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Is Nkandla Zuma’s nail in the coffin?

| Far away from any major political event on the horizon and three months following the last general elections, South Africans witnessed a week of turmoil in parliament – and beyond by sertan sanderson The National Assembly closed down last Thursday following a rowdy protest led by Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in reaction to President Jacob Zuma’s perceived lack of action with regards to the now-infamous Nkandla report.

After raising the issue of expected repayments for Nkandla in parliament without receiving a satisfactory response from the president, EFF members started shouting “we want the money”, forcing the Speaker of the National Assembly to suspend the session on account of the disruptive behaviour.

This marked the second occasion in three months that the speaker had been pushed to do so because of EFF members.

But this would all merely mark the beginning of the events that were to follow. Fuelled by the initiative of the EFF, political commentators zeroed in on the president’s chosen tactics in dealing with the Nkandla scandal, causing a public debate, which drew both President Zuma and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela back into a renewed duel of words.

Madonsela wrote a seven-page letter to the president over the weekend, urging him to take action other than appointing political heavyweights loyal to him to deal with the situation. Zuma had

only recently acknowledged the Public Protector’s input and had put Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko in charge of assessing any wrongdoing.

“I am concerned that the decision you have made regarding the police minister gives him power he does not have under law, which is to review my decision taken in pursuit of the powers of administrative scrutiny I am given [...] by the Constitution,” Madonsela wrote to Zuma.

“As I have already indicated, reports of the public protector are by law not subject to any review or second-guessing by a minister and/ or the Cabinet.”

Madonsela’s suggested course of action can still legally be challenged but only by going through the respective courts-oflaw; the appointment of Nhleko to assess the situation and deliver a verdict is deemed unconstitutional, as Madonsela underscored in her letter to the President, hinting at potential grounds for impeachment on multiple levels.

The ANC was quick to react to the letter, attacking Madonsela’s personal involvement in the matter and saying that this in turn could be read as undermining the parliamentary process.

“The extraordinary conduct of the Public Protector raises questions about her neutrality on this matter which might undermine

the credibility of her conduct or the intentions of her report. With reluctance, we suspect that the Public Protector has dealt with the investigation as a personal matter outside of the Constitutional mandate of the office,” ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said.

“It does appear that while the Public Protector has submitted her report to Parliament she has no confidence in the institution and its independence as the arm of state.

We are confident that Parliament and its committees will act in the interest of public good and we do not doubt their bonafides.”

Following these tit-for-tat responses, it may be fair to say that Malema, Madonsela and indeed the entire nation will be waiting for the president’s next move.

Nkandla became a hot topic again recently after Zuma had posted his 20-page report earlier in August in response to Public Protector’s March findings on the president’s private homestead in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal. Madonsela had detailed in her original “Secure in Comfort” report that the president’s family had unduly benefitted from the alleged security updates to the homestead and should therefore be held accountable and repay part of the costs as a suggested course of remedial action. Madonsela’s report had formed the basis of various campaigns against the President’s re-election ahead of the 2014 polls.

| Where Do I End and You Begin? : Mary Sibande’s I’m a Lady (2009) is on show alongside other South African artists at the Edinburgh Art Festival, in Collaboration with City Art Centre, until 31 August.

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From Sieg Heils to Boycott-by-Foreskin: the arsenal of the ANC’s anti-Israeli tactics | As the military incursion into Gaza continues, some leading South African politicians share their unsavory views online, bringing the Middle East offensive much closer to home By sertan sanderson As the war in the Middle East seems to move from ceasefire to ceasefire rather unsuccessfully, South African politicians have begun to weigh in on the conflict, revealing a lack of knowledge in the art of diplomacy perhaps.

Tony Ehrenreich, the controversial deputy-general of COSATU and leader of the opposition in the Cape Town City Council, caused an outrage this week when he went beyond his standard calls for renewed boycotts of all Israeli goods. Ehrenreich made his views public that people, who were allegedly complicit in supporting Israel should be punished by the law.

Ehrenreich wrote on Facebook: “The time has come for the conflict to be waged everywhere the Zionist supporters fund and condone the war killing machine of Isreal.” [sic]

He went into particular detail about attacking the SA Jewish Board of Deputies, saying that recently arranged pro-Israeli events across South Africa were “gatherings to pledge their allegiance to the killing of Palestinians”. But his unsupported indictment did not even weigh up the attendance numbers of recent pro-Palestinian rallies against Pro-Israeli protests held in South Africa.

The Jewish Broad of Deputies has reacted strongly in the meantime by laying criminal charges against Ehrenreich, but this seems to have left the COSATU leader rather unimpressed, as he vowed to stick to his defamatory words: “People in other countries waged war inside their countries for the freedom of South Africans from Apartheid, we are duty bound to do the same for other countries where apartheid is practiced,” Ehrenreich

said as he repeated his attempts to justify his cause. It wasn’t long before Tony Ehrenreich had earned himself a new nickname online: Tony Thirdreich.

But Tony Ehrenreich is not alone in his quest to ruffle up some feathers and alienate entire sections of society in a single blow. Earlier this month, another ANC politician had caused further upset by tweeting a picture of Adolf Hitler with the caption “I could have killed all the Jews, but I left some of them to let you know why I was killing them” with the adage, “Yes man, you were right!”

The ANC’s Rene Smit was neither criticised nor chastised by her party for her more-thanprovocative tweet, with the ANC leadership only commenting that the message had been sent out in a private capacity, thus hoping to distance the party itself from any conflict.

That being said, tweeting images of Hitler and justifying current military actions with the Holocaust of millions of Jews and other minority groups during World War II appears to be a new low for SA politicians, regardless of their political affiliation – especially when the person in question is a social media manager for the ANC in the Western Cape.

This ongoing level of anti-Israeli sentiments began to take on even more absurd dimensions when calls were made to boycott Israeli-made male circumcision-aid devices, which are aimed at drastically reducing the spread of HIV, saying that “we cannot have exceptions” – according to COSATU spokesman Patrick Craven.

It would appear that when there’s a line of reasoning, which prefers HIV infections and Adolf Hitler aphorisms to whatever little common sense may be left in SA, there really is no reasoning at all.

Cozy Jozi named Africa’s most influential city | Johannesburg comes on top of a list of global cities as Africa’s leading urban cluster. But ranked only at number 31, could Jozi perform better in the future? by sertan sanderson A research project compiled

by Forbes magazine and carried out by the Civil Service College of Singapore and Chapman University has put Johannesburg at the top of all African cities when it comes to global influence. South Africa’s economic powerhouse has once again proven to be a competitive player not just in the local economy but on a global scale.

The study highlighted this in particular commenting on the

rapid economic growth that various African cities were currently experiencing, and put Johannesburg on the same global ranking as Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur, with Joburg sharing its spot with the two Asian cities at number 31. Generously speaking, this would be slightly below the halfway-mark of the 58 cities polled.

However, other than Jo’burg, the only other African city making the Top 50 list was Lagos. Nairobi and Kinshasa did not manage to

break into the Top 50 on account of not meeting several of the study’s standards. The authors of the research project revealed that the key factors working against the improvement of many urban areas in Africa included lacking facilities in infrastructure and sanitation as well as issues relating to political instability and public safety, but said that they could observe changes in the making.

The top three spots of the list were occupied by London, New York and Paris (in that particular

order), with Singapore and Tokyo surprising at spots four and 5, respectively. Poor fiscal conditions across wide parts of Europe continue to plague the continent, giving prominence to various newcomers and high-risers, mainly in Asia.

The researchers involved in the study say that they took various factors of urban living into consideration, including travel connectivity, cultural diversity, technological advancement and financial clout in the cities polled.

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Madonsela says SA among most unequal societies | Fast becoming one of the most popular players in the political landscape, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela made incriminating statements about SA’s state of affairs by sertan sanderson

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Nat Nakasa’s remains returned to South Africa | The remains of Nat Nakasa are returned to South Africa after being interred in the US for nearly half a century

by sertan sanderson The remains of South African anti-apartheid activist and writer Nathaniel Ndazana Nakasa, known as Nat Nakasa, have been repatriated.

Nakasa had died in what appeared to be suicide while in exile in the US in 1965. A memorial ceremony held in New York last weekend and attended by his sister marked the exhuming of his body in preparation for the return to South Africa. SA’s

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa also attended the service, saying that it marked the ending of a “horrific chapter.”

Nakasa’s story takes a central place in the narrative of the history of apartheid. Hindered from developing his career in journalism as a black South African, Nat Nakasa was awarded a fellowship at Harvard University in 1964, aged 27. When he applied for a passport to leave the country, the government refused to issue

him documentation, forcing him to leave on an exit permit and knowing fully well that he would not be able to come back home again. One year later, Nat Nakasa died in a fall from a skyscraper, which has widely been ruled as a suicide.

The reburial of the remains is scheduled for September 13 in Heroes’ Acre in Nakasa’s KwaZulu Natal hometown, Chesterville. The ceremony will be presided over by President Jacob Zuma.

South Africa’s Public Protector Thuli Madonsela made a damning statement over the weekend saying that South Africa was one of the world’s most unequal societies – despite the numerous safeguards of its modern constitution, often hailed as one of the most progressive ones in the world.

Madonsela made the statements as part of a speech delivered at the University of Stellenbosch, as she addressed the remnants of the apartheid system still shaping large parts of South African society today.

“We may not be paragons of non-discrimination as that is impossible. We are products of a society where the hierarchisation of difference is entrenched through socialisation from birth. All we need to do is play our part in our

respective spaces as earnestly as possible,” Madonsela said.

“Compounding the situation is that poverty and unemployment have worsened and also the fact that, that too follows the contours of racial, gender and other forms of structural inequality or discrimination.”

The Public Protector has been hitting the headlines this year not only with her indictment on President Jacob Zuma in her Nkandla report published in March, but also more recently by launching an investigation into unnamed cabinet ministers with suspected links to drug trafficking.

Thuli Madonsela also repeated that her office was a safe haven for all whistle-blowers.

“If people know what is happening in society they can become an enforcer and put pressure on state officials to instil justice.”

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Liewe Heksie creator and voice of Bennie Boekwurm dies | Verna Vels, creator of Liewe Heksie, has died at her home in Johannesburg at age 81 by deva lee Liewe Heksie first came to life as a radio story series in 1961.

After being released on vinyl records and adapted as children’s books, Liewe Heksie made her TV debut in 1981.

By then, Vels had been working at the SABC for 27 years. By the time she retired in 1993, she held the highest executive position occupied by a woman in the industry. Even after retiring, she still worked part time as an assistant director on SA soapie 7de Laan.

Vels’ career was a primary focus, and she said in an interview with JacarandaFM that it kept her “open-minded”.

“I was having too much fun to get married,” she explained.

Vels also worked on “Kraaines” and “Wielie Wielie Walie”, and was the voice behind the beloved “Bennie Boekwurm”.

Colleague and veteran news anchor Riaan Cruywagen was the voice of many characters in Liewe Heksie, including Koning Rosekrans; Kerrie and Borrie.

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Sweet Banana Toad in the Hole with caramel gravy | A sweet twist on a classic British comfort food dish, especially welcome with cooler weather lurking

by Petrus Madutlela My toddler son loves the combination of tasty, gooey, crisp batter and sausages in toad in the hole. The batter works really well for desserts, as my friends from Yorkshire tell me, so here’s a sweet version I hope you enjoy.

Sweet Banana Toad in the Hole with caramel gravy

Ingredients: 40 g butter 4 bananas Yorkshire pudding batter 170 ml milk 170 g plain flour 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp soft brown sugar Butterscotch “gravy” 100g butter

140g soft brown sugar 120g double cream a pinch of salt Preparation: Its best to start by making the batter as it needs to rest, ideally for around 4 hours.

Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.

Beat the eggs together. Make a well in the centre, and add in the eggs.

Stir the eggs using a wooden spoon, gradually incorporating the flour. Add the milk, vanilla essence & sugar. Use a whisk to stir until the ingredients are well mixed & you have a smooth batter.

Leave to rest for a minimum of 30 mins, ideally 4 hours.

The oven needs to be very hot, so pre heat to 200C fan, 220C std oven.

Melt the butter in an ovenable dish or tin, coating the base.

Add in the bananas, side by side.

Pour the batter around the bananas, take care Place in the oven & bake for around 30 minutes, the batter should be golden brown & well risen.

To make the butterscoth gravy, place a pan over a low heat & add all the ingredients.

Stir until everything has melted.

Remove from the heat & mix well, until consistency is smooth.

Cut wedges from your banana toad and serve with a drizzle of butterscotch gravy, and ice cream

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Review: The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg

| South African pop music finds an impressive ambassador in the form of Cape Town’s Beatenberg, who celebrate the release of their new album “The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg” on Universal Music

by Nicky Schrire

|Sannie Fox’s band machineri’s iconic album cover

On bands, plans and the Blues: In conversation with Sannie Fox | In the midst of her hectic schedule, I caught a few minutes with the lady herself to learn more about her background and her career by tim hillyer Writing the songs, playing lead guitar and singing vocals is not enough for Sannie Fox. She has also organised her current tour, recruited and rehearsed her band, and is busy researching potential future venues, filling her contact book, window shopping in Denmark Street for guitars and checking out other bands at gigs and festivals.

To my surprise, Sannie grew up in London until the age of 11. Her father had relocated the family, preferring to escape the apartheid regime and to focus on his work at the London Film School.

Returning to the excitement of the nascent nation exploring new freedoms, her parental initiations into music were blues, soul and rock, away from the mainstream pop charts. Learning to play the piano, then singing from 15, she did not pick up a guitar in earnest until her late teenage years.

College followed with a degree in theatre and performance, which introduced Sannie to the world of modelling, theatre performances and movie appearances, including the acclaimed SA film, Long Street.

Having played in several bands before and during university, Sannie formed the band “machineri” with Andre Geldenhuys in Cape Town.

Writing, playing, and producing was not enough for them. Sannie used her skills and knowledge of the business to put together a video for “The Searchers”, an early track. Once a suitable drummer had been found, an exhaustive list of live performances followed.

Homemade posters were fly-posted around town. A second video for “Machine I Am” followed, with its hypnotic chorus and eastern blues flavour.

With the band planning to release their first EP, Just Music from Johannesburg unexpectedly offered a deal on the strength of the YouTube videos alone. Their backing led machineri to headline the big festivals including Up The Creek, Big Blues Festival and Brickfields, and to ultimately release their debut eponymous album.

The cover features photography artwork by Storm Thorgerson, known for designing the iconic gatefold of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon. His later work with Hipgnosis filled the bins of record shops worldwide for a generation.

I asked Sannie whether Cape Town has its own musical and artistic scene à la Liverpool in the sixties, swinging London, Manchester/Madchester in the eighties or the New York of David Byrne, Lou Reed and Andy

Warhol. She rattled off the names of The Brother Moves On, Die Antwoord, Derek Gripper and John Wizards, then denied that there is anything special about the city or its music.

Referring to a string of examples of SA artists, such as Albert Frost, Farryll Purkiss and Jeremy Loops, we both noted that tape loops are being used extensively by SA guitarists. I mentioned that just the night before, I had seen Guy Buttery, who also uses a tape loop.

Sannie seemed amazed when I told her that he made extensive (and very inventive) use of the tape loop pedal. Is it a SA innovation or fashion, I asked? Neither of us knew.

Sannie is currently focused on finishing her solo album, which is due to be released late 2014.

With her new list of contacts and newfound knowledge of British venues and festivals, we hope that it will be well received and that we can look forward to a return visit to these shores next year.

Catch Sannie on tour in the UK: Monday 25 August (full band) The Half Moon, Putney All-day event starts at 2 pm Sunday 31 August (full band) Tooting Tram Session #1 Festival All day event starts at 3pm (Sannie Fox expected on stage at 4pm)

If you’ve spent any time in South Africa in the past three or so months and switched on the radio, you would have heard Beatenberg’s music.

A trio of lads hailing from Cape Town, the band has risen to attention with their collaboration with DJ Clock and the resulting upbeat, melodically infectious song “Pluto (Remember You)”.

However, there were signs that Beatenberg was destined for praise and attention long before public opinion and 5FM made it official.

Songs like “Echoes” and “Chelsea Blakemore” were floating around SoundCloud and YouTube well prior to “Pluto” hitting the airwaves. And now, riding on the wave of this recent single success, the band has released their major label debut on Universal Music, self-assuredly titled, “The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg”.

It is a triumph. Not just for the band, who have gone from strength to strength since their actual debut (the independently released “Farm Photos” is a real gem if you can find it in stores), especially for any fans of intelligent pop music.

Popular music in general gets a bad rap;. it is often devoid of intelligence in lyric and musical content, and watered down by an over-sexualised package. Not in the case of Beatenberg. Quick to call themselves a pop band, their website even states “Beatenberg is adamant that they are heard as ‘pop music’, which they believe is actually quite serious.”

Lead guitarist and vocalist Matthew Field has a background in jazz and classical music, which shines through in his ability as a songwriter. “Achievement” is a perfect example of this.

His dexterous guitar work, witty lyric writing and unaffected vocal delivery show him to be an immensely skilled craftsman.

Instead of following the trend of male singers with low tones, emotionless delivery and bad annunciation, or those who prefer to sing in a thin falsetto ad nauseam, Field’s vocal range is varied, refreshingly naturalistic with a healthy dose of a strong falsetto (just hear him give Frank Ocean a run for his money on the band’s cover of Ocean’s “Thinking About You”). The winsomely beautiful “Scorpionfish” is another example of his effectiveness as lead singer.

Field might be most upfront by virtue of his role, but bassist Ross Dorkin and drummer Robin Brink are equally forceful and present.

And it’s impossible to ignore Brink’s percussive force driving up-tempo numbers like “Ithaca”, “Bend the Rules” and “Chelsea Blakemore” (an irregular time signature in pop has never been so seamless nor danceable). Dorkin is responsible for the atmospheric bird soundscapes, acoustic piano interludes on the reggae “Cape To Rio”, and synthesizer work. Truly a team effort.

The presence of synths throughout the album is particularly important because of how it shapes Beatenberg’s identity and sound. Music that “throws back” is exceedingly popular in the current music scene. Bands like Canada’s Tegan and Sara, or California’s sister trio HAIM are part of a wave of music that is captilalising on the listener’s desire to feel a sense of nostalgia.

Beatenberg have tapped into this with grooves that remind us of Mango Groove meets Johnny Clegg (“Beauty Like A Tightened Bow”), instrumentation that brings to mind Paul Simon (“All About Me” throws back to Simon’s “Me and Julio”) and a sound that is it’s own brand of retro (I even heard strains of the Doobie Brothers in “Southern Suburbs”). These comparisons do not weaken Beatenberg’s modus operandi, but explain what makes their music so clever and engaging.

Field’s lyrics, sung by anybody else, could be pretentious or random, even. But delivered by Field in this Beatenberg world of catchy grooves, harmonic shifts and quirky outros (the album version of “Pluto” concludes with a wonky coda reminiscent of a cycle of fifths gone wrong and it’s utterly charming) they are selfeffacing and pleasingly smart. It seems we owe Beatenberg a debt of gratitude for making pop music that is overflowing with richness, variety, savviness, and a healthy does of nonconformity.

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Khayelitsha braai king cooks up a storm in Edinburgh

| Born in the Eastern Cape and raised in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha (South Africa’s third largest township) Sindiso Joya has taken it upon himself to take braaing to a whole new level in the UK

By Bongani Mtlhavani Sindiso has been living in the UK for nearly ten years since moving there in 2005. With his Jamaican business partner Xavier Martin he’s started a barbecue business that is going from strength to strength. The dynamic duo goes by the name “Braai Kings” and caters at various gatherings, fusing Jamaican and South African braaing styles. TheSouthAfrican caught up with Sindiso to chat to him about what motivates him to cook up the perfect chop and much more.

Where did you guys meet and what inspired the idea?

Xavier and I met at my wedding; his wife is friends with my wife.

About a month later I was out in town, and there he was in the same club. I’d say that is when our friendship started to form. Well, we are both from hot countries, and having a braai is just common practice for us. So when the sun came out in the summer, we started having braai at my place for family and friends. After having to host about 50 guests from different

backgrounds for my housewarming/ baby shower, the success and feedback we got from this event drove us to turning our hobby into a business.

How is life in the UK? Life in the UK is great but there’s no place like home. I’ve just had a baby girl and we named her Thandiwe Ruby Joya. I just can’t wait to start teaching her Xhosa (my Mother Tongue). We figured that if we can’t be in our home countries all the time, we can at least create a home away from home with the food we cook and the music we listen to.

Braaing is a South African tradition and you guys are from two different cultures, being South African and Jamaican. How do you infuse the two backgrounds into something people enjoy?

As we are both from hot climate countries with a braaing culture, we’ve decided to use this to our advantage. Jamaica is famous for its Jerk Chicken Cook Out, mainly done by vendors on a 55 gallon drum cut in half, creating what’s commonly known as a jerk pan.

The flavouring we use is usually new to the taste buds of most of our clients, as we use both South African and Jamaican marinades and combine the braaing techniques.

The combination of the two is what people enjoy about our service.

How have people received you?

So far most of the people we’ve catered for had been friends and family. Our most recent client was rather interesting, as we had to cater for over 100 people, which we’ve never done before. The reception from this particular job gave us a big boost; they were a lot of compliments and people coming back for more. Our biggest compliment was when people were taking our food away with them to their homes.

What stands out as the highlight of your careers i.e. events you have catered for?

We recently catered for an event, which was held by the a gentleman on behalf a South African high school choir (Dloko High School) from Durban, who were performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

These kids had never been out of Durban/Mlazi, never mind getting on a flight to Edinburgh. This for

us was a big honour and privilege.

The smiles on those children’s faces gave us the impression that we’re not just doing a good job but that we are also bringing happiness into their lives. A percentage of our profit was donated to Jabulani Project, which helped the children get to Edinburgh, which definitely made for another highlight from this event.

What kind of events do you cater for, and what has been the response from people who have attended these events?

We do outdoor private parties, whether they are work dos, birthday parties or charity events.

We have recently been asked to cater for a wedding, so that is still on the pipeline and will be a first for us. We aim to get business through word of mouth, and so far practically all our business has come from that. People who attend our events tell their friends about us.

What is your signature dish?

Chakalaka, lamb chops in our homemade spicy BBQ sauce and Jamaican jerk chicken.

Is what you do a hobby or are there any future plans for the business?

We started it as a hobby and now they are future business plans for what we do. We are aiming to have a braai Stand for next year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which lasts for the whole of August, and in the future we would like to have a mobile braai truck. So if there’s anyone out there who would like to sponsor us that would be really great. But joking aside, we truly enjoy what we do. I was once told “If you love what you do, you’ll never work another day in your life.”

Any plans to replicate what you do outside of the UK, in South Africa or Jamaica maybe?

For now our focus is the UK. We are taking baby steps, as we want this to become a replicable business around the UK. We would one day love to have this business in our home countries, and we pray that the day comes sooner rather than later.

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BBQ warning: Learn how to braai like a Saffa or risk food poisoning | What the hell are the food safety ‘gurus’ on about in Britain? Can you imagine anyone cooking their food in an oven before throwing it on the braai? Has Health and Safety gone overboard - again?

If you are Saffa, pass this onto your British friends, so they don’t have to suffer from food poisoning Also remember this is a beginners guide - so it’s meant to be simple.

Equipment Yes, I get it, if you braai once a year so why not pick up a £5 disposable from the petrol station.

I’ve used one before; it was one of the worst experiences of my life, possibly second behind closing my fingers in a car door. Get a proper braai for starters. If you’re having a braai at home, invest in a decent kettle or drum braai or if you are having one in the park, get a portable braai like the smokey joe from weber or a piccolino from Landmann. I’ve got a flat portable braai that I brought back from SA and made some mods that works well.

Meat South Africans are passionate about the meat they put on the braai. £1.50 pork bangers, frozen chicken drumsticks and crappy burgers aren’t going to cut it.

Get some decent meat, after all summer doesn’t last too long and

show your skills. If you are a novice (which I assume everyone who gets food poisoning is) get some good steak, chicken breasts or make some sosaties. Anything with a bone in it is going to take longer, so if you’re only having one braai a year go for the meat above. If you want to braai more often then learn more about cooking times and get it right.

Clean work station If you aren’t aware of how to handle raw meat, you shouldn’t be doing the meat in the first place enough said about that.

Temperature and Coals We’re taught from a very early age of the right temperature to throw the meat on. The difference between high, medium and low heat. Direct and indirect braaing.

This post won’t go into it all but I’ve notice the inexperienced just throwing a full bag of charcoal on, leaving it for a few minutes and then throwing the meat on. The outside is burnt to a crisp and the inside is raw.

If you’ve bought some decent wood or charcoal, have patience

and wait for coals to turn white.

Once that’s happened as a general rule if you can hold your hand above the coal for the following times you’ve got the following heats 5-7 seconds : High heat 7-10 seconds : Medium heat 10-15 seconds : Low heat (this will take a bit longer, so if you’ve got this heat be warned) 15 and over : Throw some more coals!

But don’t rush it. Decent coals will hold their heat for some time.

Braai Times I’m assuming that you’ve chosen steak, chicken or sosaties for your braai. So you can refer to my specific recipes for each one. But generally what I’d do is braai the meat for the following times.

Steak: High Heat (6-10 minutes depending on cut and how you like it) Chicken and sosaties: Medium Heat (10-15 minutes depending on thickness, slice it and check if its done) So that’s it for a simple braai: “if you don’t do it often enough then do something simple.

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By braai 365 Isn’t the point of having a braai (BBQ) getting outdoors, and cooking like the cavemen did in the past?

Don’t get me wrong here, I’m not in any way having a go at people enjoying a BBQ, my goal is to take the braai culture to the world as it’s my passion, but it’s not going to happen if we have regulators tell us to cook in an oven.

I get it, people get food poisoning, but it’s not down to the braai (bbq) it’s down to the person behind the tongs and the equipment that they use.

I’ve come across a few British that can wield the tongs after

spending time with us Saffas, so instead of the title reading ‘Barbecue warning: Cook food in oven first, says Food Standards Agency’ shouldn’t it read ‘Barbecue warning: Learn how to braai like a Saffa or risk Food Poisoning’?

I did it for a year in Britain, yes 365 days on the tongs, and not once did I get food poisoning… zero, zilch, not once, and after all that time I think I picked up a bit on how to braai.

So my answer wouldn’t be to cook food in an oven, but to follow some simple guidance on WHAT to braai (BBQ) and then add some simple tips on HOW to braai.

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Review: Deon Five-Plus Project: Meyer’s Cobra Fight inequality

| Cobra is a thrilling ride from the halls of power in South Africa’s intelligence world to a heart-stopping conclusion in Cape Town

By David Wilkins “The bullet wound in the forehead, diagonally above the left eye. A thin streak of blood, now almost black, ran down to the right.

Under the head, which was turned to the left, a puddle, thicker, saucersized. Exit wound.” So begins Cobra, Deon Meyer’s fourth novel in the renowned Benny Griessel series, and is a must for the lovers of the crime and thriller genre.

First introduced in Devil’s Peak, Captain Benny Griessel of the Hawks, a recovering alcoholic with a highly complicated personal and professional life, is launched into his most difficult case yet. One man kidnapped, and three men dead, each shot by a very professional bullet, each bearing the mysterious stamp of the Mozambican spitting cobra. The death of three South Africans and kidnap of a tourist is bad enough, but the revelation that the missing man just happens to be an expert in global terrorism throws everything into confusion.

While trying to deal the dramatic changes in his personal life and fighting the pull of the bottle, Griessel must work with captains Vaughn Cupido and Mbali Kaleni to track down an assassin on the

loose in his city. Soon finding themselves shunted off their case entirely, the team embarks on a deadly game of cat and mouse, where the most deadly enemy may not be a man with a gun.

Griessel has come a long way since Devil’s Peak, and those acquainted with Meyer’s work will find well-known characters in his typically, fast paced, elaborately plotted style, with a new mystery on every page. Those who have not read the series before will be spellbound by an exciting, dark and sometimes humorous novel, exploring the complicated world of South Africa, still recovering from the apartheid era. With the wonderful plus that by the end they will cry out for more.

Reports from the Metropolitan Police and emails have been created down to the last comma, which can be a little heavy going, but show the hours of research that went into writing the book – and makes you feel you are really reading a report on an international killer.

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| The future of South Africa matters to me. And judging by the 10 000 South Africans who I stood with outside the South Africa House to vote on May 5 2014, there is a good chance it matters to you too

By Daniel Mackintosh I care about South Africa because is where I spent the first 28 years of my life. It is the home of many of my friends and family. It is where I was first challenged to care about people beyond the immediacy of my Cape Town Jewish community.

During my time as law research clerk of the Constitutional Court, I became inspired by our extraordinary Constitution and our loud, multicultural, multi-racial democracy. Finally, as someone who benefitted immensely from my privilege in South Africa, I feel that I still have a debt to repay.

And while I would normally want to get involved in South African civil society and participate in charting its future, is there a meaningful contribution that I can make even though I live in London?

During my law degree, I worked part time for three years for Equal Education, a movement of pupils and teachers fighting for quality and equality in the education system. Having attended a private Jewish school in Cape Town, I was appalled by the desperately under-resourced schools I saw on a weekly basis in Khayelitsha.

This experience convinced me that the country’s biggest challenge is inequality. Which is why I am supporting the Five Plus Project.

The goal is to get as many comparatively well-off South Africans as possible to give at least 5 percent of their taxable income to organisations and initiatives helping to reduce poverty or to alleviate its effects.

Five Plus was initiated by two law professors from the University of Cape Town, Hugh Corder and Anton Fagan, and is currently supported by over 200 people, including Saleem Badat, the ViceChancellor of Rhodes University, Edwin Cameron, a Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and Pregs Govender, the Deputy-Chair of the South African Human Rights Commission (see www.5plus.uct.ac.za/members/).

The project was inspired by a book written by Peter Singer, the influential moral philosopher with a chair at Princeton University, called The Life You Can Save.

In it, Singer argues that wealthy people have a moral obligation to help people who are dying or suffering because they are poor.

Singer’s book inspired more than 16,000 people to take a pledge to contribute some of their income to organisations helping people in poverty.

Here too you are being asked to make a commitment. If you are a comparatively well-off South African, Five Plus asks that once a year you take the following pledge: “I pledge that, over the coming year, I will give at least 5 percent of my taxable income to one or more organisations or initiatives helping to reduce poverty in South Africa or alleviate its effects.”

The Project does not prescribe which organisations or initiatives a person should give to. But the aim is to ensure that people who take the pledge, do so publicly. And it will prompt those who have taken the pledge to do so again, a year later.

Five Plus recognises that poverty in South Africa will not be eliminated by 5 percent of some peoples’ salaries. Many other interventions are needed, involving not only private individuals but also public institutions, tackling not only poverty’s consequences but also its causes, among them the unacceptably high levels of inequality. Tackling inequality will also require powerful, well resourced, highly skilled organisations that can hold government accountable to the egalitarian vision of the Constitution. Committing to this Pledge will help to fund exactly these kinds of initiatives.

As a member of the 100,000 strong South African Diaspora in London, we have the ability to contribute largely to the country of our birth.

I hope you will join me in taking the pledge and encouraging your friends and family to do so too.

To take the pledge or find out more about the project, e-mail 5plusproj@gmail.com or access the website. It is important to quickly answer two issues this project raises, taken from their

website.

Are you a comparatively welloff South African?

Here are some statistics regarding the past tax year. Of the 13.6 million people in employment, only 1.3 percent had a taxable income of R750,000 or more. Fewer than 5 percent had a taxable income of R400,000. And fewer than 15 percent had a taxable income of R200,000. If the about four million people seeking employment are added to those in employment, these percentages shrink substantially.

Consider also this. In 2008/09, close to 11 percent of South Africa’s population fell below the World Bank’s extreme poverty line of living on $1.25 a day or less. In other words, 5 million people in South Africa were unable to meet their most basic needs for adequate food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, healthcare, and education.

In the same year, 26 percent of South Africa’s population fell below the food poverty line of R305 a month, which is the amount that one person needs in order to consume their required energy intake. So 13 million people in South Africa were unable to get enough food into their stomachs every month.

Here is another undeniable reality.

The World Bank’s Gini coefficient measures a country’s income distribution on a scale from 0 to 1, where 0 represents perfect equality and 1 perfect inequality. In 2009, South Africa had a Gini coefficient of 0.63. That placed us among the 5 most unequal countries in the world.

Why does your pledge have to be made public?

You may already be giving 5 percent and more to relieve poverty. And it is possible that you feel uncomfortable about taking a public pledge to do so – which is understandable. However, making the Pledge public will encourage others to give, by creating and sustaining a community of givers and a cultural norm of giving. And it will make it more likely that you will carry out your decision to do what you know is morally right. In other words, by taking the pledge and making it public you are certain to make an even greater contribution towards reducing

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| Bellver Castle in the northwest of Palma

Escape to the lure of Palma

| The vibrant Mallorcan capital is a city of many charms, as Sandy Cadiz-Smith discovered for herself

By Sandy Cadiz-Smith Palma is a revelation. A glamorous, buzzy city with so much to offer. You’ll find myriad shopping opportunities, tempting cafés and restaurants and beautiful beaches nearby.

As you arrive in town the fabulous cathedral of Santa Maria (La Seu) towers over the city to offer a grand welcome.

Historically Palma was the seat of the island’s monarchy and aristocracy so its grandness isn’t surprising. And it is a stylish town.

It’s also a sunny one, with about 300 days guaranteed to shine.

The Passeo del Borne is the perfect place to start your adventure in the sun. This elegantly tree-lined pedestrianised street feels like the road to everywhere in Palma. And you can explore it all on foot: in fact Palma is a must-walk city.

The cathedral is a short hop away.

It’s a magnificent Gothic Roman Catholic structure that is surrounded by the maze-like streets of the Arab Quarter with their quirky shops and striking flower-dressed balconies.

Not to be missed.

From here you can wander into the Old Town which has been brought back to life over the last few decades. Placa Mayor sits in its centre, surrounded by cobbled streets abounding with chic boutiques, cafes and art galleries.

It is a designer shopping heaven, too with names like Louis Vuitton, Massimo Dutti, Loewe and Hugo Boss to frequent. The Old Town’s winding streets are the perfect place to amble for hours, taking everything in and stopping for much-needed refreshment.

I’d recommend you visit an interesting bar called Wineing (c/ Apuntadores, 24 La Lonja) which has walls lined with wines to taste (48 of them). Choose your portion size, from a couple of sips to a whole glass, depending on your intentions. Their tapas are also delicious.

And then there’s the amazing Olivar Market, it’s food heaven.

We had to stop for a glass of cava and some oysters at one of the lovely seafood bars (and why not?), before embarking into the packed world of amazing produce.

Fruit and vegetables in every colour and shape, amazing hams of all sorts hanging temptingly from the roof and local cheese and wine to savour. We stopped to taste the jamon, plates of it. The Spanish version of stopping to smell the roses, perhaps? Definitely lifeenhancing anyway. The Spanish describe the market as de toda la vida which means it’s been there forever. Lucky them.

There are also plenty of marinas and beaches within very easy reach of Palma. Like Puerto Portals which is a magnet for the superyacht owners and a great place for some partying and posing. Or try Portixol, a few miles along Palma Bay, with its chilled-out bars and restaurants and small beach where you can soak up the sun.

Heavenly.

A word I used often in my weekend in Palma. It’s that sort of city. After a weekend you’ll want to move there…well, I’d kind of like to.

I stayed at the luxury Can Alomar Hotel which overlooks the central Passeo del Borne and makes the perfect base from which to explore.

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Witness search: Zimbabwean beaten into a coma in London

| Omen Mugaviri’s family are appealing to the public to come forward with vital information in the attack, as the outlook of his condition remains uncertain and critical Fre

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The family of a Zimbabwean man beaten into a coma have pleaded for the public’s help in apprehending the perpetrators.

38-year-old Omen Mugaviri had been taken to hospital after being found bleeding profusely from his injuries in Wood Green, North London, at the end of June.

His family have now released a statement asking for a female witness captured on CCTV cameras to come forward and help with the prosecution of a 43-yearold man arrested in connection with the crime, adding that Mugaviri may never recover from his injuries.

The woman shown in the footage appears to be 35 to 45 years old and is identifiable by having a sling on her left arm at the time when the footage was taken on June 30.

Mugaviri has been in a coma for nearly two months, remaining largely unresponsive. According to newspaper reports, part of his skull-bone had to be removed to alleviate the effects of oedema to the brain.

Since the brutal assault, Priscilla Nyana, Omen Mugaviri’s aunt, has made several emotional appeals in the name of his family, explaining that the majority of his immediate family members live in Zimbabwe.

His mother is reportedly struggling to get her travel documentation together to come to the UK and see her son in hospital.

61-year-old Nyana, an NHS nurse with over 40 years of experience herself, said that she is constantly updating her sister on

Mugaviri’s condition ahead of her planned trip to the UK: “I don’t know where she is going to get the money from, but at the moment we’re just trying to get the visa in place. We’re having to send all sorts of documents over, saying that we can support her when she gets here.

“My family is absolutely devastated by what happened that night and these last few months have been extremely difficult for us. Omen is a good man, and does not deserve what happened to him. I urge anyone who witnessed this or knows anything to come forward and help police with their investigation.”

The police have underlined in the meantime that they don’t expect any foul play on Omen Mugaviri’s part to have been involved in the attack. Detective Sergeant Gordon McKay of the investigating Wood Green Police unit emphasised that Mugaviri is “of previous good character, we’ve never come across him before.”

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Trevers of the same unit added: “Due to Omen’s condition we are unable to fully establish what happened between the eve of Sunday to the time he was found by police. If you are the person in the photo or know who she may be, please contact us so we can establish exactly what happened that night and arrest those responsible.”

If you have information about the crime or are able to help identify the woman, please get in touch with Wood Green CID on 020 3276 3078 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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SA’s Top 10 young entrepreneurs | Young business leaders are becoming the role models of a new generation as entrepreneurship continues to be integral to the fast growth of the SA economy Ezlyn Barends Ezlyn is the Managing Director of Dad Fund, a non-profit organisation with a purpose of shaping the future of young leaders in South Africa.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship & Marketing and a Higher Diploma in Marketing Communications.

Currently based in the United Kingdom and doing her MBA at the Henley Business School, Barends has recently been named one of the the Mail&Guardian 200 Young South Africans for 2014.

Luvuyo Rani, founder of Silulo Ulutho Technologies

By Bongani Mtlhavani The South African government recently introduced the Department of Small Business Development to oversee growth and development in the small businesses sector under the leadership of Lindiwe Zulu.

It’s not just old-established names, who are trying to benefit from this new initiative but a lot of promising young blood coming to the fore as well.

We take a look at some of the country’s young entrepreneurs who have seized opportunities and have taken over leadership in SA’s growing business landscape.

Ludwick Marishane Time Magazine named him one of the “Top 30 under 30 people that are changing the world” in 2013. Having invented “DryBath” at the age of 17 – a product set to revolutionise sanitation in impoverished areas – Marishane is the founder of Headboy Industries.

He is so dedicated to his product that Marishane was quick to file patent and thus became South Africa’s youngest patent filer.

Marishane was rated the best student entrepreneur in the world at the Global Champion of the Global Student Entrepreneurs Awards in 2011. All this led Google to name him as one of the 12 brightest young minds in the world in 2011 as well. This young innovator holds a Bachelor of Business Science, majoring in Finance & Accounting, from the University of Cape Town.

Luvuyo Rani Alongside his brother Lonwabo, Luvuyo founded Silulo Ulutho Technologies – a company servicing youth and adults in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, equipping them with much-needed computer skills.

The company’s overall vision is to empower all African citizens to become part of the digital community. This dynamic duo initially ran their business from a boot of their car. Since then, Rani has been nominated for an award at the Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (JCI TOYP) in Germany, ten years after he had started his company, which honours ten outstanding young people under the age of 40 each year.

Vusi Thembekwayo Vusi is a world-renowned public speaker, ranked first in Africa for public speaking, who went on to receive a third place at the global English Speaking Union International Competition. This vibrant motivational speaker has graced our televisions screens playing advisory roles in various programmes, including SABC’s One Day Leader. His latest project is being one of the panel of the South African version of British investor programme “Dragon’s Den,” which will start playing to audiences on Mzansi Magic in September.

Siyabulela Xuza Xusa is an example of the high calibre of scientists South Africa needs. This young South African scientist has had NASA name a planet after him, in honour of his work in developing a recordbreaking rocket and creating safer, more energy-efficient rocket fuel.

The 25-year-old from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape is currently studying at Harvard University in the US in a bid to develop new energy technology, which he hopes will in turn help the planet.

Nick Kaoma Nick saw an opportunity creating in street-wear, and his idea bore fruits when his company “Head Honcho” was launched in 2011.

“Head Honcho” is a street-wear brand that emerged from the streets of Cape Town. The brand’s name implies that the clothing is made for people who aspire to be tomorrow’s moguls, leaders and achievers. Their apparel is stocked up by major retailers and is featured notably at youth themed events around the country.

30 under 30 – Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs.

Amongst some of her accolades Rapelang was selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and was invited to join the Annual Meeting in Davos 2012.She is also an Ambassador and Juror for the United Nations World Youth Summit Awards, and to top it all up she was also listed by Forbes on 30 under 30 – Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs.

Jonathan Liebmann Liebmann is a property entrepreneur and is behind the famous Maboneng Precinct, which is reviving the City of Johanneburg to its former glory.

With several buildings running

under his name one cannot help but think that he is fast becoming the Donald Trump of South Africa.

Neftaly Malatji A passionate social entrepreneur Malatjie was born 1991 in the rural area of Molati in Limpopo.

Malatjie is the founder of the Diepsloot Youth Projects. It was the love of his township and the passion for youth empowerment that led this young entrepreneur to start a youth organisation, which assists youth to find employment equipping them with skills for the workplace. Since the tender age of 11 Malatjie has always been helping children and youth, as he continues to devote his time to changing the state of his community.

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Tebogo Ditshego Ditshego is the chief executive officer of Ditshego Media, a blackowned public relations company. He has recently been listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 for 2014.

His client list includes O.R. Tambo International Airport, Vodacom and Justine amongst others.

Rapelang Rabana Rabana is a co-founder of Yeigo Communications, a major software company based in Cape Town. She co-founded the business alongside Wilter du Toit and Lungisa Matshoda shortly after completing her studies at the University of Cape Town in 2005. Amongst some of her accolades Rapelang was selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and was invited to join the Annual Meeting in Davos 2012.She is also an Ambassador and Juror for the United Nations World Youth Summit Awards, and to top it all up she was also listed by Forbes on

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London entrepreneurs: Ensure Rand strengthens you have a unique selling point against the Dollar

| South African co-owners of The Magnolia Room give some important advice on starting up in London by deva lee Elaine Smith and Sonya da Silva met in London in 2006.

Both qualified beauty therapists who studied in Stellenbosch, they later decided to open a business together. We asked them how they’ve kept their start-up running in a saturated market.

What made you decide to open The Magnolia Room?

After working for someone else for four and a half years, we decided that it was time for a change.

We wanted to progress our careers and thought that the next logical step would be to have a salon of our own.

We knew from working together for such a long time that we have a similar work ethic but opposite strengths and weaknesses. So far that has stood us in good stead.

Are your clients predominantly from the UK or South Africa?

Although we have a large South African client base, the majority of our clients are from the UK. What advice can you offer to South African entrepreneurs looking to start up in the UK? The most valuable tip we can give is to do as much research as possible. The rules and regulations are a lot more stringent than in SA. Make sure you have a very unique selling point as the UK market is a lot more discerning. Due to oversaturation in most markets, UK consumers have a lot more options so if you are not offering something special there are many more places where they can go and spend their hard earned money.

Make use of friends and family wherever possible for their skill sets and knowledge as well as advice and support.

What do you miss most about home?

We miss friends and family, the sunshine, gem squash — and cling peaches!

The Magnolia Room is at 32 Lower Richmond Road, Putney, SW151JP. Tel: 0208 785 1891. info@themagnoliaroom.co.uk

| The Rand strengthened against the US Dollar last week after four consecutive trading days of weakness, closing at USD-ZAR 10.71, compared with last Wednesday’s close of USD-ZAR 10.74 by 1st contact

The Rand appreciated into a mixed performance from the Dollar against the major crosses, and into broad-based strength among commodity and EM currencies.

The Dollar strengthened against the Pound and the Yen, while weakening against the Euro.

The Rand appreciated against all of the major crosses, with the biggest move seen against the Pound (-0.4 percent).

All of the commodity currencies we monitor for purposes of this report appreciated. All but two of the EM currencies we monitor appreciated. The exceptions were the INR and the BRL, which depreciated. The Rand took up the middle position in the commodity currencies category and sat just

above the halfway mark in the EM currencies category (beaten only by the TRY, the HUF and the RUB).

Turning to commodity prices, copper and Brent rose by 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent respectively. Gold and platinum fell by 1.2 percent and 0.6 percent respectively.

Non-residents were marginal net buyers of local equities (ZAR 70 million) and were mild net buyers of local bonds (ZAR 291 million) yesterday.

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Ask the experts – Visitor visas for the UK answers by BIC

| Family and friends of South Africans living in the UK are often unsure whether they need to apply for a visa when they want to visit the UK, and what type of visitor visa they should apply for

| BIC answers immigration questions from a citizenship applicant. and student who is getting married to a UK citizen

by JP breytenbach Q: I undertook my life in the UK test in 2012 when I obtained indefinite leave to remain, but I seem to have misplaced it.

I now need to apply for British citizenship, will I need to re-do the test or will Home Office have a record.

A: Unfortunately the Home Office does not keep record of the applicants previous life in the UK test and you will be required to retake the test if you did not hold a copy.

Q: I currently hold a student visa for the UK and will be getting married to a UK citizen. Please confirm the financial requirement A: If you are getting married in the UK and you apply for the spouse visa before your

student visa expires, the financial requirement will be £18600.

It is possible to use both incomes together to make up the required amount.

If you will be getting married out of country and obtaining your spouse visa at the British High Commission, the British citizen will need to show the income requirement and your income will not be taken into consideration.

JP Breytenbach Director of BIC, Breytenbachs Immigration Consultants Limited www.bic-immigration.com or info@bic-immigration.com

by JP breytenbach The most important thing for South Africans wanting to visit the UK to keep in mind is that since July 2009, all South Africans planning to visit the UK are required to apply for a visitor visa in South Africa before travelling to the UK. Visitor in Transit Visa In order to come to the UK as a visitor in transit you will have to arrive in the UK, pass through immigration control and then leave the UK again within 48 hours, to a final destination outside the Common Travel area (Ireland, the UK, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

Visitor Visa If you are visiting for longer than 48 hours, you will have to apply for a visitor visa. The visitor visa allows one to visit the UK for a maximum period of six months, after which the holder of the visa must leave the UK. The short-term visitor visa is valid for six months, but it is also possible to apply for a multiple entry visitor visa in the UK. The two, five and ten year multiple entry visitor visa are available for

persons planning to visit the UK on a regular basis.

The multiple entry visitor visas allow one to travel to the United Kingdom for a maximum of six months in total in any 12 month period. The six months can be made up of several short trips or one trip of six months.

When leaving the UK the permit holder does not need to return to his/her home country, and is allowed to travel to any other country as long as they are outside the UK. The visitor visa is multiple entry, which means one do not need to travel and stay for the full six months in the UK. For example one can travel for two months to the UK and leave for two months, travel again for two months and leave for two month etc., as long as the permit holder does not stay in the UK for more than six months per 12 months.

It is also important for South Africans to keep in mind that there are very strict rules about conducting business whilst on a visitor visa, and persons planning to conduct business are advised to contact BIC regarding business visitor visas to the UK.

Travelling with children Persons travelling from South Africa to the UK with children should also take note of a very important amendment to the South African Immigration Act, regulation 6. This regulation requires anyone travelling to or from South Africa with children under the age of 18 years old to be in possession of a valid passport and an unabridged birth certificate for every child. The amendment was introduced amid concerns about child trafficking and will take effect on October 1.

Please feel free to contact us for more information, or contact our South African affiliate offices to apply for your visitor visa from South Africa.

Please see www.bic-immigration. com for more information.

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Spur UK backs Superbike squad | Spur Steak and Grill UK are backing the MWR Kawasaki motorbike racing squad

By spur uk MWR Kawasaki competes in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 and 1000 class at the British Superbike Championships.

The team focuses on bringing young riders through the ranks to develop their careers at the highest levels of competition and the talented young squad includes Northern Irish rider, Andrew Irwin, and two South Africans, James Egan and Nicolas Grobler, all of whom have delivered great results for the team this year.

Spur UK DirectorDavid Maich, said: “This is a fantastic partnership for Spur in the UK and we’re proud to be seeing our branding on the MWR Kawasaki team bikes and kit. All the riders are currently on great form.

They’re young, successful and driven, just the kind of talent we’re keen to support.

The Spur teams at all our restaurants are excited about the partnership and we’ll be planning special events and promotions with the squad throughout the year.”

MWR Kawasaki team boss Mark Webster says: “It’s great to have Spur UK on board and we are looking forward to being a part of their development plans in the UK over the next year and a half.”

Follow the MWR Kawasaki team’s performance on facebook.com/ U.K.Spur and Twitter: twitter.com/ SpurUK www.facebook.com/MWRKawasaki and Twitter: twitter.com/ MWRKawasaki1 mwrkawasaki.co.uk

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Etzebeth quizzed on being back with the Boks | Kobus Pretorius get and exclusive interview with Eben Etzbeth

By Kobus Pretorius What has been the toughest part of being injured for six months?

Training on your own and getting back to full fitness as quickly as possible is the toughest. I’ve sorely missed playing rugby.

It must have been tough sitting on the sideline and watching the Stormers in this year’s Super Rugby Competition. Why do you think the Stormers have struggled this season?

A lot of injuries in key positions have caused us to struggle but I have every confidence that we will come back to our form.

Gert Smal has been appointed Director of Rugby in Western Province. He is a very experienced coach and has a proven track record working with forwards. You must be looking forward to working with him?

Yes he is good at his job so I am looking forward to working with him.

Besides training and rehab, how have you kept busy these past few months?

Rehab was my main focus but besides that I have played a lot of Xbox. Megarom have been sending me all the latest games so I have been really enjoying trying all the titles. Otherwise, I have just been relaxing as much as I can because when rugby starts again for me it will be hectic again.

Are there any positives to take out of such a long injury lay-off?

Yes – getting your body back in a good condition is a luxury that a long lay off can give you. Having the chance to spend quality time with family and friends is also a positive. You also appreciate what you have, more.

Do you think being out of the game for six months has refreshed you mentally and physically with the eye on next year’s World Cup? Definitely!

Is it true that you only started playing lock at Tygerberg High School and that before that, you were a centre?

Yes; before Grade 11 I played in the back line at centre, wing and fullback.

There’s been a lot of talk in the media about the no. 5 lock position and your possibly moving there to take charge of the line-outs. Do you think that is a realistic option for you, or are you happy to stay at 4?

Right now I am focusing on getting back on the field and that is my main goal. Time will tell where I play.

Victor Matfield has made his comeback since you have been injured. After playing with Bakkies Botha last year, do you think you could learn anything from a legend like Matfield?

Victor is one of the top lineout specialists in the world so I can definitely learn a thing or two there.

Who has been your toughest opponent on the rugby field?

Ma’a Nonu has been the toughest so far.

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Finals week of 02Touch leagues: the good, the bad and the ugly | It has been an awesome Summer season with fantastic weather, awesome touch and great players

By in2touch We had our Finals for most of our venues this week which turned out some really great games with a few surprise winners. Here is a look at the finals evening of Putney/ Wandsworth, King George’s Park, O2Touch Tuesday Summer league that was played on the 19 August. There were seven games played in total, three of which were finals. With two men’s divisions and one mixed division.

In the Men’s Division 1, we saw the Thundercats play Shake and Bake Baby in their final.

Thundercats, a new team in the London Leagues have impressed many of the players and the teams trying to match themselves against them. Having said that the final was not an easy one and Shake and Bake turned up ready to fight for that winner’s trophy and prize.

Result: Thundercats won the Men’s 1 Division As for the Men’s 2 Division, here we had a well-known team Moose Knuckles, who were previous winners of this league playing against The Cheeky Boys. The Cheeky Boys managed to get up early on in the game and continued to hold their lead throughout the game. Moose

Knuckles did not give up and put pressure on the oppositions score line and did manage to break the Cheeky Boys defence. But in the end The Cheeky Boys were always able to respond by scoring right after they had conceded.

Result: The Cheeky Boys won the Men’s 2 Division Mixed Division, a few of the players were surprised to see Any Given Sunday in the final playing against Heptophobis, who consistently have their core group of players down every week and are a fantastic bunch of people. As the game went along, it looked as though Any Given Sunday had saved their best for last and produced some fantastic flowing touch which helped them take the win and the Mixed Division this season.

Thank you to all the players, organisers and referees for the commitment throughout both the Spring and Summer Seasons at all our London Venues. We hope you had an enjoyable time, met great people and made new friendships.

There are many new upcoming autumn and winter leagues going on through till spring next year.

Go to our website, www.in2touch. com and see what there is on offer.

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de villiers: Bench saved our hides

| Springbok captain Jean de Villiers praised the impact made by Bok replacements in Salta at the weekend By staff reporter South Africa recorded a hardfought, if not very fortuitous, 33-31 Rugby Championship victory over a gallant Argentina at the 20,000-seater Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena.

To add further insult to what was a very bad day at the office, prop Frans Malherbe sustained a serious injury to his right ankle.

He was forced the leave the field late in the match and will not be available for the rest of the competition.

Malherbe will consult with a specialist in Cape Town upon his return to South Africa, when a call on further treatment and his replacement will be make.

After two rounds of the Rugby Championship, the Boks top the standing with two wins from as many matches.

They are on eight points with New Zealand one behind after their 51-20 victory over Australia in Auckland at the weekend.

It required flyhalf Morne Steyn to kick a penalty three minutes from time and the Boks to hang on desperately in the closing stages to ensure SA maintain the record of having never lost to the Pumas.

Trailing by 12 points going towards the final quarter, the Boks - given a torrid time in the forward exchanges for much of the match - finally exploded into

action and clawed their way back to snatch what seemed an unlikely victory.

Bok coach Heyneke Meyer and captain Jean de Villiers both praised the home team for their performance after the match.

“I’ve said it before, but I really think Argentina is a much better team than what their worldranking [12th] shows, and they showed it again in this match,” De Villiers said in his post-match reaction.

“We’re happy that we could pull it through, but it could’ve gone either way.”

De Villiers said the energy brought by the replacements was probably where his team won the match.

“That is not saying that the players who started did badly, but our bench, whom we see as impact players rather than replacements, certainly made an impact and that is probably where the difference was.”

Meyer said his team had shown great character to pull this one through.“All credit to Argentina though - they’ve been together for a month and you could see that as they played some great rugby,” said Meyer.

“We don’t want to say every week that we’ve shown great character, but we’ve now won nine out of our last ten away games and I think the guys have shown that they know how to win.

“At one stage, we were down and out and the team came back.

“We know there are a lot of areas we have to work on, but we’re still in this competition.”

De Villiers cut a relieved figure after the close call.

“We stuck to our guns and won,” he sighed.

“Argentina are getting better and better - and played unbelievably well.

“They created many challenges for us. And I am just happy that we beat them a second time within eight days.”

The skipper admitted they will need to work on their set pieces.

“There were problems at scrum time, but when it really counted, the pack did well.

“This team is a work in progress. And there are lots of errors to be corrected.

“Youngsters like Damian de Allende and Handré Pollard are on a steep learning curve and they will get better and better.

“At this stage, we’ll just take the win,” he added.

The Springboks will return to South Africa on Monday, before regrouping on Thursday to start preparations for the Australasian leg of the Rugby Championship.

They play Australia in Perth (September 6) and New Zealand in Wellington (September 13).

— Rugby365

l SALTA, ARGENTINA:Springboks centre Morne Steyn makes a conversion after teammate Cornal Hendricks scored a try during the Rugby Championship second round match against Argentina’s Los Pumas.

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