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New Rag Queen crowned LYDIA RATSHOSA Petrone Snyman is the new Tuks Nestea Rag Queen 2011. She was crowned at Rautenbach Hall on 23 February. The panel of judges included Angelique Gerber, who plays Clara on 7de Laan, Bafana Bafana footballer Matthew Booth and his wife Sonia Booth, chief judge of Miss South Africa. Other judges were Gerrit Pienaar, from the Claris-Gerrit Pienaar clothing company, Wendy Van Zyl and Cecile Braun. One of the hosts of the crowning was South African Idols presenter and music celebrity Proverb. The popular group, Liquideep performed their latest songs for the lively crowd. Sonia Booth said that the decision on who was crowned queen was based on someone who is involved in community work. “It had to be someone who cares about helping others, an all-rounder,” she said. A lot of people were disappointed that their favourites, such as Melissa Wicht who came in third place, did not win the competition. “Melissa Wicht should have won the title. She has personality and with charity personality is key,” said a group of supporters who did not want to be named.
“I am not at all disappointed, Petrone was the best person to win. I’m happy where I am,” said rst princess Danielle Roodt. In other categories of the competition, Angelica Eftychis was named Miss Executive, Melissa Wicht was named Miss Personality and Marni Du Toit was named Miss Photogenic. Wicht said, “I did not want to win. I’m surprised that I even got this far. I’m someone who likes working in the background and giving ideas, so I am happy. Besides, there were 17 other beautiful debutants, so you did not know who was going to win.” Petrone Snyman said, “I did not want to take part in the competition but someone grabbed me by my hand and persuaded me to enter. I was overwhelmed when I won. It felt so unrealistic that I wanted to sleep with my crown on.” “I think being a Rag queen means [you have] to be humble, to help the community and not try to be somebody else. It is not about just beauty. The Rag Queen competition is not a beauty pageant so it is very important in the community.” When asked what her goals for this year are Snyman said, “I want to make a difference in children’s lives.” Photos: Michelle Prins
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The Aandklas Effect Thursdays are a magical time for me. Why? Aandklas, that’s why. It occurs to me that this editorial might start making me seem like an alcoholic. A possibility I am perfectly at ease with, since it associates me with a longstanding and grand journalistic tradition. Anyway, back to Aandklas. It has this magic quality. If you think about it logically, it’s kind of a dodgy place. Unclean. But unclean in a very sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll kind of way. It symbolises all that is awesome about being a student. For this reason, there is an almost supernatural thing which happens every Thursday. Everyone, from your best friend to the random weird guy who sits in the back of the lecture hall chewing his own hair, shows up there, without any prompting or prior arrangement. I call this the Aandklas Effect. The Aandklas Effect is single-handedly responsible for early morning Friday lectures being all sad and poorly attended.
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Dear Tukkie The Senate Appeals Committee had its last sitting for this semester during the course of last week. There was a total of three sessions, involving several hundred applications. Based on some observations there and subsequent visits to my ofce, I thought it necessary to share the following points with you. Please convey them to others who do not read or have access to our student newspaper. First, a bit about the Committee. It is a senate committee that operates independently of faculties yet works with the same rules that faculties apply in deciding which student is likely or unlikely to complete his/her degree within the prescribed period. Faculties enforce these rules more strictly than the Appeals Committee because failure to do so might place the accreditation of programmes they have registered with the South African Qualications Authority (SAQA) at risk. For example, allowing a student who is doing a three year degree to be registered for the same degree longer than ve years would affect the status of the degree. The Senate Appeals Committee agrees with that. However, it probes the academic history of the student to determine his/her performance pattern(s) since registration. It also looks at
Speaking of poor, this edition very nearly was poor. Some weeks, putting an edition of Perdeby out is beautiful. It’s never easy or drama-free, but it can be beautiful. This week, however, was a warzone. Casualties were counted, battle scars were cleaned. It was ugly. But we made it through. Which is why you should appreciate the paper so much more this week. Despite the struggle, it’s lled with all manner of awesome things. This is also the last opportunity that you guys have to apply to work for us. Applications close on Wednesday. And don’t let my “war” talk scare you; working here is pretty great. Why? Because, once the battle has been won, the Aandklas Effect comes into play (we go to print on Thursdays). And then … well then, life becomes lovely and worth living again. Be responsible, kids. Beyers
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BEYERS DE VOS So, music is awesome. It’s the universal language. It makes the world go round. All of those good things. But some people shouldn’t make music and some songs should not have been written. Here’s a list of those songs. The top ten most annoying songs ever written: 1.
Kylie Minogues’s “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head”. Most annoying song ever. Why no one predicted that Kylie Minogue
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Everything by Enya ever.
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“Kaptein” by Kurt Darren. Luister Kurt, bly stil. Okay? Okay.
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“Closing Time” by Semisonic. Not because it’s a bad song. It’s not. But it means you have to stop partying. Like a musical curfew. And that is always annoying.
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“Baby”, Justin Bieber. ‘Nuff said.
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“Single Ladies”. So this song won a lot of Grammys. But I adamantly contest its greatness. It’s a bad song. Beyoncé at her laziest.
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“The Crazy Frog Song”. It’s just some
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“Blue (Da Ba Dee)”. If “The Crazy Frog Song” and “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” had a crazy mutant baby, this is what it would sound like.
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“My Heart Will Go On”, Celine Dion managed to write and sing the most sickeningly sentimental song ever to grate my eardrums. If I had that song playing in the background I would also have pushed Leonardo DiCaprio off a oating door.
10. “Mr Lonely”, Akon. This was that song that everyone listened to but everyone hated. It was some great musical paradox. At least, unlike some songs on the list, this one faded into oblivion never to blight radio again.
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mitigating circumstances with the view to giving a student another chance. Any student whose exclusion has been condoned by the Senate Appeals Committee should therefore know that the university has done its very best to assist him/her. Incidentally, students also serve on the Committee. Secondly, I am perturbed by the trends I see on the students’ motivations for readmission. They include the following: i) Stress or depression. Help is available at Student Support. Therefore, no one should claim to be suffering from stress or its severe version, depression, without bringing it to the attention of professionals ii) Use of alcohol and substance. We regularly talk about the dangers of alcohol and drugs, especially for those who are here to create a future for themselves. There is plenty of help - at Student Support, Student Health and many external institutions that offer support and treatment. It saddens me to learn that a person is facing exclusion due to a lack of performance that can be ascribed to intoxication iii) Time management and wrong choice of study programme. The services available at Student Support are well marketed. I also refer to them when I welcome the rst years. These include career guidance and life skills with the latter incorporating time
management. I therefore fail to understand why some students allow their performance to suffer when they are made aware of free services from the rst day of their arrival here. I hope to see better results and less exclusions in June. Thirdly, the appeals process: A student is rst warned by the faculty. Where applicable, they are advised to seek help. In some cases, the faculty sets conditions for them to continue. If they fail to perform despite warnings or conditions set, they are excluded. However, they may appeal to the Senate Appeals Committee via Academic Administration (Ms Machi’s ofce). If the Committee conrms their exclusion, the student has no recourse other than changing to another degree or turning to Unisa or another university that might be sympathetic. Should there be new information or mitigating circumstances that were not brought to the attention of the Committee, the student concerned should feel free to approach Ms Machi who will forward the information to the Registrar. Please note that the Registrar will not see any student who approaches him directly. Best wishes Prof McGlory Speckman
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28 February ‘11
Mother tongue education Welcome to Perdeby’s new discussion page. Here we take a prevalent issue on campus or an important question affecting the student community and explore the different sides of the problem. This week, after all the attention this issue has gotten in the popular press lately, we ask: should mother tongue education be avaliable?
Beyers de Vos - No Let’s be practical. That is the only to approach this issue. First language education is a nice thought. Such a nice thought that it got worked into the constitution as a shining example of equality and fairness. Practically though, especially at a tertiary level (an important distinction to make here, rst language education at universities is the issue we are concerned with), it isn’t feasible.Why? Because everything is in English. Now, whether this is a good or bad thing and what led to it is a separate argument and not really valid, since it is the reality we are faced with. Everyone at a tertiary level should understand, according to the South African education system, English. Everyone. Which makes it a nice neutral language to learn in, especially in a country that has eleven of them. Which brings us nicely to the next point: how are you possibly going to accommodate the academic, linguistic and nancial needs and pressures placed on a system that needs to be able to provide tertiary education in eleven languages? Because if you ght for one of those languages, you have to ght for all of them. Right? And the fact remains that most of the indigenous South African languages have not developed into academic languages, which in itself is a complicated issue and should be looked at by government and basic education systems. But at this point, there is just no way that any language except Afrikaans can manage to be supported at a tertiary level. Which means that if mother tongue education gets enforced at universities, Afrikaans is the only language that would really benet.
Now Tuks does offer classes in Afrikaans already. But the gures made available (which admittedly are approximated) show that while 40% of people at Tuks register in Afrikaans, only 8% actually attend Afrikaans classes. With the result that the university phases out the option of having a class in Afrikaans because at least 30% of the students registered for a module need to want to have class in Afrikaans for the university to be able to justify an Afrikaans class at all. Which means the rst language education movement suffers. But surely the fact that people have the option to study in their rst language and opt not to, proves something? The argument goes that all textbooks are in English and therefore you study in English and therefore you might as well go to class in English because translating complicated terminology is extra effort. Which seems perfectly logical. The counter argument is that this results in a language dying because there is no academic publishing or writing in that language. Which again only really affects Afrikaans at this stage. This is a bit of a dramatic simplication. No one is arguing against publishing or writing in home languages. This is just about attending lectures given in your rst language. Not being able to go a class offered in your home language on a tertiary level is not going to kill that language, and to claim differently is slightly sensational. Study material is in English and the academic language of the world is English. Being taught in English means international recognition and opportunities. Globalisation means that it makes sense to study in the language that the rest of the world uses. Let’s be practical.
Nina van Wyk - Yes The benets of learning in one’s mother tongue are no longer disputed. Many studies can attest to this fact. The following points have been drawn from a variety of sources and prove that mother tongue education is not only benecial to students, but absolutely crucial. Studies have shown that when students are taught in their mother tongue they have a better understanding of the learning material. Students are also more likely to be interested in what they are learning. If you were to form two groups of students both learning a topic such as Maths or Science, one group learning in their mother tongue and the other in a second language, the group that learns the essentials in their mother tongue will have a better basic understanding of the subject than those who learn it in a second language. In a mother tongue project in the small village of Diembering, in south-west Senegal, 11 out of 18 students who were using their mother tongue in all lessons passed their exams. They also found that mother tongue classes are more student centred, with more use of interactive teaching methods. Ongoing monitoring shows that students are more condent and enthusiastic. It is also true that an education which enforces a dominant language by ignoring, stigmatising, and replacing or displacing the mother tongue of minority and indigenous students is called subtractive language education. It subtracts from the students’ linguistic inventory, instead of adding to it. This form of education is also called submersion education,
because it is achieved by submersing the children of indigenous and minority peoples in the culture and (ofcial) language of the dominant society using a whole range of strategies, both subtle and noticeable, and expecting the children to sink or swim. It teaches children (some of) the dominant language at the cost of their mother tongue. It neither respects the mother tongue nor does it promote uency in the dominant language. Most of the world’s spoken languages will become extinct in this century and this cannot be called “language loss”, or “language death”, because it is not a natural occurrence and it is not without organisation. When a language is forced by a dominant state onto dominated indigenous or minority linguistic groups with the purpose of wiping out minority languages and reducing the number of languages in the world, it can be called linguistic imperialism. As many as 90-95% of the world’s spoken languages, including most of the indigenous languages (a prediction also used by UNESCO), could be facing extinction before the end of this century. Wiping out people’s mother tongue in education, causes undesirable social, economic, political and psychological degradation for indigenous and minority peoples, which allow and justify further domination of these peoples. Therefore, it is a threat to the social, political, economic and psychological survival of those peoples. If you destroy the language of a people you also stamp out the history and cultural knowledge of that people forever.
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Intercampus news MARIETJIE VOS (EDITOR OF DIE MATIE) Questions as to the relationship between blood donation and homosexuality have been raised after an openly gay student was not allowed to donate blood at the annual Big Bleed in the Langenhoven Centre on Tuesday 8 February. Mr André Crous, a PhD student in Film Theory, lled in the blood donor questionnaire and answered positively to the question directed at male donors as to whether they have engaged in anal or oral sex with another man in the previous six months. Crous was not allowed to donate blood because of this. Ms Marlize Mouton, Corporate Public Relations Assistant: Western Province Blood Transfusion Service (WPBTS), said, “WPBTS is tasked with ensuring that the blood supply in the Western Cape is as safe as possible. “We must identify possible risk factors that may inuence blood safety.” She emphasised that “the deferral is not meant to discriminate [on the basis of] sexual orientation, but to ensure that potential risk based on sexual behaviour is eliminated”. Mouton adds that the WPBTS would also deny someone the opportunity to donate blood if he/she is in a new heterosexual relationship. Crous points out that the question about anal and oral sex is only directed at male donors. Crous has been with the same sexual partner for the past two years.
University of Cape Town UCT gets security kiosks PERDEBY STAFF The University of Cape Town has recently acquired mobile security kiosks, which have been placed at crime “hot spots” around the campus and its surrounding areas. The kiosks are operated by by the Groote Schuur Community Improvement District (GSCID) in cooperation with the South African Police Service and the campus security departments. “Crime is not always committed on the same spots,” Charl Brooks from the GSCID noted. “The kiosk makes the whole operation much easier as they can be deployed to different places at different times.” According to the University of Cape Town’s online news page, a number of arrests have been made because of the kiosks.
Thefts plague students’ first week back BONNIE MYAMBO AND SHANNON DELL At least two cars have been stolen and two house break-ins occurred since Rhodes University’s rst week back in town, according to Oppidan* Sub-Warden, Jacyn Mitchley. Intruders in one break-in were apprehended; however, Joshua Rorke, a second-year BA student, and his digsmates came home in the rst week to a broken-in door, and were missing a laptop, cellphones and an iPod. “The police came but they couldn’t nd any ngerprints,” Rorke said. He said Grahamstown police have not been able to recover anything thus far. According to Roxanne Fietze, another Oppidan Sub-Warden, O-Week is known to be a week in which there are a high number of rape cases, thefts and drunken driving cases reported to authorities. She urged all Oppidan students to put in place necessary security measures at their digs. *(name given to students living in digs)
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28 Februarie ‘11
Is there room for tradition in res?
SIYAMMUKELA MAHLANGU Calling your seniors juffrou, meneer or oom, singing to a res mascot and attending house meetings bare foot are some of the traditions found in residences. There has been an ongoing debate of whether or not to continue practising these traditions. Students stand divided on this matter. Some feel that traditions are unnecessary, while others believe that traditions form part of a residence’s foundation. Perdeby found out what the students’ thoughts are on the matter. Lionel Shoniwa, a rst-year in Olienhout, said that he has fallen in love with his res. However, this is not the case with every rst year. Some rst years prefer being in reses that are without traditions, such as TuksVillage. Tuks Naledi is one of Tuks’ new reses and is currently establishing itself by creating its own unique traditions. “My rst year experience did not feel like that of other rst years because our res was without traditions,” said Juan Cleole, Chairperson of Tuks Naledi. “Our uniform even looked like Kiaat’s and that made us feel like we had no identity.” Millet Nkanyane, Chairperson of TuksVillage, says she wants to know whose tradition is being taught in these traditional reses. There has always been a misconception about traditions in reses. Some people think they are there only to oppress the rst years, but according to Mark Akakpo an Olienhout HK, tradition is not meant to oppress rst years. “It is there to create a sense of brotherhood since they are all expected to do [the same]. it also teaches them discipline,” said Akakpo. For some rst years such as Matthew Clayton, who is a resident in TuksVillage, one does not need tradition to create a sense of unity. Clayton said that in his res rst years relate easily
to seniors because they feel equal to them and are not made to fear them. Eddy Mmekwa, a former Tuks Naledi resident and a current resident in Maroela, said that in Tuks Naledi one had to call the seniors “your highness”, not out of fear but for fun. Akakpo said that the rst years greet their seniors voluntarily, nobody forces them to do it. Tradition is not the only thing that separates non-tradtional reses from traditional reses. The way rst years are orientated is one way which differentiates the residences. For most rst years orientation week was busy. For Clayton, orientation was a bit different because TuksVillage’s orientation programme is different from other res programmes. “Orientation was worthwhile, it did not feel like I was on holiday and it gave me an idea on varsity life and the hard work one has to put in,” said Clayton. According to Stuart Reids, Vice-Chairperson of TuksVillage, they high attendance during orientation week because nobody was forced to participate, they all did it voluntarily. Akakpo is of the opinion that tradition helps their rst years move from boyhood to manhood. Though Tuks Naledi is without much tradition their chairperson believes that they are getting there and will be competing against reses that have been around for a while. He says, “Even though we could not participate in Ienk Melodienk we are going to take part in Serrie.” Tradition or no tradition, each rst year needs a home away from home. Jabulile Ngodela, a former Tuks Naledi resident, said that Tuks Naledi felt more homely and lack of tradition gave her enough time to study even though at times she envied people in more traditional reses.
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Pssst... just wants to warn Olienhout that sneaking out of Taaibos late at night doesn’t do much for their reputation. But at least Pssst... knows Olienhout never fails to entertain. Meanwhile, Pssst... has been wondering if Taaibos still has rst years? Lately they seem like a bit of an afterthought. Amper soos Jasmyn, wat so ver van Pssst... se radar af geval het dat Pssst... amper gerskrik het toe `n paar Slurpies op Herr Gunters se tafels ondek is. Ai, nee meisies. Pssst... is impressed with Tuks Naledi. They are at every event, enthusiastic as ever. Someone should just warn them that enthusiasm is not the same as talent. Pssst... dink dat Maroela ontslae moet raak van hulle malpakke wat nou eerder soos (mal)sakke begin lyk. It’s good to support Rag, but there is no need to dress in rags. Pssst... would just like someone to please grab some wings from the Zinnia girls so that they don’t have to stand on corners handing them out to total strangers, because it’s not a pretty sight. Pssst... hoor dat dit nie die enigste ding is wat Zinnia se dames uitdeel nie. Word on Groenkloof campus is that the ladies from Zinnia have been quite generous with their kisses, especially on their front lawn. Right Kiaat? Pssst... thinks Lilium should understand that sharing is only a solution if you don’t have any other options. So the Lilium ladies should just hang back and wait their turn: desperation isn’t a good colour on them. Kiaat gee klaarblyklik glad nie om om soveel aandag van die dameskoshuise te kry nie, maar Pssst... dink dat hulle dalk `n bietjie te grootkop begin raak. Pssst... wants to know if the rst years from Sonop are auditioning for The Lion King? Pssst...hears that their rst years were imitating animal sounds at their social. Pssst... wonder partykeer of Sonop nie dalk aspris aandag soek nie. Maar Pssst... het dit baie snaaks gevind. Dis seker ook maar net wat gebeur wanneer jy te veel tyd met die Welpies spandeer. So gepraat van Klaradyn, hoekom is dit nodig om in die middel van die aand terug koshuis toe te strompel sonder meeste van hulle klere aan? Dit lyk asof hulle Jasmyn se reputasie wil hijack. Pssst... is ook bly dat Magrietjie Pssst... se advies gevolg het. Pssst... hoor dat die Spikkels aan die skinder is so asof dit die Wild West is. Blykbaar is daar Serrie drama in die gange van Magrietjie. Welkom terug meisies. Wees net versigtig, voor Pssst... al julle geheime verklap. * If you see a res misbehaving or if you have anything for Pssst... then please email it to pssst@perdeby.co.za. Name and shame them.
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February 2011
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28 February ‘11
Budget speech competition NINA VAN WYK
Fiets stelery ĺ probleem NINA VAN WYK Die steel van etse het `n probleem geword op kampus. Fietse verdwyn daagliks en dit lyk nie asof dit enigsins beter word nie. Mnr. Colin Fouché, Direkteur van Sekuriteitsdienste, sê dat die grootste probleem die nalatigheid van studente is. Die universiteit wil nie die getal etse wat jaarliks gesteel word bekend maak nie, “want die studente sal die getal buite konteks lees en nie die studente se nalatigheid in ag neem nie,” het Fouché gesê. Fouché sê dat studente nie die regte slotte aan hul etse sit nie en dat hulle hul etse net op enige plek vasmaak en nie by die etsloodse wat die universiteit verskaf nie. Studente vergeet om die slotte vas te druk, maak die slotte om die saal vas (wat maklik afgehaal kan word) en hulle maak hul etse met kettings vas, wat maklik geknip kan word. Kampus sekuriteit het voorgestel dat studente hulle studentenommers onderaan die etse graveer, sodat hulle weer hulle etse kan terugkry. Mark Forster, die VSR-lid wat sekuriteit hanteer, sê egter: “As jou ets weg is, is hy weg. Hulle (kampus sekuriteit) sê dat etse by die hekke na gekyk word, maar dit
werk nie.” Meryllin Deuer, `n Dierkunde student, het klas gehad by die Roossaal toe sy `n jong man gewaar wat besig was om met die etse wat daar rondgestaan het te sukkel. “Hy het die etse van die relings afgehaal en slotte losgedraai. Hy het ‘n oorstuk ingehad, maar hy het baie suspisieus gelyk,” het Deuer gesê. Toe Deuer vir hom vra wat hy doen het die man gesê dat hy van kampus sekuriteit is en dat hulle die etse verwyder na kampus sekuriteit, sodat dit nie gesteel kan word nie. Studente kon dit blykbaar daar gaan haal. Later het daar nog mans op die toneel verskyn wat gehelp het om die etse te verwyder. “Hulle het nie uniforms aangehad nie, maar het wel oorstukke ingehad. Dit is net vir my vreemd dat hulle nie enige notikasie gelos het om die studente te laat weet waar hulle etse heen is nie.” Forster sê dat dit deel van die VSR en sy plan is om aan hierdie saak aandag te gee. Blykbaar beplan kampus sekuriteit `n veldtog om hierdie saak aan te spreek maar niks van die soort het al begin nie.
The Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech winners of 2011 were announced on 23 February. The university had three undergrad nalists. They were: Karlien Ferreira, Francois Stofberg and Loren Koutsouvelis, all of whom are economic students. Unfortunately, not one of them won. In the undergraduate section, Salma Kagee, a student from the Universty of Cape Town won and in the postgraduate section, Shaheen Seedat, a student from the University of the Witwatersrand clinched the prize of a R150 000 cheque. A cash prize of R30 000 was given to the undergraduate winner on the evening that the national budget speech was delivered by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The competition was introduced in 1972 and since then it has become an annual event. The Budget Speech competition targets economic students from all recognised South African universities. Students are encouraged to engage in an economic and political debate. Kuseni Dlamini, CEO of Old Mutual South Africa and Emerging Markets, said, “The competition gives young, talented and bright South Africans an opportunity to participate in
UP helps Mamelodi children On Monday 21 February 2011, the Occupational Therapy Department (OT) of the University of Pretoria opened a paediatric clinic on Mamelodi campus. The clinic, run by OT lecturers, as well as students, will offer free therapy services to children from the Mamelodi community. The opening launch of the clinic was held on Friday 18 February, in correlation with Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day, to celebrate the importance of health in the development of children. With “Playful children are happy children” as their slogan, the OT set out to visit and introduce the clinic to 12 schools in the Mamelodi area. Lené Wessels, an OT junior lecturer at the university, explained to teachers and staff members how playing forms an important part of a child’s development. “Children who play are healthy and children who play can develop,” Wessels said. She also stated that OT’s goal is to help children function better in all areas of their lives and by doing this, improve their quality of life. Busi Hlongwane, who runs the Bophelong Centre for the Disabled in Mamelodi, was
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the national conversation. It allows diversity of thought and changed paradigms to navigate a changing global and economic landscape.” Dlamini said that by nurturing a new generation of economists and economic thought we will survive the changed landscape. “Old Mutual is proud to be a part of an initiative to promote socio-economic thinking and to motivate students in economics and nance to apply their minds to constructive solutions.” Undergraduate students were asked about their view on an important debate surrounding income inequality, and whether or not it undermines economic growth. Postgraduate students were tasked to submit an opinion piece using published theoretical and empirical evidence, discussing the most appropriate monetary policy framework for South Africa to ensure low ination and a stable economic environment. Students from universities across the country were amongst the nalists and include Rhodes University, the University of Cape Town, the University of Fort Hare (East London Campus), the University of Johannesburg, the University of Pretoria, the University of the Western Cape and the University of the Witwatersrand.
delighted about the opening of the clinic. “It is a great deal. There is not much help for our kids,” Hlongwane explained. “They usually only get stimulation every three months, which is not enough for sustainable development.” Among others, the occupational therapy clinic will focus on: birth injuries or birth defects, like cerebral palsy or Down’s syndrome, physical problems or disabilities, behaviour and emotional problems and developmental delays, like being slow to sit, crawl or walk. Another area that will be focused on is learning problems, like struggling to learn shapes and colours, struggling to read and poor handwriting. Miriam Matadzi Banda, Principal of Itireleng Pre-school in Mamelodi, said that she is very happy about the opening of the clinic. “The community is going to be very happy because now a clinic is brought near to them and they don’t have to travel so far to get the therapy they need,” she said. The clinic will be open Mondays to Thursdays from 09:00 – 15:00.
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What’s your flavour? A look at interracial relationships in South Africa
NOLWAZI MNGADI Interracial relationships, known to some as jungle fever, is a phenomenon which has only recently become more acceptable in South Africa. Along with Hollywood and television shows, famous couples like Heidi Klum and Seal and – closer to home – Matthew and Sonia Booth, have glamorised the idea of interracial couples. The world’s view of interracial dating and marriage has changed over the years from being a taboo idea to being widely accepted. In South Africa, interracial relationships and marriages were illegal until 1985 when the Immorality Act and the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act were repealed. Although it has been legal for over 25 years, a number of South Africans still nd the idea of entering into an interracial relationship unacceptable. Some parents, because they grew up in a different era, do not approve of their children dating someone of a different race. As a result of this inuence, many young adults feel more comfortable dating someone of their own race. In his article Why I Only Date Black Men, South African writer Eusebius McKaiser observes that teenagers who went to “Model-C” schools are more likely to date people of a different race. This is as a result of being exposed to many different cultures and nationalities, thus, other races are not seen as being very different from themselves. On the other hand, teenagers who went to township schools or schools where the majority of pupils are white feel more comfortable dating people of their own race. According to an article published in the Globe and Mail, the percentage of black men dating white women is signicanlty higher than relationships between white men and black women. Young adults’ view of interracial relationships has, more
often than not, a correlation with the place in which they live and the kind of people with whom they are used to associating. Perdeby asked a number of students from different universities how they view the matter. When asked if they would ever get involved in an interracial relationship, 48% of students from UCT, Wits and Tuks answered “yes.” Graham Pote, a Politics and Law student at UCT said, “I don’t think you really choose who you fall in love with, I don’t think I’d try and stop the process if I did develop feelings. However, I do note that different races tend to result in two cultures having to work together, which is more difcult than
usual.” Culture is one of the largest factors which comes into play in interracial relationships. Even in cases where the couple is comfortable with dating someone of a different race, there will always be a clash in cultures. Martin Zim, a BCom HR student at Tuks, has dated someone of a different race and commented that dating someone from a different background is “very different because the person’s expectations may be different to yours.” Graham Schubart, a hotel manager based in Johannesburg, is a white man who is dating a black woman. The two have a child and have been together for four years. Graham acknowledges that cultural barriers have been a problem in their relationship, but when choosing a partner, the most important thing is that “your personalities agree because then it doesn’t matter what colour they are.” Just like any relationship, Graham says that both people have to be willing to work at it. Although she has never been in an interracial relationship, nor does she intend to be in one, because she feels the cultural diffrences is too signicant, Mona-Lisa Snyman, a secondyear LLB student feels that “it’s not a big deal, race is a small thing in a relationship.” Despite these barriers, interracial relationsips have become increasinly common, and dating sites catering to this demographic have popped up everywhere over the last few years. While many people would never enter into an interracial relationship, a large number of them do not have a strong objection to others entering into such relationships. As young adults, it is particularly important not to pass negative opinions on to future generations. When it comes to other people’s relationships, live and let love. Photo: www.jamacians.com
Death of the gentleman? MASENTLE NTHOLENG Don’t you miss the days where a man would pull a woman’s chair out during a date, put his jacket down for her so that she would not have to step in a puddle or hold the door open while she walks in? Today, seeing such an occurrence, let alone experiencing it, is as rare as seeing a sober person in the Square. This kind of behaviour is fast becoming a myth, a kind of oldfashioned quirk, and with this growing trend of less courteous behaviour, one is left to wonder: is chivalry really dead, or is there an emergence of a new-age gentleman? If we are going to be realistic about this chivalry business, then almost everyone will agree that the old gentlemanly ways went out of fashion along with lace gloves and corsets. The timeless foundations of chivalry are respect, politeness and sincerity, so even though the actions may change over the ages, the values should remain the same. Elana Marê, a second-year Civil Engineering student, shared her simple desire to be respected. “I don’t need a man to open a door for me. I have hands. Chivalry for me is when a man respects women and doesn’t swear at them or hurt them in any way.” Do women appreciate chivalrous men, though? Modern women seem to have non-negotiable demands concerning what a real gentlemen should be like. Stefan Talmar, also a second-year Civil Engineering student, felt that even though there are a few people that are gentlemen these days, girls don’t appreciate it that much. Second-year BCom Economics student, Edwin Mokoena, echoed these sentiments when he said, “The state of chivalry has denitely faded out, but it is a good thing because women tend to take advantage of the whole situation, and when it does happen that a guy is the perfect gentleman, it makes it that much more meaningful because it doesn’t happen often.” It’s not surprising that the men feel this way, because Carol Matsheni and Ole Selebi, both BCom students, agreed that a man should essentially be a protector, and that although the western condition for gallantry is courteousy and respect, the African essence of masculinity is providing emotional, nancial and physical support. A combination of hectic lifestyles and advancing technology have dramatically changed women’s perceptions of what constitutes a true gent.
A survey of 3000 women carried out by clothing retailer, Austin Reed, concerning what women dene as gentlemanly behaviour, has found that in the place of a man who pays for dinner is a modern man who brings his lady a cup of tea in bed, nurses her through her hangovers, baby sits and lls her car with petrol. The ability to cook and a sincere desire to want to accompany your lady shopping are now gentlemanly prerequisites. The survey also found that a third of women attach no importance to traditional gestures of chivalry, such as men
asking them to dance or requesting their hand in marriage. Okay, so chivalry may not be completely dead, but with the help of open-minded women and creative men, it could even be revived, at least in some contemporary sense of the word. What woman with a great knack for heavy alcohol consumption could say no to a man willing to keep her hair away from her face while she pukes the consequences of thirsty Thursday away? Photo: Esther Van Eeden
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Wanneer die lus nie daar is Hoe seks ontwikkel het in `n wapen van massa manipulasie CHRIS VAN DER MERWE Seks – Die gedagte wat elke jong meisie se pa oortuig is, is op elke tienerseun se brein; die oorsaak agter die wêreld se groeiende populasie, en vir die liggelowiges onder ons, die verskuilde betekenis agter die alombekende “blommetjies en bytjies” gesprek. Ons is almal bekend met hierdie feite rakende seks, maar daar blyk `n ander alternatiewe doel agter seks te wees... Vandeesweek ontmasker Perdeby
SIMONÉ VENTER Op `n tipiese warm somersdag in Suid-Afrika, waar die kwik by 40° C draai, is daar niks wat mens beter laat voel as `n yskoue roomys nie. Die gevriesde vreugde is sonder gelyke en maak enige dag of situasie 100 keer beter. Perdeby het bietjie gaan delf in hierdie lekkerny se ysige verlede om uit te vind hoekom “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream”. Roomys, of `n vorm daarvan, was al deel van die samelewing sedert omtrent 200VC. Die Chinese het eerste met die konsep na vore gekom deur die meng van sneeu met heuning en vrugte. Die Arabiere was die eerstes wat melk, een van die hoofbestanddele van die roomys wat ons vandag eet, bygevoeg het vir `n meer romerige, smaaklike nagereg. Van daar af het dit versprei, eers na Italië, Frankryk en toe stelselmatig die wêreld. Die eerste resep vir gegeurde ys of roomys in Frans, is in 1674 deur Nicholas Lemery gepubliseer as Recueil de curiositéz rares et nouvelles de plus admirables effets de la nature. Amerika en Brittanje het ook deel geword van die roomys-revolusie en die eerste resep vir die dekadente soetigheid verskyn in 1718 in Londen. Slegs `n paar jaar
hierdie verskuilde bybedoelings vir seks. Sonder verdere uitstel, is hierdie geheimsinnige gebruik vir seks...seksstakings. Dit mag dalk sommer na `n bogstorie klink, maar dit is egter `n wettige, erkende manier om te staak. Hier volg `n paar voorbeelde van wat moontlik elke manlike politikus se ergste nagmerrie is: Antieke Griekeland Alles het begin in antieke Griekeland, soos meeste dinge, met `n Griekse toneelskrywer,
daarna het dit `n erkende woord in die Oxford English Dictionary geword. Stelselmatig het dit die gunsteling begin word van bekende presidente, veral in Amerika, en nuwe resepte en tegnieke was ontwikkel en uitgedink vir nuwe smaaksensasies. Die eerste roomys stalletjie is geopen in 1851 buite Charing Cross deur Carlo Gatti en was die inspirasie vir verskeie ander roomyswinkels en stalletjies wat regoor die wêreld opgespring het, veral
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Aristophanes, se anti-oorlog komediestuk, Lysistrata. In hierdie toneelstuk het die vroulike karakters, gelei deur Lysistrata¸ seks weerhou van hulle wederhelftes in `n poging om vrede te bevorder. België `n Belgiese senator, Marleen Temmerman, het in Januarie 2011 `n beroep gedoen op alle vrouens in België om alle seksuele aktiwiteit te staak, deur sodoende vir die eerste keer in agt maande `n eenheidsregering te verseker. Die Belgiese senator het haar optrede en beroep verdedig deur om te sê, “deur om op `n seksstaking te gaan, kan ons opstaan in ons duisende. Stil, maar effektief.” Colombië Tydens September 2006 het verskeie vrouens en meisies van mans wat lede is van bendes in Pereira, Colombië, `n seksstaking begin ten einde van bende-verwante misdaad en geweld tot `n stilstand gebring. Die oorsaak vir hierdie seksstaking, genaamd La nuelga de las piernas cruzadas, wat losweg vertaal kan word as “die staking van gekruisde bene”, is begin as gevolg van die feit dat daar al 480 mense vermoor is deur die bendes. Turkye In Siirt, Turkye, is die manlike bevolking aan `n maandlange seksstaking onderwerp. Die rede vir hierdie staking was `n water tekort. Die vrouens van die klein dorpie moes kilometers en kilometers loop om by water uit te kom en dan ook nog vir ure in `n ry staan om voor uit te kom. As voorstander teen
hidrasie, kan Perdeby sien hoe hierdie situasie net nie kon deug nie. Na `n maand sonder seks, het die manlike bevolking `n regeringsbeampte oortuig om `n plan te maak om water in die dorpie te kry. Kenia Mans sal maar altyd mans wees en in Kenia se regering is dit geensins anders nie. In April 2009 was daar erge bakleiery in die Keniaanse regering en as gevolg daarvan ook erge geweld in die land. Toe die fyner geslag van die Keniaanse bevolking besluit hulle is keelvol vir die onnodige geweld, begin hulle `n “gekruisde bene” veldtog, geëndosseer deur Ida Odinga, die Eerste Minister se vrou. Hulle plan was om seks te weerhou van politici tot daar vrede in Kenia was. Hulle het selfs prostitute betaal om nie seks aan enige manlike politici te gee nie. Seks word lankal nie meer gebruik vir sy primêre doel nie. Daar is deesdae soveel bedekte beweegredes rondom seks. Monetêre motiewe, politieke motiewe en so nou en dan, as jy regtig een van die gelukkiges is, liefde. Die probleem is, in die hedendaagse samelewing weet mens net nie meer nie. Moet egter nie bekommer nie, Perdeby kom tot jou redding met ons wêreldse wysheid rakende alles verruklik. Ons raad is: maak seker jy ken die persoon goed, wees versigtig en oortuig die ander persoon dat hy/sy altyd reg is, vóór jy die daad doen. Jy weet, net vir ingeval.
in die 20ste eeu. `n Ander groot deurbraak is die uitvinding van “soft serve”, waar die aantal lug in die roomys vermenigvuldig word en terselfdertyd die koste van vervaardiging verminder. Diary Queen, Carvel en TasteeFreez was van die eerstes wat “soft serve” in winkels begin verkoop het. Vandag is roomys in al sy verskillende vorme en uiteenlopende geure steeds `n geliefde peuselhappie onder jonk en oud. Dit is dalk nie
die gesondste lekkerny nie, maar daar is bewyse dat roomys `n baie goeie effek op mense het. In April 2005 het Unilever Instituut vir Psigiatrie in Londen `n studie gedoen op die breine van mense wat vanilla roomys eet. Dit is bewys dat roomys `n mens gelukkig maak deur die brein te prikkel. Don Darling van Unilever het opgemerk dat dit die eerste keer is dat daar bewys kon word dat roomys mense gelukkig maak. Daar is dus nou nog meer rede om die lekkerny soveel as moontlik te eet. Een negatiewe effek wat roomys wel het, is “brain freeze”. Die kortstondige, intense kopseer, wat van 10 tot 20 sekondes kan duur word veroorsaak wanneer `n persoon baie vinnig yskoue goed eet of drink. Dit is moontlik om “brain freeze” te kry in enige weersomstandighede, koud of warm. Die druk van jou tong teen jou verhemelte sal die pyn verlig. Die verskynsel was al verskeie kere die onderwerp van navorsing gepubliseer in die British Medical Journal en Scientic American. Roomys is egter sonder gelyke. Die absolute smaaksensasie sal altyd `n plek in ons huise en harte hê. Of dit nou `n KFC draairoomys of `n Magnum is, die hoeveelheid plesier wat daaruit geput word bly steeds dieselfde.
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Drink up: a quick guide to wine JACO JORDAAN There is an important difference between being an expert drinker and being an expert on what you are drinking. But while it might appear necessary to have a double major in geography and French to know your way around a wine rack, anyone can learn to appreciate this exquisite drink as more than a potential intoxicant. Perdeby will help take the terror out of terroir. Don’t panic Drinking wine should be fun. If your idea of the nectar of the gods is a bottle of Four Cousins Rosé or you are quite content with a bottle of Tassies, don’t be put down by an old wine snob. However, as with most of the best things in life – coffee, chocolate, sex – a little knowledge and discernment can open up whole new worlds for you. What’s in a name? The name of a wine is normally a reference to the grape variety used in its production and is sometimes an indication of the region in which it was produced. The French are especially strict in this regard: a wine can only be given titles such as “Champagne” or “Bordeaux” if it comes from a very limited geographical area and complies with other stringent criteria. Popular white varieties in South Africa include Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc (often called Stein) and Chardonnay (from which real Champagne is produced). As for red, Pinotage, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsauit (or Hermitage), is the most successful variety developed in South Africa. Cabernet Sauvignon is generally considered to be the nest red grape variety, with Shiraz and Merlot also enjoying a loyal following. It’s dry, but you can drink it But that is only half the story. A wide range of wines can be produced from a single grape variety. The most obvious classication of wine is along the sweet-dry continuum, with “dry” indicating a wine with a very low sugar
content (the French terms sec or brut (very dry) are also sometimes used). Wine is of course a product of the fermentation of the sugar found in grapes (glucose) and the winemaker controls the amount of sugar turned into alcohol to determine the sweetness of the wine. Sweet and semi-sweet wines tend to be easy drinking, whilst more discerning palates often prefer a dryer wine to better appreciate the more subtle aromas. The proof in the pudding Many wine ingénues feel quite intimidated by the correct method of tasting, which can best be described as an elaborate act of foreplay. A glass of wine should be romanced, not merely lustfully gulped up. It’s best to start with a clear glass so that the colour and luminosity of a wine can be appreciated. Next, swirl the glass around to let the wine “breathe” and
look out for the “legs” of a wine (the lines left on the side of the glass) as an indication of quality. Take a deep sniff of the wine before you drink, take a little sip and concentrate on the different scents and tastes you can distinguish. By far, the best way to get into wine tasting is along one of the many lovely wine routes down in the Cape: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Durbanville … Tasting is generally free or at a nominal fee, the people are friendly and helpful towards the uninitiated, and the surrounding vineyards are the perfect backdrop for cultivating an appreciation for wine. Be warned, though, that whilst it might seem ungrateful to make use of the spittoons, a failure to do so will most likely reduce your ability to fully appreciate tastings later in the day – or to be conscious for them.
Food for thought Pairing food and wine is no mean feat – smart restaurants employ a professional, called a sommelier, specically to do this. A nice dry sparkling wine can be enjoyed throughout a meal, but if you want to pull out all the stops, here is a rough guide: serve a wooded Chardonnay with oysters or craysh, an unwooded Chardonnay with pork, a Sauvignon Blanc with calamari, salmon or trout, a Pinot Noir with chicken or turkey, a Cabernet Sauvignon with beef and a Shiraz with lamb or venison. Don’t break the bank Good wine needn’t be expensive. Also, rather try pricier wines at home, since restaurants generally mark up wines 150% or more. Wine Magazine publishes a “Best Value Wine Guide” every year which features good quality wine at under R60. Here are some of the wines on the 2010 list which are well worth looking into: Red Wines Bottelary Shiraz 2008 (Perdeberg) R25.00 Riebeek Pinotage 2009 R30.00 Rooiberg Shiraz 2009 R33.00 Robertson Chapel Red NV R17.10 Weening & Barge Cuvée Twister Cabernet Franc 2005 R30.00 Rosé Wine Graça Rosé NV R19.95 Oranjerivier Rosé 2010 R21.20 Openers Festivity Opener Rosé 2009 R20.64 Slanghoek Vinay Rosé Natural Sweet NV R25.00 Tulbagh Rosé 2010 R20.00 White wines Arabella Viognier 2010 R34.00 BC Chenin Blanc 2010 R17.50 Graça NV R19.95 Perdeberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009 R36.50 Van Loveren Cape Riesling 2010 R24.00 Sparkling Wine Swartland Cuvée Brut Nv R31.00 Photo: Jerome van Zyl
Perdeby se top 5 Afrikaanse classics Magersfontein, O Magersfontein – Etienne le Roux Le Roux het al twee keer die gesogte Hertzog-prys ingepalm. Magersfontein, O Magersfontein was sy tweede wen in 1979 en dis verseker ook een van Afrikaans se mees opspraakwekkende boeke. Dit speel af in die omgewing van die Slag van Magersfontein wanneer `n oorseese flimmaatskappy dit aandurf om hierdie geskiedkundige gebeurtenis te verfilm. Hulle word onverwags vasgekeer deur die oorstromings van die Riet- en Modderriviere en vandaar begin die storie ontknoop. Die kontroversie van die boek is gegrond op die feit dat daar baie aandag gegee word aan die idee van “korrupsie van die brein”. Dit het ook sterk gefokus op die probleme van die tyd. Vir hierdie rede is die boek met publikasie gedurende die Apartheids-era verban, maar is vandag een van die beste Afrikaanse werke.
ANDRI NEL Wanneer die woord “classic” genoem word, is die eerste name wat by jou opkom dié van Dickens, Austen en Shakespeare. Al het jy self nog nie eens enige van hierdie legends se boeke gelees nie, ken jy ten minste een van hul boektitels. Nou is die vraag, hoeveel Afrikaanse classic titels kan jy opnoem, om nie eers te praat van al gelees het nie? Perdeby het dit op onsself geneem om jou uit `n taai situasie te help en het die top vyf Afrikaanse classics vir jou opgesom. Van hierdie titels sal meeste van julle herken uit jul skooldae, maar daar is tog oues en nuwes wat dalk net jou dormante leesmonster kan laat ontwaak.
Sonde Met Die Bure en Herrie Op Die Ou Tremspoor – C.J. Langenhoven Hierdie is by verre die oudste twee boeke op ons lys. Ja, dit is twee boeke, maar die een kan nie sonder die ander gelees word nie. Die boeke is onderskeidelik in 1921 en 1925 gepubliseer en vertel die storie van Kerneels, Vroutjie, Engela en hul avonture saam met Herrie, die olifant wat by die sirkus gekoop is en hul trem, of strandhuis, af kus toe. Lesers kan tot vandag toe aanklank vind by Langenhoven se humoristiese benadering tot die wêreld. Hierdie boeke is albei redelik kort en kan dus vinnig gelees word, alhoewel jy steeds sal kan sê dat jy `n literêre werk gelees het.
Kennis van die Aarde – André P. Brink Watter lys van Afrikaanse classics sal volmaak wees sonder `n Brink? Kennis van die Aarde was die eerste boek wat in SuidAfrika verban is in 1975, maar dit is nie die enigste ding wat hierdie boek `n moet-lees maak nie. Dit is al in ses tale vertaal en was ook die eerste Afrikaanse boek wat Kaapse kleurlinge in hul eie Kaapse dialek sien praat het. Dit is nie `n Sondagmiddag lekkerleesstorie nie, maar vertel die storie van swart akteur, Joseph Malan, wat wag om ter dood veroordeel te word vir die moord op sy wit minnares. Daar is geweld, kru taalgebruik, asook seks in die boek en sommige dele is nogal skokkend – vir sy tyd `n deurbraak in die Afrikaanse skryfwêreld. Kringe in `n Bos – Dalene Matthee `n Boek wat sommige nooit uit hul koppe sal kry na matriekeindeksamen nie,
maar wat meeste baie graag wil. Dalene Matthee se eerste roman is tot dusver die mees suksesvolle Afrikaanse roman ooit gepubliseer. Dit het binne die eerste drie weke 10 000 kopieë verkoop en is al in 11 tale vertaal. Die boek handel oor die boskappers van die voorheen ongerepte Knysna-bos en die olifante met wie hulle die bos deel. Matthee het baie navorsing gedoen vir hierdie boek en haar passie vir Knysna en sy skoonheid kan op elke bladsy ervaar word. Sy het juis hierdie boek geskryf om die waarheid oor die uitsterwing van die Knysna-olifant te vertel, soos sy op die webwerf www.onnet.up.ac.za gesê het. Love it, hate it, Matthee was die moeder van die Afrikaanse roman en haar dood was `n groot verlies vir die genre. Kringe is maar een van vele voorbeelde. Griet Skryf `n Sprokie – Marita van der Vyfer Die jongste boek op ons lys, aangesien dit gepubliseer is in die jaar waarin meeste huidige eerstejaars gebore is. Van der Vyfer het Afrikaanse letterkunde holderstebolder verander. Tot en met hierdie tyd het die boeke wat as classics beskou is, meestal uit die groep skrywers genaamd “die Sestigers” gekom; aan die ander kant het van der Vyfer geskryf van `n moderne vrou in `n nuwe Suid-Afrika. Griet Skryf `n Sprokie is die storie van `n pas geskeide vrou wat `n miskraam, aborsie en die dood van haar kind deurmaak en dan deur haar sielkundige aangeraai word om te skryf. Griet is `n universele karakter by wie ons almal kan aanklank vind: sy beeld duidelik die spanning tussen die werklikheid en `n droomwêreld uit. Wie van ons het nie al gewens dat ons van die alledaagse warboel kan ontsnap na `n beter plek toe nie? `n Ware lewensverhaal. Foto: JP Nathrass
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28 February ‘11
The 5 best bands you’ve never heard of MEAGAN DILL
Ever wanted to impress someone with your astounding knowledge of indie and electronic music? Like maybe that boy in your philosophy class who always wears skinny jeans and a plaid shirt, or that girl you always see at Hotbox with the beret and pink streaks in her hair. Well, consider this your education: here are Perdeby’s ve favourite obscure(-ish) bands.
The National Huh? These guys are actually kind of famous. Just not in South Africa. Yet. But if you’re in the habit of keeping your ear to the ground when it comes to indie music, you’ve probably at least heard of them. If not, your life is about to be changed forever. The National is a ve-piece band from Cincinnati, Ohio. Their earlier work – with a few exceptions – isn’t that great, but their three latest albums (Alligator, Boxer and High Violet) are pretty much amazing. Guess what? If their music sounds a little familiar, it’s probably because you’ve heard it on one of your favourite TV shows. Their songs have been featured on House, Chuck, One Tree Hill, and Brothers and Sisters, among others. Sounds like: Early Coldplay, but less whiny. The National’s signature is their haunting melodies and vocals. And their lyrics are kind of strange, but in the best sense of the word. Perdeby recommends: “Baby, We’ll Be Fine”, “Fake Empire”, “Squalor Victoria”, “Green Gloves”, “Brainy”, “Anyone’s Ghost”, “Afraid of Everyone” ... This list could go on forever.
Lykke Li Huh? She’s Swedish. And a little weird. But also very cool. Her full name is Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, which we won’t even try to pronounce, so it’s probably a good thing she just uses Lykke Li as her stage name. Apart from Sweden, she’s also lived in Portugal, Morocco, India, and New York, which might go some way to explain her quirky style. Guess what? Back in 2009, she was approached by Kings of Leon who asked her to cover one of their songs. She chose “Knocked Up”. She’s also collaborated with hip hop legend Kanye West, and wrote a song (“Possibility”) exclusively for the soundtrack of New Moon. Sounds like: If Santigold, The Knife and Bat For Lashes had a music-baby who took some sedatives, it’d probably be Lykke Li. Her music is best described as a kind of subdued electro-pop. Perdeby recommends: “Little Bit”, “I’m Good, I’m Gone”, “Complaint Department”, “Possibility”, and “Get Some”. Right Away, Great Captain! Huh? Right Away, Great Captain! is the solo side-project of Andy Hull, better known as the frontman of alternative rock band Manchester Orchestra. Guess what? This music is much more than meets the eye (or ear, as the case may be). The band has released two albums, and both are concept albums following the story of a seventeenth century sailor whose wife has an affair with his brother while he’s away at sea. The songs tell the story of the sailor’s intense journey through betrayal, anguish, and eventually a desire for revenge. The third
and nal album is due to be released later this year Sounds like: The songs are focused on melody, and the sound is very stripped down – mostly just consisting of Hull’s vocals and acoustic guitar, sometimes with a bit of piano – in the tradition of Bon Iver and Damien Rice. Perdeby recommends: “Right Ahead, Young Sailor!”, “Memories on a Deck Part II”, “Like Lions Do”, “Down to Your Soul”, “Devil Dressed in Blue”, “Memories From a Shore” and “Oh No, I Tried”.
Ratatat Huh? Ratatat is an electronic duo, consisting of members known only as Taj and Gaz. Taj does bass and synth, Gaz does guitars. That’s about all we know. Guess what? Earlier this year, a song of theirs was featured in Prada’s Spring/Summer Collection campaign. Here’s a full description of what happens in the one minute and thirteen seconds of the video: there are models. And they dance, “twitchily”, as the New York Times put it. Basically, the only thing vaguely inspiring about it is the music. Sounds like: The grooviest thing your ears have ever heard. You can’t sit still while listening to this music. Perdeby recommends: The whole of their 2006 album, Classics. We just can’t narrow it down. Sorry. Freelance Whales Huh? This ve-piece band from Queens, New York, is basically a bunch of multi-instrumentalists putting together their genius to make amazing music. Chuck Criss is the member who plays the most instruments: banjo, bass, synthesiser, glockenspiel, acoustic and electric guitar, and harmonium. Phew. Oh, and each member of the band can sing too. Is there anyone else who thinks this band has an unfair ratio of talent? Guess what? Their debut album, Weathervanes, was based mainly on childhood memories and dream journals of lead singer Judah Dadone. Also, this band started their career busking in New York subways. Pretty humble beginnings. But then their music was used on a couple of advertisements, as well as popular TV shows Chuck and Skins, and things took off. Sounds like: A ton of instruments making sweet, sweet love. No, seriously. Freelance Whales use their talents wisely, and their music has an especially unique sound because of it. Their music has a sort of “cute” quality to it, as do the lyrics, and will denitely put you in a good mood if you’re feeling down. Perdeby recommends: “Generator ^ First Floor”, “Hannah”, “Starring”, “Ghosting”, “We Could Be Friends”, and “Generator ^ Second Floor”.
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Exploring art on campus
LUZAAN VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
The University of Pretoria owns over 16 000 pieces of art. According to Gerard de Kamper, curator at UP Arts, these artworks are housed all over campus. Exploring campus in search of these hidden treasures is something every student should do in their time at Tuks. To make it easier, here is Perdeby’s list of culture rich art pieces that are really worth seeing. UP talent Kick off your tour at the Law Building for the works of some Pretoria-bred talent. In the main entrance on the right, the pop art inspired painting Close Up I can be found. This enormous painting was done by former UP student Angela Banks. Close Up I is a beautifully textured painting and the sheer scale of it is intriguing. The subject of a black man and white woman is portrayed with a sense of real compassion. De Kamper points out that there is a reference to Star Wars in the painting see if you can nd it. After admiring this painting you can move on to the Merensky library. A boxer and a painter On the fth oor of the library you will nd the original sculpture Die Bokser. South African born Fanie Eloff was the rst sculptor to win against the famous French artist, Auguste Rodin, in a competition with Die Bokser. If you like this sculpture, note that there will be a Fanie Eloff exhibition on campus later this year where you will be able to view more of his art. On your way back down to the ground oor, stop on the fourth oor for the works of some younger and more recent local talent. A set of three colourful paintings entitled Morning, Afternoon and Night can be found on the way to the reserved collection. The university invested in these beautiful abstract paintings a few years ago. The paintings were done by then young and upcoming artist, Dumisani Mabaso, who is currently signed at an art gallery in Johannesburg. Womaniser Move on to the Old Arts Building and go to the rst oor. The ight of stairs to the left leads to a very intriguing painting called Witch’s Sabbath, done by Armando Baldinelli in 1981. De Kamper mentions that Baldinelli was a womaniser who liked to paint beautiful women and that this painting originally hung in Baldinelli’s own bedroom. After debating Baldinelli’s inner demons, stroll over to the Musaion. But rst, stop in front of the Eduardo Villa Museum and admire the white panels outside on the grass (see picture). Eduardo Villa made these panels as his rst commission work after being freed from prison where he was kept as a prisoner of war. Chaos from Kollege Outside the Musaion, Thijs Nel’s Vredesfontein can be found. The fountain has an interesting history. Ten years ago, during Ienk
Melodienk, the fountain was literally thrown over by a rst year Kollege student. According to De Kamper, it cost the university around R180 000 to repair. The big blocks on the fountain were originally turned in different ways, but after the incident the blocks were packed squarely onto each other and lled with gravel to avoid any future incidents. The only one in the world March on to the top oor of the Building Sciences to see the only completed etching of the door of Ghiberti in the world. This 32 piece etching dates to the 17th century. The artist, Lorenzo Ghiberti, originally designed these doors for a Cathedral in Florence. The etching is in front of the staircase as you reach the top, where it’s
concealed in a glass covering. Oom Paul Kruger Before trotting on to class or home, make a stop next to the Kya Rosa. On your way there from the Building Sciences keep your eyes peeled for a marker on the right that indicates the memorial stone. There are some steps right next to the marker leading the way to the memorial piece that will be found on your left. The memorial is very special as the rocks and surrounding trees came from Paul Kruger’s farm, Boekenhoutfontein, near Rustenburg. Mike Edwards made the plaque of Paul Kruger’s head that can be seen on the rock. Edwards also made the statue of Oom Gert situated at Tukkiewerf.
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Cricket World Cup contenders HICKLEY HAMMAN For the past few Cricket World Cups Australia have been clear favourites to win the tournament. This time around, there is more than one team that is expected to lift the trophy after the nal on 2 April 2011. Perdeby decided to take a look at this year’s main contenders. Among the favourites to win the World Cup this year are India and Sri Lanka. Both teams are in good form and enjoy home-ground advantage. In their opening games India beat Bangladesh by a comfortable 87 runs, mainly thanks to some explosive batting by opener Virender Sehwag, and Sri Lanka dominated Canada with a 210 run victory. Previous favourites, Australia, have won the
Cricket World Cup on four occasions but the team this year is not as strong as its victorious predecessors. Former Australian captain and World Cup winner Steve Waugh claims that the Australian team has an outside chance of taking the Cup home. Pakistan has had a difcult road to the World Cup. A terrorist attack in 2009 on the Sri Lankan team while on tour in Pakistan resulted in the country being removed as one of the co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup. Since then, a match-xing scandal has done even more damage to the image of Pakistani cricket. Even though Pakistan does not rank amongst the major favourites, the team should still be taken seriously. Cricketing legend Ian Chappell believes that the English team does not have what it takes to win this year. His views are backed up by England’s history of struggling in the subcontinent, as well as the recent 6-1 series loss to Australia. That being said, the skill of off-spinner Graeme Swann along with the powerful batting of Kevin Pietersen could just pull them through. South Africa is a team famous for underachieving at big events in the world of cricket. Despite consistently being a favourite to win the World Cup, they have never even made it as far as a nal. Former South African off-spinner Pat Symcox believes that the squad that has been sent to the subcontinent is the best South
African team to be sent to a World Cup. With a strong batting line-up and a well-balanced bowling attack, South Africa is a strong contender and once again a favourite in all the experts’ eyes. Whether they will manage to step up and claim the World Cup as their own remains to be seen. Perdeby will be watching. Images: abc.net.au, cranktime.com
World Cup Fixtures: 28 Feb
Canada vs Zimbabwe Netherlands vs West Indies
1 March
Sri Lanka vs Kenya
2 March
England vs Ireland
3 March
Netherlands vs South Arca Canada vs Pakistan
4 March
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh vs England
5 March
Sri Lanka vs Australia
6 March
England vs South Africa India vs Ireland
See Perdeby next week for more xture dates
South African captain, Graeme Smith
Tuks wen teen Pukke ALBRECHT GEYER
Ienkatletiek weer `n sukses ALBRECHT GEYER Op 17 Februarie het die jaarlikse Ienkatletiek byeenkoms by L.C. de Villiers weereens plaasgevind. Menigte eerstejaarstudente van verskeie kos-, dag- en fakulteitshuise het aan die geleentheid deelgeneem en die stampvol pawiljoenskare het grotendeels bygedra tot die feestelike atmosfeer van die aand. Caster Semenya, `n voormalige wêreldkampioen in die 800m-wedloop, het ook die geleentheid bygewoon en het aangedui dat sy die aand baie geniet het. Hierdie jaar het Vividus Mans en Inca weggeloop as die Ienkatletiek kampioene. Verder was vanjaar ook die eerste keer dat fakulteitshuise toegelaat is om aan die kompetisie deel te neem. Alhoewel Vividus Mans en Inca die oorwinnaars met betrekking tot die atletiek was, het Olienhout en Magrietjie die geesbeker
weggeraap. In die res van die atletiekuitslae het Sonop en Mopanie onderskeidelik die tweede en derde plekke in die mansafdeling bekleë, terwyl Vividus Dames die tweede plek ingeneem het en Jasmyn se Slurpies in die derde posisie. Verder het Mopanie se jockrun vir hulle die derde plek vergoed. Kennedy Haraseb, voorsitter van die Studentesportkomitee (SSK), was in sy skik met die organisering van die byeenkoms en het bygesê dat dit `n “reuse verbetering” in vergelyking met die vorige jaar was. Haraseb het sy visie vir studentesport vir dié jaar uiteengesit deur te verduidelik dat die SSK poog om “soveel studente as moontlik by sport te betrek”. Die voorsitter van die Verteenwoordigende Studenteraad (VSR), Charl Oberholzer, het gesê hy was beïndruk deur die hoeveelheid studente wat by die geleentheid opgedaag het, asook hoe die verrigtinge verloop het. Foto: Gerhard Louw
Op 21 Februarie het Tuks vir NWU-Pukke geklop met 35-10 op hul tuisgrond in Potchefstroom en verseker dat hul die vierde plek op die Vasity Cup ranglys bekleë. Tuks se afrigters het ses veranderinge aan die span gemaak wat die vorige week teen TUT verloor het. Wesley Dunlop, Tuks se kaptein en binnesenter, het die eerste punte vir sy span aangeteken met twee strafskoppe vroeg in die wedstryd. Jurgen Visser, `n belowende heelagter en voormalige Matie, was verantwoordelik vir Tuks se eerste drie. Visser het die bal wyd gestuur na buitesenter Arno van Zyl, wat `n lyn deur die opposisie se verdediging gesny het om Tuks binne etlike meters van die doellyn te bring. Daarna het die Blou Bul-skrumskakel Danie Faasen oor die doellyn geskiet om sy span se voorsprong tot 13-3 in die 22ste minuut te vergroot. Tuks se agsteman, Arno Botha, het in die 27ste minuut sy span se tweede drie aangeteken weens `n rolmaalbeweging wat ontstaan het vanaf `n lynstaan naby die opposisiespan se doellyn. Linkervleuel Hayden Groepes het net voor rustyd Tuks se derde drie gedruk en Tuks het met 25-5 in halftyd ingegaan. Faasen het die eerste punte van die tweede helfte aangeteken nadat hy sy tweede drie vir die wedstryd in die 52ste minuut gedruk het. Die tuisspan het uiteindelik in die 57ste minuut Tuks se verdedigingslyn gebreek nadat Pukke se plaasvervangerlosskakel, Cecil Dumond, hul enigste drie aangeteken het. Visser het in die 76ste minuut Tuks se vyfde en nale drie gedruk. In ander kragmetings van die derde rondte het Ikeys vir NMMU met `n telling van 4912 afgeransel terwyl Maties vir TUT met `n 44-12 oorwinning. UJ het vir die verassing
van die week gesorg toe hul op dramatiese wyse `n agterstand van 9-24 in die laaste minute van die spel uitgewis het en Shimlas 28-24 in `n rillersege in Johannesburg uitoorlê het. Slegs Ikeys en UJ is nog onoorwonne in die kompetisie en bekleë onderskeidelik die eerste en tweede plekke op die punteleer. Pukke lê heel onder aan die ranglys na drie agtereenvolgende nederlae. Nollis Marais, hoofafrigter van Tuks, het gesê dat hul wedstryd teen Pukke `n “maak of breek-wedstryd in terme van die halfeindrondte was.” Tuks se volgende kragmeting vind op 28 Februarie teen Shimlas in Bloemfontein plaas. Photos: GB Jordaan