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KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP
Fabulous Free-From Food
Christine van Niekerk grew up in Port Elizabeth but love took her to Durban in 2001. Working in a corporate environment for over 20 years, she felt the need to shift. Two years ago she met Danelle van Rooyen – a Christina Martin Culinary Art School graduate with 10 years’ experience in the food industry – who helped her cope with a specialised diet based on food allergies. Christine realised there was a gap in the market for ready-made, allergy-free food that is both delicious and healthy. “At FreeFromFood, Danelle curates our meals and treats to cater for food allergies and varied dietary requirements, creating healthy dishes that the whole family can enjoy. Based on my years of experience in managing brands and businesses, I am bringing in these skills to get our new venture off the ground,” says Christine. “In doing so, I ultimately hope to
help others who are struggling to provide nutritious free-from meals and treats like I did.” Christine is excited about taking all the worry of researching, planning and preparing meals away from you. “Danelle and I have fun in the kitchen creating, testing and cooking. At least one day a week is set aside to create a new dish, without compromising on our no dairy, gluten and egg policy – and any other food allergy that you can throw at us,” says Christine. “This provides you with a wide variety of new dishes and flavours that are based on seasonality and food trends.” There is a fabulous vegan selection, but also delicious meaty dishes. “Our vegetables are locally sourced and organic, where possible. Our meat is freerange and free from added antibiotics and hormones,” says Christine.
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Whatever you decide to order, please don’t forget to add treats to your delivery! You won’t regret it. People from around the country have already reached out to find out about supplying to other regions, so that’s something Christine would like to tap into in the future. “Our dream is to ease the burden of many busy professionals and parents by making our free-from food products easily accessible in major retailers and health stores.” “With food and job security as a growing concern during the time of Covid-19, we realise that everyone is struggling in some way or another. We are offering three ways to give back, either to the people we know and love or to those less fortunate than us,” says Christine. Pop over to their website to find out more. FOR MORE INFO: www.freefromfood.co.za, hello@freefromfood.co.za
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An Exceptional Talent
Kearsney College dux and popular deputy head prefect in 2015, Jabulani Nyathi, has been awarded a post-graduate scholarship to study at Cambridge – one of the world’s most notable universities. The coveted scholarship to study for his MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development will enable Jabulani to realise his dream of operating in the sustainable engineering space and to position himself at the forefront of solving some of the world’s greatest problems. The quietly spoken, modest 25-year-old credits Kearsney for its contribution to where he is today. “The high quality and diverse education I obtained at Kearsney made transitioning from school to university significantly easier. Outside of academic excellence, the college instilled great values such as compassion, integrity and tenacity that I still consider to be crucial in my life and work,” he says. Last year Jabulani graduated from the University of Cape Town with first class honours (over 75 percent) in chemical engineering.
