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Caster Semenya chooses gold over critics
Caster Semenya at Rio Olympics. Image: Mail and Guardian
ERIN SLINGERLAND AND CARLI-ANN FURNO Former UP-Tuks student and athlete Caster Semenya (25) won gold in the 800 m with a time of 1:55.28lmin on 20 August 2016. This was her personal best time, but also the fifth fastest time in Olympic history and a new South African record. The middle distance runner bettered her qualifying time of 1:59.3 min by over 4 s. This medal adds to her tally of gold at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, and two silver medals from the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics respectively. Semenya was the first person to win the 400 m, 800lm and 1 500 m titles at the South African National Championships. As a former UP athlete, Semenya’s gold hits close to home and is celebrated by TuksAthletics. Hennie Kriel, coach of TuksHigh and Olympic sprinters Clarence
Munyai and Gift Leotlela, spoke to Perdeby about her achievement and the impact it has on TuksAthletics: “What a tremendous honour it is for Tuks to have played a part in this story. We [UP] will always cherish Caster’s performances and have fond memories of her,” said Kriel. He went on to elaborate about the impact this has for South African athletics and women athletes in particular. “This achievement will inspire our athletes, and especially our women athletes. It will show them what they can do through application and hard work,” said Kriel. Semenya’s achievement has breathed into the dreams of onlooking South African athletes. Fellow female athlete and UP hurdler Wenda Nel spoke to Perdeby about the way that Semenya has inspired her and said, “Caster is really one of the most exceptional athletes I know. She is an example of how you should never
give up and keep working for your dreams. She has uplifted athletics and South African women. She motivates us and shows us how to keep fighting despite the disappointments we face.” Semenya has become popular over the years for her talent, but has been surrounded by controversy regarding her status as a female athlete. After the 2009 World Championships it was revealed that Semenya had been subjected to gender testing. She could only compete again in July 2010. Semenya has a medical condition known as hyperandrogenism, which causes high levels of testosterone in women. Her condition led to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)’s concern that Semenya had an unfair advantage. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in 2015 that there was not enough evidence to prove that testosterone increased female performance, ruling in Semenya’s
favour. The debates about Semenya have been reopened as a result of her gold medal, and the reaction of fellow 800 m athlete Lynsey Sharp who finished sixth in the final and was seen crying after the event. Semenya refuses to be distracted by critics and said, “It’s all about loving one another [in sport]. It’s not about discriminating people, it’s not about looking at people how they look, how they speak or how they run. It’s not about being muscular. It’s all about sports. I think when you walk out of your apartment, you think about performing. You do not think about how your opponent looks like. You just want to do better. So I think the advice to everybody is just go out there and have fun.” South Africa continues to show great support for the athlete on social media. As the curtains closed on the 2016 Olympic Games, South African athletes returned home with two gold medals, six silver medals and two bronze medals. Wayde van Niekerk joined Semenya with a gold medal and new 400lm world record. Two silver medals were scooped up by Chad le Clos after facing Michael Phelps in the highly anticipated 100 m butterfly and 200 m freestyle show-down. UP’s Cameron van der Burgh was able to snatch his silver in the 100 m breaststroke. Track and field athlete Luvo Manyonga did his country and UP proud after placing second in long jump to obtain a silver. The third silver contributed by a UP athlete came from Lawrence Brittan who participated in the men’s coxless rowing event with partner Shaun Keeling. The last South African silver was brought home by women’s javelin Sunette Viljoen, and two bronze medals came from triathlete Henri Shoeman and the rugby sevens team.
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As August draws to an end, the second semester slump has hit everyone with enough force to leave them flat on their backs. Clearly this was the case last Friday when campus was so empty, you could only assume that it was in fact Saturday and everyone was sleeping in. Apart from the mountains of assignments everyone has been wading through, semester tests have filled our evenings. Suddenly life feels like a whole lot of work and very little downtime. Perdeby hasn’t been exempt from this supernatural force and this edition can only be described as a real push. While everyone else was sleeping in on Friday, our News and Features editors were busy typing away, attempting miracles with content. But we made it, the worst is over, and we have some great pieces. I’m proud that the team have pushed
through this week and these are the reasons I keep going even in a slump. But there’s something else that has amazed me with the editorial over the last week and that’s how willing they are to help others that aren’t just temporarily down but in a constant struggle. Two Fridays ago, Pick ‘n’ Pay had a sale on sanitary pads. The items, which usually cost R60, were marked down to R10 and customers were encouraged to buy and donate these products to those who can’t afford them. This lead to many interesting discussions in our office. These discussions struck me firstly because I realised just how little the men knew, but secondly because I was impressed with the way in which the men were willing to engage on the topic, learn, and go out and buy for women in need. The fact that I was impressed by the attitudes of the men points to the real problem though: I shouldn’t have been impressed because their willingness to engage and help out shouldn’t be the exception. To put it into a bit more context for those that aren’t aware, sanitary products are expensive. R60 as a retail price is the norm and no, tampons are not cheaper than pads. These aren’t a once-off buy either and one pack of pads isn’t guaranteed to last an entire cycle. But these products are an absolute necessity – there is no way that a girl or women can go a month without them, but many do because they don’t have the money. Many girls and women stay away from school and work because they don’t have access to basic hygiene products or are
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forced to use rudimentary alternatives that are dangerous, uncomfortable and humiliating. Women don’t get to choose whether they have a period and while we may all not choose to get hungry and thirsty, the fact is that men never have to deal with this extra stress factor. What men do get to choose though is whether you acknowledge the issue at hand. I often say there’s is no better picture of camaraderie than when girls go to the bathroom and suddenly one is in unsuspected need of a tampon. In the same breath we can praise the man at the Engen at midnight who has been sent shopping by his girlfriend. I’m glad to see the change in mind-set about these issues on campus already but more people need to step up to the plate to help out women in a slump. It’s far worse than extreme amounts of homework and it has an effect on them physically, emotionally and mentally. A little compassion and kindness will restore a whole lot more than comfort for these women and allow them to approach each period with dignity. I’d like to encourage you all to help out organisations on campus like Pledge-a-Pad that aims to pull women in need out of their slump. On the topic of change, this edition is all about it. The change in city leadership is explored on page 7 and the AreWeSafe campaign, which aims to tackle a number of areas that need social change, is introduced on page 3. There is also change in prominent sporting codes and our sport section show us what we can look forward to over the next few weeks. Change is always a good idea and if you think it’s time for a change, you can learn how to develop yourself culturally with our “Culture cultivators” article on page 9. We’ll be back with force next week for our spring edition. Michal
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The construction site. Photo: Ciske van den Heever
Dr Matete Madiba spoke at the launch. Photo: Shen Scott
AreWeSafe symposium launched HUVASAN REDDY The AreWeSafe gender and sexuality symposium was launched on the evening of 25 August at the Plant Sciences Building. The symposium is focused on a range of issues regarding gender and sexuality at the University of Pretoria. Sexual violence, homophobia, and rape culture are challenges facing institutions of higher learning, with one in four persons being a victim of sexual assault by the time they are 21. Many students are unaware of the steps to take to get assistance if they are victims of sexual assault, and the AreWeSafe campaign seeks to address the challenge of providing victims of sexual assault with access to security and justice. The symposium is intended to provide
information to students, staff, and members of the community, about the availability of services on and off campus, and will also address the manner in which rape culture is perpetuated and manifested. Poets B-Lyrical and Xebra Stripes performed at the launch, while Nthabiseng Nooe, Prof. Anton Stroh, and Dr Matete Madiba also addressed those who attended the launch. The symposium was held on 26 and 27 August in the Sanlam Auditorium. On 26 August speakers from the South African Police Service, UP Security Services, UP Clinic Services, UP Student Support and the Department of Health addressed attendees. On 27 August roundtable discussions were held on movements, laws, and the politics surrounding gender and sexuality. See the 5 September edition of Perdeby for an update on the symposium.
Campus news bites CHAD JOHNSTON African authors share short stories at UP An event entitled “Meet your African authors” was held at the Library Auditorium on Hatfield campus where writer and journalist Niq Mhlongo and African short story writer, novelist and professor in the Department of English at UP, David Medalie shared their works. The event was organised by the Department of English and the Department of Library services. Letta Mbulu: Inspiring young artists On 19 August the drama department collaborated with the Living Legends Legacy project to host a special guest lecturer to
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talk to students. Letta Mbulu is an acclaimed singer and performer who lived in exile for over two decades. She has worked with the likes of Harry Belafonte, Miles Davis and the late Miriam Makeba. In her talk, she shared some of the highlights of her career and encouraged students to chase after their dreams Financial trouble for SA universities 16 out of 26 public universities are expected to suffer severe financial distress in 2017, according to the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande. These universities include University of Cape Town, University of Witwatersrand and Rhodes University.
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The Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof. Cheryl De La Rey opened the newly built Tswelopele Building on the Prinshof campus on Monday 15 August. The new building was erected in response to the need for universities to increase their intake of medical students. The new building means that the university’s goal of increasing the amount of medical students they can accommodate can become a reality. This new building allows for an increase of first-year students from 220 to 400. Dr Motsoaledi spoke at the opening and congratulated the university for completing the building on time and to the
highest standard, calling it an “exemplary use of public funds.” The building is composed of an administration building that includes the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology departments and a lecture hall. Prof Tiaan de Jager, current Dean of Health Sciences said that he prides himself in the “world class” facilities that the building boasts. “As reflected by the name – Tswelopele, which means progress – focuses on the development of the institution, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and its students.” The building cost R173 m and funding to upgrade to the medical school was granted by the National Skills Development Fund and the National Department for Higher Education and Training.
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The political anatomy of UP MARKO SVICEVIC AND TAYA ROZOVA With the 2016 SRC elections fast approaching, Perdeby had a look at the political makeup of students at UP and just how many students are members of a political society on campus. UP currently has roughly over 50 000 full time students, of which a very low number are involved in or are part of a political society. Only 2 in 50 students at UP are members of a political society. This comes amid general student apathy toward politics on campus, especially taking into account the low voter turnout during recent years in the SRC elections. In 2011, 6 140 students voted in the SRC elections. This number decreased to 4 000 in 2013 and then increased to 5 600 in 2014. According to an Idependent Monitoring Board report from September 2015, the Department of Student Affairs set a goal of increasing the voter turnout for 2015 by 10%. Last year, a total of 7 455 voted in the elections which is more than a 10% increase but still less than a third of UP’s contact students. There are currently six political societies registered at UP. These are Afriforum, Daso, EFFSC-UP, Pasma UP, Sasco and Udesmo. The infographic illustrates the number of registered members each political society has, as per when the political party was registered this year.
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HIV/AIDS linked to blessers HUVASAN REDDY AND SAVANNAH PLASKITT
The term “blesser” has been popularised in recent months and it has a range of meanings, from a wealthy individual, to a young “sugar-daddy” that could provide anything from airtime to luxury items or an allowance. The term “blesser” can be used interchangeably with the term “sugar-daddy”, older men who have been known to prey on school-going teenage girls and students, exchanging money and other goods for sex. ”Blessing” is not limited to these transactional relationships between older men and younger women; young men can also be blessed older men or older women. On social media, wealthy men proudly proclaim themselves as blessers to highlight their wealth and increase their social status, while “blessees” proudly admit that they are the recipients of benefits from blessers, also as a means of increasing their social status. Juliane Hoss, a psychology master’s student at UP conducted research in Tembisa as part of her masters’ thesis. It was conducted under the supervision of Dr Linda Blokland and as a cooperation between Itsoseng Clinic, University of Pretoria and Get Informed Youth Centre, a local NPO in Tembisa. Her research study, titled “Needs analysis of school going girls in Thembisa”, assessed the challenges of grade 8 and 9 girls in Phomolong, Thembisa. The study found that the engagement in sexual relationships with older men negatively affected high school girls’ academics with some finding it more difficult to concentrate in class while others developing an arrogant attitude and believing they are superior to girls who do not have a sugar-daddy. Money is an integral part of these relationships, with one participant of the study saying, “Mostly, the relationship [is] all about money and sex. That’s what they mostly talk about. They don’t speak most of the time they spend together.” Another participant said, “It’s not a friendship or relationship because the girl wants money. She just wants what she always thinks about.” These relationships are therefore purely transactional. The study also found that dating older men is “part of a process leading to problematic and risky behaviour among young girls”. These risks include exposure to violence and HIV. “They get used to the fact that they have a sugar-daddy. It become[s] a normal thing and [the] sugar-daddy changes and become[s] nice. If [the] girl does what they want, it will be nice but when the day comes when they have skin to skin sex and the girl falls pregnant the sugar-daddy will run away because they have a wife and children to look after,” one participant of the study said. These sugardaddies were found to use violence against the young girls. Peer pressure also plays a role, with a participant describing the influence of peer pressure, “One time they were on the way to Kempton Park and she slept with the sugar-daddy in the bush. And it was peer pressure. The next day, the other girls encouraged her and said that she is great now. ‘You slept with him. You are important now.’ ” Bhekisisa, a health journalism platform, reported in an article titled “#AIDS2016: ‘Blessers’ are the engine behind the rapid spread of HIV in young women” the findings of a study by the Center for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (Caprisa). The study explored the reasons why young women are at such a high risk of HIV infection. According to the article, Caprisa director Salin Abdool Karim said at the International Aids Conference in Durban, “In teenage girls and young women
A screenshot from a popular “Blesser finder” Facebook page.
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between the ages of 15 and 24, 62.8% of HIV infections were linked to men between the ages of 25 and 40.” Karim explains, “These women are now sleeping with men of the same age or about a year’s difference,” adding, “They are now trying to find their husbands and the men are trying to find their wives so this is about pairing to establish their future.” He further said, “Women in the 25 to 40 age group are infected with HIV and then transmit it to the men in that same age group. Those men have liaisons with young women and [in turn] they are passing the virus on to these young women.”
The study also found that dating older men is “part of a process leading to problematic and risky behaviour among young girls”. These risks include exposure to violence and HIV. BlesserFinder-Pretoria, a Facebook page intended to help blessees find blessers, is one of many “blesser-finding” services. Speaking to Perdeby, the administrator of the page, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that they had started the page after watching a “blesser exposé” on ETV’s Checkpoint. They said, “I knew after that episode girls will flock to Facebook looking for blessers.” They said that the page was no different to popular gossip page TuksConfessions and Facebook provided all the “services”. When asked why women, specifically university students, look for blessers, they said, “Well I think there’s two types of university girls that are looking for blessers. The ones who come from poor backgrounds are desperate for blessers because they need financial assistance to fund their studies.
The others are usually from well off families and they just want monthly allowance for weaves, iPhones etc. About 99% of the girls who are looking for blessers to this page are black and I’d say two-thirds are university students, at least that’s what they [are] telling me.” Perdeby spoke to a counselling psychologist at UP Support Services, who offered their perspective on blessers on the condition of anonymity. The psychologist discussed women who have “blessers”, saying, “I have noticed when working with woman that have ‘blessers’, that the gifts or ‘blessings’ are aimed to create a facade of perfection for the girls. These girls will often have perfectly manicured nails and woven hair, while [they will] be struggling to afford transport or struggling with their family finances. This can create a sense of instant gratification with these women and inject a sense of value and confidence as they become socially ‘entitled’ and are provided with an external source of affirmation. The danger is that this can be fleeting, leaving the women experiencing a void and commonly a dramatic decrease in self-confidence and esteem when the blessings are removed.” The pyschologist added, “I have noticed that the ‘blessers’ have a significant effect on the ‘blessees’ self-esteem. While this can be beneficial for them on a short term basis, it becomes problematic for their self-esteem on a long-term basis.” Mpho Motiang, a training and support officer at the Center for Sexualities, Aids, and Gender (CSA&G) told Perdeby that 2016 is “the year of the blesser”, as it is the first year that the term has been used. He said that not all blessers are predators, but that some people just have a lot more capital they are willing to spend. Motiang said, “Transactional sex is not the default. Sex is a very common currency in these settings but some people just want company.” Motiang explained that although there are extreme circumstances where the blessee is dependent on the blesser for resources and not just extras, in most cases the blesser is not controlling. “The blesser has resources so it appears it’s easier for them to be in control”, said Motiang, who added “but discretion is very important, so the blessee is actually in control, and can end the relationship anytime they are uncomfortable.” Roy Lazarus, who is part of research support at the CSA&G said, “It’s not the blesser phenomenon that’s the problem. It is the cases where it leads to unprotected sex, otherwise you are just being moralistic.” Talking about the stigma surrounding blessers and blessees, Lazarus said that the women experience the stigma more despite younger women-older men relationships being the general norm in South Africa. Motiang said there perceived sigma surrounding blessers is that they are predatory in nature, controlling and supplementing dependency and unrealistic lifestyles until they get tired and move on. He also said that although the stigma may not be decreasing, he feels the acceptability of blessers is increasing. In May, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi launched a R3lbillion anti-blesser campaign to keep young girls in school and reduce teenage pregnancy. Motsoaledi said, “[This is] because we found that, on the socio-behavioural front, their chances of getting HIV/AIDS are eight times more than of boys of the same age group.” EWN reported that Motsoledi said that the campaign “aims to reduce infections in girls and young women, decrease teenage pregnancy, keep girls in school until matric, and increase economic opportunities for them so that they are not drawn into relationships with older men.” There have been no reports on the campaign since its launch.
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Mr South Africa competitor Buntu Majaja. Image provided.
Former UP student in top 25 of Mr SA pageant COURTNEY TINK Former UP student Buntu Majaja has reached the Top 25 round of the Mr South Africa competition. Majaja holds a degree in chemical engineering and is currently studying business administration part-time at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) while working full time as a management consultant with a global management firm. Perdeby spoke to Majaja, who discussed his participation in the Mr South Africa pageant and the journey so far. What is your favourite part of this pageant? I think what has been quite inspiring and humbling is meeting all the other contestants. As much as you know you are working hard and you are putting in the time, putting in the graft to try and make your vision a reality, it is really inspiring when you meet so
many other men who are doing the same thing and they are really making an impact in the country. Without a doubt their journeys and hearing more about them, that is really inspiring and that by far is one of the things that has been a big take away. How has this journey been? What have you learnt so far? It’s been quite gruelling, exciting, and fearing at the same time because personally I had to take myself outside of my comfort zone. I studied engineering and I was always an academic person, but I’ve always had this passion in me for people, for community and just for wanting to engage. When I saw the platform, when I understood it, I thought then “Why not give it a try?” Have you had any specific challenges that you’ve faced so far? With every negative there’s a positive. I always believe that there is no good or bad, it’s how you see it. But something for me that was really challenging was in the beginning when we had to
try and get a sponsor and get branding. That for me was really challenging. It was something that we never really did, but I took the challenge on and tried until the last day. I communicated with lots of brands, even though I did not get a sponsor. Afterwards, in the continuous communications many of them came back to me and now we are still in communication creating value. So in that experience it was really disheartening being on the phone everyday during lunchtime because I’m also working now. I’m working full-time and during lunchtime I would go on the phone and I would make these calls everyday, but persistence is the only way. How are you preparing for the pageant? I’ve always valued a healthy body, a healthy mind. [For] instance I’m a black belt in taekwondo. I was actually here at Tuks because they offer this and I would definitely say anybody in the university should look at these extra-mural activities that you could take part in. So I have always been training, but when it came to [the competition] I realised that it’s really time to level up a notch so: going to gym twice a day, taking in your proteins, cutting down on the carbs and even though I was active before now, my mind I feel is so much more alert. Even the food I am taking is more vegetables and it really is an eye-opener in terms of “what you really put into your body you take out”. What’s it like knowing that you’re a role model and that young men will look up to you? It’s a humbling thought because in the communities that [we] have grown up in, there aren’t many role models, and to think that even if I can touch one life, that is all that will make it worth it. To see the potential in the youth’s eyes, that is even sort of a role model thing for me because they are so driven. They are so excited about life, despite some of the things that surround them. That’s something I can look up to, so I hope that I can contribute and at the same time I’m even being fulfilled myself and being inspired through that experience. Did your family play large role in supporting you throughout this competition? Definitely, definitely. Your support system, the people around you, are very important. When you wake up, dress up and show up, you’re not just showing up for yourself, you’re showing up with a village of a thousand or your family. Personally, my family, my friends, there’s many close people - even business associates that I work with - and my beautiful girlfriend that is always positive. And when I can go to my family and just tell them about a challenge, they listen - even when they don’t really understand what you may be going on about, the point is that they’re listening and that is really what matters.
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From left to right: US gymnast Simone Biles, South African LGBT athlete Sunette Viljoen, and Yusra Mardina, a Syrian swimmer who competed as part of the refugee team. Image: Shen Scott
Diversity, discrimination and determination in Rio SAVANNAH PLASKITT “A New World”, the official slogan for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games where more than 10 000 athletes competed representing 206 countries. The official slogan for the games served to highlight the diversity present at this year’s games, celebrating the mixture of body types, skin colours and sexual orientations present. CNN reported that there were at least 41 gay, lesbian, and bisexual Olympians at the games, 23 more than those Olympians at the 2012 games in London. This year’s games held a lot of Olympic firsts for people of colour. On 11 August, American swimmer Simone Manuel won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle swimming event, becoming the first African American woman to do so. Manuel won a total of four medals, two gold medals and two silver medals. In an interview with Time she said, “I tried to take the weight of the black community off my shoulders. It’s something I carry with me being in this position. This medal is not just for me but for the African-Americans who came before me […] and for the people who come [after] me. I would like one day for there to be more of us, so that it’s not Simone the black swimmer because the title of black swimmer makes it seem like I’m not supposed to be able to win a gold medal, or not supposed to break records. That’s not true. I work just as hard as everybody else and I want to win just like everybody else.” Another first for African-Americans was gymnast Simone Biles who won a total of four gold medals. She won her third gold medal when she became the first African American woman to win the Olympic vault individual. The diversity of body types and body positivity was also a theme this year. Gold medal winner in shot-put, Michelle Carter, was in the headlines not only for her athleticism, but because the professional makeup artist brings a bit of style to her event. In an interview with The New Yorker she said, “I think it’s bringing more attention to the sport and girls are realising, Hey, I can do
this and it’s ok to do this as a girl.” Carter promoted a positive body image saying, “You have to understand everyone’s body was built to do something. I was built to do something, and that’s how I was built. I think the world is realising we were promoting one body type and there have always been many.” Unfortunately discrimination still took place toward women, people of colour, and gay and lesbian athletes. Cambridge University Press recently conducted a study analysing millions of words media organisations have used to describe men and women competing in Olympic sports. The study found words commonly associated with women included “aged”, “older”, “pregnant” and “married” or “un-married” while men were more likely to be described as “fastest”, “strong”, “big”, “real” and “great”. South Africa’s own Wayde van Niekerk, a gold medallist who broke world the world record in the mens 400 m sprint final became a topic of controversy as South Africans debated whether coloured South Africans should be classified as black as they are in the rest of the world and whether the distinction is kept merely because coloureds ranked higher than blacks during apartheid. South African gold medallist, Caster Semenya, was shrouded in controversy during the Rio games. The controversy stems from Semenya’s high levels of testosterone believed to be a result of hyperandrogenism, a condition where testosterone rises above a certain level and women take on more male-like characteristics. Last year the threshold limit on testosterone for women athletes was lifted, allowing women to compete without lowering their testosterone levels through medicine or surgery. Semenya was still criticised for her high level of testosterone, and many foreign news outlets questioned whether she had an unfair advantage in the games. With over 17 000 tweets South Africans defended Semenya and her right to compete using the hashtag #HandsOffSemenya. During the EFF coalition press briefing in Alexandria on 17 August, EFF commander-in-chief
Julius Malema said, “Today, all of us, we are Caster Semenya,” he continued, “She is a champion. Whether she wins gold today or not, she is a champion.” Malema went on to say that she should use the negativity to make her enemies eat humble pie and encouraged all South African’s to support her as she is one of our own. In a message of hope, a team of 10 stateless refugees competed in the games. Marching under the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony were athletes from South Sudan, Syria, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said in a statement, “It is a signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings and are an enrichment to society […] These refugee athletes will show the world that despite the unimaginable tragedies that they have faced, anyone can contribute to society through their talent, skills and strength of the human spirit.” The games were also broadcasted in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya by FilmAid International, an organisation supported by human rights group Amnesty International. In a statement published by Amnesty International, Michelle Kagari, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes said, “These two brief weeks will be a source of hope and inspiration to these athletes, and millions of other refugees watching around the globe. This Olympics welcome is a great first step that the rest of humanity should follow to bring refugees out of the cold and keep their hopes alive.” FilmAid’s Creative and Content Director, Magu Ngumo said, “FilmAid has been working in Kakuma for over a decade, but I’ve never seen the young people so full of pride. Screening the Olympics in Kakuma is a chance for young refugees to see the athletes and themselves represented, not just as victims of war and disaster, but as individuals who have dreams, and the strength and desire to live those dreams.
Major metropoles experience changes in local governance COURTNEY TINK Many major metropolitan areas in South Africa will experience a change in local governance after the outcome of the 2016 local governance elections. The ANC, which received 55.68% of the votes nationally, lost governance of Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Nelson Mandela Bay. The DA only received 24.57% of votes nationally. Coming third in the national tally were the EFF, who received 8.31% of the national votes. To achieve control a municipality, a party has to receive 50% of the votes, plus one seat. However, no party which participated in these elections was able to achieve a majority result. This has resulted in the EFF voting with the DA in “hung” municipalities, municipalities in which no party has achieved a majority vote. However, the EFF and the DA have not formed a coalition to govern these municipalities. Instead, the EFF voted with the DA in electing mayoral candidates to unseat the ANC. At a press conference in Alexandra, Johannesburg, EFF commander-inchief Julius Malema told reporters that he had sided with the DA because “the DA is the better devil”. Malema also confirmed earlier statements that his party would not enter into formal coalitions with any party in any municipality in the country, and would vote with certain parties. Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Nelson Mandela Bay all make use of an executive mayoral system, as required by the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998, which categorises metropolitan areas as “Category A” municipalities.
In an executive mayoral system, the mayor forms part of the executive, the branch of government which holds sole authority and responsibility of the municipality, and is elected by a full council. The council consists of elected persons who approve policies and by-laws, decide the annual budget for the municipality, and decide on service delivery. On 19 August, DA Candidate Solly Msimanga was officially inaugurated as the executive mayor of Tshwane. Tshwane was a closely contested metro, with the DA winning 93 seats, just four more than the ANC. Constitutional scholar Pierre de Vos addressed the question of what would happen if no party obtained a majority of seats in a municipal council, and a coalition was not formed between parties in an executive mayoral system on his blog Constitutionally Speaking. De Vos said that the council may be “extremely unstable”, as the election of the executive mayor and their mayoral committee would depend on the support of the other parties, who would be able to remove the executive mayor and their committee if it disagrees with any decisions made by the executive mayor or their committee. De Vos further explained that where a coalition has not been formed, a minority government is formed. The election of the executive mayor and the speaker requires an absolute majority of votes, and a smaller party may choose to vote with a bigger party to elect the bigger parties mayoral candidate and candidate for the position of speaker. As per the Constitution, and as explained by De Vos, a municipal council may only be dissolved after at least two years have passed
since the council was elected, with the support of two thirds of council members supporting a motion to dissolve the municipal council. According to De Vos, in a municipal council which uses an executive mayoral system, such as Tshwane, political parties with the most votes will attempt to form a formal coalition to gain control of the municipality. He explains that when a coalition is formally entered into, agreements are reached on who to vote for as speaker and executive mayor, and agreeing on the composition of the mayoral committee. De Vos further explained that where a coalition is formed, agreements are reached on broad policy objectives of the new municipal government. In Tshwane, DA councillor Solly Msimanga was inaugurated as executive mayor of the city on 19 August. In Johannesburg well known entrepreneur and DA candidate Herman Mashaba was elected as the executive mayor of the city, while the DA’s Vasco Da Gama was elected as speaker. In Nelson Mandela Bay the DA’s Athol Trollip was elected as executive mayor of the city. Speaking in Parliament, ANC Chief Whip Jackson Mthembu said, “We will definitely change our behaviour and posture including that of being perceived as being aloof, inward looking, self-serving and arrogant.” DA leader Mmusi Maimane said that the ANC had a lesson to learn, saying, “Never take voters for granted. The voters are watching us and they will throw us out of office if we disrespect them.”
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Lost in space with No Man’s Sky AAISHA KALLIER
Free Zulu lessons at Grounded at Echo take place on Saturdays. Photo: Rita-Mari Ludik
Pretoria’s culture cultivators CAROLYN HUGHES If you find yourself in want of something more than a Rattata or Pidgey, then you will be glad to know that Pretoria has more to offer than lures and Pokéstops. On Sundays Aandklas offers half price on all pizzas on their menu and full price quality entertainment. Open mic night takes place at the main bar where each participant gets a 30-minute slot to take to the stage with a setlist of their choice. The event is free of charge and solo artists and bands are both welcome. If you find yourself trying to eavesdrop on a conversation but get lost in translation, then be sure to diarise Saturday mornings 09:00 at Grounded at Echo. Located in Villieria, this nonprofit café offers patrons free introductory Zulu lessons with Mthokozisi Mthethwa. The Grounded Coffee restaurant also offers “the wall”, a platform for artists to exhibit their artworks. Fried Contemporary Gallery on Justice Mohammed Street is hosting Skulls, an exhibition running from 18 August to 17
September. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturdays. The exhibition revolves around skulls and the different ways they can be interpreted and reproduced artistically. Works by Kendell Geers, Guy du Toit, Neels Coetzee and Damien Hirst will be showcased at the gallery. There is no admission fee for the event. Association of the Arts Pretoria is another art gallery worth checking out. Located on Mackie Street, it regularly hosts local and international artist exhibitions. UP’s own All the More jazz group regularly performs soulful sets at +27 Café’s regular Jazz Evening. The restaurant is located on Jan Shoba Street in Hatfield. The restaurant also has a selection of craft beers, wines and cocktails available. The event costs R35 to attend. The State Theatre is always buzzing with a variety of shows to suit a variety of tastes. Lovers of comedy, dance, drama, poetry and music will be able to find an alternative evening out at the theatre. Most recently, the theatre hosted the #Vavasati216, a Tshwane Comedy Nights festival which featured some of South Africa’s best comedians.
Released in August 2016, No Man’s Sky was inspired by classic science-fiction adventure and imagination. This action-adventure game was developed and published by a small indie studio called Hello Games. Developed for both Playstation and PC, the game is built around exploration, survival, combat, and trading. The game starts you off on a randomised planet situated within a galaxy of 18 quintillion planets. You are able to explore and discover planets and creatures that no players have seen before, and perhaps never will again. No Man’s Sky is such a large game that every star you see is the star of a faraway planet which you are able to visit and explore. Equipped with the basic essentials to excavate resources from rock and plant life, you are also given an exosuit and tools to build and repair your broken-down spaceship. The character, referred to as a traveller, is set to embark on any journey the player sees fit. The game has very little structure, so there is an unavoidable element of repetitiveness but also adventure. The bugs in the game do not boost the image of Hello Games and players are flooding the discussion boards with complaints. Though there are constant bug fixes through the updates, the small team at Hello Games seem to be having difficulty catching and fixing the bugs on time, frustrating players further. For those gamers who are contemplating trying their hand at No Man’s Sky, there are a few things to keep in mind before making that purchase. The game is retailing for around R899 on Playstation and R599 on PC. As the game is generated procedurally, it relies on computer hardware to create the best gaming experience for the player. The specifications needed to run the game on PC would be an i7 processor with at least 8GB of RAM, and for graphics cards a Nvidia GTX 480 or equivalent is the recommended minimum. No Man’s Sky is still a growing game in terms of its potential and what the developers have in mind for its future. For now, the game is definitely filling the space in a tiny niche market that is keeping players enthralled for hours on end.
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South Africa’s thriving fiction writers
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SHAUN SPROULE South Africa has a thriving fiction market, with authors writing original stories that often include hard-hitting looks at society in South Africa. Perdeby took a look at some of the authors to look out for next time you wander into your local bookstore. J. M. Coetzee is arguably one of South Africa’s most important authors. The reclusive writer has multiple awards and award nominations to his name, including two Booker Prizes and the Nobel Prize for Literature. He writes thought-provoking novels, the latest investigating the experience of growing up in a foreign place. The School Days of Jesus, sequel to The Childhood of Jesus, is set to be released in September. Zakes Mda, along with being one of our most prolific writers, is also an avid beekeeper and music producer. He has 29 novels to
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his name, not including his non-fiction works. His latest novel, Little Suns, is a historical fiction and includes an insightful look into the genealogical history of the Xhosa nation. Jade Gibson is and up-and-coming author boasting an impressive education. With a background in biomedical science and fine art, she also has a doctorate in anthropology. Her first novel, Glowfly Dance, is a beautifully written account from the perspective of young Mai as she is forced to travel the world. The novel showcases the resilience of people and issues that women and families have to face. Her novel has also been nominated for two international awards. Deon Meyer is a popular Afrikaans writer whose novels have been translated into 28 languages. He won over the hearts of many South Africans with his Benny Griessel series, following Detective Griessel as he tries to solve crimes. His novels often
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Five minutes with Blood Brother’s Hunter Kennedy
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After the Rain Benjamin Francis Leftwich KOJO ESSAH Benjamin Francis Leftwich is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from York, England. In 2011 he released his debut studio album Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm, which gained him public recognition. His second studio album, After the Rain, is a solid collection of songs that deal with themes of love, loss, heartbreak and resurgence. The album opens off strongly with the track “Tilikum”. Here, the artist sings about how he is in love with a woman whose husband thinks she’s away on business. Leftwich hints that the speaker and the woman are expecting a baby together and are planning on running away. The song employs a soft, warm accompaniment that fits perfectly with the uncertainty of the future that the two protagonists of the song are heading toward. The next track, “Some other arms,” deals with the familiar topic of unrequited love. The singer is in love with a girl whose heart belongs to another and he tries to come to terms with it, saying that as long as she’s happy with this other man, he will be happy for her. The accompaniment on this song matches the lyrics well. “Killing roses” is one standout on the album. Leftwich sings about a girl who is going through a difficult time in her life, but she’s trying to put on a brave face. The singer says that he can see through her facade, and warns her that if she continues to deal with her problems alone, she’ll never get better. The overall mixing and mastering on this track is brilliant, and the playful tempo picks up during the chorus and slows down during the verses. The second half of this album is more downtempo, and although the songs here are in no way bad, the tracks seem like filler for the album. On the second last track, “Mayflies”, Leftwich sings with an upbeat instrumental about how the girl he’s interested in may not be the right person for him. On “Frozen moor”, the final track, the singer looks for friends to comfort him, singing about his loneliness over soft guitar chords and mellow drums. Benjamin Francis Leftwich has created a great collection of emotional songs with After the Rain. Although the album becomes a little monotonous in the second half, the production and vocals remain brilliant throughout, and this is one album that has at least one song relevant to everyone.
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JULIA BAIN In 2015 South Africa’s first ever super group, Blood Brothers, was created. The group of local rock ‘n’ roll icons came together to raise funds for The Vrede Foundation to help fight cancer and to make some awesome music together. Blood Brothers has made a reappearance this year and will be performing on 9 September at Carnival City. Perdeby spoke to Hunter Kennedy, guitarist from Fokofpolisiekar, about the super group’s upcoming performance. What are you most looking forward to with being a part of the group this time round? Hanging out! Couple of beers. [I’m] looking forward to doing Led Zeppelin with Zolani. What have been the most interesting challenges from joining
the group? Learning all the songs. Maybe I’ll turn up my guitar’s volume this time around. What has been your favourite part of collaborating with so many different artists? I just love the chats. Lots of good old fashioned trash-talk. The song-writing is always fun too, though. What does the Vrede Foundation’s cause mean to you? It keeps the memory of a good friend lost alive for me. From my side, it’s a loyalty thing. The foundation does great work. It’s awesome to do what we love and then turn that energy into paid medical bills for young cancer sufferers. What can we expect from Blood Brothers in the future? Probably some more rock ‘n’ roll.
Before blond: a timeline
Frank Ocean performing at Coachella in 2012. Image: Wikimedia Commons
CAROLYN HUGHES American R&B artist Frank Ocean, born Christopher “Lonny” Breaux was born in 1987 in California, USA. Ocean began his career writing lyrics of A-list artists like Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, John Legend and Brandy. His vault into the mainstream music scene happened in 2011 when he released a mix tape of his own work titled nostalgia, ULTRA. The mix tape was distributed for free on social networking site Tumblr despite him being signed to record label DefJam Records. This was because, as Ocean explained, he regretted his decision to sign with them and therefore released his album free, without any association with DefJam. The mix tape features popular remakes of MGMT’s “Electric feel”, Coldplay’s 2009 release “Strawberry swing” and “Hotel California” by The Eagles. Perdeby takes a look at a timeline of Frank Ocean’s artistic creations. Channel Orange Channel Orange was released in 2012 under a repaired relationship with DefJam Records. It was also made available for download on itunes. In the same year Ocean released an open letter on his Tumblr page in which he revealed his bi-sexual sexual orientation which received significant public support. Channel Orange was released a week earlier than expected to prevent the possibility of the album being leaked online. Upon release the album was also made available for online streaming on Ocean’s Tumblr site and immediately shot to number on Famed American music listing site Billboard. Channel Orange won the 2013 Grammy Award for best urban contemporary album.
Notably, “No church in the wild,” co-written by Jay-Z and Kanye West and featuring vocals sung by Ocean, won the 2013 Grammy for best rap/sung collaboration. Fans were left in the dark after Ocean’s 2012 debut studio album and Ocean soon went on hiatus after this. Hiatus Frank Ocean began an unofficial four year hiatus during which he was plagued by rumours of marriage and many album release dates. He was also said to have been completing a degree in medicine but it was later revealed that this was part of a shoot for 2012 hit “Thinking about you”. During these four years he made appearances on Beyoncé’s self-titled album, Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo, and James Blake’s The Colour in Anything. Fans on social media continued to speculate that an album was imminent regardless of Oceans hints that Channel Orange would be his last album. Boys Don’t Cry In 2013 Ocean hinted at the fact that he may be working on a new project in a number of radio interviews as well as at the Time 100 Gala in the same year. Similarly, at a concert in Munich, Germany he released a handful of copies of a previously unreleased single. In the following year he indicated that fans should expect a sophomore album with a photo of himself in studio added to Instagram. Boys Don’t Cry was informally announced in 2016 to be Ocean’s follow up album with an accompanying publication. Initially set for release in 2016 it disappointed fans when it was announced that the release date would be pushed back. Fans continue to speculate if Boys Don’t Cry will be released at all. Endless Endless, an 18 track visual album made available for streaming on Apple Music, is not to be confused with Ocean’s latest studio album. The visual album was released in August of 2016 and was directed by Fransisco Sorian. The visual album sparked a flurry of social media activity. Endless has been the first major project that fans have seen of Ocean since Channel Orange. Blond Blond, the four years in the making follow up studio album accompanied by pop up magazine stores was a surprise release for some. However, this release came shortly after Endless was released and sparked just as much social media excitement among fans as its predecessors. The album tackles race-based police brutality, elements of philosophy, and downhearted tales of loss and seems purer in quality in comparison to Ocean’s previous releases. The instrumentals are streamlined and simple, complimented by Ocean’s commanding vocals. Ocean credits a wide variety of artists as contributors to this album including Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Pharell and the late David Bowie.
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Sport | 29 August 2016
Keeping UP with Rio
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TuksChess host the inaugural Open Rated Tournament THANDO CELE TuksChess hosted their first ever Open Rated Tournament since the sports re-establishment in 2010 on the weekend of 19 and 20 August. The tournament was hosted at the Groenkloof Campus Sports Hall and 85 players participated. Participants came from Tshwane, Johannesburg and Potchefstroom. The winners of Section C were mainly TuksChess Junior players with Kayleigh Weideman taking first place, followed by Keanan Fouries and Yoshua Smit. The Section B winners were Gerhardus Bekker, David Lubbe and Daniel Wohlfarht. The winners of Section A were Daniel Jere, Roland Bezuidenhout and Johannes Mabusela, while Jacqui Grobbelaar was awarded the prize for Best Lady. The tournament was played in the format of a three section split – the A, B and junior sections. The Open Rated Tournament was Chess South Africa rated and played over 6 rounds with time restraints of 60 minutes per player per round. The prize money of the tournament was R10 000, with the top three players receiving prizes. While many sporting sections are determined by age, chess sections are determined by an elo rating that players receive by winning rated tournaments. Chess rated rankings are as follows: Grand Master (Gary Kasparov is one with a rating of 2831), International master (IM), Candidate Master, Fide Master (FM) and lastly, regular chess players. To play in Section A, players needed to have a rating of 1300 and above. This section was highlighted by the presence of two IMs, Jere and Mabusela. As IMs, Jere and Mabusela (rated 2363 and 2244 respectively) are rated as the finest players in the country. Among the top players in Section A, there was room for TuksChess’ and UP’s own Bezuidenhout, a Fide Master (FM) with a rating 2049 who has recently won the u/20 Commonwealth Championship in Sri Lanka. Varden Trevelyn (14) was another FM who received this title by winning the African Youth Chess Championships in 2012 at the age of 10. Section B catered for players with ratings from 600 to 1299, while the junior section had an age restriction of 11. These two sections were categorised by players still in their development phase as top chess players. The next TuksChess major tournament will be at the University of the Western Cape in December for the University of Sports South Africa Chess Championships.
LJ van Zyl. Image: Mail and Guardian
UP hurdles: LJ van Zyl and Le Roux Hamman DYLAN JACK UP hurdlers LJ van Zyl and Le Roux Hamman competed at the Rio Olympic Games. Van Zyl managed to finish fifth in the semi-finals, and first time Olympian Hamman finished seventh in his heat. Van Zyl was given lane three in his semi-final and was competing against a lineup with Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson, Turkey’s Yasmani Copello and Jamaica’s Annsert Whyte. Van Zyl started the race with a steady pace over the first 250 m to keep up with the favourites and looked set to qualify for the final, but ran out of steam over the final stretch as Whyte and Culson made their move. Whyte won the semi-final with a time of 48.32 s and Van Zyl finished fifth with a time of 49 s. Van Zyl will now focus on the World Championships in London in 2017. Van Zyl has expressed his desire to compete at the 2020 Olympics Games, and at the current age of 31, nears the end
of his career. In an interview with Jacaranda FM earlier this year, Van Zyl spoke about his future plans and the possibility of retirement: “At my age, I have come to realise that I have to run every race as if it were my last one. Of retirement talk, it may still be a bit premature. There is still the World Champs next year in London and the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast. Fitness and form permitting, I would like to go out with another Commonwealth medal in Australia.” Hurdles fans were reassured to see athletes like Hamman taking his stand to represent South Africa at his first Olympic Games. Hamman and Van Zyl trained together in the build up to the Rio Olympics at the UP High Performance Centre, and Van Zyl was one of the first to congratulate Hamman on his qualification for the Olympics. Hamman will continue the pursuit of bringing home the first gold 400 m hurdles Olympic medal since South Africa’s return to the Games.
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Flying Fish Beach Volleyball series kicks off in Pretoria CARLI-ANN FURNO
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The third installment of the Flying Fish Beach Voleyball series kicked off at LC de Villiers this past weekend, 25-27 August. “We are really excited about the tournament series as it gives the professional player a national platform to test their mettle,” says Gershon Rorich, the director of Beach Volleyball SA. “These players play for more than just the trophy at the end of the series. This event is recognised by the Fédération Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) which means that these players earn points that get added to the overall FIVB points rankings.” Catch Perdeby’s exclusive coverage of the event in our next edition.
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Murray Coetzee discusses upcoming Red Bull Campus Cricket
UP winning Varsity Cricket earlier this year. Image: SASPA
THORISO PHASHA The annual Red Bull Campus Cricket tournament is nearly here. Some of the best varsity cricket teams from around the globe will assemble in Sri Lanka from 5-11 September. UP-Tuks enter this year’s tournament as twotime defending champions. UP will attempt to win it for an unprecedented third consecutive time, which would affirm the team as arguably the dominant varsity side in world cricket. UP
cricket captain, Murray Coetzee, shared his thoughts on the upcoming tournament. How have you prepared as a team in the prelude to your title defence this season? With regard to our preparation, we started at the beginning of June already, with very basic pre-season kind of work. We were basically given May off and that consist[ed] of very basic technical work in the nets and so on. Then for the month of July we started getting more into live net, facing bowlers [and] getting a little
more match specific. For the whole of August now we’ve been playing biweekly inter-squad games. We played a game against the Sri Lankan emerging side and we managed to beat them, so I think that’s a good sign of the hard yards that have been done by this stage. So it’s more about feeling good and the guys going over confidently. Looking back on last season’s successful campaign, what would you say was key to winning the tournament?
I think what was very key to our success last year was having a strong bowling attack. The wickets in India were very flat; there wasn’t a lot in them for the bowlers in terms of spin or seam. Our bowlers still managed to execute to a point where the highest score we conceded was a score of 160 and that was in defence of a score of 210. So that definitely takes a lot of pressure off the batsmen, and I think we have a very similar bowling attack that’s a year more experienced this year so I think we can definitely take that as a positive. And then I think in terms of the batsmen, a lot of the players that went last year are going this year again. I think as a batting unit its mostly about taking responsibility even in a format like T20 which is so short and explosive. When players get in and get on a roll and they’ve hit a few boundaries, [they’ve got] to try and make sure that they get big scores. As a player, what is the most important thing you get out of this tournament? It’s always a great opportunity to play in high profile tournaments. You obviously want to get as much exposure as you can, and try and get your name out there as it were. Something like this, which is on an international stage, gives you an opportunity to showcase your talent where a lot of people can stand up and take notice. I always [refer] to our captain of the Tuks cricket side two years ago, Theunis de Bruyne, who has now just been made captain of the Knights. Two years ago [he] was playing in this tournament with us. He was player of the tournament and off the back of that got an opportunity to showcase his talent at the Titans, and was subsequently signed for them a few months later. I think also the fact that, as any young person, you get the opportunity to go overseas, travel a bit [and] see a bit of the world, and that is invaluable. So it’s a massive opportunity for us and we’re all excited to go.
UP-Tuks tackle Varsity Netball TAY LETHULOE The fourth edition of Varsity Netball is set to take off on 5 September. UP-Tuks hopes to emulate performances that led to victory in the first edition of the tournament. In 2015 the team failed to make it past the semi-final stage, but this year they hope that having experienced players will help them to progress this year. The team is captained by Shadine van der Merwe and showcases multiple Protea players, such as Lenize Potgieter, Jeanie Steyn and Izette Lubbe. The highly rated Pretoria team will rely on the same balance of youth and experience that allowed them to attain success in the USSA season. Perdeby spoke to UP player Tshina Mdau ahead of the season to get an inside look at her thoughts, preparations and hopes for this year’s edition of Varsity Netball. Looking ahead to the upcoming season, how has the team been preparing for the tournament? We have been preparing for Varsity Cup the whole year with every tournament we have participated in [and] matches we have played in as individual players. We will all come together for Varsity Netball as it is the last big tournament we have and we have done everything necessary this year to be ready for
this. We are well-conditioned and prepared for this event. How have your own personal preparations been going? It’s been going well, [I] have had a lot of game time. This is my third time in Varsity Netball, so the difference this time is that I come with more experience, which I only hope leads me to being more effective in my performance with a greater impact for the team. What is the team looking to improve on to ensure that they have a successful campaign? We are looking to improve on making sure we have a solid finish. We tend to have a lapse in concentration at the end when it matters, so this time we are making sure we finish just as well as we started. With the inclusion of nine Varsity Netball players in the national squad, how does this inspire you as a player? Varsity Netball is a great platform for young and up and coming players to get identified. I think it solidifies that we are [going] in the right direction to become the next bunch of Protea players. Netball [has] improved in leaps and bounds in trying to get exposure for as many talented players as possible, so seeing myself as a Protea player is an attainable dream to have now.
A number of UP Jaguars players will feature in this year’s Varsity Netball. Photo: Stefan Stander.
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