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TARYN RICHMOND Tuks hosted its annual RAG Queen crowning last Thursday evening in the Aula, where architecture student Dassie Persuad-van der Westhuizen was crowned as this year’s RAG Queen. Jenni de Bruin took First Princess and Busi Ntisa was voted Second Princess. Dr Wilken explained in her speech at the beginning of the evening that being a debutante means putting the vision of RAG into action, which is essentially reaching out and giving. She explained that over a period of six months, during which the debutantes work with and are involved in the community, they identify hidden strengths within themselves. The programme is
not about glamour and being in the spotlight, but rather about philanthropy and experiencing life from a different angle. The evening consisted of various categories in which debutantes showcased their poise, grace and talents to the judges. The night started with a choreographed group dance routine by the debutantes, followed by a performance by local Afrikaans band KleefKlank. The talent category, which included dance routines, drama and poetry recitals, kick-boxing lessons, rapping, and a drum solo, saw each debutante display her talent to the audience. Persuad-van der Westhuizen presented her talents in an audio-visual piece rather than performing them on stage. Her video showed her
architectural models and designs, her piloting a plane and her internationally-recognised hockey skills. She concluded her piece with a rather self-fulfilling prophecy saying, “Instead of going to the Olympics, I decided I would stay here and become RAG Queen.” In the final category, evening wear, the debutantes wore evening gowns designed by Gerrit Pienaar, who was also a judge for the evening. December Streets entertained the crowd while the judges deliberated on choosing the top five. 2012 RAG Queen Mudinda Denga gave a speech on her experience as RAG Queen during the last year and wished the next RAG Queen luck. The top five were each given a question by
one of the judges. Persuad-van der Westhuizen was asked the question “What will you focus on as RAG Queen?” She responded that she hopes to “take RAG to new heights” and said that she believed that the RAG Queen should be approachable and that RAG should be “absolutely transparent”. She also stated that with all the various new media available, she would aim to get the organisation of RAG, its intentions and its message out into the public domain. Judges included Melinda Bam, Miss South Africa 2005 Claudia Henkel and Mr South Africa Adriaan Berg. Photos: Eleanor Harding
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From the Editor to RAG. I still stand by what I said about the procession: that I feel like we have lost some of our tradition with the removal of blikskud. I also still stand by my comments about better communication between RAG and students. But I do realise now that the blame was not entirely theirs. The university thought the SMS system would work better to help raise money and RAG had to adhere to that. The university also said that changing the system did not allow for RAG to have enough time to communicate the change to the public. I don’t know exactly when RAG found out about the change, but part of me wishes that they would have told Perdeby when they did – even if that was only the night before. The media is there to help raise immediate awareness about issues in the community. We could have worked together around this situation. On the other side of the coin though, we do thank our readers who have started communicating with us. There are a few things in this world that are truly satisfying when you are working in the media, and one of them is when your readers communicate with you or give you feedback on your work. Whether the feedback is good or bad, it generally means one thing: that people are reading what you are putting out there. This has two major advantages. Firstly, it holds the journalists and staff at the paper accountable. If you know that the person who you wrote about will be reading your work, you make sure that you use their information ethically and correctly. At least that is what journalists should be doing. The second advantage is that you get an
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SILIZIWE MABUYA With the motto “To see more than what others see, to see further than what others see, to see first before others” you should feel either safe or scared. The Department of Security Services has its eye on you. Perdeby was given the opportunity to get an in-depth look at what happens behind the scenes to keep the University of Pretoria safe for its students and staff. Director of Security Services Colin Fouché and his staff members use advanced technology and procedures with 96 digital video recorders and 1180 CCTV cameras. They also have various electronic alarm systems, fire detection with evacuation panels and centralised access control systems. When asked what the biggest obstacle to
achieving their goal of a safe environment was, Fouché expressed the importance of collective responsibility, as most of the crimes reported were due to negligence such as unlocked doors, open windows and items left unattended. Last year alone, there were 77 arrests made due to theft. Most of these cases could have been avoided if students had been vigilant with their belongings. In the past few months, many cell phones and laptops have been reported missing on campus due to a lack of personal responsibility. Fouché believes in the prevention of all crimes with the standpoint that “If you can predict it, you can prevent it.” A few ways to prevent crime are to avoid isolated areas, report suspicious behaviour, be vigilant at all times and report any crime
regardless of how insignificant it may seem. The Green Foot Route initiative was launched so that students and personnel can feel safe on campus by offering them a security escort to their cars or residences between 18:00 and 06:00, seven days a week on all the campuses. A student that needs this service can wait by a Green Foot Route marker or call the Crisis Services number and an escort will accompany them to their destination. Fouché said that all the registered security officials have been duly trained and are of the highest integrity. Another initiative is the Hatfield City Improvement District in which the security services members co-operate closely with the South African Police Services, the Metro Police, the traffic and emergency services as well as the Tshwane Metro Council. This initiative has a zero-tolerance attitude towards crime. The cooperation of all these groups has been described by Fouché as a “pocket of justice excellence”. The Department of Security Services offers a 24-hour operational management centre, reaction vehicles, alarm monitoring and crime investigations. Additionally, they work with Student Support to help victims of crime that need trauma counselling. Fouché maintains that the department is a caring and helping body and has the best interests of the student community at heart. He encourages any contributions or suggestions that can assist in ensuring a safe and secure study environment for all. Crisis Services: 0800 0064 28 (toll-free) UP 24-Hour operational manager: 083 654 0476 UP 24-Hour Operational Management Centre: 012 420 2310 or 012 420 2760 Photo: Hendro van der Merwe
Wireless connection launch at Mamelodi campus SILIZIWE MABUYA Mamelodi campus has become the first of UP’s campuses to be connected to the internet via a wireless network. This service not only gives students the opportunity to connect to websites, but more importantly, it is a direct link to ClickUP. All mobile devices including smartphones, tablets and laptops can be used to connect to the internet at any Wi-Fi spot, such as the library or the cafeteria. The access points do not have a specific range but coverage depends on density and interference.
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Intervarsity news STEPHANIE VAN DER PLANK University of Cape Town (UCT) Hundreds of students and staff from UCT participated in the “We Say Enough” march against crime last week Wednesday. A large crowd, wearing white T-shirts which read “enough is enough”, gathered to march from middle campus to the Jammie Plaza. They expressed outrage at all the criminal activity, especially against women and children, experienced throughout the country. UCT students had already voiced their concerns about the high levels of crime and violence against women at a candlelight vigil held by the SRC on 12 February. Over the past few weeks, the Western Cape has been rocked by several deaths of young women who were gang-raped and murdered. According to the students, the only way to address these issues is through awareness. Some students say that they will only start to feel safe in South Africa if something drastic happens to decrease crime. UCT also used the march to remember students and colleagues who lost their lives to crime in recent years. Bayanda Baba, a UCT business science student, was fatally shot in January 2013 during an attempted robbery in Gugulethu. In 2010, Gail Benting, a nurse with UCT’s SA Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, was strangled to death outside Robertson. Three years ago, UCT student Dominic Giddy died of stab wounds sustained during a robbery attempt in Observatory. In 2009, first-year medical student Benny Pakiso Maqobane was shot dead near his accommodation in Observatory. Science education professor Kevin Rochford was shot in his driveway in little Mowbray in 2008. Commercial law professor Mike Larkin was murdered in Rondebosch in 2007 while walking home in broad daylight. The students say they will continue hosting anti-violence gatherings as any one of them could fall victim to violent crimes. North-West University (NWU) AfriForum Youth at NWU’s Potchefstroom campus has laid a hate-speech complaint against the South African Students’ Congress (SASCO) campus chairperson Jason Mfusi. Beeld reported that Mfusi allegedly commented on his Facebook page that, “A good farmer is a dead farmer.” Spokesperson for the university Kiewiet Scheppel said that AfriForum had lodged the complaint with the campus’s human rights committee and that it was being investigated. After receiving a complaint on Sunday, AfriForum said it had subsequently verified that Mfusi’s comment was actually “My grandfather says ‘a good farmer is a dead farmer’.” Professor Herman van Schalkwyk, rector of the Potchefstroom campus, said the university expected everyone to respect the fundamental rights and values enshrined in the constitution. “The NWU’s human rights committee functions under the chairmanship of an independent legal expert and consists of 12 people who represent the university community ... They don’t have the authority to take disciplinary action, but they may make recommendations to management about possible disciplinary steps,” van Schalkwyk said. According to Beeld, Mfusi could not be reached for comment.
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Last Tuesday at approximately 21:45, a car accident involving residents of Sonop Tehuis occurred on the corner of Jan Shoba and Lunnon Road. No one was critically injured. Sonop Chairman Neil van Heerden explained that the accident occurred when four secondyear Sonop residents, who would prefer to remain anonymous, were following a white BMW in a blue Ford Ranger bakkie from the residence. Driving down Jan Shoba and turning sharply into Lunnon, they lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall. Witnesses on the scene claimed that while on their way to main campus to prepare for a practical, they were nearly run over by a reckless driver coming around the corner too fast. They reportedly had to jump out of the way
to avoid being hit. The accident seemed to have been caused by the well-known practice of residents chasing anyone who hoots in front of the Sonop residence. Van Heerden stressed that this practice is not a Sonop tradition and is in no way encouraged by the House Committee members. He adds that their code of conduct explicitly says that residents of Sonop are instructed not to participate in this “tradition” and if they choose to do so, Sonop will accept no responsibility for any injuries or damages incurred by it. The four Sonop residents who chose to chase the BMW that allegedly hooted in front of the residence followed the vehicle down Jan Shoba and proceeded to follow it left onto Lunnon Road. Van Heerden said that the driver made a
Why there is no RAG Diary for 2013
STEPHANIE VAN DER PLANK There was no RAG Diary available for 2013. Perdeby interviewed Dr Rina Wilken, UP’s coordinator of special programmes, to find out why there was no diary this year. Dr Wilken said that she wanted diaries to be available before the end of last year. However, the final version of the 2013 diary was only submitted in the middle of December once the
holidays had begun. Dr Wilken commented that the final product was good but was “too little too late”. The committee suffered setbacks when they failed to meet the yearly deadlines. Dr Wilken said she could tell in November that a diary would not be available for this year. Money from advertisers is used to cover the costs of the diary production. Last year, the committee struggled to find interested advertisers, despite Dr Wilken encouraging the members to approach different companies. She said that the fact that the committee did not concentrate on marketing the product was detrimental to its success. Dr Wilken told Perdeby that she was very sad that there would be no diary this year. She said it was an even greater pity because there appears to be a movement away from physical diaries to electronic alternatives. She fears that in two or three years RAG diaries will have become obsolete. Dr Wilken also said that everyone on the RAG committee was very disappointed as they had put a lot of effort into creating the 2013 diary. Because of the quality of the product that was created, hardly any changes would have to be made to create next year’s diary. Dr Wilken hopes to have the 2014 diary on shelves by the end of October this year. RAG failed to comment.
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judgement error, thinking he wasn’t going too fast, but as he turned the corner he felt the one side of the car lift as if it was about to flip over and attempted to correct it but lost control and went into a wall. “Consequently, the bakkie hit the curb and went through the wall of the Nedhill Building, inflicting serious damage to the property and the vehicle,” Van Heerden states in a press release. Although there were two students standing on the back of the bakkie, there were no serious injuries. One student suffered a concussion and the others suffered minor bruising. “It was a miracle that there were no fatalities,” Van Heerden said. He also corrected false rumours that the driver was intoxicated, saying that there was no alcohol involved in the incident at all. Van Heerden concluded that “definite steps
will be taken by the relevant authorities to eradicate these kinds of dangerous activities that threaten to endanger the well-being of students in residence and at the University of Pretoria.” Director of Security Services Colin Fouché and an official statement from the university explained that the place where the accident occurred was UP property. Members of the Department of Security Services were on the scene shortly after the incident to provide support. The Tshwane Metro Police were also on the scene. Further details of the case are uncertain due to confidentiality clauses. The university commented that, “The incident is currently a formal South African Police Services matter and the facts surrounding the incident will form part of the police investigation.”
Cash-free RAG Procession The initiative was suggested to impose more control over the process of donation. According to Dr Wilken, there have been instances in the The age-old tradition of blikskud (the collection past where the money collected by the different of small change in a can from bystanders) at RAG residences was not all used for or given over to was removed from the procession this year. RAG. The change to SMS also assisted in the For many of those that have attended the RAG auditing of the collected funds and increased Procession in the past, it came as a shock to see the accountability as many risks were eliminated. residences’ first years not carrying any cans and Dr Wilken assured Perdeby that steps were asking for small change. This year, donations to taken to inform the residences RAG were made by SMSing and day houses about the the name of your favourite “There have been instances change but said that more res to a given number. The in the past where the money could have been done to SMS donated R5 of which inform the general public and 60% went to Vodacom and collected by the different 40% to RAG. residences was not all used Tuks students. But the time it took to make the decision According to Dr Rina for or given over to RAG.” to change to the SMS system Wilken, UP coordinator of did not allow TuksRAG the special programmes (which opportunity to market or includes assisting the RAG communicate the change to committee), the initiative the public. to change the method of collecting money at the However, Dr Wilken sees the initiative as RAG Procession followed a suggestion from something that could work well in the future personnel in UP’s finance department. Wilken said considering that the electronic trend is popular that the RAG committee did not have much say and regarded as safer and more convenient. Given in the initiative and were not informed timeously enough time, the SMS donation system could about the decision in order to discuss it. contribute well to the aim of RAG which is to The reason for the change to electronic donate to charity, commented Dr Wilken. donations was to limit the physical money or the RAG failed to comment. “cash in hand” handled by students and RAG. ZUBENATHI JIZANA
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Student interrupted: moving back home DITSHEGO MADOPI
Students only hear or read about methods of adjusting to life away from home when they begin their tertiary education. However, there is also the less explored idea of adjusting to home again after years of studying and living away from parents or guardians. Some students may cringe at the thought of becoming a permanent resident at their parents’ house again, while others may enjoy the luxuries of home and may choose to settle there for longer. The difficulty lies in forming a balance between what is expected of you as a child at home and what you have grown used to as a semi-independent student. Student.com presents a likely scenario: “You have had [approximately] four years of being independent and doing things [the way] you want without anyone to offer their opinion. Now you have to face the fact that you will be moving back home. You may hear from time to time ‘you live under my roof and these are my rules’.” This submission to authority is the main aversion students have about returning home. Margrit Springer, a third-year medical student, confirms this: “When you’re home, your parents look over everything you do and restrictions, such as going out at whatever time you wish, are imposed. It can get frustrating when you’ve lived away from them for some time.” Aside from the obvious freedom, smaller details also form part of the readjustment of living at home again, like changing the way you speak. Your parents might not be impressed with the profanities you’ve started using since living with your flatmates. In a 2012 New York Times article entitled “I Moved Back Home, and I’m Glad I Did”, 22-year-old Georgetown University graduate Aodhan Beirne writes, “I miss being able to stack dirty dishes and leave towels [lying] around.” Some students go home on weekends and
holidays and fall back into the way of life they lived before they moved out, so their parents are never really exposed to the transition they’ve gone through during their studies. Irma du Plessis, a sociology lecturer at UP, says, “Doing this makes it harder for the parents to adapt to the changes they will eventually see and can lead to a lack of intimacy.” Hiding aspects of who you’ve become may delude your parents into thinking there have been no changes in your life. Certain environments and people draw out different aspects of a person’s personality, says du Plessis. She elaborates: “Historically, a person’s sense of self is fairly located in place and being known in relation to other people within a set social order.” So, the person your parents know you to be and the person your friends know you to be may clash and integrating them might prove difficult. The concept of “adulthood” is also a tentative one because, although you may be an adult at 18 in terms of the law, you may not be socially accepted as one
by your parents or by society at large. The idea of authority and rules lessens when students live alone because there are fewer authority figures to impose moral obligations. In some families parents may not have attended university and might not understand the changes their children have gone through after being in such an environment. Du Plessis says, “Parents in this situation might feel devalued and inferior and these insecurities make it difficult for them to hold on to a sense of authority, which leads to their being authoritarian and their children feeling repressed [when they return home].” Students who lived at home throughout their studies may not struggle with the issue of readjustment but may face some difficulties in officially moving out in future. Bonolo Seperepere, a second-year genetics student, says she enjoys the luxuries of living at home but adds, “It is true though that I probably will have a harder time adjusting to moving out of home than students who’ve gone through the
In 1991, archaeologists found a 5 000-year-old frozen corpse in the mountains between Austria and Italy. The corpse had over 30 tattoos and both its ears were pierced. Permanent alterations such as these are older and far more culturally significant than most would think. Perdeby investigates where and when these sometimes controversial practices began. Tattoos Designboom.com claims that the word “tattoo” originates from the Tahitian word “tatou”, which literally means “to mark”. According to Tahititatou.com, Tahitian women were tattooed from a very early age. The first markings indicated that they were allowed to accept food from people other than their mothers. Black patches were added to their buttocks at puberty and as they grew older their markings became more elaborate. The Celts were nomads who eventually ended up in the northern parts of Great Britain. Despite being branded pagans and witches by Christians, they regarded themselves as spiritual people. Their tattoos featured multiple intricate lines, criss-crossing at predetermined locations. These tattoos were symbolic representations of the spiritual connection between all living things on earth. There were also warrior tribes, such as the Maoris of New Zealand, who marked their faces to indicate their strength and status within their tribes. Today, tattoos are seen by older, more conservative generations as a sinful tainting of the body. RaptureReady.com argues that tattoos are of an evil nature and further states, “They are strongly connected with channels into spiritual and demonic possession.” However, people who have tattoos have different opinions. Myfanwy Gibson, an MSc Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences student at Wits, boasts a Celtic tribal-style dragon inked on her back. “My tattoo signifies change and beauty in change. It serves as a reminder that life will never again be as it was before. The simplicity of the stark colour contrast and the
intricacy of the design also serve to remind me that there is a balance between the complicated and the simple. The fact that it’s on my back indicates that the past is behind me and it also saves me from getting bored of it too quickly,” Gibson says. Piercing According to Tribu.co.uk, the idea of piercing one’s skin started among southern American tribes such as the Mayans and Aztecs. However, at more or less the same time in history, accounts were given of tribes around various parts of Africa who also pierced themselves. All of these tribes practised a form of piercing known as “stretching”. This involves the placement of a piece of wood, tusk or bone into a pierced hole with the idea of stretching it. To make the hole larger, individuals gradually insert larger and larger objects into the piercing. For these tribes, it symbolises an idealistic beauty obtained by changing one’s physical appearance. Other ancient societies were more interested in the practical value of piercings. Men of ancient Rome pierced their nipples as a sign of strength and virility. Julius Caesar himself had pierced nipples, indicating unity with his men. Ancient Egyptians used piercings as an indication of wealth and social standing: naval piercings were reserved for pharaohs only. Centuries later, wealthy men and women of the Renaissance era wore pearls in their ears as an indication of their wealth. Sailors at the time thought that pierced ears improved their eyesight. They also believed that if they washed up on foreign shores, the jewels in their ears would serve as payment for a proper burial. Piercings in modern Western culture only became popular in the 1960s, when hippies went soul-searching in India and brought the tradition of nose piercings (and the idea of piercing body parts other than the ears) back to the USA. Plastic surgery PlasticSurgery.org reports that the immense growth of the plastic surgery industry is mostly attributed to wars. During the First World War,
transition of semi-independency.” The readjustment of living dynamics affects parents as much as it does students. In a 2012 Sunday Times article entitled “Letting Grow”, psychologist Judith Ancer addresses parents and says, “You might dream of the day your last child leaves home and you finally get your freedom back.” When moving out, we only consider our freedom despite the fact that our parents have their freedom back too. However, this freedom may be more readily embraced by students. Ancer goes on to say that regular contact between a parent and a child living away from home diminishes. “I know someone who feels very hurt that her daughter, once the apple of her eye, now makes little effort to stay in touch, except when she needs something.” There are even more factors contributing to the dynamics of living at home again, such as the number of children in the household. Dr Tendani Ramukumba, a parent of a third-year engineering student, says, “It’s easier when you have more children because by the time the youngest moves out, you’re familiar with what happens afterwards.” Respecting the needs and preferences of other people in the household is essential, as Ramukumba explains, “The freedom [they] expect to be given is a challenge. You have to allow them to be social but teach them to retain the element of homeliness and moulding yourself within the home structure. The freedom you have gained does not work in isolation and doesn’t have to be discarded, but it will function in an altered way.” Moving out of your parents’ home is more of an overlapping phase instead of something that magically happens overnight. Perhaps by treating it as a transition instead of turning it into a game of power, freedom and authority, the change will be more beneficial than detrimental to both parties.
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A tale of blood, ink and plastic
DEON BOTHA What could wild warrior chiefs possibly have in common with film star Angelina Jolie? Initially, you might think that this is a trick question. However, the answer lies skin deep. They have both succumbed to ancient practices, known to satisfy those who decide to undergo permanent body alteration.
plastic surgery grew as a science owing to the fact that many soldiers sustained injuries to their faces, which then needed to be reconstructed. In an attempt to restore the functionality of their faces, surgeons developed what is now known as reconstructive surgery. However, many soldiers still had problems integrating into society as a result of their functional, yet still deformed facial injuries. Because of this, cosmetic surgery emerged. Botox, the simplest and cheapest form of cosmetic surgery, surfaced during the Second World War. As a neurotoxin which affects the central nervous system, Botox is actually extremely dangerous when absorbed into the digestive system. According to NBC.com, the same chemicals as found in Botox were allegedly used in a plot to assassinate Japanese military officials. The original plan was for the Allies to use Chinese prostitutes as spies. They would issue the prostitutes with capsules containing the chemicals so that they could slip the chemicals into the military officials’ food and drink. The chemicals would have paralysed their entire bodies, eventually leading to a total shutdown of their organs. However, these plans were scrapped and the Allies decided to use nuclear weapons instead. In spite of this, plastic surgery researchers in western Europe and the USA discovered that they could inject the chemicals into a person’s skin without killing them. The desired effect is to reduce wrinkles but it can also be used to treat excessive sweating. However, headaches, bruising, swelling, bleeding, respiratory infection, temporary muscle drooping, skin infection, pain in the neck or back, and fever are possible side effects of modern Botox. The world of body alterations has grown from primitive and sacred traditions to a form of self-expression. Whether one wishes to stand out or fit in, there’s a type of body modification for almost everyone.
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Last week, Perdeby wrote about the issue of rape in South Africa. We were interested in knowing why students think people rape and what could be done to prevent people from committing rape. We start our debate with a note from the University of Pretoria’s head of Student Support Dr Madeleine Nolte about rape and abusive relationships. MARGEAUX ERASMUS Before discussing the issue fully, Dr Nolte wanted to point out that even though violence and rape are linked, they are actually two different issues. She said that Student Support deals with trauma and that they have a lot of students coming to them after they have been raped. She said that crimes of physical violence and rape are increasing and that it is becoming a big problem (as has been evident in recent media reports). Dr Nolte said that rape is an act of violence and is not necessarily only a sexual act. It is often used to gain control over people’s lives. When talking about possible solutions to stop rape, Dr Nolte said that the law system needs to be changed. She said that the South African law system is not kind to rape victims as they are often blamed for the crime. According to Dr Nolte, there is no support for rape victims and very few police stations have female officers to help in rape situations as female victims often feel more comfortable when they are being helped by other women. She added that there is also no infrastructure in place for the victims to
rest or bath after they have filed their report. Dr Nolte said that people need to start speaking out about their problems with regard to violent relationships and rape. The Medical Research Council (MRC) drew up a policy brief in 2009 called “Preventing rape and violence in South Africa: call for leadership in a new agenda for action”, which says that law enforcement in South Africa is “generally weak” as a result of our “society accepting the use of violence in many circumstances and the community very often protecting perpetrators.” The report continues to state that “Widespread corruption and general under-resourcing within the police force, as well as challenges of transformation and restructuring in the detective services, contribute to the problem. Few perpetrators are effectively punished, with the result that laws fail to provide deterrence and victims often have little faith in the system.” Student Support started an initiative last year that provided students with seminars about abusive relationships. Dr Nolte said that the initiative invites people to form confidential support groups to help victims of abuse. “I hope the seminars and support groups will enhance the
process [of stopping abuse].” “The whole community is realising that violence against women and children must be addressed,” Dr Nolte said and added that, “A large focus of the campaign is to invite people to seek help.” Dr Nolte also mentioned methods such as education to prevent people from committing rape. She said that education can help stop rape as it makes people aware of the problem. “Girls don’t have to do guys a sexual favour,” she said and added that, “The whole skewed image of sexuality and relationships must be addressed.” She also said that young men must learn to accept “no” as a serious answer. According to Dr Nolte, we must also reach out to the person who is violent and help them to learn to control their emotions, especially anger. The MRC report similarly addresses the issue of anger and violence. The report states that “Poverty and social inequity are key drivers of violence.” Furthermore, the report states that, “Research shows that income inequality, low economic development and high levels of gender inequality are strong predictors of rates of violence across countries.”
The report continues that “Inequality in access to wealth and opportunity results in feelings of low self-esteem, which are channelled into anger and frustration, and violence is often used to gain the sought-after respect and power, whether through violent robbery, rape, fighting between men, severe punishment of children or violence against partners.” Dr Nolte said, “A lot must be done to change the image of manhood.” The MRC report also addressed the “dominant idea of manhood”. The council says that South African men are raised to think that they are superior to women and need to be strong, brave and respected. “With most men perceiving that women should submit to control by men, physical and sexual violence are used against women to demonstrate male power and thus teach women ‘their place’, and to enforce it through punishment. Thus gender inequality legitimates male violence over women, as well as being accentuated by the use of such violence,” stated the report. “The whole of South Africa is a violent community ... We must create a respectful community, especially towards women,” Dr Nolte said.
The following quotes are responses from students about the issue of rape. They answered these two questions: 1) Why do you think people commit rape? 2) What are possible solutions to the problem of rape?
1) I believe rape to still be one of the most underdelt with horrors of humanity. The reason behind these acts will never be fully understood, whether it is an act of power, or just the selfish desires of a warped mind, the explanation will always vary. 2) One of the most important ways to combat rape is to educate the youth and I believe that is the first step to erradicate this atrocity. Post-rape support and training of officials on how to deal with rape is also integral to the dignity of the victim. Kevin Monaghan Second-year BSc Biotechnology
1) I think that there is no single, steadfast rule as to why a person would commit such a heinous crime. There are several theories regarding the motivations behind the act of rape. The most generally acknowledged view is that this devastating act of violence is a tool used by the perpetrator to gain power and control over the vulnerable. This view states that the rapist is not simply seeking sexual relief but rather the degradation and humiliation of their victims. Rape could also be thought of as a base outlet for aggression and rage. However, rapists generally fit the profile of deeply sexually deviant individuals who seek to resolve their own [sexual] insecurities by denying the sexual self-determination of others. Lastly, there is a school of thought that rapists could be imbued with the cultural paradigm that women who portray themselves as sexual objects are to blame for the rapist’s own deviant thoughts. These perpetrators feel that there is no need to suppress their sexual urges and advances as their victims were seeking this reaction through seduction and provocation. 2) I feel the most important step is to implement harsher laws to punish rape. A joint effort must be made by ordinary citizens as well as figures on all levels of the legal system to communicate that we as a culture will not tolerate this monstrous act. Furthermore, we must launch a widespread education campaign about the actions that can be taken by the victims of rape to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. This cannot be a taboo subject forcing the victims to suffer in silence. Third-year medical student
1) As far as I know, no women agree with rape. I think it’s time for more serious initiatives, such as mass action striking and, frankly, people taking the law into their own hands. A woman gets raped every four seconds in South Africa. No man has the right to take a woman’s dignity and self respect. Perhaps if the law was more serious with this, such as taking off a certain limb for rape, men would think twice about their precious jewels. 2) I think women and men can be more involved in community projects and outreaches. Initiative needs to be taken. Most women won’t go forward about rape because it’s usually someone they know. Students need to be taught it’s all right to come forward and be made aware of their rights and support. In this way it’ll halt a rapist from further doing it to someone else if he gets away with it. Leah Richardson Third-year BA Psychology
1) I’ve had enough about innocent little kids (as well as people of all age groups) being raped before they can say their ABCs. It’s a disgusting cruel act that is taken lightly. I don’t know why they do it but there are claims that some do it because they were told by traditional healers that sleeping with a virgin will cure them of AIDS, while others do it to “straighten” gays and lesbians, there’s also the “she was provoking me / she asked for it” excuse, but for whatever reason, rape is rape and should not be tolerated. 2) Overseas people are given the death sentence for smuggling drugs, we also need to take drastic measures, now I’m not suggesting [the] death sentence, but something severe like castration. The Bible says “if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.” Molly P
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A Jakkals expedition: who’s new in the zoo? MELINA MELETAKOS “We’re from Cape Town, but the funny thing is, by the end of this tour, we will have played more shows in Jo’burg,” says tousle-haired Jakkals lead singer and guitarist, James Boonzaier, to a rather rowdy crowd at the Puma Social Club. Some are playing table tennis, some foosball, but as Jakkals launch into another one of their syrupy spoonfuls of indie pop, the crowd slowly starts paying more attention. Boonzaier, drummer Tim King and bassist Mark de Menezes are venturing up north for the first time as a mere three-month-old three-piece. The popular venue in Braamfontein is the third stop of their tour and, having played only two small acoustic shows so far, tonight’s considerably larger audience will be the barometer for how well their new sound is received. Truth is, Jakkals has seen many incarnations over the years and with so many members coming and going, it’s quite tricky keeping up while Boonzaier tries to explain the band’s history. Boonzaier and King first did a few small shows with session musicians before putting together a formal line-up for a gig at Purple Turtle in Cape Town. That’s when former bassist Patrick Skuce and guitarist Johnny Kotze (popularly known as Johnny Neon) came in. The members eventually went their separate ways for various reasons, leaving Boonzaier and King in the company of session musicians once again. Fast-forward a few months to where popular alt-indie-rock band The Dirty Skirts was winding down and drummer of the band, Mark de Menezes, was keen to try his hand at playing the bass guitar.
Boonzaier, who had been friends with De Menezes for years, invited him for a jam session and the rest, as they say, is history. Have all these changes in Jakkals’s line-up affected the band’s sound? “Profoundly,” says Boonzaier. “The energy, the song-writing process has changed. Jakkals 1.0, let’s call it the first Jakkals, was very simplistic rock. I would call it less intricate, less interesting, perhaps. I think with this set-up, there’s been a lot more push and pull, a lot more people bringing in their opinions, rather than going along with what’s happening. There’s been a bit of a tug to and fro and that’s resulted in a more intricate and interesting sound, something I’d like to call a bit more fresh,” Boonzaier says. King agrees. “I think this time around, we’ve all grown up a bit and become a lot more mature. Our whole process has been a lot cleaner and it’s resulted in a sound which is, I suppose, more mature,” he says. Jakkals went into studio mid 2012 to record a three-track EP, Trifle, at Teejay Terreblanche’s Coffee Stained Vinyl Studio in Cape Town. “We had a discussion about it and we kind of feel that albums are possibly a bit in the past. People want singles,” says De Menezes, explaining why the band decided to record a mini-EP. Another reason is that an album would be inappropriate to the style of writing that Jakkals is working on at the moment. “An album would just be a collection of songs rather than a themed collection of songs,” says Boonzaier. So are there any lyrical themes on the EP then? “The way I often write lyrics, no individual song seems to be about a particular theme, but over a period all the songs I write are mixtures of current themes.
I think those songs are deeply rooted in being love songs, but not in the generic sense. Love songs in the sense of relationships and your life reconciling, transition periods, coming of age, reaching adulthood and juggling things, changes, and making it work,” says a contemplative Boonzaier. Their new set-up seems to be suiting Jakkals well, with the band gaining momentum quite quickly. Last year they were chosen as one of 12 bands to have a music video commissioned by the MK Music Video Project. They teamed up with Kelsey Egan from production company Crave Pictures to make a video for their track “Rum Trifle”. “She [Egan] is very passionate and has a lot of drive. I mean the team that she put together was completely insane. We were very lucky,” says De Menezes about the experience. “It was a hotshot crew, hotshot equipment,” adds Boonzaier. Back at the Puma Social Club, Jakkals have just completed the final song of their set. Boonzaier props his guitar against a speaker on the side and heads straight to three girls who have been standing in front and who are easily the band’s most vociferous fans. He wraps his arms around each of them, whispering a soft “thank you”. As the crowd erupts in a call for an encore, another group of girls head to the stage for a photograph with Jakkals, followed by another hug-seeker who squeals with delight when she gets what she is looking for. If the Puma Social Club gig is supposed to be Jakkals’s likeability barometer, it’s safe to say that the forecast looks good. Photos: Hendro van der Merwe
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Holy Fire: an inferno of biblical proportions on the previous two albums. “My Number”, for instance, is a dancy track whose meaning is summarised in the first verse: “You don’t have my number / We don’t need each other now / We don’t need the city / the creed or the culture now.” Most of the other songs are as lyrically thin, but are held together quite heroically by the raw arrangement that the band threw all over the album. Beside the two lead singles “Inhaler” and “My Number”, look out for “Milk and Black Spiders” and “Providence” – two tracks that hark back to Total Life Forever a little but still have the edgy rasp of Foals’s apparent new sound. “Stepson”, one of the quieter numbers on the album, packs an emotional punch that almost guarantees the cheesy raising of lighters by concert-goers, but it sounds too similar to the equally mopey album-closer “Moon”. But in the company of all the other miraculously produced tracks, you’ll hardly notice. Having narrowly missed out on the Mercury Prize in 2010 with Total Life Forever, Foals have regrouped and remerged with gutsy tunes and what feels like biblical vengeance.
LUSANDA FUTSHANE The music industry is stratified. At the top you get the arena gods who headline tours and create triple-platinum-selling records as easily as the rest of us make breakfast. In the middle are the supporting acts who make good music and are always nominated for awards, but never win the ones that count. Then, finally, at the bottom you find the underground favourites who make unique and daring music that only wins them the devotion of a small niche of fans. Seven years ago, Foals would have been the perfect archetype of an underground band, but with their latest album, Holy Fire, it seems that the Oxford rockers have shot all the way to the top drawer of the musical hierarchy. The first thing you’ll hear when you listen to the album is that this isn’t typical Foals material. The math-rock that got them noticed with Antidotes is nowhere to be seen. The broody meditation that was all over Total Life Forever has also been left behind. “Prelude” reels you in with four minutes of instruments and deliberately unintelligible vocals that begin softly but erupt to life in the last minute of the song. By the time “Inhaler” kicks in and lead singer Yannis Philippakis yells “I can’t get enough space,” you’ll be lost in the heaviest
guitar hangover you’ve ever had. Holy Fire, from start to finish, is a compilation of stadium-ready songs with head-
Die Hard Five: a terrible day to Die Hard
HEIN PAPENFUS John McClane is back and this time he is in Russia to deal in his trademark mayhem and carnage. A Good Day to Die Hard is the fifth instalment in the Die Hard series directed by John Moore. However, this time it owes all its box-office success to a crack marketing team because this empty shell of a film is about as enthralling as a wait in the ticket cue. McClane is in Russia to find his estranged son Jack (Jai Courtney) who is, predictably, in the same line of business as dear old dad – killing bad guys and saving the world. The loud and lengthy carchase scene that makes up the first act sets the tone for the rest of the film, and what a far-fetched and ridiculous tone it is. Jack is trying to protect a billionaire Russian fugitive who has incriminating evidence on a Russian minister candidate regarding the disastrous Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. John meets up with Jack as an army of mercenaries close in on the pair and so the begrudging partnership takes shape, strengthened by a cocktail of daddy issues and macho feelings. Inevitably, the enemy is defeated and world domination (or whatever) is narrowly averted by the shoot-first-ask-questions-later style of law enforcement. Bruce Willis, reprising his role as John McClane, seems particularly disinterested and it feels as though he is simply going through the motions.
There is an alarming undercurrent of cheapness about this movie. Die Hard films have never been full of deep intellectual stimulation but have always been light-hearted action entertainment. In this film, however, it feels like there is almost no logical plot attached to the random and ridiculous violence. Despite his most casual efforts, not even Willis’s trademark smirk and carefree demeanour can lend a touch of class to the cringe-worthy dialogue. It really is difficult to watch. There has never been a risk of any of the Die Hard movies becoming critically acclaimed masterpieces but they’re usually safe bets for easy-to-digest Sunday night time-killers. It seems a shame that now a collage of bloody battle scenes and profanity can be poorly thrown together, have a label slapped on and sold as entertainment. Die Hard is an institution – love it or hate it, it does have a massive following. A Good Day to Die Hard has now smeared that institution with something that tends toward vulgar thuggery. Gone is the casual, well-to-do, understated hero who saves humanity and beds the girl. In his place is an angry old man who feels the need to show his middle finger to the enemy during a slow-motion falling scene. Tasteless and an absolute waste of time and money. RATING: 2/10 Image: imdb.com
banging guitar chords and hooks that were made for concert crowd sing-alongs. The lyrics in this record are a little less complicated than
RATING: 8/10 Image: foals.co.uk
Eccentrically ethereal
MELISSA PARSONS It is as if Jim James sat alone in a cavernous room for a while, experimented with all the world’s distinct yet calming sounds, mixed them with wisdom and produced his debut solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God. On this album, the frontman of My Morning Jacket has carved his own path away from the band’s signature
psychedelic rock and glides towards soulful, jazzinfused sounds and pastoral folk. James played every instrument on Regions of Light and Sound of God and self-produced and engineered each track. The material and title of the album were inspired by Lynd Ward’s 1929 novel, God’s Man, which James said echoed his life in strange ways. James explained to Rolling Stone magazine that the book was a “beautiful illustration of what was happening in [his] own life.” With all this inspiration, it is natural that Regions of Light and Sound of God is both lyrically and instrumentally dense. The album starts off slowly and quietly with “State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U)” in which a solitary piano accompanies James’s hypnotic croon. “I use my state of the art / Technology / Now don’t you forget it / It ain’t using me,” James declares to a bluesy melody that’s infused with addictive guitar riffs. “Dear one you always pushed the boundaries of my soul / with life and love we finally gain control,” James’s eerie vocals declare to the keyboard rhythm. This song boasts the most powerful guitar riff on the album but the weak accompanying instruments leave it begging for a more intricate melody. Instrumental interim “Explode” begins the seemingly beach-inspired tracks on the album and flows with the sound of birds into “Of the Mother Again”. This track will enchant with its ethereal electro melody, soulful bass line and jazzy drum beat. Regions of Light and Sound of God is cryptically written. “I thought I knew reality / But you betrayed it to be / lost in a fantasy,” James sings on “Actress”. The track is about mankind and the obsession with false idols. With each track it seems as if another layer of James’s psyche is uncovered, ending with his innermost thoughts. For this reason, it is important to start at the beginning and concentrate on each sound or particular lyrics until the end if you are going to understand what he is saying. By the last track you may be questioning whether James tried too desperately to get his message across as the whispery vocals and haunting melody leave you questioning his sanity. Nevertheless, this album is not only daringly experimental but also thoughtprovoking. RATING: 7/10 Image: jimjames.com
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It is a new year and the jottir chase is on but Pssst... is rather disappointed as we haven’t seen too many Knolle screaming and running after all the res boys for their jottirs. Pssst... thinks that the mens reses are either intimidated by Madelief or that, like the Boekenhout first years, they prefer to steal each other’s hats. Pssst... hears the first years are misbehaving. Some Inca Bugsters were caught at the Square and as punishment none of them were allowed to attend the Varsity Cup game against UCT. Don’t worry girls, you didn’t miss much, just ask Kollege who chanted for beer instead of Tuks the whole time. Pssst... suggests that the beer tent make a comeback or no Kollege boy will be seen at another game. Inca was not the only res behaving badly, both Lilium and Zinnia were caught being raucous at the Square. Pssst... does, however, applaud the Lilium first year that phoned her HK at 01:00 to open the door for her. Pssst… hears that the Mopanie Peppies are greeting Maroela seniors. These Peppies clearly applied for the wrong res. Lilium is known by Pssst... for being, ahem ... “social”, but this year’s Geitjies have been complaining that they haven’t been social enough. As long as Lilium doesn’t stoop down to Jasmyn’s level and beg for dates, Pssst... will be happy. Really now Slurpies, Pssst... thought we would tell you that there’s no reason to ask the boys to “keep calm”, it’s not like they’re exactly freaking out. Pssst... almost feels sorry for the Katjiepiering girls, apparently they were so lonely on Valentine’s Day that they felt the need to drown their sorrows in vodka. Magrietjie, Pssst... thinks that you should learn how to play netball. And count. Maybe math lessons are in order. Form a carpool with Sonop, they need driving lessons. Oh, and lastly, Pssst... wants to ask Olienhout to not try and cover up their cockiness with the pretence of an alter-ego party. Pssst... knows you’re only showing your true colours. Send Pssst... tips to perdeby@up.ac.za.
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When brands don’t stand by their athletes
MAXINE TWADDLE “I am the bullet in the chamber” read the slogan for Nike’s advertising campaign featuring Oscar Pistorius. The advert was pulled the day after the Paralympic athlete was arrested and charged for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Nike’s quick response highlights how companies tend to protect their brand rather than defend the athletes they endorse. Bound by contracts, athletes are expected to remain loyal to their sponsors, but the sponsors are not always ready to remain loyal to their athletes. Pistorius’s advertising campaign for television channel M-Net was immediately withdrawn on 14 February, the day of his arrest. Billboards located on Rivonia Road in Sandton were taken down the same day. Last week Tuesday, the day Pistorius appeared in court to apply for bail, Nike and Oakley formally severed ties with him. “In light of recent allegations, Oakley is suspending its contract with Oscar Pistorius, effective immediately. Our hearts are with the families during this difficult time,” Oakley said in a statement. Thierry Mugler has also terminated his contract. Industry experts have warned Pistorius’s
other sponsors and Ossur (the company that produces the carbon-fibre prosthetics Pistorius uses) to disassociate themselves from the athlete quickly. According to John Taylor, director of a sports management company, Pistorius “is damaged goods, even if he is found innocent.” Taylor told the BBC that “brands need to act quickly and distance themselves from him. It’s not like rats deserting a sinking ship. It’s just the sensible thing to do.” Nigel Currie, director of sports marketing agency Brand Rapport, noted that the nature of the situation is in itself damaging to the brands Pistorius endorses. “This is very different to the Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong cases. This is life and death. There’s no coming back from this,” Currie told the BBC. Nike has had to deal with controversy regarding athletes it sponsors before. Usually, the company is loyal to their athletes. According to Bob Dorfman, editor of The Sports Marketers’ Scouting Report, “It takes pretty damning evidence for them to drop anybody. They’re about the most faithful company that
you can think of.” In 2003, Nike stood by basketball star Kobe Bryant when he faced charges of sexual assault. The woman who accused him later dropped the charges. Nike continued its support of golfer Tiger Woods after he admitted to cheating on his wife with at least a dozen women. Woods’s contracts with Accenture, AT&T, Gatorade and General Motors were all terminated after he confessed to infidelity in December 2009. Gillette and TAG Heuer suspended advertising with Woods while Nike and Electronic Arts were the only brands that continued to use him in campaigns. More recently, Nike cancelled its endorsement of Lance Armstrong after it became evident that the cyclist had used performance-enhancing drugs for most of his professional career. Nike initially stood by Armstrong, but ended sponsorship after USADA (the United States Anti-Doping Association) released a report detailing the allegations against him. Even though Armstrong was still protesting his
“It’s not like rats deserting a sinking ship. It’s just the sensible thing to do.”
innocence when this information was published, Nike issued a statement last year October which asserted that Armstrong had “misled” the company. “Nike does not condone the use of any illegal performance-enhancing drugs in any manner,” the statement continued. Sport marketing is a lucrative business. Nike has committed to paying $3.2 billion in sponsorships to athletes in the next five years, according to a CNNMoney article. Sport Illustrated reported that Armstrong earned $17.5 million from sponsors in 2005, the year in which he won his seventh consecutive Tour de France. The sport marketing industry is successful because athletes remain loyal to the brand they endorse and fans remain loyal to the athletes and teams they support. A recent University of Florida study found that sponsors are more loyal to athletes with positive images. Sponsorship must enhance a brand’s reputation, so a controversial athlete is not worth endorsing. The study concluded that being trustworthy and being a good role model are essential factors in determining whether a brand will remain loyal to an athlete. Once athletes lose their credibility, the viability of endorsing them diminishes dramatically.
Tuks cricket in T20 showdown
NATALIE THOMPSON Tuks 1 beat Tuks 2 on Sunday 17 February in an all-Tuks Northerns Cricket Union (NCU) T20
final. The match ended in a tie and Tuks 1 won the super over to win the cup. Tuks 1 and Tuks 2 head coach Pierre de Bruyn told Perdeby that he was pleased that the
final featured two Tuks teams. “It is really nice to see that our hard work paid off. The match was a show of high-class cricket. It shows our standard and the fight in the boys. I am over the moon that the match was essentially a Tuks elite squad match. I’m so proud.” Tuks 1 batted first. Their top order fell quickly to Tuks 2’s strong bowling attack. Batsmen Sean Dickson and Graeme van Buuren saved Tuks 1’s innings and scored 62 (not out) and 44 respectively. Tuks 2 bowlers Johan Wessels and Rickus Weideman took two wickets each to restrict Tuks 1 to a total of 153/5. Tuks 2’s innings looked promising from the start, with Craig Letcher and Wessels establishing a partnership of 52 runs before Letcher left the crease in the 14th over. Wessels impressed with both his bowling and his bat, scoring 70 (not out) with five sixes. At the end of their innings, Tuks 2’s total stood at 153/6. After each side had played 20 overs, the match was tied. According to tournament rules, a super over had to be played to determine the
winner. Tuks 2 batted first in the super over. Van Buuren’s bowling coupled with Mathew Pillans’s impressive fielding restricted Tuks 2 to only six runs for two wickets. Tuks 1 approached the super over differently, hitting mid-field shots instead of boundaries to allow the batsmen to score a run per ball. Tuks 1 scored seven runs in the over without losing any wickets. When he accepted the trophy, Tuks 1 captain Ernest Kemm thanked his opponents. He said, “This was an elite squad day and at the end of the day it’s a Tuks trophy.” De Bruyn acknowledged that TuksCricket will have to continue working hard for the rest of the season. “This was only the first trophy, the league is the big one. We have six games left in the league and we have to win all of them to get to the final and defend the title. We have a massive six weeks ahead and we have to work even harder and step it up a gear. If we do, the rewards will come.”
Photo: Kobus Barnard
Strong support for Bestmed Tuks Race
ZENNA MULLER The 2013 Bestmed Tuks Race held on 16 February attracted more than 13 000 runners. The race included 21km, 10km and 5km categories with a 1km children’s race. The route took runners through the streets of Pretoria. Professor Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UP, and South African 400m hurdler LJ van Zyl also participated in the race.
The morning of the race was overcast, which made for good conditions, “not too hot, not too cold,” according to Bushy Neube, a participant in the 10km race. “It was really nice. Everyone was so friendly and supportive,” said Neube. Runners who completed the race received medals and T-shirts. Alan Fritz from Bestmed said in a statement that the tremendous turnout indicated that people are becoming more aware of the
importance of keeping active in leading a healthy lifestyle. Professor Gloudien Spies, chairperson of the TuksRoad Running club and one of the main organisers of this event, told the media that “good health should be something that the entire family is involved in.” Photo: Kobus Barnard
Distance Men’s winner Women’s winner 21km 10km
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AmaTuks claim late draw to Swallows ISHMAEL MOHLABE The University of Pretoria denied Moroka Swallows three points in a close Premier Soccer League match at Tuks Stadium last Wednesday night. Swallows’ veteran striker Siyabonga Nomvethe needed only the first six minutes of the game to put Swallows in front, but AmaTuks’ Thabo Mosadi struck in the dying minutes of the second half to make the final score 1-1. Swallows made their intentions of winning clear as AmaTuks were forced into some committed defending within a minute of the first half. The unmarked Bennett Chenene fired a shot against the poles after a long ball pass into the box. Two minutes later, Katlego Mashego’s left-footed low shot from 20 yards forced Washington Arubi to make his first save. Gaps in AmaTuks defence were exposed when Nomvethe beat an offside trap from the centre line. Nomvethe played one on one with Arubi before curling the ball beyond the goalkeeper’s reach, putting the visitors ahead in the sixth minute. After the opening goal, AmaTuks started to dominate ball possession while the Swallows looked dangerous on the counter attack. At the 15-minute mark, Diphetogo
“Dipsy” Selolwane launched a 25-yard volley which cruised over the crossbar following an AmaTuks corner. AmaTuks could have equalised in the 25th minute but Thokozani Sekotlong’s free kick from the
penalty spot landed safely in Greg Etafia’s gloves. Swallows continued to exploit AmaTuks’ defence. Former Orlando Pirates striker Chenene shot just wide of the goal after good
Monday. Tuks started off slowly, just as they did against FNB UCT-Ikeys a week earlier. Shimlas wing Nico Scheepers slotted
two penalties to give them a 4-0 lead after dominating both possession and territory in the first 20 minutes of the game. Tuks fly-half Tian Schoeman replied with a penalty of his own to make the score 4-2. Tuks began to apply pressure after the first strategy break and regularly breached the defensive line of the Shimlas. Jean Cook scored off the back of a dominant scrum to give Tuks their first try. Schoeman converted the try and Tuks went into half-time with a 10-4 lead. Shimlas started the second half with a few good passages of play but they failed to capitalise on their efforts. Shimlas lock JC Astle’s yellow card for repeated infringements at the breakdown slowed their momentum. Tuks settled into their game plan with fullback Clayton Blommetjies and flank Shaun Adendorff, who were standout players for the visitors. Tuks cemented their lead when eighth man Cook crossed the line for his second try. The resulting conversion attempt from Schoeman was successful. Clayton Blommetjies scored
ball control from Mashego. AmaTuks head coach Steve Barker made a double substitution before the restart with Mame Niang and Mpho Matsi replacing Sekotlong and Petrus Shitembi respectively. Swallows looked dangerous early in the second half. Bafana midfielder Lerato Chabangu struck a long-range ball which Arubi saved for a corner. AmaTuks stood firm in their attack and started to frustrate Swallows’ defence with some promising runs. Thabo Mosadi replaced Matsi, who had to leave the field after ten minutes due to an injury. Niang and Mosadi boosted AmaTuks’s attack. Niang won almost every aerial ball in support of Mosadi. Etafia was forced into more saves as Mosadi continuously produced shots on goal. The final stages of the game saw AmaTuks supporters leaving the stadium early in an admission of defeat, but AmaTuks continued to apply pressure in search of the equaliser. A shot from Niang hit the crossbar but Mosadi reacted quickly and headed the ball into the back of the net. The equalising goal was important for the struggling Pretoria side, following their 2-0 loss at home to Golden Arrows last week. Photo: Kobus Barnard
Tuks too much for Shimlas
DAN LOMBARD FNB UP-Tuks beat FNB UFS-Shimlas 23-12 at Xerox Shimla Park in Bloemfontein last
a well-worked try when another Tuks rolling maul allowed the full-back the space he needed to go over in the corner. Schoeman was unsuccessful with his third conversion attempt and Tuks hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi was shown a yellow card for repeated infringements at the breakdown. Shimlas had the last say of the match when some good interlinking play between the forwards and backs saw hooker Elandre Hugget storm over the try line. Scheepers converted to close the gap to 12-23. Tuks pushed hard in the final minutes to get their fourth try but could not secure the bonus point. Head coach Nollis Marais was happy about his team’s performance but worried that they gave away points too easily. “The [number] of penalties we are conceding is a major concern for us and is definitely something that will be worked on during the course of the week,” he said. “Having said that, the team is taking a lot out of the two wins and confidence is high in the camp.”
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