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Be not bewildered by the beast HEIN PAPENFUS This year Oppikoppi has been dubbed Bewilderbeast. There is, however, no reason to fear this dusty animal that skulks shyly in the shadows for a whole year until August when it pounces and drags you to its tequila-laced lair. Armed with Perdeby’s survival tips, you will not be harmed, but serenaded by sweet melodies and invited to drink the tasty alcoholic nectar which makes everything better again. First things first: you have to realise that you are going to a dirty, dusty place and that you are going to get dirty and dusty. Plan for this by packing a cleaning kit, like wet wipes and waterless hand sanitiser. There are showers available but more often than not they are cold and overcrowded. Karel Erasmus, a first-year hospitality student, suggests showering under the water truck as it passes by. “It’s quick, easy and everyone enjoys the show,” he says. Although sleeping will mostly be done in a drunken stupor, it is important to get the set-up right. Oppikoppi veterans will tell you that the ideal placement of your tent is far enough away from the main stages to avoid the majority of the dust but close enough to find your tent in the early hours of the morning. Also, make sure that your tent is pitched and ready before the party starts. “We started drinking on arrival and I ended up sleeping under my car the first night. Unpleasant and freezing,” says Nic Stead, a former LLB student. When it comes to the food you take with you, don’t overdo it. The food stalls at the stages are so tempting that you end up buying most of your food there and anything you bring with is wasted. Take food that is easy to eat and helps with hangovers, like chip rolls and boerie rolls. Although the science behind it is still shaky, the best hangover breakfast is apparently an Ultra Mel custard box. The same principle applies to booze. Making cocktails on the first night will be fun, but by day three, all you want is an effective thirst quencher. Take a cooler box full of ice between a few friends. That way you will have enough for the whole weekend. Whether you’re there to party hard or just to listen to the music, Oppikoppi is all about the entire student population squeezed into one place and the stories that result from it.
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It has come to my attention that some people cannot distinguish between advertisements and articles. As someone who works at a newspaper, I feel obliged to help people out and explain the difference. Articles are written by journalists who research and report on stories and aim to write these stories in an objective, balanced and fair
way. Advertisements are sent to newspapers and are not objective. When an advertisement appears in Perdeby, it does not mean that we believe in its views and values. Just like M-Net might not think that Wimpy is the best place to eat breakfast, Perdeby might not believe in the advertisements that are printed in our paper. Advertisements, however, are important. The money we get from them allows us to pay our printing fees, and so enables the paper to be published every week. I never thought that I would have to explain this, but there you go. The other important thing that I want to discuss this week is Oppikoppi. Oppikoppi is a must for students who love music or for students who are after the festival experience. The allure of a music-filled, dustcovered long weekend is difficult to resist. I love how there is no judgement there. It’s Oppi. Go do what you want. Listen to the bands or settle yourself on the grass with a lukewarm beer, or hire the beer drone. It should bring you cold beer. Whatever you decide, just know that the only thing you have to do is to respond to shouts of “Oppi” with the appropriate response, “koppi”. Perdeby has a map of the entertainment area on page 10 and a full line-up on page 11 for those fellow Oppikoppi goers. We have placed
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From the Editor it on a double spread. Just pull it out of the paper and stuff it into your pocket. That way you can find your way around Oppi and ensure that you do not miss any bands that you really want to see. Perdeby will be tweeting from the festival and releasing sneak previews of the content we have planned for our Oppi edition for those students who cannot join us. Other content this week includes an exposé into Tuks Confessions on page 4. If we did not have the minor obligation of studying every now and then, this would have been brought to you during exam time, but seeing as the fad has not entirely died down, we felt the in-depth look into the confessions page worthwhile. There will be no edition next week and Daily Roundup is also going to be taking a break. Our next edition will be available on 19 August and Daily Roundup will be back on 12 August. We are busy going through the quality surveys our team has been handing out. I want to thank everyone who has filled out a survey. This way we can try and cater to a wider audience and truly become a newspaper for Tuks students. See you at Oppi, Margeaux
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UP to go to Equality Court over race issue DANIELLE PETTERSON The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court ruled last Wednesday that the racial transformation case between the Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) and UP will be heard in the Equality Court. HETN, a lobby group that promotes the transformation of education and training, has accused UP of having a slow pace of change in its governing structures. The group has declared the judgement a preliminary victory. Mail & Guardian reported that Pretoria Magistrate’s Court judge Daniel Thulare said that the complaint is that the university and the TuksAlumni Association “are failing to take steps to reasonably accommodate the needs of blacks, women and the disabled in order to meet the need to redress the imbalances of the past to achieve representation”. Thulare ruled that the matter should be heard in the Equality
Court and that the UP council should also join as a respondent. According to Mail & Guardian, UP and its alumni board argued that the Equality Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter. UP media liaison officer Nicolize Mulder told Perdeby that the matter “was merely a directive hearing to determine how the case will be handled henceforth”. She said that the magistrate referred it to the Equality Court for oral evidence and that no findings were made. HETN chairperson Lucky Thekisho said in a statement: “The judgement delivered by Chief Magistrate DM Thulare today indicates that institutions of higher learning cannot
continue with conduct which is contrary to the letter and principle of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa or continue practising alleged racist, sexist or exclusivist practices whilst cowering behind the veil of so-called institutional autonomy. We are relieved and encouraged to note that, contrary to the arguments presented by the UP and TuksAlumni Board, the Equality Court has agreed with our contentions and re-established the supremacy of the Constitution of the Republic of RSA [sic], the need for transformation and equality in higher education.” The court case was triggered after AfriForum member Willie Spies was elected as a member
HETN has accused UP of having a slow pace of change in its governing structures.
of the UP council last year. According to eNCA, HETN wants the 2012 council elections to be declared invalid and specifically asked for the disqualification of Spies from the board. Spies filed an urgent interdict with the North Gauteng High Court last November, claiming that the network was defaming him. eNCA reported that HETN and three of its members were interdicted from making any further defamatory allegations about Spies and were ordered to remove the allegations about Spies from their website. The group is now compelling UP to rerun the elections for UP council members using policies in line with the South African constitution. Thekisho ran in last year’s council elections but was not elected as a council member. “We remain confident that we will attain victory in the overall outcome of the case and that justice will take its course for the benefit of the broader society,” HETN said in a statement.
Olienhout and Klaradyn crowned Kaskar winners
MARISSA BRITS The 20th annual Kaskarfees took place on Friday 26 July with Olienhout and Klaradyn walking away as the overall event winners. Sonop and Madelief placed second while Mopanie and Asterhof came third. Fleur Schipper, Jasmyn’s internal culture HK, told Perdeby that she was excited for the event and happy to be a part of it. Earlier that week Andrea Uys from Klaradyn and Adriaan van Tonder from Olienhout were
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crowned Miss and Mr Kaskar respectively. Residences were scored on the following three elements: the lap races, which counted 600 points overall; participation, which counted 400 points overall; and fundraising. The fundraising element awarded the residences with one bonus point for every R10 collected. Klaradyn and Sonop were the residences with the highest participation while Olienhout raised the most funds. For the first time this year the ladies’ and men’s residences participated separately in
Kaskar. During the race, the drivers could only be changed once per lap and the students pushing the kaskarre could be changed twice per lap. An extra section of the kaskar track consisted of a small loop on the side of the track. Residences that were given penalties had to run this extra loop during their lap. Penalties were given to residences that were found guilty of dangerous play. This included having the wheels of the kaskar in the air or obstructing the other teams.
Uys, Klaradyn’s sport HK, said that, “Having the trophy back means more than words can describe.” Olienhout chairperson Tebatso Rampedi told Perdeby, “Kaskar was an enjoyable event for the whole Republic of Olienhout. It is always amazing every year to experience the atmosphere of Kaskar and thanks must be given to the organisers.” Photos: Tahnee Otto
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Tuks Confessions – the first steps to professional help? LOUISE KRIEK A confessions page on social-networking sites such as Facebook is not a new concept, but it certainly is an ever-evolving one. The origional Tuks Confessions Facebook page boasts 1 736 confessions and over 21 500 followers. A new page with the same name started in June has 1 190 likes and 1 827 confessions. But why are students interested in it? Perdeby investigated this phenomenon and the reason why so many students are involved with the page. Perdeby spoke to Dr Linda Blokland, a clinical psychologist and lecturer at the University of Pretoria, to find out what the psychology behind posting anonymous
confessions is. She explained that, “It might be a way of ‘downloading’ from oneself. There is something about putting words on a page and then being able to read them that possibly has a cathartic sensation. It could be experienced as therapeutic.” But will posting a serious and personal issue help or will it make things worse? Dr Blokland, speaking about the negative comments made on some of the posts, stated that, “Some of the comments could be bully-related. The bully is someone who has a low self-esteem and belittles others to take the attention from him or herself.” Some students are unhappy about some of the posts on the page. UP issued a statement about
Students who need help can visit the counselling division at Student Support next to the Tuks FM offices or call Ethel Motlhamme on 012 420 2333. They can also visit the Itsoseng Counselling Clinic on the Mamelodi campus or contact them on 012 842 3515.
“It started off as a confession site but now people use it as a political poll station.” – Scott Daly, first-year psychology student
“It opens the door for a lot of criticism, especially on interracial topics and promiscuity.” – Kim Goldenberg, first-year BSc Biochemistry student
“Some of the confessions are just outrageous, and I think some of them are just made up and not real.” – Simoné Vorster, second-year BCom Internal Auditing student
Tuks Confessions which stated, “The University of Pretoria is aware of pages such as Tuks Confessions on social networks like Facebook. Due to the nature of some of the posts made on these pages and the resulting complaints lodged with the university management, UP has expressed objection against the misuse of the Tuks brand.” However, there are people on the page who do their best to offer support. Confession #1 720, for example, states: “I was recently diagnosed with depression … I can’t stop cutting my wrists.” This confession currently has 57 comments, one of them reading: “Stay strong … Even though we don’t know you we care! If you need someone to talk to we are always here.”
“Some of the posts are entertaining and some of them make you question yourself. As long as you don’t discriminate and it doesn’t hurt anyone, it’s cool.” – Rafiloe Matsela, first-year BA own choice student
“I went on it once and someone was talking about sex and having a threesome. I just don’t see the point in it.” – Wasim Khan, second-year civil engineering student
“Why do you feel the need to say whatever is on your mind to a bunch of strangers? I think it’s people who are looking for attention. Obviously anything you put on the internet, especially anonymous, you’re not in control of what people say about it, so you open yourself up to their criticism, however harsh it is.” – Catherine Kriek, third-year BA own choice student
“People write what they want to get a moment of fame. It’s childish.” – Oliver Woodrow, fourth-year chemical engineering student
UP is not the only university with a confessions page but Tuks Confessions is the second most popular university confessions page. UCT (University of Cape Town) Confessions currently has over 24 300 likes and 3 661 confessions. Stellenbosch University students have a similar Facebook page called “S**t Maties Say” with over 11 500 followers. It is possible that some students regard these confessions pages as the only outlet for their personal problems. Dr Blokland noted that,“It could be the first step in seeking help, but it’s sad that some people won’t take it further. I don’t think there is enough knowledge out there about what professional counselling is like and where people can get it.”
“Some of it is fun, but some of it isn’t. It’s just cyber bullying and it should be controlled better.” – Richard Botha, fourth-year chemical engineering student
“You’re telling people to go out there and say whatever they want to say and be anonymous so you’re bound to get some nasty comments. It’s okay because it’s a nice platform for people to express themselves and it shows that we’re a liberal institution.” – Lehlogonolo Malepe, first-year BA own choice student
“High school kids also go on the site and I don’t think it’s appropriate for younger people. In the long run it does more damage than good and there are people who shouldn’t be naïve and think it’s a perfect world.” – Ian Eybers, fourth-year chemical engineering student
“Some of the things posted on the site are quite shocking, but at the same time people feel the need to express themselves.” – Sarah Buckmaster, first-year BA own choice student
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UP top achievers honoured
MOLEBOGENG MANGOALE The second annual TuksRes Academic Excellence Awards were held last Thursday. Tuks’s top academic achievers were awarded certificates at a gala dinner. Megan de Vries, a first-year BCom Accounting Sciences student, took home the title of Tuks’s 2013 top achiever with an average of 96.49%. De Vries received a standing ovation from the guests. She told Perdeby that she did not expect to be crowned the overall best achiever of the University of Pretoria this year. “I guess this means I need to keep working hard,” she said with a broad smile. Selection for the top achievers was based on the first semester’s academic results. Six of the top achievers in each residence and day house were chosen. “The award ceremony is all about acknowledging students’ hard work,” said Madelyn Pienaar-Fourie, who’s responsible for residence management and student life at TuksRes.
Director of Residence Affairs and Accommodation Prof. Roelf Visser, Director of Student Affairs Dr Matete Madiba, faculty deans, house parents, residence primarias and chairpersons and academic house committee members were present at the event. Timo Crane from Tuks FM was the MC of the night and the keynote speaker was Prof. Stephanie Burton, who encouraged the academic achievers to study even harder. She continued to say that she wished them success on every level of their lives. Prof. Visser told the guests that residences play an important role in organised student life and activities. “They are not only a social environment but provide a learning environment,” he said. Buhle Tshabalala, a second-year BA Psychology student and one of the top achievers from Madelief advised all students to use the resources the university grants them, such as going to tutors for assistance and using the necessary student support. Some of the other top achievers who were honoured on the night included Natasha Ashley of Nerina, Claudio Olivi of Kiaat, Leonard Küsel of Kollege, Marietjie Venter of Magrietjie, Justine Nkobane of
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Xayata and Jessica Jardine of Vividus Ladies. Olienhout HK Tichakunda Munodawafa told Perdeby that the planning for this year’s Academic Excellence Awards began last year: “We were working on a tight budget and the main challenge was finding sponsorship.”
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Students go all out for Taaibos July MARISSA BRITS The second annual Taaibos July took place on Saturday 27 July. The event included “horse” races and a Miss Taaibos July pageant. In the horse races first-year Taaibos residents ran around a track with homemade horse heads mounted on sticks. Thirty first years competed in five different groups to determine who would race in the final. Although all of the first years had to make their own horses, preliminary races determined the 30 quickest Taaibos first years who could compete in the official races. The “horses” included unicorns, horses, giraffes and a few zebras, with names such as Chocolate Thunder and Spotted Lightning. The Miss Taaibos July pageant was judged according to the contestants’ looks, confidence and personality. Caitlin Harty won Miss Taaibos July with Carol Chiloane being crowned first princess and Ana Duran second princess. The pageant included contestants from Katjiepiering, Magrietjie, Jasmyn, Lilium, Asterhof and Erika. One of the judges, Surita Jansen van Vuuren from Stuku, described the day as the best Taaibos event she has ever attended. Photos: Tahnee Otto
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MARKO SVICEVIC In honour of former president Nelson Mandela, who celebrated his 95th birthday in July, millions of people across the world contributed their 67 minutes to make a positive difference in their communities on what has become known as “Mandela Day”. Often referred to by his Xhosa clan name “Madiba”, the perception of this world-famous politician and freedom fighter has been ever changing, from his early days in the ANC to becoming the first democratically elected president of South Africa. In celebration of Mandela, Perdeby explores the different portraits of this icon. The ANC terrorist “The ANC is a typical terrorist organisation [and] anyone who thinks it is going to run the government in South Africa is living in cloudcuckoo land,” said Margaret Thatcher in 1987. In the mid-1980s, Teddy Taylor, a member of parliament for the British Conservative Party for several years, said that, “Nelson Mandela should be shot.” Quotes like these resurfaced in an article about Mandela and the ANC published by The Independent on 9 July 1996. The article was published just two days before Mandela addressed both houses of parliament in Westminster Hall regarding the relationship between the UK and South Africa in the past and the two countries’ relations in the years to come. Mandela’s early days in the ANC could be the reason why this label was used. Mandela joined the ANC in June 1944 and co-founded Umkhonto we Sizwe, the ANC’s military wing. In turn, this organisation launched guerrilla attacks on the apartheid government. One of the more infamous attacks was the Church Street car bomb explosion on 20 May 1983. According to Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, this attack was done with the knowledge and approval of Mandela and
he “personally signed off” the attack. The explosion killed 19 people and wounded a further 217. As a result of this, the ANC was classified as a terrorist organisation by the South African government and the USA. The ANC and its members were only officially removed from the US terrorism watch list in 2008. However, this stigma has not disappeared completely. In an article published by Metro on 10 June this year, British National Party leader Nick Griffin described Mandela as a “murdering old terrorist”. At the time of the incident, Mandela was receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection when Griffin responded to the news by tweeting “Saint #nelsonmandela on last legs it seems. Make sure to avoid BBC when the murdering old terrorist croaks. It’ll be nauseating.” A political prisoner In 1962 Mandela was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in Umkhonto we Sizwe. He was charged with
inciting workers to strike and for leaving the country without permission. On 12 June 1964 Mandela was sentenced to life in prison along with eight other ANC members after standing trial with them. The group was charged with plotting to overthrow the apartheid government through the use of violence. From 1964 to 1982 Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island and was moved to Pollsmoor Prison in April 1982, where he was finally released on 11 February 1990. According to the Nobel Prize website, Mandela’s reputation grew steadily while in prison and he was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa. Our first democratic president On 29 April 1991 Mandela visited the University of Pretoria for the first time where he spoke about his goals for South Africa, situations revolving around the apartheid government and the proposed establishment of an interim government. Mandela, who spoke in both English and Afrikaans, elaborated on the importance of the development and protection
7 of cultural, linguistic and religious freedoms. In July 1991 Mandela was appointed as the president of the ANC and on 10 May 1994 he was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Mandela focused greatly on national reconciliation and equality among all races. The establishment of a constitution that was supreme law further emphasised his belief in equality to all who lived in the country. He also oversaw the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission whose main objective was to investigate crimes by government and the ANC during apartheid and to grant amnesty to individuals in exchange for testimony to their crimes. A global icon In June 1999 Mandela retired from politics and his busy public life but continued to strive for equality and the abolishment of autocratic rule. He strongly opposed the NATO intervention of Kosovo in 1999, opposed the launch of war in Iraq and even accused the US of committing more “unspeakable atrocities” than any other nation in the world. However it was only in 2004 that Mandela truly retired from the public eye and, speaking at his Johannesburg home, said that, “I am confident that nobody present here today will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.” “Mandela shows what was possible when a priority is placed on human dignity, respect for law [and when] all people are treated equally,” Barack Obama said on his recent trip to South Africa. The most memorable portrait of Mandela, however, is that of a man fighting for freedom and equality, not only for people of his own race, but for all who live in South Africa. Photo: botstinno.streetwise.co
Sex for sale: will South Africa sanction prostitution?
STAFF REPORTER Although it is frowned upon in many parts of the world, there are certain countries such as the Netherlands and New Zealand that support and even promote sex work as a profession. South Africa, however, has debated whether prostitution should be legalised for over a decade. According to South Africa’s Sexual Offences Act of 1957, the buying of sexual services is a criminal offence. The act also criminalises, among other things, the possession of a brothel and living off the earnings of a prostitute. If a sex worker is caught and is a first-time offender, he or she is granted bail. If the sex worker cannot pay the fine, they are imprisoned until they are heard in court. Generally, only minor sentences are given, such as community service or a fine. If the sex worker is caught again, he or she can go to jail. According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, 720 deaths of sex workers in South Africa were recorded in their 2011/2012 annual report. Pro-sex work groups are pressuring government to decriminalise
prostitution because of statistics like these. The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) found in a study conducted last year that 70% of sex workers in South Africa have experienced police abuse. Police brutality is a criminal offence. Stacey-Leigh Manoek, a WLC lawyer, argues that, “In order to address this human rights crisis and human rights violations that sex workers experience, South Africa should decriminalise the selling and buying of sex.” Manoek says that the only way these abuses will decrease is if the system is reformed and treats prostitution as any other profession in our country. Many religious and conservative organisations have rallied against the legalisation of prostitution. On the other hand, sex workers have formed organisations, such as Sisonke (the only South African movement for sex workers led by sex workers) and Sex Workers’ Education and Advocacy Taskforce (better known as SWEAT), to help and support other sex workers. When President Jacob Zuma didn’t mention the country’s aim to legalise prostitution in the State of the Nation address earlier this
year, pro-legalising groups took to the streets of Johannesburg a month after the address. Zubeida Shaik, a volunteer coordinator for the One Billion Rising campaign (an organisation that supports the decriminalisation of prostitution), says that, “The stereotyping of sex workers forces them to have no protection against police abuse or anyone else for that matter.” Shaik adds that because prostitution is a crime in South Africa, the illegal label gives perpetrators the belief that they can abuse sex workers without being reported. Nigel Bougard from the Department of Social Work and Criminology at Tuks believes that if the law stays as it is, crime against prostitutes and the spread of sexually transmitted infections among prostitutes will increase. In April this year, human rights lawyer Dianna Post and writer and filmmaker Bishakha Datta had an argument concerning the legalisation of prostitution via the internet. Post argues that prostitution is the “colonisation of women” and that legalising it would allow women to be abused and devalued. Datta argues that prostitution will not be devaluating if it is decriminalised and that, “The harm in sex work
comes not from the act of selling sex, but from the stigma and violence surrounding it because of its illegal nature.” Different South African political parties also have differing views on the legalisation of prostitution. The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) treasurer and Economic Development deputy minister Hlengiwe Mkize says that the ANCWL supports the legalisation of sex work and has drawn-up a resolution that they hope parliament will pass. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), however, does not agree. Steve Swart, a standing member of the ACDP believes that “South Africans would be opposed to the decriminalisation of prostitution”. Whether the legalisation of prostitution will reduce our country’s crime rate is unclear. Countries that have legalised prostitution have experienced different results. The crime rate has decreased in New Zealand since they legalised prostitution. However, when it comes to the Netherlands and its red-light district where prostitution has been legal since the 1600s, violence and abuse have actually increased. An official decision on the matter has not been made by the South African government for several reasons. Bougard says that a lot of aspects have to be taken into consideration, such as the legality of amending the constitution, the social-moral response of citizens and the country’s capacity to regulate the industry. In June, the Sexual Violence Research Initiative conducted a research agenda on prostitution in South Africa for the South African Law Reform Commission. South Africans have to wait for the law commission to review the matter before further decisions regarding legalisation can be made. Bougard believes that prostitution will be legalised within the next five years, but will South Africans be able to change their views about sex workers if prostitution is legalised?
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EMILY POTGIETER The Veterans of Oppikoppi are hard to impress. They’ve braved the dust, dehydration, and devilish thorns of Northam farm and will be there this week to do it again. So they don’t take lightly to new prawns in their dust bowl. So here is couple of things you should know to be able to fit in with the big guns. 1) The only thing that becomes scarcer than cigarettes and meat that isn’t slightly green after a day or two at the festival is water. You’ve been told to bring a lot. Now double that. Only the lightweights cave to babalaas and body odor. 2) Don’t dress like a sissy. You’re welcome to wear your lycra or onesie or whatever else you wish to wear, but just come prepared to face the Sahara desert by day and Siberia by night 3) Do not become alarmed when you see people sprinting (read: staggering)
past your tent a) in a box-car, b) in a craaaazy costume, c) on a surf board, or d) completely naked. These are the races of the Dustbowl Olympics and you should come prepared. 4) Bring a sleeping bag. Bring a pillow. And bring a tent. Sleeping in the car on the ground is no fun at all. But for goodness sake, if you aren’t going to be able to put up your tent in 10 minutes you should consider having a practice run before you get there. 5) If you’re at Bewilderbeast it should be because you love South African music. That means you need to actually have a vague idea of who you are there to see before you pitch your tent. If you don’t know where to start, check out the Oppikoppi album on iTunes. And yeah, I’m just kidding. Something about the combination of the various types of smoke, dust, and music in the air makes everybody you walk into your new best friend: virgin or veteran.
CARLO RP COCK Gather ye vodka while ye may, Bewilderbeast is coming That tequila you despise so much, At Oppi you’ll be loving. If you’re an Oppi “virgin” here is my ultimate guide to surviving the dust-ridden, booze-driven, hedonist’s heaven that is Oppikoppi! We all know going to Oppi without alcohol is like going to see a silent film when you’re blind: pointless. But if you don’t want to be a fader and pass out at 9pm every night, bring some Red Bull or Monster – anything to keep you going! If you don’t want to miss all the best acts, make sure you keep the Perdeby line-up guide on you at all times. Take as many copies as you can. Your drunk friends can and will rip them up! If you happen to bump into one of the artists, make sure to start serenading them with a drunken version of one of their own songs in the hope that it
turns into a duet, like I did when I sang “Beauty in Decay” to my boy Freddy Van Dango! They’ll never forget you! “Bring scarves, bandanas or surgical masks for the dust,” they say. Well, I say if you really want to avoid catching “Oppi-lung” bring a fully functional Darth Vader-type helmet or gas mask, otherwise just accept your fate! When you get really, really drunk and you don’t want to get lost and tying yourself to your friends seems like a good idea, don’t. You’ll quickly learn that it’s easier to swim through land a là Chuck Norris than it is to burn a leather belt with a lighter!
Lastly, be sure to get a burger from Burger Express at least once. Best. Food. Ever! (Especially when you’re... shall we say, “intoxicated” and develop a much bigger appetite than usual) Then be not coy, but heed this advice, And while ye may: get wasted For once you’ve had that Sweet Thing, You’ll not forget how good it tasted.
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Sibling duo collaborates across two cities
MELINA MELETAKOS Growing up, siblings Magdalene and Louis Minnaar would rehearse the entire December holiday to put on a theatrical Christmas concert for their family. Fast-forward a couple of years and the duo have joined forces once again. This time Magdalene is a highly acclaimed soprano singer and Louis a visual designer and one half of Bittereinder’s beat-making machine. The result? Minnaar, a collaboration spiking operatic melodies with lush electronic beats. With Magdalene living and working in Cape Town and Louis in Pretoria, Minnaar is also a tale of two cities. Most recently, the duo have released their second EP, Safe & Sound, which was a nine-month long joint effort over the internet. Louis says that the process has its disadvantages as it’s tricky describing sound over the phone if you can’t play it in real time.
“I hear something in my head that I think should happen lyrically or with melodies vocally over what I’ve done and then Magdalene does something completely different,” says Louis. “It kind of throws you off.” There is an upside to the process, though, he explains. “It’s more of a collaboration than me just composing music, writing the melody that I want her [Magdalene] to sing. We both bring something valuable to it in that way.” Both Safe & Sound and Minnaar’s first release Volcano have a dark, nebulous feel to it, a motif Louis says he uses often because he feels comfortable with it. “But I don’t think darkness is the right way of describing it. It’s more human,” says Louis. “We didn’t want to force it into something that we thought people would enjoy. We just put our emotions into it and our thoughts into it and that’s what came out.” Who better to add the human edge than Bittereinder’s bard Jaco van der Merwe, who penned lyrics for two songs on Safe & Sound? Louis and Magdalene liked the lyrics for “Safe and
Sound” so much that that they decided to make the song the title track of the album. Safe & Sound also sees Minnaar growing into their collaboration as a duo. “I think the third EP will come even more naturally, not just the process but the kind of sound we make. We’ve figured out what types of sounds and what types of devices compliment what the other one does,” explains Louis. Speaking of their third release, Louis says that he and Magdalene have already started working on it. He had already written 30 base tracks for Minnaar before he and Magdalene came together, so there’s a lot of material they’re tinkering with at the moment. Even with all this material, the distance between the two makes it difficult to gig regularly. “We just decided that we’re going to focus on making the music because that’s what we love,” says Louis.
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3. Anything white. Keep the wet t-shirt contests for H20. 4. Anything you’ve bought at Forever New. Those pretty patterns are meant for cocktail parties and champagne only. 5. Lace. Trust us, that will be the worst tan you’ll ever have. 6. Only your underwear. Besides inviting dust to get into very unfortunate places, you’re inviting people to call you very unfortunate names. 7. Onesies. Unless you’re definitely going to be sleeping alone, try put in a little bit more effort. 8. Fanny packs. We don’t need to know that your mom did your packing. 9. Ponchos. You don’t have to dress like a Mexican to drink tequila. 10. Ugg boots and skirts. If you’re hot, take them off. If you’re cold, put more clothes on. It’s quite simple, really.
Some people plan outfits the day before they’re going to wear them (and some people should). Other people have sleepless nights worrying about what they’re going to pack for a trip. We don’t judge at Perdeby. In fact, we understand the stress of trying to decide what you’re going to wear at an event like Oppi. Hopefully our guide of what not to wear at Oppi will make life a little bit easier for you. 1. Heels. Just in case it wasn’t obvious enough, those Aldo slingbacks might not be the most comfortable choice of footwear. 2. Anything with spikes. Yes, you’re at a festival. Yes, you’re channelling your inner Ozzy Osbourne. No, I don’t want to get stabbed repeatedly while dancing to Fokofpolisiekar.
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“If you’re not sweaty by now you haven’t been bouncing” Nomadic Orchestra Move Your Thing
MARGEAUX ERASMUS Five-piece instrumental dance band Nomadic Orchestra invite you to bounce around, tap your feet and move your body to their debut album Move Your Things. Members of the Cape Town-based band include Marlon Witbooi (drums), James McClure (trumpet), Joseph Bolton (tuba), Greg Abrahams (guitar) and Gabriel du Toit (tenor saxophone). The group met while studying jazz and classical music at the University of Cape Town. The album is a tribute to the instruments the band members play and showcases all of the different sounds and melodies that can be created with these instruments. If anything, the concept forces you to re-evaluate what you think of instrumental music. Nomadic Orchestra want to inspire people to dance. They are influenced by dance music and they are inspired by dancing people – somewhat unusual for an instrumental band. The album’s other influences range from south-eastern European traditional music to circus music, which allows for a unique sound and an almost vaudeville feel to the album. In “Music Tune” for example, the mix of trumpet, saxophone and tuba makes the track sound like an accompaniment to a Charlie Chaplin silent movie. As boring as a mostly instrumental album might sound, Nomadic Orchestra manage to live up to the promise of their opening track’s lyrics that say “Come with me tonight / I’m going to show you sexy loving / Nomadic Orchestra / We’re
going to make you move your body.” This track, featuring Gertjie Besselsen from Mr Cat and the Jackal, is called “The Fish” and is one of the few tracks on the album that contains any lyrics. “The Fish” is probably one of the best tracks on the album. It prepares you for what the band is about and gently eases you into their predominantly instrumental dance sound. Tracks that follow like “Movie Tune” and “Coming Home to Sousaphone”, really capture the band’s emphasis on instrumental melodies and solos. The band was also joined by the rap crew The Sound Supreme Kingz on “Zoom”. The combination of rap and instrumental music, although strange and seemingly unfitting, meshes together quite well and brings a hip-hop element to the album. Lyrics are not a priority for Nomadic Orchestra, and this is evident in the weak lyrics of “Zoom”. There is the feeling, however, that Nomadic Orchestra evades lyrics on purpose. Why say something when you can speak with music? As the band says, “It’s a different kind of expression. We just want to make people dance and forget, if only for a moment, the grind of everyday life.” But just like house music starts to sound the same on every track, the beats created by the Nomadic Orchestra’s instruments sound very similar over the whole album. Only “Dirge of FLB” is strikingly different from the other tracks. It comes as a well-deserved break for the listener but merely functions as an introduction to the track “FLB” and is only one minute long. “FLB” then takes you straight back into the dance-style instrumentals found in the rest of the album. It is evident in the beats and melodies that Nomadic Orchestra had fun while recording this album. It is an easy listen and something that is sure to get you dancing. As Besselsen says on “The Fish”, “If you’re not sweating by now, you haven’t been bouncing.” Photo: Deborah Rossouw
American indie-folk band Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros’ debut album Up From Below wasn’t very well received by critics. Their second album Here seemed leagues better, debuting at the number five position on the Billboard 200 chart. Their latest self-titled album sadly echoes their first attempt. Scoring a blunt 3/5 from Rolling Stone and a mere 4/10 from Spin magazine, it’s hard not to question what went wrong. It could be because their harmonies were flattened to the least amount of varying instruments that they could manage or because the band’s lyrics don’t seem to have been a priority compared to their previous music. Another reason could be the psychedelic nature of the album that most modern day, popculture orientated audiences would withdraw from. The track “Better Days” has simple lyrics that often appear empty, but the pace is a bit faster compared to the rest of the album. The backing choir vocals makes the song sound more complex while not sounding overcrowded. As the opening track, it has the listener expecting similar tracks from the album later on. The second song, “Let’s Get High”, however, forewarns that the album won’t be what “Better Days” made it out to be. A sequence of plain, low-quality songs follows. It’s only later with tracks like “Life is Hard” and “If I Were Free” that the listener’s hope is momentarily rekindled. Although Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros’ sound generally lacks enthusiasm, Ebert must be acknowledged for having diverse vocals on almost every track on the album he leads. From a gravelly rust to a smooth whine, his vocals are the most intriguing aspect of the album. Perhaps The Magnetic Zeros wanted to bring forth something more experimental, or maybe they didn’t have enough time to sharpen up their production between tours. True Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros fans would surely appreciate their attempts, while impartial audiences won’t be too excited about the album. One thing is certain: the general public won’t be cueing for autographs anytime soon.
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MELINA MELETAKOS Is there a band more charmingly offensive than electronic rap hellions PHFat? Probably not. And to prove it, their first full length album Happiness Machines is a hearty 17-track offering of smutty rhymes and stutter-step beats. This time round, however, Smooth Mike, Narch and Disco Israel are pushing the boundaries of sound sculpting by ditching conventional digital synthesisers in favour of analogue ones. Smooth Mike went hunting for forgotten analogue synths in people’s garages and scoured second-hand stores to find the vintage gems that would give Happiness Machines a warmth and depth impossible to achieve with digital synths. These deliberate imperfections give the album a rawness that is almost tactile, a lo-fi aesthetic that is deviously woven throughout the album. It’s the idea of being stuck in a melodramatic black-and-white horror film with a slimy creep lurking around the corner, waiting to slay some big-busted, cherub-faced damsel in distress. Oh, the horror! On “Business” it’s a foreboding whisper, warning of an ill fate for plump children. On “Church” (a collaboration with Christian Tiger School’s Luc Vermeer under the moniker “Desert Head”) it’s the absurd gobbledygook chorus, and on “EGODETH” it’s the realisation that “Pain is a pleasure / Make peace.” It’s this constant, ominous machine presence, a jarring contraption, constructing the best PHFat yet.
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KHUMO MEKGWE Boekenhout beat Kollege 1-0 in the residence football premier league last Wednesday. Boekenhout started playing in Kollege’s territory straight away. Their first attempt on goal came a few minutes after the starting whistle but the ball was too wide from the post. Kollege started to push the ball forward into Boekenhout’s half but found their opponent’s defence too tough to break. An offside ball gave Kollege the chance to break through Boekenhout’s defence. Their first scoring attempt was saved by Boekenhout goalkeeper Kgotso Genge. Kollege’s Andrew Matsemela took another chance at goal, missing the right post by a few centimetres. Kollege had another chance to score with a free kick from the right corner of the field. Genge stopped the ball before it went into the goal. Kollege started to create more opportunities after
STAFF REPORTER Of the eight Tuks water polo players selected to represent South Africa at the International Swimming FederayionFINA Championships, veterinary sciences student Kim Rosslee and education student Kelly Lindston have been chosen to represent South Africa in the junior women’s water polo world championships in Volos, Greece from 19 to 25 August. Lindston and Rosslee have been playing water polo for seven years and said that they are excited to represent the country at an international level. Lindston, who will captain the team, told Perdeby that, “It has always been a dream to represent South Africa.” The two have identified Australia as their toughest opposition in the group-stage matches. The team’s training has intensified to prepare for this match. They have swimming training five times a week, gym two to three times a week and they will also concentrate on ball skills, fitness and endurance. With the training becoming more intense, Rosslee admits that it is difficult to fit in training with a busy university schedule. Because of the limited water polo infrastructure in South Africa, team members have to fund their own meals and accommodation during the world championships.
this with long and short passes, tiring Boekenhout’s defence. Boekenhout won back ball possession on the 20-minute mark and held it for the remainder of the first half. The teams left the field at half time with a 0-0 score. Immediately after the second-half whistle blew, Kollege played the ball into Boekenhout’s goal circle. Boekenhout were awarded a penalty soon afterwards. Yankho Likaku converted the penalty to make the score 1-0. Kollege were also awarded a penalty but Boingotlo Mokomele’s shot hit the defensive wall. For the remainder of the match, both teams tired each other by playing the ball in the midfield. The last few minutes of the match showed the talents of the goalkeepers Michael Faasen (from Kollege) and Genge denying good goal attempts. Photo: Paul dos Santos
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INTERVARSITY SPORT MAXINE TWADDLE Stellenbosch University (SU) SU and Premier Soccer League (PSL) team SuperSport United have signed a deal to create a football academy at the university. Scouts will identify promising young players and recruit them to the programme. Academy players may eventually go on to be selected for SuperSport United. SU’s newspaper Die Matie reported that the partnership “aids [Maties Sport’s] goal of growing football in the greater Stellenbosch region”. North-West University (NWU)
STAFF REPORTER The final round of the hockey residence league started on 29 July with the men’s premier league matches. The eight teams participating in this division took on their opponents and the cold to fight for a place in the semi-finals. The first match of the evening saw Mopanie take on Taaibos. Mopanie was aiming to climb to fourth position overall in order to make their way into the finals. Both teams put on a thrilling display of offence and defence. The game ended in a 0-0 draw and Mopanie did not make it to the semi-final. Taaibos finished third overall. The second hockey match was between Sonop and Maroela. It was a close game, but Sonop scored a goal before half time.
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Eleven players from NWU were selected to the South African national netball squad. Talented players were identified at the South African netball championships held at the University of Pretoria last month. Five of these players will represent South African at the u/19 level while the rest will represent the country at the u/21 level. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) NMMU will no longer be participating in the Hockenheim Formula Student International race. A team of students was supposed to travel to Germany for the event, but NMMU has withdrawn its entry after a final safety inspection of the car the team was due to race. The electric car did not meet safety regulations. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Karabo Molepo and Tshepo Modikwe from TUT will represent South Africa at the Senior World Inline Speed Skating Championships. The two booked their place in the national team after impressive performances at the South African trials. Molepo completed the men’s 50m sprint in just 39 seconds while Modikwe posted a time of one 1 and 20 seconds in the men’s 1 000m race. The championships will be held in Belgium later this month.
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Tuks stun Wits in varsity football STAFF REPORTER UP-Tuks beat Wits 2-0 in their second-week Varsity Football Challenge at Tuks Stadium on 29 July. Mosa Sesele put the hosts ahead in the 33rd minute before Mbongeni Masilela made Nelson Mwale concede an own goal in the 89th minute. The opening 20 minutes of the game saw both teams struggling to make on-target shots. Wits’s Kgabisi Mogale was kept the busier of the two goalkeepers as he was forced to produce some brilliant saves before Tuks found their target. Tuks took the lead in the 33rd minute. Sesele scored from a corner kick to beat Mogale at the top corner. After their opening goal, Tuks began to dominate ball possession. The teams went into half time with the hosts leading 1-0. After the interval Tuks resumed their attack as they controlled most of the second half. Mogale denied Tuks a second goal in the 47th minute after Lawrence Ntswane headed an on-target shot from a cross by Kenneth Matlala. Wits produced some brilliant passes in the Tuks half. Lack of concentration in defence, however, almost cost them a second goal in the 85th minute. Tuks took full advantage of a defensive blunder by Wits at the stoppage time when Sesele played in a tricky ball behind the Wits defence from the midfield. Second-half substitute Masilela beat the off-side trap and his rebounded shot hit the leg of the advancing Mwale for an own goal to make the score 2-0. Tuks manager Evangelos Vellios was happy with the three points. He said that it was important “for us to just get the result today. I said to the lads it doesn’t necessarily mean we have to play a good brand of football, as long as we get three points and get us back on track.” He also told Perdeby that “There is still a lot of work to be done and we will focus on that to make sure we carry on [in this competition].” Wits head coach Karabo Mogudi attributed his team’s performance to fatigue and limited training time. “Unfortunately, we conceded goals from our own errors,” he said. Photo: Reinhard Nell
South African Triangular Cricket Series to take place at LC de Villiers Oval GABRIELLA FERREIRA The South African Triangular Cricket Series between the A teams of South Africa, Australia and India will take place at the UP’s LC de Villiers Oval between 24 July and 27 August. The series is made up of a tournament of seven one day internationals (ODIs) as well as four friendly test matches. The round-robin phase of the tournament will take place between 6 and 14 August and will see the three teams play against each other twice in the first six matches. The top two teams on the log will then meet again in the final. South Africa A’s first two friendly test matches against Australia began on 24 July and will last until 3 August. The last two friendly matches will take place between 17 August and 27 August. The second test against Australia and the first test against India will be the only two matches that will not take place at LC de Villiers Oval. Instead, these matches will take place at Olympia Park in Rustenburg. South Africa A’s first test match against Australia A ended in a draw. The first day of the match saw Australia batting first and was highlighted by David Warner’s performance. Warner was able to achieve 193 runs before being dismissed on the final ball of the day. The day ended with Australia on 399/5 and South Africa yet to bat. Day two saw Australia declare at 474/5. South Africa began batting well, achieving 97 runs in 26 overs before losing a wicket, which resulted in a turn in the match as they quickly lost another two wickets. South Africa’s Dean Elgar put in a commendable performance, scoring 153 runs off 217 balls not out. Day three saw South Africa declare at 617/7, giving them a 140-run lead. Elgar put on one of the best performances of the day, going out after 268 runs. Thami Tsolekile also put on a commendable performance, scoring 159 runs off 256 balls. The final day of the test match saw Australia bat once more. Aaron Finch scored 88 runs from 133 balls. The umpire was forced to end the match as a draw as South Africa was unable to bat a second time.
Men’s and women’s volleyball teams lose in GVU league STAFF REPORTER Both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams lost in the final games of the Gauteng Volleyball Union (GVU) league on 27 July. The Tuks men’s volleyball team lost 4-1 to Quantum at the Groenkloof arena for their final GVU league game of the season. Quantum began attacking early in the first set to take a 2-0 lead. Tuks opened their scoring through their captain Johannes Conrad followed by Irvine Boukhinda to level the game 2-2. Sloppy defence work by the home team saw the visitors take a 4-2 lead. Smart plays by Tuks’s Kabini Welix, Lauber Martins and Fuxun Xia saw the score reach 14-10 before timeout. Tuks lost the first set 25-16. Martins was replaced by Tamas Kees for the second set. Tuks took a 3-0 lead in the set but conceded turnovers to give Quantum a lead of 5-3. Xia then produced a moment of magic by disguising his pass to look like he was setting up for Boukhinda only to dip the ball over the net to equalise the score at 12-12. Xia, Johan Lombard and Kees combined effectively to take Tuks to the 20 point line, 5 behind Quantum who won the set 25-20.
Tuks began the third set as the better of the two sides, scoring two quick goals through Xia and Kees. Quantum responded swiftly and took an early 9-5 lead. Tuks continued making some good plays down the stretch and narrowed the deficit by two points at 13-11. Tuks won the second set 26-24. The experience of the Quantum side was evident in the fourth set. Tuks could not repeat their third-set performance and Quantum clinched the fourth set 25-16 and the match 4-1. The women’s team lost 3-0 to Delfos in their game. Tuks scored first in the first set. Delfos quickly equalised and went on to win the set 25-11. In the second set, Tuks forward Tamlyn Stevens replaced Nicole Camara to reinforce the team’s attack. Tuks scored first in the second set. Mariska Filter was introduced with to strengthen the team’s defence. Tuks continued to put pressure on their opponent but could not stop the Delfos team, who went on to win the second set 25-11. Delfos stretched their third-set lead to 24-9. Tuks scored their last point through Mariska Filter before Delfos scored their 25th point to win the set 25-10 and the game 3-0. Photos: Reinhard Nell
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