1 August 2011 Issue 14

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Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks

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Letter to the editor

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Still missing after two weeks REFILOE NYATHIKAZI Duncan Allan, a third-year Olienhout HK and BCom Investment Management student, is still missing (at the time of going to print) after his disappearance exactly two weeks ago. He was last seen on Monday 18 July at 7:30, in Lynnwood Motors in Atterbury Road, Menlo Park while collecting his car after a service.

News 24 reported on 21 July that “closed-circuit television footage showed how Allan waited for his vehicle at the garage, but not how he drove off.” News 24 also reported that his cell phone has been switched off since his disappearance and his bank card has gone unused.

Ernie Malherbe, a close friend of Allan told Perdeby: “We realized he was missing when he didn’t show up for lectures on Monday and he wasn’t seen for the rest of the day, which is very uncharacteristic of him.”

“Private investigators are investigating the case and thousands of people are handing out yers,” Malherbe added. Posters have also been posted up around Hateld. Allan’s fellow HKs referred queries to UP management, who could only add that they hope Allan will be found soon, but could not give information regarding the investigation.

Brooklyn Police spokesperson, Warrant Ofcer Annabel Middleton told Perdeby that they are receiving leads every day but so far none have been conclusive.

A second man went missing last week: 29-year-old Gerrie Janse van Rensburg was reported missing on 26 July 2011. Janse van Rensburg had last been seen on Duncan road. Brooklyn police spokesperson, Annabel Middleton, said, “He dropped his father off for a meeting and it was arranged for him to pick his father up again.” However, Janse van Rensburg never showed up.

Janse van Rensburg was found on the morning of 28 July.

Middleton said, “He was found by the police after he had been banging on the boot of his car and he is now reunited with his family.” He was found physically unharmed but is currently in the psychiatric facility Denmar being treated for trauma.

According to Middleton, the police have so far not been able to establish a connection between the Allan and Janse van Rensburg cases. However, Middleton added that Janse van Rensburg “almost looks like Duncan.”

“We have no closure and we are praying for his return,” said

Tim Allan, Duncan’s father. Allan is pleading with anyone who has information to please contact him.

Allan was last seen driving a green VW Jetta with the registration number DJY 086 GP.

If anyone has any information please contact investigating Warrant Ofcer Phatswane on 082 319 9647 or Tim Allan on 082 882 4047.

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Of course you realise this means war?

From the Editor

www.perdeby.co.za perdeby@up.ac.za (012) 420 6600 EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Carel Willemse EDITOR: Beyers de Vos NEWS: Nina van Wyk news@perdeby.co.za FEATURES: Marie van Wyk features@perdeby.co.za RES UPDATE: Katlego Mkhwanazi resupdate@perdeby.co.za ENTERTAINMENT: Meagan Dill entertainment@perdeby.co.za SPORT: Charlotte Keuris sport@perdeby.co.za COPY: Hayley Tetley LAYOUT: Hickley Hamman VISUALS: Desré Barnard

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“There’s never anything in the stupid newspaper,” she said, dumping the Perdeby in the trash ve seconds after picking it up and glancing at the front page. “It’s such a waste of student money.”

Oh, the contempt! Oh, the audacity!

Unbeknown to this particular anonymous student, she was walking right past a trio of Perdeby editors. They called out to her so that they could politely enquire why she felt the way she felt, and how they could make it better (or so they told me, personally I think they had darker intentions), but (alas!) she ignored them.

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Facebook is great. But people on Facebook can be just as annoying as people in real life, and over the last few months these people have started outweighing the attraction Facebook holds. I’m sure there’s some ghost of the beginning of a trend in that fact or an entire article buried in the premise that Facebook can

It’s annoying on crack.

Farmville. Speaks for itself.

Having your own page. Vain much?

Poking. Stop poking people. Just have sex, already.

7. Oh, you’re buying a coke? Oh, you’re eating chicken? Oh, you’re watching grass grow? How lovely, how interesting, how completely and utterly relevant.

8. Not liking Perdeby. You should like the Perdeby page. You should go like Perdeby right now. Right. Now. 9. Nt splling thingz crectly bcause ur lazee.

Y d it???????

10. Speaking of, I have a question, are a thousand question marks really necessary? It won’t make your question any more of a question, you know?

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WrItInG LiKe tHiS aS iF tHaT’s CuTe. Thinking that just because you send a message to ve people or post some idiotic spam on someone’s wall you will magically be able to see who views your prole. Nor really how that sort of thing works, friends.

Replying to message threads. When someone sends a message to 500 people and then you reply in the same thread, all 500 of those people gets that message. Do you understand how annoying that is? It’s more than annoying. It’s turbo-annoying.

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be a hassle as much as a help, but this week it’s only going to result in this: The top ten most annoying things people do on Facebook:

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In its self-evaluation report for the institutional audit that was conducted by the HEQC in 2007, the University of Pretoria made the claim that it is a “transforming university”. The use of a “pluperfect” or continuous tense was meant to indicate that a lot of work towards transforming the institution has been done and that a lot more still needed to be done. This university is not unique in this. Many other academic and social institutions are engaged in similar processes. That is the nature of transformation.

people who come up to me to point out the mistakes in the paper have. These are usually the kind of people who ll up with glee at the thought of telling someone they just ate a bad piece of chicken or ran over someone’s puppy.

In other news, you will notice my editorial photo this week is a cartoon. I asked the exceptionally talented cartoonist Ezelle van der Heever to cartoonify (not a real word) me and she rose to the challenge with unprecedented expertise. You will notice her brilliance, along with that of the other members of our visuals team, scattered throughout the paper, accompanying some fantastic articles on going green and foreign lms. Also take a look at our review of the Bang Bang club as well as our articles on the recent slew of cash thefts on campus.

We also have a brand spanking new mobile site, m.perdeby.co.za, courtesy of Duncan Platt of the SRC who set it up for us (dankie, hoor). It’s a new platform where you can go and leave news tips and gossip for Pssst…, which, by the way, you can nd exclusively online this week. I promise it will be back in print next week.

Other than that, I hope everyone is having a good semester so far. The next time you will hear from us is on 15 August, post-Oppikoppi, when we will be bringing you the Oppikoppi edition, a highlight of the year.

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Dear Tukkie

It’s not the rst time it’s happened either. A few weeks ago I watched as a Kollege student picked up a paper from the stand outside our ofces, turn to the Pssst… pages, didn’t nd his residence mentioned (no surprise there) and dumped the paper in a bin right next to me.

This behaviour raises two issues. Firstly, we’re everywhere, so pasop. But secondly, why pick up a copy just to throw it away?

My rst thought when I heard about the angry girl with all the indignity and the contempt and the criticism was one of liberal violence.

But as I thought about it I realised that I really wanted to talk to this girl. If only to point out that she didn’t have to like Perdeby (there is no conceivable universe in which I or my team could possibly please everyone) but why pick one up in the rst place if you aren’t interested in what we publish? What is it about Perdeby that made her so angry that she felt it was necessary to do that?

The money? I can tell you now that Perdeby gets relatively little cash from UP. We live off the fruits of advertising. And really, if you want to protest against a product you think wastes money, an act of wastefulness isn’t exactly very effective or thoughtful, now is it?

So, dear random angry reader, I invite you to come to our ofces or send us a letter (I would be more than willing to publish it) and engage with us if you feel so strongly about it, rather than wasting a copy which someone else wants to read.

Spiteful isn’t really the way to go about these things, I’ve learnt. It’s the same sort of mentality

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as to continue the work of transforming the institutional culture. As part of that process, consultations have been held with various stakeholders during the past year and an external company contracted to do a survey of the institutional culture. Throughout, the university is working with the understanding that transformation is not an event but a process and that the more you think you have transformed, the more improvement work you need to embark on. The survey will help to highlight the areas that we have not paid much attention to as an institution. You as the students will also be given an opportunity to voice your views honestly and in an anonymous environment by participating in the survey. I urge you to participate fully and encourage each other to do so. Without your views, this university can never be what you wish it to be.

Back to two issues arising from last week. I urge you to submit your nominations for the

Student Parliament as soon as you can. The IEC has informed me that the date has been extended to Friday 5 August. You therefore have another two days’ grace from today.

Getting in nominations is a very important step in the election process. Campaigning is not about organisations but individuals nominated by organisations. Their details have to be checked so that the nominating structures can be informed within the nomination period if their candidate does not qualify. I would also like to urge you to join the search for Duncan Allan who has been missing since last week. The details are posted in websites, this newspaper and the pamphlets distributed by the SAPS. Best wishes Prof McGlory Speckman Dean of Students

Remember, don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive.

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Here we go: VF+ pamphlets cause controversy ... again The recent release of a pamphlet by the VF+ TAS, which can be described as both offensive and discriminatory, signals the start of what will most likely become an extremely messy SRC campaign season. Already, organisations are bypassing credible arguments, replacing them with campaigns which aim to divide students along racial and linguistic lines. But don’t Tuks students deserve better than cheap electioneering and divisive politics?

No doubt a publicity stunt, the cartoon featured on the pamphlet has shocked students.

Making use of derogatory terms like “dyke” and illustrating an out-dated call for “white pride”, the VF+ TAS has made it clear that it does not mind offending whole segments of the student body. The issue, however, is not about whether one was offended by the crass comic. The principle behind the pamphlet – the mentality of divide and rule – is one which must be taken seriously. Instead of promoting a united university, the VF+ TAS would rather provide the student electorate with extremist ideas – ideas which will never make this a better university.

Instead of addressing the concerns of ordinary students, the VF+ TAS takes an extreme rightwing approach to campaigning for one’s support, indirectly promoting a fear of diversity and of people who are different. Ordinary student – black and white, Afrikaans and English – want student parliament and the SRC to address real issues – issues like nancial aid, crime, the cost of food on campus, and the preservation and expansion of cultural and linguistic diversity at the university.

Students don’t care about the nationalisation of mines or calls for “white pride”. Tuks has numerous student parties that appeal to extremism to win votes, and some students

are buying into the idea that they must vote according to their race or support policies which are irrational, divisive – and sometimes – completely irrelevant. The real issues which affect the youth are not addressed – which one would think would be the priority of any student organisation. If extremists like the VF+ TAS or SASCO/ANCYL are elected into student government, will they deliver for all? Or will they breed intolerance and inequality at our university?

Dangerous illiberal policies will not result in an improved Tuks. And the promotion of divisive politics has never provided positive results – the recent terrorist attacks by a right-wing activist in Norway prove that. All organisations on campus must have the right to air their views in the open – freedom of speech on campus must be protected. In the case of offensive material like the aforementioned pamphlet, however, students have the responsibility to stand up against bigotry.

Beyond the harm such campaign material inicts, it is also a cheap attempt at winning support. Instead of illustrating a plan of action, the VF+ TAS comic is used to shock and divide the student body. Students can have a student government that delivers positive change for all and they shouldn’t just accept political parties that appeal to fear and nationalism, and will most likely deliver very little once in ofce. A more open, efcient and cohesive Tuks is an ideal worth ghting for; versus settling for an SRC that doesn’t address the issues which really affect young people.

Thorne Godinho Member for Media & Publicity, DA Youth Gauteng North

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The SRC goes to Tanzania DAVID CROSS

During the June holidays the SRC embarked on a trip to Tanzania for their annual visit to a foreign country and visited the University of Dar es Salaam. The purpose of their visit was to mingle with the Tanzanian university’s SRC to take part in a series of cultural exchanges and workshops which provided insights into each SRC’s competence, function and goals.

Mike Matlapeng, an SRC member, who currently holds the Justice and Constitution portfolio reported that both SRC teams beneted greatly from the exchange, the interaction between the parties revealing a common ground between student representatives from different parts of Africa, as well as opportunities to assess one another’s successes and failures in their pursuit to serve students.

“With an economy [as] underdeveloped in comparison to that of South Africa’s [sic], it aided us in appreciating what we have,” says Matlapeng.

Matlapeng also commented that South Africa’s implementation of the institution

of autonomy better equips the SRC of the University of Pretoria to manage its own affairs without any governmental interference, as opposed to governmental supervision in university matters abroad in still-emerging economies and education systems in countries such as Tanzania. Issues regarding these very problems were diagnosed and discussed during the visit.

Tebogo Twala, who holds the Tukkie Pride portfolio on the SRC, reported that the SRC thoroughly enjoyed their stay in Tanzania and were hospitably received. “The information sharing session and discussion of the respective SRC’s strengths and weaknesses enabled individuals to nd solutions to problems encountered when confronting university policy, and to assess the remaining objectives of both teams in the remainder of their term in ofce.

Responding to rumours that the SRC funded the trip with money set aside for student upliftment programmes, Matlapeng denied all accusations, attributing them to political inghting.

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Thefts lead to a tightening of regulations THEUNS VAN RHYN According to Campus Security cash theft at Tuks has been noticeably increasing on many of the university’s campuses. The targets have not only been ofcial funds, but also cash belonging to staff. The security service investigations indicate that in some instances the perpetrators possibly had access to inside information.

The university’s insurance company, Alexander Forbes, was reluctant to respond to claims that there was fraud involved, only saying that they expect that these claims may, in the near future, be rejected.

Colin Fouché, Head of Security on campus, said that it has become necessary to, once again, direct the attention of line managers to the regulations regarding cash handling on campuses. “Although cashier services have been deployed on all campuses, in exceptional cases, there is a need to deploy cashier services within a specic academic department. All internal control precautionary measures surrounding the ofcial cashier services also apply in these cases.”

The university requires that income received should be kept in a lockable container accessible only by delegated cashiers and, when the cashier is not present, the lockable container should be locked away in a proper, reproof safe.

The Internal Audit Division has noted the cash losses and will in future pay specic attention to adhering to policy requirements. All money received should be paid in at one of the ofcial cashier facilities on a daily basis.

The faculty accountant and Internal Audit Division have a mandate to carry out unannounced internal audit inspections of receipts at academic departments. Cashiers may not take loans (IOUs) from the ofcial cash takings. Losses should also be reported, without delay, to security services.

“The Security Services Department will also note and report on preventative measures taken by line managers,” Fouché said.

It is unclear which lapses in regulation lead to the thefts, as investigations are still underway. No arrests have been made.

Photo: Gerhard Louw

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67 Madiba minutes: a res guide GREG LAVAGNA If you didn’t get the opportunity to do anything worthwhile on 18 July for 67 minutes, here are some of the activities you could do to make them up.

Clean the clubhouse (30 minutes on average, 60 minutes after socials) Is there a better way to honour your fellow man than by giving him a clean place to drink? No longer will getting refreshments be hampered by sticky oors, dirty glasses and inexplicable stolen objects (signs, car parts, babies etc.)

Walk to the Square (25 minutes there, 35 minutes back) This is one of the best ways to save the environment as it lowers carbon emissions. It also eliminates the need for a designated driver and can save you from a “re-decorated” dashboard. This has been known to induce serious sobriety and one can stroll into res as though returning from the library. Results may be less effective with girls’ reses (not you, Katjiepiering). Results may be too effective with Groenkloof residences. Allow time for getting lost on the way back.

Paint the Klaradyn lions (20 minutes) A pastime so popular at the University of Pretoria that it has become socially acceptable. To paint the lions, the girls will

be forced to buy more paint and will thus put money into the economy. Okay, so it might be a bit of a stretch, but it is still worth 67 minutes of laughter.

Actually read the res guidelines book (5 minutes) Apparently there is a hidden mystical book with all the rules of residences, hidden deep within Tuks. We are not completely sure of its existence, but reading it can lead to a lot of “oohs” and “ahs” and deteriorate our common sense.

Visit the distant residences (60 minutes) These poor residences have been geographically ignored in the past and maybe a visit or two won’t kill them. You never know how valuable a teacher, doctor or vet can be. What if you stumble upon an uneducated child being mauled by an abused dog? You just never know.

Read slightly amusing Perdeby articles in the Res Update section (10 minutes) This has been known to cause immorality and critical mind-blowing at the same time. Less of a charity and more of a privilege, this activity will better you as a person and thus help the social environment as a whole. Results may fare better if you buy the writer a drink or introduce him to your hot friends.

Photo: Desré Barnard & Gerhard Louw

Madelief raises funds for fellow residents ZOE NGOBMANE On Saturday 23 July, the beginning of a new kind of givingback was introduced at Madelief. As part of their own personal extension of RAG, the ladies from Madelief decided to help some of their own rst. According to Madelief’s Primaria, Stephanie D’Silva, there seemed to be a great need to give to those inside the walls of their own house before going out and trying to change the world through charity.

The RIG (Reach In and Give) portfolio was thus created.

“The RIG initiative is a way to raise funds for girls in our res,” said D’Silva. “Bursaries usually cover things like tuition and accommodation but not other necessities like bedding or toiletries,” added D’Silva. The funds will assist residents to, for example, get textbooks and meals in the dining hall. Madelief hosted a fashion show to kick-start RIG. The fashion show hoped to raise approximately R20 000. Kelebogile Mogotsi, the fashion show organiser added, “We all know charity begins at home and when our sisters are only having one meal per day at the dining hall because they aren’t on full scholarships or having their

parents pay for everything, we have to practise this charity.” The fashion show, with the title “A day in Paris ... A night in Milan”, drew inspiration from the prestigious fashion weeks of Milan and Paris. The work of upcoming designers from Madelief: Simone Oranje, Ansu Grobler and Tanaka Motsi was showcased together with designs from eg... in Hateld Plaza, Cream, So What? and labels from Wannabee.

The guest list included celebrities like Poppy Ntshongwana from 5FM who was the MC for the event and former Miss SA Teen winners Phuti Khomo and Kopano Mocwane who were part of the judging panel. A former Madelief girl, Rorisang Thandekiso from Wild Room, was also on the guest list along with The December Streets who performed at the event.

“A lot will be determined by how today goes,” said D’Silva.

“We would like the university to recognise what is being done here because we also want RIG to extend to the other residences.” RIG is set to continue for the next three years and Perdeby looks forward to three years of fashion and charity.

Photo: Mpho Tsuari

Ladies launch Party Fest to new heights GREG LAVAGNA The Tuks ladies’ residences started their 2011 Party Fest in style with a rocking launch party at Trademarx on 25 July. All competing residences (Inca, Lilium, Curlitzia, Katjiepiering, Klaradyn, Asterhof, Madelief, Magrietjie and Erika) were there in an effort to give their house a head start in the competition.

The winning house stands to win a grand prize of R10 000. The evening was elevated into party mode with good music, drink specials and a lot of ladies willing to support their house by screaming at every mention of their res. In contrast to the men’s competition earlier this year, each of the ladies’ residences will have a date to host a themed party at Trademarx. Points will be tallied for participation, feedback and decoration. A new addition to this year’s Party Fest is the dance-off which will count towards the houses’ total scores. The winners of this section will receive an additional R6 000. Points were also awarded for the most “likes” on Facebook and front runners were announced on the evening.

As it stands, Madelief is in third position, 2009 winners Klaradyn in second, and current title-holders Curlitzia, in rst.

The winners of this year’s Tuks men’s competition were also announced and the trophy was handed over to the Republic of Kollege. Kollege HK for Internal and External Affairs (Social HK), Sean Dickenson and their winning drinking team, “The Benchwarmers”, received the award on behalf of the house. The evening proved that this is no friendly competition and that the ladies will be going all out to get their name on that trophy.

To nd out when your favourite res is competing, join the Party Fest Facebook group or check it out at www.party-fest.com.

Photo: Gerhard Louw

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Geen nuus is goeie nuus MARIÉ VAN WYK Vandag is die idioom “geen nuus is goeie nuus”, meer waar as ooit te vore. Dit wil voorkom of die enigste nuus wat deesdae die moeite werd is om publiek te maak, net sleg en negatief is.

Perdeby, met `n bietjie hulp van Cracked.com, het besluit om vyf nuusbrokkies aan julle bekend te maak wat, in elke sin van die woord, goeie nuus is: Die goeie nuus oor MIV/Vigs Vroeërjare was dit `n onmiddellike doodsvonnis vir `n pasiënt as hy/sy met MIV gediagnoseer is. Nie net was jou lewesverwagting kort nie, maar jou lewenskwaliteit sou drasties afgeneem het en jou lewe sou waarskynlik die intrige van `n Grieksetragedie gevolg het. Vandag is dit egter nie die geval nie. Meeste MIV-positiewe pasiënte kan vir dekades lewe, danksy antiretrovirale medisyne. En meer as dit, het die hoeveelheid MIV-infeksies met 25% gedaal sedert 2001 volgens theatlanticwire.com. In die poging om te voorkom dat `n MIV-positiewe moeder die virus aan haar kind oordra, het Suid-Afrika alleen 96,5% sukses behaal,volgens physorg.com.

Die gat in die osoonlaag krimp Vandat ons in 1985 uitgevind het dat daar `n gat in die osoonlaag is wat gevaarlike UV-strale deurlaat en wat die aarde se klimaat stelselmatig verander, het die wêreld se regerings so groot geskrik dat hulle bereid was om politieke verskille eenkant toe te skyf en saam `n plan te beraam om iets aan die probleem te doen. Dit wil voorkom of hierdie internasionale samewerking tog gewerk het. `n Waardevolle les wat ons geleer het vir toekomstige probleme. Volgens livescience.com, het Australiese-wetenskaplikes `n rede vir die osoonlaag se uktuasie gevind; dit het te doen met `n natuurverskynsel wat

“dynamical forcing” (dinamiese forsering) genoem word. As jy al die weertoestande wegvat, wat dit moeilik maak om die grootte van die gat in die osoonlaag te bepaal, is daar steeds `n gat, maar dit is 15% kleiner is as toe dit in die 90’s gemeet is. As die gat aanhou krimp teen hierdie spoed, sal dit hopelik gouer as 2060 (die vooruitskouingsdatum) weer die grootte wees wat dit was voor die 80’s.

Tienerswangerskapsyfers is die laagste ooit Volgens die webblad, Reuters.com is tienerswangerskapsyfers die laagste wat dit in die afgelope 70 jaar was. Wat veroorsaak het dat hierdie syfer so gedaal het, is nog onbekend.

Daar is verskeie teorieë: Sommige mense sê dat dit as gevolg van die resessie is, alhoewel Perdeby dit moeilik vind om te glo dat tieners wat onverwags swanger word, die nansiële gevolge van om `n kind in `n resessie groot te maak, oorweeg het. Daar is ook dié wat glo dat die verskeie realiteitsprogramme op televisie wat handel oor tieners wat hul kinders moet grootmaak, die afskrikmiddel kon gewees het.

Dit kan ook net doodeenvoudig wees dat al die LO-seksopvoedingpraatjies tóg deurgedring het, en dat hulle uiteindelik die “No glove no love” beleid aanvaar het.

Mense word gelukkiger hoe ouer hulle

word Blykbaar was jou ouers verkeerd – studentwees is nie die beste tyd van jou lewe nie.

Ten minste volgens `n berig wat op die weblad van nytimes.com verskyn het oor `n studie wat in Amerika gedoen is, waar daar 340 000 mense ondervra is tussen die ouderdomme van 18 en 85. Daar is verskeie vrae gevra oor als vanaf die mense se sekslewens tot gesondheid en nansies.

Die interessantste deel het te voorskyn gekom toe die mense slegs ja-of-nee antwoorde moes gee, byvoorbeeld: “Het u een van die volgende emosies ervaar vir die grootste deel van gister: genot, vreugde, stres, bekommernis, woede, hartseer?” Die vrae was almal van so aard dat hulle die emosies op die dag of die vorige dag moes ervaar het en dat dit akkurate data (ouderdomsgewys) moet wees. Al die emosies het daarop gewys dat die deelnemers wat 85 is, gelukkiger is as die wat 18 is.

Ons almal leef langer en beter Volgens die statistieke wat deur Hans Rosling ingesamel is, was die lewensverwagting in 1810 van die gemiddelde mens minder as 40 jaar in elke land op die planeet, en vir die mense wat in Afrika of Asië gewoon het, was dit minder as 25 jaar. In die afgelope 60 jaar het die vordering van tegnologie en medisyne, asook die groei van ekonomieë veroorsaak dat mense regoor die wêreld langer lewe met beter lewenskwaliteite.

Selfs die minder bevoorregte mense wat op die armste plekke in die wêreld bly, leef langer as wat hulle 100 jaar terug geleef het, ten spyte van die MIV/Vigs epidemie, burgeroorloë en droogtes. Volgens Rosling is die toekoms blink en dis net opwaarts en voorwaarts van hier af.

So, volgende keer as jy `n koerant oopmaak en alles is net negatief, weet net dat geen nuus is goeie nuus.

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Going green for good

NOLWAZI MNGADI Reduce, re-use and recycle: unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know about the green movement that’s been sweeping the globe in the last decade. All over the world, there have been campaigns by various people, governments and organisations to encourage people to “go green”, which means to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Being “green” can be a cheaper and healthier way to live. As students, we may not feel that there are many ways in which we can reduce our carbon

footprint. It may not feel like you’re making much of a difference by recycling, but in 1999, 64 million tonnes of waste material was prevented from going to landlls by recycling and composting in the United States alone.

There are now areas around campus, particularly in the Piazza, where recycling bins have been placed to encourage students to dispose of their waste in an environmentally friendly way. This program is also being incorporated into the residences.

There are many sources available to people where they can get “green tips”, for example,

television (MTV’s Switch), radio stations (the weekly green tip on Talk Radio 702) and the internet. One of the best ways to live a greener life is by using public transport, which reduces carbon dioxide emissions. The implementing of the Gautrain route between Johannesburg and Pretoria is a way in which the government hopes to encourage Gauteng residents to rely less on cars and thereby reduce the amount of pollution in the province. Living green has also been endorsed by many celebrities and public gures, who hope that, by speaking out about the dangers of greenhouse gases and deforestation, they will enlighten the youth.

Every day 137 plant, animal and insect species are lost to deforestation. That adds up to approximately 50 000 species a year.

People like Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Gore (who made the documentary The Inconvenient Truth about global warming) and Orlando Bloom have spoken out about environmental issues. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation works with organisations such as Global Green USA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, raising awareness about the impact that we as human beings have on the planet.

The green movement is aimed at making people aware that the way we live and treat the environment will have an impact on the future of our planet and how future generations will live. One of the major players in this movement is Greenpeace International. Greenpeace encourages people to participate in its many programmes, and the organisation’s catchy marketing campaigns are mostly targeted towards the youth.

Another interesting organisation is Sea Shepherd. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is a non-prot, marine conservation organisation based in Friday Harbor, Washington in the United States. This group has a radical way of conserving marine life. Their operations have included scuttling

and disabling whaling vessels at harbours, intervening in Canadian seal hunts, ramming other vessels, trying to temporarily blind or disorient whalers with a laser device, throwing bottles of foul-smelling butyric acid onto vessels at sea, boarding whaling vessels at sea, and seizing and destroying of drift nets at sea.

The organisation was founded in 1977 under the name Earth Force Society by Paul Watson, a former member of Greenpeace. Watson formed the organisation after a disagreement with Greenpeace. Watson said that the organisation lacks a more aggressive intervention and while they were negotiating with governments, whales and other marine life are dying. Sea Shepherd has received support for its tactics against shing, whaling, and seal hunting from media personalities, while critics have called the direct action violent. Some governments and organisations have even referred to them as terrorists. Sea Shepherd says that their aggressive actions are necessary because the international community is unwilling or unable to stop whaling and shing practices.

In 2008, Animal Planet began lming a weekly series called Whale Wars based on the group’s encounters with the Japanese whaling eet in the Southern Ocean. Naturally, this has brought the group much publicity.

But you don’t have to be a stereotypical tree-hugging hippie to be aware of, and try to alleviate, the bad effects that humans can have on our planet. The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, said, “Peace on Earth depends on our ability to secure our living environment.” It’s important for all of us to make a difference, no matter how big or small.

Ensuring that future generations have the same quality of life that we have is something that we should all strive for.

Illustration: Gustav Reyneke

Entertainment

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1 August ‘11

The Perdeby guide to surviving Oppikoppi MEAGAN DILL

Water: And by water, we mean giant ve-litre bottles of water. You can never bring too much.

Especially if you don’t want to wake up feeling like your brain has exploded inside your head.

Also, you’ll appreciate having something decent with which to quench your thirst when the sun is slowly roasting you alive during the scorching daytime.

With just a few days to go until Oppikoppi, now is probably a good time to start coming up with some kind of a game plan. Here at Perdeby, we’re pretty seasoned festival-goers, so we’ve decided to share our innite wisdom with you, our lovely readers. You can thank us later.

ESSENTIALS There are three things you simply cannot do without at Oppikoppi. Well, four, if you want to get technical about it.

Food: There’s an Afrikaans quote on the Oppikoppi website that, loosely translated, says: “If you don’t dance, you’re f**k all.” Couldn’t have put it any better. All that dancing (and drinking) probably means you’re going to need some good energy food. Perdeby recommends Ghost Pops. Lots of Ghost Pops. Other than that, experience says that all plans to cook your own food at the festival will probably fall apart once you get there. The food stalls are pretty decent and a million times easier, especially if you happen to be inebriated. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Shelter: You may think you’re pretty hardcore, but the freezing night-time temperatures in Limpopo will make you think twice. Seriously, when we say freezing, we mean your-limbs-mayactually-fall-off kind of freezing. Whether you camp out in a tent or in your car, make sure you adequately prepare your passing-out place as soon as you arrive at the festival. Before you get too out of it to do much more than stumble in.

Wet wipes (and toilet paper): Music festival veterans know that each big South African music festival has its own “demon” that festival-goers must contend with. Some have wind, others have mud ... Oppikoppi has dust. Lots of it. Come prepared with as many wet wipes as you can, and make a habit of carrying them around with you.

They also help combat the heat during the day.

As for toilet paper.... Pretty sure we don’t have to

OPTIONAL Okay, so these things aren’t strictly necessary for a weekend out in the middle of nowhere. But they could make your life just that little bit more awesome.

Dry shampoo and waterless hand cleanser: It’s like hygiene magic in a bottle. Both are available at Clicks, and make you feel a whole lot cleaner than you really are.

Sunblock: Ideal if you’re not keen to return to Pretoria looking like a lobster person. But if you can’t be bothered with sunblock, at least try to stay in the shade. Or you could don a cool hat.

Cuddle buddy: For those freezing nights we mentioned. Don’t worry if you don’t have one of these to bring from home – they’re usually freely available at the festival itself.

Headache pills: You know why.

explain that one to you.

RECOMMENDED There are certain items you could survive the weekend without. It’s better not to, though. Really.

Money: Useful for merch, food, booze, and general happiness. The nice folks at Oppikoppi are making it even easier by introducing a new festival banking system. Upon your arrival at the

festival, you get your very own Oppikoppi bank card, onto which you can then load cash and use at any of the stalls. Nifty.

Condoms: Be safe, kids.

Booze: It just wouldn’t be Oppikoppi without a bit of debauchery, would it? Remember, though, that no glass is allowed in the concert area. So, bring some plastic bottles if you plan on partying during the shows.

LEAVE AT HOME Inhibitions: Think of Oppikoppi as a dusty little town (population: 16 000) where everyone is just about as weird in the head as you are. Ever wanted to dress like white trash? Or a ballerina? Here’s your chance.

Valuables: This is an obvious one. If you don’t want all of your cool stuff to get stepped on, covered in dust, lost or stolen, just don’t bring it.

Preconceptions: This applies to both seasoned Oppikoppi goers and Oppikoppi virgins alike.

Every year is awesome in a totally different way.

So let go, sit back, and enjoy the vibe. Perdeby will be seeing you there.

Image: Oppikoppi.co.za

Click. Snap. Bang. Move over, Charlize

Terry Pheto

KIRSTI BUICK LUSANDA FUTSHANE The Apartheid era has provided inspiration for a plethora of art forms, from literature to feature lms and plays. Based on the book of the same name by João Silva and Greg Marinovich, The Bang Bang Club chronicles the daring efforts of four photojournalists – Silva and Marinovich, as well as Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek – as they document South Africa in the early 90s in some of the scariest townships. It was written for the screen and directed by South African documentary-maker Steven Silver.

It is a fresh story of struggle, told from an unconventional perspective but with all the painful insight and grit it deserves. The nostalgic way in which Thokoza was captured is enough to hold the attention of the viewer for the entire duration of the lm. In places, however, the movie does lose some of the power conveyed in the book. Between the uncommitted performance of leading man Ryan Phillippe, and the sometimes detached dialogue, the movie starts to feel more like

a documentary. The movie also inexplicably sacrices the individual stories of the four protagonists in favour of the more universal dilemma journalists face: to simply do their job and take the picture or to invest in the fates of the distraught people that they photograph. This is illustrated in the case of Kevin Carter and his controversial Pulitzer-winning photograph of a vulture stalking a starving child.

The news is not all bad: The Bang Bang Club has a satisfying amount of shining moments.

The way in which the photographs from the book are recreated is organic and never requires any preface. The lm also stays true to the war between Inkatha camps and ANC supporters.

The tragedy that the Bang Bang Club witnessed is all there, as the lm documents how their photography went from being a job to being a duty. Every South African should look past the painful accents of the two American actors and see this brilliant story of how four renegades blew the world away – armed with nothing but shutters, lenses and uninching courage.

Image: uxmag.com

It looks like Charlize Theron needs to make room for other local actors making waves in Hollywood.

One such actor is Fana Mokoena, who recently announced on Twitter, “Today I travel to the UK to shoot World War Z with Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and Anthony Mackie. SA will be proud.”

Mokoena made a name for himself playing Rwandan general Augustin Bizimungu in Hotel Rwanda and Dr Mandla Sithole in local soapie Generations.

The international world of soapies is also set to gain some local avour, with Tsotsi’s Terry Pheto joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful.

Her character on the show is as yet unknown, but the writers of the series have announced that Pheto will be playing a “world-renowned, South African heart surgeon”.

Apparently, the soapie has long desired to create a South African character, in order to directly engage with local fans. Pheto’s character will be appearing on South African screens in 2012.

The ever-popular vampire genre seems to be

following the trend too. Durban-born Nondumiso Tembe has been cast in the fourth season of HBO’s True Blood.

Tembe will be appearing alongside the likes of Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard in the gripping vampire drama. The 25-year-old, who will be playing a French supernatural, appears in several episodes.

Cape Town-born beauty Leslie-Ann Brandt has also taken her craft to Hollywood, where she was recently cast in the big-budget production Drift. Brandt is set to play Lani, a Hawaiian surfer, opposite Avatar’s Sam Worthington.

Brandt, however, is no stranger to the silver screen, having already appeared in Legend of the Seeker and Chuck. She also appears regularly in the current season of CSI: NY. In a recent interview, she said, “I booked Chuck the second week I arrived in Los Angeles and auditioned for CSI: NY while I was lming Chuck. In order to make the schedule work, I had to lm both shows on one of the days. So in the morning, I played a kidnapped victim in CSI and then in the afternoon, I morphed into a Moroccan rebel with an army of hot babes ... I love my job.”

Image: Times Live Blog

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Entertainment

A foreign affair: must-read lms

LISA DE KLERK Believe it or not, some of the best lms of the last three decades have not been Hollywood productions. Shocked? We know.

Unfortunately, many rst-class foreign language lms y below the radar of our generation of movie-goers. Limited accessibility, lack of proper advertising and the mainstream movie monopoly have curbed the path of these lms to the audiences they so deserve. Perdeby has compiled a list of such lms for the benet of foreign lm foreigners and seasoned subtitle scanners alike.

Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) 2006 This Spanish-language lm has been labelled “the adult’s fantasy” due to its graphic content and solemn parable. An imaginative young girl, Ofelia, joins her pregnant mother and malicious stepfather at his military post where he is attempting to smoke out the Spanish Maquis guerrillas. She discovers an abandoned labyrinth in the forest and is drawn into a fantasy world by a magical faun.

The lm draws disturbing parallels between the girl’s monstrous stepfather and the chilling creatures she encounters.

Even famed thriller writer Stephen King shuddered at the sight of “the Pale Man” (a monster who eats children) during

a screening of the lm. The lm’s redeeming qualities are the courage and innocence demonstrated by 11-year-old Ofelia.

Pan’s Labyrinth bagged three Oscars and earned itself 22 minutes of applause at the Cannes Film Festival. Get the popcorn ready.

The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) 2006 Another Oscar favourite, this compelling German drama is set in the turbulent, USSR-controlled East Berlin of the 80s. A Stasi ofcer is ordered to conduct surveillance on a prominent playwright and his actress girlfriend. As the real motive behind the surveillance becomes clear, the ofcer nds himself appalled by the evident abuse of power and starts questioning the very system whose bidding he does. At the same time, he becomes increasingly absorbed in the lives of the couple and, as a result, begins to lie in his reports. It is quite moving to watch this austere socialist become the protective guardian of two strangers. This unassuming shadow of a man plays a huge role in their lives, without their being aware of his existence. The lm is a tangle of poignancy, obscurity and deception that effortlessly embodies the political and social atmosphere of the time.

The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) 2004 Before Javier Bardem terried us with his menacing haircut and cattle gun in No Country For Old Men, he gave the

performance of his career in The Sea Inside. This Spanish movie is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro, a quadriplegic who ghts for 29 years for the right to be legally euthanised. You would have to be jaded to not be affected by his campaign to “die with dignity”.

The lm portrays Sampedro’s impromptu relationships near the end of his struggle – rst with his lawyer, Julia, who suffers from Cadasil syndrome, and then with a local girl, Rosa, who becomes enamoured with his story. It also explores the harrowing effect that his condition and his resolute desire to die have on his family.

Bardem’s performance alone is reason enough to watch the lm. The story itself is so stirring that it more than deserved the 2004 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film – clearly a lm that is worth your attention.

Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) 1997 Life is Beautiful is unarguably the best ctional World War II lm you will ever see. It chronicles the journey of Guido Orece, a delightfully eccentric Italian Jew. From the optimistic beginnings of a fairytale romance to the nightmare of the concentration camp, your heart is sure to be warmed and broken a hundred times.

Orece uses his remarkable imagination and humour to convince his son that the concentration camp is in fact the setting for a grand game. He disguises the horrors around them as elements of the game to protect his son from grief and death.

With four Oscars and four more nominations to boot, it doesn’t belong on this list alone but on any list of movies that are worth watching.

As It Is In Heaven (Så som i himmelen) 2004 A world-renowned composer takes a break from his career after a heart attack and returns to his tiny hometown in Norrland, Sweden. Soon, the local reverend is knocking on his door to demand that he coach the church choir; he reluctantly agrees.

What follows is a renaissance in the town: a revolutionary shift in perspectives on religion, love and emancipation. The church choir evolves into a symbol of the inspiring nature of music.

No need to be a music lover to fall madly in love with this lm. The characters are beautiful in their aws: not one of them is textbook-attractive, yet it renders their charm even more irresistible. They are, most endearingly, “real” people – not Hollywood-manufactured mannequins. The comedy is light, the music is beautiful and you’ll no doubt sit through the credits just to hear “Gabriela’s Song” again.

Photo: JP Nathrass

Blink-182: die terugkoms CHRIS VAN DER MERWE

1992 was sekerlik `n baie onvergeetlike jaar vir verskeie redes.

Een van dié is Blink-182.

Die meeste van ons ken meer as net `n paar van hulle liedjies.

Jy het dalk jou longe uitgesing op die koor van “All The Small Things” by jou Graad 8 lentesokkie, of jou inner-rebel het onwillekeurig geïdentiseer met die lirieke van liedjies soos “Reckless Abandon”. Miskien was jy vasgevang in die boodskap van liedjies soos “Stay Together For The Kids”. Hoe ook al jy vriende met hierdie groep gemaak het, is die kanse goed dat hulle `n belangrike rol reg deur jou jonger jare vertolk het.

Dit voel altyd asof groepe soos Blink-182 vir ewig musiek gaan maak wat aan die musikale begeertes van die jeug sal voldoen, maar ongelukkig werk dinge nie altyd uit soos wat mens wil hê dit moet nie. Voor die aanvang van `n Noord-Amerikaanse toer, geskeduleer vir 2005, het die spanningsvlakke tussen groeplede Tom DeLonge en Mark Hoppus so gestyg dat die toer gekanselleer is sonder rede, en dat die groep `n onbepaalde breuk geneem het. Al drie die groeplede het ander projekte begin – Tom DeLonge het die groep Angels & Airwaves gestig en +44 is deur Mark Hoppus en Travis Barker gestig.

Vier jaar het verloop sonder enige nuus van hervorming van die groep. By die 51ste jaarlikse Grammy-toekennings in 2009 het Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus en Travis Barker vir die eerste keer sedert Desember 2004 saam op die verhoog verskyn, met `n doodeenvoudige boodskap: “Blink-182 is terug”, tesame met die belofte dat hulle aan `n nuwe album gaan werk. Die groep het daarna op `n reünie-toer regoor Noord-Amerika en Europa gegaan.

Die groep se nuwe enkelsnit, “Up All Night”, is uiteindelik op Vrydag 15 Julie bekendgestel. Aanhangers het gemengde reaksies getoon. Daar was diegene wat absoluut mal was oor die samesmelting van verskillende musiekstyle, maar daar was ook dié wat gekla het oor Tom DeLonge se stem wat glo klink asof dit hopeloos te veel geredigeer is.

Mark Hoppus het op dieselfde dag deur sy Google+ rekening die titel van die opkomende album bekendgestel. “We’re all

like different neighbourhoods in a city,” was Hoppus se woorde toe hy die inspirasie agter die albumnaam, Neighborhoods, verduidelik het. Hoppus het ook vertel hoe hy, DeLonge en Barker baie uiteenlopende musieksmaak het. “Travis het sopas `n hip hop album gemaak, Tom praat altyd oor U2, Coldplay en The Police en ek luister na obskure Indie-tipe musiek.” Hy het ook aan MTV News geskryf: “Ons elkeen dra `n baie anderste tipe estetiese klank en talent tot die groep by.”

Die nuwe album word amptelik op 27 September 2011 bekendgestel.

Mens kan nie help om `n hoë kwaliteit album te verwag nie, aangesien dit meer as twee jaar geneem het om op te neem. Die groeplede is ook meer ervare en is blootgestel aan verskillende musiekgroepe en -style. In alle aspekte is Blink-182 terug met mag en met mening.

Image: www.smellslikealternative.blogspot.com

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Pistorius qualifies for world champs CARLO COCK Double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius qualified for the IAAF World Championships as he ran his best ever 400m time in his last race before the cut-off date for qualification.

Pistorius will now compete at the highest level of the sport against able-bodied athletes for the first time.

“The Blade Runner”, as he has become widely known, has also put himself in with a good chance of achieving his career dream of going to the Olympics next year.

His exceptional time of 45.07 seconds guaranteed his inclusion in the South African team that will go to the championships in Daegu, South Korea and it also means that he has a chance of being selected for next year’s Olympic Games in London.

The time he ran for the qualifiers was a big improvement on his previous personal best time of 45.61 and well under the required 45.25. Pistorius, who failed in his attempt to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing largely due to the strain which a legal battle with the IAAF placed on his training, blew away the field in a small meeting in Liguano, Italy. He hadn’t shown great form going into the event, running relatively slow times in meetings running up

to this one.

After the run, Pistorius described his achievement as “surreal” and thanked his inner circle. “So tonight was the last night to qualify,” Pistorius tweeted after the race.

“Needed a 45.25. A standard, ran a 45.07sec!

Thank you to my team.” He wrote in another post: "Feels kind of surreal ... To have an A-qualification time in the bag for next [year's] Olympic Games! Thank you [for] all the support!”

Pistorius only took up running as a teenager to help him recover from a rugby injury. He started training with a coach in 2004 and set his first Paralympics world record three weeks later. Eight months later, he won his first Paralympics gold medal in Athens.

Pistorius had his legs amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old after he was born without shin bones.

“My mother was someone who never pitied the fact that I had prosthetic legs,” he told the AP in an interview in April. “As far as she was concerned, the only difference between me and my brother was that my brother put his shoes on in the morning and I put my legs on and that's all.”

Image: ot-forum.de

Tuks struggle at soccer tournament SIBONGILE MTHABELA On Sunday 24 July, the Tuks women soccer teams took part in a pre-season tournament held at LC de Villers soccer grounds. The tournament delivered mixed results for Tuks as Tuks Sasol won 1-0 against UJ and Tuks Absa lost 4-0 to TUT. The tournament was crucial for the preparation of the teams for the upcoming league starting in three weeks. One team was missing from the tournament as a team from Limpopo pulled out of the tournament the night before.

The rst match was between Tuks Sasol and UJ. The game got off to a slow start as the match was swinging from one end to the other.

After 15 minutes the game gained momentum as the two teams became increasingly focused.

Despite this, both teams were still having great difculty in scoring but Tuks eventually gained the lead when striker Jade Parreira slipped in a goal in the 20th minute of the game. Soon after that Tuks jersey number 16 missed a great scoring opportunity. The game went into half time with Tuks leading 1-0.

Tuks came back into the 2nd half with more

energy and focus: they made several goal attempts within just a few minutes in the game but the UJ goalkeeper was on point with her great saves. UJ also upped their game but the Tuks defence created a tough barrier in the goal third. The game ended with Tuks winning 1-0.

The second match was Tuks Absa against TUT and from the very beginning of this match TUT gained the upper hand. Within just 12 minutes of the game, TUT was awarded a penalty but failed to utilise the scoring opportunity. Despite that setback, TUT stepped up their game and scored the opening goal 15 minutes in the game and three minutes after that they slipped in another goal.

Jersey number 11 from TUT scored an exquisite free kick goal from the 22nd yard.

During the second half TUT again scored a goal, resulting in the nal score of 4-0 to TUT. The nal match of the tournament was UJ against TUT and the nal score was 3-2 to TUT. The tournament gave the fans a sneak preview of what to expect in the upcoming league and the players got a feel of what they will be up against.

Photo: UP website

Tuks by USSA Kampioenskappe MARI-LOUISE DE KOCK Op Saterdag 25 Julie 2011 het elf van Tuks se rotsklimmers Kaapstad toe vertrek, waar hulle die Universitiet van Pretoria verteenwoordig het by die 2011 USSA Rotsklim Kampioenskappe.

UCT was die gasheer van die kampioenskap sowel as `n deelneemer. Hulle het die universitiete van Potch, KwaZulu- Natal en Witwatersrand, tesame met UP, verwelkom vir die kampioenskap.

Rotsklim is `n sport waarin deelnemers op of oor natuurlike rotsformasies of kunsmatige rotsmure klim. Die doel is om die bokant van `n vorming van `n voorafbepaalde roete te bereik sonder om te val. Rotsklim word ook raakgesien as `n sies en verstandelik veeleisende sport, een wat `n klimmer se krag, ratsheid en balans tesame met verstandelikke beheer toets.

Volgens Dirk Talma, die voorsitter van

TuksRotsklim en self `n rotsklimmer, is daar “twee verskillende dissiplines vir kompetisieklim by die USSA, naamlik ‘lead climbing’ en ‘bouldering’. ‘Lead climbing’ word gedoen met hulp van `n tou en `n tuig waar die roetes gewoonlik tussen agt en vyftien meter hoog is. Talma het verder gesê dat ‘bouldering’ nie “hoër as drie meter is nie maar dat dit moeliker is want jy klim sonder toerusting.”

Alhoewel die klimmers Tuks as `n span verteenwordig het, word hulle gegradeer deur hulle eie prestasies. Lize du Plessis, `n klimmer vir Tuks wat deel van die span was wat USSA bygewoon het, het gesê dat, “elke klimmer se tellings sal geweeg word volgens die lente van die roete en die telling word bymekaar getel om die nale telling vir klimmers te maak”. Du Plessis het ook gesê dat Tuks se span baie entoesiasties was.

Algeheel het Tuks tweede geplaas in die mans-afdeling vir beide die ‘lead climbing’ en ‘bouldering’ kompetisies. PW Nel en Ebert Nel

het albei die beste gevorder van Tuks se span.

Die Universiteit van Kaapstad en KwaZuluNatal het verder die kompetise oorhees.

Rotsklimmer, Ebert Nel, voel dat die rede vir Tuks se swak prestasie is omrede, “Tuks veronderstel is om die beste universiteit in die land te wees, en het dentief die beste klimmers, maar ons geriewe is skokkend in vergelyking, omdat die Universiteit net nie ons toelaat om te ontwikkel nie”.

“Die een ding wat ek mees aanloklik vind oor die sport is die feit dat dit `n baie sosiale sport is en daar is nooit `n gespanne of ongemaklike atmosfeer in ons klub nie. Almal help almal na die beste van hul vermoë,” het nog `n Tuks rotsklimmer, Jaco Zwarts, gesê.

Talma hoop dat Tuks se rotsklim-klub, Exploratio, `n wêreldklas klim-fasiliteit word om verder rotsklim te ontwikkel in Gauteng.

Perdeby wens klimmers sterkte op hul ‘Everest Event’ wat plaasvind op 1 Oktober vanjaar.

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Guide to the

Rugby World Cup

CHARLOTTE KEURIS AND KEVIN VAN DER LIST With the IRB Rugby World Cup just over a month away, excitement is building up amongst fans to see whether the Springboks can emulate their 2007 world cup performances.

Although the die hard rugby supporter will be accustomed to certain rugby terms and the looming world cup stars, venues and rules, the average Joe will not be that clued up.

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easily found in most sport stores and are reasonably priced. Otherwise, cheap jerseys are available on almost every street corner.

Take the World Cup by its horns and get yourself a Springbok cap or even a hard hat with springbok horns. Just be prepared: your horns might get in someone’s way, but as long as they are smaller than you this shouldn’t be a problem.

What to drink: • An ice cold beer is always a winner, whether it’s a Hansa, Castle or Heineken.

• “Klippies and Coke” is another fan favourite. The Klippies part can be substituted with whichever brandy you can afford or nd in your friend’s house.

• The last resort is whatever you nd at the bottom of the cooler bag.

What not to wear: • Any rugby jersey that is not South African as this will result in physical harm.

• Crocs. Just don’t do it.

• Small white rugby shorts. Let them go, even the players don’t wear them anymore.

Say what?

If you did not know that the Rugby World Cup is taking place this year then you should wake up and smell the boerewors. The TriNations is currently under way and these matches are the last international matches for the Springboks before the World Cup. You can also use these matches to test out our Perdeby guide to enjoying the Rugby World Cup. Here are a few things you should know: The basics: • All 48 World Cup games will be played in 12 different stadiums with 20 teams competing for the coveted William Webb Ellis Trophy.

• Each rugby team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards and seven backs.

• A rugby match consists of a 40 minute half, half-time and another 40 minute half.

• A try is worth ve points and the conversion of a try results in another two points.

• A penalty kick is worth three points.

The what side?

• A player will be called offside if that player is in front of another player playing the ball or in front of the person who last played the ball.

• A ruck is formed when a player and tackler go down on the ground – hands may not be used in the ruck situation.

• A maul occurs when the ball is being held in the air and players surround the player with the ball attempting to gain momentum to push forward.

Where will the World Cup be?

• This year’s Rugby World Cup will be held in New Zealand and will start in September.

• The Springboks are in Pool D along with Wales, Fiji, Samoa and Namibia.

The Springboks’ rst test will be against Wales on 11 September in Wellington.

• The Wellington Regional Stadium has a capacity of 40 000 and will also play host to South Africa’s game against Fiji on 17 September.

• The Springboks’ remaining two group games, against Namibia on 22 September and Samoa on 30 September, will be played in Auckland at the North Harbour Stadium.

• Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, which can seat 60 000 spectators, will play host to two quarter-nals, the semi-nals as well as the nal.

What to wear: • If you don’t already have a Springbok jersey this is the rst thing you should go get. Luckily Springbok jerseys are

Where to watch: • Like most of us you probably can’t afford to y all the way to New Zealand, so here’s what you do: watch the rugby anywhere but at your house.

• Phone a friend. Watching rugby at a friend’s house means you get the comfort of home without the mess afterwards.

• If you run out of friends you could always go watch the rugby at sport bars. Places such as Eastwoods and Trademarx have several at screen televisions and an endless supply of beer and ribs.

What to eat: • Have a braai. Make sure you have enough meat as chances are you’ll eat half of the meat straight off the braai and then wonder where it all went when lunch time comes around.

• Everyone wants to be a Simba chippie, so make sure you have enough chips and snacks to get you through the match.

• Biltong, it’s one of the main food groups.

From the coach: Perdeby saw it tting to leave you with a few of De Villiers’ infamous statements: • “In our group we are expecting tough games from Tonga and Fiji.”

• “There’s little difference between winning and losing, except you feel better after winning.”

• “We went wild, wild, wild. Some of the guys went even wilder than that.”

• “If you want to run with the big dogs, you have to lift your leg.”

Illustrations: Gustav Reyneke

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