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Movie Review by Maegan-Leigh Jacobs   Picture Sourced: ratatouillemovie.net  Brad Bird - the producer and director of Ratatouille, along with Pixar Animation Studios are proving to be an unbeatable combination. Heroes with impossible dreams are what movies are made of and that is exactly what is depicted in this fun, family comedy. The film stars the voices of Patton Oswalt as Remy; a country rat with an exceptional sense of taste and smell who wants to be a chef in Paris. Lou Romano who voices Alfredo Linguini is a clumsy human who is new to the staff at top chef Auguste Gusteau’s restaurant as the garbage boy who befriends Remy. Ian Holm as Skinner, the head chef of Auguste Gusteau's restaurant; Janeane Garofalo as Colette Tatou, an employee at Gusteau's restaurant and the staff's only female chef. Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critic; Brian Dennehy as Django, Remy's father and leader of his clan; Peter Sohn as Emile, Remy's older brother; and Bra...

 Maegan-Leigh Jacobs Picture Sourced: Maegan-Leigh Jacobs, Hanover Park Since the COVID-19 outbreak took its toll on the nation, many households have been struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table every day. With so many people who have lost their jobs during the nationwide lockdown put in place by government; it has been a challenging time for many households to have access to food as the prices of basic goods continue to rise in local supermarkets. It is no secret that every human need adequate access to food everyday to survive. Throughout the lockdown period the number of homeless adults and children going door to door asking for food has increased. Due to less cars being on the road, less people leaving shopping malls and restaurants, their usual roadside begging; where they made enough money to buy something to eat, had to resort to going directly door to door because most of the nation was staying home. Some non-profit organisations, churches, mosques and yout...

Lauren Paris (25) - picture sourced from Lauren Paris's Instagram account I took the time to sit down with Lauren Paris, who is a former news journalist for HeartFM and is currently a day-time show producer at Cape Town's most loved radio station. Lauren is an amazing person who one can instantly connect with when having a conversation. Her bubbly personality makes one feel so comfortable as if you have known each other for years. She is always willing to help and constantly wants to know more and how she can do better at something; it amazes me how she never knew that she was always meant to be a journalist.   "Journalism was never the dream but when it happened, I took it as a sign" said Ms Paris in the interview when she was asked whether it was always the plan to go into the media industry.   Paris who is born and bred in Cape Town; graduated from The Cape Peninsula University of Technology with a BTech Journalism Degree in 2018 and has not looked back e...

Maegan-Leigh Jacobs  South Africa is known for being one of the most diverse countries in the world. Consisting of four major racial groups, eleven official languages and democratic power; it is no surprise why the country is often referred to as the 'Rainbow Nation'. South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa. It has numerous tourist attractions, giving the country one of the strongest economies on the African continent. With a population of over 59 million people; it is the 24th most populated country in the world. The country is divided into 9 provinces- each with their own legislature, premiere and executive council.  South Africa also has 3 major capital cities: executive Pretoria, judicial Bloemfontein and legislative Cape Town.  Each province has unique historical landmarks and resources giving each province a personality of its own.  The Eastern Cape has a population of  more than 6.9 million people and is known as the second largest province ...