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Welcome to the first edition of The
South African. We have decided
to continue a community magazine, to
the people, for the people. Many miss the
Connections Magazine and we still feel there
is a place for a hard copy magazine for the
South African Community. This is quite a daunting task trying
to create a follow on magazine with limited resources and
little assistance from the community. Maybe it’s the time of
the year.
I would like to wish you all the best for 2008, a lucky year for the Chinese,
so why not a lucky year for all. We can overcome the share market slide as
well as the leveling off of the residential market by being positive in our
endeavors in this beautiful land.
New Zealand still has lots of plusses to offer all who settle here and
want to be successful. The tourist and the dairy industries will offset any
expected downturn in the economy and Australia is still looking for places
to put their huge amounts of money from their super fund. So a good year
is still expected. Jobs are still in abundance. If you are a tradesman or a
qualified person there are positions to choose from.
South Africans are now prominent in every type of trade and business and
are respected for their work ethic and are becoming valued employees.
We are going to run a series of successful South African businessmen and
businesses. If you are one of those successful people, please contact me so
we can feature your story. As a nation we have lots to celebrate, unfortunately
we will have to celebrate those achievements in a new land.
Most South African’s struggle for the first three years, adapting to this
new environment but soar thereafter, most living in houses they could not
afford back in their home country. If you are an entrepreneur you will put
all your experience together to get ahead. New Zealand is one of the easiest
countries in the world in which to start your own business.
All you have to do is get a GST number and trade. Please support this
publication by word of mouth and advertising and please send in those
stories of other South Africans who have settled successfully in this land
of opportunity.
Regards, Peter Woodberg
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This year is a big year
for New Zealand. It’s
our opportunity to make the
step-change we need to take
on the 21st century.
Over the coming months National
will be detailing policies that will
allow all of us to make a fresh
start. We’ve started the year by
releasing policy aimed at our young
people.
The energy and enthusiasm
of the vast majority of our young
people make me hugely optimistic
for our country. But, sadly, a growing
number of them aren’t meeting
their potential. We all see it – early school leavers unable to read or write well
enough, drug and alcohol problems, newspaper headlines describing teens
walking around bashing people.
This week, National outlined policy that forms part of our plan for giving
young people the future they deserve.
National’s Youth Plan has two major aspects to it.
The first part will be a new education entitlement - National’s Youth
Guarantee.
The Youth Guarantee will allow every young person under the age of 18
to access, free of charge, a programme of educational study towards school-
level qualifications. This new entitlement will be on top of, not instead of, the
education entitlements they have now.
Many 16- and 17-year olds will continue to choose school as their
preferred option, but others might prefer to continue their education through,
for example, a polytechnic, a wananga, a private training establishment, an
industry training organisation, or a combination of these options.
School doesn’t work for all young people, so let’s apply some common
sense and get them into a form of education that does. Sixteen and 17-year-
olds who are not working, and who fail to take up this new entitlement, will
not be eligible to receive a benefit (except in special circumstances such as
illness). Teenage parents will be specifically catered for.
The second part of our Youth Plan will tackle youth offending.
It will give the Youth Court new powers to get young people back on the
rails, and tougher sentencing options to deal with those who pose a serious
threat to the safety of our communities. We will back those powers up with
increased funding to the services involved.
We are proposing new powers for the Youth Court:
1) Parenting orders: Parenting courses to address problems at home that
may be contributing to a young person’s offending.
2) Mentoring programmes: Providing role models to young offenders for
a period of up to 12 months.
3) Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programmes: Designated funding to
help get young offenders sober.
National will also enable the Youth Court to impose tougher sentences
where needed.
1) Longer residential sentences: Up to six months in a Youth Justice
facility.
2) Fresh Start Programmes: Revolutionary, year-long, intensive programmes
designed to instil discipline and address underlying causes of offending; including
up to 12 weeks of residential raining at, for example, an army base.
3) Spotlight Sentences: Non-compliance with court-ordered supervision
contracts will result in electronic monitoring using an ankle bracelet. We will
also extend the jurisdiction of the Youth Court so it has the power to deal
with 12-and 13-year-olds accused of serious offences. National thinks the
Youth Court, with its wider range of powers, could play a much stronger role
in getting these young offenders back on track.
National’s Youth Plan is about giving young New Zealanders the opportunity
and responsibility to better themselves, no matter what their circumstances,
abilities, or track record.
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Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand with a
population of 1.2 million people a little less than a third
of the total population. Auckland is a beautiful city perched
on the Waitamata Harbour and has a big city feel with its tall
buildings, sky tower and lovely Viaduct area on the waterfront,
abounded by lively restaurants of all types and sizes. The Viaduct
is a smaller version of the Cape Town V & A waterfront with
access to the heart of the city. Safe and secure during the day
and night. During summer hundreds of locals mix with the huge
amount of tourists that flock to the restaurants and nightlife.
Auckland is a vibrant city and stands up to the best in the world,
rated 5th as a city in which to live for the quality of life. New
Zealand was rated 2nd as an honest country and number one
as a country that has adopted the internet.
Auckland’s climate is temperate and on the same latitude as Cape Town.
The winters are never colder than 9 degrees and it gets very hot in summer
which is from January to the end of April. The sea is warm in summer and
reminds one of the Durban Beaches. This changes in winter when the sun
moves north and the cold currents swirl around New Zealand. The climate
is predominantly Mediterranean with winter rainfall in July and hot drier
summers, without the Cape Town winds. Auckland is a very easy place to live
and raise children in a safe environment. Schools are very good in most areas
and parents have access to teachers and the headmaster when checking on
their children’s progress.
The culture of Auckland is hard to describe as it has changed dramatically
over the last ten years with a huge influx of Asian Immigrants from Japan,
China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan & Singapore. They have
brought their culture with them, so Auckland is now regarded as totally
multicultural, cosmopolitan. There is a proliferation of restaurants of all types
with genuine authentic cuisine, to suit any traveler’s palate.
As a South African you will notice the absence of Greek and Portuguese
restaurants. They, for some reason, have not found New Zealand a place to
settle. The South African population has boomed over the last ten years and it
is now difficult to go anywhere where you do not bump into South Africans,
at work in the Malls and supermarkets.
They have also brought a little of their culture with them. There are
numerous shops specialising in South African goods and you do not have to
go far to get your favorite biltong and borewors.
I think the boerewors is better in New Zealand because everyone that
makes it is competing with each other, so the quality is of a very high
standard. Woolworth and Foodtown supermarkets have a shelf dedicated to
South African goods. So when you get to Auckland you will still be able to
buy Pro-Nutro and Mealie Meal.
If you are a sport lover, you are spoilt for choice, as all sports activities are
available from Rugby, ski-ing, mountain climbing, caving, basketball and golf
the widest spread sport. Golf is the number one sport played in New Zealand
with the result that there are some of the most spectacular golf courses in
the world close to Auckland. Irene Van Dyke, a relatively unknown net ball
player in South Africa, who is now the number one shooter for the Silver
Ferns netball team, is a huge celebrity in New Zealand and is in a number of
television adverts.
House hunting in Auckland can be daunting as house prices have risen
considerably over the last 5 years, an international trend, in fact South African
properties have had the highest increases in the world, recently. However the
increase in the exchange rate has reduced that increase to virtually nothing.
The Exchange rate is now R6.2 to one New Zealand dollar and the average
house price in Auckland is now $520,000 only R2.7 million. Wow. So property
can look impossible to purchase.
Not so, when you are earning NZ dollars and both parties work, with the
lower than South African, interest rates, it is still affordable to buy in a good
area. All cities have their good and bad spots, so it is important that you take
advice from people who have lived here for a while, on which are the better
areas and good schools.
Renting is another option and 35% of all Aucklander’s rent with no
intention of buying their own property. Rents range from $350 per week
for a modest home to $550 for an average 3 to 4 bedroom home or $700
per week for a very nice modern 4 bedroom property with 2.5 bathrooms and
modern kitchen.
When new immigrants arrive they normally choose an area to live and
then look for a job.
This is not the best policy as Auckland has serious traffic congestion early
morning and after 5pm. The suggestion is live close to where you work
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Tanja Clauberg
and where the kids go to school. Two
main areas, where South Africans
settle very comfortably is Howick/
Pakaranga area and the North Shore.
It is not always possible to live and
work in the same area but reduce
the stress and choose wisely.
The bus system and the trains
are alleviating the morning crush, so
look at this as an alternative mode of
transport to and from work.
Auckland is surrounded by
beaches and no suburb is more
than 15 minutes from one of the
safe, pristine beaches. The surf is
not dangerous, but there are backwash currents that can create difficulty, if
you are not a seasoned swimmer, so always ask before venturing in too deep,
in an unknown area. Spending time in summer after work at the beach, until
8 o’ clock, with a bottle of wine and the best local fish and chips, is a great
treat and family time; A real bonding experience. All the local dogs come out
to socialise with each other all very friendly and well trained and so are their
owners. No biting, no fighting just tails wagging.
This is an experience to behold. Very different from anything in South
Africa, even in the good old days.
Auckland has more book shops per capita than most countries, proving a
well read society with only garden shops beating them in numbers. There are
numerous art galleries and the museum in the domain is in a league of its
own. There are lots of places to listen to live music and all the biggest bands
from all over the world come to perform in Auckland. Bob Dylan has been to
Auckland many times.
For the theatre going
public there are always
good shows at the City
hall or the ASB theatre,
as well as local halls
and theatres. If you like
revolving restaurants,
Orbit, at the sky tower
is renowned. Not overly
expensive with a nice well
balanced menu. When
you book for the Orbit
restaurant you can go
to the viewing platform
at the top of the tower
for free, normally $25 per person which is good value.
The cost of living is low if you compare Johannesburg salaries to costs.
Cars are cheaper, insurance is less than one month’s payment, annually,
and very few people take out medical aid, because the free hospital
system is so good, food is very affordable and fresh veggies are always
available in the supermarkets. City council house rates are very low and
conveyencing costs, for a new house purchase, rarely are as high as $1,400.
Estate agents earn half the commission than in South Africa with the
commission rates being a maximum of 3.5% for the first $500 and 2.5%
thereafter. Eating out can be expensive, if you go to the more exclusive
restaurants. Going to food courts and buying takeaways although expensive,
is value for money and on a par with most countries.
Clothing and up market fashion items are expensive relatively and can be
bought elsewhere much cheaper, however there are lots of discount stores
where prices are more or less similar to other countries.
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Malcolm McDonald and his beautiful wife Ann
SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESSMEN IN NEW ZEALAND
The Success Story of Malcolm McDonald
So many successful businessmen living in South
Africa who want to emigrate to New Zealand are wary
to take the step because they think that it will be hard to get
re-established here.
Fortunately it is extremely easy to re-locate here because New
Zealand’s registration procedures for new businesses are
quite streamlined and the economy is extremely buoyant,
making room for expansion in virtually all industries.
Take the interesting story of Malcolm McDonald as an
example.
Malcolm was born in Zambia and spent most of his life
in Durban, South Africa and after school he studied
at a tertiary institution to become a refrigeration
technician.
In the late 1990’s he became disenchanted with living
conditions in South Africa and decided to emigrate to
New Zealand with his beautiful wife Ann and their young
family.
He settled initially in Nelson and it did not take long
before he got a job in his chosen profession.
After two and a half years he decided to move to the North Shore of
Auckland and at the same time he opened up an ice cream shop in Browns
Bay that he called Penguino’s. Being a refrigeration expert, making and mixing
his own special brand of ice cream came as second nature to Malcolm.
He does not buy his ice cream from any manufacturers.
During the hot summer months of Auckland, Malcolm gets up at 4a.m.
every morning, 7 days a week, and he prepares his special ice cream mix.
It has a unique flavour as all of the residents of Browns Bay and the
surrounding areas will tell you; making Penguino’s the
most popular ice cream shop on the North Shore.
This may sound like hard work, but Malcolm makes
sure that he and his family are well rewarded for all of
the sacrifices that they have to make during summer
in order to make Penguino’s the roaring success
that it is.
During the cold , rainy, winter months, Malcolm
closes his shop and whisks his family off every year
for a 4-6 week holiday overseas to some exciting
destination that the whole family will enjoy.
By Ted Woodberg
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In 2005 Malcolm conceived of the “Select-a-
Sub” franchise that sells the healthy concept
of fresh food in a bread roll. He has followed in the
footsteps of the McDonalds style of merchandising
by having his special outlets custom built, with
unique, recognizable design and colouring.
He already has four highly successful
outlets in Hamilton, Orewa, Airport Oaks
and Papakura. He is in the construction
phase of three more outlets which will
be in Victoria Street, Auckland City;
Karangahape road in Ponsonby and
Kerwin Drive, East Tamaki. By the end of 2008
he will have seven outlets around Auckland.
And the rest of New Zealand?
“Well, the sky’s the limit!” Malcolm will tell you, with a gleam in his eye.
Fortunately Malcolm has taken on a business partner to help him with
the Select-a-Sub franchise operation, making it easier for him to take his
annual holiday overseas.
With the time it takes during a
normal day to run Penguino’s and
Select-a-Sub, one would think that Malcolm
would be too busy to do anything else. Not so
for this energetic entrepreneur. In addition to his
two operations Malcolm also runs a successful cold
room and freezer installation company, doing work for
big companies in all corners
of New Zealand.
Malcolm’s advice
to any businessman
in South Africa
who wants to take
the plunge and emigrate
here is: make sure that you are
sufficiently qualified to obtain a work permit in New Zealand so that you can
be classified as a skilled migrant.
Once you have employment and have obtained permanent residence,
starting your own business will be relatively easy.
Malcolm works hard, but he also plays hard, and there’s nothing wrong
with that!
Select-a-Sub: a healthy concept
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Mark Shuttleworth of
Cape Town has the
renowned title of being the first
African in space. This is quite
an achievement, because the
whole exercise, which included
his training, was self-funded,
and believe me, it cost him a
fortune.
Mark did not receive one cent of state funding for his brave escapade. But
he was incredibly rich at the time, probably one of the youngest billionaires
of the last century.
Mark did not inherit his money. He earned every cent of it the hard way.
He was born in the dusty Free State gold mining town of Welkom, but
his parents moved to Cape Town when he was quite young, so he ended
up at the University of Cape Town studying for a Business Science degree,
majoring in Finance.
His fascination for technology started at an early age when he discovered
computer games. However it was only when he was introduced to the internet
that his business brain started ticking over and he started thinking about how
this medium would affect business and society.
In 1995, his final year at university, at the tender age of only 22, Mark
founded Thawte Consulting , as an internet consulting business. The focus
of the company quickly shifted to internet security for electronic commerce.
Thawte became the first company to produce a full-security e-commerce
web server that was commercially available outside the United States. This
brought Mark’s company to the world of public key infrastructure, which is the
basis for all encrypted and authenticated internet transactions. By the time
it was acquired by VeriSign in the USA, it was the fastest growing Internet
Certificate Authority, and the leading Certificate Authority outside of the U.S.
When Shuttleworth sold Thawte to VeriSign in December 1999, he became
an instant billionaire, raking in R3.5 billion, the equivalent of NZ$875 million,
at the time. His first action after he had cleared the payment through his
company’s bank was to reward his staff. From his top IT consultants down to
the tea girl, they each received R1 million.
It was their best Christmas ever! Mark has always been interested in
science, from the study of particle physics, software engineering, digital
media and biotechnology. This led to his fervent desire to venture out into
space. In 2001, while he was still recovering from his newfound wealth, he
applied to the Russian Space Training Centre at Star City to become a trainee
astronaut. His training took him a whole year to complete. At last on 25th
April 2002 he participated in the Russian Soyuz TM-34 mission, which arrived
at the International Space Station two days later, where he spent eight days
carrying out experiments on AIDS and genome research.
While in space he had a conversation with Nelson Mandela and a 14 year
old South African girl, Michelle Foster, who was terminally ill from cancer.
During the conversation she asked him if he would marry her. Mark skillfully
dodged the question, and before the year was out she had passed on. Her
conversation with Mark was funded by the Reach for a Dream Foundation.
Mark’s entire space venture cost him personally US$20 million, but he
achieved instant fame and recognition as the first African in space.
Mark also became interested in education and in 2001 he founded the
Shuttleworth Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to social
innovation which also funds educational and free and open source software
projects in South Africa.
Mark is a shy person, despite his intelligence and fame. I remember telephoning
his Foundation in Cape Town in 2004 and asking his staff whether he would be
able to attend a cultural excursion of tertiary business students and address
them on the secrets of his business success, but the staff member very politely
turned me down, saying that Mark did not like public speaking. Mark ‘s other
business interest besides Thawte was a company called HBD Venture Capital,
a business incubator and venture capital provider, which he formed in 2000.
In March 2004 he formed Canonical Ltd., for the promotion and commercial
support of free software projects. Mark currently lives in London and holds
dual citizenship of South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Mark Shuttleworth
The First South African In SpaceBy Ted Woodberg
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Jacob Zuma , currently President
of The African National Congress,
is an enigma. He has had an extremely
successful political career and he
now stands at the door of the most
important office in South Africa, that
of State President. Next year, Thabo
Mbeki will be standing down when South Africa goes to poll,
and his most likely successor will be Zuma.
So what lies in store for South Africa when this colourful politician takes
the stage?
More importantly, what will be the fate of some 4.3 million white people
who still live in South Africa? (9% of the current population of 38 million)
One can certainly guage from his career to date that, despite his success as
a political leader, he has been guilty of some real classic blunders and fatal
faux pas that would have ruined any ordinary man. His supporters follow him
blindly and brush over his weaknesses as though they don’t even exist. Let us
examine his profile so that we can get a better idea of the real Jacob Zuma
The most striking item in Jacob Zuma’s profile is the fact that he has had no
formal schooling. This does not mean that he is unintelligent. We have several
highly successful people around who were born either autistic or dislexic.
Richard Branson is a good example of a highly successful dyslexic who
wasn’t very good at school. However there are some aspects of Jacob Zuma’s
darker side that could be some cause for concern. He was allegedly involved
in a serious corruption scandal after his financial advisor, Schabir Shaik, was
convicted of corruption and fraud, leading to Zuma’s dismissal by Thabo
Mbeki as deputy president of South Africa in June 2005. In the aftermath
of this trial Zuma was formally charged with corruption by the National
Prosecuting Authority, but escaped criminal prosecution on a technicality
relating to evidence.
At one of his court appearances Zuma’s supporters numbering in their
thousands gathered to support him ; he addressed them in Zulu, urging party
unity and singing the apartheid-era struggle song Lethu Mshini Wami with
lyrics that translate literally to “bring me my machine” but understood to
refer to a machine gun. This certainly does not auger well for whites living
in South Africa. In December of the same year he was also charged in the
Johannesburg High Court with rape. Again, Zuma escaped conviction when
the court dismissed the charges, agreeing that the sexual act was consensual.
But it is what came out of this trial that leads one to believe that Zuma’s lack
of education was beginning to manifest itself.
He stated in court that he knew the woman he had sex with was HIV
positive, but he had a shower afterwards in order to “cut the risk of contracting
HIV!” He also admitted that he had not used a condom. At the time of his
rape trial Zuma was head of the National AIDS Council!
As his rape trial ended , many South Africans wondered how their political
system would recover from the rifts that Zuma’s trials have exposed. A Mail
and Guardian analysis saw these events as especially troubling:-
The Zuma factorBy Ted Woodberg
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All new permanent employees aged 18-65 must be enrolled in a KiwiSaver
scheme. They have a small window of two to eight weeks to opt out of this
compulsory enrolment, which sees their contributions locked in until they reach
Superannuation age. There are a few situations that can allow a contribution
holiday, or ability to receive the funds back, such as permanent departure
overseas, death, financial hardship or serious illness. Existing employees can
also opt in, at their own request.
The employee has to chose their own scheme provider, employers are urged
not to advise their employees which scheme to chose, and that the employee
seek out their own advice on this, independently. There is also no guarantee
offered by the Government were a scheme to fail in the future, just like any
other superannuation investment scheme available.
The Government offers $1,000 upon enrolment (not refunded in the
above circumstances); a subsidy towards scheme fees; a first-home deposit
subsidy of $1,000 per year of membership up to $5,000; and some technical
tax breaks.
The monthly PAYE returns will be showing new key-points to fill in the
employee contributions, which need to be included with the other deductions
already made from their wages. Non payment incurs similar penalties as already
in place. The IRD has issued various booklets, and you can also access their
website for more information. If still in doubt, don’t hesitate to contact your
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Anybody who lived in South
Africa between the years 1950
and 1985 will
have fond memories of the most popular
radio station of that era - Springbok
Radio.
It all began on 1st May 1950. It was the first
commercial radio station to be established in
South Africa following almost 5 years of intense
investigation by the South African Broadcasting
Corporation (SABC) and after consultations with
both Lord Reith of the BBC and the South African
Government. The only other stations broadcasting
on medium wave in those days were the SABC’s
existing public service English and Afrikaans networks.
The first voice heard on the air on that morning was that of Eric Egan, who
ran the breakfast show for many years. I remember at exactly 7.15am every
morning before the family would leave home for work and school, we would
all gather around the radio in the lounge and wait for Eric to give us his daily
“Corny Crack.” Whether it was funny or not, we all laughed and then headed
off in our various directions.
Without the luxury of colour television, the radio became the focal point
of home entertainment in those days. In addition, radio programming was
carried out on a totally different style compared to today. There were regular
fifteen minute news broadcasts, hour long radio
plays, half hour quiz shows, exciting fifteen minute
cowboy serials, court dramas etc. There was never any
programme interruptions for commercial advertising.
The advertising was done by specific sponsors either
before or after the programme, but never in between,
which made for much more relaxed listening.
The advertising sponsors even added their name to
the programme, for example, “The SURF SHOW, Pick-a-
box “ or “Lux Radio Theatre.” Surf was a popular brand
of washing powder and Lux was a family brand of body
soap. The sponsors would also provide funding for the
cash prizes on offer during the show.
The art of radio broadcasting was a complex medium
in those early days and the performers behind the
microphone could be extremely flexible in what they were doing without
having to worry about being seen. As a result radio became “the theatre
of the mind” as different sounds evoked different mental images for the
listener. The techniques used were varied but some were incredibly simple,
for example the shaking of a piece of masonite board to create the sound
of thunder, the rattling of sand in a box to create the sound of someone
walking on gravel etc.
Eric Egan and his friend “Wentworth”
Continued on page 17
Springbok Radio“THE SOUND OF SOUTH AFRICA”By Ted Woodberg
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SA duo make South Pole history18 January 2008
South Africans Alex Harris and Sibusiso Vilane made history
on Thursday when they became the first South African
team to walk unassisted to the South Pole.
The duo set out on their epic 65-day journey on 10 November, dragging
130-kilogram sleds almost 1 200 kilometres across some
of the most hostile terrain on the planet.Antarctica generates much
of the bad weather in the southern hemisphere, and storms there can be
fierce. Temperatures range from an ambient of about -8 degrees to about
-40 degrees Celsius.
They completed their journey
without the help of support
teams putting out food or rigging
up tents, and without using
wind power or sled dogs, in
what Harris described as “the
purest form of getting to the
South Pole”.
Harris and Vilane are no
strangers to extreme feats, with
Harris becoming the second
South African to summit the
highest peak on each of the
seven continents, the so-called
“seven summits”, in 2005 and
Vilane becoming the first black
South African to climb Mount
Everest, the world’s highest
mountain, in 2003.
The two men spent almost a year training for the trek, dragging tyres
requiring a pulling force of 30-40kg every second day, covering a distance
of about 17 kilometres per training session.
The trip was premised on covering at least 20 kilometres a day - they
carried only an extra five days’ worth of emergency fuel and food - meaning
that any mileage lost in a day would have to be made up for, or they would
risk running out of supplies.
They just made it, taking exactly five more days than planned - one day
more and they’d have been running on empty.
The physical and mental toughness it took to achieve this is hinted at in
some of the extracts from Harris’s trip journal...
No painkillers..
- extracts from Alex Harris’s journal
21 November 2007
Have only covered distance
of 45kms so far, but the last
6 days we have been stuck
in our tent with high winds,
so it is very frustrating
23 November 2007
Finally on the move again.
whiteout today so tough
going. Broke a ski in the wind
the other day. did a repair job,
just hope it lasts
27 November 2007
Hi. only managed 14km in 8hrs. weather was perfect but it was the toughest day
yet. soft snow made pulling desperate. but we finally made it to 81 degrees!
01 December 2007
at last. Day 18 and did 20.48km in 8.5hrs. felt good, weather perfect and snow
improving all the time. 42 more days!
02 December 2007
Another good day. dDay 19. We did 19.4km. my heel is starting to act up. there
is a monster bank of clouds rolling in from the east.
04 December 2007
Day 21. I battled today. Heel burning like a hot poker. Trying different things.
Sibu is fine
11 December 2007
Day 28. Last two days have been desperate conditions. Zero visibility and thick
snow. Only managed 15km today. Heaviest the sleds have felt!
13 December 2007
This place deprives us of the luxury of nighttime but the gloom of the day
robs us of the light. Instead we move through a grey twilight that knows
not dawn nor dusk. It is fit for
neither the living nor the dead.
Battled for 10hrs in the same
conditions just for 15km
04 January 2008
Day 52. Feel exhausted. Did 22.3km
but getting colder measured -25.9
in my pocket! Done 800km
12 January 2008
Day 60 comes at last. Perfect
weather. Still -22. did 25.4km
in 10 hrs. Tomorrow its on to
emergency rations some juicy
tidbits not mentioned before
for fear of freaking the folks
out. In that very windy spell in the first week, I got frostbite on my inside
left thigh, about the size of my hand. Not serious though as there is nothing
to freeze solid and fall off. Unless it was higher up my leg! Anyway I have
had to doctor it every day and make sure it doesn’t go septic. But it is finally
healing and forming scabs.
14 January 2008
Day 62. Mon 14th. Gloomy day but still did 25.4km. Countdown! 3 more days.
67km. Unbelievable! JTB #3. In the first week sibu and I had a huge argument
about whether it was acceptable to do a #2 in the bell of the tent if conditions
outside warranted it! thankfully it never came to that!
15 January 2008
Day 63. JTB #4 We have had no painkillers on this trip. Zip! Must have fallen
out when i was consolidating 2 kits into 1 at home
16 January 2008
Day 64. Wow, we have only 15km to go. listen to 702 thurs 4to6.
You might catch us. I cant believe this day has finally come!
Alex Harris and Sibusiso Vilane drag sleds
weighing 130 kilograms behind them
The first S A to walk to the South Pole.
Alex Harris and Sibusiso Vilane
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1. Most South Africans are
probably more used to
Medical Aid Schemes
as such than Health
Insurance as we now call it.
The nearest to the SA schemes
is Southern Cross or Tower,
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plans ranging from only
Hospital Cover to Hospital
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for the Ultra Care plan. A major difference is also that few employers pay
towards the costs of health insurance - they often have a “Group Scheme”
which offers slightly cheaper rates to employees, but the employee actually
pays the whole cost.
The only advantage to the member is a group scheme (if large enough) does
sometimes avoid problems arising from pre-existing health conditions.
2. Free Health is a myth! Most South Africans are employed or earning so do
not qualify for this. Children up to the age of 6 years are entitled to free
health care, including GP. For persons over 45 and those on a Community
Services Card, GP visits are subsidised as are prescriptions and then only
drugs on the Pharmac list.
The State does pay for operations and hospitalisation in a public hospital
- there are, however, long waiting lists and one has almost no choice of
hospital or medical provider or medication. You probably know more about
the maternity side than I do because of your wife and having had your
own children “in the system”. Dental care for children is free up to their
18th birthday. However, orthodontic treatment is not covered by the public
system or any private provider.
Spectacles are covered to a limited extent by Tower’s and Southern Cross’
GP cover. It is up to the individual to determine what cover, if any is needed.
My advice is that we all need some form of health insurance, if only the
Hospital cover. We can usually afford to pay GP costs and thus cut our
overall medical bill.(I have a good presentation to illustrate this).
3. When buying health insurance, it is usually best to deal with an adviser who
has a good, in-depth knowledge of what is available and who understands
their clients’ requirements/affordability. Some schemes purport to cover all
treatments 100%, but (like Southern Cross) are actually limited to paying
out according to a pre-determined cost schedule. When treatment for a
major health problem occurs, there is often a great deal that the insurer
does not cover! To my knowledge, there is only one company that covers
drugs not on the Pharmac schedule (this is extremely important, seeing that
Herceptin, used in the treatment of breast cancer, is not on the Pharmac
list).
There is only one company that covers treatment in Australia fully. Another
has limited Australian cover, while the rest of the insurers do not cover
treatment in Australia at all. The contract wording is extremely important
- some insurers can change their policies by giving 30 days notice. Only
one company can not do this. Some insurers offer treatment overseas,
but only if there is none available in New Zealand.
4. It is important to determine which conditions are not covered ever, or
may be offered on Special terms. How much will the insurer pay? Would
accepting a voluntary excess reduce the premiums?
5. It may appear a “minefield”, but there is an ever-increasing need for health
insurance because the public system is reneging on its responsibility and
the health system is a “political pawn” Having our own plan, can save
much unecessary financial loss as well as trauma having to wait for the
public system to take action. I have personal experiences of clients whose
health insurers have looked after them in times of need.
It is important to differentiate between what ACC covers and what health
insurers cover, too. All accidents are covered under ACC! Health insurers may
assist if there is a concern over time, for example and a real urgency that they
cannot meet in their system. It is important to note that, in the event of an
accident, ACC must be consulted first and a claim made!
Also, having health insurance may mean returning to work after an illness/
treatment sooner than waiting for treatment in the public system and thus
back to earning again. Many South Africans here do not have the necessary
“support systems” in place that they had in the past (resources) and thus
actaully have a greater need than most for health insurance.
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PROFILES OF GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN
One of the most iconic cricket
players of our time , Kevin
Pietersen, who now plays for England,
was born in Pietermaritzburg, a beautiful
city set in a huge hollow of the Umgeni
River basin in Kwa Zulu Natal.
Kevin attended local Pietermaritzburg
schools during his youth and even after his
family moved to Durban he continued travelling
to his home city every day in order to stay at
Maritzburg College until he had completed
his matriculation. He had three brothers who
were just as sport mad as he was and on any
given day all four boys were involved in some
sort of sporting activity, which kept his parents
extremely busy ferrying them back and forth
between home and various sports venues.
The fact that all four boys were very good at
sport made Kevin extremely competitive from
a very young age. “I could be a stroppy kid but
above all I was a bad loser,” says Kevin. “I’d
break tennis or squash rackets when I’d lose
against one of my brothers and I regularly
ended up having fights with them when one scored a try against me in rugby
or a goal in football.”
Kevin did not grow up as a spoilt kid. His father was quite strict and had
a saying:- “Buy what you need, not what you want!” If Kevin or his brothers
messed up or did anything wrong at school, his father would discipline them
with a cane he called an army stick. Kevin says that the discipline he received
in this way did him no harm at all.
During his final year at Maritzburg College he spent most of the season in
the second cricket team despite his obvious talent for the game. The current
coach of the first team, Mike Bechet, was biased against Kevin for some
unknown reason and kept him out of the team. As soon as Bechet emigrated
to New Zealand, he got his chance to play in the first team and immediately
excelled as their best player, going on to be selected for the South African
Schools eleven. After a short stint with SA Schools, Kevin went on to play for
Natal B, which meant first class cricket. He honed his batting skills, he was a
reasonable off-spin bowler and became
quite good in the field.
Finally Kevin was admitted to the Natal
A team and toured Western Australia
with them, playing against the touring
England side of 1999/2000. He then
played a bit of club cricket with Cannock
in Staffordshire, UK.
Kevin says that his stint with Cannock
was his first time away from home, and
the experience matured him as a player
and human being.
Kevin always fancied himself as a
bowler, but the Cannock captain insisted
that he was a better batsman, which
turned out to be true in the longer term.
Then, completely out of the blue, Kevin
was dropped from the Natal first team
during the summer of 1999/2000 as part
of the quota system adopted by the SA
cricket authorities in order to fast track
the inclusion of players of colour into the
provincial teams, as a precursor to including
them in the national team. This left him
extremely bitter and totally heartbroken
at a time when his cricketing career was
blossoming and his sights were set on gaining a place with the “big boys”
in the South African side. Kevin was replaced by Gulam Bodi, a talented off-
spinning Asian batsman, who was included with two other non-white players
in the Natal team. When he was told Kevin lost his temper and shouted at
the selectors : ”I’m leaving here!”
There were quite a few options open to Kevin; his mother was born in the
U.K. and he had a British passport, so when it came to looking for a place
to play cricket, England naturally was on top of the list. Then Clive Rice, one
of SA’s greatest players, who was instrumental in getting Kevin into the SA
Schools’ eleven, approached him with an offer to play for Nottinghamshire, a
team that Clive was coaching at the time. The offer included a contract worth
£15 000 to play for the team during the 2001 season.
For a 20 year old this added up to a substantial amount of money,
especially considering that the exchange rate at the time was about R12 to
the English pound.
Kevin PietersenBy Ted Woodberg
continued on page 20
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Some of the more popular programmes on Springbok Radio during its
hey days were:-
1) Serials: These were short 15 minute programmes broadcast daily
during the week. Week-end programming had a different format to the
weekday shows.
Kid Grayson Rides the Range - cowboy series.
No Place to Hide – sci fi space series featuring Adrian Steed as “Mark
Saxon.” (1958 to 1970)
The Mind of Tracy Dark – detective series.
The Creaking Door – horror series. This show ran from 1963 to 1970
Jet Jungle – drama set in Africa similar to “Tarzan.” (1973 to 1985)
Strangers from Space – sci fi series.
2) Quiz Shows : These were normally hour long once-per-week programmes
that had a lot of audience participation.
The Surf Show Pick-a-box - some of the prizes were big – motor cars,
electrical home appliances etc.
Test the Team – listeners were invited to send in tricky questions to a
panel of experts.
Nice Work – a panel were selected to work out an
audience member’s job by asking leading questions.
3) Action/Adventure series : Once-off weekly shows with a specific theme.
Squad Cars – Police series set in Johannesburg.
The Avengers – Detective series which ran from 1972 to 1973.
Wolwedans in die Skemer – Africaans drama series. ( 1982 – 1983)
The Sounds of Darkness – horror series. (1967 to 1974)
4) Comedy series : Shows that portray a variety of comedy sketches.
Snoektown Calling – Set in Cape Town amongst the Cape Coloured
community.
The Pip Freedman Show – In this series Pip rips off all of SA’s colourful
cultures. This show was extremely popular and ran from 1968 to 1985.
The Men from the Ministry - Based on the antics of government
employees.(1969 to 1985).
Next Stop Makouvlei – Written and presented by Pip Freedman.
Africaans comedy.
Caltex Kaskenades – Another series by Pip Freedman.
The Loudspeaker Show – English comedy from Pip Freedman.
5) Courtroom Drama/Crime/Detective series: Once per week drama shows.
Consider your Verdict – A courtroom drama series, one of the longest
running shows on Springbok Radio (1954 to 1985).
Inspector Carr Investigates – Detective drama featuring Hugh
Rouse as the voice of Inspector Carr (1957 – 1985.)
6) Music Shows : Disc Jockeys give airplay to the latest music releases.
The Springbok 4.30 Special - half- hour daily show of latest pop hits.
The Springbok Radio Hit Parade – once per week show of the top ten
most popular songs as reflected by record sales by music shops.
7) Feature Shows – regular shows on specific themes.
So Maak Mens (roughly translated : “What People Do) – Afrikaans
cultural series. (1957 to 1985) Call Back The Past – history
programme dealing with major events of the past. (1968 to 1982)
Lux Radio Theatre – weekly play series. Longest running programme on
Springbok Radio – from 1950 to 1985.
In order to preserve the heritage that was Springbok Radio, a special
non-profit organization was set up in Johannesburg just after the closure
of the station, known as “The Springbok Radio Preservation Society of South
Africa.” It has carefully archived and collected all sorts of material including
photographs of personalities and places and it is recognized as one of the
largest sound recording archives in the world.
The archive holds many original recordings on tape, reel to reel and
transcription discs and also has many private off-air recordings of different
activities involving the station. The society is currently engaged in a massive
restoration project to convert all of its analogue recordings into a digital
format.With the introduction of television into South Africa in 1976, radio
listenership declined and the big sponsors started channeling their money
into TV advertising when the service went commercial in 1978.
The introduction of commercial TV and the excitement that its late
introduction into South Africa caused, led to the ultimate demise of Springbok
Radio at the end of 1985.
Another major factor was the introduction of FM radio during the 70’s which
gave listeners superb sound reproduction quality on their home hi fi systems,
contrary to the medium wave reception that Springbok Radio offered.
The format of FM radio was also quite different, concentrating more on
broadcasting 24 hours of music, with short newscasts, traffic updates and
sports commentaries at regular intervals during the day. It must have been a
very sad day for all involved when the colourful radio station that represented
everything South African had to finally close its doors on 31st December 1985.
I am sure that a few listeners shed a tear as well!
The Studio on 31st December 1980
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“The political damage is incalculable, with the ruling African National
Congress now an openly divided and faltering movement. The trial has
been fought against the backdrop of a bitter succession war between
Mbeki and Zuma….Mbeki’s support in the ANC has crumbled, with the party
faithful refusing to accept that he will anoint a leader….But even Zuma’s
most diehard supporters privately acknowledge that he cannot now be
president, regardless of the trial outcome.” The prospect of Zuma’s return
as a contender for the presidency has reportedly caused South African
business leaders to work on reassuring international investors; but even
as they reassure, an Independent analyst suggested, “The fear of seeing
Zuma and his crowd marching to the Union Buildings wielding machine
guns is unnerving mostly to the middle class and businessmen, according
to recent surveys.”
How Zuma will unfold as the country’s leader if he is appointed,is difficult
to guess at this stage, but his attitude towards Zimbabwe could give us a
clue. He is reported to have implied that Western criticism of Mugabe was
partly motivated by racism, saying:- “The Europeans often ignore the fact
that Mugabe is very popular among Africans. In their eyes, he has given
blacks their country back after centuries of colonialism. The people love
him, so how can we condemn him?”
Zuma has obviously not noticed the constant stream of refugees who are
crossing the border from Zimbabwe to South Africa in an effort to survive.
On a positive note, Zuma has been widely acclaimed in Natal of bringing
peace to the deeply divided Xhosa and Zulu factions living there. The ANC
has long been a Xhosa dominated organization whereas Zuma was a Zulu,
so his influence amongst the Zulus living in Natal has been immense. On
28 December 2007, the Scorpions served Zuma an indictment to stand trial
in the High Court on various counts of racketeering, money laundering,
corruption and fraud, according to Michael Hulley, Zuma’s attorney.
The trial is to proceed on 14th August 2008. The charges are believed
to be linked to the $5billion arms procurement deal by the South African
government in 1999. Should Jacob Zuma be convicted of corruption and
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year (without being
pardoned by Thabo Mbeki) he will be ineligible for election to the South
African Parliament and subsequently will not be able to serve as President.
To sum up, what are the chances of Zuma becoming president especially
in the light of his corruption trial?
A lot depends on the evidence, the crowd support and on the sympathy of
other ANC party members. The only other contender for the job is Phumzile
Mlambo-Nguka, the wife of Bulelani Ngcuka, who had been Minister of
Minerals and Energy since 1999.
While her appointment as Deputy President of South Africa was widely
welcomed by the business community, her popularity with rank-and-file
ANC members remains uncertain.
Whatever happens, the future of South Africa will most definitely be
strongly influenced by the “Zuma Factor.”
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Caesar Salad
1 iceberg lettuce, trimmed
1-2 tbsp oil or about 50g garlic
butter
2-3 thick slices crusty bread
4-6 bacon rashers, rind removed
3 hard boiled eggs, quartered
Caesar Salad Dressing
Method
1. Cut the iceberg lettuce into chunky pieces and arrange on a serving platter.
(If wished wash the chunky pieces in running cold water and then shake
gently in a clean tea-towel to dry off excess water).
2. Cut the bread into large crouton size dice and chop the bacon roughly. Cook
in the oil in a hot frying pan, tossing until the bacon and croutons are crisp.
Alternatively melt the garlic butter in an oven proof pan or roasting dish,
add the bacon and bread and cook at 180°C until the bacon and bread is
crispy.
3. Scatter the cooled bacon and croutons on top of the lettuce with the
hard-boiled eggs.
4. Pour over plenty of Caesar Salad dressing and serve.
Serves 4-6
The classic combination of lettuce, bacon, egg and croutons, combined in a
Caesar dressing. It’s addictive – especially when you know how easy it is.
Ingredients
# Hint: For this recipe, the eggs should be just hard-boiled. Size 7’s will
take 8 minutes placed from cold into boiling water.
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Kevin was total disillusioned about his future in SA cricket and knew that
he couldn’t stay, but a move to the UK where he had no family or friends
was quite daunting.
Then came the meeting with Dr Ali Bacher, the most powerful man in
SA cricket.
He was very rude to both Kevin and his Dad, who had joined him for the
meeting, saying that the quota system would soon stop and selection will go
back to the old system of taking on players based on their ability. However,
when Kevin asked whether there would be an all-white cricket team for
Natal A for the 2001 season if
the non-white players were not
good enough, he said no, they
WILL be good enough and they
WILL play. That was the end for
Kevin. He made up his mind there
and then that he was leaving
for the U.K.
Kevin’s stint as player for
Notts county was a real education
because he came across a lot of
mediocrity, cliques and lack of
ambition. This was quite frustrating
for the new go-getter from South
Africa, but he played his heart out
and during the 2001 season he
chalked up 1 275 championship
runs, scoring at a rate of 82 runs
for every 100 balls, which was
impressive to say the least.
Kevin was showing at an early
stage that he was able to play
first-class cricket. Then came
the crunch. At the end of the 2001 season Clive Rice lost his job as Notts
coach and was replaced by one of the players. Kevin was relegated to the
second team.
Emotions ran high during this season because Kevin felt he deserved
better. His relationship with the team got so bad that he used to warm up on
his own rather than be with some of his teammates.
Eventually Kevin announced that he was leaving, at the same time running
down the team captain. Then he received a call to say that Jason Gillian, the
team captain, had dumped his cricket gear over the balcony at Trent Bridge!
Fortunately Kevin got a job with the English Academy that winter, saving him
from a horrible situation.
Finally Kevin broke his ties with the Notts club and joined Hampshire,
an extremely well-run club that was coached part-time by Shane Warne of
Australia.
Here he grew and matured and he has been with the club ever since and
supported them as and when his England commitments have allowed.
Kevin’s biggest breakthrough came when he was selected to play for
England on a tour to Zimbabwe in 2004. He got some positive feedback from
the English coach, Duncan Fletcher, announcing that he wanted Kevin to play
in South Africa as part of a series of ODI’s.
Kevin was apprehensive about the South African tour because he realised
that the SA public wouldn’t take kindly to someone they considered to have
walked out on their country returning to play against their team so soon
after becoming eligible.
Then in January 2005, the first ODI
against South Africa got off to an emotional
start. Both teams stood for the national
anthem, and Kevin wondered whether he
was standing in the right place. But he had
no doubts. He was an Englishman now,
standing in the country of his birth.
The crowd in general gave their displeasure
towards Kevin, calling him a “Judas” and
a “racist” when he was working in the
outfield.
The abuse was not pleasant, but Kevin
stood his ground and consoled himself when
he took an early catch to dismiss Herschelle
Gibbs in the first ODI. Unfortunately Graeme
Smith, the SA captain, compounded the
situation by announcing in the press that
Kevin had turned his back on the country
of his birth.
This soured the relationship and Kevin
and Graeme no longer talk to each other.
By the end of the tour the South African
public began to warm to Kevin because he
was such an entertaining player. In Centurion at the end of the last test the
South African crowd, at last, rose to cheer Kevin. It was the end of the tour,
England had lost 4-1, but they gave him a standing ovation. The biggest
highlight of Kevin’s career to date was England’s victory over Australia to take
the Ashes Trophy, the biggest prize in cricket.
Kevin scored 150 runs in the final match of the series to clinch victory for
England. In addition, he was awarded Man of the Match.
Today Kevin is a happy, contented man, continuing to surprise spectators
with his inimitable confident style, now an entrenched member of the English
team. He is engaged to Jessica Taylor, who is a member of the British pop group
Liberty X. The group was discovered by the first UK Pop Stars TV show.
As he reflects on his life so far, Kevin says that despite his fiery temperament
and many disagreements, he has no regrets and looks forward to a rewarding
and stimulating cricket career.
Kevin Pietersen
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The South African music business is a thriving industry
that has grown in leaps and bounds since its infancy in
the early 50’s of last century.
We have seen phenomenal growth in all of the modern genres especially
amongst black music. Hip hop and kwaito have experienced the most growth
over this period.
Being the avid music lover that I am, I love surfing the radio waves for
new and different sounds. We are extremely fortunate here in New Zealand
to have local radio stations enjoying considerable state funding, hence the
proliferation of different and extremely interesting on-air programming.
I counted more than twenty local radio stations in Auckland alone, and I
have played them all. It’s a real pity that they don’t give a lot of airtime to good
old South African music, after all, there is so much variety to choose from
and South African musicians have made a genuine impact around the world
with their unique style. Who can forget Paul Simon’s collaboration with black
South African group Ladysmith
Black Mambazo back in the 80’s
and the beautiful “Diamonds in
the Soles of her Shoes?”
Even today, SA artists like
Karen Zoid perform at sell-out
concerts all around the world.
Her appearance at the Ukkasie
in London in 2003 caused a stir
in the British pop scene at the
time. For 2008, she has planned
concerts for London, Belgium
and Holland.
Boy! I do miss her song
“I’ll get stuck in a small room
with you” which received so
much airplay in South Africa
just before I emigrated to New
Zealand.
And when we go back even
further to the 70’s the world held its breath when the super SA rock group
Rabbitt hit the international music scene. They sold hundreds of thousands
of records and band leader, Trevor Rabin is now one of the top movie score
producers in the world. Then we had the all-girl super group Clout who
had a monster hit with “Substitute” which reached number 2 on the British
charts and number 1 in numerous European cities. Not bad for a bunch of
local lasses, hey?
The 80’s boomed with a glut of hot original acts spanning crossover to
power-pop to hard rock to Afrikaans bubblegum to alternative/indie: the likes
of Tribe After Tribe, eVoid, Petit Cheval, Hotline, Bright Blue, Johnny Clegg
(Jaluka and Savuka), Mango Groove, The Helicopters, Ellamental and that
doyen of the Cape Karroo, David Kramer.
Then along came the nefarious 90’s with groups like Fetish, Boo!, Just Jinger,
Springbok Nude Girls, Sugardrive and our one and only Steve Hofmeyer. All of
these acts were (and some still are) huge sellers and crowd pullers and have
filled venues across South Africa and abroad. And I haven’t even mentioned
the plethora of massive African bands that have been around for decades;
some of whom still command deity status in the country and regularly sell
millions of albums across the African continent.
At the turn of the century a new breed of SA muso’s emerged that have
now firmly placed South Africa on the international map as far as the music
scene is concerned. A recent addition to the popularity polls is a new Cape
Town band known as Freshlyground. They have managed to combine a tuneful
type of backstreet kwaito with unique African rythms and have come up
trumps. Their first mega-hit, “Do be doo” (not to be confused with Frank
Sinatra’s ending in “Strangers in the Night!”) has become a national best
seller. They describe their music as ‘contemporary urban afro pop’ and lead
singer African lady Zolani Mahola, who hails from the Eastern Cape, - has a
voice like fresh spring water.
So why aren’t the local radio station disc jockeys sitting up and taking
notice? When I was living in South Africa we could always switch on our radio
dial and hear New Zealand stars like Split Enz and Crowded House. Why not
the other way round?
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I leave that up to the music afficiandos of this beautiful land that we
(including a large crowd of ex-South Africans!) all live in.
I must say, however, that Pretoria-
based hard rock/grunge outfit
known as Seether are enjoying a
bit of airplay on Auckland’s local
“The Rock” radio station. This is
extremely encouraging and we hope
that the trend catches on with the
other stations.
Seether have had long associations
with other USA groups like Breaking
Benjamin, 3 Doors Down, Three
Days Grace and The Nixons . Their
breakthrough came in 2002 with
their second album “ Disclaimer”
which received much airplay on
local rock stations and prompted a
worldwide tour with Evanescence.
On this tour, the band reworked the
acoustic ballad “Broken” into an
electric ballad and Amy Lee, lead
singer of Evanescence shared vocal
duties with lead singer Shaun Morgan
during live performances.
In 2005 follow-up album “Karma
and Effect” was well received by the
grunge-loving SA music public. In
August of 2006 lead singer Morgan
went into rehab for alcohol and
cocaine abuse forcing the band to
cancel their tour with Staind and
Three Days Grace.
Evanescence’s hit “Call Me When
Your Sober” was written about this
incident.
Seether’s music has been used
widely by the international film
industry. Their song “Hang On”
features on the soundtrack for
the movie, Daredevil and “Out
of My Way”was featured on the
soundtrack of the 2003 movie,
Freddy vs Jason.
So why aren’t the local radio
station disc jockeys sitting up and
taking notice? When I was living in
South Africa we could always switch on our radio dial and hear New Zealand
stars like Split Enz and Crowded House. Why not the other way round?
I leave that up to the music afficiandos of this beautiful land that we
(including a large crowd of ex-South Africans!) all live in.
The longest running ever South African musical festival, Splashy Fen will
be happening around Easter time again this year. It is hard to imagine how
a small group of tents pitched on the foothills of the Drakensberg mountain
range in the Underberg farming district in April of 1989 has now grown
into the huge annual festival that it is today, with attendances of over 15
000 being the norm. The organizers have now put out a request to all South
African muso’s to come up with a song that epitomizes the festival, in the
same vein as “Woodstock,” which was composed by Crosby, Stills & Nash to
commemorate that huge festival of the same name. There should be enough
talent in the country to come up with something that reminds one of the
mountains, the trout streams, the three different sound stages, the smoking
campfires at night….it certainly brings back fond memories for me.
There was quite a lot happening in the SA music scene last year. One of
the most noteworthy events was the tragic shooting of Lucky Dube on the
18th October last year. The South African music
industry was shocked by the news of the death
of this much loved reggae star who was shot
dead by car thieves while he was dropping his
teenage son and daughter off in a Johannesburg
suburb. He was 43 years old. He will be missed as
a great musician and an untiring freedom fighter.
Alongside Bob Marley, Lucky Dube was thought
of as one of the great reggae artists – singing
about social problems. President Mbeki honoured
him by attending his funeral and he called on the
people of South Africa to “confront this terrible
scourge of crime.”
Music producer TK of TS records and a friend
of Dube’s told the BBC the killing was tragically
ironic.
“The whole continent has lost a performer,
musician, a guy that fought for freedom in his own
way, in his own right; he was just shot by some guy
who wanted to take his car, you
know, which is Mickey Mouse
really,” he said.
Opposition parties and the
youth wing of the ruling African
National Congress party have
called on the government to
take drastic measures against
crime.
South African musical
journalist Peter Makurube
told the BBC’s Network Africa
programme that: “Lucky filled up
stadiums all over the continent.
I would say he was far bigger
outside South Africa than he
was in South Africa.” Dube
began his career by singing
mbaqanga (traditional Zulu)
music and recorded his first
album with the Super Soul band
in 1982. He later moved into
reggae, producing “Rastas Never
Die,” which was banned by the
apartheid government.
In 2004 a song that Dube
wrote in 1989 as an anti-apartheid hit “Together as One,” which calls for
world peace and harmony, was voted one of Africa’s top ten songs by BBC
readers and listeners.
Goodbye, Lucky, we will all miss you.
Before signing off, I must make mention of a band that started in
Johannesburg in the early 80’s that is now carving a significant niche in the
international musical arena.
They are the band Off The Edge which was started by original guitar player
Peter Hanmer in 1981 as the group Boss. Changing their name to Streetalk in
1982 and then ultimately to Off the Edge, their latest albums “On the Run”
and “Just Another Band” have made inroads into the Norwegian, Swedish,
German, Japanese and American markets.
Their music is decidedly popular hard rock reminiscent of the era that
belonged to Led Zeppelin and Foreigner.
We hope to hear much more from this highly talented group in the
future.
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