Innholdsfortegnelse for 25-Jul-19 i Drum English

Lockdown star Lorcia Cooper announced that she’s joining the cast of Mzansi Magic’s The Queen and DRUM readers are thrilled. I love her, she is great! PERCY TSUNGI I can’t wait! I love the tsotsi lifestyle of her Lockdown character! PETER MSIMANGO Love her to bits, can’t wait! TIEGO THAMAGA Yaaaasss meisiekind, her craft is amazing. NAOM MASIZA NDLOVU I love Lorcia but the character won’t suit her. UMNTU UMNTU The Queen has the best actors and actresses! KENHAZY TUMISANG PUNIE MOLALE Wow, wow! Can’t wait to see that one. Maybe she will bring the va-va-voom on The Queen, coz it is quite boring at the moment. NOMTHUNZI SWEETNESS MALGAS She is one of the best in SA. NTOMBI MADUNA-BISHOP Anything with L, O, R, C, I, A is the…

IHAVE to live with it. I have to sleep with it. I have to get up with it.” These are the heartrending words of Shailendra Sukhraj, the father from Chatsworth, Durban, who made headlines last year when he shot and killed his little girl while the family car was being hijacked. The story struck a chord with people across the country with parents who couldn’t imagine the agony he was going through, as well as with millions of crime-weary citizens. Here was a man who had tried to protect his family. Instead it had all gone catastrophically wrong. Shailendra and his wife, Lorraine, are speaking for the first time of the nightmare their family has endured – an ordeal thrust back into the public eye after the recent sentencing of…

NELISIWE Mphanza knew her husband was sleeping with other women. He was living and working in Durban, while she – his wife and mother of his five children – was at home in Eshowe, about 140km north of Durban, unaware of the devastating effect his promiscuous ways would have on her life. Nelisiwe decided to get tested for HIV in 2012 when she started worrying about her health and had become suspicious about her husband’s fidelity. The test came back positive. “I went home and sat down to really think about what it meant,” she tells us. She decided to get a second test to confirm the diagnosis – and when it too came back positive she knew she needed to take action. “At the clinic they asked me what…

FASHION designer and feisty home-cook Rosetta Lebese proved she was the ultimate foodie this week on Rate My Plate – beating fellow contestants Amanda Linda and Sahele Gcabashe for the title, the awesome Harvestime hamper and the delicious R5 000 cash prize. Rosetta, who loves expressing herself through food, brought the nostalgia with her one-pot-wonder chicken and potato casserole with Harvestime Country Mix. It’s a quick meal with a Chef Dede Wyt’s seal of approval – see if your family will love it too. CHICKEN AND POTATO CASSEROLE WITH HARVESTIME COUNTRY MIX PREPARATION: 10 MIN | COOKING: 45 MIN olive oil OR canola oil butter 3 chicken thighs 3 chicken drumsticks 1 onion, diced 1 clove garlic, chopped 2 green chillies, with seeds 15ml (1T) parsley 6 baby potatoes, halved…

1. Consider getting a humidifier for your home – it’ll add moisture to the air. Heaters and air conditioners can make the air dryer, causing skin to dry out as well. 2. Add supplements containing Omega 3 to your child’s diet. Omega 3 is a fatty acid that isn’t produced in the body but is essential for increasing hydration from the inside and protecting the skin against environmental damage. 3. Don’t use your own skincare products on your children, unless they’re gentle and colourant- and scent-free. 4. Go for all-natural products. These are less likely to irritate the skin as they contain no harsh chemicals. But be cautious with anything scented, even if it’s natural.…

OLD MAN IN A BAR An old man walks into a bar, and asks the bartender, “Do you have any grapes?” The bartender says, “No, we only sell beer here”. The old man leaves. The next day the old man walks into the bar again, and asks the bartender, “Do you have any grapes?” The bartender says, “No, like I said yesterday, we only sell beer here”. The old man leaves. The following day the old man walks back into the bar and asks the bartender, “Do you have any grapes?” The bartender says, “No, I already told you we only sell beer, and if you ask me again I’m going to nail your lips to the bar.” So the old man leaves. The next day the old man walks…

TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME DOCUMENTARY. 102 MIN. 2018. 16L. NOW ON SHOWMAX Teddy’s life is recounted in such a reverential manner that this often feels closer to a biopic. It follows the soul singer’s career from his early days through to his solo career and the car crash that left him quadriplegic and suicidal. It’s an uplifting story but falls short in properly exploring the influence of criminals in the music business. THE TOKOLOSHE HORROR. 92 MIN. 2018. 16 LNV. NOW ON SHOWMAX  Busi (PETRONELLA TSHUMA) gets a job as a night-shift cleaner at a spooky old hospital. There she finds herself threatened by the manager (Dawid Minnaar), a sexual predator, as well as a tokoloshe that is haunting her and a young patient. The movie drips…

CARI MORA BY THOMAS HARRIS (WILLIAM HEINEMANN) Thomas Harris created one of the most evil and sadistic killers in literary history. Nobody who’s seen the movie Silence of the Lambs or read the book can ever forget Hannibal Lecter. I for one will always remember him saying: “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,” and then making that awful slurping sound. Yikes! That’s why I picked up Cari Mora with great expectations of being shocked and frightened out of my wits, but what a disappointment it turned out to be. There’s no way you can call this a thriller. It tells the fairly lame story of Cari Mora, a young Colombian refugee who was a child soldier for the Farc rebels. She now works as…

IT IMPROVES FOCUS A study published in the Cognitive, Affective & Behavioural Neuroscience medical journal a few years ago showed that human resource employees who regularly practised mindfulness meditation stayed focused on a task for longer. These workers also remembered details of their tasks better than their peers who didn’t practise. It helps manage depression and anxiety: scientists believe there’s a link between mental illnesses such as depression and ruminative thinking (the compulsive and repeated revisiting of the same thoughts). “It’s likely that the more someone meditates, the less they’re going to be ruminating. And that decrease in rumination may be directly or causally linked to the improved symptoms in depression and anxiety,” says David Vago, researcher at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in…

THEY say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger – and the saying is pretty apt when applied to this legend of the music world. Stevie Wonder has overcome a string of obstacles in his life, including being blind since birth and a near-fatal car crash, to become one of the world’s biggest artists. Over the course of five decades he’s sold over 100 million records, won 25 Grammys – the most of any solo artist – and earned an Oscar for Best Original Song for I Just Called to Say I Love You from the 1984 movie The Woman in Red. He’s also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and amassed a $100 million (R1,4 billion) fortune. And yet now, at the age of 69,…

The cultural practice of ukuthwala in which parents force their daughters to marry men of their choice, who their daughters do not even love, is not right. Young women have the right to make their own choice as to who they want to marry. It’s their democratic right to do so. Parents should have no right to choose a man for their daughter to marry. This old cultural practice is evil and barbaric in today’s democracy. It violates the dignity and integrity of our human rights and must not be allowed to continue. ANDRIES RORO KABINI, HEBRON THE WINNING LETTER RECEIVES R300. Letters should be about 100 words. Write to us at PO Box 653284, Benmore 2010, email us at letters@drum.co.za or SMS short letters to 36489. Start with the…

HER list of accomplishments is long: model, presenter, actress, businesswoman, musician. And, most recently, appearing on Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 list. The annual list, which this year showcased 120 young African game-changers, is an honour Boity Thulo has been chasing for a while now – and the taste of success is sweet. “I feel very grateful,” she says. “It was just in time because I’m 29. This would have been my last year. It’s more special because being on 30 under 30 has been on my vision board since 2017. “I’m inspired to do more.” What’s next for her? “I’m releasing my single, Own Your Throne, next month,” Boity says, referring to the phrase she often uses on social media. “So that’s something cool to look forward to.” Of…

HER acting credits are as long as her arm but there’s one role she’s always remembered for. Sthandiwe Kgoroge was so good at playing Zoleka and her evil twin Zinzi in Generations that, more than a decade after she left the show, people still think she has a secret twin stashed away somewhere. “I think people are joking when they ask me if Zoleka and Zinzi were played by one person or if they were really twins,” she says, laughing. Sthandiwe (47) has barely aged since those heady days 14 years ago when she became a household name. “I think it’s good genes,” she says, “and going to gym even though I hate it.” We’re catching up with the award-winning actress at a café in Clearwater Mall, west of Joburg,…

PORK BANGERS AND MASH PREPERATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 1 HR SERVES 4 MASH 1kg potatoes, peeled and cubed 50g butter 100ml full-cream milk bunch of chives, finely chopped salt and pepper BANGERS 2,5ml (½t) olive oil 8 pork sausages 2 onions, sliced 125g button mushrooms, sliced 100ml red wine 15ml (1T) balsamic vinegar 400ml chicken stock 30ml (2T) cornflour, dissolved in 15ml (1T) cold water 6 sprigs thyme, leaves removed and chopped 150g frozen peas Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease an ovenproof dish with nonstick spray. 1 Mash Place the potatoes in a large pot of salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for 25 minutes or until tender. 2 Drain and add the butter and milk and mash together. Stir through the chives and salt and pepper.…

TIP When layering a lot of items, stick to a limited colour scheme. Here we’ve chosen mustard as the dominant colour to compliment our model’s complexion and eyes. Accessories can change a look in an instant. Instead of heels, wear sneakers to make these two outfits more casual. Layering can easily make you look bulky. Wear more fitted items on the bottom when your jacket is big. Or belt your jacket, like we did here, to give it a more figure-hugging shape. A denim jacket is perfect for layering all kinds of looks. We’ve paired it with a high-waisted, pleated skirt. Roll your sleeves up to show off the different elements of your layering. Pair your jeans with a matching top for that classic denim look. Here we’ve added a…

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HE WANTS TO MARRY BOTH OF US Q I’m 34 and have an eight-year-old son from a previous relationship. I’m working and can provide for myself, am faithful, loving and don’t like arguments. My boyfriend and I have been dating for six years. He has no children, has a well-paid job and takes very good care of us. He recently told me he has another girlfriend whom he met before me and that he has no intention of leaving her. He says she can’t have children and he wants to marry us both. I’ve told him I’m not getting pregnant again without being married but I’m not interested in polygamy. I think he’s using me for my ability to have children and I feel my time has been wasted. I’ve…

WEBSITES are great places to sell things. But beware, you can’t put everything up for sale, and unethical or illegal online selling can land you in trouble. Many people are unsure of exactly what they’re allowed and not allowed to sell on online marketing platforms, so here are some important guidelines. Keep in mind that some products, unless illegal, may be allowed on one site but not on another. In general, online market platforms have strict policies on what they allow private users to sell. PROHIBITED PRODUCTS 1 WEAPONS AND DANGEROUS OBJECTS  Anything from pepper spray to paintball guns can be banned, and all weapons and related sales are strictly regulated. Even magazines about weapons aren’t allowed on some sites, and ads for switchblades, crossbows and stun guns are a…

GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY Gog’Flo breaks startling news to the Diales. Panicked Zitha knows her secret may soon be out. Jack is unnerved about what the sangoma reveals. Smanga receives a package and is horrified by what’s inside. Lucy (MANAKA RANAKA) must be restrained when she wants to resort to violence. A comment made in passing sets Jack’s mind racing. SCANDAL! Chumani (AYANDA DAWETI) finds out that someone has been tampering with the company accounts. Gloria makes a radical career decision. Lindiwe talks to her mother about her plans and Mlungisi overhears. Dintle gets confirmation that something dodgy is afoot. Mlungisi surprises the Ngema women with an unexpected gesture. ISIDINGO Tragedy strikes the Zamdela family. Nina freaks when she discovers who shot her son. When things don’t go the way Palesa…

Teyana Taylor’s hit track Rose in Harlem earned her a BET Award nomination and, while she didn’t win, she’s promising that a new album will be coming out very soon. YEEZY-FREE Teyana’s hit 2018 album, K.T.S.E. (Keep That Same Energy) was produced by Kanye West but her new album is Yeezy-free, Teyana says. “This one is a little bit of everybody. I want to explore a little bit more, get a couple more people involved, really to bring to life my vision,” she says. SHE BE GRINDIN’ The singer, now 28, was noticed when she was just 15 when she signed her first record deal with Pharrell Williams and appeared on MTV’s reality show My Super Sweet 16. From there she was signed by Kanye’s label and has starred in…

‘Just bring something fresh in the industry’ IT TAKES dozens of texts, calls and lots of back and forth to get hold of him. He’s so busy with gigs that his internal clock works the other way around: he works through the night and sleeps during the day. Killer Kau hasn’t slowed down since he blew up after the release of his hit song Tholukuthi Hey almost two years ago. Now he’s released another banger, Kokota Piano, which is causing havoc on dance floors across the country. The Soweto-born singer is certainly in hot demand – it’s midday when he takes our call. “I was launching my EP and celebrating my 21st birthday,” he says by way of apology. “I, actually we, worked so hard on the six-track EP titled…

Big boys do cry ‘I had to hold back tears for later’ THEY say boys don’t cry but NDUMISO LINDI isn’t afraid to admit he does. The comedian reveals a more vulnerable side in his new one-man show Boys Don’t Cry. Ndumiso wrote the show, which is currently on circuit at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square in Sandton, to deal with the death of his father who passed away last year. Despite the heavy theme, Ndumiso promises to have audiences crying with laughter. We find out what turns on the funnyman’s waterworks. What makes you cry? Romantic gestures from my wife. Grief also makes me sad and no matter how many times I watch Mufasa die in The Lion King it brings me to tears. Tell us…

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DRUM PUZZLES NO 2  You asked for it and here it is! The second issue of DRUM PUZZLES is on sale now and has an even bigger variety of brain games. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, you’ll love our mix of crosswords, sudokus, letter scrambles, spiral puzzles, vowels and more. Solutions are included at the back. DRUM FOOD The latest issue of DRUM FOOD celebrates all things chicken. It’s filled with delicious recipes for roasts, stir-fries, burgers, oven bakes, soups, stews, curries or the braai. Serve up chermoula spatchcock chicken, beer-marinated drumsticks, spicy wings, peri-peri 6 009880525157 liver pasta and so much more! DRUM HOMEWORK DONE NO 2 2019 Homework is never a bore with DRUM HOMEWORK DONE. Issue No 2 is out and it’s packed with interesting…

GIRL POWER She makes her debut in 2010 on 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls, a sex education show on e.tv. A year later, Boity joins SABC 1’s The Media Career Guide Show, helping youth decide which career paths to follow. Later that year she showcases her dance skills as a guest judge on SABC1’s talent series Turn It Out: Street Battle. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! We’re introduced to Boity the actress when she joins Mzansi Magic drama Rockville two years after breaking into the industry (RIGHT). In 2012, Boity makes the leap to the big screen in Taxi Ride, her first role in a film. LEADING THE PACK Boity reaches celebrity status in 2014 when she features in Rolling with . . . The Celeb Edition, a reality documentary series that…

JUST as you take steps to protect your own skin during the colder months, you need to do the same for your child. Children have thinner skin than adults, which means extra precautions must be taken to protect their skin from becoming overly sensitive and dry. Bath time What kid doesn’t love a bubble bath? All that sweet-smelling foamy fun as the mirror mists up. But these products may not be the best idea in winter when the perfumes and soaps they contain can harm your little ones’ skin. For bath products to give off a scent, there needs to be a chemical reaction, and this can sensitise the skin. If your child’s skin is already a bit dehydrated, keep them away from scented products. Also products that produce a…

I WANT MY MONEY BACK Q My mother passed away recently. Just before this, I deposited R14 000 into her bank account as I wanted her to keep it safe for me. I now want to withdraw my money but someone has told me that if I withdraw it I could be arrested. I have her pin number and ATM card. ANONYMOUS, MIDRAND A When a bank account holder passes away, the bank must be notified and the account will then be frozen. During this time no transactions on the account are allowed. You cannot withdraw money even if the account is not frozen. Any withdrawals you do are illegal and a criminal case may be opened against you. To get back your money you need to file a claim…

LEO 22 JUL – 22 AUG Pleasure-seeking Venus moves into your sign this week, bringing good tidings for a fun-loving Leo. It’s a time where pleasure rates above work. Whether you want to hang out with your friends or spend time on your favourite hobby or visit art galleries and theatres, it’s a week to take periodic breaks and enjoy yourself. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 44, 36, 20, 49, 7, 11 VIRGO 23 AUG – 22 SEP It seems to be a good week to turn your attention inwards and engage in a bit of soul-searching. As it is, with your planet Mercury in retrograde motion, taking a step back to reflect and review is an apt thing to do. It’s the perfect time to uncover hidden aspects of yourself, be…

The Best of Enemies tells a story that seems way too weird to be true – a racist Ku Klux Klan member becomes a civil-rights activist, all thanks to the influence of a black woman fighting for school desegregation in the USA. If it sounds too much like Green Book, another drama based on a true story that had a racist overcoming his prejudices, it’s really not, says Taraji P Henson who plays Ann Atwater. THE EMPIRE CONNECTION Empire producer Danny Strong gave leading lady Taraji the script for The Best of Enemies back in 2014 when they were shooting the Empire pilot. She was keen to star in it but the timing didn’t work out. “Then [Donald Trump] was elected and the temperature of the country changed. I called…

IT’S only 8am and I’m already feeling flustered. I’ve just returned home from dropping my kids off at school and traffic was a nightmare. As I walk in the door I’m already making mental checklists of everything I need to do today. I’m itching to switch on my computer and start working but I resist the urge. Instead, I take off my shoes; sit down in a comfortable, sunny spot on my lounge floor; and open up the meditation app on my cellphone. Then I close my eyes and spend 10 minutes listening to a soothing voice encouraging me to relax, breathe and acknowledge my thoughts as they enter my mind but then allow them to slip away. For the past three weeks I’ve been taking time out to meditate…

YEEZY’S SPACE HOUSES BILLIONAIRES love making plans to go to space, but outer space has inspired KANYE WEST’s plans for low-income housing developments right here on Earth. Yeezy, who’s a big fan of the Star Wars movies, is busy creating housing units very similar to Luke Skywalker’s family home on the desert planet Tatooine (BELOW). According to a Forbes interview with the rapper, Kanye “inspired by Luke Skywalker’s childhood home, has been working with a team to design prefabricated structures that sport the same austere aesthetic, with the goal of deploying them as low-income housing units . . . [which] could be used as living spaces for the homeless, perhaps sunk into the ground with light filtering in through the top”. Ye is set to meet with potential investors soon,…