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by STAFF REPORTERAS Cosatu threatens further Western Cape farm strikes this week, a call by some unions and charities for a British boycott of South African wines has been called ‘unfair’and ‘damaging’.

Since November, a wave of strikes has spread, with workers demanding a minimum wage of the equivalent of £10.65 a day.

Last week unions including the Black Workers’ Agricultural Sector Union (Bawusa) put out a general call for a boycott of South African wine and fruit to put pressure on this largely export-led industry, in which around 500,000 agricultural workers work for R69 (under £5) a day.

According to Workers Liberty, the strikers are also fighting the multinational retailers that have benefited massively from the poor wages in the Western Cape to maximise profits on wine and fruit.

“The government should be forcing the farmers to the table but it is not. Our only weapon left is for foreign buyers to pledge that unless conditions are addressed, they will no longer import South African products,’’ said Nosey Pieterse, secretary general of Bawusa.

According to the Guardian, “Unions and charities supporting the farm workers say pay and working conditions are so bad that South African wines, table grapes

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and granny smith apples should be as unacceptable to responsible British consumers as they were under apartheid.”

However, an online poll, in which 59% of Guardian readers said they would boycott South African wine, has been condemned by Wines of South Africa as ‘unfair’and ‘damaging’.

It appealed for an end to calls for a wine boycott, as that could only lead to further job losses.

In an open letter to The Guardian, Su Birch, CEO of Wines of South Africa, wrote, “The coverage unfairly targets the South African wine industry and has the potential to do unimaginable damage to an industry that is working hard, through its support of the Wine and Agricultural Industry Ethical Association (WIETA), and also Fairtrade, to ensure the ethical treatment of workers.

“While we acknowledge that work is still to be done, South Africa is the largest producer of Fair Trade wines in the world and the initiatives by WIETA are making real, tangible progress that puts South Africa at the forefront of ethical, social sustainability.”

Many of The South African’s readers thought the boycott was “biting the hand that feeds you”.

According to Annelize du Toit, “I will not boycott SA products. If they do this where do they think any money will come from to pay their workers never mind increase their wages!”

Sandi Bruce-Jones said, “SA

wines are the best, and same with fruit, will continue to buy.”

Laura-Lee Burford said, “Would most certainly not boycott SA products. There are many people who would do those jobs for that pay. I am so sick of the greed and lack of work ethic in this country. The unions don’t care. They get more money when there is trouble and are part of the whole corrupt system.”

Gavin Almeida added, “Makes

total sense, let the farmers earn less so that they can pay more. Brilliant logic that.”

However Ziyanda Gysman pointed out, “To all those who think that boycotting these SA products abroad is stupid, what do you think played a huge part in the fall of apartheid? And instead of criticising, please suggest better strategies.”

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BY STAFF REPORTERSOUTH African-born Hollywood star Charlize Theron was presented with the World Economic Forum Crystal Award on Wednesday.

The WEF, an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, academic and other leaders of society, is currently meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The annual Crystal Award honours artists who have used their art to improve the state of the world.

Theron, through her outreach project, finances programmes designed to prevent HIV among young Africans and South Africans in particular.

The project includes providing mobile health services to secondary schools in the rural uMkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal.

The uMkhanyakude District is one of the most poor regions of

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the country, with only 6.6 percent of the population employed and nearly 83 percent of households living below South Africa’s poverty level.

President Jacob Zuma, who is one of the delegates at the WEF, congratulated Theron on the sidelines of the event, where she briefed him on the work of her project.

“We are proud of our Charlize. She has succeeded in an extremely competitive environment and is a visible and hardworking ambassador for her country,” said Zuma.

“We wish her success in every venture she undertakes. I assured her that South Africans love her and wish her all the best,” said the President.

Last year the award went to another South African, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, which has Zuma “enormously proud”.

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by STAFF REPORTERTHE high-achieving women are Yolanda Sangweni, Redi Tlhabi and Dr Patience Mthunzi.

Sangweni is a senior editor at ESSENCE.com, one of the leading publications for black women in the US.

In addition, she is editor-in-chief and co-founder of AfriPOP!, an online magazine that combines inherently African values with a passion for contemporary African culture, music and film.

The magazine reaches a global audience, uniting young Africans worldwide through engaging commentary.

Sangweni has also worked on or contributed to a wide range of magazines including Arise, Black Enterprise and Harper’s Bazaar.

Tlhabi is a journalist, producer, television and radio presenter and author.

She has produced a documentary on former South African president Thabo Mbeki, as well as writing

Three South African women have been recognised on Forbes Magazine’s ‘20 Youngest Power Women in Africa 2012’ list.

Three SA women on Forbes ‘Youngest Power Women in Africa’ list

columns for the Sunday Times. She was the current affairs news anchor for four years at SABC News and SABC Africa, and now hosts a 702 radio talk show that focuses on contemporary culture

L-R: Dr Patience Mthunzi, Redi Thlabi and Yolanda Sangweni

and incorporates politics, music, health and science.

Arguably the most accomplished South African Power Woman is Dr Mthunzi, a scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial

Research.Mthunzi was credited for her

groundbreaking work in the field of biophotonics, a field of science that uses lasers for the microscopic study of biological molecules, cells

and tissues.Mthunzi is developing an HIV

testing device that makes use of lasers to assess blood samples, and plans to design the device in such a way that it doesn’t require a medical professional to operate it.

Since becoming first ever South African PhD student at the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, Mthunzi’s achievements have only increased in number.

This is not the first time her pioneering work has been recognised on an international scale.

In 2012 President Jacob Zuma awarded Mthunzi with the bronze Order of Mapungubwe, one of the country’s highest accolades, granted to those deemed to have made extraordinary contributions to South Africa and the world.

Mthunzi said, “I feel so honoured and humbled for being one of three South Africans to have made it onto this list.”

No public money spent on Nkandla security upgrades - Government

There is no evidence that public money was spent to build Zuma’s private residence of says Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi.

President Jacob Zuma’s family homestead at Nkandla (Image: Daily Maverick)

BY STAFF REPORTERNXESI was briefing reporters on the findings of an investigation into the security upgrades at President Zuma’s residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.

“The findings are that there is no evidence that public money was spent to build the private residence of the President or that any house belonging to the President was built with public money,” said Nxesi on Sunday.

Nxesi however said there were a number of irregulars with regards to the appointment of service providers and the procurement of goods and services in the project.

The security upgrades done at Nkandla amount to R71 212 621, 79 including consultancy fees. Operational needs for state departments amounted to R135 208 022, 58 including consultancy fees.

To date the investigation has found that the amount paid by the state to be R206 420 644.37 which includes R26 677 240.46 that constitute variation orders for the whole project.

In November, 2012 Nxesi announced the establishment of a task team to look into the matter of which some of the task

team’s terms of reference include establishing whether the residence was declared a national key point and if so the process followed.

The residence was declared a national key point in April 2010. The terms of reference also included to ascertain in detail security assessments and recommendations made by state security agencies like the South African Police Services (SAPS) and also to ascertain whether supply chain prescripts were followed in the procurement of services in the project.

The supply chain management of the Department of Public Works requires compliance with the principles of fair, transparent, competitive and cost effective process throughout the acquisition of goods and services.

“The investigation has found that that the supply chain management policy and prescripts were not fully complied with,” said the minister, adding that it was also revealed that an approval was granted to the regional Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC) to adopt a negotiated and nomination procedure in appointing contractors despite the project being a national one.

“It is very clear that there were a number of irregularities with regard to the appointment of service providers and procurement of goods and services,” he said.

The President’s home like those of former presidents and former deputy presidents had been declared a national key point.

Zuma was not involved in the details of the upgrade.

“The president is not involved whatsoever in this matter, it’s an assessment by the security

departments and then it is for Public Works to implement. The President is not involved at all. The president might be informed about the security processes. Even if a letter was written, the President does not deal with the details. The letter does not talk to the details. The details are with public works informed from what comes from the security details,” explained Nxesi in response to a question.

The report in view of the irregularities will be referred

to law enforcement agencies including the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Auditor General and the SAPS so as to investigate any possible acts of criminality.

As part of the way forward immediately disciplinary measures on implicated government officials will be instituted. Nxesi would not give out the number of officials implicated. Public Works will review the financial delegation of the BAC for any national key points. SAnews.gov.za

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BY REBECCA MEESON-FRIZELLEWHILE most of us opt to keep our feet firmly on the ground, even in the name of charitable fundraising, this is not the case for South African born Matt Silver-Vallance, a strategic partnership manager for a medical technology company, currently based in Rugby (UK).

In April 2013, Matt will make the journey from Robben Island to Cape Town using 200 helium-filled balloons, an idea he says originated six years ago during a conversation with his best friend.

“We were pondering how to simulate weightlessness on earth,” explains Matt. “The conversation ended up with ‘imagine if you could jump or float from Robben Island to Cape Town’s mainland’!”

Thus the catalyst was born for the Robben Island Balloon Run where all funds raised will be donated to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital (NMCH), a cause which Matt says has his undivided support due to his exposure to the “fantastic work” of The Red Cross War Memorial’s Hospital in Cape Town, gained while he was working as a paramedic in the Western Cape Ambulance Service.

“In my professional career, Red Cross was one of my customers, and it was then that I became aware of the financial pressure the hospital was under to deliver the type of care they so wanted for their patients,” he says. “So when I first heard of the need for fundraising for the NMCH, it seemed the best thing to do!”

Matt now seeks to achieve his

From Robben Island to the mainland – floating by helium balloonsA UK-based South African will brave winds

and shark-infected waters to make a crazy airborne journey – all in the name of charity

ultimate target of raising R10 million (£800,000) for the hospital. Sponsors already include BMW, Google, UTi, YahClick and Afrox, the multinational gas supplier, which will provide the helium required to fill the balloons, while the Mount Nelson Hotel and Etihad Airways are sponsoring an enticing free competition to win flights and a two-week stay at the world-famous hotel in Cape Town. This competition will be launched in approximately two weeks so make sure you follow on either Facebook or @balloonbloke for the announcement. Matt is also currently aiming to collect the captain’s jersey from all the 10 major rugby playing nations, having already received those of the Springboks, Wallabies and All Blacks.

While the connection between NMCH and Robben Island is unequivocal, Matt maintains that an intrepid venture is key to the cause. “For something as incredibly important as what this hospital will represent for sub-Saharan Africa, it needed an equally outrageous challenge to raise awareness for fundraising and to motivate people to donate.”

Indeed there is little doubt that flying 200 helium balloons attached to a paragliding harness is an outrageous challenge with multiple risks, not least because of the shark infested waters lying directly below Matt’s flight path. However he insists that with meticulous planning and preparation, there is no reason his endeavour should prove unsafe.

Matt has consequently recruited an experienced team including Operations Manager and professional pilot Mike Howard, who has performed the third greatest number of cluster balloon flights in the world, as well as his father, Jim, the co-founder and former head engineer of the largest hot air balloon manufacturer Cameron Balloons based in Bristol.

Today Bob Skinstad is hosting the media launch in another first: a Google Hangout press conference linking Cape Town, the South African Google HQ in Johannesburg (which is hosting the Nelson Mandela Children’s

Hospital CEO Sibongile Mkhabela) with Mike (Dubai) and Matt (UK).

Relying on the advice and help from his experienced teammates and his careful planning, Matt hopes the flight will be successfully set into motion this April, so long as appropriate weather conditions prevail. He will aim to climb to around 600ft - the equivalent height of The Gherkin - and a gentle wind between the direction of SSW or NW is required in order to drift towards his landing strip, a 27m wide beach on Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard.

Undertaking an “outrageous

challenge” does not deter Matt, who claims he is “extremely excited” about this flight. But he ultimately remains focused on his fundamental preoccupation, the charitable cause, asserting that he is “most excited about working with so many great people to make the event a reality and hitting our target of R1 million.”

If you would like to make a donation in the UK, go to the JustGiving website www.justgiving.com/Balloonrun or text ‘RIBR99 £[amount]’ to 70070. If you would like to get involved to help with this project please contact Matt through the website www.balloonrun.com.

Mockup of the attempt (Image: balloonrun.com)

by STAFF REPORTERCYRIL Ramaphosa will be leaving Lonmin at the end of this month, Lonmin officials have announced.

As one of South Africa’s most successful businessmen and the recently elected deputy president of the ANC, Ramaphosa has this week also chosen to step down from his position as joint chairman of Mondi.

Ramaphosa who is currently a non-executive member of Lonmin, informed the group that he would not run for re-election at the end of the month. The deputy president is also the joint chairman of Mondi and will be stepping down on 3 May at their Annual General Meeting.

The reason Ramaphosa has decided to leave is due to scepticism that there could be a conflict of interests if he continues on his business ventures while being so heavily involved in politics.

This concern has led to a review

Cyril Ramaphosa exits Lonmincurrently being held into the positions Ramaphosa holds outside of government. Ramaphosa said, “The review of existing positions, responsibilities and obligations is necessary to address any potential conflicts of interest.”

The businessman has already seen how business interests and politics can clash. Last year he was criticised when emails he sent to Lonmin authorities and government ministers 24 hours before the Marikana shootings, were obtained by the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

At the official inquiry Dali Mpofu, a representative of the Marikana miners claimed that, “Ramaphosa called for action to be taken against ‘these criminals’, whose crime was to seek a wage increase.” Ramaphosa has said he is willing to testify in the Commission which is ongoing.

Although the deputy president is stepping down from these two positions, he still has many other business interests in South Africa.

He has boardroom positions at Standard Bank, Alexander Forbes and SAB Miller.

The Ethics Institute of South Africa have said they are pleased that Ramaphosa has stepped down from these positions. It is hoped that this move by the deputy president of the ANC will encourage other political leaders to make a similar decision.

Deon Rossouw, the chief executive of the Institute commented saying, “The moment you get decisive action and people setting the right tone, others in the vicinity start to follow. I think that’s one of our biggest challenges in South Africa at the moment.”

by STAFF REPORTERGROWTH in South Africa’s tourism sector from its Chinese market boomed in 2012, increasing by 63.5% between January and September, making China the country’s fourth-biggest overseas tourist market.

Over 96 000 Chinese tourists visited South Africa between January and September, up from the 59 187 who visited over the same period in 2011.

“China is now one of South Africa’s most important and valued partners for tourist arrivals and a market the South African government is committed to investing strongly in,” the Tourism Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

To build on the relationship between the two countries, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk left for a media roadshow of China on Wednesday. His activities will include sharing details on South African Tourism’s 2013 marketing plans in China.

SA’s Chinese ‘tourism boom’ “Since our country took its place

among Brazil, Russia, India and China in the BRICS in 2011, we have witnessed an increase in trade relations between China and South Africa, with considerable Chinese investment in South Africa and an increase in interest, awareness and understanding between our two countries,” Van Schalkwyk said.

“In January 2012 we also saw the introduction of non-stop flights between Johannesburg and Beijing as part of a code share agreement between South African Airways and Air China, providing Chinese tourists with convenient access to South Africa.”

The introduction of two new visa application centres in China has also enhanced the attractiveness of South Africa as a destination.

“We are confident of continuing our exciting growth in a market set to become one of the world’s most important tourism markets in the future,” he said. - southafrica.info

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by STAFF REPORTERJOHNNY Clegg returns to London on 27 March with his highly acclaimed A South African Story, an inspiring and uplifting journey.

Johnny Clegg is a dancer, anthropologist, singer, songwriter, academic, activist and French knight.

Whilst all of these tags are fitting, none of them can fully describe the energetic, passionate human being who has become one of South Africa’s greatest musical exports.

He has campaigned against the injustice of apartheid South Africa and been instrumental in putting the

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by STAFF REPORTERSOUTH African duo Goldfish return to London to perform an all new live show at Koko in Camden on Thursday 21 February.

Their genre-defying mix of live instruments, house beats and searing live performances are coming to London for their biggest performance in the UK to date, kick-starting a global tour for their hotly anticipated artist album Three Second Memory, out later this year.

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Mies Julie – the undisputed smash hit of the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which amassed an unrivalled 10 five star reviews, a clutch of prestigious awards and a breathless supply of superlatives throughout the summer – is heading to London for a limited season from 7 March to 19 May. In a contemporary reworking of August Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie, internationally acclaimed director Yael Farber has ingeniously transposed this 1888 parable of class and gender to a remote, bleak farm in modern South Africa’s Karoo. Both play and setting brilliantly illuminate each other, creating a newly menacing, torridly passionate, urgently relevant allegory for a post-apartheid state in profound transition.

Against the pulsating, poignant backdrop of the annual Freedom Day

celebrations, Xhosa farm labourer John and Mies Julie, the daughter of his white Afrikaans master, embark on a ruinous night, fuelled by drink, heat, generation-deep resentments and primal passion. Christine, meanwhile – cleverly recast as his mother and Julie’s childhood nurse – continues to scrub the floor as three generations of her family have: a manifest emblem of the old regime, her very fingerprints worn away by servitude.

In the sweltering heat of her kitchen, pots bubble threateningly, a fan spins ineffectually, sexual tension builds dangerously and into the whole volatile brew are thrown all the explosive, unresolved legacies of the apartheid era: race, power, land restitution and ancestral rights, all distilled into one shocking moment.

Not since the storm of controversy caused by the interracial kiss in the Baxter Theatre 1985 production of Miss Julie, has the play regained its potential to shock, commentate and protest so powerfully.

Mies Julie ran at the Assembly Festival during the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of their highly successful South African Season. From here it scooped one of the The Scotsman’s Fringe Firsts, a coveted Herald Angel and the Best of Edinburgh Award and was shortlisted for the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award.

The outstanding South African cast comprises Fleur Du Cap award-winner Bongile Mantsai as John, South African television veteran Thokozile Ntshinga playing Christine and Hilda Cronje as Julie. They are joined by on-stage musician and singer Thandiwe Nofirst Lungisa from the Ngoko Cultural Group, creating an evocative soundtrack of Xhosa music performed with traditional regional instruments, overlaid by a sinister soundscape created by Daniel and Matthew Pencer.

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Following its huge success in Edinburgh Mie Julie will play a limited season at St Ann’s Warehouse in New York from November to December 2012, then at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg in January and February prior to its London transfer.Contains nudity and scenes of a sexual nature – suitable for ages of 16+

Venue: Studio 2, Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith, LONDON W6 9RLTimes: 8.00pm (Tues-Sat); 2.30pm Matinees (Sat); 6.00pm (Sun)Box office: 020 8237 1111Website: miesjulie.comTickets: £25 -£26

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new South Africa on the map as a cultural and musical ambassador.

By combining African music structures with Celtic folk music and international rock sounds, Johnny pioneered a new and unique sound, establishing himself as South Africa’s biggest musical export. From Europe to the States, from Australia to Potchefstroom and London, audiences in sold out venues have danced to ‘Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World’, ‘Scatterlings of Africa’, ‘Impi’, ‘Great Heart’, and ‘African Sky Blue’.Book on www.royalalberthall.comTickets are £35 to £60.

back of another successful Ibiza residency playing David Guetta’s F*** Me I’m Famous night at super-club Pacha Ibiza and the better part of 2012 spent smashing clubs and festivals all over Europe, USA and South America to rave reviews.

With their genre-defying mix of live instruments, house beats and searing live performances, Goldfish have gone from impromptu jams at a tiny beach club in Cape Town to headlining Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium and cracking a top 10 on the

US iTunes Dance chart. ‘We’re super excited to be coming back to London, it’s a city that’s always been good to us and we’re really looking forward to playing all of our new tracks for our fans,’ said Dom.

‘Koko is an amazing venue and you only have to look at the artists playing there to know it’s the real deal. It’s got a brilliant sound system, and just a great place to experience a full live Goldfish show. Doors open 7pm, 21 February.Early bird tickets £16.87Standard tickets £22.50Buy on www.ticketweb.co.uk WIN! We have a VIP Goldfish package up for grabs: 5 tickets to watch the show and meet the band backstage, as well as a Goldfish CD pack. Answer online or scan the QR code to enter. Competition closes 7 February 2013.


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DAG 1: net na sononder begin die eerste sneeuvlokkies skaam-skaam hulle verskyning maak. Vanuit die knusheid van ons sitkamer kyk ons glimlaggend hoe die hemelse witgoud geruisloos op die aarde neerdaal. So vreedsaam. So sereen. So skadeloos. Die oorblufte uitdrukking op klein Ben se gesiggie is onskatbaar, sy opgewondenheid aansteeklik. Ek kan skaars my eie opgewondenheid beteuel wanneer ek dink aan die sneeupret wat die dag van môre inhou. Ek hoop dit sneeu sommer die hele nag lank.

Dag 2: dit hét die hele nag lank gesneeu! Sover as die oog kan sien is die landskap omtower in ’n sprokieswêreld. Ons wend ons na buite en die vars sneeu knars onder ons skoene. Ben lag uitbundig. Deur die kleurvolle see van plastieksleë en wolmussies in die park oorkant die straat, klink daar kort-kort ’n baldadige gejil op. Ons word deel van dié pret deur mekaar speels met sneeuballetjies te gooi, sneeu-engeltjies te maak en ’n uithaler-sneeuman te bou, kompleet met klein aartappeltjies vir ogies en ’n wortel vir ’n neus. Later sak ons op die sitkamermat neer, elkeen met ’n koppie warm sjokolade in die hand. Poot-uit, maar diep tevrede. Wat ’n perfekte dag.

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is geen hallo-waar’s-jou-mamma-tipe koue nie, dis ’n kwaraaa-waar’s-jou-maaa-tipe koue. En dit sny tot teen die been. Die donserige vlokkies in die voetpad voor ons huis het ’n seepgladde, lewensgevaarlike laag ys geword. Met Fred Astaire-agtige passies probeer ek vastigheid onder my voete vind, maar, na ’n patetiese half-agteroorsalto, slaan ek op die naat van my rug neer. Ek vermoed my stuitjie is gebreek. Of ten minste gekraak. Ek kom stadig tot verhaal, sopnat en in erge pyn. Moeisaam vat ek Ben, wat die hele petalje in stomme verbasing gadegeslaan het, se hand en lei hom in die rigting van die park. Die straat is bedek met ’n goor donkergrys ysmodderlaag waaruit ’n afstootlike stank verrys. “Wat het van ons winterwonderland geword?” wonder ek toe ons die park binnegaan. Tot ons diepe teleurstelling is ons sneeuman deur vandale verrinneweer: sy wortelneus nou só herposisioneer dat daar geen twyfel oor sy geslag kan wees nie. Ek staan nog kopskuddend die skade en betrag toe ’n sneeubal my teen die linkeroor tref. Ek vlieg om, tydelik doof gelaat deur dié hewige impak, net om te sien hoe ’n minderjarige japsnoet met méning spore maak. Ben begin huil. Die snot en trane loop teen sy rooi-van-die-koue-wangetjies af. Ek besluit om die aftog teen hierdie mislike sneeudag te blaas en eerder die veiligheid van ons huis op te soek. Drie meter van die voordeur af trap ek in Wagter van langsaan se aandete van gisteraand. Hoe moes ek daai landmyn sien as hy hom so goed onder ’n lagie sneeu vermom het? Dis sout in die wonde man, sout in die wonde. Binnenshuis oorhandig ek vir Ben aan sy ma, wat die gevriesde resultaat van sy loopneus

behendig verwyder. Die kind weier volstrek om dit weer naby die deur te waag en vir die res van die dag sit ons origami-vliegtuigies en vou.

Dag 4: dit het flippen alweer ge-flippen-sneeu. Ek worstel met die vooruitsig om dit nogmaals in die wit hel buite my voordeur te waag, maar my vermoedelik gekraakte stuitjie dwing my om ’n dokter te gaan sien. Gewapen met drie truie, twee jasse, longjohns, ’n mus en twee pare wolhandskoene, begewe ek my na buite. Dit lyk of iemand duisende gallonne Coke-geur Slush Puppie in die straat uitgegooi het. En dit walg my. Onder ’n 30cm-sneeubedekking lyk elke geparkeerde motor op die sypaadjie dieselfde, maar na ’n intensiewe soektog herken ek myne aan sy bande. Dit ruk, sluk en stotter voor ek eindelik die pad kan vat, maar kort voor lank betwyfel ek die wysheid van dié stap. Sneeu, ontdek ek tot my intense ontsteltenis, lei tot akute sneeukoors onder motoriste wat enige padhoflikheid uitwis . Nét wat ek vandag nodig het. By die dokter gekom, merk ek al van ver af die nota teen die deur op. By nadere ondersoek lees dit soos volg: “Weens ongure weersomstandighede sal hierdie spreekkamers gesluit wees tot verdere kennisgewing. Besoek asseblief die ongevalle-eenheid van die naaste hospitaal indien u geval ernstig is”. Ernstig? ERNSTIG? “Is jý ernstig jou misbaksel van ’n kwaksalwer?!” skree dit in my kop. Ek staan peinsend op die sypaadjie en wag vir my kans om die straat oor te steek na waar my karretjie nou geparkeer staan. “Sneeu,” dink ek so in my binneste, “dis duidelik dat jy my haat. Maar ek haat jou ook. So kom ons sluit ’n vredespakt: as jy belowe om my uit te los sal ek belowe om nooit weer…” en toe, op daardie juiste oomblik, tref die wiel van die nr.93-bus die ysmodderpoe l hier voor my…

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A FEW weeks ago, in Pieter-maritzburg, fate and a few traffic officers directed our hired Quantum Toyota straight into the midst of a thousand people; we were the one non-official ‘kombi’ caught up at the Harry Qwala stadium. This ‘mlungu’ and her tribe were the only light-skinned present and as per usual, thoughts of mayhem and death had us lock doors and expect the worst. Why do we do always that?

I am ashamed that I did feel threatened. The fact is that within minutes of planning our escape, we witnessed a crowd of people running down the road. There had to be trouble, I surmised. My eldest quipped that all these people seemed to be taking part in some race.

‘Please, in this heat’ I answered. ‘I think they are running away from something or someone.’

Men and women were running in ordinary clothes, slip slops, bare feet but certainly not in running attire. There they were, racing without even glancing in our direction. We tried to remain as inconspicuous as possible and edged out on our way, far away.

We learned later that the local traffic department had 90 vacant positions – they were recruiting and part of the procedure was to run a 4km race to establish the candidates’ fitness levels. Over the two day event, more than thirty thousand individuals tried for the posts. Thirty thousand for ninety posts! There were deaths. A number of casualties.

That so many jobless people will sacrifice their lives and health in the hope of a job in our beautiful country, is so wrong! We are far from actually grasping the needs of others. I know many who are trying. Fighting the odds perhaps but at least they are committed to making lives change for the better. I was not one of them, giving only superficial thumbs up when required. Better not to see the truth. But I did… and it changed my life. Wish you were there…

Sometimes the simplest things in life are the best. This is exactly what this soup is, simple but so crazy good. Make a big batch and keep it in your fridge, like most things in life, its much better the next day…

Ingredients:• 2tbsp olive oil• 1 celeriac, cut into a small dice• 4 carrots, peeled and cut into a small dice• 4 Vivaldi potatoes, washed, skin on and cut into a small dice• 3 leeks, washed, cut in half and finely sliced• 2 litres Chicken stock, plus a bit extra depending how wet you would like your soup• 1 Savoy Cabbage, finely shredded• 2 pkt Herta jumbo smoked

sausages, sliced thinly• 1 Handful of chopped flat leaf parsley

Method:• Over a medium heat using a large saucepan, heat the olive oil• Place the diced celeriac, carrot and potatoes in the pan and gently fry for 2 minutes• Add the chopped leeks and sweat down until the vegetables are slightly glazed and have softened• Pour in the chicken stock and bring to the boil• Once boiling, turn the heat down to a gentle simmer and add the shredded cabbage• Cook out for a further 2 minutes then add the sliced sausages• At this stage I season with salt and white pepper, I adjust the

consistency if I want the soup wetter by adding more stock• Leave it to cook for a few more minutes so that the smokey flavour fro m the sausages comes through• Finish with chopped parsley• Serve hot or leave to cool overnight and serve the following day, and the day after that and the day after that…

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by DALUXOLO MOLOANTOANATALIE “The Floacist” Stewart, one half of seven-time Grammy nominated British Neo-soul sensation Floetry returns with her sophomore release Floetry Re:Birth, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Floetry with some help from friends Raheem DeVaughn, South African singers Thandiswa Mazwai and Demi Mseleku amongst others.

The slam poet, singer, songwriter and producer took the music world by storm in 2002 when she graced the R&B scene as part of the gold-selling duo Floetry, along with childhood friend and collaborator Marsha Ambrosius. The duo’s original sound yielded such smash hits as ‘Floetic’, ‘Say Yes’ and ‘Getting Late’.

Stewart’s latest album is the culmination of many influences uniting to create one powerful musical statement. Floetry is described as poetic delivery with musical intent. Where do you feel the genre fits into the whole picture of music today?I know where Floetry fits. There really is room for everyone, it is not as tight a fit as it is made to seem… especially if you are not doing exactly the same thing as everyone else, and as long as you are not secretly desiring the same thing as everyone else who is doing exactly the same thing as everyone else!

What were you going for with this new album, and how much of the source material did you ultimately let out and keep in?This album is all about rebirth. It is a celebration of creative freedom and independence. We have taken a complete step away from midi production. This album is organic and pure. Real musicianship, real people coming together to make a piece of art, not just to make some product to push, but to truly make art we believe in. I only made 10 songs for this album. Every song created has been used. I lived with every melody, every beat, every break. I already have thoughts and ideas for the next album, and how much freer I can be in that creation! Hopefully I’ll be making that next one in South Africa, or at least in part!

What is your connection to South Africa ?I have always had a calling to South Africa, a gentle song in my heart. Growing up I asked many a question to my soul whilst witnessing reports of the effects of the apartheid regime. Having Jamaican parents, we were drawn to the plight of our beloved

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You share a special friendship with South African songstress Thandiswa Mazwai. How did it come about?I came to South Africa to do a show in 2006 and met Thandiswa briefly backstage after my set. At the time, I was in a very vulnerable stage of my journey. I was quite distracted. In many ways, I feel very lucky to have not missed out on connecting with the most outstanding vocalist I

have ever had the pleasure to create with. I didn’t see Thandiswa again until 2011 when Demi and I attended a show in honor of Mama Afrika – Miriam Makeba at the Hackney Empire in London, featuring Hugh Masekela, Vusi Mahlasela and Thandiswa. This time I was sure to align our connection! I knew I wanted to collaborate, I just didn’t know what the concept was at the time, I was in concept overload, it took a while to settle and find the perfect piece/peace! ‘Roots of Love’ was actually recorded both in the UK (my vocals) and South Africa (Thandiswa’s vocals). I look forward to performing ‘Roots of Love’ live, I think it `will be very special! In truth, I would love to make an entire album with Thandiswa. I think it would be a healing to people too long separated and far too used to experiencing life as if we are walking completely different paths.

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by PAUL HARRISONWHEN people are faced with stressful times to the level that we are broadly experiencing at the moment, employers and employees have a significant opportunity to engage the best in each other by developing trust and a sense of shared focus.

We chatted to human resources expert Mardeen Willows who

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identifies three key areas where trust resides and how appreciation and reciprocity can enhance the deployment of discretionary effort which can make the difference between surviving and thriving.

Tip 1: Build a healthy psychological contract and then ensure that you maintain it. The issue of the unwritten assumed contract between employer and employee underpins

the mutual trust between employer and employee. Positive employment relationships equate to high levels of trust and keeps those mutual obligations intact. Trust is extremely important – once it has been eroded it takes a long time to rebuild.

Tip 2: Engaged employees are more likely to be loyal through tough times. Employees need to be both enabled and engaged to channel their discretionary efforts productively into higher levels of performance in these uncertain times. Taking the time to seek the views of employees and, in so doing, making them feel valued and empowered, is one of the ways in which an employer can ensure commitment. Employees energised through individual well-being at work are fully engaged. Understanding and meeting of individual needs and providing appropriate development and work life balance options will ensure that you are dealing with an engaged workforce.

Tip 3: Line management style plays a critical role in determining the organisational culture. The way line managers manage impacts directly on the overall working experience for employees and this can determine engagement levels within an organisation.

Ongoing feedback from line manager plays an integral part in ensuring that employees are reminded of expectations and feel supported in achieving these. The

acknowledgement and recognition of contributions, efforts and ideas, even on the most basic level of a thank you, is perhaps the most important aspect for me.

Ask the expert: Adele Walker, a South African now living in Berkshire, runs a corporate accommodation specialist agency (www.AWCASA.com) that sources serviced apartments for business travellers on assignments in the UK & Europe.

How could one measure the engagement levels within a company in order to see how much work needs to be done on this aspect of HRM?The use of employee engagement surveys, for example the Gallup Q12, is one way of measuring the existing levels of commitment and loyalty. It is important to ask the right questions in this type of survey in order to take the ‘temperature’ within an organisation before moving to a plan of action. The Gallup Q12 is a list of questions designed to measure employee satisfaction. The Gallup Poll organisation, who devised the questions, suggests that responses give a good prediction of future business performance.

What suggestion do you have for employers who are not keen to embark on a formal questionnaire or survey for fear of getting answers that they

don’t feel comfortable with?Effective two-way communication through an (elected) employee representative group that meets with senior management on a regular basis is a great way of ensuring that employees are given opportunities to influence decision-making; consulted with on any proposed workplace changes and engaged in the process of change from within.

How can performance management schemes / appraisals be effectively utilised as part of this engagement process?Performance appraisals (when carried out appropriately) can be very motivating and encouraging. The process should not be about getting these done (In my experience both line managers and employees are often just going through the motions – ticking the box!) but about the quality of the preparation for and positive contents of the review.

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by OLIVIA WAINWRIGHTON 19 December UK-based airline Fastjet signed an agreement to buy bankrupt South African airline 1time for ZAR1, however in the past week various South African airlines have voiced their concern over the deal.

Fastjet became interested in buying 1time after it went into provisional liquidation in early November. However, other airlines including South African Airways and Comair feel this new competitor will threaten the South African airline industry.

The Air Services Licensing Council has noted that the move to sell 1time to Fastjet has become controversial, and therefore a state regulator will meet next month to hear the arguments put forward.

Other airlines are objecting to the agreement because they argue that the Air Services Licensing Act states that 75% of the shareholders of an airline must be South African

residents. However, the Act also states that this is at the discretion of the Minister of Transport.

Comair, which operates British Airways and Kulula flights within South Africa, has also accused Fastjet of wanting to buy 1time in order to avoid the regulations which apply to them.

The airline believes Fastjet is using 1time’s liquidation as an excuse to enter the South African airline market as an international carrier without having to follow the correct process.

Fastjet have applied to Ben Martins, the Minister of Transport for exemption from the Act. They are the first international airline to apply for exemption from the Air Services Licensing Act. Fastjet have applied to Ben Martins, the Minister of Transport for exemption from the Act. They are the first international airline to apply for exemption from the Air Services Licensing Act.

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The Nigerian government hopes to reduce dependency on food imports and create 3.5 million jobs within the agricultural sector with comprehensive programmes.

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by STAFF REPORTERAS the drought-induced food crisis that has afflicted nearly 5 million people in Malawi continues, governments around Africa have begun to focus more resources on the development of the agricultural sector, as the importance of food security has been brought into sharp relief.

In Nigeria, where the petroleum industry has long dominated the economy of Africa’s most populace country, agribusiness is poised to seize a larger share of the nation’s economic output.

On Tuesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, in a speech to Nigeria’s newly founded Eminent Persons Group in

Geneva, Switzerland, promoted the country’s agricultural sector.

“Nigeria is undergoing rapid changes in its agriculture sector. We have stopped viewing agriculture as a development program, but now as a business that can assure food security, create wealth and generate jobs,” said President Jonathan in his speech. “I am confident that with the support of the private sector and the donor community, Nigeria’s agriculture will further drive economic growth and unlock new opportunities for millions of our farmers and agribusinesses.”

Over the past year, the Nigerian government has launched two

comprehensive initiatives aimed at stimulating growth in the agricultural sector.

Agricultural Transformation Action Plan is intended to cut Nigeria’s dependency on food imports and industrialise food production, particularly in poorer regions in rural Nigeria, and the Agricultural Transformation Agenda goal is to stimulate private sector investment throughout Nigeria.

In all, with these two programmes, the Nigerian government hopes that it can increase Nigeria’s agricultural output to 20 million tonnes of food per year and create 3.5 million jobs.

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by RACHAEL KIRBY AN operational update from South African retail giant Shoprite Holdings revealed its biggest one-day drop in share price in over six years, falling by 5.9 per cent to 188 Rand (US$22) in Johannesburg on January 14.

Investors expected a 15 per cent increase in turnover and were disappointed by the figure of 13.8 per cent during the last six months of 2012.

Generally, the growing middle class of South Africa makes the country a positive environment for supermarket retailers. However, consumer behaviour proved difficult to predict over the Christmas period as shoppers were burdened with rising debt, heightened living expenses and an increase in unemployment.

Shoprite points to its furniture division as the most problematic for growth.

A significant divergence exists between sales figures for Shoprite’s South African supermarkets, which grew by 11.5 per cent, and supermarket sales out of the country, which grew by 28.2 per cent.

However, Shoprite supermarkets outside of South Africa only account for 11 per cent of the company’s sales. Shoprite has 1497 stores in South Africa compared to 243 in 17 other African countries.

Africa’s poor infrastructure and varying regulatory regimes cause difficulties in turning a profit for a number of stores outside of South Africa.

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by STAFF REPORTERPRETORIA - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5% in line with market expectations.

"The monetary policy stance remains accommodative and appropriate, with the real policy rate remaining slightly negative. Further accommodation at this stage is constrained by the upside risks to the inflation outlook.

"The MPC has therefore decided to keep the repurchase rate unchanged at 5%," Governor Gill Marcus said on Thursday.

There had been no discussion of a rate cut or rise during the meeting of the MPC, noted Marcus.

South Africa's growth was fragile as well as "below potential", noted the MPC.The central bank has revised downwards its growth forecast for 2013 to 2.6% from a previous 2.9%.

Meanwhile, the bank expects inflation to average 5.8% this year and is likely to reach 6.1% in the third quarter. However, the forecasts do not yet incorporate the new CPI weights and rebasing recently announced by Statistics South Africa. These, said the governor, would be incorporated formally into the bank's next forecast.

Stats SA data on Wednesday showed that CPI rose to 5.7% in December from 5.6% in November.

"Having averaged 5.6% in 2012, inflation is now expected to average 5.8% in 2013, and 5.2% 2014 compared with the previous forecasts of 5.5% and 5% for the respective years," said Marcus.

Inflation is expected to moderate gradually to 5.1% in the final two quarters of 2014.

The deterioration, noted the bank, was largely due to higher than expected food price inflation, the lagged effects of the depreciation of the rand and higher than expected unit labour costs.

The bank noted that the rand exchange rate continued to pose an upside risk to the inflation outlook.

"The exchange rate has been impacted by the widening deficit on the current account of the balance of payments during 2012 and changing global and domestic risk perceptions, particularly relating to the adverse developments in the South African labour market, and the downgrades by the various ratings agencies."

Since the previous meeting of the MPC in November 2012, the rand has been fairly volatile, having appreciated initially from R8.94 to the US Dollar, to current levels of around R9.

The currency is expected to remain sensitive to global and domestic developments.

The MPC noted that the

COMPILED BY JESSE CROOKSLAST week, the South African Rand slumped to a four-year low against the US Dollar on a wave of negative investor sentiment. The currencies’ performance against the British Pound was no better- with the Rand touching a low of 14.382 on the 24th. It managed to recover some ground by Friday, where it settled around the 14.13 mark for the weekend.

The Rand had started the week off on the back foot, already trading at over R14 to the Pound, and continued to take a beating on the back of continuing violent labour unrest in the mining and agricultural sector. Harmony Gold Mining, the country’s third largest gold producer, announced the closure of one of its mines until agreements had been reached with labour. Anglo Platinum, in a bid to maintain operational efficiency, announced a restructuring programme, including the closure and sale of three mine shafts, which would result in the loss of around 14,000 jobs.

At the nation’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting, Reserve

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Bank governor Gill Marcus announced that the repo rate would remain unchanged from 5%, and expressed concern over the state of the Rand, citing a flimsy balance of payments as a reason for sudden fluctuations in the currency.

The Rand began trading this week slightly stronger, as Eurozone sentiment improved, thereby making SA look slightly more attractive to the risk-taking investor. For the week ahead, the currency will likely find direction from any developments in the ongoing labour unrest, as well as any positive news from the Eurozone.

Repo rate unchanged at 5%

Rand rates: GBP/ZAR: 14.056EUR/ZAR: 12.007USD/ZAR: 8.937AUD/ZAR: 9.289

Exchange rates as of 08h45, Monday 28th January 2013

outlook for parts of the mining sector was bleak due to the continuing labour disputes and the announcement of the possible closures of shafts and mines.

Following its first meeting of 2013, the MPC raised concern about the potential impact of higher level wage settlements on employment and inflation.

"There are indications that wage increases are trending higher. The MPC is mindful of the danger of a possible wage-price spiral and further employment losses should unaffordable real wage demands be granted while economic growth remains constrained," noted the governor.

The MPC had earlier raised this issue at its November meeting.

"Administered prices remain on average well in excess of the upper end of the target range, and there is as yet no clarity about the new Eskom tariffs to be implemented later this year," it had said.

This as Nersa is engaged in public hearings into the requested 16% tariff hike that the power parastatal is requesting.

Analysts had predicted that the repo rate would remain unchanged.

In a research note, Nedbank economists said they expected the bank to keep rates neutral for most of 2013 in order to balance weak growth prospects and rising inflationary pressures. - SAnews.gov.za


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BY JEREMY KUPER What brought you to the UK in the first place?

Two things. In a way, one was politically motivated – I had joined the African National Congress in the 1980s and I never saw a solution. I never thought South Africa would go the way it did. Then I was given this opportunity to work for a company called First National Finance Corporation, which I took. That’s what took me out of the country.

Was it unusual to support the ANC mid-1980s, before the establishment of a non-racial democracy?

Not really, I think in the 1980s things had opened up enormously. I felt guilty that I had been so idle. I remember I met a guy

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Geoff JohnsonSenior Partner, St. James’s Place Wealth Management

called David Webster and he said to me, as a white South African you have three options: you can emigrate, like a lot of white South Africans have. You can hibernate, like 99% of white South Africans do, put their head in the sand. Or you can participate. He knew I would say, ‘what do you mean by participation?’ Which is exactly what I did say. It was a revelation. I met people who were forward thinking, who were peaceful, who were progressive, it was just incredible.

Being a member of the ruling party, are you not tempted to go back?

I have this discussion quite often and I’ve thought about it long and hard. I believe I can and I do more for South Africa by living and working in the UK. If I went back to South Africa at my age – firstly I’d find it difficult to get a job, but if I didn’t need a job, I would just hibernate. I would go and buy a place wherever, Somerset West or somewhere, and I’d play golf every day and I just wouldn’t be of any benefit to the country. I’d lose the vibrancy I’ve got about the country. It’s what I love here

about living and earning in England, doing what I can to motivate others to do something for the country, running the golf day, I’m still fanatically South African. I won’t waver.

You are the chairman of the SA Charity Golf Day. Tell us a bit more about this event.

It’s totally amateur, and we say

openly and unashamedly, we want to raise money for South African charities. And yet we’re into the 16th year now and we’ve raised more than £800,000 for charity so far. Three things are important to make the golf day successful: sponsorship, participation and organisation. To get those three things right, it’ll be successful and it has been. We’re into the 16th year now. We decided to open it up to anybody, any South African charity to apply for funding. The reason for that is we come across situations of really small charities where they don’t get much funding, they may only raise 10,000 rand a year in total funding, but they may have a requirement. We had one case with these two ladies in Khayelitsha who each day cook for about twenty severely handicapped children. And they cook on primer stoves and open fires. And we decided to buy them a stove, that’s going to cost about £800 – it’s nothing, but what that means to them, and the way they’re going to be able to perform their duties, its massive. So it’s trying to identify more of those little situations where we can make a greater dent to a greater need. The other project we’ve got now is collecting toys. Globe Flight have been amazing, they’re one of the major sponsors of the South Africa charity golf day. Globe Flight freight the toys over and then they get distributed to different underprivileged schools. The father will bring the toy to the golf day. It’ll be lovely if a child says, ‘Daddy you’ve got to go and play golf because you’ll be helping a child’.

What do you miss about SA?

The weather – everybody says

that, but I’m an avid golfer! I’m fortunate because I still try to keep myself active with regards to South Africa, particularly socially and economically, so I try and read up on what’s happening, and I just

BULLET BIOGRAPHYBorn: Florida, JohannesburgEducation:St. Martin’s School, RosettenvilleUniversity of the Witwatersrand Business School

Came to UK: In 1990Career: As a financial adviser at St. James’s Place Partnership (120th largest company in UK), Johnson provides financial solutions for foreign nationals working in the UK

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love the vibrancy of South Africa. I think this country could learn so much how South Africa works. By only going back once or twice a year, I get so excited about it. I’d hate to be there permanently and lose that excitement. It’s great going back and seeing how far your money has gone.

Are South Africans different, and what makes them different? To me one of the great achievements of SA is how they are overcoming racism, how so many of the people are far

more respectful, and accepting of different religions, whether it be race, colour or creed, and the desire to find out more. So many South Africans are reaching out in that way and that makes it so much more of a better society. It’s not an overnight thing and SA still has huge problems to overcome but at least they’re being addressed and they will be overcome in time. It’s wonderful to see on the sporting fields but also in business as well, just irrespective of colour, creed or race, people living and working together. I think it’s very exciting.


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by LINDSAY JARDINE THE African Union has christened 2010 to 2020 the “African Women’s Decade” as Africa’s women emerge to show the world a thing or two.

Some of these movers and shakers have been named on Forbes magazine’s list of the ’20 Youngest Power Women in Africa’, including three Zimbabweans and three South Africans.

The Zimbabweans on the list are Danai Gurira, Jacqueline Chimhanzi and Maud Chifamba.

Danai Gurira is one of the lead characters on popular HBO show The Walking Dead. The show is in its third season, with Gurira playing Michonne, a fearless warrior. Her character is an indication of her nature it seems, as her life has been characterised by success in one way or

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Dr Jacqueline Chimhanzi is senior strategist with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), a leading development finance institute on in Africa. She is a Fellow of the highly competitive pan-African Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Programme, run by the African Leadership Institute at Oxford University, and is a founding member of New Faces New Voices, committed to widening financial access for African women entrepreneurs.

Her success was celebrated in 2012 when she appeared in South Africa’s Destiny Magazine’s Power of 40 list and was invited to be part of a group of “esteemed Africa watchers”.

The youngest rising star is Maud Chifamba, a 14-year-old accounting student who became the youngest student in Zimbabwe to enrol at university. She is studying towards a Bachelor of Accountancy Honours Degree and her success is made even sweeter because of personal circumstances that would make life difficult for most. Her mother recently passed away and her father died when she was only five years old. She home-schooled herself and her dedication enabled her to break academic records, earning a four-year scholarship of nearly US$10, 000.

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by JOSEPH NTHINIROBERT Mugabe: Hero or Villain? which was screened as part of the African Odysseys strand at the BFI Southbank in December 2012, is one of the best documentaries out there.

Roy Agyemang’s first full length documentary offers a rare glimpse of the man who has being called every obscenity imaginable. It opens with scenes of black ZANU PF supporters marching and celebrating. A supporter declares “the march of the century for the greatest and most generous leader”. The sequence is juxtaposed with white farmers weeping. Right from the start, the documentary is affecting. The narrative moves you; there are hair-raising moments. For instance, Agyemang points his camera at Mugabe’s car. He’s stopped by the police and informed a sniper had him in his sights.

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by JONATHAN WALDHEIMCITY breaks are without a doubt one of the highlights of living in London. Direct flights to the whole of Europe are readily available at a reasonable price and the cultural delights the European continent has to offer are tough to beat. Even without the classic cities we’ve previously mentioned, there are so many destination that deserve so much more recognition.

Here are five to get you started.

1. Lyon - Les Nuits des LumieresI have a long standing love

affair with Lyon; as a student I was fortunate enough to spend a year there honing my French. Lyon is the perfect alternative to Paris when wanting a French city break without the hustle and bustle that accompanies a visit to the capital. France’s second

city has excellent restaurants, is home to a variety of fantastic museums containing classic and contemporary masterpieces, has one of the most beautiful parks in Europe and has been home to the most successful football team in France for the last 30 years.

If all this wasn’t enough, Lyon’s biggest draw for a visitor is the annual Festival des Lumières where for two nights in December the city is lit up by renowned artists creating art with light shows, using the magnificent architecture in the old town as a blank canvas to illuminate the city and its visitors.

The Fetes des Lumieres wil take place the on 7 and 8 December 2013.

2. Bilbao - The Guggenheim

Think about Spain and automatically blazing sunshine and beaches on the Costa Del Sol or Gaudi and bohemian nightlife in Barcelona spring to mind, but Spain has so much more to offer and one of my favourite places to visit is the Basque city of Bilbao.

Bilbao is a working town and as such is not a tourist trap; the peace and quiet afforded to tourists is a pleasant contrast to the pestering on Las Ramblas. The old town is wonderful to stroll around and stop off for a drink. Bars in Bilbao serve drinks with a selection of ‘Pintxos’, a type of tapas with a cocktail stick holding all sorts of delicacies, ranging from cured to meats to pickled fish together on a piece of bread, divine when washed down with a local brew.

The main event in Bilbao is without a doubt Frank Gehry’s

Guggenheim museum of modern art. The fish-like structure was built in 1997 and has become an architectural icon, worth a visit just for its sheer vast eccentric shape. The exhibitions inside are regularly changed and examples of excellent modern art are always on display. A must for any museum aficionado.

The Guggenheim Muesuem is €11 for Adults, €6.50 for under 26′s and free for children.

3. Hamburg - NightlifeThe hedonistic capital of Europe

is Amsterdam, there is no doubt about it, but the unbelievable volume of tourists in the Dutch capital is somewhat unsettling, and there is nothing more destructive to a city break than an English stag do, so for bars and hedonism I suggest the German city of

Hamburg.Hamburg is a trendy port city

on the river Elbe and is home to the infamous red light street the ‘Reeperbahn’. This seedy street is in the St Pauli district and is definitely worth a visit even if for only one night. There are hundreds of trendy bars and restaurants city wide, but the Reeperbahn, where the Beatles played before they hit it big, is a good place to start.

Hamburg also has a variety of excellent museums for the cultural tourist as well as a beautiful lake. Visit city beach bars in the summer to find where the locals are going to enjoy a drink.

The Reeperbahn club festivalwhich takes place in bars and clubs across the city of Hamburg from 26 to 28 September is €67 for a three day pass.

Five more destinations for your Lyon: Fête des Lumières in the main square; view of the Cathedral; floodlight fountains (Image: Flickr)

Bilbao: the sensuous curves of the Bilbao Guggenheim, the Guggenheim nestled in Bilbao’s compact centre, and the new Calatrava footbridge (Image: Flickr)

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4. Ljubljana - Canals + Lake Bled

Sandwiched between Italy, Austria and Croatia is the small country of Slovenia, a destination which has become increasingly popular, and for good reason.

Many visit Slovenia in the winter months when the mountains offer reasonably priced skiing holidays.

For me however, the summer is the time to visit Slovenia and there is nowhere better to base yourself than the lovely capital of Ljubljana.

Ljubljana is a quaint little town with a small fortress at its centre and can be probably seen in one or two days, but the most exciting thing is the day trips that can be made from the capital, especially to magnificent Lake Bled.

The glacial Lake Bled is wonderfully situated in the Julian Alps and is a spectacular sight for even the seasoned traveller.

In the centre of the lake is Bled Island which is home to the Church of the Assumption of Mary. Although the church is unremarkable the setting gives it a spectacular feel.

Bled is fantastic for swimming as the waters are calm and renting your own rowing boat

to reach the island provides an excellent excursion.The area is also excellent for walking, with the mighty Triglav Mountain situated not too far away for those who are seeking a challenge.

Hiring bicycles can also be a great idea and the 30km cycle to Lake Bohinj is an excellent trip, with the larger Lake Bohinj providing a wilder alternative to Bled. Those interested in an adrenaline rush can find rafting and canyoning in the Julian Alps and still get back to Ljubljana for an evening meal.For an alternative hostelling experience, the Celica Hostel in Ljubljana offers the chance to spend the night in a prison cell. Prices from €17 per night.

5. Krakow + AuschwitzSince the dissolution of the

USSR and the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, tourism has flocked to Eastern Europe and Poland has become one of the big destinations to visit.

The allure of the pricing is less strong now, yet Poland still has a lot to offer.

The historical city of Krakow is a must for those visiting Poland, with fantastic architecture and

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The city is small enough to be easy to navigate and the people are friendly enough.

Krakow is also the base for many people coming to visit the concentration camps at Auschwitz.

A day trip from Krakow will take you to the camp, where a museum has been set up to welcome visitors coming to pay tribute to those tragically murdered.

Tours are led by experienced guides, many of whom had family in the camps.

A decidedly sombre experience, the Auschwitz tour will leave you wondering about those who were not allowed to live out their lives and their vanished communities, but will also remind you how lucky you are.

Probably the most important place to visit in Europe – don’t leave it off your list.

The Auschwitz tours last around 3 1/2 hours but there are longer tours available for those who wish to learn more about the camps and the history of Auschwitz since the war.

Beautiful and deeply pious Krakow offers architectural treasures - and a base to explore nearby Auschwitz (Image: Flickr)

Stunning Lake Bled (Image: Heather Walker)

The banks of the Ljubljanica river in summer (Image: Flickr)

Hamburg: the Beatles Monument, the Rathaus, the Elbe (Image: Flickr)

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BOOST those new year get-fit resolutions and make a difference!

On Friday 8 March Starfish Greathearts Foundation is hosting a 24-hour Spinning Marathon in Putney.

The Spinning Marathon is not as tough as you might think. You don’t have to cycle non-stop. Just be part of a team (maximum 10 people) that keeps going round the clock. Get your own team together or join an existing one.

Qualified instructors will lead hour long classes back to back that take you on a virtual route up and down hills, through sand dunes and over mountains, and driving rhythms will encourage you throughout. No one will push you too hard – you keep control, monitoring your own bike’s resistance. With spinning, your knees don’t get the pounding that marathon runners take and you’ll even get a gel seat cover when you need one.

For ten years Starfish has been

working to change the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in southern Africa affected by HIV/AIDS. Starfish supports projects within local communities, providing funding and training to extend them so that more children can be reached more quickly.

So how will participating in the Spinning Marathon translate into benefits for the AIDS orphans in southern Africa who are given new hope and opportunities by Starfish?

Say your team makes £20 an hour over 24 hours. For the children helped by Starfish this will mean 24 monthly food parcels to help them survive following the death of their parents due to HIV/AIDS. Two hours will buy school uniforms, shoes and transport so that a child can go back to school. Twelve hours will spread Starfish’s net wider by paying for the training of a caregiver to transform lives within another community.

When you’re signed up for the event the next step is to set up an

online fundraising page for your friends and colleagues to lay down their pledges and their challenges for you.

If you’re an accomplished spinner this could be £1 per minute at 85% or more of max heart rate during your slots or you could be sponsored simply according to how many slots you complete.

Help Starfish to reach more children, enjoy the team experience and get fit!

If Spinning’s not your thing and you like to be out on your bike or you can’t make the date, fear not, Starfish have many other challenges throughout the year to get involved in, for example RideLondon 100, Virgin Active London Triathlon and London to Brighton Cycle!

For more information see www.starfishcharity.org

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by REBECCA MEESON-FRIZELLESaracens yesterday sealed

their first match at their new home, Allianz Park, with a 19-11 victory over Cardiff Blues.

The two teams played to a crowd of 3,726 in the LV Cup, which was also a test match played on an artificial 4G pitch at the new grounds in Barnet, North London.

While the home team fielded a mainly second side, England International Alex Goode returned to the side having recovered from a shoulder injury alongside fellow England teammate, South African born Mouritz Botha.

England U 18 Maro Itoje also notably made his Saracens debut at number 6.

A string of penalties defined the first half, with Zimbabwean-born Nils Mordt successfully kicking three of the four penalties awarded to Saracens. The Cardiff Blues comparatively achieved a single penalty taken by Ceri Sweeny but Robin Copeland later claimed a try shortly before the half-time whistle, resulting in a lead of 8-6 at the break.

The beginnings of the second half appeared much like the

Sarries secure win at new home

Mouritz Botha breaks through the Blues defence. Image: Gary Baker

Saracens’ first Allianz Park win came against the Cardiff Blues in LV Cup Match

first with both teams awarded a penalty each during this time but history was made at the 78th minute when Saracens Wing James Short as he became the first player from the home team to cross the try line at the new venue. As Mordt converted at the 79th minute there was a resounding sigh of a relief in the stands where the fans, all of whom were Saracens season ticket holders, proudly celebrated the fact that the new stadium had been christened with a home win upon the final whistle.

Fans and players alike largely praised the innovative pitch design with Saracens team member and former South Africa Rugby Captain John Smit giving a positive review of the artificial surface: “Good grip, far less collapsed scrums and the potential to deliver a good game”, he said.

Saracens fan Martin Weston from Hertfordshire was also in support of the pitch, adding that if it proves to be a success then it would seem likely that most premiership clubs will follow suit within the next five years.

Michael Baldwin, a longstanding Saracens

season ticket holder from Rickmansworth, was less certain about the artificial turf on the basis that it lacks certain elements “for a proper game of rugby” that are perhaps otherwise generated by the grass pitch. “A bit of mud”, he said. “That’s an interesting bit that’s missing”.

Nevertheless, Sarries fans agreed that Allianz Park is a welcome change from their old home of Vicarage Road in Watford.

“Its about time we had a proper

home” added Mr Baldwin. Mike Parton from Sidcup agreed, saying, “We’re a very communal club. We haven’t had that sense of community in Watford. The Watford public has never really bought in to the whole rugby concept…It’s a football town”.

In view of yesterday’s relatively small crowd, it can be argued that Allianz Park’s potential will become more evident when it meets its capacity of 10,000 for the premiership game against Exeter Chiefs on 16 February.

However the club has not ruled out the possibility of extending this capacity to 15,000, the minimum ground requirement for a quarterfinal of the Heineken which they will play against Ulster in April.

“On an exceptional basis this (capacity) could be taken to 15,000 by adding to the stands at either end”, said Nigel Wray, Chairman of Saracens. “Alternatively we could play at Wembley or we could play at Twickenham. The choice will have to be made soon”.


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Proteas will face tough challenge from Pakistan Like the majority of subcontinent sides, Pakistan have traditionally struggled on the pacier and bouncier South African pitches, having never won a Test series in South Africa and in the nine Tests played since 1995.

by JEREMY BORTZPAKISTAN’S cricket team have arrived in South Africa for their two-month tour where they will play three tests, two T20 and five one-day internationals and it promises to be a tough challenge for the Proteas. While the squad will be extremely disappointed with the recently concluded one-day series against the Black Caps, which they lost 2-1, this is likely to have little impact on the test unit. This team is very confident, mature and extremely settled with the starting XI virtually picking themselves.

The Proteas will be delighted that front line seamer Vernon Philander returns after recovering from a hamstring injury that saw him miss the second Test against the Black Caps. There is, however, an injury concern over Robbie Peterson and this sees Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir added as cover.

Pakistan is a very inexperienced side in terms of playing in South Africa. They last toured our shores in 2007 and the majority of the team have never played here (none of the current Test bowling attack have played a Test in the country.)

Like the majority of subcontinent sides, Pakistan have traditionally struggled on the pacier and bouncier South African pitches. They have never won a Test series in South Africa and in the nine Tests played since 1995, have won only two and drawn one.

Their average innings total sits below 200 (198) and they will face

Graeme Smith, who has historically struggled against left arm seam, will be a target for Pakistani bowler Junaid Khan. Photo by Cricket.co.za

by STAFF REPORTERTHE first day of the first Sunfoil Test between the Castle Lager Proteas and Pakistan on Friday at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium will be a historic occasion for South African test captain Graeme Smith.

Not only will Smith celebrate his 32nd birthday, but he will become the first player in the history of cricket to captain a team in 100 tests, having led the Proteas in 98 Tests to date and having also captained the World XI against Australia.

To celebrate this occasion, Cricket South Africa and its

sponsors have lined up a host of activities in honour of Smith.

On match day, a roving camera will capture messages from fans which will be played on the big screen at the stadium as well as on CSA’s social media platforms.

Fans are encouraged to tweet all messages of congratulations with the #biff100 hashtag.

“This is a truly remarkable achievement,” commented CSA Acting CEO, Jacques Faul.

“Graeme is a true South Africa hero and we must celebrate this achievement in style.

He took over as captain at a

difficult time just after the 2003 ICC World Cup and has been in this most demanding of jobs for almost a decade now.

His leadership has been unwavering and inspirational not just to his players but to the nation and he has been one of the few captains whose career statistics in the demanding job of opening batsman have been unaffected by his leadership responsibilities.

Faul urged fans to “be part of this Proudly South African Friday and support a hero who leads a proud South African team.”

Birthday boy Smith becomes 1st cricketer to captain 100 tests

Protea captain of 98 tests and World XI to make it a century

the stearnest of examinations from South Africa’s attack. Allan Donald, South Africa’s bowling coach, has labelled it “South Africa’s best attack ever” and their form over the last 12 months bears that out.

Of the current squad, only opener Aufeeq Umar has scored a century in South Africa and if Pakistan are to have any hope of upsetting the hosts, their batsman will need to put runs on the board.

The bowling department looks a little more dangerous and if the batsman can deliver, the Proteas will no doubt have a tough series on their hands. Pakistan are likely to start with seasoned campaigner Umar Gul, left-armer Junaid Khan and the dangerous 7′ 1″, Mohammed Irfan.

Khan will be looking to target South African captain Graeme Smith, who has historically struggled against left arm seam, while Irfan will no doubt trouble with his height. Knowing the kind of bounce Morne Morkel can extract from South African surfaces, it will interesting to see what someone eight inches taller may be able to do.

Pakistan’s talisman, though, is undoubtedly leg-spinner Saeed Ajmal, the only Pakistan player who would be an automatic selection in the South African team, While Ajmal’s record against South Africa may not be particularly menacing, over the last two years – his best period in the game – he has met them only once (in a T20I). South African batsman have traditionally struggled against world class spin and with

Ajmal enjoying quality support from Mohammad Hafeez’s tight offspin at the other end, Pakistan’s attack will be South Africa’s first significant test against spin since becoming the No. 1 Test team.

For Smith the Test will mark a personal milestone as he becomes the first player in the history of the sport

to captain a team in 100 Tests, having led the Proteas in 98 Tests to date and also captaining the World XI against Australia.

The first Test stars at the imposing Bull-Ring this Friday, the first, with the second Test being played in Cape Town from February 14th-8th and the third at SuperSport Park Centurion

from February 22nd-26th.South Africa squad: Graeme Smith

(capt), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Jacques Kallis, Rory Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Jacques Rudolph, Dale Steyn (added as cover: Imran Tahir).

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SPORT29 January - 4 February 2013 NEWS FOR GLOBAL SOUTH AFRICANS www.thesouthafrican.com

SMITH TO MAKE CENTURY CAP P19SARACENS OFF TO WINNING START AT ALLIANZ P18

by NTHAMBELENI GABARAA hard fought 2-2 draw against Morocco was enough to push Bafana Bafana to the knock-out stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Morocco silenced the home crowd at the fully packed Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban when they scored their first goal in the ninth minute when EL Adoua beat Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune with a header from a corner-kick.

During the half-time break, Bafana were still trailing 1-0, but when they returned from half-time, Bafana with the partisan support from the local fans finally equalised through May Mahlangu.

His brilliant connection with striker Tokelo Rantie frustrated the North Africans who ended up giving Mahlangu more space outside the box. Mahlangu did not disappoint as he nicely curled the ball into the back of the net.

However, Morocco silenced the home supporters once again when they caught Bafana defenders napping on a counter-attack. Zakarya Bergdich’s crossed a nice pass to Abdelilah Hafidi, who easily beat Itumeleng Khune much to the disappointed of South Africans.

Despite this setback, the buzzing vuvuzelas kept the home team’s fighting spirit alive, and with coach Gordon Igesund imploring his players to put more pressure on their opponents, Bafana started moving forward to attack.

Siyabonga, Bafana Bafana! Bafana through to Afcon knockout after stirring 2-2 performance against Morocco

Bafana Bafana celebrate in Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium in front of an ecstatic crowd on Sunday. Photo by AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell.

Following their brilliant passes outside the box of the North Africans, Bafana defender Siyabonga Sangweni curled the ball into the far right and equalised for South Africa.

At the end of the match, South African supporters gave Bafana’s keeper Khune a standing ovation in recognition of his several brilliant saves which denied Morocco a win.

With this draw, Bafana will face

Group B runners-up on Saturday 2 February at the Moses Mabhida stadium.

South Africa came to the match leading Group A with four points, while the North Africans had two points from their draws.

In the other Group A match played at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, Cape Verde beat Angola 2-1 to advance to the knock-out stages.

Bafana Bafana starting XI:

Itumeleng Khune, Tshepo Masilela, Anele Ngcongca, Bongani Khumalo, Siyabonga Sangweni, Dean Furman, May Mahlangu, Thuso Phala, Bernard Parker, Katlego Mphela(Thulani Serero 50th minute) and Tokelo Rantie.

Morocco starting XI: Lamyaghri, Achchakir, Kantari, Benatia, Barrada, EL Arabi, Kaddioui, EL Kaoutari, EL Adoua, Belghazouani and Chafni.

Following this convincing win, Bafana now lead Group A with four points, while Afcon debutants Cape Verde on the second spot with two points after they forced Morocco to a 1-1 draw in their second group stage match played at Moses Mabhida Stadium last night.

Bafana will play their last group stage match against Morocco on Sunday at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban.- SAnews.go.za

the south african, issue 499, 29 january 2013

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