Innholdsfortegnelse for 3/26/2020 i Drum English

I FEVER there was a time for our president to speak with a calm, reassuring voice, this would be it. And he did so admirably as he addressed the nation on steps to tackle the Covid-19 crisis that has gripped the world. President Cyril Rampahosa did what leaders of many larger first-world nations could not: he took serious, decisive steps to ensure the safety of the citizens he leads. He put strict measures in place to try to limit the spread of the disease that has claimed the lives. We sometimes criticise our government for their slow reaction to things – often rightly so. But on this issue the president and health minister Zweli Mkhize have been on point and can be proud of how they’re tackling this global health…

IT’S her very own miracle. After years of being told she might never have children due to a broken pelvis, she’s defied the odds. And Cici (33), real name Busisiwe Thwala, is eagerly waiting for the birth of her first child, who’s due very soon. She’s beaming when we meet with her. She’s in her third trimester and so far, it’s been a smooth pregnancy, she tells us with a smile. Not even the side-effects can dim her light. She had to deal with nausea in her first trimester and weight gain in the second. “Now I suffer from insomnia,” Cici says. “I actually try to go to bed at midnight so at least I can be up at four in the morning which is better.” She wouldn’t change a…

South African businesswoman Susan Mackenzie has been living in Onara, Italy, for the past 27 years. She tells what daily life is like in the hardest hit European country so far. “The idea of being forced to stay in your home without seeing anybody causes anxiety. It is especially difficult for my kids, who range in age from 19 to 25 years, who are used to having a very active social life. Every time we have a more advanced level of lockdown, the shelves get emptied on the first day. We have everything that we need available in the shops (except for face masks and hand sanitising gel) but I don’t know how long we will have things available. “Everything is closed except for pharmacies, grocery stores, petrol stations and…

WHILE his peers enjoyed sweet treats and fizzy drinks, he spent his days watching what he ate. TJ Ngoma had always been bigger than other children his age but when his family and friends started commenting about his size, he began to worry about his weight. He was unable to look at himself in the mirror, so he tried diet after diet and started going to gym. But it was only when he stood up to the bullies who were body-shaming him that he learnt to love his fuller figure. Now he’s making a name for himself as a plus-size model. “I never in my wildest dreams considered my body type would be sexy and I could be a model,” TJ tells us. “When I was growing up, whenever you…

WE ALL know takeaways aren’t the most nutritious choice, but who doesn’t enjoy a good burger and fries every now and then? Fast food is generally cheap and convenient, which is why it’s especially popular with those who don’t have much time to prepare a meal. But while this type of food is convenient, it’s not always the healthiest. Some takeaway meals can take you over the recommended daily maximum amount of salt and fat, which can lead to various health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. Try to avoid dishes that are creamy or deep-fried. Fried foods are usually loaded with fat and kilojoules. Dishes that include tomato-based sauces are a much healthier option because these types of sauces are usually lower in saturated fat and kilojoules. Also…

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A FRAUDULENT SALE Q My stepsister sold my father’s house after her mother passed away in 2015. She stole the title deed which was in both my father and her mother’s name and sold the house without my father’s permission. He is 75 years old now and learnt of her selling the property only when he was evicted. He is so depressed now. What can I do to help? BETRAYED, EMAIL A I suggest you take your father to a Legal Aid office near you (go to legal-aid.co.za to find your local branch or call 0800-110-110) or to a law clinic at a university. Ask that they help him with a court application to have the sale of the house reversed. An attorney can be appointed free of charge and…

THE END IS NEAR A local priest and a local pastor are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that says, “THE END IS NEAR! Turn around now before it’s too late!” They plan to hold up the sign to each passing car. “Leave us alone, you religious nuts!” the first driver shouts as he speeds by. From around the bend in the road they hear a big splash. “Do you think,” one clergyman says to the other, “we should just hold up a sign that says ‘bridge broken’ instead?” FAIR PLAY One morning a mother is called to pick up her sick son at the school nurse’s office. When she walks through the main entrance, she notices a woman with curlers in her hair wearing…

WATCH THIS Season 3 of Westworld arrives nearly two long years after robot “host” Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) became sentient and escaped the confines of her artificial existence. Hot on her heels are Bernard and a third host occupying a body that looks like Westworld executive Charlotte Hale. Dolores and the fake Charlotte are on a mission to conquer humanity while Bernard is determined to stop them. They’re joined by new and familiar faces in this eight-episode season. WHO’S WHO Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay Maeve is back from the dead once more, and thankfully her acid wit remains intact. She’s resurrected in War World – a part of the park that recreates Nazi-occupied France. She is reunited with her lover, the bank-robbing cowboy Hector (Rodrigo Santoro), who is now…

THANDISWA was in the middle of her Grade 6 maths lesson when the principle, Mr Mboweni, entered the classroom and asked if he could have a word with her. She told her students to remain silent as she walked into the hallway where she saw him talking to two very tall, burly men. He patted the smaller of the two on the shoulder and then introduced them to her. “This is your new student, Samson, and his father, Solomon.” Thandiswa was dumbfounded. She thought the principle must have made one of his typical administrative mistakes and was trying to place a Grade 11 student in her class. But when he informed her that Samson had just turned 12, she realised the error was hers. “Samson! Well, that name’s a good…

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HE STRIDES purposefully into his office, apologising for running late. His students were protesting about lack of accommodation and he had to go and address them, Professor Adam Habib explains. Another day, another problem to sort out – as vice-chancellor of Wits University, it comes with the territory. “My wife, Fatima, complains about the fact that I’m always on the phone,” he says as he settles into a couch in his office on the campus in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. But from the end of the year it will be up to someone else to answer late-night phone calls and think of diplomatic ways to negotiate with angry students. After seven years at the helm, Adam (54) is planning to step down and move to London to become a director at the…

BIRTHDAY BABES! LUTHANDO SHOSHA Can you believe she’s a mom of two? TV personality Lootlove just turned 31. “Wiser. Bolder. Stronger. Also, more vulnerable, open & still learning,” she wrote on Instagram. And she’s not only wiser – she’s still serving red-hot flames! MOSHE NDIKI TV star Moshe celebrated turning 33 with a braai in the Eastern Cape, hosted by his mamazala, NOKUZOLA BALA. “With every year that’s added to my life, more blessings and wisdom is added too. I’m so grateful for everything, but especially the amazing people that surround me,” he tells us. ZOLA NENE Ready to cut her cake and eat it! The celebrity chef spent her special day dancing and singing. “I even had the most spectacular cake made by my friend, which was decorated with…

Naomi levels up NAOMI CAMPBELL isn’t playing when it comes to her health. Having famously posted videos showing how she keeps herself and her personal space germ-free on flights, she’s now taken it to a whole new level. The supermodel was spotted at the airport in Los Angeles kitted out in a head-to-toe hazmat suit – with goggles, a face mask and rubber gloves – determined to protect herself from catching the deadly Covid-19 virus. She shared an Insta snap of her protective get-up, writing, “Safety First NEXT LEVEL.” Kim’s cough scare KIM KARDASHIAN WEST is taking no chances with Covid-19 after her sister, KHLOÉ, coughed near her. Kim shared a series of Insta videos showing her sanitising everything around her with disinfectant wipes. In one video she tells a…

LETTER OF THE WEEK SINCE corporal punishment was abolished and parents are forbidden to smack their kids, discipline has gotten out of control. To remedy this, we should consider introducing our children to church when they are at primary-school level. If they grow up learning about the Ten Commandments they might understand the importance of listening to their parents and becoming law-abiding citizens. Through church, children will also learn about love and respect and that hard work pays. Treating our neighbours with respect will go a long way to teaching our children to be good to others as they grow up. Some of us may not belong to a church, but we can recommend established churches for our children to attend Sunday schools. ABIGAIL LEDUBUKO, EMAIL THE WINNING LETTER RECEIVES…

EVERY morning she wakes up in her home, dresses herself and heads out to work as an adjudicator in the customer service centre at her local bank. Everyday activities most people do without much thought, right? Well, yes – but then most people aren’t Brittanie Wilson. The 33-year-old from St Paul in Minnesota in the USA is living with a condition called arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), which occurs when a baby doesn’t move correctly or enough while developing in the womb. This causes joints to become fixed and can lead to such catastrophic disabilities that parents are often advised to abort the fetus. Brittanie’s parents, Troye and Philip, refused termination – even though the prognosis was bleak. “When I was born the doctors told my parents I wouldn’t be able…

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In a first of its kind, DRUM and sister titles YOU and Huisgenoot are hosting the Your Child Conference: ADHD with the aim of helping you to help your child. We’re bringing together several ADHD experts – a paediatrician, occupational therapist, psychologist and dietitian – who will share their insights and the latest research in an accessible way. They will also offer advice on everything from getting your child properly diagnosed and the appropriate use of medication to practical strategies for helping your child. You’ll be given a handy workbook full of information and exercises which you can use at home to help teach your child effective strategies for dealing with the challenges of ADHD. AGE MATTERS There will be two sessions – one aimed at younger children (up to…

DIVORCE can be expensive – but breaking off an engagement can be too. Although there aren’t official statistics on how many South African couples break off engagements every year, our courts have handled various damages claims brought about by the breaking of such a promise So, before you pop the question or let your partner slip that ring on your finger, you need to make sure what the legal and financial consequences of a breakup might be. THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT There’s no law in SA requiring an engagement before marriage. Rather, it’s seen as an agreement between two individuals. Even though it’s just a verbal agreement, it’s binding and can have consequences similar to those of a breach of contract, says Hamlet Heneke from SchoemanLaw Inc. WHEN IS AN…

TAURUS 20 APR – 20 MAY Go-getting Mars is moving into your professional horoscope this week, bearing the drive to build your career, the impetus to kick-start projects and the energy to keep you going. Seize the day rather than letting the grass grow under your feet. It’s a most beneficial time to establish a plan of action and do the groundwork for realising your goals, so leisure, pleasure and self-indulgence may have to go on the back burner. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 34, 10, 21, 52, 15, 49 GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUN Active Mars moves into a compatible air sign this week, which should make working out both body and mind a breeze. You’ll probably feel in your element, whether you run around doing errands, challenge your brain…

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HE’S tall and handsome and radiates health and vitality, a young man with immaculate dress sense and a sizeable chunk of his life ahead of him. Yet the slick exterior belies a gruelling journey that has taken him to the bowels of hell and back again. It’s a journey that made world headlines last year when it emerged he was only the second person to be cured of HIV – yet although he became an instant medical sensation and had media houses the world over clamouring for his story, his identity remained a secret. Instead, he was simply known as “the London Patient” and it was surreal, he says. “I was watching TV and it’s like, ‘Okay, they’re talking about me’,” he recalls. “It was very strange – a very…

WHEN the final whistle blew you would have been forgiven for being confused about which side had won. The crowd of boisterous fans chanted Inter Miami’s name and the club owners whooped and grinned with delight. But hang on: the team had lost 1-0 in their debut against Los Angeles FC – so why were the Miami fans so thrilled? The answer is simple: after seven years of twists and turns, political battles and crushing disappointment, Inter Miami was finally up and running. And no one was prouder than David Beckham, one of the owners of America’s newest soccer baby. Along with fellow owners Jorge and Jose Mas and Marcelo Claure, they’d wondered whether they’d ever see this moment. In much the same way Becks is always front row at…

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IT WASN’T just a good day – it was a great one for Snethemba Ntombela (15). The young athlete had completed her best canoe race yet and had qualified to represent Gauteng at the South African School Sprint Championships in April. Sne, who lives in Ntsoaledi, a new informal settlement in Devland, Soweto, was celebrating her accomplishment. The teen and her teammates were enjoying kotas before they walked to the Power Park sports complex’s swimming pool, where they often trained. Then disaster struck. All Sne can recall is chatting to her friends. Then waking up in the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. “I only remember waking up in hospital,” Sne says softly. “I don’t remember any details of the crash, or even recall seeing the car approaching me.” Sne and her…

TIKKA MASALA PORK SKEWERS SERVES 3-4 PREPARATION: 20 MIN COOKING: 15 MIN ▸ 4 or 5 bamboo skewers▸ 15ml (1T) oil▸ 60ml (4T) yoghurt▸ 15ml (1T) chilli powder▸ 15ml (1T) cumin powder▸ 30ml (2T) coriander powder▸ 15ml (1T) garam masala▸ salt to taste▸ 400g boneless pork cubes▸ 15ml (1T) butter▸ 30ml (2T) oil TO SERVE ▸ pitta breads▸ chutney▸ salad 1 Soak the bamboo skewers in hot water for about 30 minutes. 2 Meanwhile, mix the oil, yoghurt, spices and salt together. Add the pork cubes and mix well. Thread the marinated cubes onto the soaked skewers. 3 Heat a grill pan and add the butter and oil. Grill the cubes on all sides until nicely browned. 4 To serve Serve hot with pitta breads, chutney and salad. TIP When…

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I’M NOT LOVED ENOUGH Q I’ve been dating this guy for a year but I don’t really feel loved. He says he loves me but he doesn’t call me enough – always some excuse about airtime. And there’s his baby mama, who doesn’t want to leave him and threatens him by saying he won’t be able to see his child if he leaves. I understand why he stays with her, but I don’t want to be in a relationship with a guy who makes me feel like a side chick. Am I asking too much by insisting on some attention? I just want to feel like he really wants me and loves me. UNSURE, EMAIL A The signs that he’s not really that into you are there and flashing but…

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SUGA BY MEGAN THEE STALLION The Hot Girl Summer breakout star dropped her nine-track EP ahead of schedule, and it exposes another side of the rapper. She told Rolling Stone that Suga is her new persona, her sensitive side. “We going to cry, but I’m still doing bad-girl s**t.” The first three tracks are solid bangers, while the back end of the EP slows down a bit with a kind of ’90s-infused R&B. With Suga, Megan shows her depth and vulnerability, and more importantly her staying power.…

RAISING children in 2020 isn’t easy. There are so many challenges – being a single parent; having fewer support structures as we live in urban areas with our families far away from us; not having had any guidance on how to parent a child in a world filled with new technology and dangers our parents never faced. And even worse, we can’t turn to our elders for help because their views on parenting are often so different from ours. Luckily there are experts out there who can help. And the solution doesn’t always require a great deal of money. To raise the best children, all you need to do is be there for them, say child experts Daniel J Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. In this extract from their new…