Innholdsfortegnelse for 23-Mar-17 i Drum English

CHARITY NOMAH MABASA YES They should because the State’s resources are being wasted so the wasters should pay, and it will be a lesson to other people who might try to fake crimes in future. NAFFISAT MOENG YES Wasting the State’s resources and taxpayer’s money should be a criminal offence because somewhere out there the money is needed, urgently at that. MALIBONGWE BHELE MANYONYA NO Even if we do force them to pay back the money, many can’t afford to do so, so it should be a serious criminal offence. SKHOSANA GUGULETHU YES What annoys me is next time there will be a real crime which police won’t take it seriously. KHATHU MATSHIVHA NO Police can’t afford to not consider any crime and take it seriously. Every crime is serious…

17 January 2012 Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) is awarded the grants tender. February 2012 Two of the losing bidders ask the Johannesburg High Court to set aside the CPS contract, claiming irregularity. 28 August 2012 The court finds the tender is illegal, but rules that it shouldn’t be set aside as payment of grants would be interrupted. 29 November 2013 The Constitutional Court finds the tender constitutionally invalid, stating that Sassa failed to confirm CPS’ Black Economic Empowerment credentials. 17 April 2014 The ConCourt orders that the tender be re-run. 2015 Sassa makes a submission to the ConCourt explaining that it’s putting mechanisms in place to handle payment of grants itself. The court gives permission for CPS to continue administering payments until 1 April 2017. 28 February 2017 Sassa files…

HE’S swopped his athletic gear for skinny jeans and a flipped-back baseball cap and is relaxing in a spa chair while a therapist massages his hands. This is the first manicure he’s ever had – a surprise treat organised by his PR manager – and he’s taking full advantage of the luxurious pamper-time. It’s rare to see Akani Simbine taking things slow – in fact, on any day you’re likely to miss him if you so much as blink. This 23-year-old track sensation is officially the fastest man in South Africa after breaking the record in the 100 m on home soil. His recent astounding time of 9,93 seconds has already prompted athletics experts to predict he’ll be giving Jamaican star Usain Bolt a run for his money before long.…

PINK is feminine and pretty, but can easily be garish. The trick is to wear it properly and match the correct shade to your skin tone. This hue never goes out of style and complements most other colours, especially as a lipstick or nail polish. It’s versatile and can be shockingly bright or soft and delicate – you have to find the shade that suits you. Use our tips to get the pink look just right. LIGHT SKIN With this type of skin tone, wear light pinks with shimmer on your eyes and lips. And if you want to go bold on the lips, bubblegum pink will suit you best. For your cheeks, a pink blush with a cool undertone will add the right amount of warmth. Avoid coral or…

‘Sexual dissatisfaction is one of the major causes of conflict in many marriages’ Q MY MAN DRINKS TOO MUCH I’m 40 and my boyfriend drinks too much. We love each other, but when he’s drunk all that love is diluted. Now I want to move on but I’m scared of sexual diseases and I don’t want to lose him because he has all the benefits. S, E-MAIL A You don’t specify what exactly your boyfriend does when he’s drunk. Is he being abusive or do you just not like his character when he’s intoxicated? You have to identify the exact behaviour that bothers you so much and talk to him about it. You also say you don’t want to lose him “because he has all the benefits”. Do you still…

LIFE after university didn’t turn out the way electrical engineering student Ayanda Mjwara (29) expected after he completed his studies. Instead of stepping into a “dream job”, he spent four years looking for one. Many young people dream of finishing their studies and finding a job almost immediately. According to an economic paper published by Stellenbosch University’s researcher Hendrik van Broekhuizen, Professor Servaas van der Berg and Heleen Hofmeyr, the number of black graduates in 2014 stood at 48 686, while 9 % were unemployed in 2015. So, while there are jobs for graduates, it’s a matter of standing out from the rest to find employment. The challenges Ayanda faced included not being able to find in-service training to complete his degree at Mangosuthu University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal and…

AGREEK philosopher named Heraclitus is quoted as saying, “The only thing that is constant is change.” The world we live in is fast-changing and resistance to change can only lead to irrelevance and ultimately nonexistence. However, as much as the world is developing quickly, in many respects, it is also changing for the worst. Meaning, as much as change is both necessary and important, it is not always for the better RENEW YOUR MIND One of the key requirements to effecting change is gaining and acting on new information. Romans 12:2 reads: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing and perfect will.”…

TAURUS 20 Apr – 20 May It’s a week to escape the rat race and turn your attention inwards. You might want to do some soul-searching, contemplate your spiritual values or enjoy some quiet time. If you prefer the company of others, it’s also a good week to join a meditation group or go on a retreat. It’s the structuring of your inner world that should take precedence. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 34, 44, 30, 48, 18, 36 GEMINI 21 May – 20 Jun It’s a week where who you know is more valuable than what you know. Whether you’re going to hang out with your friends, join in on group events or attend meetings, chances are you’ll benefit by connecting with others. It’s furthermore a time to be conscious of…

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‘I couldn’t figure out why I was so unhappy’ CHRISSY TEIGEN ‘I HAVE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION’ – CHRISSY MODEL CHRISSY TEIGEN says she’s ready for the haters who think she might sound like a “whiny, entitled girl” after she revealed she suffers from postpartum depression (also known as postnatal depression). “Plenty of people in my situation have no help, no family and no access to medical care. I can’t imagine not being able to go to the doctors that I need,” she writes in an essay for Glamour magazine. The 31-year-old, known for her goofy personality and Instagram-perfect life with singer hubby John Legend, said she was diagnosed a few months after giving birth to daughter Luna in April last year. “Before this, I had never, ever – in my…

SASSA MESS Sassa and the Department of Social Development had three years to sort out this mess with the grants, but in those three years they were busy looting the State coffers. Someone is benefiting from this deal. They can’t strike a deal with Cash Paymaster Services because the deal was deemed illegal in the first place by the Constitutional Court. Recently, Social Development Director General Zane Dangor resigned, and he cited a break down in his relationship with the Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini. The Minister should resign too and Sassa shouldn’t be outsourced but rather employ the thousands of unemployed graduates. Many people forget we have more than 500 000 unemployed young graduates. SIDWELL TSHINGILANE, SOWETO EXPOSING ABUSE Thank you to actress Shoki Sebotsane for opening up…

‘I was still expected to go on stage and strengthen people with my music while I myself was broken’ SHE looks nervous as she opens the door and mutters a short prayer before we start talking. Award-winning singer and songwriter Bulelwa “Zahara” Mkutukana wants to clear the air and address the rumours swirling about her. People have been abuzz about what’s going on with the Loliwe hitmaker: Is she back on the booze? Has her love life fallen apart? Is she down and out after parting ways with her record company? All these issues have been making headlines again recently – and after some toing and froing the 28-year-old eventually agrees to see us at her upmarket home in Little Falls, Roodepoort, west of Joburg, to address everything going on…

LUXURY cars roll up and curious locals peek out of their windows, anxious to see who is arriving in Etshowe Street in Galeshewe, Kimberley. News has spread that one of the township’s daughters, Nonkululeko Mhlanga, is getting married today and everybody wants a glimpse of the action. In no time nosy neighbours have spilled onto the street and they erupt in ululation as a swanky convoy of Jeep Wranglers and Ferraris make their way down the usually quiet street. The man of the moment has finally arrived – and in fitting style: businessman Kenny Kunene steps out of a grey Jaguar F-Pace (valued at over R1 million). As his two burly bodyguards clear a path for him, Kenny – clad in traditional Zulu attire paired with navy Billionaire designer takkies…

Q WILL THE INJECTION AFFECT MY FERTILITY? I’m 23 and have been taking the two-month injectable contraceptive for three months now to gain weight. I only weigh 49 kg and I’m not happy about it. I’d like to know if taking the injection now will make it difficult for me to get pregnant in the future. ANONYMOUS, E-MAIL A It depends on how long you have used the injections and your time-frame for falling pregnant. We are all different, so the documented results will apply differently to you and someone else. However, it is best to use the injectable contraceptive for the purpose it was intended, which is family planning, and not for the possible side-effect of weight gain. At your age, you’re in a good position to plan when…

BASETSANA KUMALO 29 MARCH MO FARAH 23 MARCH BIG SEAN 25 MARCH DIANA ROSS 26 MARCH MARIAH CAREY 27 MARCH FERGIE 27 MARCH LADY GAGA 28 MARCH THE ESSENCE OF ARIES Aries is the doer of the Zodiac. Needs someone to compete with and something to fight for. Aries rushes in where angels fear to tread. Thrives on clean slates, new beginnings and fresh starts. Life’s an adventure. Aries wants to be first . . . . in the queue, out of the starting blocks, over the line. Needs a challenge for his/her courage and an outlet for his/her energy.…

OUT OF OFFICE MESSAGE I’m out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood. THE OLD MAN AND THE STUDENTS Two medical students are walking along the street when they see an old man with his legs apart, walking stiff-legged and slowly. “I’m sure that poor old man has Peltry Syndrome,” one student says to his friend. “Sufferers walk just like that.” “No, I don’t think so,” the other student says. “Surely the old man has Zovitzki Syndrome. Look, he’s walking slowly and his legs are apart, just as we learnt in class.” Since they can’t agree on a diagnosis they decide to approach the old man and ask him about his condition. “We’re medical students,” the…

DOES growing up eating pap, morogo, mogodu and skopo make you less of a white person or more of a black person? This is what Kasi Mlungu would like the answer to. “It’s the same food you find in the township, it’s the same food I have known since childhood,” she says. “You see? There is very little difference between us. Why are we defined by the colour of our skin?” Which is a noble enough sentiment – yet there’s plenty about this 25-year-old DJ that’s been getting under the skins of many lately. Her traditional African outfits, her cornrowed brown hair and her habit of taking to Twitter to challenge public opinion – all have raised eyebrows and led to this self-styled “township whitey” becoming a rather sore talking…

HOPE BEYOND ZUMA MATHEWS Phosa is a brave man. His open letter to President Jacob Zuma (Telling it like it is, 16 March) bears testimony that there are still a few good men around in Parliament and the ruling party, men of integrity who take their jobs of serving the public seriously. Sadly, if he thought a reprimand from one of his peers would make the President do the right thing and step down, he is mistaken. This is the same man who showed us he disrespects the Constitution and the highest court in the land. Our President is the modern-day version of Roman emperor Nero, who is said to have played the fiddle while Rome burnt. Many citizens live with the same hope as Phosa: hope beyond Zuma. Because…

ONION QUICHE Make sure the quiche is slightly wobbly in the centre after cooking – it will firm up as it cools. PREPARATION: 15 MIN CHILLING: 30 MIN COOKING: 50 MIN SERVES 6 PASTRY 250 ml (1 cup) flour pinch of salt 100 g butter 30 ml (2 tbsp) water FILLING 30 g butter 15 ml (1 tbsp) olive oil 6 red onions, peeled and thinly sliced 5 ml (1 tsp) caster sugar handful thyme, chopped salt and black pepper 2 eggs 180 ml (¾ cup) cream 15 ml (1 tbsp) Dijon mustard Put a baking sheet in the oven and preheat the oven to 160 °C. 1 Put the flour, salt and butter in a blender. Blitz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the water and blitz until a…

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THIS week we look at the features of an endowment policy – a continuation of our series on investment options that started a few weeks ago (Retail bonds and savings, 9 March) – and why it is as beneficial as a life or disability policy. WHAT AN ENDOWMENT POLICY? It is an investment product, regulated by the Long-term Insurance Act, you buy from a long-term insurance company for a period of 10, 15 or 20 years. The product is usually set up as a regular savings plan and at the end of the period pays out a lump sum. There are also options to pay a once-off lump-sum premium. In essence, endowments are pure investment policies but most products available in the South African market combine endowments with life and…

RHYTHM CITY Cuba confronts Blossom about her advances on Kop. Blossom decides she’s going to stay in Joburg just to spite Mkhushula. Toolkit forces Niki into a difficult position. Jafta (SANDILE DLAMINI) has had enough of Mkhushulwa and kicks him out of the house. Lungile tries to persuade Bongi to record another album. Blossom feels she has outstayed her welcome. Niki issues TK with an ultimatum. Fats takes to Blossom and asks her to help out at the spaza. Niki leaves an ill Busi with Toolkit. Suffocate makes a play for Niki. Lungile earns Bongi’s favour. Suffocate makes Niki feel guilty for letting Toolkit put their daughter’s life in danger. Lerato finds out that Sifiso has been stealing Red Records’ studio time for his own gain. Lerato tells Sifiso he…

NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE She’s spoken out against US president Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban. Her father is Iranian, which is one of the countries from where foreign nationals are barred from entering the United States. “My family’s freedom and rights are being stripped away just because of our ethnic background. Something has to be done to fix this,” Yara shares. A STAR IS BORN Yara (17) made her film debut at six, starring alongside Eddie Murphy in the comedy Imagine That. “It was just such a fantastic experience . . . I learnt how to ice-skate for it. It was my introduction to The Beatles because the entire soundtrack was Beatles covers.” Since then, she’s gone on to co-star in the Angelina Jolie thriller Salt, the political satire…

SHE welcomes us into her home in Woodstock, Cape Town, and quickly ushers us into the living room where two carry cots take centre stage. The miracle twins, as Jade Wyngaardt has dubbed her babies, are hungry. She lifts the baby swathed in blue and unveils her breast to feed him. After placing a sated six-week-old Judah back in his cot, she picks up his sister, Kenya, cradling her in her arms as she gives her a bottle. At the next feeding Kenya will get the breast and Judah the bottle – they have to take turns because their mom has only one breast. The petite 27-year-old with the pixie cut discovered she had breast cancer before realising she was pregnant and had planned to remove both her breasts to…

NASTY C – it’s a good name for a rapper, that’s for sure, but despite his often hardcore lyrics this guy couldn’t be less nasty if he tried. His clean sweep at the recent Metro FM Music Awards – which saw him winning each of the four categories he was nominated in, including Song of the Year for Hell Naw – hasn’t gone to his head and he’s as unassuming and humble as you get. So how does he feel about being the biggest winner of one of the biggest nights on the Mzansi music calendar? “It’s really exciting, man,” he replies. “Just so exciting.” Yet his climb to the top of the rap ladder hasn’t been easy. “If I wasn’t as confident as I am, I would’ve quit a…

MINNIE DLAMINI & NANDI MADIDA They’re childhood friends and these TV personalities take every opportunity to celebrate each other, whether it’s baby showers or career successes. “Proud of my sister @minniedlamini on all her achievements!” Nandi said on Instagram. “I’ve known you since we were little kids and you’ve always been ambitious and achieved so much. Love the woman you’ve become . . . may God continue to bless my sister Minnie Moo. Love you.” SOMIZI MHLONGO & UNATHI MSENGANA There’s never a dull moment with these two around. The Idols SA judges always have fun together, whether it’s on-air, backstage, in a plane or even in a bathroom! DA L.E.S & AKA The superstars don’t only join forces on stage, the rappers are also best friends and are godfathers…