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Art student Print Sale

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Party hard & Stay Alert

Citizen of the Year

Alumni Awards

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Sea of Pink Sun’s out, Fun’s out!

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Hot and Happening Festive Season on a budget

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Hot Movies

4 Summer Tech Gadgets

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Madibaz Aquatics Challenge

NMMU’s 10 of the Best

Madiba Shirt Sculpture a testament to Ubuntu Development Programme.

The three metre tall statue, along with the Garden of Contemplation, forms part of NMMU’s Legacy Art programme.

This programme has been initiated by the university’s Art faculty and will link up with NMMU’s Vision 2020.

Kylie van der Merwe, a second year Fine Arts The Madiba Shirt Monument on NMMU’s South Campus Image sourced from facebook student who was present at the unveiling,

By Ian Mills explained that the statue is a tangible representation of Naudé, son of Beyers Naudé On 30 October 2015, The what the university stands for. and Thabo Mbeki, former Madiba Shirt Monument as “It’s a constant reminder of President of South Africa. well as the Beyers Naudé where we come from and how Garden of Contemplation we should proceed moving The unveiling formed part were unveiled to both NMMU forward,” she added. of the celebrations for the students and the public.

10th anniversary of NMMU as Celebrations continued after Delegates who were present well as the 30th anniversary the ribbon at the entrance to at the unveiling included Dr of The Kagiso Trust which is the Garden of Contemplation Frank Chikane, Chairman of responsible for co-ordinating was cut. Students and The Kagiso Trust, Johann the Beyers Naudé Schools

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guests were welcomed into the NMMU South Campus Auditorium for the Beyers Naudé Memorial Lecture, an event that NMMU has played host to several times before. After being treated to a rousing performance by the NMMU choir, guests were addressed by a panel on “Conscious Leadership”.

Mbeki, who led the panel, spoke on how we live in a time which calls for global leadership that is “principled and reflected”. He was joined on the panel by Professor Ncedile Saule of NMMU’s Languages and Literature Department, Daniel Dube, First President of The National Union of Mineworkers, Dr Frank Chikane and Samantha Beynon, youth leader.

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Letter from the Editor

November 2015 Administrator Sade Prinsloo sade.prinsloo@nmmu.ac.za Editor Nicole Downing s212288377@nmmu.ac.za News Editor Emily van Heerden s214063216@nmmu.ac.za Features Editor Yonga Jizana s213374072@nmmu.ac.za Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor Vasti Visser s213436795@nmmu.ac.za Sports Editor Tebuho Zongwana s214355438@nmmu.ac.za Blog Cashelle McLean s213223538@nmmu.ac.za Designers Charne’ MacLean s213230747@nmmu.ac.za Tayla-Ann Rodger s213249154@nmmu.ac.za

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If you know me personally, you probably know I’m a sentimental soul. So, naturally, my last editorial as Editor of NMMYou is going to get kind of soppy. Sorry in advance – I promise the rest of the paper will have a bit more sparkle! Here it goes.

Today was the culmination of my three years as an undergrad student. Leaving the Sports Centre after my final exam with a sense of elation I last knew at my matric valedictory, I thought to myself, “You did it, Nicole!”

Soon after, I went to the petrol station to fill up my car. If you know me personally, then I’m sure you’ll also know I have a tendency to wear my heart on my sleeve. Combine that with my incessant desire to make small talk with strangers, and you won’t be surprised to hear that I ended up telling the petrol attendant, Shepherd, all about my exam, about the fact that I was now qualified with a degree in media and how utterly over the moon I was about it. He listened and smiled as I spoke, and then he told me his story.

A now middle-aged man, Shepard studied journalism in his home country, Zimbabwe. He worked there as a journalist too, but after the political situation there forced him to move to South Africa, he was unable to find work doing what he loved. “Whatever I can do to put food on the table” he said to me as he returned the hose from my car to the petrol pump.

Ok, here comes the soppy stuff, people – brace yourselves!

I don’t believe in chance. I think that every moment is handed to you for some sort of reason – usually to teach or remind you something. I am so grateful I met Shepard today, and as I drove away from the petrol station I realised why I did. He reminded me what a blessing it is to have a degree to my name and the world at my feet. We students (and fellow graduates – woohoo!) still have a long path to follow before we reach our life’s goals. But unlike so many, we are well equipped for the journey.

One more thing – then I promise to wrap it up with the mushiness!

I feel this wouldn’t be complete without using this platform to say a very heartfelt thank you to this year’s NMMYou Team, my ever-so-supportive, sunshiny friends and family and, of course, our readers. I get so much joy when somebody tells me they read and enjoy the paper – your support is unfathomably appreciated.

Now go soak up some sunlight, enjoy every moment of your holiday (and every page of our Summer Holiday Edition) and take care. It’s been real, NMMU! All the best,

Nicole Downing

NEWS

Students named in top 3 of the Citizen of the Year Awards

On the far left Sinovuyo Ndindwa came in the top 5. Middle, Amandla Didiza and far right Ryan Karshagen, were awarded positions in the top 3 for the Herald GM Youth Citizen of the Year award Photo credit: Shawn Marsh

By Casey Roche On 31 October, three of NMMU’s most giving students attended a prestigious awards ceremony for the Herald GM Youth Citizen of the Year prize giving. The three students, Sinovuyo Ndindwa, a Bcom accounting student, Ryan Karshagen, a BA English and History student and Amandla Didiza, a BA Law student were amongst the 5 finalists in the running for the award.

In an exciting ceremony, two of the students came in

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the top 3; Karshagen and Didiza coming second and third respectively. Didiza was nominated for his charity work which includes his drive to advancing education in the Eastern Cape after he was appointed as Global Youth Ambassador for A World at School in May last year.

Karshagen was nominated for his charity work including work for the Reach for a Dream foundation. “This is only the beginning and I hope to continue creating change wherever I go,” Karshagen

said on being named in the top 3.

The award, which was brought into the youth category for the first time this year, is aimed at recognising individuals who have gone far beyond the extra mile in service to others and their communities.

The winner of the youth category was Nadia Mila, a Victoria Park High School matriculant, who runs the Little Stuart Play School in her backyard in the Walmer Township. The winner of

the open category was Zodwa Dube, who is part of a programme which aims to increase the number of black stem-cell donors.

It is a great achievement for NMMU’s very own students to have been nominated and chosen to be in the top 5 and top 3 of such a prestigious award.

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NEWS

Art Students print success

Some examples of the artwork showcased and sold on the night

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By Arantxa Mathapersadh NMMU’s second year Fine Art students organised and hosted a printmaking sale to help raise funds for the art school’s materials. The event was held at NMMU’s Art School on North Campus on Friday, 30 October 2015.

Despite the event having been postponed due to the student protests earlier that month, the event proved to be an overall success for NMMU art students. The sale showcased the work that second year Fine Art students had accumulated during their printmaking and illustration module earlier this year.

Kylie van der Merwe, second

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year Fine Art student who helped bring the event to life, said that the overall event was successful.

A l t h o u g h unable to provide an estimate of the funds raised from the event, she said enthusiastically, “There was a huge turnout and plenty of the prints were sold”.

She continued by saying that the sale had exceeded their original goals.

There was a huge turnout and plenty of the prints were sold This event was also beneficial to students as it allowed them to understand the process of as well as gain experience in properly executing a sale.

Each student sold at least two artworks. It also provided them

with exposure to the manner in which things operate in the art world and allowed them to raise funds that will go towards the materials provided by the Art School for such modules.

However, the printmaking sale is just one of the events that Art students have been involved in.

“There are constantly exhibitions happening around the city [that feature the work of students]… and these artworks can be seen at independent galleries such as ArtEC, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum (NMMAM), etc.,” van Der Merwe explained.

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NEWS

Alumni Awards 2015 Celebrating the greats and inspiring the next generation!

The NMMU alumni recognised at this year’s NMMU Alumni Awards

By Arantxa Mathapersadh The 2015 NMMU Alumni Awards was hosted on the evening of 30 October 2015 in the NMMU Indoor Sports Centre. The awards aimed to “recognise alumni who have gone the distance and beyond in their various fields, to the benefit of the society at local, provincial, national and international level”, as stated on the awards programme.The awards gathered quite a number of nominations in the respective categories with 11 recipients on the evening.

Master of Ceremonies and NMMU alumni director, Paul

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Geswindt, kept guests in stiches with genius humour, reminding alumni of how their homecoming to NMMU saw most of them getting lost on the campus as it had many new developments. Congratulating the recipients was the Deputy Vice chancellor, Prof Denise Zinn.

Guests of note and recipients of awards included Nicholas Graham, Head Coach to two international cricket teams and Michelle Brown, a name synonymous with public relations throughout South Africa.

The evening also allowed for the engagement with the

youth as former chairpersons of the alumni society and student assistants read out the citations to honour the recipients. Entertainment was provided by Two Tone Music group also as a gesture of incorporating the youth into the event.

True humility was a running theme with each recipient, shown in their surprise upon receiving their awards.

Rising star award recipient, Prof Lennox Ruxwana, who obtained his PHD in Information Technology at the mere age of 26, echoed the message of trying to inspire the youth to achieve academic

excellence at a young age and to “drop the beer and hold the qualifications”.

Throughout the acceptance speeches, each recipient showed a strong sense of solidarity for the #FeesMustFall movement, each removing the attention from themselves and focusing on the predicament the youth of SA finds itself in.

When Conviction does not match the willingness to change this country, then Society degrades”, alumnus, Gugu Nxiweni, said of the #FeesMustFall movement, urging all in attendance to contribute positively.

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FEATURES

Party Hard and Stay Alert

By Yonga Jizana Festivals,summer picnics, exclusive events, braai evenings – always something to keep you going throughout this festive season. Whether you’re going home to be reunited with old friends, or staying here in your home town of PE, it's going to be a ‘turnup’ just like every other December season. But as much as this is silly season, the silliness should take a halt when it gets to your safety.

Before leaving the house, check that you have the essentials: Take your own cash, and make sure you have enough for a cab, even though you may already have a lift.

Have at least one contact number with you if you’re not taking your cellphone with you (which is sometimes advisable to avoid having it stolen).

Always take your ID or driver’s license with you – it’s important that you are identifiable in case of an emergency.

Gatherings such as picnic parties, festivals and exclusive events increase your chances of losing your friends temporarily because of how large the crowds are. The term “safety in numbers” beats “every man for himself” always.

Be it a trip to the bar or to the bathroom, take at least one friend with you to avoid being lost or left behind. If you’re not

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the friend that separates from the group, but have a friend who wanders off after a couple of drinks, the best thing to do is to follow them. Telling them they can’t go off on their own will just provoke them to do so.

Remember, never do something that you are uncomfortable with, for example heading to another party of venue when you’d rather go home. There is a reason for your discomfort, and you should follow your instincts. The money that you brought with you will now come in handy.

Drunk driving is obviously punishable by law, and although you would like to risk

it, traffic officers are on high alert during the festive season.

While you may be driving on your own, thinking that you won’t be endangering any passenger’s lives, don’t forget that there are fellow drivers on the road. In many cases, a drunk driver is likely to survive an accident, whereas other passengers or road users may be left severely injured or deceased.

Even as a sober driver, always stay alert of drunk drivers on the road. Be timeous with your driving, and proceed with caution when approaching an intersection (even if your robot is green), a turn or a bend. Also stay cautious with

doing lane changes, especially on the highway.

A surprising fact is that accidents are most likely to happen when a driver is sleepy, rather than drunk. If you feel like you need to catch some shut eye while on the road, stop over at a well lit, busy petrol station and take a brief nap in your car.

The same applies when driving long distance. Arrive Alive suggests taking a break every 2 hours to take a brief walk, and rehydrating helps decrease fatigue on the road.

Use your intuition at all times, have a good time and stay safe, and do it all over again in 2016!

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FEATURES LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

SEA OF PINK

By Dana Hyde The AlgoaFM Big Walk for Cancer took place on 31 October. A fun-filled 5km with a strong message and “pink” purpose was thoroughly enjoyed by many. The words “who are you walking for?”, was seen on the t-shirts of young and old, indicating that the fight against cancer is one that affects all – regardless of age, colour or creed.

The event was in aid of the Igazi Foundation, South Africa’s only Haematological Services NGO. With cancer, especially blood-related

With cancer, especially bloodrelated cancer, on the rise, this worthy cause benefits greatly from public support

Sunny day, pink ‘hearts’

cancer, on the rise – this worthy cause benefits greatly from public support.

The walk started at 8am at the Boardwalk lighthouse to the sounds of energized AlgoaFM presenters.

Pink t-shirts, pink balloons and even pink hair was seen everywhere.

The scenic route along the beachfront was emphasized by a day of beautiful weather and great preparation, with all necessary water points and helpers along the route.

Upon reaching the finish line, each participant was handed a refreshing drink and the festivities commenced.

The Big Walk was a big success. The morning was

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From pram-pushing mums and dads to business teams – the support was heart-warming

thoroughly enjoyed by all and next year’s event should not be missed.

This is also a charity worth supporting – so let’s make it a national event! It was extremely heart-warming to see people

join hands and fight against a common enemy. Let us fight for those who have lost their cancer battle, those that are currently fighting, and those that have been victorious.

Cancer Must Fall!

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

SUN’S OUT, F

Summer Skincare

By Dana Hyde

01 Sunscreen Sunscreen should be a staple when it comes to hot summer days. Preferably, buy a product that is water resistant and, depending on your skin sensitivity, an SPF that will adequately protect you from the sun’s harmful rays. My favourite find was the Nivea moisturising sun spray (R149.00 for 200ml, from Clicks) and its after-sun moisture companion (R63.00 from Clicks).

02 moisturizer Getting your tan on may result in very dry skin – something nobody wants! My best-buy body cream is the Nivea Rich Nourishing Body Moisturizer for dry skin (R28.95 for 250ml from Clicks). With almond oil, this product is thick with goodness. Bio-Oil (R83.95 for 125ml from Clicks) is also a great product for any cosmetic cupboard! It has many uses, one of which is an intensively moisturizing after-sun treatment. A small bottle goes a long way!

03 Face masks A face mask is the perfect summer treat to keep your skin looking refreshed and photo-ready. Clicks – my one stop shop for affordable beauty products – has a delightful range, with options such as ‘chocolate mud mask’, ‘sea mineral face mask’, and ‘exfoliating apricot scrub mask’. At the low price of R27.95 it’s affordable too. So gather up the ladies for an at home spa day – cucumbers and all… The perfect way to start any holiday.

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

FUN’S OUT:

e Tips and Treats 04 Summer hats Floppy summer straw hats are not only fashionsavvy, but they are a must have for any time spent in the sun – particularly those lazy beach days.

These hats protect the face and shoulders which are generally most vulnerable in the harsh noonday sun. Mr Price has a lovely range in black and white (prices ranging between R69.00 to R79.00) – with plenty of stock still being unpacked.

05 hand cream Never forget the hands! The Oh So Heavenly range always satisfies my fingertips. Happy Hands ‘soft touch’ 24 hour moisture hand and nail cream (R21.95 for 75ml from Clicks) is a great stocking-filler. It smells delicious and moisturizes like a pro.

06 coconut water Skin care often begins within. Remember to drink lots of water and keep hydrated this season. If you’re looking for something tastier, however, try Aloe Vera water (approximately R20.00), which can be bought from DisChem. The Aloe brand, with added strawberry bits, is especially nice. DisChem also stocks the brand pictured below. Aloe is often accredited with magical properties – so this is a definite when trying to quench that summer thirst.

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

hot and happening:

events to diarize this summer

By Dana Hyde

CHRISTMAS EXPO 16 December | 10:30 to 16:00 Walmer Town Hall If you’re a Christmas fanatic, then this should be a definite on your calendar! From delectable treats to crafts galore – this is a haven for Christmas-inspired décor and stocking-fillers. A charity drop-off point will also be on site.

OXBRAAI 29 December 2015 | 10:00 onwards Bathurst Show Grounds Combine the words ‘spit-braai’, ‘music’, and ‘friends’ – and you definitely have a recipe for success. Ox-braai is back and it looks meaner than ever. Tickets are going for R150.00 per person and R100.00 per car.

THE BAY LAN 27 November 17:00 to 29 November 12:00 NMMU North Campus Heinz Betz Hall At this event, teams played DotA 2, League of Legends and CS: GO and battled it out for first place and a R2000 cash prize.

Entry fees ranged between R60.00 to R150.00, and spectators could attend for free.

LADY SLIPPER FARM MARKET 12:00 Old Cape Road, St Albans I’ve heard many rave reviews of this lovely family market.

Farm fresh produce, delectable home-made treats and handmade goodies are always appealing. Check this out!

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HOBIE BEACH PARK RUN For those with a more active mindset, you may enjoy these free weekly 5km runs – open to everyone. This may be the perfect answer to shake off those summer “lazy bones’.

For bookings visit h t t p : // w w w. p a r k r u n . c o. z a / register/

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

FESTIVE SEASON ON A BUDGET

By Sithisa Magxwalisa We all know that the festive season is the most extravagant and excessive time of year, from binge shopping for gifts & selfindulgent spoils to blowing your budget (or lack thereof) on that News Years jol.

The best way to keep your head on straight this festive

season is planning ahead, setting up a budget and sticking to it. In addition, it’s always good to save wherever you can, so when you do go shopping, whether for selfindulgent binging or Christmas gift shopping, look out for sales, good deals and value for money. Finally, always

try to save yourself from overspending and cut costs where you can by avoiding the purchase of unnecessary things. Try DIY gift wrapping and hand-made gifts. They often hold more sentimental value to loved ones because you simply took the time to make something, while

Recycling paper to wrap your Christmas gift and adding a little handmade decorative design to make your gifts extra special and unique

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DIY gifts for family and friends e.g. stationary or pen holders to decorate a friend’s desk at work or personalized coffee mugs – something that’ll remind them of you daily. Sentimentality goes a long way. A DIY gift made at home with love will save you from the disastrously long queues at the shops during the festive season, as well as saving your pocket.

DIY personalized coffee mugs you can decorate and personalize at home with special text, unique about your loved one.

DIY Christmas candy themed pens.

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Here are some cool tips and awesome ideas on ways to save this festive season:

Recycle your gift wrapping. Reuse old gift bags and wrapping paper, or use brown bookcovering paper or newspaper (be creative!).

Next gifts you receive, don’t tear and crinkle up the wrapping paper in your excitement, it could save you so much for the next festive season.

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Go the “queen of cheap” route and buy in bulk e.g. a bulk pack of boxed chocolates to fill up the Christmas stockings or a little something for everyone at Christmas dinner. Makro is the place to go for bulk packaged Christmas candy and other goodies.

Image source: http:// naturalnewagemum. com/10-diy-christmasgifts-to-make-with-love) naturalnewagemum. com/10-diy-christmas-giftsto-make-with-love

You can save a lot by not shopping ‘til you drop in December and rather waiting for January’s postChristmas sales before you stock up on a whole new wardrobe. January is known for the crazy retail sales on items that would have cost you a fortune during the December holidays.

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also saving a few colourful Mandelas.

Shopping after the festive season, in January the season of hot half price sales in retail.

Image source: http://www.opticalgallery.co.uk

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

The 5 hottest movies this summer

By Brendan Smit

Spectre The latest instalment of the Bond franchise promises to be an action packed heart stopping film, able to keep you on the edge of your seat. http://imdb.to/1T3vakF

Release date: 27 November

Goosebumps

Release date: 30 October

Steve Jobs A peak behind the curtain in the life of Steve Jobs. This film is a biographical look at the life of Steve Jobs, showing his sacrifice and dedication, ending in 1998 with the release of the mac. http:// imdb.to/1S26Sq8

Image sourced from www.007.com

Take a step into the past with the release of a movie based on the horror books we read as children. The movie appeals to both adults and children alike with the comical portrayal of a horror movie. http:// imdb.to/1kCQGkz

Image sourced from www.cultofmac.com

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Let’s all be honest with ourselves- we all probably spend way too much time watching various movies, series and reality shows. But now that deadlines and exams are a thing of the past, we finally have the time to give into our greatest weakness guilt-free. For this reason, we have compiled a list of five of the hottest upcoming movies to look out for this summer holiday.

Release date: 25 December

The Night Before

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

A Christmas Comedy starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt centres on three friends looking to attend an epic mythical Christmas party, as the last one they attend before growing up. http://imdb. to/1AAItE1

Image sourced from www.idealvids.com

Take a step into the past with the release of a movie based on the horror books we read as children. The movie appeals to both adults and children alike with the comical portrayal of a horror movie. http:// imdb.to/1kCQGkz

Release date: 11 December Image sourced from www.comingsoon.net

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Release date: 30 October

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

4 Summer tech gadgets

By Brendan Smit With the summer holidays here, we have a lot more free time to do the things we enjoy most, but how awesome would it be if we had a few great gadgets to make things even more fun? This is why I decided to come up with a list of my top four tech gadgets that can make summer even better. And while most of these cost an arm and a leg… #studentproblems… at least we can spend our holidays dreaming about them!

IPHONE 6s I’ll be the first to say that although they have a few cool products, I’m not a big fan of Apple (mainly because of the hefty price tag and lack of great after sale service in South Africa). That being said, their flagship device the iPhone 6s is an amazing piece of tech that has really hit the ball out of the park specifically with the cameras. I won’t bore you with all the specs, but what I will say is 4K video recording. For those of you that don’t get it, picture recording in HD, now 4K has four times the definition of HD, so you’ll be able to capture every moment in beautiful crisp video. The front facing camera of 5 megapixels will make your selfies look amazing, and the primary camera of 12 megapixels will be able to take stunning images of whatever you feel like taking a picture of.

Image sourced from www.apple.com

the jetavator Ever wanted to fly using a jetpack? Well now’s your chance to finally do so, well sort of. The Jetovator works much like a jetpack; it uses to pressurised streams of water to lift the user a couple of meters into the air. The only catch is that you need a large body of water, and the Jetovator needs to be connected to a jetski in order for it to get the pressurised water.

Images sourced from degallery.com and www.dailymail.co.uk

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SCIENCE LIFESTYLE&&TECHNOLOGY ENTERTAINMENT

Yuneec electric skateboard While there are several electric skateboards and other hoverboard-like devices, none of them are directly controlled by your smartphone. Most of us played with remote controlled cars as kids, but picture this: you control your skateboard while you’re on it. With speeds of up to 20km/h and a distance of just under 29km per 5hr charge, you’ve got one simple and fun way to travel in style.

Image sourced from www.thegreenhead.com

GIBBS QUADSKI Sticking to the water craft theme, how about a Quadski.

A quad bike in itself is a pretty cool thing to ride. Now, how about one that you can ride both on land and in the water at speeds of up to just over 70km/h? For those that have dreamed of being a spy like a James Bond, here’s a gadget that even he’d be impressed by.

Image sourced from www.gmotors.co.uk

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SPORT

Madibaz Aquatics Club Challenge

By Brittany Straton

Image sourced from swimming.nmmu.ac.za

On 18 October the NMMU Aquatics department hosted an Aquatics challenge for the different water sports offered at NMMU. This challenge saw a team representing each club participate in a challenge in each of the sports.

The first event took place at the Redhouse River, where the NMMU Rowing Club trains.

The athletes were taught the rowing basics and then raced a short 200 metre sprint. It was an entertaining race and saw a few boats tipping. The nonrowing boat to win was the underwater hockey double.

Next was the surfing event.

Each club made a team of four and had 45 minutes to catch

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two waves per participant.

Each club gave it their all and everyone managed to catch their two waves. The nonsurfing team to win was, again, the underwater hockey team.

The clubs then moved to NMMU where the swim event took place. One person from each club had to participate in one of the four events; freestyle, breast stroke, butterfly and a fun event. The swimming team consisting of Edward Johanissen, Alaric and Alard Basson, who had just recently participated in the All African Games in the Congo, smashed all the events. The underwater hockey team managed to claim first out of all the none-swimmer teams.

The next event was water polo, a challenge which saw each club play a series of short matches. Many of the players from the different teams noted how tough water polo was and the non-water polo team to win this challenge was the surfing club.

The last challenge was the underwater hockey game. This saw the teams play a series of short matches. This proved to be one of the more difficult challenges, especially for the rowers who forfeited the rest of their matches after one game.

“Rowers are definitely not good at any other sport, other than rowing,” rower, Jessica Saayman said with a laugh.

The non-underwater hockey winner of this tough challenge

was the water polo girls.

The overall winners of the Aquatics Challenge was a tie between the underwater hockey and surfing teams, with water polo coming second, swimming coming third and the rowers coming last.

This was a fun filled day and gave each club a taste of the different aquatic sports offered and provided a means for bonding between the different clubs. The clubs are looking forward to next year’s NMMU Aquatics Challenge.

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SPORT LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMNET

NMMU’s 5 of The Best

By Tebuho Zongwana While Madibaz sports have seen teams in previous years perform better, 2015 has still seen our sportsmen and women persevere. NMMYou Sports team have drawn up a list of 10 of the best sports teams and clubs for 2015. The rankings are based on domestic and national success. Here are NMMU’s 10 of the Best.

MADIBAZ FOOTBALL

MADIBAZ CRICKET

After winning the Port Elizabeth Football Association (PEFA) league, the Madibaz could only salvage one win and two draws in seven games in their Varsity Soccer Campaign.

The most consistent sports club at NMMU earns 5th spot after a 3rd place finish at USSA, 6th place in the Varsity Sports and a national ranking of number two.

SPAR MADIBAZ NETBALL

MADIBAZ SEVENS

The first place in our top 3 goes to the netball team. After just missing out on a play-off spot in the Varsity Netball, the young Spar Madibaz squad also had a good USSA run which saw them beat the likes of UJ

A sixth place finish in the Varsity Sevens and a win in the Bowl final saw the Madibaz sevens become the only team to claim silverware for NMMU this year. Good enough to make second place in our list.

MADIBAZ YOUNG GUNZ The NMMU u20’s went all the way to the semi-final in this year’s Varsity Cup competition, the furthest NMMU young guns have ever gone. Their fate was to lose to eventual winners the University of Pretoria (Tuks). The team’s run saw them lose only one game in their campaign, their second loss coming in the semi-final against Tuks.

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