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Afrikaner poverty charity stirs up expats

| A fundraising initiative to address the issues of Afrikaners living in squatter camps has caused controversy, as the real motivation for the initiative may be a greedy scam and not a questionable charity case by sertan sanderson A dubious online campaign is raising suspicion, claiming to raise money for impoverished Afrikaner families in South Africa – with growing evidence that the movement might be a scam. AFRIKANERS IN POVERTY alleges to address poverty-related issues by presenting itself as a charity focusing on the plight of children; its mission statement claims “Children should not have to sleep on the floor, without proper bedding” and that children “should not have to go to bed at night or go to school without food or a lunch pack.” However, not deep beneath the veneer of a charitable organisation the first cracks begin to appear; the description of the group’s goals reveals that it has an intrinsic understanding that it must attract white donors with a chip on their shoulder to care for an issue that is presented as if it only affects white people. Grammatical errors and grievous spelling mistakes, where handouts are “scares” and not “scarce”, add to the growing doubt whether the initiative is truly pursuing legitimate aims. The clumsily composed copy reads, “There is an estimated 800,000 people living in Squatter camps living in conditions not suitable for humans, specially not for growing children” – but forgets to mention that millions of

| RUN SEAN, RUN: South African adventurer Sean Conway, who recently became the first person to swim the length of Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats, is now planning to run from where he ended his swim all the way back down to Land’s End – Forrest Gump style. If he completes this run he will become the first person in history to do a length of Britain triathlon. Read more on page 2

South Africans of all races live in exactly the same conditions. The movement continues to describe how its recently completed fundraiser run, which was promoted throughout various social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, intended

to achieve noble aims such as assisting the elderly, promoting health, supporting soup kitchens and assisting victims of crime. But the more you probe into the dealings of the group’s leader, “Jenni”, the less trustworthy does the initiative appear. Her

full name is not revealed on the movement’s website but can only be ascertained by looking into her funding campaigns set up on other platforms, such as youcaring. com as well as various Facebook groups particularly aimed at addressing South African expats.

Using a mix of pictures that seem to originate from disparate locations, and even including some stock footage, Jenni’s credibility fails to gain favours in the photo gallery of her homemade site. Furthermore, her contact form seems to be broken, which erodes further trust in the organisation, and made it impossible to obtain comment from “Afrikaners in Poverty”, due to the malfunctioning contact form. When looking into the charity status of “Afrikaners in Poverty” it is revealed that the group is not incorporated in SA and receives its donations in US dollars via a PayPal account, making it highly suspicious and raising the biggest red flag of all. PayPal transactions can be made without clarifying charity status, and though the financial service prides itself in transparency, only a small number of its users ever enquire about the background information of people they trade with. When challenged in the comment section on youcaring.com about certain inconsistencies observed on her website, such as the fact that the children in her photographs don’t look undernourished but are presented as neat and clean, Jenni Leone Meintjies rushes in (with her full name) to defend her cause by saying that poverty doesn’t have to look dirty.

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South African adventurer to run length of Britain - Forrest Gump style

| The South African expat who made headlines as the first person to swim from Cornwall to Scotland is now planning to be the first to complete a length of Britain triathlon – by running a marathon a day

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by heather walker South African adventurer Sean Conway, who recently became the first person to swim the length of Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats, is now planning to run from where he ended his swim all the way back down to Land’s End. A full-time record breaker, motivational speaker and writer, Sean was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in KwaZulu-Natal before moving to England. He has previously cycled from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland and if he completes this run he will become the first person in history to do a length of Britain triathlon. The Forrest Gump-style trek will differ from most of his previous expeditions because he will be doing it completely solo and

unsupported. That means carrying all his camping kit, food and water to survive. He also wants to do as much of the run off-road as possible by following paths and byways. He will depart from John O’Groats on the morning of 9th August and aims to reach Land’s End around 20th September 2014. “That is as much as I have planned. I haven’t planned a route or where I will stay each night. I’ll take each day as it comes. I’m going to let the adventure unfold naturally. My Britain cycle was all about exploring on the roads, the swim was exploring the coastline and now my run is to explore the mountains and paths. I want the adventure to control my decisions rather than the other way round. I’m using the Twitter handle

@conway_sean for ideas on where to explore each day,” he explained. Sean’s attitude may seem casual but his many successes may in fact owe a lot to his excellent planning skills. He has thought carefully about what to take along to make his rucksack as lightweight as possible and will only be taking 6kg of gear. First on the packing list is Sean’s mascot, The Little Flying Cow, who been around the world with him and even has its own Twitter account @AdventureMascot. He’ll also pack a sleeping bag, camping mat, tent poles and tarpaulin, mosquito net, knife and flint. Sean feels the most challenging aspect of his journey will be avoiding injury. “Unlike cycling or swimming, running a marathon a day for six weeks is very hard on your body. I’m going to really have to concentrate on stretching and recovery a lot more than I have done in the past. I’m not very good at allocating stretching time. The other thing I’m going to find hard is that fact I’m not racing. This is the first adventure I am doing that will be more on the exploration side of things rather than endurance. I’ll still run till midnight though.” The South African Brit wants his run to inspire others and has called for people with an amazing story to apply to run join him for a portion of his journey. “Want to run with me? There is only one rule. Tell me an amazing story

about yourself. I want to find the most inspiring people in the UK. What have you done that no one else has? All these stories will go into a book to inspire others. I want this to be a feel-good book full of amazing people’s tales of adversity, life and adventure.” If he could pick anyone in the world to run with, it would have to be Tom Hanks, who played Forrest Gump. Sean recently recreated the famous scene from the movie, where Forrest runs across America followed by his fans. “How cool would it be if Tom Hanks ran with me. It’s very unlikely. I know he collects typewriters and I have a few very old ones too and that’s what we’d end up talking about,” Sean said. There’s only one question left to answer: after conquering the length of Britain triathlon, what is Sean’s next goal? “I want to run from Cairo to Cape Town – fast. I want to be the fastest person to travel the length of Africa on foot while meeting all the people along the route who need to be able to run to live. In Western societies running is usually done purely to get fit. Some people need to be able to run/walk far distances to get water, hunt etc. I want to immerse myself in those culture for ten months, while running nearly two marathons a day.” Follow Sean on his run at www. seanconway.com or @conway_ sean

Dispelling the myth that women don’t reach the top | Celebrate Women’s Day in London this August with the South African Chamber of Commerce and trailblazing women in business, government and civil society

by staff reporter Join the South African Chamber of Commerce (SACC) on Thursday 7th August 2014 for its annual celebration of SA Women’s Day. In South Africa, 9th August commemorates the 50,000-strong march of women in 1956 to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against discriminatory pass laws that restricted freedom of movement and privacy. Bringing together leaders in business, civil society and government, former chair of the SACC Mary-Anne Anderson will guide a panel discussion of distinguished women, each forging new paths in their respective fields. The discussion will be guided by the subject “Tokenism or

Triumph? Dispelling the Myth that Women Don’t Reach the Top” and seeks to dispel the myth that women do not reach the highest echelons of power in both business and politics. Panel members: JUSTINA MUTALE is the multi-award winning Founder and CEO of Positive Runway: Global Catwalk to Stop the Spread, a worldwide HIV/ AIDS response campaign with presence in over 150 countries, spanning six continents spread across the globe. Positive Runway is registered on the United Nations Department for Social and Economic Affairs Civil Society Database, and is also a member of the ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE IF

Campaign, a coalition of leading UK development organisations working to end world hunger. DEBBIE THOMAS is the Head of Africa Services Group, Deloitte UK. She has 18 years of experience bringing African companies to London. Debbie was also a founding member of the mining group at Deloitte in the 1990s. Debbie is also responsible for the UK firm’s relationships with the local Deloitte firms on the African continent, with which she works closely to deliver crossborder services. Debbie serves on the Boards of the Sub-Saharan African Taskforces of UKTI and TheCityUK, as well as the South African Chamber of Commerce. VIOLA NCUBE is Vice President at Global Hospitality

Services, a professional hotel sales and marketing company, launched to fulfil the growing need for personalised, innovative hotel sales support in the competitive global marketplace. Viola has over 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry in both the sub-Saharan African and European markets. She is fluent in five languages and holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University. Viola is also the Founder and CEO of iROCK! UK, an accredited social enterprise providing mentoring, training and access to employment programs for young people, especially but not exclusively to those of AfroCaribbean origins. The event is open to ALL Chamber members (men and women).

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Afrikaners in 100 years on, South poverty scam? Africa remembers fallen at Delville Wood Continued from page 1

| As the world marks the centenary of the outbreak of World War One on 4th August 1914, South Africa marked a milestone moment in military history

| An honour guard of South African and French veterans dip the veteran association standards in salute of the re-interment procession of Private Beleza Myengwa at the South African National Memorial at Delville Wood, Longueval, France. Photo by Kevin T. Brown

By David Mannall This year, the annual Delville Wood memorial provided the perfect setting for righting a historic wrong perpetrated against South African Native Labour Corps soldiers. During World War One, more than 80,000 South African Black and Cape Coloured men served alongside white compatriots in non-combat support roles on the Western Front, and some combat roles in Africa and Middle East. Primarily their duties included engineering, medical orderlies, stretcher bearers or store and logistics assistants manually off-loading tons of supplies and munitions from supply ships. Others felled trees to build and fortify trenches and defences, all roles recognised as pivotal in any modern army. These men weren’t spared the horrors of war; hundreds are known to have perished on French soil, a further 616 South Africans (607 of whom were black soldiers of the SANLC) were lost when the troopship SS Mendi got broadsided by a much larger vessel in the English Channel. In fact, South Africa lost as many men in the frigid February waters of the English Channel as she did during the Battle of Delville Wood. In addition to the loss of life, one of the greatest travesties

perpetrated on Black and Cape Coloured soldiers, who made up 42 percent of SA forces, was that they were not even honoured for their service. Medals were withheld and later, due to racist political pandering, their legacy was excluded from history books both in South Africa and Europe. WW1 is perceived as a ‘white man’s conflict’, but clearly this is not totally accurate, these men bravely contributed to the war effort, and did so with honour. The first black South African soldier to fall, Private Beleza Myengwa died on 27th November 1916 within days of his battalion arriving to France. Protocol necessitated casualties be buried in the area they lost their life so Pvt. Myengwa was laid to rest at a civilian cemetery in Le Havre rather than at the South African Labour Corps military cemetery at Arques La Bataille near Dieppe. Last month, as a symbol of reconciliation and nation building, Pvt. Myengwa’s remains were exhumed from Le Havre and reinterred during a sombre ceremony at Delville Wood near Longueval, France. The casket was carried to its final resting place by representatives of all SANDF branches, as the procession approached the museum, an honour guard of SA Legion and French veterans

dipped their respective association colours in final salute to the fallen comrade. Private Myengwa is the first ‘person of colour’ ever to be laid to rest at the Delville Wood memorial among 600 white South African soldiers who fell at the battle of Delville Wood, acknowledged by historians as one of the fiercest battles of the Great War. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa were among the dignitaries who gathered on 6th July 2014 to honour the sacrifice made by Pvt. Myengwa and his SANLC comrades. An inscription on Pvt. Myengwa’s new resting place inside Delville Wood museum underscores the symbolic importance of his re-interment. It reads: “Here lies the remains of the first South African Native Labour Corps member to die in France. His presence represents all the members of the SANLC whose deeds were not acknowledged in the past. He is buried here amongst his comrades as a symbol or reconciliation and nation building. Their contribution was not in vain and their heroism will forever be cherished by their nation”. Peter Dickens, Chairman of the South African Legion UK branch said “History needs to be righted. The contribution and sacrifice of these men must be included in the accounts of the Great War, this is absolutely the right thing to do, I hope their families get some peace and take a shot of pride from the symbolic gesture made by the veterans and respective government’s today.” He went on, “I hope the SA Government continues to build on this spirit of reconciliation and properly recognises the contribution of all those called to bear arms by our great nation over the intervening century since Pvt. Myengwa fell.” As belligerent parties from World War I commemorate the centenary, South Africa’s own experience with conflict in the past century, both within the global context as well as with regard to the many decades of internal division, may serve to provide a unique perspective.

Despite her efforts to raise money online, the majority of her 21 commentators on the public fundraising platform must have smelled a rat when visiting her page, resulting in dismissive comments and only few pledges for donation. Tolene van der Merwe claimed that Jenni Leone Meintjies had used a different alias for scams in the past, posing by the name of Cape Town-mother Kerry Glaser in a bid to allegedly raise funds for Kayla, a child with a severe case of cystic fibrosis. “I wanted to help Kayla, but this Jenni had apparently stolen images and the story of Kayla, and asked on all the international South African Facebook pages for money. When I realised this, I contacted the real Kerry Glaser page, and they confirmed that they don’t have that particular donation page, nor have they ever advertised internationally for donations on expat forums,” Tolene recalls her experience with Jenni Leone Meintjies. “Kerry Glaser contacted the police about it. I contacted PayPal and got my transaction reversed. But they haven’t closed her PayPal account. Instead, when I reported her to PayPal, she just changed her profile, claiming to

be a student collecting funds for her studies. She has also been reported to ACTION FRAUD. And I have contacted [South African investigative reporting programme] Carte Blanche.” Whether the initiative against poverty among Afrikaners is a scam or not is unclear. However, with only 18 supporters, Jenni’s cause benefiting the “whiteimpoverished” managed to reach merely $1,443 of its $10,000 goal in May 2014. “This woman started Afrikaners in Poverty a couple of years ago – whether or not it goes to the poor Afrikaners I don’t know. There are many Afrikaners living in poverty in South Africa. I think this woman is just using them. None of this money goes to anyone but her. “I don’t know how she sleeps at night,” says Tolene. Even with the greatest benefit of the doubt in her favour, you would have to give “Afrikaners in Poverty” a major overhaul in public image before it could ever be taken seriously. But perhaps before doing that it might also be worthwhile to think about the thousands of black South Africans who have been living in squatter camps for decades.

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Fake it till you make it | James Bond can do flick flacks without puffing. His scars heal in a heartbeat. He never gets a parking ticket or an STD. Surely if such magic exists, I can make a buck for a bagel?

The Optimist Karen de Villiers

James Bond is the only character I know who doesn’t get butterflies in the pit of his stomach on the odd occasion. I am having a serious bout now, and these butterflies ain’t pretty ones, more like the angry bee brigade doing somersaults in my stomach. It is time to stop playing and dig some serious entrepreneurship trenches. Tides have turned and I am embarking on a new career direction. This involves oodles of confidence, which I have in every sphere but business, a thick skin (mine, not) and the ability to wave and not drown. The financial outlay is frightening and I may end up with more than just egg on my face, but dammit, I am ready. No amount of Hallmark cards and Ted talks is going to do it for me. All that stuff about flying and following your dreams is someone on absinthe

being paid to lure us dreamers into a sense of invincibility. They do not care for the ninety-eight percent of entrepreneurs who have crashed and burned like Waldo Pepper and lie bleeding next to the bank. So apart from a theme song, what is it going to take to keep me from being energised in the morning and broken by the end of the day (I have seen this pattern all too often). What is going to help me go the distance? Cunning. Not the creepy sort. Like the swan that looks as if getting across the pond is a ballet dance, beneath the water, there is a whole lot of paddling going on. One does not want to see the paddling, just the gliding, so learn to pretend that all is going swimmingly and never let on that one may be homeless in a few months time. Have patience. No battle was won without strategy, research and patience. You may fall in love at first sight but there is no falling into profit in an instant, and of course the Lotto does not count. Try and be passionate about your products/service etc. This could be tricky if you are selling drawing pins, but if it were tucking George into bed, a given. No one else may

like anything you sell or do, so may have many future presents to distribute but hey, there is positive in that. Alcohol and business do not mix. You may think you sound more erudite and write like Socrates, but it ends up like a drunken text – pitiful. Sell the drink, don’t drink the drink. Neither does bullying; I make voodoo dolls of bullies. You may have noticed that some of these pointers have nothing to do with sunbeams and reaching rainbows. Frigging hard work will be your staple diet. James Bond can do flick flacks without puffing. His scars heal in a heartbeat. He never gets a parking ticket or an STD. Surely if such magic exists, I can make a buck for a bagel? Want in on a little secret? For me the biggest motivating factor is being anything but bored. I am allergic to boredom. Being bored will send me to sister gin and cousin tonic. I am leaping over the fence because sitting on it just won’t cut it anymore. (The title had a little to do with it, but knew it would catch your attention.)

Braai 365 recipe for Lemon and Herb Chicken Sosaties | Mat Hartley of Braai 365 shares his quick and simple recipe for Lemon and Herb Chicken Sosaties by braai 365 As always, first things first, we are not chefs, we are braai masters. I don’t use specific measurements but rather just gooi (throw) things together. I like to keep things simple. If you don’t have all the ingredients (other than the meat) act like the braai master you are and make a plan. Ingredients (based on serving 2 people) - Chicken (0.5 kg) cut into cubes - Juice from 2 lemons - 1/2 a pineapple (cut into cubes) - Garlic and herb spices - Olive oil (1tsp) Preparation Cut the chicken and pineapple into to cubes if you haven’t already. Marinade 1. Throw the oil, lemon juice and about a teaspoon of spices into a bowl and mix.

2. Now add in the chicken, and mix about for a few seconds. 3. Pop this into the fridge and let it stand for 3 hours. Skewer Grab some metal or wood skewers (if you are using wood skewers, make sure you soak them in water to make sure they don’t go up in flames). Skewer the chicken and pineapple, alternating to how much you want on each skewer. Braai Time This is cooked on a medium heat (you are able to hold your hand over the grid for about seven seconds) directly over the coals. These should take about 15 minutes or so, and you’ll know when they done when the chicken has turned white inside. I check by grabbing a piece off the end and testing it.

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South African completes 600km walk for MND charity

| A South African expat has finished an epic journey across South Africa on foot, raising R50,000 for people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Fre

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for the spirit of the great heart, which is the example that Mandela set for us to go out and build the South Africa we all dream of.” He also recalls how amazed he was by the reaction he received from ordinary South Africans he met along the way: “It’s mind-blowing how friendly people are, amazing what a wave and a ‘howzit’ can do. Those who have absolutely nothing in the world are normally the friendliest people you will ever meet. It’s very humbling. People are always waving at me.” When one of the beneficiaries of the J9 Foundation, Cedric Ruiters, died one week into Marky Warren’s trek, he says he realised how important his charity work really is. “It made this whole thing very real in terms of why I’m doing it. The money we’re raising goes towards providing research and medication for sufferers of MND. That’s why there was no stopping for me until I got to Durban. “The slightly low moments are the painful times when my feet are aching but eventually they just go numb and I carry on. You just have to keep walking. The people I’m doing it for keep me going.” The J9 Foundation in South Africa continues to welcome donations, which you can reach via Marky’s site: www.pharside.co.uk/donate

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éVoid kicks off 30th anniversary tour with London gig

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éVoid, the 1980s rock icons who helped to shape a generation of progressive South African music, have announced an eightvenue nationwide tour to coincide with the 30-year anniversary of the release of their gold-selling album, simply called éVoid, which gave grateful sanctionstarved teens and rockers timeless classics like “Shadows” (1983) and “Taxi Man” (1984). I met up with front-men Erik and Lucien Windrich this week in Shepherds Bush. They looked in incredibly good nick for a pair of boytjies who first started playing gigs five decades ago, in the ‘70s. Because I’ve lived outside South Africa so long I thought the group had done a “Sugarman” on us, simply slipping into their own ‘shadows’. Lucien was unequivocal, “We always had ambitions to break into the international scene,” while Erik reminded him, “There was the issue of National Service… we’d seen what it did to our older brother, he was never the same after, and a law change had suddenly changed my eligibility at the age of 25”.

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So the counter-culture inspired group left SA to seek international success but, other than a brief showing on the German music scene, failed to make the sort of impact they had back home with their unique Afro ethno-tronic sound. But Lucien and Erik never lost their passion for the music. The brothers’ eyes twinkled like men half their age when talking about their ongoing desire to use music to tell a story, drive change but to do so “in softer ways” than the all out rhetoric of certain antiestablishment movements. Of course, true Fadgets (the nickname given to proper fans, a sort of two-fingered salute to the bully boy types who judged them for their intentionally outrageous dress style back in the day) know the group went on to release two further albums culminating in the 2008 Graffitti Lounge which included the track “Not in my Name”, an anti-war cry capturing the mood of Britain and criticising Tony Blair for his military foray into the Middle East. When I accepted the assignment to interview éVoid I immediately dug out their albums and, my

bliksem, did it make me smile! I smiled so hard people on the London Underground were perhaps a little disturbed, so I did what any éVoid fan would do… I called a Taxi Man! As if we aren’t already having one of the best British summers in years, London fans have scored a massive stroke of luck as the group has decided to kick off their South African tour with a one-nighter at the Half Moon Putney on Sunday 10th August 2014. So grab your war paint, Afro beads, Thai fisherman pants and get your dancing shoes down to the Half Moon for a fat jive. Lucien, on guitar and vocals, and Erik on keyboards, guitar and vocals will be joined by veteran South African musicians Yoyo Buys on bass and Mike Horne on drums. The venue is small enough to get close to the heart of the void but has sufficient capacity I might suggest the landlord insure the dance floor. Don’t miss this one. Tickets: £10 advance/ £12 door Doors open at 8pm. Advance tickets at www. halfmoon.co.uk/event/1206

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SA superduo Mafikizolo on UK tour this August

| Dance with South Africa’s flamboyant and energetic duo Mafikizolo and a full band in London, Coventry and Manchester this August

By staff reporter One of Africa’s most popular duos and winner of “Best Group” at the 2014 MTV Africa awards will be gracing the UK once again with an epic tour. South African Afropop and house phenomenon Mafikizolo are back and bigger than before. It seems like a lifetime ago since the duo visited the UK with their pummelling drums and expressive rhythmic moves and it certainly feels like a distant memory when we think back to when their 1997 self-titled debut album reverberated across the dry air South Africa’s townships. The sound was both fresh and nostalgic. Since then, Nhlanhla Nciza and Theo Kgosinkwe have metamorphosed into a remarkable music phenomenon and have indisputably earned their spot as one of the best groups in the South African music industry.

With the success of their eighth studio album Reunited, released last year to critical acclaim, Theo and Nhlanhla have been making an impression across the African music scene, recently winning several awards between the MAMAS and MTV Africa awards, including Song of the Year and Best Group 2014. Mafikizolo was also nominated for BET Awards Best International Act 2014. Known for their signature vintage fashion style as well as their collaborations with musical greats such as Hugh Masekela, they are currently working with awardwining producers such as Uhuru.

Mafikizolo will open their UK tour at London’s Hackney Empire with a family event (including children) on Friday 22nd August 2014 from 8pm till 12am. On Saturday 23rd August 2014 they will be at the Ritz in Manchester from 8pm till 12am and on Sunday 24th August 2014 they will conclude their tour at the magnificent Club Platinum in Coventry from 8pm till 4am. Mafikizolo will be supported by BEFTA’s DJ of the year Mkhukhwini, DJ Jam Jam and friends of Kasiluv. Visit www.mafikizolouktour2014. co.uk for more info.

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Come up and see my collection of electric insulators | Telephone poles and trainlines from around the world have yielded an astonishing and whimsical collection of 280 electric insulators – glass, porcelain, glazed earthenware, Bakelite, wood, jade milk, bubbled, streaked and stress cracked – all assembled by a South African expat over three decades By Marianne Gray I started collecting electric insulators – those things you see up telegraph poles and under electrified trainlines – in the ’70s when I was a foreign student from South Africa in Aix-en-Provence, France. In 1956, I am told, Provence had a sudden big freeze and many newly erected concrete telegraph poles froze and collapsed. The French family I was lodging with lived in an old farmhouse in the foothills of Mont Ste Victoire, the mountain made so famous by post-Impressionist French artist Paul Cezanne. They had collected several green and black glass insulators that had been abandoned, fixing the small ones on walls for decoration and the big ones round the swimming-pool as stools to sit on. I subsequently found two little green glass “gingerbread men” insulators hidden in the rocks on a mountain ramble. For years they stood on assorted mantelpieces around the world until I bought my own home in London. By that time I had started to look up telegraph poles and

notice insulators, in England, Turkey, South Africa, Cuba, Spain, Namibia, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Argentina, and other places. I have always found that male friends are very happy to do the honours and get up a ladder and detach disused ones for me. London Underground sent me a box full of old ones from disused tube lines and at a couple of electricity sub-stations the staff have given me new ones. When I approached the guys at the Eskom substation outside Beaufort West they insisted I take one of each of their models. The idea of a woman lugging “daaie blerrie elektriese isolatore” back to London seemed to strike them as all a bit deurmekaar (mad)! I now have a collection of about 280, in glass, porcelain, glazed earthenware, bakelite, teluderon, wood, teflon and fibreglass, threaded, threadless, skirted, petticoated, drip-pointed, smooth, jade milk, snowed, flashed, bubbled, streaked, slumped, stress cracked, under-poured, lopsided, flash-overed and anti-lightninged. They have been on television, on

BBC Radio 4 and have featured in various publications from the Guardian to Home & Garden. They were even on show at The Collector’s Museum on the Southbank for a while.

These insulators have enhanced my life immeasurably and I wouldn’t dream of selling any of them. They’re kept on my balcony on industrial glass shelves overlooking my garden and have

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| These aren’t the rolling hills of Ireland, but the inspiring landscapes of the Peak District National Park

Hitting a high note in the Peak District

| A perfect weekend getaway from London, the Peak District is an inviting stretch of English countryside waiting to be discovered less than two hundred miles north of the capital

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By sertan sanderson The Peak District may hold a rather grandiose promise hidden in its name, alluding to towering mountains and dramatic cliffs right in the heart of England. That’s exactly why there may be some disappointment in store for those, who expect ski-slopes and mountain trails barely three hours north of London. But for those with a soft spot for picturesque country lanes, dainty villages and an endless assortment of beef grazing on the horizon, you won’t

need to look any further. The “peaks” mentioned in the misleading name of this national park are actually nothing but mere hills rolling over miles and miles of beautiful landscape, perhaps reminiscent of the often moody and yet stunning countryside in Ireland. Villages connect with each other through age-old country roads, including the treacherous Snake Pass, where the winding curves of this tricky thoroughfare record Britain’s highest number of road accidents annually. But other than reckless driving

issues, there’s nothing like a pilgrimage to these little villages, which makes the trip to the Peak District all the more worthwhile. Whether you decide to hire a car or hike the distance in your blue suede shoes, a weekend trip up the M1 to the Peak District is bound to inspire you and fill your air sacks with some clean country air, refreshing your mind and spirit before getting back to your humdrum life in London. An obvious starting point for the inspiring journey is perhaps rather surprisingly Sheffield, as excellent transportation links by rail, bus or car to the northeastern city can get you to the border of the Peak District in virtually no time. Sheffield has come into its own and has long overcome its stigma of being a dirty, industrial city unworthy of ever paying it a second glance. It is by no means the Paris of the north, but a pleasant respite away from London, where the hilly streets of the town centre and welcoming hospitality of many enjoyable pubs and restaurants in the many town squares begin to give you that proverbial fresh breath of air that any major change in location will inadvertently bring along. After completing a stroll through Sheffield’s pedestrianised high street and checking out all the local sights, you can begin your

journey west through the Peak District, ideally by hitting the village of Baslow first. Home to Chatsworth House, a glorious country estate used by aristocracy for centuries, you will get the “royal treatment” while taking a guided tour, enjoying the country shop or having lunch at the delicious canteen, which hosts an outstanding selection of British desserts. Your history lesson will stretch from Edward the Confessor to Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, whose biography was recently propelled into popular culture with the production of the Kiera Knightley blockbuster, The Duchess, filmed on location - with a foray all the way to the Kennedy dynasty. From Chatsworth, you’re only about a half hour away from Bakewell, home of the Bakewell Tart. With several shops claiming to be the inventors of the sugary treat you will have numerous chances to get your hands on a nice piece of pie, which are all conveniently sold in various sizes to fit the relative enormity of your sweet tooth. Winding roads with Tudor houses, trickling creeks and a joyful market square create that certain look of an English village, which is just picture perfect. If you want to do something unusual while there, look out for the Austrian restaurant in the heart

of Bakewell, where a cornucopia of sausages and hearty CentralEuropean dishes will confuse your senses deliciously. Your final stop should be Buxton, famed for its water source, which has been quenching the thirst of the British for over a hundred years. The biggest village of the Peak District is also known for its theatre, where many touring companies usually schedule several nights of their performances to entertain the local stage enthusiasts. You may witness anything from opera and ballet to plays and cabaret shows here, as the Victorian building and its garden remain open yearround to promote the arts as well as their stunning architecture and gardening features. The little high street of the Peak District village features all your daily necessities – but without the bland, middleclass stigma. Buxton is a lively place, where local businesses and major chain stores seem to compliment the face of town, while local artists show their craft, bringing a soulful community together with quaint little stores and exciting shopping passages. You can squeeze all this into a weekend trip, so what are you waiting for? The fresh air alone is reason to pack nothing but your toothbrush and get going now.

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Zimbabwe to bid for 2034 FIFA World Cup | Zimbabwe’s Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi seems keen to bid for the FIFA World Cup to come to Africa again – but can the cash-strapped country even begin to afford it?

By sertan sanderson Zimbabwe intends to join the bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, with Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi expecting the country to be comfortably able to produce a world-class event by then. Minister Mzembi mentioned that he had been in talks with FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter when the 2010 World Cup had come to South Africa. Mzembi said that Blatter had shown confidence that it might be feasible for Zimbabwe to host the event. “I spoke to FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa and he told me that it was possible for Zimbabwe to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup as long as we keep on having such big dreams and vision. “Nothing can stop us from hosting the 2034 Fifa World Cup and we are going to put our bid to host it no matter what,” Mzembi said during a press conference. “If we are to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup this is the right time to start marketing our country as a safe tourist destination,” he added. With Zimbabwe having won several travel awards recently, including the World Best Tourism Destination for 2014 Award and the World Favourite Cultural

Destination Award, the country’s tourism industry seems to be picking up slowly but surely. However, Zimbabwe continues to suffer under a mismanaged economy, which is causing 80 percent of the its citizens to be unemployment. Zimbabwean footballer Edward Sadomba endorsed the bid, urging the nations sports community to get behind the idea and support Mzembi vision for the World Cup. “I would like to urge all those Zimbabweans in the sporting arena to put their support on Minister Mzembi’s vision to make sure that the biggest soccer tournament in hosted here,” he said.

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Siyaya’s Zimbabwean rhythms get the masses moving at Womad UK | Meet Zimbabwean music, dance and theatre group Siyaya, who entertain crowds with their exhuberant performance at Womad

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World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) is an international festival that invites artists from all around the globe to celebrate the many forms of music, arts and dance over an action-packed four days at Charlton Park, just outside Bristol. “Pure enthusiasm for music from around the world led us to the idea of WOMAD in 1980 and thus to the first WOMAD festival in 1982. The festivals have always been wonderful and unique occasions, and have succeeded in introducing an international audience to many talented artists,” said English singer-songwriter and co-founder of WOMAD, Peter Gabriel. Africa was well-represented on this year’s bill, which featured Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour, Mali’s The Ambassadors, Namibia’s Elemotho, Ethiopia’s Mulatu

Astatke, Somalia’s Aar Manta, Nigeria’s Ibibio Sound Machine, Cameroon’s Manu Dibango, Rwanda’s The Good Ones and Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi. On Saturday 26th July 2014, we had a chance to catch up with another Zimbabwean act at the festival, the music, dance and theatre group Siyaya. We chatted to Ishmael Muvingi, a dancer and singer with the group. What is Siyaya all about? Siyaya means “on the move” and was established in Bulawayo in 1989. We use African dance moves and song to tell a story. What story does this year’s performance tell? We were commissioned by the 14-18 NOW organisation to tell a story about Zimbabwe’s involvement in World War 1.

You are also hosting a workshop after your performance. What’s it about? It is for all ages to come and get a feel for some Southern African movement. We get the crowd actively involved by teaching them how to dance and sing in our language. YEBO! How long have you been travelling for and what do you miss most about home? We are on tour every year for eight months. We miss our family and the good weather. Today is nice and hot so it is OK but sometimes it is too cold here! Your performance involves a lot of loud shouting and singing. Do you ever lose your voice? No, we have a magic concoction. Garlic, ginger, lemon, and honey all boiled for a few minutes. It is not very tasty but it works.

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South Africa launches one of Africa’s biggest wind farms

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By staff reporter The R3 billion Jeffreys Bay wind farm, located between the towns of Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, was officially inaugurated last week. Built by a consortium led by British company Globeleq, the 138 megawatt (MW) wind farm is one of Africa’s biggest – larger than the 120 MW Ashegoda windfarm that was unveiled by Ethiopia in

October 2013, though not as big as the Tarfaya wind farm in southwestern Morocco, which started producing energy in April and will eventually generate up to 300 MW of electricity. The Jeffreys Bay wind farm, comprising sixty 80-metre high turbines spread over 3 700 hectares, will supply enough clean, renewable electricity to power more than 100,000 homes a year, helping South Africa to avoid

production of 420,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. The facility was built under the government’s renewable energy programme for independent power producers, which aims to add 3,725 MW of wind, solar photovoltaic and concentrating solar power to South Africa’s energy mix. In May, Globeleq and its local and international partners unveiled the 50 MW De Aar and 50 MW Droogfontein solar photovoltaic

plants in the Northern Cape. Also part of the government’s programme, the two plants represented a combined investment of R3 billion. “The completion of these facilities is the result of a truly global partnership with the government of South Africa and [state electricity company] Eskom and the private sector of developers, investors, lenders, constructors, suppliers and the

local community,” Globeleq CEO Mikael Karlsson said in a statement last week. “It demonstrates significant support for independent private power producers in the region and indicates the sustainability of the renewable energy sector.” According to Globeleq, more than 700 people worked on the site during the wind farm’s construction, of whom 45 percent were drawn from the local community. “A percentage of the project’s operational revenues will be reinvested into the local community through socio-economic and enterprise development programmes, creating the skills needed to support the growth of the renewable energy industry in South Africa,” the company said. Globeleq is the majority shareholder in the consortium that built the three facilities, the others being Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power, Thebe Investment Corporation, South African engineering firms Enzani Technologies and Usizo Engineering, and local community trusts. Globeleq will manage the operation and commercial aspects of the facilities through its wholly owned South African subsidiary.

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Ifa Lethu hosts SA and UK business leaders at gala dinner in London

| The Ifa Lethu Invest In South Africa Gala Dinner in London on 4th September will host some of the globe’s best known speakers who will share their vision for investing in the creative youth of South Africa By ifa lethu Ifa Lethu, a not-for-profit company based in Pretoria, is devoted to the economic development of youth in the creative sectors, with a view to creating the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. To continue with its work of youth development and poverty alleviation in the rural areas of South Africa, the Ifa Lethu Foundation has embarked on a series of international events geared towards encouraging foreign investment in SA. The Foundation will act as the access point to critical networks for businesses in the UK and SA. Encouraging greater investment means more employment for youth. The programme of London events, under the banner of The Ifa Lethu/UK Invest in South Africa initiative, will include a gala dinner for 250 guests, attended by many of the FTSE 100 CEOs of the UK, and other major players from the global and South African business world. The gala dinner on Thursday 4th September 2014 at The Lord Mayor’s Residence will be preceded on 3rd September 2014 by a Business Round Table on Investment. The dinner hosted in the beautiful Art Deco splendour of Mansion House will feature an intimate live performance by legendary jazz musicians Hugh Masekela (SA) and Larry Willis (USA) as well as a charity auction hosted by worldrenowned auction house Bonhams. LOCATION: The Lord Mayor’s Residence, Mansion House, London DATE and TIME: Thursday 4 September 2014 18h30 – 22h30 TABLE COSTS: £210 per head, £2 000 per table of 10. This VIP dinner is endorsed by Lord Robin Renwick, Baroness Lynda Chalker, Baroness Patricia Scotland, The Honorable Fiona Woolf, Alderman Sir Michael Bear, Dame Nicola Brewer and Lord Anthony St John. Funds raised from table sales will be invested in two youths from a rural node of South Africa, resulting in employment creation for these young people through inclusion in the Ifa Lethu Foundation’s specialised Four-Phased Entrepreneurial Development and Mentorship Programme, leading to the implementation of a successful business within a year. Each table will receive progress reports on their sponsee for a year.

Speaker line up for the Ifa Lethu Gala Dinner The Ifa Lethu Invest In South Africa Gala Dinner will host some of the globe’s best known speakers who will share their vision for investing in the creative youth of SA, including Jeff Nemeth, CEO of Ford Motor Corporation SA; Baroness Patricia Scotland; Sir Michael Bear, former Lord Mayor of London and Khanyisile Kweyama, Executive Director of Anglo American Southern Africa Limited. Jeff Nemeth Jeffrey Nemeth was named President and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa in 2010 and assumed additional responsibility for Sub-Saharan Africa in September 2013. In this position, Nemeth has oversight of Ford’s entire business operation in Sub-Saharan Africa with responsibility for growing the Ford and Mazda brands. He is also responsible for directing day-to-day operations of Ford’s manufacturing sites in Port Elizabeth and Pretoria, as well as working with key partners in Government, Dealerships, Media, Suppliers and the Union. He presently serves as President of The American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa. Khanyisile Kweyama Khanyisile Kweyama is the first woman to hold the position of executive director at Anglo American in South Africa, and is a member of the Anglo American group executive committee. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma and a Masters Degree in Management from Wits Business School, and also completed various executive development programmes with GIBS and other institutions. Prior to this, Kweyama was executive head of human resources at Anglo American’s Platinum business. She has also been elected vice president of the South African Chamber of Mines. Recently, she was honoured as one of the Most Influential Women in South Africa by CEO Communications, for her leading role in the Resources and Integration category. Kweyama is also a trustee of the Sentebale Trust, founded by Britain’s Prince Harry and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso, which works with vulnerable children. Sir Michael Bear Sir Michael was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and grew up in Cyprus.

Later he went to school at Clifton College in Bristol before studying at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and Cranfield University in the UK. Sir Michael has worked first in the international construction industry, including the US, Europe, the Far East, West Africa and South Africa and latterly for Balfour Beatty Property Ltd from 1993 to 2012 as Managing Director. In the City of London he was responsible for bringing the regeneration at Spitalfields to a successful conclusion as Chief Executive of the Spitalfields Development Group. He was Regeneration Director for Hammerson plc between 2006 and 2012 and was Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2010 to 2011. Sir Michael works with UKTI as Chairman of Regeneration Investment Organisation, CoChair of the CEO Forum for UK/ China Infrastructure and Chairman of the High Value Opportunities Supervisory Board. He is also Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Baroness Patricia Scotland In 1991 Patricia Scotland made history becoming the first black female Queen’s Counsel at the age of 35. She was elected as a bencher at the Middle Temple in 1997, becoming a judge in 1999, and raised to the Privy Council in 2001. Patricia Scotland was born in Dominica in 1956, and arrived in Britain at the age of two along with 10 other siblings. As she grew she took a liking to dance and wanted to be a modern expressionist ballet dancer at 16. She studied law and distinguished herself as a lawyer before entering the political arena and served two terms for Labour firstly in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as Foreign Office Minister working for the home department at the Lord Chancellor’s Office. She is also a member of the bar in Antigua and Dominica. In 1997 she was made a life peer as Baroness Scotland of Asthal, in Oxfordshire. Baroness Scotland has received numerous awards including an honorary degree from the University of Westminster for

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services to law, government, social justice and International affairs. Among her other accomplishments: Member of the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship; Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, Patron of the Women and Children’s Welfare Fund. She has specialised in family and public law and has chaired and represented parties in a number of major inquiries relating to Child Abuse, Mental Health and Housing. Ifa Lethu has long urged businesses and governments to view investment in the cultural and visual arts as an investment in their people’s heritage and as a key to growing the creative sector to recognised and important contributors to a country’s economy. “We are delighted that our accomplished speakers will share their passion for our efforts to invest in our creative industries,” said Ifa Lethu CEO Dr Narissa Ramdhani. “This event will enable us to continue with our work of youth development and poverty alleviation in South Africa, and to show British companies the opportunities that exist in

investing in our future heritage. It also brings a unique opportunity to business leaders from both countries to network and interact in an innovative setting.” Ifa Lethu has approached, and received support from: • Business, Government, Embassies • Lord Mayor’s Office (UK) • SA Chamber of Commerce (UK) • SA High Commission (UK) • JP Morgan • Africa Matters (UK) • House of Lords (UK) • Barclays Premier League (UK) • British High Commission (SA) • You Gov (UK) • The Guardian (UK) • UK Trade and Investment (SA) • Department of Trade and Industry (SA) • Ministry of Arts and Culture (SA) • International Women’s Forum (SA) • SA Tourism (SA) • Brand South Africa (SA) • South African Airways For more information contact: Dr. Narissa Ramdhani (CEO): Tel: +27 (0) 12 346 2985 nramdhani@ifalethu.org.za www.ifalethu.org.za

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by jeremy bortz South Africa has produced many great all-rounders over the years. Names that immediately spring to mind include the legendary Jacques Kallis, former captain Shaun Pollock and the giant of a man, Brian McMillan. Casting one’s eye further back, we had Eddie Barlow, Mike Procter and Clive Rice come to mind and even before then, we had Trevor Goddard (who opened the batting and became the most economical bowler in history) and Aubrey Faulkner - still the only man with a Test batting average over 40 and a bowling average under the age of 30. Slowly but surely, a new name is emerging to be thrown into the 1:11 PM invaluable ring of all-rounders: Vernon Philander. Philander made his debut against Australia at Newlands in 2011, picking up a wicket in his third over (which coincidentally was Mark Boucher’s 500 Test catch) and three in the innings. It was in the second innings, however, that Philander announced himself on the Test stage: after South Africa were humbled for 96, the Aussies were all out for a remarkable 47 with

Philander returning figures of 5 for 15 in 7 overs. The success continued as Philander became the second-fastest to 50 Test wickets, in just seven matches, and the joint sixth-fastest to 100 wickets in 19 Tests. He was also the fastest ever South African player to 100 Test wickets, beating his new-ball partner Dale Steyn by a single Test. And while he continues to perform on the bowling front, his batting continue to catch the eye and slowly but surely, Philander is developing into a genuine all-rounder. He’s certainly no mug with the bat boasting two hundreds in first-class cricket with a top score of 168 and an average of 26.22. While in Tests, he’s scored four fifties with an average of 27.79. Philander first started showing signs of that potential in the third and final Test at Lord’s in 2012. The Proteas were 1 – 0 in the series and looking for their second consecutive series win in England. Batting first, they were in all sorts of trouble on 163 for 6 when Philander walked to the wicket. By the time he was last man out, the scorecard read 309 with Philander making an invaluable 61.

Philander added 35 valuable runs in the second innings too, not to mention his haul of 5 for 30, to end the series with more runs than then England captain Andrew Strauss. His second fifty came in the Test versus Pakistan at Centurion in February 2013 where a career best 74 helped South Africa past 400 and an innings and 18 run win. More recently, Philander almost steered the Proteas to a memorable draw in the third and final Test against Australia earlier this year; unfortunately however he ran out of partners and was left stranded on 51 not out. Finally, in the most recent series win against Sri Lanka, Philander was once again invaluable as he remained 27 not out off in the second innings, off 105 balls in 105 minutes, to help tail to secure a fighting draw (thereby securing the series win). Philander is extremely confident with his technique; he’s not afraid to face up to the quicks, he plays forward well against spin and is very adept at marshaling the tail. The Proteas will want him to continue his development as a batsman and a genuine all-rounder as they look to remain atop the ICC test rankings for some time to come.

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Team South Africa leaves Glasgow with 40 medals | Gold medals in lawn bowls and triple jump, a silver medal in javelin and bronzes in boxing and cycling rounded off South Africa’s final days of the Commonwealth Games

By staff reporter Team South Africa finished the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday with a total haul of 40 medals, made up of 13 golds, 10 silvers and 17 bronze medals. While it was an improvement over the 33 medals won in Delhi in 2010, the team failed to replicate its fifth place finish in the medal standings, instead finishing seventh this time around. The final weekend began in golden fashion for South Africa, and it was the lawn bowlers that continued to deliver the goods as Colleen Piketh and TracyLee Botha combined for a tense victory over England in the women’s pairs. It came down to an extra end after the teams were tied at 17-17 after 18 ends, but Piketh and Botha showed their mettle to claim three more shots and the title. ‘The best feeling ever’ Botha, who won two gold medals, said it was all about teamwork. “They both came in team disciplines and it is because of the team that I am sitting with two golds around my neck. “I couldn’t be more honoured and more proud of the lawn bowls in South Africa as well,” she added. With a Commonwealth Games record of five gold medals and two bronze medals, South Africa convincingly topped the lawn bowls’ medal table and contributed nearly half of the country’s title wins. Triple jump gold Khotso Mokoena, formerly known as the only South African to win a medal at the 2008 Olympics, showed his big match temperament once again at a drenched Hampden Park on Saturday night. Rain did not stop Mokoena producing an outstanding triple jump of 17.20 metres to capture the gold medal. That distance, a season’s best, was only five centimetres short of his career best, which is also the South African record, set way back in April 2005. Mokoena won a silver medal in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006, but then chose to concentrate on long jump the following year. This year, he returned to the triple jump. “I think I’m much stronger now,” he reflected after his win in Glasgow. “I didn’t have a full season as I only started training three weeks before Nationals. To be frank, I’m not in shape at all, but Emmarie [Fouche, his coach] was able to sharpen me to get me to this level, which is awesome.

“I’ve had a long career. I was down and tired and at the end of last year I wanted to quit, but Emmarie said I still have a chance. I looked at Dwight Phillips, who was still able to jump 8.6 metres at the age of 32 and 33. Now I’m back and hungry again.” Expressing his surprise at his superb showing, Mokoena concluded: “I didn’t expect to jump 17 metres this year. She put me through that. I felt I could have jumped 17.40 for a national record today, but I think I was just too excited.” ”I have the medal potential’ After finishing 15th in the time trial, cyclist Ashleigh Moolman Pasio told reporters: “I really hadn’t focused on this event. It’s the road race where I have the medal potential.” Those words proved prophetic as she claimed the bronze medal on Sunday in a dramatic dice for the line with Australia’s Tiffany Cromwell. A photo was needed to determine who had crossed the line first and it showed that it was the South African by the tiniest of margins. England’s Lizzie Armitstead took the gold, with her teammate Emma Pooley claiming the silver after the pair had worked very effectively together once a breakaway of seven riders had taken place. “I was concerned at the finish, and I really did not think that I had finished third, and I felt a bit down, and when I saw the photo-finish photo, I just couldn’t believe it,” Moolman Pasio said afterwards. “When we crossed the finish line, I just lunged and threw my bike and that’s what made all the difference.”

medals in total, including three gold, three silver and six bronze medals. What is a little concerning, however, is that le Clos was part of seven of the medals won, and some questions about the depth of South African swimming have been raised.

Swimming medals While bowls proved South Africa’s best source of gold medals, swimming produced 12

bronze medals, a total of nine in all. In Delhi, the team won two gold, two silver and one bronze medal and finished eighth.

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Sustained excellence After winning gold medals in Melbourne in 2006 and Delhi in 2010, javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen added a silver medal to her outstanding Commonwealth Games medal collection, underlining her sustained excellence over a long period. Boxing bronze Tulani Mbenge claimed a bronze medal in the welterweight division of the boxing competition. He scored wins over Samoa’s Henry Tyrell, Kenya’s Rayton Okwiri and Guyana’s Eon Bancroft before going down to England’s Scott Fitzgerald in the semi-finals. Nonetheless, it was a first boxing medal for South Africa since the 2006 Melbourne Games.

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| With 13 gold medals, Team South Africa finished seventh overall on this year’s Commonwealth Games medals table – and Sascoc’s president has warned of serious consequences for under-achieving sports federations

By Gary Lemke South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) president Gideon Sam has declared he is ‘very excited’ about the future of South African sport, but also reckoned that there will be some ‘big decisions’ taken in October. Sam was speaking at a press conference at the Ekhaya hospitality centre in Glasgow, where Team SA said its goodbyes to its track and field athletes, para-athletes, boxers and lawn bowlers, all who have contributed handsomely to the country’s medals tally at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. However, Sam used the conference to deliver some straight-talking that mapped out the country’s immediate future. “Look, we are at the halfway point of this cycle. The Commonwealth Games is in the middle of that and I’m very excited that we’re heading in the right direction to the Rio 2016 Olympics. “The various federations must use August and September to think things over and then we must have some intense in-depth talks. Those talks are not going to be nice for some federations. They will be honest and some hard truths. “Some federations must walk the walk. At the moment some federations talk too much,” Sam said. Team South Africa finished the Commonwealth Games on Sunday

l Khotso Mokoena completes his last jump to win gold in the triple jump at Hampden Park on Saturday during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. South Africa’s track and field athletes delivered a much improved performance on their results of 2010 in India, finishing sixth on the table, after claiming three gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Photo by Hannah Peters/ Getty Images

with a total haul of 40 medals, made up of 13 golds, 10 silvers and 17 bronze medals. While it was an improvement over the 33 medals won in Delhi in 2010, the team failed to replicate its fifth place finish in the medal standings, instead

finishing seventh this time around. “We always knew that Scotland, as hosts, would be formidable here. And so they have proved, they’re fourth on the table. “But, I said that we should target 15 gold medals. We wanted to finish fifth. If you look at the

medals table, India are in fifth with 13 golds, and New Zealand are sixth with 13 golds. We have 12. Had we got 15 we would have been fifth. ‘I also said that we were targeting 40 medals in total. After we came back from Delhi with 12 golds and

33 medals I said that we should be looking at 40 from Glasgow. But my CEO, Tubby Reddy, said ‘No, let’s push the bar higher’. Let’s target 43, so you can blame him,” Sam said light-heartedly. In addressing the federations he praised a few and delivered a broadside to a few. “Before these Games swimming came to me and said, ‘We won’t get less than seven medals’. They were confident and they came to the party. Bowls said, ‘We’ll get more medals than Delhi’. They didn’t specify how many, but they too have delivered,” he said. With their five golds, South Africa were the most successful bowls country at these Commonwealth Games. Sam added, “In October we will determine ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to athletes and federations about Rio 2016. We can always add to the list and take one or two off, but the broad picture will be painted in October. That’s it. “We will not give in to the mediocre. In four to eight years South African sport will be back where it belongs.” Sam also spoke specifically about four sports with Rio in mind. “We are going to conduct serious one-on-ones with all the codes and federations. And when it comes to boxing, cycling and weightlifting, in particular, it’s not going to be nice. There are going to be casualties. Gymnastics is another code in that bracket. We are going to have to be very open and frank with them,” Sam said.

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