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The section of New Canada Road was closed for several hours last night. Eskom wont be given green light for increases. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa says that Eskom probably won't be granted an 18.7% increase in electricity tariffs as things currently stand.

Zuma visits Cape Flats. The spiralling drug trade and violent crime on the Cape Flats will come under the spotlight when politicians and community and church leaders gather in Mitchell's Plein today for a crime summit hosted by the Anti-Murder Campaign. Domestic violence, and other crimes associated with alcohol abuse, will also be discussed.

ANC Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, Independent Democrats (ID) leader Patricia de Lille and leader of the New Labour Party, Peter Marais, are expected to speak at the gathering.

The women's league is still to make a final call but it wants Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the Presidency. The water supply to the Mpumalanga town of Verena is expected to be restored today.

More Plane trouble for Kulula. In the latest in a series of incidents taking place days from each other, two more planes have been hit by technical problems.

Arab ministers meet in Egypt today to decide whether to join a US-sponsored Middle East peace meeting. The Mideast talks are to be held in the US-city of Maryland, Annapolis on November 27th.

Walnut Cinnamon Pie
Ingredients
For the Crust - 2.5 cups self raising flour - 2 Tblsp sugar - ½ tsp salt - ¾ tsp ground cinnamon powder - 1 cup (2 sticks) cold butter cut into pieces - 4 to 6 tblsp ice water - For the Filling - 10 cups sliced apples - 1 tblsp fresh lemon juice - ½ cup sugar - 3 tblsp quick cooking tapioca (sago) - 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon - ½ tsp ground nutmeg - ½ cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts - 1.4 cup chopped crystallized ginger or heaped tsp ground ginger - 2 tblsp butter cut into pieces - Milk and sugar.

Method
Crust:
•  Combine flour sugar salt and cinnamon in food processor.
•  Add butter process until mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
•  With the machine running add water, 1 tblsp at a time.
•  Process until dough holds together.
•  Shape dough into two flat discs wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1-hour overnight.

Filling:
•  Toss apples with lemon juice in a large bowl.
•  Combine sugar sago cinnamon and nutmeg & sprinkle over Apples with walnuts and ginger, toss until all are well coated.
•  Preheat oven to 425 degrees and then roll half of the dough on a lightly floured surface to make a 13-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie plate and trim off any excess.
•  Arrange apple mixture in pie plate and dot with butter.
•  Roll remaining dough to 12-inch circle and cover pie.
•  Seal all edges and brush crust lightly with milk.
•  Decorate the top of the pie with leaf cutouts.
•  Sprinkle entire pie lightly with sugar.
•  Bake for 15 minutes then reduce oven to 350degrees. Bake until golden brown and filling is bubbling about 40 minutes

A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter with me?" he asks the doctor.

The doctor replies, "You're not eating properly."