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MALEMA TRIAL MOVED TO AFTER 2014 ELECTION

| After a standoff with media at the Polokwane High Court, Julius Malema and his red-beret-wearing supporters had cause to celebrate as Juju’s trial R52-million rand corruption trial has been postponed to September 2014. BY STAFF REPORTER THE efforts of the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) partisans to bolster their leader, the red beret-wearing Julius Malema, as he came to face the music in Polokwane this week seem to have borne fruit as the corruption, fraud, money laundering and racketeering trial featuring Malema and four partners has been postponed to September 2014. Although Juju, as Malema is semi-affectionately known by the press, has all his legal work still ahead of him, the postponement granted by the Polokwane High Court to him and four co-accused in the R52 million case leaves the EFF free to contest the 2014 elections unhindered by legal worries and the continuing media fallout from the corruption trial. This means that the EFF’s surprisingly adroit media campaign and unexpectedly broad church of supporters will continue, for the time being, to take the pre-election roadshow in new directions. The most exciting of these, perhaps, is the opening up of an economic debate to the left of the ANC. In Polokwane this morning, however, thoughts of the campaign trail temporarily took a back seat as a tense standoff developed between EFF supporters, the media and court officials, who had initially restricted access to the courtroom.

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|OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE: Julius Malema has received a 10-month reprieve from his legal troubles, allowing the self proclaimed revolutionary to pursue his party’s dream of revolutionary redress for black South Africans.

However, after some two hours, the media were allowed into the venue for what turned out to be an unexpectedly brief morning’s judicial business. Malema, in the midst of a heavy SAPS presence, was quoted on Twitter by eNCA’s Nick Bauer (@NICKolausBAUER) as saying, “We aren’t going to jail – we are going to Parliament!” Julius Malema’s victory speech may have been lengthy, but

the former ANC Youth League firebrand will be reappearing in court in Polokwane on Thursday this week to hear the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision on his application to have all charges dropped. Meanwhile, as EFF supporters celebrate and the party leadership plans for an electoral assault on the ruling party, Juju’s advocate Tumi Mokwena is confident her team will have ample evidence

that will see Malema exonerated. As for the state, it has claimed in the media that it is preparing to call over 60 witnesses to the tender irregularities from which Malema and company allegedly benefitted. Whether the EFF leader arrives at next year’s court date as premier of the Northwest or as a defeated party leader, only time and South Africa’s fissile electoral dynamics will tell.

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How expat South Africans can register to vote abroad

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THE South African has received a number of requests from readers anxious to know how they can make their mark in the 2014 elections. The registration process at the moment is very simple, and is expected to change when (and only when) the draft Electoral Amendment Bill 2013 is passed by Parliament and signed into law by the President. For now, however, this is what you need to know about registering to vote from abroad in the 2014 elections: 1. If you have voted before, you are registered (your name stays on the Voters’ Roll for life). 2. If you have not voted before, and cannot remember if you have ever registered yourself as a voter, you can check your status online with the IEC’s handy tool. 3. If you are not registered, you must (until the new law takes effect) register in South Africa at any municipal office. 4. Once the new voting law takes effect (probably by late November or December 2013) you will be able to register at the South African High Commission in London, or at any

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South African High Commission has not yet announced registration dates for South Africans in the UK. You can look out for these dates, which could be announced any time before the end of 2013 or in early 2014, by following The South African (@TheSAnews) and the IEC (@IECSouth Africa) or liking the IEC on Facebook (facebook. com/IECSouthAfrica). 5. You must apply to register before 5pm on the day that the President proclaims the date of an election, or you won’t be able to

vote in that election. When the President announces the date of the election South Africans living abroad will have 15 days to complete a VEC10 form online and submit to the IEC to notify them of your intention to vote abroad and indicate at which diplomatic mission, embassy or high commission you will vote. This form is not yet available, but will be made available closer to the time. You will then receive an email or text message to let you know if you qualify to vote abroad.

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South African High Commission, Consulate or Embassy. For registration in South Africa, you must have a green bar-coded Identity Document. For registration outside of South Africa, you must have the green bar-coded Identity Document as well as a valid passport. You must register: in person with a green bar-coded ID (in South Africa) or the new smart ID card or a temporary ID book with a green bar-coded ID and valid passport (outside South Africa, and only once the new law comes into effect) in your voting district (unless abroad)after your 16th birthday (you can only vote after your 18th birthday) and get a Proof of Registration sticker in your green bar-coded ID book This means that expatriate South Africans should take the opportunity to register for the elections during any upcoming holidays in Mzansi – this can be done at any municipal office (Call the IEC at 0800 11 8000 to find the registration centre closest to you in South Africa). Registering in South Africa may be well worth a morning’s worth of queueing during your holiday as the

EACH year, the South African Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking and awards reception to recognise outstanding leaders in business. Attended by professionals from across the business sphere, the evening brings together people committed to the development of business opportunities in both the UK and SA. CEO of Saracens, Edward Griffiths, will host this year’s SA Business Awards. He will be joined by executives from the Chamber of Commerce, London African Gospel Choir, senior businessmen from the sponsoring panel, including from Nedbank, Standard Bank and Sable as well as those who have generously donated items to the goodie bags to be given to each guest. This year’s event will be held at Dexter House opposite the Tower of London in the exclusive gated ‘Royal Mint Court’ business community. The host, Edward Griffiths, is chief executive of Saracens rugby club and has contributed to the transformation of the innovative north London club into one of the most consistently successful rugby clubs in Europe. This process has incorporated the assembly of a squad solely focussed

on the development of people, the creation of a global rugby brand based on strong values and able to attract a world record crowd of 83,671 to Wembley Stadium and the development of a new home stadium, Allianz Park, in the heart of north London. You can get involved by nominating and voting for your chosen nominee. Register to attend the awards as there are limited seats available. Please note that this event is open to SA Chamber Members as well as non-members. The SA Business Awards Platinum Sponsors are: Standard Bank, Nedbank, Sable, Old Mutual The SA Business Awards are supported by: BDO LLP, Brand South Africa, Cashkows, Colman Coyle Solicitors,Shaka-Zulu, Snoggys, Spur UK TIME: 18:30 – 21:30 WHERE:Dexter House, No 2 Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4QN Members Registration: £30 Non-Members: £40 Dress code: smart The SA Business Awards nominations and voting process is proudly sponsored by thesouthafrican.com.

if South Africans don’t vote BY BRETT PETZER

ANC deputy president and Struggle stalwart Cyril Ramphosa has put backs up after a stray comment to a Limpopo resident yesterday upset Afrikaansspeaking South Africans. While on the early campaign trail in Seshego, Ramaphosa was in conversation with a disgruntled local resident, Johanna Phala, when Phala said that she would not be voting next year to show the liberation party that it had disappointed her. To this, Ramphosa replied that if she did not vote, the ‘Boers‘ would surely regain power. Ramaphosa’s gaffe springs from the Struggle custom and South African vernacular usage of the word ‘Boer’ to mean, effectively, ‘the Man’ – the Apartheid state and white minority power, rather than all Afrikaans-speaking or white South Africans. However, the survival of the term – especially in such incarnations as the Dubul’ iBhunu/Shoot the Boer song – has greatly incensed white and particularly Afrikaansspeaking white South Africans. For Afrikaner representatives such as the Freedom Front Plus, as well as more moderate voices, the song

– and the conflation of an entire national group with the defunct segregationist state – should have been put to bed in the spirit of reconciliation. Courts have tended to agree, with the singing of the ‘Shoot the Boer’ song being repeatedly banned. Ramaphosa would presumably have been especially desirous of seeing the day’s campaigning go off without incident because Seshego in Limpop is the home town of the Economic Freedom Fighters’s firebrand, Julius Malema. But his comment, however easily it can be understood within Struggle and liberation rhetoric, echoes a worrying and widely-repeated statistic which claims that a sizeable percentage of South African youth believe that Helen Zille’s Democratic Alliance would bring back Apartheid if it ever won a national election. Opposition parties were, as so often in the Zuma era, united in opposition to the senior ANC member’s remarks. In response to statements and social media speculation by the DA, COPE and the FF+, Ramaphosa said, “It is unfortunate that my comments offended some people. They were never intended to be derogatory”.

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Russell Brand refused entrance into South Africa twice before six date tour by AYUB NOUINOU

BRITISH comedian Russell Brand has been refused entry to South Africa, twice by authorities. Brand was denied permission to board a flight because he did not have two free pages in his passport which is the minimum needed to enter South Africa as required by law. Brand has been forced to cancel a planned stand-up gig in Johannesburg due to the problem. The comedian was heading to Johannesburgwith his Messiah Complex tour on Friday, but at the airport he was denied access to the flight by authorities. As a result he was unable to leave London, and posted the following frustrated tweet to his millions of followers: ‘Tonight’s J-burg show cancelled. SA authorities REFUSE TO LET ME INTO YOUR COUNTRY. Trying to resolve it.’ His accomplices got busy trying to find an alternative way to get him to South Africa before he had to cancel the next show on 16 November 2013. On Friday evening it was thought he would be able to travel to the country, as he tweeted:

Do you have a will? ‘South Africa! I’m allowed in! AUTHORITY YIELDED TO YOUR PEOPLE POWER! I’ll be on stage tomorrow night in J-Burg #MessiahComplex’ But 90 minutes later he was stopped at the boarding gate from getting on the plane. His next tweet read, “‘Banned from South Africa. Here ready to go. Refused entry. Hope I can come soon #MessiahComplex”. Tony Feldman, a local publicist, said, that this was ‘ an unexpected,

disappointing last-minute change.’ The comedian has begun touring again after taking a break because of his recent marriage and divorce to Katy Perry, as well as appearing in some Hollywood movies. Brand recently hit the headlines for his controversial statement that young people shouldn’t vote, during an interview with Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight. The video of the confrontation has since notched up over nine million hits on YouTube.

Nelson Mandela unable to speak, says Winnie

| Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak and uses facial expressions to communicate according to his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. by AYUB NOUINOU FORMER South African president Nelson Mandela is still not capable of speaking but uses facial expressions to communicate with others. His ex-wife Winnie MadikizelaMandela said the 95-year-old former president is still “quite ill” but she dismissed reports that he was on a life support machine. In September Mandela returned to his home after nearly three months in hospital with a recurring lung infection. The South African government has said that his condition is critical and sometimes unstable. He is not able to speak “because of all the tubes that are in his mouth to clear the lungs”, Madikizela-Mandela said. “He can’t actually articulate anything… He communicates with the face, you see. But the doctors have told us they hope to recover his voice. I have heard this nonsense that he is on life support – he is not,” she added. “It is difficult for him. He remains very sensitive to any germs, so he has to be kept sterile. The bedroom there is like an ICU ward.” Mandela has been receiving intensive care at his home in Johannesburg, which has been specially modified for his personal care. The Nobel Peace Prize honouree

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The presidency has been keen to reassure the South African public and the Mandela family that he is no more vulnerable at home than in hospital. They have also called for Mandela’s privacy and dignity to be respected.

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THE monthly Breakfast Indaba took place on Thursday 14 November at Carluccioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Putney. The guest speakers were Natalie Robertson and Stuart Murray, two Southern African chiropractors from Spirohealth in Putney, who spoke about holistic health and broke some myths about chiropractors. The Breakfast Indaba is a London-based South African business network run by the SA Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with The South African. Every participant has the opportunity to present to the group of networkers, enjoy a great breakfast and generate business. Details: southafricanchamber.co.uk/

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Survival of the warmest: Top Ten Tips to get you through the British winter

| As the UK turns dark, cold, and wet, here are our top 10 tips to help you get through the winter months with a smile on your face, a tissue up your nose, and a stomach full of hearty British goodness by STAFF REPORTER NOW that the clocks have turned back, our days feel even shorter, making many South Africans in the UK feel depressed about the onset of winter. Don’t panic, here’s some advice on surviving those long cold months. Wrap up Never underestimate the importance of a good winter coat and all the accessories. Invest in some warm gloves, scarves, hats and boots. You will need them. Carrying a brollie is not optional – always have one at the bottom of your bag. You don’t want to get drenched and be the shivering, damp-smelling person on the bus. Have a drink… Don’t let the dark and damp keep you indoors. Still go out with friends and stay social. Scout out your local drinking holes. The one that was your haunt in summer is probably not going to be the best during winter months. Scrap the courtyards, and find the cosy local with an open fire if possible. On big nights out, start carrying cash for the cloakroom. Discover winter warming drinks like Irish coffee, a ‘hot toddy’ (also recommended when you’re sick) and mulled wine around Christmas. ….But don’t overdo it You may be tempted to drown your sorrows in a bottle, but as alcohol is a depressant it can do more harm than good: try making yourself a fresh smoothie with fruit juice instead. Avoid getting sick Keep eating fresh fruit and veggies. Avoid your time being ruined by the latest bug (those who had last year’s Norovirus will know what we mean) and keep your immune system strong.

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However, you probably will get sick at least once and it is a real downer. Stock up on cold and flu medicine and tissues in case and steer clear of people coughing on the tube. Join a gym Or get any exercise you possibly can. Walk everywhere you can, get a Wii fit, or just try marching up and down the stairs a few times. Exercise relieves stress and is great for the metabolism, so you don’t need to worry about those stodgy festive dinners. Roast dinners There’s a reason the Brits eat roasts in winter. You need hearty food during the cold months. Find a local pub with a good Sunday roast, or even get your friends around for one. Make sure you get into all the trimmings, including Yorkshire pudding. Winter travel We often get so caught up travelling in the summer we forget about the amazing places to be seen in winter. Go skiing. Take advantage

of off-season cheap flights and see cities in a different light. Scandinavia is especially beautiful in winter. Also, don’t forget Britain. If you’re feeling down about the weather why not spend a weekend in Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast or even Bath. For those lucky enough to be able, break up winter with a trip home. Christmas markets Take advantage of the amazing Christmas markets in Europe. Lille and Bruges for example are just a Eurostar journey away and will make you feel like you’ve stepped into a childhood picture book. Other great markets are in Paris, Munich, Brussels and Salzburg. A good way to get you outside when you just want to mope around indoors. Winter events Get involved in as many winter events as possible. Go ice skating. Enjoy the fireworks across London on New Year’s Eve. Winter is also the best time to do all those indoor things you meant

MANDELA’S inauguration took place in Pretoria on 10 May 1994, televised to a billion viewers globally. The event was attended by 4000 guests, including world leaders from disparate backgrounds. South Africa’s first black President, Mandela became head of a Government of National Unity dominated by the ANC – which alone had no experience of governance – but containing representatives from the National Party and Inkatha. In keeping with earlier agreements, de Klerk became first Deputy President, while Thabo Mbeki was selected as second. Although Mbeki had

not been his first choice for the job, Mandela would grow to rely heavily on him throughout his presidency, allowing him to organise policy details. Moving into the presidential office at Tuynhuys in Cape Town, Mandela allowed de Klerk to retain the presidential residence in the Groote Schuur estate, instead settling into the nearby Westbrooke manor, which he renamed “Genadendal”, meaning “Valley of Mercy” in Afrikaans.Retaining his Houghton home, he also had a house built in his home village of Qunu, which he visited regularly, walking around the area, meeting with locals, and judging tribal disputes.

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The Top 10 South African moustaches

| Just like you can depend on spring to bring blossoms, November (better known as Movember) guarantees brambles and thickets of moustaches budding from the most unexpected follicles. Here are ten of South Africa’s best MOVEMBER started just over a decade ago in Australia to raise awareness for men’s health. Since then it has bloomed internationally with South Africa producing some of its most enthusiastic mo bros (a man sporting a moustache). It is probably all the ‘boere-bloed’ fueling the growth of these moustaches as SA Movember raked in over R7 million in 2012 for the research of prostate and testicular cancer as well as mental health issues.

Here are the Top 10 South African moustaches: 1. Anton Taylor Better known as the International Man of Movember, he took the title home for two consecutive years in 2011 and 2012. He is the co-creator of #JoziShore and was pronounced South Africa’s “Van Wilder”. 2. Jack Parow The son of Bellville has grown so much in popularity over the past few years with his distinctive style and compelling lyrics, his moustache is becoming famous

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about Movember way before the Aussies did. The image might not be that clear but that refined mo cannot be missed. 6. Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues These guys were the winners of the ‘Movember and Sons’ category of the 2012 Moscars for their music video “The Movember song”. For all their hard work and finally achieving the pleasure of growing moustaches they get the number six spot. 7. Corne and Twakkie Even though these two comedians sport fake moustaches, they are completely unrecognizable without them and therefore cannot be left out. Inevitably, they have launched a Youtube channel where you can follow all their latest antics. 8. Francois van Coke This ‘gentleman’ is known as part of the group, Fokofpolisiekar, that changed Afrikaans music for

all South Africans, and caused such a ripple effect that so many others tried to mimic their work. This image of him sporting an orange mo is priceless. 9. Ninja (Die Antwoord) Also known as former artist Max Normal, but originally Watkin Tudor Jones, this artist has caused quite a stir in the South African music scene abroad. Die Antwoord have recently finished their UK tour, and will be returning to their home country at the end of this year. 10. Mark Pilgrim At the age of 18 he was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular cancer which spread to his lungs and kidneys. As a survivor he is getting the mo-news out there, he is also the Kia brand ambassador. In 2012 Kia donated R50 000 (£3,024.00) to Movember.

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never capture the sparkly skies. Kept wondering what it must have looked like from the plane window as peeps were circling Heathrow. Sparkler overdose and I remain a sucker for sparklers (could there have been a more magical wand in all the world?) November, November has Bonfire night and Remembrance day. Poppy day. At eleven, on the eleventh of the eleventh month, we stand in homage to those who fought so bravely. The heart is beating a little faster, the back stands a little taller and to be one with tradition and honour is humbling for me. Watching those old men remember when they were young men, with young friends and lives ahead is a story. We do remember you, for as Winston Churchill said: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” - the country is lined with poppies - and to quote Wilfred Owen: At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. The land is rich with reds,

yellows and orange. Autumn browns and tawny bracken. Animals are taking out their winter coats and is it true, have the Red cups arrived? Spotted them in my other love, with flavours like Orange Mocha and Gingerbread Latte, I swooned, wondering which to choose - but I am being clever, am waiting for December to sip the Christmas flavours. So I ordered a Mocha, and she started pouring it into a what ... wait a little...ordinary cup. Bland cup. Whoa I said, I VANT Red cup. ‘Tis for Christmas’ she replied. ‘ I can see them and they make me happy’ I stated. I actually did get glares from non-red cup customers as I walked to the tube. So I am a took for falling early into the spell that is Autumn, Winter to come and all the tinsel and wet earth smells. Richmond Park is my garden and the reindeer are right there. And then there is 24 Hour Christmas Channel ... keep me back sister. It’s the kindness you see, the spirit of generosity and I am in love with everyone.

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too. He is South Africa’s official ambassador for Movember, and he wears that title with pride. 3. Philip Erasmus When he is not super busy being the drummer of Die Heuwels Fantasties, he is entertaining the masses with his hilarious Instagram videos and engrossing tweets. MKtv described him as the drummer Fantasties with the luscious locks and killer moustache, and that is exactly why he is third on the list. 4. Garron Gsell The guy on the left is a true legend – he is South Africa’s Movember country manager. From Handlebars to Mutton chops to Soul patches and even Goatees, this is the man responsible for running the official South African Movember campaign. 5. Enoch Sontonga This sophisticated gentleman was the composer of “Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika” and must have known

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I GET calls from friends offering sympathy for my slow descent into winter. Save that for January, oh don’t forget foul February and the withering, feeble crawl towards spring. Right now I am on a high, a package deal of special days and Oh My Word - the red cups are out! Halloween came first - nothing like bright Orange and ghouls to get the blood pumping. Painted faces searching for clues in eerie basements in old, old houses. Who needs crinkle paper when the stone floors must have a couple of bodies buried beneath for extra atmosphere? Pumpkins sprouted on door steps and even I went all out with plastic spiders and fake webs on the table (under the Haribo num nums). Whooooooo, witchy woooo. Ghost of Guy Fawkes last night. Without bragging, prime spot on the balcony of Wimbledon Park Road. An hour long Fire works extravaganza pour moi et mes amies. Somehow the photos will

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Power and tragedy amid SA Border conflict in conscript playwright’s ‘The Dead Wait’ | Paul Herzberg’s experience as a soldier on the Angolan

border inspired award-winning psychological drama by MARIANNE GRAY SOUTH African actor and playwright Paul Herzberg wrote three versions over 16 years of his staggeringly affecting play The Dead Wait. Debuting at The Market in South Africa in 1997 and seen at Manchester’s Royal Exchange in 2002, finally, this month, this award-winning drama premieres in London at the new Park Theatre. The play is set as a confrontation in the rubble of an Angolan village, between black freedom fighter George Jozana (played by Maynard Eziashi) and two white South African soldiers, the fanatical Papa Louw (Herzberg) and the young Josh Gilmore (Austin Hardiman), during the civil war in Angola. Having decided to keep Jozana alive, Afrikaans officer Louw orders Gilmore to carry the wounded man the 50 kilometres to the border, claiming he needs to interrogate Jozana for crucial information about the insurgency. That central image is drawn from an anecdote told to Herzberg in the UK about another South African soldier and his ordeal in the border war. What follows, in the play, is a battle of the psychological kind as Louw and Jozana vie to win the heart and mind of the young, callow private as he struggles towards safety. Herzberg has freed his play from its specific historical context, setting it now just in “the past” and “the present”. He did this to emphasise the timelessness of the drama, and its continuing relevance as presentday South Africa continues to try and overcome its past. It works: without the historical detail, the interplay of power and tragedy is utterly compelling. “This image, ally and foe locked together, haunted me,” said Herzberg, born and bred in Bergvliet, Cape Town. He was a conscripted soldier on the Angolan border before he left South Africa in 1976 to come here and try to forge a new life, without the threat of further conscription. “In 2010 I revisited Rundu on the border where I had been stationed three decades earlier, retracing my military past, and that lurking image of the young white soldier carrying the black insurgent still lingered in my mind,” he recalled. Even though the border war officially ended in 1989, just before Mandela’s release and the shift towards democracy, this secret war in the bush, which was rather like South Africa’s Vietnam, is still in the hearts and minds of so many South Africans. Herzberg, who is

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married to British actress Oona Kirsch (Bergerac, Only Fools and Horses) took a scriptwriting course at the film school at Pretoria Technikon before studying drama at UCT. Once here he went to London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has since worked at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, in countless television dramas like Spooks and Band of Brothers, and films like Cry Freedom and recently My Week With Marilyn. But it is as a scriptwriter, in recent years, that he has been busiest. “I get a kick out of telling stories and ended up making a living out of something I had trained for 25 years earlier.” We’ll see Herzberg next in a BBC TV six-parter to be screened at Easter called The Honourable Woman co-starring Stephen Rea, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dame

Janet McTeer. But meanwhile, you can see him nightly until 1 December on stage at the Park Theatre in his play The Dead Wait. Austin Hardiman, who plays Josh, is also from South Africa. He trained at The Waterfront Theatre School, Cape Town and Drama Studio, London, and has been based in London since 2001. His theatre work includes Twelfth Night, and True West (Jermyn Street Theatre). His television work includes Dancing On the Edge; and for film, his work includes False Murder, Phyllis, Sorrows (which won the Special Jury Award at The 2013 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival) and W.E. Tickets: parktheatre.co.uk 020 7870 6876. Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, N4 3JP

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Platter’s 2014 ‘Aquamarine Edition’ launched – now with South African brandy IN a remarkable year for South African wines the new Platter Guide chose a staggering 80 five star wines, the guide’s highest honour, up from 62 in the previous edition. This was the 34th edition of South Africa’s original and trusted wine adviser which now also guides one through the ins and outs of locally produced brandy and ‘sherry’. The new guide for the first time includes descriptions and ratings of more than 60 brandies and husk spirits across a broad spectrum – from ultra-exclusive Au.Ra to ubiquitous ‘Klippies’ – together with brief profiles of distillers and brands. The leading South African sherry-style wines are also featured in the 2014 edition. The judges and tasters for the 2014 edition were: Michael Fridjhon, Angela Lloyd Master of Wine Cathy van Zyl Cape Wine Masters Winnie Bowman, Greg de Bruyn, Tim James, Christine Rudman, Meryl Weaver, David Biggs, David Clarke, Christian Eedes, Higgo Jacobs, Cathy Marston, Fiona McDonald, Ingrid Motteux, Greg Mutambe, Jörg Pfützner, James Pietersen & Dave Swingler. It is great to see the number of Cape Wine Masters on the list of judges and tasters. For those not aware, the rating system is out of five stars, five being exceptional bottlings identified by the individual tasters and then

also emerge from a second round of blind tastings (without sight of the label), still with the judges’ highest rating. Of the five star awarded wines, the red and white that receive the most votes from the judging panel are named Platter’s Wines of the Year. This year the Red Wine Of The Year is Newton Johnson Windansea Pinot Noir 2012 (Wine of Origin Upper Hemelen-Aarde Valley), described in the guide as “rich, fragrant and warmly sensuous” while the White Wine Of The Year is De Morgenzon Maestro White 2012 (Wine of Origin Stellenbosch), a blend of Chenin Blanc, Roussanne, Viognier and Chardonnay noted as “perfectly balanced for delicious current drinking or keeping”. In an ongoing focus on value for money, Platter’s identifies a number of entry-level wines which are exceptionally drinkable and well priced. The best of these, like the five star candidates, go into a second round of blind tasting to select the Superquaffer of the Year. For the fourth time since Superquaffer inception in 2006, the ultra-easy sipper of the year is a Chenin Blanc: Boland Kelder Five Climates Chenin Blanc 2013 (Wine of Origin Paarl), praised in the guide as a “cracking crowd pleaser” and an “over-deliverer of note”. The names of the 14 other top Quaffers appear in the new guide under the heading “Wines of the Year” along with the 80 five stars,

114 Highly Recommended wines (which missed five stars but are nonetheless extremely fine and collectible in their own right), and 89 reds and whites showing particular potential for cellaring (these age worthy wines appear under the banner ‘Buy Now, Drink Later’). Platter’s prestigious Winery of the Year award is the editor’s (Philip van Zyl) personal selection after considering a variety of criteria, the aim being to showcase a producer who epitomizes the best of South African winegrowing today. “The award is influenced by the results of the five star tasting,” says the editor, “and this edition’s haul of four maximum ratings gives Mullineux Family Wines an astonishing 11 five stars to date, and places them firmly in the league of the greatest modern-era South African wineries. This in just seven years of operation! Warmest congratulations go to winemakers/ co-owners Chris and Andrea Mullineux and the team on an exceptional achievement.” Brandy tastings and ratings on Dining, accommodation and cellar door tasting options are covered extensively, along with many winery amenities, attractions and activities. GPS coordinates; easyto-use maps and quick look-up tables provide invaluable help for visitors planning their own Winelands rambles, while listings of specialised wine tour operators offer a variety of alternatives for those searching for a guided experience. Fully updated notes on the major wine growing regions, grape varieties, wine making styles, wine tasting terms, and the major wine competitions and awards, as well as listings of wine educators country-wide complete the wide-ranging Platter’s offering. thesouthafrican.com /community

Free SA boutique wine tasting at SA High Commission

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distributors of boutique South African wines will be holding a tasting at the SA High Commission on 26 November by STAFF REPORTER THREE UK distributors of boutique SA wines have joined forces to bring more than 50 wines together in a great South African boutique wine tasting on Tuesday 26 November at South Africa House, Trafalgar Square. Ninesprings Wine, Three Counties Wines and Vincisive Wines will be presenting specialist premium South African wines including many five star John Platter winners such as Amares, Beaumont, Jordan, Newton Johnson, Oldenburg, Tokara and Uva Mira. Lesser known quality wines such as Cloof, Diemersfontein, Doolhof, Eagles Nest, Kanu, Mooiplaas, Seven Springs, Shannon, Tamboerskloof will also be available to experience. They will also showcase the wines of South Africa’s winery of the year, Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines. The wines on show are all exclusive and are not available in multinationals but will be available to order on the night. More than 50 wines will be available to taste from 4pm to 9pm.

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SA households with electricity up by 50% over last decade | But candle and paraffin still light and heat one in five rural homes and one in ten urban township homes by STAFF REPORTER THE number of South African households with electricity has increased by almost 50% over the last 10 years, according to Statistics South Africa’s latest survey on household energy. Releasing the survey in Pretoria on Thursday, Statistician-General Pali Lehohla said the number of South African households with legal electricity connections had increased by 49% between 2002 and 2012, from 8.3-million to 12.4-million households. Lehohla said the gap had been closed with the addition of 4.1-million connections over the 10-year period, despite 3.8-million new households being added over the same period, bringing the total number of households to 14.6-million in 2012. In all, 85.3% of households were

connected to the electricity grid in 2012, up from 77.1% in 2002. Of the 15% still not connected by last year, four percent had no electricity access, while 11% were connected to electricity but not via the mains, with many of these being illegal connections. He said that since the introduction of free basic electricity in 2005, the number of households that qualified for the provision had steadily declined, from 45.8% to 27.5% last year, because of the sharpening of the criteria to qualify for the provision. Lehohla said it was concerning that 12.6% of South Africans, mainly in the country’s rural areas, still used wood for cooking. He recommended that the country provide more off-grid power solutions and renewable energy sources for poor households, particularly in rural areas where provision of electricity from the

grid was not cost-effective. South Africa should also introduce effective and efficient technologies to reduce the hazards of using solid fuels for heating, cooking and lighting, Lehohla said. Statistics SA’s survey also revealed that among households with a per capita income of under R390 a month, just 79% had electricity connections, compared to 94% for those with monthly incomes of R4 000 or more. While 94% of formal homes and 91% of state-subsidised homes were connected to the grid, just 54% of households in informal areas and 63% in traditional areas had connections to the grid. Over three-quarters of South Africans use the pre-paid method to pay for their electricity, with just 21% opting to pay for their electricity by way of monthly bills - ranging from six percent in rural

areas to 27% in urban areas. Nationally, only 4.6% of households do not pay for their electricity, according to the survey. In all, 3.4% of households reported that their electricity had been cut off in the 30 days prior to the survey because of non-payment. The survey also revealed that households consume 13% of South Africa’s electricity, with manufacturing industry the country’s biggest user, consuming 49%. Other findings from the survey include the fact that households spend on average R2 494 a month on electricity, gas and other fuels. In all, 18% of rural households and 8.4% of urban dwellers use candles and paraffin for lighting. 57% of households said it was acceptable to protest about electricity prices, while 97% reported that it was never acceptable to steal electricity.

Eskom apologises for spying on Greenpeace activists | After nine months of stonewalling, South Africa’s embattled energy giant Eskom has come clean about allegations made in February by Greenpeace South Africa and other activist groups that the parastatal had employed an intelligence agency to spy on environmentalists stakeholders is unacceptable and forum where we will continue Africa took place in a more or less by BRETT PETZER AFTER nine months of stonewalling, South Africa’s embattled energy giant Eskom has come clean about allegations made in February by Greenpeace South Africa and other activist groups that the parastatal had employed an intelligence agency to spy on environmentalists. Greenpeace – famous for its aggressive stance towards fossil fuels and energy prospecting in

ecologically sensitive habitats – held a press conference yesterday reporting that Eskom had admitted spying on Earthlife Africa, (earthlife.org.za) groundWork (@ groundWorkSA) and Greenpeace Africa (@greenpeaceafric). The organisations had until early in 2013 belonged to an NGO forum founded by Eskom to foster engagement with proponents of alternative energies. “The use of private companies to gather intelligence from

not how Eskom does business,’’ Eskom CE Brian Dames said in a joint statement put out with activist groups. “To the extent that this may have happened as a consequence, even if unintended, is regrettable and Eskom apologises for this.’’ Representatives for the non-governmental organisations commented that their “key demands which were for a full internal investigation and a public apology have been met. We therefore think it is in order to return to the NGO

to engage and where necessary, challenge Eskom on its energy choices”. Eskom’s admission that an intelligence support services company, Swartberg, was hired to snoop on activists protesting the giant Medupi coal-fire power station has come after thousands of ordinary people were mobilised in protest by the environmental organisations concerned. The admission, however jarring for those who imagined that environmental debate in South

open and issues-based manner, have been hailed as a victory for transparency and openness. Eskom found, after an internal report that has been shared with the activist groups, that Swartberg overstepped the mark in its attempt to gather information about potential threats to the Medupi site, where civil unrest had taken place as recently as 2011. The parastatal has since ended its association with the overzealous spooks, and further internal action is promised.

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South Africa’s first solar plant goes online in Northern Cape | The Kalkbult photovoltaic power plant in the Northern Cape features 312 000 solar panels fixed to

156km of substructure - and all completed with local general labour, 3 months ahead of schedule by STAFF REPORTER

| Kalkbult occupies 100ha of a working sheep farm - and points the way towards a bright new energy future for South Africa - after coal

ELECTRICITY from the Kalkbult solar photovolataic (PV) power station flowed into the national grid on Tuesday, making it South Africa’s first solar plant to come online - three months ahead of schedule. The 75 megawatt (MW) plant near Petrusville in the sun-drenched Northern Cape will generate 135-million kilowatt hours a year, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 33 000 households. The Kalkbult plant will avoid annual greenhouse gas emissions of 115 000 tons that would have been emitted by a fossil-fuelled plant,

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BIC consultants are often asked by South African clients based in South Africa, whether the fact that their spouse has dual citizenship from one of the EU countries, will enable the family to live and work in the UK. Many South Africans in the UK also get married to EU citizens and not sure how this will affect their immigration status. BIC has thus compiled some simple guidelines on the EEA Family Permit. It is important to remember that any citizen of an EU country taking up residence in the UK in accordance with EU treaty rights is entitled to bring their family with them. ‘Family’ includes a spouse, children under 21 years and any other family

members who are part of the same household and remain dependent upon the EU citizen. All non-EU members of the family accompanying the EU citizen to the UK can apply for the EEA Family Permit. Non-EU family members’ right to remain in the UK are dependent on the EU family member continuing to exercise Treaty Rights in the UK, for example in employment, in business, or by being economically selfsufficient. Within the first 6 months of arrival in the UK, the EU National is advised to apply to the Home Office for an EU Residence Permit, and all non-EU family members should apply at the same time for five-year resident stamps to be placed in their passports. There will be no work

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Rand making steady comeback BY CHRIS DAVIS

THE Rand has been making a modest comeback from last week’s lows against the US Dollar and British Pound. The South African Revenue Service released data on Friday, which saw a revision of the current trade deficit. SARS indicated that the information had been adjusted to incorporate trade with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland, and it is now indicated to be R 34.6bn from the previous R 116.9bn. Last week’s movement in the Rand can be seen as encouraging, but SA economist Mike Schussler says that South Africa’s economy is still in a state of decline. This comes from information according to the (BETI), The BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index, that South Africa’s economic growth is slowing rather than increasing. Possible Strike action and poor trade performance will continue to pose a strain on the economy and Rand.

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and equipment, and local people who worked on the project were quick to learn despite the fact that many did not have previous experience in this kind of work.” Introduced by the Department of Energy three years ago, the renewable energy programme for independent power producers supports South Africa’s international commitments to combat climate change by reducing its near total dependence on coal-based electricity and its high greenhouse gas emissions. The project also gives momentum to the Green Economy Accord, signed three years ago by the government, business and labour with the goal of creating 300 000 new jobs based on renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, biofuel production, manufacturing of equipment to support “green” projects, and natural resource conservation and rehabilitation. - southafrica.info

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Rendez-vous à l’Ile de la Réunion | Réunion may look like a sparkling Indian Ocean island, and it is, but this French département of 800 000 souls is likely to satisfy hikers and sport fishing enthusiasts than the sangria-and-sunblock set by BRETT PETZER RÉUNION may look exactly like a sparkling Indian Ocean island, and it is, but this French département of nearly 800 000 souls is more likely to satisfy hikers and sport fishing enthusiasts than the sangria-and-sunblock set. Réunion is relentlessly mountainous and volcanic, and in this sense it is very far from the languor and the easy coastline of Mauritius, its independent cousin to the South. This means that our first joy, after landing at St. Dénis following an easy 4-hour flight from Johannesburg, was seeing fellow travellers packing heat, in hiking terms: backpacks and strong shoes outnumbered straw hats and sarongs two-toone. A longstanding belief in my friend circle is that tourists who travel to do something hard – even if it’s just harder than not spilling an Appletini

on yourself in a hammock – are better read and more informed about their destination than the great reclining masses; they simply have to be because more can go wrong on the rim of a Réunionnaise volcano than on the (rather perfect) beaches to the west of the island. Prepared we certainly were; everyone had been on the Sea Point gym’s elliptical machine, which has an incline profile setting that looks just like the smoking crater of the Piton de la Fournaise (‘furnace peak’). Unlike the elliptical machine though, the Piton pours lava into the Indian ocean all the time: about half of Réunion is made up of one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and you can see it from much of the island. However, the Volcano (as locals call it) is closely watched, and your major worry in getting close to it is bringing something

warm and something waterproof for the very variable weather at that height. But for all the geological and botanical drama at its centre, the people of Réunion cluster at the coasts, where a breathtaking highway skirts the sea in a loop. At this speed, the landscape changes very quickly, from the capital, St. Dénis – cosy but not without a certain grandeur, and offering every conceivable amenity as well as some noted restaurants – to the sudden lush valleys that penetrate into the interior of the island from the sea. Some of the most striking moments, in the midst of Indian Ocean splendour and in between rum tastings at roadside stalls, are the signposts along the road that note the years – some very recent – in which fresh lava flows have melted away the coastal road. With the sang-froid for which the islanders are noted, however, locals call this simply ‘Réunion under construction’. In all, visiting La Réunion is for those who seek a distinct AsianEuropean-African fusion culture, white-water rafting and some of this hemisphere’s great hikes and climbing with entirely sublime beaches to bookend more highadrenaline pursuits.

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Thandie Newton Thandiwe Melanie “Thandie” Newton was born on 6 November 1972, and is an English actress. Newton was born in London but is the daughter of Nyasha, a Zimbabwean health-care worker. She has appeared in a number of British and American films, including The Pursuit of Happyness, Mission: Impossible

II, Crash, Run Fatboy Run, Norbit and For Colored Girls. The name “Thandiwe” means “beloved”. Alexander McCall Smith R. Alexander “Sandy” McCall Smith was born in Bulawayo, in the then British colony of Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) on 24 August 1948. He is a British writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. In the late twentieth century, McCall Smith became a

respected expert on medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees concerned with these issues. He has since become internationally known as a writer of fiction. He is most widely known as the creator of the The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. “McCall” is not a middle name: his surname is “McCall Smith”. Jamelia Famous for her use of acappella and prolific work in the R&B genre, Jamelia Niela Davis was born on 11 January 1981 in Smethwick in the county of the West Midlands of the United Kingdom, to a Zimbabwean father and a Jamaican mother and raised in the Winson Green area of Birmingham. She is best known mononymously as Jamelia, is a British singer-songwriter, model, entertainer, television presenter and actress. Shingai Shoniwa Shingai Elizabeth Maria Shoniwa was born in London on 22 September 1981 and grew up in South London. Shingai (pronounced Shing-eee) is of English and Zimbabwean descent and is the singer/songwriter as well as bassist for the band Noisettes. She has a twin sister, TV Presenter Shorai Shoniwa. Kyla La Grange Kyla La Grange is a singer/ songwriter from Watford, England. Her father is Zimbabwean and her mother is South African, though they both live in England. La Grange’s Zimbabwean dad and South African mum moved to a council flat in South Oxhey, London, to avoid apartheid, when her mother was pregnant with her. They soon moved to Watford (where they now run a swimming club) and sent La Grange to a local primary school, where she was reclusive. Her home was full of “trees and plants growing all over the walls” and artefacts that her parents had collected, including “nude sculptures and monsters’ heads” which she uses on stage to create a magical forest look. Bruce Grobbelaar Born in South Africa, Grobbelaar

took dual British/Zimbabwean citizenship. In his teenage years, he was a talented cricketer and was offered a baseball scholarship in the United States, but a career in football was his main ambition. His football career started with a Bulawayo-based team, Highlanders FC, in Rhodesia’s second biggest city. He moved to England in the early 1980s as part of the ‘Zimbabwean Explosion’ which consisted of himself and, later, Peter Ndlovu. He signed for Liverpool and became part of a team which dominated English football throughout the 1980s. Mark McNulty Mark William McNulty was born on 25 October 1953 and is an Irish/Zimbabwean professional golfer. He was born in Bindura, Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe). His step-father was an amateur pilot who had an airstrip on the farm. When his step-father was diagnosed with epilepsy, he was forced to give up flying, so he

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converted the airstrip into a threehole golf course. This is where Mark first learned to play golf. Miles Anderson Born in Rhodesia, on 23 October 1947, Miles’ childhood as the son of Major-General John Anderson and writer Daphne Anderson placed him at the heart of historical change in Africa in the 1950s and 60s. Miles has been acting for stage and screen for many years, perhaps best known in recent times for his television appearances as “Colonel Aidan Dempsey” in ITV’s “Ultimate Force” (2002), “Roger O’Neill” in the awardwinning “House of Cards” (1990), “Terry Fox” in BBC’s “Holby City” (1999). Mario Frangoulis Mario Frangoulis was born in 1966, in colonial Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to Greek parents from Corfu. In 1985, Frangoulis went to London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama to study acting. At the Guildhall he became active on the musical theatre scene, and played Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. After the end of his studies he got the role of Marius in a West End production of Les Miserables. Dereck Chisora Dereck Chisora was born on 29 December 1983 in the Mbare suburb of the Zimbabwean capital Harare. He is a British professional boxer based in London competing in the heavyweight division. On 14 March 2012, the British Boxing Board of Control withdrew Dereck Chisora’s boxing licence due to his behaviour prior to and after his contest against Vitali Klitschko. On 12 March 2013, the British Boxing Board of Control re-issued Dereck Chisora with a license to box.

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Proteas: The UAE Scorecard | The Proteas’ opening loss against Pakistan gave them the opportunity to

demonstrate just why they’re the best in the world as they went on to draw the Test series and win both the one-day international and T20 series. BY JEREMY BORTZ The Proteas returned home this weekend after a largely very successful tour against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in which they drew the Test series 1-1 and won both the one-day international and T20 series 4-1 and 2-0 respectively. The tour started badly as the rusty Proteas, playing their first Test match in seven months, comprehensively lost the first Test by seven wickets inside four days. That loss gave them the opportunity to demonstrate just why they’re the best in the world, though, and with their seven-year unbeaten away record at stake, they did just that emphatically winning the second Test by an innings and 92 runs. Imran Tahir put Adelaide behind him, where he recorded the most expensive wicket-less figures in Test cricket, and confirmed he belongs at Test level picking up 5-32 as Pakistan were bowled out for 99. Captain Graeme Smith then stepped up once more; recording one of his finest knocks and demonstrating not only how vital he is to the Proteas but also why he should be considered as one of the greats. On the negative side, Faf du Plessis failed to make the number seven position his own while Jacques Kallis endured his worst series in 18 years as he failed to get into double figures and/or take a wicket. Perhaps the biggest positive, though, was the performance of the ODI and T20 sides and in particular the improvement of the batting unit

over the course of the ODI series. The Proteas batted miserably in the first two games, scoring under 200 in each, and they were lucky to not have been 2-0 down after the first two matches. They then scored over 250 in each of the last three matches, the previous seven had seen them record scores of less than 250, as they showed maturity and patience to graft through periods of tight bowling and build partnerships. Quinton de Kock finally delivered on his enormous potential scoring his maiden ODI hundred to give the selectors a healthy headache going forward when Graeme Smith returns from injury. On the bowling front, Lonwabo Tsotobe looked lean and hungry, Wayne Parnell showed promise and all-rounder Ryan McClaren came into his own in the number seven position scoring vital runs lower down the order and taking key wickets throughout the series (McClaren ended the series as the fifth-highest run-getter and joint leading wicket-taker). The team took the momentum from the ODI series to whitewash the T20 series 2-0 and build vital confidence with the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh next March only five games away Unfortunately, the batting unit didn’t have the chance to chase under pressure, which has been an Achilles Heel for ages, and as de Villiers commented after winning the ODI series: “We certainly haven’t won a World Cup here but we definitely took a step in the right

Khune and Wheelchair Tennis South Africa share the spotlight

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BAFANA Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune and Wheelchair Tennis South Africa were the big winners at the SA Sports Awards at Sun City on Sunday night. Khune, the Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs captain, was voted by the public as the Sports Star of the Year ahead of swimmer Chad le Clos, Proteas batsman Hashim Amla, wheelchair tennis player Lucas Sithole and distance runner Mapaseka Makhanya, reports Sapa. Khune won R1 million and a car, with R500 000 of the prize money to be given to a charity of his choice. “I think all of us sitting in this room are champions, we are all winners,” Khune said after accepting his accolade. “We all deserve to be walking away with this award, but unfortunately only one can.” Wheelchair tennis scooped three awards, with Sithole (Sportsman of the Year with a Disability), Kgothatso Montjane

(Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability) and Holger Losch (Coach of the Year) all among the winners. Swimmer Cameron van der Burgh, who was not among the nominees for the most prestigious gong, was named Sportsman of the Year after grabbing two medals at the Fina World Championships. Van der Burgh was up against Khune and Amla for the award. Makhanya, the national 1 500m and 5 000m champion, was handed the Sportswoman of the Year accolade ahead of golfer Lee-Anne Pace and Springbok women’s captain Mandisa Williams. Meanwhile, in other categories, the Proteas cricket side were named Team of the Year, Swimming SA was recognised as the Federation of the Year and Netball SA president Mimi Mthethwa was selected as the Administrator of the Year. Veteran lensman Wessel Oosthuizen won the Sports Photographer of the Year award.

direction”. “We were at an all-time low in Sri Lanka, or a big low, and moving up from there is pleasing.” The Proteas now host Pakistan for a short series (there are no Tests) before India tour in December for three one-day internationals and two Tests and then Australia in March for three Tests and three T20s.

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SPRINGBOKS KEEP SCOTS SCORELESS IN EDINBURGH

| The Springboks kept their opponents scoreless for the first time in more than two years when they beat Scotland by 28-0 (half-time 21-0) in dreary conditions at Murrayfield in Scotland on Sunday. By STAFF REPORTER THE last time the Boks managed to keep their opponents from scoring any points, was at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2011, when they beat Namibia 87-0. Scotland’s last zero was in 2007, when they lost their Rugby World Cup pool game against New Zealand in Edinburgh by 40-0. It was the Boks’ biggest win over the Scots since 27 November 2004, when they won by 45-10 at Murrayfield The Boks scored four tries – by Willem Alberts, Willie le Roux, JP Pietersen (in his 50th Test) and Coenie Oosthuizen – in a great victory. Pat Lambie converted all four tries and missed only one kick at goal. It was the second consecutive match on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour where the Boks didn’t concede a single try and the defence was very good, especially late in the match, when the Scots threw everything they had into the match. Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer was a relieved and happy man afterwards, saying the cold and wet conditions really tested his team. “We will take four tries to nil in a test match any day of the week and I thought we produced a good

performance in this match,” said Meyer. “We knew what to expect from Scotland. They are physical and hard, and we knew they would have worked at halting our driving, so I must give credit to our forwards coach Johann van Graan for the way he changed our drive set-ups. “The line-out was another area we worked hard on, and it paid off with our performance in that phase in the first half. Unfortunately we didn’t get much ball from the lineouts later in the game when it was wet, which was frustrating.” Their try tally in Edinburgh have pushed the Boks up to 46 for the season at an average of more than four per match. South Africa’s season comes to an end on Saturday in Paris, when they take on the unpredictable French. The Boks have not beaten Les Bleus in France since 1997. “If we win in Paris it will give us an 80 percent plus record for the year, and there have not been many occasions when the Boks have managed that in the post-isolation era, so I will be very happy with that,” said Meyer. “The good thing is that it is a happy squad, and I think the character and team spirit was shown again in the last few minutes

when we did a lot of defending. “I wanted to work on our defence, and the fact that we kept the Scots to no points is pleasing. We have now scored seven tries on this tour and the opposition hasn’t crossed our line. That is a tribute to both our organisation and our attitude.” Springbok captain Jean de Villiers said: “The difficult conditions had an effect in the second half. We dad couple of opportunities – one being the intercept I didn’t catch, which could’ve changed the flow of the game. “But Scotland definitely played better in the second half. We got pinged a few times at the breakdown and we’re not happy with that. “Considering the circumstances though, I would take 28-0 at Murrayfield any day of the week. To conclude, we were happy with way we started, but not happy with way we finished.” Two Springboks left the field injured in the second half – Frans Malherbe and Francois Louw. Louw should be fine to play in Paris and was only taken off as a precaution after he sustained a blow to the neck, but Malherbe picked up a rib cartilage injury and is in doubt for the France Test. Both will be monitored over the next 48 hours.

| EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 17: JP Pietersen of South Africa runs with the ball during the International match between Scotland and South Africa at Murrayfield Stadium on November 17, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

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