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|The Medical Schemes Act has a formula by which returning South Africans must, for the remainder of their lives, pay punitive premiums of between 5% and 75% to a medial aid because they did not belong to South African medical aid schemes while out of the country by RHYNIE GREEFF

PRETORIA has seen fit to broadcast a message loud and clear to all returning South Africans: ‘Keep out, or you will be heavily fined for having lived abroad’. Repatriates who choose to settle in Mzansi after time overseas now face a sober awakening no sooner than they have unbuckled their plane seatbelts: a rather surreal law, the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998, which will effectively penalise them for the rest of their lives for having emigrated or lived outside South Africa. This law has an upside in that it protects current members of South African medical aids from late joiners – those who only start paying for medical aid cover once they are already sick – by levying heavy fees on the latter. Now for the downside: the Medical Schemes Act has a formula by which returning South Africans must, for the remainder of their lives, pay punitive premiums of between 5% and 75% to a medial aid because they did not belong to South African medical aid schemes while out of the country (South African medical aids may only give 90 days of cover to South Africans residing outside the country). After 90 days, you simply cannot belong to a South African medical aid scheme outside the country, and so, if you emigrate or live overseas for more than three months, you will pay for it forever. The punitive payments depend on the amount of time you have spent outside the country: 0-4 years: 5%, 5-14 years: 25%, 15-24 years: 50%, 25+ years: 75%

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The formula required to establish your probable extra payment is a somewhat complex one, but let’s look at one example: You belonged to your parents’ medical aid until age 25. Then you were without medical aid cover for five years before acquiring medical aid cover for a further five years. Next you emigrated to the UK, where, for 14 years, you belonged to Pruhealth, which is associated with Discovery Health. Now, at the age of 49, you have returned to sunny South Africa. The formula gives you credit for the four years in which you were both above 21 and a dependent of your parents’ scheme. The five years on your own scheme also count. However – sadly for you – the state has decided that your 14 years with any medical aid do not count – not even with Discovery Health’s British partner. You should have belonged to a South African medical aid (although this would have been impossible). So now, you have only 9 years’ credit. But wait, that’s not all. Due to a rather Monty Pythonesque provision of the Act, medical aid cover will only be credited after the age of 35 – leaving our 49 year-old returnee with only 5 years’ credit. This puts you in the 5-14 year bracket above – and compels you pay 25% extra in medical aid premiums for yourself and your family, forever. So, where you and your family might have paid a R4000/month premium had you always remained in the country, you will now have to pay up to R12000 more annually, with later increases.

TIME TO LOOK INTO YOUR PREMIUMS: Time spent overseas may cost you dearly in higher medical aid fees, according to the new Medical Schemes Act.

I know this to be true because it happened to me. After 11 years of cover by Discovery’s Pruhealth in the UK, I approached an insurance broker who informed me by email that Discovery says it must enforce this rule, as it is law. Two other medical aid schemes said the same thing. Melani Winkler, senior legal adjudication officer of the registrar office for the Council for Medical Schemes, responded to my complaint, “Whilst we agree that there is merit in the questions raised by your complaint, the law does not permit us to make a ruling contrary to the provisions of the Act.”

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Mandela film to premiere at Toronto Film Festival in September | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, the film adaption of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival by STAFF REPORTER

THE world premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, the longawaited big-screen dramatisation of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, will take place at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film will be released in South Africa on 28 November. Making the announcement on Wednesday, veteran producer Anant Singh said he was delighted to see the film selected for the prestigious festival. “We always believed that Toronto is the perfect platform to launch the film to international audiences,” Singh said in a statement. “We are pleased to continue a 15-year association

with the festival which has featured many of our South African productions, including Red Dust and the Oscarnominated Yesterday. “The Toronto Film Festival is unique as it allows us to present the film to both industry people and regular film-goers in Canada.” The epic film, directed by Justin Chadwick, spans Mandela’s extraordinary life, from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. The film is authorised by Mandela, with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory having provided research and archival support.

Three actors play Mandela in the film: Siza Pini plays the eightyear-old Mandela, Atandwa Kani plays him at 16, and Idris Elba plays the remaining years. Others in the cast include Tony Kgoroge as Walter Sisulu, Riaad Moosa as Ahmed Kathrada, Zolani Mkiva as Raymond Mhlaba, Simo Magwaza as Andrew Mlangeni, Fana Mokoena as Govan Mbeki, Thapelo Mokoena as Elias Motsoaledi, Naomie Harris as Winnie Mandela, Lindiwe Matshikiza as Zindzi Mandela, Terry Pheto as Evelyn, Jamie Bartlett as James Gregory, Deon Lotz as Kobie Coetzee, and Gys de Villiers as President FW de Klerk. - southafrica.info

Africa’s eyes on crucial Zimbabwe election | Successful elections in Zimbabwe are crucial both for that country’s own socio-economic development and for improved security in the southern African region, says South African Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim. by STAFF REPORTER

SUCCESSFUL elections in Zimbabwe are crucial both for that country’s own socio-economic development and for improved security in the southern African region, says South African Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim. Speaking to journalists in Pretoria on Thursday, Ebrahim said the South African government welcomed the fact that the overall atmosphere in Zimbabwe remained calm ahead of next week’s elections, with no major instances of violence or intimidation having been reported so far. Ebrahim added that South Africa hoped there wouldn’t be a repeat of Zimbabwe’s previous election in 2008, when the announcement of the results had been delayed, stoking concerns about poll rigging. Over sixmillion Zimbabweans who have

registered to vote will go to the polls next Wednesday to choose a president, more than 200 National Assembly members, and nearly 2 000 local councillors. A presidential candidate must garner 51 percent of all valid votes cast to be declared the winner. If not, a run-off will be held in September, according to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). The country’s veteran president, Robert Mugabe, and his rival, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, are among five presidential hopefuls in the polls. Regarding reports suggesting that Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party plan to rig the polls, Ebrahim said they would await the reports from the observer missions on the ground before commenting. Close to 6 000 Zimbabwean observers will monitor polls. International observers will include representatives from the

African Union (AU), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is already in Zimbabwe to assess the country’s preparations

for the polls, accompanied by the AU’s commissioner for political affairs and deputy head of the AU observer mission, Aisha Abdullah. Dlamini Zuma and Abdullah are expected to meet with a number of stakeholders, including the ZEC and political candidates.

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Judge rules Shrien Dewani to be extradited to SA | British businessman Shrien Dewani’s family said his lawyers would be lodging an appeal against today’s court ruling that he is to be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for orchestrating the murder of his wife Anni

by STAFF REPORTER THE Westminster Magistrates Court has ruled that Shrien Dewani is to be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Anni. Dewani is accused of masterminding his 28-year-old wife’s murder in an alleged staged hijacking while they were on honeymoon in Cape Town in November 2010. Dewani, who is currently being treated for depression and severe post-traumatic stress disorder, did not attend today’s hearing in London. The British businessman denies being involved in his wife’s murder, and has appeared several times in a UK court to challenge his extradition on the grounds of poor mental health. In his ruling chief magistrate Howard Riddle said, “It is not in question that Shrien Dewani will be returned to South Africa. The treating clinicians continue to state that Mr Dewani will recover. There has been recovery, but it has been slow. It may be a long time before Mr Dewani is fit to plead, but he may be closer to that point.” Riddle said that it was not impossible that if returned now, after a reasonable period of further

PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma has met with Academy Award-winning actor and activist Charlize Theron in Pretoria, where they discussed South Africa’s response to HIV/ Aids and Theron’s role in the fight against the disease. In 2008, the United Nations named South African-born Theron as its Messenger of Peace, tasked with promoting efforts to end violence against women. The UN says on its website the Messengers of Peace are distinguished individuals, carefully selected from the fields of art, literature, music and sports. Following the meeting on Monday, Zuma said Theron’s UN humanitarian role continued to give South Africa’s fight against HIV a big boost.

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treatment and assessment Dewani will be found fit to plead and a trial can take place. The courtroom was packed with Anni’s relatives, who wore photographs of her pinned to their clothes, decorated with pink ribbons. They said they were satisfied with the decision that Dewani should be extradited. Anni Dewani’s sister Ami Denborg said the ruling was “one step in the right direction” and that the family “will fight this battle to the end.”

Denborg hoped he would be sent to South Africa “very soon”. In an interview on ITV Daybreak this morning, she and her brother Anish Hindocha said the whole ordeal had taken its toll on their parents. “It’s been a nightmare for my parents, they can barely sleep. We as brother and sister are trying to be strong in front of them, it’s really difficult,” said Hindocha. In a statement, Dewani’s family said his lawyers would be lodging an appeal.

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“She has been a pillar of strength in promoting our programmes. Today has been a very special day with this good citizen of ours joining us, she is representing South Africa in many respects. We believe the education of young people goes a long way to prevent any escalation of the disease. That’s what Charlize has been doing.” Flanked by Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé, Zuma said South Africa needed to play a leading role in the fight against HIV on the continent. “We believe the successes we make in South Africa will have a big impact on the continent.” Theron is recognised for her grassroots work focusing on social issues, particularly in South Africa, where she founded

the Africa Outreach Project. It provides funding for a mobile health and computer clinic that visits high schools in rural communities affected by HIV/Aids. The project provided about 5,000 students in remote communities with access to counselling and testing for HIV and other health issues, as well as computer training and health education, with a special focus on preventing HIV. On Monday, she urged youngsters in South Africa not to stop the conversation on HIV prevention. “We can never stop talking about this disease… If we don’t feel safe in our environment to talk about it, we cannot combat it. We all have to create the environment in which the youth of South Africa can talk about this and ask any question.

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by HEATHER WALKER THE weather for Thursday’s SA Chamber of Commerce Summer Drinks was absolutely perfect with more than 160 people gathering on a sunny rooftop for drinks and networking. Demand for this highly popular annual event was unprecedented with tickets sold out three weeks in advance.

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SOMETHING deeply satisfying about getting this right. The apples; pastry and caramel work to create a few mouthfuls of heaven. Get it wrong – soggy pastry etc – and it is awful. Timing is everything, as with most pastry work. Ingredients • Grease proof paper • 100g Castor Sugar • 100g Acacia Honey • 6 Granny Smith Apples • 6 Star Anise • 3 Vanilla Pods, halved • 300g Puff Pastry • 6 x 250ml aluminium moulds Method • You can make this recipe with most fruits. For soft fruit, such as strawberry and banana, roll the pastry thinner (about 1.5mm) and cook for shorter time, about 15 minutes. • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/Gas 6 and put a baking sheet in the oven to heat. • Line the moulds with grease proof paper. • Put the sugar and honey in a small pan and heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. • Bring to a simmer and boil for 5

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The Savanna M-EAT! Brand Paying Off

| SA expats and Britons alike are turning to Savanna for the best biltong and meat this baking summer. Come to any of the seven Savanna stores around London to discover real South African meat. by STAFF REPORTER

WITH the UK enjoying one of its best summers in decades, The Savanna’s meat business is booming. But this growth is not just down to the weather. With a passion for sourcing great meat and an experienced team of butchers and sales staff, The Savanna’s new M-EAT! brand is thriving. Company owner, Lisa Gardshol, launched the new branding last year to better distinguish its products in the market. She said “We are becoming a trusted source for great meat. At The Savanna, we want to keep raising awareness that we use only premium grassfed Aberdeen Angus that’s 21 days aged in our biltong – it’s what gives our biltong superior texture and taste and it’s clearly resonating with our customers.” Gardshol has built up an exceptional team of highly skilled

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Award-winning SA sensation ‘Mies Julie’ hits Oxford Playhouse in August

| ‘Mies Julie’ has won a string of international awards including an Edinburgh Fringe First Award, and has received 30 five-star ratings in under a year. FOLLOWING sell-out runs and sensational reviews at the Edinburgh Festival and London’s Riverside Studios, highly acclaimed South African drama Mies Julie receives its Oxford premiere and plays its only regional dates at Oxford Playhouse from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 August. Mies Julie has won a string of international awards including an Edinburgh Fringe First Award, and has received 30 five-star ratings in under a year. This explosive and unmissable new adaptation of August Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie sees the internationally acclaimed writer and director Yael Farber return to the Playhouse, following the success of Amajuba, Molora and Sezar. In the smouldering kitchen of a remote South African house, eighteen years after the end of apartheid, a single night of brutality and tenderness unfolds between a black farm labourer and his white master’s daughter. The visceral struggles of contemporary South Africa are laid bare as the couple’s deadly attraction spirals out of control and they battle over power, sexuality, memory, mothers and land.

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IN our world of instant gratification, the announcement of the birth of bonny young Windsor would have taken the form of a tweet, a iOS, an email or some other form of …yes! Done. By the time the poor news agencies get a whiff of such priceless information, it’s old. And boring. Really, if anyone watched Sky News last night, once we saw the paper on easel at the gates of Buckingham Palace, the lids were drooping and drool threatening to escape like some of those

Farber is a multiple awardwinning director and playwright of international acclaim. Her productions have toured the world extensively, earning her a reputation for hard-hitting, controversial works of the highest artistic standard. Mies Julie is presented by The Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town which is at the forefront of cutting edge performing arts and has received many awards for its productions. passengers I always get. Still better than drums announcing the birth to the world back in the heydays I suppose? Back to television. How to extend this breaking news – I know! Repeat, and repeat and repeat again. Poor chaps, it’s difficult being taken seriously when a six year-old is standing at the hospital with a feed on Twitter. Now even Kim Kardashian can send a heartfelt message to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge before the dailies are out on sale. So, Happy Birthday, young prince. You are going to be part of this world. If you thought your granny Diana was hounded, there will be even less privacy for you. Every time your tiny face peeps from your carriage, someone will have you on camera. It is going to be a tough time growing up. How wonderful though that we are able to share in such a happy occasion. This has been a boom time for the Royal family – a hat trick of Wedding, Jubilee and now the new baby heir to the British throne. England is as proud as punch…I doubt even the most ardent anti-royalists can deny the feel-good patriotism coursing through the veins of locals and foreigners on these shores. The spirit of optimism is in the air. Only, and this is just me – the occasion was for me touched with a twinge of sadness that Diana was not there. She had her faults, but I wonder what kind of a granny she would have made? Certainly not one

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afraid to hug her grandchild or get down on the carpet to play some Lego. Diana, I still believe, is the reason why so many of us became closer to the Royal Family. We loved to see her at her best, and at her worst, but mostly being human. A real mom. I think she would have made a fantastic granny. As the young Prince of Cambridge alights upon this world, I wish him only joy. A healthy diet of love and attention, an opportunity to be himself and take his place in the world when the time comes. It’s going to so funny to watch this tyke texting and twittering, and with Harry for an uncle, life will certainly not be boring. His parents are the best he could wish for and after all, his great grandmother is the Queen of England! Now, as Callan says, all he has to do is marry Harper Beckham.

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Guitarist, beatboxer, South African loop maestro – meet Jeremy Loops | Romy Becker caught up with rising South African one-man folk band Jeremy Loops, who played a string of UK dates last week. CAPE Town-based Jeremy Loops is a modern day one man folk band. Born out of necessity whilst working on yachts around the world, the 28-year-old discovered that there’s no-one better to work with than yourself. He recently toured the United States and United Kingdom, where he played London’s Jazz Cafe and The Great Escape festival in Brighton, and he returned last week to play Secret Garden Party and London’s Borderline. Tell us about your days on the yachts? During the day I was working and the evenings I spent time making music. When we were at sea I was in my element. Everyone else was either getting seasick or watching series on their computers, while I used a lot of time when we were at sea, between countries, making music. What makes your sound different to any other loop artist out there? A lot of loop artists build on single layers and they build big sounds on one layer. I use three different channels to do beats on the one, vocals on the one and guitar on the other so that I can take things in and out of song. A lot of loop artists build a song up to a climax and break it down, whereas I kind of try and make songs the way that I would want to hear them. I bring the beat in and take the beat away, I bring the chorus in and take it away and that’s something that took me a while to figure out. What are your instruments? Mostly the guitar, the harmonica, banjo at the moment, ukulele when I have it, I play some kids toys, do some beat boxing, I sing like a girl, sing like a giant, I have different effects on my voice which I use in my show a lot of the time, it’s improvised.

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Who would you want to collaborate with internationally? Oh wow, well I would love to collaborate with a couple of the world’s biggest loop artists like Imogen Heap, Dub Effects and Andrew Bird. When it comes to other bands it would be so varied, I don’t even know who I would choose. How does it feel to represent South Africa around the world? It feels good, I have started to warm to it. The first two years were mostly more terrifying than exciting and I only felt excited after the gig after it had gone well and then the next gig I was terrified again. I think some people were born to do this, some people grow up singing in the mirror thinking one day they are going to be on stage. I had none of that. I studied something completely different – property development and finance and then I was boating in isolation where I learnt to be on my own. All of a sudden in the last two and a half years I have really had to tap into my extroverted side and be willing to be constantly creating and constantly on the move and every week something bigger happens.

watching, the feedback was the opposite, the feedback was, Wow, I have seen so many loop artists but I have never seen someone do it like you do! So that really made me feel a lot more at peace with it all. In LA, we got such a good response and in New York the clubs are smaller. You feel like you’re almost starting from scratch. People don’t know you already so they’re not already dancing when you start, you have to kind of win them over. In the UK, there is definitely a feeling were people watch, cause they’re a band culture.

How does the audience in the States and UK differ to South Africa? I don’t think I have played enough shows to give you an accurate idea about that. The response has been a similar kind of excitement which I wasn’t expecting. I was under the impression that a lot of people in the States and the UK know what looping is all about whereas when I started doing it in South Africa there weren’t that many people doing it and I was quickly able to become the “loop artist”. Playing at all the festivals I was concerned that they would be like ah, I have seen that before but in Los Angeles at the conference I played at, with all the industry’s top people

What advice would you give fellow musicians? The only advice I ever give to anyone about anything is that you can’t perfect things before you start doing them. If you want to actually make shit happen in your life, you have to go out on a limb and start.That’s what I found. I spent so much time wondering whether it was good enough, wondering whether it was the right thing, trying to perfect something that I didn’t even know what it was yet and when I started playing all those questions became clear. You start troubleshooting its like Google or Apple – that’s how they do things, they test things in the market and develop as they go.

became the group’s armed wing. Most early MK members were white communists; of these, many were Jewish immigrants for whom Nazism was an all too recent memory. After hiding in communist Wolfie Kodesh’s flat in Berea, Mandela moved to the communist-owned Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, there joined by Raymond Mhlaba, Slovo and Bernstein, who put together the MK constitution. Although Mandela himself denied ever being a Communist Party member, historical research has suggested that he might have been for a short period, starting from the late 1950s or early 1960s. Operating through a cell structure, the MK agreed to acts of sabotage to exert maximum

pressure on the government with minimum casualties, bombing military installations, power plants, telephone lines and transport links at night, when civilians were not present. Mandela noted that should these tactics fail, MK would resort to “guerilla warfare and terrorism.” Soon after ANC leader Luthuli was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the MK publicly announced its existence with 57 bombings on Dingane’s Day (16 December) 1961, followed by further attacks on New Year’s Eve. The juxtaposition of Luthuli’s Nobel laureateship with the first MK bombings reflected the fundamental schism within the ANC as deepening state repression and segregation forced it to embrace armed struggle.

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| Jonette Seeby, who inherited her flair for cooking from her colourful and talented grandmother in South Africa, tells us the story behind her UK restaurant Cape Grand. THE Cape Grand Cafe & Restaurant in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire is owned and run by the dynamic British-South African duo of Mark and Jonette Seeby. Jonette, who inherited her flair for cooking from her colourful and talented grandmother in South Africa, tells us the story behind the Cape Grand. How did you two meet? It was 1997. It’s a long story and has the makings of a best seller. When Mark has the time he has promised to write the book, unless there is a good ghost writer out there looking for a project. But here is the abridged version: I was running a 5 star boutique hotel in Kensington and Mark at the time was working as a detective in London’s West End. The rest is history.

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Are you united in your passion for food? Absolutely, we were both influenced by our grandmothers. Mark’s grandmother was the head cook in an English country home, where Harrods and Fortnum & Mason would deliver the finest of foods, she was an old school Mrs Beeton. My grandmother was an artistic and creative Afrikaans lady. She was a big woman, her passion was fashion and food. As a five-year-old I stayed up late into the night and made roses with the icing clay that she used to make the most amazing iced flowers and finery for wedding cakes looking like white marble statues. Her hands always smelt of good food. What is your core food philosophy? Quality, consistency, keeping abreast of current trends and flavours. How are you influenced by modern South African cuisine? South Africa, like Australia, is renowned for freshness and quality and adapting to current trends. Modern South African food is a twist on the old favourites adding new flavours, for example sweet potato chips with a truffle oil aioli mayo, bobotie samosas, biltong carpaccio with pickled mushrooms and shaved Parmesan. My flavours come from the heart. What makes your restaurant unique? I have cooked for the last three presidents of South Africa when they visited the UK. We are so passionate about what we do that consistency is paramount. We will not accept second best. We are not looking for a Michelin star but have created a good local neighbourhood restaurant serving good quality freshly cooked food. We are not a chain and can adapt our menu accordingly.

If South Africans are missing that taste of home then The Cape is the place to be any day of the week or on a Friday or Saturday evening. We have an excellent selection of South African wines and beers. We also have an outside catering side of the business – weddings are our speciality. We were flown out to Franschhoek in January to cater at a three-day wedding for the goddaughter of one of the directors of Spier Estate. Describe the location of The Cape Grand. It is in the busy but quaint South Buckinghamshire market town of Beaconsfield. We don’t have too many chains in our high street yet, although they are beginning to appear. Buckinghamshire has retained the 11+ and grammar school system and good education is something the majority of South Africans are passionate about. We are surrounded by some of the best schools in the UK therefore we have a large South African clientele, coupled with the fact we sell probably the best food, biltong and boerewors for miles around.

I believe you are connected to a restaurant in Cape Town? Yes, Table Thirteen at Victoria Junction, Green Point is a small deli day time cafe owned and run by my daughter Lara O’Sullivan. She vowed never to go into the food business but having grown up in The Greyton Lodge Hotel it is in her blood. She has also opened a small takeaway in Paarden Island, Cape Town. We exchange recipes and ideas – she is constantly e-mailing me for recipes and asking how did we used to make this and that. What are your future plans? We have the family farm in Swellendam, on the border of De Hoop nature reserve, which we would love to turn into a small luxury guest retreat 40km off the main road, but the restaurant and our catering keeps us busy here. The trouble is we are the business and find it difficult to leave it alone. Are you involved in any charitable projects? We have just forged a relationship with Springfield Wine Estate in Robertson and promote the ‘Thunderchild’ wine where all profits go a local Robertson orphanage. Mark’s mother has multiple sclerosis so that charity gets his attention. We also donate to local schools and fundraising events whenever possible. Visiting the Cape Grand: If you’re coming from London, Beaconsfield is 20 minutes on the train from Marylebone and the restaurant is literally two minutes away. (Turn right out of Beaconsfield station, walk up the road and at the T-junction it’s diagonally across the road).

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| As Zimbabwe approaches general elections, a newly-released documentary on fearless attorney Beatrice Mtetwa and her defendants shows what happens when rulers place themselves above the law.

by SILVIA BIANCO DIRECTED by Peabody award winning American filmmaker Lorie Conway, the documentary ‘Beatrice Mtetwa and The Rule of Law’ highlights the appalling lack of the rule of law in Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe’s regime. In spite of beatings by the police, attorney Beatrice Mtetwa has courageously defended in court those jailed by the Mugabe government – peace activists, journalists, opposition candidates, farmers that had their land confiscated, ordinary citizens that had the courage to speak up. Although Mtetwa’s arena is Zimbabwe, her message and bravery are universal. Through interviews with Mtetwa and some of her defendants, the documentary tells the story of what happens when rulers place themselves above the law and why defence of the rule of law is a crucial step in the building of a civil society. The director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, Jestina Mukoko was abducted, tortured, and detained for 89 days. On her trial day she was taken to the courtroom in handcuffs and leg-irons. “I had done nothing wrong, but I was there, in front of my son, being paraded like a hard-core criminal. There are thousands of Zimbabweans who are also facing injustice and whose voices are unheard, and we need to amplify those voices,” she explains. Members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza), have been arrested and jailed for demonstrating for human rights. 200 members were arrested on Valentine’s Day. Mtetwa defended them and “it was wonderful to see how she helped to bring alive the demonstration issues into the courtroom. And of course she won the case”, said Woza members Jenni Williams and Magadonga Mahlangu. “They will never take away the joy that for those moments, when we are in the street holding the placard, we are human beings enjoying freedom.” For Mtetwa, the arrest of one woman is equal to the arrest of all Zimbabwean women, since they all share the same aspirations: they call for basic education for their children,

basic health facilities, clean running water, and affordable food prices. Roy and Heather Bennett’s political activism led the government to illegally seize their farm. “They gathered all my workers, they took them to my house, and they started to beat them. After being elected to Parliament, Roy was arrested and imprisoned. “The few times I could have contact with the outside world was when Beatrice used to come and visit me. Beatrice had a huge impact on getting me out of there alive. If you want to sum up and understand what ‘hate’ means, just say Robert Mugabe. Because of his hatred he has completely destroyed the country, and the people. That’s what hate does to a country. It poisons it, it kills it. It breaks down the complete fabric of society and existence.” Elias Mudzuri, a member of opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change, was elected Mayor of Harare. Within a year of his election he was arrested, jailed and driven out of office. Mudzuri’s wife says in the documentary, “I was arrested doing my work in the office, that’s when I realised that there was no justice. If they can’t get you, they will get the nearest thing that they know will hurt you deeply. His parents were the nearest target.” Most of the media in Zimbabwe is controlled by the Mugabe regime; independent newspapers and journalists are targeted and prosecuted under laws that are selectively interpreted. Andrew Meldrum was the last foreign correspondent in Zimbabwe, he concentrated on the human rights abuses against black Zimbabweans, the political violence and the torture Mugabe’s agents were using against MDC supporters. He was charged with violating a newly-enacted law meant to make the practice of journalism illegal. “Unlike a lot of other dictators Robert Mugabe doesn’t just go out and do what he wants, first he goes to parliament and passes a law” that legitimises the government’s actions,” Mtetwa explains. On March 17, 2013, one day after

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Current rank and age? My rank is Marine (Mne); I’m 23

What experiences in your life would you say helped you prepare for the rigours of training? I came from a family that struggled financially which gave us no choice but to be mentally tough during certain day-to-day challenges. I

1. Endurance Course (Saturday) You will work your way through two miles (3.2 km) of tunnels, pools, streams, bogs and woods, then run four miles back to camp, all while you’re in combat equipment (21lbs/9.5kg) and carrying a weapon(10lbs/4.5kg), and all in less than 73 minutes. When you get back, you’ll have to get six out of 10 shots on target in a 25 metre shooting test. 2. The nine-mile/14 kilometre speed march (Monday) You need to complete this in 90 minutes, while carrying your equipment and a rifle. 3. The ‘Tarzan’ assault course (Tuesday) An aerial slide, ropes course, assault course and 30-foot wall, which you will need to complete in 13 minutes, while carrying equipment and a rifle. 4. The 30-mile/48 kilometre march (Wednesday) A 30-mile march across Dartmoor, which you will need to complete in under eight hours with heavier equipment (weighing 13kg) and a rifle. Officers must cover the same route in seven hours. Which of these were the toughest? The toughest one for me was definitely the 30 miler. With 12 miles left to go both my knees were swollen and cramped up, but when a person is that close to the light, it’s amazing how much strength one will find inside themself.

Why the Royal Marines? I heard about the reputation that the Royal Marines had, and I researched a bit more to get an idea of how challenging it was. I compared the basic training program to other branches, but always found that the Royal Marine basic training seemed longer and more physically challenging. Thus, I decided to give it a go! How can a South African go about applying to the Marines? It is quite simple really – make a phone call to the application office, get the forms posted to your home address and fill in the forms from there. However, the academic and physical tests to get selected for training all need to be completed in the UK. Only once an applicant has passed each academic and physical test successfully in the correct order is the applicant accepted as a recruit and is ready to begin the 32 weeks of basic training.

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How many of you made it? We began with 54, and out of those 54 there were only 19 that passed.

also rowed for my high school (St Benedict’s College) which is the second most difficult endurance sport in the world, as well as played rugby. Both sports gave me a great sense of teamwork as well as cheerfulness in the face of adversity. Could you take us through the basic steps required to receive your green beret? The 32 weeks of training culminate in four Commando Tests, done within seven days. These are the final proof that a recruit is ready for his green beret and can start as a Royal Marine Commando or continue to Young Officer training. The commando tests are as follows:

What do you miss about SA? Geez, waar begin ek?! The weather was a big thing for me. Being born in Durban I was used to the warm humidity of that part of SA. Another thing I miss a lot is the easygoing culture that we display and live by as a nation, and also obviously my loved ones. How are you treated by the public while in uniform? The attitude towards people in uniform is the same from around the nation. The general public are not our greatest fans by any means. Which is weird because in the US, the majority of the public show a great support towards their servicemen and servicewomen. [In the UK,] I’d say every 1 in 3 shops has a military discount option, which does help keep the wallet a bit thicker. If you were PM for a day, what would you change? I would do my best to get better combat equipment, vehicles and electronics.

Marines training confers skills useful in any conceivable combat scenario

What has been the most rewarding single experience you’ve had in training/in the Marines so far? The best feeling for me was definitely celebrating my pass out parade with my family. They were always behind me no matter what, but having them physically there with me on the day of my pass out parade was absolutely priceless.

Popular franchise hits UK | Following great success in Australia and New Zealand, Local Appliance Rentals Ltd is now inviting new franchisees to join them in growing the business in Britain.

LOCAL Appliance Rentals Ltd is an established franchise with over 80 franchisees in Australia and New Zealand. They have achieved this outstanding result in less than three years of operations. They are now proud to announce that they have recently appointed a master franchisee for the London region alone. However, as founder and CEO Kenneth French points out “Prior to starting our franchise operation, we had been running Local Appliance Rentals for many years and had a very profitable business model that we wanted to share with others.” Local Appliance Rentals Ltd rents a large range of household appliances to consumers including fridges, washing machines, flat screen TVs, laptops, smart phones and furniture. The rental term is usually over two years and the customer is able to own the product at the end of the rental term through a zero pound ‘gift-it’ offer. The rental industry is well established in the UK with several large to medium sized operators. However, until now, there has not been an opportunity to join a franchised operation. In these tough economic times, the industry has proven to be totally recession proof. With so many businesses struggling during the Global Financial Crisis, Local Appliance Rentals Ltd actually experienced substantial growth with sales unaffected by the difficult economic times. In fact, Mr French said it was sometimes embarrassing talking about how well their business was doing whereas many other businesses had only tales of doom and gloom. Mr French says that the rapid growth that Local Appliance Rentals Ltd has achieved in less than three years is only possible because of the massive performance that is being achieved from their franchisees. Mr French comments, “Many of our franchisees have voted with

their cheque books, with twelve of our Advertorial franchisees having purchased multiple territories and another 15 having upgraded their territories to the next level as they have decided to expand their businesses.” Mr French said that just recently they have even had a staff member who has left their role at head office to become a franchisee. As he says, “You can’t get a better endorsement of the business than that.” The majority of franchisees work from home and love the flexibility that this gives them and the fact that it is a business that only operates Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with no nights, weekends or public holidays. This is in stark contrast to so many other business models where owners are working long hours, 7 days a week. “With a Local Appliance Rentals Ltd franchise, the hours that you work are flexible and there are many franchises operated by women who can run the business from home but can also pick up the kids from school,” says Mr French. One of the features of this franchise is the online software system called SAFRA. This custom software is used to run the entire business from producing contracts, to ordering goods, keeping track of payments and customers and making your tax simple and easy to calculate at the end of the year. Launching in June at the British Franchise Exhibition in Manchester, potential franchisees had an opportunity to meet the team including the International Sales Director Mr Sacha Caller. Mr Caller is himself a multi-unit franchisee with several franchises in and around Melbourne that are already running successfully under his management. “We are looking for keen motivated franchisees in all areas of the UK but we also have several opportunities for master franchisees for the more experienced operator,” Mr Caller said. Mr Caller says that they are making a special UK launch offer of 2 territories for the price of 1 for the first five franchisees. Entry level investment from GBP£49,577+vat To find out more, contact: byron@localappliancerentals.co.uk Call: 07773339444 www.localappliancerentals.co.uk

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Kagisho Dikgacoi Bafana Bafana and Crystal Palace footballer BULLET BIOGRAPHY Born: 24 November 1984 (age 28) Place of birth Brandfort, South Africa Weight: 81 kg Career start: 2005 Salary: 600,000 GBP (2011) Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder (#13 for Bafana Bafana), Central midfielder (#8 for Crystal Palace FC) Career Trajectory 2005 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 2005–2009 Golden Arrows 2009–2011 Fulham 2011 Crystal Palace Twitter @KGDikgacoi

by BRETT PETZER KAGISHO Dikgacoi has come off a very successful season with Crystal Palace to secure his place in the English Premiership for the coming season. Dikgacoi’s season ended with a memorable 1-0 win against Watford in the English Championship Play-off Final on Monday, elevating Fulham into the Premiership. Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund was no doubt disturbed to see Dikgacoi suffer a calf injury a mere quarter-hour into the game, which saw him cheering his team on from the sidelines, draped in the South African flag. Dikgacoi’s fine form of late has many Bafana fans pinning their hopes of a glorious return to form in next year’s Fifa World Cup in Brazil. Dikgacoi fans were properly delighted with their hero’s return to the Premiership, where he last played in the 2010/2011 season for Fulham. Dikgacoi made 13 starts for Fulham before transferring to a struggling Palace in early 2011. But this season, despite Crystal Palace’s woes, ‘KG’, as the footballer is known, made a superb 43 starts and has become one of the team’s key players. Dikgacoi began his career at local club Cardiff Spurs, before moving to Durban-based Golden Arrows in 2005 as a little-known holding midfielder from lower league side Bloemfontein Young Tigers.

At Arrows, he developed into one of the country’s best players in his position and was subsequently rewarded with the captain’s armband. Dikgacoi’s value as a powerful, fast midfielder made him a favourite to join Bafana Bafana and he was soon called to the team, debuting on 27 May 2007 in a COSAFA Cup match against Mauritius. He scored his first two goals on 7 June 2008, in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, which ended 4–1. Dikgacoi was part of Bafana Bafana’s 2008 African Nations Cup squad and was also a participant at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup. The young Free State midfielder soon began to attract international attention from scouts, and in

August 2009, Dikgacoi announced that he had reached an agreement with English club Fulham. After a successful trial at the club, Dikgacoi - like so many South Africans of talent in the UK - struggled to obtain a work permit. When this was finally granted later that same month, Dikgacoi packed his bags for the UK, but the UK football season had already started by that time. The 24-year-old suffered the delay due to an arcane UK rule relating to football players. Players from outside the European Union must represent a country in the world’s top 70 if they are to come to the UK, and South Africa had 70 to 72 in in recent months. But this technicality was soon enough circumvented, although the entire episode is a sobering reminder of how quickly immigration fine-print can change the lives of talented people. Dikgacoi, who had played in every South Africa match during June 2009’s Confederations Cup, slowly proved himself at Fulham. ‘KG’’s first season at Fulham was a good one, but after appearing only once for the club in the 2010/11 season under coach Mark Hughes, he was allowed to drop down a division on loan to Crystal Palace until the end of the season. At Palace, KG soon distinguished himself by scoring against Cardiff in March 2011, before being snapped up by Palace on a permanent basis in July. KG knew he had come a long way from Brandfort when he learned that he had been bought for £600,000. Coach Dougie Freedman was determined to scure the powerful centre midfielder at any price after KG impressed at Selhurst Park. He said at the time, “KG will sign today on a permanent deal...He’s my kind of player and I’ve persuaded the chairman to buy him. At only 26 he is only going to get better with more games and I see it as a good investment for the football club.” This sentiment was to prove very accurate, as Kagisho Dikgacoi - now worth around £1.7 million -

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moves to the English Premiership in June with a home game against Tottenham Hotspur in what will be a tough start for Crystal Palace’s London rivals. A trip to Stoke City and a home match with Sunderland is then followed by a visit to Old Trafford and Manchester United on September 14 in what is likely to be a season highlight for the Bafana Bafana midfielder. Dikgacoi was in the Palace side that defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford in a League Cup fixture the season before last. Palace will close their season on May 11 with an away trip to

Dikgacoi’s former side Fulham, when he will hope they are not involved in a relegation battle. There is every hope that by then the Freestater’s calf will have healed - South Africa’s hopes for Brazil depend on it. However, Dikgacoi showed real platteland humility on the subject. In May this year, he said “I also hope the form I am in, I will be able to bring it to the Bafana squad – that is if I am fortunate to be selected for the forthcoming matches. I hope by that time Palace would have clinched a Premier League spot so I can bring the excitement to the national team,” he said.

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a lot of month-on-month data to be released out of the US, Eurozone and SA and there is bound to be a lot of volatility in the market. With all the speculation surrounding the US Fed’s plans on rolling back monetary stimulus any and all data will be looked at with a great deal of interest. GBP / ZAR: 15.1069 EUR / ZAR: 13.0288 USD / ZAR: 9.8070 NZD / ZAR: 7.9264 AUD / ZAR: 9.0704 Exchange rates as of 10am, 29/7/13

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Competition heats up as season reaches half-way mark

| Time for teams to knuckle down as our underdog teams continue to consolidate their performance through hard work. Perhaps our top teams have indeed been getting too comfortable in their podium positions? Is a shakedown imminent?

by MIKE ABROMOVITZ

WELL, as the saying goes “It’s now or never!” With most venues hitting the half way season mark this week, you could really see all teams realise it’s now time to knuckle down and work hard for those finals positions! With another blissful week of sunshine and heat, it has been a definite case of blood, sweat and tears left to water the pitches! It has been amazing to see the overall team improvement that has happened in merely half a season. With some of our underdog teams finally shining through and showing the big guns of the league

that their podium position isn’t going to be guaranteed this season. With most teams arriving early to warm up, you can now see the ripple effects and how the level of speed, skill and finesse on display has intensified. Creating this amazing ‘in it to win it’ atmosphere, all teams though competitive, are still always willing to lend a helping coaching hand when needed. 4 weeks remaining until our highly anticipated finals, at this stage, it’s anyone’s game! The sun wasn’t the only thing heating up London this week though, with our Super League competition more closely

19th World Transplant Games begin in Durban | Durban hosts World Transplant Games this week, attracting international athletes under the motto “Our Heart Are Beating” by SERTAN SANDERSON

FORGET the 2012 London Olympics, forget the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The sporting event that should be talked about the most right now is the 19th World Transplant Games in Durban, South Africa this week. The week-long competition is expected to attract sportsmen and women from around the world, using the power of sports to raise awareness about the issues of organ donation and transplantation. It is also set to highlight the quality of life that can be enjoyed after receiving donor organs. The opening of the World Transplant Games was marked with a ceremony featuring a mass choir performance of the official event song, “Our Hearts Are Beating”. The transnational multi-sport event will be held at Durban’s Kings Park Sporting Precinct, which was purpose-built for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. There will be 23 sporting events held during the Games, including athletics,

swimming, tennis, golf, cycling and ten pin bowling. A poignant choice to host the Games, South Africa prides itself as the first country to have successfully transplanted a human heart at Groote Schuur hospital Cape Town in 1967. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the revolutionary procedure on 54-year-old Louis Washkansky, whose diabetes had caused him irreparable heart damage. More recently South Africa made sporting history with Oscar Pistorius being the first athlete with a disability to be allowed to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Changes in organ donation guidelines and practices are also set to begin in the United Kingdom, with Wales introducing an “opt out” scheme fashioned after the Austrian model, whereby organ donations will automatically be taken upon death unless the deceased had previously stated his or her opposition.

contested than ever. Raising the bar in every aspect of the game, both the Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Super League teams take the fields in Putney/Wandsworth on Thursday each week, showing each other how it is done. Along with all the hot action that has been hitting the pitches, it’s the action off the pitch that really starts to heat things up! That’s right, we all know that touch players are the most amazing… at baking! Homemade pies, quiche

and sausage rolls make regular appearances at our Clapham Common venue with one team in particular, Salmonella Dublon, sharing after game bevvies and snacks! But for those teams that haven’t been blessed with a Jamie Oliver incarnate, we do have each of our venues connected to a local pub – where teams can go and debrief and battle through those post game blues, whilst nibbling away at the FREE snacks generously provided by the

respective venue. With 16 venues around England from Clapham Common and Regents Park to St Albans and Manchester, with over 600 teams playing in the London leagues alone and over 1,000 teams playing country wide, this growing sport is taking the nation by storm. For more information or if you would like to register for an O2 Touch league or competition, go to www.in2touch.com/uk or e-mail info@in2touch.com

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SOUTH AFRICAN BRIT WINS 2013 CROQUET BRITISH OPEN

| SA-born world champion and London businessman Reg Bamford does it again, taking the 2013 Croquet British Open at the Hurlingham Club in London. Bamford’s win highlights the popularity of a summer sport with over 2500 UK players at club level by STAFF REPORTER

REG Bamford, founder and director of 1st Contact and Sable, has won the 2013 Croquet British Open, which was held from July 13 to 21 at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham. This is not the first time Reg has won this event – he has taken the British Open title no less than 10 times and is a double world champion in both Golf Croquet and Association Croquet, having won the World Championship in 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2012. Reg was born in Cape Town, South Africa and even though he now resides in Putney, England, he still plays croquet for his native country. He started playing croquet at the age of seven and got hooked. “I’m very competitive and it was a volatile mix,” he explained. “It’s an intellectual game that you play outdoors. Also some Springboks give up rugby when they are 32, I can actually play this until I’m 80. I have been able to travel around the world and meet incredible people.” One has to wonder what Africanborn Brits have that makes them excel at their chosen sports – Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior and Jonathan Trott are all South African-born English cricketers at the top of their game; winner

The top 10 highest-paid South African sportsmen of 2013 by CLAIRE HORN

GOLFERS remain South African sport’s top earners, along with cricketers and footballers with lucrative overseas contracts.

Reg Bamford on the green at London’s elite Hurlingham Club

of the Tour de France Chris Froome was born in Kenya and is a major rising star in the cycling world; and croquet has long been dominated by Reg Bamford, who has a British passport but is also South African-born. Perhaps the saying “Africa is not for sissies” is true, and their African roots have equipped them with a certain inner strength

and fortitude that allows them to rise to the top. Or maybe it’s simply the “pap”– a maize-based porridge consumed in South Africa and other parts of Africa, long said to make kids grow up “big and strong”! Either way, everyone at Sable is delighted Reg is representing his native South Africa and congratulate him on his splendid victory.

1. Ernie Els – Professional Golfer Between $18.2 million and $19.5 million Ernie Els was named South Africa’s highest-paid sportsman in 2012 with an income of $18.2 million last year, according to the Sunday Times newspaper. 2. Louis Oosthuizen-Pro Golfer $9.8 million The winner of the 2010 British Open and runner-up in the 2012 Masters Tournament boasts earnings of $9.8 million. 3. Retief Goosen – Pro Golfer $6 million Having won the US Open twice, The Goose now has an annual income of $6 million. 4. Charl Schwartzel – Pro Golfer $5.9 million The winner of the Masters Tournament in 2011 earns $5.9 million a year. 5. Steven Pienaar – English Premier League Footballer $5 million Steven Pienaar earns an estimated $5 million a year playing for Everton and is also the youngest athlete on the list.

6. Oscar Pistorius – Sprinter $1.5 million Oscar Pistorius was earning approximately $1.5 million during the 2012 Paralympics, with the majority of his salary resulting from his sponsorship deals. 7. Jacques Kallis – Cricketer $1.3 million Jacques Kallis makes $305,000 a year playing for South Africa and $1 million a year from the IPL’s Kolkata Knight Riders. He was named International Cricket Council Player of the Year 2005, among various other achievements. 8. Jaque Fourie – Rugby player $1.3 million The Springbok centre signed a two-year contract worth $2.6 million to play for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan. 9. JP Pietersen – Rugby player $1.1 million The Springboks winger has a $1.1 million per season contract with Japan’s Panasonic Wild Knights. The deal is at least five times more than what he earns a year in South Africa from his provincial and national contracts. 10. Chris Morris – Cricketer $665,000 The bowler earns $40,000 a season from his Jozibased Lions team, but $625,000 from the IPL Chennai Super Kings.

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