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WIFE 1 MACELE WIFE 2 MAYENI

The show brings up crucial issues he

fencing on their owners’ properties
the incredible people we or are already loitering around open
says recalling a scene from the second
episode where MaCele takes h m to task
for arr v ng home with l pstick on his col
lar Th s shows men you cant take it for
granted that because you have another
wife you can disrespect your family
But opening up their private space

get to hear about – then gates. Taking your (leashed) dog for a
hasn t been easy the family says They
live in the rural area of KwaMadlala
WIFE 3 MAKHUMALO W FE 4 MANGWABE about 25 km from Umdlalo Lodge and
each wife has her own home
H s lifestyle has always put h m n the
spotlight he says I became the talk of
the town but in a negative way people

share their experiences run, if possible, requires courage, nerves

thought I was messing with women and

ONE BIG,
some would talk badly to my wives and
rid cule them as well
I m sure some women didn t want to
associate with them or want the r hus

BIG HAPPY FAMILY

bands to associate with me But I always
maintained that time will tell and

with you, our readers. And this week of steel and superior anticipation of
I think time is tell ng
He was afraid of how the show would
LEFT Bus nessman be received but so far it hasn t been too
Musa Mseleku and his four wives are the stars of a new reality show on Musa Mseleku says he
al ays knew he wanted
bad he says H s wives were also appre
hensive but most agreed to do the show
polygamy, Uthando Nesthembu. They let us into their unique world – to be a polygamist He’s
wr tten several books
to be supportive of their man
MaNgwabe says the cameras can be
four wives, 10 kids, four homes BY KHATIJA NXEDLANA on his lifestyle in the

we have a story that will tug at your danger.

G
ho es of addressing overwhelming at times as she s ex
mi conceptions about tremely shy MaYeni says at first she
ROWING up he was whether theyd ever be able to live their All his relationships are built on a it atch Uthando thought Musa was joking about want
told he could be any lives under the strict rules that come foundation of respect and love he says Ne ’thembu on Mzansi ing to broadcast their lives on TV
thing he wanted to be with being the mighty Musas wife He doesn t take any of his wives for Magic (DStv channel 161) MaCele who calls her husband Ngon
that he alone was re Musa is a generous man who treats granted and goes out of h s way to en on hursdays at 8 pm yama (l on) says opening their pr vate
spons ble for defining his wives to luxurious lifestyles yet he sure he satisfies each one lives to the world wasn t easy and she

heartstrings. Our gardener and our dog have both

the kind of man hed
become
And Musa Mseleku
wanted to be a polygam st Now at the
age of 43 Musa s living h s best life and
he wants the world to know it Four
wives and 10 children later the Kwa
has a 5 pm curfew for a l his better
halves and each has to ask his permis
sion to party or drink
Still after in tial reservations the four
women seem to have adjusted and have
developed respectful relat onships with
each other over t me
He spends time with each of his wives only agreed because the show was to
and children every day he says in the educate people It doesn t mean we re
show and makes sure no one feels the perfect example of a polygamous re
slighted or overlooked Had I known that before I don t th nk I mous relationship p Even w th his wives lationship but were try ng
Not long into the interview Musa would have agreed to marry him By the I knew I had my place and he loves me She says be ng in this sort of marr age
attends to one of h s 10 children four t me he starting talking about it seri He d dn t approach me because he was hasn t changed the way her husband
year old Owami who comes running ously I already had a ch ld unhappy with them treats her as the first wife saying he

Shaninlea Visser was fine one day;
Zulu Natal property developer is on a
mission to tell the country about the
lifestyle he loves and he s getting
tongues wagging in the process
Musa and his four wives became an
overnight sensat on after the first epi
H been attacked and badly bitten, resulting
up to her dad She shyly introduces her Before she agreed to the second mar But her religious family had a hard makes extra effort to show her how
E S always wanted to be a self before running off riage she set down her main condit on time accepting the arrangement They much he still loves and respects her
polygamist Musa tells us Without missing a beat Musa who she wanted her own house she had no nitially saw it as me breaking up a hap Musa heaped praise on Mzansi Magic
sitt ng on the patio of Um grew up w thout a father explains hes nterest in sharing with the other wife py home so I had to convince them and which he says has been amazing to him
dlalo Lodge the upmarket determ ned to change society s skewed Her wish was granted and Musa went they trusted me Musa also came home and his family in portraying them in
hotel and restaurant he views about polygamy on to marry MaYeni in 2007 and assured them he was serious about their real lives

M
sode of the r reality show Uthando owns in Umtentweni a re The shy MaYeni (35) was a bit reluctant me and he wanted to marry me Living with four women and 10 chil

the next she could barely move –
Nes thembu (Love and Polygamy) a red
on Mzansi Magic
The show follows Musa and his wives
Busisiwe (MaCele) Nokukhanya (Ma
Yeni) Thobile (MaKhumalo) and Mbali
(MaNgwabe) as they navigate their way
T in incapacitation for many days as well
sort town on the KZN south coast USA smiles adoringly as about the polygamous arrangement at dren is all about balance for larger
Musa says t was his late grandmother his wives make their way first as well You can imag ne youre in HEY decided to do the show than life Musa
Phiwe Florence Mseleku who told him into the lodge to join in love with this person then he tells you he as a way of contributing to I try by all means to see my w ves and
he alone was respons ble for h s dest ny the conversation His wants to marry you but doesn t want to wards the fight against wom kids every day That means I allocate my
There wasn t someone in my life who first wife MaCele (41) marry just you Musa conceded It cre en and ch ld abuse Musa says time I divide my time
TER YHAYWOOD MZANS MAG C

led a polygamous life who I looked up to explains she met Musa ates doubt and questions The businessman says he ap I wouldn t want something to hap
through the intricacies of their he says I had th s with n myself that 17 years ago at a shop n Port Shepstone By 2009 hed marr ed 28 year old Ma proached Mzansi Magic in pen to one child w thout me knowing

and that was just the start of her
polygamous relationship
Social media couldn t get enough of
Musa and his family after the premiere
especia ly women who questioned
84 | 8 JUNE 2017 you.co.za
I wanted to be a polygamist I wanted a
big family Laugh ng he adds My sister
would joke that there was no point in
time when I had a single g rlfriend
as unaffordable medical expenses.
and they were married two years later Khumalo and 34 year old MaNgwabe a January and pitched h s concept which about it I want to know everything that
Never did she ever imagine herself as month apart was we l received The show is an exten happens
part of a polygamous relationship Hed MaKhumalo says she knew when he sion of a book he wrote Life And Polyg After all they re just one big big hap
talk about want ng one but as a joke was courting her he was in a polyga amy published in 2013 py fam ly S
you.co.za 8 JUNE 2017 | 85

nightmare. By the time she’d fully Pedestrians have to make detours

regained consciousness she’d lost
big parts of her limbs and a portion
of her face to a potentially deadly in-
fection. Yet Shan doesn’t want any-
one to feel sorry for her: she’s opti-
mistic about the future and is back
with her estranged husband. As she
says, the words “ag shame” have no
place in her vocabulary. Read her
story on page 18.
On a different note, many of us
here in the office love the Obamas,
so when pictures landed on our
desks of them living their best life
post-White House we snapped
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DOWN WITH POLYGAMY every day to avoid certain roads.
I was absolutely gobsmacked reading Safe, free and uninhibited movement
how Musa Mseleku can unashamedly in South Africa is a constitutional right.
flaunt his polygamous lifestyle by allow- The bylaws of the municipality need to
ing his family to become the subject of be adhered to and fines issued for con-
a reality TV show (YOU, 8 June). travening laws and bylaws.
And there I was thinking polygamy is I think there needs to be a large, sus-
illegal in sunny South Africa. Obviously tained campaign. Enclosing reminders
not when you have a president who to control your dogs with the monthly
flaunts his many wives. municipal accounts might be one cost-
You might think your polygamous effective method.
marriage and family life are normal, This situation needs urgent attention
Mr Mseleku, but have you given a single as it seems to be getting out of control.
thought to the irreparable damage you TRAUMATISED DOG RUNNER, EMAIL
and your buxom wives are doing to your
children? DIFFERENTLY ABLED
We humans weren’t created to have As a disabled person it’s disheartening
more than one spouse at any given time. knowing that we recently celebrated our
MAMMA AFRICA, WINDHOEK 23rd year of democracy and still not
much has been done to narrow the gap
DOG EAT DOG between disabled people and non-
Pedestrians, runners and dog-walkers disabled people.
are terrorised by dogs in our area on a There’s still so much stigma attached
daily basis. to people living with disabilities and spe-
Dogs escape through the inadequate cial needs. I’m not saying we disabled
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Forms of abuse
I took a friend to the police station to
help her to open a case of abduction
and attempted murder.
She was under major stress as a
result of this incident but the SAPS
officer treated her as if she were to
blame.
He interrogated her and made her
feel that she was the bad person. His
interrogation was aimed at her as he
seemed to feel she didn’t make an
effort to get away from the abductor
and potential murderer, who held her
at knife point in her car, threatened to
kill her and ordered her to drive to
Johannesburg.
It’s reprehensible that the women of
our country have to endure this sort of
abuse by the very people there to pro-
tect us.
LES PETERSON, EMAIL
S My ex-husband is an office manager
for the maintenance court. Daily he
dishes out advice to people on how to
be better parents and assists with main-
tenance cases and domestic violence.
people need special treatment – not at
all! This would be unrealistic and unjust
in itself. I just think that like anyone,
irrespective of gender, race, religion and
disability, we all want equal rights, treat-
ment, respect and dignity.
People shouldn’t judge disabled people
purely on what we can and can’t do. Look
at our personalities and individuality,
then make your decision. Don’t think
about our differences but rather about
what we have in common and you’ll see
we aren’t all that different from you –
we’re simply differently abled.
JONATHAN DE BRUIN, EMAIL
MY HEALTHY KIDS
In response to Dr Connie Meyer’s views
on antibiotic abuse (YOU, 8 June): while
IN BRIEF
But let me just share the reality with I totally disagree with Elizabeth’s com-
you: this man, who gives such beauti- ment that Kate looked so drab next to
ful advice to the public, abused me in Pippa (YOU, 15 June). Kate’s dress was
every way for 15 years. We’re divorced beautiful.
but he pays the bare minimum for our KAY, SMS
kids and spends barely any time with
them – perhaps an hour once a month. Regarding Amor’s pity parties (YOU,
He’s an excessive drinker and drug 15 June), she says she doesn’t think Joost
abuser. would have been happy with all the
I feel the need to bring this man to drama yet she seems to thrive on it. Deal
book because he’s destroyed my life with it privately, Amor. You children
and damaged my soul to a point that don’t deserve to have it all out there.
I’m afraid of everything. All I do is GLENDA LAW, SMS
work and see to my kids: no life, no me
time, nothing. He caused me to have a Oh no, Amor, do we have to go through
nervous breakdown, beat me badly, all this again? There are thousands of
raped me repeatedly when he came people worse off than you. Stop now!
home drunk and humiliated me We’ve had enough.
countless times. IRENE, SMS
Why did I not go to the police? Well,
when you’re in an abusive relationship Life’s too short not to have a dog.
it’s as if you’re possessed. You’re so MARIE DIXON, PIETERMARITZBURG
afraid. Ladies, or even gentlemen,
I urge you if your partner abuses you Diana would have been the mother-in-
to seek help immediately. There are law from hell (YOU, 15 June). She would
mean people in this world. have upstaged Catherine at every turn
DOORMAT, EMAIL and interfered in their marriage.
J KRIEL, SMS
I agree with the view that children are fed
antibiotics for almost every sniffle, I dis- I was saddened to read of Piet Byleveld’s
agree with the statement about children passing (YOU, 8 June). What an amazing
being more at risk from not being breast- man and what a selfless contribution he
fed or being born via Caesarean section. made to SA. Heartfelt sympathies to his
I have two beautiful, healthy daugh- wife and family.
ters. Both were born via Caesarean sec- SAD, SMS
tion and I chose not to breastfeed for
personal reasons. I love your Brainbusters and the YOU
My girls, who are now 19 and 16, have Blockbuster books! They make my day.
been very healthy throughout their Thanks, YOU.
younger years. In fact they’ve only ever LINDA CARTER, DURBANVILLE
had antibiotics about five times each.
Prevention is better than cure, so stick The increase in internet banking fraud
to healthy food and living and I guaran- alarms me (YOU, 18 May). How do we
tee you your kid won’t need to live on protect our hard-earned savings? Where
medication. It’s certainly worked for my do we put our money so it will be safe
girls. from criminals?
ZENA, NELSPRUIT LIZ SLEDGE, SMS

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 WHO NEEDS THE
WHITE HOUSE?
Fabulous holidays, gorgeous new home and
making plans for the future – Barack and Michelle
Obama are having a ball Compiled by JANE VORSTER
Y
ACHTING with Oprah
Winfrey in French Poly-
nesia, kitesurfing with
Richard Branson in the
Caribbean, lunching
with Bono in New York,
golfing in Hawaii and
cycling in Italy . . . these
days Barack Obama’s life seems to be one
long holiday.
But can you hold it against him? If any-
one deserves a break it’s America’s for-
mer president. Just imagine what a relief
it must have been after eight years in the
hot seat to be able to hand over the nu-
clear codes and other responsibilities to
someone else and head into the sunset.
And with famous friends falling over
themselves to lend Barack (55) and his
wife, Michelle (53), their mansions,
yachts, jets and island retreats, his holi-
day opportunities have been endless.
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The Obamas holidayed aboard the luxuri-
ous superyacht Rising Sun in French Poly-
nesia in April. On deck Barack snapped a
few pics of wife Michelle with his iPad.
After months of fun in the sun it looks as
if the weight of the world has been lifted
off his shoulders.
“He no longer has that mortal power
in his hands or the grave responsibilities.
And for a guy who took those very seri-
ously that’s a liberating thing,” friend
David Axelrod says.
Although it might look as if Barack is
choosing to remain on permanent holi-
day now that President Donald Trump is
running the show, there’s plenty going on
in the background.
In between exotic getaways he’s been
delivering speeches, hobnobbing with
world leaders, starting work on his hotly
anticipated new memoir and making
ambitious plans for the next phase of his
career. So don’t write him off as a beach The former president looked super-
bum! relaxed after a long, lazy lunch with
Here’s a look at the Obamas’ life out- Michelle and friends during a visit to
Italy in May.
side the White House bubble.

BACK-TO-BACK HOLIDAYS
Michelle offered her social media fol-
lowers this small glimpse of what she
and her husband were up to on their
visit to the Caribbean in February.
When he bowed out he said he was looking forward to taking a nice long
break – and it seems Barack wasn’t kidding. The past six months have seen
him taking at least five major holidays.
JANUARY
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
Straight after President Trump’s inaugura-
tion the Obama family climbed aboard the
presidential jet one last time and were
whisked away to California where they
rented a mansion in the hills above
Coachella Valley for a week.
FEBRUARY
NECKER ISLAND, CARIBBEAN
The former first couple boarded a private
jet belonging to Richard Branson and head-
ed off for 10 sun-kissed days at the British
tycoon’s luxurious island retreat. Richard
later posted pics of Barack trying his hand
at kitesurfing (YOU, 23 February). With no
children or work obligations it was just what
they needed to decompress and unwind.
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APRIL
FRENCH POLYNESIA
The couple spent a few weeks at late
actor Marlon Brando’s luxurious resort,
The Brando, on the island of Tetiaroa. Keen
to make the most of the tropical sojourn,
Barack was spotted paddleboarding, diving
and swimming in the crystal-clear waters.
While there they also joined media mo-
gul Oprah Winfrey, rock star Bruce Spring-
steen and actor Tom Hanks aboard music
mogul David Geffen’s superyacht, Rising
Sun, for a few days. Despite being sur-
rounded by celebrities, Barack had eyes
only for his wife.
they boarded he
ted snapping pics
his iPad of Michel
on the upper deck

MARCH MAY
HAWAII ITALY
Barack arrived at the islands on which he The Obamas en-
grew up for a surprise visit. In addition to joyed a six-day
dining at his favourite steakhouse he found holiday at the
time for a few rounds of golf with buddies. Tuscan holiday
Mark Sousa, manager of Mid Pacific estate Borgo
Country Club, was blown away by how Finocchieto owne
much more relaxed this time was compared by John Phillips, a
with Barack’s visits while he was president. former US ambas
“It’s totally different from last year,” to Italy.
Mark says. “We had about 34 golf carts While there the
that we gave to the Secret Service last super-relaxed and loved up as they treated
year and the years before. This year they themselves to long, lazy lunches and a
only took five. And there were no weapons sightseeing trip to Siena (ABOVE RIGHT).
to be seen.” Barack also went biking accompanied by a
couple of burly bodyguards who didn’t look
ABOVE: Barack hit the golf greens in Hawaii in March. His security team won’t allow him too pleased about having to pedal up steep
to drive a car but much to his delight they gave him the green light to steer a golf cart. hills to keep an eye on the former Potus.
BELOW: The Obamas were spotted aboard this powerboat in French Polynesia in April. (Turn over)
Singer Bruce Springsteen and actor Tom Hanks were reportedly with them.

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THEIR NEW HOME
In between all their jetsetting they’ve been settling in
at their new pad in the exclusive Washington, DC,
neighbourhood of Kalorama.
Originally the Obamas planned to rent the property but after
months of renovations to get it to their liking they shelled out
$8,1 million (R105 million) to buy it.
With just nine bedrooms it’s a lot smaller than their accommoda-
tion during their eight-year stay in the White House but what does
it really matter – they’re hardly ever at home.
And anyway, they probably won’t live there for long. Insiders
predict they’ll move back to their hometown, Chicago, once their
younger daughter, Sasha (16), finishes high school in the capital.

NEW FREEDOMS
Michelle says the things her family enjoy most about post-White
House life are being able to open their windows at night, travel without
a motorcade and answer their own front door.
But her husband has conceded that after having butlers waiting
on him hand and foot, civilian life is taking some getting used to. At
a recent speaking event he revealed he’s still trying to figure out how
to use the coffee machine at their new abode.
Barack has been itching to get behind the wheel of a car again but
to his great disappointment his security guys won’t allow it – the only
thing with wheels he’s permitted to drive is a golf cart. Still, he has only
himself to blame. Back in 2013 he signed a law giving presidents and
first ladies past and future Secret Service protection for the rest of
their lives.
Despite this, he’s revelling in his newfound freedom. “He’s enjoying
a lower profile where he can relax, reflect and enjoy his family and
friends,” former senior adviser Valerie Jarrett says.

Barack and Michelle will have security guards trailing them for the
rest of their lives thanks to legislation he signed in 2013.

WHERE ARE THE KIDS? ‘He’s enjoying a lower

While Barack and Michelle have worked with her doting parents and a bevy of profile where he can
hard to stay out of the spotlight, their kids
have been even more low-key. Eighteen-
friends, and looked all grown up in a flashy
red dress. She’s still enrolled at Sidwell
relax, reflect and enjoy
year-old Malia (BELOW RIGHT), who re- Friends School in Washington, DC, and is his family and friends’
portedly wants to be a filmmaker, is doing due to graduate in 2019.
a gap-year internship at movie producer Michelle’s mother, Marian Robinson (79),
Harvey Weinstein’s production company has always been a hands-on gran, so pre- NEW CHAPTER, NEW LOOK
in New York be- ably she’s the one looking On his first day at his new office, Barack
fore starting at er Sasha while Barack and stunned staffers by showing up in jeans and
Harvard, her par- chelle have been on their a flannel shirt. His former chief of staff, An-
ents’ alma mater, tended holiday. ita Decker Breckenridge, says one of the
in September. It’s things he enjoys most about this new phase
believed she’ll en- is not having to dress so formally.
rol for a course in “Imagine having to put a suit on – a suit
visual studies. and tie – almost every single day for eight
Meanwhile years,” she says.
Sasha (RIGHT), On a recent outing in New York he looked
who was just sev- cool and relaxed in jeans and a brown leath-
en when her family er jacket.
moved into the “He’s had that jacket for quite some
White House, re- time,” Anita says. “He really likes that
cently turned 16. jacket. I just don’t think he’s had the oppor-
She posted pics on tunity to wear it. When does the president
Twitter showing ever get to go out in his leather jacket? It’s
her celebrating not something we see.”

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 Showing off the plans for the new
Obama Presidential Centre which
is being built in Chicago.
GETTING DOWN TO WORK
After George W Bush left office he took up painting, while Bill Clinton
ecamped to New York to launch his foundation and support his wife’s
olitical career. Now everyone is wondering what Barack will do next – at
5 he’s way too young to retire. And it seems that while enjoying his
xtended holiday he’s been coming up with some ambitious plans

BAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTRE

e recently unveiled the design for this sprawling campus consisting of a library, museum
nd teaching facilities that will soon be built in Chicago. At the launch he said he hoped
he centre would uplift the city’s rundown South Side and help to train the “Michelle
obinsons and Barack Obamas of today so they can take up the torch”.

EW OFFICES KEEPING AN EYE ON TRUMP

hile the presidential centre takes shape
he couple are working with about 15 perma-
ent staff in an office they’ve set up in Wash-
gton’s West End. The framed flag the Navy
eals who killed Osama bin Laden presented
o the former president is displayed in the
ntrance hall and Michelle has reportedly
painted her office the same warm salmon
pink of her old White House East Wing digs.
Insiders say she’s at the office more often
than her husband. She brings a packed lunch,
which she eats with her staff while laughing
over viral videos. She also sometimes pops
out to attend a spinning class at a gym in the
neighbourhood.
SPEAKING GIGS
After eight years in the White House the
couple are very much in demand. Barack
raised eyebrows when he recently charged
$400 000 (R5,2 million) to address Wall
Street execs. As president that was what
he earned in an entire year.
Meanwhile Michelle made the keynote
speech at Apple’s Worldwide Developer
Conference, appeared on an episode of reali-
ty TV show MasterChef Junior and surprised
friend Ellen DeGeneres with an emotional
video tribute to mark the 20th anniversary
of the talk-show host’s landmark coming-out
episode of her sitcom Ellen.
When he stepped aside, Barack said he’d
speak out about the activities of his succes-
sor only if he felt there was a real need to
do so.
Just 10 days after handing over the reins
he broke his vow of silence to issue a state-
ment in which he said he “fundamentally
disagreed” with President Trump’s decision
to issue a travel ban barring citizens from
several Muslim-majority countries visiting
the United States.
He also recently slammed Trump’s deci-
sion to pull America out of the Paris Agree-
ment controlling greenhouse-gas emissions.
HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS
In between all this Barack somehow also
managed to squeeze in a meeting with
German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
and dinner with Canadian prime minister
Justin Trudeau in Montreal.

MEMOIRS
The couple are writing their highly antici-
pated memoirs after signing his-and-hers
deals for which they’re reportedly being paid
a staggering $60 million (R780 million).
This will be Barack’s third memoir but Barack had dinner with Canadian prime
somehow we don’t think he’ll struggle to find minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal
material to fill it. earlier this month.

KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE

Friend Valerie Jarrett says
the couple see their string
of holidays as a chance to
become reacquainted
without the pressures of
the office. And judging
Barack dressed down in jeans and a
leather jacket during an outing in New
from their romantic tweets
York City. it seems to be working . . .
SOURCES: PEOPLE (US), US WEEKLY, HELLO! MAGAZINE, INDEPENDENT.CO.UK, EONLINE.COM
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama  @BarackObama
@MichelleObama Happy Mother’s Day to
Happy Valentine’s my love and partner on
Day to the love of this journey, @Michelle-
my life and favourite Obama, and to all the
island mate, wonderful, hardworking
@BarackObama.  mothers out there.
#valentines
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 LEFT: School principal Danie le Roux and his
wife, Eloise. Their close friends Jacques and
Sunita van Dyk burnt to death when their
home on a farm (ABOVE) went up in flames.
RIGHT: Eloise insists she and Sunita (left)
were merely good friends.

destroyed farmhouse, Eloise (36) writes

to the Sunita. “There is not enough room
on any page or card to write down the
extent of my love for you.”
The death of the Van Dyks “is all peo-
ple in Wellington and Paarl are talking
about now,” says Peter Jordan*, a long-

CENTRE OF
time family friend of Sunita. “Whether
you’re at a braai, a function or a coffee
shop, everyone’s talking about it because

THE STORM
nothing makes sense.”
After the fire it was alleged Sunita had
been having an affair with Danie (44) but
had ended it in February.
“Shortly after Sunita started teaching
Rumours around a deadly fire have gripped at Paarl Gymnasium her dad, Rassie
Marais, died unexpectedly,” Peter says.
a Boland town – and this couple are caught “Her dad was her everything. I think
Danie saw she was suffering.”

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in the middle N A letter seen by YOU, Eloise writes:
By JOANIE BERGH & CHARLEA SIEBERHAGEN Pictures: MISHA JORDAAN “My dearest friend – letter 99, hahaha,

T
HE harrowing circum-
stances of their death made
headlines – a seemingly
perfect young couple burnt
along with their beloved
dog in their farmhouse in
the middle of the night.
At first it seemed little
more than a terrible tragedy. But since
the death of Jacques van Dyk (30), a farm
manager, and Sunita (31), his teacher
wife, in the Boland town of Wellington
on 10 May there have been more ques-
tions than answers – not only about the
fire but also about the events in the
weeks leading up to the fire.
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Family, friends, colleagues and parents
at Paarl Gymnasium Primary School
where Sunita taught have been rocked
by one revelation after another. There are
the rumours of an affair between the
dead woman and the school headmaster,
Danie le Roux (YOU, 1 June), the results
of the autopsy that showed Sunita had
wounds on her neck that could have
been caused by strangulation, the claims
that Danie’s wife, Eloise, was obsessed
with Sunita . . .
It’s a bulging can of worms that’s turned
the Boland region upside down and made
the Le Rouxs the talk of the town.
In a letter found in the rubble of the
probably another 999999 to come. To-
day exactly two months ago you fell
into my life. I call it literally falling in
because that’s exactly what it feels like
to me. Feels as if you fell from heaven
JUST for me!!!
“Although it’s only been two months
since we first spent time together it feels
like I’ve known you my whole life. I can say
in all earnestness that it’s been my most
wonderful two months ever. As I’ve told
you a million times before I’ve desired
(LITERALLY desired) a sister/friend my
whole life . . . and THEN came Sunita van
Dyk. You are my biggest dream, dearest
Sunita! May our friendship grow and grow
and grow – like all the flowers you give me.
Looooooots of love, Eloise.”

ho knows me will know that’s how
speak to my friends. I tell them I
ve them, that I appreciate them.”
She picks up one of the letters. “I
nderstand to a degree why they’d
ink I was obsessed with Sunita but
’s absolutely not true.”
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could identify the body. We noticed her
handbag was in the car so we called a
locksmith to open it.
“The second time was with Sunita’s
mom – she wanted to get her husband’s
ashes that were locked in a safe in the
house. When I went back the third time

T
HE two couples often spent
time at each other’s homes,
braaiing and watching
sport or playing board
games. They also went
away for weekends some-
es, taking the Le Rouxs’ kids with
em. “We were just really close,”
oise says. “Almost soulmates.”
Sunita was on “quite a bit of medi-
FACEBOOK
tion” including sleeping tablets and
tidepressant and anti-anxiety
“green with envy” because Sunita would drugs. “Sometimes Sunita overstayed
be spending the weekend camping with her welcome at our house. My mom was
other women. Who would bring her her visiting once and asked Sunita if she
“pill”, Eloise asks. Medication – including shouldn’t go home to her husband.”
a type of tranquilliser – was found in the She claims Sunita told her she and
ruins of the farmhouse and feature in the Jacques were having marital problems
police investigation, News24 reports. and she didn’t want to stay married to
A friend of Eloise maintains Eloise was him.
“completely obsessed” with Sunita. In February, Danie noticed Sunita was
“If Sunita didn’t pay her enough atten- acting differently to him. “It was as if she
tion, she’d get emotional. She wanted to wanted more attention from me,” he says.
be with her constantly and was always “I suspected she was having feelings for
sending Sunita messages.” me and some of the teach-
But in an exclusive inter- ‘Everyone’s ers also told me she was be-
the farm manager wouldn’t let me in so
I left.”
What do the Le Rouxs think happened
on the night of the fire? “Jacques was a
good guy – I don’t think he would have
hurt Sunita,” says Danie, referring to the
marks allegedly found on her neck.
“I think a fire started in the house – via
the fireplace, as the investigation has
found. I think they woke up and Jacques
saw Sunita was hurt – she’d been burnt
or something – and he put her in the
bath and opened the tap. They were
overcome by smoke, it all just happened
too fast.”
Danie and Eloise believe they’re now
suffering “character assassination” and
no one believes their story.
Staff at Paarl Gymnasium are divided
on the issue. “There are only two people
– apart from Danie and Eloise – who
really know what happened,” one teach-
er says. “And they’re dead.” S
S Police are still investigating the matter,
Captain FC van Wyk says, and “our find-
ings can’t be released to the media”.
*Not his real name.

office, Danie and his wife talking about

view in his headmaster’s having unprofessionally.
“I said to Eloise it made FACEBOOK

deny anything untoward it because me uncomfortable that

was going on with the
young woman. nothing Sunita was at our house so
often and I didn’t believe
“We’ve had to hear that makes sense’ the friendship was good for
Danie had an affair, that I Eloise.”
was obsessed – even in love – with her But she couldn’t turn her back on her,
and some people are even implicating Eloise says. “Yes, Sunita was a bit much
me in their deaths,” Eloise says. at times but I couldn’t push her away.
The couple can’t go to a restaurant or I was afraid she’d do something.”
to church with their son (11) and daugh- The minister at their church told them
ter (8) without being stared at. about the fire. “I burst into tears,” Eloise
Yes, he has regrets, Danie adds: he and recalls. “I couldn’t believe it.”
his wife crossed professional boundaries Eloise went to the farmhouse immedi-
and became friends with one of his staff ately. According to reports she visited the
members and her husband. They took house four times on her own that day,
pity on Sunita after her dad’s death be- tried to break open Sunita’s car and re-
cause she was having a tough time. But moved her jewellery, cellphone and
that was all, he says. laptop from the scene.
“I believe my wife and I shouldn’t have Not true, Eloise says. “I visited the
become friends with one of my teachers. house three times and each time I was
We made the mistake of our lives.” with someone. The first time was just af-
Eloise says she and Sunita “became ter the minister called me and I went Sunita and Jacques van Dyk were the
like sisters” and the letters she wrote to with a friend. The bodies had already only people who knew what really
the younger woman are typical of how been removed and the police were on the happened on the night of the fire.
she writes to all her friends. “Anybody scene and asked for Sunita’s ID so they
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people at Forbes – the global media
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thors and a radio-show host are in the
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Thanks to her smash-hit album 1989 and her world tour in 2015, Taylor Swift
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was top of the 2016 list – but this year her earnings dipped by an estimated
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24 percent. A few other names got knocked down too.
TAYLOR ONE DR PHIL MADONNA RIHANNA
SWIFT DIRECTION Last year: Last year: Last year:
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Gomez” for recently here! Chris Martin and definition of “ballin’” – his
splashing out on a lavish the boys are well on their salary for the 2017 NBA
mansion – at just 27, the way to their biggest pay- winners, the Cleveland
singer-songwriter is one cheques ever, thanks Cavaliers, this year was
of the youngest names to their round-the- a whopping $30 million
on this Celebrity 100 list. world Head Full Of (R390 million). Along with
The Weeknd (real name Dreams tour, during play-off bonuses and big-
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earned a staggering more than $5 million Intel, Nike and Coca-Cola,
$1,1 million (R14,3 mil- (R65 million) a city. among others, it pushed
lion) on his Starboy: Three other bands also his earnings
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has free rein on the sta- fingers in other pies –
tion’s The Howard Stern there are reportedly
Show. Howard (63) – the several movie deals in
self-professed “king of all the works and a multi-
media” – also has shares million-dollar advance
in Sirius stock to thank for a novel he’s co-
for his bulging bank writing with former US
account. president Bill Clinton.
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OPEN MOUTH,
CHANGE FOOT!
Ex-SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng has a
special way with words – which ultimately
proved to be his undoing Compiled by DENNIS CAVERNELIS

P
RACTICALLY every THE 90% LOCAL CONTENT QUOTA
time Hlaudi Mot-
soeneng opens his “People are talking about [the rule lasting] three
mouth he sparks months. I don’t know where three months is coming
from – 90 percent is for life.” – May 2016.
outrage. Attempts S In April 2017 the SABC interim board said there
by the public protec- was a proposal to reverse Motsoeneng’s decision
tor, opposition politi- on local quotas, which cost SABC radio R29 million
cal parties and even a and TV R183 million in lost revenue.
parliamentary ad hoc committee failed
to unseat the 49-year-old former SABC
chief operating office (COO) – even after
the high court deemed his appointment
illegal.
But in the end it was his own mouth
that led to his downfall and his dismissal
from the beleaguered national broad-
caster. We look at some of his outrageous
utterances during his bizarre seven years
at the helm of the SABC.

VIOLENCE-FREE TV
“As a public service broadcaster we have a mandate
to educate the citizens and we therefore have taken
this bold decision to show that violent protests
aren’t necessary.” – May 2016.
S Eight SABC journalists were fired for criticising
this decision and the Independent Communications
Authority of South Africa ordered the SABC to with-
draw the decision but Motsoeneng was having none
of it. Seven of the SABC Eight were reinstated and
the broadcaster rescinded its decision on protests.
MIRACLE MAN
“I believe the SABC should follow the
proper process. I’m going to apply like any
citizen in this country. I believe in myself
and I believe that everywhere I am I do mir-
acles and I’ll do these miracles in the posi-
tion I’m going to apply.” – September 2016

YOU INFOGRAPHICS, JUSTIN DINGWALL,

GALLO IMAGES/BEELD/FELIX DLANGAMANDLA, COLLECT

1989-2007 2007 2008 2011 2014

TIMELINE

Joins the SABC as a freelance After clashing Appointed Seconded to the office In February the public protector’s
reporter for TopSport. Works his with head of communica- of the SABC CEO as gen- report reveals Motsoeneng lied
way up to become a producer at news Snuki tions officer in eral manager for board about passing matric and gave
Lesedi FM in Bloemfontein. Ap- Zikalala he the Free State and stakeholder rela- himself three salary increases in
pointed to more senior positions, faces a discipli- provincial tions. Appointed acting one year. But in July he’s perma-
then moves to the SABC in Joburg. nary hearing. government. COO in December. nently appointed as COO.

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 ON HIS R3,7 MILLION SALARY
“There’s nowhere where Hlaudi can decide to pay himself. There
are processes. I’m not the only person who’s being paid very well
in the organisation. There are people getting paid more than
Hlaudi but people aren’t talking about such people within the or-
ganisation. [The] SABC is doing very, very well.” – September 2015
S Motsoeneng’s salary increased by almost R1 million to
R3,7 million including a R279 000 bonus in 2015. Former pub-
lic protector Thuli Madonsela’s 2014 report found him guilty
of unlawfully increasing his salary three times in one year.
ON
ON DISCIPLINARY ACTI
“I walked the first one, I’m still going to walk the second
one because there’s nothing wrong that I’ve done.
“Some people when they’re taken to disciplinary
hearing they think it’s the end of the world. For me
it’s the beginning of the world. For me it’s the beginning
of Hlaudi.” – April 2017
ALL HAIL HLAUDI
“I want to applaud people who recognise
this wonderful person called Hlaudi
because when I came here there was
no SABC. People will tell you there was no
SABC. When I came here, there was just a
disaster.” – September 2016
EDUCATION TIP
“Too much education is danger-
ous. It’s like overdosing on your
medicine.” – December 2016
2015 2016
In November the high court in Cape Town In May the high court in Cape Town turns
rules that Motsoeneng’s appointment was down his application for leave to appeal
“irrational and illegal”. In December an the court’s finding. He goes to the supreme
SABC hearing clears him of the court’s court of appeal, which in September rules
findings and the broadcaster asks the that he can’t appeal the high court’s finding
court to annul the public protector’s report. on his appointment.
THE ‘BRIDE GIFT’
A Venda lobby group
welcomed Motsoeneng to
Thohoyandou, Limpopo, in
2014 with the gift of a cow
and calf –and the bride of
his choice. He reportedly
chose Vanessa Mutswari.
Motsoeneng, who was
photographed with Vanes-
sa, subsequently denied any of it – the young
woman was simply part of the procession that
presented him with the livestock, he said.
PRESIDENT MOTSOENENG?
The day after he was fired, Motsoeneng said
he‘d get legal advice and “take it from there”.
He’s previously said he wants to serve his
country and is prepared to “take any leader-
ship position in government”. He claims he
could mobilise 20 million supporters.
“What I know is the majority of South Afri-
cans . . . they want Hlaudi . . . People are calling
me to politics. Politicians would be shocked at
the numbers that would vote for me.”
But he won’t be vying for the No 1 spot in the
next election. “I support a woman president,”
he says.
AT HOME
YOU
YOU’ss sister magazine Drum
Drum chatted
cha
hatte d to
tted
Motsoeneng in 2014 at his home in Roode-
poort, Gauteng. He has three kids, Lerato
(now 22), Lebohang (16) and Reamohetsoe
(7). The mother of his two older children,
from whom he was divorced, had died a few
years earlier. Reamohetsoe’s mom worked
for the Free State government at the time.
Motsoeneng grew up in the Free State
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and said he’d had an unhappy childhood. He
was raised by his grandparents and then by
relatives until he decided to live alone while
still in high school. He was mentored by
Tsiame “TK” Kenneth Mopeli, former chief
minister of the homeland of QwaQwa.
2017
In April he holds a news conference where he
stands by his actions. In May the labour court
denies his application to stop the SABC discipli-
nary hearings. He’s fired on 12 June after a disci-
plinary hearing. He’ll also face a second hearing
relating to the public protector’s report.
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Shan lost half her BEFORE

body to a sudden
infection but she’s
managed to take
positives from her
ordeal
By PIETER VAN ZYL

A
Pictures: MISHA JORDAAN

LMOSTovernight D
SUPPLIED
her life changed d
forever. A sepsis infec-
i f
tion came out of no-
where, forcing sur-
geons to slice away at
her face and body in a
bid to halt the bacteria
raging through her body and devouring
her from the inside out.
Thirteen operations and 25 procedures
later and Shaninlea Visser is very differ-
ent to the woman she once was.
Wheelchair-bound and disfigured,
she’s suffered devastating trauma and
has to relearn to do everything.
You’d expect her to fall apart after such
an experience – but not Shan. “I don’t
want people to think, ‘Ag shame, poor
woman’,” the mom of one says.
And within moments of meeting her,
pity is the last thing you feel – instead the Shaninlea Visser is deter-
overwhelming impression is of a brave mined to rebuild her life after
woman full of hope, speaking candidly the loss of her limbs to sepsis
about her terrifying brush with death. earlier this year. ABOVE LEFT:
Her ordeal has even had a positive out- How she looked before the
come, she says: her once-crumbling mar- infection ravaged her body.
riage is on the mend.
She’s dyed her hair because “a little col- open a new office for the transport logis- from her extremities and she slipped into
our adds light to life,” she says as sunlight tics company she worked for. a two-week coma. When she finally
fills her room at the rehabilitation unit of Less than two weeks later she sudden- emerged the doctor said, “Welcome back”
Nurture Aurora Hospital in Port Elizabeth ly felt ill and lost consciousness in the – and she realised how gravely ill she was.
in the Eastern Cape. She’s been here since bathroom. By the next morning she Shan remembers almost nothing of
23 March, working to piece what’s left of couldn’t get out of bed. At about 2.30 pm the month she was in intensive care and
her body back together. she got up for a drink of water but passed her dad, David Rogers, kept a journal to

T
out again. help her fill in the blanks.
HIS year got off to a bad start A colleague who’d come by to see how “At first we thought she had a stomach
for Shan (34). She and her she was rushed her to hospital. virus,” says David, a retired director of an
husband, Anthony (43), had “My hands and feet felt like they were environmental services company who
separated and divorce was on on fire but when the nurse touched them lives in Langebaan in the Western Cape.
the cards. She moved to PE she said they were freezing.” “But within days it was clear she was
from Durban on 5 January to Blood had already started withdrawing fighting for her life. Her kidneys started
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shutting down,” he says of his only child.
At times they thought they were losing
her. “But I never lost hope. The doctors
postponed the amputations for as long
as possible, thinking she’d perhaps only
lose her fingertips and toes,” David says.
Yet the necrosis kept spreading and
doctors eventually delivered the blunt
news. “They said, ‘You’ll have to lose both
hands and feet or you’re not going to
make it’,” Shan recalls.
All she could think of was her 11-year-
old daughter, Kiaralea, and how she
needed her mom.
“I told them, ‘Do what you have to do’.”
O
N 6 February surgeons got
down to their grim work.
First Shan’s lower legs were
amputated; her arms went
two days later.
By this stage the infec-
tion had spread to her face, and her nose
and the inside of her mouth were black.
Doctors removed her nose, her lips and
part of her tongue.
Her teeth also sustained damage – the
nerves in six teeth along her top jaw and
several along the bottom died, as well as
the gumline holding these teeth.
“At a later stage after all the plastic sur-
gery has taken place a procedure will be
undertaken to replace the gumline and
teeth,” David says.
The first in a series of plastic surgeries
started on 17 February. Surgeons harvest-
ed skin from her right thigh and removed
a piece of her rib to reconstruct her nose.
Because her lips had to be removed,
her mouth opening shrank and she
could be fed only via a straw. Her mouth
has now been surgically widened so she
can eat with a spoon.
A few reminders of her former life re-
main. On the stump of her left wrist is a
‘The sooner I learn these things
the sooner I can go home’
slightly distorted tattoo of the infinity
symbol. Her other tattoos – the Aries star
sign and butterfly wings on her left leg,
the ladybird on her right foot – are gone,
along with the limbs they once adorned.
Humour has helped carry her through.
Just a few days ago she shared a joke with
a friend, “If we get into trouble, how will
the police cuff me? I don’t have finger-
prints any more!”
Shan has had to relearn how to sit un-
assisted and to dress and feed herself.
“The sooner I learn these things the
sooner I can go home,” she says. “I miss
my husband and daughter.”
Kiaralea, who’s in Grade 5, is being
cared for by Anthony, a fitter at a sugar
mill in Sezela south of Durban.
Anthony has visited Shan in hospital
and they’ve realised they still care for and
need each other.
“I’m so thankful for Anthony,” Shan
says. “I might be half a woman but in my
head I’m not. Other men might see it as
a reason to leave but we’ve grown closer.”
She gestures towards her cupboard
adorned with a piece of paper. On it she
wrote down her diagnosis in a scrawl
with the help of a special attachment to
her stump made by her dad.
“Disseminated intervascular coagula-
A DEADLY INFECTION
Sepsis is an infection that makes its way
into the bloodstream, explains Dr Jantjie
Taljaard, head of infectious diseases at
Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. It’s usual-
ly caused by bacteria such as streptococ-
cus, staphylococcus, E coli or klebsiella. The
bacteria release toxins and other harmful
substances into the bloodstream, causing
the immune system to go into overdrive in
an effort to rid the body of the infection.
Gangrene can take hold in the toes,
fingers and even the tip of the nose due
YOU NEWS
FAR LEFT: Shan’s rehabilitation is progressing well.
LEFT: Using the pen her dad, David, fashioned for
her. ABOVE: David stayed at her bedside for months.
tion caused by bacteria,” it reads.
The speed with which she types mes-
sages on her phone with a stylus is equal-
ly impressive. “My dad also made me
special cuffs with a knife, fork or spoon
attached so I can eat,” she adds.
During our conversation, prosthetist
Ruan Lundt arrives to measure Shan for
artificial legs. Also on the agenda are ro-
botic hands. Shan is determined she’ll
walk and even drive her car again. “I’m
not going to hide indoors forever.”
Doctors have been unable to deter-
mine the cause of the sepsis and there
are several more medical procedures
ahead. But Shan is heedin her dad’s ad-
vice: no space fo SUPPLIED
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S If you’d like
to help Shan
on her journey,
email Rob
Nicholson
at Robdtm@
vodamail.co.za.
Shan with
her husband,
Anthony, and
their daughter,
Kiaralea.
to complications from sepsis. Blood con-
geals more easily during sepsis and this can
lead to small clots developing which clog
the tiny arteries that supply the body’s
extremities with blood. This causes the
tissue in these areas to die.
Sepsis is usually accompanied by high
fever, fatigue, low blood pressure, disorien-
tation or delirium. The most serious form
of the disease is septic shock, which causes
a sharp decrease in blood pressure, result-
ing in even less blood to the extremities.
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 Pretoria-based
GERT . . .
lawyer Gert van
YOU NEWS der Merwe (LEFT)
has been
mistaken for
Gupta lawyer
A case of mistaken Gert van der
Merwe (BELOW)
identity is starting because they
share a name.
to get to Pretoria
attorney Gert
van der Merwe
By GABISILE NGCOBO
Picture: SHARON SERETLO

GUPTA GUY? NOT ME!

H
EAR the name Gert van
der Merwe and one per- AND THE OTHER GERT ‘Gert, are you
son is likely to come to
mind: the Guptas’ lawyer.
the guy with
The guy who’s quoted in the Guptas?’
the media every now and
then defending the coun-
try’s most controversial
family. The guy who initially dismissed
the tranche of leaked emails detailing
the family’s capture of the state as fake
news. And the guy linked to a R16 mil-
lion tender and money-laundering scan-
dal involving former Limpopo health
MEC Miriam Segabutla in 2013.
There’s a lot going on in Gert van der
Merwe’s life right now – so spare a
thought for the man sitting across the
desk from us. His name: Gert van der
Merwe. His profession: attorney at law.

His main occupation right now: telling
people he isn’t the guy working for the
Guptas.
The 36-year-old digs his iPhone out of
his pocket and scrolls down to a text
message he received just that morning.
“This client said to me, ‘Gert, are you
the guy with the Guptas?’”
It all started about three years ago,
says Gert, a former Lions rugby player
who specialises in sport law and has
an office a stone’s throw from Loftus
Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. He repre-
sented former Blue Bulls player Bees
Roux in 2011 when he was charged with
culpable homicide and drunk driving
after a police officer was killed and has
dealt with some the team’s cases.
The other Gert van der Merwe has very
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different headline-making clients. “In the
beginning it was quite funny,” this Gert
says. “People would call and say, ‘I see
you’re representing the Guptas’.”
He also received “random calls” from
people regarding cases he knew nothing
about and he called the “other Gert” once
about a year ago to tell him a client of his
had called the wrong Gert.
“I’m the younger one so I can’t even
say he stole my name,” he says with a
chuckle.
RAPPORT/ELIZABETH SEJAKE
But things have taken a decidedly
more serious turn in recent weeks. Ever
since the so-called Guptagate emails
were leaked and the scandal gained mo-
mentum day after dramatic day, Gert has
come under a fair amount of misguided
fire.
Someone posted a screenshot of his
website with his contact numbers on
a Facebook page calling for President
Jacob Zuma to fall.
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“There were a lot of comments, with
one of them calling me a pig. I’ve re-
ceived a lot of phone calls and messages
from people saying, ‘What’s going on?’”
Others have asked Gert why he needs
the money so badly that he’d take on the
Guptas as clients.
He’s concerned potential clients might
be turned off by what’s going on. “At the
end of the day this is my bread and but-
ter,” he says.
In the past few weeks Gert has focused
all his energy on trying to protect his
brand, which has included sending a
notice to clients assuring them that his
firm, Van der Merwe Inc, isn’t linked to
the Guptas.
Fortunately he hasn’t had any protest-
ers outside his office, he adds. “If that
happens I’ll start crying.”
He says he’s concerned about safety
and is grateful he and his family live on a
security estate.
“I’ve told my wife that every time I
drive in and out [of the estate] I check to
see who’s there and who’s sitting in which
car. This is bigger than just two people,”
he tells us. “I’d hate for anything to hap-
pen to us because of mistaken identity.”
L
IKE most South Africans, Gert
has been following news of the
state capture saga.
He wouldn’t have taken the
Guptas on as clients, he says.
“There’s just too much at stake
for the country to say it’s worth my while.”
But a part of him sympathises with the
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Hi Gert, hope all is well!
Many people are asking
me why you represent
the Guptas… Maybe you
should say somewhere
that it’s not you?
I think you’re right. Will put it
on my Facebook.
Have had 20 calls
just this morning.
Good, my mom says people in
Mossel Bay are also letting
her know… Hahahaha, ai.
other Gert. “If the Guptas had always
been his clients, it’s difficult to say “I’m
not going to help you anymore” when a
debacle happens. Still, if this is the bed
he’s made for himself, he must lie in it.”
His law firm is a lot more modest than
the other Gert’s, he says – there are just
three attorneys and three support staff.
As a specialist in sport law he deals with
rugby players’ contracts and sponsorship
agreements, although his firm also han-
dles family and criminal law matters.
Gert’s wife, Willemien (35), is the Blue
WHAT THE GUPTAS’ GERT VAN DER MERWE HAS TO SAY
Every citizen has a right to legal represen-
tation and it seems not everyone under-
stands that, Van der Merwe tells YOU when
we ask him about his links to the Guptas.
“There are a few uninformed people. I don’t
expect everybody to understand.”
He acknowledges he’s often asked why
he’s representing the contentious family’s
interests. “I don’t do it because I necessari-
ly enjoy it,” he says. “I do it because I have
a duty to do what I promised when I was
admitted to the bar 18 years ago: to repre-
sent people as well as I can.”
He says he has no relationship with the
family beyond the fee he earns when he
renders his services. “It’s a small part of my
daily work, I can tell you that. They’re not
my major source of income by a long shot.
I treat them as I would any other client.”
Van der Merwe is a man who loves a chal-
lenge, which is why he took on the Guptas.
And he’s not one to back down when faced
with controversy. “The cards were dealt;
one needs to play them. I’m not a coward;
I can’t run when the pressure is on.”
Yes, he understands that emotions run
high. But in his eyes he’s just doing his job.
FAR LEFT
and LEFT:
Screenshots
of some of
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Merwe is the lawyer es Gert has
for the Guptas! received
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Bulls’ in-house attorney and the couple
have two daughters, Mia (22 months)
and Lisa (six months).
He’s been thinking a lot about using his
full name, Gert Andries van der Merwe,
since Guptagate erupted.
“My dad said I should have taken a
double name when I went into practice,”
he says.
So what is Gert taking away from this
experience?
“Always listen to your dad.” S
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He can’t understand why all the fuss
is being made about 2013’s R16 million
tender scandal.
“There were newspaper articles about
this years ago and nobody bothered really
and now it’s suddenly a big thing.”
In his defence he made an affidavit with
all the facts, he says.
“I’m not asking for anybody’s forgiveness
and I’ve said that if they want to punish me
they must. I’m not afraid. I’ve never been in-
volved in any criminal activity willingly or
intentionally. If I made mistakes, so be it,
punish me. But show me a person who’s
never made a mistake in his life.”
Van der Merwe doesn’t recall feeling
in any danger because of his high-profile
clients. He’s come across a derogatory
tweet or two and some people have threat-
ened to take their business elsewhere. But
that’s as far as it goes. He’ll continue offer-
ing his expertise to the Guptas as long as
he complies with the rules of his profes-
sion and his invoices are paid, he says.
“Murderers and fraudsters have
attorneys. Why can’t my clients have
an attorney?”
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IF THE CAP
Tired of sitting on the sidelines at pools and
beaches, this enterprising young woman
created a swimming cap for big hair
By SIYABONGA KAMNQA Pictures: PEET MOCKE

N
ECESSITY is the mother
of invention – a Cape
Town woman has con-
firmed the truth in this
saying.
She grew tired of spend
d-
pay someone else to make a cap when
she could run with the idea and turn it
into a business. Not only would it change
her life, she reasoned, it would give oth-
ers like her the chance to have more fun.
And so the Swimma cap was born.
kwane, Pretoria and Johannesburg and
the business has reached international
markets in the USA and Europe.
She makes caps for bigger hair only as
“there
there are already enough caps
cap out there
for the general markets”.

S
ing hours drying he r She’s both amazed and hum mbled by the
waist-length dreadlocks HE started her enterprise in demand for her caps. “It’s alll thanks to
after a dip in the pool and fed up with h 2010 and business was slow social media. We had huge volumesv of
hanging around on the beach instead d at first. But after marketing traffic the moment I reached out on the
of plunging into the waves because shee her product online Nomvuyo various platforms. It would be b great to
couldn’t face the thought of wet hair for is now practically swimming venture into countries likee Ethiopia
hours on end. in orders. where there’s great online demand for
Nomvuyo Treffers tried to find a swim- Swimmas come in two sizes – Afro reg- Swimma,” she says.
ming cap to cover her long, thick locks ular and Afro large – and are made from The business did have its cchallenges
but there was nothing suitable on thee a waterproof silicone material. They’re though, says Nomvuyo, who o’s married
market. So the intrepid entrepreneur dee- designed for all kinds of big-volume hair, to businessman Theo Th Tref-
cided to bridge the gap and come up p including curly, wavy, twisted, weaves, fers and livees in Salt
with a solution of her own. The result: thee braids and dreadlocks. River. Findingg a manu-
Swimma – a big-hair swimming cap p The caps facturer wh ho under-
that’s selling like hotcakes. cost be- stood the b rand and
“It pained me to see my kids swimmingg tween R90 getting the sizes and
without me. I hated sitting there whilee and R200 colours rightt were ma-
they shouted, ‘Mommy, come!’ ” says and can last jor obstacles.
Nomvuyo (40), a photographer. for years, Nom- Another ch hallenge is
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ple can’t swim. More than anythingg Facebook page. cats but she’s trying not
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 YOU NEWS
THE PURRFECT
WORK DAY
A Japanese company encourages staff to bring
their cats to the office
D
EADLINES, computer
crashes, presentations,
meetings – the modern
workplace can be stress-
ful. But instead of chew-
ing your nails to the quick
or sending your fidget
spinner into overdrive
you could follow the example of one
Japanese IT firm.
The Tokyo-based company is tackling
the pressures of the office environment
in the most adorable way possible – with
cats.
Just imagine a cuddly moggy dozing
on your desk, rubbing against your leg,
nibbling on kibble near your keyboard or
enjoying a catnap on your lap while you
type away . . . This kitty utopia is precise-
ly the calm atmosphere Hidenobu Fuku-
da has created at his company, Ferray.
Basically every day is bring-your-cat-
to-work day. Ferray has been welcoming
felines for nearly two decades after an
employee asked to bring their pet to
26 | 29 JUNE 2017 you.co.za
These Tokyo
cats roam
their owners’
workplace
freely, creat-
ing a calming
atmosphere
for staff.
Compiled by KIM ABRAHAMS
work one day. Hidenobu agreed without
hesitation and in 2000 transformed the
company’s office into a purring paradise.
“Because it’s a small start-up company
I figured allowing cats into the office
would attract some excellent employ-
ees,” Hidenobu says.
Ferray is now a home-from-home to
nine cats who eat, sleep and roam freely
in the office – and the staff couldn’t be
happier.
“When I was at work I would worry
about my cat being alone at home,” says
Eri Ito (35), whose pet now accompanies
him to work every day. “It’s nice to be
able to keep an eye on him.”
T
URNS out there’s a science be-
hind the idea too: researchers
have found a link between an
improved mood and owning
an animal. Some even suggest
owning a pet might decrease
blood pressure and cholesterol. So it
makes sense that animals in the work-
place are conducive to a happier office.
But bringing your cat to work isn’t the
only perk the feline-loving Hidenobu has
allowed. He encourages his employees to
adopt stray cats and even pays them a
monthly stipend for doing so. “I also give
¥5 000 (about R580) a month to those
who rescue a cat,” he says.
The “cat allowance”, as it’s called, has
been paid to participating employees
since 2011.
The Ferray cats even have their own
Twitter account (@v_ume) where pic-
tures of the pampered “puddytats” are
put on display.
Cats aren’t the only calming animals at
work in Japan. At IT corporate Oracle an
old English sheepdog called Candy
works as a “greeting and healing ambas-
sador”, while recruiting company Paso-
na Group “hired” two goats in 2011 and
two alpacas in 2013 as full-time employ-
ees. Their purpose? To be a soothing,
healing presence. Tokyo is also home to
some 60 registered cat cafés.
Sharing a workspace with cats comes
with its own problems – hairy keyboards,
GETTY/GALLO/AFP PHOTO/AFPBB NEWS/YOKO AKIYOSHI
telephone lines pulled from their sock-
ets, computers shutting down when ca-
bles are yanked out or switches stepped
on – but these are the occupational haz-
ards of having playful kitties around.
Fortunately the employees are so
chilled out they don’t seem to mind in
the slightest. S
SOURCES: METRO.CO.UK, AFPBB.COM, JAPANTIMES.CO.JP,
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vvariations on an old favourite handful of fresh coriander,
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juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
30 ml (2 T) olive oil
COUSCOUS
375 ml (1½ c) couscous
handful of fresh parsley, chopped
half a handful of fresh mint,
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30 ml (2 T) lemon juice
45 ml (3 T) olive oil
6 dried Turkish peaches, finely
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6 mini cucumbers or
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Remove the clingfilm and separate
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5 Mix in the rest of the ingredients
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6 Cut the mini cucumbers into long
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 YOU LIFESTYLE
THE BEST EVER ROAST CHICKEN
SERVES 8-10 1 Brine Mix all the in- the reserved garlic and
Preparation: 20 min gredients well until the bay leaves to the dish
Soaking: 30 min salt and sugar have and cover with foil.
Cooking: 1¼ hours dissolved. 6 Sweet potatoes
2 Put both chickens in Arrange the sweet
BRINE a large glass bowl or potatoes in the other
125 ml (½ c) salt marinating dish. ovenproof dish.
125 ml (½ c) sugar Pour the brine over Drizzle the honey over
750 ml (3 c) water and set aside for and dot with butter.
4 bay leaves 30 minutes, turning Season with salt.
6 garlic cloves, peeled the chickens often and 7 Put the chickens and
and bruised submerging them to sweet potatoes in the
CHICKEN ensure the brine is oven at the same time
2 whole chickens absorbed. and roast for an hour.
60 ml (¼ c) soft butter 3 Remove the chick- Remove the sweet po-
freshly ground pepper ens from the brine tatoes as soon as the
SWEET POTATOES (keep the garlic and bottoms are soft and
12 small sweet bay leaves) and rinse caramelised.
potatoes, peeled with clean water. Pat 8 Remove the foil
45 ml (3 T) honey dry with paper towels. from the chicken, in-
45 ml (3 T) butter 4 Loosen the skin on crease the oven tem-
salt the chicken breasts perature to 230 °C
TO SERVE slightly and rub the and roast for another
30 g wild rocket butter under the skin. 15 minutes or until
5 Put the chickens in golden brown.
Preheat the oven to one of the prepared 9 To serve Garnish the
180 °C. Grease two dishes and season all chicken with the rock-
large ovenproof dish- over with freshly et and serve with the
es with nonstick spray. ground pepper. Add sweet potatoes.

ROOIBOS-MARINATED CHICKEN IN BACON

WITH STICKY QUINCES
SERVES 4-6 to 180 °C. Grease necessary.
Preparation: 15 min a baking sheet with 5 Season all over with
Marinating: 1 hour nonstick spray. salt and freshly
or overnight 1 Marinade Put the ground pepper.
Cooking: 30 min teabags in a measur- 6 Quinces Arrange
ing jug and add the quince pieces on
MARINADE 125 ml (½ c) boiling the prepared baking
6 rooibos teabags water. Allow to steep sheet. Drizzle honey
15 ml (1 T) honey until the tea is cool over and lightly sea-
pinch of cinnamon and strong. Put the jug son with salt. Bake for
2 garlic cloves, in the fridge to chill. 20-25 minutes or until
crushed 2 Once chilled, take caramelised.
CHICKEN the teabags out and 7 To cook Heat the oil
4 chicken breast fillets add the rest of the in a nonstick pan and
200 g streaky bacon marinade ingredients. fry the chicken pieces
salt and freshly ground 3 Chicken Put the until done and golden
pepper chicken in a glass brown on all sides.
QUINCES bowl. Add the mari- Serve with the baked
3 quinces, halved nade and marinate for quinces.
or quartered at least 1 hour or over-
30 ml (2 T) honey night in the fridge. Use
ASSISTANT: WALEED ALEXANDER

salt 4 Remove the chicken

pears
TO COOK from the marinade.
15 ml (1 T) olive oil Wrap each chicken or ap-
15 ml (1 T) butter breast fillet in bacon, ples instead of the
using a cocktail stick quinces.
Preheat the oven to secure the end if (Turn over)
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 YOU LIFESTYLE
> SPICY CHICKEN NECKS
Chicken necks are 5 ml (1 t) cayenne
inexpensive and pepper
these are ideal for 5 ml (1 t) dried mixed
munching while herbs
watching sport. 10 ml (2 t) chilli flakes
2 eggs
SERVES 4-6 60 ml (¼ c) milk
Preparation: 20 min 500 ml (2 c) corn-
Standing: 30 min flakes breakfast
Cooking: 30-35 min cereal, crushed
TO COOK
CHICKEN NECKS oil for deep-frying
10-12 chicken necks DIPPING SAUCE
250 ml (1 c) chicken 125 ml (½ c) plain
stock full-cream yoghurt
30 ml (2 T) soy sauce 60 ml (¼ c)
30 ml (2 T) brown mayonnaise
sugar 1 garlic clove, crushed
1 chilli, chopped 30 ml (2 T) chutney
2 garlic cloves,
crushed 1 Chicken necks Put
5 cm fresh ginger, all the ingredients
sliced in a saucepan and
250 ml (1 c) water bring to the boil.
COATING Cook for 20 minutes.
250 ml (1 c) cake flour Scoop the chicken
15 ml (1 T) salt necks out and set
5 ml (1 t) white pepper aside to cool.
5 ml (1 t) garlic 2 Lightly dry the
powder chicken necks with
paper towels.
3 Coating Mix the
flour, salt, white
pepper, garlic pow-
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der, cayenne pepper,
herbs and chilli
flakes and coat each
neck in the mixture.
4 Whisk the eggs
and milk together
and dip the necks > CHICKEN LIVERS ON SWEET POTATO ROUNDS
in the mixture one SERVES 4-6 30 ml (2 T) Cajun the skin of the red
by one. Preparation: 15 min spice mix pepper.
5 Coat each neck in Cooking: 40 min 15 ml (1 T) olive oil 3 Pulse the red pep-
the cereal crumbs 15 ml (1 T) butter per, onion, garlic and
and put on a plate. SWEETPOTATO TO SERVE chilli in a food pro-
Refrigerate for at ROUNDS handful of fresh cessor until finely
least 30 minutes. 4 sweet potatoes, coriander chopped. Add the
6 To cook Heat the scrubbed and sliced rest of the sauce in-
oil in a deep pan. into rounds Preheat the oven to gredients except the
Deep-fry the necks 15 ml (1 T) olive oil 200 °C. Grease two salt and pulse until
until golden brown SAUCE large baking sheets smooth. Season with
and crispy. Drain on 1 red pepper, halved with a little olive oil. salt to taste. Set
paper towels. and deseeded 1 Sweet potato rounds aside.
7 Dipping sauce Mix 1 red onion, quartered Arrange the sweet 4 Chicken livers Dab
the ingredients well. 6 garlic cloves, potato rounds in a the livers dry with
Serve with the spicy bruised single layer on one paper towels and
chicken necks. 4 chillies prepared baking season with the
90 ml (6 T) olive oil sheet. Drizzle the oil Cajun spice mix.
juice and grated zest over and roast for 5 Heat the oil and
of 1 lemon 15-20 minutes or butter in a pan and
5 ml (1 t) smoked until soft. fry the livers in
paprika 2 Sauce Put the red batches until golden
5 ml (1 t) oregano pepper, skin side up, brown and done to
salt on the other pre- your liking.
CHICKEN LIVERS pared baking sheet. 6 To serve Arrange
500 g chicken livers, Arrange the onion, the sweet potato
cleaned garlic and chilli in be- rounds on a serving
tween and drizzle dish. Divide the
30 ml (2 T) of the chicken livers
olive oil over. Roast among the wheels
for 15-20 minutes or and add sauce to
until the vegetables each serving. Sprin-
are cooked. Cool kle fresh coriander
slightly, then pull off over and serve. S
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gave up their dishes with recipes from a vibrant new
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cookbook, A Bite Of Latin America
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MAKES ABOUT 35 3 egg yolks caramel-flavoured then mix in the re- 3 Roll the dough out 5 Once cool, sand-
BISCUIT SANDWICHES 30 ml (2 T) brandy condensed milk maining ingredients to a thickness of wich about 10 ml (2 t)
Preparation: or milk 500 ml (2 c) desiccat- except the dulce de about 5 mm and cut dulce de leche (or
30-40 min 5 ml (1 t) vanilla ed coconut leche (or caramel into rounds 4 cm caramel condensed
Baking: 20 min essence condensed milk) and in diameter. milk) between two
5 ml (1 t) baking Preheat the oven coconut. 4 Place the cookies cookies. Use a knife
200 g butter, at room powder to 150 °C. Grease a 2 Knead on a floured on the prepared bak- to smooth extra
temperature finely grated rind of baking sheet with surface until smooth. ing sheet. Bake for caramel around the
160 ml (²⁄₃ c) white 1 lemon (avoid the nonstick spray or line Cover with clingfilm 20 minutes (remove sides.
sugar pith at all costs) with baking paper. and leave to rest for sooner if starting to 6 Roll in the coconut
300 g cake flour 250-500 ml (1-2 c) 1 Cream the butter 15 minutes at room brown). Transfer to a until the sides are
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Preparation: 15 min chicken stock and chop finely.
Cooking: 40 min 6 green olives, pitted 6 Add the chopped
Baking: 15 min and halved tomatoes and toma-
2 hard-boiled eggs, to paste to the pan
MASHED POTATOES each carefully cut and cook until the
500 g medium into quarters and tomatoes are soft.
potatoes then halved 7 Add the beef mince,
salt and freshly ground 45 ml (3 T) grated paprika, red wine, bay
pepper Parmesan cheese leaf, cumin, sultanas
40 g butter (if using) and spring
60 ml (4 T) full-cream Preheat the oven onions and mix well.
milk to 180 °C. Lightly Season with salt and
MINCE grease an ovenproof pepper and cook for
30 ml (2 T) olive oil dish. a few minutes, adding
25 g butter 1 Mashed potatoes more olive oil if
1 medium white onion, Peel and quarter the necessary.
finely chopped potatoes. Steam or 8 Add the stock and
2 green chillies, boil with a little salt reduce the heat to
deseeded and finely until soft. low. Cook until al-
chopped 2 Once cooked, drain most all the liquid
3 garlic cloves, crushed well and allow to has evaporated.
2 ripe medium stand, covered, for 9 Put the mince in the
tomatoes a few minutes. prepared ovenproof
7 ml (1½ t) tomato 3 Mash with the but- dish and dot with the
paste ter and milk. Season olives and eggs (be
500 g beef mince with salt and pepper. careful not to crum-
7 ml (1½ t) paprika 4 Mince Heat the oil ble the eggs).
100 ml dry red wine and butter in a pan 10 Spread the pota-
1 bay leaf and fry the onion, toes over the mince
5 ml (1 t) ground cumin chillies and garlic and sprinkle with the
50 g sultanas (optional) until the onion is Parmesan cheese.
3 spring onions, green translucent. 11 Bake for 15 minutes
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classic Argentini- chopped 3 Whisk the oil into
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It can be used as ends, trimmed and stir in the parsley.
a meat marinade finely chopped 4 Leave to rest for at
and is delicious 45 ml (3 T) red wine least 2 hours if possi-
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ABBREVIATIONS
alt – alternate; beg – be-
ginning; c/on(off) – cast
on(off); cont – continue;
dec – decrease; foll – fol-
lowing; inc – increase; k –
knit; M1 – make 1: pick up
MADE FOR
WARMTH
This casual men’s sweater
is ideal for weekends. The
simple stitch pattern
adds texture to a
basic design and
is easy to master
the horizontal loop lying 1 stitch]; N(s) – needle(s);
between the stitch just p – purl; patt – pattern;
worked on right-hand N rem – remaining; rep –
and the next st on left- repeat; RS – right side;
hand N, k into the back sl – slip; st(s) – stitch(es);
of the loop [this adds WS – wrong side

MEASUREMENTS
To fit chest
89-94 (99-104; 109-114; 119-124;
129-134; 139-144) cm
Actual chest measurement
98 (108;118;129;140;150) cm
Length to back neck
66 (68;69;70;72;73) cm
Sleeve length
46 (46;47;47;48;48) cm
MATERIALS
Note: the sweater is designed
in a standard Aran yarn.
S 6 (6;7;7;7;8) x 100 g balls of
Stylecraft Life Aran in Grey,
Shade 2419
S 1 pair each 4 mm and 5 mm
knitting needles
S 2 stitch holders
S Coloured markers
S Tapestry needle
TENSION
19 sts and 28 rows to 10 cm meas-
ured over textured patt using
5 mm Ns.
FRONT
Using 4 mm Ns, c/on 87 (97;107;
117;127;137) sts.
1st row (RS): k2, * p1, k1; rep from *
to last st, k1.
2nd row: k1, * p1, k1; rep from * to
end.
These 2 rows form the rib patt.
Rep these 2 rib rows for 6 cm,
ending with a RS row.
Inc row: rib 9, M1, [rib 14 (16;18;
20;22;24), M1] 5 times, rib to end
[93 (103;113;123;133;143) sts].
Change to 5 mm Ns and work in
textured patt as folls:
1st row (RS): k.
2nd row: p.
3rd row: p5, * k3, p7; rep from * to
last 8 sts, k3, p5.
4th row: p.
5th row: k.
6th row: p3, * k7, p3; rep from * to
end.
These 6 rows form the patt.
Cont in patt until work measures
42 cm from the beg, ending with a
WS row. Place a coloured marker
at the centre of the last row.
Shape armholes
C/off 5 (7;8;10;12;13) sts at beg
of next 2 rows [83 (89;97;
103;109;117) sts].
Dec 1 st at each end of the row on
the next 3 (5;5;7;7;9) rows
[77 (79;87;89;95;99) sts].
Dec 1 st at each end of every foll alt
row until there are 71 (75;81;
85;91;95) sts on the Ns.
Cont straight in patt on these
71 (75;81;85;91;95) sts until work
measures 15 (15;17;18;18;19) cm from
the coloured marker, ending with a
WS row.
Shape neck
Next row: patt 27 (28;30;
32;34;35) sts, turn and leave
the rem 44 (47;51;53;57;60) sts
on a spare N.
Work on the first set of sts only.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on the next
5 rows [22 (23;25; 27;29;30) sts].
Cont straight in patt on these
22 (23;25;27;29;30) sts until work
measures 21 (23;24;25;27;28) cm
from the coloured marker, ending
with aWS row.
Shape shoulder
C/off 5 (6;6;7;7;7) sts at beg of next
row and foll 2 alt rows [7 (5;7;
6;8;9) sts].
Patt 1 row.
C/off these rem 7 (5;7;6;8;9) sts.
Shape other side of neck
With the RS facing, sl the next
17 (19;21;21;23;25) sts onto a st hold-
er for the centre front neck, rejoin
yarn to rem 27 (28;30;32;34;35) sts
and patt to end.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on the next
5 rows [22 (23;25; 27;29;30) sts].
Cont straight in patt on these
22 (23;25;27;29;30) sts without
shaping until work measures
21 (23;24; 25;27;28) cm from the
coloured marker, ending with
a RS row.
Shape shoulder
C/off 5 (6;6;7;7;7) sts at beg of next
row and foll 2 alt rows [7 (5;7;6;8;9)
sts]. Patt 1 row.
C/off these rem 7 (5;7;6;8;9) sts.
BACK
Work exactly as given for Front,
omitting the neck shaping, until
work measures the same as Front
to beg of shoulder shaping, ending
with aWS row.
Shape shoulders
C/off 5 (6;6;7;7;7) sts at beg of next
6 rows [41 (39;45; 43;49;53) sts].
C/off 7 (5;7;6;8;9) sts at beg of next
2 rows [27 (29;31; 31;33;35) sts].
Sl the rem 27 (29;31;31;33;35) sts
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onto a st holder for centre back
neck.
SLEEVES (both alike)
Using 4 mm Ns, c/on 35 (37;37;
39;41;43) sts.
Work 6 cm in rib as given for Front,
ending with a RS row.
Inc row: rib 4 (5;5;5;4;5) M1, [rib
9 (9;9;10;11;11), M1] 3 times, rib to end
[39 (41;41;43;45;47) sts].
Change to 5 mm Ns and work in patt
as folls:
1st row: k.
2nd row: p.
3rd row: p3 (4;4;5;6:7), * k3, p7; rep
from * to last 6 (7;7; 8;9;10) sts, k3,
p3 (4;4;5;6;7).
4th row: p.
These 4 rows set the patt.
Now cont in patt as set, and at the
same time inc 1 st at each end of
the row on the next and every foll
4th row until you have 47 (61;69;
77;81;95) sts on the Ns.Work all
the extra sts into patt.
Now inc 1 st at each end of the row
on every foll 6th row until you have
75 (81;85;89;93:99) sts on the Ns.
Cont in patt on these 75 (81;85;
89;93;99) sts without shaping until
sleeve measures 46 (46;47;
47;48;48) cm from the beg, ending
with aWS row.
Shape sleeve top
C/off 5 (7;8;10;12;13) sts at beg
of next 2 rows [65 (67;69;
69;69;73) sts].
Patt 2 (4;4;4;6;6) rows on these sts
without further shaping.
Dec 1 st at each end of the row on
the next and every foll 4th row until
you have 61 (61;63;63;61;63) sts on
the Ns.
Dec 1 st at each end of the row on
the next row and then on every foll
alt row until you have 37 (39;39;
39;39;43) sts on the Ns.
Now dec 1 st at each end of every
row until you have 27 (29;29;
29;29;33) sts on the Ns.
C/off these 27 (29;29;
29;29;33) sts.
Place a coloured marker on the
centre stitch of the c/off row.
NECKBAND
Using a back stitch, join the right
shoulder seam.With the RS facing
and using 4 mm Ns, pick up and k
19 (21;21; 21;23;23) sts evenly down
the left front neck, k across the
17 (19;21;21;23;25) sts held on the st
holder for centre front neck, pick up
and k 20 (22;22;22;24;24) sts even-
ly up the right front neck, then k
across the 27 (29;31;31;33;35) sts
held on the st holder for centre back
neck [83 (91;95; 95;103;107) sts].
Starting with a 2nd row of rib patt,
work 7 rows in rib patt as given for
the Front.
C/off all sts ribwise.
TO MAKE UP
Using a back stitch, join the left
shoulder seam and neckband. Fold
the sleeves in half lengthways at the
coloured marker in the c/off row,
place the centre of the sleeve top
into the centre of the shoulder
seam, now sew the sleeves into the
armholes, making sure the c/off sts
at the armholes on the sleeves
match the c/off sts at the armholes
on the front and back. (Note: you
may want to tack the sleeve head in
position before you sew the actual
seam for a perfect fit.)
Using a ladder stitch, join the side
and sleeve seams.
Pin out the sweater to the given
measurements. Cover with a clean
damp towel and leave until dry.
Do not press as you will flatten the
stitch and spoil the texture. S
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Experts warn that the overuse of antibiotics is leading to a
drug resistance that poses a threat to our health By JACO HOUGH-COETZEE
W
HEN the first antibiotic
was discovered almost
90 years ago it seemed
like a miracle. Here was a
compound that could
kill bacteria that caused
serious – and often fatal – infections.
It was a discovery that changed the
face of medicine, and since then numer-
ous other antibiotics have been dis-
covered and developed. They’re used to
treat a wide variety of infections and dis-
eases caused by bacteria.
But experts are increasingly warning
against overuse, saying that far too many
antibiotics are being used for infections
that would otherwise have cleared up on
their own.
As with most things in life, too much of
a good thing isn’t necessarily good, says
the University of Cape Town’s Dr Sean
44 | 29 JUNE 2017 you.co.za
Wasserman, who specialises in infectious
diseases.
“Because bacteria are constantly
changing and become drug-resistant due
to excessive use of antibiotics, the medi-
cation can become ineffectual for certain
infections,” he says.
“Antibiotics also attack the good bacte-
ria in your body – and once nonresistant
bacteria have been killed off, the resistant
bacteria take over.”
Part of the problem is that sometimes
people want to treat any and all illnesses
and conditions with antibiotics, even de-
manding a prescription for antibiotics
from their doctor. This is a bad idea, says
Dr Francois Retief, a gastroenterologist
from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape.
“Antibiotics are effective only against
bacterial infections – they have no effect
whatsoever on viral infections. Yet anti-
biotics are being prescribed for viral in-
fections, allergies and problems that have
nothing to do with bacterial infections.”
When to take antibiotics
There’s a long list of ailments that can be
treated effectively with antibiotics, in-
cluding infections of the urinary tract,
throat, ear and vagina – but only if these
infections are caused by bacteria, which
is something your doctor needs to estab-
lish. Even bronchitis often doesn’t need
antibiotics as in most cases it’s viral and
not bacterial.
As antibiotics work only on bacteria
and fungi and have no effect on viruses,
you shouldn’t be prescribed antibiotics
for common illnesses such as colds, flu,
measles and mumps, says Johannesburg-
based Dr Karen Koch – not unless there’s
a secondary infection.
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HOW ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE HAPPENS
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Here’s what you can do to stop bac-
A few of the Antibiotics The Some bacteria teria becoming drug-resistant:
bacteria in your body are kill the illness-causing drug-resistant pass on their drug- S Don’t demand that your
resistant to antibiotics. bacteria but leave the drug- bacteria continue resistance, making the doctor prescribe antibiotics.
resistant bacteria alive. to multiply. problem worse. S Vaccinate your children to
help protect them against
certain infections – this
could mean they’ll need few-
er antibiotics in their lifetime,
infectious-disease specialist
Dr Sean Wasserman says.
Remember that antibiotics have no
effect on viral infections such as colds and
Before writing a script, your doctor antibiotic it means the infection-causing flu (see box below).
should examine you and perform the organism is resistant to the medication
necessary tests to ensure antibiotics are and another type of antibiotic should be
really needed as well as to establish prescribed. GOING VIRAL
the type and dosage of antibiotics to pre- Antibiotics do nothing for viral infections –
scribe. Why drug resistance and if you take them anyway they’ll simply
It’s often difficult to establish what is such a problem add to the drug-resistance problem.
type of bacteria is causing the problem, The overuse and unnecessary use of Common infections caused by viruses
Retief says. He believes it’s not neces- antibiotics could lead to a public health include
sary for a patient to complete the crisis because it results in bacteria be- S Colds
course of antibiotics and that they coming increasingly resistant to S Flu
should be administered only these medications (see graphic S Most sore throats
KEEP YO S Most coughs and bronchitis (“chest colds”)
until the patient’s symptoms UR above) – in other words, the S Many sinus infections
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clear the infection. members ily treating bacterial infec- urinary tract infections (UTIs) and res-
, friends,
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patient’s body reacts to the co-worke nd This isn’t a problem only The study found that as these infec-
rs. 
medication. If the reaction is in hospitals, where “super- tions became more antibiotic-resistant
positive, treatment should be bugs” (multidrug-resistant bacte- in patients treated by GPs, the patients
stopped as soon as possible [to cut ria) have become a major concern. not only had more severe symptoms,
down on antibiotic use].” A recent study published in the journal they also had them for longer. S
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HOW CAN I FIND MYSELF?
I’m 25 and have never explored the heterosexual side

ASK DR been in a relationship

with a guy.
of life or even dated a man.
Why don’t you date some guys

LOUISE I’ve been dating girls but

I’m not really comfortable
with that. I feel like I don’t
understand myself or who
Write to Dr Louise, PO Box 39410, Moreletapark 0044, I am. How do I figure out
or email info@drlouise.co.za. who I am?
Thembeka, email
and see how it feels? One can
only make an informed choice
once you’ve investigated all the
options.
The psychologist Sigmund
Freud believed that during our
sexual development there’s a

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homosexual phase – when a
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not satisfied you totally
attracted to people of the same
gender. It doesn’t mean the per-
I spoilt my daughter rotten when she was young- – if they did, you wouldn’t be son is gay. It’s simply a normal
er because she has a learning disability. I always wondering about your sexual phase every human being goes
thought, “Poor child.” Now she has two children preference. It seems you feel through in their sexual develop-
of her own with different fathers. you can’t really say whether ment. So perhaps you just have
We gave her countless opportunities to study and you’re gay or not as you haven’t not moved past this phase yet.
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better for her daughters. She spends her days on Face-
book and WhatsApp and we’re at our wits’ end. I’ve beyond betrayal. A relationship
been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, which the doctor
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She’s bipolar but refuses to take medication and her
kids witness her outbursts. She does nothing in the hurt. And there isn’t’
house and all the rooms she and the kids live in are a
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mess. I don’t want my grandchildren to suffer.
My husband and I are very soft people and I know we
weren’t strict enough. What can we do?
Rose, email
I WANT TO BE INDEPENDENT
You’re right – you’re reaping what you’ve sowed. There I’m 22 and complet- family you may one day have.
are three basic parenting guidelines: be strict when it ing my bachelor’s But your information isn’t
comes to discipline but at the same time give kids a lot degree. My parents correct. If you do an honour’s
of love; be consistent with your discipline and don’t feel sorry have offered to pay for fur- degree full time it will be one
for them; and if you want them to become responsible adults, ther studies so I can qualify year in which you don’t get a
don’t give them everything they want as they need to learn that as a psychologist. salary. If you then do a master’s
some things must be earned. The problem is that’s degree, that would be another
You can salvage the present problem only with tough love. another three to four years year for the theoretical work.
I suggest you apply to the children’s court to get custody of of studying plus one year of The next year of your studies
your grandchildren as their mother (a) can’t provide for them; community service, so I’ll be would be an internship and you
(b) can’t raise them in a way that would see them developing able to start earning money would earn a salary. Interns at
into responsible adults; and (c) poses a possible danger to only when I’m 26. I don’t a recognised training institute
them as she suffers from a mental illness that results in angry know if I can wait that long would in fact earn a good salary.
outbursts but refuses to take her medication. to be independent. When you do your community
Once you have custody of the children, you need to tell your Roy, email service, you also earn a salary.
daughter she can no longer live in your home and needs to So you would be dependent on
earn her own living. You’ll have to be very strong, but sticking You’re extremely fortu- your parents only for another
to it is important if you want to give your grandchildren a bet- nate that your parents two years. And remember, noth-
ter future. You might even have to get a legal order to get your are willing to pay for ing prevents you from finding a
daughter out of the house. You can give her time to find a job your studies to ensure you be- part-time or holiday job so you
to help her get on her feet but don’t give her any money. She come a well-qualified profes- can earn some money for your-
must understand that she has to take responsibility for herself. sional. It will mean you’re able self. In fact, that’s something a
to provide for yourself and the lot of students do.
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 YOU LIFESTYLE
Send suggestions for topics
and requests for info to
YOUR
yourmoney@you.co.za.
We may answer your
questions in this column but
MONEY
won’t reply personally.
SORTED
By LETITIA WATSON
BE HONEST WITH
INSURERS
We talk to experts about the top five
reasons beneficiaries’ claims are rejected
L
AST year South African insurers
paid out R13,1 billion in life
insurance policy claims. Unfor-
tunately, claims worth another
R332 million were rejected; the
beneficiaries of the policies involved
didn’t get a cent. Let’s look at the most
common reasons claims aren’t paid out
– and the pitfalls to avoid.
1
NONDISCLOSURE
This is when policyholders don’t
reveal all relevant health, life-
style and financial information, Henk
Meintjies of Liberty Life explains. An
example is when someone who suffers
from high cholesterol doesn’t disclose
it because they’re on medication and
the cholesterol is under control. But the
cholesterol is still a risk, and if you don’t
disclose it you’d be insured in terms of
an incorrect risk profile.
People sometimes make innocent
mistakes, which insurers can accom-
modate – but if you withhold relevant
information to try to get lower premi-
ums or cover without exclusions, it’s a
problem.
Rather be honest. Mention if you’re
involved in dangerous sports or hob-
If you’re sensitive about
revealing your personal
information you can apply
telephonically. Call the insurer
and your application will be done confi-
dentially over the phone.
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bies such as parachuting or scuba
diving, or if you’re a pilot, mineworker,
police officer or something similar that
involves danger.
Hiding information when applying
for life cover will place the value of your
policy at far greater risk than any po-
tential exclusions you may face, says
Hennie de Villiers of the Association for
Savings and Investments SA (Asisa).
2
UNDERWRITER’S
EXCLUSIONS
This is when the policyholder
dies of a condition that’s specifically
excluded in the life policy. A life insurer
can apply an underwriter’s exclusion if
the policyholder suffers from diabetes
for example but is otherwise healthy.
Should that person die in an accident,
or in any other way not linked to dia-
betes, the insurer would pay out. But if
the person dies because of diabetes the
claim wouldn’t be paid out.
TAKING THEIR
3
OWN LIFE
All life insurers have a two-year
exclusion period for suicide. This is to
stop people who are planning to kill
GET HELP HERE
S The Ombudsman for Long-term Insurance:
086-010-3236 (ombud.co.za)
S Asisa: asisa.org.za
S The Financial Services Board:
0800-110-443 (fsb.co.za)
themselves from taking out life in-
surance shortly before they commit
suicide. If a policyholder takes their
own life within two years of taking out
the policy, their beneficiaries wouldn’t
be paid out.
Claims rejected because of suicide
nearly doubled last year. Meintjies says
claims for people who killed or injured
themselves often increase in tough
economic times.
FRAUD
4 Claim fraud is when false docu-
ments are submitted to get the
insurer to pay out a claim to people not
entitled to the benefit. De Villiers says
there are syndicates that specialise in
this kind of fraud but sometimes it’s
committed by the policyholder or the
beneficiaries of the policy. Insurance
companies have departments that sniff
out this kind of fraud and the claims
are rejected.
DRIVING UNDER
5
THE INFLUENCE
If a policyholder died while
driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs, they were driving illegally.
De Villiers says there must be a direct
link between the effects of the alcohol
or drugs and the accident that caused
the death, and the insurer must be able
to prove this.
If it can be proved the accident was
the policyholder’s fault, the beneficiar-
ies won’t be paid out.
WHY R332 MILLION WORTH
OF LIFE CLAIMS WEREN’T
PAID IN 2016
55,3%nondisclosure
9,2% underwriter’s exclusions
23,7%suicide
7,3% fraud
4,6% less common reasons such as
driving under the influence
SOURCE: ASISA
 YOU LIFESTYLE Compiled by LINDSAY DE FREITAS

FOOTWEAR
It’s said you can conquer the world with the right pair of shoes.
We help you put your best foot forward

S
HOES may be an outfit’s best BYE-BYE PONG
friend but they can feel like
your worst enemy some- S Sh
Shoe
oe o
odour
dour
do ur iiss no match ffor all-powerful bicarbonate of soda. Liberally sprinkle
bicarb in the offending footwear and let it sit overnight, then dump the powder in
times. Check out our handy the morning. Just be careful not to overdo applications when it comes to leather
hints for warding off whiffs as the powder can dry it out.
and breaking in boots! S Another way to keep odour at bay is to put unused teabags inside the shoes. The
bags absorb the odour.

THESE HEELS ARE

MADE FOR WALKING . . .
S To master strutting around in high heels
use medical tape to bind your third and
fourth toes together. This eases strain on
the nerve between toes three and four,
preventing pain in the ball of your foot.
S A dab of deodorant can make a night out in
your favourite heels a lot less painful. Simply
swipe roll-on on the back and sides of your
foot before donning your heels. The deodor-
ant acts as a barrier, protecting your skin USE SANDPAPER TO ADD
U
against friction. T
TRACTION TO SLIPPERY SOLES
Fo
F old a sheet of 60-grit sandpaper into quarters.
Ho old the shoe with the sole facing up and scrub the
saanndpaper across the sole, focusing on the areas
und derneath the ball of the foot and the heel. Scrub-
bing motions should be light and quick, just enough
to reemove the smooth finish.
Sttop every so often and run your finger over the
sole – it should feel gritty but not rough.

WATERPROOFING CANVAS AN
AND
N FABRIC
STEP 2 Put a
STEP 1 Take a
hair-dryer on high
candle and rub
heat and blow the
it all over the
hot air all over the
shoe, making
shoe. This melts the
sure you don’t
wax, causing it to
miss any spots.
soak into the fibre
of the shoe and
make it waterproof.

HOW TO BREAK IN A NEW PAIR

BOOTS Shoe salespeople often tell you to buy boots that are
slightly tight because they’ll stretch with wear – but what they
often don’t mention is that stretching them can be a painful
process. A good way to speed things up is to combine rubbing
GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, YOUTUBE
the heel). This will help to stretch the sh
hoes and
make them less off an ordeal to walk in.
FLATS They can be stiff, rough or too snug when
new. Slip on a few pairs of socks and wear

alcohol and water in a spray bottle and spray the inside of the your flats around the house. Another triick
boots. Immediately wear them around the house for about for stretching them is to fill two sealable
20 minutes. Repeat this a few times and you should soon be bags with water, ssqueeze out excess air
walking tall. and place a bag in each shoe. Put the
HIGH HEELS Put on a few pairs of socks, slip on your new heels shoes in the freezer overnight and
and blast your feet with a blow-dryer on high heat, concentrating remove the bags o once they’ve
on the stiffest parts of the shoes (think toe box and the back of expanded enough for comfort.

50 | 29 JUNE 2017 you.co.za SOURCES: STYLECASTER.COM, BUSTLE.COM, BUZZFEED.COM, YOUTUBE.COM, EHOW.COM, GOODHOUSEKEEPING.COM
M
 YOU LIFESTYLE | PETS
Compiled by KELLY GRANDE

CHECKTHEIR
CHIPS
You’ve microchipped your beloved pet,
so if they accidentally get lost you
know all it takes is a quick scan and
they’ll be home again. Or will they?

W
E’VE all heard the
heartwarming sto-
ries of missing pets
being reunited with
their owners thanks
to a microchip, but
as wonderful as
these tiny devices
are, they have their limitations and re-
quire a certain level of maintenance on
the owner’s part.
Here’s what you need to know.
S PRICE It costs between R100 and R150
for the microchip to be inserted, al-
though vets’ charges vary. Many animal-
welfare and rescue organisations also
insert chips. Scanning a microchip to
identify a lost animal is free.
S REGISTERING Make sure you fill in all
your details with the chipping company
– this is usually done online. Without
these details the microchip is useless.
Stick one of the bar codes provided in
your vet book in the space provided, and
give your vet one to keep in your pet’s
folder.
S UPDATETHEINFO If you move or change
phone numbers it’s vital to notify the
chip company or to log onto the website
and update your details.
S SOMECHIPSMIGRATE Some chips have
microscopic hooks to embed them per-
manently in the site where they’re insert-
ed (usually between the shoulder blades)
but some migrate over the years, so it’s
important to have your vet check it on a
regular basis to see where it is and
whether it still reads correctly.
ne in three cats and dogs will get lost in their life-
ime so a microchip is a huge help to get your pet
ome safely. Microchips are implanted using a needle
rgeenough to allow the rice-sizechip to pass through.
or your pet it’s like getting a vaccine with a thicker
eedle – and it’s over in a second.
appear a your og or ca is c ipped pet lovers should be happy to help.
when it actually is! The scanner operator S COLLAR & TAG The chip is just a part
should also scan the whole body of the of the way to identify your pet if it gets
found animal in case of migration. If your lost. Always have your phone number
local shelter doesn’t have the correct clearly visible on a tag attached to your
scanner (they’re pricey at about R1 800) pet’s collar so it’s clearly identified as an
offer to hold a fundraiser for them – local owned animal and not a stray. S
If you find a lost pet check the microchip number GOOD TO KNOW
with all the chip companies until you find the owner PetLookup is an online
database developed to
COMPANY WEBSITE PHONE help South African vets and
BACKHOME/ 011-027-8837 rescue agencies who scan
backhome.co.za lost animals find owner
VIRBAC 011-852-8523
information quickly and
021-696-3667 efficiently.
COMMUNIPET* communipet.co.za
079-5055-993 Log onto petlookup.co.za
and type in the chip number.
083-295-2008 The search tool will display
FIVE STAR ID fivestarid.co.za 079-879 2587 the collected data, including
083-571-7778 where the microchip is reg-
istered and the pet owner’s
082-373-6375
GET ME KNOWN getmeknown.co.za information.
022-485-7310
011-957-3455/6 S Call 074-258-1214 for
IDENTIPET identipet.com more information.
082-957-3455
*Communipet offers a free chip-tracing service irrespective of the microchipping company.
WODAC WIN Ten readers will each win
a set of four World Of Dogs
& Cats Expo tickets worth R400
PET EXPO SMS the word WODAC, the answer to the question
below and your name and email address to 33150*
GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE
14-16 JULY 2017 by 5 pm on Thursday 6 July.
QUESTION Where in Johannesburg does the
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S SCAN CORRECTLY Vets and shelters
should have up-to-date universal scan-
ners but some microchips operate on
different wavelengths and might not be
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* EACH SMS COSTS R1,50. YOU MUST BE THE REGISTERED
USER OF THE CELLPHONE OR HAVE THE OWNER’S PERMISSION TO
USE IT TO ENTER THE COMPETITION. TICKETS FOR WINNERS WILL
BE PLACED AT THE VIP-HOSTED COUNTER AT THE ENTRANCE TO
THE SHOW. WINNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING THEIR
OWN TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE EXPO.

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05:02 GELEZA NATHI 05:57 MOTHEO 06:00 KIDS’NEWS 09:00 YOUNG & RESTLESS 08:00 KUNG FU PANDA 3 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
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SABC1
| TV | SATURDAY
05:00 D GELEZA NATHI
06:00 IMVELO
06:30 D SIYAKHOLWA
07:00 D THE LION GUARD
Animated series.
07:30 D MATT HATTER
CHRONICLES
Animated series.
08:00 YO.TV
09:00 D IMIZWILI
10:00 MZANSI INSIDER
Breakfast show.
11:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
Omnibus.
13:30 EITA DISKI
14:00 SOCCER 411
15:00 SOCCER
1 JULY
Build-up.
17:30 ROOTS
18:00 FRIENDS LIKE THESE
Game show hosted by Trevor
Gumbi. Two teams of best
friends, five men and five
women, take each other on
in a series of challenges to
win a holiday.
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 REAL GOBOZA
Local and international
celebrity news show hosted
by Sinazo Yolwa.
20:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
22:30 D 1’S AND 2’S
23:30 D ZAZIWA
Talk show hosted by
Pearl Modiadie.
00:00 KUZE KOSE
SABC1
| TV | SUNDAY
05:00 D GELEZA NATHI
06:00 D IMVELO
06:30 BONISANANI
07:00 DOC McSTUFFINS
Animated series.
07:30 MATT HATTER
CHRONICLES
08:00 YO.TV
09:00 D GOSPEL GOLD
09:30 D UMZALO
Omnibus.
10:00 MZANSI INSIDER
Breakfast show.
11:00 D MOKAPELO
2 JULY
11:30 D ONE MIC
12:00 D UZALO
Omnibus.
13:30 SOCCER
Build-up.
14:00 SOCCER
Fifa Confederations Cup
2017 Russia: third-place
play-off.
16:00 SOCCER
Wrap-up.
17:30 NEDBANK TALENT SEARCH
18:00 BREAK DA BEAT
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SOCCER
Build-up.
20:00 SOCCER
Fifa Confederations Cup
2017 Russia: final.
22:00 SOCCER
Wrap-up.
22:30 D SELIMATHUNZI
23:00 D CELEBRATED
00:00 KOZE KUSE
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SABC2
05:00 D HOLA HA MONATE
05:30 LIVING LAND
06:00 THE MAGICAL WORLD
OF LUNABELLE
Kid’s programme.
06:30 D INSIDE THE
BAOBAB TREE
Kid’s programme.
06:57 OP PAD
07:00 MORNING LIVE
08:30 HOUSE CALL
Medical talk show.
09:30 GAME ON
10:00 ATHLETICS ALIVE
10:30 SWIMMING MAGAZINE
11:00 DTV
11:30 NARUTO
Omnibus.
13:30 D MUVHANGO
Omnibus.
16:00 STUART LITTLE 2
18:00 DIJO LE BOPHELO
18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
19:00 WIPEOUT USA
Game show. Contestants
compete against one
another in a series of obsta-
cle courses to win cash.
20:00 SWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 KE BA BOLLELETSE
Comedy series.
21:00 LOTTO DRAW
21:04 TO BE ANNOUNCED
23:00 D VLUG NA EGIPTE
00:00 SABC NEWS
02:30 D SPORT
03:00 YOUR WORLD
News.
SABC2
05:00 GAME PLAN
05:30 WORDS AND NUMBERS
06:00 INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE
06:30 GLEE
06:57 MOTHEO
07:00 NEWS
08:30 SIMCHA
09:00 THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD
10:00 SONGS OF PRAISE
10:30 PSALTED
11:00 DIE WOORD
11:30 D GEURE UIT DIE VALLEI
Cooking show.
12:00 D 50/50
13:00 D NOOT VIR NOOT
Music game show.
14:00 D AFRO CAFÉ
15:00 #RSVP: DARE TO CHANGE
15:30 D THE RICKY SMILEY SHOW
Comedy series.
16:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
18:00 FOKUS
Current affairs show.
18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
19:00 50/50
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 GA RE DUMELE
Comedy series.
21:00 IT’S GOSPEL TIME
Gospel music talk show fea-
turing music videos, profiles
on artists and groups, music
news and discussions on
related topics.
22:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
23:00 D TEEN WOLF
Fantasy series.
00:00 SABC NEWS
SABC3
05:00 D TIMEWATCH:
MYSTERY OF THE
HEADLESS ROMANS
06:00 D HOLLYWOOD NEWS
06:15 D ZOOM
06:30 D CLOSE UP
07:00 D ISLAMIC SPECIAL:
EID UL ADHA
07:30 NAKED BROTHERS
08:00 I AM A WORK OF ART
08:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
09:00 BIG TIME RUSH
Kids’comedy series. When
Gustavo starts an all-girl pop
group the guys get jealous.
09:30 D CLOSE UP
10:00 D FASHION SHOW
11:00 D TROY
12:00 D THE HOSTESS WITH
LORNA MASEKO
12:30 D TYRES AND BRAAIERS
13:00 D DINNER DATE
14:00 VODACOM
DURBAN JULY 2017
Annual horse-racing event.
17:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
18:00 NEWS
18:30 THE GOOD LIFE
Entertainment music show
hosted by Ernest Pillay, who
takes viewers on a nostalgic
musical journey with South
African icons.
19:00 HIGH NOON
21:00 EFC PREMIUM FIGHT
23:00 D CLOSE UP
00:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE
News.
SABC3
05:00 D SNAZZY STORIES
05:25 D NEIGHBOURHOOD
05:50 D LOONEY TUNES SHOW
06:16 D GLOSS IT UP
06:42 SPECIAL AGENT OSO
07:08 D LOONEY TUNES SHOW
07:30 IMAGINATION MOVERS
07:35 KIM POSSIBLE
08:00 D FUN FACTORY
08:26 D WILD TRIPS
08:52 TECHONARATI
09:18 D URBO: ADVENTURES
OF PAX AFRICA
09:44 SCOOBYDOO!
MYSTERY INC
10:10 D VICTORIOUS
10:36 BIG TIME RUSH
11:00 HANNAH MONTANA
Musical comedy series.
11:30 WIZARDS OF
WAVERLY PLACE
Kids’comedy series.
13:00 D THE DR OZ SHOW
14:00 D THE NATE BERKUS SHOW
15:00 VAAYAI MOODI PESAVUM
17:00 CHIPS
18:00 D MACGYVER
19:00 NEWS
19:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
21:30 ALAN CARR: CHATTY MAN
22:15 SPORTS WRAP
22:20 D CSI: NY
Crime drama series.
00:20 D THE DR OZ SHOW
01:20 AM SHOPPING
02:00 D LAW & ORDER:
CRIMINAL INTENT
Crime drama series.
BRIDGET JONES’S BABY
A single 30-something discovers she’s
pregnant but has no idea who the father is.
E.TV
05:30 INFOMERCIALS
05:35 COOL CATZ
06:00 2 HANDS
06:05 COOL CATZ
06:30 BOB THE BUILDER
06:45 THOMAS AND FRIENDS
07:00 DR. DIMENSIONPANTS
07:30 MY LITTLE PONY:
FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC
08:00 SISTAHOOD
08:30 JAKE AND THE
NEVER LAND PIRATES
Double bill.
09:30 D SCANDAL!
Omnibus.
11:20 INFOMERCIALS
11:30 WWE MAIN EVENT
12:30 ESHIBOBO
13:00 D CLUB 808
13:30 D THE PLANET’S
FUNNIEST ANIMALS
14:00 INFOMERCIALS
14:10 ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED
16:00 D AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sci-fi series.
17:00 WWE SMACKDOWN
18:00 ENEWS DIRECT HEADLINES
18:05 LIP SYNC BATTLE AFRICA
18:30 ALL IN
19:00 ENEWS DIRECT
19:30 THE INCREDIBLES
21:55 SCREAM
00:15 THE KANE FILES:
LIFE OF TRIAL
02:05 SCREAM
04:05 D ESHIBOBO
04:35 D THE PLANET’S
FUNNIEST ANIMALS
E.TV
05:00 D AFRO MUSICA
05:30 JOSEPH PRINCE: NEW
CREATION CHURCH TV
06:00 I AM SOUL PRECIOUS
06:25 EINSERT
06:30 THE APOSTLE SIMON
MOKOENA SHOW
07:00 GRASSROOTS
07:30 GROUND ZERO
08:00 2 HANDS
08:05 COOL CATZ
08:30 THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS
09:00 GFIGHTERS
09:30 SHIZ LIVE
10:00 D BEHIND THE GOSPEL
11:00 SWV REUNITED
12:00 THE PLANET’S
FUNNIEST ANIMALS
12:30 INFOMERCIALS
12:50 EINSERT
12:55 MY GIRL
15:00 D SA’S GOT TALENT
16:00 THE BIGGEST LOSER
17:00 WWE RAW
18:00 ENEWS DIRECT
18:05 MAHADILOBOLA
18:30 OMANG: WHO ARE YOU?
19:00 ENEWS DIRECT
19:30 MODERN FAMILY
Comedy series. Mitchell
enjoys being the popular
guy in his office.
20:00 THE AMAZING
SPIDERMAN
22:50 DIARY OF A HITMAN
00:45 KOMODO
02:25 THE AMAZING
SPIDERMAN
Movies are highlighted in red – see movie guide for details D Repeat * Express screening
M-NET, SUNDAY 20:05
M-NET MZANSI
06:00 YELLOWBIRD 06:00 D THE DOCTORS
07:30 SNOW QUEEN Double bill.
09:00 D POWERLESS 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
09:35 D SPEECHLESS THE IMPOSTER
10:10 D HAWAII FIVE0 09:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
11:05 D NCIS: LOS ANGELES TAXI CHEESEBOY
Double bill. 11:00 D THE QUEEN
13:05 D CODE BLACK Omnibus.
13:55 D MACGYVER 13:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
14:40 AVENGERS: EZIBIWEYO
AGE OF ULTRON 14:00 D THE COCONUTS
17:00 SUPERHUMAN Local comedy series.
18:00 LAST MAN STANDING 14:30 D COOKING WITH SIBA
18:30 TIMELESS 15:00 D MY PERFECT PROPOSAL
19:30 NCIS 15:30 D OUR PERFECT WEDDING
20:30 CRIMINAL MINDS Local reality series. Each
21:30 BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA week an engaged couple
23:05 MODUS
takes us on their journey to
00:05 D THE ARRANGEMENT the altar.
00:55 D MOZART IN THE JUNGLE 16:30 D LET’S EAT WITH
01:30 D THE DETOUR SIPHOKAZI
02:00 D SILICON VALLEY 17:00 D PLEASE STEP IN
02:30 D ANIMAL KINGDOM 17:30 D CHANGE DOWN
03:30 INFAMOUS Motoring show.
05:15 A HOLOGRAM 18:00 D UTHANDO NESTHEMBU
FOR THE KING 18:30 D UYANG’THANDA NA?
19:00 D LIVING THE DREAM
DECODER WITH SOMIZI
AS ABOVE, EXCEPT 19:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
08:10 SNOW QUEEN UMONA
09:30 D POWERLESS 20:30 PARADISE STOP
10:00 D SPEECHLESS Comedy. 2011. PG13. 90 min.
10:30 D HAWAII FIVE0 22:00 D HOMEGROUND
11:15 D NCIS: LOS ANGELES 22:30 D HOT BENCH
15:00 VODACOM SUPER RUGBY 23:00D IT’S COMPLICATED
Cheetahs vs Stormers. 00:00 D THE TALK
17:05 VODACOM SUPER RUGBY Omnibus.
Lions vs Sunwolves. 05:00 D DAILY SUN TV
M-NET MZANSI
07:05 ANNABELLE HOOPER 06:00 D THE DOCTORS
AND THE GHOSTS Medical talk show.
OF NANTUCKET 07:00 ICILONGO
09:00 D THE VOICE SA Gospel music show hosted
10:30 D WORLD OF DANCE by Kholeka Dubula and
11:30 D SUPERHUMAN Pastor Steven Molakeng.
12:30 D THE MIDDLE 08:00 GOODBYE BAFANA
Comedy series. True-life drama. Joseph
13:00 D AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert.
Comedy series. 2007. PG13. 140 min.
13:30 NORTHPOLE: OPEN 10:00 D ISIBAYA
FOR CHRISTMAS Omnibus.
15:00 ENTERTAINMENT NOW 12:30 MZANSI MOVIES:
15:30 D LAST MAN STANDING UMONA
Comedy series. 13:30 D HOMEGROUND
16:00 D KEVIN CAN WAIT Lifestyle entertainment show
Comedy series. hosted by Minnie Dlamini
16:30 D MAN WITH A PLAN and Lungile Radu.
Comedy series. 14:00 #LIT
17:00 WINGIN’IT 15:00 D ISITHEMBISO
Travel show. Omnibus.
17:30 THE VOICE SA 17:00 D UTHANDO NESTHEMBU
Reality singing competition 17:30 D LIVING THE DREAM
with coaches Karen Zoid, WITH SOMIZI
Kahn Morbee, Bobby van Reality series.
Jaarsveld and Lira. 18:00 D GET YOUR MACK ON
19:00 CARTE BLANCHE 19:00 OUR PERFECT WEDDING
20:05 BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Local reality series.
22:05 LAST WEEK TONIGHT 20:00 IGAZI
WITH JOHN OLIVER 21:00 D ISIKIZI
22:35 THE QUEEN OF SPAIN Drama series.
00:35 D CHANCE 21:30 IN TOO DEEP
01:40 D REIGN Thriller. Omar Epps,
02:40 MR. RIGHT LL Cool J. 1999. 16. 95 min.
04:15 MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN 23:00 D THE DOCTORS
Omnibus.
DECODER 05:00 D ICILONGO
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YOU
SABC1
3 JULY | TV | MONDAY
05:00 AUM
05:02 GELEZA NATHI
06:00 KIDS’NEWS AND
CURRENT AFFAIRS
06:30 YO.TV
07:30 TAKALANI SESAME
08:00 D BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
08:30 D ISIDINGO
09:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
09:30 D MUVHANGO
10:00 D SKEEM SAAM
10:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
11:00 DAILY THETHA
12:00 D YILUGELO LAKHO
13:00 NEWS
13:30 YO.TV
14:00 MAKING MOVES
15:00 DEGRASSI:
THE NEXT GENERATION
15:30 YO.TV
16:30 D MY WORLD
17:28 AUM
17:30 NDEBELE/SWATI NEWS
18:00 D NOW OR NEVER
18:30 SKEEM SAAM
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SINGLE GUYS
20:00 GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
The Mdletshes and the Xulus
get bad news regarding
Mxolisi.
21:00 SOCCERZONE
22:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
23:00 D CELEBRATED
00:00 KOZE KUSE
SABC1
4 JULY | TV | TUESDAY
05:00 IZWI LA BANTU
05:02 GELEZA NATHI
06:00 KIDS’NEWS AND
CURRENT AFFAIRS
06:30 THE LION GUARD
07:00 YO.TV
07:30 TAKALANI SESAME
08:00 D BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
08:30 D ISIDINGO
09:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
09:30 D MUVHANGO
10:00 D SKEEM SAAM
10:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
11:00 DAILY THETHA
12:00 D SOCCERZONE
13:00 NEWS
13:30 YO.TV
14:00 ISPANI
15:00 DEGRASSI:
THE NEXT GENERATION
16:00 YO.TV
16:30 DAILY THETHA
17:28 D IZWI LA BANTU
17:30 NEWS
18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
18:30 SKEEM SAAM
Big Boy’s life is in tatters and
no one is willing to help him.
19:00 NEWS
19:30 SELIMATHUNZI
20:00 GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
21:00 1’S AND 2’S
22:00 YOUTH CULTURE
23:00 D CELEBRATED
00:00 KOZE KUSE
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SABC2
05:00 EPIC HANGOUT
05:30 TAKALANI SESAME
05:57 MOTHEO
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 PARLIAMENT: A VIEW
FROM THE HOUSE
09:30 THE MAGICAL WORLD
OF LUNABELLE
10:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
10:30 RANDS WITH SENSE
11:30 D 50/50
12:30 THE ONLY ONE
13:00 D 7DE LAAN
13:30 D STOKVEL
14:00 D SKEEM SAAM
14:30 D MUVHANGO
15:00 THE LION GUARD
15:30 WIRED UP
16:00 HECTIC NINE9
17:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS
18:00 7DE LAAN
18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
19:00 VETKOEKPALEIS
Comedy series.
19:30 KLIPHARD
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 LEIHLO LA SECHABA
21:00 MUVHANGO
Rantho learns how irrespon-
sibly Imani handled his son.
22:00 D THE BANTU HOUR
23:00 TEEN WOLF
Fantasy series. Stranded at
a motel for the night, Scott
and his friends suffer strange
experiences.
00:00 SABC NEWS
SABC2
05:00 EPIC HANGOUT
05:30 TAKALANI SESAME
Educational programme.
05:57 MOTHEO
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 PARLIAMENT: A VIEW
FROM THE HOUSE
09:30 INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE
10:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
10:30 TALK SA
11:00 LUCKY DOG
Double bill.
11:30 D WIPEOUT USA
12:30 D THE ONLY
13:00 D 7DE LAAN
13:30 D UZALO
14:00 D SKEEM SAAM
14:30 D MUVHANGO
15:00 THE LION GUARD
Animated series.
15:30 DISCOVER SCIENCE
16:00 HECTIC NINE9
17:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
17:30 NEWS
18:00 7DE LAAN
18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
19:00 VLUG NA EGIPTE
Drama series.
20:00 NEWS
20:30 VUSASEKI
21:00 VODACOM YEBO
MILLIONAIRES
21:04 MUVHANGO
21:30 KEEPING SCORE
22:00 D IT’S GOSPEL TIME
23:00 D THE ONLY ONE
Double bill.
00:30 SABC NEWS
SABC3
05:30 D I AM A WORK OF ART
06:00 KIDS’NEWS
06:30 EXPRESSO
09:00 D REAL TALK WITH ANELE
10:00 D BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
10:30 D 7DE LAAN
11:00 D ISIDINGO
11:30 D MUVHANGO
12:00 D SOAP ON A ROPE
12:30 D EID SPECIAL
13:00 NEWS
13:30 AFRICA NEWS UPDATE
14:00 D EFC
16:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS
Talk show.
17:00 REAL TALK WITH ANELE
18:00 ENGLISH NEWS
18:30 BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
Wanting to protect his family,
Ridge appeals to Bill as a
father not to go public
with Douglas’paternity.
19:00 ISIDINGO
Gabriel realises that when
days are dark friends are few
and decides to skip town.
19:30 THE FINAL CUT
Local reality series. Contest-
ants compete in challenges
hoping to be chosen to star
in new SABC programmes.
20:30 BLUE COLLAR MILLIONAIRE
21:00 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
Local current affairs show.
21:30 TRENDING SA
22:30 DAYS OF OUR LIVES
23:30 DEUTSCHE WELLE
News.
SABC3
05:00 D SMURFS
05:30 D WHIP THE CHEF
06:00 KIDS’NEWS
06:30 EXPRESSO
09:00 D REAL TALK
10:00 D BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
10:30 D 7DE LAAN
11:00 D ISIDINGO
11:30 D MUVHANGO
12:00 D BLUE COLLAR
MILLIONAIRE
12:30 HOLLYWOOD NEWS
12:45 ZOOM IN
13:00 NEWS
13:30 AFRICA NEWS UPDATE
14:00 D MELA
15:00 GUGE: THE LOST
KINGDOM OF TIBET
16:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS
17:30 REAL TALK WITH ANELE
18:00 NEWS
18:30 BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
Bill and Brooke discuss
how to handle Katie without
driving her to drink.
19:00 ISIDINGO
19:30 SURVIVOR: SAN
JUAN DEL SUR
Reality competition series.
A shocking tribal council
leads to one of the biggest
blindsides of the season.
20:30 RUSTIC CHAKULA
21:00 THE MAN CAVE
21:30 TRENDING SA
22:30 DAYS OF OUR LIVES
23:30 DEUTSCHE WELLE
News.
E.TV
05:00 D DIE WIEL DRAAI
05:30 SUNRISE
08:30 INFOMERCIALS
09:00 YOUNG & RESTLESS
10:00 D AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
11:00 D ESHIBOBO
11:30 D RHYTHM CITY
12:30 D GOLD DIGGERS
13:00 NEWS DAY
13:30 205 LIVE
14:30 2 HANDS
14:35 COOL CATZ
15:00 BOB THE BUILDER
15:15 THOMAS AND FRIENDS
15:30 HENRY DANGER
16:00 SISTAHOOD
16:30 STEVE HARVEY
17:30 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
18:30 ENEWS DIRECT
19:00 RHYTHM CITY
Reneilwe manages to make
it to Zer011 on time.
19:30 SCANDAL!
20:00 BROKEN VOWS
20:30 THE FIXER
Political drama series. When
the wife of a governor is
raped, he takes the law into
his own hands then asks
Olivia to help clean up his
mess.
21:30 HARVEST
22:30 GLOBAL EFFECT
00:30 LAYIN’LOW
02:20 GLOBAL EFFECT
04:05D MTV EXPOSED
04:35 THE PLANET’S
FUNNIEST ANIMALS
E.TV
05:00 HILLSONG
05:30 SUNRISE
09:00 YOUNG & RESTLESS
09:50 INFOMERCIALS
10:00 D SA’S GOT TALENT
10:55 INFOMERCIALS
11:00 D KASI LIVING: EDLADLENI
11:30 D RHYTHM CITY
12:00 D SCANDAL!
12:30 D GOLD DIGGERS
13:00 NEWS DAY
13:30 WWE EXPERIENCE
14:25 INFOMERCIALS
14:30 2 HANDS
14:35 COOL CATZ
15:00 DORA AND FRIENDS
15:30 POKÉMON THE SERIES: XYZ
16:00 FRENZY
16:30 STEVE HARVEY
17:30 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
18:30 ENEWS DIRECT
19:00 RHYTHM CITY
19:30 SCANDAL!
Scelo is unaware he’s about
to lose something important.
20:00 BROKEN VOWS
20:30 CHICAGO P.D.
Crime drama series. The intel-
ligence team investigate
when several murder victims
are found with a dollar bill
pinned to their chests.
21:30 Z’BONDIWE ‒ THE CHASE
22:00 CHECKPOINT
22:30 28 WEEKS LATER
00:35 LOSING CHASE
02:20 LOST VALLEY
04:10 D MTV EXPOSED
VEEP
M-NET, MONDAY 21:30
Selina Meyer and her
entourage visit Qatar.
M-NET MZANSI
08:00 TIMBER 06:00 THE DOCTORS
THE TREASURE DOG 07:00 THE TALK
10:00 D SPEECHLESS 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
10:30 D LAST MAN STANDING SECOND CHANCES
11:00 D MY KITCHEN RULES 09:30 D ISIBAYA
12:00 D MACGYVER 10:00 D THE QUEEN
13:00 D HAWAII FIVE0 10:30D ISITHEMBISO
14:00 D TIMELESS 11:00 D THE DOCTORS
15:00 D THE 101 12:00 D WANG VERSTANA
15:30 D WINGIN’IT 12:30 D ISIBAYA
16:00 D CARTE BLANCHE 13:00 D THE QUEEN
17:00 ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW 13:30 D ISITHEMBISO
17:50 GREAT NEWS 14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
18:15 MY KITCHEN RULES A LIFETIME OF TEARS
19:30 THIS IS US 15:30 D NGUWE NA?
20:30 THE GOOD FIGHT 16:00 D THE TALK
21:30 VEEP 17:00 HOT BENCH
22:00 AMERICAN GODS 17:30 THE T.D. JAKES SHOW
23:20 LUCIFER 18:30 D PLEASE STEP IN
00:15 FALLING WATER 19:00 CHANGE DOWN
01:15 D MODUS Motoring show hosted by
02:20 D HOUSE OF CARDS Skhumba and Boity Thulo
03:15 D CLOSE UP WITH THE that showcases cars available
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER in South Africa.
04:04 WAR ROOM 19:30 ISITHEMBISO
20:00 ISIKIZI
DECODER 20:30 ISIBAYA
AS ABOVE, EXCEPT 21:00 THE QUEEN
08:30 D GETROUD MET RUGBY 21:30 HOMEGROUND
09:20 TIMBER 22:00 2 WAYS TO THE TOP
THE TREASURE DOG 23:00 D HOT BENCH
14:00 D THE 101 00:00 D THE DOCTORS
14:30 D WINGIN’IT 01:00 D THE TALK
15:00 D CARTE BLANCHE 02:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
16:00 ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW SECOND CHANCES
16:50 GREAT NEWS 03:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
17:20 BINNELANDERS A LIFETIME OF TEARS
17:50 SUIDOOSTER 05:00 D DAILY SUN TV
M-NET MZANSI
07:00 D ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW 06:00 THE DOCTORS
08:00 JUSTICE LEAGUE 07:00 THE TALK
VS TEEN TITANS 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
10:00 D KEVIN CAN WAIT PSYCHO
10:20 D THE ODD COUPLE 09:30 D ISIBAYA
11:00 D MY KITCHEN RULES 10:00 D THE QUEEN
12:00 D NCIS 10:30 D ISITHEMBISO
13:00 D THE BLACKLIST 11:00 D THE DOCTORS
14:00 D THIS IS US 12:00 D WANG VERSTANA
15:00 D THE 101 12:30 D ISIBAYA
15:30 D THE VOICE SA 13:00 D THE QUEEN
17:00 ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW 13:30 D ISITHEMBISO
17:50 THE MIDDLE 14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
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Action series. 17:00 HOT BENCH
20:30 SHADES OF BLUE Reality courtroom series.
Double bill. 17:30 THE T.D. JAKES SHOW
22:30 THE FALL Christian talk show.
23:30 CHANCE 18:30 DATE MY FAMILY
00:30 D AMERICAN GODS 19:30 ISITHEMBISO
01:30 D FALLING WATER 20:00 UYANG’THANDA NA?
02:25 SAVAGE DOG 20:30 ISIBAYA
04:00 THE THEORY OF 21:00 THE QUEEN
EVERYTHING 21:30 D ISI’THUNZI
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DECODER Local comedy. Rapulana
AS ABOVE, EXCEPT Seiphemo, Kenneth Nkosi.
08:00 D VERSLAG 2011. PG13. 90 min.
08:30 JUSTICE LEAGUE 23:30 D HOT BENCH
VS TEEN TITANS 00:00 D THE DOCTORS
13:45 D THIS IS US 01:00 D THE TALK
14:30 D THE VOICE SA 02:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
16:00 ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW LOST SOULS
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08:30 D ISIDINGO
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20:30 HOSTAGES
21:30 RAY DONOVAN
Drama series.
22:35 OVER UNDER
00:25 LOST VOYAGE
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14:00 D THE GOOD FIGHT
15:00 D NCIS: LOS ANGELES
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17:00 ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
17:50 AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE
Comedy series. Katie and
Greg get involved in PTA
politics.
18:15 MY KITCHEN RULES
19:30 MAN WITH A PLAN
20:00 KEVIN CAN WAIT
20:30 BLUE BLOODS
Drama series. Danny and
Baez investigate a murder.
21:30 ANIMAL KINGDOM
22:30 HOUSE OF CARDS
23:50 CODE BLACK
00:50 D SHADES OF BLUE
01:40 D AQUARIUS
02:25 LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE
MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT
04:00 WAR ROOM
DECODER
AS ABOVE, EXCEPT
06:00 DIE GROOT ONTBYT
08:30 FINDING DORY
16:00 ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW
16:50 AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE
17:20 BINNELANDERS
17:50 SUIDOOSTER
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06:00 KIDS NEWS
06:30 EXPRESSO
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10:00 D BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
10:30 D 7DE LAAN
11:00 D ISIDINGO
11:30 D MUVHANGO
12:00 D THE MAN CAVE
12:30 CLOSE UP
13:00 NEWS
13:30 AFRICA NEWS
14:00 D THE BACKSTORY
15:00 TOP CHEF
Charlize Theron, who plays
the Evil Queen in the film
Snow White And The Hunts-
man, is a guest judge.
16:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS
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18:00 ENGLISH NEWS
18:30 BOLD & BEAUTIFUL
Katie confesses her feelings
to Bill and Brooke.
19:00 ISIDINGO
Barker threatens to take
over SG – but Nikiwe isn’t
shaken.
19:30 DINNER DATE
20:00 TYRES AND BRAAIERS
21:00 UYANDA IT’S ON
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22:30 DAYS OF OUR LIVES
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19:30 LAUGH OUT LOUD
20:00 INKABA
22:00 HEADLINE
22:30 COP LAND
Drama. A cop stands up to
corrupt city policemen who
conduct illegal business in
his small town. Sylvester Stal-
lone, Harvey Keitel. 1997.
16V. 104 min.
00:00 RUSSELL SIMMONS’
DEF COMEDY JAM
00:30 LA HEAT
Action. A Los Angeles
detective dreams of being
a cowboy hero. Lawrence
Hilton-Jacobs, Jim Brown.
1989. 16VL. 85 min.
02:00 INSIDE
03:30 MOWGLI’S FIRST
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THURSDAY
S KUNG FU PANDA 3 ★★★★ 2016, 95 min, PG,
M-Net Satellite 08:00, M-Net Decoder 08:30.
Animated adventure. A warrior panda finds out
where he comes from when he meets his long-
lost father, but their reunion is interrupted by
the arrival of an evil spirit warrior, who wants
to steal all kung fu masters’ life force.
S THINK LIKE A MAN TOO ★★ 2014, 106 min,
PG13, e.tv, 20:30 & 02:25. Comedy. The sequel
to Think Like A Man. A group of friends head to
Las Vegas for a wedding, only for their various
misadventures to threaten the big day.
Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara.
S THE 51ST STATE ★★ 2001, 93 min, 16VSNL,
e.tv, 22:40. Crime comedy. An American chemist
designs a new drug and tries to sell it to British
criminals. Samuel L Jackson, Robert Carlyle.
S INTERCEPTOR FORCE ★★ 1999, 97 min, 16,
e.tv, 00:35. Sci-fi action. A team of soldiers from
around the world are recruited to form a team
who must protect Earth from an alien invasion.
Mark Adair-Rios, William Zabka.
S REMEMBER ★★★★ 2015, 94 min, 16, M-Net,
02:55. Thriller. An elderly man with dementia
goes in search of the Nazi who murdered his
family in a World War 2 concentration camp.
Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau.
S LOVE’S LAST RESORT ★★ 2017, 90 min, PG,
M-Net, 04:35. Romantic drama. A woman gets
the manager of the hotel where she’s staying to
pretend to be her boyfriend to make her ex jeal-
ous. Alix Angelis, Thomas Beaudoin.
FRIDAY
S FANTASTIC FOUR ★ 2015, 100 min, PG13,
M-Net Sat 08:00, M-Net Dec 09:20. Sci-fi
thriller. A group of young scientists are brought
together to work on a teleporting device, but
when the government threatens to take over the
project they use it and travel to another dimen-
sion where they’re imbued with strange powers.
Miles Teller, Kate Mara.
S THE LAST AIRBENDER ★ 2010, 103 min, PG,
e.tv, 14:30. Fantasy adventure. In a world divided
into four kingdoms where each can control a dif-
ferent element, a young boy with the ability to
control all four elements must stop the Fire na-
tion from enslaving everyone else. Noah Ringer.
S CATCH AND RELEASE ★★ 2006, 124 min,
PG13, SABC3, 20:00. Romantic drama. After the
death of her fiancé, a woman finds out about the
many things he hid from her while she gets to
know his friends better. Jennifer Garner.
S SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF
SHADOWS ★★★ 2011, 129 min, PG13, e.tv,
20:30. Adventure. The sequel to Sherlock
Holmes. In the late 19th century an English
detective tries to outwit a cunning adversary.
Robert Downey Jnr, Jude Law.
S ROBOCOP: CRASH & BURN ★★ 2001,
90 min, 16, e.tv, 23:10 & 02:55. Sci-fi action.
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In the future a cyborg cop in Detroit, USA, has
to stop criminals from releasing a flesh-eating
virus. Page Fletcher, Maurice Dean Wint.
S INTERCEPTOR FORCE 2 ★★ 2002, 90 min,
16, e.tv, 01:05. Sci-fi action. A special task force
try to stop a seemingly invincible alien from
blowing up a nuclear power plant in Russia.
Olivier Gruner, Roger R Cross.
S TRIPLE 9 ★★★ 2016, 115 min, 16VL, M-Net,
02:03. Crime drama. A group of criminals and
corrupt cops plot to murder a detective so they
can pull of a heist. Casey Affleck.
S TESTAMENT OF YOUTH ★★★★ 2014,
129 min, PG13, M-Net, 03:55. Biopic. English-
woman Vera Brittain comes of age during World
War 1. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington.
SATURDAY
S YELLOWBIRD ★★★ 2014, 90 min, PG, M-Net
Sat, 06:00. Animated adventure. A tiny
orphaned bird becomes an unlikely hero as
he leads a flock of birds migrating south for
the winter. Voices: Seth Green, Dakota Fanning.
S SNOW QUEEN ★★★ 2012, 80 min, PG,
M-Net Sat 07:30, M-Net Dec 08:10. Animated
adventure. A young girl sets out to save her
brother from the snow queen, who’s plunged
the world into eternal winter.
S ACCIDENTLY ENGAGED ★★★ 2016, 86 min,
A, e.tv, 14:10. Romantic comedy. While visiting
her hometown to attend a wedding, a failed
actress lies about dating a big star to impress
her friends, only for the A-lister to show up in
town to hide from the press. Lexi Giovagnoli.
S AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON ★★★★ 2015,
141 min, PG13, M-Net Sat, 14:40. Sci-fi adven-
ture. The sequel to The Avengers. Superhero
team the Avengers now work together like a
well-oiled machine, but when two of them try
to create a global-defence system, evil artificial
intelligence Ultron is born and decides the only
way to keep peace on Earth is to eradicate
humans. Robert Downey Jnr, Chris Hemsworth.
S STUART LITTLE 2 ★★★ 2002, 77 min, PG,
SABC2, 16:00. Fantasy adventure. A mouse and
a cat set out to rescue their friend, a canary,
from a falcon. Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie.
S HIGH NOON ★★★ 2009, 90 min, PG, SABC3,
19:00. Thriller. An expert hostage negotiator
juggles her demanding career with raising her
young daughter and helping her agoraphobic
mother. Emilie de Ravin, Ivan Sergei.
S THE INCREDIBLES ★★★★ 2004, 115 min,
PG, e.tv, 19:30. Animated sci-fi. Years after he
was forced to retire, a superhero bored with
suburban family life is lured back into action by
a mysterious message. Voices: Craig T Nelson,
Holly Hunter.
S BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA ★★ 2015, 97 min,
16VSNL, M-Net, 21:30. Action. A talented marks-
man takes part in an underground tournament.
Ryan Kwanten, Freida Pinto.
S SCREAM ★★★★ 1996, 111 min, 16, e.tv, 21:55
& 02:05. Horror. A year after her mother’s
murder, a high school teen and her friends
are stalked by a masked killer obsessed with
horror movies. David Arquette, Neve Campbell.
S THE KANE FILES: LIFE OF TRIAL ★★★
2010, 86 min, 16, e.tv, 00:15. Action. A man trying
to leave his shady past behind is forced to ask a
crime lord for help with his ailing son. Drew Full-
er, Ethan Embry.
S INFAMOUS ★★★ 2017, 90 min, PG13, M-Net,
03:30. Drama. After a popular teenage girl dies,
her best friend enjoys all the social-media atten-
tion while their rival tries to uncover the truth of
what really happened. Caitlin Carver.
S A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING ★★★ 2016,
98 min, 13NL, M-Net, 05:15. Comedy drama. A
struggling American salesman travels to Saudi
Arabia hoping to sell his company’s product to
a wealthy ruler. Tom Hanks, Alexander Black.
SUNDAY
S ANNABELLE HOOPER AND THE GHOSTS OF
NANTUCKET ★★★ 2016, 92 min, A, M-Net Sat,
07:05. Adventure. While on holiday, a teenage
mystery writer and her friends must outsmart
two thieves to solve a 200-year-old mystery.
Bailee Madison, Mavrick Moreno.
S MY GIRL ★★★ 1991, 102 min, PG13, e.tv,
12:55. Comedy drama. In 1972 in Pennsylvania,
USA, the 11-year-old daughter of a widowed
funeral director grows up obsessed with death
and believes she killed her mother, who died
in childbirth. When her father and his new assis-
tant fall in love she’s outraged and tries her best
to break them up. Anna Chlumsky.
S NORTHPOLE: OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS ★★★
2015, 81 min, PG, M-Net, 13:30. Fantasy adven-
ture. The sequel to Northpole. A businesswoman
learns the true meaning of Christmas from a
group of elves who help her restore her family
inn. Lori Loughlin, Bailee Madison.
S VAAYAI MOOD PESAVUM ★★★ 2014,
140 min, PG, SABC3, 15:00. Comedy. A man falls
for a woman who’s from a town where a virus
has caused the inhabitants to become mute.
Duluquer Salmaan, Nazriya Nazim.
S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ★★★★ 2012,
136 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00 & 02:25. Sci-fi action.
While trying to find out what happened to his
parents, a nerdy high school student gets bitten
by a radioactive spider and develops superpow-
ers. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone.
S BRIDGET JONES’S BABY ★★★★ 2016,
118 min, 16SL, M-Net, 20:05. Romantic comedy.
The third film in the series. A single 30-some-
thing discovers she’s pregnant but she’s not sure
if her ex or a fling is the father. Renée Zellweger.
S THE QUEEN OF SPAIN ★★ 2016, 128 min, PG,
M-Net, 22:35. Comedy. In the ’50s a movie star
returns home to Spain to work on a big-budget
American movie. Penélope Cruz, Antonio
Resines.
S DIARY OF A HITMAN ★★★ 1992, 90 min,
16VL, e.tv, 22:50. Crime drama. An assassin
starts having misgivings while out on his last
job. Forest Whitaker, James Belushi.
S KOMODO ★★ 1999, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:45.
Horror. A young boy tries to come to grips with
the death of his parents by facing the deadly
creatures that allegedly killed them. Billy Burke.
S MR. RIGHT ★★★ 2015, 95 min, 16, M-Net,
02:40. Action comedy. A girl falls for the perfect
guy, but he has one major flaw: he’s a hitman on
the run from the drug cartel who employs him.
Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick.
S MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN ★★★ 2016,
109 min, PG, M-Net, 04:15. Drama. A girl with
a rare digestive disorder is miraculously cured
after an accident. Jennifer Garner.
MONDAY
S TIMBER THE TREASURE DOG ★★★ 2016,
89 min, PG, M-Net Sat 08:00, M-Net Dec 09:20.
Adventure. A boy and his dog search for buried
treasure to save his family’s ranch from being
sold. Wilford Brimley, JD Hoppe.
S GLOBAL EFFECT ★★ 2002, 92 min, 16VL,
e.tv, 22:30 & 02:20. Action. A deadly virus is
unleashed in Africa and terrorists have the only
anecdote. Mädchen Amick, Daniel Bernhardt.
S LAYIN’ LOW ★★ 1996, 96 min, 16VL, e.tv,
00:30. Comedy. An unemployed man’s life is
turned upside down when a drug deal goes
wrong and he’s the number-one suspect in the
police investigation. Jeremy Piven, Edie Falco.
S WAR ROOM ★★★ 2015, 120 min, PG, M-Net,
04:04. Drama. A well-off, seemingly perfect cou-
ple’s marriage is heading for divorce until a wise
elderly woman enters their lives. Alex Kendrick.
TUESDAY
S JUSTICE LEAGUE VS TEEN TITANS ★★★★
2016, 78 min, PG13, M-Net Sat 08:00, M-Net
Dec 08:30. Animated action. A team of super-
heroes are possessed by a powerful alien who
wants to take over the world.
S 28 WEEKS LATER ★★★★ 2007, 100 min,
16V, e.tv, 22:30. Horror thriller. The sequel to
28 Days Later. Six months after the outbreak
of the Rage virus in Britain, the US army helps to
secure a small area of London for the survivors
to repopulate and start again. Jeremy Renner.
S LOSING CHASE ★★★ 1996, 98 min, 16SNL,
e.tv, 00:35. Drama. A man tries to help his clini-
cally depressed wife by hiring a housekeeper.
Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick.
S LOST VALLEY ★★ 1998, 96 min, PG13V, e.tv,
02:20. Action adventure. Two American women
and their teen daughters are taking a trip
through New Zealand’s countryside when
they’re kidnapped by poachers. Meg Foster.
S SAVAGE DOG ★★ 2017, 94 min, 16VL, M-Net,
02:25. Action. In 1959 Indochina a European box-
ing champion interred at a labour camp has sur-
vived by taking part in tournaments run by
corrupt officials. But when he’s due for release
they’ll do everything in their power to stop it.
Scott Adkins, Marko Zaror.
S THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING ★★★★
2014, 123 min, PG13L, M-Net, 04:00. Biopic.
A look at the life of English physicist Stephen
Hawking, who was diagnosed with motor neu-
rone disease, and his relationship with his first
wife, Jane. Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones.
WEDNESDAY
S FINDING DORY ★★★★ 2016, 97 min, PG,
M-Net Sat 08:00, M-Net Dec 08:30. Animated
adventure. The sequel to Finding Nemo. A fish
with amnesia suddenly remembers her parents
and goes in search of them.
S OVER/UNDER ★★★ 2013, 87 min, PG13, e.tv,
22:35 & 02:10. Drama. A disgraced hedge-fund
manager with a gambling problem and his wife
move to Brooklyn, New York, where they be-
friend a young maths prodigy. Steven Pasquale.
S LOST VOYAGE ★★ 2001, 96 min, 16, e.tv,
00:25. Horror. A ship reappears 25 years after
being lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Judd Nelson.
S LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT
ATTENDANT ★★ 2015, 99 min, 16, M-Net,
02:25. Comedy. A quirky male flight attendant
must save the day when he discovers his compa-
ny is firing employees to save costs. Danny Pudi.
S WAR ROOM ★★★ M-Net, 04:00. See Monday.

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LAUGH A LITTLE
RUDY KNOWS
Fred and his wife, Maude, live in a coun-
try where there are only two TV chan-
nels – the Blue channel and the Red
channel.
One morning Fred is watching the
Blue channel and sees Peter the weath-
erman forecasting a beautiful day, so
he decides to take Maude out for a
picnic.
He packs the basket with sliced
cheese and smoked meats for starters,
fried chicken for lunch and a chilled
bottle of wine.
Maude notices all the activity and
decides to check the weather forecast
herself. She turns on the Red channel
and sees Rudy the weatherman pre-
dicting rain.
Not wanting to spoil Fred’s plans, she
decides not to tell him about the im-
pending rain but instead puts a pair of
throwaway ponchos in her bag.
Rudy’s forecast proves to be correct
and Fred and Maude spend the last half
of their picnic under a tree, wearing
ponchos against the steady rainfall.
During the meal Fred asks Maude
how she knew it was going to rain.
“Well,” Maude replies, “Rudy the
Red knows rain, dear!”
THE FAMILY SPUD
A family of Irish potatoes – a mother
and her three daughters – are sitting
at the dinner table one night when the
eldest daughter speaks up.
“Mother, I’ve got big news,” she says.
“What is it?” her mother says.
“I’m going to get married!”
“Oh, are you now? And who are you going
to marry?”
“I’m going to marry Irish Red.”
“Oh that’s a fine tater, a very fine tater
indeed.”
Then the middle daughter speaks up.
“I’ve got big news too, mother,” she says.
“What is it?” her mother says.
“I’m going to get married too!”
“Oh, are you now? And who are you going
to marry?”
“I’m going to marry Idaho Gold.”
“Oh, Idaho Gold – that’s a fine tater, a very
fine tater indeed.”
Then the youngest daughter, no more than
a child, speaks up.
“Mother, I’ve got big news too,” she says.
“Oh, do you now?” her mother says.
“Oh yes. I’m going to get married too!”
“Oh, are you now? And who are you going
to marry?”
“I’m going to marry that man whose voice
you hear when we watch football.”
The mother is perturbed.
“But sweetie,” she says, “that man is just a
common tater!”
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‘‘When I said life wouldn’t be the same without you, Leroy,
it wasn’t a compliment.’
‘‘According to my many years of research, no one wins the
rat race.”
EVERYONE’S FRIEND
Harvey and Bob are having a drink in a bar in
New Jersey one day when Harvey starts to
brag that he knows everyone, and everyone
knows him. There isn’t a person he hasn’t met,
he claims.
Bob doesn’t believe him. “Harvey, you can’t
know everyone,” he says. “I bet you don’t know
the mayor of our city.”
“Of course I do,” Harvey says. He takes his
cellphone out of his pocket and dials a num-
ber. After a moment he says into the phone,
“Hi, this is Harvey. Could you please tell my
friend Bob who you are?” With that he hands
the phone to Bob.
“Hi?” Bob says.
“How’s my old friend Harvey treating you?”
the voice at the other end says. Bob immedi-
ately recognises it as the mayor’s voice and,
taken aback, chats to him for a few moments
before handing the phone back to Harvey.
“Okay, you win that one,” Bob says. “But I bet ing for a R50 000 loan and he says he’s Mick
you don’t know the president of America!”
Harvey smiles and drags his friend out
to his car. “Get in,” he says. “We’re going to
Washington.”
A few hours later they pull up to the gates
of the White House. The security guys imme-
diately recognise Harvey and let them
through. Just then the president comes out
the front door walking his dog. Harvey
leans out the window and waves. To
Bob’s chagrin the president walks over
to the car and talks with Harvey for a
good 15 minutes.
Bob figures Harvey probably only
knows people in the US. So he says,
“I bet you don’t know the pope.”
Harvey just grins and drives to the
airport where he books tickets for
them to fly to Rome.
The next day they’re at the Vatican.
Harvey tells Bob that security is very
tight and he might not be able to get
him inside, so he would go in to visit the
pope. Then he and the pope would wave
at Bob from the balcony.
Bob agrees that he’d then have to
admit that Harvey knows everyone.
A short while later Harvey walks out
onto the balcony arm in arm with the
pope.
The pope waves to the people below
while Harvey inspects the crowd trying
to find Bob. To his shock he sees his
friend has collapsed and is lying uncon-
scious on the ground. He quickly rushes
down to see what’s happened.
“Bob, Bob!” Harvey exclaims as he
shakes his friend. “Are you okay? What
happened?”
Bob opens his eyes. “Yeah, I’m okay,”
he says. “But that was quite a shock.”
“What? When you saw me up there
with the Pope?”
“No, when the guy next to me in the
crowd said, ‘Hey, who’s that guy up
there with Harvey?’ ”
IT ALL MAKES SENSE
A frog hops into a bank and goes over to the
first teller he sees. Her name is Miss Paddy-
wack. In a sad voice the frog explains that he’s
hit upon difficult times and urgently needs a
R50 000 loan.
“Do you have any collateral?” Miss Paddy-
wack asks.
“Well I have this little key chain with a little
pink elephant,” the frog says.
“I see,” Miss Paddywhack says. “Do you have
any references?”
The frog produces a series of documents
that show he’s actually Mick Jagger’s son.
Miss Paddywack is utterly confused.
“Please excuse me for a minute,” she tells the
frog and goes off to talk to her manager.
“Sir,” she begins, “there’s a frog outside ask-
Jagger’s son but all he has is this awful . . . I
don’t even know what this is!”
The manager looks at the key chain then
calmly says, “It’s a knick-knack, Paddywack.
Give the frog a loan, his old man’s a Rolling
Stone!” S
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1 2 3 4
8 ACROSS
9 10
11
13 14
17
19
20
22
TWO-WAY TEASER
Two sets of clues but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Splendour of leading piece
of music in pop (4)
3 Around 50 persistent per-
son can be disciplinarian (8)
9 Supporting neither side,
you won’t move in it (7)
10 Confess now to change at
the top (3,2)
11 Saucy combination of
flavours (5,3,4)
13 Justification for old bent
cues (6)
15 Hanging over ship’s side,
will it keep coal in? (6)
17 Delivery by this has to be
on the right lines (7,5)
20 Pull net in lake, swelling
on return! (5)
21 The condition of a legal
document (7)
22 Animals watch a good
shot (8)
23 Pond creature went all
over the place (4)
DOWN
1 I’m severely beaten up in
ramshackle shed (8)
2 Small creature has to think
hard about duck (5)
4 Ability of scout in sport (6)
5 Sample that’s representa-
tive of angry group? (5,7)
6 I’m slow-moving – I’d a
lung damaged (7)
7 Knocks box over (4)
8 This Lib’s rise is unusual in
this country (7,5)
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5 6 7
12
15
16
18
21
23
12 Public relations in sales-
man’s computer info (8)
14 Panacea for copper and
real student (4-3)
16 Pretty rough, in the main,
after cuts? (6)
18 A leg I fractured won’t
make me this! (5)
19 Attempt at murder (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Ceremonial splendour (4)
3 Person who makes
insistent demands (8)
9 Taking neither side (7)
10 Admit (3,2)
11 Chinese sauce (5,3,4)
13 To pardon (6)
15 Hearth metal frame (6)
17 Locomotive that
transports goods (7,5)
20 To drag net behind boat (5)
21 A clause (7)
22 Centre of target (8)
23 An amphibian (4)
DOWN
1 Subjected to a penalty (8)
2 Small rodent (5)
4 Natural ability (6)
5 A random sample (5,7)
6 Lacking spirit (7)
7 Gentle blows (4)
8 UK and islands (7,5)
12 Text from computer (5,3)
14 Panacea (4-3)
16 Rough like the sea (6)
18 Nimble, quick (5)
19 Injure with a knife (4)
BRAINBUSTER
1 Establishment (3,6,4,2)
8 Said in a way that
expresses approval (13)
16 Young lady (4)
19 Acquire (7)
20 Port in the Ivory
Coast (7)
21 Strong, cold wind (4)
23 Arranged fabric
loosely (6)
24 Pokes fun at (7)
25 A light aircraft (6)
26 Observe (3)
27 Change for the
better (5)
29 Something to
smoke (5)
31 . . . eye to eye
(agree) (3)
32 Group of singers (5)
33 Solemn
pronouncement (4)
34 Soon (archaic) (4)
35 Awkward (5)
36 Cab (4)
38 Mom’s mom (inf ) (4)
40 Breakfast food (3)
41 Talk (4)
43 Sleep (4)
46 Match official (7)
49 Brim (4)
50 Happily . . . after (4)
51 Indication (7)
54 Plaything (3)
55 Alliances (5)
57 Hearing, e.g. (5)
60 In pieces (5)
62 Smell a . . . (3)
63 Jetty (4)
64 Definite article (3)
65 Utter (3)
66 “Understood!” (1,3)
67 Seed’s vessel (3)
69 Falling apart (2,9)
70 . . . Stewart (singer) (3)
71 Travelling (9)
72 Peach variety (9)
73 Knight’s title (3)
74 Incidentally (2,7)
75 Fluid from a wound (3)
77 Lethargy (7)
79 Covered with foam (7)
81 Alight (5)
82 Contemporary (6-3)
85 Judge (5)
86 Meagre (6)
88 Challenge (6)
90 Role for an actor (4)
93 Staying behind (9)
95 Consumes (4)
97 Imply (8)
98 Strong dislike (8)
99 Secret system of
symbols (4)
101 Melts (9)
102 Fathers (4)
105 Vocalist (6)
106 Small breed of
fowl (6)
108 Irritate (5)
109 Organisation (9)
113 Succulent (5)
114 Level (7)
116 In a insecure way (7)
118 Bleach (3)
119 Not temporary (9)
NO 672
121 Ineffectual thing
(inf ) (3)
122 Exaggerate (9)
124 Dwelling (9)
126 Monitor (3)
127 Ready for sale (2,3,6)
128 Pair (3)
130 A venomous snake (4)
131 Grow older (3)
132 Small dog (3)
134 Spring (4)
135 To thrash (3)
137 Capital of Morocco (5)
138 Game (5)
141 Wash out (5)
142 Fountain or rollerball,
e.g. (3)
143 Triumph (7)
147 Astringent
compound (4)
148 Chess piece (4)
149 Withdraw (7)
153 Once . . . a time (4)
155 Rosemary, e.g. (4)
156 22nd Greek letter (3)
157 Congers (4)
158 Footwear (4)
160 Jargon (5)
161 Flog (4)
163 Ballerina’s skirt (4)
165 Multiply (a number) (5)
166 Anger (3)
168 Hint at (5)
170 Bicker (5)
172 River in Central
Europe (3)
174 Light, creamy
dessert (6)
175 Triad (7)
176 Pestered (6)
178 Limbs (4)
179 Adolescent (7)
180 Slimmed (7)
181 In the buff (4)
182 A setback (5,2,3,3)
183 A review (15
DOWN
1 A little bird . . . me (4)
2 Literary composition (5)
3 Cupboard for
clothes (8)
4 Renew (8)
5 Three times (5)
6 Schedule (6)
7 Stilton, e.g. (4,6)
9 Complete failure (6)
10 Top layer of a cake (5)
11 More than half (8)
12 Intertwine in a
confused mass (6,2)
13 Grind down (5)
14 12 months (4)
15 Townspeople (9)
17 Stadium (5)
18 Coins (6)
21 Small restaurant (6)
22 Oboe parts (5)
28 Unnecessary item (3-9)
30 Becoming greater (12)
36 Excellent (6)
37 Electromagnetic
radiation (1-3)
39 Undergo chemical
change (5)
42 Chemical analysis (5)
44 Commander (Arab) (4)
45 Tried and . . . (6)
47 Buildings for a specific
use (10)
48 Pardon (8)
52 Dismember (8)
53 Feel sorry for (4,4,2)
56 Not overweight (4)
57 Fragment (7)
58 Geeks (5)
59 Drained (7)
61 Trim (4)
68 More grimy (7)
70 Exact copy (7)
73 Pointed (5)
76 Moults (5)
78 Last will (9)
80 Restrained (9)
83 Passage (7)
84 Curl of hair (7)
87 Strange (5)
89 Unexpected defeat (5)
91 Fuss (3)
92 Wear it around the
neck (3)
93 Colour of blood (3)
94 Petrol (US) (3)
95 Terminate (3)
96 Small bit (3)
99 Beet variety (5)
100 Underground prison
cell (7)
103 Presented a prize (7)
104 Stand in good . . .
(advantageous) (5)
105 Organised (10)
107 Dressing (10)
109 Impossible to
enter (12)
110 Cultivated grass (7)
111 Excavate (7)
112 Businessman (12)
115 Supply (8)
117 Lazy (8)
120 Confess (5)
123 Garment of ancient
Rome (4)
125 Decorative case (4)
126 Social
environment (6)
129 Embellished (6)
131 Exploit (5)
133 Knot on a tree (5)
136 Hatred (combining
form) (4)
139 Seats to relax in (9)
140 Exploit (10)
142 Road (4)
144 But (6)
145 Newlyweds are
showered with it (8)
146 Not the longest (8)
150 Admired (8)
151 Cue (8)
152 Allot (6)
154 Previous (5)
159 . . . up (confessed) (5)
162 Vein (6)
164 Permanent skin
design (6)
167 Cuban dance (5)
169 Blaze (5)
171 Profits (5)
173 Ox breed (SA) (5)
174 Illustrations in an
atlas (4)
177 Head of a university
faculty (4)
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CROSSWORDS
WINNERS & SOLUTIONS
BLOCKBUSTER 1561 PHOTO BLOCKBUSTER 1538
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CANCER
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LEO
JULY 22 – AUG 22
It’s a week to rule from
behind the scenes instead of
from centre stage. Though
you might be up against stiff
opposition, your leadership
abilities are likely to shine
through – hopefully without
causing any drama. On an-
other tack, it’s a good week
to take notice of self-sabo-
taging habits and thoughts
that could trip you up. Even
a self-assured Leo can have
a hidden weakness in need
of some attention.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
13, 11, 24, 17, 38, 15
week
It could be a turbulent week,
especially if you’re a Cancer who
thinks with their feelings and
acts out emotions. Buttons might MISSY ELLIOTT MARGOT ROBBIE TOM CRUISE
be pressed that could cause a sour 1 JULY 1971 2 JULY 1990 3 JULY 1962
mood or two. Although this could
occur in any interaction, it’s particu- IF YOU’RE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH CANCER . . .
larly the significant other who might
S Please them with romantic outings and sentimental tokens.
be the cause of upsets. It’s probably
S Honour their emotions and accept the odd mood swing.
best not to dwell on the past and
dig up old bones as that could cause S Allow them to mother and smother you.
further ructions and will only pull S Make an effort with their family.
you down. S Lure them with golden oldies and ask about their childhood memories.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS S Remember that they’re sensitive beings.
27, 48, 41, 5, 13, 36 S Don’t neglect their needs.

VIRGO SCORPIO CAPRICORN PISCES TAURUS

AUG 23 – SEPT 22
It could be a rather upsetting
week – especially if you’re a
Virgo who likes everything
to be perfect. Whether
friends let you down,
meetings turn chaotic or
wishes are lost and dreams
destroyed, life might not
completely go your way. But
worrying could cause stress
and subsequent ill health
– so it’s best to cut your
losses and move on.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
36, 6, 39, 16, 45, 38
OCT 23 – NOV 21
The week has an educational
tone to it. If you’re a true
Scorpio you’re likely to delve
deep. It’s a great time to
research a topic of interest,
strengthen your general
knowledge and exercise
your mind. Your ability
to focus and concentrate
is bolstered. Negative
thoughts could creep
in so make a conscious
effort to curb moodiness.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
25, 43, 22, 33, 14, 19
DEC 21 – JAN 20
This week draws attention
to matters of the heart. It’s
time to make your partner
feel special, even if it means
putting other obligations
on the backburner. If you
play your cards right you’ll
have a pleasant time and
strengthen your bond. Try
to curb any tendencies to-
wards bossiness, which are
assets in the workplace but
damaging to a partnership.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
26, 28, 3, 23, 5, 47
FEB 19 – MARCH 20
It’s a fitting week to give
free reign to your creative
impulses. Develop your
artistic gifts and fine-tune
your skills – it’s time to
uncover the latent poet,
painter or songwriter with-
in. It seems close friends
might play a transformative
role in your life this week.
They’re sure to be an ex-
cellent source of support
and advice.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
30, 31, 8, 14, 7, 32
APRIL 20 – MAY 20
Take advantage of Venus’
last days in your sign before
it leaves Taurus at the end of
the week in its yearly journey
through the signs. You could
attract the attention of some-
one you have your eye on
– but remember, you can’t
win the prize if you don’t
enter the race. You could
also attract money, making
it an opportune time to fill
your coffers.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
32, 29, 49, 10, 44, 26

LIBRA SAGITTARIUS AQUARIUS ARIES GEMINI

SEPT 23 – OCT 22
Towards the end of the week
your planet, Venus, moves
into a compatible air sign,
auguring good tidings for a
Libra who wants to put their
persuasion skills to the test.
Whether you wish to charm
your way to get a better
deal, negotiate a salary raise
or get your parents to give
you more freedom, you can
probably rely on your talent
for diplomacy to do the trick.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
1, 34, 12, 45, 23, 18
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NOV 22 – DEC 20
Love goddess Venus moves
into your love horoscope at
the end of the week, smooth-
ing interactions with your
beloved. If tactlessness –
a less desirable Sagittarius
trait – has been creating
issues of late, it’s a good
time to make amends. You
might want to spoil them,
whether with a gift or a
romantic dinner for two and
a generous chunk of your time.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
44, 35, 9, 18, 10, 42
JAN 21 – FEB 18
It’s a week to pay attention
to all aspects of your health.
If you’re a true Aquarius,
chances are you might want
to seek alternative options
to optimal wellbeing, rather
than following the conven-
tional way. Even so, a healthy
diet, regular exercise,
adequate rest and enough
food for the soul will go a
long way to keep you in good
shape.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
46, 15, 40, 19, 21, 27
MARCH 21 – APRIL 19
It’s a week of bumping
heads – whether with a
parent, a boss or a partner.
Try to keep your cool, par-
ticularly if you’re a feisty
Aries. Calm reasoning, es-
pecially when bombarded
with negativity, will get you
further than a raised voice
or a temper tantrum. It’s a
period of elevated energy
levels, best channelled into
creative outlets.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
7, 37, 2, 42, 46, 30
MAY 21 – JUNE 20
Towards the end of the
week the love goddess,
Venus, moves into your sign,
assisting you with matters
of the heart. Making an
effort with your relation-
ship will be rewarded, so
make hay while the sun
shines by giving plenty of
attention and time. If you’re
a single Gemini someone
might appear on the scene,
tempting you to commit.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
21, 4, 20, 47, 1, 25
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W
HO’D ever expect Deon
Meyer to crank out a
post-apocalyptic
suspense thriller? The
South African author is
known for his gritty crime novels that
are firmly rooted in reality – so this
change of genre is bound to come as a
surprise to fans.
You won’t find his beloved detective
Benny Griessel anywhere within the 544
pages of his hefty new tome, Fever, which
recently hit the shelves in English. It’s the
story of a son searching for his father’s
murderer in a world where a deadly virus
has wiped out billions of people.
Although Deon (58) has already
released 10 novels in English – many of
them bestsellers – he reckons this is his
best ever.
“I’ve never written anything and then
thought it was my best book, but this
feels different and it’s like something

FEVER PITCH
special happened,” Deon says as he chats
to us at a guesthouse in Stellenbosch
where he and his girlfriend, Marianne
Vorster, have set up home.
It’s the story of Nico Storm who’s
trying to figure out who murdered his Deon Meyer took a big gamble with his
father, Willem. After an incurable virus
caused worldwide devastation, Willem new novel – but it’s paying off
established a settlement at Vanderkloof
Dam on the Orange River where people By ALMARI WESSELS Picture: MISHA JORDAAN
have come together in a bid to create a
civilised society. But from the first artist – and when he’s working on a book Deon says Fever “tapped him dry”.
sentence it’s clear things didn’t exactly he shares everything with her. When he isn’t writing he and Marianne
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go according to plan.
Even though Deon is proud of his latest
offering he admits he’s dying to know
what fans will make of it. He says
SO-SO /
“Sometimes something will happen unwind by playing table tennis, going
during the creative process that really cycling and watching movies.
shocks me and I’ll run to Marianne and But after all the long hours of hard
say, ‘Come and listen to what just work, isn’t it wonderful that the fruits of

although some might be surprised at his happened,’ and I’ll read my work to her. his labour have resulted in this page-
choice of genre it really isn’t such a “If I see she reacts the way I think she turner of a novel that will provide fans
strange departure – even though it’s should then I know it works.” with hours of absorbing reading?
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post-apocalyptic it’s still a gripping
suspense thriller that will have readers
hooked from the word go.
Inspiration for Fever – which was
released last year in Afrikaans as Koors
– struck about six years ago after Deon
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Marianne was “angry” when she read
the final twist he cooked up for his new
novel. She believes the book is really
going to set tongues wagging.
FEVER
“Now I’m afraid to even look at it,”
Deon says. “I know I’m looking at it
through the eyes of people who haven’t
read it yet and that scares me.” S

read the book The World Without Us by
Alan Weisman. But even though this set
the creative juices flowing, it took Deon
quite a while to get to work.
“I wrote the first chapter of Fever
about four years ago and read it to
BRILLIANT /
By Deon Meyer, Hodder & Stoughton
It’s the story of Willem Storm and his son, Nico, who start a new
community after most of the population of the world is wiped out
by a deadly virus. Survivors join them from all corners of South
Africa.
Unlike many other post-apocalyptic novels this book gives you

Marianne but that – and an ending in my
head – was all I really had,” he explains.
He first needed to handle a few other
writing projects before he could give
Fever all his attention.
Like Deon, Marianne is a creative – an
hope. The survivors aren’t overcome by their dire circumstances
but rather pull together to create new lives – and to fight against
sinister forces on motorbikes and helicopters.
Fever isn’t like anything Meyer has ever written before. Get over
the fact that Benny Griessel isn’t in it – this doorstop of a book
will soon have you hooked. – ELNA VAN DER MERWE
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The Royals hitmaker sings about
heartbreak and coming of age on her
highly anticipated second album,
Melodrama Compiled by LINDSAY DE FREITAS
A WAY WITH WORDS
Growing up in Auckland, New Zealand,
she had no ambitions of becoming a
singer – she just wanted to write. “I guess
my mom influenced my lyrical style by
always buying me books,” says Lorde,
born Ella Yelich-O’Connor. “She’d give me
a mixture of kid and adult books too –
there weren’t really any books I wasn’t
allowed to read.” Her short-story writing
eventually gave way to lyrics, Lorde (20)
says. According to mom Sonja, a poet,
her daughter’s knack for words came
early. When she was just 14, the
blue-eyed brunette proofread
her mom’s 40 000-word
thesis – and “did an
incredible job”.
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KIWI AT HEART “I’m very thankful
that I never feel like the smartest per-
son in the room, or the coolest person
in the room, or the funniest. When I’m
there, I’m just there,” the singer says
of her native New Zealand and her
decision to spend most of her time
there. “Most of my friends are people
I knew before I was famous. People
forget that I’ve done anything. They
say, ‘Ella’s this weird old dowager with
a nice house’.”
RED CARPET DORK She was
discovered by a record company scout
after winning a talent contest at the
age of 12 and shot to superstardom at
16 with her hit song, Royals, and debut
album, Pure Heroine. But despite her
chart-topping success – and her
favoured spot in pop icon Taylor Swift’s
girl squad – Lorde’s not in it for the
celebrity. “I’m a great believer in stick-
ing to your strengths, and I don’t think
anyone needs to see me looking like a
dork trying to look cool on a red carpet.
I don’t feel wonderful about myself
when I do them,” she says. “I’m painfully
shy and I have horrific stage fright. It
shy,
doesn’t come naturally to me at all.”

COMING
OF AGE
“It’s a nod to the types of GREEN LIG GHT The lyrics of
emotions you experience when her song Gree en Light, the first
you’re 19 or 20,” she says of her new single off Melodrama, were her
album, Melodrama, adding that it re- way of processsing her feelings
flects her transition from teenager to towards her ex x-boyfriend, Kiwi
adult. “It’s amazing actually listening photographer JAMES LOWE (27).
to this body of work and being like, “It was my firsst major heartbreak.
‘Wow, that’s that year of my life in And the song is really about those
all of its glory – all the gross moments kind d of immediately
moments, all the great after yourlifecchangesandabout
moments.’ ” all the silly litt
ttle things that you
gravitate towaards,” she says.
“After a break-up you go to these
crazy places. I definitely did.”
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HAT a dreadful business,”
sighed Judith, studying
the front page of the local
newspaper and shaking
her head in dismay. “They
were such a nice couple too, by all
accounts.”
“Hmm . . .” Carol looked up from her
computer and nodded solemnly. “That
poor Mrs Wilkinson. Widowed in her
thirties, cruelly robbed of the man she
adored. It just doesn’t seem fair.”
“Life has never been fair, ladies,” mut-
tered Richard Cooper, striding moodily
through the reception of Cooper & Webb
Insurance Services Ltd and hurrying into
his office.

THE MERRY
“What’s up with him?” asked Judith.
Carol leant a little closer and spoke in
a conspiratorial whisper. “Rumour has it
he wasn’t too happy about paying up on

the Wilkinson case.” They both glanced
over their shoulders to check that Coop-
er’s office door was closed.
“Between you and me,” Carol went on
melodramatically, “Stephen Wilkinson
was insured for . . .” She whispered a fig-
ure in Judith’s ear.
“Wha-at?” Judith choked on her coffee.
“Good grief. If my Harry was worth half
that much, I’d have bumped him off
years ago!”
“Judith! What an awful thing to say!”
“Hey, it was just a joke.” Judith laughed.
“Still, it makes you think, doesn’t it?
About Fiona Wilkinson, I mean.”
The women looked at each other for a
moment, then giggled uncomfortably.
“No,” they murmured in perfect uni-
son. “Surely not.”
WIDOW
Richard thinks his client’s widow is hiding
something – and he’s going to find out what it is
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He’d never seen a client so passionate- “I beg your pardon?”  Vicky shot him a
ly keen to check every little detail. curious look.
“Stephen is terribly anxious that I “A lover. On the other end of the
should be well provided for if – heaven phone,” Richard explained earnestly. “I
forbid – anything should ever happen to reckon Fiona and her bit on the side set
him,” she’d explained gravely. “After all, the whole thing up. They did away with
you can’t be too careful, can you?” poor old Stephen, and after a respectable
It had seemed odd to Richard at the pause, the two of them will start living it
time but he’d pushed the idea out of his up on his insurance money.”

R
ICHARD Cooper leant back in
his chair and studied the news-
paper photograph of the lovely
Fiona Wilkinson. Local Cop In
Boating Tragedy, announced the head-
line. Tributes have been pouring in for
head, laughing at himself for being so
suspicious. His wife, Vicky, was always
teasing him about his overactive imagi-
nation.
But still, something didn’t seem right.
“Richard, really!” Vicky stared at her
husband in horror. “As if that poor heart-
broken woman hasn’t got enough prob-
lems without your nasty suspicions!”
“She certainly didn’t look very heart-
broken to me,” Richard mumbled

warrant officer Stephen Wilkinson, a
much-loved pillar of the community,
sadly lost on a sailing weekend with his
wife, Fiona. “I tried to save him but the
current was too strong,” sobs grieving
widow.
Frowning, Richard put down the news-
paper and rested his head in his hands.
There was something about this busi-
ness that didn’t seem quite right. Some-
thing about the way Fiona Wilkinson
had sat in this room just a year ago, going
over the fine print of her husband’s life
insurance policy a dozen times.
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P
ERHAPS Richard might have let
it rest there if he hadn’t spotted
Fiona in a local bar one night
shortly after the accident. She
was standing in a corner with a glass of
wine in one hand, her cellphone pressed
against her ear and, yes, a dazzling, hap-
py smile on her face. Richard watched in
surprise as, head held high, eyes spar-
kling excitedly, she chattered with an ex-
uberance more befitting a triumphant
lottery winner than a grieving widow.
“I think it was a lover,” Richard mused
over dinner the next day.
thoughtfully. “And there’s no getting away
from it, she has made a fortune out of
Stephen’s death.”
He frowned. There was nothing he
hated more than injustice, particularly
where large sums of money were con-
cerned. “And the terrible thing is,” he said
helplessly, “they got away with it! The
whole town has come out in sympathy
for Fiona! Her husband was a local hero,
so now she’s been turned into a local her-
oine!” He sighed. “If only I could prove it,
gather enough evidence to get the police
interested.”
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Vicky pressed a hand to his forehead.
“I think you’ve been working too hard,
love. Forget about the Wilkinsons. Some-
times you just have to let things go.”
H
OW nice of you to call round,
Mr Cooper.” Fiona Wilkinson
was dressed in black, the pic-
ture of sober, blameless widow-
hood. She looked even more stunning
than ever; her new status as a single
woman seemed to agree with her. But
then, thought Richard grimly, it would,
wouldn’t it?
Her only concession to her recently ac-
quired wealth was a small, delicate dia-
mond necklace adorning her slim, ele-
gant neck. Trying not to stare, Richard
wondered how long it would be before
she started buying diamonds by the
truckload. Of course she was playing it
cool at the moment: murderers always
went through a period of cautious re-
straint immediately after the deed to
avoid arousing suspicion. At least, they
always did in the movies.
He shifted uneasily in his seat, aware of
her steely gaze following his every move
as he sipped his tea. Perhaps Vicky was
right. Perhaps he was making a mistake
and this charming woman really was as
innocent as the rest of the town seemed
to think. No. No, he had a hunch, and his
hunches were rarely wrong.
She fixed her icy blue eyes on him,
smiling without warmth. “Was there
anything in particular you wanted to dis-
cuss, Mr Cooper? Something to do with
the life insurance policy perhaps?”
He swallowed hard. “Well, I just want-
ed to . . . um . . . see how you were coping
since the accident. We at Cooper & Webb
like to keep an eye on the welfare of our
customers.” Oh dear, that sounded hope-
lessly feeble. If he wasn’t careful she’d
twig that he was onto her little game, and
then where would he be?
“How kind of you to think of me.” She
looked him straight in the eyes. “I believe
I’ve noticed you around this way quite
often lately, Mr Cooper.” It was almost a
question.
“Ah, yes.” Richard coughed nervously,
retreating into the cushions of the settee
as if half expecting her to produce a re-
volver and blow his brains out there and
then. “I do come out this way quite often
– visiting clients, that sort of thing.”
“How thoughtful. I had no idea you in-
surance people were so . . . thorough.”
Richard turned white; the teacup
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rattled in his trembling fingers. She knew
– she knew he suspected her! He’d have
to be more discreet in future.
There must be a way, he thought as he
strolled home. It would be an enormous
feather in his professional cap if he were
to expose this woman for what she truly
was. If only he could catch her with him,
the lover! It was just a case of keeping a
watch on her, waiting for her to make
one slip and give herself away. Murderers
always do, in the end. Or so those old
movies would have him believe.
I
T WAS two weeks before he plucked
up the courage to see Fiona again.
When he arrived at the house, he
knew at once that something was
going on. The curtains were drawn, the
house curiously silent. Anxiously he
tapped on the front door, then glanced
around for help.
“Mrs Wilkinson isn’t at home,” called
the next-door neighbour from across
the fence. “She left early this morning
in a taxi with a lot of suitcases. I believe
I heard her mention the airport.”
Richard slumped wearily against the
gatepost, defeated. So she’d got away.
Lover and all, no doubt. The two of them
would be swanning off to start a new life
somewhere hot and glamorous. And
with them had gone every chance of
getting justice done for poor, decent,
pillar-of-the-community warrant officer
Stephen Wilkinson.
It simply wasn’t right. That poor man
deserved so much better.
O
H, I never thought this day
would come,” murmured Fiona,
lying back in the scorching hot
sand and smiling contentedly at
the tanned, handsome man by her side.
“Hmm. Sun, sea, money in the bank –
a whole new life.”
“I must say, darling,” Fiona purred, “I
thought for a while that the insurance
company might not cough up, since no
body was found. But after all those glow-
ing tributes in the newspapers, silly old
Cooper must have known there’d be a
public outcry if he put up any resistance.”
“So he paid up without a whimper, eh?”
“Without a whimper, Stephen darling.”
Fiona laughed wickedly and began rub-
bing suntan oil onto her husband’s mus-
cular back. “After all, how could he re-
fuse, with you being such a respectable
pillar of the community?” S
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Tom Cruise in The Mummy.

LISTEN TO THIS!
DUALIPA
DUA LIPA
Meet our newest
pop obsession! If you
liked her singles Be
The One and Hotter
Than Hell, you’ll love
this album which features those two tracks
and much more. “This whole album is me,
who I am and how I want to be seen as an
artist,” Dua (21) says. “The album is
everything that’s happened in my life so far,
and every song tells a different story.”
Indeed. Some tracks show off her vulnera-
ble, insecure side; others her sassy, asser-
tive side. And throughout her soulful, raspy
voice shines, especially on standout tracks
like the single Lost In Your Light (featuring
Miguel).This is a solid album and a stellar
start to the singer’s career.
NEW ON THE BIG SCREEN / THE MUMMY
HORROR THRILLER. With TOM CRUISE, SOFIA
BOUTELLA and ANNABELLE WALLIS. Director: ALEX
KURTZMAN. 13HV. In SA cinemas now.
Modelled after Marvel’s successful franchise,
Universal Pictures jumps on the shared universe
bandwagon with this reboot it hopes will be the
first in a “Dark Universe” series that revives its
classic movie monsters. Cruise plays Nick Morton,
a treasure hunter who, with the help of a fellow mer-
cenary (Jake Johnson) and an archaeologist (Wallis),
discovers the tomb of Ahmanet (Boutella), an An-
cient Egyptian princess buried alive after plotting to
kill her father and usurp the throne. By removing her
sarcophagus from her tomb, Morton and co acci-
dentally free Ahmanet – and she’ll stop at nothing to
turn him into her mate and a vessel that Set, god of
death, can possess to take physical form
form.
Critics have lambasted the film – based on 192
reviews it gets a dismmal 17 percent on Rottento-
matoes.com with the site concluding: “Lacking the
campy fun of the franchise’s most recent entries
and failing to deliver many monster-movie thrills,
The Mummy suggests a speedy unravelling for the
Dark Universe.” The Observer concurs, giving the
movie two stars and describing it as “a wholly un-
necessary reboot cursed by cliché. Even A-listers
Cruise and Russell Crowe – as Dr Jekyll no less –
can’t bring this corpse back to life”.
ButTotal Film is more positive, awarding it three
stars and writing, “While there’s little here to jangle
the nerves,The Mummy does wrap up enough ad-
venture, action and quips to make it, if not a
scream, a worthwhile Friday night out.”
Empire gives it three stars: “An odd but frothily
entertaining genre cocktail that coasts on the cha-
risma of its two biggest names and keeps things
just fun enough to forgive its considerable lapses
in narrative.” – COMPILED BY SANDRA VISSER

SPOTLIGHT SO HOT RIGHT NOW: DJ KHALED

Hitmaker, producer, record label exec, author . . . helped his parents
Is there anything DJ Khaled can’t do? Here we sell clothes at a local
give the lowdown on his 10th album, Grateful, flea market from m their
which has spawned the No 1 single I’m The One. van. They later built
Fans of DJ Khaled (41) know his eight- apparel stores but it too ok a
1 month-old son, Asahd, is his pride and joy. nosedive after a tax aud dit.
He loves to share pics of the little guy on social Khaled, then a teeen, had d to hustle
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media, and Asahd’s even credited as the execu-
tive producer on his dad’s newest album! He
also appears on the covers of some of Khaled’s
recent singles and is featured in the video for
I’m The One, the album’s second single, featur-
ing Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper
and Quavo.
The album is a star-studded affair with
2 collabs with the likes of Rihanna, Drake
and Big Sean. Little Asahd threw up on his dad
in the studio while he was mixing Shining, his
hit collab with Beyoncé and Jay-Z! “Believe it
or not, the poops and the throw-ups are super
blessings,” Khaled says.
Artists love to work with him. His rapper
3 pal Rick Ross has featured on all his
albums. “These artists work with me because
I make good music, but also because I have
good energy, a good heart and I’m grateful –
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to keep the family afloaat.
One of his first jobs was at a record
5 store in Neew Orleans. There he met col-
laborator Lil Wayyne wheen he was just 12. He
also worked as a presen nter on an urban music
radio station in MMiami and was a DJ for the US
hip-hop collaboraative Teerror Squad, which in-
cluded Fat Joe an nd Big Pun.
Khaled hass used various stage names,
6 among theem Big Dog Pitbull, Terror
Squadian and Arrab Attaack – which he changed
after the 9/11 att
ttacks not to seem insensitive.
He now livees in a $10 million (R130 mil-
7 lion) mansion in Beverly Hills that he
bought from sing ger Robbbie Williams.
He’s terrified of flying and travels
8 in a tour buus.
He doesn’tt have a celeb crush.
9 “I got a queeen at home,” he says

the special things that God’s blessing me with, of his partner of 14 yearrs, Nicole Tuck.
now the world can see them.” He wishes he could have met Bob
His real name is Khaled Mohamed Khaled. 10 Marley. “I met
m the Notorious B.I.G.
4 He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Tupac Shaku ur. My dream record
to Palestinian immigrants. As a youngster he would be with alll of them.”

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 The talented duo star as Maddie a
and Olly in the
upcoming movie E r thing, Every ything, which
hits the
t big screen
later this month

AMANDLA
DIVERSE ROOTS
She was born to an African-
Americaan mom and Danish dad of
Greenlandic Inuit descent.
Amandla means “power” or
A
“strrength” in Xhosa and Zulu.

NICK STANDING UP
FOR WHAT SHE
FROM TV BELIEVES IN
TO BLOCKBUSTER
The 18-year-old,
Born Nicholas John who identifies as
Robinson, the nonbinary, is an out-
22-year-old actor spoken feminist and
has made a name for in 2015 was named
himself on both the feminist of the year
small and big screen by the Ms Founda-
playing Ryder Scan- tion for Women.
lon in the sitcom
Melissa & Joey and
starring as Zach TAKING CENTRE
Mitchell in the ac- STAGE
tion blockbuster Ju- For her portrayal
rassic World (2015). of Rue in 2012’s
The Hunger
Games, the ac-
tress landed
ON
OBSESSIE
several nomi-
nations and

OF TH
clinched mul-

WEEK ROBINSON
tiple awards,
including the
Teen Choice
Award for
choice movie
chemistry with co-star
Jennifer Lawrence.

JILL OF ALL TRADES

She’s one half of folk-rock
duo Honeywater with
Zander Hawley, and the
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STENBERG e r
Ev ryth A
ing,
yth ing
Eve ns in S
n
pair released their first
single in November last
year. Amandla can also
be seen in Beyoncé’s
ope mas o
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NOT REALLY ROMANTIC 23 Lemonade.
Talking about his role in Everything,
Everything, Nick concedes he isn’t quite
as romantic as his character but says they
share a tendency to be nosy.
“He’s someone who’s always on the lookout for
something to change his perception of things,
and we share some of that curiosity.”

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final year as a social mis overthrow the cool kids . . . Compiled by MAXINE PETERS
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OUTCASTS

VIRGINIA MINDY
(Ashley Rickards) (Eden Sher)
Hardworking overachiever and On a mission to find her place
teacher’s pet Virginia has the and overthrow the cool kids,
scoop on just about everyone Mindy soon gets a taste of
in school – info that comes power . . . But will it ruin her
in extremely handy! friendship with Jodi?
You’ve seen her in: You’ve seen her in:
MTV’s Awkward Sitcom The Middle as socially
awkward Sue Heck
JODI
(Victoria Justice)
Band geek Jodi, tired of falling
prey to the popular kids, and
her bestie, Mindy, decide to
topple the hierarchy at their
high school by joining the sci-fi
nerds to form their own clique.
You’ve seen her in:
Nickelodeon’s Victorious,
iCarly and Zoey 101
CLAIRE
(Katie Chang)
The cute and quirky Girl Scout
with a secret, Claire helps the
gang in her own way.
You’ve seen her in:
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1 HOW TO SURVIVE
3 Inbetween friend circles?
SUGAR
(Jazmyn Richardson)
Sugar Jones has a whole lot of
spunk and attitude. Extremely
outspoken, she’s keen to join
Mindy and Jodi’s mission to
overthrow the cool kids and
put them in their place!
You’ve seen her in:
TV series Law And Order
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Just changed schools?
There’s hope. Try these tips
T
4 ffor those days when you’re
feeling uncool:
FOCUS ON YOUR
STRENGTHS AND TALENTS
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Make a list of things you’re
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“You’ve got this!”
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You might be surrounded by
Y
people you think are “in the
p
know”, but get out of your
head and challenge those
iideas. Remember, they too
were once in your shoes.
SOMETHING NEW
Teach yourself to play an
instrument, learn a new lan-
guage or take a day trip to
a place you’ve never been to
before. All this adds to your
b
ersonal brand of cool and
COOL KIDS a sense of accomplishment!
SHARE YOUR
1 MACKENZIE (Peyton List)
EXPERIENCES
Second in charge to bossy Whit-
Don’t be shy to open up and
ney and trying to work her way
let other people see the real
up the social ladder, Mackenzie
you. Connecting with others
is a lot like Gretchen Wieners in
helps form new bonds and
Mean Girls (2004).
friend circles.
You’ve seen her in: Diary Of A
Wimpy Kid, Disney series Jessie
TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME
Relax. Don’t be too hard
2 WHITNEY (Claudia Lee)
on yourself. And remember,
Queen bee Whitney’s daily joy
life is made up of
comes from being the chief mean
moments that can make
girl. She and her clan of minions
you stronger!
think they rule the school.
You’ve seen her in: Disney XD’s
Zeke And Luther, Kick-Ass 2
and Hart Of Dixie
3 DAVE (Avan Jogia)
Easy-going, good-natured and a
bit of a slacker, long-haired Dave
starts a romance with Jodi amid
the mini-war against the misfits.
Yo
ou’ve seen him in: Victorious
wiith Victoria Justice, and the
se
eries Twisted
4P PALOMA (Jeanette Dilone)
A desperate best-friend wan-
naabe always seeking approval,
Paaloma struggles to find her own
identity away from Whitney.
Yoou’ve seen her in: TV’s Blue
The Outcasts opens in South
Bloods and Homeland
Africa on 30 June.
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 NO LEGS, NO LIMITS
She was put her up for adoption
because her parents were
worried they wouldn’t be able
to care for her. Jennifer Bricker
explains how she overcame
her disability to become an
inspirational acrobat
W
HEN I was five I
attended a cous-
in’s wedding and
an adult guest
asked me, “Why
don’t you have
legs?” I paused for
a moment to con-
sider and then I put it into the simplest
terms I could think of: “Well, you know
when sometimes someone takes a Polar-
oid picture and it just doesn’t develop?
That’s what happened to me.”
My parents said they were blown away
by my answer and had no idea how
I came up with it. It was the perfect ex-
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planation and the perfect way to silence
someone so nosey.
I came into this world with no name –
literally a “nobody”. My Romanian birth
parents essentially abandoned me, leav-
ing me behind at the hospital. And yet
I don’t hate them. As hard as that is for
people to understand, I have no anger
toward them. Instead I’m thankful.
Thankful that because of what they did
I wound up in a loving home with my
parents, the Brickers, who supported me
and taught me that my life – every life –
has a purpose.
Sure, it was a strange way to start a life.
In a tiny hospital room in Salem, Illinois,
my biological mother, Camelia, delivered
me by caesarean section. She never ac-
tually laid eyes on me. That’s because my
birth father, Dmitry, didn’t allow it. A rel-
ative says the doctor who delivered me
told him I would die. Maybe he thought
it would be too painful. Maybe he felt ill-
equipped emotionally and financially to
care for a child who had special needs.
All I know is that he took one look at
this tiny infant with two appendages
where her legs were supposed to be and
decided she’d be better off with someone
else.
At the time of my birth, Sharon and
Gerald Bricker – my soon-to-be parents
 LEFT: Doctors predicted Jennifer Bricker
would be immobile her whole life – but
the American go-getter proved them
wrong. BELOW: Doing her highwire acro-
batic routine in which she’s launched
into the air from her wheelchair.
– were living i Hardin-
ville, Illlinois, a small
town in th the middle
iddl off
nowheree on the eastern
side of thhe state. They
already had
h three boys:
Greg (th hen 14), Brian
(12) an d Brad (10).
Nonethelless, they desper-
ately wan nted a baby girl.
My mo other had to have
a hystereectomy because
she had ccysts on her ova-
ries, and d she knew she
would n never be able to
give birth
h to any more chil-
dren. One day a friend who was adopting
called her to say she’d heard about me.
M mom knew at that mo-
My
ment
m her prayers had been an-
swered.
s why my parents were pinning them on.
After adopting me my par-
eents took me for a comprehen-
sive medical evaluation. The
o
outlook was bleak. The doctors
w
wanted to make me a “bucket”
t o sit in. In their opinions
I would never be able to sit up,
crrawl around or move from
place to place at all without be-
in
ng carried. My mom sat in the
doctors’ office and cried her
heart out. But my dad didn’t
aggree with their prognosis.
“No,” he insisted. “That’s not
w
what she’s about. We don’t
acccept that.”
So they took me to a new set
of doctors. “I want to know,” my
daad asked them, “will she be
ab
ble to sit up? What does her fu-
turre look like?” This time the
news was encouraging. g g The doc-
torr smiled and said, “Mr and Mrrs
Briicker, this little girl is going tto
do things you never even
imagined would be poss-
sible.”
From then on we all a cannon.
had the attitude of “lett’s
go for it”.
My brothers had m me
practically jumping off
‘Mr and M
Mrs Bricker, this little girl
is going to
o do things you never even
imaginned would be possible’
the couch from m more complicated moves. I couldn’t get
th e mom ent I
could crawl around d.
They put pillow ws
down to break m my
fall but they’d eggg
me on. I neveer
could turn
down a dare. I
was fearless.
I got my firsst
set of prosthet-
ic legs when
I was a toddleer
– sometim e
a round tw wo
yyears old. AAt
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first I screamed and hated how they
pinched and poked and weighed me
down. They were so foreign, so heavy and
bulky and I was too little to understand
As I got older and became used to them,
I loved them.
As I grew up I kept asking my parents,
“What do you want me to do or be?” The
only answer I ever got was, “We want you
to be happy.” Come on, guys, give me a
clue!
One day I was completely absorbed
watching an Olympic gymnastics com-
petition on television when I turned to
my parents and announced, “I’m going
to be an Olympic gymnast when I grow
up.”
There was a brief pause, then they nod-
ded. “Wow, okay,” they said.
F
ROM the time I was in second
grade, the gym at Beth Allen
Power Tumbling was my sec-
ond home.
I’m not sure what it was
about tumbling that appealed
to me but I do know I was always attract-
ed to activities that required strength,
technique and focus. I also loved the
speed and sensation of flying across a
room. I felt like I’d been shot out of a
My biggest challenge was getting the
height other gymnasts with legs could
achieve. As my skills grew, this became
exceedingly important for mastering the
the height to do a full rotation of a full
twist, and it was holding me back from
going up in levels. But I never allowed
anyone to give me special treatment –
ever. I just stayed at the level I was at be-
cause I didn’t want to advance by having
people make exceptions for me.
When I showed up at a meet, people
would notice that I didn’t have legs – and
I don’t think they understood I’d be com-
peting. How could I? But after a few
meets, I became known not just for my
lack of legs but for my skills.
When I participated in the Illinois
power tumbling championship I com-
peted against competitors with legs. No
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one without legs had ever made it so far.
One of the news media outlets said I was
forging new ground as the first “handi-
capped” person to compete. I never
thought of it that way though. I was sim-
ply doing what I loved to do, following
my passion as far as it would take me.
ABOVE LEFT: With her
biological sisters, gym-
nast Dominique Moceanu
(far left) and Christina
Moceanu-Chapman (cen-
tre). RIGHT: Her adoptive
parents, Gerald and Sha-
ron Bricker, have always
been very supportive.
mom had seen their signatures on my mas card. When I opened the envelope,

I
adoption papers. She knew at that a letter signed with Dominique’s signa-
’D ALWAYS known I was adopted and moment my idol was also my sister. ture fell out of the card. In that moment
that fact didn’t trouble me much. My But they made the very difficult deci- my heart stopped. What if she and
parents knew eventually one day I’d sion not to say anything – not just yet. Christina reject me? What if they don’t
get curious and start digging, but They didn’t think it would be fair to want to have anything to do with me?
they hoped it would come later rath- either of us. I’ll never forget when I got to the mid-
er than sooner. Armed with my new knowledge I went dle of the letter and read Dominique’s
That day came when I was 16. into detective mode and did some re- words, “You’re about to be an auntie!”
“So,” I said to my mom, “do you know search online. I wanted to understand I knew right then and there that she’d
what my last name was when I was how I was born in Illinois when accepted me into her family.
born? Do you know anything about my Dominique was born in Los Angeles. The A couple of weeks later I got a call
birth parents?” answer was that my birth family had from a number I didn’t recognise. I an-
She went to call my dad and ask him moved around the United States so that swered it and heard a soft voice say,
what to tell me. He told her not to keep Dominique could train with different “Hello, Jennifer? This is Dominique.”
me waiting any longer – so she didn’t. coaches. Our younger sister, Christina, I was so surprised that I didn’t know
She pulled out a manila envelope filled was actually born in Tampa. I started to what to say at first. But really, what do
with papers. make sense of it all. When I went on you say when your childhood idol turns
“Now, Jennifer,” she began. “You’re Dominique’s website and saw a picture out to be your biological, long-lost sister?
never going to believe this.” She laid out of Christina for the first time it was like A lot has been made of the story of
on the table all the documents she’d kept. I was looking at a photo of myself. So how I reached out to my sister. She
“Your biological last name wrote about it in her
is Moceanu.” I knew. I just
knew. On some level, I’d
When we finished the entire stadium memoir. We talked about
it in newspapers and
always known. erupted into thunderous applause magazines and TV inter-
I was six years old the views. But it’s really just
first time I saw Dominique Moceanu on that’s what I’d look like if I had legs! half the story. To me, the most impor-
TV. It felt like a lightbulb went off in my I knew I had to get in touch with tant half is what came after that initial
head: Aha! I want to be like her. She was Dominique but it wasn’t as easy as pick- meeting: how my relationship with both
tiny; I was tiny. She was fiery; I was fiery. ing up a phone. It took four years and my sisters and my biological mother has
She was born to Romanian parents; several failed attempts. evolved (Jen’s biological father died of
I knew I was born to Romanian parents. Towards the end of 2007 after tracking cancer in 2008).
We even looked alike, with the same tan down her address I crafted a carefully The story isn’t over because we’re just
skin, huge dark eyes, and thick jet black written letter that took forever to get just finding our way in one another’s lives.

A
hair. right. I made the decision to leave out
I was drawn to her but couldn’t say the detail about me having no legs – FTER high school while
why. maybe that would be a bit much to find many of my friends went to
My parents, of course, had put two and out at the same time she was learning college I decided I would go
two together several years back. While she had a long-lost sister. Finally I pack- into the college programme
watching the Olympics with me, they aged up my heart and soul in a big ma- at Disney World in Orlando,
saw the 14-year-old gymnast I was fixat- nila envelope and sent it out on a hope Florida. It seemed like a
ed on – and the names of her parents and a prayer. great way to get some work experience,
who were watching in the audience. My Two weeks later I received a Christ- make some money and get out of my
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LEFT: On the trampoline with her brother,
tiny little town and assert some inde-
pendence.
I worked at Disney’s Hollywood Studi-
os in operations, but the job included a
lot of hospitality. I worked parades and
made sure people didn’t cross the lines
or run out in front of a float.
Through a friend I met Nate Crawford,
a seasoned acrobat, gymnast and coach
who performed at Disney. We hung out
at a gym and started bouncing around
together on a trampoline. He was enam-
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oured with all the possibilities of what
we could do together.
Most of his friends warned him against
partnering with me. They said it was “ca-
reer suicide”. He didn’t tell me any of this
right away. Frankly he didn’t care what
people said. He went with his gut.
My gut, however, turned out to be one
of our biggest problems: I was so out of
shape! I hadn’t competed in gymnastics
in about five years and had virtually no
strength, stamina or definition. I had abs
of flab instead of abs of steel. I needed to
tone up, lose about 10 kg and mentally
prepare to perform. I did it mostly
. ABOVE: Jennifer with her haul of gym-
tics trophies. BELOW LEFT: With her
ther, Greg, when she was a baby.
rough circuit training, kayaking and
mping on a trampoline with Nate.
Nate was open-minded from the very
ginning and confident he could teach
e. He’d travelled around the country
erforming with a professional troupe
r 10 years, so he knew what he was do-
g. He was full-on ready to take the
hallenge” of teaching me to do what
e did.
Our first performance together – and
y first in the entertainment industry
was in the Mascot Games at the Am-
ay Arena in Orlando. We performed
ur high-energy and highly technical
mpoline act.
Right before I was physically shaking.
In all the times I’d competed as an ath-
lete I was calm, cool and confident.
Sports? Gymnastics? I knew I had that in
the bag. But this was the stage. I was go-
ing out there as an artist. Then the lights
dimmed and out we went on the tram-
poline. I got in “the zone”, trusted Nate
and tried not to look out at the thou-
sands of faces staring at us.
When we finished the entire stadium
erupted into thunderous applause.
I don’t think I stopped smiling for hours
afterwards. Yet even with all of these
noteworthy experiences, booking gigs
remained difficult. I wasn’t your average
aerialist or acrobat. In everyone’s eyes
I was a risk; a liability.
It wasn’t until we booked Britney
Spears’ Circus Tour that things changed
dramatically. It was the highest-grossing
tour in the world in 2009.
Britney always had an opening act. For
a while it was Jordin Sparks. Later it was
the Pussycat Dolls, who never failed to
tear down the house. A 20-minute break
preceded the main concert, which start-
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ed with a booming countdown: “10, 9, 8,
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .” At this point the audi-
ence went insane. When it was time for
us to do our act the “ceiling” would low-
er down and we would step onto a plat-
form.
The platform would slowly raise us
up into the audience until we were at
the top of the stage. I remember seeing
this vast sea of people screaming and
the camera lights flashing. The air felt
electric.
The trampoline was already wheeled
onto the stage at this point. This wasn’t
a run-of-the-mill backyard trampoline –
it was a 12 x 14-foot (3 x 4 m) competitive
trampoline with major bounce.
Then, bam! The spotlight would hit us
and we’d enter from opposite sides of the
middle ring meeting in front of the tram-
poline. I was in my wheelchair and Nate
would go behind me, put his hands on
my hips and on the downbeat of the mu-
sic hurl me backward, out of my chair
and onto the trampoline. It was epic! No
one expected it and I’d always hear a
huge gasp roll through the audience fol-
lowed by a roar of cheers.
My final pose was equally stunning: I’d
bounce high in the air, do a half twist and
land on my back in Nate’s arms. The
adrenaline rush was unreal.
I got to perform in Madison Square
Garden three times – MTV News said
our act was one of the top five reasons to
see the concert. Britney once actually
stopped everything during a sound
check to watch us rehearse. That night
I remember being on stage and thinking,
“This is crazy! This is my life!”
Playing in concert arenas in front of
20 000 people was thrilling, terrifying
and affirming all at once. Performing on
tour gave me confidence and credibility.
I wasn’t just a visitor to the entertain-
ment world, I was here to stay.
In performing I found something that
had been missing in my life: a sense of
calmness and wholeness. I’ve been all
over the world – Dublin, Liverpool, Syd-
ney, Dubai, Tokyo, Qatar, Dusseldorf,
Amsterdam, Hong, Kong, Malaysia to
name a few – and with each show I know
with greater certainty that this is what
I was born to do. S
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DON’T MESS
WITH
A robber
PETRA
bb gott more than
th
h h he b
bargained
i ffor
when he tried to attack this karate teacher!
By GABISILE NGCOBO Pictures: ONKGOPOTSE KOLOTI
W
HEN the would-be
robber walked up
to her car in rush-
hour traffic, point-
ed a gun at her
and said, “I’m go-
ing to shoot you,”
he had no idea
he’d picked the wrong person to mess
with.
Petra Smit (54), the woman at the
wheel, had only one thought and it was
for the robber: “You’re going to bleed
today.”
Petra, a mother of three, holds a fourth
dan black belt in karate and a black belt
in Krav Maga, a military self-defence dis-
cipline developed for the Israeli armed
forces. She also teaches karate at the
dojo (training room) she and husband
Deon (55) built in their backyard. There
was no way this pint-size powerhouse
was going to sit back and be attacked.
Petra has just got home from work and
is already in her karate uniform when we
arrive to find out about the incident
that’s made her the talk of the town.
She’s bellowing instructions at her
karate students and her young charges
dutifully obey.
“She’s so small,” one of the watching
parents remark. “It’s scary what she
can do.”
When we finally sit down to chat, Pet-
ra, deputy director of finance for the cor-
porate services department in the Johan-
nesburg Metropolitan Municipality, tells
us she’s usually aware of her surround-
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ings when she’s driving.
But that morning Petra who’s from
Roodepoort, Gauteng, was preoccupied
with her PhD research in business ad-
ministration. “I had a touch of flu and my
window was open a bit,” she recalls.
The traffic light was red and a guy ap-
peared out of nowhere, his accomplice
standing behind him to shield him from
other motorists. As she moved to close
her window she heard five chilling words
– “I’m going to shoot you.”
That’s when she saw the pistol glinting
in the early morning light. Petra re-
mained calm – all she could see was her
attacker’s nose.
“In my mind I was saying, ‘Today you’re
going to bleed’,” she says. “Then I pressed
hard on my hooter and started punching
this guy. When I gave him the first punch
I could feel the impact of his nose going
into his face.”
By now other motorists were honking
PETRA’S TIPS FOR KEEPING
SAFE BEHIND THE WHEEL
S Never drive with your windows open.
S Avoid driving alone at night.
S Never talk on your cellphone in the car.
S Always look around when you stop.
S Press your hooter – noise can scare
attackers off.
S Learn techniques to disarm an attacker
– but assess the situation and don’t put lives
at risk.
S Take up a martial art – it’s the best way
to defend yourself. “And I should know!”
Petra Smit’s
wish is for
everyone to
learn self-
defence. It saved
her life when she
faced would-be
robbers.
their horns an the guys turned and fled.
The police didn’t catch them but they
did find a pistol near the scene. 
Petra’s actions made her a heroine
among many South Africans fed up with
crime.
P 
ETRA was 25 when she fell in
love with karate and it took her
five years to get her first black
belt.
But her passion was almost
snatched away in a terrible
motorbike accident eight years ago
when a car hit her Harley- Davidson at
about 160 km/h.
She broke her femur in three places as
well as her knee, hip and wrist.
“I was told I’d never walk again,” she re-
calls. “My husband had to dress and bath
me for months.”
Yet a wheelchair didn’t stop her going
to the dojo. After painstaking rehabilita-
tion she’d recovered enough and she
began taking part in competitions again.
In 2014 Petra took part in the world
championships in Italy and came home
with one gold, two silver and two bronze
medals.
Karate runs in the family. Deon has a
second dan black belt, their sons,
Hannes (25) and Kelvin (23), are black-
belt holders too and daughter Suné (22)
has a purple belt.
ONKGOPOTSE KOLOTI
“My training saved my life,” Petra says.
“When I phoned my husband to tell him
what happened his response was, ‘How
badly is the guy hurt?’ ” S
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B
 
EING second best was never
an option – in fact, she viewed
getting any less than a perfect
academic score as a failure.
This drive to be the best is
what paved the way for super-
competitive 29-year-old
Dr Ncumisa Jilata to become
the youngest neurosurgeon in Africa.
The petite Ncumie, as she’s affectionately
known, made history when she graduated
from The Colleges of Medicine of South
Africa – receiving her degree to raucous
applause at a ceremony held in Durban last
month.
Her journey into the record books was
long and gruelling, she says, when she chats
to us during a rare moment of downtime at
her spacious home in a leafy country estate
outside Centurion, Gauteng.
She’d wanted to be so many things grow-
ing up in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, she
recalls. When she was 10 she dreamt of be-
ing a movie director, then a fashion designer,
then an accountant.
But all that changed in 2003 when she was
introduced to the central nervous system.
There and then her love affair with the hu-
man brain was born.
“All the body parts made sense to me but
the brain really captured my attention.
Everything starts with the brain – walking,
writing, ruling the world . . .
“The brain is the seat of the soul and
I wanted to learn more about it. That’s when
I decided I wanted to be a doctor,” Ncumisa
explains.
At the time she wasn’t doing physics
in Grade 11 at Umtata High School, and
realised she needed to add it to her subjects
t realise
to li her
h dream.
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 This led to her cramming three yea
of the subject into one year during ma
ric – but she cracked it and matriculat
with flying colours.
She then enrolled in the faculty
health sciences at Walter Sisulu Unive
sity in Mthatha, and graduated in 200
An extra two years of internship, a ye
of community service and two mo
years as a medical registrar followed.
During this time Ncumisa also spe
five years as a fellow at the University of
Pretoria to train to be a brain surgeon.
H
ER lawyer father, Horenns,
was instrumental in instilling
a love of education and an
impeccable work ethic in his
daughters, including Ncumi-
sa’s younger siblings, Sethu
(26) and Zintle (24).
Excelling at academics wasn’t nego-
tiable growing up, Ncumisa says. Her
dad encouraged her to reach for the
stars from an early age.
As a child, Ncumisa liked nothing
more than playing outdoors with her
friends in Mthatha’s upmarket suburb
of Southridge – but her father wasn’t
impressed. He was concerned she was
spending too much time playing when
she should be paying more attention to
her schoolwork.
“My father doesn’t settle for second
best,” she says.
“I remember taking my school report
home in primary school and being so ex-
cited because I’d achieved an average of
79 percent in my mid-year exams. But to
my shock my dad wasn’t impressed at all
– he wanted to know what happened to
the other 21 percent! I was so disappoint-
ed so I decided to pay more attention to
my books.”
And she’s been aiming high ever since.
It’s been a busy five years for Ncumisa.
Not only was she swamped by a series of
rigorous exams, she constantly had to
prove herself in the male-dominated
field of medicine.
“It’s common to be second-guessed as
a woman but one’s work ethic will always
speak volumes.
“I had to sweat to break through barri-
ers of patriarchy to pave the way for oth-
er young women – especially those from
the rural former Transkei – to give them
someone to look up to,” she says.
Her determination to become a brain
surgeon stems from her training days at
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in
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worth the hard work d me she wanted to be a
and sacrifice, Ncumi rosurgeon I could already
says. er working with me at the
rsity of Pretoria,” Coceka
Mthatha where she saw first- dly.
hand the challenges faced by the e Ncumisa’s support. “Ncum-
community. ie’s success is a proud moment for the im-
“There was no neurosurgeon in the poverished community and a reason for
area. Almost all our patients were trans- women to celebrate,” she adds.
ferred to hospitals in Durban after diag- Female neurosurgeons such as Coceka
nosis and this didn’t sit well with me. and Ncumisa are grateful to the first
“I became so attached to my patients black female neurosurgeon on the Afri-
but once they were transferred there was can continent, Swaziland’s Dr Delisile
no way of knowing what happened to Ndzimandze, who opened doors for oth-
them.” er women in the field.
She resolved to study neurosurgery so Ncumisa believes that because of
she could make a difference in her home- Dr Ndzimandze her time as a special-
town. ist-in-training was smoother than it oth-
“I remember thinking what a privilege erwise would have been.
it would be to work on such a marvellous Now one of the new batch of fellows
organ.” Andshe became more determined of the Council of Neurosurgeons of South
than ever to make it as a neurosurgeon. Africa, Ncumisa says it took a lot of hard
I
work to realise her dream.
N 2010 she started her two-year intern- “It’s emotionally and physically drain-
ship at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannes- ing but it’s attainable. Sometimes you be-
burg Academic Hospital and was later come so emotionally involved because
accepted by the University of Pretoria. you’re invested in your studies, your pa-
Ncumisa soon realised tients and their families.
that for her to achieve her ‘I had to sweat “It’s not easy but I’m glad
goal, she needed a mentor – I’m here today,” she beams.
someone who’d walked the to break The workaholic says she’s
road she was determined to through barriers had no time for a love inte-
run. rest while striving to break
She chose neurosurgeon of patriarchy the glass ceiling, and she
Dr Coceka Mfundisi (36), to pave the way acknowledges she’s some-
who’d broken a few barriers times considered a party
herself. Coceka also hails for other young pooper by her friends.
from the Eastern Cape and women’ But now that she’s quali-
was the fourth woman to fied she’s ready to start
qualify as a neurosurgeon in South thinking about her other dreams –
Africa. which include having a relationship,
“Ncumie heard about me because getting married, having children and
I worked in Mthatha for about a year. travelling.
During my training as a neurosurgeon at Right now though, she’s basking in the
the University of Pretoria I was the only glow of her career success.
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UNDER FIRE
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
DISGRACE
A report on sexual shenanigans and managerial problems at the
tech giant has led to an outcry – and a loss of jobs Compiled by KIRSTIN BUICK
I
T’S ONE of the Silicon Valley start-ups
where innovation is king, beating the
competition is paramount and office
employees have wine on tap and are
allowed to bring their dogs to work.
But behind the shiny tech veil things
aren’t what they seem in the engine
room of app-based taxi service Uber.
The $70-billion (R910 billion) company
‘Eliminate those values
which have been identi-
fied as redundant or
as having been used to
justify poor behaviour’
ERIC HOLDER
Former US attorney general
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UBER IN
found its dirty laundry aired in headlines
across the world recently after a four-
month investigation into the goings-on
at the six-year-old company.
An explosive report on the probe led to
20 people losing their jobs – one of them
Uber’s head of business, Emil Michael –
and prompted Travis Kalanick, CEO and
one of the original founders, to go on
leave.
It all started with a blog post in Febru-
ary by former engineering employee
Susan Fowler, who alleged she’d been
sexually harassed by a manager.
She claimed he’d propositioned her for
sex when she joined the company in
2015 and that another director explained
the low numbers of women in the busi-
ness by saying “the women of Uber just
needed to step up and be better engi-
neers”.
WHISTLEBLOWER
Former Uber engineer
Susan Fowler
Fowler laid several complaints with
human resources about these and other
“comically absurd” incidents of discrim-
ination – and was reportedly threatened
with dismissal if she didn’t back off.
But with her scathing blog post a
Pandora’s box was opened – allegations
of harassment, discrimination and an
aggressive work culture poured in from
employees.
Law firm Perkins Cole LLP led an in-
vestigation into the 200-plus harassment
claims, more than 50 of which are still
being probed. Uber itself commissioned
an investigation led by former US attor-
ney general Eric Holder – and his find-
ings were damning.
Holder urged the company to reformu-
late its “notorious cultural values” and
eliminate “those values which have been
identified as redundant or as having

DISMISSED
Uber head of business Emil Michael
been used to justify poor behaviour, in-
cluding Let Builders Build, Always Be
Hustlin’, Meritocracy And Toe-Stepping,
and Principled Confrontation”.
He made 47 recommendations, includ-
ing creating a board oversight commit-
tee, improving HR and managerial train-
ing, limiting alcohol at work events, and
banning relationships between employ-
ees and their bosses.
Although Holder hadn’t recommended
it, the scandals prompted Kalanick (40)
to take leave.
“Recent events have brought home for
me that people are more important than
work and that I need to take some time
off the day-to-day . . . to reflect, to work
on myself and to focus on building out a
world-class leadership team,” he said in
an email to staff.
“The ultimate responsibility for where
we’ve got and how we’ve got here rests on
my shoulders. There’s of course much to
be proud of but there’s much to improve.
“For Uber 2.0 to succeed there’s noth-
ing more important than dedicating my
UBER BY NUMBERS
$70 billion (R910 billion)
Uber’s estimated net worth
40 million Number of monthly
active riders recorded as of October
2016
2 million Uber trips taken in
South Africa in 2015
14 000 Employees at Uber
2009 The year UberCab was founded
– it became Uber in 2011 (the name comes
from the German “über”, meaning “above”)
580 km
GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, COLLECT
Longest Uber trip taken in
SA (from Joburg to Durban)
570 Cities served worldwide
4 The number of years Uber has operat-
ed in South Africa
time to building the leadership team. But
if we’re going to work on Uber 2.0 I also
need to work on Travis 2.0 to become the
leader this company needs and that you
deserve.”
I
T’S not just the turmoil at his start-up
the embattled CEO has had to contend
with recently.
In May his 71-year-old mother,
Bonnie, died in a boating accident in
California that also left his father,
Donald, in a critical condition.
A preliminary report indicates the
boat struck a rock and the occupants
suffered injuries from the collision, the
Fresno county sheriff ’s office said in
statement.
Kalanick had a special bond with his
mom, a source close to the family told
CNN. Just more than a week before the
accident he shared a Facebook post for
Mother’s Day with photos of them to-
gether. “I appreciate my mom, her in-
finite love and huge [heart] more and
more,” he wrote.
So time off is clearly in order for the
serial entrepreneur, who sold his peer-
to-peer file-sharing company Red
Swoosh start-up for $19 million (then
R123 million) in 2007.
But even in the wake of what an Uber
statement referred to as Kalanick’s “un-
speakable tragedy”, critics of the univer-
sity dropout say the best thing for the
tech giant would be for him to step down
altogether.
“If I were on the board I’d find a way to
get rid of him,” said Michael Barnett, a
business and management professor at
Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA.
British business magnate Richard
Branson said recently that Kalanick
should have stepped away from the day-
to-day running of the company years
ago.
“An entrepreneur isn’t a good manager
of people and Travis Kalanick is definite-
ly not a good manager of people,” the Vir-
gin Group founder said at an Accelerate-
Her event in London for female start-up
founders, where Uber’s sexism scandal
was a hot topic. “He should have realised
that long ago, and done what he was
good at.”
His thoughts echo the sentiments of
Time magazine’s Katy Steinmetz and
Matt Vella, who point out that Uber didn’t
take the route of other wildly successful
tech firms such as Google or Facebook,
“which famously brought in ‘adults’ Eric
YOU NEWS
‘An entrepreneur isn’t a
good manager of people
and Travis Kalanick is
definitely not a good
manager of people’
RICHARD BRANSON
Virgin Group founder
Schmidt and Sheryl Sandberg to help
manage a growing enterprise”. Instead
the “brazen and nakedly capitalistic”
co-founder stayed at the helm.
Schmidt, CEO of Google parent com-
pany Alphabet, told Time what he
thought of his Uber counterpart in 2015:
“[Kalanick] is a fighter. He’s against
institutional structures. He can be
disagreeable in that sense that, well, he
disagrees.”
M
ANAGERIAL issues aside,
the idea of having the man
who once referred to Uber
as “Boober” – because of
how often he’s proposi-
tioned by women due to
his position – at the helm of a company
embroiled in a scandal such as this has
many hot under the collar.
Indeed, in an internally infamous
“Miami Letter” email he sent in 2013,
which was leaked this year before a com-
pany retreat in Miami, Kalanick dished
out flippant guidelines on sex with
colleagues.
“Don’t have sex with another employee
UNLESS you’ve asked that person for
that privilege and they’ve responded
with an emphatic, ‘YES! I’ll have sex with
you’,” he wrote.
Adding fuel to the raging fire is a vid-
eo of an aggressive Kalanick arguing
with one of his own Uber drivers over
prices. He completely loses his temper
and shouts at the driver, “Some people
don’t like to take responsibility for their
own s**t.”
At an “all-hands meeting” in the wake
of the scandals, board member Ariana
Huffington vowed the company would
make another change. According to
those present and a video of the meeting
she declared there would no longer be
hiring of “brilliant jerks”.
Take that, Travis. S
SOURCES: BLOOMBERG, BUSINESS INSIDER, THE GUARDIAN,
NEW YORK TIMES, RECODE, TIME, MEMEBURN, FIN24
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 NEVER FELT SAFER!
Social media has gone wild over the family who’ve deployed a lion to
watch over their farmhouse at night By JACQUES MYBURGH Pictures: MARTIN DE KOCK
A
MIGHTY roar reverber-
ates across the Free
State plains. Songbirds
are momentarily
shocked into silence as
a lion strolls across the
farmhouse’s manicured
lawns, lazily rubbing
himself against his owner’s bakkie
parked near the front door. The magnif-
icent animal is clearly king of all he sur-
veys here on Tobie Bird’s farm near
Hoopstad.
Tobie (46) became a social media
sensation recently when a video was
posted showing him playing with his
three-year lion, Lobengula, through the
bars of a security gate. Yet what really set
tongues wagging was the revelation that
for the past month the lion has assumed
the role of watchdog for Tobie and his
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family, keeping them safe from farm
attacks.
But don’t be fooled – although the lion
is deeply protective of the Birds, he’s no
cuddly pussycat.
“There’s no such thing as a tame lion,”
says Tobie, a lion farmer.
The only difference between Lobengu-
la and most other lions is that he’s lost
his fear of humans, he points out.
“Which means you should be even
more careful around him,” Tobie cau-
tions.
As the sun starts to rise the Birds’
home becomes a hive of activity. School
lunches for GC (9) and Mar-Lienke (8)
need to be packed and mom Christolien
(31) has to see to one-year-old Chloé be-
fore the older kids are taken to the school
bus stop at 7.10 am.
But before anyone can leave the house
Christolien has another job to do: she
needs to lure Lobengula, who’s been on
guard duty all night around the house, to
the back door so Tobie and the kids can
slip through the front door and into the
bakkie.
“The kids know the lion’s not their
playmate. Even though they love him
very much, they respect him and keep
their distance,” Tobie says.
Once back from dropping off the kids,
he ties a tyre to his bakkie and starts
driving. Lobengula runs along, swiping
at the tyre like a housecat would a toy
mouse – until he reaches his three-hec-
tare enclosure.
When Lobengula is safely inside Tobie
locks the gate and the farm workers can
start their workday as the lion dozes in
the shade of a camel thorn tree, resting
up for another night of work.

LEFT: Lobengula the lion watches over the
Bird family. From left, dad Tobie with baby
Chloé, Mar-Lienke, mom Christolien and
GC. ABOVE RIGHT: Tobie and the three-
year-old lion developed a close bond after
the farmer saved the big cat’s life.
A
CLOSE bond developed
between Tobie and his lion
when the farmer brought
Lobengula back from death’s
door shortly after his arrival
on the farm in 2015. His
other lions hadn’t taken kindly to having
to share their enclosure with the new-
comer and viciously tore into him, near-
ly killing him.
“They just about ripped out his throat,”
Tobie recalls.
A vet advised him to put the lion down
but he refused, nursing Lobengula for
weeks in his garage.
“He was very weak and could hardly
eat anything. I hand-fed him little bits of
meat.”
Once Lobengula had recovered he
steadily grew into a healthy 300 kg adult
lion – which was when Tobie put him in
his own enclosure to keep him away
from the other big cats.
But in May after Tobie received infor-
mation from the local security group
that an attack on his farm was being
planned, he decided to enlist the help of
his loyal lion to keep his family safe.
Ever since then Lobengula has spent
most nights outside the Birds’ front door.
“He always wants to be near us. I see his
paw prints outside our bedroom window
in the mornings.”
But Tobie is the first to point out that
lions aren’t the solution to farm attacks.
He regards Lobengula as more of a “pre-
caution” than a security measure and he
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isn’t suggesting everyone in his neigh-
bourhood gets a lion.
“They’re still killing machines,” he says.
Tobie has to be extra vigilant, monitor-
ing Lobengula’s moods carefully.
“If he looks irritated and he’s ignoring
me, I won’t let him out.”
He and his wife are both mad about
lions and Tobie even proposed to Chris-
tolien, his second wife, with a ring en-
twined with strands of Lobengula’s
mane. Tobie then had a lion paw print
tattooed onto his ring finger instead of
wearing a wedding band.
“We wanted to do something unique
that shows our love for lions,” he ex-
plains.
And his pet lion is showing his love for
his owner by offering him protection.
“Farmers need to realise they’re re-
sponsible for the safety of their own
farms.
“You can’t expect the police to protect
all the farms – it’s your responsibility.”
Lobengula is far more to Tobie than a
vigilant security guard. He dotes on the
animal.
“Someday I want my wife buried next
to me and him on top of me. This lion will
never be sold to be hunted.”
Tobie breeds lions “specifically to
achieve perfect genetics among our lions
– I don’t sell my animals to be hunted at
all. To me the deadliest sin is hunting a
tame lion.”
As darkness descends Tobie and his
family invite us to join them around a
roaring braai fire. In his enclosure Loben-
gula waits patiently for the humans to
retire for the night so he can again take
up his watch.
We toast the animal with a can of Lion
lager and listen as his roar echoes in the
night, proclaiming his status as king of
this farm. S
FAR LEFT:
Lobengula
on the farm-
house porch.
MIDDLE:
Tobie got
a lion paw
tattoo on his
ring finger
as a token
of his love
for Christo-
lien. LEFT:
Lobengula
guards the
front door.
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YEARS
Th s l k p many of us glued to our TV screens with their
They
over-the-top and riveting storylines. We meet the cast to find
out just how they managed to stay so fabulous for three decades
By MPHO TSHIKHUDO & DENNIS CAVERNELIS

A
NYONE who’s ever seen
a movie will know the
sights: the Hollywood
sign looming large on a
hillside, the wide palm
tree-lined boulevards,
the Santa Monica pier,
the beach stretching
into the distance . . .
But this time it’s no movie. We’re in the
heart of Los Angeles,
g , on the doorstep p of
Tinseltown. The occasion? Face-to-face
meetings with some of The Bold And The
Beautiful’s cast members. Why? Because
the world’s most-watched soapie recent-
ly celebrated its 30th anniversary.
For a few hours we hang out with sev-
eral of the familiar faces who grace our
TV screens daily – beautiful Brooke,
brave Maya and patriarch Eric, to name
a few.
The set is buzzing when we arrive and
we’re taken to the control room where we
watch on a mo onitor as a scene is shot.
“This is the sausage-making part of
things,” a technician quips as the actors
are put through their paces. “By the time
it hits the airwaves it will look good.”
He isn’t kidding. Dozens of devious di-
vorces, multiple mind-boggling mar-
riages, loads of backhanded betrayals
and countless riveting reveals are always
primped and preened to look glossy and
gorgeous when the soapie hits the air. We
get a few of our fave stars to share their
highlights and thoughts on the show.

JACOB YOUNG (RICK FORR

RESTER)
R
Sporting several days’ worth of Emmy. I was like, “My world has When they told me about this
stubble, he’s
stubble he s even hunkier in real life been turned upside down.” storyline I said, “We gotta know
and it’s not hard to see why People what we’re talking about.”
magazine once named Jacob (37) You must really like Rick to have They [The Bold’s creators] brought
the world’s sexiest soap star. left then come back to play him? the head of GLAAD [the gay, lesbian,
We chat over a coffee in the It’s more a love-hate relationship, bisexual and transgender media
canteen not far from the set actually. The things I don’t have in advocacy organisation] in. Everybody
of The Bold. myself are what I like about him. came together and we nailed it – we
He has plenty of confidence and created a beautiful love story.
You started out on he’s willing to take on anybody at
the show in 1997 any time. What do you love about the show?
when you were 17. He has a passion for making sure The unity we have as a whole. It’s
Tell us about that. the family succeeds and he loves a special place and anybody who’s
Bold was my his family. new feels it. It’s real. I think that
first show; it But he’s tactless too, and insen- speaks volumes about our success.
was my start. sitive. He just doesn’t care. He’ll Everybody’s happy, we work
I was all ready to speak his mind and tell you how it together well, and we have no choice
go to college is without a thought for the damage but to make a beautiful product.
and I was going he may be doing.
to auditions to
make a little Do you have a favourite
extra money. Bold moment?
Then I was The most important scene I’ve
booked for done was when Maya (Karla
this show and Mosley) revealed herself as
college got put transgender. Everybody expected
on hold. Six Rick to blow his top but he didn’t.
months later I I think it was probably one of the
was nominated best moments in daytime television
for a Daytime history.

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RLA MOSLEY (MAYA AVANT)
Ex-con-turned-actress Maya is
the fi
first transgender bride to get
marrried on a soap – and no one
couldd be prouder to play her than
Karlaa (35), who joined the show in
2013
3.
We sit down with her at a
restaaurant in The Grove, a mall
behind CBS Television City where
The BBold is shot.
Wha at’s it like to play such a
grou undbreaking character?
It’s o
opened my mind to things
I haddn’t thought of before. For
instaance, I fly a lot and once when
I boooked a flight after the reveal
theyy asked, “Are you a man or a
wom man?”
Annd I thought, “Whoa, if I were
some eone who either didn’t identify
as a man or a woman or who’s
presented as a male but felt inside
theyy were truly a woman, how
hard would it be to answer that
que estion all the time?”
mething like this had never
Something
b
beeen on my radar.
What traits do you and Maya
share?
We both have a tenacity for crea-
ting the life we want. We work hard
and love hard and we’re loyal. But
I think – I hope – Maya’s a bit more
selfish than I am. I don’t think
I could have done some of the
things she’s done to get to the top!
She’s selfish and I’m the
opposite. I try hard to avoid con-
flict so I find myself wanting to
hide away from her nastiness
sometimes. The things that come
out of her mouth! I have to remem-
ber she’s not me and her brain
works differently.
What do you love about the show?
The people! I love how they take
pride in their work and how in love
they are with telling stories.
I’m also grateful for the fact
my storylines have been really
groundbreaking – to tie in social
justice and activism with my art is
all II’ve
ve ever wanted to do.
do It
It’ss been
a total gift.

KATHERINE KELLY LANG (BROOKE LOGAN)

We meet the queen of daytime TV in her
dressing room – which is surreal enough in
itself. To be up close and personal with the
legendary Brooke is positively dreamlike.
When we manage to get over being star-
struck, we ask Katherine (55) . . .
What’s your beauty secret?
My father was an Olympic skier and I was
raised to exercise every day. Even as a little
kid I was involved in all kinds of really com-
petitive sport and I was taught to take care
of myself and to eat well. I think learning all
of that from an early age really helps.
I still work out like, five times a week. I’m
big on vegetable salads and lean meats and
try to stay away from gluten and sugar and
too much alcohol. I have to take care of my
skin because we’re on camera all the time.
I have a lot of facials and microdermabrasion,
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married twice]. Away from the show I run my
kaftan clothing line. And I certainly don’t cry
as much as she does.
What do you love about the show?
s
This dressing room feels like my second
home. I love the people – a lott of the admin
staff and crew have been here almost from
the beginning.
It’s always sad to see some eone go. I really
miss Susan [Flannery, who played Stephanie
Forrester] and Ronn [Moss, th he original
Ridge Forrester]. John [McCook, who
e the only
plays Eric Forrester] and I are
original cast members left.
What have been a few of you ur
favourite scenes?
When I first married Ridge on n the
beach. We were so young and d innocent

sometimes lasers and things like that. And
sleep – you have to get enough sleep every
night. Oh, and lots of water and a positive
attitude help too.
You’ve been playing Brooke since you were
25. Do you identify with her?
Actually, no – sometimes I think all we have in
common is our blonde hair! I mean, she’s been
married a dozen times [Katherine’s been
and it was our first wedding. Then,
T um . . .
I loved it when I went into labour with
Bridget and we were snowed in and Ridge
had to deliver her.
And then the moments when we did the
homeless storylines with Bro ooke and
Stephanie . . . And when Stephanie died,
which was really touching beccause she’d
finally had accepted Brooke. So there
are a lot of highlights – a lot!
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JOHN McCOOK (ERIC FORRESTER)

Fashion titan Eric has been there since the
beginning – as has John (73).
But acting isn’t his only talent, as we find
out when we grab a few minutes with him
on set.
What did you do before The Bold?
I was a pianist in the US Army, actually.
I played music all my life and when I was
drafted into the Vietnam War I went to the
guy in charge of the army band and said,
“Sir, do you need a piano player?” and he said,
“Do you play?”
I said, “Yes, sir!” He said, “Do you play
Mozart?” I said “Yes, sir!” He said, “Come
here!” I called my mother and said, “Thank
you Mama, for my piano lessons.”
Then The Bold came along. You must love
it to have stuck with it for so long?
I do; Eric’s my friend. I love that he loves his
family although I think he falls in love a little
too easily.
It took me longer to do that in my real life
[he’s been married to Laurette Spang since
1980 and they have three kids]. But he’s a
good man, you know. I respect him.
What have been a few of
your favourite scenes?
The big drama when Eric found out Ridge
wasn’t his biological son – he was deeply
affected by that and it caused a great
deal of anger and emotion with
Stephanie [Susan Flannery].
I liked it when he was going out
with Donna [Carrie Mitchum] and
trying to hide from Stephanie and
she came and knocked on the
door and he hid. He went out the
window and stood outside. It’s
always wonderful to fall in love
with a new woman!
What’s it like working with
Katherine Kelly Lang?
She’s beautiful and sweet
and very calm. Working with
her all these years has been
a breeze. We’re close
colleagues. And she doesn’t
age – although I don’t either.
I look very good. My ass
looks very bad, but I look
good.

THORSTEN KAYE (RIDGE FORRESTER)

He was born Thorsten Ernst Kieselbach in
Germany in 1966 and grew up in London
before moving to the US in 1985.
The 51-year-old is also an author and
poet, and has published a collection of
poetry.
Are you writing at the moment?
Yes, I write children’s books. I have two
young daughters, Marlowe and McKenna,
and I try to tell them stories as often as
possible. Sometimes they come back
and say, “That’s cool but what if the
dragon had yellow hats and then the
blue hats?” – and we kind of make
up the stories together.
So you juggle this with
working on The Bold?
I do and I wouldn’t change
it for the world. The Bold
is a great job. The
biggest problem is that
I don’t live in LA – I live
in Connecticut [near New York, almost
4 000 km from LA]. So I have to fly six
hours here and six hours back every week.
What do you love most about playing
Ridge?
His relationship with his kids. I just wish
he could make up his mind and not fall in
love every five minutes. I also sometimes
wish he was kinder and stronger.
What have been a few of your favourite
moments on the show?
Some of my favourites actually don’t
involve me. When Karla Mosley went
through her transgender storyline with
Rick . . . those were some of my favourite
scenes; some of the greatest stuff they’ve
written here.
As far as I’m concerned I always like
working with Rena [Sofer as Quinn] and
with Katherine and with Heather [Tom as
Katie]. The falling-in-love stuff is always
fun!

35 million people 7 1987

watch the soap around Number of years John McCook (Eric The year Bold had
the world every day. It’s Forrester) is older than Ronn Moss (Ridge its US premiere.
most popular in Italy, Forrester), his on-screen son. Ronn left the It came to South
Australia and South show in 2012 after 25 years as Ridge. Africa in 1988.
Africa. Thorsten Kaye took over as Ridge in 2013.

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 HEATHER TOM (KATIE LOGAN)
This five-time Emmy winner holds the
record as the only actor in US TV history to
win an Emmy award in all three performer
categories: younger, supporting and lead
actress. She’ also the most Emmy award-
nominated actress under the age of 40,
with 17 nods and five wins – three for The
Bold and two for The Young And The
Restless. Heather (41) shares her fave
moments and talks about motherhood.
What do you love about the show?
So many things. I love the constant work
and I love that I’ve been playing a character
for a long time. She’s dynamic – she started
in one place and evolved into something
different, which is exciting.
These characters take on lives of their
own because they have histories and they
have families and we see them at their
most intimate, and their best and worst.
What do you love about Katie?
That she’s able to change. She learns from
her mistakes and she’s willing to admit it.
She has a strong moral code that dictates
a lot of what she does – but she’s no angel.
Anything you hate about her?
That she’s so dogmatic! I’d like to see her
loosen up a bit. But overall I like playing a
chharacter who tries to do the right thing.
I liike it most when she fails though, because
thhat’s so human – we all fail sometimes.”
List a few of yourr favourite scenes.
Thhe postpartum depression storyline is
onne. There’s still a lot of stigma surrounding
it. Women aren’t really willing to come
fo
orward and say, “Hey, you know I suffered
froom this.” I know I did. I liked that Katie
waasn’t told to just forget about it and get
onn with it.
Soo motherhood really changed your life?
Oh h my gosh, yes! There’s no way you can
deescribe how a child affects you. You think
yoou know what’s going to happen and then
it’s like you have to throw everything out
thhe window.
Zane year-old son with actor
James Achor] is amazing. I know everyone
saays that about their children but he
truuly is.
Three was a challenging age ‒ I won’t lie
‒ but now suddenly it’s just like he has
oppinions and he likes to be in charge.
He told me the other day he was going to
bee a director. He said, “Okay Mom, action!”
I guess he’s been on the Bold set too much.

GUEST STARS OVER THE YEARS TRIVIA

Ronn Moss (Ridge Forrester) wass the first
Star Trek’s James Doohan, as Damon Warwick (1993, 1996-7)
person to appear on-screen in The B Bold. FOREIGN
Charlton Heston, as himself, as an MC at a Forrester’s John McCook (Eric Forrester) had d the AFFAIRS
“Salute to Hollywood” fashion show (1993) first line in the series. The Bold has been sh
John has a South African on location around the ot
Fabio, as himself, popped in at Sally’s bachelorette party connection: he was married to the including Australia, Ab world,
(1993) late dancer Juliet Prowse, who grew w Paris, Amsterdam, Ita u Dhabi,
up here. Barbados, Dubai and ly, Monaco,
Me
USHER, as Raymond, a singer, who slept with Amber In Italy the soap is called South Africa is next xico – and
(ADRIENNE FRANTZ) (1998) Beautiful. In Norway, Denmark Plans are under way on the list!
for
and Sweden it’s titled Glamour. to be filmed in Johan scenes
ne
BETTY WHITE as Ann Douglas, the long-lost mother of Katherine Kelly Lang’s sons, Jeremy and Cape Town, proba sburg
bly
Stephanie (SUSAN FLANNERY) (2006-9 ) and Julian Snider, played Rick and September or Octob in
Bridget ‒ her character Brooke Logan’s er
this year.
Patrick Duffy as Stephen, Brooke’s father (2006-11) children ‒ as kids.
Lesley-Anne Down, who plays Jacckie
Fred Willard as John Forrester, Eric’s brother. Fred occa- Marone, the mother of Nick Marone e, is only five
sionally pops up in Modern Family as Phil Dunphy’s dad (2014) years older than actor Jack Wagner, who plays her son. son
The Forrester Mansion was modelled after the real-life mansion
Mario Lopez as Dr hri
rist
ris ia
ian
n mirez ( 00 ) of series’ creators William J Bell and his wife, Lee Phillip Bell.
Brooke Logan was also played by Catherine Hickland in 1987 when
Katherine Kelly Lang was on sick leave, and by Sandra Ferguson in
1997 when Katherine was on maternity leave.

WHAT ELSE WAS SHOWING IN SA

WHEN THE BOLD ARRIVED IN 1988?
Dallas 21 Jump
Dynasty Street
Airwolf The A-Team
Pumpkin Patch Magnum, PI

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married father, brother and married on Awards the Award on the over the past department over over the past
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AND HEARD
Van the man
Accent – tick. Moustache – tick. Comb stuck into
the socks – tick. Comic timing – tick. There’s no
doubt about it – ROB VAN VUUREN (41) was born
to play the role of iconic South African character
Van der Merwe in the movie of the same title.
Van Der Merwe hits cinema screens on 28 July
and the comedian says shooting the film was “an
unforgettable experience”.
“I had the best time,” Rob says of the film which
also stars veteran funnyman Barry Hilton (61). “I think
people are going to have a great laugh seeing Van come
to life and I hope they also connect with the heart I tried to ABOVE Rob nd d hiss if D i ll
imbue the character with. I loved playing him and I hope they love Bischoff who co-wrote and starred
watching him.” We caught up with Rob soon after his return from in the show they performed in the UK.
a trip to the UK. BELOW: Rob posted this snap of
himself and daughter Bijou on a train
What was the best part of making this movie? during their UK trip. “Love this pic,” he
Working with an incredibly talented cast and an amazing crew. It felt said of the snap taken by his wife.
like a family. Also the opportunity to play an iconic character like
Van doesn’t come along every day.
What do you love about Van der Merwe?
He’s such a clown and as with all great clowns the pleasure is
watching him get himself into trouble and then trying to get out
Comedian of it, often unsuccessfully.
and actor What was the coolest part of your recent trip to the UK?
Rob van
Sharing it with my family, first and foremost. Also getting to
Vuuren plays
play the legendary Top Secret Comedy Club in London – and
the iconic Van
getting a five-star review in the British press for my one-man
der Merwe
theatre show Dangled. Plus our kiddies show Florence &
in a new
Watson & The Sugarbush Mouse was a sell-out and we
comedy out
on the big sold lots of copies of our book! It gives me great pleasure
screen next to know that our little South African kid’s story is now a
month. treasured item in a bunch of British
kids’ book collections.

What’s the best thing about

being a dad?
Everything my daughter teaches me.
Every day with her is a gift.

Biggest fan: Dad!

HOW How cute are actress GAIL MABALANE and
SHE’S her daughter ZOE in their matching Minnie
GROWN! aand Mickey Mouse jumpers?
Singer and motivational speaker KABELO
MABALANE, who completed his 10th
M
Comrades Marathon earlier this month,
C
posted the snap of his wife and daughter
p
on Instagram recently.
o
“Now would you not run your fastest
@comradesmarathon ever if every 3 hours or
@
soo you saw these two @zoemabalane @gail_
mabalane cheering you on from the sidelines.”
m
Yes, little Zoe may only be two years old
buut she has her own Instagram account – with
13
3 200 followers! She’s such a cutie pie it’s
hardly surprising.
ha
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Pictures: Instagram, supplied

TRUST ME, I’M A SUPERHERO!

Making people laugh is already a superpower, but we thought we’d
ask these comedians which superhero they’d choose to be if they
could – and why
SIV NGE ESI
CHESTER (31) I’d be Super-
MISSING (Conrad Koch,
Koch man, of coursse. He’s
40) Batman. Super- always been myy hero. In
man has entitlement fact some e people
i sues. He doesn’t have alreadyy know me
to work for his superr- as Suuperman.
p wers. Batman h
po hass
to work. And drinnk
otein shakes.

TUMI
MORAKE (35)
JO
OEEY Wonder Woman.
RASDDIEEN (41) She’s my feminist hero
Professor X. X It would – she saves the world
be great to kno ow people’s while being unapolo
thoughts and mem mories and to getically sexy.
influence th heir decisions.
d She deals with
And II’d
d alwa
alwayys kn
now
ow where male baddies
everyyone is.
i without compro-
mising her
femininity.

JASON
GOLIATH
(37) I’d be Wol--
verine but not for
the reasons people
may think. I mean itt’s
cool to have boness
made of special mettal
but more importanttly
Wolverine doesn’t get
g
man flu. Also, his boddy is
designed to fight
carbohydrates anda
cholesterol so I could
eat whateverr I want
and still have
a six--pack.

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I
T DIDN’T take much for PRINCE
GEORGE (3) and his little sister,
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE (2), to up-
stage the other members of the
royal family at the annual Trooping
the Colour parade in London recently.
The toddlers – watched over by
their parents, PRINCE WILLIAM and
KATE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
(both 35) – charmed the crowd from
the balcony of Buckingham Palace
with their animated antics. Moments
before the event they were spotted
peeking through the windows before
stepping out with the rest of the royal
clan, including their cousins PRINCESS
EUGENIE (27) and PRINCESS BEATRICE
(28), granddad PRINCE CHARLES (68)
and his wife, CAMILLA (69), Princess
Anne’s husband, TIMOTHY LAURENCE
(62), and great-grandparents QUEEN
ELIZABETH (91) and PRINCE PHILIP (96).
Kate looked stunning in a pink Alexan-
der McQueen outfit and Jane Taylor hat
while Wills was dapper in his royal attire.
Trooping the Colour is a centuries-old
military parade to mark the Queen’s
official birthday in June.

Prince George with Savannah and Isla Phillips, the young daughters
of Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn.
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Peekaboo!
George and
Charlotte were
seen peering
through the
windows of
Buckingham
Palace before
stepping out onto
the balcony with
the rest of the
royal clan.

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ARE CHARLIZE &
GABRIEL DATING?
S
HE’S always had an eye
for a good-looking man
. . . CHARLIZE THERON
(41) and GABRIEL AUB-
RY (40) have sparked
rumours they’re dating after they
were recently snapped hanging
out in Santa Monica, California.
The SA-born actress and the
Canadian model were joined by
Charlize’s daughter, AUGUST (1),
and Gabriel’s daughter, NAHLA (9).
According to insiders the two
met through their kids’ school in
Los Angeles. “They bonded at
playdates and parenting events,”
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HAVE YOU HE
EARD
‘I’m so
old-school.
a source told OK! magazine.
I can’t do
Gabriel previously dated Nahla’s dating apps’
mom, American actress Halle Ber- –CHARLIZE
ry (50), for five years. Things end- THERON
ed badly in 2010, with her accusing
him of making racial slurs against
her. Gabriel also made headlines
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in 2012 when he got into a bloody
brawl with Halle’s then husband,
French actor Olivier Martinez (51).
Charlize dated Irish actor Stu-
art Townsend (44) for almost a
decade before they split in 2010.
In 2014 she moved on with fellow
Oscar-winner Sean Penn (56) but
they broke up in June 2015.
Pink’s
Singer PINK (37) has
shared adorable snap-
cutie
shots of her baby son,
JAMESON – and we have
pie!
to say he’s a real cutie!
“He thinks what I have
to say is really interest-
ing and groundbreaking,”
she captioned one shot of
the six-month-old as he
lay back on pillows, smil-
ing. In another where she’s
holding him, she jokes,
“My not so little dude.”
The outspoken star reckons she’s calmed down
a lot since becoming a mom – she and hubby, retired
motorcycle racer Carey Hart (41), also have a daughter,
WILLOW (6). “All of a sudden I’m a soccer mom . . . No
one would have guessed this for me.”
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PICS

Surprise,
Daddy!
Hart Of Dixie star RACHEL BILSON (35) made partner
HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN’s day when she brought along
their daughter, BRIAR ROSE (2), for a surprise visit.
Hayden (36) is clearly a proud papa and was seen lifting
his little girl up and kissing her on the head during a
break in filming his new movie, the romcom
Little Italy, in Toronto, Canada.
When previously asked what he loves most
Hayden's about being a dad the 90 Minutes In Heaven
nephew actor simply answered, “Everything. I have
Cruz Dillon this little angel in my life now, and
Rachel and I are both
so thrilled.”

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PARTY
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EX I

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ITALIAN

EX
CL
U S IV E

WEDDING

W
HEN actress JESSICA CHASTAIN (40) wed her
handsome Italian nobleman, GIAN LUCA PASSI DE
PREOSULO (34), in Italy recently the couple looked
like they’d stepped straight out of a fairytale. The
two-time Oscar nominee looked like a modern-day
princess as she exchanged vows with Armani's former director of
public relations – who comes from a long line of counts – at his
family’s private estate, Villa Tiepolo
Passi in Treviso.
Among the guests were fellow
actresses ANNE HATHAWAY (and
hubby ADAM SCHULMAN) and
EMILY BLUNT.
But Jessica wasn't hap-
py when photos of her
special day emerged,
telling her fans on Twit-
ter, "Thank you for all
the sweet comments
about my wedding . . . but I am
going to ask you to please stop
sharing the photos. Helicopters
disregarded a no-fly zone and took
those pics during the ceremony. Every
time I see them I'm reminded of the
insensitivity of that moment."
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wanna
wear a
dress!
Actress MEGAN FOX
(31) isn’t letting her kids
be defined by gender
stereotypes. During
a lunch outing in Los
Angeles her two oldest
sons, NOAH (4) and
BODHI (3), were seen
happily walking around
in dresses. Her young-
est, 10-month old JOUR-
NEY, was spotted with
his dad, actor BRIAN
AUSTIN GREEN (43).
After the photos were
published, Twitter
erupted, with many
tweeters praising the
New Girl star for allow-
ing her boys to be who
they want to be, while
others weren’t so nice.
“Why on earth has Meg-
an Fox dressed her sons
up as girls with long hair
and pink dresses! What
a weirdo,” one wrote.
Say
what?!
S BELLA THORNE (19) has revealed whhat
reallyy went down between her and Scott tt
Disick (34) recently in Cannes. The former Disney
star, who was spotted canoodling with Kourtney
Kardashian’s ex in France before suddenly flying
home, told Complex magazine she couldn’t deal with
the notorious womaniser’s “hardcore” partying and
drinking. “He drinks a lot . . . and I just wasn’t down
with it. I was like, ‘I gotta leave.’” But she says they’re
still friends. “We’re cool.”
S Talk about biting the
hands that feed you! Pop
star KATY PERRY (32) –
who’s won trophies at the
MTV Video Music Awards,
Billboard Music Awards and
American Music Awards to
name a few – has declared
awards shows are fake. “All
the awards shows are fake;
all the awards I’ve won are fake,” the Chained To The
Rhythm singer told The New York Times recently,
explaining that they don’t represent the audience.
“They’re constructed.”
S AMANDA BYNES (31) has
finally addressed her infa-
mous tweet about Drake in
2013 when she pleaded
with the rapper to “murder
my vagina”. In her first in-
terview since being institu-
tionalised for mental
illness four years ago, the
former child star says she
“wasn’t being insincere”. “I was serious but I was also
on drugs,” she tells AOL. “But that was my way of say-
ing, ‘Let’s do it, man.’ I was trying to be hilarious.” The
Easy A actress also revealed she wants to act again.
“I want to do TV. Maybe a few guest spots on s e
shows I’m a fan of.”
S Looks as if singer MILLEY
CYRUS (24) and actor
LIAM HEMSWORTH (27 7)
might wed in Las Vegas
as early as next month.
“Right now the plan is too
tie the knot on 4 July witth
just a few close friends
and family,” a source tellls
NW magazine, adding
they’ll probably honey-
moon in Liam’s home
country, Australia. The
pair have dated on and
off since meeting in
2009 on the set of theirr
movie, The Last Song.
SOURCES: USMAGAZINE.COM,
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK, FORWARD.COM
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1

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Actor Keanu Reeves waved to
f
fans as he arrived at the Japa-
nese premiere of John Wick:
Chapter 2 in Tokyo. 2 Forget
the tennis action – all eyes
were
w on US model Bella Hadid
in
n this sexy outfit at the French
Op pen in Paris. 3 Actress Pame-
la A
Anderson proudly showed off
eldeest son Brandon Thomas Lee
at the Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society gala in Beverly Hills, California.

CRYSTAL + LUCY AWARDS

Aisha Tyler (left) presented

fellow actress Tracee Ellis BLACK &
Ross (in Max Mara) with the WHITE
Lucy award for excellence TREND
in television at the Crystal + 1 2 3
Lucy Awards in Los Angeles.
1 Actress Zoey Deutch looked gorgeous in a dress by Max Mara, one of
The annual fundraiser is
the event’s sponsors. The Before I Fall star, who’s said she wears clothes
held by Women In Film,
that make her feel powerful, received the Face of the Future award. 2 We
a non-profit organisation
love actress Chrissie Fit’s white caped-sleeve dress. 3 Chrissie’s Pitch Per-
promoting gender equality.
fect 2 co-star Brittany Snow opted for a pretty polka-dot frock.

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TRANSFORMERS: THE
LAST KNIGHT PREMIERE

Actress Isabela Moner

braved the rain at the world
premiere of Transformers:
The Last Knight, the fifth
instalment in the sci-fi
franchise, in Guang-
zhou, China. Isabe-
la’s co-star Laura
Haddock ruled the
red carpet in this
princess gown by
Giambattista
Valli.

THE BEGUILED PREMIERE

R UGH NIGHT PREMIERE

RO

4 5 Actress Demi Moore chose a flowing rainbow

4 Socialite Paris Hilton – accompanied by her boyfriend, The Lefto- dress by Dior for the New York premiere of Rough
vers actor Chris Zylka – chose a tight-fitting LBD and sheer biker Night, a comedy about how things go wrong after a
gloves for the premiere of The Beguiled in Los Angeles. 5 Elle Fan- group of girlfriends hire a male stripper for a bach-
ning – who stars in the drama set in a girls’ school during the Ameri- elorette party. Demi’s co-stars Zoë Kravitz (left)
can Civil War – turned heads in a metallic dress by Naeem Khan. and Jillian Bell admired each other’s outfits.
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TONY
AWARDS
The best of Broadway were
honoured at a glitzy bash
Dancers
posed outside
the venue – New
York’s Radio
City Music Hall.
Model Chris-
sy Teigen with
singer hubby
John Legend,
who picked up
his first Tony as
co-producer of
Jitney (a slang
term for an
unlicensed taxi
driver in ’70s
Pittsburgh),
Actress Uma Thurman,
which won best
who presented an award,
revival of a play.
waved to the crowd.

Cynthia Nixon
collected her
best supporting
actress in a play
gong from Olivia
Wilde for The
Little Foxes –
a drama about
greed and ambi-
g
tion set in 1900.
Rachel Bay
Jones won best
supporting
STAR LOOK a tress in a
sical for
SA-born model D ar Evan
De
CANDICE SWANE- H nsen.
Ha
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POEL stunned in a
Actresses (from left) Anna Kendrick (in Miu
sparkly semi-sheer
Miu), Sarah Paulson (in Rodarte) and Olivia
gown from Prabal
Wilde (in Michael Kors) all presented awards.
Gurung’s Fall 2017
Olivia recently made her Broadway debut in
collection.
the play 1984 based on George Orwell’s novel.
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