops a product with a unique value proposition in South Africa and we are proud as a province it has attracted interest and investments running into millions of rands from retailers such as Massmart,” says MEC for DEDEAT our focus for the Dimbaza Industrial is in attracting companies and investments in the agro-processing space as well as innovative concerns in general manufacturing ECDC as the province’s economic development agency currently has 107 stands on behalf of Government It will be the main driver of the revitalisation process of industrial parks across the Eastern Cape Dimbaza currently has 24 tenants in sectors such as textiles and manufacturing.” Thami Gxowa says the company’s star attraction is its in-house high-end rotational moulding Romer cooler boxes made strong and robust for African conditions “Our only competition is cooler boxes from Australia and the US which are not cost competitive," Gxowa explains The company already employs 35 people at its Stutterheim plant and plans are to employ a further 40 in Dimbaza All these were previously unemployed people “Our continued success is a product of multiple strategic partnerships with DEDEAT Buffalo City Metro and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) among others,” Gxowa concludes ECDC chief executive officer Ndzondelelo Dlulane says its support of tenants such as Ikusasa Green at its Dimbaza Industrial Park is part of a broader industrial park revitalisation strategy in areas such as Butterworth iKomani and Fort Jackson in Mdantsane outside East London “All this work is concerned with the revival of industrial and economic activity in these areas Dimbaza was once an industrial hub for King William’s Town generating significant employment opportunities Supported by partners such as the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) and the Buffalo City Metro among others Government has made it a priority to revitalise economic activity in Dimbaza “We are mobilising potential anchor tenants who will occupy the park and negotiations with local entrepreneurs are ongoing We are specifically targeting business in the agro-processing renewable energy and general manufacturing sectors,” concludes Dlulane Choose a topic below and thereafter view all articles on the topic using the "Next >" button or swiping left Choose a topic below and thereafter view all articles on the topic using the "Next >" button or the keyboard right arrow key South Africa (17 July 2023) – Dimbaza Eastern Cape is struggling; the town has an unemployment rate of 70% – but that is slowly changing as businesses are investing in the area There is a small industrial zone where Beck Trading has set up two manufacturing factories People like Lilian Vesele are seeing their lives change because of steady employment opportunities Over 1800 people have been employed to manufacture personal protective clothing at the factories Lilian Vesele is the main breadwinner for her family She has worked her way up the ladder and is now the Supervisor of the Trims Department She says her favourite part of her job is counting the clothing for orders proudly South African business chose Dimbaza not because it was an affordable place to manufacture but to create employment for a community that deserves it Beck Trading was founded in 1992 and has 28 products on offer The two factories employ 1800 people to make locally made personal protective clothing They have been able to establish such a productive operation thanks to the support of Builders The factory has been able to expand its product range which has directly led to creating more jobs but with people like Lilian Vesele and her team the company has built on its philosophy of teamwork This committed partnership with Builders has transformed lives providing hope for a better future for residents and their children The story of Beck Trading and Builders exemplifies how collaborative business relationships can drive social change and empower communities Throughout its supply chain and social investments Builders demonstrates how a thriving business can create a positive impact on local communities by supporting businesses and organisations Builders is more than just a hardware retailer—they are an integral partner in building better lives and businesses Take a look at Lillian’s story below Tyler Leigh Vivier is a writer for Good Things Guy Her passion is to spread good news across South Africa with a big focus on environmental issues Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "af383c017e55b05b204737f4129b6ebc" );document.getElementById("d2d9e305b5").setAttribute( "id" and website in this browser for the next time I comment Would you like to receive truly phenomenal inspirational and good thing stories right to your inbox Then subscribe to our weekly GoodThingsGuy newsletter today I accept GTG’s Privacy Policy GoodThingsGuy is the home of everything good and those are the things that really matter We believe that there is good news all around us and over 1 million readers a month agree with us GoodThingsGuy was officially launched on the 1 August 2015 in order to only promote good news inspirational stories and promote only positive multi-platform media company that distills unique content across multiple media platforms We consider individual and corporate contributions through the website or mail us directly here. 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Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again. one of the most mysterious and beloved figures in hip-hop Read an exclusive excerpt from the book below This excerpt details a particularly vulnerable moment for the legendary rap figure: the period of time when Dumile Jr was transitioning from Zev Love X of KMD to MF DOOM Following the untimely passing of his brother Dingilizwe (aka Subroc), and getting dropped by his record label, MF DOOM dropped out of sight for several years as he found himself unmoored and trying to figure out what to do with his life Biding time in a rented apartment in Manhattan with his other brother Dimbaza Dumile and doing a lot of thinking—and psychedelics—his money finally ran out and he had no choice but to return to his father’s house in Long Island I guess we’re in Freeport again,” says Dimbaza “My father bought a crappy house—a piece of work—but it was a house he’s basically living back at his dad’s house.” The younger Dumile refers to this period as his brother’s “John Coltrane phase,” as he was spending a lot of time around the house doing little else besides reading and a lot of thinking accompanied by daytime drinking to the tune of Trane and Ornette Coleman courtesy of an AM jazz station “We drinking liquor that we stole from my uncle,” says Dimbaza “We seen those bottles of liquor sitting there at my uncle’s fuckin’ bar since we little as hell and you know he ain’t drinking that shit.” So While it may have seemed like DOOM was tuned out affected by his environment—especially whatever information or stimuli he was receiving “People like Ornette Coleman or John Coltrane chose to go in a direction that people couldn’t accept That helped to show me that even if people don’t get what I’m doin’ now DOOM paired the Spinners loop with the staccato drum track of Kool G Rap & DJ Polo’s “Truly Yours” from the album Road to the Riches “Go with the flow,” which DOOM also samples But if there was an even more important eureka moment for DOOM during that summer of 1995 back in Freeport, he revealed it to journalist and label owner Peter Agoston many years later. “Summertime, it was a beautiful day out, and I’m trying to think of shit,” he said. “It just hit me one day. If I was to come back, it would have to be as DOOM. It just popped in my head, like if I ever get a chance to really do it again, that’s how I would do it—on the surface level, on the public level.” Kali Uchis: Sincerely, Complex Exclusive Shiny Starlight Vinyl Lil Wayne: Sorry 4 The Wait 2LP Deluxe (Complex Exclusive Red & Black Split Vinyl) 2PAC: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory – LA King’s Edition (Limited Edition Silver/Black Swirl Vinyl) Big Sean: Dark Sky Paradise 2LP Deluxe (Complex Exclusive Clear Vinyl) By entering your email, you agree to receive customized marketing messages from us and our advertising partners. You also acknowledge that this site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and that our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaCanadaComplex ChineseCOMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive “Funding has been approved from the Provincial Stimulus Fund for the second phase while the waste water treatment works upgrade portion has also been co-funded by the BCMM which has committed R14m towards this project over a three-year period the Dimbaza Industrial Park masterplan was approved The revitalisation is meant to attract investors into the park and to lobby for investment incentives for the parks in order to revive vibrant economic activity while facilitating job creation eight companies have signed letters of intent to move into the industrial park,” says ECDC chief executive officer Ndzondelelo Dlulane Dlulane says the five-phase revitalisation of the park is a five-year programme which includes security upgrades as a first phase implementation of bulk infrastructure in phase two and the development of an agro-processing hub as a third phase The agro-processing hub will include hydroponics The fourth phase involves the construction of community structures such as community collection points The fifth phase is the development of retail and residential structures for factory workers The 15 people facing charges of fraud and corruption at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) include a manager in the office of the vice chancellor and a senior investigator in the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) made their first court appearance at the Dimbaza magistrates’ court in Dimbaza Nozuko “Zuki” Mabomb is one of the people who appeared briefly in the dock on Tuesday She is the office manager in Professor Sakhela Buhlungu’s office The matter was postponed to Wednesday for formal bail hearings a senior financial investigator in the AFU in KwaZulu-Natal was also among the accused in the UFH corruption scandal Police Minister Bheki Cele hinted at the arrest of more people in connection with the crime at UFH He attended the court proceedings together with national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola Acting provincial commissioner Major-General Zithulele Dladla and Buhlungu also accompanied Cele who comprise mainly UFH staff and service providers the former head of security and vetting at UFH The case is in relation to murders and attempted murder charges against officials at UFH The latest arrests bring to 25 the number of people who are facing various charges in connection with violent crimes and corruption which has resulted in the death of two university employees was killed in January 2023 in what was believed to have been an assassination attempt on his boss who was the transport and fleet manager at UFH Buhlungu said the university employees who appeared in court on Tuesday were either dismissed or suspended He said half of the people who appeared in court on Tuesday were university employees The the other half were mostly service providers “The ones from the university were already outside the door either suspended or already dismissed,” he said Visit SW YouTube Channel for our video content Tel: +27 11 268 6300 Fundudzi Media (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms & conditions and privacy policy. Additional archival footage provided by: ITN Source. Copyright ©2025 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Gcinikhaya Nxitywa at the Dimbaza graveyard where a number of former workers are buried Pictures: SIBONGILE NGALWA Close to 200 former employees of a Dimbaza steelmaking company have allegedly died from illnesses related to their work at the facility. Between 2000 and 2011, 138 Scaw Metals Group employees who worked at the Dimbaza Foundries plant, have reportedly died while a further 41 died since the factory closed its doors in 2011. The plant, which manufactured steel for mining and other projects around the globe, mostly employed workers from Dimbaza township and areas surrounding King William’s Town. The allegations are contained in the handwritten notes of a former employee who has been documenting the deaths of the factory workers since 2000. Gcinikhaya Nxitywa, a former crane operator who worked at the factory for more than 10 years, alleges that a total of 179 men and women – all employees of the company – have died. He also has the names of other former employees who are “on their death beds”. Nxitywa, who left the company in July 2010, became suspicious when he started noticing how many former employees – many of whom were his friends – were dying. He now wants compensation for the victims and their families. But Scaw spokeswoman Dudu Ndlovu said while they were aware of the “claims”, they were untrue. Nxitywa said he knew nothing of the compensation. “Who are those people who were compensated? How much was paid to them?” he asked. “We are talking about the dead people here. We are talking about dying people and their families.” Ndlovu said the company could not respond to any allegations prior to 2008. “Scaw implemented the necessary safety and health measures to protect employees against the risk of injury and occupational diseases such as the wearing of the correct personal protective equipment,” she said. Ndlovu said the company had launched an investigation and according to company records, there were no pending claims and no reportable diseases in respect of previous employees. “We did annual medical checks. Any health impacts detected were referred to medical specialists. All employees who exit the company for whatever reason, are subject to undergo a medical exit test.” Nxitywa accused the company of not caring. “They did not care about the long-term effects posed to the health of their employees even though workers complain about their unfavourable working conditions,” he said, adding he was planning to soon consult with attorneys on Register (it's quick and free) or sign in now Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.