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TUTU IN CROYDON Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu to talk on Ubuntu in UK

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INTERNATIONAL peace campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu will visit the UK this month. The 80-year-old former Archbishop of Cape Town will host a public debate called Conversation for Change, which will also include his daughter Reverend Mpho Tutu, an ordained priest in the Anglican church. His talk in Croydon will focus on how to resolve tensions and divisions in the UK, and is expected to address the causes of the riots in the borough last August. The owner of a furniture shop that was burned down during the riots has been invited to appear alongside the South African Nobel Peace prize winner. Members of the public, organisations and schools are invited to what the Tutu Foundation UK said would be a “historic national conversation in words, dance and music”, on 23 October. It is part of the foundation’s mission to spread the South African philosophy of Ubuntu in “areas of social tension across the UK.” The foundation aims to build peace in fractured communities in the UK using a model inspired by Tutu’s peace and reconciliation work all over the world. It aims to promote social cohesion, support emerging local leaders and give personal development and leadership coaching to community groups. The Foundation’s media advisor

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Colleen Harris said, “It’s about creating dialogue between older and younger people, from different groups and backgrounds, to promote better understanding between us all.” According to the organisation’s website, “The Tutu Foundation UK helps communities in, or at risk of, conflict come together to develop a common point of view of what is wrong and how to make it better. We share Archbishop Desmond and Leah Tutu’s passion to see strong communities, which have been a feature in Africa for centuries, re-established here in the UK. To successfully tackle the anti-social behaviour and violence in our communities, underlying attitudes and behaviours must first be addressed in order to build a lasting peace.” The Archbishop emeritus announced he would retire from public life at the age of 79, but shows no signs of slowing down. As Harris said, “As with all great people, they can’t resist the opportunity to speak out – and we need them to speak out.” Tutu has been a high profile activist on issues such as human rights, sexual health, poverty and homophobia for 30 years. His UK itinerary includes meetings with community and faith leaders, as well as a visit to Wales to recognise the achievements of the Welsh government's Wales for Africa programme, which helps individuals, groups and communities across Wales create links and get involved in projects with countries in sub-Saharan

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Tuneful Torr-nado | p10 Malory Torr, originally from Johannesburg and now living in Wimbledon, will perform with her South African cousin Josie Field in London this month.

Masekela’s Songs of Migration at Hackney Empire | p5 ‘Songs of Migration,’ featuring Hugh Masekela and Sibongile Khumalo, will be playing at the Hackney Empire from Wednesday 10-Saturday 14 October.

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“We will not be silenced” A protest was held in London on Friday against the controversial South African ‘Secrecy Bill’ by STAFF REPORTER

THE DA Abroad held another demonstration outside the High Commission in Trafalgar Square on Friday, over the controversial Protection of the State Information Bill – or the Secrecy Bill – which will soon be put to the vote in the South African Parliament. The Secrecy Bill, which was first tabled in 2010, gave the government powers to censor any information they deemed to be in the interest of ‘National Security’ and made it a punishable offence for anyone to be in possession of that information. Since 2010 there have been protests in every major South African city and community, submissions to Parliament and increasing international opposition to the Bill DA Abroad Global Chairperson, Ludre Stevens, said, “If this secrecy bill were to be enacted in its current form, we might never be able to access the truth of what happened at the Marikana tragedy or get to the bottom of the controversial arms deal.” The ANC has now called for an end to the debate and for the Bill to be voted through in its current form. “While the current form of the legislation has improved since it was first tabled in 2010, the Secrecy Bill remains a terrible threat to South Africa’s fragile democracy. South Africans who are committed with safeguarding the country’s constitution are determined to increase their pressure on the ANC government

and said the DA Abroad would not rest until key aspects of the current legislation were amended.” Mr Stevens said. “By seeking to shut down further debate, the ANC has failed in its duty to bring the Bill in line with the Constitution and has turned its back on its responsibility to prevent this assault on South Africans’ constitutional rights.” Stevens said that in its current form the Secrecy Bill would protect officials who could abuse their power to create secrets and intimidate, silence and punish people if they tried to expose them. This dangerous potential state of affairs has been emphasised throughout the tense situation following the Marikana tragedy. “The DA Abroad stands by the millions of South Africans across the political spectrum and civil society who are calling on the ANC government to respect the country’s constitution and to make the necessary amendments to this legislation,” Mr Stevens asserted. “Specifically, we are calling for the following dangerous remaining aspects to be addressed: 1. The Espionage Offences (Clause 36) is so broadly drafted that it can be used to criminalize whistle-blowers. If convicted of ‘espionage’, a person would face a minimum sentence of 10 years and maximum sentences of 25 years for exposing information “that may directly or indirectly benefit a foreign state”. ...continues on next page

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government, and broad abuse of secrecy policies since 1996 — despite the fact that many of these are in the public domain. People who have been researching/ documenting these abuses over the past decades would become instant criminals because what is in their filing cabinets. 5. The Secrecy Bill still insists that the Ministry of State Security should become the chief archivist of “valuable” information held by every organ of state. It also contradicts the National Archives and Records Services of South Africa Act of 1996.”

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First wines awarded new ethical seal WIETA have announced that 26 wines from SA have been granted permission to use the WIETA ethical seal on specific bottles

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THE first wines to carry South Africa’s new, fully traceable, ethical seal were showcased at Cape Wine 2012 in Cape Town last weekend. Following an announcement by the Wine and Agricultural Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA), 26 wines from Fairview,

Robertson Winery, Distell, Durbanville Hills and Spier have all been granted permission to use the seal on specific bottles of wine. Awarding the ethical seal to individual wines, rather than the winery, enables producers to source grapes from a number of different vineyards and still use the seal.

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Hugh Masekela performs in Hackney Hugh Masekela will be performing in his new show at the Hackney Theatre in October

by REBECCA MEESON-FRIZELLE SONGS of Migration, featuring Hugh Masekela and Sibongile Khumalo, will be playing at the Hackney Empire from Wednesday 10 October to Saturday 14 October, following a run at the Koninklijk Theatre Carre in Amsterdam and prior to performances at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC and Artscape Opera House in Cape Town. The show, which is written and directed by James Ngcobo, was created by internationallyacclaimed South African

trumpeter, composer and lyricist Masekela, who stars in his own production. The musical director is Ezbie Moliwa. Essentially a musical tribute to the unique songs of migrants across the African continent, ‘Songs of Migration’ was inspired by the long and arduous trek from traditional, communal and ancestral lands to the townships of the cities. The production, which was originally produced at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg in January 2011, is presented by Sibojama Theatre and based on the original South African

State Theatre production, ‘The Rehearsal, 100 years of African Music’. The show features 29 musical number in total and is presented as an extravagant jazz gig, with the band taking centre-stage and the players singing and acting all

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Annual Old Diocesans Cocktail Party in London Date: 3 October, 6.30pm Venue: Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Overseas League, Overseas House, Park Place, St James Street, London SW1A 1LR Annual cocktail party for Old Diocesans (past pupils of Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town). Partners are welcome Contact Lloyd Bowden if you would like to attend: wlbowden@ gmail.com

SA Business Club: Cathy O’Dowd Date: 3 October, 6.30pm Venue: Deloitte, 2 New Street Square, London The South African Chamber of Commerce is honoured to present a talk by Cathy O’Dowd, the first South African to climb Everest and the first woman in the world to climb the world’s highest mountain from both its north and south sides. On 3 October 2012 Cathy will be

screen of my ilover app, that gave me the heads up on the flight delay from Milan to Heathrow, and think of the fools who have no inkling and got there super early. I rather enjoy driving at this time of night. Me, Mr Delivery and a couple of late night tarnished images of what it should look like to be cool. Plus the occasional ambulance. I thought it was fitting to listen to Deadman’s radio; smooth, sultry and Marvin Gayeish. I reach the arrivals terminal, and wonder if I have walked into a scene from ‘Inception sequel.’ This is Tarantino country; magical stuff. This is a microcosm of life after dark, when the world is at rest and the others are attempting to sleep standing up. All manner of brisk entrance is quickly sucked out of you as the ghost of airport lethargy

permeates your skin. Standing becomes slouching, and slouching eventually gives into smoozing around your Costa coffee or sliding down columns until you half sit, half lie against them. Quasimodo is clinging to the coffee shop counter, while we all stare vacantly at the arrivals board. It’s hypnotic; you look, you look away, and less than five seconds later you look again, as if that darn plane has magically appeared on the runway. We are all such sad – but hopeful – souls, waiting for this last flight of the day. The only ones still able to make some sort of conversation are the melee of chauffeurs and drivers who have gotten used to the art of waiting around. They huddle in small groups, sneak off for a fag, and then go back to the waiting. The Baristas begin clearing up the debris of a crazy day, their long shift nearly over, but then I see their optimism fail as a flight of hungry Japanese travellers – also delayed – line up for refreshments. No-one speaks fluent English. It’s twelve fifty seven am, and dozens want hot Paninis. There is that wonderful Afrikaans saying that fits right in: ‘magteloos die moer in’. While we wait and others serve coffee, the workforce set about restoring a tired lady to the

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June Bam-Hutchison talk at Twickenham Library Date: 6 October, 3pm Venue: Twickenham Library, Garfield Road, Twickenham, TW1 3JT June Bam-Hutchison PhD is an internationally recognised and accomplished academic, who has delivered a great number of talks globally on the issue of identity and peace, as well as on her work resolving conflict in South Africa. June will speak about her childhood in apartheid South Africa at Twickenham Library professionals and entrepreneurs to network, and an event that accommodates all African nationals in the UK.

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laat waai het, het hy vier jaar later verseg om die Rooibaadjies by Kongela onder die lood te steek. En dít is onvergeeflik. En nou is ons finaliste aangewys, met Paul Kruger, die ontoegeeflike, aartskonserwatiewe president van die ZAR, wat landuit is die oomblik toe die koeëls begin vlieg het in ‘n oorlog wat hý verklaar het, wat onder hulle tel. So ook Koos de la Rey, die hardekop-bittereinder, met sy kinderlike ontsag vir Siener van Rensburg se drogbeelde en sy dwarstrekkery in 1914 wat Die Rebellie tot gevolg gehad en indirek tot sy dood gelei het. Ja, dis reg, Koos de la Rey, met sy opgeblaasde kontemporêre beeld danksy ‘n liedjie van Bok van Blerk, is ‘n finalis. Red nou ‘n volk. Nou kyk, dis nie my bedoeling om disrespekvol teenoor oom Paul of oom Koos te wees nie. Hulle is, trouens, beide besonder geskikte kandidate. Ek is maar net, soos mens in keurige Afrikaans sal sê, 'n bad loser. Want mý kandidaat het nie die paal gehaal nie. En mý kandidaat was nie sommer enige hierjy nie, hy was ‘n man onder manne. Akademies briljant en ‘n wêreldbekende staatsman. ‘n Gerespekteerde naturalis en filosoof, sowel as ‘n uitsonderlike militêre strateeg. Kortom, ‘n visioenêr wat die agting en waardering van sy Afrikanertydgenote kortgekom het. Iets wat, tot my uiterste teleurstelling en frustrasie, ook blyk om die geval met hedendaagse Afrikaners te wees... Word vervolg.

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Sandy Cadiz-Smith trawled the streets of the city on her quest for sweet treats by SANDY CADIZ-SMITH THINKING of trying something different this weekend? How about a Chocolate Ecstasy tour of our beautiful city, where you can visit four chocolate shops and learn all about chocolate - as well as taste plenty of it - while enjoying a pleasant stroll through some of the most stylish parts of London? The tour is the brainchild of Jennifer Earle, who was also our charming and knowledgeable guide for the day, and starts at William Curley in Ebury Street, Pimlico. There’s masses of chocolate to choose from including Curley’s take on favourite childhood bars - the Nostalgia range - and some mouthwatering pastries. During weekends the shop even offers a four-course dessert menu! From there we meandered through the genteel areas of Pimlico, Chelsea and Belgravia, with their grand squares, quirky shops and dream houses. The tour also goes right past the house where Mozart composed his first symphony at the tender age of eight. The next stop was Rococo in Motcombe Street, where we were taught how to taste chocolate (similar to the process of tasting wine) and learnt about the history

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of cocoa and chocolate, as well as how the magic bean is grown. Then it’s a short amble to Pierre Hermes in Lowndes Street where, as well as a spectacular array of chocolates, you’ll find macaroon heaven including some slightly unusual (but delicious) combinations like caramelised fennel and lemon. The tour finished at Hotel Chocolat in Victoria Street; another cornucopia of chocolate wonder where you’ll find the perfect gift for anyone, especially those with a penchant for something hot… how about cocoa and chilli olive oil, chilli and chocolate Mexican mole

sauce, chilli and cocoa glaze for fish or seasoned cocoa glaze for red meat? This tour uncovers chocolate in its most exquisite art form. The visual impact, and creatively conceived flavours made the experience exciting, inspiring and, of course, delicious! For one day it felt like the streets of south-west London were paved with chocolate…it’s an unmissable experience for chocaholics everywhere! Sandy did the Chocolate Ecstasy Tour of Chelsea. To find out more and visit www.chocolateecstasytours.com

Book review: When the Turaco Calls by ELIZABETH GLANVILLE WHEN the Turaco Calls, published by Fledgling Press, is Gisela Hoyle’s moving, tender and sensitive portrayal of a young girl’s life in Apartheid South Africa. Growing up as a child of missionaries in the forest Marta, whose parents have emigrated from Germany, struggles to understand the human world around her as we follow her journey from her pre-school days, through high school and college, to her first job. Marta’s story encompasses her involvement in politics and subsequent imprisonment, her mother’s death, her father’s job dismissal, her brother’s deployment to the army and the TV announcement that ended Apartheid; Hoyle perfectly encapsulates how just a few words spoken over a few seconds can represent a momentous move that changes the course of both an individual’s and the entire world’s story forever. But the key theme of the novel lies in the interweaving of the story of Marta’s love and friendship with her childhood friend, Ishmael, and her struggle to understand a political system

When the Turaco Calls explores the life of a young girl’s transition from childhood into adulthood during South Africa’s era of apartheid

that disallows their friendship and indeed disallows Ishmael a life, through his status as a social outcast due to his mixed parentage. Their lasting connection is symbolised by the passing back and forth throughout the story of a loerie’s feather, even through their years apart and Marta’s uncertainty of Ishmael’s whereabouts. ‘When the Turaco Calls’ draws on Hoyle’s own experiences of growing up in the Northern Cape of South Africa, and takes the reader on an emotional journey through innocent happiness, sheer horror, desperate sadness, painful longing and the deepest love.

I’m reluctant to say any more and take away from the pleasure of seeing the book unfold for oneself, but I can say I would highly recommend When the Turaco Calls as a story with a touch of magic about it, that truly transports the reader into Marta’s world and rural South Africa in the latter half of the twentieth century. Hoyle perfectly balances the intertwining of an individual’s tale with the wider story of the country, creating a multi-layered novel that is likely to leave you with more, rather than less, questions: always a sign of an important and valuable book. The book is available on Amazon

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The Decanter World Wine Awards ceremony celebrated contemporary wines from all around the world.

Trophies for South Africa at Decanter Wine Awards The annual Decanter World Wine Awards was held at the Royal Opera House. SA picked up a number of awards, and has high hopes for the future by SERTAN SANDERSON THE Decanter Wine Awards, attended by a veritably international ‘Who’s Who’ of wine producers, dealers, promoters, retailers, connoisseurs and other aficionados, was a night for the SA wine industry to shine. With more wines from the New World cashing in on the awards than those from traditional wine producing nations – such as France, Italy and Germany – South Africa is certainly putting the Cape Region on the map as a hub of global wine. The evening began with SA Wines Online receiving the Specialist Wine Merchant runnerup award. The Wimbledon-based company, which has excelled at the annual Decanter event several times before, was pleased to continue its leading position in the wine industry, although managing director Kevin Gallagher said that

he hoped “to bring home the main prize next year.” In the Best Red Single Variety Wine category it was a typically South African grape that caught the jury’s taste buds, when the Bellingham Bernard Series Old Vine Pinotage 2010 picked up an award. Easy to drink and fruity in taste this Pinotage is affirmatively a favourite in its class, and a great showcase wine for South Africa. Another big winner of the night was Gary Jordan, who flew in to receive the prize for best Chardonnay for his Jordan Nine Yards Chardonnay 2010. Mr. Jordan said that he was pleased with his success in the UK, especially when considering that Jordan Wines are one of the few wineries from the Cape that are family-owned. There were several other South African contenders which unfortunately

didn’t make the cut, but two notable wines were the Nederburg Manor House Shiraz Mourvedre Darling 2010; a charming Fair Trade wine full of rich flavours and a powerful bouquet, and the Nederburg Private Bin Edelkeur 2008; a rare, sweet wine that is both refreshing and delightfully reminiscent of syrup. As the ceremony drew to a close I felt like the Roman God of Wine, Bacchus, surrounded by heavenly grapes to suit every taste. It’s a shame – or maybe significant – that the only fragment of Latin I remember from school is the phrase In Vino Veritas.

by NICOLE HOLGATE EVERYTHING Was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s presents over 400 images, many of which have never before been shown in the UK. The exhibition consists of key photographers’ work from those momentous decades, including the work of David Goldblatt, who became famous for his huge body of black and white images of South Africa during and after the apartheid era. Originally wanting to create his own document on the high rate of crime in South Africa, David began his photographic career – which has spanned fifty years – by collecting portraits of convicted criminals. He would set up the shot by taking them back to the scene of their crime and asking them to tell the story of their entire lives; what built up to that point, where their lives had changed and what had happened during their time spent prison as a result of their actions. Many of these people had never before returned to the scene of their crime, and Goldblatt felt there was a vital catharsis in this process. The exhibition also displays several short essays which explain the stories of the criminals gazing back at you, although Goldblatt’s heart remains firmly with his images. “I sweat blood when I write, but I knew that some of the pictures needed words,” he said when he spoke at the exhibition recently. “Photography as evidence, to me, is unequalled. I have no concern for the word art: I am concerned with real issues.” Goldblatt’s use of the written word intends to provide a context of an external reality, and thus bring to life the internal world of the photographs. The descriptions can sometimes shatter the blank innocence or simplicity of an image, for example when the shot of a black boy with a cast on each wrist is revealed to be an image of a young man who had both of his hands kicked into his arms when he was pulled from his bed by police in the

middle of the night. Goldblatt said that while visiting his subjects, “there was no question that we were miles apart, but invariably I was received with warmth.” Goldblatt spoke openly about his own life and childhood, and said that he never wanted for anything: “I was not a survivor,” he said, but his relatively privileged white upbringing instilled “a powerful sense of revulsion at injustice.” Goldblatt’s audience have been known to describe an aura of coolness and detachment to his images, which he admits is something that does occur during the clinical process of taking a photograph. When taking photographs, he says that if he is holding anyone in mind it is “first of all myself, then my compatriots.” He also firmly states that he never set out to photograph things that the regime of apartheid regarded as dangerous, so people had no idea what he was doing, or why. He summed it up by saying “my wish is to convey the most with the least – often when I set up my camera something happens; there’s a moment of grace.” His career was - and still is - a consistent and quiet support for the photographic community in South Africa. Although it is now being allowed to burgeon Goldblatt is still concerned about limits upon freedom of speech and expression, which has led him to return to black and white photography after a few decades with colour film. This is in contrast to his comment, quite cheerfully, about the effects of his work: “I don’t hold any hope that my work affects anyone at all,” he said. ”Why do I do it? Because I’ve got to.” Everything Was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s is at The Barbican Centre until January 2013.

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BY STAFF REPORTER ON Thursday, the rating agency Moody’s downgraded the South African government’s bond rating from A3 to Baa1. This bad news compounds the gloomy outlook for South Africa as the country struggles to contain the wave of strikes which have hit the mining sector over the last month. Moody’s said this downgrade was as a result of a “reassessment of a decline in the government’s institutional strength amidst increased socio-economic stresses” as well as a “more negative investment climate.” “Investors’ awareness of the country’s long-standing socioeconomic challenges, in particular the high unemployment rate and continuing wide income disparities nearly 20 years after the democratic transition, have been heightened following recent developments in the mining sector.” Moody’s said in their report. “Since the South African economy has a low savings rate, it is heavily dependent on foreign portfolio inflows finance its print Nedbank to Golf Challenge rather large current account deficits”, Moody’s added. In response the South African treasury said in a statement: “All of the reasons given by Moody’s for the downgrade are currently being addressed through various government programmes. Some of the drivers of the downgrade have their roots in the protracted crisis in the Eurozone, South Africa’s significant trading partner. Government remains committed to taking the necessary measures

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Rand knocked by Moody’s and widening trade deficit DURING the period between 24 September and 1 October one Great British Pound fetched between R13.29 and R13.44 South African Rands. The Rand also fetched between R8.20 and R8.31 to one United States Dollar. At the beginning of last week the Rand was trading slightly softer, although not much movement was recorded and only dropped a couple of cents against major currencies. The reason for this slight fall can be attributed to investors’ concern that Spain may need further assistance, financially, to get back on track. The Rand started to make an about turn towards the end of the week with South Africa’s inclusion into the elite club of World Government Bond Index (WGBI) countries. “The Rand is a little bit firmer against the Dollar than

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BULLET BIOGRAPHY • Born: Cape Town 1940 • Education: Haywards Heath, Sussex. St. Mary’s, Johannesburg. Cape Town University. Sorbonne, Paris. Cordon Bleu, London • Career trajectory Founder and Managing Director: - Leith’s Ltd (formerly Leith’s Good Food Ltd) 1960-1995 - Leith’s Restaurant 19691995 - Leith’s School of Food and Wine 1975-1995 Currently non-executive director Orient-Express Hotels Ltd 2006 • Published: Leaving Patrick (1999); Sisters (2001); A Lovesome Thing (2004; The Gardener (2007); Choral Society (2009); A Serving of Scandal (2010); Memoir – Relish: My Life on a Plate (2012) • Won countless awards including: - Commander of the British Empire (2010) - Order of the British Empire (1989) • Cookery correspondent: - Daily Mail 1969 -1973 - Sunday Express 1976-1980 - The Guardian 1980-1985 - The Mirror 1995-1998 • Author: 12 Cook books including Leith’s Cookery Bible with Caroline Waldegrave • Television: Television series include: Best of British (BBC2), Take 6 Cooks (Channel 4) and Tricks of the Trade (BBC1), Great British Menu (BBC2)

Why did you come to England? I [first] went to Paris because I thought I was going to become a French scholar, I found that I was much more interested in food then I was in Baudelaire. I thought I should rather learn to cook, so I came to Cordon Bleu in London todo so, and while I was still there I set up my company. What was your biggest challenge when you moved to London from SA? The most difficult thing of course, and I think it’s the same for most South Africans, is just simple homesickness. It’s such a long way away and it was so expensive to get home that I’d be lucky if I got

home once every two years. That was the worst thing, but gradually as I made friends in England it got better. I also got much busier. The fact is, in England most young women would go off to their families at the weekends or would be out partying in the evening because they had lots of friends. When I didn’t know very many people I would work for caterers or for my own little company. I would be the one behind the barbecue, braaiing the chicken wings or the burgers. I was nearly always in the kitchen rather than wearing the ball gown. That meant that my company got on very fast because I worked really hard. I worked evenings and weekends, so that was really an advantage in a way. What is your proudest moment? Well businesswise I suppose I should say something like when I first got a Michelin star for my restaurant – although of course it was my chef and not any cooking of mine that got it, or when I got a CBE from the Queen. But actually, my proudest moment was when I won businesswoman of the year, and my son was about 12. He was reading the paper and he could see I employed 500 people and had an enormous business and he said, but mum you don’t really do all this. I said of course you know I do, you’ve seen the restaurant and you’ve been there. What makes you think I don’t do all that? He said well you can’t because you’re always here at home. And I said, God, I’ve

fooled you. The fact was, he was at weekly boarding school. Both my children briefly went to boarding school and because I ran the company, I could make sure I was at home at weekends, and I didn’t work weekends and in the holidays. And so they thought I was an ideal mum… No I was not at all. Is being South African something that contributed to your success? Partly, but people always ask the secret to my success and I think it’s energy, and that is a South African thing. South Africans are encouraged to be enthusiastic. They’re encouraged to do what they want to do, and my parents were always encouraging. They never said you can’t do that, or that’s too risky, don’t be foolhardy. They just said go for it. I grew up in an outdoor energetic society in which it was not cool to be bored. The thing about the English is that they’re so busy being cool they miss out on things. I also think that people who travel overseas to further their careers or education really tend to have more gumption than people who are too timid and who stay at home. After all this time do you still consider yourself South African? If I’m in France or Germany, I’ll probably say I’m British, that’s just less confusing for people. But I feel South African and when I’m in SA I feel more South African. I’ve just spent a month there, and I find that as I get nearer to coming back to England I sometimes feel it’s like going back to boarding school. I don’t want to leave and I keep thinking why don’t I live here all the time? I dare

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by ELIZABETH GLANVILLE FAMOUS for bearing the soul of rugby, the home of Doctor Who, the birthplace of Tom Jones and a language that makes you spit, Cardiff, or Caerdydd, has been named one of the top 10 cities in Europe. The capital city of Wales lies just over two hours away from Paddington and is easily reachable by train for a weekend break. The city centre boasts history, culture, sport and shopping as well as plenty of bars, restaurants and cafés. Meanwhile Cardiff Bay, Europe’s largest waterfront development, is home to the Doctor Who experience and the Millenium Arts Centre, as well as a number of other attractions including bars, bowling alleys, museums, galleries and the Welsh Assembly centre at The Pierhead. The recently-extended central St David’s shopping centre brings all the major stores to the capital, but don’t neglect the older, historic arcades of the city. The Castle Arcade, which runs opposite the castle itself, and and the Morgan Arcade on the Hayes both sport intricate design and a range of boutiques, specialist shops, cafés and traditional Welsh food outlets. No trip to Cardiff would be complete without a visit to Cardiff Castle and the Millenium Stadium, both of which are located right in the centre of town. The Castle showcases over 2000 years of history including the wartime tunnels, the Norman Keep and the lavish, grandiose gothic-Victorian apartments, with the theme continuing in the fairytale setting of nearby Castell Coch. Take a stadium tour of the ‘Mil Stad’ to see where all the rugby action takes place, and if you’re able to visit the city on a match day soak up the atmosphere in one of the surrounding bars or pubs (you’ll be glad to know that among

No trip to Cardiff would be complete without a visit to the Cardiff Castle, the Castle Arcade and the Millenium Stadium. Pictures supplied by Cardiff Council (top) and James Glanville (above and below).

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Interview: Christopher Maphosa from ‘The Rain that Washes’ We speak to Christopher Maphosa, the subject of heartrending play ‘The Rain that Washes’ that is currently running at the Leicester Square Theatre by ALETIA UPSTAIRS CHRISTOPHER, this is your story. How did the play come about? Having worked with David (the writer) and knowing his role as Director of Creative Development, I decided to tell him my story. It was inside of me and I strongly felt that it needed to be told. The play developed from there. Why did you want your story to be told? Zimbabwe should be made aware. When these things were happening 70 percent of Zimbabweans didn’t know what was going on in parts of the country - they didn’t know that man was massacring thousands of people, throwing them alive into mine shafts. It continues to cause me pain that part of the population did not know what was unfolding, and thus kept supporting him. We were all betrayed, and now the regime is stronger than ever – presently Tsvangirai is Prime Minister, but Mugabe runs his own structure; he does what he wants without

the Prime Minister or the Minister of Finance knowing what he is doing. When people vote in the future they need to be informed so they can be more careful who they vote for. These things should not happen again. What are you hoping to achieve with this play? We are transmitting a message about the effects of brutality and the desire we have for peace in Zimbabwe. We have not known freedom since independence. The government thinks the country belongs to them and that they can do as they please. How does it feel to see your story performed? I’m absolutely overwhelmed that my story has been developed into a theatrical piece, and is being performed in the West End in London! Since political theatre is still banned in Zimbabwe, is there a chance that this play will ever be performed in your home country? When the country has attained true freedom we will obviously endeavour to have it played

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Sarries head to Oktoberfest after win After sneaking a victory against Quins, Saracens squad jets off to Munich for annual Beerfest bonding

by STAFF REPORTER OWEN Farrell produced a 100% kicking display on Sunday to earn Saracens an 18-16 victory in their 5th round Aviva Premiership match against Harlequins at The Stoop. The 21-year old England flyhalf landed six penalties to conspire the

reigning champions to their first defeat of the season, with the result moving Sarries into third place on the log. The only real concern for the Saracens’ coaching staff will be that they have now gone three-anda-half matches without scoring a try.

Nick Evans kicked Quins into a 3-0 lead in the second minute, but six minutes later he saw his second attempt hit the post. Saracens drew level in the 12th minute through Farrell’s first attempt, after Quins had been penalised for offside. Two minutes later Evans restored his side’s lead with another

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penalty, but Farrell equalised yet again in the 21st minute after former England number eight Nick Easter was penalised for not rolling away from a ruck. Not long afterwards, Farrell struck again, following a yellow card for killing the ball near his own line for Quins lock Ollie Kohn. However, being a man down didn’t seem to hamper Quins, as they scored a controversial try through England bad-boy Danny Care. The home side’s scrumhalf had appeared to knock-on a few seconds before darting away to score, but the referee didn’t refer the try to the television match official, and so the blemish went unpunished. Four minutes into the second half, Farrell landed a 45-metre penalty, meaning Sarries only trailed by a single point. Then former Springbok hooker Schalk Brits produced a customary bit of magic when he found space and directed an inch-perfect kick into the corner for winger Chris Ashton. Unfortunately, Quins fullback Mike Brown made a try-

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WHEN I was studying finance at university a decade ago, one of my friends decided that for his thesis, he was going to analyse the effect of sporting matches on the stock market, specifically in a South African context. He had arrived at this notion courtesy of a little research in the library, where he had stumbled upon a journal article about the cause-and-effect impact of the All Blacks’ fortunes on the stock exchange in Wellington. According to this article, the author showed that the market moves north (bullish) on the Monday morning following an All Black victory, and the other direction after they lose (bearish). He thus postulated a similar hypothesis for the Springboks and the JSE and found a similar result, albeit not as magnified. The point of this story is that isn’t it amazing how two weeks can make a difference? A fortnight ago, we were lamenting the Springboks’ inability to kick that darned oddly-shaped object through two sticks, in the process spurning 25-odd points against the World Champions in their own backyard. Who does that? We had them for the taking, but instead just spilt a massive glass of milk that we all cried over for a few days. Calls came for coach Heyneke Meyer to drop this player, that player, change this tactic, that tactic, and basically change everything or fall on his sword.

His lieutenant in that game, Morné Steyn, had faltered for the last time acceptable, and the public would be baying for blood if youngster Johan Goosen wasn’t picked to start. And so Goosen started, and we thumped the Aussies with a ball-in-hand approach and less kicking. Hey presto! We were all bullish on Monday morning, the stock market rose (apparently) and everybody cheered and laughed their way to work or school despite the inclement weather, Proteas losses or the mass of bills that concurrently found their way through our post boxes. While it was a welcome victory for the under-fire Bok coach, I was left a bit bemused at his and his captain Jean de Villiers’ declaration that they only just tweaked their gameplan slightly and that what we saw was no different to previous weeks, only that our execution was better. Well, what we really saw was actually less kicking, a flyhalf that stood less deep and one who made some telling breaks and passed more often. Some tweaking then! Louis Koen is also clearly a passenger in the setup, and the jobless Percy Montgomery, who boasted a superb record as kicking coach in his 3-year tenure with the Boks, could do wonders with the likes of Goosen, Ruan Pienaar and Frans Steyn. Koen had the skoen when he played, but seems unable to pass on his tricks with the current Boks, as they spurned 16 points with the boot, making it only 5 successful kicks in the last 18 attempts over 2 matches. While it is tempting to overexaggerate the Boks’ performance against an injury-ravaged Aussie outfit, it was certainly a watershed moment for this team, and hopefully they up the ante and sort out the kicking, as the All Blacks await them in Soweto on Saturday. And we all know what happens to the stock market the Monday afterwards…

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by ROB FLUDE OSCAR Pistorius, the Olympic and Paralympic sprinter, will be taking part in the Dunhill Links golf tournament at St Andrews this week. The sprinter won two gold medals and a silver at the London Paralympics last month, having also become the first double amputee to compete in the ablebodied Olympics. He also drew much acclaim from the Games Chief Executive, Lord Sebastian Coe, who hailed Pistorius as the key figure for inspiring other disabled athletes. Pistorius, known to all of the world as the Bladerunner, will tee off with other household South African golfing names such as Ernie Els and Louis Ossthuizen. Now Pistorius, who runs on carbon fibre blades, gets to show off his incredible sporting versatility on the golf course, when he competes as an amateur in the European Tour event. It is not the first time an amputee will have competed in this event, played over the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. Dominican Republic’s Manuel De Los Santos, a former baseball prodigy, has been a regular at the Dunhill Links, playing off a single figure handicap despite losing his left leg in a motorcycle accident in 2002. Pistorius, who plays off an 18, told The Associated Press: “It’s a real treat to play in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. I am a big golf fan and love the game. I have never played St Andrews, Carnoustie or Kingsbarns before, so playing them in a world-class

Is there anything this man can’t do? Oscar Pistorius will play in the Alfred Dunhill Links golf tournament this week. Photo by Wessel Oosthuzien/ SASPA

event is a unique opportunity. There is so much history at St Andrews, every golfer longs to play there.” “As a South African it will be lots of fun to be playing in a tournament with other great names of the sport from my country like Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel. I can’t wait to get on the first tee. When the invitation came to play, not even a holiday was going to stop me.” Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps will join Pistorus in an illustrious cast of amateur golfers competing alongside professionals such as Ryder Cup stalwarts Lee Westwood and Paul Lawrie. Other famous celebrity amateur golfers that will take part in the competition are British rowing greats Sir Matthew Pinsent and Sir Steve Redgrave, Dutch football heroes Johan Cruyff and Ruud

Gullit, former footballers and current TV personalities Jamie Redknapp and Alan Hansen, cricketers Sir Ian Botham, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne, and former rugby players Morné du Plessis and Gavin Hastings. Hollywood actor Greg Kinnear is also in the field. This unique annual tournament incorporates two separate competitions; an individual professional tournament for the world’s leading golfers – of which there are 10 Major winners amongst them – and a team event in which the professionals are paired with the celebrities above. Entrance to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will be free at all three courses on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. However, for Sunday’s final round, £15 (concessionary £10) will be charged for entrance to the Old Course.

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PROTEAS ON VERGE OF CRASHING OUT AGAIN

A thumping by the Australians sees the South African cricket team on the cusp of being knocked out of the 2012 T20 tournament

byWESLEY MCKAY f I had a quid for every time one of my Aussie mates wound me up about our consistently underachieving cricket team, I’d be a wealthy man. In fact I think I’d be pretty rich such is the veracity and enthusiasm my Antipodean pals display, at my expense, every time we lose against them. When it comes to cricket, the only counters I really have against them are: “Vinnige Fanie’s” demolition of the Aussie batting order in a 1994 test match (which most of them don’t even remember) and the time we scored 438 runs to beat their world record 434 at the Wanderers in 2006. At that point, they normally turn to me and say, “Run Donald, run” in reference to the run that never was in the 1999 World Cup semi-final against them. I made sure that after the Springboks’ victory over the Wallabies on Saturday, I was not too vociferous in my cries of victory in front of some of my Aussie friends, purely because I knew we still had to play them in the cricket on Sunday. In hindsight, I made a good call, as we all know how noble in victory a smug Aussie can be. The abuse I took on Sunday afternoon was pretty bad, after the Proteas were hammered, mostly by Shane Watson, but it obviously could have been a lot worse had

I mouthed off after the Boks’ victory. But that is the point right there. Such is the trepidation and nervousness I – and most realistic Proteas supporters – have with our cricket side, that I never get too optimistic about our team’s prospects heading into a major tournament or series. Even before our team recently defeated England on home soil to become the top-ranked test match team in the world, I never quite believed it would happen until the ICC mace was firmly in the grip of Graeme Smith’s massive hands. However, not for the first time, the Proteas’ have showed that pressure is to them what the red flag is to a bull, as they appear likely to be heading home from this year’s T20 tournament early. Although our players seem to have all the required skill needed to win major tournaments and become the world’s best (as we see with the individual player rankings), they don’t quite have the mental fortitude yet to climb the final peak to major tournament success. Indeed, it has been poor selection and bad captaincy (both batting order and bowler rotation) that have been our sticking points this time around. I mentioned in a recent article that I thought, with Gary Kirsten now at the helm, this was our best chance yet of winning something significant. Although that was

Shane Watson hits out as a bewildered Proteas’ skipper AB de Villiers watches in disbelief as his team faces elimination from the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka on Sunday. Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP/Press Association Images

written after our test series victory against England, it may prove to be too soon even for Kirsten to have worked his magic to help the Proteas’ shake the chokers’ tag. The Proteas’ still have a slim

chance of progressing, so I may be eating my words in a day or so. If they can beat India convincingly and hope the Aussies smash Pakistan, then they could sneak into the semis. But as I mentioned

earlier, I certainly won’t be getting my hopes up just yet. TheSouthAfrican.com/ Sport

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