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HOLIDAY HELL AS 1TIME COLLAPSES UK-based South Africans returning home for Christmas face a holiday nightmare after 1Time airline went bust

by HEATHER WALKER

HOUSANDS of South Africans will be left stranded on their Christmas holidays following Friday’s announcement that 1Time airline has gone into liquidation. The low cost airline owes various institutions, including Airports Company of South Africa, around R350 million. 1Time had been under business rescue for a few months under the leadership of new chief executive officer Blacky Komani. However the airline was declared bankrupt and in final liquidation on Friday. Its last flight was on Friday afternoon. 1Time’s website has now been shut down but it was fully operational on Thursday when London-based South African Jess Shelver made the ill-fated decision to book several Christmas flights with the airline. “I can’t believe they let me buy flights yesterday!” she fumed. Another reader of The South African, James Brown, added, “Was told by their staff on Thursday that I had nothing to worry about. I’m really angry.” 1Time passengers, including those living in the UK who are planning to return home over December, now face a holiday nightmare. Not only will they

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Mandela banknotes released | p2 1Time’s planes may still be smiling but its customers certainly aren’t after the airline went bankrupt. Photo by Ian Barbour.

have to fork out more money for expensive peak season flights on other airlines, they may not be refunded for their 1Time tickets. If you bought your tickets with a South African or British credit card however, you may be able to get a refund. Many credit card companies in South Africa and Britain will refund money if the airline you booked with goes bankrupt. If your transaction was more than £100, your money is

protected under the terms of the Consumer Credit Act in the UK. Your money may be protected even if the cost of your air travel was less than £100 and you paid by credit card, but you should claim within a reasonable time. South African credit card transactions are similarly protected by the Consumer Protection Act. However if you paid for your flights by any other means, it’s not certain whether you will get that

money back. Readers of The South African. expressed sympathy for the airline’s staff who are now jobless a few weeks before Christmas, but some felt that those at the top would walk off unscathed. “Bet Blacky Komani is flying SAA first class for his Dec holidays!” wrote one stranded passenger. Have you been affected by the demise of 1Time? Tell us on www.thesouthafrican.com/news

New South African banknotes, featuring the face of former President Nelson Mandela on the front and images of the Big Five on the back, will be released into circulation this week.

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“The Reserve Bank is proud to honour South Africa’s struggle icon” by MILTON LINDSAY

NEW banknotes, featuring the face of former President Nelson Mandela on the front and images of ‘The Big Five’ on the back will be released into circulation today, the Reserve Bank announced last week. “Our currency is a unique symbol of our nationhood, with many of us handling banknotes every day. The Reserve Bank is proud to be able to honour South Africa’s struggle icon and first democratically elected President in this way, and we thank all our stakeholders for their hard work in making this process possible,” said Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus on last weekTuesday. Current bank notes will remain legal tender while the Madiba notes are put into circulation. A public awareness campaign has been launched with advertisements on television, radio, newspapers, and magazines, as well as online

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TRAVEL and Tourism in South Africa is booming, with the country recording an increase of 10.5 percent in the number of arrivals during the first six months of 2012, compared to the same period last year. A total of 4 416 373 visitors arrived in South Africa between January and June this year. This figure represents an increase of 419 613 more visitors than the 3 996 760 tourists who stepped onto South Africa's shores in the same period last year, according to Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk. He was addressing the Cape Town Press Club in Newlands, Cape Town, on Thursday. "This local growth figure is double the global growth figure recorded for the same period." Africa continues to be South Africa's main market for harvesting tourists; China has leaped into the fourth position, ahead of France and the Netherlands, as South Africa's fourth biggest sources of visitors, while the United Kingdom remains unsurpassed as the biggest traditional market for South Africa. "With regard to overseas markets, tourist arrivals registered a staggering growth of 17.1 percent during the same period

under review. This was a growth from 993 364, during the first six months of 2011, to 1 163 4777 during the same period in 2012," he said. Globally, van Schalkwyk said, the outlook for tourism and travel was also fairly optimistic, with the United Nation's World Tourism Organisation indicating an increase of five percent in the number of international tourists worldwide. "This was an increase from 445 million in 2011 to 467 million in 2012. It is estimated that by the end of 2012, total global tourists will surpass one billion, recording a growth of between three and four percent," he said. However, he cautioned, it was anticipated that there might be a slowdown in the last six months of this year. Van Schalkwyk said in a statement that the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) believed tourism and travel in South Africa directly employed more people in the country than mining, communication services, automotive and chemical manufacturing. "Tourism's direct and indirect contribution to employment was estimated at 1.2 million jobs in South Africa in 20122," he said. He said that Africa was the main sources of tourists for South Africa. "Arrivals from the continent from January to June 2012 recorded a growth of 8.3 percent. The growth experience from the continent confirms the importance of this market for longterm sustainability of the South African tourism industry which is a global trend." Next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament, to be hosted by South Africa, presented "an opportunity to further position South Africa's destination brand in the continent. In this regard South African Tourism will run an extensive marketing campaign in the qualifying participating countries". Visitor numbers from other BRICS countries were also up. Brazil and China showed a growth of 68.3 percent and 21.2 respectively. - SAnews.gov.za

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Africa Calling is a dinner and auction event on Monday 19 November at Shaka Zulu in London, which will benefit three wonderful charities in South Africa: Breadline Africa, Helwel Trust and the Rhodes University Trust UK by STAFF REPORTER LOUISE Seligman and Claire Brisby were two old family friends from London who had no idea the other was involved in charitable activities in South Africa until a year ago, when they met unexpectedly in Cape Town while inspecting educational projects funded by their respective charities. Claire is the event director of Helwel Trust UK, which mainly supports two charities working in northern KwaZulu-Natal: Training and Resources in Early Education (Tree); and African Co-operative Action Trust (Acat). Tree trains pre-school teachers and makes and distributes educational toys and equipment to pre-schools, while Acat assists people in rural areas to develop sustainable agriculture or entrepreneurial development. Louise is the chairperson of Breadline Africa, a Cape Town based UK-registered charity supporting early childhood development centres and skills training for young people in some of the most deprived areas of SA. The charity also converts old

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Goud in ‘n bottel? ‘N Anonieme Suid-Afrikaner het laasweek sy bottel Balvenie Fifty single malt whiskey ontvang, waarvoor hy die verlede week R230,000 betaal het. Dié spesiale bottel is een van net drie bottels wat ingevoer is na Suid-Afrika van die 88 wat September wêreldwyd vrygestel is. Die tweede bottel is glo die vorige dag oopgemaak deur ‘n klein groepie whiskey entoesiaste by die Sandton Sun Hotel en die ‘goud’ is teen ‘n prys van R8,000

shipping containers into libraries, classrooms, soup kitchens and ablution blocks for schools. Given their shared interest in giving some of the most deprived children in South Africa a vital start in life, they decided to try to stage a joint fundraising event in London. “On the strength of good company, enhanced by our South African hosts’ wonderful hospitality and South African wine and invigorated by a climb to the table top of Table Mountain, we returned to London resolved to repeat the vibrant sounds of South Africa’s music and singing for the benefit of our charities,” said Claire. Undaunted by the unpromising prospects of fundraising in a depressing economic climate, Claire and Louise have been encouraged by the overwhelmingly generous offers of support their initiative has attracted – such as the London office of Societe General and the personal sponsorship of Dr Geoffrey de Jager, a trustee of the Rhodes University Trust UK, which is

therefore the third beneficiary charity of the Africa Calling event on 19 November. African safaris, a Methuselah of Moet & Chandon Imperial Champagne, cases of South African wine, a week’s holiday in Provence or Greece, a designer dress by Errol Arendz and outstanding South African artwork have also been donated to be sold in the silent auction on the night. Entry tickets are £85 per person and include the following: • 7pm Reception – dress for Africa • 8.30pm Free seated dinner serving original South African specialities and wines. Entertainment includes Zulu drummers, dancers and African music and an interactive silent auction • 11pm Goodnight To join the party at Shaka Zulu in Camden on 19 November simply book on: www.breadlineafrica. org.uk/africa-calling-event

‘n tot geniet. Die derde bottel is oppad na Durban, Kaapstad en later Johannesburg as deel van die FNB Whisky Live Festival. So wat is so speisiaal aan dié Balvenie Fifty? Dié wêreldbekende distilleerdery het met die vier van hul legendariese Malt Meester, David Stewart se Vyftig jarige herdenking by die distilleerdery, slegs 88 bottels van sy gesogte Whiskey geproduseer. David het sy vakleerlingskap in 1962 by die distilleerdery begin, ‘n jaar voor die eerste Single Malt uitvoere vanuit Skotland. Tydens dié tyd het hy van die Belvenie Single Malt in ‘n seldsame Europese Eike Sjerrie ‘Hogshead’ balie laat lê en die volgende fyftig jaar is daar met groot nuuskierigheid en belangstelling na balie nommer 5576 gekyk.

Die fyftig jaaroue Whiskey word as volg beskryf: “A wonderfully fragrant and floral whisky, which is velvety sweet with a beautifully balanced combination of sweet citrus notes and gentle hints of honey, spice and oak.” (Verskoon tog as ek nie die beskrywing vertaal nie, ek is bang van die terminologie gaan verlore). In David Steward se eie woorde: “Cask 5576 and I have shared the last five decades together at The Balvenie Distillery and as single malt making is as much art and alchemy as precise science, the

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Top: Louise Seligmann in a container soup kitchen and below, Howard Mowbray, chairman of Helwel Trust, and Claire Brisby (centre) link hands with the teachers trained by Tree at the school in Nkanyisweni in KwaZulu-Natal last year.

interaction between wood and maturing whisky means each cask will produce something entirely unique. It’s true to say I have a dream job and I’ve been privileged to taste a lot of wonderful whisky in my time, but it’s a great delight to discover how after half a century this unique cask has turned out a truly special single malt.” Die ekslusiewe 88 bottels is beskikbaar gestel teen £20,000 ‘n bottel. Die mense wat my ken sal weet, dat as dit by drankies kom, staan ek vas agter Klipdrift. Jy sal my nie sommer vermaak met ‘n 3 jaar dit of 5 jaar dat nie, nee. Kom ek sê dit sommer, Klipdrift is tydloos! Veral as dit by hul Premium produk kom, dis manna. Maar soos die meeste van ons wat eerder ‘n ysie in ‘n glas wil laat val, moes

ek ook aanvaar dat dié drankies nie hier so maklik en redelik bekombaar is nie en word daar ook koorsagtig planne beraam as daar gehoor word van iemand wat dalk vir jou ‘n bottel kan saambring, van ons bron af. So het ek my laat nader tot Whiskey en terleurgesteld was ek nié. Ek is laasjaar tydens ‘n werksfunksie in Skotland bekend gestel aan die Islay Wiskeys toe ‘n Skot aangebied het om sy gunsteling, vir my te koop. Ek sal dit nooit vergeet nie, want soos hy sy weg teruggevleg het na my het ek bewus geword van die wonderlikste ‘gerookte’ geur wat hom volg. Dit was die baie spesiale en steeds my gunsteling, Lagavulin 16 jaar. Nou wonder ek natuurlik hoe die “Liquid Gold” Balvenie Fifty vergelyk met my 16 jaar Lagavulin, maar eers…. Waar’s daai Lotto kaartjie…?

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• 1tbsp olive oil • 2tbsp butter • 2 banana shallots, finely sliced • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped • 4 thyme stalks • 2tbsp mild curry powder • 1tsp turmeric • 2kg mussels, debearded and scrubbed clean • 90ml dry white wine • 150ml double cream • 1 handful of chopped chives

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THE storm has passed. Sandy has blown her skirts right up and danced the dance. But I will remember her well, too well as she annexed my life for two days of hell. Darling baby shoes is in New York. Daughter dearest spent two days holed up in a foreign university residence, on her own, with food and Facebook. Outside the wind was not blowing, it was huffing and puffing like a demented addict. Trees and life tossed about and the streets devoid of human form. I was on the other side of the ocean, glued to Sky television, trying to avoid lurid visions of body identification and repatriation. Could not help it, the end of

Angie Steele teaches us a simple, delicious and versatile curried mussels dish.

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• Heat a large saucepan with a fitted lid, over a high heat • Pour in the olive oil and melt the butter, add the shallots, garlic and thyme leaves • Cook out for roughly 5 minutes or until the shallots begins to soften but not colour • Stir in the curry powder and turmeric, then cook for 2 minutes • Tip in the mussels with the wine and place the lid on immediately, this will allow it to steam and therefore cook the mussels • Once all the mussels have opened, roughly 5-8 minutes, strain the mussels out of the pan with a slotted spoon and put aside in a large bowl

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BULLET BIOGRAPHY Born: 5 May 1957 in Swaziland Resides in: London with his wife, voice coach Joan Washington, daughter Olivia and stepson Tom Education: Attended Waterford boarding school and studied drama at University of Cape Town Career trajectory • Co-founded the Troupe Theatre Company, a multiracial, avant garde group, while at university in Cape Town • Moved to London in 1982 and got his big break in cult 1986 film Withnail and I • Since then has starred in a variety of films including Dracula, Gosford Park, Bright Young Things and The Iron Lady, as well as television shows such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hound of the Baskervilles and Doctor Who. • Theatre appearances include My Fair Lady and The Importance of Being Earnest • In 2005, wrote and directed Wah Wah, a film based on his own experiences as a teenager in Swaziland in the 60s, shortly before independence • Currently filming latest film Dom Hemingway, starring alongside Jude Law, in South of France

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by MILTON LINDSAY THE ongoing unrest in South Africa’s platinum mining sector has opened the door for Zimbabwe to expand platinum production in the coming months, particularly if the crisis in South Africa remains unresolved. Officials in Zimbabwe, which is home to the world’s second largest platinum deposit behind South Africa, have estimated that Zimbabwe’s platinum output for 2013 will increase by 3 percent. There are a number of reasons that make Zimbabwe’s platinum industry an attractive place for potential investors, especially when compared to its neighbour to the south. Zimbabwe has some of the lowest production costs in the world, due in large part to the nature of its platinum deposits. Platinum in Zimbabwe is generally found close to the surface, allowing companies to use mechanised, open cast mining, which is significantly less expensive than underground methods, which are used in South Africa. Moreover, industry analysts have said that platinum production in Zimbabwe has the potential to increase by nearly 10 percent over the next few years. The future growth Zimbabwean platinum industry still faces a number of challenges domestically. Zimbabwe’s infrastructure is very poor, particularly it’s electric grid. Platinum production has historically been hampered by spotty electricity. However, investors say that the social and political issues in

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What does the future hold for Test cricket? Test cricket braces for the back seat as shortened series and cancellations have become a sign of things to come

by JEREMY BORTZ LAST week, the Proteas’ threematch Test series in Sri Lanka in July and August next year was postponed to June 2015 in order to accommodate a triangular one-day series involving India and the West Indies. With that series having been shifted to after the Champions Trophy in England next June, there would not be enough time to complete the three Tests before the Sri Lankan Premier League (their version of the IPL) is scheduled to start. Cricket South Africa’s acting chief executive Jacques Faul said they were usually not keen on cancelling tests. “We try to help other countries as much as we can, but they will have to give reasons for wanting no Tests. When you cancel Tests, you’ve got to be careful because there are broadcasting issues.” The postponement means Sri Lanka are now scheduled to play only four Test matches in 2013.

Former West Indian fast bowlerturned-commentator Michael Holding says he fears for the future of Test cricket, and reckons his nickname ‘Whispering Death’ may become an apt description for the longest form of the game. The cricketing great was commenting a few months back while in Australia to promote the must-see cricketing film, Fire in Babylon, which documents the West Indies’ rise to Test match dominance. “Test cricket may be around in five years’ time, but it will become insignificant; it will not be relevant.” With all the money involved in T20 cricket, Holding says he understands why young cricketers may prefer to focus on the more lucrative, shorter versions of the game. “If I was a young man today, I would want to do that myself. I might get $800,000 to go and play six weeks in India – done. I don’t blame the cricketers, I blame the administrators.”

As it stands, three-match Test series now appear to be the norm, with the Ashes being the only remaining five-match series. Sadly, even two-Test series are becoming more prominent so as to fit in more one-dayers and Twenty20 internationals into a tour. Test cricket offers the toughest challenge for a cricketer, as it is the ultimate test of their technique,

temperament and ability to adapt to different conditions. It requires patience and diligence, and with neither batsmen nor bowler restricted by overs, it is also the ultimate test of a cricketer’s fitness and endurance. I’d also argue that when keenly contested, Test match cricket is also the most exciting version of the game. Momentum not only swings

back and forth over the course of the five days, but can change very quickly too; a wicket with the new ball late in the day for example, can alter the entire outcome of that day’s play and one session can change the outcome of the Test. Test match cricket is the ultimate form of the game and the powers that be need to ensure that it not only survives, but flourishes.

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Following an indifferent year, Boks head to the UK and Ireland for three-test tour

by ROB FLUDE HE SPRINGBOK squad that flew out to the UK and Ireland over the weekend, despite losing a raft of top players to injury, is still an exciting team, and its players are keen to right some of the wrongs from coach Heyneke Meyer’s first year in charge. While skipper Jean de Villiers has made a full recovery, the team will be without the services of recently-crowned SA Rugby Player of the Year, Bryan Habana, who injured his knee in the Currie Cup Final. The itinerary is by no means simple either, with tough assignments against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, followed by Scotland in Edinburgh the following weekend, and they will round off the tour at Twickenham against a plucky England team. While most of the squad were preparing in Cape Town last week, there were still some overseasbased players who would have been champing at the bit for their teammates to arrive in Dublin, none more so than Saracens hooker Schalk Brits, who hasn’t tasted the Springbok environment in more than four years. Brits cancelled a family holiday in New York – not only because of Hurricane Sandy – but due to his inclusion in the Bok team. Now his mother, who was flying over to be on that holiday, will instead get to see him in the green and gold once again. He is not the only Europeanbased player who will link up with the squad. World Cup winning

prop Gurthrö Steenkamp returns for the first time this year, and Ruan Pienaar will also head down south from Belfast. Meyer named 31 players in his squad, with five uncapped players (Jano Vermaak, Raymond Rhule, Franco van der Merwe, Lionel Mapoe and Arno Botha) and four plying their trade in Europe (Pienaar, Brits, Steenkamp and Bath’s Francois Louw). He is set to unveil a 32nd member of the squad this week after negotiations with the player’s club are finalised, indicating that it could be Northampton Saints prop Brian Mujati (who last represented the Boks in 2008). Meyer could also turn to Irelandbased former Springboks props BJ Botha, Wian du Preez or Heinke van der Merwe. Failing all of the above, either Craig Burden or Frans Malherbe could make the trip over at the eleventh hour, having both been involved in Meyer’s squad during The Rugby Championship. On this tour, match-day squads will consist of 23 players, with a full replacement front row on the bench to prevent the game going to uncontested scrums. With only five props in the squad, it is thus almost a foregone conclusion that Meyer will name a front-ranker. “We’re going to use this tour to give a young side the opportunity to experience northern hemisphere conditions in advance of the 2015 World Cup. It’s a different type of game up there and you want to see which guys can play away from home and which are mentally tough to tour. After this year I’ll

know exactly who are the players going forward,” the Bok coach said on the eve of their departure. With Ireland first on the agenda, the Boks know that they have under-performed in Dublin in the last eight years, losing three times in their last four matches. Their most recent meeting however was in November 2010, and an understrength Bok team beat a relatively experienced Ireland side 23-21 at the new Aviva Stadium, which is the venue for Saturday’s game. Scotland has surprisingly been a slippery customer for the Springboks in our recent visits to Murrayfield, having beaten the Boks 21-17 in November 2010. In 2008, the Boks had to dig deep to overcome the hosts 14-10, after trailing 10-0 at half-time. South Africa also lost at Murrayfield in 2002, after a diabolical performance saw them go down 21-6 in rainy conditions. Finally, England at Twickenham is always a special occasion, and one the players cherish the most. Following their June test series against the Boks in South Africa, Stuart Lancaster’s reinvigorated team will want to exact revenge for their two losses and a draw on that tour. England hasn’t beaten the Springboks since November 2006, going down nine times in their last 10 matches since then. Will you be watching the Boks in any of their games? Send your photos & stories to us and get published!

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DONE AND DUSTED: Proteas’ skipper Graeme Smith, who signed a three-year deal last week to become Surrey’s new captain, belts an Australia A bowler through the covers during the Proteas’ drawn tour match in Sydney. Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP/Press Association Images.

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