22 August 2016 Issue 13 Year 78

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Perdeby

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

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The 2016 SRC elections. Photo: Carel Willemse

2017 SRC elections announced CHAD JOHNSTON On 18 August the Department of Student Affairs announced that elections for the 2017 SRC will take place on 20 September and will be facilitated by the Independent Electoral Facilitators of Southern Africa.

In an announcement on ClickUP, the DSA urged students to participate in the elections to “enhance democracy on campus and to make sure that we have strong and capable student leaders”. Nominations opened on 18 August and will close on 31 August at 12:00. Nomination forms can be found on ClickUP and in Roosmaryn.

The ClickUP notice about the

upcoming SRC elections also highlighted that a “total review of the student governance constitution” will run parallel with this election season. According to the statement, this is due to the five years of implementation drawing to an end and students voicing concerns that the document needs to be updated to “enhance its relevance”.

Voting is scheduled to take place from 07:00 to 19:00 on 20 September and will take place on paper ballots as e-voting for 2016 has been scrapped.

The DSA said in a statement released on ClickUP that students will be given the opportunity to participate in an online poll where the feasibility of using an e-voting system will be

tested. Students have been urged to participate in the online poll so that further engagement on e-voting can take place.

At a mass meeting held on 15 August, SRC interim chairperson and deputy secretary Thabo Shingange announced that the SRC has rejected the proposed e-voting system.

Shingange said that the problem with e-voting is that some students do not have access to the same resources as others, meaning some students would find voting electronically difficult. He also said that the system doesn’t take into account the fact that candidates can pressure students into voting for them.

SRC elections have been postponed

on numerous occasions due to a number of factors over the last year.

After the 2015 elections Sasco, Afriforum and the EFFSC contested the results, claiming they were rigged.

An investigation by the Independent Monitoring Board found that the elections were free and fair but that the positions of president and deputy president should be reopened for elections. The Fees Must Fall protests in October 2015 and the Afrikaans Must Fall and Outsourcing Must Fall protests at the beginning of 2016 further delayed these reelections.

This led to the deputy secretary of the SRC, Thabo Shingange, being elected as interim chairperson by the SRC on 25 January this year.

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Editorial | 22 August 2016

Are we putting our best foot forward?

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This week I have been annoyed by one thing in two particular circumstances. One relates directly to Perdeby, and the other to the university.

As Editor, it is my job to ensure our paper is as representative of as many groups and individuals as possible. I have probably failed at this many times, but I do feel I try.

This week’s first “frustration in the lack of representation” comes in the form of the Entertainment section, more specifically, our Oppikoppi coverage. Over the last few years, Oppi has made an effort to diversify itself and break away from the “white people, rock music” image it had. It’s taken care to invite artists from many different genres. I wish I could show you the festival’s efforts in this edition, but I can’t. I really tried. I applied for interviews with artists Riky Rick, Jack Parow, Yelawolf, Petite Noir, Nakhane Toure, August Burns Red, Nonku Phiri, Reason, and Satanic Dagga Orgy. The interview requests that were approved already cut out half of my efforts

to have content that catered to everyone. For the interview requests that were granted, Reason didn’t pitch for our scheduled interview and Nonku had to cancel at the last minute. Great.

What do we have now? Exactly what our critics expect us to have. It’s incredibly frustrating for me when we get criticised (and I won’t argue with that criticism) but it’s equally frustrating that our efforts fall through, too. We can’t do this without the support of artist managers and the artists themselves. It also concerns me that artists would turn down an opportunity for publicity. They also have a role to play in creating representative content. Either way, it makes me feel as if we have failed some of our readers, and I really do apologise for this.

The second “frustration in the lack of representation” comes in the form of our Serenade national representatives. I have worked with Sonop, I have friends from Sonop, and I do believe that there are individuals in the residence pushing hard to initiate change, but this does not stop me from disagreeing with their participation in Serenade and their role as UP representatives at nationals. This is based on their apparent lack of transformation. I keep asking myself: at what level do we have to make fair representation a prerequisite? I understand Stuku is a service provider and their job is to organise the event, and as long as the residence or day house adheres to their specified quota (for TuksRes residences, its 60/40 either way, but for other groups it differs as they are private or voluntary) they can participate. But is it time that Stuku start enforcing stricter representation, both physically and contentwise? Is it time for TuksRes to start distancing themselves from groups that can’t conform to the UP quota, or start aiding them in becoming more inclusive by placing a diverse group in the day house or residence? Is this an initiative that has to develop internally, from students and residences themselves? Is it time that we promote own compositions in other languages other than Afrikaans or bring another sponsor on board, one with the intention of developing other South African languages? Do we need to reassess our (currently, broad) definition of multiculturalism in the marking rubrics to ensure

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From the Editor better inclusivity?

I believe there is effort being put in, but I do think that we need to clearly define the roleplayers and their roles so that one-sided efforts can be removed and a those that have not put in the effort are encouraged to take up their responsibilities.

For now though, the proof is in the pudding.

While effort might be made, there’s still a lack of transformation. The most important question for me is, “Are we putting our best foot forward?” Is the campus newspaper really representing the students of UP? When outsiders read it, do they get a sense of the university and our readership? (Just to be clear, our target market is UP students and nothing other than that.) When students and parents watch the Serenade nationals in September, have we really sent the people that best represent our campus, not just in skill but also in how relatable they are to all students?

Are we actually making an effort to transform or are we just paying lip service to the idea?

Maybe it would be interesting to note that the SRC of the University of the Free State has cut the ATKV sponsorship from its internal Serenade and will not participate at this year’s national Serenade competition. They have done this because they feel the ATKV’s language stipulation in both events caters only to a certain demographic of their students.

Their internal Serenade now requires groups to use at least three national languages in their performance, and the own composition can be composed in any language. Maybe here, UFS is trumping us in effort and action.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the matter (see the empty letters section below) and I’d love to start a conversation (yes, Sonop, I’d like to hear your side of the story). I’m not sure what the answer is, but somewhere our talk needs to become effort and sometime our effort needs to become realised practice. Until then, I’ll remain always somewhat frustrated at the system.

Have a good week!

Michal

22 August 2016 | News

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Campus news bites MAMMETJA MOGOTLANE AreWeSafe campaign The AreWeSafe campaign, a student initiative in partnership with the university, will have a gender and sexuality symposium from 26-27 August.

The symposium will discuss sexual violence, homophobia and rape culture prevalent in institutions of higher learning across the country. The campaign aims to educate students on the procedures to get assistance should they fall victim to any of these.

The speakers will include a representative of the South African Police Service, the university’s security services, clinic services, student support, and representatives from the Department of Health.

Students at the SRC mass meeting. Photo: Shen Scott

Students still unclear on fee increases CHAD JOHNSTON On 15 August the UP SRC called a mass meeting in the Student Centre on the Hatfield campus. The main issue discussed was a way forward on the fee increment debacle.

The meeting was chaired by SRC interim chairperson and deputy secretary Thabo Shingange. Shingange provided context to last year’s protests and emphasised the importance of the SRC receiving its mandate from students.

Some students provided suggestions on how to move forward and aired their opinions.

After the meeting the SRC released a statement in which they highlighted their demands. The demands specifically pertaining to the discussion on fees were as follows: •

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Moratorium on fee increments: “We will not engage any form of increment and call for private sectors, the biggest beneficiaries of graduates, to begin to play an active role in assisting with this demand.

Students want to express that if the minister is to announce any fees related matter, he must begin to announce a decrease.”

Free, quality, decolonised education now: “While the issue of fee increases might be resolved in the immediate term as we demand, the discussion about free higher education forces us to reopen a national debate that the student movement lost in the mid-1990s when transformation became reduced to a series of technocratic interventions, and the representation of

different constituencies (or “stakeholders”) in institutional processes and structures increasingly began to dominate the discussions about and approaches to transformation.”

Minister of Higher education and training Dr Blade Nzimande is expected to make an announcement on fees by the end of this month.

In January this year, President Zuma appointed the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training to investigate the feasibility of free tertiary education. The commission is made up of Justice Jonathan Heher, Advocate Gregory Ally and attorney Leah Thabisile Khumalo.

The Commission initially had eight months to complete their work; however, they were given an extension to 30 June 2017 by President Zuma. The announcement was met with outrage on social media, with rumours going around that there would be another round of mass protests. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) announced last week that they were “disappointed by the slow pace of the commission”. However, SAUS slammed reports that they had called for mass protest action and stated that they had called for SRCs to host mass meetings at universities across the country.

In late 2015 students across the country rose up against the costs of tertiary education. In October 2015 President Jacob Zuma announced that there would be a 0% increase in tuition fees across the country.

TuksRes Women in Leadership Academy On 31 August the Women in Leadership Academy is hosting their annual award ceremony for this year’s graduates. Ladies from residence are able to join the academy that presents regular classes on leadership. UP Vice-Principal Prof. Carolina Koornhof will be this year’s guest speaker. She will be touching on topics such as women taking the lead in round table discussions.

Tuks 24 court case The case of the Tuks 24 who were arrested

during the Afrikaans Must Fall protest has been transferred to a regional court for 12 September. This is the fourth postponement since the case was first heard in April this year.

Tuks Camerata use flash mob to promote Varsity Sing Tuks Camerata surprised students in the Merensky library on 17 August with a flash mob. The flash mob was to advertise their participation in the inaugural Varsity Sing competition. The first episode aired on 18 August on DSTV channel 144 at 20:30. The choir is set to compete against other South African university choirs in a series that runs over 13 weeks. The winning choir will be announced on 13 October. The initiative is an offshoot of the Varsity Sport brand and is the first competition of its kind.

To view the video of the flash mob, visit our Facebook page.

Tswelopele building opened on Prinshof campus The newly built Tswelopele building was opened on 15 August by UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof. Cheryl de la Rey and Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. The building aims to expand the medical campus’s facilities and will allow a larger intake of Health Sciences students.

Armed robbery outside Hatfield campus RENEILOE BALOI On 13 June 2016 UP student Phenyo Letlape, a final-year LLB student, was robbed at gunpoint outside the Hatfield campus. “On the night of 13 June 2016, I was walking from campus to [the] male residence[s], Tuks Village where I stay. It was about 18:20 and I had just finished writing my exam,” Letlape said.

When he reached the corner of Duxbury and Lunnon road he was confronted by four men.

One of them carried a gun and two carried pepper spray. “The incident took place at [the] corner [of] Duxbury and Lunnon, where two of them approached me by the robots and pulled out a gun. As I tried walking away, two of them grabbed me from behind and pepper sprayed while subsequently hitting me with a gun over my head,” he added.

After pepper spraying and hitting him, the men, who Letlape described as being in their early twenties, took all his belongings. “In my possession I had my wallet, which had about

R400 cash, my textbooks, cell phone and credit cards in my wallet. They all searched me to get everything I had in my possession,” he said. The four men got inside a white Polo Vivo hatchback. “With my eyes being pepper sprayed, it was a bit difficult for me to recognise the registration number,” he said.

As they got in the car the driver drove off.

Letlape suspects that there were actually five people involved as none of the men involved in the assault were the driver.

As soon as they drove off, Letlape said he went back to campus and reported the matter to the security guard on duty. He got assistance and security took him to the Brooklyn Police station. “When we got to the police station, I gave the statement explaining what had happened and everything was [taken] under my concern.” The TuksVillage house parents were then informed of the incident and his parents were called down to the police station. Letlape was unable to recover any of his belongings.

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News | 22 August 2016

Intervarsity news MAMMETJA MOGOTLANE University of Johannesburg (UJ) Students from UJ gathered on 8 August at the main entrance of the university in protest against the suspension of students who had been allegedly involved in an arson incident in May. Pending the investigation, the socalled “UJ 17” have not been allowed back on campus.

The UJ SRC president, Rethabile Ntshinga, spoke out in a media briefing on 8 August questioning the validity of the charges.

Ntshinga said that the students accused had no incentive to torch the Auditorium, but believes that they have been targeted by the university because of their involvement in the Fees Must Fall protest that took place last year.

The university issued a statement on 5 August saying the investigation is still underway and the students under investigation will still not be allowed back on campus until the matter has been resolved. However, following this, on 10 August, the university decided that students may return to campus and continue with their studies, with the condition of limited access. Access would only be granted if they apply to return. No arrests have been made so far.

Stellenbosch University (SU) With the upcoming SRC elections, eight students from Afriforum Youth have been disqualified from running in the SU elections.

This is according to a News24 article titled “8 Afriforum students suspended from Stellenbosch SRC elections” published on 2 August. The article explains that the suspensions due to alleged irregularities.

Three students filed an application with the Student Court alleging that the posters of

the candidates, monetary limits and their electioneering contravened election protocol.

The eight students failed to appear at the hearing and had five days to respond to the court order. The SRC elections have been postponed indefinitely until a decision about the students has been reached.

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Mangosuthu University of Technology Following threats of a nationwide shut down of universities over fee increases, the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus and the Mangosuthu University of Technology were closed on 15 August. According to the Vice-Chancellor and Principle of UKZN Dr Albert van Jaarsveld, there were protests overnight, classes were disrupted and the university was not fully accessible to staff and students. According to Business Day, the university’s management took a decision to suspend academic activity until 16 August. Dr Van Jaarsveld warned students not to engage in illegal activities outside of the procedural framework for raising concerns.

University of the Free State (UFS) The UFS SRC has decided to withdraw from this year’s national Serenade competition and will refuse sponsorship from the ATKV for their internal Serenade competition.

The ATKV requires that each performance contain an own composition in Afrikaans.

The SRC feels this excludes a large part of the university’s demographic. The decision to withdraw was met with anger from residence house committees. The format of the internal Serenade has stayed the same, but the own composition can be written in any language and the performance must showcase at least three national languages.

Erika. Photo: Stefan Stander

Serenade success for Erika and Sonop CAROLYN HUGHES Erika and Sonop took first place in Serenade 2016. The results were announced at the gala evening on Friday 12 August, with Erika the overall winner of the event. These two residences will be representing the University of Pretoria (UP) at Serenade nationals in September. The 20th annual nationals competition will be hosted by UP and will host university Serenade winners from across the country.

The finals evening was on 11 August, with Magrietjie, Jasmyn, Inca, Erika and Madelief performing in the ladies division for the top spot. Maroela, Mopanie, Vividus Men, Olympus and Sonop were the mens finalists.

Each residence gave spectacular performances, wowing the audience with incredible harmonies and committed effort.

Residences were also awarded prizes for best original composition and best performance of the prescribed song. Erika took home the prize for best original composition for the ladies, followed by runners-up Madelief. Maroela took home the best original composition title for the men’s residences, followed by Mopanie.

Winners for best performance of the prescribed song were Madelief for the ladies, followed by Jasmyn, and Olympus for the men’s residences, followed by runners-up Mopanie.

Erika’s theme was the engaging “Women of Alcatraz”, while Sonop made the audience nostalgic with their theme “Noot vir Noot, reeks 15”. Vividus Men kept audiences laughing with

their promotional video, while the ladies from Madelief brought the audience along on the journey of their “Roadtrippin’” performance.

Some notable highlights of the Serenade competition included themes that focused more on socio-political issues, like Magrietjie who humanised drive-through attendants. Olympus were crowd-favourites, becoming particularly popular during prelims for their well-placed solos and their precise harmonies. Another highlight was the presence of boomwhackers, percussive pipes tuned to the notes of a scale.

Both Inca and Maroela made use of these colourful PVC pipes to bring a smile to the audience’s faces, especially during Maroela’s “Chariots of fire” item.

An awe-inspiring opera performance by Siyabonga Cyaa was the final highlight of the evening. He collaborated with Millicent Chimonyo, who was also a top-three contestant at the recent UP Arts competition.

The Serenade Gala and finals evenings were preceded by the preliminary rounds between male and female residences and day houses, which were held at the Musaion and Aula from 8-10 August. The event was hosted by Stuku and sponsored by the ATKV. The houses voted to compete anonymously to ensure a free and fair competition and eliminate any possible bias. The prescribed song for the ladies was “Fast car” by Tracy Chapman. The men’s prescribed song was “Waves” by Mr Probz.

All residences had to include their respective prescribed song into their repertoire, as well as one original song in Afrikaans.

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22 August 2016 | Serenade photo essay

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Serenade 2016: singing, synchronisation and serious skills from this year’s edition

... things you missed at Serenade 2016 Olympus. Photo: Stefan Stander

Jasmyn. Photo: Stefan Stander

MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN AND CAROLYN HUGHES

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John Snow’s red uggs. Never has a medieval TV character been more fashionable (or more white girl).

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The smooth as butter vocals from Olympus’s Stephen Sass. (And how the judges all leaned closer each time he came forward.)

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The fact that Zinnia only had 16 girls, but at least half of them were incredible soloists.

Curlitzia. Photo: Stefan Stander

Sonop. Photo: Kaylyn O’Brien

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skill.

Luminous ladies’ beatboxer. She made the performance with her impressive

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Erika’s facial expressions. If you’re looking for extras in the new season of Prison Break...

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Two Kollege men in skin tight corsets for their rendition of the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s “Sweet transvestite”.

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The Taaibos soloist who performed “Death of a bachelor” better than Panic! at the Disco.

Vividus Men. Photo: Stefan Stander

Erika. Photo: Kaylyn O’Brien

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Sonop claiming that singing unites every race but also failing to have one person of colour in their serenade performance.

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Tuks Naledi’s outfits. No one looked more stylish on stage than these ladies.

Kiaat’s energy. The atmosphere in the Musaion was never as high as when they were on stage.

Kiaat. Photo: Kaylyn O’Brien

Kollege. Photo: Stefan Stander

Inca. Photo: Stefan Stander

Maroela. Photo: Kaylyn O’Brien

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Features | 22 August 2016

Virtual Reality Centre comes full circle HUVASAN REDDY Housed on top of the Mineral Sciences building, the Kumba Iron Ore Virtual Reality Centre is Africa’s first virtual reality mine design centre. The Virtual Reality (VR) Centre is part of a R50 million project which facilitated the building of a completely new fifth floor on the Mineral Sciences Building to be used by the Department of Mining Engineering. The project, initiated by Head of Department of Mining Engineering Prof.

Ronny Webber-Youngman and CEO of Kumba Iron Ore at the time Chris Griffith, was undertaken by the university in conjunction with mining company Kumba Iron Ore, which donated R18 million to the project. Approximately R12 million was allocated to the building of the VR Centre.

The VR Centre consists of a 66-seater lecture hall, a 3D stereoscopic theatre that seats 47, and a 3D-360 degree cylinder which can accommodate 25 people. The centre provides access to virtual reality simulation programmes, which can represent numerous scenarios and environments.

The building of the new fifth floor of the Mineral Sciences Building was a project of UP Technical Services, while the building of the VR Centre was done in parallel with the main project, but was managed by an independent team consisting of the Mining Engineering Department, Information Technology, hardware and software experts from the university, the Manager of Mining and Technical Information Systems from mining company Anglo American, and a 3D visualisation company.

Perdeby spoke to Johann Louw, general manager of the VR Centre, about some of the benefits of using VR in education.

He said that the main benefit of the facility is that data and plans can be visualised and incidents can be recreated. He explained that the VR centre made it easier for students to visualise information, and also made it possible for students to experience environments such as factories, plants and mines without the risk of harm that is present when physically visiting a site. He further added that the centre makes it easier for a lecturer to explain difficult concepts using visual aids, and that one of the main advantages is that when a student is shown a picture of a subject, language is no longer an issue.

An aerial view of the 360 degree cylinder. Image provided.

When asked whether the VR Centre gave students using the facility an advantage, Louw said, “We strongly believe that to be the case, as the student leaves the university with an experience of being [in the mining environment] during their education. So when the student faces the real life situation, they have been taught about this situation in the virtual world.

If one enters an immersive environment, the learning or teaching model changes to an experience and not just sitting in a classroom.” He also said that the centre was useful in other faculties, and said that the VR Centre is ideal for all faculties that use data in their curriculum, such as the faculties

of Geology, Geo-Statistics, Architecture, Engineering and Medicine. He said that faculties such as these would benefit from explaining their work in a 3D environment.

The VR Centre belongs to the University of Pretoria and can be used by both students and lecturers in all faculties and is not just for Mining Engineering, according to Louw. He added that there will be a fee to be paid as visual content must be created, and funding is required to maintain and upgrade the centre. To use the centre, students and lecturers can contact Louw at johann.louw@up.ac.za, or virtual reality administrator Abea Kgatshe at abea.kgatshe@up.ac.za.

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22 August 2016 | Features

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Councillor for Ward 56 Kate Prinsloo. Photo: Shen Scott

UP’s new ward councillor discusses Hatfield COURTNEY TINK Following the local government elections on 3 August, local ward councillor Kate Prinsloo was elected to serve her third term as ward councillor for Ward 56, an area that stretches from Colbyn to Brooklyn and includes the area of UP’s Hatfield campus.

A former UP student, councillor Prinsloo has an LLM in Child Law, as well as a BA (Hons) in Political Science and History. She is currently an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, and has served a term on the provincial legislature. Perdeby spoke to councillor Prinsloo about her plans for the area.

What are your plans for service delivery in your term? How do you plan on maximising efficient service delivery?

Together with the university, the Hatfield City Improvement District (CID), and other role players, [we are] putting together a precinct plan, not only for the university hub but for the whole of Hatfield, which will involve a lot of strategic planning for how we want to see Hatfield, because we think it has a unique character. It’s time for some regeneration and there’s huge buy-in from everybody. What concerns me at the moment is the extent of the development of student housing. I’m not sure that there’s a market for it. [I’m] not sure that it’s affordable for the average student, considering the demographic of the university and also considering the general economic difficulties that people are facing.

I want to see, as part of our redevelopment plan, [putting] in cycle paths and encouraging students to cycle and walk, rather than using their motor cars, but in order to do that you need a safe environment. You need proper pedestrianisation and [a] safe environment where you can walk at night and during the day and not feel scared. One of the first things we need to do is we need to have public transport from Sunnyside to Arcadia, to the east, to the university.

With sustainable living at the forefront, do you have any plans to incorporate the community or any outreach programs that you plan on implementing with sustainable outlooks?

We must get something in place for the people who live in flats, and I think businesses can buy in there. Business is very much part of our precinct plan development and it’s one of the issues that I am going to put on the table, as well as the cycling paths.

I want three bridges over Jan Shoba, because a student is going [to be] killed there. The thing is, it’s expensive because I insisted that it should be accessible to the disabled and also to wheelchairs and to bicycles, because that’s how students cross the street – by bicycle. The university has agreed to build one on Lunnon Street and the developers are considering building one a bit lower down [the road], and that really will make a difference.

As a leader on the ground, how do you plan to engage with the residents of Ward 56 about their concerns and how do you plan on addressing these concerns?

I am very fortunate in that I have very strong residents’ associations in all the areas in Brooklyn [and] Muckleneuk. I have been a member of the residents’ association, Beaca (Brooklyn and Eastern Areas Citizens Association), for more than 30 years and they are very clued up. Then in Hatfield we’ve got the neighbourhood watch. [They’re] very organised too and work well with students; the students are very involved in the patrolling – they’ve been trained as patrollers. I’ve been trained in patrolling by the Brooklyn police station. And then [we have] the Hatfield CID [who] I work with closely, and then the Hatfield Business Association, so they are my eyes and my ears. I have a very good relationship with the university. It hasn’t always been that way, but they understand now that they actually can’t vote. You are the guys that vote, and you are the guys that are important How can students get more involved in maintaining Hatfield?

In the area [around LC de Villiers the students] are actually very active in the neighbourhood watch. They ride [bicycles and] patrol at night, and they are the best. They’re the keenest. They are the quickest on the spot and that’s the type of thing that students can do. But I think the most important thing is just to be vigilant – to watch out for yourself and to watch out for each other. I have got a good relationship with Tennessee’s. We’ve got an arrangement that they do not allow students to drink and drive. They take their keys and they Uber them and they have to come back the next day and get their keys back. So we try to watch out for them that way and that’s the most important thing – be vigilant, be careful, lock up and be careful of your laptop, cellphone, and iPhones, because students are a target.

As a woman in a male dominated profession, what advice do you have for any young women striving for the same success?

I think it has a little bit to do with your personality. I am a born feminist and I am a born liberal, and we believe in the individual irrespective of race, colour, creed, political party, [or] sexual preference. So I think that is my grounding and I have seen that women can do anything and everything. They are reliable, multifunctional and effective. They talk less, they do more. They realise that a meeting is to organise work, not that a meeting is work, and that I learnt very early on when I was involved in the NGO sector: women are amazing.

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Maize had to be imported to South Africa for the first time in 12 years to make up for this year’s poor crop.

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South Africa’s maize production dropped by 28% from last year’s crop and dropped by 58% since 2014. (Business Day)

The agriculture GDP is in recession because drought in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) lowered agribusiness confidence levels. (BD)

The South African Agricultural Machinery Association (Saama) said less commercial farming machinery has been sold since the drought’s onset. (BD) Average 2015 2015’s average rainfall was 400 millimetres; a third less than the usual 600mm. (DM)

South Africa needs 11.25 million tons of maize a year to feed its citizens. (DM)

AgriSA executive director Omri van Zyl said, “It is clear that this is a national disaster. It is important we channel our resources.” (Daily Maverick)

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SA helps with study of fantastic fossils SAVANNAH PLASKITT The most complete fossil ever discovered of Heterodontosaurus tucki, a small herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period, was found in a stream bed on a farm in the Eastern Cape.

The dinosaur that roamed the Earth 200 million years ago was found in January 2009 by renowned local palaeontologist Dr Billy de Klerk. Seven years later, at the end of July this year, the fossil travelled across the world to be studied further.

Led by Dr Jonah Choiniere, scientists from the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand travelled to the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France to scan the fossil in order to learn more about how it once lived. According to their website, the ESRF is “the most intense source of synchrotron-generated light, producing X-rays 100 billion times brighter than the X-rays used in hospitals” and functions “like a ‘super-microscope’ which ‘films’ the position and motion of atoms in condensed and living matter, and reveals the structure of matter in all its beauty and complexity”.

Although the fossil was excavated and enough rock was removed for the bones to be visible, further preparation work is impossible as the skeleton is small and delicate and the surrounding rock is too hard to safely remove. The ESRF is at the forefront of non-invasive techniques designed specifically for paleontological studies and will allow the scientists to “virtually” excavate the fossil from the remaining rock and reconstruct it in detailed 3D. After recording all the data, Dr Choiniere said in an interview with the ESRF, “Right away when we open these images we can tell quite a few things about the skull. One of the things is that it’s likely a juvenile: the skull bones aren’t strongly sutured together.

We can also tell that we’re really able to reconstruct the skull very, very well. On the first scans we can see the openings in the skull which are for the balance organs. We can digitally reconstruct the balance organs of the animal and tell how it held [its] head and how it interacted with its environment. That’s the sort of data you just can’t get by looking at a skull in 2D. So it’s very exciting.”

Speaking to Perdeby, Dr Choiniere said that the the discovery was significant because “this specimen is nearly complete, and it preserves anatomical features we’ve never before seen in an early plant-eating dinosaur. These features include ribs along the abdomen (gastralia) and bony plates between the bigger ribs of the chest. It also has an additional bone on the tip of its shoulder blade. Together, these features tell us a bit more about which dinosaurs heterodontosaurs were related to, and they might tell us a bit more about the functional anatomy of the animal, [such as] how it breathed.” He further said that the scanning process would not have been possible without help from the Department of Science and Technology, and the National Research Foundation investing in the European Synchrotron Facility. He added, “We invest in that facility so our researchers can have access to top-ofthe-line equipment, and I think it’s an incredibly wise decision by our government.”.

South African palaeontologists have been collaborating with scientists and palaeontologists at the ESRF for many years.

Last year the ESRF’s Dr Vincent Fernandez scanned some of the world’s oldest dinosaur embryos, which were also found in South Africa. He told the ESRF in an interview, “The rocks of the Karoo from South Africa have yielded an extraordinary amount of amazing fossils … since South Africa joined the ESRF as an associate country, we’ve been able to scan a lot of these fossils and work on projects that were not accessible before.

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The Endless wait is over: Frank Ocean drops visual album CAROLYN HUGHES Frank Ocean shocked fans on Friday by releasing his unexpected visual album Endless.

Fans have been on the edge of their seats for almost four years waiting for it. The album was released amid a series of cryptic, sporadically streamed videos on Ocean’s BoysDontCry.co livestream. While it is not the promised Boys Don’t Cry album, it is a satisfactory offering in the meantime.

The 45 minute black and white video follows men in an empty warehouse tinkering with power tools and moving from one workstation to another. The warehouse features fluorescent lights hanging from the ceiling and a giant set of speakers huddled next to various studio equipment. The album is reminiscent of Kanye

West’s recent release, The Life of Pablo, and Chance the Rapper’s recent release Coloring Book.

The sounds of Frank Ocean’s signature icy falsetto notes strongly influence the sultry feel of the track list and become a constant of the visual album. Each track is distinctly different in sound, but they flow together cohesively to form an unbroken listening experience. Fastpaced rap flows into sullen and heartfelt vocals accompanied by a variety of instruments.

The album features synth elements as well as classical piano and guitar.

Endless opens with the track “At your best” and ends with a track called “Higgs”, as detailed in the visual album’s closing credits. The album features a wide variety of collaborators, most notably Jazmine Sullivan,

who is featured on four songs. Singer Sampa is featured on the track “Alabama” and has previously collaborated with both Drake and Kanye West. The album also features a new version of Ocean’s previous cover of “At your best (You Are Love)” originally by the Isley Brothers. The song also features James Blake, who contributes musically. This track is especially popular with fans on social media and can already be found on Soundcloud for online streaming.

The fabled studio album titled Boys Don’t Cry, initially set for release on 5 August, disappointed fans when it was announced that the release date would be pushed back. The release has since been egged on by fans and social media uproar. Fans continue to speculate if Boys Don’t Cry will be released at all.

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Archie and the gang set to hit the silver screen in Riverdale KOJO ESSAH

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Oppikoppi 2016: a journey on the unsea

MICHAL-MARE LINDEN The 2016 Oppikoppi theme preached inclusivity, and that was exactly what this year’s festival was about. From old to young, experienced to inexperienced, everyone was welcomed to the dustbowl from 5-7 August for sweet tunes and sweeter people.

This year was colder than usual, which left several people running into Northam during the day for extra blankets, onesies and sherry. The turnout was big, despite the cold, with many taking the Monday off for a long weekend.

The festival kicked off on the Friday with headliners such as The Narrow, Khuli Chana, and The Plastics. Bittereinder was only for those brave enough to bear the cold until 01:00, but delivered a powerful set for those strong enough to be there.

Saturday was a full day, with the annual naked run taking place along with many other crafty activities. The comedy stage was a hit among the young as they all gathered to sit on sawdust while the sun set. The big music names of the day included Riky Rick, Aking, Sketchy Bongo, and Fokofpolisiekar. The Kiffness also wowed audiences with their energetic set and invited old UP student Bruce

Thomson on stage to perform with them.

Sunday was the last day and the Oppigoers were decidedly worse for wear after two solid nights of partying. Fortunately, the crowds were livened up by events such as the Reasonably Grand (dress-up) Parade and acts such as Petite Noir and Jack Parow, both to be commended on their talented bands.

The final evening also featured the international sets. Rapper Yelawolf left audiences in awe with his speedy speech,and social messages as well as his accompanying vinyl disc jockey. August Burns Red was a highlight for metalcore fans as they rocked out to heavy riffs on the James Phillips Stage.

The final performance of note was from Kongos. The South African-born band felt happy to be home and delivered a singalong performance that evoked nostalgia and patriotism in many members of the audience.

Their set also featured a number of new tracks from their recent album Egomaniac, which gave an added edge to the performance.

In the early hours of Monday, or the much later hours of the same day, cars began to trickle out of Mordor to head home to reality.

This year’s festival was exciting, enjoyable and definitely worth the ticket money.

Riverdale is an upcoming liveaction TV series based on the Archie comics’ characters.

Characters such as Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge are to make appearances in the TV show.

The TV show is part of the 75th anniversary celebration plans laid out by Archie Comic Publications.

The Archie comic series follows a group of high-school friends and their escapades. The comics explore themes such as love, relationships and friendship and utilise humour and comedy as their main storytelling element. The TV series, however, aims to take the characters into a more mature setting.

The story takes place in the fictional town of Riverdale, where all the characters live. The story opens at the beginning of a new school year after a few monumental events happen during Illustration: Lene Stroebel the summer break. Firstly, the death of school student Jason Blossom has shocked the mischievous Cheryl Blossom (portrayed the whole town. Secondly, Archie Andrews

by Madelaine Petsch), twin sister of recently (played by KJ Apa) decides to pursue a career deceased Jason Blossom, who has secrets about in music instead of following his father’s career her brother’s mysterious death. path. Archie doesn’t have anyone to guide him Riverdale co-creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa since the end of his taboo relationship with noted that the show took inspiration from Twin his young music teacher Ms Grundy. A new Peaks, a crime-drama series that ran from student named Veronica Lodge (played by April 1990 to June 1991. The show is set to Camila Mendes) arrives in town and soon takes air during the 2016-2017 mid-season, with an interest in Archie, much to the dismay of the premiere date tentatively set for January/ Betty Cooper (played by Lili Reinhart), who February 2017 on The CW, the television has had a crush on Archie for a long time. The network known for popular series such as character relationships are complicated by Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Supernatural.

Wolfgang Marrow make their Oppi debut SHAUN SPROULE Wolfgang Marrow is a punk-blues band from Bloemfontein who performed for the first time at Oppikoppi. Perdeby spoke to band members Little Sandy (vocals), Louw “Louwki” Cronje (lead guitar and vocals), Danie Otto (bass), and Bernard “Tiki” Britz (drums) ahead of their performance.

How did you prepare for Oppi?

Cronje: We played a couple of shows before this and we kind of decided what songs would work the best for our set. We also wrote a new one just for Oppikoppi. I think you get sort of a set that suits certain environments and choose accordingly. So I think with Oppikoppi you go all out.

Are you excited for your first performance at Oppikoppi tonight?

Sandy: Ja, we did some dirty things to get here tonight, but we’re proud of it and we have done dirtier things, so there’s no shame.

Apart from your new song for Oppi, what can the audience expect from your performance tonight?

Sandy: We really put a lot of time into this set, so we’ve worked on the fillers [between songs]. I think we’re at a point now where we are more certain of ourselves. Everyone has put a lot of money in on getting the best gear they can, not that gear makes the band.

Cronje: The difference between the best strings and average ones [can be huge]. It’s

special for us to get to play. We don’t have a lot of gimmicks, it’s just about the music.

What is your favourite song to perform?

Sandy: Our new one! It’s brought out a whole other side [of us]. It’s called “Lord black lungs”. Louwki is a geologist, so it’s about the mining sector and how the unions have become a sort of caretaker for the miners who have been failed by the government. We called it “Lord black lungs” because black lung is a big problem in the coal fields with the coal dust and we wanted to honour the unions looking out for those people. It also relates to Oppi with the dust and the Oppi lungs when you get back after Oppi. Just playing it in our rehearsal space, it has been the most fun one to play.

You recorded a music video for your song “Channel 199”, dedicating it to Reeva Steenkamp. What influenced this?

Sandy: I just thought, as a South African woman, I related to the story. I think even though it’s about Reeva, we meant it to be more generalised about the plight of women in South Africa especially. It is an issue that’s often swept under the rug, so [the song] is a sort of lament to the heartache that many women have to deal with. We don’t try to say that anyone is right or wrong, it’s just tragic that it had to happen in the first place.

Cronje: Everyone kind of ignores Reeva and focuses on the case and Oscar, so you could say it’s like a victim’s lament.

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Wayde van Niekerk’s world record. Image: Business Insider

CARLI-ANN FURNO Wayde van Niekerk made history in the early hours of Monday 15 August when he became the world’s 400 m Olympic champion. He broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old record

with a time of 43.03 s. His competitors included gold medallists Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt.

Fans were nervous about Van Niekerk’s position leading up to the race, as he was set to take the outside line. Athletes who compete

in this lane are described as “running blind”, without an awareness of the distance from their competitors.

Van Niekerk held his lead from the start of the race as commentators questioned whether he would be able to keep up his pace.

Approaching the last 100 m mark, it seemed as if the sprinter was slowing down, when he shocked onlookers with a sudden increase in pace that left other participants trailing across the finish line after him.

In an interview with Game On Magazine earlier this year, Van Niekerk described the difficulty of running the 400 m: “There are moments when I want to give up. But approaching that last stretch, there is always this voice that whispers deep within me, and tells me that it is time to run.”

The athlete has developed a close friendship with UP’s Akani Simbine over recent years. Ahead of the Olympics, on 4 June the two travelled to Jamaica to train with Olympic star Usain Bolt.

Bolt commented on Wayde’s victory and said, “I told him he could do it. I’m really proud of him.”

Lawrence Brittain and Shaun Keeling. Image: Daily Maverick

Rowing in Rio de Janeiro DYLAN JACK AND ERIN SLINGERLAND South African rowing duo and UP High Performance Centre athletes John Smith and James Thompson narrowly missed out on a podium finish as they finished fourth in the lightweight double sculls final.

The duo’s time of 6:33.29 min was not enough to get a medal as they finished behind France’s Pierre Houin and Jeremie Azou, who grabbed the gold medal, Ireland’s Gary and Paul O’Donovan who finished second, and Norway’s Brun Kristoffer and Strandli Are who narrowly beat the South Africans to the bronze medal.

The duo started the race off well as they kept the pace with early leaders France and Norway, and were ahead of the Ireland duo early on. By the 1250 m mark the South Africans started to make their move to pull away from the tight grouping with France, Ireland and Norway.

By the 1500 m mark France pulled ahead of the rest. The South Africans started to drop their pace and the Irish started to up theirs.

At this point there was only a split second separating South Africa from Norway. Smith and Thompson were unable to keep up the pace with Houn and Azou, who were well ahead of the chasers. It was a race between Norway and

South Africa for the bronze medal, with Ireland crossing the finish line soon after France.

By the end of the 2000 m race the Norwegian duo finished just under 2 s ahead of Smith and Thompson.

In other rowing news, Lawrence Brittain (UP) and Shaun Keeling won a silver medal on 11 August 2016 in the men’s coxless rowing.

The pair finished with a time of 7:02.51 min, just 2.8 s behind the New Zealand team. The pair was coming fourth until the last 500lm when they managed to row into second place. Brittain said, “[We] had a quality race.

Everything went as planned. We are standing on the podium right now, job done. After years and years of hard work, the whole system is working for us and we are producing results. It feels amazing.”

The medal was especially rewarding for Brittain, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system, two years ago. After months of chemotherapy Brittain was ready to resume his training in 2015 and follow his dream of competing at the Olympic Games.

Brittain continued the Olympic success of his older brother, Matt. Brittain’s brother was part of the four- man crew that won gold in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Simbine running in Rio. Image: Akani Simbine’s Twitter page.

Akani Simbine makes SA history in Olympic final DYLAN JACK UP sprinter Akani Simbine narrowly missed out on a podium finish when he placed fifth in the 100 m final at the Rio Olympics.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt took his third gold medal in the 100 m Olympic finals with a time of 9.81 s. USA’s Justin Gatlin took silver, crossing in a time of 9.89 s and Canada’s Andre de Grasse took bronze with a time of 9.91 s.

Simbine was fast out of the blocks and by the 50 m mark looked on course for a medal, running neck and neck with Gatlin, who led at that stage. Bolt started in typical slow fashion but after the halfway mark powered his way through for the gold. Simbine could not sustain his pace and was overtaken by both Gatlin and De Grasse after the 50 m mark.

He still made history, however, by becoming the first South African male sprinter to make it into the final of the 100 m since South Africa’s readmission to the Olympic Games.

Simbine qualified for the final as one of the two fastest sprinters outside of the top two in their respective semi-finals.

Luvo Manyonga at the 2016 Olympic Games. Image: Mail and Guardian

Restoration for Manyonga in Rio THORISO PHASHA UP-Tuks track and field athlete Luvo Manyonga added to the South African Olympic medal tally on 14 August. The 25-year old made national headlines by scooping the silver medal in the long jump event.

Manyonga had a strong start as he stood in pole position leading up to the climax of the event with a jump of 8.28 m. He improved on his lead when he sprang a distance of 8.37 m with his fifth attempt and gold looked very probable. Unfortunately, Manyonga miscued his last attempt and was unable to improve on that.

American Jeff Henderson snatched away gold when he grazed a mere 1 cm past Manyonga’s standing lead.

The UP athlete has had his fair share of adversity in the past. He was found in contravention of doping regulations and as a result spent several years off the athletic circuit.

In 2012 Manyonga was caught with traces of crystal methamphetamine (tik) in his system and this resulted in an 18-month ban. Fortunately for Manyonga, his story is triumphant as he has since been successfully rehabilitated.

Manyonga was delighted to have overcome his drug addiction and to make such a great comeback and win a silver medal. After his Olympic triumph, the 25-year old said, “I have risen from my demons … they’ve been trying for years to pull me down, but now I made it. My life already changed before I came here … this is just a bonus. I can’t even describe it … just look at my face.”

Cameron van der Burgh wins silver in Rio THANDO CELE South Africa’s first medal at this year’s Rio Olympics came from Cameron van der Burgh.

Van der Burgh returned as the defending 100 m breaststroke champion from the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The two-time Olympian took the silver medal in the men’s 100 m breaststroke on Sunday 8 August in a time of 58.69 s, behind Great Britain’s Adam Peaty who took gold in a world record time of 57.13 s.

It was a tough build-up to the Olympics for Van der Burgh as he struggled for consistency in the heats and the semi-finals. He qualified third fastest for the final with a time of 59.21 s in the semis, a significant difference from his final time to claim silver. The 28-year-old had hoped for sub-57 s time, but nevertheless made South Africa proud.

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UP at the Carlton Cup final. Photo: Fezekile Msimang.

Carlton Cup frenzy THORISO PHASHA On Saturday 13 August 12 teams gathered at Loftus Versveld to compete in the annual Carlton Cup finals. It was a day to savour for Pretoria rugby fans, with six matches played and three champions crowned on the day. Three of the finalists were UP-affiliated teams: Tuks u/20, Tuks u/21, and Tuks-Fezelas.

The UP-Tuks first team was unfortunate not to participate in the finals, having beaten Naka Bulls 60-41 in the semi-finals. Tuks-1 would have played against Centurion-1 in the final, but technical rules prohibited the student team from

partaking. The rules of the Carlton Cup state that each participating player must have played at least three matches for their respective club prior to a semi-final or final appearance. There is also a cut-off date for registration of new players.

Tuks-1 did not adhere to these stipulations and therefore missed out on the final.

All UP teams managed to walk away with winner’s trophies. The first to taste victory was the Tuks u/21 team who put the u/21 Dragons to the sword. It seemed to be a clear mismatch of competitors as UP thumped the Dragons 74-11.

Tuks-Fezelas had a more challenging encounter with the Dragons’ second team. It was a neck-

University of the Western Cape playing UP in the Varsity Football 2016 competition. Photo: Saspa

Varsity Football at a glance

DYLAN JACK UP-Tuks started the 2016 Varsity Football season with one win and two draws out of

the first five games of the season. At the time of going to print, UP sat fourth on the Varsity Football log with five points, with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

and-neck affair throughout the match, but TuksFezelas managed to pull away from the Dragons in the final third. Tuks-Fezelas took the second trophy with a clinical 34-22 win. The Tuks u/20 team faced the Naka Bulls u/20 team in one of the last fixtures of the day. UP hit the ground running, taking a 15-3 cushion into half-time.

The Naka Bulls returned from the tunnel with renewed confidence but eventually went down 27-22 to UP. With this, the three UP-Tuks teams completed a three title haul in the finals of the 2016 Carlton Cup. The main final of the day was contested between Centurion-1 and Naka Bulls-1 in a very cagey encounter. Both teams started very tentatively in the first half and points were difficult to score, but the boot of Gaybrin Smith proved instrumental as he helped steer his team to a 15-3 victory. leading.

In their season opener UP faced a tough match as they played title holders the University of Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town. Despite taking the lead in the 8th minute with a goal from Mogau Khuwinana, UP struggled in the second half and conceded a goal to UWC’s Suhayl Allie. The game ended 1-1, allowing UP to come home with a point.

UP then played TUT at home but did not manage to take their chances early enough.

TUT scored on the brink of half-time and held out for a 1-0 win. This left UP second from bottom on the log.

UP travelled to the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and faced a do-or-die game to resurrect their title challenge. The match was deadlocked at 0-0 at half time but UP eventually left with a 3-0 win courtesy of goals from Tiago de Serra, Mogau Khuwinana and Mbongeni Masilela.

In the fourth match of the season UP tried to keep their momentum as they hosted NorthWest University-Mafikeng. UP struggled to keep up the same pace in the second half and had goalkeeper Dylan Paterson to thank as he pulled off a number of good saves. The game ended 0-0 and left UP in third place on the log.

On Monday 15 August, UP faced the Cape University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein. In a neck-and-neck game, both teams fought to get ahead on the scoreboard.

With the pressure of time against them, UP faced a 2-2 draw approaching the end of the game. CUT’s Cameron Chewu sent UP home disappointed with a close range header and a 3-2 loss.

The Currie Cup has entered its 124th year, making it one of the oldest club competitions in world ruby. The Currie Cup is famous for producing Springbok players and forms a successful transition between club and international rugby. It also allows players to step up from Varsity Cup into franchise rugby. Many players from UP are set to shine in this year’s competition and hope to feature in the upcoming games of the season.

The Currie Cup recently underwent a revamp and has been divided into qualifiers and premier season. The top South African clubs, namely the Lions, Bulls, Sharks, Cheetahs, Eastern Province and Western Province, have all automatically qualified for the premier stage of the competition. The qualifiers have allowed some of South Africa’s smaller clubs, like the Pumas, Griquas and Boland Kavaliers, to qualify for the premier stage of the competition too.

UP captain and flank Ruan Steenkamp earned his third Currie Cup cap in the first game of the season for the Blue Bulls in their 45-26 win against Western Province. Steenkamp is a flank who performs well in the tackle area.

At 100 kg, Steenkamp makes up for his small stature with tough tackling and running when in possession of the ball. With a vacancy in the Bulls’ loose forward department after the departure of Lappies Labuschagne to Japan, Steenkamp hopes to stake a claim for a place in the Bull’s Super Rugby squad this year.

UP prop Andrew Beerwinkel is a player hoping to nail down a spot in the Currie Cup starting lineup for the Bulls. The departure of experienced Super Rugby campaigner Werner Kruger and the poor form of prop Marcel van der Merwe means that the Bulls currently have a shortage of tighthead props. Beerwinkel can play on both sides of the scrum and put in standout scrumming and ball carrying performances in this year’s Varsity Cup. UP and former Springbok u/21 centre Dan Kriel hopes to stake a claim for the centre position for the Bulls. With his brother, Jesse Kriel, away on Springbok duty and Springbok centre Jan Serfontein injured, this season could belong to Dan. Kriel’s talent lies in his ability to run with the ball, but also in his handling and passing skills that help assist the team for tries.

Kriel came off the bench for the Bulls in the win against Western Province and hopes to build on that as the competition goes on.

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