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INSIDE

The rise of Marius Kloppers An African Australian & Pitched at the very top of Australia’s corporate ladder

Applause 2011 African Nobel Laureates

Gail Kelly A Phenomenal Woman you can BANK on

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IN THIS ISSUE

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To Our readers

Moments

Events Afriqan Times could not pass by in December

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Applause:

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Yes, I Am Afro-Aussie

Truly Making Us Proud - 2011 Nobel Peace Laureates

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Lena Kozak-Fretwell Afriqan Times Editor

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Afriqan & Distinguished:

BHP CEO Marius Kloppers

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My Africa: Tanzania

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Phenomenal Woman:

Gail Kelly - A woman you can BANK on

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Afrillionnaires:

Christoffel Wiese

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Entertainment:

Afro-Australian Movie and Music Awards

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‘Tis the Season Poem

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Movies:

Top 6 movies from Nollywood we recommend you watch this month and major Australian premiers

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Obsessions:

Top 6 gadgets you should put on your your wish list… and mail it to your wealthy friends and relatives .

Or one of our Afrillionnaires.

As we move from 2011 to 2012, many feel this is the time to review the year and make plans for the next. So, along with the usual “quit smoking”, “drink less”, “go to the gym more often” and “lose 10kg by the end of February” in your New Year resolution, let’s get creative and add something like this: Learn a new skill

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Learn a new language Make a new friend Buy a present without an occasion Call a friend you haven’t heard from in years Take a new route from work to work Throw something away Volunteer Well, you’ve got the idea. Finish the list to your likening, keep it in your diary and start doing things you enjoy! And remember to be realistic about the start date of your project. 1 January is the worst time to start new things. It is the best time to celebrate though.

Happy and safe festive season t o you and all of yours!

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Founders Circa 2009 • Emmanuel K Solomon, Gabriel Gomado

The Afriqan Times welcomes comments and suggestions, as well as information about errors that call for corrections. We are committed to presenting information fairly and accurately.

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Cover: Miss Universe 2011, Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes Photographer: AP Photo/Andre Penner

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Moments

Miss Africa Australia Beauty Pageant

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Applause

Truly Making Us Proud:

2011 Nobel Peace Prize Two of Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday 10th of December, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up.

Afriqan Times Magazine sends its congratulatory Applause on behalf of African Australians to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, also from Liberia.

Amazing women! Be Inspired. Something to aspire to‌

We will love to applaud African Australians who in their various endeavours are scaling the ladder of excellence. Email us at info@afriqantimes.com with Name Award Won, Awarding Organisation, Name of Award winner, Photo (min.500kB) From primary school to Industry awards, we welcome ALL. 8  AFRIQAN TIMES MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER 2011

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Get the facts

with DrinkWise Australia Drinking alcohol involves balancing the pleasure of socialising, the taste and enjoyment with food, with the health and social risks.

DrinkWise Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation focused on promoting change towards a healthier and safer drinking culture in Australia. The DrinkWise Australia website provides you a series of fact sheets including the latest research findings on how alcohol may affect your health. To get information on how the amount of alcohol taken and the pattern of drinking can affect your health you can visit the website www.drinkwise.org.au.

As part of ongoing community education activities, DrinkWise Australia has launched new consumer information messages that will appear on the labels of alcohol products in Australia - ‘Get the facts’ labelling initiative, whereby Australian alcohol producers are introducing new bottle labelling which highlight the effects of drinking on families, kids, and pregnant women in particular. The key message ‘Get the facts’ is being used alone on labels or with three other messages:

Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix

Is Your Drinking Harming Yourself or Others?

It is Safest Not to Drink While Pregnant

DrinkWise is trying to increase the age that young Australians first begin drinking alcohol, as we get evidence of the impact that alcohol has on a developing adolescent brain. Studies also show that there is a strong connection between the way parents drink and how their children grow up to drink. To empower parents to positively influence their children’s future drinking behaviour, DrinkWise Australia has provided a wealth of information and tips on their website www.drinkwise.org.au.

Drinking alcohol involves balancing the pleasure of socialising, the taste and enjoyment with food, with the health and social risks. Most of us who enjoy alcohol want to keep on enjoying the benefits without harming ourselves or others. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the Australian alcohol guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. These guidelines provide evidence and advice to the community so that you can make informed decisions about your alcohol consumption. For the NHMRC recommendations and other information on effective ways of regaining control of your drinking, refer to the factsheet on the DrinkWise website.

NHMRC advises that it is safest for women not to drink if they are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding. The NHMRC has made this recommendation to help reduce the risk of harm from alcohol to both the mother and the baby. It is not known yet how much alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy. However, it is known that the risk of damage to the baby increases as the amount of alcohol in blood increases, and that binge drinking is especially harmful.

Therefore, drinking no alcohol is the safest choice for your baby.

To learn more about the ‘Get the facts’ labelling exercise and information on a range of issues associated with alcohol, tips for reducing your risks and places to go for further information and assistance, log on to www.drinkwise.org.au and make informed decisions about your drinking.

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African & Distinguished

Maurius Kloppers An embodiment of Success & African Australian

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African & Distinguished

African & Distinguished

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arius Kloppers is the CEO of the largest mining company in the world, BHP Billiton. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 26, 1962. He earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Pretoria; then pursued a Doctorate at the prestigious Ivy League Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the same subject. Kloppers is now an Australian citizen residing in Melbourne with his wife and three children.

Kloppers career began at Sasol, a global petrochemical group producing chemicals and fuels; he then became a materials researcher for Mintek, South Africa’s natural mineral research organisation. He later decided that he wanted a change in his chemical engineering career and went on to study for an MBA at INSEAD in France, one of the world’s leading schools of business.

After graduation, he moved to the Netherlands and was employed as a management consultant with Mckinsey & Co where he nurtured his passion for the aluminium industry.

“Maurius Kloppers is one of the finest examples of African Australians whose impact on the Australian Business landscape cannot be overstated.”

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African & Distinguished

After leaving Mckinsey, Marius joined Billiton in 1993, previously known as GenCor. After the companies restructure, he held a range of senior operating positions. Kloppers played a key role in the merger of BHP and Billiton in 2001, as well as being a key member of the group responsible for creating the companies aluminium business, he also led the 2005 takeover of Australia’s Western mining corporation before his appointment as Group President in January 2006, which he held the posts of Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer.

the economic downturn. Kloppers has also headed the groundbreaking change from traditional iron ore and metallurgical coal pricing from one year contracts to quarterly, which has lead to a new trend within the mining industry.

Maurius Kloppers is one of the finest examples of African Australians whose impact on the Australian Business landscape cannot be overstated. His success certainly shows, it is possible for African Australians to rise to the very top of corporate Australia.

At the age of 44 Kloppers became the CEO at BHP Billiton in October 2007 after the retirement of former president, Chip Goodyear. His position did not come easily as he was considered an outsider in comparison to other applicants, his energy, ambition and experience within the resources sector convinced the board that he was capable of leading Australia’s eminent company to its next stage of development and growth.

His achievements with the company to date are unparalleled. They include a 60 percent increase in pre tax profits despite

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Destinations: Around Africa

An African Emerges

Miss Universe 2011 An African beauty queen emerged as the winner of the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes, a 25 year old student from Benguela dazzled the judges with her poise, beauty and grace.

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es, she is beautiful but Leila totally set herself apart when she answered the interview question about which of her physical trait she would change, she said “Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn’t change a thing…I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life.“ Other beauty queens in the top 5 were Olesia Stefanko from Ukraine (1st Runner-Up), Priscila Machado from Brazil (2nd Runner-Up), Shamcey Supsup from the Philippines and Luo Zilin from China.

Miss Panama, Sheldry Saez won the Best National Costume Award; Miss Montenegro, Nikolina Loncar was voted by the fellow contestants as Miss Congeniality and Miss Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt won the Miss Photogenic prize.

The 60th Annual Miss Universe Pageant hosted by Bravo TV’s Andy Cohen and NBC’s Natalie Morales was broadcast from Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil.

BN and BN commenters predicted that Miss Angola was the strongest contestant from Africa and they got it right! This is the first time a beauty queen from Angola has been crowned as Miss Universe! Congrats to Leila.

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ONLY WATER ONCE ON YOUR ROSTERED WATERING DAYS â–

Right now, everyone in Perth is being asked to take 60 litres - or around 10% - off their daily water use. That’s because every litre we save now is a litre banked for the future, and will reduce the amount we need from our underground water sources and dams.

In the garden, be sure to only water once on your rostered watering days, either before 9am or after 6pm. Watering in the morning is generally best, since the water is available to the plants throughout the day when they need it most.

And for pop-up sprinklers, try to keep to a ten minutes per station. For lots more water-saving ideas, and to create your personal Target 60 action plan, visit watercorporation.com.au

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My Africa: Tanzania Kenya

Mafia Island - Marine Park, Tanzania

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Capital: Dodoma Region: Eastern Africa Population: 84 000(2010 est.)

Currency: Tanzanian Shilling, TZS [1AUD = 1,646TZS] Language: English, Swahili GDP: US$22.318 billion (2009 est.)

Calling code: +255 Tourist Attractions: Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduavi Gorge, elous National Game Reserve, Lake Tanganyika

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APA CHARITY DINNER

By Pamela Asare

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he APA (African Professionals Australia) recently held a charity dinner to raise funds for less fortunate children in Ethiopia. This momentous occasion was held at the Ryde Golf Club. APA helps African people find jobs and helps raise awareness of the assistance needed in places suffering from humanitarian disasters. The APA’s charity buddy was no other than the Australian Red Cross.

There were many performances by various artists such as D.I.S.C.I.P.L.E and the award winning King David.

There were also paintings and other forms of artworks that were up for auction. Raffle tickets were drawn with great prizes to be won .All the money raised was gathered for the less fortunate children in Ethiopia.

The entertainment for the night was quite interesting, such as the spectacular performance by Sharina, Iyda and the two Vivians, they performed the song ‘Stand up for love’ by Destiny’s Child. This song was performed in an acapella version, the mouths of the audience instantly dropped as these beautiful 20 AFRIQAN TIMES MAGAZINE | December/January ‘12

ladies sung their hearts out, they got the whole crowd on their feet at the end of their piece hooting, clapping and cheering as the melodies of these talented ladies brought them great joy.

For dinner there was a buffet’ outside the hall where waiters served the scrumptious food. It was filling and delightful, it also triggered the realisation that we are very fortunate to be provided with such necessities and various privileges revolving food , whilst some people do not have such privileges, which is the main reason why the charity dinner was held in the first place.

The evening held by APA was absolutely fabulous, raising a sum of seven thousand one hundred and seventy dollars. I personally had an awesome time. The event allowed me to become more aware of the dreadful state of famine in third world countries, this evening called us all to action, action to make a difference in a place that needs it. The dinner fundraiser was stupendous and I look forward to attending similar events held by the APA in the near future.

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Year End - Count Your Goals, Now!

By Sefakor Dokli

If you set out to shed some physical weight, end an abusive-relationship, save a higher percentage of your income, get a car, improve your grades in Grad school, propose to the one you would love to spend the rest of Today’s OBM post will be about taking stock of the your life, write your best song ever, win an international outgoing year. Just like yesterday, billions of people contest, whatever it is, how willing were you to pay the across the world welcomed the year in style, albeit the time difference. I could imagine people screaming “Happy price? Deliberate efforts make a man successful in his plans.!

New Year!!!” in a sequential manner round the globe at the dot of 12 on January 1st. It would be amazing have bird’s eye view of the whole world and hear the shouts of Let’s take a second look at this cliché from my last joy ascending in an orchestra of voice boxes… post: “Our thoughts become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits can make or mar us.”

A reader asked for practical tips on how to break Now that we are neck deep into the year, how have bad habits. These could be specific to the nature and/ we fared as individuals, households and as a nation? or complexity of the habit, and I am not an expert, but At the beginning of the year, I documented my goals I could share a few general tips, especially those that and have been monitoring them over the months. My have worked for me. I think that your reasons/motive score card so far is not sad, but can be improved upon for breaking a bad habit should be clear to you. Can you even the short time left. So many lofty goals: specific, measureable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. I bet honestly answer the great question, “Why?” Outline the benefits of the resultant positive change to you, you’ve heard that acronym a zillion times before. Truth believe you can do, and just do it! Allow no doubts and be told though, many times we set vague, unrealistic, and gargantuan targets for ourselves. Of course, we have take positive action. You could select an accountability no business setting small or mediocre goals, but caution partner or partners who could check on your progress in an agreed manner. Then, the truth is: some habits are must be taken that we may not become depressed at more difficult to break than the others. Just don’t resign the end of it all. A man ought to outgrow the tendency to set unrealistic goals. Big dreams have a corresponding to failure; keep at it.

It’s a new month, people! It’s been a whooping 3-05 days into 2011 already!

high level of risk for failure, which should not deter us from aiming high, but a man who would lead the affairs of a home must not be given to youthful frivolities and daydreaming. We’ve got to get serious; get realistic!

I cannot tell you the limitations of the common saying that “where there is a will, there is a way,” but it holds true many times. When you set your goals, if at all you did, did you count the cost? What did you have in you and within your control to invest in achieving them?

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To round off today’s post; I encourage you to flip through your goals/targets for this year and tell yourself some cold, hard truth. Honestly assess yourself, and outline the unattained goals. Could you weed out the outlandish goals you had set in based on the wrong motives? 60 days is a long time to achieve many of your dreams before the year comes to an end. I would like to read from you, how you hope to move from 60% to 100% success in two months. See you in a fortnight. Go succeed!

Phenomenal Woman

Gail Kelly is the chief executive of the Australian bank Westpac Group, managing $675 billion in assets and $37.8 billion in revenue, she is considered as one of the country’s most influential businesswoman. In 2002, she became the first female CEO of a major Australian bank. The Westpac Group has a customer base of approximately 12 million, employing 40,000 members of staff in more than 1500 branches, and it is continuously growing. It increased its number of branches by merging with the fifth largest lender and subsidiary in Australia. In 2008 she was ranked the 11th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine.

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Gail Kelly: The Most Powerful Female CEO

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orn on April 25th 1956 as Gail Currer in Petoria, South Africa to English parents. Her father was a real estate agent. She grew up in the 1960s and `1970s during the apartheid era followed by an intense period of political instability. Kelly states that being raised in such conditions taught her about change, uncertainty and how to engage with people that were fundamentally different in terms of their experiences and outlook.

With a private school education at an English speaking Anglican school, headed by nuns, she excelled in her studies and went on to study history, Latin and a Diploma in Education from the University of Cape town, in December 1977 she married Allan Kelly and moved to Zimbabwe earning a position teaching Latin at Falcon College, a private school modelled on the prestigious Eton in England. Alan Kelly served in the army as part of his military service to defend Ian Smith’s government. They later returned to South Africa where Gail Kelly taught history at a government high school and Alan Kelly studied medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand.

At the age of 22 Gail Kelly was unhappy as a teacher, leading her to take a position as a bank teller at Nedcor. Her banking career began on January 14, 1980. While pregnant with her first child in 1986 she began an MBA, graduating with distinction in 1987. Her early career included the head of human resources and various other management positions at Nedcor. One of her most prominent positions included being the manager of the Peoples bank, a division of Nedcor, providing financial services to those accessing banking facilities for the first time. She took part in the culture of change and the rebuilding of a new South Africa.

By the middle of the 1990’s the Kelly’s relocated to Sydney Australia with a family of four including triplets, after

interviewing with three major banks, she was awarded a senior position at the Commonwealth bank in July 1997.

Initially as the head of strategic marketing, and then moving on to customer services. Kelly was later appointed to the banks executive committee.

Within four years she was headhunted after the death of their previous CEO, and became the chief executive of St George Bank. Kelly was instrumental in its transformation from a building society to a bank. During her tenure, St George doubled its assets and after tax net profit, she introduced cutting edge employment reward schemes including unpaid leave for grandparents for 12 months. She left a legacy of having created a workplace that attracted only the best employees. Kelly received an award from Australian Banking and Finance magazine for the Best Financial Services Executive between 2003 and 2004. Due to her exceptional performance Kelly received a pay rise as well as an indefinite contract in November 2004.

After accepting the job at Westpac she left St George in August 2007. Gail was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Westpac on 1 February 2008. The job came with an immediate $7 million contract fee. Her position began during a time of economic uncertainty, with the collapse of the subprime market and dwindling financial market, bankers everywhere were struggling to keep their heads above water. However Kelly’s role as a CEO grew from strength to strength as she successfully led the merger between Westpac and St George.

With an estimated net worth at $32.9 million Gail Kelly is a conspicuous presence in the corporate world, as to where Kelly will feature in the power index in years to come is unknown, as of now she remains a credit to the banking industry,

Afrillionaires

Affrillionaires

Christoffel Wiese

CEO of Shoprite

By Abigail Damoah

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hristoffel Wiese is the CEO of Shoprite, the largest retail store in Africa, with 270 franchises operating in 16 African countries. He is ranked number four on the richest South Africans list and number 782 in the list of richest people worldwide. He is the chairperson of 19 different companies.

One of his greatest achievements is transforming an old farmhouse into a five star hotel. Wiese owns 44% of Pepkor Ltd, a large discount store in South Africa. His assets include an exclusive games reserve in Kalahari, and the wine producer Lourensford Estate. He is also the single largest share holder of Brait SA, one of the largest private equity companies in South Africa. As of November 2011 Wiese is listed as having an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion. He is married with three children.

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Wiese attended the University of Cape Town and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws; he also holds a Doctorate degree in commerce from the University of Stellenbosch. Recognition for his achievements includes, the marketing manager of the year, business leader of the year and pioneer of the 20th century award amongst others.

He comes from a family of entrepreneurs, whose parents played a part in the success of Pepkor

He is quoted as stating that his success is due to hard work, enthusiasm and a passion for what he does.

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Fashion

South African

FASHION

FESTI VA L 2011 Designer : Fasttrack Mia Kriek , Socha, Kiki Clothing, MadamWoki Credit : Simon Deiner / SDR Photo

Location : SCC, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa

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Afro-Australian

Movie & Music Awards

By Ireen Pedro

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he Afro-Australian Music and Movie Awards (AAMMA) show was held on Saturday the 10th of December at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. It was it’s 3rd year running and the event featured guest African movie stars such as John Dumelo, Desmont Elliot, Pascal Atuma and the international musician Awilo Longomba. Mercy Johnson could not make it due to unforseen circumstances.

The night kicked off with the introduction of the guest starsand a warm welcome to everyone .23 Awards in total were presented that night and among the winners were: Best hip hop artist- Easy P Best Rap Artist- Miracle Best music Video- Love mathematics

by Mike Champion There was laughter in the air and the atmosphere was relaxing. The organisers made a wise decision by choosing Pascal Atuma to be the MC of the night. Given that the MC can either make or break an event, Pascal made this one through his great sense of humour. If there is one thing i learnt about him is the fact that he loves saying the phrase ‘It’s not easy’.

The event featured various talents from tribal masquerade to dancing and music perfomances. D.I.S.C.I.P.L.E’s performance stood out the most for me and also the contemporary peace perfomed by Lucky was very tasteful.

The music perfomers for the night also included Easy P, Flimpee and Bless a million. Awilo perfomed the closing song, Karolina. Guests had the opportunity to mingle with the guest stars at the Afterparty.

The highlight of the evening for me was meeting one of my favourite actors from my days of addiction to African moviesDesmond Elliot, and yes i did take a photo with him for facebook.

Two particular performances featured a young lady in shorts, shaking her ass on stage. i do not believe that kind of perfomance was appropriate for the occasion.

Though some things may not have gone the way they were intended, It’s the thought behind the event that matters. Besides, there is always room for improvement. Everybody loves to feel appreciated and the organisers did that by recognising the many talents out there in the Afro-Australian community and that is a commendable thing.

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Poem

‘Tis the Season

By Sefakor Dokli

Images of snow, mistletoe, wood fueled fire-places, They are but images in this part of the world.

But who said it wasn’t Christmas without winter woolies and pudding doilies?

Hmmm, come to my Aunty Fortune’s place and she’ll show you Christmas.

Boiled yam and plantain pounded in a mammoth mortar and pestle, Pounded in a beat to rival The little Drummer Boy’s pa rum pum pum, Pum, Rum pum pum pum.

And check their Sunday best on Christmas day.

In this part of the world they’re not dreaming of a white Christmas, they’re in living colour.

Canary yellows and tangelos, ochres and indigoes, aquamarines and tangerines, From the mountain peaks of the South to the desserts of the North, Christmas is splayed in colour across the Dark Continent.

So as the carol goes, Christmas, wherever celebrated across the globe,

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tis the season to be jolly.

Tis the season to be jolly, but about what?

Is this the season to be jolly about a table full of food?

Jollof, fufu, chicken and plantain, if you’re celebrating the festive season somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, or a good old summer barbie if you’re celebrating somewhere down under.

Are we merry this season because of the way our humble abodes light up in iridescent colours so bright they challenge the stars in the night sky?

Frankly yes.

But the history of Christmas runs deeper than that.

It is a reminder that there are only 6 days left. A time of reflection on the year that was.

The bittersweet entrance to new beginnings, solemn goodbyes and final farewells.

Birthdays celebrated, lessons learnt, old habits burnt.

As I reflect this Christmas season and I begin to pen that last Christmas card, I write, Dear God, It’s us again, as we celebrate the Christmas cheer, we’re thankful for yet another year.

Thankful, For your love, for your sacrifice, for your son, For your promise of eternity, For the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet that bore the nails of our inequity.

All over the globe, whether in Africa or Calcutta, tis the season to be joyous, To be generous, To be giving, To be forgiving and to be forgiven.

Movies Nollywood

PHONE SWAP 1:57 | COMEDY & ROMANCE | M (E) | 4.5/5 stars STARS: Wale Ojo, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Lydia Forson Director – Kunle Afolayan Synopsis: The movie is a romantic comedy, about a busy executive and a warmhearted fashion designer, who cross paths, when each accidentally picks up the other’s phone at a busy airport. This leads to a series of unintended and comic consequences.

Two Brides and A Baby 1:50 | ROMANCE | M (E) | 4.5/5 stars STARS: Stella Damasus, Kalu Ikeagwu, Blessing Egbe Director – Teco Benson Synopsis: It all begins on the day before the wedding, during the wedding rehearsal, surrounded by friends and family; the every bride’s worst nightmare takes place! The groom’s ex-girlfriend shows up, bringing along a basket full of drama! Chains of events within 24-hours spiral the ‘perfect relationship’ out of control and the two must weigh whether to risk the moment or stake the future on what they feel.

New in Cinemas

NEW YEAR’S EVE 1:58 | ROMANCE & COMEDY | PG - 13 | AUSTRALIAN RELEASED STARS: Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Robert De Niro Director – Garry Marshall Synopsis: In New York City, the love stories of several people intertwine, including a couple stuck in an a man (Josh Duhamel) who wants to meet up again with an extraordinary girl he met for the first time last year; a teenager who wants to establish her independence by going to Times Square for the celebration, a pregnant woman (Jessica Biel) about to give birth and a young man who helps a woman’s resolutions come true.

PUSS IN BOOTS 1:30 | ADVENTURE & ANIMATION | PG | AUSTRALIAN RELEASED STARS: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis Director – Chris Miller Synopsis: One of the most beloved characters of the Shrek Universe – tells the hilarious and courageous (daring, bold, brave) tale of Puss’ (Antonio Banderas) early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and the street-savvy Kitty (Salma Hayek) to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs.

Coming to Cinemas

SHERLOCK HOLMES - A GAME OF SHADOWS 2:09 | ACTION | PG-13 STARS: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris Director – Guy Ritchie Synopsis: When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade, points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder-a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty.

ALVIN and THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP-WRECKED 1:27 | ANIMATION | PG-13 STARS: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney Director – Mike Mitchell Synopsis: They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems. The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become ‘chipwrecked’ -Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise - on a remote island.

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BMW 6 Series Grand Coupe

SYLVANSPORT GO Camper Trailer

BMW is finally entering the “four-door coupe” market with the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe ($TBA).

Available in 640i — with a 315 hp TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter 6-Cylinder engine good for a 0 to 62 mph time of just 5.4 seconds — or 650i — sporting a 445 hp TwinPower Turbo V-8 engine that improves the 0-62 mph 4.6 seconds — variations, it also offers up optional xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive, an eight-speed Sport Automatic Transmission, optional Integral Active Steering, adaptive LED headlights, a 10.2-inch dash-mounted HD display, 19-inch light-alloy wheels, rear-, top-, and sideview cameras.

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The Swiss Army Knife of trailers? A god sends for “Why, yes, that is an iPhone docked on top of that adventurous small car owners? A bright green sideways refrigerator. Would you like to hear blemish on the vast wasteland of asphalt we call an it? Okay, just stand way, way, way over there, Interstate system? You decide. The SylvanSport Go because the 10,000 Watts being pumped out by Camper Trailer ($8,000) is unique in its versatility, the Behringer iNuke Boom ($30,000) — no, it’s not as it weighs only 840 lbs., yet can pack up to a really a fridge, and I heard that every time someone dozen bikes, kayaks, two dirt bikes, an ATV, or says ‘nuke’ and ‘fridge’ in the same sentence, an whatever form of transportation you require, while Ewok dies — are likely to bust your eardrums. still functioning as a camper, with insulated bed What’s that? You’d like to take it outside? Well platforms, a self-inflating mattress, and a secure good luck, pal — it weighs 700 pounds. Why don’t entry — everything you need to hold your own we just turn it up louder, and run to the door before private X Games in the woods. the song starts? Sounds like a plan.”

Call of Duty – Mordern Warfare

Philips Norelco Vacuum Trimmer

Ghost Pepper Bumps

The holiday shopping season is upon us, which means long lines at the mall, crazy deals everywhere, and the release of a new Call of Duty game. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ($98) is the latest in the long line of FPS titles, serving as a direct sequel to 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, continuing the Russian invasion plot with the battle ensuing in the U.S., England, France, Germany, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Moscow, and Dubai. Of course, multiplayer is the big deal here, and returns in full force, along with a new twoplayer co-op Survival mode.

Ask any significant other that’s had to clean up stray hairs off the bathroom counter: beard trimming is messy business. Thanks to the Philips Norelco Vacuum Beard Trimmer ($40), you can finally ditch the tarp-like towel you’ve been using to keep your cut hairs at bay and trim with freedom.

Features include a precision length selector from 1/32 to 23/32 of an inch, maintenance-free blades, a lithium ion battery good for 50 minutes of trimming, and, of course, an integrated vacuum system to ensure a clean counter and happy housemates.

Any longtime reader knows our affinity for small, unorthodox, outdoor offices, and the Tetra Shed ($TBA) continues this tradition in grand fashion.

Clad in copper, zinc, corten steel, or marine plywood, and lined in birch-faced plywood or plasterboard, the Tetra is a modular garden office that can be combined with up to five other units to create a rather massive outdoor/indoor workspace.

Coming in January.

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