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HEN the holidays ended little girls across Mzansi were disheartened – not because they had to go back to school, but because they had to remove their Sho Madjozi braids. Salons acrossthecountrywerepacked with girls who wanted to get in on the singer’s rainbow braids trend ahead of the festive season, but now many are stumped for new, school-friendly styles. If you’re at a loss as to what to do with your daughter’s hair, we’ve got you covered with the latest edition of DRUM Hair. It’s fresh, funky and packed with useful information, trends and style inspiration. There are tips, tools, tricks and products to tackle pretty much any hair challenge you or your daughter might have – so don’t miss this musthave issue. If you can’t find it in stores you can order a copy from johan.terblanche@ media24.com or call 021-406-4962. Until next week,

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SO GRATEFUL FOR MY SISTER

Y father passed away when I was 12. I was devastated. I adapted by building my world around my mother. My world crashed when she died a year after my father passed away. I felt as though there was no reason to live. Fortunately,myoldersisterwhowasthen23,took on the responsibility of being the head of our family. She dropped out of college and took care of me and my two siblings. Although she couldn’t replace our parents, she tried her best under the circumstances.

The article “Zozi, you did it!” (19 December) was interesting and inspirational. When politicians and media personalities speak about South Africa being captured, I always looked further than state entities. I looked at Africans being captured by the commercial world of fashion and beauty while politicians and other influential people were keeping mum. The fashion and beauty industry is calling the shots in setting trends. They make us believe expensive Brazilian or 6 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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My sister played the parental role with the help of orphans’ social grant money. When I passed matric and eventually got to college, I started to acknowledge how strong she was. That’s when I started to work hard for good results. When I finally got my diploma, I was lucky to land a job. Now I’m repaying my sister’s heroic support by paying her tuition fees as she continues her studies. I’ve learnt that orphans can lead normal lives, just like kids who have parents. ORPHAN, EMAIL

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Peruvian weaves make us more beautiful. That is an illusion that only puts us in financial slavery. Many of us have never been to South America, but ironically we believe wearing the South Americans’ hair makes us more beautiful. For Zozi to win Miss South Africa and Miss Universe with her natural hair proves she is a godsend. Zozibini has just shown our women they can free themselves from the slavery of commercialised ideals of beauty. SP MOFFAT, EMAIL

It was a no-brainer for Miss SA Zozibini Tunzi to win Miss Universe (Zozi, you did it! 19 December). She stood head and shoulders above the rest, looking spectacular and graceful with her natural hair, surrounded by all the other factory-line beauty queens with their long flowing locks. A true original in a tired format. Congratulations, Zozi. You did us proud and have redefined what beauty means. BLOWN AWAY, DURBAN

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South Africans are rejoicing, and the world is celebrating that our stunningly beautiful Zozibini Tunzi won Miss Universe 2019. What makes this win even more special is that Zozi wore her hair natural. Hair ended up the topic of many discussions after her win, and rightly so, as it’s a huge step forward for proud wearers of natural hair to have their beauty acknowledged. You have made us South Africans extremely proud! Hold your head up high and carry that crown with pride. Your

title is very well deserved. ANGELINA TSHEPISO, EMAIL

HELPING HANDS

I applaud well-off people who reach out to the needy, but my worry is that although they give out of the goodness of their hearts, they may not uplift the people they are helping. Giving food parcels to someone is more than welcome but it’s a temporary solution. Helping someone get a job or create a small business could be a longterm solution to their plight. They say, “When someone asks for a fish, don’t give him a fish, teach them how to fish.” If you empower people, they will also help uplift others until poverty is a thing of the past. NV MAKGOKA, GA-MANTHATA

KNOW YOURSELF

Young people who don’t believe in themselves remind me of my days as a young schoolboy. Growing up in a poor family, my peers and some adults would remind me they thought I was a lesser person. I believed them when they said I was ugly and stupid. I also believed I stood no chance of improving my life. I was never troubled by the fact my family was poor. What hurt me the most was people’s belief that I would never amount to anything. After passing Standard 5 [Grade 7], I started to distance myself from negative people. In my isolation, I read motivational books and learnt I was special and that I am in this world to fulfil a purpose. I began to carry myself with confidence, knowing I’m intelligent and

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beautiful in my own right. Although I never went beyond matric, reading has given me insight into myself and the world. It breaks my heart to see many young people today relying on their peers to validate them. No one can know what your dreams are and what you are capable of except you. Believe in yourself – and read good books – there is so much for all of us to learn. MJ KUBU, EMAIL

President Cyril Ramaphosa has blamed saboteurs at Eskom for the energy crisis confronting our embattled nation. Over the past 45 years we have become a nation of saboteurs – burning trains, schools, libraries and state institutions. These heinous actions have disrupted our economy and are tantamount to treason. These saboteurs are determined to intimidate the nation into submission, so they deserve condemnation. FAROUK ARAIE, EMAIL

MAKE THE CHANGE

Human beings are creatures of routine and habit, even the most spontaneous of us. It is challenging to try different approaches to the problems in our lives. Yet if you want different results, you have to try different approaches. The things you did yesterday brought you the life you have today. If you want something to be different, you must do something different to create a different result for tomorrow. What kind of results are you looking for? Some people enjoy the jobs they have – or at least, they enjoy it more than the alternatives, but they want better pay and more opportunities related to that job. They don’t want to work at the front

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Everyone is so focused on social media these days, particularly on how many “followers” they have, instead of being concerned about what goes on around them in real life. People should live and smell the flowers, and not focus on people they have little to no chance of ever meeting as they stare at their phones. I recently downloaded Instagram and the more followers I get the more I’m filled with this strange need to please them in whatever way I can and to try to get even more followers in the process. It’s crazy because I’m not a person who lives for others, but it’s like an addiction. We need to learn followers are always going to be part of the social-media world, but they should not be worshipped or given the power to change who you are. MIRANDA MARUFU, EMAIL

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Concerned fans of Babes Wodumo voiced their opinions after a photo of the gqom artist looking shockingly slimmer made the rounds online. DRUM readers had their say.

These are things that make people end up falling into depression and committing suicide. MMATHAPELO MODIBA

I don’t think a person needs to explain why they lost weight or why they have gained weight. ZINHLE SINETHEMBA

There are no perfect families. We do not have perfect parents, we do not marry perfect people or have perfect children. We have complaints from and about one another. We disappoint each other. That is simply a fact of life. That is why healthy marriages and families need to practise forgiveness. Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. Whoever does not forgive does not have peace in their soul nor communion with God. Where sorrow has produced sadness, forgiveness brings joy.

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Who are we to judge? Please consult your Bible. Maybe it would help to clean your house before you complain about your neighbour’s house. PAUL MATSEBE

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CELEBRATING LORNA

From ballet to TV and now cookbooks, Lorna Maseko is serving serious career goals BY QHAMA DAYILE PICTURE: LUBABALO LESOLLE

HEN she hung up her ballet pumps and pirouetted into the public eye as a TV presenter, she didn’t for a minute think she’d end up working with pots and pans. Yet celebrity chef Lorna Maseko is cooking with gas. The 36-year-old has been on a whirlwind international tour to promote her first cookbook, Celebrate with Lorna Maseko. Her schedule has been packed as she tries to increase her foodie fanbase, she explains when she arrives at our offices in a stylish monochrome outfit, a few minutes late for our interview. “Sorry I’m late, mo’ghel. I couldn’t find my car keys then had to take another car. But when duty calls, gwa Iwa.” Lorna, along with her celeb bestie Bonang Matheba and Bonang’s cousin Pinkygirl, coined the phrases “gwa Iwa” (let’s go) and “mo’ghel” (girl) on Being Bonang. When she suddenly disappeared after being a regular in the reality TV show, rumours were rife her friendship with Bonang was rocky. She and Bonang also unfollowed each other on Instagram and were noticeably absent from big milestones in each other’s lives, like Bonang’s epic 32nd birthday party at Taboo and Lorna’s partnership with Tanqueray gin. Lorna, however, is quick to set the record straight. “People will always be peo8

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ple. When they don’t see public affection, they assume the worst,” she says. “Bonang and I are still very close. I don’t get tired of people asking me about her because she’s my friend and it’s okay. I know where our relationship is. We are still chommas, we chat on WhatsApp and FaceTime.” Lorna has a posse of famous pals, in cluding Jeannie D and Ayanda Thabethe. “People like to ask if we hang out. That’s not the case, everyone has their own pro jects they are working on and we see each other when we can,” she says. As a chef and an entertainer, you’d think she spends her Sundays cooking lunch and entertaining friends, but she’d much rather be home alone. “I usually go to church in the mornings and the rest of the day is laziness. I used to cook for people on Sunday, but I tell my friends to spend time with their boyfriends and let me rest,” she giggles.

HEN she does have guests over, however, she makes sure they feast. “I never go wrong with seven colours on a Sunday: your stews, veggies, the works.” Having launched her cookbook in Sandton City Mall’s Diamond Walk, Lor na certainly ended 2019 on a high note. Last year was rewarding but tough, she says. “Some of the things I wanted to achieve didn’t happen, so I’ve learnt not to take anything to heart. In life, there are low moments and high moments. Learn to keep it moving.” She was gutted when her show, The Hostess with Lorna Maseko, was not re newed for a third season, but she’s not one to cry over spilt milk. “I wanted The Hostess to return to screens, but it didn’t, and that was disappointing. Instead of feeling down I decided to focus on my cookbook and travel the world. It’s point less for me to dwell on the negative.” Lorna prefers to see the glass half full and is happy her hard work over the years is bearing fruit. “Never did I think I’d be at this point in my life. I just want ed to excel at something,” she adds. “I knew that whatever I become was going to have my full energy and time and I would be great at it.” Back in her ballerina days a sandwich or salad was considered a meal, but Lor na learnt to truly appreciate food in 2015 when she joined 10 celebrities to take

TOP: Lorna with Ayanda Thabethe at the launch of her cookbook in Sandton City. MIDDLE: With BFF Bonang Matheba. ABOVE: Creating dishes for UCOOK.

part in MasterChef South Africa Celebri ty. “After MasterChef, I came back think ing this is what I was looking to pursue. I was competitive and genuinely enjoyed being tested in the kitchen. On top of that I loved TV presenting and being in front of an audience, so that combined with food made me fall in love.” While she can cook up a storm for just about any occasion, she has some favour ites. “I love my oxtail recipe, it’s hearty and rich. For dessert, I love my banoffee pie.”

AUNCHING her book has tak en up much of her schedule, leaving her with very little time to date. “I’m not dating but feel free to find me someone,” she jokes. “I’ve just really been fo cusing on myself and my work. “Relationships are about finding the right person for you. I don’t think I’m there yet. I’d like someone who is loving, kind, sweet. I don’t worry too much about looks, just someone compassion ate and someone who supports my goals and dreams.” Part of her dreams include more trav elling and launching a cooking show. “I can’t wait to start, but nothing is finalised yet, mo’ghel. There is still a lot of work to be done. In April I will also be relaunching Cooking with Lorna and Friends as Celebrate with Lorna Maseko at The Maslow Hotel. This will be an un intimidating space for people to learn to cook, have fun and try local dishes they can cook at home. Celebrity chefs will come compete and just have fun and we will have light entertainment.” Her cooking career has taken flight but Lorna’s faith has kept her rooted. “I hav en’t always been grounded,” she says. “I used to be wild, like any 21yearold and then I got saved. That was when I started going to church. I needed some thing to ground me, and spiritual grounding felt right. “It was a significant time, I needed it. I wasn’t going through something specif ic, but I needed a clean fresh start. People do yoga but I chose Jesus and my life has been peaceful since,” she says. Her spirituality, combined with her ballet background, has taught her pa tience and perseverance. “Ballet is a bunch of people who stand in front of a mirror for nine hours a day trying to master dance routines, doing things re petitively until you get them right,” Lorna says. “That is how I’ve approached my cook ing and how I look at life – doing what I love repeatedly until I perfect it.” CELEBRATE WITH LORNA MASEKO BY LORNA MASEKO. PICTURES: FRANK ELLIS. (HUMAN & ROUSSEAU). R269* AT TAKEALOT.COM. WIN TWO COPIES OF CELEBRATE WITH LORNA MASEKO. EMAIL “LORNA”, YOUR NAME, FULL ADDRESS AND CONTACT NUMBER TO CANDY@POLARX.CO.ZA BEFORE 23 JANUARY 2020. *PRICE CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

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Their exit from Idols SA might have been dramatic, but Viggy and Virginia Qwabe are still following their showbiz dreams BY BONOLO SEKUDU PICTURE: ONKGOPOTSE KOLOTI

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LITTLE drama, a lot of talent and someone who believes in them – that’s the recipe that got the Qwabe twins their first single. When they left Idols SA under a cloud of controversy last year the sisters feared their careers would be over before even getting started. Now, with a little help from an old pro, Viggy and Virginia Qwabe (22) are making their mark as a dynamic duo. The sisters teamed up with DJ Tira on their first single, Hamba. Released just ahead of the festive season, the track has already racked up close to 40 000 views on YouTube. “Our sound is Afro-pop and Afro-soul, but we don’t want to limit ourselves. We would not mind doing any type of sound to accommodate everyone,” Virginia says. The twins were devastated when they dropped out of the singing competition amid allegations of bullying, mistreatment and vote-rigging, but they have put the past behind them. Having always dreamt of becoming singers, Virginia and Viggy took a leap of faith when they auditioned for Idols SA last year. “We would make so much noise at home singing that family would tell us to stop and go try out for Idols,” Viggy laughs. “It was an easy decision to make, well so we thought,” Virginia says. Despite being teased and bullied on 10 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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NEWS social media for their looks, they became fan favourites on the show. “We don’t want to get into the Idols story, but we are thankful for the platform that was given to us.” Virginia was eliminated from the top 5, which prompted Viggy to drop out of the competition. During their time on Idols SA the KwaZulu-Natal-born sisters got a taste for what it takes to make music but now they’re working with Tira, who is showing them the ropes of the entertainment business. “With him, we’ve had to learn to get the crowd excited and control the energy of the performance too,” Viggy says. “He has taught us to get on stage without any fear and, most importantly, he reminds us to believe in ourselves no matter what. We really appreciate the motivation and encouragement.” HE music boss can’’t stop singing their praises either. Even n though they didn’’t win the singin g competition, DJ Tira believes the twins are talented d and he wanted to give them a chance to prove themselves. “Me helping people is not about business, it is more about the excitement and the joy I find in my heart when I see young people winning,” he says. “When I see a young person bringing food to the table, I feel like it serves a greater purpose, it is what I have to do, a godsend, you can say.” Tira says he could not resist working with the twins. Apart from their talent, t he was impressed by how they managed to gain overwhelming support from South Africans. “I have come across a lot of people who are loved but because of not having guidance, I have seen how they end up being just another number because of not having people to point them in the right direction,” he says. Despite their lack of experience, the twins went into the studio with an open mind and a burning passion. Their collaboration was seamless, he

‘We are thankful for the platform that was given to us’

ABOVE: The Qwabe twins’ first single, Hamba, features DJ Tira and was released after the pair’s exit from Idols SA. BELOW: The sisters were taken under DJ Tira’s wing after their controversial exit from the popular singing contest.

adds, because they came into the studio ready to make good music. “They are determined. When you have that attitude, you will not go wrong,” Tira says. “He always tells us to bring our A game every time and that is what we do,” Viggy says. They are still exploring their sound,

the twins tell us, but their first single is about a broken-hearted woman who has been disrespected by her man. Fed up with how he is treating her, she tells him to go. While the song has been well-received by fans, Tira hasn’t signed the twins to his record label, Afrotainment. “I don’t want to push them to sign under Afro. I want to give them time to decide,” he says. “I want to show people what I am able to do. I can still turn people’s lives around, I did it with Big Nuz. They [the twins] can decide if they want to go the long way or not.”

VEN so, Tira has faith in their future. “It is now or never – the next six months for them will be very crucial,” he says. “The truth is that you are as good as what you have done yesterday. If days go by and you don’t produce something people want to hear, something to excite people, then h they h will w soon forget about you. You will just be another person and go back to squaare one.” The twins need to build on their success now, hee adds. “They can n fade away or make it big. It will all depeend on their focus and how everything ggoes. So far so good, but they should nott drop the tempo.” Tira ad dmits the industry is tricky, particu ularly for new artists who strugglle to remain relevant. “It is important that even if there is a litttle fame, you don’t let it get to you u and think you are secure forever.. Things can go south in a matter of minutes.” But the ttwins say the success of Hamba won n’t go to their heads. “Our father is a chu urch pastor. He is very strict and protecctive. When we leave the house, house he must m know where were, who we are with or what we are doing. That is the kind of father he is,” Virginia says. Born and raised in KwaMlilo, Doornkop in KwaDukuza, their parents, Miriam Qwabe (51) and Lawrence Qwabe (52), have always encouraged them to live their dreams. “The attention and warm welcome from South Africans makes us so happy and makes us want to keep doing more,” Virginia adds. “When God gives you a dream, and when you do something out love, all things fall into place.” www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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Pioneering businessman Richard Maponya will be remembered for his drive and tireless work ethic

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T WAS a night to remember. An epic party on Christmas Eve filled with well wishes from family, friends, prominent businesspeople and even President Cyril Ramaphosa himself. And what a milestone it was – his 99th birthday, making him just one year shy of a grand century on Earth. Little did the people who celebrated with Richard Maponya realise it would be his last hurrah. The respected entrepreneur and property developer passed away just two weeks later, triggering an outpouring of love and respect for the man dubbed the grandfather of black business. Although he had been ill for a short while, his death still came as a shock, family spokesman Mandla Sibeko says. “At his age he still went to the office,” he adds. “He didn’t believe in retirement – he believed he would only retire when he was no longer around.” Richard, an enduringly inspirational figure who became a household name after building Soweto’s Maponya Mall, will be remembered as a business icon and mogul – although to his grieving family, he was a loving father who remained forever young at heart. “More than anything he was an inspiration in the family, because his family knew what it took for him to build his empire,” Mandla says. “What a lot of people don’t discuss are the challenges it took to build his empire. He started his business in a very difficult time.” Richard had a way of defying the odds. “No” wasn’t a word that featured in his vocabulary. And that included defying the apartheid government to become one of the most successful businessmen South Africa has ever seen.

ICHARD, a trained teacher, went into business when the apartheid regime imposed strict restrictions on black people, including in business. Undeterred, the trailblazer

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‘He started his business in a very difficult time’

NEWS Richard was thrilled to see his dream realised in 2007 when Nelson Mandela opened the doors to Maponya Mall in Soweto.

FROM TOP: Richard on the cover of Forbes Africa; he received an honorary doctorate from Durban University of Technology; with his late wife Marina.

paved the way for black business owners when he started small grocery stores in Soweto in the 1950s. Eventually, his string of stores led to Maponya Mall, the first mall in a South African township. “It was unheard of that there could be a mall as successful as Maponya Mall in the township,” says Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, who used to be married to Richard’s daughter, Charlotte, also called “Chichi”. “He was a thorough person, very focused and passionate about business. For him business was a sport and he pursued it relentlessly,” Sipho adds. “I think that’s what made him great. He was always out there looking for opportunities and advancing businesses.” On his birthday Ramaphosa tweeted about Richard’s rags-to-riches story. “I urge young South Africans to research the life story of this great legend and draw lessons from how he overcame adversity to become one of the greatest pioneers and success stories of our time.” Richard spent his childhood in rural Thlabine near Lenyenye, Limpopo, and began his career as a stock-taker at a clothing company. As a black person in the 1950s he was unable to hold a position of responsibility, but the manager recognised his potential and gave him soiled clothing and cloth samples. He sold these in his spare time and built up capital to start the first clothing company in Soweto but was repeatedly blocked by the authorities who refused to give him business permits. But nothing could keep him down. Over the years Richard became involved in numerous businesses, including the Dube Hygienic Dairy in Soweto, a butchery, restaurant, petrol station, bottling plant, supermarkets, bottle stores, bus services and property development. Yet the crowning glory of his business

empire is Maponya Mall, which he built after securing a 100-year lease for land in Soweto in 1979. “I must tell you, this is the highlight of my life because I fought for 28 years to put up that mall for the people of Soweto,” Richard told DRUM in 2014 (The making of the name Maponya, 16 October 2014). “When I succeeded, particularly the day when Nelson Mandela cut the golden ribbon, it was the most exciting time of my life. I thank God that I proved wrong all the opposition and naysayers who said a mall of that size would never work in Soweto. They believed that black people liked the shining lights of the cities, and that’s where they’d go to shop. “I said those people are the ones who are making all the malls elsewhere succeed, but if they had a mall in their own backyard they’d make a success of it, too. And, indeed, they have done just that.”

ICHARD leaves behind the eight children he shared with his beloved wife and business partner, Marina. After she passed away in the 1990s Richard lived solely for his children. “Believe me,” he said, “they are my pride and joy.” Mandla says the family was devastated when Richard was rushed from his home in Hyde Park to Morningside Hospital in Sandton where he took his last breath. “He was a very strong 99-year-old and very active. There was no indication that he would pass,” Mandla says. At the time of his death, Mandla says, Richard was worried about the high levels of unemployment in the country and had been brokering a deal to buy land in Winterfield, Pretoria, for farming. Three of his children – Chichi, Solly and Godfrey – are involved in the family business and are now reflecting on their father’s life and what they can do build on his legacy, Mandla adds. Tributes flooded in for the distinguished businessman. Vuyisile Ntlabati, of the Eastern Cape Chamber of Commerce, says Richard’s passing is a loss to the whole country. “His reach went far beyond the borders of Gauteng province. He inspired a lot of us. This is a huge loss to business countrywide. “He was a real inspiration to all of us black businesspeople and he was more than a role model. We are grateful for his life and the lessons he left us. “His was a life well lived.” www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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NEWS America’s assassination of a top Iranian general poses a grave threat to world peace COMPILED BY GABISILE NGCOBO AND DENNIS CAVERNELIS

PUSHED TO THE BRINK

T’S the most significant political assassination since the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. That’s how some commentators are describing the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who perished in a drone attack at the hands of America. President Donald Trump called it a “devastating blow against a regime plotting global political atrocities”. But others say that, much as Ferdinand’s death sparked World War I, Soleimani’s killing could trigger World War III. As thousands of Iranians mourn the demise of their powerful general, the rest of the globe fears tensions could ratchet up in the volatile Middle East. We take a closer look at what’s been going on.

HOW IT BEGAN

New Year’s Eve at the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, was marked by an invasion by hundreds of demonstrators protesting US strikes on state-sanctioned militia camps in Iraq and Syria. These camps belong to the Iran-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) militia group, which is formally part of the Iraqi army. US officials said the strikes against the militia were intended to deter “future acts of aggression”. This came after a

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rocket attack on 27 December by the militia group against a US base in Kirkuk, Iraq, in which a US military contractor was killed and four Americans injured. The Iraqi government condemned the air strikes and pro-Iranian militias promised more attacks on American targets. THE SOLEIMANI STRIKE

On 3 January, a missile launched from an American MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft struck at Baghdad International Airport, killing Soleimani and several officials from Iraqi militias. Soleimani, the second-most powerful man in Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the country’s top security and intelligence commander. He oversaw nearly every major operation by Iranian intelligence and military forces for the past 20 years. The US department of defense said in a statement confirming Soleimani’s death that he’d been “actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region”, and had approved the attack on the embassy in Iraq. Trump warned Iran not to retaliate for the killing of Soleimani. “Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge,” he tweeted. “Let this serve as a warning that if Iran strikes any

Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago),” he wrote, referring to the 1979-’80 Tehran hostage crisis when Iranian protesters stormed the US embassy in Tehran and took Americans hostage for 444 days. TENSIONS BETWEEN THE US AND IRAN

The two countries ended diplomatic relations after the Tehran hostage crisis. Tensions have escalated in recent years, especially after the collapse of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Under that deal, Iran had agreed to limit its nuclear activities and to allow international inspectors into the country, in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. America has also blamed Iran for a series of attacks on oil tankers last year. They claim Iran carried out a drone attack on the world’s largest oil processor in Saudi Arabia in September 2019, causing oil prices to spike dramatically. HOWTHE WORLD REACTED Iran

Tens of thousands of people attended Soleimani’s funeral in Tehran, where his successor, General Esmail Ghaani, vowed that, “God the Almighty has

self-defence,” he said.

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promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger.” The late general’s daughter, Zeinab Soleimani, warned in her eulogy that the US and its staunch ally Israel faced a dark day. “You crazy Trump, the symbol of ignorance, the slave of Zionists, don’t think that the killing of my father will finish everything.” Iran has an army of around 500 000 and a population of 82 million to draw extra reserves from. The country also has an arsenal of ballistic missiles, tanks, attack helicopters, jets and gunboats. One of Iran’s biggest assets is its landscape. It has mountains on three sides, an ocean and a vast dessert – all of which make the country difficult to attack, even for the US. Iraq

In response to the air strike, Iraqi lawmakers voted unanimously in favour of expelling American troops from their country. The US embassy in Baghdad is likely to see more action and military patrols, and bases could be hit by foot soldiers and explosive devices. Israel

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a lone voice praising Trump for “acting swiftly, forcefully and decisively”. “Israel stands with the United States in its just struggle for peace, security and

UK prime minister Boris Johnson, one of the US’ closest allies, found out about the strike only after the fact. Johnson said Soleimani had been “responsible for a pattern of disruptive, destabilising behaviour in the region”. But that doesn’t mean he agrees with Trump. “All calls for retaliation or reprisals will simply lead to more violence in the region and they’re in no one’s interest.” Russia and France

Russian president Vladimir Putin and French president Emmanuel Macron “agreed that US actions have the potential to seriously aggravate the situation in the region”. Macron called on Iran to refrain from escalating the crisis. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, “The killing of a representative of a government of a sovereign state, an official – these actions are completely devoid of any legal basis.” OTHER NATIONS COULD BE DRAGGED IN

Most countries in the region will be affected in some way. These include Syria, a close ally of Iran, and Russia, which has a large contingent of troops and aircraft in Syria. If Syria joins the conflict – or turns a blind eye to it – Russia could be compelled to defend its ally Syria, or retaliate if its troops are killed as collateral damage by the US, the Daily Mail reports. Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, could join in to support the Americans and defend its assets.

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

The strike was “irresponsible madness”, says Nathalie Tocci, director of the Rome-based Italian International Affairs Institute. Tocci says the fear was that American troops would have to abandon Iraq, leaving its allies exposed. Barbara Slavin, director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, said, “The biggest losers will be the long-suffering Iranian people. The Iranian regime will not fall but will be more ruthless than ever, seeing American plots against it around every corner. The regime will outlast Trump, and so, unfortunately, will the devastation caused by his actions”. WORLD WAR III?

Historian and author Niall Ferguson, writing in The Times in London, doesn’t believe Trump’s actions will spark a third World War. “The Middle East in January 2020 is not Europe in June 1914 [when World War I broke out]. The great powers then were quite evenly matched, each made the mistake of thinking that it might gain from a full-scale European war. “Today, Iran’s leaders are under no illusions. They cannot risk a war with the vastly superior United States, which numbers among its allies both the richest state in the region (Saudi Arabia) and the most technologically advanced (Israel).” SOURCES: NYTIMES.COM, WASHINGTONPOST.COM, THEATLANTIC. COM, NEWYORKER.COM, CNN.COM, TIME.COM, BBC.COM, NEWS24. COM, IQ.USEMBASSY.GOV, BOSTONGLOBE.COM, THETIMES.CO.UK, THEGUARDIAN.COM, LATIMES.COM, NPR.ORG, EURONEWS.COM, APNEWS.COM, HISTORY.STATE.GOV www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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THIS IS HOW NOT TO DIET Dr Michael Greger thinks dieting is a waste of money – he’s come up with 12 tweaks to o your life that will really help you lose weigh ht

O THE festive season is done and dusted – but the effects mayy well be lingering. Those cookies hangin hangingg around you ur middle, that extra helpin ng of trifle lolling about your love l handles, all those roastt potatoes bobbing along with your butt b . . . Little wonder everywhere you u look there are diets promising to help p you shed the extra kilos. But do yourself a favou ur: ignore them all. This is the advice of ren nowned American nutrition expert Dr M Michael Greger. In his new book, How N Not to Diet, he delves deep into the leaading causes of weight gain and comes u up with simple, everyday ways to remedyy them. Follow his findings and d you may never need to diet again, Gregeer says. Oh, and he’s not in it for money,, he adds – the 16 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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proceeds from his research website and his books go to charity. His motivation is to see people put an end to dieting and replacing thosee concon stant weight-loss struggles with a simple, healthy, sustainable lifestyle. VERY Y month seems to bring us a trendy new diet or weightloss fad and they always sell because they always fail. Racked with the guilt and self-hatred of failure, people often line right back up to be fooled again. When it comes to making life-anddeath decisions that concern your own health and that of your family, as far as I’m concerned there’s only one question: what does the best available balance of evidence say right now? That’s why my new book has one goal. Whether you’re overweight or at your

ideal weight and wanting to keep it that way, the aim is to give you every possible evidence-based tweak, trick, tip and technique to build the optimal weightcontrol solution. My research team uncovered a treasure trove of buried data. Simple spices proven in proper studies to accelerate weight loss that barely cost a thing (with so little profit potential, it’s no wonder those studies never saw the light of day). Specific p foods shown to cause you y to burn more fat, suppress your appetite, rev up your metabolism, block the absorption of calories, and effectively take away even more calories than they provide. We discovered the context in which we eat matters too. That the same number of calories eaten at a different

me of the day can translate into different amounts of body fat. Here are 12 of the many gems we found. N’T SKIP BREAKFA

Most randomised controlled studies found no weight-loss benefit at all to skipping breakfast. But how is that possible if skippi breakfast means skipping calories? It’s probably because . . . ’S NOT JUSTWHATWE E BUTWHEN WE EAT IT

Yes, that’s right. A calorie is not just a call . It really does depend when it’s eaten, an rning calories don’t appear to count as m h as evening calories even when they’re exacc the same. This is true when all sorts of vaa les are factored in. It’s not because, for example, we tend to graze on junk food while watching TV in the evening. In fact, the difference is explained by what’s called chronobiology gy – the studyy of how our bodies’ natural cycles are affected by the rhythms of the sun, moon and seasons. It doesn’t matter when we sleep, nearly every cell and organ in our bodies has its own internal clock and still continues to cycle in a 24-hour circadian rhythm – and it’s just part of that rhythm to burn more meal calories in the morning. For weight loss, eat your main meal of the day at lunch – or even breakfast – rather than dinner. Or best of all, try . . . NEGATIVE-CALORIE PORRIDGE

Researchers at Columbia UniverUniver sity in New York divided randomly picked individuals into one of three breakfast

For weight loss, eat your main meal at lunch or even breakfast groups: porr made from quick oats, the same number o ories of a sugary cereal, and just plain water. ter They then measured how ma alories people took in at lunch three hours rs later. Not only did those who ate the porridge feel significantly fuller, some then went on to consume significantly less at lunch – about 400 fewer calories (1 670kJ), in fact, which is more than the porridge itself. So in effect, the porridge provided “negative” calories. In contrast, the sugary cereal was so unsatiating that the cereal group ate as much at lunch as the breakfast-skipping, water-only group. It’s as if the cereal group hadn’t eaten breakfast at all! ACTIVATE YOUR BAT SIGNAL SIG

TEA AND COFFEE FOR CALORIE BURN

Simply drink a cup of tea and within an hour you may be burning up to 10% more calories. In one study, having tea three times a day raised the number of calories burned in that 24-hour period from about 2 280 calories (9 540kJ) to 2 360 calories (9 874kJ) – around 80 calories (334kJ) more. In effect, each cup of tea swept away about 25 calories (104kJ). Why? Researchers think it’s likely that tea activates the Bat signal too. But it’s tea without milk, I’m afraid – researchers found the addition of milk “completely prevents the biological activity of tea”. Coffee is a weight-buster too. Drink two cups of coffee and over the next few (Turn over)

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We all know about th he white fat in our bellies thaat stores fat, but did you know you aalso have brown fat – or o brown adipose tissue (Bat) – that bu urns fat? Bat is located hig h in our ch ests, in the neck and d shoulder regions, and t he more active i t is, the thinner yyou tend to be.

One of the best ways to activate it i is to feel a bit chilly. You burn 164 more calories (6686kJ) a y living at 16,5°C instead of 2°C. Provided you don’t eat more to com mpensate, could translate into 0, kg of fat a year p ree. Yes, a climaa of 16,5°C is i pretty brisk (and not that easy in summer s South Africa), but even moving the office thermostat down from 24°C to 19°C has been proven to boost Bat activation and burn about 100 more calories (418kJ) every day. That’s an annual calorie deficit equivalent of about 20 days of fasting.

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hours your resting metabolic rate goes up about 10%. In fact, you can tell whether someone has just consumed coffee by measuring the heat coming off their skin. On average, every cup of coffee may cause you to end up burning 17 extra calories (71kJ). Since a cup of black coffee has only about two calories, that leaves a net deficit of 15 calories (63kJ) a cup.

EAT A TOMATO BEFORE EVERY MEAL

How about a weight-reducing food with anti-inflammatory properties thrown in? The humble tomato ticks both boxes. If you give people about a quarter cup of tomato paste a day, you get an improvement in artery function within 15 days, an effect attributed to both antiinflammatory and antioxidant effects. es are so mmator that tomato extracts have been inves gated as a potential replacement for aspirin as blood thinner.

Meanwhille, women asked to eat a large ripe ttomato before lunch every day for one month dropped 1kg, with improvements in blo ood sugars, cholesterol and d triglycerides (a type of fat found in your blood). A tomato is i 95% water, so you’re effecttively filling up a fist-sized p portion of your stomach with only about 15 calories (63kJ) right before a meal.

GO NU UTS

Nuts aare high in calories, but at the saame time they’re one of the few foods th hat may literally add years to your life. Not only may they slow the ageing process itself, but 30g a day (roughly a handful) may also reduce the risk of dyingg from heart disease, stroke, cancer, respirat ry disease, diabetes and infections – ore than half of our top 10 killers. Eve better, eaten in moderation, those ca ries don’t seem to matter. Nuts a pear to be so satiating that if you give eople a midmorning snack of mond not only do they eat less at nch, t y eat less at dinner too, spontaneou y accounting for the extra a mo c ories. SPICE IT UP WITH BLACK CUMIN

Black cumin – no relation to ac al cumin – is a common spice in dian and Middle Eastern cuine highly prized for purported medi nal benefits. eeds taste sweeter than cumin and ave intense lemony, carawayw

like notes. Only in the past 50 years o or so has black cumin been put to th he scientific test, though, culminatingg in more than 1 000 papers published d in medical literature. Some of the results are extraordinaary. One study found that menopaussal women given a gram a day (less than na quarter teaspoon) of black cumin pow wder reduced their bad cholesterol byy 27% within two months – the sort off results you’d expect with statin drugs. It’s equally astonishing for weight loss: a recent analysis of controlled trials found about a quarter teaspoon of black cumin powder every dayy appears to reduce body mass indexx within the span of a couple of month hs. If it’s truly so beneficial to so maany facets of health, why don’t we hear more about it? Maybe because there’s litttle profit motive.

Neaat typically burns at least five timees more calories a day than an average exercise programme – it’s why some peop ple can eat and eat and not p put on weight. They just get u up and move more in daily life. If you don’t fidget, you need to work on it. Neat m means taking the stairs insstead of the escalator. It m means singing, laughing, cleeaning and gardening – any activity that creates muscular contractions.

Black cumin is just a spice. The daily dose used in most of these sttudies would cost less thaan 400c. Put some in your pepperr grinder with the pepperorns. co Black cumin is available att faithfultonature.co.za at R36 for 50g. BOOST YOUR FAT CONTROLLER

Every cell in our bodiees is like a little rechargeablee battery; charged up with foo od or sunlight then drained baack down as the cell does its worrk. What happens if the cell is running on empty and it’s not refuelled with w food? It starts taking from f the fat sttores in your body. But to do that requires a seensor to flip p th he switch in your body from storing fat to burning fat, and that’s the job of an enzyme called adenosine mono ophosphateactivaated protein kinasse (AMPK), sometimees called the fat controlleer. By boosting the aactivity of AMPK, our bodies burn more fat. One way to t do it is to eat vinegar. During a three-month t trial, a group taking one daily tablespoon of vinegar steadily lost ab out 450g a h, while a month group p taking two daily tablespo oons were do own a total off about 2,3kg a month. It m i g h t n not sound liike a lot, but that w weight loss w was achieved w without remo oving anything from theirr diets. Th he vinegar group ps also got slimm mer, losing

WEIGH YOURSELF TWICE A DAY

about 2,5cm off their waistlines, suggesting they were burning abdominal fat. Never drink it straight though as it can cause intractable hiccups and burn your oesophagus. Dip your baguette in balsamic or toss your salad in it.

BOIL YOUR POTATOES

In a landmark study in which dozens of foods were put to the test, the most filling food researchers found was the boiled potato. No other food even came close. Eating boiled potatoes as a side dish fills you up so much, it cuts as much as 200 calories (836,8kJ) of intake off a meal.

BE NEAT

Exercise is good for you – but not for weight loss. A moderately obese person doing moderate-intensity physical activity, such as biking or very brisk walking, would burn about 350 calories (1 464kJ) an hour. Yet we consume most processed drinks and snacks at a rate of about 70 calories (293kJ) a minute, so it takes five minutes of snacking for someone to wipe out a whole hour of exercise! We’d need to jog 0,4km for every single bite of a Snickers bar. Far better to concentrate your weightloss energy on getting enough Neat in – that’s Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, or the heat given off by our regular activities of daily living, such as standing, moving and fidgeting.

Forget all those hi-tech wearable traackers: the best device for monitoringg calorie intake and losing weight remains the humble bathroom scale. Findings from more than a dozen studies have consistently shown regular selfweighing to be associated with successful weight loss and maintenance, and one study found that twice daily – upon waking and again right before bed – appeared superior to once a day (about 2,7kg versus 0,9kg of weight loss over 12 weeks). JJump p on! THIS IS AN EDITED EXTRACT FROM HOW NOT TO DIET, BY MICHAEL GREGER MD (BLUEBIRD, AN IMPRINT OF PAN MACMILLAN). RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE R360. PRICE CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT.

PS SORRY, SEX DOESN’T COUNT

It’s a widely held belief that a bout of sexual activity burns a few hundred calories (more than a thousand kilojoules). So you may think, hey, I could get a side of fries with that! But if you hook people up (literally and ﬁguratively) and measure their oxygen consumption during the act, having sex turns out to be the metabolic equivalent of bowling. Given the average bout of sexual activity may last only about six minutes, a moderately active participant might expend about 21 calories (88kJ) during intercourse – just 14 (59kJ) more than they would have watching TV. So maybe you could have one fry with that. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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FOOD BROWN RICE PATTIES

They’re filling and packed with fibre. For a light meal, add healthy toppings of your choice – we used cottage cheese, avo and snap peas. MAKES 12 PATTIES PREPARATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 30 MIN STORAGE: UP TO 1 WEEK IN THE FRIDGE

PATTIES 500ml (2c) cooked lentils 250ml (1c) cooked brown rice 2 eggs, whisked 60ml (¼c) flour 2 chillies, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 5ml (1t) curry powder handful of fresh coriander, chopped 1 round feta cheese, crumbled salt and freshly ground pepper olive oil for shallow-frying TO SERVE smooth cottage cheese 1 avocado, sliced snap peas, halved lengthways fresh herbs (optional)

Time for a snack

If you’ve fallen off the healthy eating wagon, pack these snacks to take to work for nutritious nibbling at your desk RECIPES & STYLING: ESTHER MALAN PICTURES: MISHA JORDAAN

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1 Patties Mix all the ingredients except the oil. 2 Heat the oil for shallowfrying in a large nonstick pan. Add three to four dollops of the rice mixture to the pan and flatten slightly. Fry over medium heat until golden brown. Turn and brown the other side Drain on paper towels if necessary. 3 Fry the rest of the mixture in batches. Set aside to cool completely. 4 Store in the fridge until needed. 5 To serve Spread cottage cheese on the rice patties and top with avo, snap peas and herbs (if using).

MINIVEGGIE MEATBALLS

They’re low in fat because they’re baked – and you get veggies into the bargain. Double the ingredients and freeze the leftover cooked meatballs for another day. MAKES ABOUT 24 MINI MEATBALLS PREPARATION: 20 MIN CHILLING: 30 MIN COOKING: 16-20 MIN STORAGE: 3-4 DAYS IN THE FRIDGE; UP TO 1 MONTH IN THE FREEZER

to the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until cooked through. 4 Heat the oven grill. Brush honey over the meatballs and grill for a minute or so until golden brown. 5 Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely. 6 Transfer to a container, seal well and chill until needed. To freeze, pack the meatballs in sealable

bags and freeze until needed – take them out of the freezer the previous night and leave in the fridge to thaw.

For an even lower-fat option use ostrich or chicken mince instead of beef. (Turn over)

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500g lean beef mince

1 sweet potato, peeled and grated 4 baby marrows, grated grated zest of 1 lemon 1 red onion, peeled and grated 125ml (½c) oats 1 egg salt and pepper 30ml (2T) honey, heated

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. 1 Put all the ingredients except the honey in a large mixing bowl. Mix well – it’s easier if you use your hands. 2 Scoop out chunks of the mixture, roll into 24 walnut-size balls and arrange on a plate. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. 3 Transfer the meatballs

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HOMEMADE TRAIL MIX

Fill a jar with the mix to keep on your desk. Then, instead of reaching for sweets or processed snacks, grab a handful of this healthy alternative when you feel peckish. MAKES ENOUGH TO FILL 1 LARGE JAR PREPARATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 10 MIN STORAGE: UP TO 1 MONTH

250ml (1c) mixed nuts 125ml (½c) desiccated coconut shavings 250ml (1c) mixed dried fruit, diced 50g dark chocolate (80% cocoa), roughly chopped 125ml (½c) bran flakes

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Keep a large baking sheet handy. 1 Spread out the nuts and coconut on the baking sheet and toast in the oven for 5 minutes. Stir and toast for an other 5 minutes or until the coconut starts to discolour. 2 Leave to cool complete ly on the baking sheet then roughly chop the mixture if you like. 3 Add the rest of the ingredients to the nut and coconut mixture and transfer to a large jar or airtight container. Seal well and store in a cool, dark place until needed.

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AVO AND CHICKPEA SPREAD

Enjoy the spread on crackers or rice cakes or use it as a delicious dip. cessor and pulse until smooth. 2 Add the lemon juice and olive oil and pulse until well combined. Season with salt. 3 Transfer the spread to a glass jar or airtight container and chill until needed. 4 To serve Serve as a spread on the crackers or as a dip with the crudités and/or biltong.

MAKES ABOUT 375ML (1½c) SPREAD PREPARATION: 10 MIN STORAGE: 4-5 DAYS IN THE FRIDGE

1 can (410g) chickpeas, drained 1 garlic clove, peeled (optional) 1 avocado 125ml (½c) smooth cottage cheese 15-30ml (1-2T) lemon juice 60ml (¼c) olive oil salt TO SERVE seeded crackers, crudités and/or biltong

1 Put the chickpeas, garlic (if using), avocado flesh and cottage cheese in the bowl of a food pro-

For a flavour variation, omit the avocado and use 250ml (1c) cooked sweet potato, butternut or beetroot instead. (Turn over)

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CHOCOLATE AND DATETREATS

Eating one of these can help to curb that dreaded lateafternoon slump at the office. MAKES ABOUT 12 TREATS PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 2-3 MIN STORAGE: 1 WEEK IN THE FRIDGE; UP TO 2 MONTHS IN THE FREEZER

250ml (1c) mixed nuts, roughly chopped 60ml (¼c) sunflower seeds 60ml (¼c) dates, roughly chopped 60ml (¼c) dried fruit, roughly chopped 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 15ml (1T) salt- and sugar-free peanut butter

Line a large baking sheet with baking paper. Bear in mind the baking sheet must fit into the fridge. If it doesn’t, use two large plates. 1 Mix the nuts, sunflower seeds, dates and dried fruit in a bowl. 2 Put the chocolate in a microwaveable measuring jug or bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, stir well and microwave for another minute. Stir until completely melted. 3 Add the peanut butter to the chocolate and mix until smooth. 4 Pour the chocolate mixture over the nut mixture and stir until well combined. 5 Use a spoon to put about 12 dollops of the mixture on the prepared baking sheet or plates, then chill in the fridge until set. 6 Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge.

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Work it! Follow our step-by-step guide to achieve the perfect office makeup look. Once you have the routine down pat, you’ll be able to do it in a flash

BY ALEXIS TSHANGANA PICTURES: LUBABALO LESOLLE

Foundation

Apply face primer. This keeps the foundation in place for longer and helps to keep your skin matte. Next, apply foundation with a foundation brush or a beauty blender. Start on the areas that need the most attention, like dark spots. Blend in a rolling motion. Make sure the foundation is well-blended. Blck Opl EvenTrue Flawless Liquid Foundation in Truly Topas 30ml R295

Brows

Brush your brows with a spoolie brush then draw a line under each brow and another on top, starting at the thickest part of the brow. Fill your brows with a pencil following the direction of your hair. Use a spoolie again to blend everything. Next, use a concealer along the top and bottom of each brow, getting as close as possible to the hair for a clean line. Use a blender to blend or clean excess concealer. Set with setting powder. Wet n Wild Coloricon Brow Pencil in Brunettes Do It Better R49,95

L.A. Girl Pro. Conceal in Toﬀee 8g R64,95

Avroy Shlain Coppélia Colour Perfect Cover Foundation in Honey 30ml R269

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TIP Use a concealer that’s two shades lighter than your foundation.

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Eyeshadow

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Maybelline The Blushed Nudes Eyeshadow R270

Eyeliner & mascara

Apply either kohl or liquid liner. Liquid liner lasts longer, while kohl liner is easier to apply. Apply along your top lash line, working from the inner corner towards the outer corner. You can also apply liner on your bottom lash line for a more defined look. Finish oﬀ with two coats of mascara.

Cheeks

Blush accentuates the cheeks, giving the face a fresh and vibrant look. Apply it to the apples of your cheeks using a blush brush. Work from the top of your cheekbones towards the mouth, stopping parallel to the nose. The Body Shop angled blusher brush R140

Smudge Kohl Eyeliner Pencil in Black R24,95

Lips

Finish oﬀ your look with a red lipstick. Matte lipsticks will last longer but they tend to dry out your lips. Creamy or glossy lipsticks give added shine and moisture but don’t last as long. You can also mix and match products to get the desired eﬀect. For example, use a matte lipstick as a base, ove it then apply a red gloss over for shine. Avroy Shlain Coppélia Colour Impact Lipstick in Famous R149

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TIP Apply lip liner before your lipstick. It helps to define the lips and prevents the colour from feathering.

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Sick note

Classrooms can be a breeding ground for germs. Here’s a guide to some of the most common illnesses kids can pick up at school

BY ANNELIZE VISSER

IDS bring some wonderful things home from school – from drawings to go on the fridge to funny-looking objects they made in art class. But they’re equally likely to come home with something less welcome – infections

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passed on by their classmates. Most childhood diseases are caused by bacterial or viral infections and because they require different treatment, it’s important to know the difference. A virus is a germ that causes infections such as colds, flu, measles, mumps and chickenpox. It typically spreads from person to person via sneezing and coughing. A virus cannot be fought off with antibiotics – it’s a job for your child’s immune system. Rest, fluids and relief of symptoms is usually the only treatment required. A bacterial infection occurs when harmful bacteria multiply on or inside the body. Common childhood bacterial infections include food poisoning, urinary tract infections and strep throat. Bacterial infections are typically treated with antibiotics. Here are some of the most common childhood illnesses, plus tips on how to treat and prevent them.

CHICKENPOX

Chickenpox is a viral infection that causes itchy blisters all over the body. It typically affects children younger than 12. It is extremely contagious, from two days before the rash starts until the blisters have formed scabs. Symptoms Chickenpox typically starts with fever, headache and sore throat before small red bumps appear. The bumps develop into fluid-filled blisters. Treatment Because chickenpox is caused by a virus, it can’t be treated with antibiotics. You can relieve the itchiness by placing a cool wet cloth against the affected areas or placing the child in a lukewarm bath, taking care to pat and not rub skin dry. Calamine lotion can also soothe itching. Prevention Keep your child home from school to prevent them infecting others. There is a vaccination against the virus that causes chickenpox, but it’s not part of SA’s free immunisation programme.

COMMON COLD

Kids seem to catch one cold after another in winter. This is because the stubborn viruses that cause colds can live outside a human body for long periods. Symptoms Sore throat, cough, headaches and sneezing are the all-too-familiar signs that you have caught a cold, sometimes accompanied by mild fever. Treatment Plenty of fluids and bed rest will help your child bounce back. There are many overthe-counter medicines available, but you should use these sparingly. Prevention There are so many varieties of this virus that a vaccine hasn’t been developed. Wash your hands regularly with soap to prevent infections.

Flu is a very contagious virus that can be serious, so a trip to the doctor or clinic is advised if your child shows symptoms of flu. Symptoms Flu symptoms include high fever, chills and an aching body. Some cold-like symptoms can also be present, and your child is likely to feel tired and lack an appetite. Treatment Your doctor may prescribe pain relief and an antiviral medication to help fight off flu symptoms. Lots of rest and liquids, including warm soup, will help your child’s comfort and recovery. Prevention Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about getting a flu vaccine. The best time to get the vaccine is during April, before flu season properly begins.

STOMACH BUG

spreads via coughing, sneezing or sharing cups and utensils with an infected person. Symptoms A rash of pink or light red spots that usually starts on the face, combined with swollen glands. Cold-like symptoms can also be present. Treatment Usually mild German measles can be treated by providing pain relief suitable for children and monitoring the fever. The symptoms usually clear after three days to a week. Prevention The MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine administered to children at 12 to 15 months with a second dose between the ages of four and six years provides immunity. It’s very important for anyone with German measles to stay away from pregnant women, as the virus carries major risks for an unborn fetus.

Also called gastroenteritis, it can be caused by bacteria, a virus or a parasite and can be contagious. Symptoms Vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever are all signs that a stomach bug may be present. Treatment Ensure your child drinks lots of water to prevent dehydration and maybe give them a rehydration solution that will help replace lost electrolytes. In severe cases your child may need to be given fluids intravenously at a clinic or hospital. Prevention The best prevention is proper and frequent handwashing, and avoiding close contact with someone who has a stomach bug.

HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

GERMAN MEASLES

HEAD LICE

Also known as Rubella, it’s a viral infection that causes a rash and the glands in the neck to become swollen and tender. It is contagious and

Known as HFMD, this is a very contagious viral infection caused by the Coxsackievirus. It’s often seen in children younger than five years who attend daycare or preschool. Symptoms The virus causes painful sores in the mouth and throat. There may also be red blisters on the hands and feet. Treatment Relieve the painful sores by letting the child suck on an ice pop or drink cold fluids. A child with a sore mouth may not want to drink so watch out for dehydration. Prevention Basic hygiene, especially proper and regular handwashing, is the best strategy to avoid being infected. Head lice are parasitic insects found on the scalp and can be spread as a result of direct contact with the hair of someone with head lice and less commonly by sharing combs or hats. They are not a sign of poor hygiene. Symptoms Your child is likely to complain about itching hair or scalp where red bumps or sores may develop. Closer inspection with a magnifying glass will reveal the presence of lice or nits (lice eggs). Treatment There are medicated shampoos available that kill lice but be sure to buy a product that’s suitable for your child’s age and follow the instructions. You can also remove lice and nits by hand with a fine comb. Prevention Avoid head-to-head contact and warn your child about sharing combs, brushes, hair clips, hats, towels, earphones and scarves.

MEASLES

At first it can look like flu, complete with a cough, runny nose and fever. But a rash will soon cover

most of the body and confirm the presence of this highly contagious viral infection. Symptoms The flu-like symptoms start around three days before the rash appears, often accompanied by a high fever. The rash is red or reddish brown and typically starts on the forehead. Treatment Let it run its course while helping recovery with lots of liquids and rest. Parents should watch for complications such as shortness of breath, sharp chest pains, coughing up blood and fits, and go to a clinic as soon as possible if they develop. Prevention The MMR vaccine – see under German measles.

MUMPS

Mumps is a contagious infection caused by a virus. Symptoms Pain and fever combined with swollen glands in the cheek and mouth. Treatment The best care you can give your child is to treat the fever and give them plenty of fluids. In very rare cases mumps can cause deafness. Prevention The MMR vaccine – see under German measles.

PINK EYE

Also known as conjunctivitis, this is a very contagious infection of the membrane that covers the eyeball and the tissue lining the eyelids. It can be bacterial or viral. Symptoms Light sensitivity, a yellowish discharge that may be crusty, swollen eyelids and the symptom that gives it its common name – redness in the whites of the eye. Treatment If the cause is bacterial, your doctor may recommend antibiotic drops. If a virus or airborne allergens are the cause, time will do the job. Prevention Do your bit by keeping your child with pink eye out of the classroom for at least 24 hours after diagnosis.

RINGWORM

Here the culprit is a fungus that also causes athlete’s foot and “jock itch” among other annoying conditions. It’s usually found on the scalp in children and it can be passed on from people and animals. Symptoms Ringworm is a rash in the form of a circle that can look scaly and be itchy. Treatment Get an antifungal medicine from your doctor or pharmacy. Prevention It’s difficult to prevent ringworm, but thorough handwashing and good hygiene can minimise your risk.

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Rise & shine

Start the year with a spring in your step by following these nifty tips

COMPILED BY LINDSAY DE FREITAS

ECEMBER has come and gone and even though we’re halfway through Januar y we’re not quite ready to face up to a brandnew year. But there are a number of ways

to ensure you start each day with a spring in your step. From taking a hot shower to drinking lots of water and ditching your phone alarm, make 2020 your best year yet by adopting these great morning habits.

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SWITCH TO A MORNING SHOWER A hot shower relaxes your muscles, washes away stress and puts you to sleep, right? Wrong. It does quite the opposite, according to sleep expert Dr Raj Dasgupta. As you fall into a deeper sleep at night your core body temperature drops to around 15°C. “Taking a hot shower at night is kind of like exercising at night,” Dasgupta says. “It’s idea b beccause it in“It’ nott a good d id creases your core body tem mperature so it takes longer for yo ou to cool down and get to sleep.” But taking a hot shower in the morning can c boost your body tem mperature from cooleer sleeping condition ns to warm and energised, he says.

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DITCH YOUR PHO ONE ALARM A survey done by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found 57% of people press the snooze button, which makes oversleeping much more likely. “For some, using the phone alarm might increase the chances of excessive screentime at night – and in the middle of the night if you should wake up – potentially delaying or disrupting your sleep.” Try replacing your phone’s alarm with a real alarm clock, says T e r r y Cralle of The Better Sleep Council.

WAKE UP, GET UP Don’t spend the first 20 minutes of the day scrolling through your phone. It’s not your device that’s to blame – it’s spending the extra time in bed! “The bed is meant for one main thing: sleeping,” says sleep expert Dr Raj Dasgupta. “If you stay in bed, then it gives your mind the feeling it’s time to sleep

and not start your day.” Even worse is if you go back to sleep and your “just 10 more minutes” turns into an hour. “Then you’re waking up from REM sleep instead of the lighter stages of sleep that you would have emerged from the first time,” he says. Waking up from a deep sleep can make you even more tired during the day. DRINK DEEP As you sleep your body continues to use the water you drank during the day. This means you go for about eight hours without replenishing your water supply – and if you don’t rehydrate, your energy levels drop. Research at the Human Performance Laboratory of the University of Connecticut in the US found even mild dehydration makes you tired and irritable.

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MY SON HAS SPECIAL NEEDS

My kid has just been diagnosed with autism. He’d been having problems for a while and eventually the school suggested we take him for tests. I was hesitant at first, but I realised that knowing what the problem is means I can get him the help he needs sooner rather than later. But now that I know his diagnosis, I’m really scared. They say this could last his whole life and I feel lost – I don’t know how I’m going to support this child. I feel bad when I think like this but I don’t have any support from family and his father isn’t part of his life so everything is up to me. How do I find the strength to do this? SCARED, EMAIL

As an expectant mother you hardly ever think about what will happen if you end up giving birth to a child with special needs. That is why when it happens you feel like the earth is caving in on you. What you are currently going through is typical of the anxiety parents with special-needs children go through. You’ve already made a start to ensure you support your child by acknowledging his diagnosis and your anxiety about how to deal with it. Your next step is to learn as much as you can about his condition. You will see it that can be managed and autistic children can grow up to have careers and families. Talk to him and get to know him and his condition as well as you possibly can so you can give him the support he needs. Try not to treat him differently to any other child. I also suggest you contact Autism South Africa on 011-4849909 or email them at info@autismsouthafrica.org. They can answer your questions and put you in touch with support groups for parents and family members of autistic persons. 40 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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FAMILY INTERFERENCE

I’m a 31-year-old guy and I’ve had a few girlfriends but no one really serious. Now I’ve met someone I like very much and I took her to meet my family. They were very rude to her and made it clear they didn’t think she’d be good for me. My mom said she preferred the last girl. But I don’t understand it – this girl is not as pretty as the last one but she is kind and caring. How can I make things right? FRUSTRATED, EMAIL

What you’re currently experiencing is one of the reasons why it’s advisable to not introduce your partner to family members too early in your

courtship. Allowing them to get to know each other can cause challenges when you break up and there may be problems like this when you introduce someone else to your family. There’s always the chance your family will compare your new partner to the last one and make their feelings known. That said, your family needs to understand that this is about you and not them. You should choose a girlfriend based on the kind of person you’re comfortable with and who makes you happy. Whatever this girl’s character is like, you’re the one who must deal with what that brings. Make this clear to your family and ask them not to meddle in your relationships. Your family should be supporting the choice you make, not making it for you.

‘If you’re building a house and a nail breaks, do you stop building or do you change the nail?’ – RWANDAN PROVERB

I STILLL THINK ABOUT HER I dated a girl for almost two years before we decided to go our separate ways. Now she has a new man and all I do is remember what we were like together. I know this is a familiar story but I need to know how I can forget her. Please help! SAD, SMS

It’s not clear who initiated the break-up. If she is the one who broke up with you, then it simply means you weren’t ready and so you’re struggling to let it go. You must remember that when

a relationship ends, whether it is done amicably or is forced on you, there will be times you’ll think about the good times you had. Reminiscing is one of the stages of loss and eventually you’ll come to accept that she’s no longer a part of your life. She has moved on and it will also do you good to stop dwelling on the past and to start getting your life back together without her in it. Don’t let good memories prevent you from finding love again and having a fulfilling relationship. You don’t need to forget her – you can hold on to the memories, but take them as something to learn from, not as something that prevents you from moving on.

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I’m at a prison in Boksburg. My wife had an affair with a policeman who put me in prison for three months just to get rid of me so that he can be with her. What can I do? ANONYMOUS, EMAIL

It is not clear if you are awaiting trial or have been convicted. If you are under the opinion that you were wrongly accused and should not be in prison, it is best you get hold of Legal Aid attorneys who will represent you in your matter. If you have already been convicted, Legal Aid can assess your matter and look at the chances of success, should you decide to appeal your conviction.

‘My wife had an affair with a policeman who put me in prison’ Do you have a legal problem but can’t aﬀord a lawyer? Nthabi can help you.Write a letter to DRUM, PO Box 653284, Benmore 2016. If you have email, send your questions to lawyer@drum.co.za, or SMS your question to Ausi Nthabi on 36489*. You don’t have to use your real name. *Each SMS costs R1,50.

I am on suspension from work. This was imposed on me after a manager faked a final written warning against me. In the final written warning it was stated that I refused to sign. But I honestly don’t know about the warning and on the day it was issued, I was working in another branch. Now I want to sue the person who faked the warning for loss of two months’ income. I don’t have money for a lawyer. I also want my employer to take action against this manager. It is not the first time he has falsified documents. ANONYMOUS, EMAIL

This is a labour-related matter so you cannot sue the person. You can write a letter of grievance to your employers regarding what happened and give them a time period whereby all your grievances should be addressed. If they fail to attend to your grievance, refer the matter to the CCMA for unfair labour practice. Regarding the employer taking action against the manager – only the employer can make that decision. You should focus mainly on recovering the loss of two months’ salary. You may get it if the company acted incorrectly and they are ordered to pay you back by the CCMA.

PENSION PAYOUTWOES

My mother used to work at a university. She is now a pensioner and I took her to the GEPF (Government Employees Pension Fund) offices in Johannesburg to enquire whether her full pension was indeed paid out to her. We were told we should

check with her previous employer’s administrator and that all tertiary administrators are under one umbrella. Can you advise us on where to go for my mother to get assistance? ANONYMOUS, EMAIL

Universities do not fall under the GEPF. Your mother should go to the human resources department at the university she worked for. They can refer her to the pension administrators of the university. She can then call the administrator company and request a statement that shows her payout details. If they refuse to assist her, she can lodge a complaint with the pension funds adjudicator (pfa.org.za, 086-066-2837).

PASSING ON MY CAR

I want to give my car to a family member. Is it possible to do a change of ownership while it’s not in working order? And what documents are needed to do it? I have paid off the car. ANONYMOUS, EMAIL

You need to go to the traﬀic department where a change of ownership can be done. The oﬀicials working there will be able to tell you which documents they need before the change can be done. If the car was under motor finance, you should have the car transferred into your name before transferring it into the name of another person. Regarding the car not being in working order, it is law that a car must first be roadworthy as a car that is not roadworthy may cause accidents. The driver can also get a fine for driving a car that is not roadworthy. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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BY LETITIA WATSON

BEAT THE JANUARY FINANCIAL BLUES

OU promised yourself it wouldn’t happen – and despite your best intentions you’ve gone into the New Year with your wallet empty and your credit card and overdraft maxed out. Now what? Here’s some handy advice on how to clear your debt quickly while juggling all your other financial obligations.

YOUR ACTION PLAN FOR ZAPPING DEBT

Debt incurred during the holidays should be paid oﬀ as soon as possible. If there’s no corresponding increase in your income, you need to look at where you can curb expenses. Avoid spending money on things you can do without, such as buying takeaway food rather than packing lunch for work or going out to a movie rather than staying home and watchingTV. Carla Oberholzer, a debt counsellor with DebtSafe, suggests the following ways to help settle your new debt.

once the expensive debt has been squared away, you’ll have more at your disposal to clear your other debts.

THE SNOWBALL METHOD Pay off your debt from the smallest amount to the largest. For example, start by paying off a R600 clothing account. Once that’s settled, pay off the second-smallest amount, and so on.

DEBT COUNSELLING Speak to a debt counsellor if you’re struggling to make your monthly payments. A debt counsellor may oﬀer free advice without you having to go into debt counselling, Oberholzer says. Debt counsellors are regulated by the National Credit Regulator. If you do go into debt counselling, you’re not allowed to incur new debt and you have to pay a counselling fee. But it’ll help you get to grips with serious debt while protecting your assets.

THE GLACIER METHOD You start by paying oﬀ the debt with the highest interest rate, such as your credit card.This payment method takes longer than the snowball method because you’re not necessarily paying oﬀ the smallest amount. But

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CONSOLIDATION This is when you take out a new loan to settle your existing debts in one go. Then you pay oﬀ the consolidated loan. Though this simplifies the debt-repayment process, this option is only worth it if the interest rate on the consolidation loan is less than the interest rate on your existing debts.

Find a debt counsellor or credit bureau on the National Credit Regulator’s website: ncr.org.za. Find an accredited financial adviser: fpi.co.za or fia.org.za. For general financial tips, helpful information and calculators: fscaconsumered.co.za.

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IF YOU MUST INCUR NEW DEBT NOW First work out how much the new debt is going to cost you. Ask what the interest rate is, how much the fees are, and how long the repayment period is. Banks’ online calculators can help you determine how much the monthly repayment will be and how much you’ll end up paying in total in the long run. CREDIT CARDS The advantage of using your credit card is that it oﬀers interest-free periods – usually 55 days. This can work to tide you over but only if you pay the full outstanding balance within the 55-day period. This interest-free period is generally only applicable for over-the-counter purchases. Buying petrol, withdrawing cash or transferring cash from your credit account usually immediately attracts interest. The downside of credit cards is that the interest is high. The National Credit Act stipulates that the maximum interest rate on a credit account is calculated as follows: the repo rate (now 6,5%) + 14% = 20,5%.

OVERDRAFT Because your salary or income is paid into this account, it represents a lower risk to the bank. That’s why your interest rate and fees will gener-

ally be a little lower on an overdraft account than on a credit card. But this depends on your credit profile. On the downside, it’s still expensive debt and you don’t have any interest-free days. That’s why it’s a bad idea to incur long-term debt in this way. Rather use this as a solution to a short-term cash-flow problem. HOME LOAN Homeowners with an access bond or flexi bond may withdraw from it if and when they need to. Alternatively, you can apply to increase your mortgage loan. The benefit of borrowing from your home loan is that you won’t get a lower interest rate anywhere else. But watch out, if you borrow too much, you’ll be paying off the loan for longer, which means you end up paying much more for your home.

PERSONAL LOANS These are relatively easy to come by from a licensed credit provider. They’re a good option if you’re only going to use the money to tide you over and know you’ll soon settle the debt in full. The interest rate is the same as on a credit card, plus there’s no interest-free period – so it’s expensive debt.

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STARS FAMOUS CAPRICORNS 21 JAN – 18 FEB Your personal year is drawing to a close, which makes for a good week to take time out to consider the year ahead, as well as reflect on the past 12 months. As it is, Mercury, the cosmic plotter and planner, moves into your sign this week, lending a helping hand with setting your intentions and formulating your goals. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 1, 17, 34, 14, 51, 29

21 MAR – 19 APR While there seems to be ample professional opportunities and your career can progress in leaps and bounds, all may not be plain sailing. You could be up against stiff competition or get entangled in games of powerplay, blocking your way. It’s also a period to avoid ruffling the feathers of others, particularly those in positions of authority. At best, patience, hard work and dedication could yield success. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 27, 1, 13, 31, 26, 52 20 APR – 20 MAY Mercury, the cosmic networker, moves into your professional horoscope this week, which makes for a good time to meet 44 | 16 JANUARY 2020

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 44, 2, 32, 41, 21, 15

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Capricorn is represented by the symbol of the Goat. Cancer is its opposite sign. Its element is earth, which makes it practical. Capricorn is goal-oriented. Saturn is its ruler, which teaches it discipline. Positively Capricorn is patient, responsible and dutiful. Negatively it is pessimistic, rigid and dictatorial.

and greet others. Whether you’re trying to establish a business, make headway in your career or gain clients, connecting with others should be of benefit. Make an effort to mix and mingle, attend functions and converse with others in your field, even if it pushes you out of your comfort zone. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 35, 5, 49, 47, 11, 30 21 MAY – 20 JUN Your planet, Mercury, moves into a compatible air sign this week, easing your modus operandi. Whether you want to deploy your skills, tell stories and crack jokes, debate a viewpoint, make friends or influence people, socialise or network, you should be in your element. This will be good news for a breezy Gemini, especially if you’ve been plagued by spells of heaviness or serious conversations cramped your style of late. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 13, 49, 3, 25, 43, 8

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21 JUN – 21 JUL As far as relationships go, this can be a challenging week. Whether your boss is having a bad hair day, you and a business partner don’t see eye to eye or the love of your life is being grumpy, sombre vibes could affect your mood. The best way to navigate these stormy waters is probably to retreat and seek the comfort of your own company. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 26, 52, 10, 7, 42, 37

23 AUG – 22 SEP The young ones may be a source of joy, cause of concern, a hindrance or a help this week. At best, the achievements of your children may make the heart of even a modest Virgo swell. You may have to contend with tempers and tantrums too, though, and their demands can make inroads on your pocket as well as your time. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 39, 50, 4, 21, 40, 9

23 OCT – 21 NOV It’s a week where your strength lies in words and thoughts. It’s a great time to apply your mind to master study material, give thought to complex issues or document profound insights. Your words also carry a lot of weight, which puts you in the powerful position of transforming lives. Keep in mind, though, that they can heal or be poisonous. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 14, 42, 48, 6, 23, 18

22 JUL – 22 AUG Mercury, master of the tongue, moves into your love horoscope this week. It’s a great week for you and the significant other to have conversations, whether you chit-chat about hobbies, want to make plans for the future or need to have a money talk. If you’re a lone Leo, it’s also a week when words probably won’t fail you. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 51, 3, 20, 39, 16, 36

23 SEP – 22 OCT If you’re a true Libra, chances are you do your best to avoid conflict. Yet this week your best may not be good enough. It seems it’s especially on the home front where there could be a clash or two. Whether you have to defend yourself or get caught in the crossfire, peace and harmony may be hard to come by. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 4, 34, 38, 45, 19, 22

22 NOV – 20 DEC There’s a chance you might have to unexpectedly pack your bags this week, right up the street of a Sagittarius with itchy feet. This can upset the apple cart with regards to family obligations and work. Since your itinerary may chop and change, avoid fixed arrangements – not a tall order for a freedomloving Sagittarius either. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 33, 40, 7, 28, 12, 46

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19 FEB – 20 MAR If you’re a true Pisces, chances are you’re an allembracing soul with friends from all walks of life. It’s a week where opportunities to enlarge your circle of friends may present themselves. Seeing that you may be quite a gullible soul, it’s important to be somewhat choosy, though, lest you’re led astray. Whether you want to hang out at the movies, play music or have a bash, try to devote time to your buddies. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 24, 5, 27, 15, 35, 50

21 DEC – 20 JAN Mercury, planet of commerce, moves into your financial horoscope this week, playing right into the hands of a Capricorn who likes to make money. It’s a great time to use your fiscal expertise to fill your coffers. Yet it’s also a week where unforeseen expenses can wreak havoc, putting saving for a rainy day on the back burner.

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SOAP WATCH 16 – 22 JANUARY GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY An unexpected phone call makes Gog’ Flo’s blood run cold. The Morokas aren’t happy about what their wayward son is getting up to. Mazwi (MUSA NGEMA) pulls rank to get what he wants. Lesedi is starting to get on people’s nerves. Luke’s visit leaves Mrekza suspicious. Lucy isn’t sure she wants Gadaffi as an enemy.

ISIDINGO Sechaba and Phindile share a beautiful wedding day with loved ones. Sibiya restarts his relationship with Cebisa in style. Roman suspects Mayekiso can’t be trusted. Gatanga (AMOS KETLELE) gloats to the guys about the night he had with Morongwa. Mayekiso is still spearheading Lincoln’s rescue mission despite Claudette and Roman’s reservations.

SCANDAL! Yvonne (KGOMOTSO CHRISTOPHER) and MaBetty have a long-overdue conversation. It looks as if Javas may have a lead in an ongoing case. Quinton is furious when he becomes aware of an inflammatory attack on someone close to him. The wrong person gets blamed for a robbery while the perpetrators create more diversions.

MUVHANGO It seems Tshilidzi is now in charge of damage control in the royal house. Gugu wants Qhawe to stick around, for business and for the night. Mulalo’s feelings of betrayal push him to confront Azwindini. Tenda (NAT RAMABULANA) blackmails Vho-Masinindi. Tshilidzi isn’t the man the royal family thought he was. Gugu and Qhawe celebrate a new chapter in their lives.

Programme information is supplied by the broadcasters. Schedules may be subject to changes at short notice.

RHYTHM CITY David isn’t the only one to think he has supernatural powers. Suffo and Khulekani join forces. Mzi tries to connect with Suffo (MDUDUZI MABASO). Lefa is a star for one night. David puts his family in hiding. Reneilwe’s father derails the negotiations. Sindiswa saves the day at Kilowatt. David reaches out to Lerato. Sello takes it too far with Kea. Pearl and Gail are prisoners.

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d – Repeat a – Afrikaans b – Multilingual n – Nguni s – Sesotho/Setswana/Sepedi x – isiXhosa z – isiZulu A – Suitable for all ages L – Language N – Nudity PG – Parental guidance S – Sex V – Violence

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09:30 d Days of Our Lives 10:30 a Gebroke Harte 11:30 d Rhythm City 12:00 d Scandal! 12:30 d Mahadi-Lobola 13:00 eNews 13:30 d The Wild 14:00 d Isipho: The Gift 14:30 Peppa Pig 14:35 Care Bears: Unlock the Magic 15:00 Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks 15:30 Spirit Riding Free 15:55 Trolls: The Beat Goes On 16:20 Judge Judy 16:45 Days of Our Lives 17:30 a Bittersoet 18:30 Mahadi-Lobola 19:00 Rhythm City 19:30 Scandal! 20:00 eNews 20:30 Chicago Fire 21:30 Imbewu: The Seed 22:00 The Blacklist 23:00 Late Show with Stephen Colbert 00:00 Baby Mamma’s Club 01:45 d Gebroke Harte

09:00 d Muvhango 09:30 d Skeem Saam 10:00 d Velaphi 10:30 d Daily Thetha 11:30 To be announced 12:00 d Sport 13:00 Lunchtime News 13:30 Mam’ Sakhile’s Story House 14:00 d Selimathunzi 14:30 Teenagers on a Mission 15:00 d Dynamite Diepkloof Dudes 15:30 YoTV 16:30 d Daily Thetha 17:30 b News 18:00 One Mic 18:30 Skeem Saam Local drama series. Francois questions Vivian’s motives. 19:00 b News 19:30 #TBT 20:00 Generations: The Legacy 20:30 Uzalo 21:00 To be announced 22:00 d Mzansi Insider 23:00 d Yilungelo Lakho 00:00 Koze Kuse

SABC2 09:00 Thabang Thabong 09:30 Stories Untold 10:00 Game Plan 10:30 d Mother of All Professions 11:00 s Raggs 11:30 Baby TV 12:00 d Mickey and the Roadster Racers 12:30 d 7de Laan 13:00 d Lithapo 13:30 d Uzalo 14:00 d Skeem Saam 14:30 d Muvhango 15:00 Sid the Science Kid 15:30 YoTV 16:00 Words and Numbers 16:30 Hectic Nine-9 17:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 17:30 b News 18:00 7de Laan 18:30 a News 19:00 a Musiek Roulette 20:00 s News 20:30 Relate 21:00 Muvhango 21:30 Speak Out 22:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

SWAT (M-NET 19:00) Action series. The team hunts an escaped convict who was broken out of prison by criminals using military weapons. Starring Shemar Moore.

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05:00 d Hectic on 3 06:00 Expresso 09:00 Cricket: 3rd Test (build-up) 10:00 Cricket: 3rd Test Day 1. South Africa vs England. 17:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (wrap up) 18:00 d Harry 19:00 Isidingo 19:30 The Profit Reality series. A father’s resistance to change is ruining his family’s furniture business and wrecking his relationship with his son. Can businessman Marcus Lemonis bridge the divide and bring them back from the brink? 20:30 Food Porn 21:00 News 21:30 d The Docket Local drama series. Ntsiki and her family are on edge because of threats by suspected serial killer Endless. Marlon is obsessed with finding Endless and doesn’t want to focus on anything else. 22:00 d High Rollers Double bill. 23:30 Koze Kuse

09:00 d The Amazing Race 10:00 d Grey’s Anatomy 11:00 d Abby’s 11:30 d The Block Australia 12:30 Backyard Envy 13:30 d Modern Family 14:00 d The Conners 14:30 d The Voice 15:30 d Carte Blanche 16:30 d Chicago Fire 17:30 d Man with a Plan 18:00 MasterChef Australia 19:00 SWAT 20:00 NCIS Action series. McGee reluctantly visits his former high school after the unique computer password he used as a teenager is linked to the murder of a department of defence contractor. 21:00 Madam Secretary Drama series. A group of American missionaries are taken hostage during a violent uprising. 22:00 Wild Bill 23:05 Late Late Show with James Corden 00:05 d The Blacklist Double bill. 01:45 d Why Women Kill

09:30 d Isibaya 10:00 d The Queen 10:30 d Isithembiso 11:00 d The Doctors 12:00 d The River 12:30 d Isibaya 13:00 d The Queen 13:30 d Isithembiso 14:00 Lokshin Bioskop: The Legend Drama. A jazz saxophonist who wants to relive his glory days launches a jazz club, but under pretentious circumstances. 15:30 Lokshin Bioskop: A Lifetime of Tears 17:00 The Talk 18:00 d Laugh Out Loud: The Comedy Show 19:00 The River 19:30 Isithembiso 20:00 Kwa Mam’mkhize 20:30 Isibaya 21:00 The Queen 21:30 d Laugh Out Loud: The Comedy Show 22:30 d Bounce 23:00 d The Doctors 00:00 Kona 01:00 d The Talk

CHICAGO FIRE (E.TV 20:30) Drama series. When a homeless man dies in a warehouse fire his brother threatens to sue the city. Kelly finds it suspicious that an old lady has had several accidental fires lately.

TV GUIDE d – Repeat a – Afrikaans b – Multilingual n – Nguni s – Sesotho/Setswana/Sepedi x – isiXhosa z – isiZulu A – Suitable for all ages L – Language N – Nudity PG – Parental guidance S – Sex V – Violence

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09:30 d Days of Our Lives 10:30 a Gebroke Harte 11:30 d Rhythm City 12:00 d Scandal! 12:30 d Imbewu: The Seed 13:00 eNews 13:30 d The Wild 14:00 d Isipho: The Gift 14:30 Air Bud: Monkey Up 16:20 Judge Judy 16:45 Days of Our Lives 17:30 Bittersoet 18:30 The Culture 19:00 Rhythm City 19:30 Scandal! 20:00 eNews 20:30 Chicago Fire Drama series. Kelly’s problem with his arm gets worse and he turns to an ex for help as she’s a pharmaceutical rep. Gabriela risks suspension after hitting a patient’s friend. 21:30 Imbewu: The Seed 22:00 The Tournament 23:55 Late Show with Stephen Colbert 00:55 Under New Management 02:50 The Tournament

09:00 d Muvhango 09:30 d Skeem Saam 10:00 d Velaphi 10:30 Daily Thetha 11:30 d Live Amp 12:00 d Imizwilili 13:00 Lunchtime News 13:30 Mam’ Sakhile’s Story House 14:00 d The Chatroom 14:30 Teenagers on a Mission 15:00 To be announced 15:30 YoTV 16:30 d Daily Thetha 17:30 b News 18:00 Lip Sync Battle 18:30 Skeem Saam Local drama series. 19:00 b News 19:30 Live Amp 20:00 Generations: The Legacy 20:30 Uzalo Local drama series. Nkunzi discusses his insecurities but it doesn’t help and Qhabanga gives Khehla a strict instruction. 21:00 Police Story 3 23:00 d Mzansi Insider

SABC2 09:00 Thabang Thabong 09:30 d Fokus 10:00 d Noot vir Noot 11:00 s Raggs 11:30 d Baby TV 12:00 d Doc McStuffins 12:30 d 7de Laan 13:00 d Lithapo 13:30 d Uzalo 14:00 d Skeem Saam 14:30 d Muvhango 15:00 Sid the Science Kid 15:30 YoTV 16:00 Behind the Rainbow 16:30 Hectic Nine-9 17:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 17:30 b News 18:00 7de Laan 18:30 a News 19:00 To be announced 19:30 Red Cake: Not the Cooking Show 20:00 s News 20:30 1000 Lives 21:00 Muvhango Local drama series. 21:30 b d Mopheme 22:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

SABC3 05:00 Massive Monster Mayhem Kids’ game show. 05:30 Life with Boys Teen comedy series. Tess Foster has to make sense of being the lone female in a house full of guys. 09:00 Cricket: 3rd Test (build-up) 10:00 Cricket: 3rd Test Day 2. South Africa vs England. 17:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (wrap up) 19:00 Isidingo 19:30 Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane Reality series. Kimora is named designer of the year but doesn’t want to deliver an acceptance speech. The hunt is on for a new assistant. 20:30 The Mindy Project Comedy series. Mindy and Danny try dating but discover redefining their relationship isn’t that easy. A high-profile doctor tries to poach Mindy. 21:00 News 21:30 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

M-NET 09:00 d The Code 10:00 d Emergence 11:00 d The Unicorn 11:30 d MasterChef Australia 12:30 d Madam Secretary 13:30 d SWAT 14:30 d The Wild Ones 15:30 d Family Food Fight USA 16:30 d Chicago Fire 17:30 d Man with a Plan Comedy series. Adam hurts his back on his 50th birthday but is still determined to check a dirt-bike excursion off his bucket list. 18:00 MasterChef Australia 19:00 The Voice 21:00 This is Us 22:00 Loudermilk 22:35 Wrecked Comedy series. On the eve of The Hunt, Martha offers one last meal of their choice to the survivors as long as they can all agree on what it should be. 23:05 Late Late Show with James Corden 00:05 d Wild Bill 01:10 d Absentia

MZANSI 09:30 d Isibaya 10:00 d The Queen 10:30 d Isithembiso 11:00 d The Doctors 12:00 d The River 12:30 d Isibaya 13:00 d The Queen 13:30 d Isithembiso 14:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Stepfather se Voet Drama. Two friends’ relationship is destroyed when one catches the other in bed with his girlfriend. Now revenge is on the cards and innocent people will get caught in the crossfire. 15:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Makoti 17:00 The Talk 18:00 WWE Raw 19:00 The River 19:30 Isithembiso 20:00 Mzansi Comedy Nights 20:30 Isibaya 21:00 The Queen 21:30 Massive Music 22:00 d The Omen 23:00 d The Doctors 00:00 Kona

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY THIS IS US (M-NET 21:00) Drama series. Season 4 starts. Jack (MILO VENTIMIGLIA) finally meets Rebecca’s parents and new characters make their first appearances.

THE TOURNAMENT (E.TV 22:00) Action. Wealthy men bet on a group of killers who must survive for 24 hours to win a huge sum of money. Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu. 95 min. 2009. 16VL.

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09:00 English Premier League Preview 09:30 d Scandal! Omnibus. 11:20 d Imbewu: The Seed Omnibus. 13:30 d CheckPoint 13:40 Honey 3: Dare to Dance 16:10 Shrek 18:00 Beat Shazam 19:00 eNews 19:30 Storks Animation. Storks now deliver packages instead of babies but when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork scrambles to fix the error. Voices of Andy Samberg, KeeganMichael Key. 87 min. 2016. PG. 21:20 Ted 2 Comedy. Ted the offensive teddy bear must prove he’s a person in court so that he and his wife can start a family. Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried. 115 min. 2015. 16L. 23:40 Last Vegas 01:35 Honey 3: Dare to Dance

09:00 d Imizwilili Local choral music show presenting choral groups in a fresh and exciting way. 10:00 Mzansi Insider 11:00 d Generations: The Legacy Omnibus. 13:30 Playing for the Coach 14:00 Soccer 411 14:30 Soccer (build-up) 15:00 Laduma 17:00 d Roots 18:00 d Friends Like These Game show. An all-male team of friends competes against an all-female group of friends to win a dream holiday. 19:30 b News 20:00 Real Goboza Local entertainment magazine show. Featuring the latest celebrity and entertainment news updates, exclusive interviews, reviews and fashion. 20:30 To be announced 22:30 d Brothers and Sisters with Soul 23:30 d Selimathunzi 00:00 d Koze Kuse

08:30 d Muvhango Omnibus. 11:00 d Lithapo Omnibus. 12:30 Disney Cookabout 13:00 d Dead Gorgeous 13:30 TalkAbility 14:00 d Living Land 14:30 d Its Africa’s Time 15:00 d #Karektas 16:00 Summer of Dreams Drama. A has-been popstar moves back to her hometown where she starts teaching music at the high school. Debbie Gibson, Robert Gant. 84 min. 2016. PG. 18:00 Fundis 18:30 a News 19:00 To be announced 20:00 s News 20:30 d Skwizas 20:57 Lotto Draw: Live 21:00 Hardball Comedy. To repay his debts, a gambler must coach a baseball team in a tough neighbourhood. Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane. 106 min. 2001. PG13. 23:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

08:00 d Fangbone Animated series. After many disastrous birthdays, Bill’s got the perfect gift for his mom but it all goes terribly wrong. 08:30 d I Am a Work of Art 09:00 d Talent on Track 09:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (build-up) 10:00 Cricket: 3rd Test Day 3. South Africa vs England. 17:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (wrap up) 18:00 d Top Billing Local magazine programme. 19:00 The Launch 20:00 EFC Premium Fights Magazine 21:00 English News 21:30 Transformers: Age of Extinction Action. A mechanic gets entangled in the battle between alien robots who are being hunted by the government and an alien robot bounty hunter. Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz. 165 min. 2014. PG13. 00:30 Koze Kuse Local music show.

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NANCY DREW (M-NET 21:00) Mystery series. Nancy (KENNEDY MCMANN) learns that Tiffany Hudson’s corpse is being moved out of Horseshoe Bay for a private autopsy.

M-NET 09:30 d This is Us 10:30 d NCIS 11:30 d Madam Secretary 12:30 To be announced 13:30 d The Code 14:30 To be announced 15:30 Mermaid Princess 16:55 Arthur and the Minmoys 17:30 The Unicorn Comedy series. Wade’s shocked by the advice he’s given at his new support group. 18:00 Splitting Up Together Comedy series. Martin takes Mason camping to help him get over his breakup and to teach him “how to be a man”, but instead Martin ends up learning it’s okay to express his emotions. 18:30 Abby’s Comedy series. Abby finally allows Rosie’s band to perform at the bar. 19:00 The Voice 20:00 BH90210 21:00 Nancy Drew 22:00 American Gods Drama series. Season 2 starts. 23:00 d Loudermilk

MZANSI 08:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Nazo Drama. A beautiful pickpocket steals the wallet of a handsome stranger, but what she finds forces her to go on a journey to return the wallet. 10:00 d For Better or Worse with Mo and Phindi 10:30 Ackerman’s Style Squad 11:00 d The Queen Omnibus. 13:30 d The River Omnibus. 16:00 I Blew It 16:30 d Our Perfect Wedding 17:30 d Mnakwethu 18:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Isikhundla 19:00 Kwa Mam’mkhize 19:30 The Real Housewives of Johannesburg 20:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Ical Lami 21:30 WWE SmackDown 22:30 The Big Sick 00:30 d Homeground 01:00 d Massive Music

LAST VEGAS (E.TV 23:40) Comedy. A group of pensioners throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their friend. Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas. 105 min. 2013. PG13. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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08:30 Elena of Avalor 09:00 Trolls: The Beat Goes On 09:30 Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 10:00 d Rhythm City Omnibus. 11:50 Premier League World 12:20 Shrek 13:50 Snow White and the Huntsman 16:00 America’s Got Talent Double bill. 19:00 eNews 19:30 The Carmichael Show Comedy series. Maxine uncovers that Cynthia may be suffering from depression. 20:00 Guardians of the Galaxy 22:25 eKasi: Our Stories 23:25 Snow White and the Huntsman Action. This story follows the huntsman who’s ordered to kill Snow White but has a change of heart and instead becomes her protector. Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart 127 min. 2012. PG13.

09:00 d Gospel Avenue Local music show. Celebrities share their journeys in faith through the music they’ve selected. 10:00 Mzansi Insider Breakfast show. 11:00 d Reno Race Local reality competition show. 11:30 Imvelo Local maagazine show. 12:00 d Uzalo Omnibus. 14:30 Soccer (build-up) 15:00 Laduma 17:30 d Gospel Unplugged Local contemporary gospel music show exclusively showcasing various urban gospel music genres. 18:00 d Friends Like These Local game show. An all-male team of friends competes against an all-female group of friends to win a dream holiday. 19:00 b News 19:30 To be announced 20:00 d Diamond City 21:00 Hear Me Move 23:00 d Friends Like These 00:00 Koze Kuse

08:30 d 7de laan Omnibus. 11:00 Slice of Light 11:30 Issues of Faith Local documentary series. 12:30 OMW 13:30 Beyond Boundaries 14:00 The Ladies Club 15:00 To be announced 16:00 Fallen 3: The Destiny Drama. A young man discovers that he is half-angel and must come to terms with his newfound powers. Paul Wesley, Rick Worthy. 90 min. 2007. PG. 18:00 a Fokus 18:30 a News 19:00 To be announced 20:00 s News 20:30 d Visionaries 21:00 Born to Kill? Documentary series. In late 1950s Wyoming, 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather went on a killing spree with his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate that lead to eleven brutal murders. 22:00 Supernatural 23:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

SABC3 08:00 Made in SA 08:30 Massive Monster Mayhem Animation series. 09:00 Life with Boys Teen series. Tess and the boys agree to pick up the slack around the house and Jack takes a second job. 09:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (build-up) 09:30 Cricket: 3rd Test Day 4. South Africa vs England. 17:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (wrap-up) 18:00 The Mic 18:30 Spy in the Wild Documentary series. Animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to observe their behaviour. 19:30 d The Traffickers 20:30 Car Matchmaker 21:00 News 21:30 Meet the Fockers Comedy. A male nurse has to introduce his uptight future in-laws to his new-age parents. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro. 115 min. 2004. PG13L. 23:30 Koze Kuse

M-NET 09:00 d The Voice Double bill. 12:00 d The Conners 12:30 d Modern Family 13:00 A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits 14:30 d The Unicorn 15:00 d Splitting Up Together 15:30 d Abby’s 16:00 Africa’s Wild Horizons 17:00 MasterChef Junior USA Reality cooking competition series. The top 24 junior home cooks arrive in the MasterChef kitchen and are immediately put to the test to prove they can master any challenge thrown their way. 18:00 The Amazing Race Reality competition series. While in Switzerland, teams are surprised by the first ever public U-turn vote, where racers have to vote in front of each other. 19:00 Carte Blanche 20:05 Avengers: Endgame 23:05 Up for Love 00:45 d Nancy Drew 02:00 d Vice

MZANSI 09:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Taxi Queen 10:00 A Force for Good 11:00 d Isibaya Omnibus. 12:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Isitulo 13:30 d Homeground 14:00 d Perfect Match 14:30 d Isithembiso Omnibus. 17:00 Uyang’thanda Na? 17:30 d Perfect Match 18:00 Date My Family 19:00 Our Perfect Wedding Local reality series. Documenting the preparations of couples as they attempt to pull off the perfect wedding. 20:00 The Omen 21:00 d Grassroots 21:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Imbongi 22:30 d Kona Omnibus. 01:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Trouble with My Father 02:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Cursed

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (E.TV 20:00) Action. A group of space criminals work together to bring down a dangerous alien soldier. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. 121 min. 2014. PG13.

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09:30 d Days of Our Lives 10:30 a Gebroke Harte 11:30 d Rhythm City 12:00 d Scandal! 12:30 d Imbewu: The Seed 13:00 eNews 13:30 d The Wild 14:00 d Premier League World 14:30 Peppa Pig 14:35 Care Bears: Unlock the Magic 15:00 Bob the Builder 15:15 Miss Moon 15:30 Turbo Fast 15:55 GGO Football 2: International Tournament 16:20 Judge Judy 16:45 Days of Our Lives 17:30 a Bittersoet 18:30 Isipho: The Gift 19:00 Rhythm City 19:30 Scandal! 20:00 eNews 20:30 Chicago Fire 21:30 Imbewu: The Seed 22:00 Queen Sugar 23:00 Late Show with Stephen Colbert

09:00 d Muvhango 09:30 d Skeem Saam 10:00 d Velaphi 10:30 Daily Thetha 11:30 d Real Goboza 12:00 d Yilungelo Lakho 13:00 Lunchtime News 13:30 Mam’ Sakhile’s Story House 14:00 Making Moves 15:00 To be announced 15:30 YoTV 16:30 d Expressions 17:00 d Cutting Edge 17:30 b News 18:00 Now or Never 18:30 Skeem Saam Local drama series. Francois blows a gasket at the wrong person. A surprise visit makes Kwaito realise he still may have feelings for someone. 19:00 b News 19:30 To be announced 20:00 Generations: The Legacy 20:30 Uzalo 21:00 To be announced 22:00 SoccerZone 23:00 d Making Moves

SABC2 09:00 Thabang Thabong 09:30 d Vetkoekpaleis 10:00 d Shoreline 11:00 s d Raggs 11:30 d Baby TV 12:00 s Raggs 12:30 d 7de Laan 13:00 Jikulumessu 13:30 d Uzalo 14:00 d Skeem Saam 14:30 d Muvhango 15:00 Raven the Little Rascal 15:30 YoTV 16:00 Epic Hangout 16:30 Hectic Nine-9 17:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 17:30 b News 18:00 7de Laan 18:30 a News 19:00 Shoreline 20:00 s News 20:30 b Leihlo La Sechaba 21:00 Muvhango 21:30 Lithapo Local telenovela. 22:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 23:00 d Jikulumessu

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BILLIONS (SABC3 21:30) Drama series. Axe (DAMIEN LEWIS) makes an aggressive move under the guise of a charitable contribution to settle an old score.

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AVENGERS: ENDGAME (M-NET 20:05) Action. The Avengers must come up with a plan to try and restore balance back to the universe. Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson. 181 min. 2019. PG13.

SABC3 05:00 d Fangbone 05:30 d I Am a Work of Art 06:00 Expresso Breakfast show broadcast live from a glamorous penthouse studio and focusing on lifestyle. 09:00 Cricket: 3rd Test (build-up) 10:00 Cricket: 3rd Test Day 5. South Africa vs England. 17:30 Cricket: 3rd Test (wrap up) 18:00 d Harry Talk show hosted by singer Harry Connick Jr featuring musical numbers, on-the-street interviews and comedy segments. 19:00 Isidingo 19:30 Survivor 20:30 Unfiltered Local current affairs show. Tackling issues affecting South Africans, including politics, corruption, crime and education, as well as social issues. Hosted by Redi Tlhabi. 21:00 News 21:30 Billions 22:30 d High Rollers Double bill. 23:30 Koze Kuse

M-NET 08:30 d The Conners 09:00 To be announced 10:00 d BH90210 11:00 d The Unicorn 11:30 d MasterChef Australia 12:30 d Family Food Fight USA 13:30 d Carte Blanche 14:30 d Africa’s Wild Horizons 15:30 d The Amazing Race 16:30 d Chicago Fire 17:30 d Man with a Plan 18:00 MasterChef Australia 19:00 Grey’s Anatomy Drama series. After Meredith inadvertently stirs up negative press for Grey Sloan, she tries to make things right with her former colleagues. 20:00 Grey’s Anatomy Drama series. Bailey and Jo get a patient who Jo realises is from the treatment facility. 21:00 Why Women Kill 22:05 Howards End 23:10 Late Late Show with James Corden 00:00 d The Blacklist

MZANSI 09:30 d Isibaya 10:00 d The Queen 10:30 d Isithembiso 11:00 d The Doctors 12:00 d The River 12:30 d Isibaya 13:00 d The Queen 13:30 d Isithembiso 14:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Ticket to Happiness Drama. A young man who believes he’s won the lottery starts spending money left, right and centre. 15:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Nazo 17:00 The Talk 18:00 d Laugh Out Loud: The Comedy Show 19:00 The River 19:30 Isithembiso 20:00 Grassroots 20:30 Isibaya 21:00 The Queen 21:30 Homeground 22:00 d A Force for Good 23:00 d The Doctors 00:00 Kona 01:00 d The Talk 02:00 d 1Magic: Zone In

HOWARDS END (M-NET 22:05) Drama series. The Wilcoxes are rocked by a death in the family and the Schlegels face an uncertain future when they’re evicted from their home.

09:30 Days of Our Lives 10:30 a Gebroke Harte 11:30 d Rhythm City 12:00 d Scandal! 12:30 d Imbewu: The Seed 13:00 eNews 13:30 d The Wild 14:00 d Mahadi-Lobola 14:30 Peppa Pig 14:35 Care Bears: Unlock the Magic 15:00 Elena of Avalor 15:30 Zak Storm 15:55 Pokemon the Series: Sun and Moon – Ultra Legends 16:20 Judge Judy 16:45 Days of Our Lives 17:30 a Bittersoet 18:30 Isipho: The Gift 19:00 Rhythm City 19:30 Scandal! 20:00 eNews 20:30 Chicago Fire Drama series. 21:30 Imbewu: The Seed 22:00 CheckPoint 22:30 Case Closed 23:00 Late Show with Stephen Colbert

SABC1 09:00 d Muvhango 09:30 d Skeem Saam 10:00 d Velaphi 10:30 Daily Thetha 11:30 d One Mic 12:00 d SoccerZone 13:00 Lunchtime News 13:30 Mam’ Sakhile’s Story House 14:00 Ispani 15:00 To be announced 15:30 YoTV 16:30 d Daily Thetha 17:28 d Izwi La Bantu 17:30 b News 18:00 d Nyan’Nyan 18:30 Skeem Saam 19:00 b News 19:30 b Selimathunzi 20:00 Generations: The Legacy 20:30 Uzalo Local drama series. Mondli is confused when he gets an apology from an unlikely source. 21:00 Expressions 21:30 Cutting Edge 22:00 d Nyan’Nyan 22:30 d The Chatroom 23:00 d Ispani

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09:00 Thabang Thabong 09:30 d Forever Young 10:00 a d Pasella 10:30 d The Ladies Club 11:00 d Inside the Baoba Tree 11:30 d Baby TV 12:00 d Raggs 12:30 d 7de Laan 13:00 Jikulumessu 13:30 d Uzalo 14:00 d Skeem Saam 14:30 d Muvhango 15:00 Raven the Little Rascal 15:30 YoTV 17:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 17:30 b News 18:00 7de Laan 18:30 a News 19:00 a d Meeulanders 20:00 s News 20:30 b Nhlalala Ya Rixaka 21:00 Muvhango 21:30 Lithapo 22:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 23:00 d Jikulumessu 23:30 d Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters

09:00 d Harry 10:00 d Judge Faith Jenkins Court Show 10:30 d 7de Laan 11:00 d Isidingo 11:30 d Generations: The Legacy 12:00 The A-Team Retro action series. 13:00 On Point 14:30 d Unfiltered 15:00 Nowhere Boys Fantasy action-adventure series. Four teenage boys get lost in the forest and when they return home they disover that they’re in an alternate world. 16:00 Hectic on 3 16:30 Judge Faith Jenkins Court Show 17:00 Afternoon Express 18:00 d Harry 19:00 Isidingo 19:30 To be announced 20:30 Special Assignment 21:00 News 21:30 Billions 22:30 d High Rollers Double bill. 23:30 Koze Kuse

09:00 d NCIS 10:00 d SWAT 11:00 d Abby’s 11:30 d MasterChef Australia 12:30 d The Amazing Race 13:30 d Grey’s Anatomy Double bill. 15:30 To be announced 16:30 d Chicago Fire 17:30 d Man with a Plan Comedy series. 18:00 MasterChef Australia 19:00 The Code Drama series. Abe and Harper’s investigation into a Marine recruiter’s alleged misconduct may be derailed when the key witness refuses to testify. 20:00 Stumptown 21:00 Emergence Drama series. Jo and Chris must evade the FBI as they investigate an elusive group of cyber terrorists. 22:00 Absentia 22:55 Late Late Show with James Corden 23:50 d Why Women Kill 00:50 Howards End 01:50 To be announced

09:30 d Isibaya 10:00 d The Queen 10:30 d Isithembiso 11:00 d The Doctors 12:00 d The River 12:30 d Isibaya 13:00 d The Queen 13:30 d Isithembiso 14:00 Lokshin Bioskop: The Room Divider 15:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Shampoo’s Retirement Village Drama. Entrepreneur and jack of all trades Shampoo decides to visit his hometown and realises there’s a need for a retirement village when the community is held ransom by a trio of skhothanes. 17:00 The Talk 18:00 d Date My Family 19:00 The River 19:30 Isithembiso 20:00 Mnakwethu 20:30 Isibaya 21:00 The Queen 21:30 For Better or Worse with Mo and Phindi 22:00 The Big Sick 23:30 d The Doctors

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY SKEEM SAAM (SABC1 18:30) Local drama series. Mokgadi’s (PEBETSI MATLAILA) past comes back to haunt her and Noah. Francois paints himself into a corner.

09:30 d Days of Our Lives 10:30 a Gebroke Harte 11:30 d Rhythm City 12:00 d Scandal! 12:30 d Imbewu: The Seed 13:00 eNews 13:30 d The Wild 14:30 Peppa Pig 14:35 Care Bears: Unlock the Magic 15:00 Barbie Dreamtopia 15:15 Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own 15:30 Supa Strikas 15:55 Power Rangers: Ninja Steel 16:20 Judge Judy 16:45 Days of Our Lives 17:30 a Bittersoet 18:30 Isipho: The Gift 19:00 Rhythm City 19:30 Scandal! 20:00 eNews 20:30 Chicago Fire Drama series. 21:30 Imbewu: The Seed 22:00 Power 23:10 Late Show with Stephen Colbert 00:10 Let’s Rap

SABC1 09:00 d Muvhango 09:30 d Skeem Saam 10:00 d Velaphi 10:30 Daily Thetha 11:30 d Gospel Unplugged 12:00 d The Chatroom 12:30 Identity 13:00 Lunchtime News 13:30 Mam’ Sakhile’s Story House 14:00 d Khumbul’ekhaya 15:00 To be announced 15:30 YoTV 16:30 d Daily Thetha 17:28 Listen for a Moment 17:30 b News 18:00 d Emasisweni 18:30 Skeem Saam 19:00 Generations: The Legacy 19:30 Soccer PSL. Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates. 21:30 Uzalo Local drama series. MaNgcobo gets more suspicious of Nkunzi’s behaviour. 22:00 Khumbul’ekhaya 23:00 Soccer (delayed) 01:00 Soccer (delayed)

SABC2 09:00 Thabang Thabong 09:30 d Koskaskenades 10:00 d Health Talk 11:00 Inside the Boabab Tree 11:30 Baby TV 12:00 d Doc McStuffins 12:30 d 7de Laan 13:00 d Lithapo 13:30 d Uzalo 14:00 d Skeem Saam 14:30 d Muvhango 15:00 Sid the Science Kid 16:00 d Disney Cookabout 16:30 Hectic Nine-9 17:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 17:30 b News 18:00 7de Laan 18:30 a News 19:00 a Spyskaart 19:30 a Authentiek 20:00 s News 20:30 b Ngula Ya Vutivi/ Zwa Maramani 20:57 Lotto Draw: Live 21:00 Muvhango 21:30 Lithapo 22:00 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

9-1-1: LONE STAR (M-NET 19:00) Drama series. Season 1 starts. A New York firefighter relocates to Austin, Texas with his son. Starring Liv Tyler.

SABC3 09:00 d Harry 10:00 d Judge Faith Jenkins Court Show 10:30 d 7de Laan 11:00 d Isidingo 11:30 d Generations: The Legacy 12:00 Knight Rider Retro action series. Michael investigates the murder of a deaf sportswriter who wanted to stop a former boxing champ from coming out of retirement. 13:00 On Point 14:30 d Special Assignment 15:00 Nowhere Boys 15:30 Hectic on 3 16:00 Judge Faith Jenkins Court Show Reality courtroom show. 17:00 Afternoon Express 18:00 d Harry 19:00 Isidingo 19:30 d Married in a Flash 20:30 Food Porn 21:00 News 21:30 The Good Doctor 22:30 d High Rollers Double bill. 23:30 Koze Kuse

M-NET 09:00 d Madam Secretary 10:00 d Get a Room with Carson & Thom 11:00 d Splitting Up Together 11:30 d MasterChef Australia 12:30 d The Code 13:30 d Emergence 14:30 d The Voice 16:30 d Chicago Fire 17:30 d Man with a Plan 18:00 MasterChef Australia 19:00 9-1-1: Lone Star 20:00 9-1-1 Drama series. Athena, Maddie, Bobby and the 118 team race to save lives after a massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier. 21:00 The Blacklist Drama series. The task force searches for a woman who specialises in hostile takeovers of criminal organisations. 22:00 The Blacklist 23:00 Late Late Show with James Corden 00:00 d Stumptown 01:00 d Absentia 01:50 d Howards End

MZANSI 09:30 d Isibaya 10:00 d The Queen 10:30 d Isithembiso 11:00 d The Doctors 12:00 d The River 12:30 d Isibaya 13:00 d The Queen 13:30 d Isithembiso 14:00 Lokshin Bioskop: Psycho Drama. A devoted wife refuses to accept the passing of her husband and smuggles his corpse into their house to continue their life together. 15:30 Lokshin Bioskop: Jozi to Kapa 17:00 The Talk 18:00 d Our Perfect Wedding 19:00 The River 19:30 Isithembiso 20:00 Being Bonang 21:00 The Queen 21:30 d The Herd 22:30 d Bounce 23:00 d The Doctors 00:00 Kona 01:00 d The Talk 02:00 d 1Magic: Zone In

THE GOOD DOCTOR (SABC3 21:30) Drama series. A patient who must decide if he wants to get dangerous but life-changing surgery asks Dr Murphy what he would do. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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STUMPTOWN (M-NET 20:00) Crime series. Dex goes undercover as a high school substitute teacher when an old classmate seeks her help to find out who planted drugs on her daughter.

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CHAPTER 6 The Weeknd, real nam me Abel Tesfaye (29), has been dropping hints that a new studio album will be o out soon. After the releasee of Starboy in 2016, the C Can’t Feel My Face hitmakeer is getting back in the game with a new pro oject, supposedly titled Ch hapter 6. During a recent sh how in Canada the singeer said, “Chapter 6, coming soon.” He also reactivateed his long-dormant Instaagram account to tease fans with this message: “Tom morrow night we start again n.”

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SHY GUY The singer, who rarelyy grants interviews, told d Time magazine he turns intto a bundle of nerves when n he has to talk about himsself. “I think I’d puke” if he haad to do a live TV interview, he told the magazine whiich named him one of 20118’s Next Generation Lead ders. He’s mum on his privaate life but has been linked to o Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid.

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DRAMA/COMEDY. 110 MIN. 2019. 18DLNS. JENNIFER LOPEZ is magnificent as Ramona, the stripper-cum-criminal mastermind who schemes to rob rich Wall Streeters who engineered the 2008 financial crash. The New York Times said it best: “You need made-up adjectives to convey the fusion of craft, nerve and energy that [Lopez] pulls off: she’s Denzelian, Pacinoesque . . .” Don’t miss this engrossing, fastpaced, thrilling movie. 50 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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THRILLER. 107 MIN. 2019. 16LPV. Detective Russell Poole (JOHNNY DEPP) and reporter Jack Jackson (Forest Whitaker) join forces to probe the murders of rappers The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Depp gives one of his best performances in ages. The ﬁlm delves into a labyrinthine conspiracy involving cops, politicians, gangsters and rappers who may or may not have been behind the killings – which remain unsolved.

SONG ABOUT HIS EX We don’t know much about his upcoming album but it seems Selena, his ex, inspired one of the tracks – according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, The Weeknd has registered a song titled Like Selena. They dated in 2017 but split after 10 months. ACTING DEBUT The singer plays himself in the new thriller Uncut Gems, opposite Adam Sandler – whose character, a jeweller, comes to blows with the singer. “He was a gentleman [on set],” Adam told Vulture. “I’m older than him. I don’t think he wanted to fight as hard as he could, but when we got cooking he was a strong guy, a tough guy. He was really bold to play himself and not be such a lovable guy in the movie.” FUN FACT Heartless, The Weeknd’s latest single, is his fourth track to hit the No 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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MOVIE

Big Willie style

The action star transforms into a pigeon in the upcoming animated adventure Spies in Disguise

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WATCH THIS PECKING ORDER Will Smith lends his voice to secret agent Lance Sterling, who cuts a dashing figure in a tuxedo. His sidekick is tech genius Walter Beckett (voiced by Spider-Man star Tom Holland), the Q to his James Bond. When Walter invents a device to transform agents into animals, a bizarre mishap causes Lance to become a pigeon – but a problem with the antidote prevents him from becoming human again. Despite this little setback, Lance and Walter have to take on a sinister villiain, Killian (Ben Mendelsohn).

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ASTRONOMY CLUB SEASON 1 NOW ON NETFLIX

This sketch show, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris’ first offering for Netflix, began life as an online series of shorts. “We’re black and we’re all stars,” says KEISHA ZOLLAR of the show’s name. “And like most stars, nobody knows our names.” Framed as a reality show, complete with “confessional” interviews and made-up drama, it’s about a group of comics who live in a Big Brother-style house.

STARS ALIGN Although Will and Tom co-star in the movie, their dialogue was recorded separately so they didn’t actually meet each other until the film’s premiere i December. “We made a whole movie together, but when you’re doing animation it’s just voice work. We literally just met for the first time,” Will told People magazine, explaining that he recorded his part in Los Angeles while Tom did his recordings in New York. BAD BOYS Will’s next movie is Bad Boys for Life, the third instalment

began way back in 1995. “Of all the movies I’ve done, Bad Boys is the one that people walk up to me on the street and say, ‘When are you going to do another one?’” the actor said in a recent interview. “They don’t say that about I Am Legend [or] Men in Black. It’s like Bad Boys is the one that people feel there’s meat on the bones.” Martin says when he was

, one who suggested casting Will Smith as his partner. “My sister . . . she brought Will to my attention,” the actor said during a recent appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. “So I called Will, we set up a dinner and he came to my house. Five minutes after talking to Will he got the job.” Bad Boys for Life opens in cinemas on 24 January.

LOCKDOWN SEASON 5 ON SHOWMAX

FROM 30 JANUARY Sophie Ndaba joins the cast of the award-winning drama set in the Thabazimbi Women’s Correctional Facility as it moves from Mzansi Magic to Showmax. Governor Deborah (PAMELA NOMVETE) is under pressure after too many deaths at the prison. Rivals Mazet and Tyson are still running the yard, for now. And Monde is trying to make things right with Vicky. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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CHILL OUT BOOKS

Good reads

COOK BOOK

These gripping new releases – and one book for the aspiring cook – are perfect weekend reads THE NIGHT FIRE

his tent. It looks as if he accidentally knocked over a lamp, setting BY MICHAEL CONNELLY himself alight, but the LAPD (ORION) R359* detective may well be searching for It pains me to say this because a poten potential murderer. I enjoy his writing so much, but Harry meanwhile has health this isn’t one of Michael issues he needs to sort out, Connelly’s best. READ and his half-brother, Detective Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch team up THESE Mickey Haller, makes a welcome appearance to again to investigate a cold help on that front. case after Harry’s old mentor The book doesn’t have the sharp dies. Harry and Renee try to unravel focus the author usually displays why he had the “murder book” with and it feels a bit like the middle of a the details of their investigation . . . trilogy. Still, it’s an entertaining read. Renee is also drawn into the case of a homeless man who was burnt in – CHARLENE ROLLS

BLUE MOON

THE SECRETS WE KEPT

BY LARA PRESCOTT (HUTCHINSON) R235* It’s been hailed as the greatest love story of the 20th century but writing the classic Dr Zhivago came at a heavy price for Russian author Boris Pasternak – after a labour of love of more than 40 years he was unable to have his magnum opus published at home because the censors regarded it as “anti-Soviet”. In this ﬁctionalised account of the saga Prescott focuses wider, showing the ripple eﬀect the book had on other lives. Pasternak agreed to have his book smuggled out of 52 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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Russia to be translated into Italian, but unbeknown to him America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) decided to publish it and sneak it back into the Soviet Union for use as a propaganda tool against communism. Irina, a Russian immigrant and CIA typist, is promoted to spy, but then falls for one of her trainers. This romance is doomed as much as the one that Pasternak writes about in his iconic novel. This haunting debut is a searing examination of the clash between love and duty, and the power of literature to change lives. – JANE VORSTER

BY MATT PRESTON (PAN MACMILLAN) R299* The aﬀable MasterChef Australia judge is as talented with wordsas heisinthe kitchen, and in this attractive recipe book he makes a convincing case for eating more vegetables. It consists almost exclusively of tantalising veggie recipes, beautifully photographed, clearly written and imaginatively titled. Take your pick from Papal Gnocchi, The Devil’s Miaow (with addictive caramel brussels sprouts) or The Handmaid’s Tale Undressed. It’s not gimmicky though – the recipes will delight the vegan or vegetarian in your home. But Matt goes further: with each recipe he includes a “meaty addition” for those who want to add an animal protein to the meal. At the back is a meat appendix where he oﬀers basic recipes for poultry, seafood, pork, lamb and beef, which you can mix and match with the main body of veggie recipes. “This book is about joy,” he writes in the introduction. “These are recipes written for people who love to eat; who understand the glories of the table and that eating together is more than just about nutrition. Sharing a meal is one of the key things that make us human.” – SANDY COOK

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BY LEE CHILD (BANTAM) R489* While travelling on a Greyhound bus, Jack Reacher spots an elderly man who’s asleep with a fat envelope stuﬀed full of money poking out from his pocket. Another passenger is watching the old man. His intention is clear, so when the old man gets oﬀ the bus Reacher is on hand to save him from the mugger. But in so doing he sets in motion a bloody war between two gangs – one Albanian and the other

Ukrainian – in an unnamed American city. I’m an avid Jack Reacher fan but although Blue Moon is fast-paced with lots of action, it sadly isn’t one of Child’s best eﬀorts. While previous novels were full of wit and clever plots, with Blue Moon it feels as if the author is just intent on piling up the dead bodies. Reacher behaves more like a cold and murderous vigilante than a knight in shining armour. It’s still entertaining but a bit too bloody for my liking. – ANDRÉ J BRINK

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE After buying his new hearing aid, the old man is excited as he heads back to the nursing home. “I am able to hear something two whole blocks away,” he tells his nurse. “Cool, I bet it costs a fortune . . . how much did you pay for it?” the curious nurse asks. The old man replies: “The time is five past three, my dear.”

SO KIND

A new teacher tries to teach psychology to children. She enters the classroom saying: “Whoever thinks he or she is stupid, please stand up!” After a few seconds a student stands up. The teacher addresses the little boy: “Why do you think you are stupid?” “I am not stupid, Miss, but I felt it was the friendly thing to do because you were the only one standing!”

A SPOOKY ENCOUNTER

A man is walking along the road next to the graveyard at midnight. It’s very dark and he is very anxious. Fortunately, he sees another man walking along the road ahead of him. He increases his pace so that he may catch up with the stranger for company until he passes the graveyard. With a nervous smile he turns to the stranger and says: “It looks very scary around here. I hope there are no ghosts lurking about.” The stranger replies: “I guess not. I have been living here since I died 20 years ago and I haven’t seen one yet.”

OUCH!

A little boy and a little girl are sit ting outside a clinic. One of them is crying very loudly. Little boy: Why are you crying? Little girl: I came here for a blood test. Little boy: So? Were you afraid? Little girl: “o, but for the blood test, they cut my finger and it hurts. At this, the little boy starts crying profusely.

TRAIN TALK A lady in a commuter train is reading a newspaper article about life and death statistics. Fascinated, she turns to the man next to her and asks, “Did you know that every time I breathe somebody dies?” “Really,” he says, “have you tried a good mouthwash?” The little girl is astonished. Little girl: Why are you crying now? Little boy: I’ve come for a urine test!

HOW RUDE!

A married couple returning from the intermission cannot find their seats in the dark theatre. The husband asks the fellow on the aisle, “Did someone step on your foot on the way out for the break?” “Yes, why? You did,” the fellow replies politely, expecting an apology. “Okay, honey,” the husband says to his wife, “this is our row.”

PEOPLE ARE STRANGE

A guy buys a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he puts it in his front yard and hangs a sign on it saying, “Free fridge. If you want it, you take it.” For three days, the fridge stands out there without even one person looking twice at it. Eventually he decides that people are sceptical when some thing sounds too good to be true, so he changes the sign to read, “Fridge for sale, R500.” The next day, someone steals it.

MY TEACHER

Kid: My teacher’s losing his mind, Mom. Mother: That’s terrible, why would you think that? Kid: Yesterday he said that three times four is 12. Today he is saying that 12 is six times two . . .

GUESSING GAME

A blonde is sitting at home one day

GOOD LAUGHS

when she decides she’s sick of hearing blonde jokes. She decides to dye her hair brown – and to see if it works in making her more intelligent, she goes to a farm and appro aches the farmer with the challenge: “If I can guess how many sheep you have, can I take one home?” The farmer chuckles to himself, before replying: “Sure, why not?” The blonde pulls out a calcu lator and does a bunch of terribly complicated equations and comes up with a number. She says to the farmer, “There are 314 sheep out there.” The farmer is astonished. “You’re right!” he exclaims. “Go take your pick”. The blonde takes a few minutes to pick a sheep, waves to the farmer and leaves. She’s sitting at home the next day when she hears a knock on her

front door. She opens it and finds the farmer standing there holding his hat. He says to her, “If I can guess your real hair colour, can I have my dog back?”

HELPFUL HUSBAND

Two married woman are talking over a cup of coffee at a shopping mall while taking a break from their shopping spree. The first woman says: “My husband is very busy lately and he doesn’t like that at all.” The second woman asks: “Why, what has he been doing?” The first woman replies: “What ever I tell him to.”

ATM CODES

A blonde woman is withdrawing money from an ATM. The blond man behind her in the line laughs, “Ha ha ha! I’ve seen your password. It’s four stars.” The blonde woman replies, “Ha ha, you are so wrong. It’s 1258, you fool.”

The big picture

Thandi is passionate about her art but she’s also struggling to make ends meet

HANDI couldn’t remember the first time she’d held a paintbrush or what she’d painted, but the feeling of a wet brush gliding across a bright, white canvas was, to her, the best thing in the world. It gave her so much joy and vitality every morning that she was sure it was what she’d been put on Earth to do. And afterwards, she took pleasure in inspecting her creations – whether they were vibrant sunsets, warm landscapes or relaxed portraits – and she felt a deep sense of accomplishment and purpose. This was one of the reasons she felt heartbroken by the words she was hearing. “I’m sorry, Ms Buluyo, but our gallery is full for the next seven months so we won’t be able to show your paintings at this time,” said Rebecca, a tall, dark54 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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skinned woman with a pink bow tied around her hair. “But you could try the other art galleries around here. There’s one near the museum and another by the new hip and trendy youth mall. I’m sure they’ll accept your work,” Rebecca added with a smile. Thandi wondered how she could smile at a time like this. She was devastated. She had already asked those galleries and they’d told her the same thing. “We’re full” or even worse, “Your style isn’t suitable for our clientele.” Solemnly, she grabbed her large portfolio and walked awkwardly out of the gallery and into the busy street. The scalding summer air blew into her face and she remembered her current situation. Her landlord was chasing her for this month’s overdue rent, and she was struggling with the pressure of having to pay off her student loan too. She couldn’t

help wondering if she was ever going to break into the art industry and actually make ends meet.

HANDI slumped down on a bench and threw her portfolio on the ground. She watched an old man with a thick black beard singing reggae songs and playing his guitar, and she closed her eyes and let out a big, deep sigh. Between the few paying freelance graphic design jobs she managed to work on during the day and the receptionist graveyard shifts at the hotel, Thandi had little time left to paint, let alone wander around galleries for exhibition opportunities. Listening to the old man’s melodic songs, she recalled her uncle’s words. “This art thing – I’m not so sure about

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FICTION

A woman in a bright blue dress sitting it. Why don’t you study nursing like your strange expressions, making all the pasat a table called out to her. sersby laugh. cousin? It’s a stable job, Nana.” “Thandi, right?” She set up her easel and screwed her It wasn’t just her uncle who tried to “Yes, that’s me,” she smiled. warn her. Her parents lived far out in the canvas tightly in place. She quickly out“My name is Louise Harrison. I own sticks in Limpopo so while she was stud- lined the wild postures and gestures of ying in Cape Town she constantly had to the kids. One boy couldn’t hold his pose that gallery over there,” she said, pointing face similar comments from her aunts and soon lost his balance, tumbling to at cream-coloured building with the words “Sunrise Gallery” painted in large and cousins about her “risky” or “tough” the ground. “Loyiso always loses at statues. He’s letters over the door. career choice. “Rebecca called me and told me about Now, sitting under the jacaranda tree not a princess like me,” Ruth informed in the park with a bag full of paintings her, elegantly lifting her arms like a bal- your amazing work. She hardly ever sings any artist’s praises, so I listened to and a career going nowhere, she was lerina. The kids were having fun – and so was what she had to say. starting to think that maybe they were “She told me that even a sceptical, Thandi. Attracted by the scene, a few right. “Excuse me, ma’am, can I see your people started to gather around to watch hoity toity enthusiast of impressionism with 20 years of experience in the art painting?” asked a little boy with a jag- her paint. After about 10 minutes, only Ruth and industry like myself will have my socks ged, uncombed Afro. Thandi looked down at her bag and Timothy were left standing in their pos- blown off.” Thandi laughed. Rebecca did care after saw that one of her paintings was stick- es. Thandi was about to release them when another small boy shyly ap- all, she thought. ing out of her portfolio. “I’ll be honest, I wasn’t convinced. But “Sure,” Thandi mustered up a weak proached and asked if he could be in the Rebecca sent me some photos of your smile and pulled out a large vibrant por- picture as well. work and then I saw you paint trait of one of the models all those kids in the park and she’d painted at an art festival ‘Why don’t you study nursing like your I was captivated by your skill. the year before. cousin? It’s a stable job, Nana’ She was right – you’re amaz“Oh, wow. It’s so big and so ing!” pretty. I love all the blue and “Thank you,” Thandi managed to mutShe smiled warmly and told him to spiral green bits, and her eyes,” the little stand next to Ruth. Then two older ter. She was struggling to believe what boy said as he stared in wonder. Thandi pulled out another one – an school children asked if they could join she was hearing. “I would be honoured to exhibit your orange and red painting of a mountain in too. And then another four arrived. By now, a huge crowd had formed around art in my gallery,” Louise continued. “We range. can talk more about this over coffee “Oh, wow,” he exclaimed again. “I love Thandi to enjoy the spectacle. The old reggae musician came over tomorrow, if you’re interested. it.” “Yes, I am. Absolutely!” Thandi was Thandi couldn’t help but laugh. “Thank and started to play for the gathering, and you. It took a long time to paint but it Ruth insisted he also be included in the beaming as she exchanged contact information with the gallery owner. painting. was fun. What’s your name?” She stood fixed to the spot for a couple As she worked, Thandi heard people “Timothy,” he told her, and then he turned around to call his friends over to commenting on how well she worked of minutes as Louise walked away. Her come and see her “super cool” paintings. and how beautiful her painting was. head was filled with a constellation of Five other kids rushed over to the bench Some offered to buy it, but she refused, emotions. It may not be stable and it may be tough and risky, as her family consaying this one was just for fun. and oohed and aahed over her work. stantly told her, but Thandi was now sure “Can you paint us?” Timothy asked. “I see this one has 10 people at a table. HANDI lost track of time and she was on the right track. Passion has a Please will you paint us?” the sun was starting to slowly way of attracting a crowd, and forging a “Okay, but it won’t be very detailed. set behind the buildings at path to success. “I love painting,” she sighed happily, sitAnd you’re all going to have to stay still the far end of the park. for at least five minutes so I can get your The crowd gradually dis- ting down and ordering a well-earned poses. Like playing statue.” persed. Timothy and Ruth coffee before going home to deliver the A girl wearing a yellow sundress were picked up by their parents and only good news to her landlord. named Ruth shot her hand in the air. the old man was left softly singing and “Statue? Oh, I can play statue!” All the strumming his guitar. WRITE FOR US AND EARN R1 000! kids packed up in giggles. Thandi neatly wrapped her paint We’re looking for good short stories of about brushes in clingfilm and placed them in 1 500 words to use in the magazine and on our digital platforms. Include your contact details HANDI positioned the kids her large canvas portfolio. and the following signed declaration to the She waved goodbye to the man and near the fountain in the midstories you submit: I declare that the attached dle of the park and told them carried her new painting under her arm story is my original work. Send us a copy of the to make funny poses for the as she walked out of the park and back story, not the original. Post your story to DRUM Fiction, PO Box painting. The children twisted onto the street. She passed the national 653284, Benmore, 2010, or email fiction@ their legs and hips and gallery and crossed the road heading drum.co.za squished and stretched their faces into towards a café.

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We live in the internet age where information is accessible at the stroke of a key. Typing keywords into search engines such as Google helps you find information fast – but make sure you use trusted sources.

Research

Knowledge is power – but gathering information can seem like a daunting task. Here’s how to make research fun skills you’ll use for the rest of your life. These skills include: self-discipline time management teamwork written communication abilities self-study research.

WHAT IS RESEARCH?

OMETIMES it might seem as if your teachers are trying to make your life difficult with all the tasks, assignments and projects they give you throughout the school year. You might even think they enjoy spoiling your weekends and holidays with extra work. But that definitely isn’t the case! Assignments help teachers evaluate whether you understand what you’ve learnt and if you’re able to practically implement your knowledge, understanding and skills. Your insight and creativity are tested and you’re exposed to a host of 56 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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Research is the systematic investigation and examination of material and sources to establish facts, and then draw logical conclusions from these facts. Research skill is the ability to search, find, gather, analyse, interpret and evaluate information that’s relevant to the topic of study.

INFORMATION SOURCES

Up until a few years ago the only place learners could find information for their assignments and projects were libraries. Books are a good source of information and libraries have thousands of books. Most towns and cities in South Africa have public libraries that oﬀer Letters can be an important source of information about the past.

free access to books and other reading material. Becausetheyhavesomanybooks,manylibraries organise their books according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Each book gets a Dewey number between 000 and 999 and is arranged numerically on the shelves. When you’re looking for information on a topic, it’s besttostartwiththegeneralresearchsection (000). Some encyclopaedias are divided into separate volumes alphabetically, while others are divided according to topic. We now live in the information age and the internet (or worldwide web) is a virtually limitless source of information at our fingertips. Search engines such as Google and Bing help us access information when we type in specific search terms (keywords). But it’s becoming increasingly diﬃcult to distinguish facts from false information.Whenworkingonaschoolproject,ratheruse websites with academic articles than personal opinions or blogs as your sources. It’s also important to learn to organise information logically and meaningfully, to think about things critically, and to compare information from various sources. Information can be conveyed in many forms, such as: Visual information – pictures, illustrations and paintings. Written information – letters,

IN THE CLASSROOM We can gather verbal information by interviewing a person who is a primary source.

Social sciences

TRY WRITING A PARAGRAPH USING THE PEEL METHOD

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Books are still an B important source of information. Libraries stock thousands of books on every topic imaginable. diaries, books, newspapers, almanacs, reports and encyclopaedias. Verbal information from people – stories, interviews and anecdotes. Information from objects –anyphysicalobject that can provide information, such as statues, buildings and weapons. When it comes to sources, there are two types – primary and secondary sources. A primary source is an original document or othermaterialthathasn’tbeenchangedoredited in any way. It’s usually produced by someone with direct, personal knowledge of the events described. It’s used as an original source of information on the topic. Primary sources contain first-hand information, which means it’s the author’s personal interpretation and account of a specific topic or event they were part of. A primary source can also be a person. Examples of primary sources include: Original documents such as diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, records, accounts by witnesses and autobiographies. Empirical scientific studies such as research articles, clinical case reports, case studies and academic theses. Works of art such as poetry, music, videos or photography. Secondary sources interpret, evaluate or discuss information found in a primary source. Secondary sources acknowledge primary sources, as well as other secondary sources used, to draw a conclusion on a specific topic of study. Secondary sources are publications such as

The PEEL method of paragraph writing is ideal for academic writing. Try it out: P = POINT

The first sentence is a statement in which you make your point.

E = EXPLANATION

The next sentence must explain your statement.

E = EVIDENCE

Now back up your point using evidence and examples.

L = LINK

Link back to the question in the original assignment.

textbooks,magazinearticles,bookreviews,opinion pieces, encyclopaedias and almanacs.

HOWTO DO RESEARCH

Now that you know and understand the various sources of information, how do you go about doing your research? Follow these steps: Make sure you know exactly what’s expected of you by understanding the wording of the assignment. If you’re unsure of the meaning of any of the words, look them up in a dictionary. Structure the assignment and plan how you’re going to tackle the task and arrange the information. Decide on your topic and subsections so the information is presented in a logical way. Find your sources and information. Organise the information. Include a title page, index, introduction, contents, conclusion and bibliography (a list of your sources). Now write your own version (interpretation) of the information you’ve gathered, making sure it’s presented in a meaningful, logical order. TEXT: CUM LAUDE MEDIA SOURCES: KIDS.KIDDLE.CO, MIELIESTRONK.COM, MYKLASKAMER.COM, VIRTUALLIBRARY.INFO, ICTS.UCT.AC.ZA

FIND OUT MORE

To find out more about primary and secondary sources go to: tinyurl. com/whichsources-is-which

PLAGIARISM AND COPYRIGHT When you read a documentary source (something someone else wrote), you can’t just use the information as is without reference to or acknowledgement of the author of the original source. Rather, read the information critically, interpret the most important facts and reproduce them in your own words. But you still need to reference the source. If you do publish (or copy) someone else’s ideas and words pretending it’s your own original work, you’re committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is illegal and is the same as stealing. Copyright is a set of exclusive rights given to the authors or creators of: books articles music artworks movies songs computer programs. Copyright gives an author or creator the right to control the use and distribution of their original work.

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MAKE YOUR OWN MINI SOLAR SYSTEM

Build a model of our solar system to help remember the planets’ names and the order they’re located in COMPILED BY JACO HOUGH-COETZEE INFOGRAPHIC: MICHAEL DE LUCCHI

OU’RE often asked to do school projects where you need to gather information from sources. But sometimes it’s nice build something to help you visualise and memorise the information. In this fun DIY project you’ll build your own solar system – our sun and all the planets orbiting it.

WHAT YOU NEED

STEP ST EP 1 Paint the box black inside and out. Use a paintbrush to spatter small white dots onto the black to represent the stars. Put the box on its longest side.

A box no smaller than 40x25x15cm Cardboard Nine kebab skewers

Transparent fishing line

Glue

SUN

Plastic cups

Mercury

Box cutter

NOW YOU KNOW The sun accounts for 99,8% of all the mass in our solar system. Its size is equal to 1,3 million Earths.

Cut in half Nine polystyrene balls: one large (sun), two medium (Jupiter and Saturn), two smaller (Uranus and Neptune) and four even smaller (Mercury, Earth, Venus and Mars) Acrylic paint in black, white, blue, red and yellow plus paintbrushes Strong sticky tape 58 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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STEP 2 Cut the sun ball in half. Stick a skewer halfway through each of the other balls – this is so you can hold them while you paint. Paint the balls in various colours (see below) and let them dry by putting them on the cups. Use these colours for the sun and each planet: Sun yellow, red and orange (yellow and red) Mercury grey (black and white) Venus light yellow (yellow and white) Earth blue, green (blue and yellow) and white Mars rusty brown (red, yellow

and black) Jupiter red, brown, orange (red and yellow) and white Saturn yellowish brown (yellow and brown) Uranus blueish green (blue and yellow) Neptune blue

HOW DID THE SUN COME TO BE?

AND THE PLANETS?

About 4,6 billion years ago, gravity compressed a cloud of gas and dust into a sphere. It started rotating, and when the hydrogen in its core became so hot that it caught fire a star (the sun) was formed.

Venus Earth

Planets

The rest of the gas-and-dust cloud rotated around the sun in a Frisbee shape. The particles in the disc started colliding, attracting one another until they became increasingly larger objects, and eventually planets.

STEP 7 Secure the knots in the fishing line with sticky tape. To make it less visible, paint another layer of black paint over the tape.

STEP 6 Punch eight holes in the “ceiling” of the box. Suspend the planets in the same order as step 2 – nearest to farthest from the sun. (The distance between the planets isn’t to scale.) Poke the ends of the fishing line through the holes in the box and make knots.

Mars Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

WHY THE COLOURS?

STEP 5 Pull out the skewers from the planets. Stick the sun to the left inside wall of the box. Cut eight lengths of fishing line. Tie a knot in one end of each line and glue one line into each skewer hole. Secure with sticky tape.

MERCURY’s surface is rock and dust – hence the grey colour. VENUS has a carbon dioxide atmosphere, making it appear light yellow. EARTH’s oceans make it look blue while land masses appear green and the clouds white. MARS is reddish brown because of the iron dioxide in its surface soil. JUPITER The sulphur, ammonia and ice in Jupiter’s outermost atmosphere appear as thick brown, orange and white rings. SATURN’s atmosphere contains gasses such as ammonia, which look yellowish brown. URANUS The methane ice in its atmosphere appears greenish blue. NEPTUNE has more methane ice and is further from the sun than Uranus, so it appears bluer.

STEP 3 To make Saturn’s ring, put the Saturn ball on a piece of cardboard then draw a circle around it and another wider circle around that one. Use the box cutter to cut the inner circle out then cut around the outer edge of the outer circle to form a ring.

Hole the fishing line must go into.

STEP 4 Paint the ring light yellow and leave to dry. Fit the Saturn ball inside the ring and attach it with glue.

SOURCES: ASSABFN.CO.ZA, BLOG.HOBBYCRAFT.CO.UK, CLARAANDMACY.COM, DMYLOGI.RU, MIELIESTRONK.COM, SCIENCING.COM, UNIVERSETODAY.COM, WIKIHOW.COM, WIKIPEDIA.ORG

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By road or by air? A

Which direction? A

Match the picture to the arrow pointing the same way. 1

Road

Air

Match the shadow A

Get the birds to the trees

On the road wordsearch The words in the list below right are hidden in the grid â&#x20AC;&#x201C; up, down, diagonal, backwards or forwards. Find and circle them.

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d s t h g i l t e e r t s e

m o t o r c y c l e s a s l

p a v e m e n t z t s r s c

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j t g y a n g x i p i s r s s b c o t d r r o c u s a c r r k a b s c e o r z b e z

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bakkies bicycles cars delivery vans drivers licence motorcycles pavement potholes robots safety belt signs speed

streetlights tar taxis trucks zebra crossing

Count them all

Load up! What doesn’t ﬁt?

Circle the odd one out in each row.

What do you think the truck is carrying? Add it into the picture and colour it in.

Complete the picture

Gear up Cut out each sport item and glue it into the matching sport group. A

D Draw a matching symbol next to each correct piece.

Picnic at the park Carmen, Michael, Lisa and Lunga each brought something for their picnic in the park. Use the clues to work out what each c d brought. Fill in the grid with Yes or No in each square. child Neither of the girls brought fruit. Carmen brought something sweet. Michael brought something that grows on trees.

Match the shadow A

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ANSWERS Which direction? A-4, B-5, C-2, D-3, E-1. By road or by air? Road: A, C, D, F; Air: B, E, G, H. Match the shadow (plane) H. Gear up A-2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12. B-1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10. Complete the picture A- , B- , C- , D- . Match the shadow (ship) C. Something ďŹ shy! 13.

Find the opposites Match the pictures

Connect the dots

Find 5 diﬀerencess

Something ﬁshy!

At the beach

How many ﬁsh are in the lake? Find two identical ﬁsh.

Circle the items you don’t need at the beach.

Get Rowdy to the party

Find the hidden items

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FUN & GAMES WORDSEARCH NO. 425 HOW TO DO IT Find a word, circle its letters and cross it off the list. Words might be forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonal but are in a straight line, never skipping letters. Some letters are used more than once. Tick the small box next to a word as you find it in the jumble. A diagonal line between words indicates they can be found separately in the grid. U B M Z D A L L O S A U R U S

T R I C E R A T O P S R A U U

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SUDOKU NO. 115 (HARD)

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HOW TO PLAY The Sudoku puzzle is a grid, divided into nine columns up and down, nine rows side to side and nine 3x3 square boxes. You have to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so each row, each column and each box contains the same number only once. Use the numbers that are already filled in as clues.

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STAND A CHANCE TO WIN R500!

Unscramble the letters in the blue blocks to get what you call a person who looks after kids. SMS the keyword DRUM followed by your answer, name and town or city to 36400*.

PICTURE PUZZLE

NO. 1271 KAIZER CHIEFS PLAYER (8,7)

USED FOR LOOKING AT STARS

NOT PRESENT

FOR THE MOTORIST

BUCCANEER

IMPORNERVOUS TING AND ......... TWITCH

DEADLY ILLNESS

AMERICAN ACTRESS (6,8)

FANCY NEEDLEWORK

GREEK LETTER

PAINTING

CRAVING

SYMBOL FOR A KISS

BEER

TART

RACED

WHEEL COVER

FEELING

MORNING

STUDY

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TUBE

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OUTSIZE

SA RUGBY TEAM

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POKER STAKE

TON

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TO STAND A CHANCE OF WINNING, CORRECTLY COMPLETE THE PICTURE PUZZLE AND UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS IN THE BLUE BLOCKS TO SPELL OUT THIS WEEK’S HIDDEN WORD. USE THE CLUE TO HELP YOU. SMS THE WORD DRUM FOLLOWED BY YOUR ANSWER, NAME AND TOWN OR CITY TO 36400 BEFORE 6 FEBRUARY 2020. *SMSES COST R1,50 EACH. THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO SOUTH AFRICAN CELLPHONE NUMBERS ONLY. YOU MUST BE THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE CELLPHONE OR HAVE THE OWNER’S PERMISSION TO USE IT. NO POSTAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. KEEP YOUR COMPLETED PUZZLE IN CASE YOU WIN. WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED BY RANDOM DRAW. THE EDITOR’S DECISION IS FINAL. THE COMPETITION IS CLOSED TO STAFF (AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES) OF MEDIA24.

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NEWS E’S happiest with his shirt off, cavorting in the open air with his four-legged buddies, some of whom weigh four times more than he does and could kill him with one swipe of a giant paw. Meet Kody Antle – a real-life Tarzan who’s become a social media sensation thanks to his incredible bond with wild animals. The 29-year-old’s Instagram account is filled with videos of him play-wrestling Bengal tigers, monkeying around with chimps and hanging out with Bubbles the elephant, all of which reside at his family’s Myrtle Beach Safari park in South Carolina in the USA. It doesn’t hurt that Kody himself is easy on the eyes. With his long hair, playful grin and chiselled body, he’s something of an attraction himself. But he shrugs off the attention – his focus is solely on his animal pals with whom he seems to share a secret language. “I really believe I have some otherworldly connection with these animals because of the way I’ve been raised,” he said. “We have this Tarzan-like connection.” Kodyy mayy be “the onlyy p person in the

Kody Antle of Myrtle Beach Safari park in the USA with his “big sister”, Bubbles the elephant.

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world living like this”, said his father, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle. The veteran conservationist founded the 20-hectare sanctuary in 1982 with the aim of saving many rare and endangered species from extinction. Today these include tigers, lions, cheetahs, orangutans, chimpanzees, gibbons and gorillas. He credits his love for wild and exotic animals to his upbringing on a cattle ranch in Arizona where, from a young age, he’d raise and care for every animal he could get his hands on. Later he travelled the world and spent many years in Asia where he received a doctorate in medicine and learnt to work with tigers. Today he’s widely recognised as one of the top animal trainers in the world – and his skills have been used in more than 500 films, including Ace Ventura, Mighty Joe Young and Dr Dolittle. ODY and his younger sister, Tawny Sky, were born and raised at the park, which today is considered one of the premier private wildlife facilities in the world. For these siblings, playtime was spent not inside with toys but tumbling around outside with an assortment of lion cubs and baby monkeys. “Growing up, I realised my life was unique,” Kody said. “I always had a deeper connection to animals and I just wanted to be naked running around with tigers.” Getting to know a wild animal starts from birth, said Kody, who’s the park’s main trainer and often travels to Asia and Africa to help train staff at other wildlife facilities. “Building a relationship takes time, but animals will actually show you a side of themselves you didn’t know existed, whether it’s their intelligence or a unique personality trait.” One of the animals he’s closest to is Bubbles – or his “big sister” as he refers to the elephant. His father rescued her as a calf in South Africa in 1984 after poachers had killed her parents. One of the park’s biggest attractions is Hercules the liger. Bred from a female tiger and a male lion, he tips the scale at more than 400kg and stands 3,4m tall on his hind legs. Small wonder he’s a threetime Guinness World Records titleholder for the largest living cat.

For Kody, whose job it is to workk and care fo or the nearly 70 big cats, a large chu unk of his day is dedicated to answ wering the many queries he gets on n Instagram. Probably the most common question is why he blows into the tigers’ facces when he’s playing with them m. As he explained it’s called “chu uffing” – and “it’s a type off communication unique to tigers”. But whille his 1,7 million followers usually haave no problem with his posts, his u uploads have on occasion landed him m in hot water. Last yeaar he caught flak over a video in which w he’s seen giving his dog a bath h with the help of two of his chimp paals, Vali and Sugriva. The three are sseen soaping the pooch in a tub to th he tune of Splish Splash. While many m found it cute and funny, others criticised it, saying it was unnatural beehaviour. “I don’t trust those chimps. They Th belong in the wild. Chimps aren’t petss,” one unhappy viewer wrote. This isn’t the first time one of the park’s apes has caused c a stir. Sugriva went viral early last year when she was seen using a phone. The video even caugght the attention of renowned primatolo ogist Jane Goodall. “I’m veryy disappointed to see the inappropriate portrayal of a juvenile chimpanzee in this video, which is circulating on social m media,” the 85-year-old said in a strongly worded statement. “Chimpanzees are highly social animals, veryy intelligent and have complex emotions like humans – it’s imperative that we po ortray them appropriately.” ET for many animal-lovers the park remains an irresistible attraction – a chance to get up close and personal with these magnificent beasts. Many strive to work there but the park has strict criteria for wannabe employees. For startters, all staff must complete an intensive apprenticeship. a No formal education is required but recruits must be single and d childless. They also have to be within 100kg of their “perfect athletic weight or working to get there” and fit, which traanslates to being able to do push-ups and pull-ups and run 20km. They mu ust also be vegetarian and not smoke or drink. Most importantly, they have to commit to the park not simply as

L LEFT: Kody’s Instagram is full o of images of the park’s animals. p Here he playfully H eeds a young fe tiiger named Chai. BELOW LEFT: Trust and love,” “T e said of this pic. he ELOW: Hanging BE with the park’s w huge liger h – a lion/tiger hybrid. h BOTTOM: Kody B cchilling with pal Vali. The chimp V was crowned w tthe park’s Halloween H pumpkin king. p

a workplace but as a lifestyle – and as a result they get little time off. “A lot don’t last,” Bhagavan says. “I tell my apprentices: after two years all you’re going to do is know what we do for a living, but you’re not going to know how we do it. In five years, they go, ‘Wow, it’s really complicated’. And in 10 years most of them don’t want to do it. It’s hard work.” And for all those wondering, Kody hasn’t found his real-life Jane yet – so potential suitors better prepare to get their chuff on. SOURCES: AOL.COM, INSTAGRAM, MYRTLEBEACHSAFARI.COM, NDTV.COM, ROLLINGSTONE.COM www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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I FORGAVE HIM SO I COULD LIVE The daughter of anti-apartheid activist Glenack Mama tells DRUM how forgiving her father’s killer, Eugene de Kock, allowed her to finally find happiness

‘Because of all the anger I had bottled up towards him, he was essentially killing me too’

BY SIYABONGA DZIMBILI PICTURES: PAPI MORAKE

T WAS a bone-chilling sight: a man’s blackened body seated in a burnt-out minibus, his hands still clutching the steering wheel. For nine-year-old Candice Mama, seeing the picture changed her world forever. For years her mother tried to shield her from the truth of what happened to her father – but one glance at that gruesome shot said it all. Her father, Glenack Masilo Mama, had died a terrible death at the hands of Eugene de Kock, one of the most notorious men to come out of the apartheid era. The harrowing image caused Candice to sink into a debilitating depression that threatened to overwhelm her life until she realised there was only one way to move on: she needed to forgive the man who’d murdered her father. And so she embarked on a journey that is nothing short of inspiring, even speaking out in support of De Kock’s release at his parole hearing. Her journey is now detailed in her new book, Forgiveness Redefined – a powerful memoir that relives the moment of horror when she saw that terrible picture, revisits her battle with depression and ultimately sees her emerging as a poster child for the power of forgiveness. Candice hopes her book will provide support to others who’ve endured trauma and help them realise one thing: that holding on to grief and grudges only makes the poison seep deeper.

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HE picture of Glenack Mama featured in the book Into the Heart of Darkness: Confessions of Apartheid’s Assassins by investigative journalist Jacques Pauw. Glenack was one of the men known as the Nelspruit Five, a group of Umkhonto we Sizwe cadres who were ambushed and killed in 1992 as they tried to smuggle weapons into South Africa. Their vehicle – with the men inside –

was set alight to destroy forensic evidence. De Kock, a police colonel, was running death squads from Vlakplaas near Pretoria at the time, ordering acts of such brutality he became known as Prime Evil. He was arrested in 1994 and later convicted and sentenced to two life terms for murdering six men, the Nelspruit Five included, and a further 212 charges for crimes against humanity. Candice was only nine months old

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when her dad died, and growing up she knew very little about him. She would hear snippets of conversation when her mom, Sandra, had visitors over and they would discuss Glenack and the Nelspruit Five. “I knew my father was dead and I knew he was killed by a man called Eugene de Kock, but that was it. “There was this book, Into the Heart of Darkness, that my mother had and that I knew had a picture of my father in it but I wasn’t allowed to look at it. My mother would show it to the adults who came to our house and they would just cry.” One day, home alone, Candice found the book. “I’d memorised the page number because I’d heard the grown-ups mentioning it a few times. I turned to the page and saw my dad’s burnt body gripping the steering wheel.” That marked the start of not only a deep depression, but also terrifying panic attacks brought on by severe stress. It hung like a dark cloud over her childhood and teenage years until, when she was 16, she woke with a pain in her chest so bad she thought she was having a heart attack. Her doctor said it had been a panic attack. “But he said he had never seen symptoms that severe in someone my age.” That was a turning point for Candice. “I knew I had to come to terms with my loss. I needed to understand the essence of apartheid because what we were taught at school was very basic. “The more I understood the system, the better I was able to come to terms with my father’s death.” And the more research she did, the more she realised she needed to forgive De Kock. “This man killed my father and now,

because of all the anger I had bottled up towards him, he was essentially killing me too. “I realised I hadn’t really lived – I didn’t know what it was to be happy and I wanted that. That’s why I chose to forgive him.”

T WAS never her intention to draw attention to herself for forgiving her father’s murderer, she says, but a post she wrote on Facebook changed all that. The year was 2014 and Candice had been to visit De Kock in prison as part of a National Prosecuting Authority victim and perpetrator dialogue programme. “I met the man who killed my father today and I forgave him,” she wrote on the social-media platform afterwards. “I think the idea of forgiveness is one everybody should entertain.” Candice had just 100 Facebook friends at the time so she didn’t expect anything to happen – but dozens of shares later her post had gone viral. Requests for media interviews followed along with requests for her to share her story as a motivational speaker. Meeting De Kock was a true test of whether she could forgive him, Candice says. “I asked him one question – whether he’d forgiven himself for all the things he’d done. He said to me, ‘When you have done the things I have done, how can you forgive yourself?’ “At that moment I just broke down. For the first time I was seeing someone who wasn’t just the things they’d done but a person who felt pain, like I did.” The following year she spoke in De Kock’s favour at his parole hearing as she believed it would be “for the greater good” if he was freed. f d.

ABOVE: Candice and her family – (from left) Ashley Mama, Vuyo Khala, Sandra Mama and Roy Mama – with Eugene de Kock. RIGHT: Anti-apartheid activist Glenack Mama, Candice and her mom Sandra. FAR RIGHT: Her book was published in December.

“Through the prison’s dialogue programme he had helped a lot of families find closure,” she says. “But because there were some things he couldn’t do, like help point out the location of the bodies of some of his victims, I thought if he could do more good when he was on the outside, then helping to secure his release would be a worthy cause to get behind.” As Candice’s profile grew, the world started to take notice. In 2017 she was presented with the Beacon of Dignity award in New York by three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Evelin Lindner for her contribution in the field of forgiveness. Lindner is the founding president of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, a global transdisciplinary fellowship of academics and doctors who promote dignity and transcending humiliation around the world. And last year Candice was named as one of the 33 most inspirational women in the world byy Vogue g Paris, featuringg allongside former US first lady Michelle Obama O and Nobel Peace Prize winner an nd education activist Malala Yousafzai. Now Candice hopes her book will teeach people about the healing power off forgiveness. “A lot of people think forgiiveness is about the next p erson, when in fact it’s ab bout you,” she says. “It is about you taking back yo our power and no longer h aving an emotional attachment to th he trauma you went w through.” Only then, she saays, will you truly be able to live. live

Heiron Joseph Nel has been wheelchair-bound since an accident in 2005. He now paints beautiful artworks using his mouth.

DON’T PITY ME – JUST LET ME PAINT Heiron was paralysed in a diving accident but discovered a talent that’s turned him into a sought-after artist BY KIM ABRAHAMS PICTURE: MISHA JORDAAN

HE first thing you notice when you walk into the lounge are the colours: vibrant artworks are e v er y w h ere, on th e couches and tables, lending a cheerful aspect to the space. Most of the canvases depict the Western Cape’s scenic countryside. Here and there are pictures wrapped in plastic, ready to be delivered to their buyers. “Many of my paintings are done in bright colours,” says Heiron Joseph Nel, from Vredenburg on the West Coast. “You won’t find a lot of darkness in my work. I’m trying to tell you, ‘Look, there’s light at the end of the tunnel’.” Heiron was left paralysed from the neck down after a harrowing diving accident in 2005. Just 27 at the time, he fractured his neck and lost the use of all his limbs. The catastrophic accident pushed him to the brink of despair and even led him to attempt suicide but these days quadriplegia doesn’t get Heiron (40) down. In fact, through his condition he’s discovered a remarkable talent he otherwise might never have known he had. Using just his teeth and lips to grip and move a paintbrush between palette and 70 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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canvas, Heiron creates exquisite art. He often spends up to 15 hours perfecting a piece but that time can double depending on the amount of detail required. And yes, he says, there are times when he’s unhappy with the finished product. Then he simply gets rid of it and starts from scratch. He’s fussy, he says, but it’s this perfectionism that’s seen his work being sold as far away as Germany. He’s even had big brands such as restaurant franchise Spur and advertising agency M&C

Saatchi Abel commission his work. “Sitting in a wheelchair, painting for 15 hours a day isn’t for the fainthearted,” he says. “But to see something that was once blank eventually become a story – that drives me to get up in the morning.”

EIRON’S life changed one hot New Year’s Day. He was braaiing with friends on a beach near Langebaan when he decided to go for a swim. “I swam towards a big rock, climbed on top of it and did a back flip. The momentum sent me right down to the sandbank,” Heiron recalls. He landed head first and recalls the

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NEWS sound of his neck snapping. “It happened so quickly. There was no pain, only numbness,” he says. “I was busy drowning anyway, so I was out of it.” Heiron’s friends weren’t really paying attention. They knew he was a good swimmer so they were used to him taking risky dives then resurfacing later. Fortunately, an elderly lady who lived in a beach house nearby was watching in horror as Heiron failed to reappear. In a panic she sent her grandson to get him out of the water. “When he brought me out, everybody went crazy calling the ambulance and trying to save me,” Heiron says. “They tried to resuscitate me. When I eventually came around, the first thing I asked for was a cigarette.” He was taken to Vredenburg Provincial Hospital where doctors tried to stabilise him. Then he was transferred to Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, about 150km away. Heiron spent six months in an intensive care unit. There was a lot of saltwater in his lungs, which meant he couldn’t breathe unaided, and doctors feared he wouldn’t make it. For months they battled to wean him off the ventilator. “Eventually things changed for the better and I became stronger,” Heiron says. But he was distraught when doctors broke the news of his paralysis. “I was emotional, devastated. I didn’t understand the magnitude of what was taking place.” Initially he didn’t want to live. “I could hear people saying this man will never be able to do anything for himself again. I was an adventurous person. I was in the prime of my life.” Heiron’s despair led him to attempt suicide. Eight weeks into his hospital stay, he overheard the doctor ask nurses

eart attack in 1994 when she was 37. is aunt Elizabeth Koopman (67) has een his guardian since then. Heiron ys it’s great to be back home. “I’m really enjoying my life now. eeting up with old school friends is ing me a world of good.” , and cousin Vincent. Elizabeth legally became his guardian after his mother, Wilma Joseph, died in 1994.

about the pressure of the release valve on the ventilator. He figured if the doctor was asking about it every morning, it had to be important to his survival. “One Tuesday afternoon I just decided I’d had enough so I started chewing on that thing. “Next thing I knew the doctor and the physiotherapist were working on me. I’d gone into cardiac arrest.” A social worker was brought in to counsel him and Heiron says from that day everything changed. “I had this person sitting next to me every day, talking to me. My whole mindset changed.” In the six months he spent in hospital, he underwent spinal fusion surgery, during which doctors took part of his hip bone and used it, along with titanium plates, to rebuild his neck. He also had an hour-long physiotherapy and occupational therapy session every day. For three months after his discharge from hospital he stayed at the Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with Physical Disabilities. In September 2005 he was moved to the Eric Miles Cheshire Home in Milnerton where he stayed until December 2018. Heiron is now back at home in Vredenburg and shares a house with one of his four siblings, Roxanne von Weichardt (28). His mom, Wilma Joseph, died of a FROM FAR LEFT: Some of the work he’s done – a painting of Nelson Mandela; athlete Wayde van Niekerk after he broke the 400m men’s world record; Lion’s Head in Cape Town; and women and a child in a village.

HE painting bug bit in 2006. “I’d moved into this home and it was boring. You get up in the morning, they feed you, you spend time in the sun – the same old routine,” he says. “One day I heard a commotion and saw about 15 residents move into one area. They were doing beadwork and painting. A volunteer asked me if I wanted to join in, and I said yes. So he shoved a brush into my mouth and I painted a beaver.” Heiron loved it and started painting more regularly. At first he painted for fun, but because it’s such an expensive hobby, he now only paints on a commission basis. Each German-imported tube of oil paint costs him R200. The cheaper option costs between R30 and R50 but the quality doesn’t meet his standards. Clients pay R2 500 for a standard-size painting, which is almost the size of an A3 page, but for bigger, more intricate work he charges much more. Heiron isn’t keen to disclose how much. “Let’s just say I’m comfortable,” he quips. He has a good support system. During the day an assistant helps him shower and get dressed, and he has a night assistant who does things such as turn him over to prevent bed sores. Since his accident, Heiron has regained limited use of his arms. At first he drove his motorised wheelchair with his chin. Then 16 months later he was able to move an arm. Although his right arm has no wrist function, he can pick it up and use it to manoeuvre the wheelchair’s gear lever. On his left side he can move only his shoulder. There are still times his condition leaves him feeling hopeless, but his family and friends don’t pity him and that makes all the difference. “No one treats me like a baby,” he says. “I’ve seen cases where everything gets done for that person and that can make you very despondent.” But despondency won’t get the job done – and when it comes to this perfectionist’s work, only the best will do. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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MY TOUGH LESSON

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T FEELS as it was yest day. On 1 2019, I went departme bour’s offic don to submit documents to claim my Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) benefit for the first time. A single thought buzzed in my mind as the hours ticked along slowly and the queue shuffled at a snail’s pace: “I don’t belong here.” It wasn’t the length of the queue that bothered me. It was the stories my unemployed fellow South Africans were sharing, and the stench of alcohol on some – evidence of the previous night’s activities. Some were talking about how they were fired because they’d absconded from work or got into fights with their bosses. Like them, I was jobless but I didn’t want to be among them. I wasn’t reeking of a hangover on a working day. I hadn’t lost my job because I didn’t pitch up at

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rk or got into ts with supervine everything nded school and en went to university, completed my qualification in record time and graduated when I was 21 years old. Now, three months before my 30th birthday, I was in this queue. I was surrounded by people who were jobless because they were, by their own accounts, irresponsible enough to lose their jobs because of their actions. All the things I’d worked so hard for no longer seemed to matter. The only difference between me and them was a tick on a government-issued form indicating that I’d been retrenched from the newspaper where I worked, not fired from my job. In the greater scheme of things, I was no different from them. The indignity of it hurt most of all. I felt as if I was begging. It was bad enough becoming a statistic, part of the

29% of the people in our country who are unemployed, and now I had to suffer the public humiliation of having to “beg” for my UIF money. PROCESSES AND PAPERWORK If you’ve never had to suffer through this process – and I pray you never have to – this is how it goes. First, you get a form from your last employer, which states when you first started contributing towards UIF and the reason you’re no longer employed by the company. You’ll also need two other forms from the department of labour. One will get you listed on a database of unemployed people. The other form must be completed by your bank to confirm you have a bank account. It can’t be generated through your online banking profile, it has to be filled in by a bank employee and stamped – which means more queuing. Then you have to go back to the department of labour and queue again to submit all these documents.

NEWS ‘My husband encouraged me to cry whenever I needed to’

DRUM reporter SIYA TSEWU shares her emotional struggle when she was retrenched before she turned 30 Why these processes can’t be done online is anyone’s guess. DREAMS DEFERRED I started working for an East London-based newspaper when I was 16 years old, first volunteering at its sponsored fun runs, handing out water at water stations, then as a “mic girl” at discussion events hosted by the paper. I’d walk around with a roving microphone and hand it to audience participants. By the time I decided to study journalism, I knew exactly where I wanted to work. As a university student I spent my holidays at the newspaper, shadowing journalists to learn the craft and put into practice what I was being taught. I then got a six-month internship at the paper. In 2010, before it was over, I’d been offered a permanent job in the Mthatha bureau. My future was bright. The newsroom was filled with journalists who’d go on to become news editors and senior journal-

ists at some of the biggest publications in the country, and I was learning from the best. I hadn’t planned on staying with the company indefinitely and leaving the newspaper wasn’t the problem, it’s how I left that hurt me deeply. I’d wanted to leave on my own terms. TOUGH TIMES In 2019, I was working at the newspaper’s Mthatha bureau with the bureau chief and two other journalists. Staff at the paper were unhappy because salary increases had been frozen and we hadn’t received bonuses for about four years. There was talk of a strike, and the company announced there would be retrenchments. By the end of May 2019 consultations between the company, the CCMA and

‘I’d wanted to leave on my own terms’

staff representatives were underway. Our small team was told the company would need only one journalist at the bureau, and we could all apply for the position. One of the requirements was at least 10 years’ experience. I opted for a voluntary severance package instead of forced retrenchment. CHARACTER-BUILDING My greatest stress about being jobless wasn’t money. Thankfully, my car had been paid off and I had retrenchment cover in my insurance policies. I didn’t have any debt, so I wasn’t stressed about debit orders going unpaid. My stress was emotional. My husband encouraged me to cry whenever I needed to. He told me not to feel the need to be strong all the time. He reminded me life has seasons, and that this one would be character-building. I knew all the Bible verses about trusting and waiting on the Lord, but putting them into practice was hard and I often didn’t even have the strength to pray. My only prayer was, “Lord, please do not let me be 30 years old and unemployed.” I turned 30 on 20 September. I remember that as the first day of my birthday month rolled around, I was stressing and thinking, “Lord, we have only 19 days left.” Weeks went by, painfully slow. Four days before my birthday I saw three missed calls on my phone. When I returned the calls the person on the other end said, “Hi, Siya, my name is Thulani from DRUM magazine and I wanted to let you know you got the job.” I screamed so loudly in her ear that one of the first emails I sent was an apology for my excited response at the good news. What this process has taught me is that the Lord will supply all our needs according to His riches and glory. All of them. His word and promises came alive in my life and 2019 was been both challenging and reviving. Now I know the true meaning of my dad’s favourite hymn, which goes, “He lifted me up from the deep miry clay/and He planted my feet on the King’s highway/and that’s the reason I sing and I shout/for Jesus came down and He lifted me up.” www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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An astrologer tells DRUM wh hat’s in store for some of ourr fave celebrities and theiir parrtners thiss year BY KIM M AB ABR RAHAMS

ABIES, health issues, good fortune . . . what does 2020 have in store for these celebrity couples? Margarita Celeste, a Cape Townbased astrologer and tarot card reader, looks to the stars to predict what lies ah ahea ead d for tth hese ssttars in n 2020.

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SABRINA DHOWRE ELBA (29) and IDR RIS ELBA (47)

FOR HE ER It will be e a challenging but transformative year forr Sabrina. She looks set to undergo a compllete identity change, which could see her questioning where she’s head aded ed and leavve her feeling insecure. FOR HIM M The astrological configuration which Idris was und der when he met Sabrina is bound to chang ge – and this could jeopardise his marriag ge. “The biggest concern for him is whether he’s seeing his wife the way she really iss. He claimed it was love at first sight, but his bubble could be popped over 2020 ass he realisess sh she’ e’ss mo morrtal, just st llik ike e anyone else.” AS A CO OUPLE Growth will happen when they put away faantasy and take up the reins of respo onsibility, while setting aside time to just enjoy each other. r. OVERVIEW “Both sttars have challenging transitss in their love planet, Venus,” Margarita says. “Aﬀection and duty are som metimes hard to balance e, and they’ll need to make e sure to not fallll into bad dh haabits.” 74 | 16 JANUARY 2020

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NEWS JUSTIN BIEBER (25) and HAILEY BALDWIN BIEBER (23)

FOR HER Hailey will have some deep emotion nal baggage to work through this year, Margarita says. “She is usually an optimistic S Sagittarius but could suﬀer from anxie ety.” FOR HIM It won’t be the easiest year for Ju ustin as there seem to be nagging obstacles when it comes to love and mon ney. But, says Margarita, the singer is rready to roll up his sleeves. “Justin has had his fair shaare of escapism over the past few w years but he’s ready to do o the work w on himself.” AS A COUPLE Venus is in retrograde in JJustin’s marriage sector, which means m the couple will be put th hrough their paces early in 2020. “Exes could reappear and old stuﬀ s needs to be fixed before e they can carry on,” Margarita ssays. OVERVIEW Anything they achieve, whether w it’s in their marriage or caareers, won’t come easy. ““Th The ey’re goiiing to be adulting – h har ard! d!””

FAEL NADAL (33)) and XISCA PEREL a LLÓ (31)

F HER FOR “Xisca’s astrology chart, with her motherly Cance h erian sun, reﬂects a desire forr children aand there’s a strong g possibility she could be p pregnant already, or will be so oon,” Margarita predicts. FOR HIM Margarita foresees some diﬀiculty for Rafaell. “His health may grind to a halt, with a great deal of extra work pressure. p ” AS A COUPLE Rafael will experien nce ce

DWAYNE JOHNSON (47) and LAUREN HASHIAN (35)

FOR HER “Lauren is going through a transit period that’s clouding her decisions and not letting her see reality as it is,” Margarita argarita says. The tough astrological energies she experiences this year could sp spir iral al iint nto o a personal crisis. FOR HIM The year ahead looks a litt ttle unsettling for usually solid-as-a-rock Dw wayne. “He has a few transits to his career and relationships from m Neptune, a planet that ten nds to bring confusion, deception and – let’s hope not – aﬀairs.” He may battle with a total lack of energy and motivation. “One has to wonder: wh haat might be happening behin nd closed doors that this couple isn’t sharing?” AS A COUPLE Things d don on’t ’t llook grea eat. t.

PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS (37) and NICK JONA AS (27)

FOR HER Priyanka looks set to do quite a bit of travelling th his year, but she’ll need to find a balance between her interests and those of her marriage. She could also undergo a change iin her spiritual beliefs. FOR HIM A hugely important life cycle awaits the singe er. “His career also look okss lilike ke it’s going to t go through some

immense career pressure and want to chan nnel his energy into focusin ng on his profession. Xisca, however, orities in a difhas her prio ferent place and is focused on becoming a mom. ully they can “Hopefu come to a compromise.” OVERVIE EW “The relationship looks ass if there will be periodss of separation as a ressult of travel and work, which wiill allow each of them to maintain their interest sts and identities.” With both experiencing a confusing Neptune transit, they are susceptible to betrayal and deception. “Hopefully it’s just a period in which they feel a little lost and out at sea.” OVERVIEW Their join intt chart reflects individual hazy energies es aand nd a llac ack k of d dir irec ecti tion on..

upheaval, which could be as liberating as it is stressful,” Margarita says. AS A COUPLE The relationship will be tested. “However, if they both commit to the work ahead, their connection will be set up and stable for a long time to come.” Nick and Priyanka may even take on greater responsibility as a pair – and a baby could even be on the way . . . OVERVIEW Acting as a team and accepting the hard work instead of shying away from it will be the key to their success. www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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By the looks of things ALAKHE loves the camera just as much as his TV presenter mom, pres ANELE MDODA.

KABELO and GAIL MABALANE with their pigeon pair – son KHUMO and daughter ZOE.

Th Instagram snaps we can see how their adorable tots are getting biigger by the day!

n There’s no doubt about it – Nandi Madida and ZAKES BANTWINI’s eldest, Shaka, is a carbon copy of his dad.

Singer LLOYD CELE and his wife, JANICE, have such an adorable brood – (from left) KINGSLEY, ZOEY and LEVI.

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Not too long ago she was just a tiny tot, but how time flies – TAMARA DEY’s adorable little girl, LALABELLA, recently turned d two.

It’s hard to believe DA LES’ daughter, M MADISON, is already ssix years old!

LOYISO and JENNIFER BALA’s girls, KENZIE and TORI, are the perfect combo of their parents.

LEANNE DLAMINI’s daughters, ZANI LEE and ZAYA ROSE, are growing into beautiful yyoung ladies.

NTANDO DUMA’s daughter, SBAHLE, is popular on social media and it’s easy to see why – she’s as cute as a button!

The future’s too bright for former Miss SA TATUM KESHWAR’s son, CHRISTIAN.

KHANYI MBAU’s little girl, KHANUKANI, isn’t so little anymore – she’s almost as tall as her famous mom! www.drum.co.za 16 JANUARY 2020

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HLANHLA Twins ROLIHLAHLA and NONH mber and Mandela turned one in Decem keni Rabia dad MANDLA and mom Nosek e family’s celebrated with a party at the home in Cape Town. Big brrother Mandela is two-and-a-half years old.

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This Barbie is based on Queen Bey, when she was with Destiny’s Child, and was released in 2005 shortly before the group disbanded.

The Hustlers star’s Barbie sports the chic Zuhair Murad gown she wore to the Oscars in 2012.

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The iconic diva’s 2003 doll comes with a dramatic white and silver Bob Mackie designer gown.

ASHLEY GRAHAM When Barbie came calling, the plussize model insisted her doll must have curves and no thigh gap.

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AVA DUVERNAY The Oscarnominated filmmaker was immortalised in plastic in 2015 – her doll features her signature braids, and comes with a director’s chair.

The Barbie Tingz rapper was immortalised as one of her fave dolls in 2011. Like Katy Perry’s Barbie, Her Minajesty was also a custom-made, oneoﬀ that was auctioned for charity for an undisclosed amount.

The Roar singer’s Mini-Me is a one-of a kind, one-oﬀ collectible with a cupcake dress dotted with real diamonds, hand-painted tattoos, sparkling pink shoes and a glittered candy cane mic. It was sold for an undisclosed amount to raise money for charity in 2011.

The Grown-ish star’s doll was released to mark Mattel’s 60th birthday.

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ADWOA ABOAH The British model was honoured with her very own Barbie in celebration of International Women’s Day.

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The star’s doll was released in 2015 and sports her famous faux dreads.

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STARBUZZ A BROMANCE FOR THE AGES

Here’s our pick of the best of Twitter and Instagram last year

MOST-LOVED COUPLE Model CHRISS EIGEN (34) ( ) and her husband, singer JOHN LEGEND (41), are the undisputed reigning king and queen of social media. Here are a few of their best social media moments.

Who doesn’t like a good love story? Especially when it’s an epic bromance like the one actors DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON and KEVIN HART share. These are some of the posts that had us in stitches.

When Chrissy just had to remind everyone that John (named People’s sexiest man alive for 2019) happens to live with her.

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“Now I u understand, p stand” posted The Rock next to a pic which shows how his diminutive BFF must feel all the time. “This sh*t makes me lau ” wrote Kevin, who imitated Dwayne’s infamous moon bag photo to promote Jumanji on Halloween.

When she took a break from mercilessly trolling her hubby to pay him his due.

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Cost per post: $1,2 million (R18m) Followers: 156m

the ultimate zinger: “To my beloved son, @kevinhart4real. Twinkle Twinkle little Hart . . . Daddy will always love and protect your tiny little soul. Even though you were delivered directly out of the butth***.”

DWAYNE JOHNSON

Cost per post: $882 000 (R12,6m) Followers: 166m

ARIANA GRANDE

Cost per post: $996 000 (R14,2m) Followers: 170m

BEYONCÉ KNOWLES

Cost per post: $785 000 (R11,2m) Followers: 137m

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When she sent him a not-so-subtle hint about neglecting his Instagram husbandly duties.

CLAPBACK QUEENS MOST-LIKED PICS Instagram racks up more than 3,5 billion likes every day! Here are the top three most-liked celeb posts of this year.

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When it comes to social media trolls, these stars don’t mind fighting back.

ARIANA GRANDE iss a talented singer – and pretty good at coming up with sassy comebacks.

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CRISTIANO RONALDO Cost per post: $975 000 (R14m) Followers: 195m

SELENA GOMEZ 14 546 952

TAYLOR SWIFT

Cost per post: $748 000 (R10,7m) Followers: 124m

Note to self: Don’t ever come for singer PINK online!

KIM KARDASHIAN

Cost per post: $910 000 (R13m) Followers: 156m

NEYMAR

Cost per post: $722 000 (R10,3m) Followers: 130m

SELENA GOMEZ

Cost per post: $886 000 (R12,7m) Followers: 164m

JUSTIN BIEBER

Cost per post: $722 000 (R10,3m) Followers: 124m

STYLEBUZZ Z KAT GRAHAM in an Etro dress at the InStyle and Warner Bros afterparty.

KERRY WASHINGTON ASHINGTON in an a Altuzarra dre ess.

ZURI HALL in a metallic Jovani dress.

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JASMINE SANDERS in a Georges Hobeika dress at the InStyle and Warner Bros afterparty.

PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS in Cristina Ottaviano with Bvlgari jewels.

YARA SHAHIDI in Carolina Herrera at the InStyle and Warner Bros afterparty.

JENNIFER LOPEZ in Valentino with Harry Winston jewels.