Innholdsfortegnelse for 8-Feb-18 i Drum English

MZANSI MOURNS What a sad week this has been, as we lost two great South African artists in the space of just a few days. Hugh Masekela and Sandy Mokwena brought us so much joy through their work and every time we think about them, memories of the special moments they created will bring a smile to our faces. Loss is never easy. For those left behind there’s little that can fill the hole in your heart left by your loved one. But death comes to everyone and in the end all we can do is hope that it was a life well lived. We never know how much time we have. So read Bra Kaizer Ngwenya’s moving tributes to the legends we lost this week (page 6 and 14).…

‘He missed eating amagwinya and the buzzing townships and the shebeens’ THE voice on the other end of the line was loud, raspy and a little homesick. “Anjani amagwinya lapho ekhaya mfowethu. Nisaphila kahle? (How are the amagwinyasat home, my brother. Is everything okay there?).” “Yeah, who’s this?” I said a little impatiently as we were right in the middle of deadline and reporters were bashing furiously at their typewriters to get copy through on time. “I’m Hugh Masekela,” he said. He was calling from New York, he added. And time stopped. “Hugh Masekela?” I screamed with joy, excitedly gesturing to my colleagues to keep it down. “Hold on, hold on, Bra Hugh,” I said, almost falling out of my chair. The typing had stopped and…

‘Lucky is always talking about taking Lesedi fishing!’ SHE’S won the hearts of many a fan with her portrayal of Mpho Ravele, the fifth wife of Chief Azwindini in the popular SABC2 soapie, Muvhango. But for now the woman who brings the beloved character to life isn’t focused on the soapie. Azwimmbavhi Rambuda is busy preparing for the role of a lifetime – the actress is pregnant with her second child. Azwi, as she’s affectionately known, welcomes us into her swanky Fourways home in Joburg. The real-life Venda princess from the Dzimauli Musanda Ha-Rambuda area in the far north of the country is glowing as she cradles her burgeoning bump. The 29-year-old and her Sotho hubby, Lucky Litelu (32), are preparing for the arrival of their baby boy, Lesedi, which…

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‘Now there’s an innocent unborn child due to your reckless behaviour’ Q SECOND-WIFE WORRIES I’m 28 and a few years ago I dated a guy for a few months and got pregnant. When I told him he left, saying he wanted nothing to do with the baby as he already has kids with his fiancée. Over the years he lost his eyesight and is now completely blind. Not long ago he phoned me to apologise. He said he’d been young and childish and felt pressured to walk away from me. He asked if we could be friends, I agreed – one thing led to another and we got back together. But he’s engaged and he asked me if I’d mind being the second wife. I agreed, but his fiancée freaked…

SAY MY NAME A new preschool teacher is getting to know her class and introduces herself to each kid. “And what’s your name?” she asks one four-year-old boy. “Spider-Man,” the kid replies. “No, I mean your real name,” the teacher says. “Oh, sorry,” the boy says. “Peter Parker.” BEING CAUTIOUS A father is teaching his small son how to ride his first bike with training wheels. “Now if you need to stop,” he explains to the kid, “step back on the pedals and the bike will brake.” The boy nods then proceeds to ride straight into a bush. “Why didn’t you push back on the pedals?” his dad asks as he helps the boy up. “You said if I did, the bike would break.” ZIP UP A helper at a…

CAMILA **** BY CAMILA CABELLO The Havana hitmaker’s debut offers a lot more than variations on what we know she can already do: infectious Latin-infused hits and Fifth Harmony pop. She mixes things up and experiments with sounds and lyrical concepts – from ballads like Something’s Gotta Give and upbeat but insightful tracks, to tracks that make you want to dance. While it remains to be seen if there’s another Havana-level hit on this album, her solo career is off to an impressive start.…

The Cuban-American singer’s infectious summer anthem, Havana, was a global smash and her debut album, Camila, is rocketing to the top of charts and breaking records too. The former Fifth Harmony member released the record on 12 January and it quickly made its way to number one on 100 iTunes charts around the world – a first for any debut album. After she parted ways with Fifth Harmony in 2016, Camila had no shortage of would-be collaborators wooing her with Fifth Harmony-style Top 40 hits, but producer Frank Dukes – who had worked with Lorde and Drake – won her over by playing a deceptively simple instrumental with a salsa riff. It reminded the singer of her birthplace, and she penned the chorus for what became Havana, right then and…

IT’S A highlight on the South African social calendar, so Mzansi’s stars pulled out all the stops for the annual Sun Met at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town. This year’s fashion theme was “Style ahead of the field” inspired by Africa and the stars didn’t disappoint with their choice of vibrant colours and bold prints. Here’s our selection of the hottest couples at the horse-racing event and some cool Afro-centric accessories. CUTE COUPLES FASHION FRIENDS ALL ABOUT ACCESSORIES BOLT FROM THE BLUE Hopefully track star USAIN BOLT was told he’s in Cape Town and not at Kinshasa airport in the DRC, as the sign on the building would have him believe . . . The eight-time Olympic gold medallist jetted into the Mother City to attend the Sun Met as…

WHEN things don’t go well for us we often look around for someone or something to blame for the poor situation we find ourselves in. Complaining without taking action will never improve anything. We know what we want in life but if we don’t take the initiative our dreams will never come true. Expecting other people to do it for us is a waste of time as we could end up waiting forever. The world doesn’t owe us anything. We owe it to ourselves to make our own lives better. Improving our lives will contribute towards building a better world. Make sure you’re following the right path when taking the initiative. It isn’t wise to do something you aren’t passionate about. Chasing your passion keeps you motivated and will fortify…

TO HIS children he seemed immortal, to his friends he was pure magic – full of life even in his last days. But legendary musician Hugh Ramapolo Masekela couldn’t stop the fate that awaits us all – and when death came for him, presidents and artists across the world joined his loved ones in mourning one of the finest musicians to come out of South Africa. Bra Hugh (78) will live on in his music, says his son Sal Masekela, who is named after his father’s dear friend, the late jazz pianist and music arranger Sal Klaaste. “My father’s life was the definition of activism and resistance,” Sal adds. His sentiments are echoed by many. Veteran artist Sol Rachilo describes Bra Hugh as one of the hottest trumpeters in the…

‘The highest compliment I can give is he was committed and loving’ THEY don’t make stars like him anymore. This statement is often made when a legend of the performing arts passes away – but seldom has it been truer than in the case of Sandy Mokwena. The loss of the actor, who passed away recently after battling a heart condition, left the South African entertainment world in shock - especially since it came right after the death of jazz legend Bra Hugh Masekela, which left the country reeling. Another veteran had left the world – a man of remarkable talent, great warmth and generosity who shunned the limelight, preferring instead to step aside and uplift others to stardom. The passing of Sandy (68), best known as Bra Eddie on…

SHE carries three empty 20-litre containers with the help of her grandchildren. Heading to the communal tap in the sprawling Cape Town township of Khayelitsha, Khululwa Joda has been living the dreaded Day Zero all her life. She fills the containers to the brim and walks back to her shack. The 60 litres will be enough for her family of eight to drink, cook and bathe with for the day, she says. The family isn’t panicked about the drought devastating the Mother City. They’re unaffected by the water restrictions that have caused hundreds of thousands of Capetonians to change the way they live their lives and think about the precious resource they used to take for granted. Khululwa, and thousands of township dwellers like her, are used to making do…

FACE STEP 1 After applying foundation, fill in your brows with an eyebrow pencil. Highlight your brow bone using the lightest colour in your eyeshadow palette. Apply a golden or nude shimmery eyeshadow to your upper eyelid. STEP 2 Using your fingertips or a blush brush, apply highlighter on your cheekbones and a little on the apples of your cheeks. STEP 3 Apply a nude lip gloss. TIP Matte nude lipstick is a good substitute for lip gloss. Line your lips with a slightly darker lipliner so your lips don’t look ashen. FACE STEP 1 Repeat the same steps given for the daytime look, but leave out the lip gloss. Apply a brown shimmery eyeshadow from the outer corners of the eyes towards the shimmery eyeshadow applied on the inner…

MANY of us heaved a sigh of relief when “Januworry” was done and dusted – but just because we have another paycheque in the bank doesn’t mean we’re suddenly Patrice Motsepe. Living within your means is the No 1 way to avoid having too much month left at the end of your money. The good news is adopting a penny-wise approach has never been easier thanks to the wonder of the internet. Websites focusing on helping you become thrifty are a dime a dozen, so we did the homework to find the most useful ones to make this your year of living frugally. 1 FAMILY SURVIVAL PLANNING Stockpiling makes sound financial sense – buying in bulk on specials can go a long way to stretching your cash. The website breaks…

ISIDINGO Nikiwe (LINDA SOKHULU) calls for Frank while sleepwalking. Hendrik can’t accept a well-meaning gift. When Sechaba sees pictures of Lerato living it up in Atlanta he decides to get out of his funk and go to work. Enhle challenges Anja to kiss Benjamin. Sechaba plans a special welcome back for Lerato. MUVHANGO Konanani is busted. Susan (MAUMELA MAHUWA) finds Vhutshilo’s behaviour suspicious. James gives Ranthumeng a talking to. Gugu gets an unpleasant surprise when she arrives home. Imani’s hospitalisation brings out the worst in her loved ones. Livhuwani becomes desperate when another pregnancy test is negative. GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY Zach freaks out when he realises the Russians are onto him. Sphe turns to her father for help. A phone call from a friend leaves Namhla reeling. Mazwi is determined…

THE ART OF STOPPING TIME: PRACTICAL MINDFULNESS FOR BUSY PEOPLE BY PEDRAM SHOJAI (RODALE BOOKS) R309* If your New Year’s resolutions have already fallen by the wayside, here’s an easy way to get back on track. The beauty of this book is that it offers you practices known as gongs you can perform over 100 days – one a day. Each exercise is designed to help you step away from the chaos of daily life. Most of the gongs take just a few minutes so there’s no excuse. For instance, on day 15 you’re encouraged to take time out to really appreciate the food you eat by chewing every bite 20 times. On day 45 you’re challenged to visit a new place – even if it simply means taking a…

HE HAD a dream of becoming famous but it wasn’t smooth sailing to the top. No matter what he did or how he did it, he was constantly being referred to as the “little brother” of his well-known sister and he had to work hard to step out from behind the shadow cast by her spotlight. But Thulasizwe Dambuza seems to have finally done just that. The 19-year-old is no longer just Khanyi Mbau’s baby brother – he’s part of MTV’s local prank show #YouGotGot and landed a slot as a radio presenter on Touch HD last year. He also recently signed with soft-drink giant Coca-Cola as teen marketing director for Fanta where he’s responsible for coming up with ideas and strategies to curb teen alcohol abuse. With a combined…

RANTS at the umpires, unsportsmanlike celebrations when the opposing team concedes a wicket and toddler-like tantrums on the pitch – it’s just not cricket! Unless, of course, you’re Virat Kohli. The hot-headed Indian skipper raised the eyebrows of fans and teammates alike when he threw an epic fit over a wet ball during the recent Proteas-India Test. Kohli was fined 25% of his match fee and issued with a demerit point from the International Cricket Council. It’s his first demerit since the introduction of the system and if he gets four or more in the next 24 months, they’ll convert into suspension points and Kohli could face match bans. Yet it’s not the first time the Delhi-born star has displayed “unsporting” behaviour. In the New Year Test at Newlands in…

KYLIE’S PRIVATE PREGNANCY GIVEN that the Kardashian/Jenner clan is famous for, well, being famous, it was mildly surprising to find out the reason KYLIE JENNER – reality TV star, beauty mogul, socialite and social media personality (thanks Wikipedia!) – is keeping her impending motherhood under wraps is because she’s actually a deeply private person. “She clearly made a conscious decision to step away from the spotlight,” a source told US People magazine. “Kylie didn’t want her pregnancy to be a circus.” The source described the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star as “actually very private about certain aspects of her personal life, and staying low key has given her time to really prepare for what’s coming”. News of her pregnancy broke late last year, and she’s reportedly due to have…

OBAMA’S SEAL OF APPROVAL MARRYING the man or woman of your dreams may be a very special occasion, but having BARACK OBAMA perform the ceremony, well, that’s just priceless! Washington couple Dana Remus, a lawyer for the Obama Foundation, and Brett Holmgren, former special assistant to Obama, were married by the beloved former prez last month – simply because they asked him nicely! “We had decided to invite him because he was such an important part of our lives, we asked him if he could attend the wedding,” Brett told the Washingtonian. “We also asked him if he could officiate, and he was intrigued with the idea.” Obama received his licence to officiate from the state and performed the ceremony, to the surprise of the 120 wedding guests. “He complimented…

The beef between Cassper Nyovest and producer Gemini Major has come to an end, with Cassper insisting on social media that there’s no bad blood. DRUM readers share their thoughts. Have you guys not heard the new diss track, Starsigns by AKA featuring Stogie T – dissing Cass – produced by Gemini Major? LUKHELE MDUDUZI Gemini is 10 times better than Cass. PSYMON NDOU Was there ever really a beef there, though? ELVIS MT At least he didn’t burn the bridges. Cass never hated Gemini, he just left him to do what he thought was best for himself. SIR-HLANGU M PRINCE But there was no beef between Mufasa and Gemini Major – that’s a damn lie. TEBZA NABANGANBAKHE It seems Cass beefs with everyone, mos. LUSANDA NKONZO I guess they…

4 APRIL 1939 Hugh Masekela is born in KwaGuqa, a township in Witbank now known as Emalahleni. His family later moves to Alexandra, Joburg, where his father, Thomas, is a health inspector. 1950S In 1953, human rights advocate Father Trevor Huddleston gives Hugh his first trumpet at St Peter’s Secondary School. He soon masters the instrument and by 1956 has joined Alfred Herbet’s African Jazz Revue. In 1959 he performs in the musical King Kong then joins the legendary Jazz Epistles. 1960S Bra Hugh leaves SA at the age of 21 to begin what will be 30 years in exile. He moves to New York where he enrols at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1967 he performs at the Monterey Pop Festival alongside Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, The Who…

ANTIPASTI IN A JAR Serve with crackers and cream cheese – or enjoy straight from the jar. MAKES 1 LARGE JAR PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 15 MIN MARINATING: 1-2 HR OR OVERNIGHT 3 baby marrows 1 red pepper, diced 180g olives ½ lemon, thinly sliced 60ml (¼c) sundried tomatoes 4 garlic cloves, peeled 6 sprigs thyme 2 sprigs rosemary MARINADE 60ml (¼c) olive oil 60ml (¼c) white wine vinegar or lemon juice salt and freshly ground pepper t – teaspoon/s T – tablespoon/s c – cup/s Have a 500ml sterilised glass jar handy. 1 Heat a griddle pan. Slice the baby marrows lengthwise into strips. Fry in batches in the hot pan – there should be scorch marks on either side of the strips. Set aside to cool. 2 Layer…

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB It’s a week of looking after and taking care of your physical body, both in terms of your health and appearance. Apart from a healthy diet and adequate exercise regime you may also want to look into alternative therapies to nurture body, mind and soul. Befitting Aquarius, who’s different from the rest, it’s also a great week to try out a funky new hairstyle or add another unconventional garment to your wardrobe. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 21, 12, 1, 16, 32, 47 PISCES 19 Feb – 20 Mar  Venus, goddess of love, moves into your sign this week, right up the street of a romantic Pisces who likes to be swept off their feet. But before you allow love to paint stars in your eyes…

MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD PS4, XBOX ONE OUT NOW We’ve played the beta version of the game and we’re impressed. Very impressed. This is exactly what every Monster Hunter fan wants and it’s what the series has needed to really make it big outside of Japan. The graphics are amazing, the world is lush, the monsters are ferocious and challenging and the cooperative experience with other players is top tier. What more could a gamer want?…

WONDER BOY FOR PRESIDENT **** COMEDY. 89 MIN. 2016. 13.ON SHOWMAX A timely, and very funny, comedy about an ANC attempt to groom Wonder Boy (Kagiso Lediga), a beloved local politician from the Eastern Cape, to become the party’s new leader and ultimately president of Mzansi. Things go sideways for his handlers when he falls in love with a DA youth league leader (Thishiwe Ziqubu). Shot in a mockumentary style, the film costars a who’s-who of local comics and also features a host of real-life politicians.…

IT’S A common scenario across South Africa’s rural areas - scores of children walking for hours on end to get to and from school, even wading through rivers and scaling mountains in a bid to get an education. But this fate isn’t limited to Mzansi. In a remote village in eastern India, a 45-year-old father would wait in agony knowing his three kids were spending up to six hours walking to school and back, navigating a narrow, rocky route to class and spending many of their daylight hours on foot. So Jalandhar Nayak did something to ease his children’s burden: he singlehandedly carved an 8-km road through the hilly terrain, so they could make the journey faster - and safer. Using a chisel, a garden hoe and a pickaxe, the…

GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY LETHOKUHLE JIYANE (10 MONTHS) PLAYS RORISANG MOROKA HOW IT STARTED: Lethokuhle was just three months old when her parents, Mgqugquzeli (28) and Thandeka (27), responded to an advert calling for babies to audition for a role as part of the iconic Moroka family. “They wanted to see how she interacted with strangers and she was laughing away,” Mgqugquzeli recalls. Now viewers can’t get enough of Sphe and Smanga’s adorable TV daughter. THE REALITY: Lethokuhle “isn’t a drama queen”, her parents say, but there have been times she’s been unwell or teething. But the Generations cast and crew are so supportive it’s never been a big deal, Mgqugquzeli says. As both he and Thandeka work full time – he’s an attorney and Thandeka is a civil engineer –…

BLITZBOKS’ BIG LOSS They got the good with the bad. While World Sevens champions South Africa breezed through to the Sydney Sevens final, they couldn’t keep up with the hosts during the last match. The Blitzbokke were thrashed 29-0 by Australia, who haven’t won a Sevens title at home in 16 years. The normally aggressive Blitzbokke presented a weak defence during the final, missing several tackles. Coach NEIL POWELL wasn’t at all impressed with his side’s performance, even as they moved back to the top of the World Rugby Sevens Series standings despite the devastating loss. “There isn’t much to be happy about the final. We had a couple of chances in the first half, but we were not clinical enough,” he said. DULL DRAW FOR SUNDOWNS It’s been a…

AS MUCH as we love these celebs we’re super-envious of their holidays – especially now that we’re all back at work! But we love that they share their pics with us. HALLE BERRY The newly single Oscar winner posted a pic of herself in Bora Bora in the South Pacific. “What I call distancing myself from the bulls***!” she wrote on Instagram of her stay in a waterfront villa. She also posted shots of herself living her best life in India. JESSE WILLIAMS The Grey’s Anatomy star and activist has been on vaycay in Rio de Janeiro, playing soccer with local kids and taking in the sights by helicopter. “True romance,” he captioned an airborne selfie. ZENDAYA Up-and-coming superstar Zendaya, who starred in last year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and this year’s…

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