Innholdsfortegnelse for 19-Oct-17 i Drum English

REF ON THE RISE South Africa’s top female referee, Akhona Makalima, was invited by the Confederation of African Football to an elite referee training course for women in Morocco. She hopes the invitation will open doors for her to officiate at the 21st Fifa World Cup in Russia in June 2018. Akhona is the only woman to officiate in the Absa Premiership, a world dominated by the men (On an equal footing, 14 September). Go raise the Makalima flag high. I’m happy for you. VIOLA SIPHOSENKOSI MAKHALIMA, FACEBOOK Ag, women must officiate in women’s football. I have never seen that in EPL or the major leagues. FHATUWANI TF TSHIVHOMBELA, FACEBOOK STOCKPILE AND SAVE Ncumisa Ndelu has inspired me (Saving makes me smile, 12 October). This woman with her clever saving…

IT HAS all the juicy ingredients of a Hollywood blockbuster – sex, lies, infidelity, greed, blackmail and a murder trial. The lead characters – respected acting judge Patrick Maqubela and his high-flying businesswoman and socialite wife, Thandi – appeared to have it all. They had fabulous houses in some of South Africa’s wealthiest areas, packed wardrobes, gleaming cars and enviable holidays. Then in 2009 the judge is found dead in his apartment in Cape Town’s swanky Bantry Bay and his estranged wife is the prime suspect. The prosecution believes the judge was suffocated to death and his estranged wife – dubbed the Black Widow by the local media – is sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2015. Case closed, right? Fast-forward two years and Thandi Maqubela’s lawyers succeed in…

SCENTED flowers in an array of bright colours lay against a backdrop of crisp, green grass. The odd garden gnome stands perfectly positioned and there’s a cute little pond covered in water lilies that adds the finishing touch to the blooming flora. It’s the kind of scene that brings joy to Constance Stuurman and Gundula Deutschlander, the gardeners behind Garden Day. The pair – gardeners at Babylonstoren, a historic Cape Dutch farm situated near Paarl in the Western Cape – realised one day how lucky they were to have a garden as their office. “They thought it would be a great idea if everyone could devote one day a year to simply enjoying their gardens,” says Lisa Pellat, who works on the communications campaign of Garden Day. It didn’t take…

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DON’T underestimate the power of a patch of land. Gardens improve the lives of many by providing income and products for a healthy lifestyle. But that’s not all – getting your hands dirty also makes you feel good, according to British behavioural scientist Professor Paul Dolan. Of all professions, his research found that gardeners and florists are the happiest of all – they’re nearly twice as happy as people in more prestigious, well-paid jobs. Another UK survey of 1 500 adults for Gardeners’ World magazine found that 80% of gardeners feel satisfied with their lives compared with only 67% of nongardeners. The power of plants is particularly potent when fresh-cut flowers are thrown into the mix. American psychologist Dr Nancy Etcoff found the presence of a bloom in your home…

NEXT to Earth, Mars is the planet in our solar system that’s most habitable to humans. With Earth’s resources dwindling and its population expanding, colonising Mars could help humankind survive. Let’s take a look at what life on the Red Planet would require. WHAT YOU’D NEED 1 Food 2 Specialised spacesuits 3 Water 4 Radiation shielding 5 Oxygen 6 Solar power 7 Nuclear energy 8 Pressurised vessels to live in 9 Vehicles to get around in 1 FOOD Colonisers will need to grow fruit and vegetables to eat. As Mars’ atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide and its soil doesn’t have enough nutrients, plants would need to be grown in special pressurised greenhouses that would also protect them against freezing temperatures and violent dust storms. Fortunately there’s enough sunlight. 2 PRESSURISED…

The first Destiny game arrived in 2014 to impossibly high expectations that were always going to be difficult to live up to, even if they were warranted. At the time developer Bungie, who was behind the much-loved Halo series, had just split from Microsoft so Destiny was to be their first game in over a decade that wasn’t a Halo game and wasn’t exclusive to the Xbox family. Bungie was supposedly free of corporate shackles and could “make the game the studio really wanted to make”. But Destiny’s original release had its issues, and it was soon clear that the game Bungie wanted to make and the end result weren’t the same. Over the next three years the developer listened to fans and worked tirelessly to better the game through…

GAS or electric? Top or front loader? Single- or double-door fridge? Making a decision about an appliance that will be in your life for longer than some relationships can be quite a daunting task. Add in worries about stretching your money and saving water and electricity and the task can seem impossible. But we all know we must save water, especially if we live in drought-stricken areas of the country, which is why so many people want to switch to appliances that can address this need. And when it comes to electricity – well, with tariffs set to increase by 20% we’re going to be more cash-strapped than ever. But there are things you can look out for when buying new appliances to ensure you help save precious water –…

AS SHE struts across the stage, her red-brown tresses tied into a high ponytail of textured waves, she seductively coos, “Call me Janet, Ms Jackson if you’re nasty.” The crowd roars as they lap up her every word. After another costume change a svelte Janet Jackson (51), clad in skin-tight black leather, performs a provocative chair dance on a male back-up dancer. One thing is clear: Janet as we know and love her is back. Just a few months ago she was barely recognisable and any one of her millions of fans may have unknowingly passed her on the street. She appeared to have given up her sex-symbol status entirely, swopping her figure-hugging numbers for baggy black ensembles and going virtually make-up free. Janet had just split from her husband,…

STILL HOPE FOR BAFANA A LITTLE head shrinking seems to have gone a long way for the ailing national soccer team. A more confident Bafana Bafana took on Burkina Faso and came out victorious, winning the game 3-1 at the FNB Stadium in Joburg after a series of disappointing losses. Coach Stuart Baxter credited the team’s new sports psychologist Martin Scheepers for the turnaround. “The one big point he said was missing was that he wanted the players’ minds to be on the ‘here and now’,” Baxter said after the match. “He also said that it’s going to take us about a year to get a winning culture in our mindset.” Stand-in captain Itumeleng Khune said, “Martin did a great job on working on our mindset. We were mostly focusing…

AWARD-WINNING actress, dancer, singer, businesswoman, choreographer and fitness expert KHABONINA QUBEKA, who plays the daughter of the most feared gangster in Horizon Deep in Isidingo, wears her many hats with ease. She won the best actress award at the Boston International Film festival for her role in Dora’s Peace, and has been nominated for the best actress award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards and RapidLion Film Festival Awards. Now the multi-talented star is working on a new show which will put the spotlight on teachers – and she can’t wait for the release of her latest movie, She is King. DRUM caught up with her. ON ACTING WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU LOVE TO PLAY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? I’m still working on a story where a South African…

‘I urge all men to have regular tests to check your own condition’ HE DOESN’T sound like a sick man. Instead he has that usual bubbliness and is full of life, the man South Africans know and love. But truth be told he isn’t 100% healthy – cancer has taken hold in his body and he’s had to slow down to beat the dreaded disease. Legendary jazz musician Hugh Masekela isn’t panicked about his diagnosis though. In fact, the flugelhorn player sounds quite upbeat when DRUM catches up with him a few weeks after an emergency operation on a tumour. “I’m battling prostate cancer and my cells are going haywire and spreading,” he says when we ask to chat to him. At first he wasn’t up to it but then…

IT’S always the same story: South African Airways is in deep trouble. It needs money – lots of it. And it’s always the taxpayer who ends up footing the bill. It feels like a bottomless pit. We pay and pay and pay and yet SAA just keeps sinking further into the financial mire. Recently the national carrier needed a further R3 billion lifeline to stop it from defaulting on its loans. But will SAA ever be able to soar like an eagle instead of hanging around our necks like a giant albatross? And does South Africa really still need a national airline? These are the questions fed-up consumers are asking in the wake of the latest multi-billion-rand bailout. ‘If it wasn’t for taxpayers it would’ve closed down a long time…

DO YOU NEED AN EYE CREAM? You apply moisturiser and sunscreen every day, but is it necessary to add eye cream or serum to your routine? In a nutshell, yes. The skin under your eyes is thinner and more delicate than other parts of your face. And the average person blinks 28 800 times a day, so it’s no wonder this area is among the first to show signs of ageing. This area needs extra attention because there aren’t many oil glands around your eyes to keep your skin naturally hydrated. An eye cream can help to keep it moisturised. Certain eye creams are designed to help with puffiness, dark circles or lines. HOW TO APPLY IT Eye cream should be applied to clean skin before your moisturiser and sunscreen.…

THEY used to rob people with knives and guns – now they lurk in the shadows of the internet, stealing info, identities and money. Identity theft in South Africa increased by 200% between 2009 and 2015, according to the South African Fraud Prevention Association, and last year 1,4 billion records were stolen online – that’s 44 every second, according to international digital security company Gemalto. Here’s how you can protect yourself from identity theft and fraud. WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT? It’s when someone pretends to be you. They then open accounts in your name or hijack your existing accounts to buy goods, get loans or cellphone contracts. Or they simply drain your bank account. HOW DO THEY DO IT? Your identity can be stolen in many ways once criminals have…

IMAGINE it’s the year 2023. After a journey of nearly seven months and more than 55 million kilometres, you’ve arrived at your new home. It’s the Red Planet, Mars, named after the Roman god of war. Here’s what you’ll need to know. . . LIFE ON MARS Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest in our solar system. Mars is also known as the Red Planet because the soil contains high levels of oxidised (rusted) iron, making the planet appear red in colour. There’s very little oxygen on Mars. The planet’s atmosphere is thin and consists mostly of carbon dioxide (CO2 ). Nights are extremely cold with temperatures as low as -125°C at the poles. Much like Earth, Mars also has seasons and, depending on…

Winter in the remote American wilderness is nearly as chilly as the freezing North Atlantic where the Titanic went down. Luckily for Kate Winslet, this time she has Idris Elba to keep her warm. Based on the novel by Charles Martin, this brisk romantic adventure features Kate as plucky photojournalist Alex, while Idris stars as an unexpectedly timid surgeon named Ben. She’s in a hurry to get to her wedding and he’s on his way to perform emergency surgery when the tiny passenger plane they’re flying in crashes in the middle of nowhere. With only a few packets of almonds to eat and the dead pilot’s dog for company, Ben and Kate have to figure out if they should stay put and wait to be rescued – or start trekking…

SHE knows how to read the night sky, can predict a dry season by examining the flowers of plants and can tell which snakes will kill you at a glance. She also knows which plants to take home to prevent being struck by lightning and which can be eaten for medicinal purposes. Nkoko Grace Masuku knows all this from decades of experience and years of training – not by looking something up on the internet via a cellphone, she says. In fact, she’s managed to get by for nearly 90 years without modern technology and she intends to keep it that way. Old school has never been cooler than Nkoko Grace – and she was recently rewarded for her commitment to educating her community about the ways of their world.…

NO ONE expected much of the match – that much was obvious from the bleak turnout from the fans. Yes, it rained off and on but a few showers don’t usually put off die-hard sports fans. Yet Soccer City looked almost naked; the 5 000 spectators who did turn up lost among the orange seats at the cavernous stadium. But in the end the sprinkle of spectators were in for a treat: Bafana Bafana thumped Burkina Faso 3-1 and kept the flame of hope alive that our boys might just make it to the Fifa World Cup in Russia next year after all. It was a badly needed victory. Their past two appearances ended in disaster to Cape Verde – a tiny nation whose entire population could fit into one…

HAKUNA Matata means no worries, for the rest of your days . . . or so goes the Lion King song, and that movie was the inspiration for a very pricey baby shower KEVIN HART threw for his highly pregnant wife, ENIKO. The Harts certainly seemed to have put aside their worries – that sex tape and the extortion attempt that followed – for the day of the party at least. They also shared the name of their unborn son on Instagram: Kenzo. He’ll be Kevin’s third kid – he has daughter HEAVEN and son HENDRIX with ex Torrei Hart. The $118 000 (R1,62 million) party was held at the upmarket Calamigos Beach Club in Malibu in the wake of the funnyman’s cheating scandal. Eniko and Kevin shared Snapchat videos…

SHE’S a stepmom to three kids, but having children of her own with her husband has been a monumental struggle for GABRIELLE UNION (44). The Being Mary Jane actress opened up about her fertility challenges in her upcoming book, We’re Going to Need More Wine. In it she writes that she’s had “eight or nine miscarriages. For three years my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant – I’ve either been about to go into an IVF cycle, in the middle of an IVF cycle, or coming out of an IVF cycle”. Gabrielle is stepmom to hubby DWYANE WADE’s (35) children, Xavier (3), Zion (10) and Zaire (15). She’s been married to the pro basketball player since 2014 . “I never wanted kids,” the actress says. “Then…

‘When my students come we have to hold our classes under a tree’ COLOURFUL Ndebele designs adorn thatched cottages that dot the idyllic countryside and it almost feels as though we’re driving through one of the paintings by the famous artist herself. As we pull up in front of Esther Mahlangu’s home we half expect to see the BMW she famously decorated in the bright shapes that have become her signature. But there are no cars – decorated or otherwise – anywhere in sight. Instead we’re greeted by the celebrated painter, a technicolour umbalo or Ndebele blanket around her shoulders, looking cool and calm despite the broiling midday sun in Weltevrede in Nkangala, Mpumalanga. She does have a car, the remarkable 81-year-old says with a chuckle as she welcomes us.…

PEOPLE stop to stare as he emerges from a cab in one of Cape Town’s busiest streets but he barely notices – he’s been gawked at for as long as he can remember. But these days Sanele Xaba isn’t only turning the heads of curious strangers, he’s attracting attention from some of the top dogs in the modelling world and all eyes are on him as he strides confidently down the catwalks at international fashion shows. The 22-year-old was named the face of the Bermuda International Collections last year – an initiative that showcases the talents of designers from around the world – and when we catch up with him he’s just returned from a show in Amsterdam as part of the collection. “Amsterdam is an amazing place,” he says…

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MARS SELFIE! This self-portrait of Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the "Mojave" site, where its drill collected the data on Mars' Mount Sharp. If past (unmanned) missions to Mars have shown anything, it’s that meticulous planning is needed to undertake such a journey. The following Nasa missions to Mars have been undertaken so far, and this is how long each mission took: Mariner 4, the first spacecraft sent to Mars (1964 flyby): 228 days Mariner 6 (1969 flyby): 155 days Mariner 7 (1969 flyby): 128 days Mariner 9, the first spacecraft to orbit Mars (1971): 168 days Viking 1, the first American spacecraft to land on Mars (1975): 304 days Viking 2 (orbiter and lander, 1975): 333 days Mars Global Surveyor (1996): 308 days Mars Pathfinder (1996):…

SOME people believe in karma – if you do bad things to others, bad things will happen to you. Ndeshi was one of those people. She’d done some things in her life she wasn’t proud of, things that had hurt other people. She was a lecturer and on her bad days would yell and scream at her students. She didn’t get along with her colleagues either. She didn’t have many friends and stayed in a small, quiet suburb of the town. She even had problems with her husband who tried to avoid taking her out for supper or going to watch movies or shows just in case she behaved badly in public. Recently the unpopular Ndeshi hadn’t been feeling well and she decided to go and see her doctor. He…

SHE clicks her mouse. Click. Click. Click. She starts scrolling slowly down the page, pausing at a link surrounded by heart and flower emojis. This is a website she knows. She’s used it to buy and sell second-hand furniture, games, clothes and appliances in the past. But this time she’s not on the classifieds advertising site for any commercial reason – she’s here to find her child. What Kubiiki Pride finds when she clicks on the link surrounded by girlish emojis would send shivers down the spine of every parent. It’s her 13-year-old daughter – and she’s being advertised as a prostitute. Kubiiki is overwhelmed with emotion as she sees the shockingly sexual images on the site backpage.com. Relief, then horror and disbelief flood through her as she realises she’s…

FROM culinary offerings to bicycle tours and tourist activities, South African townships have long been filled with economic opportunities. Local entrepreneurs have done what they can to supplement their incomes while inviting the rest of SA, and the world, to celebrate and share in their ways of life. So the fact that Airbnb is now taking off in some of the biggest townships, including Khayelitsha in Cape Town and Soweto in Joburg, is hardly a surprise. People keen to make a few extra rands have signed up with the short-term rental service, opening a room in their homes or backyards for locals looking for a place to rest their heads while on a business trip, or for tourists keen for a taste of the township flavour. And it’s contributing to…

THE saying “one man’s misfortune is another man’s gain” has proven true for Cape Cobras player Dane Paterson. The 28-year-old ri bowl r was called up to the national cricket side to replace the injured Morné Morkel for the second test against Bangladesh – and was also handed a call-up to the Proteas’ one-day international (ODI) team for thethree-match series. Dane is the only uncapped test and ODI player among the 14 men, but he intends to make his mark and prove he more than deserves his place on the team. He says he was blown away when he received his call-up. “I phoned my girlfriend, Nicole Williams, d her I’d been included in the test team. To be honest, I had mixed feelings – a mixture of joy and…

THE annual Cross Culture Music Festival, which took place recently in Cape Town and Johannesburg, brought together a diverse, vibey audience from all walks of life. DRUM caught up with DJs Lloyd and Thee Gobbs. HOW DOES MUSIC BREAK CULTURAL BARRIERS? THEE GOBBS Music is simple. It either resonates with one or not. It doesn’t matter the genre or style, it just does. DJ LLOYD Music allows people to express themselves without having to understand a specific language or dialect. It’s a powerful emotive vehicle that transcends all cultures and creeds. NAME ONE SONG YOU THINK HAS BROKEN CULTURAL BARRIERS. THEE GOBBS Swedish House Mafia’s Don’t You Worry Child DJ LLOYD Nkalakatha by Mandoza and, most recently, Wololo by Babes Wodumo. Both songs broke cultural, racial and social divides. HOW…

CHRISSY TEIGEN has never been shy about, well, pretty much anything – including the struggles she and husband JOHN LEGEND had conceiving daughter LUNA through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). And now it seems 18-month-old Luna could soon have a sibling! Chrissy told InStyle magazine she wishes she’d extracted more eggs during her round of fertility treatments a few years ago. They started out with 20 embryos and “after checking for imperfections and narrowing them down to the ones that you know are going to be good for your body” they were left with three. “The first little girl didn’t work,then the second is Luna,” she said. The third is the one which will be implanted in her womb in the coming months. Whatever the outcome of the IVF, the 31-year-old…