22 October 2012 Issue 21 Year 74

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

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Constitution blamed for election failure AYANDA NDLOVU With student parliament elections now set to take place next year several political societies say that the failure of the constitution is the true reason for the suspension of the 2012 elections.

Both COPE@Tuks and SASCO said in separate statements that the current constitution needs to be reviewed. This constitution is the product of a review process that was concluded in August.

But SASCO and COPE@ Tuks argue that the review process failed because there was little consultation between UP management, political societies and students before the addition of new amendments, including the amendment allowing for a day house constituency. This amendment was the primary reason SASCO withdrew from elections two weeks ago, before the elections were postponed until 2013.

“All the amendments that were approved came from the university,” says Kwarna Kekana, Chairperson of SASCO. Thabo Mdlalose, chairperson of UP’s COPE branch said, “COPE@Tuks believes in the constitutional review and that the university management is undermining the student population at large if the current constitution stands.”

AfriForum Youth UP, however, said that the real problem is not the constitution but organisations that were not prepared to contest the elections. Barend Taute, chairperson of AfriForum Youth UP, told Perdeby that SASCO is under the false impression that the constitution is flawed and they have unnecessarily withdrawn from the elections and created the

current situation.

The issue of giving the day houses a separate constituency in student parliament seems to be the main point of contention surrounding the new constitution. Political societies disagree when it comes to the constitution: some feel that there is no need for a day house constituency in student parliament because it doesn’t represent day students fully. They argue

that day houses fall under the societies constituency and the addition of a new constituency would drastically alter the parliamentary model.

“We are not willing to have elections for the sake of having elections. AfriForum have mistaken the real reasons why student governance has failed.” said Kekana.

Thorne Godinho, branch leader of DASO Tuks stated that societies do not represent the entire university body and that the process should be streamlined and opened to all university students.

Mthokozizi Nkosi, the SRC president, stated that he feels that political societies were using the constitutional review to push their own agenda and management listened to those societies instead of allowing the SRC to continue with the election in the correct manner.

The university issued a statement stating that the reasons for the failed elections were due to irregularities in the election process. UP would not elaborate on the nature of these irregularities and did not comment on the constitution or the review process.

Kekana said that SASCO will continue to consult with the university on this issue and will not go to elections until their concerns are addressed.

Mdlalose agrees and said the process now is to appoint a Temporary Student Council (TSC) until the constitution can be reviewed again and elections can be held with a clear mandate.

Taute on the other hand wants elections to be held as soon as possible so that students can be represented and have their voices heard.

Illustration: Mathode Talifhani

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Editorial

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Perdeby

Thank you

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Time has almost run out. This is my penultimate editorial, and I think I may have finally run out of things to say.

So I want to use this opportunity to thank the Perdeby readers.

These editorials have been therapeutic to an

From the Editor extent, and even though I’ve kept anything too personal out of them, writing them has given me a weekly venting space and an audience that has been kind enough to respond positively to all the s**t I’ve had to say. Trust that I know that some of the things I’ve written here have been just that – but hopefully some of them have been worth something too.

Perdeby has a unique, varied and dedicated readership who I hope I’ve managed to entertain and inform in equal measure.

I think I’ve done an okay job and I hope you think so too. If I haven’t, you’ll be rid of me soon.

In any case, thanks for listening.

You’ll notice a letter to the editor on page three. This is a direct response to the editorial I wrote last week. I am not going write a reaction to it. I’ve made my point and Jordan has made his, and you guys can decide whose point is strongest for yourselves.

I would just like to reply to two claims he makes. He is under the impression that I do not like politics and that this is why I am so adamantly against student governance. This is a fallacy. I love politics. This is why I care so much and why the failure of the current system

offends me so much. And make no mistake, it has failed. This is the second year in a row that the election process has been a total joke. How can it be called a success in any way?

Secondly, he claims voter turnout last year was the highest ever; but less than 30% of students are voting. This is a direct implication that students don’t care and is indicative of a failed system.

I think our front page article makes the point for me.

Speaking of articles, there are awesome ones in the paper this week: we’ve got an article on busking, one on erotic fiction (that I wrote myself, so this is shameless self-promotion) and one on beer. We’ve got some great reviews and some great news articles. And everything else is awesome too, naturally.

I’ll be back next week to take my final bow. It is the last edition of the year (yikes) and my last edition ever (yikes) so expect my next editorial to be filled with wine-induced sentimentality, irony and obscure cultural references (yikes).

The only logical thing to do now is drink, Beyers

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Letter to the Editor – Why you should care After having read the letter written by the editor I was somewhat disheartened by his unrelenting stance on his distaste for student politics on this campus. I find it ironic that one can express such disdain yet still edit a publication which gets many of its main news articles from the SRC along with the various political student organisations which operate on this campus. Student organisations which play an active role in trying to address the various issues that affect those students [who] don’t come from privileged backgrounds. You criticise us yet you will still put our stories on the front page, while then also encouraging students to not vote in the SRC election.

The SRC election has been postponed for a number of reasons. Many organisations had problems with the way in which the university thought it could try to adopt an amended constitution which was barely changed and then have them compete in elections after their opinions weren’t even taken seriously. Another primary problem with this process is the lack of power that the IEC has when it comes to enforcing the rules which it so strictly attempts to layout. I have no problem with the university creating rules to ensure that organisations don’t run riot during the election, however some organisations follow those rules to the book while others choose which rules to follow and which to break because no one is ever punished.

The SRC is considered the highest level of student governance. Yet you have labelled student governance as being “ineffectual and discordant” when for the past six

months the current SRC has had numerous victories. These initiatives include the Feeding Scheme, giving textbook assistance and financial aid fund which have been expanded and sustained by the current SRC. There is also the new events we have been introduced such as Tuks has got talent which was roaring success, we reclaimed the Spring day party and next up is Tukkie Pride which is a day of fun for all students. In fact various senior staff have told the current SRC that they can’t recall when last an SRC worked so hard. The SRC is also working towards a 24-hour library along with a trial period to run busses to Sunnyside and Arcadia.

You encourage students to not vote in the SRC elections because you don’t like politics, fair enough, many people hate politics. However, abandoning the system will not fix it nor will it be to anyone’s benefit. Ironically I remember a similar editorial that you wrote last year in which you again encouraged students not to vote and yet last year we had the highest voter turnout in our history. Personally I thank God for the active student organisations on this campus that make it their goal to ensure that the university puts the students first.

Although our opinions may differ I wish you the best now that you are leaving Perdeby and hope you succeed in your career choice.

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No big changes for Rag 2013 STEPHANIE VAN DER PLANK Earlier this year, Perdeby reported several problems that were plaguing the Rag charity organisation. The traditional UP Beats music festival, normally held at the beginning of the year to kick off Rag weekend, was in danger of being cancelled due to financial difficulties experienced by the committee.

Workshops held at the beginning of the year, aimed at identifying problems in the

organisation, concluded that, in general, Rag culture places too much emphasis on partying and not enough on community development initiatives. According to Rag’s acting manager and the coordinator of Special Programmes with UP’s Department of Student Development, Dr Rina Wilken, they promised to “refocus [their] charity efforts” and become more involved with community projects and the student community.

Director of Student Affairs Dr Matete

Madiba said discussions about the annual Rag procession are taking place as they are preparing for next year and some changes might be made. However, Dr Wilken assured Perdeby that the procession will definitely take place next year.

Dr Wilken added that, at this stage, UP Beats has not been finalised. It is Rag’s intention to move the festival to the end of the first term, but a final decision is yet to be reached.

With regard to finances, Dr Wilken said Rag is paying out almost R700 000 to charities this year, demonstrating the committee’s involvement in community projects as well as their financial growth.

The Rag debutante programme has been conducting projects of its own, which have reportedly been very successful. Dr Wilken said the financial situation has “improved [by] leaps and bounds” but could still be worked on.

Love is in the air between UP residences

TARYN RICHMOND Zoep Week last week succeeded in acquainting the new Rag partners for next year with many socials, early morning serenades and gift-giving.

According to Boekenhout’s Rag HK, James Johnson, Zoep Week is the week before Pot ‘n Pons where the newly formed Rag partnerships have an opportunity to interact and get to know each other. “Zoep Week is a fun and easy way to ‘break the ice’ and sets the way forward for the rest of the partnership,” Johnson said. It consists of inter-residence flirting and visiting each other’s residence with gifts.

Juanita Opperman, Rag HK for Katjiepiering, added that during the course of Zoep Week, the different Rag partners also work on their Pot ‘n Pons preparations in the hopes of “blowing everyone away” and ensuring a first place position for the Rag procession which will take place in February next year.

Last week’s Zoep activities included speed dating between Taaibos and Katjiepiering, cheese and wine evenings between Klaradyn and Mopanie as well as a trip to Nkwe for Vividus Ladies and Maroela. Many of the other residences, such as Kiaat and Zinnia and Taaibos and Katjiepiering, spoilt each other by decorating each other’s residence as

well as arriving early in the morning to give their new partners coffee.

The traditional Magrietjie “Groot Ja” happened last week Thursday which involves all of the lights in the residence being switched off and then certain rooms lights were switched on in sequence to spell out the word “Ja”. The intention of the Magrietjie “Groot Ja” is to show the rest of the university that Magrietjie is excited to participate in Rag with their new partners, Vividus Men. Christine van Aswegan, Magrietjie Culture External HK explained that the pink “[ja] flashes a few times and at the end there are girls dancing in the windows. It looks insane.”

The week ended with Boekenhout carrying their Eiffel Tower to their new Rag partner’s residence, Erika. The girls were excited when Boekenhout set the Eiffel Tower down in front of Erika.

Boekenhout’s chairman, Marco Koch, explained that Boekenhout was moving into Urban Nest next year while their residence is being upgraded. Their Eiffel Tower would therefore be unprotected. They decided to give their tower to Erika for six months until they move back next year.

“It is a huge honour and we will protect it with our lives,” Erika’s Rag HK, Elaine Groenewald said.

Photos: Melissa Kemp

Tukkie Pride Day 2012

On 18 October the SRC celebrated their second annual Tukkie Pride Day. The initiative of the day was to promote pride and unity among students.

Photos: Hendro Van Der Merwe

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Mr and Miss Tuks finally receive their prizes AMY-MAE CAMPBELL After a year of postponing the Mr and Miss Tuks prizegiving, the Student Culture Committee (Stuku) has confirmed that a formal prize handover event for the 2011 pageant winners will finally take place this Friday.

The winners of the first ever Mr and Miss Tuks pageant – which was held in September last year and was hosted by Stuku – have been waiting for over a year to receive their prizes. Among the expected prizes were beauty hampers as well as a photoshoot session with the agency Modelling South Africa.

In an article published early in September, Stuku Manager Thabane Mkhwebane told Perdeby that due to unforeseen financial and managerial challenges they were unable to continue with the pageant this year. However, he guaranteed that this would not exempt Stuku from awarding the winners their prizes.

On 10 October Mkhwebane confirmed that the situation had been sorted out with

the assistance of the university. “Stuku has received direct institutional support in procuring the prizes as well as in the planning and coordination of the handover,” he said.

Modelling South Africa CEO Dawie de Villiers and Miss Tuks 2011 Randy Kgodumo have confirmed this statement. De Villiers also agreed to honour their part of the prize agreement and is currently in the process of organising the photoshoots for the winners as was promised.

Kgodumo explained that she is relieved that the pageant controversy is over and expressed her gratitude towards everyone who assisted the winners throughout the process.

Mkhwebane reiterated the dedication of the whole Stuku committee in realising the promises made to the winners. Mkhwebane said that he contacted each winner individually and explained that separate arrangements have been made for those contestants who are no longer at UP to collect their prizes on the same day as the prize handover event.

Illustration: Modeste Goutondji

Confessions of a Tuks beauty queen “I wanted to [blow stuff up].”

Not really a quote you would expect from the newly crowned Miss SA Campus, but Mudinda Denga, who is also Miss Tuks Rag of 2012, is not the stereotypical beauty queen.

Miss SA Campus was held at Hatfield Square on 13 October. The competition is based on an invitation-only process and is comprised of four interview rounds that decide the winner.

“It was hectic,” Denga explains, telling Perdeby how contestants were questioned about current affairs and even trade relations.

“But it worked out in the end,” she says.

Denga, who is currently in her final year in mining engineering, has wanted to specialise in mine blasting ever since she watched a video about it in Grade 11. “I remember thinking: wouldn’t it be the coolest thing to go to work and [blow stuff up] every day?” she recalls. But how do you go from blowing stuff up in mines to gliding across the stage in an evening dress? “I want to be a philanthropist,” Denga explains.

She told Perdeby that she does not see herself as a beauty queen. “I am a tomboy at heart,” she admits, smiling, “so [beauty pageants are] a bit out of my comfort zone ... I’m much happier knowing that now I have a platform to be able to establish my philanthropy, get the necessary contacts, [and] work with the beneficiaries of the university.”

“My intention and vision was always philanthropy,” she says. “People always think that Tuks Rag is Spring Day or Tuks Rag is Pot ‘n Pons. They deem it to be isolated events but I [knew] from the very beginning that it was [a] non-profit [organisation] because that was my key decision in entering [the event]. I wanted to learn about philanthropy and how it works, and understand the gist of it in a safe environment.” In the future, she hopes to start her own non-profit organisation.

Miss Tuks Rag has provided Denga with the platform to access funds and approach companies to further her philanthropic work.

Winning Miss SA Campus is just another step towards reaching her dream.

As the winner of Miss SA Campus, Denga has the opportunity of going to Miss World University in South Korea this December.

“It is a three-week process,” Denga explains, adding that contestants will be involved in community projects while there, which is what she is looking forward to most.

As the winner of Miss SA Campus, Denga also has the opportunity to take part in Miss SA next year. She will enter the pageant at the semi-final stage and if she makes it through to the top 12, she can use the entire year to do community work. “I would love to get involved,” she says, “to take a year off to do what I am passionate about.”

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Pssst… hears that Taaibos dressed up as pirates. Pssst… is relieved that they took a bus all the way to Potch to do so.

Apparently Maroela was forced to move their resident chicken out of res because the chicken was making the men sick.

Pssst… has a feeling the chicken may have found its way into Mopanie’s potjie for Pot ‘n Pons. Pssst… has noticed that Kiaat is quite smitten with Zinnia. The Cubs even tried to impress the Fairies with their Gangnam video. Pssst… doubts Zinnia was impressed. No one else was. Taaibos’s Gagnam video was marginally better but Pssst… thinks Taaibos might benefit from holding auditions to find men who can actually dance. In other news, Taaibos has found love. How sweet. Pssst… has seen

the cards you send Katjiepiering and is unimpressed. Pssst… would be impressed with chocolates though. Pssst... finds Zoep Week quite sweet, but wasn’t as excited as the Erika girls were about Boekenhout’s Eiffel Tower. Pssst... would have preferred the real thing. Magrietjie’s Groot Ja was impressive but Pssst... would like to remind the girls that Vividus Men want to Rag with them, not marry them. Pssst... thinks Mopanie should up their game. If Pssst... were Klaradyn, Pssst... would expect more than rose petals. While Pssst... is on the topic of being classy, Pssst... would like to warn Vividus Ladies and Maroela to avoid DropZone. It’s dodgy. Pssst… advises Madelief to be more selective when choosing their HK. Jumping into a swimming pool fully clothed just because your res won the Res of the Year award is slightly off-beat. On second thought, Pssst… is relieved that the HK didn’t do this naked. And speaking of being naked, Pssst… is disappointed to discover that Erika can’t handle papsak. If the drink makes you resort to Kollege and Taaibos, put it down. Unless the alcohol wasn’t a factor. In that case, Pssst… recommends psychological help. Pssst... needs your tips.

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Drawing the line: when does varsity stress reach its limits?

MEAGAN DILL

It’s no secret that being a student is not always easy. Sure, there are lazy afternoons spent eating cake from Coffee Buzz on the HSB grass, and raucous outings to the Square to blow off steam – but in order to enjoy these moments of freedom, those of us not blessed with natural genius have to put in a lot of hard work first.

Most students are familiar with that fleeting moment of panic at 2am the night before an assignment deadline or semester test. Some may experience this feeling more than just “fleetingly”, but still regard it as an inevitable part of studying full-time. However, for them, and for others, these feelings may reach a point where there is cause for concern.

According to EverydayHealth.com, 75% of people with anxiety disorders experience initial symptoms before the age of 22. The article also reveals how another survey found that 80% of university students often feel stressed (no surprises there) and that 13% of university students are diagnosed with anxiety disorders or depression.

In the field of psychology, it is generally believed that there are two main factors which can contribute to the development of anxiety disorders: environmental factors (such as stress) and biological factors (such as a genetic predisposition to a particular disorder).

Most anxiety disorders involve some form of panic attack, the intensity and frequency of which varies from disorder to disorder. In basic biological terms, what happens during a panic attack is that the body’s “fight or flight” mode is activated in a situation where there is no actual danger. Since the adrenaline produced is not needed, the body reacts in various ways, producing symptoms such as a racing heart, chest pain, dizziness, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath and nausea. This can cause the person to feel detached from themselves or from reality, which can be accompanied by a sense of impending death as well as an intense fear of losing control.

Panic attacks can have a recurrent quality and be triggered by certain situations or places, or they can happen at completely random moments which are part of everyday life, like walking down the street to varsity or shopping at Pick n Pay. The fact that panic attacks can happen so suddenly and without warning is part of what makes them so terrifying to those who experience them.

There are various disorders that fall under the category of anxiety, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder and Generalised Anxiety Disorder, among others.

In most cases, there is usually accompanying or underlying depression.

However, feeling anxious does not necessarily mean you have any kind of disorder

– there is no need to worry about ordinary varsity stress with a clear cause. However, if you start having frequent panic attacks and/or anxiety which in any way begins to compromise your quality of life and inhibits you from doing things you normally would, like going to class and socialising, it may be worthwhile investigating these feelings further.

Despite the negative stigma that tends to surround mental illness, once you start reaching out you’ll find there’s help everywhere. For a start, the medical institutions on campus cater not only for those with physical ailments but are also able to assist those with assorted mental disorders.

Perdeby spoke to a student health representative, who explains the process of

this assistance: “When a student comes with possible anxiety problems, we will see the patient and then we will refer the student to Student Support for evaluation and possible counselling. [If] they decide that the student probably needs some medication, they’ll refer the student back to Student Health. We will [then] refer the student to the doctor, where the doctor will determine if any further intervention is necessary.”

Alternatively, if you wish to seek treatment outside of campus you can make an appointment with your GP who may be able to prescribe appropriate medication or refer you to a psychiatrist (if necessary). Additionally, he or she will likely refer you to a psychologist.

While medication can be extremely helpful on the road to recovery, it is important to employ a dual approach when it comes to treating an anxiety disorder – to treat both cause and symptom. This is where psychological support comes in. In the case of anxiety disorders, a method called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has been established as extremely effective.

The core idea of CBT is that experiencing panic where there is no actual external threat is a learnt behaviour, reinforced each time a panic attack takes place. Logic dictates that any learnt behaviour can be unlearnt, and so CBT attempts to re-teach the patient appropriate reactions and thought patterns.

When dealing with a mental illness, knowing that you’re not alone can be a huge comfort.

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is an organisation dedicated to supporting those with mental illness and dispelling the stigma which prevents many from seeking help. SADAG also encourages its members to start support groups, which are numerous. You can get information about support groups in your area by contacting SADAG. Visit their website at www.sadag.org or call them on their toll-free helpline: 0800 21 22 23.

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Organ donation: how to save a life BERND FISCHER When imagining a hero, most of us picture a strong and fearless character in a spandex unitard, as seen in the comic books we read or in the movies we watch. It is therefore unusual for us to witness a 13-year-old girl being called a hero by the media. But if a hero is defined as someone who comes to the rescue of those in need, then Jemima Layzell from England deserves the title. After all, she did save eight lives.

The Telegraph reports that Layzell, who died in May this year from a brain haemorrhage, managed to save the lives of eight people by donating her organs. But this kind of heroism might be few and far between. Organ donations remains an urgent global problem.

Currently, the need for organs is drastically exceeded by the amount of existing donors.

According to the Organ Donor Foundation (ODF) in South Africa, approximately 4 300 South Africans are on the waiting list for life-saving organs. As a nation, we are also far below the international average when it comes to organ transplants, says Dr Willie Koen, head of the transplant programme at the Netcare Christiaan Barnard Hospital. “Organ transplants in Spain are about 40 donors per million of [the] population. In Europe and America it’s about 15 to 20 per million, but in South Africa there [are] only two donors per million,” Koen tells the Cape Argus.

The process of organ donation is still being met with criticism. Apart from religious or cultural beliefs (although most religions do allow organ donation), one of the most controversial issues surrounding donation involves the definitions of life and death, and whether keeping a brain-dead individual on life support to harvest their organs is ethical or not?

There is also the matter of assigning organs to individuals and whether allocation is done

fairly. For example, should an alcoholic be entitled to a new liver?

The laws concerning organ donation differ per country, though the two most common systems include the “opt-in” or “opt-out” methods. The opt-in system involves giving explicit consent by, for example, registering online (as is done in South Africa) to declare that an individual would like to become an organ donor. Alternatively, the opt-out system used in many European countries involves the assumption that all individuals in that country allow their organs to be donated unless they explicitly register themselves as non-donors.

Countries using the opt-out system have a higher consent rate than those that employ the opt-in method, resulting in more successful organ transplants and shorter waiting lists.

“Unfortunately, [an opt-out system] may

not be a viable solution in South Africa, as the constitution may not allow for it,” says Graham Anderson, principal officer at Profmed medical aid scheme. Anderson does, however, argue that educating and encouraging South Africans to become organ donors could solve the current crisis.

South Africa’s opt-in system differs slightly from that of other countries. Simply registering online and consequently being added to a database is not enough. Here, doctors still require written consent from family, as stipulated by law since 1983.

Apart from this, the process of becoming a donor is rather simple. Once registered online (with the ODF), prospective donors receive an organ donor card which must be filled in and kept in their wallets. Donors also receive a sticker to put on their ID and driver’s licence.

Despite the decision being a personal one, the ODF recommends discussing the matter with family and asking them to honour your wishes, as it not only makes the process easier but also allows family members enough time to come to terms with your decision when the time comes for your organs to be donated.

Perdeby spoke to Taryn Gingell, Gauteng’s project manager at the ODF and also to Jan Rossouw from the National Tissue Bank of the University of Pretoria to find out whether or not they believe students are educated enough about organ donation. “Definitely not,” says Gingell. “No, not at all,” agrees Rossouw.

“From conversations with the public, I came to the conclusion [that] there’s much confusion and misunderstanding regarding this subject,” Rossouw continues.

An effort to raise awareness is taking place via social media platforms such as Facebook.

News24.com reports that in May, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to help connect organ donors on the socialnetworking site with people in need of lifesaving transplants by allowing members in the United States and Britain to indicate on their timelines that they are organ donors. In the case that they are not, links are provided to official organ donation registries providing them with the option to sign up.

“We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this,” says Zuckerberg. “And that can be a big part of helping [to] solve the crisis that’s out there.” ProfMed.co.za reports that in these countries, 100 000 users signed up to become organ donors shortly after the announcement was made by Facebook.

To find out more about becoming an organ donor visit www.odf.org.za or call the ODF toll free on 0800 22 66 11.

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Lewdriture: reader, I spanked him BEYERS DE VOS What are the consequences when Twilight fan fiction spawns an extremely popular series of erotic novels which sell millions of copies and single-handedly reinvigorates the romantic fiction genre?

Jane Eyre: Laid Bare, is what. The book is the first in a series of classic novels being injected with freshly written sex scenes and remarketed as alternatives to the originals.

This is fast becoming the latest genre mash-up craze precipitated a few years ago by the horror reimagining Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Expect Pride and Prejudice, perhaps the quintessential English classic, to be the second literary romance to be bulked up with erotic passages, followed closely by the entire Jane Austen canon, Wuthering Heights and a myriad of other 19th century classics. Even Sherlock Holmes will get a dirty makeover (spoiler: Sherlock and Dr Watson get it on).

In Jane Eyre: Laid Bare, Jane is described as having “explosive sex” with Mr Rochester, while Heathcliff and Catherine from Wuthering Heights are apparently into bondage.

Published by Macmillan, first in eBook format, but out in paperback this September, the publishers are confident that the books will find a ready and willing market, especially amongst fans of what is now being dubbed the “mommy porn” genre.

In fact, two versions of Pride and Prejudice predate this new fad. Mitzi Szereto’s Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts as well as Pride/ Prejudice: The Hidden Secret, in which Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy both have homosexual affairs, have been published over the last few years. Lately they too have achieved new popularity, riding the sales tsunami caused by EL James and her Fifty Shades trilogy.

But is this kind of genre cross-pollination

a clever way of exposing modern audiences to classic literature (the original text is, after all, still there) or just a sneaky marketing ploy which destroys the integrity of great works by degrading them and turning them into the somewhat less complex (but perhaps more entertaining) stuff of romantic fiction?

The publishers and authors maintain they are simply highlighting the underlying sexual tension already prevalent in these books

by adding what they call “missing scenes”, although public response to these claims has been mixed.

In a poll by Britain’s Guardian newspaper, 87% of respondents voted “no” when asked if they felt that Jane Eyre needed an erotic retelling, and Perdeby’s own snap poll on Twitter received an overwhelmingly negative response. Dominating the online discussion of these books were comments like, “Is there

off her new walk-in closet. Clearly impressed, her friends scream and gush over the enshrined clothing and shoes until they are interrupted by manlier screams coming from the next room.

Cut to the husband and his best friends inside a walk-in fridge full of Heineken. The message was clear: clothes are to women what beer is to men.

So what happens when a perfect lady walks up to a bar and orders an ice-cold draught for herself? Hint: the universe does not implode.

This week, Perdeby looks at beer culture and how it has evolved.

According to DrinkFocus.com, last year women accounted for 25% of beer consumption in the US. Despite this, beer is still predominantly marketed towards men. Molly Keith, writing for The Columbia Chronicle, says that females are unfairly addressed by the beer industry. “Even in the media these days, the only women I see drinking beer are the tomboy friends of a bunch of guys, playing a game of poker. I’m not a tomboy. I hate snakes and wear glitter eye shadow, but I do enjoy beer.”

Olwoch adds that there are mixed reactions to women who drink beer. While some guys think that it’s sexy, there are others who find it unattractive. “One guy told me he’d never date a girl who drinks beer because it makes me look cheap,” she recalls.

Is the machismo behind beer really as deeply entrenched as it appears? Perdeby spoke to Tuks students to find out why they drink beer. “I don’t,” says Buntu Mabho who’s doing his first year in BCom Accounting. “Give me anything but beer and I’ll drink [it]. I’m still a man and I don’t think a cider in my hand is going to change that.” Anthony Jooste, also a first-year accounting student, disagrees. Jooste says that beer is the ultimate mark of a man and that it is the only alcoholic beverage that he drinks.

“There are times when you can go for a whiskey or a brandy and coke for a little variety, but every man should drink beer. It’s been part of guy code since the beginning.”

Beer is not what it used to be. Gone are the days of just ales, stouts and lagers. Brewers have become creative with the kinds of beer that they produce, perhaps further hurting the exclusivity of beer to macho, sport-loving, boerewors-flipping guys. Craft beer (produced in smaller quantities in modest, non-corporate breweries) is rising in popularity in South Africa. Produced mainly in the Western Cape by microbreweries like Brewers & Union and Mitchells Brewery, craft beer has become the

really any doubt that the perverse product promoted here is nothing but a tawdry reverse bowdlerisation of a classic work?” and “So it’s come to literature will eat itself, has it? Surely this must be one of the signs of the end times?”

South African writer and professor of English David Medalie (who lectures on both Austen and Emily Brontë at UP) confesses, “I’m afraid I haven’t read any of these adaptations. Indeed, I didn’t know they existed. I have my doubts, however, as to whether they will tempt readers to go back to the originals – but one can’t know that for certain. I’m such an admirer of the originals that it seems like sacrilege to me!”

But Jane Eyre: Laid Bare author Eve Sinclair is adamant that all she has done is update the classic for a modern audience. In an interview with FemaleFirst.com, she says, “These are postmodern times and mash-ups are prevalent in all forms of culture, from art to music and of course, books. Even in Brontë’s lifetime, there were different versions of Jane Eyre and there have been countless retellings since. If readers don’t like the idea of it, then don’t read it. I am a huge fan of Jane Eyre and I hope my version encourages people to go back to the original text.”

Sinclair concludes, “I think erotic fiction becoming more mainstream is a good thing. Women have always been turned on by words and I think putting a love story within an erotic setting is very powerful.”

Whether it is powerful is debatable, but it certainly is popular: sales of the book have been good and with the film versions of both Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Fifty Shades of Grey in the pipeline, the popularity of both literary mash-ups and erotic romance has never been higher. It’s probably only a matter of time before Jane Eyre: Laid Bare hits the big screen too.

Illustration: Simon-Kai Garvie

Beer: the mark of the (every) man

LUSANDA FUTSHANE “I’d punch a baby to be in a Black Label advert.

It’s a champion drink for champions, stuff the ‘men’ part,” quips Margaret Olwoch, a thirdyear clothing and retail management student about her love for beer.

Four years ago, there was a popular Heineken commercial with a husband and wife hosting a dinner party in their home. The wife drags her girlfriends to the master bedroom to show

flagship beer of hipsters in the country. Craft breweries have the advantage of playing around with flavours and creating distinct tastes that are paraded annually at the Craft Beer Fest and sold at prices as steep as R40 a bottle – double what a regular draught will cost you.

Then there’s the truly bizarre: in an effort to settle the debate of wine versus beer, a few breweries from all over the world decided to call it a tie and combine the two instead.

Yes – beer and wine in the same sip. With alcohol content around 9%, you can enjoy the best of both worlds with Noble Rot (named for the fungus that helps cultivate it) and The Vine (named for, um, a vine). Stranger yet, is an interesting creation that American burger franchise Red Robin released at this year’s Oktoberfest – a beer milkshake. Suddenly light beer doesn’t seem so bad.

For as long as there has been alcohol, there has been beer. From ancient Egyptians to midcentury husbands who frequented pubs before going home to their families, to Irishmen and -women who carelessly brandish their jugs of Guinness every St Patrick’s Day. Who the next custodians of the brew should be has suddenly become a question of gender, recreational interests and egotism. How did we get here?

When in doubt, we tend to blame the media.

Still, it would be ignorant to completely dismiss the effect of those adverts with the conveniently placed clichés, like the nail-biting rugby game, buxom blondes in the background, and a bucket of lager equidistant from the universal remote and the biltong. If it weren’t for them, perhaps it wouldn’t seem as though beer belonged to a certain type of person. Other kinds of alcohol, like vodka and tequila, are consumed by all sorts of people without any sort of niche marketing to promote them. What would happen if we all decided to ignore societal constructs and just kept drinking whatever’s in front of us forever? Hint: the universe might, in fact, implode.

Photo: Marius Veldhuyzen van Zaten

Entertainment

22 October ‘12

Busking: for food or for fame?

MELINA MELETAKOS “Sing us a song, you’re the piano man / Sing us a song tonight. / Well we’re all in the mood for a melody / And you’ve got us feelin’ alright,” sings Billy Joel on his hit song “Piano Man”.

The song is, in fact, a fictionalized retelling of Joel’s brief stint working in a piano lounge called the Executive Room in a not so nice part of Los Angeles. The song is firmly planted in every list of classic rock and roll tunes of our time and Joel is one of the most famous examples of someone who used café busking to make a living.

Café busking is a form of busking that takes place in restaurants, pubs, bars and cafés.

Musicians perform and, in return, they are tipped by customers. More commonly known forms of busking are walk-by acts, where passersby give a tip to someone who continually performs on the street. There are also circle acts, where performers try to gather a crowd to watch them for a 10-20 minute long show.

Idols Season 6 winner Elvis Blue was a busker on the streets of Joburg. At 16, he was faced with the choice of being a waiter at Spur or playing music in the street. Music, according to Blue, won by a landslide. “I was playing and singing for hours on end every day. I was writing tons of songs in the process and performing them

for onlookers. It helped me [become] a better musician,” says Blue. While he maintains that busking will rarely make someone famous, it does literally expose musicians and their music to the man on the street. “It gives you the opportunity to hone your craft and see how people perceive you,” he says.

Elvis Blue was lucky enough to break into the industry through another avenue. For some street performers, the reliance on money made from busking clouds the allure of fame and fortune.

Biza is a blind busker who plays guitar and sings in the streets of Hatfield. “I realised that I have to share my talent with the people, even though I’ve never been recorded,” he says. Share his talent he does, but Biza also plays his pop and gospel tunes in the hope of making enough money to support his mother and two children.

Having learned how to play guitar at a school for the blind, Biza makes between R60 and R100 a day.

Not all musicians busk for the money, though.

Deon Bakkes, an environmental studies student at Tuks, used to busk for the pure fun of it.

After endless nights of sitting at home with nothing to do, he decided to take his guitar and go play some tunes outside local watering hole, Aandklas. Bakkes, who is also in a band called SwampHound Tritet, says that on some

nights he would earn more money busking than from doing a formal gig. “If you hit the night at the right time and you hit the right crowd and you’re playing the right tunes, you can make more money busking because there’s less costs involved,” he says. Bakkes would earn on average R40 a night and on good nights, up to R150. He complains, though, of people’s attitudes towards buskers. “The only problem is that you have [the authorities] on your case.

People don’t like buskers because they say it’s the same as begging,” he says.

Busking in the United States and in Europe falls under the protection of artistic free speech, although there are cases where the practice is regulated. In the UK, this is especially common.

While busking is not illegal in the UK, many local authorities have passed by-laws to regulate it. Buskers have to apply for special licenses, sometimes even having to audition for them.

There was a huge furore earlier this year over buskers in Liverpool needing a photo ID card before they could play two-hour slots in a spot designated to them by the municipality.

Entertainers are bound by numerous restrictive terms and conditions. For example, council officials have the right to stop a performance purely on the basis of personal taste. If buskers in Liverpool don’t comply with the system, they

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could be charged with trespassing.

Fortunately, buskers in South Africa are not subject to any regulations.

While these traditional forms of busking are still quite dominant, the concept of virtual busking is becoming more and more common.

Punk cabaret performer Amanda Palmer spent six years busking as a live statue called “The Eight-Foot Bride”. An article in The Economist reveals that her time spent performing on numerous streets around the world “led her to realise that people willing to toss money in a hat do so according to their means and interest rather than in response to a specific reward.” With the aim of making back the production costs of her latest album Palmer gave away her album for free online and, in return, fans could pledge any amount of money above $1 for it.

Some busk for that bit of extra cash, some treat it almost as a music industry entry-level job and for others, it’s a means of survival. Either way, the next time you’re strolling down the street and you hear someone strumming a guitar while singing one of your favourite classics, stop to give them a couple of coins, because you never know why they are there, or where they might end up.

Illustration: Simon-Kai Garvie

Diluvia teeters between experimental and lost

LUSANDA FUTSHANE When the world was first introduced to Freelance Whales four years ago, it was hard for any indie music lover to resist them.

Their weird and serendipitous back story about forming the band on Craigslist, the impressive number of instruments they’re all capable of playing (when’s the last time you heard a glockenspiel and a harmonium at the same time?) and the catchy yet contemplative sound of their debut album Weathervanes, is what made this band so popular.

Even if you’re not an indie fan, but an avid viewer of One Tree Hill, Skins or Chuck, you’ll recognise a song or two playing in the background as Chad Michael Murray breaks up with Sophia Bush for the seventeenth time. With all that they’ve got going for them, it’s a shame that Freelance Whales seem to have suffered the sophomore curse with their latest album.

The main issue with Diluvia is the lack of familiarity. Most bands wait until well after their sophomore album to start experimenting with their sound, lest they alienate their fans.

Never really ones to follow the grain, it appears that Freelance Whales decided to start tinkering with their sound as soon as they possibly could.

Weathervanes brought pop to folk by marrying twangy banjo chords with cheerier synthesised beats. On this album, you can almost hear the two separate sounds refusing to mesh.

“Land Features” begins promisingly enough with a few bars of the banjo, but a minute into the song it becomes drowned out by staccato drums and a towering, almost-Coldplay beat complete with a handclap. Most of the other songs like “Follow Through”, “DNA Bank” and “Red Star” continue this way, venturing into unknown territory and ending up feeling uncomfortably mainstream.

There are, however, a few redeeming moments. The band’s dreamy and surreal lyrics are all still there waiting for fans to immortalise them at the back of their notebooks and tweet

them with appropriate angst. “Locked Out” almost sounds like leftover material from the first album and that’s not a bad thing at all. The hymnal choruses are also back, with each of the band members contributing to the vocals and giving each song a rounder sound.

Diluvia might divide the staunchest Freelance Whales fans. Some might be offended by the drastic departure from their old sound while others will embrace it. There’s a bigger chance, however, that this album will earn them new fans, because despite how it pales in comparison with their debut album, taken on its own, Diluvia is still a solid effort.

RATING: 6/10 Image: www.freelancewhales.com

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The Dark Horse: Tailor-made for success MELINA MELETAKOS As the sweet, dainty Melanie Le Roux straps on her guitar and stands behind a towering microphone, she morphs into a fierce and commanding puppet master who skillfully clutches the strings of her voice to display an astounding control of it.

She can manipulate it from a whisper to a howl, from a purr to a growl. It can be deep and coy, sly and syrupy, fragile and wild.

This is Le Roux’s stage presence, the enthralling antithesis that is Tailor.

The Pretoria-born, Cape Town-based singer-songwriter also uses her debut album, The Dark Horse, to channel a number of powerful female vocalists. On the bluesy/folk “Love Anthem” she displays the vocal intensity of Florence Welch. On “Where The Boys Are” it’s KT Tunstall’s bashful purr, while on the upbeat but sinister “Indian” it’s PJ Harvey’s powerful, ethereal cries. And then, with the experimental “Alive” it’s Alanis Morissette. Tailor’s dark, heavy tone allows her to change the texture of the notes from shadowy and thick to a more husky sound. Her voice twists in agony to deliver a theatrical masterpiece.

“My faith was your faith and you let me go / You ripped my heart and then you took out my soul,” declares Tailor in “My Faith”, a song with a slow, ominous quality that’s emphasised

by the soothing drone of the cello. Tailor’s authoritative voice, coupled with a distressed wailing in the background, chillingly reminds you of damned souls floating around in a mythological underworld.

“Why Don’t You Love Me?” is an exquisitely layered country-esque number that starts off simply, with only Tailor’s stark vocals. Add a spot of acoustic guitar and a drizzle of rhythmic drums and the pace accelerates to express her frustration, while repetitively questioning, “Why don’t you love me?”

You get the sense that every time Tailor sings, she is overcome with the same emotions as when she first wrote the song. While the sincerity is appreciated, and adds a certain kind of depth to many of the songs on The Dark Horse, like the piano-driven “Shaped Like a Gun”, this overdose of emotion comes close to a cheesy Celine Dion-like ballad that will make couples’ lips lock and singletons whip out their lighters, swaying from side to side.

Despite this, it’s interesting that the album is entitled The Dark Horse, especially because it in no way conceals Tailor’s abilities and potential for success. In fact, it launches her straight into it.

RATING: 7/10

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Taken 2: the worst sequel, ever NADINE LAGGAR

Take every generic scene you’d expect to see in a crappy action flick. Then take every aspect you hate about, and fear from, sub-standard sequels. Add a dose of completely irrational action sequences and you’ll have come moderately close to the absurdity of Taken 2, the most ridiculous sequel to any film franchise, ever.

This film is so ludicrous, in fact, that it doesn’t even make an effort to disguise its irrationalities, which no number of pistol-whipped Albanians could distract you from. The plot is the reverse of Taken. Murad Krasniqi (Rade Serbedzija – who you keep on thinking of as Boris the Blade ) is the father of one of the men Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) killed last time around, and is bent on revenge. Mills is now the victim and daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) is the one who is going to help him escape from the baddies. The film reaches the height of absurdity when he gives Kim instructions to throw a grenade out of the hotel window simply so that he can tell how far away from him she is. Screw the populated streets of Istanbul.

Also, screw his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen), who he leaves with a gash in her neck to the whims of the terrorists.

Even the hand to hand combat scenes are badly shot and hard to follow. The worst of these takes place in a Turkish bath house. Let it be known that the only non-comical bathroom fight that exists was pulled off by Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises. And he did it naked.

There is also a complete lack of climax. You’re told that Murad has two more sons who could possibly avenge his death. So Istanbul has been partially destroyed by a spate of murders that will begin all over again in a different country when the next sequel is forced upon us.

But what’s worse than the lazy script, written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, is the addition of banal suburban scenes, which are enough to make you wish the film ended with the entire cast being successfully kidnapped and killed.

But alas, alack. The characters carry on and so must the audience. By never watching this film. This is Hollywood at

its capitalist best with the only dicernible moral of the story being: don’t travel. Or you’ll die. Unless you can drive your car through the wall of an American embassy.

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bringing her audience a deeper and edgier take on the tired topic of love and lost love. The songstress has produced an authentic and personal album that any listener who has gone through a break-up will be able to empathise with.

“What if you never said anything?” Goulding croons in husky tones, starting up the first song of the album “Don’t Say a Word”. “My Blood” serves as the introduction to the water and ocean theme that runs throughout the album, with the piano melody a beautiful compliment to Goulding’s soprano in a powerful chorus. Another highlight of the album is “Figure 8”, with Goulding’s vocal loops chasing unrequited love. “I chased your love around a figure eight / I need you more than I can take,” Goulding belts out against the backdrop of an addictive dubstep beat.

Goulding’s soprano is piercing at times when she sticks to one pitch for just a minute too long, but Halcyon’s magic comes from Goulding’s unrelenting enthusiasm as she weaves together dubstep, eletro-pop and orchestral accents to form her signature sound.

RATING: 3/10 Image: www.boscosgrindhouse.com

Goulding’s angelically edgy Halcyon When Ellie Goulding burst onto the music scene with her debut album Lights in 2010, the English songstress impressed audiences with her entrancing voice and alternative-pop sound. Now, Goulding brings audiences a darker and more mature listening experience in the form of her second album, Halcyon.

Goulding told Carson Daly during an interview that, “[Halcyon is] like a bird that … would lay its eggs by the sea and bring calm to the stormy waters, and a lot of my songs on this record are about the ocean and water.” This explains the ability of certain tracks to create a profound calmness as you are completely engulfed by Goulding’s ethereal vocals.

Halcyon is then a suitable title for the album that speaks of her heartache and recovery after break-up with ex-boyfriend, Skrillex.

In 2011 Goulding discussed the musical direction of the album on the website, DeanPiper.com, stating that, “This album for me is a journey from dark into light, from confusion to understanding … I didn’t set out to write a break-up record, but I think it became one.” Goulding has poured heart and soul into the writing and production of each track on Halcyon,

RATING: 7/10 Image: www.elliegoulding.com

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Barker: one game at a time

ISHMAEL MOHLABE Steve Barker’s AmaTuks side has made a good start to the 2012/2013 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season. Fourth on the log, the team did not lose in their first six games before being beaten by defending champions Orlando Pirates. Perdeby spoke to Barker about the season thus far.

How has the PSL season been for you so far?

It’s obviously been exciting I think. It’s a privilege to be playing in the highest league in the country. [The team and I are] very proud to be representing ourselves at the

highest level in the PSL. It’s been a good experience so far.

When you just got promoted to the PSL you said you were not going into the PSL just to add numbers. Why were you so confident?

We have been the club that does things the right way. We have got very good structures from the technical point view and from the management point of view.We have planned for five years to be in the PSL; therefore it would have been prude[nt] for us not to have planned to stay here. I think the foundation we have laid for the past couple of years is the key to our continuous success.

As an experienced coach, how would you describe life in the National First Division (NFD) as opposed to the Premier Soccer League (PSL), in terms of style of play?

It’s a different type of level. NFD is extremely tough, it’s not as technical as PSL, but it’s more demanding in terms of pace. The pace of the game is a lot quicker in the NFD, whereas in the PSL technically [the pace] is at a higher level. So [in the PSL] you do have more space because teams are tactically better organised. If you make mistakes in the PSL, you will get punished as opposed to the NFD where sometimes you can get away with it.

For me the biggest difference is that the PSL

is a lot more technical and tactical as opposed to the fast-paced NFD. What are your thoughts on the loss to Orlando Pirates?

We acquitted [sic] ourselves very well in the game, and we showed that we are competitive against one of the best teams in the country. I thought in the first half we held our own quite comfortably. We were unlucky not to go one up when we hit the post. From there the dubious penalty which took a little bit of the wind out of ourselves, and once the game opened up it has suited Orlando Pirates.

So we were chasing the equaliser then they caught us for the third goal and basically that was game over. But up until that point I felt the players had done really so well.

It’s a learning curve for our players and for ourselves. So we need to learn quickly from it, stand up and go ahead.

What is your target for this first half of the season?

We haven’t set ourselves targets as to where we want to finish. So we just want to take one game at a time and concentrate on that; and then after the first half of the season we will see where we are and then we will re-assess from there.

You will be coming up against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout. What is your strategy going into this game?

One can’t underestimate Sundowns as they remain a quality team, quality players. I do believe that they have got the ability to turn their season around but at the same time they are under pressure. So we need that work in our favour and it won’t be easy at all, but we need to take advantage of their situation.

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2012 Rugby Championship review DAN LOMBARD The inaugural Rugby Championship was a success with Argentina joining South Africa, New Zealand Australia in the expanded version of the former Tri-Nations.

New Zealand remained unbeaten in the tournament to win the competition as Australia finished second, while South Africa and Argentina finished third and fourth respectively.

South Africa had a mixed first season in the expanded Tri-Nations tournament. The Springboks beat Argentina and Australia convincingly at home, but drew to Argentina in Mendoza, and lost to Australia in Perth.

The Springboks lost both their matches against the All Blacks.

South African coach Heyneke Meyer has been criticised by several former players and rugby experts for his team’s performance, partly because of his inclusion of inexperienced players. Former Springbok coach Jake White was quoted in Beeld as saying that Meyer’s coaching style is not one which is going to help the Boks achieve any success.

Johan Goosen, Elton Jantjies and Jaco Taute all made their debuts for the Springboks during the tournament, but did not play prominent roles as the new combinations battled to perform on the field.

Meyer was also criticised for not dropping flyhalf Morné Steyn early in the tournament.

Steyn struggled with form, but was not dropped until the Boks’ second-last match of the tournament. In a few matches in the tournament, South Africa lost by less than the number of points Steyn missed through poor kicking, including the 22-11 loss against New Zealand in Dunedin, when Steyn missed

eleven points.

Springbok players Bryan Habana and Francois Louw enjoyed good form during

the Championship. South Africa’s mostcapped wing Habana scored seven tries in seven matches, including a hat trick against

Australia at Loftus.

Defending World Cup champions New Zealand won their 16th consecutive match when they beat South Africa at the FNB Stadium in the last round of the competition.

The match was also Richie McCaw’s 100th test victory, out of the 112 Tests he has played.

Australia’s campaign was blighted by injury, having lost many key players, including Quade Cooper, Will Genia, James Horwill, David Pocock and James O’Connor, before the start of the tournament. After failing to secure the Bledisloe Cup against New Zealand, Australia went on to beat Argentina twice and South Africa once to finish second.

Although Australia and South Africa were tied on points, Australia won more games, giving them second place on the log.

Australia’s performance in the competition has increased the pressure on coach Robbie Deans as the Wallabies have struggled to perform at a high level consistently during 2012. Deans has been criticised for his coaching technique, most notably by Quade Cooper. In September, the Queensland Reds player made himself unavailable for Wallaby selection and criticised the national team on Twitter. Cooper called the environment within the Australian national side “toxic”.

Argentina did not manage to secure a win in the competition. However, the Pumas were able to hold South Africa to a draw, and only lost by seven points in both matches against Australia. Stand-out players for Argentina were captain and loose forward Juan Martin Fernandez, prop Rodrigo Roncero and flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez. Despite finishing bottom of the log in their debut season, Argentina will be pleased with the performances they put in.

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Tuks loses first game of finals series

KATLEGO PHEEHA Tuks 1 men’s basketball team lost game one of a three-game series for the Gauteng University Basketball League (GUBL) title against defending champions Vaal University.

The match, played at Wits University, ended 79-64 in favour of Vaal.

Despite being outnumbered, Tuks got off to a great start as they went on a 13-2 run in the opening minutes of the first quarter. Tuks played good defence inside, denying the men of Vaal an opportunity to shoot. Vaal was forced to play an unfamiliar shooting game and Tuks kept the pressure going on offence and managed to end the opening quarter leading by 17-10.

In the second quarter nine of Vaal’s 13

points came from beyond the arch and their consistent shooting was starting to stretch Tuks’s defensive game. The match took a drastic turn in the last two minutes of the half: Tuks had a healthy double-digit lead over their opponents but poor ball possession, fouls and outstanding shooting from Vaal saw them make a fantastic late quarter come back to cut down the score from a healthy 26-15 to 33 all.

A last second in-bound play saw Tuks score a final basket before the buzzer to take a 35-33 lead into half-time, but the momentum was undoubtedly sitting with Vaal.

Both sides started the third quarter well offensively. But in the third minute Vaal finally took the lead for the first time in the game with yet another shot from beyond the arch. Tuks’s

offence seemed to have lost its sting, allowing Vaal to keep adding to the lead. Tuks were made to sweat for every point they put up on the board and the teams went into the final quarter with Vaal leading 58-54.

In the last quarter, both sides tried to take control of the game, but it was Vaal that looked more comfortable with the ball. The quarter was proving to be a battle of the defences and both teams made it difficult for the other to get any sort of offensive momentum going. However, Tuks managed to dig deep and reduce the lead to 64-63 with six minutes remaining in the game. Despite having come to within one basket of retaking the lead, Tuks was unable to slow down the strong Vaal offence led by two-guard Mike

Mukumbata. In the dying minutes of the match the result seemed beyond doubt as Vaal finished with a comfortable 79-65 lead to win the opening game of the GUBL finals.

“Basketball is a game of runs, and if you start the game with intensity you will not be intense for the entire game. We had our run and they had theirs, but we were not able to recover after their run. Their parameter shooting was working for them today,” said Tichagara Mabiza, point-guard and Tuks’s captain.

Game two, to be played on 20 October at the University of Johannesburg, Soweto campus, is a must-win for Tuks.

error in judgement from goalkeeper Joe Hart saw Poland equalise through Kamil Glik.

Germany seemed certain of making it four wins from four to move six points clear in their group after powering into a 4-0 lead against Sweden with a Miroslav Klose double and goals by Per Mertesacker and Mesut Özil before they collapsed.

Sweden struck back with two quick goals midway through the second half from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mikael Lustig before Johan Elmander made it 4-3 after 76 minutes. The Swedes then went all out for an equaliser and it arrived in the fourth minute of stoppage time when Rasmus Elm scored.

International friendlies 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil produced masterful displays in their friendly matches against Iraq and Japan, winning 6-0 and 4-0

respectively. Veteran Kaka showed signs of rediscovering his old magic, scoring in both games, while prodigy Neymar showed just why he is being courted by Real Madrid and Barcelona, scoring a stunner against Iraq and a brace against Japan.

Bafana Bafana beat Kenya 2-1 in Nairobi with goals from Tokelo Rantie and an own goal by Christopher Wekesa. The win came five days after a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Poland in a friendly on 12 October. Marcin Komorowski won the match for Poland with a late goal to hand Gordon Igusend his second defeat as Bafana coach.

AFCON Qualifiers Sixteen teams qualified for AFCON, which will be held in South Africa next year. Seventime champions, Egypt, and tournament everpresent Cameroon failed to book their spots

in South Africa next year. Cameroon failed to qualify for an AFCON tournament for the first time in over 30 years.

Ivory Coast has qualified after beating Senegal 6-2 on aggregate. The match was abandoned due to violence in the stands and the Confederation of African Football announced the decision to disqualify Senegal from the tournament instead of having the match replayed. Senegalese fans lit fires in the stands during the Dakar leg of the tie.

Senegal was losing the second leg 2-0 when the match was abandoned.

Defending champions Zambia beat Uganda 9-8 on penalties to advance to the championship.

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International break round-up

AB BASSON During the latest international break, African teams played for places at the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the final qualifying round while teams from other continents continued their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.

World Cup qualifiers World champions Spain were held to a 1-1 draw by France in Madrid on 16 October.

Sergio Ramos gave Spain the lead in the first half but Oliver Giroud’s 94th-minute equaliser secured a precious away point for the French.

England could only manage a 1-1 draw against Poland in a match which had been delayed by 24 hours due to a waterlogged pitch in Warsaw. Wayne Rooney had given England the lead in the 31st minute before an

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