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by STAFF REPORTERSOUTH African Struggle icon Dr Mamphela Ramphele, who launched a new political ‘party platform’ in February after weeks of speculation, will visit London this week to speak to South Africans and the British public about her plans to challenge the ANC in next year’s national election.

At the launch of Agang (Sesotho word meaning ‘build’) Ramphele said her new party would “focus on rekindling hope that building the country of our dreams is possible in our lifetime.”

She asked, “Do you remember the dream we embraced to build ours into a great society – a prosperous constitutional democracy united in its diversity?

“Do you remember our commitment to promote human dignity (Ubuntu) and banish humiliation of our apartheid past? Do you remember our vow to promote accountability in public life? Do you remember that we agreed that our democracy would be known for being responsive to the social needs of all citizens?

“The country of our dreams has unfortunately faded for many of my fellow South Africans. The dream has faded for the many living in poverty in our increasingly unequal society. And perhaps worst of all, my generation has to confess to the young people of our country: we have failed you. We have failed to build for you

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an education and training system to prepare you for life in the 21st century. Our country is at risk because self-interest has become the driver of many of those in positions of authority who should be focussed on serving the public. The great society to which we committed ourselves following our relatively peaceful political transition is rapidly unravelling before our eyes. The impressive achievements of the past eighteen years are being undermined by poor governance.”

Ramphele, a medical doctor, anthropologist, businesswoman and former managing director of the World Bank, said the decision to enter party politics had not come easily.

“I have never been a member of a political party nor aspired

Dr Mamphele Ramphele, founder of new political party Agang South Africa, speaks in London this week on ANC’s governance failures and role of fear as a determinant in SA politics - in what is already shaping up to be a busy pre-2014 campaign season for opposition

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to political office. I however feel called to lead the efforts of many South Africans who increasingly fear that we are missing too many opportunities to become that which we have the potential to become – a great society,” she said.

Ramphele’s entry into politics met with praise as well as criticism, with some even accusing her of using her late partner Steve Biko’s legacy for self-promotion. Jared Sacks wrote in the Mail & Guardian, “Were he alive today, the Black Consciousness activist

would be one of Ramphele’s most ardent critics. Despite her rhetoric of Ubuntu and her invitation to everyone ‘to reimagine the country of our dreams’, [Mamphele] has not listened to the poor. She has replaced Biko’s profound concept of Black Consciousness with an airy hope of a ‘South African Consciousness’, a nationalism predicated on the denial of the realities of race. The irony, of course, is that Black Consciousness grew out of a critique of the white liberalism that Ramphele now embraces and

legitimises.”Neither the ANC nor the DA

sees Ramphele as a threat. The Democratic Alliance’s Mmusi Maimane said even though Ramphele would appeal to black urban middle class voters – a key target of the DA in the 2014 general election – the party was not concerned about losing votes.

“She will do well but I don’t think we are too worried about what the prospects of her forming a political party will do to our voter base. We have a 60-year legacy upon which we drive the

issue of ensuring a better life for all South Africans. At the moment she has none of that base, no platform to build on,” he said.

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said the ANC had a proven track record of governance from which to draw on when attracting voters, while Ramphele will only be calling on her credentials as an anti-apartheid campaigner.

“She will be joining a group of over 100 parties that are registered with the electoral commission – parties that claim they will battle the ANC and take votes away from us. It remains to be seen if what she created changes anything. We will contest elections against anyone and are confident we will succeed,” Mantashe said.

On Tuesday 28 May at 6pm Ramphele will speak at Chatham House on Unlocking South Africa’s Potential: The Challenge for New Political Parties. Ramphele will discuss what she considers the ANC’s governance failures and the role of fear as a determinant in South African politics. Apply to attend the talk on www.chathamhouse.org

On Thursday 30 May at 6.30pm Ramphele will give a talk hosted by the South African Chamber of Commerce. Venue TBC – please check www.southafricanchamber.co.uk for updates.

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South Africans mourn death of anti-apartheid activist Wendy Woodsby STAFF REPORTERWENDY Woods, the wife of Donald Woods, passed away aged 72 on Sunday 19 May in Surrey. She and Donald, who died in 2001, were well-known anti-apartheid activists. Wendy is survived by her five children, her brother Peter and nine grandchildren.

Born in1941 in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Wendy excelled in school and left home aged 16 to become a librarian in Pietermaritzburg in early 1958. She later became a music teacher, gaining her Teacher’s Licentiate through the Trinity College of Music.

Having met Donald in Cwebe, Mbashe where both their families had seaside cottages, they married in 1962 and over the following decade, had two daughters and four sons: Jane, Dillon, Duncan, Gavin, Lindsay and Mary. Wendy and Donald were devastated when Lindsay contracted meningitis and died aged just 11 months.

Donald became editor, aged 31, of the Daily Dispatch newspaper

by STAFF REPORTERFORMER Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, was presented with the 2013 Templeton Prize in recognition of his lifelong work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness, at a moving and musical ceremony in London’s historic Guildhall.

The 81-year-old received the award in front of an audience that included Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, British faith leaders, ambassadors and members of both Houses of Parliament.

Tutu’s daughter and grandchildren were in attendance, along with lifelong friends from all walks of life, from politicians to pop stars.

Celebrated performers, many of whom produced anthems supporting the anti-apartheid movement, were also in the audience, including Peter Gabriel, Eddy Grant, Jerry Dammers, Lenny Henry and Moira Stuart. On accepting the prize he explained his philosophy of faith. “Ubuntu – a person can be a person only through other persons. You can be generous only because you learnt from another how to be generous. We were created for togetherness. We were created to be members of one family, God’s family, the human family. The self-sufficient is actually subhuman.”

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Public invited to Wednesday’s funeral in London

Desmond Tutu received the £1.1 million Templeton Prize at London’s historic Guildhall in front of a distinguished audience that included British faith leaders, ambassadors and pop stars

Judy Marchand of the Templeton Foundation read out a message from Prime Minister David Cameron. “This comes from 10 Downing Street: This award recognises the fact that, although much of your life has been engaged in a struggle against the injustices and cruelties of apartheid, your weapons were always those of reconciliation over confrontation.”

Desmond Tutu has for many years spoken of the importance of family.

On Tuesday his family joined in to pay homage to him. His daughter the Reverend Mpho Tutu spoke of her father’s lifelong commitment to faith, forgiveness and reconciliation.

“The Templeton Prize

acknowledges maybe the real Desmond Tutu. The servant leader. The priest. The pastor. The fallible person who is willing to admit his failures. So we thank you Dr Templeton and the Templeton Foundation for your belief in his mission, and God bless you, each and all,” she said.

Annie Lennox, the London African Gospel Choir and the Eric Whitacre Singers combined to end an emotional and uplifting afternoon with their interpretation of “Lean on Me”. The Templeton Prize has been the world’s largest annual monetary award given to an individual for the past 40 years. See photos on page 4.

in 1965. Wendy’s anti-apartheid campaigning began with the Black Sash movement, campaigning against the imprisonment of political detainees.

After meeting Steve Biko, Wendy’s anti-apartheid stance became more radical. Later that year, Biko was killed and Donald arranged at great risk for Biko’s body to be photographed in order to bring out the truth, which resulted in his being banned by the authorities.

After Biko was killed, Wendy’s outlook moved past fear and became one of defiance and anger. With Donald banned, she attended the 13-day Biko inquest in Pretoria. While Wendy was away, five-year old daughter Mary received a t-shirt the Security Police had laced with acid powder. Mary’s acid-burn marks on her face and arms remained for three weeks, but this action forced Wendy and Donald to make the difficult decision to go into exile. With the help of friends and an Australian diplomat the family went into exile

in 1977, a story told in Richard Attenborough’s film Cry Freedom. Donald and Wendy continued their campaigning in exile, with the support of people such as Oliver Tambo. Wendy worked as a journalist, collected thousands of books for the University of Fort Hare, helmed the hugely effective Donald Woods Trust for ten years and was instrumental in installing the Mandela Statue in Parliament Square, London.

Wendy’s funeral will take place at 10.40am on Wed 29 May at Mortlake Crematorium with a reception afterwards at Cannizaro House in Wimbledon. All are welcome.

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by STAFF REPORTERFORMER Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, was presented with the 2013 Templeton Prize in recognition of his lifelong work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness, at a moving and musical ceremony in London’s historic Guildhall.

Former winners include the Dalai Lama and the activist and author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

A spry Tutu received the £1.1 million award in front of a distinguished audience that included Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, British faith leaders, ambassadors, and members of both Houses of Parliament.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu awarded Templeton Prize


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Theatre review: ‘A Human Being Died That Night’A mesmerising exploration of the human capacity for evil and the

possibility of forgiveness unfolds when a black psychologist interviews white ex-policeman Eugene de Kock, jailed for apartheid atrocitiesby SANDI THOMPSONUNIQUELY staged in the Hampstead Downstairs Theatre, A Human Being Died That Night, does not disappoint.

An intrigued audience are initially nestled in the foyer of the theatre as South African psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, played by Noma Dumezweni, addresses her ‘conference’ audience on the topic of “The human capacity for evil and the possibility of forgiveness”.

“What should our attitude be to people who have committed atrocities? Our tendency, always, is to think of them as monsters… We fear that, if we engage with them as real people… we will find that the perpetrators are as human as they are,” Pumla says, provocatively to her audience.

“But when I found myself face to face with a state-sponsored killer, how could I not be overwhelmed by revulsion? This seemed to me to be a challenge of great importance, and when Eugene de Kock appeared as a witness, I decided to take up that challenge by meeting him face to face,” Pumla continues.

At this stage her captive audience, I among them, are escorted from the foyer to the main downstairs theatre, as if walking the same pensive prison corridor back in 1997. We find our seats

before an eerily lit prison cell – an intimate space, dark, smoky and starkly furnished with just a table and two chairs. Eugene de Kock (played by Matthew Marsh), the lone figure at the table, is chained at the feet to a small stool.

Nicholas Wright’s play, based on the book by the same name by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, explores an emotional series of interviews between Pumla, an educated black woman, and Eugene de Kock, a white ex-policeman serving 212 years and two life sentences in Pretoria Central Prison. He is known to South Africans of all backgrounds as “Prime Evil” for the role he

played in a multitude of crimes against humanity, murder, conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms, and fraud.

A Human Being Died That Night is a genuinely thought-provoking piece of theatre, which openly grapples with sensitive issues of truth and forgiveness within the apartheid context.Dates: 10 May – 15 June 2013Times: 7.45pm with Sat Mats at 3.15pm Tel: 020 7722 9301 Prices: £12. Concessions availableBook online: www.hampsteadtheatre.comHampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 3EU

Noma Dumezweni plays Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela and Matthew Marsh plays Eugene de Kock in A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT. Photo © Robert Day


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Nelson Mandela’s Living Legacy

by BRETT PETZERBEGINNING law studies at the University of Witwatersrand, Mandela was the only native African in the faculty, and though facing racism, he befriended a number of liberal and communist European, Jewish, and Indian students, among them Joe Slovo, Harry Schwarz and Ruth First.

Joining the ANC, Mandela was increasingly influenced by Sisulu, spending much time with other activists at Sisulu’s Orlando house, including old friend Oliver Tambo.

In 1943, Mandela met Anton Lembede, an African nationalist virulently opposed to a racially united front against imperialism and

Marriage, Family ...and the ANCYL1944-1947

to an alliance with the communists.Mandela initially shared these

beliefs, despite his friendships with non-blacks and communists.

Deciding on the need for a youth wing to mass mobilize Africans in opposition to their subjugation, Mandela was among a delegation that approached ANC President Alfred Bitini Xuma on the subject at his home in Sophiatown; the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was founded on Easter Sunday 1944 in the Bantu Men’s Social Centre in Eloff Street, with Lembede as President and Mandela as a member of the executive committee.

At Sisulu’s house, Mandela met

Evelyn Mase, an ANC activist and nurse from Engcobo, Transkei. Married on 5 October 1944, after initially living with her relatives, they rented House no. 8115 in Orlando from early 1946. Their first child, Mandiba “Thembi” Thembekile, was born in February 1946, while a daughter named Makaziwe was born in 1947, dying nine months later of meningitis.

Mandela enjoyed home life, welcoming his mother and sister Leabie to stay with him. In early 1947, his three years of articles ended at Witkin, Sidelsky and Edelman, and he decided to become a full-time student, subsisting on loans from the Bantu Welfare Trust.

Pictured: ANC Youth Leaders, Mandela, center, Walter Sisulu, left, and Harrison Motlana, are pictured during a 1952 trial.

The Memories of Muizenberg Exhibition, which smashed attendance records in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Israel, will be hosted by the London Jewish Cultural Centre from 22 May until 6 Juneby STAFF REPORTEROF ALL Cape Town’s magnificent beaches, breezy Muizenberg exercised an irresistible attraction for Jews. Nearly 600 families settled there and for six summer weeks, 20,000+ Jewish visitors arrived, travelling thousands of miles from Southern Africa’s baking interior to the seaside.

The Memories of Muizenberg Exhibition, which smashed attendance records in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Israel, will be hosted by the London Jewish Cultural Centre (once home of famous ballerina, Anna Pavlova) from 22 May until 6 June.

Using personal photos and reminiscences, all focussed on Muizenberg’s Jewish community and the visitors who descended during ‘The Season’, carefully selected and researched by South African Joy Kropman and her dedicated team, the exhibition marks the period 1900-65 as ‘the brief summer of South African Jewry’.

Memories of Muizenberg was opened on 21 May by Sir Jeremy Isaacs, former chief executive of Channel 4 and Director-General of The Royal Opera House, and introduced by Muizenberg-born,

London exhibition: Memories of Muizenberg 1900-1965

long-time Highgate resident, Leonard Weinreich, former London advertising guru and author.The Brief Summer of South African Jewry: London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, NW11 7SX22 May – 6 JuneSpecial associated lecture event:A New Diaspora: The Re-Migration of South African Jews to London by Andrew CaplanWednesday 29 May, 8pm, £10 in advance (£12 at the door)London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London NW11 7SX

What was the nature of the South African Jewish Community?

Why did so many Jews leave South Africa?

Dr Caplan of Royal Holloway, University of London, will reveal research findings into the migration of South African Jews to London commissioned by the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research at University of Cape Town.

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Some of my favourite Chardonnays

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Chardonnay is a very versatile variety and is made in various styles. Mostly dry in style with the option of being wooded or unwooded. The wooded style is richer and fuller in body than those that are unoaked.

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Jak de Priester en sy ‘Sally Williams Nougat’ kom Dankfees toe

by ERIKA DE JAGEREK gesels met Suid-Afrikaanse sanger en skrywer Jak de Priester voor hy die lang vlug na die VK aandurf om die besoekers by die Dankfees (31 Mei – 3 Junie) te kom vermaak. Hy vertel my van sy planne terwyl hy hier in London gaan wees wat natuurlik ‘n besoek na Oxford Straat sal insluit.

Sien jy uit daarna om by die Dankfees te kom optree?Ja, ek sien baie uit , ek is baie lief vir Londen. Ek het self daar gewoon vir twee jaar, dit is lekker vir my om terug te kom.

Jy het lank in Europa gewoon, waarna sien jy die meeste uit om hier te kom doen anders as jou optrede by die Dankfees?Definitief die shopping in Oxfordstraat. H&M, Topman, River Island en selfs Primark. Natuurlik om by Burger King te eet. Dan lank langs die Thames rivier te sit by Embankment dan so paar shows in die West End.

Jy is vele tale magtig – Frans en Duits, praat jy dit nog gereeld?Ek is wel duits-magtig maar [ek] praat dit maar min en Frans kon ek nog nooit praat nie alhoewel ek vir ‘n ruk lank as ‘n Franse onderwyser

gewerk het. Ek moes maar elke aand myself voorberei vir die Franse lesse.

‘Sally Williams Nougat’ was ‘n groot treffer vir jou. Hou jy van nougat?Ja, ek moet erken ek het baie Sally Williams geëet die laaste tien jaar, maar ek sal nogsteeds nie nee sê vir ‘n vars nougat nie.

Groen Mamba het nogals baie betekenisse, van ‘n klein glasie skop dop tot die bynaam vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Paspoort. Sê bietjie, in jou liedjie, is dit die code word vir Panado stroop?Ja, Groen Mamba is magic - dit is ‘n stropie wat help vir koliek babas en ek glo Panado is dalk een van die bestandele.

Jou liedjies het soms humor in, kan jy vir jouself lag as jy aanjaag?Ek dink ek lag eers vir myself lank na die situasie, wanneeer ek daaroor skryf en daaroor sing dan besef ek hoe nietig of hoe komies alles is.

Kry jy nog butterflies of stage fright?Ja, ek is nog elke keer senuweeagtig, soveel dinge kan skeef loop en mens wil elke keer graag op jou beste wees.

Hoe belangrik is geloof vir jou?Baie belangrik, ek het groot geword as ‘n Christen en kerkmens.

Noudat ek ‘n volwassene is besef ek, ek wil nie die wêreld ingaan sonder God nie.

Vir hoe lank is jy in die VK?Ek moet die sesde Junie terug wees in Suid Afrika vir vertonings.

Kom jou vrou Michelle en jou kinders Jamie en Mija saam?Nee.

As jy nogsteeds ‘n onderwyser was, wat is een van die belangrikste dinge wat jy jou klas sou leer?Dat die lewe kort is en jy nie te vinnig ryk, famous of gesettle moet wees nie.

Reis die wêreld, respekteer jouself en jou medemens.

Laastens enige boodskap vir jou fans aan die kant?Geniet elke oomblik wat jy hier in Londen is want as jy nie meer hier woon nie mis jy dit baie. En julle moet ons asseblief nie vergeet hier ver onder in Afrika nie.


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ANY joy experienced with the purchase of a London flat, has fallen a little flat. Not happy to simply move in, visions of grandeur honed in. I was going to change the two-bedroomed, dated apartment into a thing of beauty. Knock out a wall here, gut the kitchen and bathroom and rather than think it through, the paint colours took precedence.

I must mention that No.16 was now home to my two daughters. No problem, I thought, they can simply move back into my little place until the work was done. That would be sooner rather than later. But I am not practical and as I write, there are five people living in a three-bedroomed flat with a further six guests about to arrive. Oh, and the boy has returned home from university for the holidays.

No.16 began well. A therapeutic gutting exercise, a stripping of everything. Neil the builder is wonderful. All going to plan and me, gambolling about from homeware store to granite supplier with stars in my eyes. All to come to a grinding halt as the powers that be have gone into a coma. Although the plans have been approved, the

‘n Wonderwerk: Kleine Nico se verhaal

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WONDERWERKE gebeur vandag nog, dit is eintlik oral rondom ons. Met wetenskap en natuurlike seleksie wil ons die wonderwerke om ons weg redeneer, verwarring word gesaai deur die eenvoudige mens wat nie eers hulself verstaan nie. Gee my asseblief die voorreg om so ‘n verhaal met julle te deel.

Kleine Nico se wonderlike verhaal begin waar hy natuurlik verwek is, dit nadat daar aan sy ouers meegedeel is dat dit vir hulle onmoontlik sou wees om natuurlik swanger te raak. Hulle was juis steeds oorstelp van blydskap nadat hulle, amper presies ‘n jaar tevore, deur suksesvolle fertiliteitsbehandeling is en ‘n

landlord has yet to, (did I forget that I am living in a apartment building) so the breaking through of walls is on hold, for another (and yet another) day. We wait like soldiers before the attack. Calm down, I can deal with this, she says, as another bottle of wine is opened.

Zoom in on Number 28. Yes, we are in the same building. The Chinese laundry has gone into overdrive and my non-English speaking ironing lady enters the flat with a sense of foreboding. Imagine three cupboards and a zillion items of clothing, shoes, linen and the odd Pilates ball. Kit bags and make up. At one given moment, the television

gesonde baba in hul sorg op aarde geplaas is. Na die eerste stel toetse is Nico se ouers egter meegedeel dat as gevolg van komplikasies met die vorige geboorte, dié geboorte onder spesiale sorg sal moet geskied en dat dit as ‘n hoë risiko-geval geklassifiseer sal word. Die resultate het verder ook gedui dat daar ‘n hoë NT telling is en dat die baba ‘n 50% kans het om met Down Sindroom gebore te word. Met dié nuus word meer toetse voorgestel, maar meer kommerwekkend ook dat die baba strukturele afwykings mag hê, onder andere sy hartjie. Met die verdere toetse kom die risiko van miskraam en sy ouers besluit om dié wonderkind wat aan hulle toevertrou is, nie daaraan te onderwerp nie en

onder geen omstadighede sal hul terminasie oorweeg nie. Oor die volgende maande word hul van een spesialis na die ander verwys en met elke skandering word daar meer vrae gevra en moontlike probleme uitgewys. Sy een bobeen meet langer as die ander, sy spysverteringsstelsel is dalk verstop en selfs, daar is vloeistof op sy hart, maar nadat daar met ‘n volgende skandering vir bevestiging daarna gesoek word, bly daar geen, buiten die hoë NT telling.

Sy Geboorte 17/03/2013 01:30 – Omring deur die beste mediese toerusting en op volle gereedheid wag die Spesialis-span vir Nico se geboorte, terwyl sy Mamma, 10 minute verder, in hul badkamer op haar knië sak en natuurlik, sonder pyn geboorteskenk aan hul perfek-gevormde, tweede seun.

In die Hospitaal - Nico word onmiddelik opgeneem in die neonatale intensiewe sorgeenheid en sy hart word getoets. Daar word gevind dat twee van sy kleppies nie heeltemal sluit nie, met die gevolg dat bloed lek tussen die twee atriums aook die aorta. ‘n Opvolgafspraak is gereël. Twee Engele word op sy pad geplaas en binne 48 uur is Nico by sy moeder in die kamer en teen Woesdag

(20/03/2013) is beide tuis.24/03/2013 - Nico word gedoop in

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bevestig Nico het ‘n vernouing in sy aorta en indien dit vererger, sal Nico ‘n operasie benodig. Nico tel ook Geelsug op en hul bevestig Down Sindroom.

10/05/2013 Die hartsondersoek – Onder toesig van 2 Hartspesialiste, ‘n Kardiologie student van Amerika en ‘n Hartspesialis-verpleegster kom die uitslag – Normaal! Ja, geen probleem, sy klein hartjie is

normaal! So, volgens wetenskap was daar amper geen kans dat Nico kon gebeur (‘n natuurlike swangerskap), volgens wetenskap was daar ‘n goeie kans dat hy nie lewend gebore sou word nie, volgens wetenskap was daar ‘n goeie kans vir ‘n gekompliseerde geboorte en ek vra jou nou, wat van jy Hart? Nico is ‘n wonderwerk in alle opsigte – ‘n Defiance of Science! Deel dit met ander wat dalk net die donker om ons raaksien en gee Lig aan sy storie. Dit was my opdrag.

is on, my son is playing computer games, the girls have their music loud enough to invite the neighbours and darling is doing his exercises on the floor beside my desk.

Even the goldfish are confused. Everyone has their own diets, their own habits and very loud voices when we have to rotate the bathroom and sleeping arrangements.

Weekends are particularly delightful when children return at different hours of the early morning, hungry and stalking the fridge as I have to rise for the day. Moving through the flat is like a maneouvre through dangerous territory and I think I last saw the dining room table Tuesday a week ago. It’s there somewhere. My guests will arrive to a place with a hole where the bathroom used to be. Half-smashed walls and stripped floors. I will be a madwoman, sorting piles of clothing and whistling the theme tune to Law and Order – what possessed me? I have built three homes and it was nothing like this.

I am living in a student digs with Bob the Builder gutting my soul.

The saga continues. Will I be sane enough to write the next installment?


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by MEDHA PRAKASAMTHIS month’s World Economic Forum meeting in South Africa focused on the themes of government transparency and efficient governance across the continent. Africa’s economic performance and delivery on social and development goals has been tied to responsible and competent governance and the latest report from the Africa Progress Panel highlights these issues.

The report for 2013, states that good governance is crucial in order to bring Africa out of high unemployment, inequality and poverty. With regard to inequality, it is a repeat of the key messages from last year’s report, which stated that increased inequality in the continent threatens growth, despite

an improving economy overall.The report, which analyses

how irresponsible governance and corruption are the primary reasons for hampering Africa’s development, says that these are also the major reasons for Africa constantly being on the foreign aid list. The report, which was launched at WEF Africa added that the continent’s natural resources could help millions of people around the continent.

Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General and chair of the African progress Panel was quoted as saying “Africa’s resource wealth can lift millions out of poverty; it can build shared prosperity and bring hope to future generations. It is imminently possible – we can do it”

Africa needs to improve its game to lift people out of poverty

GTA speaks to the woman in charge of South Africa’s platinum-rich North West province about BBBEE and ‘that’ secrecy Billby JEREMY KUPER and MEDHA PRAKASAMGTA: THE perception remains of BEE that it is to the benefit of an often small [highly inter-connected] elite. Should it be changed, or become more broad-based, to achieve what was intended?TM: Let me start with an affirmation. The system in SA was such that a big majority of people were deliberately disempowered, they lost their land, their education was degraded, they were divided as people.Socially, economically, politically, the Africans [and other groups] lost out.

You need to be very deliberate, and that is why affirmative action is a policy I think I will go to the death defending. Now, if you want Africans to participate in the economy of their country, you definitely have to look at different mechanisms and BEE was one.

And I think within a year or two we came to the conclusion that it was open to abuse. It was open to abuse because many people used [black] Africans [as fronts] and they would not really benefit.

So, that is why we moved from BEE into broad-based economic empowerment. I come from a province which believes in sharing. We believe that if you

are empowering people, you must take turns: this one got [a leg up] today, somebody must get that opportunity tomorrow. The fact is, that for broad based economic empowerment to take place, you must have the support that will ensure that any young person, any woman, any African man, any Indian, any coloured man, who wants to participate in this has some [support system]. Is the system bad? It is only bad because of the way it is structured. Is it wrong to benefit people who were deliberately left out of the economy? I don’t think so. I think that in every system you’ve got bad apples – people who are always trying to exploit the system and benefit themselves to the detriment of others. We must deal with the bad apples, we must create a [black economic

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empowerment] system that enables people to be equal. You still have [black] Africans in South Africa who cannot afford to move to a suburb, because even though legally they can move, they do not have the money to do so.

If you look at how, arguably, Zimbabwe has lost its position as an agricultural producer since their failed land reforms, how do you achieve restitution of lands which were taken even from a particular family? The actual dependants and beneficiaries of the land that was forcibly taken from people are still around. I think the government has a system of identifying these people, and that is why it is working.

But in SA, so far no land has been taken by force from anybody. There are agreements, people talk and government buys the land and returns the land, I can only in this instance speak for my province. We have a program and money which we have put aside to help the people who are being resettled in this land after restitution – help to make that land productive, make sure that we help find markets.

It is not true that when Africans were farming they were bad farmers. They grew away from the land…they have no resources to get into it. When you analyse poverty in SA it is directly linked to the loss of land, loss of livestock, to being forced to become migrants…[Black South Africans were forced to] leave their families back home, [those families in turn were] removed from the lands they occupied, and put…onto arable land where nothing can grow, where there is no water.

And if you want to reverse this, the state must show it has the will. We have farmers in the North West, white farmers who volunteer to help people who are acquiring land, whether they’re buying land out of their own pockets or the land has been restituted. And you find that if we are clever…[in managing] this relationship, there are no tensions.


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It is illegal to render UK immigration advice in the UK, if not regulated by one of these bodies.Tier 2 Employment ScamsThere are a number of Tier 2 employment scams going around. The scammers are not UK employers and the employment being offered does not exist, neither does the supposed UK employer. The applicants are asked to pay the UK Home Office fees to the supposed UK employer, together with courier and other administrative fees.

As soon as the monies are paid over, they are never heard of again. Be wary if a job is being offered to you and no formal job interview took place. Be wary if you are asked to pay over any monies for UK Home Office fees.

Application fees for entry clearance will not be paid by the employer, but by the applicant directly to the UK Home Office.

In fact, be wary if you are asked to pay over any monies! Make sure the company offering the job is legit, by doing a background check on them. This can be done by asking around amongst UK friends or family, or at the very least doing an internet search.Part Two to follow next weekFor more information on immigration scams please contact our London offices at [email protected] or telephone 0845 074 0514.www.bic-immigration.com

Colman Coyle’s legal eagles…from Durbanby STAFF REPORTERCOLIN Makin, the power kiting enthusiast who would otherwise be working as a vet or game ranger back in Africa, and sophisticated art-loving Melissa Powys-Rodrigues, who would otherwise be a pastry chef, are actually two senior South African lawyers at commercial based London law firm Colman Coyle.

Both are experts in English employment law. One niche Melissa and Colin have discovered is servicing the constantly growing market of South African business in the UK. As South Africans themselves they are particularly well placed to help Saffer companies in the UK, or Brits who have an interest in South Africa.

How long have you been in the UK?Melissa: I came here in January 2003 on a two year working holiday, fully intending to return to South Africa but I met my now husband and never looked back! I have now been a specialist

employment lawyer in the UK for over 10 years, joining Colman Coyle in 2012. I am dual qualified as a lawyer in South Africa and England.

Colin: I have been here longer than that! Initially I joined the John Lewis Graduate Trainee Scheme but then rekindled my love of the law and went back to Uni. I received my English Law Degree (LLB) from

Nottingham University in 1996.(having originally studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban.)

What attracts South African clients to your service?Melissa: It’s a cultural thing I suppose. Both as Saffers and having worked here, we understand the challenges our fellow expats face in coming to work and set up businesses in the UK.

How can you help South African businesses in the UK?Melissa: Colman Coyle offers a one-stop shop for South Africans wanting to start a UK company, and can assist on all aspects of the business. We can set it up, make sure they’re running it properly from an employment perspective, sort out leases and put the commercial agreements together.

Colin: In addition, I have a number of established South African businesses on the complexities of UK employment law. They trust me as their advisor – and being South African helps to establish that relationship.

What do you miss most about South Africa?Colin: The Bush, the sun, the wildlife.

And what’s your favourite place in London?Melissa: Borough Market – It has a fantastic buzz. As a foodie, I love to cook with the wonderful fresh and exotic ingredients which I buy there.

Who do you support when it comes to rugby?Melissa: The Sharks all the way.

Colin: Springboks, England, The Sharks, Saracens, in that order!

As I get up to leave, Melissa emphasises that they are professional but down to earth…at least when Colin is not power kiting. But for now it’s back to work, so I guess those game ranger or pastry chef training courses will just have to wait.Visit www.colmancoyle.com or call +44 (0)20 7354 3000 for expert UK legal advice.


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of what’s available to us, because our conception of the world is so narrow, defined by the culture that we get exposed to – the visuals, the sounds. And obviously that was a corrupt, distorted, terrible time.

How did that ‘distorted system’ work?Every morning when we got to work, we had to check a blue book. That blue book was full of updates on the things that you couldn’t say and names that you couldn’t mention. Awful time. Steve Biko never made it to the news. I couldn’t mention his name.

How did you feel in that situation?It was very ambivalent. I was in two completely different worlds. I was in a world of the authoritarian establishment, this evil fascist empire – that’s what I was doing it for my day job. And at night we were helping people to get across the border. It was completely weird. Very disturbing.

Then you worked for JWT in London?I was worldwide creative director of the De Beers business. I was going around the world doing diamond advertising. It was strange as well because it had a weird South African connection. But it was a fantastic time – creating marvellous, beautiful black and white fantasies of love and romance. Eventually,

I became a creative director of JWT Europe. I had 54 offices to look after and a whole

bunch of huge multinational accounts like Kellogg’s and Vodafone. It was massive. It was out of control.

When did you leave?I left in 2004, when digital was becoming a really big thing. I was regarded as an old-fashioned, television guy. And I was sidelined, because no one wanted TV

anymore, everyone wanted digital.

Is digital a good thing?The great thing is that everyone

is a publisher. It’s the greatest cultural invention of

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days. I ended up working at the SABC. Because I had a scholarship from them to get through university, I had to work for them for three years.

What did you do at the SABC?Initially I was as a sub-editor on radio. This was a really interesting time because television was just being introduced in 1977. I went on to work in the TV newsroom from its very first day.

What did TV news-making look like in South Africa in that era?Of course no one knew how to do television news at that time. Everyone was just kind of making it up. They had imported Australians to run it. Australians believed that everything that was news was very visual and exciting. That happened just after the riots, when the townships were still in flames, and it made really good visual news, so we were putting it on TV. It took them about a year to figure out that it wasn’t doing anyone any good.

What did you get out of that experience?It was very formative. That’s when I became interested in media – what media does, what media says. In cultural communication in general, and how we believe in what we see. We have such a limited sense

by JEREMY KUPERWHAT was your career in?I spent most of my career in advertising. I worked for JWT initially in Johannesburg. In 1994 I decided I wanted to get out of South Africa, I just wanted different experience. And I got a transfer to Mexico City.

How do you remember Mexico?Mexico is mad, fantastic, and completely surreal. People live in a dream world. It was a wild and crazy time, and very influential too. Because, as South Africans, our references are very much limited to either American or UK culture. When I was growing up I always had a sense that I was completely cut off from everything.

Why did you feel cut off?I spent my childhood in Estcourt, which is probably as far as you can get from cultural events of the world, as is physically possible. You get more culture in the Karoo. Estcourt was like a black hole.

And then you moved away to go to university?[The University of KwaZulu-Natal] was a good university. All professors were from Oxford, Cambridge – they were relicts from the past. You felt as though you were getting the nineteenth century directly from the source. I loved that.

What did you study?English and Psychology. No one knew what they wanted to do in those

from a consumption point of view it’s a swamp.

How do you perceive the landscape of digital change?I think things have kind of settled down. That’s what happens when a new medium is invented. The first thing – everybody buys the hardware. When radio was invented, everyone had to buy a radio. Money was in the production of radios. Second thing is the consolidation of channels. Now you have Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other channels emerging – that’s the second phase. The third phase is the content. Once the channels

have established themselves, then it will be about content again. And that’s when we’ll be able to engage with the Internet as a proper cultural medium.

What are you interested in at the moment?A big obsession of mine is what do we pay attention to? Why do we pay attention to some things and not to others? Where do you experience that sense of awe in a cultural artefact? When it’s produced by someone brilliant, original, working outside of the conventions – that’s when we are surprised, that’s what excites us.

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by BRETT PETZERKeata left a flourishing career in marketing to follow her true passion for health and exercise into a career in spinning. WHEN did you arrive in the UK?In January 2002 - I came over to the UK straight out of university to work in marketing. That went on for twelve great years - but my passion was always fitness.

How did you get into spinning?Johnny G, who invented spinning, is South African, and I had been doing it since I was 17. But when I came to the UK, I couldn’t find any spinning classes - only indoor cycling. So I did a lot of research into what made SA spinning classes so much better, and discovered that the training [for instructors] was quite demanding - goal training and a level 2 fitness base were just some of the prerequisites.

The indoor cycling industry has become quite gimmicky so I was happy to find good training and then a purist spinning studio to teach in - I found a South African who owned a studio in Putney, where I started teaching. The chain expanded to Wimbledon, where I am now.

When did you realise you wanted to do this full-time?I did spinning until I was six months pregnant! I went back to work [in marketing] after having my son...but I knew that something had to give. So I gave up my day job, in order to be a better mom and do a lot more of what I love. I have now ended up doing the marketing for the spinning studios.

If you were PM for a day, what would you change?I would make daily exercise compulsory! I guarantee you that it would instantly be a better, easier, safer and more stimulating world to live in as we’d have expended energy to get positive energy back!

Positive energy makes us feel good, as endorphins (the body’s feel good chemicals) are automatically released through exercise. We’d be able to endure longer hours in the day which I’d ensure gets used for recreation and family time, not more hours in the office: work life balance is critical to staying motivated and stimulated in life. We’d be motivated to eat healthier, not chemically enhanced or genetically modified artificial and fast food that has the power to influence our mood and stress levels and ultimately how we treat each other.

The biggest spinoff from the Olympics - and this Olympics was phenomenal - was the new interest in cycling [where Team GB did so well]. Despite the budget cuts [to school sport since then] people are really noticing cycling - many more people are commuting to work on a bicycle. We’re seeing the benefits of it in business - people are starting to value their health more.

How would you compare the British public’s attitude towards your job to that of the SA public? People in Durban are really body-conscious - everyone exercises. In South Africa, there is no question of whether your family are getting active - it’s just how, and what form of exercise you enjoy most. We grow up sporty.

Here, they’re just not influenced in the same way - many schools don’t have sports facilities. It’s a lot harder for Brits to get used to exercise as a way of life. Spinning here, for example, benefits from the awfulness of the weather - serious cyclists can make up classes inside. It raises the bar in the classes a bit.

What is the biggest public misconception about your job? A lot of people think you [already] have to be fit to spin. We have a mix of classes - strength, endurance, race day. We follow periodised programmes. We don’t want people to come in and have a bad experience. Every single person has a heart-rate monitor. We’re very responsible about people - spinning really is for everyone.

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Saracens to play, promote rugby in Bermuda this weekby STAFF REPORTERSARACENS flew to Bermuda on Monday for a visit to promote rugby on the island and help try and raise in excess of $50,000 for the Beyond Rugby charity and the youth section of Bermuda Rugby Football Union.

The six-day trip will see the squad engage with the community through a series of school visits, coaching workshops and fund-raising activities, with Saracens aiming to raise over $50,000 for the Beyond Rugby Charity and the youth section of the Bermuda Rugby Football Union. On Tuesday they will visit four schools across the paradise island and take part in coaching sessions with pupils – many of who may never have played rugby before. There are also two fundraising events planned for Beyond Rugby Bermuda – a charity aimed at using rugby and sport in general to educate kids from challenging backgrounds and provide them with valuable life

skills, assist with education and provide counselling to improve their prospects in life. These are a golf day and a beach tag rugby tournament. The week is completed on Friday 31 May with a match against the Bermuda International XV – a team that includes SA players Anton van Zyl, Gcobani Bobo, Hanyani Shimange, members of the USA national team and 10 from the Canadian national team – along with a number of local players. With numerous Saracens players involved in international tours, or involved with Bedford Blues’ push for promotion the

Visit is intended to leave a legacy of rugby development and fundraising for youth charities across the islands

touring party is made up of a few the younger academy players, and it is something that forwards coach Alex Sanderson believes will benefit the club in the long term. “It’s nice that a few of the younger

lads are coming out with us; they have the chance to integrate them into the senior set up. Guys who have come from the academy or straight from schools have the chance to get into the first team environment and have a chance to rub shoulders with some of the role models and older guys within the squad.” The Saracens squad to Bermuda includes a number of former Saracens and guest players, with the SA contingent consisting of Mouritz Botha, Jacques Burger, Neil de Kock, Petrus du Plessis, Alistair Hargreaves, Ernst Joubert and Ethienne Reynecke. Sanderson

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Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs face off for a spot in the Super Rugby playoffs as the June break looms. Meanwhile, the remaining SA teams should not be discounted: with a little luck, the Sharks and Stormers could still affect final rankings

IT’S NOT YET OVER FOR SA SUPER RUGBY TEAMSby STAFF REPORTERSOUTH African rugby fans may not have a lot to smile about at the moment, but we now have two teams in the top four of the Super Rugby league.

While the Sharks and Stormers are probably not going to make the knock out stage, they could run into some form and spoil it for other teams, thereby helping their countrymen out.

The Vodacom Bulls and Toyota Cheetahs are now firmly in playoff contention with the June break looming after crucial away victories on an exciting weekend of Vodacom Super Rugby.

The three-time champions from Pretoria entrenched their position at the top of the South African Conference – and their second spot on the overall log – when they beat The Sharks 18-16, in a tense but scrappy match in Durban on Saturday evening.

Morné Steyn scored all of the visitors’ points with the boot as Bulls replacement scrumhalf Jano Vermaak celebrated his 100th Super Rugby appearance with an important victory.

The Sharks’ discipline let them down on a night where they not only scored the only try of the match, but also dominated the

Jano Vermaak of the Vodacom Bulls in action during the Super Rugby match between The Sharks and Vodacom Bulls at Kings Park on May 25, 2013 in Durban (Photo by Steve Haag / Gallo Images)

Vodacom Bulls at scrum time.Earlier on Saturday, the

Cheetahs scored four tries – three of them in the second half – in their 34-22 win over the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth.

The Cheetahs scored the only four-try bonus point of the weekend and moved up to fourth on the log after the Crusaders, Blues and Reds all lost.

The Reds, champions in 2011, went down to the DHL Stormers at Newlands, where Springbok captain Jean de Villiers scored the only try of the match.

The DHL Stormers returned to winning ways when they beat the Reds by 20-15 in Cape Town on Saturday.

Overall Super Rugby Table (Total)

Chiefs 52Bulls 50Brumbies 50Cheetahs 50Reds 42Crusaders 42Blues 42Waratahs 39Hurricanes 38Sharks 34Stormers 34Rebels 32Southern Kings 24

Documents

The South African, Issue 516, 28 May 2013