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vring in her walker as well.
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help an oldie.
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offered me a lift home with
my heavy bags.
This angel was called
André. Blessings abound.
Who says that young folk
nowadays are only concerned
about themselves and having
a good time? Not I! Today, just
after noon, as I trudged wearily home from the shops, I saw
ahead of me a very frail old
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Along comes an applegreen saloon car and stops
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Businessman Peet
Viljoen and his wife,
Real Housewives
star Mel, say they
don’t think about
the fact that they’re
rich and famous.
spot on the cast of the international Real
Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip spin-off.
Tammy realised Mel was in the States
and seized the opportunity to target the
couple again, Mel says. “She’s riding on
our tail. When she saw we were shooting these Hollywood vibes she wanted
to jump on the bandwagon.”
He’s up for the fight, Peet says. “If
someone comes looking for trouble
with me, you’ll come second. I don’t care
who you are. Winning is all I know.”
They have no intention of lying low
now they’re in the news again – and today they’ve invited YOU into their home
to share a slice of their lives.
Peet starts making coffee in a “very,
very expensive” machine and he doesn’t
grind any old beans.
“This is Blue Mountain,” he says. “Mel
brought it from Jamaica.”
Mel hovers as the steam from the machine lingers, running a brush through
her hair, her nails – tipped with real
diamonds – on full display.
Peet looks at her with pride and love.
Peet and Mel Viljoen
aren’t going to let
threats deter them
from their fabulous life
U
BY NADINE RAMONGANE
PICTURES: LUBABALO LESOLLE
BRING IT ON,
TAMMY!
H
E STANDS at the top of
his driveway looking
like something from a
men’s fashion magazine: designer stubble,
red Adidas X Gucci
tracksuit and sneakers,
Rolex on his wrist – and
don’t even think of asking if it’s the real
deal.
Peet Viljoen doesn’t do fake. “If you
can’t afford a Rolex, don’t wear a watch,”
he says. For him it’s all about the shine
and the house he lives in with his wife,
Mel. It’s behind high walls in the exclusive
Woodhill Estate in the east of Pretoria,
a glamorous mansion with glass and
marble and the finest furnishings and
fittings.
Each night they lay their heads on
top-quality pillow slips and sleep with a
clear conscience. Nothing keeps them
awake – especially not the accusations
being levelled at them by the boss of
the Tammy Taylor nail empire.
Tammy has doubled down on her
long-standing beef with the couple,
claiming in a recent viral video that
they were illegally selling her products
and had opened franchises using her
business’ name and forged her signature.
Tammy, who lives in America, also said
she was being threatened, harassed and
stalked by the couple. She claims they
stole her identity and wants $100 million
from them.
“It’s not going to happen,” Peet (55)
says. The Viljoens say the trademark
BELOW: Peet
with his “very,
very expensive”
coffee machine.
belongs to them and they established it after entering into a business agreement with Tammy.
They believe Tammy’s latest allegations arose after Mel (38), who
appeared in The Real Housewives
of Pretoria, was in Los Angeles recently because of a new gig with
the Real Housewives franchise: a
NTIL recently you’d have
found a Ferrari in the garage, but for “safety reasons” the Viljoens decided
to be content with only a
Mercedes G Wagon and an
old Range Rover. “The problem with
shiny things is you get targeted,” Peet
says. “If you stop at a traffic light, everyone rushes towards you.”
Across the room is a grey
couch big enough for 10 people. He easily paid R700 000
for it, Peet says.
One of the strange things
about being rich is you sometimes forget how well-off you
are, he informs us. “I have
friends who are really rich – I
mean real billionaires. Helicopters, buildings, planes. You
FERN, EMAIL
‘I CAN’T BREAK.
THAT’S MY
SPECIAL SKILL’
only realise you’re rich or poor when
you start comparing yourself with
those people. Neither Mel or I ever stop
to think we’re famous or rich.”
But Mel interjects.
“Can I just say, Peet has always been
rich. He’s been driving Ferraris since he
was 29. It’s not a new thing.”
The status of their wealth is one of the
reasons they’ve welcomed us into their
world: to put paid to rumours that ran
rampant on social media that they’re
lying about their success.
“We actually don’t want to show these
things to people because you don’t brag
about your stuff. Period,” Mel says. “But
I had to put the fake news to bed. Peet
has always been rich.”
Peet joins in eagerly. “I bought my
first Ferrari when I was 30 – a brand-new
Ferrari Modena 360 Spider. I also had a
house on Plett’s main beach by then.”
Mel says people who haven’t reached
their heights don’t understand how
they got there.
“Someone who doesn’t drive a Ferrari
doesn’t get it. Peet’s vice is making money. He likes success.”
Peet started out as a property lawyer
and likes talking about those early days.
“As an article clerk I achieved more
than my boss,” he says. “I started my own
practice at 28. Within three years, I’d
handled the most mortgages of any
other single practitioner in the country.
“Everything I’ve ever done is big – I’m
fearless. My personal philosophy is ‘I do
what I say and I say what I do’. If I say
I’m going to sue you, then I will. I’d never
take on a case if I’m not sure I’m going
to win.”
Which is why Tammy doesn’t stand a
chance, he says – although he doesn’t
LEFT: Mel and
Peet pose in
front of their
Mercedes
G-Class at their
two-storey
mansion in
Pretoria. RIGHT:
The couple say
their wealth isn’t
a new thing and
they’ve earned
every cent.
US businesswoman
Tammy
Taylor says
the Viljoens
do not have
the right to
use her name.
want to talk too much about her anymore, but rather about people in general.
Mel, on the other hand, knows all
about hard work. “I have photos of me
driving from salon to salon, even before
this brand was in South Africa. I’d
demonstrate nails to people and spend
hours on the road.”
B
UT just look at them now.
“To this day, you can only
get nails like this from us or
in Russia,” Peet says.
“These nails of Mel’s, she
can dip them in curry and
wipe them clean. Nobody here has the
product. “We’re also the first people in
the world to put real diamonds in
nails. We sold the most expensive set
ever, a quarter of a million rand. And
people ask if we make money!”
There have been stories about Peet’s
dodgy business dealings and 15 years
ago he was accused of unlawfully
transferring land in Johannesburg, a case
that was eventually settled.
“Every complaint ever made against
Peet Viljoen has been proven wrong,”
he says. “I can’t break. That’s my special
skill.”
“Peet is really tough,” Mel says, gazing
fondly at her husband.Then she disappears and returns a few moments later
with a tray full of KFC.
“Here you go,” she says. “I’m so hungry.”
She lifts a Zinger wing with her
R300 000 diamond-encrusted
nails and tucks in.
With a flash of his Rolex, Peet
joins in and tucks into the feast.
S Tammy Taylor says in a statement that the Viljoens don’t have
the right to use the trademark
Tammy Taylor or to grant sublicences. “Beware of anyone fraudulently selling Tammy Taylor
franchises in South Africa and beware of counterfeit products.”
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FLAUNTING IT
How vulgar and narcissistic Peet and Mel
Viljoen are with their “Look at us, we’re
rich, we’re better than you, we can do
and have anything we want” attitude.
The truly wealthy have class and keep
a low profile. Look at the Oppenheimers
or the Motsepes. They give back to the
community by creating educational
trusts and support charities. They don’t
squander their wealth on diamondtipped nails and rub less fortunate peoples’ noses in the fact they are rich.
Maybe the Viljoens should ask, at the
end of each day, “What have we done today to make the world a better place”?
If the answer is “nothing”, this highlights what shallow individuals they are.
Thanks for a great mag.
ANNA, EMAIL
S Peet and Mel Viljoen are despicable.
There are people starving in our country
and the world and they flaunt and brag
about their wealth.
W, MIDRAND
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and good riddance”. He can stop trying
to sue the government and security people as being an American does not afford
any security in another country. He will
be able to come and go as an ordinary
visitor, thereby getting his “normal” life
– which he keeps crying is what they
want. Meghan can carry on doing her
jam-making to help the finances.
Oh, what a lovely comedown for them.
At least we won’t have to read or listen to
their gripes about all and everything and
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NO ECO-ANXIETY HERE
I first encountered the phrase “eco-anxiety” about five years ago, when catching
my breath after a long plane trip and my
sister, Lucy, asked if I felt any eco-anxiety
about the flight’s carbon footprint.
I thought about it briefly, before answering no. I felt a bit smug because I believed then, and still believe now, that the
biggest threat to the planet is population
growth, so I decided to have my tubes
tied at a young age. Also, I’ve been a
vegetarian for years and I drive a very
fuel-efficient car. I do my bit.
A weakness for books and magazines
means I support tree-planting charities
and ocean clean-ups to make my reading
addiction as carbon neutral as possible.
I also pass books and magazines on to
charity shops and old-age homes.
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MAGICAL MOMS
In this month of Mother’s Day, it’s nice to
cherish our moms again, honour the
memories of a mother, and celebrate our
own motherhood. A mother’s love is
peace. It does not need to be acquired nor
does it need to be earned.
Raising children is a lot like rowing together in a flat-bottomed boat. It is not
always easy. A mother’s relationship with
her child begins when she first meets
that fresh bundle. Raising that bundle
requires a lot of energy, wisdom and
patience. And just when we think the
hardest part is over, we have to release
our chicks that we raised with so much
love and care to fly into the world.
My heart overflows with gratitude
for the privilege of motherhood and the
privilege of being able to hold my children
in my arms.
Three things are necessary for successful motherhood. The unbreakable basket
of our specially woven love, our waterproof example and the greatness to let
our children loose between the reeds
of life, so that they can live their own
humanity.
LYNETTE STRYDOM, GQEBERHA
S Mothers-in-law generally have a noto-
me feel grateful to have been young
when I didn’t worry about melting ice
caps.
Growing up in the seventies we were
bombarded with images of starving children in Africa, not starving polar bears
and depleted Amazon forests and weather disasters. We were too busy playing
outside.
I’m definitely grateful for my tech-free
childhood.
I still believe there’s hope for the planet
when I hear of populations declining,
when I see collective actions making a
rious reputation as critical and interfering people. Their judgement and criticism, no matter how small, can cut and
leave deep wounds that will damage a
marriage for a lifetime.
Fortunately my mother-in-law is a
complete delight. Carol is in her eighties
now, a smallish woman but make no
mistake, she’s a packet of dynamite.
Fools and snobs get nowhere with her.
But her flip-side is a marvel to behold.
When she considers you well-mannered,
down-to-earth and likeable she will
move mountains to assist you.
Carol has a great sense of humour and
her laughter never fails to uplift the spirit. Very early on it was her belief never to
interfere in our marriage. If she and her
late husband did not feel welcome, they
would stay away. But being such wonderful people how could I not fling my doors
open to them?
My children love their gran. When they
were born I told my mother-in-law they
also belong to her. “Treat them as you
would your own children.” That’s where
the close bond was formed. Today I consider myself very fortunate and happy to
have Carol Smith as my mother-in-law.
COLIN JANTJIES, EMAIL
difference from the decline in plastic bottles to more people recycling, when people write to MPs demanding change, and
when I hear of companies moving from
greenwashing to sustainable practices.
Everyone can be a force for change.
Choose hope over despair. Choose action
over apathy. Don’t let eco-anxiety paralyse you. If we all take action, seek support, and connect with others, we can all
navigate climate change anxiety and
contribute positively to environmental
efforts.
AMANDA RENWICK, EMAIL
IN BRIEF
Pretty please can’t they bring
back 7de Laan?
DOREEN LOOT, SMS
It’s people like the mom
blogger Heather Step (YOU,
11 January) who bore people
to tears with pictures of
their children. They are your
children and no one else’s.
The world is not in the slight-
est bit interested. Then people wonder why dark web
sickos publish depravity.
This whole social media story
is causing all the rottenness
today.
FED UP, SMS
Let us bow our heads for a
few minutes and pray for
peace in the world and a
speedy recovery for those
who are facing serious health
problems.
ALBERTO CAPELLUTO, SMS
Always remember you are
never too old to fall in love
again. Remove toxic people
from your life to make room
for someone better.
PIXIE MAHARAJ, EMAIL
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IN THE NEWS
MELANIA
LAUNCHES
JEWELLERY
LINE
Former US first lady sells
Mother’s Day necklaces
W
HILE Donald Trump has been
playing courtroom chess in an
effort to scrub his slate clean,
his wife, Melania, has been
busy crafting her own empire,
one piece of jewellery at a time.
The former first lady has launched a jewellery
line ahead of Mother’s Day, hawking a $245
(R4 655) “Love & Gratitude” necklace.
It features a flower pendant made of gold
vermeil (sterling silver with a solid gold plate)
and can include a custom engraving – at an
additional cost, of course.
The idea behind the jewellery, she said
in a statement, was to “express immense
gratitude and honour all mothers.”
Stephanie Grisham, who worked for
Melania and later as Trump’s White House
press secretary, isn’t convinced. She says
the former first lady’s launch of a jewellery
line as her husband’s criminal trial kicked
off is “not a very good look.”
“I try not to laugh at the thought that
she would be raising money for his de
fence,” Grisham says.
The former US president’s first criminal
trial is currently underway in New York City.
He’s charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying
business records and has denied all the charges.
Princess Marie
of Denmark is
outraged that
her children
no longer have
royal titles.
ROYALS NOT
HAPPY OVER
TITLE REMOVAL
Princess Marie criticises former
Danish queen
PRINCESS Marie of
Denmark has shared
her feelings about
Queen Margrethe’s
decision to strip her
children of their royal
titles, expressing dis
satisfaction with how
it was handled.
Two years ago the
queen, who has since
abdicated, removed
the prince/princess
titles from Prince
Joachim’s four chil
dren, her grandchil
dren, with the inten
tion of freeing them
from the constraints
of royal duties.
Princess Marie,
however, says what
was taken away was
IS THAT A FACT?
Donald Trump
is dealing with
his first criminal
trial while his
wife launches
a new jewellery
line.
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more than just their
titles. “It’s also their
names. It’s their iden
tity since they were
born.”
Joachim and Marie
have two children,
Henrik (14) and Athena
(12). Joachim also has
two children from his
previous marriage,
Nikolai (24) and Felix
(21).
Despite the remov
al of the children’s
titles, there appears
to be no lingering fam
ily discord as a smiling
Joachim was snapped
hugging his older
brother, Frederik X,
after he became king
in January.
SPORTS TALK
KNOW
YOUR
NUMBERS
$138,7m
The amount (2,6bn) the
US department of justice will pay more than
100 people who accused
the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of
sexual assault against
convicted sex predator
Larry Nassar in 2015 and
2016. This critical time
gap allowed the former
sports doctor to continue to prey on victims
before his arrest.
Djokovic targets 25th
grand slam title
PIC
OF THE
WEEK
FLOWER POWER
A multitude of tulip blossoms on display at the Tulip Festival in Amsterdam
in the Netherlands. This year the annual spring festival hosted more than
170 musicians, craftsmen, dancers, flower girls and traders.
Five – that’s how
many times tennis
champion NOVAK
DJOKOVIC has won
the prized Laureus
World Sportsman of
the Year trophy.
The Serbian super
star was recently
crowned sportsman
of the year once again
at a glittering cere
mony in Madrid,
Spain.
Despite turning 37
later this year, Djok
ovic, who has won 24
grand slam singles
titles to date, says he
has no plans to slow
down and isn’t close
to contemplating
retirement.
Instead, he has his
sights set on winning
his 25th grand slam
singles title at the
French Open, which
kicks off on 20 May.
“I like competing
with different genera
tions,” he says. “But I
adjust my tactics and
my game to them.
I understand really
what it takes to stay
at the top and com
pete with these guys
and try to win more
titles.”
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CANNABIS
CASE
WON
Court rules dismissal unfair
In 2022, the Johannesburg
Labour Court ruled in favour of
Barloworld’s decision to dismiss
employee Bernadette Enever for
going against their zerotolerance
policy to drugs and alcohol.
Last month, however, the Labour
Appeal court overturned Barlo
world’s decision, saying even
though Enever tested positive for
cannabis she had consumed it after
hours and wasn’t impaired at work
or in a riskrelated role.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Godspeed
A Welsh church, de
termined to draw in
worshippers who feel
they don’t have time
for lengthy services,
has hosted its first
micro service. The “15
Minute Church” ser
vice was led by Rev
John Gillibrand at St
David’s church in Pen
llergaer, Swansea.
“We’re mindful of
work pressures on
family and working
life,” he says. “The idea
is to provide people
with an opportunity to
have full engagement
with the church – but
within 15 minutes.”
Just 22 people
attended but, he says,
it was special to see
both familiar faces
and some new ones.
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victory’
– SACHA BARON COHEN
HITS BACK AFTER REBEL
WILSON’S MEMOIR IS
RELEASED WITH REDACTED PASSAGES IN THE UK
AMID LEGAL BATTLE
$1,46m
The auction price
(R26,6m) of a gold
watch found on the body
of the richest passenger
on the Titanic.
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A
GAUTENG woman
who was fired for
smoking cannabis af
ter work for medical
reasons has won her
case of unfair dismiss
al after she approached the Labour
Appeal Court of South Africa.
This decision is significant as it
highlights the conflict between the
constitutional right to use cannabis
privately and workplace policies
against drug use.
The number of whales
recently rescued from a
mass beach stranding in
Western Australia after
a total of 160 were
beached. Experts don’t
know exactly why beaching happens, but the
mammals are highly
social and may follow
podmates into danger.
THROUGH
THICK & THIN
As William and Kate celebrate their 13th wedding
anniversary they’re faced with her cancer battle and
his ‘frightening proximity’ to the throne – but one
thing is not in doubt: their devotion to each other
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WEDDING anniversary
is special – a time to reflect on the past 12
months and look ahead
to another year and all
that it may bring.
And for Prince William and Kate, who celebrated 13 years of marriage on 29 April,
it would’ve been an anniversary like no
other.
Last year’s anniversary was a very different story. The couple marked the occasion by posting a charming picture of
themselves, William cool in shades, Kate
healthy in a white blouse, both smiling
on bicycles as the sun beams down on
them.
Now a cloud hangs over their lives. She
is battling cancer and he is juggling the
roles of a caring husband, devoted father
and part-time proxy to a king fighting his
own health battles.
Yet despite all the drama of the past
few months – the conspiracy theories
about Kate’s disappearance, the rumours
William was having an affair, the Photoshop scandal surrounding Kate’s doctored Mother’s Day photo, and the
shocking cancer revelation – one thing
is shining through: they are there for
each other.
Their wedding vow of “in sickness and
in health” has never been more profound
and Wills is more Kate’s rock than ever.
Royal author Robert Jobson, who
wrote William’s Princess: The Love Story
That Will Change the Royal Family Forever, believes their “unshakeable bond”
has only grown stronger since Kate became ill.
“Their anniversary now is a testament
to not only their love but also their unity,”
he says.
William (41) and Kate (42) have travelled a long road together – their romance dates back 20 years, longer than
Diana was Princess of Wales and longer
than King Charles has been married to
Queen Camilla.
TIMELINE OF LOVE
2001
2004
William and Kate meet at
St Andrews University. Kate
later admits she felt “very shy
about meeting William”.
On 1 April
their
relationship
goes public
after they’re
snapped on
the ski slopes
of Klosters.
To celebrate their
recent wedding
anniversary, they
shared an neverbefore-seen photo
from their 2011
nuptials.
Q u e e n , h it s th e
shelves in July.
“But there is no
question that William has been Catherine’s rock. He is the
constant in her life and she is at the heart
of his. Without doubt, this has brought
them even closer together.”
‘THEIRS IS A LOVING,
DEEP PARTNERSHIP
FOUNDED ON
FRIENDSHIP, PASSION
AND MUTUAL RESPECT’
They’ve gone from starry-eyed students and young newlyweds finding
their feet to gracious and mature adults
and the parents of three young children.
And it is George (10), Charlotte (9) and
Louis (6) who are now their overarching
purpose as they navigate the road ahead.
“It’s been tough on both of them, not
least as parents, as they try to reconcile
their children’s mental wellbeing and the
seriousness of Catherine’s diagnosis,”
says Jobson, whose new book, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future
2006
WO decades ago Kate and
William were pictured together for the first time, enjoying a
skiing holiday at the Swiss resort of Klosters.
Back then they were brighter-eyed, fuller-cheeked and less beholden to responsibility – but while they may
now be worlds away from those early
carefree years, their love story hasn’t
changed. It’s safe to say there hasn’t been
a single photo of the couple since then to
suggest anything other than a shared
vision, utmost respect and the deepest
affection.
Even when they split briefly back in
2007 – a move initiated by the prince
who later admitted he felt they were
“very young” and “needed to find our
way” – they were back together just two
months later. As Kate said afterwards,
she wasn’t happy about it but the experience made her stronger. “You find out
things about yourself that maybe you
hadn’t realised.”
William waited almost a decade to
propose to Kate because he wanted to be
sure his partner understood the enormity of marrying a future king and he
didn’t want to make the same mistake
his father did when he wed Diana, royal
expert Jennie Bond says.
Charles was driven by pressure and the
expectation of The Firm; William wanted
to marry the woman he could see himself growing old with.
“They took the time to get to know
each other well before they walked down
the aisle,” Bond says. “And it made all the
difference in the world. Theirs is a
2010
Kate attends
William’s
Royal
Military
Academy
Sandhurst
graduation
and meets
the royal
family for
first time.
2011
On 10 October William
proposes to Kate in a cabin on
Mount Kenya in Africa. The
engagement is publicly
announced on 16 November.
On 10 February Kate does her first
royal walkabout with William in
Wales and pours champagne on the
Hereford Endeavour lifeboat.
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loving, deep partnership founded on
friendship, passion and mutual respect.”
William and Kate are soulmates, she
adds. “They know each other so well that
when they have disagreements it usually
blows over quickly. Kate is a major calming influence on William.”
And now that she’s facing the biggest
test of her life, he is there for her, steadying the ship on the home front, ensuring
normality and continuity and putting
himself second for the woman he loves.
ILLIAM initially felt
“helpless and scared”
when he found out his
wife had cancer, palace
insiders say. But he’s put
his fears aside and is determined to be at her side every step. He’s
made it clear Kate’s health is his number
one focus and work comes second.
“William may be rattled to the core but
he’s trying to remain strong for everyone
leaning on him for strength and courage
during Kate’s illness,” one source says.
Kate, who hasn’t disclosed the type of
cancer she has, is undergoing preventative chemotherapy treatment, which
could last for six months. William has reportedly chosen to skip a major royal
event: the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa in October.
According to insiders his absence will
be felt. “Although Princess Anne and other working royals are doing a great job of
stepping in to plug the gaps at home,
they aren’t viewed as high level enough
to represent the sovereign as leader of
the Commonwealth,” an insider says.
Instead it’s rumoured Charles, who’s
cancer diagnosis was revealed in January
following an operation for an enlarged
prostate, might go. The king is reportedly resolute in his plans for a state visit to
Australia in October with Queen Camilla, which will include New Zealand and
Samoa for the Commonwealth meeting.
It was recently announced that Charles
has responded well to treatment and will
2011
2013
On 29 April they wed at
Westminster Abbey in
London in a ceremony
attended by 1 900 guests
and watched by millions
around the world.
On 22 July they welcome
their first child, His Royal
Highness Prince George,
born at St Mary’s Hospital
in London.
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LEFT: William was recently
seen delivering meals for a
food charity. RIGHT: King
Charles and Queen Camilla
at an Easter church service.
The king has announced he
is returning to public-facing
duties following his treatment for cancer.
‘HE IS THE CONSTANT IN HER LIFE
AND SHE IS AT THE HEART OF HIS’
gradually reintroduce more publicfacing engagements.
But the monarch too has been through
tough times. “He was far sicker than the
public realises,” a close friend says.
Plans for his funeral – dubbed Operation Menai Bridge – are said to have been
escalated after his diagnosis but the
news he’s doing well will have been a relief to everyone.
However, former Vanity Fair editor and
royal writer Tina Brown says the 75-yearold king’s health issues will have been a
wake-up call for William. “The news of
Charles’ cancer has put William and
Catherine in frightening proximity to ascending the throne, just when they’d
hoped for a span of several years to parent their children out of the public eye,”
she wrote in a recent essay for the New
York Times titled Heavy Lies the Crown.
“The prospect of it, I am told, is causing
them intense anxiety.”
Meanwhile, William has adopted a
“hybrid” approach to his royal duties, in2015
2017
On 2 May the birth of
On 12 February
their daughter, Her
they make
Royal Highness Princess
their redCharlotte, is announced. carpet couples’
debut at the
Baftas (William
is president
of the organisation), a
tradition they
continued over
the years.
cluding more online meetings to balance
work and family life and choosing which
engagements he attends.
In his first public appearance since
Kate announced she had cancer in a
moving video in March, the prince travelled to Surrey on 18 April to visit Surplus
to Supper, a non-profit organisation that
distributes surplus food to people in
need. A week earlier he accompanied
son George to a football match featuring
their favourite team, Aston Villa.
More recently he was seen visiting an
urban farm community outside Birmingham, where he appeared in good spirits,
laughing and joking with the residents
and stroking their pet guinea pig, Snowflake. An onlooker revealed the king-tobe let slip that his children have a guinea
pig at home but “they always forget to
clean up after it, leaving me to do it”.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun these outings are “deliberately designed to reassure the public
that Kate’s recovery is doing well and
2017
On 4 September
they announce
they’re expecting
their third child.
As she did during
her first two
pregnancies,
Kate requires
medical care for
hyperemesis
gravidarum.
2018
On 23 April they
welcome His Royal
Highness Prince Louis
at St Mary’s hospital.
OR Kate maintaining a sense
of normality and reassurance
for her children remains her
top priority.
“She has done her best to
stick to a routine,” Jobson says.
In January, while she was recovering at
home in Windsor following her planned
abdominal surgery, William was seen
doing the daily school run. In recent
weeks the princess is thought to have
joined them when she’s been able to.
“William is trying to help in every way
he can,” a palace insider says. “He’s been
doing schoolwork with the kids and
spending time with them in the afternoons and evenings.
“The children know their mother is
sick and is trying to get better but it’s still
a challenging time for all of them.”
A photo released last month to mark
their youngest son Louis’ sixth birthday
had major significance, experts say.
As she’s done in years gone by, the picture was taken by keen photographer
Kate – but it almost didn’t happen.
Palace insiders say she and William
had initially decided not to issue a snapshot given their recent appeals for privacy at such an unprecedented time for
their family. However it’s understood the
couple changed their minds about the
picture overnight as they were keen to
thank the public and express their gratitude for all the messages they’d received
on Louis’ behalf.
But it meant something more too,
royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop says. “It’s
a sign that Kate, like Charles, is managing her cancer treatment alongside
other duties and tasks.”
2020
In April the couple
give a rare joint
interview to the BBC
in which they speak
about home-schooling
their children during
the pandemic, saying
there have been plenty
of “ups and downs
like a lot of families
self-isolating”.
NEW HONOURS FROM THE KING
In what has been seen
as a boost for the Waleses,
Charles recently bestowed
new titles on them.
He appointed Kate as
the Royal Companion of
the Order of the Companions of Honour – the first
time in history a royal has
been named in this order.
The Order of the Compa-
and Elton John.
William was awarded the
special title of Great Master of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath.
Charles held the title
himself from 1974 to 2022
when he ascended the
throne.
Recipients of the Order,
one of the royal family’s
most prestigious orders of
chivalry, are usually senior
military officers or senior
civil servants, who have
performed exemplary
service.
LEFT: William and George at
an Aston Villa football match
in April, their first public
outing since Kate’s cancer
announcement. RIGHT: A
new photo of Prince Louis
was released on his sixth
birthday on 23 April.
The picture is understood to have been
deliberately unedited – a reaction to
the furore over the family’s heavily edited
Mother’s Day photo in March, which
Kate later took responsibility for, calling
herself an “amateur photographer who
occasionally experiments with editing”.
It’s unclear when she will formally
2021
On 29 April they
celebrate their
10th anniversary,
releasing two
photos of them
cuddling and laughing at Kensington
Palace as well as a
video of them
playing with their
children in the
dunes in Norfolk.
nions of Honour dates back
to the early 20th century
and recognises those who
have made a major contribution in the arts, sciences,
medicine and public service.
Charles said he gave
Kate the honour to recognise the “esteem [in which]
she is held” and her “taking
on more responsibilities”.
She now joins a select
group of non-royals to hold
the title, including Maggie
Smith, JK Rowling, Judi
Dench, Desmond Tutu
2023
return to royal public duties. “She and
William know the importance of taking
each day as it comes,” Jobson says. “It was
a huge blow when they first learned of
the diagnosis but they are both mentally
strong.”
And their love, he adds, will get them
through this too.
2023
2024
They attend King Charles’
coronation in regal robes,
looking every inch the
future king and queen.
In February
Kate is
snapped playfully patting
William’s butt
at the Baftas
in London.
On 22 March Kate
announces she has cancer
and pays tribute to her
husband. “Having William by
my side is a great source of
comfort and reassurance.”
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Kate embraces her
father-in-law, King
making steady proCharles, at the
gress”.
James Bond red
“Royals realise that
carpet premiere in
every single thing
September 2021.
they do sends a message in one way or another. William is
sending this message that things are
going on, more or less as normal.”
Jayden Glazer
(LEFT) was killed
during a fight with
Ryleigh Naidoo
(RIGHT).
FINALLY I
CAN GRIEVE
The boy who killed her teen
son has been sentenced to
five years in jail, but while
it has brought some closure
there is no end to the pain
for his heartbroken mother
BY PECULIA MUSHWANA
FTER years of heartache and uncertainty
she felt a sense of justice
when the boy who killed
her teenage son was
sentenced.
Yet Jorina Pretorius’
relief is tinged with
apprehension as the boy’s defence team
are planning to appeal the sentence,
threatening to destroy the fragile sense
of peace she’s only just begun to find.
The Pinetown regional court in KwaZulu-Natal recently sentenced Durban
teen Ryleigh Naidoo to five years in jail
for the 2022 murder of Jorina’s 15-yearold son, Jayden Glazer.
Naidoo was convicted of killing his
schoolmate in a fight over a girl.
The court heard how the two boys,
once friends, fell out and started competing for popularity and girls and arguing about whose parents were richer.
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Things came to a head after a weapons-free fight was arranged after school
via a WhatsApp group – but Naidoo
brought a steak knife to the meeting
and stabbed Jayden in the abdomen,
ending his life.
Naidoo is now 18 but he’s been sentenced as a child offender in terms of
the Child Justice Act as he committed
the murder when he was 16.
Jayden’s mother says the sentencing
is cold comfort. “I feel a little bit heartbroken,” she tells YOU.
“I don’t think the five years is enough
but now his lawyers want to take the
case to the high court to try to reduce
it to two years.”
The heartbroken mother describes
her son’s killing as a betrayal as Jayden
and Naidoo used to be close. “Jayden
called him a friend. Friends do fight but
they don’t kill each other.”
Naidoo claimed in court testimony
that he was being bullied by Jayden and
acted in self-defence. “But I feel it was
just a personality clash because of the
way they were carrying on,” Jorina says.
“They were competing for popularity.”
HE day her world came tumbling down is etched in her
memory: a frantic rush to the
scene, the sight of her beloved
son in a pool of blood surrounded by paramedics, the
gut-wrenching loss that followed when
he was declared dead at RK Khan Hospital in Durban.
Jorina (60) was at home with her husband, Alan Glazer (68), when she received a call informing her her son had
been stabbed outside his school, Chosen
Independent Studies in Pinetown.
LEFT: Jorina testifies in court. The devastated
mom says she cannot accept the apologies she’s
received from Naidoo and his family.
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“I didn’t even have shoes on my draped in a heavy cloak of grief. Chad
feet – I panicked and just ran to the now prefers locking himself in his bedscene. The paramedics were there and room while her husband is drowning in
everyone was gathered around him,” depression. “He’d rather sleep,” she says.
she recalls.
Jayden was in Grade 9 and Naidoo
AIDOO has spent the past
in Grade 10.
two years confined to his
“They gave me and my husband
home and during his trial
sugar water for shock and Naidoo was
his legal team advocated
just sitting across the road,” she says.
for the continuation of his
During his trial the court heard that
house arrest.
after stabbing Jayden, Naidoo walked
In her judgement, Magistrate J Goorie
away from the scene, went home and said the court would not impose house
cleaned the knife before putting it arrest or a suspended sentence as it
back in the drawer he took it from. wouldn’t be appropriate for the crime.
Then he went to spend time with his
The magistrate also called Naidoo cold
girlfriend.
and calculating. “You did not react timeJorina says he waited two years to ously and didn’t do what was necessary,”
apologise to her but forgiveness re- she told him during sentencing.
mains out of reach for her. “He wrote
“The right thing to have done would
a letter when he was in the holding have been to stop after the stabbing.
cell two years ago, offering his condo- How do you leave an injured person who
lences and asking us to forgive him you had said was a friend without calling
but he never handed it to us – we only an ambulance or crying out for help?
received it from his lawyer Clinton Short
“Those actions will be perceived as
in December last year,” she says.
that you didn’t care that you took a knife
“He had so many opportunities
to give me that letter before then
Jorina created this
but he didn’t. Now it’s too late for
memorial garden
at home in honour
me to accept the apology.”
of her son.
Jayden’s absence has left an unfillable void in the Glazers’ home
and his dreams of becoming a
commercial pilot have been lost
along with him.
“He didn’t even get to finish
school when he was taken from
us,” Jorina says.
“He [Naidoo] put our family
through a lot of heartache. None
of us have fully come to terms
with what happened.”
Jorina says her husband, their
older son, Chad (27), and her
stepson, Devon (38), are all
to attack and afterwards
had no compassion and
walked away,” she added.
Jorina says facing her
son’s killer in court was a
trial of its own. “He showed
no remorse throughout
the trial and I don’t know if
the five years will actually
rehabilitate him,” she says.
“What made me angrier
was the disrespect – every
time we were given the time
to appear in court he would
arrive late with his legal
team.”
According to Jorina, the
Naidoo family apologised only when
she testified that she felt like they
weren’t sorry.
“After court they all came up to me
saying they wanted to apologise, that
they hadn’t wanted to come earlier because they thought I’d be angry at them,”
she tells us.
“Yes, I was angry, but if they’d come to
me earlier I would’ve accepted their
apology. Now I just can’t.”
Nothing they ever do will compensate
for the life of her “lovable child”, the
grieving mother says. “He was always
helping people out in our complex and
for pocket money he’d go and wash
people’s cars,” she says. “He was a people
person and people loved him.”
All she’s left with now is a memorial
garden and a table where she displays
his pictures.
“I kept all his stuff and it’s so hard,” she
sobs.
She’s also resorted to running a tuck
shop from her home, just to keep her
mind busy. “Constantly talking about
him also helps me to deal with the
grief,” she says, her voice cracking.
She wishes the boys could have
chosen a better way to settle their
conflict and hopes that Naidoo
will learn from his mistakes.
“I’m happy that justice is served
– now I can finally start grieving
for Jayden,” she says.
Jayden was cremated and Jorina still has his ashes because
she hasn’t decided where to bury
them.
“I’m thinking of putting them
in a necklace and carrying him
with me wherever I go.”
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contact the Naidoo family were
unsuccessful.
We break down what the new rules are and
what to expect for the seventh national
elections later this month
BY SIPHOKAZI ZAMA
THE NEW
BALLOT
ALLOWS
INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATES
TO GET A SEAT IN
THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
T’S OFF to the polls we go again on
29 May – almost 30 years and a
month to the day we voted in the
first democratic elections.
Things will be a little different in
the voting booth this time: we’ll get
three ballot papers instead of two
and we can cast votes for independent candidates who aren’t part of any
political party.
Still confused about exactly why
there’s a three-ballot system? We try
to unpack what it all means.
HOW THE 400 SEATS
IN THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY WILL
BE FILLED
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S A total of 200
are reserved for
regional (provincial) seats.
S Each of the nine provinces gets a
number of regional seats proportional to
the number of registered voters in that
province.
S Independents as well as parties contest
these seats.
S The other 200 seats in the national
assembly are filled by political parties only.
S There are a record number of 52 parties and five independent candidates
contesting the 400 seats in the national
assembly.
The independents are veteran activist
Zackie Achmat (Western Cape); former
Cope member of parliament (MP) Anele
Mda (Gauteng); Ntakadzeni Phathela and
former boxing champion Lovemore Ndou
(both Limpopo); and Lehlohonolo Blessings Ramoba, president of the Mining
Forum of SA (Limpopo and Gauteng).
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Registered voters must
provide proof of identity
at their registered voting
stations, which will be
open from 7am to 9pm
on Wednesday 29 May.
THE BALLOTS
A THIRD BALLOT
Previously South Africans
were presented with two ballot
papers: a national one and a provincial one. The introduction of the third ballot
follows a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling
and allows independent candidates to stand
for election for a seat in the national assembly. Before independents were allowed to
stand for election only on a municipal level.
The case was brought by the New Nation
Movement, a civil society group that argued
the electoral act infringed on people’s right to
exercise individual political choices.
The court also set aside the electoral act’s
requirement that independent candidates
needed the signatures of 15% of people living
in the province they are contesting to be eligible to stand for a seat in the national assembly.
The court ruled that 1 000 signatures are needed
– the same requirement for political parties.
THE NATIONAL
COMPENSATORY BALLOT
This paper is blue and voters will use it to
decide who they want to run national government. This ballot, which will be the same
in every province, will have a list of the 52
political parties – but not independents –
contesting for 200 of the 400 seats in the
national assembly.
The party that wins the majority of these
200 seats in the national assembly effectively
wins the right to run the country.
The ballot paper will have each party’s name,
a picture of their leader, the abbreviation of
the party name and their logo.
The parties will be listed in alphabetical
order and voters can only pick one party to
run the country. The list will be topped by the
Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC), followed
by the other parties in alphabetical order.
More than 27 million
South Africans registered to vote during this
year’s national elections.
This will be our seventh
democratic elections.
AFTER THE VOTES
HAVE BEEN COUNTED?
Seats in the national assembly and the
nine provincial legislatures are distributed based on the results.
Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, political
analyst and politics lecturer at Nelson
Mandela University, says the make-up
of the national assembly could change
with the introduction of independent
candidates.
“But it’s hard to tell who people will
vote for so it’s hard to predict what
the changes might be,” he says.
For the sake of fairness – and to prevent all
parties from giving themselves a name starting
with the letter A – the Electoral Commission of
South Africa (IEC) draws the name of a party out
of a hat to top the ballot and other parties follow
alphabetically. It was sheer coincidence that a
party starting with A was chosen.
THE NATIONAL REGIONAL
BALLOT (THE NEW BALLOT)
This orange-coloured ballot is for voters to elect
a candidate to represent them in the national
assembly in one of the other 200 seats reserved
for independent candidates as well as parties.
The seats are divided among the provinces
based on the number of registered voters in
each province. Gauteng, as the most populated
province, has the greatest number of seats and
the Northern Cape, as the sparsest populated,
has the least.
The list is:
S Gauteng – 48 seats
S KwaZulu-Natal – 41 seats
S Eastern Cape – 25 seats
S Western Cape – 23 seats
S Limpopo – 19 seats
S Mpumalanga – 15 seats
S North West – 13 seats
S Free State – 11 seats
S Northern Cape – 5 seats
If an independent candidate wins enough votes
to entitle them to more than one seat, that candidate’s additional seat is forfeited. In accordance with IEC regulations, an independent MP
can have only one seat in the national assembly.
Political parties will be presented on this ballot in the same way as they are on the national
compensatory ballot.
For independent candidates, the name and
image of each candidate and the word “independent” will appear on the ballot.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
S Voters must vote at the voting station at
which they are registered.
S To check where you are registered to vote,
go to www.elections.org.za and click on “check
voter registration status”. You’ll need to enter
your ID number so your status can be checked.
You can also SMS your ID number (at R1 per
SMS) to 32810 or WhatsApp the word “Hi”
to 060-088-0000 to get the process going.
S You must bring your South African smartcard ID, green-barcoded ID book or temporary
ID certificate. A passport, driver’s licence, student card or any other forms of identification
will not be allowed.
S Remember, you’re not allowed to photograph your marked ballot paper. So no selfies!
THE PROVINCIAL
LEGISLATURE BALLOT
This pink-coloured ballot is for parties and independent candidates competing for seats in each
of the nine provincial legislatures. Your vote on
this ballot decides which party or which independent candidate will govern your province.
Voters can pick only one independent candidate
or political party to represent them.
This ballot is unique to each province, featuring people contesting the election in your province. It will have the name of the party or
independent candidate, a picture of their leader,
their party’s abbreviation, or the word “independent” if they are an independent candidate
and their logo.
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ARE GO!
Preparations are well under
way in the City of Lights for
the world’s greatest sporting
spectacle COMPILED BY DENNIS CAVERNELIS
OR a world reeling from war,
catastrophe, climate change
and economic
hardship, it simply can’t come
soon enough.
It’s the greatest sporting
spectacle on Earth, an extravaganza of excellence that
helps us forget our woes for
two shining weeks and marvel in the wonder of it all.
In three months the Paris
Olympics will kick off – and
after the delayed, Covidaltered 2020 Tokyo Games
where athletes competed in
near-empty stadiums the
super-event will be a welcome
return to normality.
“Games Wide Open” is the
slogan for the 33rd Summer
Olympic Games – and it
promises to be an event like
no other. After all, the French
like to do things their way.
THE MASCOTS
The Phryges are the mascots of
this year’s Games – colourful
characters based on the famous
Phrygian cap (worn by the Smurfs)
and a symbol of liberty associated
with the French Revolution.
The main Phryges are the Olympic and the Paralympic Phryges,
which has a prosthetic running leg.
“Rather than an animal, our mascots represent an ideal,” says Tony
Estanguet, president of the Paris
2024 organising committee.
“Since it’s familiar to us and appears on our stamps and the pediments of our town halls, it also represents French identity and spirit.”
THE OPENING CEREMONY
For the first time in history, plans
are under way for the opening ceremony to be held outside a stadium.
At 7pm on 26 July things will kick
off with a 6-km parade along the
River Seine.
Thousands of athletes will gather on 160 boats representing their
national teams.
Up to 325 000 onlookers will
watch from the banks of the river
as the sun sets over the City of
Lights and an expected one billion
viewers will watch on TV.
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“I think it’s going to be one of the
best, if not the best opening ceremony,” says celebrated Olympian
Usain Bolt, who sailed down the
Seine for the presentation of the
Olympic and Paralympic torch last
year.
“Imagine everybody standing
outside, across the bridges, cheering people up. It’s never been done
before.”
The boat parade will end in front
of the Trocadéro square opposite
the Eiffel Tower, which has been
adorned with gigantic 30x15m
Olympic rings made of recycled
French steel.
In the event of a serious security
risk the ceremony will be moved
either to the Trocadéro or Stade de
France, the Olympic stadium – and
there will be only speeches, no
parades.
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, France’s
sports minister, says there is “no
specific terror threat” but the
country is making alternative plans
just in case.
THE EVENTS
NEW EVENTS
There will be 45 sporting events in
35 competition venues in Paris
and neighbouring cities such as
Versailles, Le Bourget, Nanterre,
Vaires-sur-Marne and Saint-Denis.
France has built two new permanent venues specifically for the
Games: Port de La Chapelle Arena
in the 18th arrondissement for
basketball and the Aquatics
Centre in Saint-Denis.
Breaking, also known as breakdancing, makes its debut as an
Olympic sport in Paris.
The 32 competing athletes,
known as B-Boys and B-Girls, will
be judged on five categories:
musicality, vocabulary, originality,
technique and execution.
The other new sport is kayak
cross, a canoe slalom event. Unlike
existing kayak events where
athletes race the clock, in kayak
cross they race each other.
The race involves athletes
dropping into the water from
a ramp, navigating downstream
and upstream gates and
performing a kayak roll.
PRIZE MONEY
SURF’S UP
Surfing is the one event that
won’t take place in mainland
France – the contest will be
held at the Teahupo’o village
in Tahiti in French Polynesia,
a French territory.
The village is 16 000km
from Paris and will be the
furthest a medal competition
will be held outside a host city
in Olympic history.
IN NUMBERS
600 000
200+
countries will be represented,
including the IOC Refugee
Olympic Team
1,75 MILLION
STINKY SEINE
The river is set to host several
swimming competitions, including
the open-water swimming events –
a 200m freestyle and 200m obstacle event – and the triathlon events.
But pollution levels are a problem. At least two pre-Olympic test
events in the river were cancelled
last year after an excessive amount
of E. coli was detected.
A major clean-up operation costing around $1,5 billion (R28,5bn)
swung into place and Paris mayor
Anne Hidalgo and French president
Emmanuel Macron have promised
to take a dip in the Seine to demonstrate it’s safe before the Games.
New treatment facilities are expected to be fully operational by
1 June and the water will be tested
every day during the Games.
The Seine was last safe for
swimming when France hosted
the Olympics in 1924.
tonnes of CO₂ will be generated
by the Paris Olympics, with
organisers saying it’s the “greenest ever Games”. It has half the
carbon footprint of London 2012
and Rio 2016, which averaged
3,5 million tonnes of CO2.
50/50
The male/female split of
athletes this year, making Paris
the first Olympics to achieve
gender equality
4,38 BILLION
The cost of the Paris Games in
euros (about R87,6bn)
45 000
police officers will be at the
opening ceremony, reinforced by
up to 22 000 private security
guards and 18 000 French soldiers. Around 35 000 police will
be on duty at Olympic sites daily.
8,8 MILLION
tickets were sold for the Olympic
and Paralympic Games
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OLYMPIC VILLAGE
The Olympic and Paralympic
Village will span parts of three
cities: Saint-Denis, Saint Ouen
and L’Île-Saint-Denis.
More than half the structures
being built or renovated for the
Games, including the village, are
in Seine-Saint-Denis, mainland
France’s poorest region.
The village is the size of 70
football pitches and is split by the
River Seine with a bridge to link
the accommodation blocks.
It will be home to 14 250
athletes and coaches during the
Olympics and 8 000 during the
Paralympics.
There will be no air conditioning
in the rooms – instead, high-performance insulation and sunshades
will keep the athletes and officials
cool. There is also reversible underfloor plumbing linked to a local
geothermal power plant that
draws cool water from beneath
surface.
The village also has its own mini
water treatment centre which will
collect and purify waste-water to
be used in the gardens.
One experimental building,
known as “the cycle building”, will
use purified rainwater for toilets
designed to separate urine and
faeces, which can be converted
into fertilisers.
The athletes’ bedside tables
have been made from recycled
badminton shuttlecocks and meals
will be served on plates without
logos so they can be repurposed
after the Games.
The village will be turned into
2 500 new homes that can house
6 000 people and offices for 6 000
workers after the Games.
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meals will be served daily
in the Olympic Village
This year’s Games will break with
128 years of tradition when World
Athletics (WA) presents each of
the 48 track and field gold medallists with a $50 000 (R950 000)
cash prize.
It’s the first time gold medallists
will be guaranteed a monetary
prize from a sport’s governing
body.
Sebastian Coe, president of
WA, says the $2,4 million
(R45,6m) in prize money
would come from part of
broadcast revenues the
body gets from the IOC every
four years.
GRATEFUL
FOR EVERY
BREATH
A double lung transplant has given
this chef a second chance at life
– and he’ll never forget the young
man who made it possible
BY COLIN HENDRICKS PICTURES: ER LOMBARD
T THE age of 30 he can
finally enjoy things other
people take for granted
– taking a full breath
of air, enjoying a cool
breeze without worrying
about getting sick, being
strong enough to put in
a full day of work.
It’s strange to get cold and not worry
about it, Andries van der Merwe says.
“Before the lung transplant I had to
put on a jacket immediately to avoid
infection and disease. Now it’s nice. I can
get cold, I can walk in the
rain without it being a big
deal.”
Andries was diagnosed
with cystic fibrosis when he was
three years old and his lung capacity was just 17% when he received a new set of lungs in 2019.
“I’m 100% today,” he says.
His life is full to the brim. He
recently started working as a
sous chef at Guardian Peak
restaurant near Stellenbosch
and he’s embracing each new
day – but he isn’t only doing so
for himself, he says.
He’s also doing it in tribute to
Storm Smorenburg, whose
lungs he uses to inhale the fresh
mountain air each new day.
Storm was 18 when he died in
a tragic accident and his lungs
LEFT and
RIGHT:
Andries has
come a long
way since his
double lung
transplant.
Organ donor
Storm Smorenburg made it
possible for
Andries van der
Merwe (RIGHT)
to follow his
dreams.
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were donated to give Andries the gift
of life.
Andries’ mother, Anna-Mart, has
since become close friends with
Storm’s mom, Lisa. Anna-Mart wrote
the book Silence Before Storm in
2021 about the two boys and their
families’ journey.
As a result of the women’s unbreakable bond Andries has learnt a lot
about the teenager.
“Storm rode his skateboard a lot,
he was a lifeguard, he played firstteam rugby and he liked daredeviltype stuff,” he says.
Andries has also taken his donor’s approach to life to heart. “You
shouldn’t be afraid,” he says. “That’s
something I’ve learnt from him.”
ESTAURANT kitchens can
be hectic. The team preparing plates of food chop
and peel, conjure up meat
dishes, concoct sauces,
create desserts – all under
intense pressure.
There are sharp knives, red-hot
ovens, pots of boiling oil – in short,
you can get hurt.
Yet Andries, who once tried to avoid
any situation that could compromise his
safety, thrives in this environment. The
position he works in is just below the
head chef and he manages the entire
kitchen team. He needs to ensure that
everything runs smoothly and dishes
of high quality go out to the tables.
“I work eight to 12 hours a day,” he
says. “I like the stress of the kitchen.”
It’s a pace he couldn’t have imagined
maintaining before his transplant. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic condition that
affects mainly the lungs and digestive
system, making it hard for those with the
disease to breathe properly and absorb
nutrients efficiently.
The body produces
thick, sticky mucous in
the lungs that blocks
airways, leading to infection and damage. In
‘WHEN I SEE
THE OCEAN
NOW I WANT
TO JUMP
RIGHT IN’
SUPPLIED
TOP: Andries with Storm’s mother, Lisa, who he chats to
regularly. ABOVE: Lisa and Andries’ mom, Anna-Mart (far
left) have become close friends. She wrote a book about
their boys’ story (INSET TOP).
the digestive system it can block the
release of digestive enzymes from the
pancreas which help break down food.
As a result, Andries had to watch what
he ate – but it was also thanks to this caution that he developed a love of cooking.
“I’d think, ‘I don’t want to just eat rice
– why don’t I make risotto instead?’ I got
a lot of satisfaction from cooking.”
He did a chef ’s course after school and
found a job in a restaurant but it was a
constant battle.
“The physical act of cooking was the
worst for my lungs but I tried to push
through. I struggled to breathe but I
didn’t want to complain about it.”
Despite his bravery and perseverance
he had to resign – his lung capacity had
deteriorated to such an extent that
doctors told him he’d soon need to use
an oxygen cylinder full time.
A lung transplant was his only hope.
The months came and went without a
suitable donor being found and his life
hung in the balance.
Then on 23 August 2019 Storm, a high
school student from Riversdal, fell from
his skateboard while holding onto a
friend’s moving truck.
He was declared brain dead and his
devastated mom, who knew her son
wanted to be an organ donor, made his
organs available for donation.
Andries’ family received a call from
his doctor telling them their prayers
had been answered. The transplant
was arranged and by chance a cousin
of Andries’ dad, Albertus, was also a
colleague of Lisa’s and she put the
two families in touch.
When Andries woke up in his hospital bed two days after the transplant, his parents showed him a video.
“It was of a group of schoolchildren
on a rugby field praying for Storm,” he
recalls. “And now here I was, breathing with his lungs.”
He didn’t waste time taking advantage of his second chance. On the
third day after his transplant Andries
walked 100 steps and after six months
he was back in a restaurant kitchen.
He takes anti-rejection medication
every day as well as vitamin supplements and other medicine to aid his
digestive system.
Every six months he goes to his
doctor to have his lung function tested. “Before the transplant my lungs
could only draw in enough air to fill
a Coke can – now they’re 4,47 litres
strong,” he says.
“Everything is going very well. I can’t
complain about anything. I’m physically
and emotionally excellent.”
OR Andries, the biggest lesson
he’s taken from his transplant
and his newfound health has
been to go out there and seize
life with both hands.
“Before I couldn’t just jump
on a horse or a motorbike,” he says. “I
couldn’t even swim in the sea. When I
see the ocean now I want to jump right
in and swim.
“I’m still getting used to the feeling
that there are no more obstacles for me.
I’m learning not to be afraid and there’s
more of a daredevil in me these days.”
Living with a life-threatening condition meant he couldn’t think about the
future too much and he could plan
things only in the short-term.
“I used to tell myself, ‘If there’s something you want to do tomorrow you
won’t die today’. That’s how I lived, only
thinking about the next day, nothing
more.”
Now he can dream about life well
beyond tomorrow, and his plan is to
open his own restaurant in four years.
“But I’m not in any hurry,” he says.
“I’m still going to be here for a while.”
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Recipes to
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MARTINE’S
MUTTON CURRY
WITH SAMBALS
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Tannie Maria shares everything
from SLOW FOODS and
TRADITIONAL South African
recipes to QUICK MEALS and
NEW inventions
MARTINE’S
MUTTON CURRY
with SAMBALS
SERVES 4-6 / PREPARATION: 24 HOURS BEFORE SERVING /
COOKING: 2½ HOURS / CHILLING: OVERNIGHT
15ml (1T) ground
turmeric
2,5ml (½t) paprika
10ml (2t) ground
coriander
5ml (1t) ground
black pepper
10ml (2t) salt
10ml (2t) chopped
fresh garlic (about
6 cloves)
45ml (3T) chopped
fresh ginger
2-4 chillies, chopped
1kg mutton or lamb
neck or knuckles
(cut up lamb shank)
2 medium brinjals,
cut into 2cm chunks
75ml (5T) sunflower
oil
2,5ml (½t) cumin
seeds
10ml (2t) fenugreek
seeds
15ml (1T) mustard
seeds
6 cardamom pods,
cracked open
½ cinnamon stick
2 large onions,
peeled and thinly
sliced
250ml (1c) water
800g large ripe
tomatoes (about 8),
peeled and chopped
4 medium potatoes,
peeled and chopped
into 2cm chunks
30ml (2T) garam
masala
CUCUMBER SAMBAL
125ml (½c) plain
yoghurt
2,5ml (½t) salt
15ml (1T) chopped
fresh mint
10cm length of
cucumber, diced
1 small red or yellow
t – teaspoon/s
sweet pepper,
seeded and diced
½ red onion, peeled
and finely chopped
45ml (3T) chopped
fresh coriander
15ml (1T) vinegar
TOMATO SAMBAL
2-3 tomatoes,
chopped
10ml (2t) lemon or
lime juice
2,5ml (½t) finely
chopped chilli or
chilli powder
2,5ml (½t) salt
5ml (1t) sugar
5ml (1t) toasted
cumin seeds
1 spring onion,
chopped
TO FINISH
250ml (1c) chopped
fresh coriander
basmati rice and
poppadums, to
serve
It’s crucial to prepare
the meat 24 hours
before serving. It
needs long, slow
cooking to become
tender, and the spices
need time to develop
to give the curry the
best flavour.
1 Mix the turmeric,
paprika, coriander,
pepper and 5ml (1t)
salt with the garlic,
ginger and chillies.
Generously rub the
meat with the spice
mix and set it aside.
2 Season the brinjals
with the remaining
salt and set aside.
3 Heat the oil in an
ovenproof pot, then
add the seeds and
T – tablespoon/s
c – cup/s
whole spices and
stir until fragrant,
and the mustard
seeds begin to pop.
Add the onions and
turn down the heat
to medium-high.
4 When the onions
are soft, rinse the
brinjals, add them
to the pot and cook
until they have a
little colour.
5 Now add the meat
with all its spices.
Stir often to
prevent the spices
from catching on
the bottom of the
pot.
6 When the meat is
just brown, add the
water and cover
the meat with the
tomatoes. Add the
potatoes and garam
masala, then bring
to a simmer and
cook for about
15 minutes.
7 Preheat the oven to
150ºC. Cover and
cook the curry for
2 hours in the oven.
Switch off the oven
and leave to cool
completely. Keep
the curry in the
refrigerator
overnight.
8 Sambals Mix all the
ingredients for the
cucumber sambal
together. In a separate bowl, mix all
the ingredients for
the tomato sambal
together.
9 To finish Remove
the curry from the
fridge. Heat it up
and add more salt
and pepper, if
preferred.
10Garnish with the
coriander and serve
with basmati rice,
poppadums and
the sambals.
Quick TIP
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REGHARDT’S
BOBOTIE
REGHARDT’S
BOBOTIE
SERVES 4-6 /
COOKING & PREPARATION: 45 MINS
Warrant Officer
Reghardt made this
delicious bobotie for
my friend Jessie when
he was courting her.
She’s the Klein Karoo
Gazette’s investigative journalist (the girl
with the gecko tattoo).
80ml (¹⁄₃c) seedless
raisins or sultanas
15ml (1T) ground
coriander
20ml (4t) ground
turmeric
5ml (1t) ground
black pepper
2,5ml (½t) each
ground cumin and
ground cinnamon
1,25ml (¼t) each
ground ginger,
ground fennel
seeds, ground
fenugreek seeds,
ground black
mustard seeds and
cayenne pepper
2,5ml (½t) salt
pinch each of
nutmeg and ground
cloves
60ml (¼c) butter
2 onions, peeled
and finely chopped
1 garlic clove,
crushed
5ml (1t) chopped
fresh ginger
500g mince (lamb,
ostrich or game)
250ml (1c) grated
carrot
1 slice bread, soaked
in 45ml (3T) milk,
lightly squeezed
then mashed with
a fork
60ml (¼c) flaked
almonds
60ml (¼c) homemade or storebought apricot jam
45ml (3T) lemon
juice or 10ml (2t)
white wine vinegar
1 egg
salt and pepper
CUSTARD TOPPING
3 eggs
250ml (1c) milk
250ml (1c) cream
or sour cream
2,5ml (½t) salt
2,5ml (½t) vinegar
grated zest of
½ lemon
6 lemon leaves
Preheat the oven to
200°C. Keep a rectangular ovenproof dish
(about 15x25cm and
4cm deep) handy.
1 Soak the raisins
or sultanas in hot
water and set aside.
2 Put all the ground
spices into a bowl
and mix well. Set
aside.
3 Heat the butter in a
large pan and gently
fry the onions until
they begin to
If you’re unable to
use homemade jam
(made with apricot
kernels), you can
add 2 crushed
apricot kernels to
give the bobotie that
almondy flavour.
Break the shell of
the apricot pip
with a hammer
or brick to get to
the kernel inside.
You can also buy
apricot kernels
from health shops.
change colour.
4 Add the garlic, ginger and the mixed
spices and cook for
1 or 2 minutes.
5 Add the mince and
brown lightly – stir
to break up any
lumps. Then add the
carrot and remove
from the heat.
6 Add the rest of the
ingredients and give
it a good stir. Drain
the raisins or sultanas and add to the
mince mixture. Add
the egg last to make
sure it doesn’t cook.
7 Season with salt
and pepper, if preferred, then tip the
mince mixture into
the prepared dish.
8 Custard topping
Beat the eggs, then
add the milk, cream,
salt, vinegar and
lemon zest and mix
well. Pour over the
mince mixture.
9 Stick the lemon
leaves into the
bobotie until just
the tips show. Bake
for 20-25 minutes
in the preheated
oven until golden
brown.
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Quick TIP
You can make your
own sour cream
by adding 10ml
(2t) lemon juice to
fresh cream. Or
you can use half
fresh cream and
half plain yoghurt.
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OUMA’S KAROO LAMB PIE
OUMA’S KAROO
LAMB PIE
SERVES 6-8 / PREPARATION & COOKING: 3 HOURS /
RESTING: 1 HOUR OR OVERNIGHT
SOUR-CREAM
PASTRY
750ml (3c) cake
flour
5ml (1t) salt
250g cold cubed
butter
250ml (1c) sour
cream
PIE FILLING
2kg lamb on the
bone (shoulder,
neck or knuckles or
a mixture of the
three)
500ml (2c) water
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1 whole onion,
peeled and spiked
with 10 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
5 whole black
peppercorns
5ml (1t) ground
coriander
1 garlic clove,
crushed
2,5ml (½t) dried
red chilli flakes or
cayenne pepper
10ml (2t) mustard
powder
10ml (2t) white
sugar
10ml (2t) vinegar
10ml (2t) salt
2,5ml (½t) ground
black pepper
25ml (5t) cornflour
or potato flour
mixed with a little
cold water to make
a paste
1 whole onion,
peeled and spiked
with 5 whole cloves
1 egg, beaten
Keep a pie plate
(about 23cm) handy,
1 Sour-cream pastry
Sift the flour and
salt three times in
a large bowl and use
a small knife to cut
in the butter. Make
sure the knobs
of butter remain
pea-sized and that
they don’t become
like breadcrumbs.
2 Add the sour cream
and cut in with a
knife. When it’s well
mixed, knead the
dough until it holds
together and makes
a ball. Don’t add
extra liquid, just
carry on kneading
lightly – the dough
will become manageable and start
to stick together.
3 Leave the dough to
rest for 30 minutes
or longer –
overnight is best.
4 Roll out the dough
into a square on a
floured surface and
fold it in half and
then into quarters.
Turn the dough parcel half a turn, so
that the open side
faces towards you.
5 Roll and fold once
more in the same
way. Let the dough
rest for another
30 minutes.
6 Repeat the “roll and
fold” twice more.
The dough is now
ready for use and
can be refrigerated
for 3 days or frozen
for 3 months.
7 Pie filling In a large
pot, gently simmer
the lamb with the
water, onion, bay
leaf and peppercorns for about 2
hours until the meat
is completely tender and starting
to fall off the bone.
8 Remove the pot
from the heat and
allow the meat to
cool in the liquid.
Remove all fat,
bone and gristle
from the cooled
lamb. Flake the
meat lightly and
return it to the
stock in the pot.
9 Remove the onion,
bay leaf and peppercorns. Add the
coriander, garlic,
chilli flakes or cayenne pepper, mustard, sugar, vinegar,
salt and pepper to
the meat and bring
to the boil. If too
watery, thicken with
the cornflour paste.
10 Preheat the oven
to 190ºC. Dish the
meat mixture into
a pie plate. Put the
second spiked
onion in the middle
to stop the pastry
from sagging.
Allow to cool.
11 Roll out the pastry
until very thin, then
use to cover the
pie. Trim and
scallop the edges
and brush with the
beaten egg.
12 Decorate with pastry leaves cut from
the pastry offcuts.
There will be
pastry left over
that you can store
for another time.
13 Bake the pie for
1 hour in the preheated oven until
golden brown.
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TOMATO BREDIE
Quick TIP
Serve with
rice and green
beans. I usually
use sunflower
oil for frying
and baking,
but you can use
any oil that
doesn’t have a
strong flavour
and gets nice
and hot.
TOMATO BREDIE
SERVES 4-6 /
COOKING AND PREPARATION: 4½ HOURS
1kg tomatoes
75ml (5T)
sunflower oil
1kg mutton neck
or knuckles (if you
can’t get mutton,
use lamb)
125ml (½c) cake
flour
2 medium onions,
peeled and
chopped
10ml (2t) butter
5 whole cloves
6 whole allspice
10 whole black
peppercorns
1 cinnamon stick
5ml (1t) whole
coriander
20ml (4t) ground
coriander
5ml (1t) ground
cumin
2,5ml (½t) ground
black pepper
pinch each of
ground nutmeg
and ground mace
2-3 cloves garlic,
chopped
10ml (2t) chopped
fresh ginger
100g (1 sachet)
tomato paste
10ml (2t) salt
10ml (2t) sugar
4 medium potatoes,
peeled and cut
into 1-2cm cubes
10ml (2t) vinegar
Preheat the oven to
120ºC.
1 Cut a small cross in
both ends of the tomatoes. Scald them
in boiling water for
2 minutes and then
plunge them into
cold water. This
makes the skins
come off easily.
Peel and chop the
tomatoes.
2 Heat the oil in a
ovenproof pot.
Coat the meat in
flour, then brown
it in the hot oil.
Fry the meat in
batches, and be
careful not to burn
the flour. Once the
meat has all been
browned, remove
from the pot and
set aside.
3 Fry the onions in the
butter in the same
pot for a few minutes. Add the whole
spices and cook
until the onions
are soft. Add the
ground spices,
garlic and ginger
and fry for another
4
5
6
7
8
minute.
Return the meat to
the pot and add the
chopped tomatoes,
tomato paste, salt
and sugar, and bring
to a simmer.
Cover and cook
in the oven for 4
hours. Remove
from the oven and
set aside.
Boil the potatoes
in very salty water
until cooked (about
15-20 minutes).
About 1 hour before
serving, add the
cooked potatoes.
Remove the lid off
the pot and put it in
the oven at 180ºC,
or simmer on the
hob until the sauce
is thick. If using
the hob, be careful
not to let it catch on
the bottom of the
pot. The meat
should be very soft
now, falling off the
bone.
Just before serving,
stir in the vinegar.
Add more salt and
pepper, if preferred,
and serve.
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LEMONI’S
MOUSSAKA
LEMONI’S
MOUSSAKA
SERVES 8-10 / PREPARATION & COOKING: 1½ HOURS /
STANDING: 30 MINS
Lemoni is a Greek
woman I know whose
moussaka recipe is so
delicious that some
people simply vacuum
it into their mouths,
which can be dangerous!
45ml (3T) butter
1 medium onion,
peeled and chopped
750g mince (beef or
lamb)
125ml (½c) tomato
sauce
125ml (½c) white
wine
pinch of salt
2,5ml (½t) ground
black pepper
2,5ml (½t)
grated fresh
nutmeg
10ml (2t) chopped
fresh oregano or
15ml (1T) dried
oregano
250ml (1c)
grated cheddar
cheese
4 medium brinjals
10ml (2t) salt
sunflower oil, for
frying
60ml (¼c) dried
breadcrumbs
BÉCHAMEL SAUCE
60ml (¼c) butter
90ml (6T) cornflour
1L (4 x 250ml) milk
pinch each of salt
and ground black
pepper
5ml (1t) grated
fresh nutmeg
2 egg yolks, beaten
TOPPING
15ml (1T) dried
breadcrumbs
375ml (1½c) grated
cheddar cheese
15ml (1T) butter
Keep a large ovenproof dish (about
30x40cm) handy.
1 Heat the butter in
a large frying pan
and brown the
onion. Add the
mince and stir-fry
until browned.
2 Add the tomato
sauce, wine, salt,
pepper, nutmeg and
oregano. Simmer
for 30 minutes and
then stir in the
cheese.
3 Slice the brinjals
lengthways and
sprinkle with the
salt. Allow to stand
4
5
6
7
8
9
for 30 minutes to
remove bitterness.
Rinse well and pat
dry with paper towels. Fry in the hot oil
until golden brown.
Béchamel sauce
Melt the butter in
a saucepan, then
remove from the
heat. Add the cornflour, and stir to
form a thick,
smooth paste.
Return to medium
heat and slowly add
the milk, stirring
until thickened. Stir
in the spices and
beaten egg yolks.
Topping Preheat
the oven to 180ºC.
Grease the ovenproof dish and
sprinkle a thin layer
of breadcrumbs
over the base.
Top with a layer of
brinjals, followed
by a layer of mince.
Alternate the
breadcrumbs, brinjals and mince layers until they’re all
used up. Pour the
béchamel sauce
over the top.
Sprinkle 15ml (1T)
breadcrumbs and
cheese over and
dot with the butter.
Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden
brown and serve.
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*
AUNT SANDRA’S
MALVA PUDDING
*
PINEAPPLE
BUTTERNUT CAKE
PINEAPPLE
BUTTERNUT CAKE
SERVES 10–12 / BAKING & PREPARATION: 1½ HOURS /
CHILLING: 20 MINS
AUNT SANDRA’S
MALVA PUDDING
4
SERVES 8–10 / BAKING & PREPARATION: 1 HOUR
125ml (½c) white
sugar
15ml (1T) butter, at
room temperature
1 egg
140g cake flour
5ml (1t) bicarbonate
of soda
2,5ml (½t) salt
125ml (½c) milk
15ml (1T) vinegar
15ml (1T) apricot
jam
SAUCE
250ml (1c) milk
160ml (²⁄₃c) white
sugar
90ml (6T) butter
3,5ml (²⁄₃c) vanilla
extract
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cream or yoghurt,
to serve
Preheat the oven to
180°C and grease an
ovenproof dish (about
23x23cm).
1 Cream the sugar
and butter in a large
bowl, then beat in
the egg.
2 In a separate bowl,
sift together the
flour, bicarbonate
of soda and salt.
Take turns adding
the milk and dry
ingredients to the
creamed mixture.
3 Add the vinegar and
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6
7
8
apricot jam and mix
well.
Pour the mixture
into the prepared
dish and bake for
40-45 minutes. It
should have a golden crust when done.
Sauce In a saucepan, bring the milk,
sugar and butter to
the boil, stirring
continuously.
Boil for about
5 minutes, then
remove from the
heat. Add the vanilla
extract.
Pour the sauce
over the pudding
as it comes out of
the oven. Allow to
stand to absorb the
syrup.
Serve hot with the
cream or yoghurt.
500g cubed
butternut
375g cake flour
500g white sugar
2,5ml (½t)
bicarbonate of soda
10ml (2t) baking
powder
15ml (1T) ground
cinnamon
2,5ml (½t) ground
cloves
2,5ml (½t) ground
or grated fresh
nutmeg
1,25ml (¼t) salt
375ml (1½c)
vegetable oil
5 eggs
10ml (2t) vanilla
essence
1 can (400g)
crushed pineapple,
drained
375ml (1½c) pecan
nuts, roughly
chopped
LEMON
CREAM-CHEESE ICING
500g smooth cream
cheese, at room
temperature
180g butter, at
room temperature
200g icing sugar,
sifted
10ml (2t) vanilla
essence
15ml (1T) lemon juice
grated zest of
½ lemon
pecan nuts, lemon
zest and edible
flowers, for
decorating
Preheat the oven to
180°C. Grease and
flour two 23cm cake
tins.
1 Steam the butternut until soft. Drain,
then mash or purée
until smooth. Set
aside to cool.
2 Sift together the
flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda,
baking powder,
spices and salt.
3 In a separate bowl,
whisk together the
oil, eggs and vanilla
essence.
4 Gradually beat the
flour mixture into
the egg mixture.
5 Add the butternut
purée, pineapple
and pecans, and mix
well.
6 Divide the batter
between the prepared tins. Bake for
50-60 minutes,
or until a skewer
inserted into the
middle of each cake
Quick TIP
Both the cake and
the icing freeze well.
But freeze them separately, storing the
cake in plastic and
the icing in a sealed
tub. When ready
to serve, allow both
to become room
temperature before
icing the cake.
comes out clean.
This cake is moist,
but make sure it’s
cooked through.
7 Remove from the
oven and allow to
cool before turning
the cakes out onto
wire racks.
8 Lemon creamcheese icing Beat
together the cream
cheese and butter
until light and fluffy.
9 Beat in the icing
sugar, vanilla
essence and lemon
juice.
10 Fold in the lemon
zest, then refrigerate for 20 minutes.
11 Spread the icing on
top of each cake.
12 Stack the two
cakes (or serve as
two single-layer
cakes), then decorate with pecan
nuts, lemon zest
and edible flowers.
AMARULA
POT PUDDING
cooked on a fire
SERVES 4-6 /
PREPARATION & COOKING: 1 HOUR
Amarula is a fruit
that grows along the
Limpopo River where
I’ve gone camping.
1 egg
130g white sugar
15ml (2T) smooth
apricot jam
250ml (1c)
evaporated milk
15ml (1T) brown
grape vinegar
140g cake flour
5ml (1t) cream of
tartar or baobab
powder
2,5ml (½t) bicarbonate of soda
vegetable oil, for
greasing
AMARULA SAUCE
375ml (1½c) milk
65g white sugar
125g butter
60ml (¼c)
Amarula liqueur
5ml (1t) vanilla
essence
thick yoghurt, for
serving
*
AMARULA POT PUDDING
COOKED ON A FIRE
Quick TIP
Use brandy if
you can’t find
Amarula liqueur.
You’ll need a flatbottomed cast-iron
pot, 25-30cm in
diameter, with a lid.
And a fire with some
good coals.
1 In a large bowl, beat
together the egg
and sugar until
creamy and light.
2 Beat in the apricot
jam, then add the
evaporated milk
and vinegar and
beat well.
3 In a separate bowl,
mix together the
flour, cream of
tartar or baobab
powder and the
bicarb. Add a little
at a time to the milk
mixture and mix
well.
4 Grease the pot with
vegetable oil, then
pour the batter into
the pot.
5 Place the pot about
15cm above moderately hot coals. If
your pot doesn’t
have legs, use
bricks or a trivet to
raise the base off
the coals.
6 Put the lid on the
pot and place a few
coals on top. Bake
for about 40 minutes, but the time
depends on the
heat of the coals.
7 Amarula sauce The
sauce can be made
in a small pot on the
hob or on the fire.
8 Bring the milk,
sugar and butter to
a gentle boil, stirring continuously.
Remove from the
heat, then stir in the
Amarula liqueur and
vanilla essence.
9 The pudding might
collapse in the middle once removed
from the heat, but
don’t worry, this is
normal.
10 Pour the sauce over
the cooked pudding. It will pool on
the surface, but
give the pudding
time to absorb all
the sauce.
11 Serve slightly
warm with the
yoghurt.
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N THE spectrum of human emotions, anger stands out as one of
the most powerful and complex
feelings. It can bubble up in times
of frustration, simmer away
when we’re feeling stressed and
surge up in moments when we
feel we’ve been wronged.
We all feel angry from time to
time. It’s a natural and sometimes necessary emotion. But when it rears its
head too often it can have a big impact
on our wellbeing and our relationships.
Tuning into our anger, understanding
it and learning to manage it can help reduce its impact.
HARNESSING THE
POWER OF ANGER
Anger is often seen as a negative
emotion. However, this is not always the
case.
“Anger is an inbuilt part of our system
that alerts us to a possible injustice or
wrongdoing that needs to be addressed,”
says Australian psychologist Dan Auerbach.
“Anger signals us to action and is one
of our most powerful motivators for
change. When we feel angry about a social or political issue, for example, we
may be more likely to take action to address it.”
Australian psychotherapist and trauma and addiction specialist Diane
Young agrees, noting that anger is a
healthy emotion and one which, when
used appropriately, gives us strength.
It allows us to speak up for ourselves,
those we love and those who don’t have
a voice.
“Appropriate anger allows us to stay in
touch with our own sense of worth and
to be true to ourselves and our beliefs,”
she says. “When utilised properly, anger
can be used to effect change and can be
a gamechanger in our personal and professional lives.”
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EXPRESSING ANGER
Anger differs from person to person, and
our relationship with it often stems from
our upbringing.
“People raised in homes where anger
is acknowledged as a healthy response
usually express it appropriately,” Young
says.
For others it’s a different story. “People
who grew up being told that anger was
unacceptable often have an unhealthy
relationship with it and their experience
of it is usually passive aggressive,” Young
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Recognising and managing your
anger can make for a happier and
healthier you BY JO HARTLEY
says. “Those who witnessed aggression,
and perhaps even violence in their family,
grow up believing that anger is an acceptable form of communication.”
A big part of managing anger is about
learning how to communicate your feelings constructively and appropriately.
‘APPROPRIATE ANGER
ALLOWS US TO STAY IN
TOUCH WITH OUR OWN
SENSE OF WORTH’
WHY AM I SO ANGRY?
There’s a difference between healthy
expressions of anger and destructive outbursts. When anger is problematic, it’s important to unearth the root cause.
It may be a sign that something needs
to change in your life. Perhaps you feel
taken for granted or undervalued either
at home or at work.
If this is the case you may need to learn
how to communicate these feelings more
effectively, or transform your anger from
something that’s disruptive into a catalyst
for positive change and personal growth.
Sometimes the root cause can be traced
back to trauma from our childhood or
teen years.
“Anger can surface when we’re triggered by other events,” Young says. “Triggers can bring up memories that have
been suppressed and can occur when a
present event or situation takes us back
emotionally to an earlier time in our
lives.”
Young advises seeking professional
help if you need to manage resurfacing
memories and overwhelming emotions.
“Anger is powerful, and can mask many
other emotions, such as sadness and
grief,” she says.
“Clients often present with rage and
when working through it, it’s apparent
that the rage is covering more deeply embedded emotions.”
MANAGING ANGER
Shouting and screaming in a moment of
anger may provide a quick release. But
5 steps to controlling
your anger
“The good news is that we can learn to
control our reactions,” says Australian
psychotherapist and trauma and addiction specialist Diane Young. “If we feel
angry and functionally respond, we will
receive its gift – strength.”
1. Take some time out – escape to a quiet
place.
2. Calm your breathing.
3. Consciously relax your muscles.
4. Practise meditation or listen to music.
5. Talk to someone you trust.
Getting help
When your anger impacts your loved ones,
family and friends, particularly if they
start to withdraw from you, it’s a serious
problem.
Here are some signs that you need to
seek professional help:
• If you’re constantly feeling angry.
• If you’re constantly irritated by others’
behaviour.
• If you feel your anger is controlling you
and not the other way around.
• If you bottle your anger and don’t
express it functionally.
• If you’re hurting others, emotionally or
physically.
Know the signs
finding constructive ways to manage your
anger is important.
“Whether we’re able to control and harness our anger makes all the difference in
whether we’re able to meet our needs assertively, or whether we blow up our professional and personal lives,” Auerbach
says.
He notes that one of the main techniques for controlling anger is to become
aware of your triggers and the physical
sensations that arise with anger.
You can then adopt techniques to deal
with those feelings.
“Some techniques include learning to
calm yourself by reframing the situation,
and breathing techniques,” he says. “Assertiveness training is also helpful as it includes learning to ask for what you do and
don’t need.”
Failing to manage your anger can affect
you in the long run. When it’s internalised
it can become rage, which can cause
chronic pain, depression and anxiety, as
well as other mental health issues such as
passive-aggressive behaviour, co-dependency issues, intimacy disorders and addictions.
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• Passive aggressive – this is under the radar, internalised anger. People in the grip
of this anger become silent, sulk and pretend “everything is fine”. Passive aggression comes from a need to be in control.
• Aggressive – this is reactive, often loud,
and can be frightening. It manifests as
physical and/or verbal aggression, intimidation, bullying and criticism. It usually
also comes from a need to be in control.
• Assertive – this is functional. This kind
of anger is expressed clearly, openly and
honestly. People who are able to do this
don’t avoid hard conversations and take
responsibility for their own emotions
while empathising with others’ point of
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I SEEM TO FEEL
SO OLD AND MY
BODY IS GIVING UP!
I’m now 65 years old and suddenly I feel so
old and that my body is giving up. I’ve been
told I need a hip replacement.
My eye specialist tells me I need to have my cataracts removed and my doctor also tells me I need
to be less anxious and sensitive to things that are
happening to me.
I suddenly feel as if life is getting the better of
me.
My husband has to work away from home
frequently and I end up feeling lonely and sad.
I try to keep myself busy with housework and
reading, but it doesn’t help.
How can I feel young and vigorous again?
Alta, email
There are a few things that may cause you to
suddenly feel old and run down. The first is that
you are having medical problems that often start
to happen around your age.
Just take one thing at a time.
Hip replacements are usually highly successful if you
listen to the advice of your doctor and do the exercise he
or she recommends.
Cataract operations are also often successful if you
again listen to the advice of your doctor after the operation.
Let your specialist do one cataract first and then if it
has healed you can see the results.
This will make you less anxious and helpless. To not be
able to use both eyes at once isn’t advisable so if possible, avoid having them done simultaneously.
Although you’re trying to keep yourself busy at home
when your husband is away, try and do some things outside the home such as helping out at an old age home, an
orphanage or at an animal shelter.
When one is busy helping other people or animals your
own problems seem to fade in the background.
Your body is not giving up. It is only showing a bit of
wear and tear like most things when they get older.
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I DON’T BELIEVE HE IS GAY
I have fallen in love with a
guy at work. He is in a relationship with another
man. I am sure that he isn’t gay because of many things he does, but
he tells me that he’s never had a
relationship with a woman.
I’ve told him he doesn’t know
what he’s missing and that he
should give me an opportunity to
show him, but he doesn’t want to
mess up his current relationship.
W hat can I do? How do
I convince him that he isn’t gay
but heterosexual so I can have an
opportunity to have a relationship
with him?
Margy, email
You can’t force him to develop
the sexual preference that
suits you.
If he has never had a relationship with
a woman, chances are that he is really
gay and you’re wasting your time.
Also, your efforts may cost him his
relationship.
Rather enjoy him as the good friend
he can be and get him out of your mind
as a possible partner.
Even if he is bisexual, this may also
cause problems if you have a relationship with him in future.
Get the idea of having a relationship
with him out of your mind and move on
to other relationships.
Sometimes, even when one loves
someone to bits, this isn’t for you, and
you must give it up.
Now is such a time for the sake of
your happiness.
If you’re struggling with this, consult
a psychologist who can help you to
move on.
‘EVERY TIME I THINK I AM GETTING OLD,
AND GRADUALLY GOING INTO THE GRAVE,
SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS’
- ELVIS PRESLEY: AMERICAN SINGER AND ICON
I’VE COME BACK TO LIFE AGAIN
I’m in my fifties and very
lonely. I divorced when I was
40 and thought I’d have a
second chance at love. As the years
went by, I worked hard and earned
well. But I’ve realised worldly stuff
can’t replace having someone you
can share your life with.
I’ve only had one relationship
since my divorce, but it was shortlived because I found out he was
married. With the pandemic I’ve
realised that if I die tomorrow I
doubt there’s anyone who would
really mourn me. My parents died
several years ago and I don’t have
siblings. The friends I had fell by
the wayside. How do I find someone special?
Debbie, email
It is true that no amount of
money or earthly possessions
can take the place of the love of
someone who truly cares for you. Don’t
despair though.
You should focus on finding friends
who have the same interests. To do this
you will have to take stock of your hobbies and interests then go out of your
way to pursue them. Join a club or group,
and you might meet like-minded people.
Don’t think only in terms of an egocentric approach (what you want out of
life), but also an altruistic approach
(what you can do for others). In the process of helping and serving and making
others’ lives better you are likely to find
contentment and happiness within
yourself. And you may even make
friends for life or meet someone.
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MONEY
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Paying your builder
Eight things you need to know so your
building project stays on track
BY LETITIA WATSON
Send suggestions for topics and requests for info to yourmoney@you.co.za.
We may answer your questions in this column but won’t reply personally.
M
ONEY can often
become a very sore
point between
builders and their
1
HOW DO
PROGRESS
PAYMENTS
WORK?
clients.
Building loans are usually calculated on the market value
(not replacement value) of the
property as if completed. As
the building progresses, money from the loan for the next
building phase is paid out. The
number of these payments,
usually 4 to 6, will be decided
before you start building.
2
WHAT SHOULD
YOU EXPECT TO
PAY OUT OF
YOUR POCKET?
Since the building loan usually
amounts to around 60% to
90% of the contract price (this
will depend on various factors,
such as the building cost and
your ability to pay the loan),
you can expect to pay a deposit and possibly the shortfall for
some building costs.
According to Absa, the
initial payment to your builder
to start building can be an
estimated to be 10% or more
of your contract price.
You’ll also probably need to
pay deposits to suppliers for
building materials such as cupboards, aluminium doors and
But you can avoid this if you
have a contract that clearly
stipulates both parties’
responsibilities and when
progress payments are due.
windows. These deposits
aren’t usually covered by your
loan so you’ll need to budget
for them. When the balance is
due you will in all likelihood be
able to draw from your loan
to pay your suppliers, but
check with your bank before
ordering supplies so you don’t
get any nasty surprises.
3
DO I HAVE TO
ASK THE BANK
TO RELEASE THE
FUNDS?
Yes. You authorise your bank
to release the payment. Your
builder will ask you for a progress payment when he needs
funds. Before you do, you
should first check that the
required work up until that
point of the contract has
been completed and is to the
standard that was agreed
upon by you and the builder.
You then complete a
progress form for your bank,
which you can do online. The
bank will then send a valuer
to your construction site to
ensure that the building work
complies with the bank’s
requirements. The valuer will
provide feedback to the bank
and the bank will confirm the
approved amount with you and
then make the payment.
4
DOES THE
BANK PAY
THE BUILDER
DIRECTLY?
There is no agreement
between your builder and
your bank. Payments will
always be made to you, and
then you pay the builder.
5
HOW DOES
INTEREST ON
PROGRESS PAYMENTS WORK?
Interest is calculated from
when you make your first
payment to the builder. This
kind of interest is called
interim interest. It’s calculated
on your outstanding balance
during your building period.
As progress payments are
made, the outstanding balance
and your interest on the
amount payable will increase.
You should pay interim interest every month. Otherwise,
it could be capitalised and
added to your outstanding balance, reducing your available
funds for building, Absa warns.
6
WHEN IS THE
FINAL PROGRESS
PAYMENT MADE?
Only once the bank receives an
occupation certificate from
you. This can be obtained from
your local municipality.
7
WHAT SHOULD
YOUR BUILDING
CONTRACT SAY
ABOUT COSTS?
You should get some legal
banks provide information about building loans that is
TIP Most
easy to understand.
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advice from someone who is
knowledgeable about building
contracts. Your loan provider
will surely check the contract
before granting you a building
loan, but it is also your
responsibility to make sure
you understand your
responsibilities and those
of the builder.
Apart from details such as
what the job entails, your
details and the builder’s
registered details, check that
the following costs are in the
contract:
●The contract amount and
a schedule of how and when
this amount will be paid.
●The deposit amount if
applicable.
● Prime cost amounts –
this is money for materials and
goods from a supplier that will
be installed by the builder, and
provisional amounts for other
subcontractors.
● Penalty clauses for late
completion are often included.
The penalty should be reasonable, for example equivalent to
the cost of alternative accommodation or lost rent. Remember that the duration of a
contract would often exclude
the December holiday period,
which is traditionally the
builders’ holiday period.
8
WHAT IF YOU ARE
UNHAPPY WITH
THE CONTRACT?
You have a five-day cooling
off period during which you
can look for legal or other
expert advice about the
agreement – or cancel it.
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▶There’s a variety of how-to guides
available on afrisam.co.za to help
you with building projects.
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YOUR STARS
that change you’ve been
waiting for. Be on the look
out for special messengers
who bring good tidings in
unexpected ways.
BY PETRA DU PREEZ
For daily horoscopes
go to you.co.za.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
2, 23, 42, 49, 35, 21
VIRGO
TAURUS
23 AUG – 22 SEPT
20 APRIL – 20 MAY
TIME TO INVEST IN A MAKEOVER
All the action happens
in Taurus this week and
with chatty Mercury settling into your sign on the
15th, you’re in the mood
for parties, outings and
generally speaking min-
gling and mixing. It’s also
a great time to experiment with a new look,
hairstyle, or outfits,
especially if you feel
you’ve become a little
fuddy-duddy and in need
of some sparkle in your
life. The sky is your limit, and the result will
give you a real selfconfidence boost.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBER
5, 17, 22, 46, 20, 8
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
GEMINI
VICTOR
MATFIELD
Focus on spending time
in your own company this
week, although it’s some
thing you may not quite be
used to since you’re such a
people’s person. Your ruler,
Mercury, also settles into
this area of your horoscope,
suggesting that this is a
good time for your own
personal meditation space.
The benefit of having down
time is that enables you to
recharge your batteries,
whether depleted or not.
TERRY
PHETO
11 MAY 1977
11 MAY 1981
21 MAY – 20 JUNE
RAMI
MALEK
12 MAY 1981
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
22, 36, 46, 5, 42, 34
CANCER
21 JUNE – 21 JULY
EMILY
VAN CAMP
12 MAY 1986
STEVIE
WONDER
13 MAY 1950
CATE
BLANCHETT
14 MAY 1969
TAURUS’ ASPIRATIONS
A few surprises await you
in your friendships, but
hopefully these will be of
the pleasant kind. Life is un
predictable and one simply
has to deal with whatever
comes your way. Most
people resist change, but
change can also mean
meeting interesting new
people who provide you
with stimulating company.
Keep an open mind for the
new this week.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
15, 28, 36, 37, 30, 19
LEO
22 JULY – 22 AUG
S To find out whether they won the lotto.
S To be crowned the next food connoisseur.
S That slow and steady is the rule of the world.
S That being financially independent is a thing.
S To become an expert at accumulating money.
S To be their neighbourhood’s most desirable chef.
S To be offered a good job for life.
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Be ready and open to ex
plore the notion of a sudden
change in your career that
can lead to new challenges
and greater job fulfilment.
If you’ve fallen into a rut or
have become bored with
the same old, this might just
be your chance to facilitate
You may not regard your
self as an eternal student,
but you’re keen to take up
a new interest or hobby that
requires learning and/or
studying. Whether you’re
thinking of learning a new
language, or card or board
game, your grey cells need
a form of stimulation and
a break from the monotony.
This probably means learn
ing online, but personal con
tact would be preferable.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
8, 13, 40, 35, 28, 12
LIBRA
23 SEPT – 22 OCT
Relationships are vitally
important to you, but you
may be hesitant to create
greater emotional intimacy
between you and your part
ner. This week that belief
gets challenged, provided
you’re willing to take the
emotional risk of moving
out of your comfort zone.
Trust your intuition and your
person so you can live a life
that’s fuller and happier.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
24, 44, 15, 25, 5, 39
SCORPIO
23 OCT – 21 NOV
It’s all happening in your
love horoscope. Cracks are
beginning to show in struc
tures that are outdated,
or not working anymore.
Face up to these challenges
by focusing on yourself and
seeing where change is
overdue. This might mean
leaving a dysfunctional re
lationship, meeting some
one new or seeing the same
person with different eyes.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
22, 27, 36, 5, 31, 25
SAGITTARIUS
22 NOV – 20 DEC
Your daily tasks and duties
come under the spotlight
this week. You need to de
termine what changes are
necessary for you to be
come more productive,
stimulated and happier.
You’ll need to do a personal
stock take of your situation
to help you decide. Your
decision will say a lot about
your personal style.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
9, 26, 37, 48, 31, 21
CAPRICORN
21 DEC – 20 JAN
You’re normally bogged
down with all the tasks,
duties and responsibilities
you have to carry, but this
week you’re in a different
position. It’s time to show
a little more rebelliousness
and resistance, especially if
those around you consider
you to be their rock of
Gibraltar. Let your hair
down, shock others out
of their complacency and
have some fun.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
10, 23, 37, 45, 27, 17
AQUARIUS
21 JAN – 18 FEB
This week is all about keep
ing the home fires going
while implementing over
due changes. Nothing needs
to happen instantaneously,
but you and your partner
need to discuss and priori
tise important decisions.
If you’ve been putting this
off, don’t be surprised if the
carpet is pulled out from un
derneath you and changes
are forced upon you.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
1, 22, 39, 48, 31, 10
PISCES
19 FEB – 20 MARCH
You’re easily distracted by
what’s happening around
you. This is neither good or
bad, but it all depends on
whether you can get the job
done or not. Use the time to
find shortcuts or new solu
tions to old problems, but
you’ll have to be alert and
put in the work to look for
your answers as these won’t
fall out of the sky and into
your lap.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
2, 8, 38, 48, 12, 5
ARIES
21 MARCH – 19 APRIL
Money makes your world
go round, but you’re in for
either a surprise or a shock,
depending on your attitude
towards life. If you welcome
change, this could just be
what you were waiting for
to implement big, scary
changes. Being stuck in a rut
also means that it may take
a shock to dislodge you
from old and repetitive
structures.
YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
8, 37, 49, 25, 39, 15
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Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish
them on this page.
ANATOMY LESSON
A woman in her nineties calls her doctor
and asks: “Doctor, where is the heart?”
The doctor replies: “It’s at the height of
your left nipple.”
The woman thanks the doctor and ends
the call.
The next day arrives and the doctor reads
the headline of
his newspaper: “Elderly woman
attempts to commit suicide, shoots herself
in the knee.”
DARN GOOD DEFINITION
“What does a Sherpa do?” I ask
a local guide in the Himalayas.
Him: “Let me... summit up for you.”
X
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OF WICKdn’t
the candle get
Why coul
any sleep?
Because there’s no rest for the wicked.
the
My buddy once took a date to see
’t go
world’s oldest lit candle but it didn
well.
Turns out you really shouldn’t take your
date to see an old flame.
What’s it called when one
candle eats another candle?
Candlebalism.
on
Why do we traditionally put candles
a cake?
them
Because it would be too hard to light
if they were under the cake.
There was a fire at an
aromatherapy candle factory.
The situation is now calm.
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You summit.
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mountain climber who made it to the
top of Mount Everest?
Safe to say his mountain climbing career peaked.
My wife and I had a great
romantic courtship and then
we got married on the summit
of Mount Everest
Unfortunately it was all downhill from
there.
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT
Height bullying is no joke.
Seriously guys, we need to
stop looking down on short
people.
If I were a farmer, how
would I measure my height?
From my head,
tomatoes.
I’ve always been afraid of
heights.
But don’t worry, I’ll get over it
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A lot of people are afraid of
heights.
Not me, I’m afraid of
widths.
My friend is really sensitive about his lack of height.
It’s best not to tease him
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you in the knee.
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06:00 D MAM’ SAKHILE’S
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07:00 D TAKALANI SESAME
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08:00 D GENERATIONS:
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08:30 D MUVHANGO
09:00 D UZALO
09:30 D SKEEM SAAM
10:00 D LINEMPOXO KE ISIKO
10:30 D DAILY THETHA
11:30 D NGEMPELA
12:00 D SOCCERZONE
13:00 NEWS
13:30 D LUNCHTIME VIBES
14:30 D NOW OR NEVER
15:00 TEENAGERS ON A MISSION
15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
16:00 BEAT MAKERS MARKET
MASTERCLASS INTERVIEWS
17:00 ELECTIONS 360
17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS
18:00 KASI RAP RECORDS
18:30 MAMA’S LOVE
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SKEEM SAAM
20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
Local drama series. Mondli’s
quest for justice takes a sadistic turn. The Xabas are offered
help from an unexpected
group of allies.
Local comedy series
18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
19:00 CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
Game show, hosted by Steve
Harvey.
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 TRI.A.LOGUE
21:00 MUVHANGO
Local drama series. Razia
decides to stay with Tendamudzimu and Ndiwavho.
Lipuo and Vhangani begin
dating officially.
21:30 NCIS
22:30 THE KILLER WITHIN
Crime series
23:30 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS
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03:00 THE LATE EDITION
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13:00 LUNCHTIME NEWS
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STORY HOUSE
15:00 DISCOVER DIGITAL
15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
16:00 RESTYLE MY STYLE
16:30 MY NIGHT
17:00 ZAZIWA
17:28 D DEVOTIONS
17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS
18:00 CONNECT
18:30 D JAM ALLEY
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SKEEM SAAM
20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
Local drama series
21:00 TC 2000
23:00 D MZANSI INSIDER
00:00 SA HITS
01:00 SA MUSIC
44
SABC3
05:00 D DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
05:30 D CITY SLICKERS
06:00 EXPRESSO
09:00 D FINEST HOMES JOBURG
09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:30 D INNOCENCE
11:30 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
12:00 THE A-TEAM
13:00 D ON POINT
14:00 D HOME GROWN TASTE
WITH LORNA MASEKO
15:00 D THE DEMON
HEADMASTER
15:30 D TOP BILLING
16:30 INNOCENCE
17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
18:00 THE BIG DEBATE
19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK
Reality cooking show. Ten
celebrity chefs will assist
contestants to prepare three
dishes from random ingredients within 20 minutes!
19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
20:00 NEWS
20:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
21:00 THE TIKTOK EFFECT
Documentary. The BBC’s
social media correspondent
Marianna Spring has spent
the last year investigating
how harmful behaviour on
TikTok spills out into the real
world.
22:00 LOUIS THEROUX:
FORBIDDEN AMERICA
Documentary
23:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
SABC2
SABC3
05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH
05:30 D THABANGTHABONG
05:57 1 CRUX
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 D SOUL’D OUT SESSIONS
09:30 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:00 D MUVHANGO
10:30 D SKEEM SAAM
11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
11:30 JUDGE JERRY
12:00 DADDY STEPS
12:30 LET’S CHAT CHILDREN
13:00 D CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
14:00 EARLY EDITION
15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
16:00 INAZUMA ELEVEN
16:30 SO AWKWARD
17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK
17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS
18:00 D MELODY
18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
19:00 AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 WAYS
05:00 D DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
05:30 D BIG SCREEN
06:00 EXPRESSO
Travel series
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 TRENDZ TRAVEL
21:00 MUVHANGO
Local drama series. Mulalo
walks in on Vhangani and
Lipuo in a compromising
position.
21:30 GO ISA LESONG
22:00 D GA KE NYAKE O SEPELA
22:30 TKO BOXING MAGAZINE
23:30 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS
00:00 FULL VIEW
03:00 THE LATE EDITION
9 MAY 2024 you.co.za
Morning lifestyle show
09:00 D DESIGN FOR YOU
09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:30 D INNOCENCE
11:30 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
12:00 THE A-TEAM
Retro-action series
13:00 D ON POINT
Current affairs show
14:00 D THE BIG NATION
15:00 BIG SCREEN
15:30 D TOP BILLING
Reality lifestyle show
16:30 INNOCENCE
17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
Local game show, hosted by
Katlego Maboe. Contestants
select sealed suitcases for a
chance to win cash.
18:00 D THE MASKED SINGER SA
Singing competition guessing
game
19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK
19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Local game show
20:00 NEWS
20:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
21:00 TOP GEAR TOP 41
Motoring show. Double bill.
23:00 PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW
23:30 BUNDESLIGA: MATCH
TO BE ANNOUNCED
01:30 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
E.TV
05:00 E.TV NEWS
05:30 THE MORNING NEWS
06:00 THE MORNING SHOW
08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI
09:30 ELIF
10:30 CHRYSALIS
11:30 D MY GUEST TONIGHT…
WITH ANNIKA LARSEN
12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE
12:30 D SCANDAL!
13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY
13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS
14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
14:30 TAKALANI SESAME
14:55 NINJAGO: MASTERS
OF SPINJITZU
15:20 BARBIE DREAMHOUSE
ADVENTURES
15:45 JURASSIC WORLD:
CAMP CRETACEOUS
16:10 D UBETTINA WETHU
16:35 JUDGE JUDY
17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY
18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME
18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE
19:30 SCANDAL!
Local drama series. MaHilda
and Phakamile are forced into
navigating a tense truce.
20:00 ENEWS 8PM
20:30 REDEMPTION
21:00 SMOKE AND MIRRORS
21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY
22:00 IS’PHINDISELO
23:00 D HART VAN GOUD
00:00 SMS TO WIN
02:00 S.W.A.T.: UNDER SIEGE
03:40 D OUR VOICES
04:10 D STRAIGHT TALK AFRICA
E.TV
05:00 E.TV NEWS
05:30 THE MORNING NEWS
06:00 THE MORNING SHOW
08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI
09:30 ELIF
10:30 CHRYSALIS
11:30 D JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE
12:30 D SCANDAL!
13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY
13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS
14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
14:30 TAKALANI SESAME
14:55 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES
15:20 THE MIGHTY ONES
15:45 ARCHIBALD’S NEXT
BIG THING IS HERE!
16:10 D PATERNITY COURT
16:35 D JUDGE JUDY
17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY
Turkish telenovela series
18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME
18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE
19:30 SCANDAL!
Local drama series. Dintle
stumbles upon a dangerous
gift.
20:00 ENEWS 8PM
20:30 REDEMPTION
21:00 THE POWERBALL DRAW
21:02 SMOKE AND MIRRORS
21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY
22:00 FAMILY TIME WITH
ANGUS BUCHAN
22:05 WAR
00:10 SMS TO WIN
02:10 I AM WRATH
M-NET
06:00 ARE YOU THERE GOD?
IT’S ME, MARGARET
08:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
09:00 D S.W.A.T.
10:00 D AMERICAN IDOL
12:00 D NCIS
13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
14:00 D FIRE COUNTRY
15:00 D BLUE BLOODS
16:00 D S.W.A.T.
17:00 D THE ROOKIE: FEDS
18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
19:00 THE IRRATIONAL
Thriller series
20:00 LAW & ORDER:
ORGANIZED CRIME
21:00 THE CURSE
Comedy series. Newly married
couple Whitney and Asher
Siegel set out to make a show.
22:20 WARRIOR
Action series
23:25 D TOKYO VICE
Crime series. Hired as Meicho
Shimbun’s first American
crime reporter, Jake Adelstein
is quickly tasked with covering two cases that initially
appear unrelated, but soon
stakes his career – and life –
on connecting the dots.
00:00 D SULLIVAN’S CROSSING
00:55 D FARGO
01:50 D APPLES NEVER FALL
02:50 D SO HELP ME TODD
Comedy series
03:50 D COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS
Comedy series
04:25 WHY CAN’T MY LIFE
BE A ROM COM?
M-NET
06:00 SCOOBY-DOO! AND
KRYPTO, TOO!
07:30 D THE GOLDBERGS
08:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
09:00 D S.W.A.T.
10:00 D THE ROOKIE: FEDS
11:00 D CARTE BLANCHE
12:00 D SUMMERTIDE
13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
14:00 D THE IRRATIONAL
15:00 D FBI: INTERNATIONAL
16:00 D FIRES
17:00 D BLUE BLOODS
Action series
18:00 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT:
FANTASY TEAM
19:00 THE EQUALIZER
Action series. McCall discovers
the truth behind the CIA withdrawal in Venezuela that led
to the death of one of her
friends.
20:00 ALERT: MISSING
PERSONS UNIT
21:00 SO HELP ME TODD
22:00 BARRY
Comedy series
22:35 D TOKYO VICE
23:45 D THE CURSE
Comedy series
01:05 D LAST WEEK TONIGHT
WITH JOHN OLIVER
Current affairs comedy show
01:50 TO BE ANNOUNCED
02:55 D LAW & ORDER:
ORGANIZED CRIME
03:45 D FARGO
04:35 SUMMERING
MZANSI
06:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA
07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU
THE ONE?
08:00 MNGANI WAM
09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA
11:30 D EBUKHOSINI
12:00 D THE RIVER
12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
AMAHORA ANGU 48
15:00 UMDLALO WEMPILO
16:00 #LIT
17:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
17:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: TANGO
18:30 THE RIVER
19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA
19:30 LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
20:00 UTHANDO NES’THEMBU
20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
21:30 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM: MA
22:30 THE RING
23:30 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
00:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
THE BOY IS MINE
01:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: URISHO
03:25 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: IMALI
YEGAZI
MZANSI
06:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA
07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU
THE ONE?
08:00 ISISITHELO
09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA
11:30 D INGANE YAM
12:00 D THE RIVER
12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
13:30 D LAUGH OUR LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
14:00 MJOLO KE SCAM
15:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
VILAKAZI
16:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
UPPERCUT
17:00 MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
17:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
18:30 THE RIVER
19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA
19:30 LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
20:00 HOW TO MANIFEST A MAN
20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
21:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
22:30 WWE RAW
23:30 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
Movies are highlighted in red – see movie guide for details D Repeat
PROGRAMME INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED BY THE BROADCASTERS AND CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT
10 MAY / FRIDAY / TV
21:00 THE MASKED SINGER SA
22:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
23:00 D SQUAD GOALS
00:00 SA HITS
01:00 SA MUSIC
SABC2
05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH
05:30 D THABANG THABONG
05:57 1 CRUX
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 D IMVELOGY
09:30 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:00 D MUVHANGO
10:30 D SKEEM SAAM
11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
11:30 JUDGE JERRY
12:00 D VIMBA
12:30 D TRI.A.LOGUE
13:00 D FUNDIS
14:00 EARLY EDITION
15:00 TEAM STEAM
15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
16:00 WORDS AND NUMBERS
16:30 HECTIC NINE-9
17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK
17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS
18:00 D MELODY
FREELANCE
SUNDAY M-NET 20:05
An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide
security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator.
Kids’ educational show. Ex
plores core subjects via fun
games, local school visits and
topical youthrelated issues.
06:00 BONISANANI
06:30 YO.TV
07:00 BIG BREAKFAST
SABC2
05:00 D ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
06:00 D CAVE QUEST
Kids’ show
06:30 KIDS’ NEWS
06:57 1 CRUX
07:00 MORNING LIVE
08:30 D HECTIC NINE-9
Omnibus
Kids’ variety show. A funfilled 10:00 D SO AWKWARD
show that previews the week Comedy series
end’s biggest sporting fixtures 10:30 INAZUMA ELEVEN
Anime series
and counts down the top 10
11:00 D RIDICULOUSNESS
most popular videos on the
Comedy series
AM Jam chart show.
08:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
Local drama series. Omnibus.
10:30 MZANSI INSIDER
Reality dating show. Double
bill.
11:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
13:30 FOOT AFRICA
14:00 GAME ON
14:30 SOCCER (BUILD-UP)
15:00 LADUMA SOCCER
17:30 INGONO YOMSAMO
18:00 DEAL OR NO DEAL
CELEBRITY
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 THE SAUCE
Local drama series. Omnibus.
Magazine show. Explores
Mzansi’s pop culture.
Lifestyle magazine show
20:00 VUSI NOVA: UNPROVOKED
Reality series
20:30 MBAU RELOADED:
ALWAYS RISE
21:00 KHUMBUL’EKHAYA
22:00 QUEENS
23:00 D MZANSI INSIDER
00:00 NBA: MATCH TO
BE ANNOUNCED
Magazine show. Takes a look
at different African traditional
spiritual practices that are
performed at cultural events.
08:30 D GOSPEL AVENUES
13:30 D MUVHANGO
Gospel music show. Features
both talk and lifestyle ele
ments, as well as various gen
res of urban gospel music.
18:00 TOP 20 COUNTDOWN
Music show. A countdown
of the latest songs making
moves on the music charts
in Mzansi.
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SHUGA DOWN SOUTH
Kids’ series
Animation series. Double bill.
07:00 D BIG SCREEN
07:25 D JURASSIC WORLD:
CAMP CRETACEOUS
07:55 D TROLLSTOPIA
08:25 INNER HEALING
08:30 D SCANDAL!
Lifestyle show
07:30 D ART 21
Docuseries. Provides unique
access to some of the most
compelling artists of our time.
Features artists from the
United States, Europe and
Latin America.
08:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Game show. Omnibus.
10:30 SAINA
13:00 INDEED: SOUTH AFRICA’S
NOBEL LAUREATES
14:00 D ANIMAL IMPOSSIBLE
Local drama series. Omnibus.
10:20 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Local drama series. Omnibus.
Omnibus
Drama series
Omnibus
16:00 MORTAL KOMBAT LEGENDS:
CAGE MATCH
17:30 D THE GOLDBERGS
16:00 D MASTENDE
16:30 D UMNDENDE
17:00 INGANE YAM
17:30 MNAKWETHU
18:00 UTHANDO NES‘THEMBU
Comedy series. Double bill.
Barring mixed emotions from
the family, a special someone
Local drama series. Omnibus. expresses their infatuation
14:25 D JUST FOR LAUGHS GAGS
with Beverly. Dave Kim returns
15:00 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD to Jenkintown with exciting
CHAMPIONSHIP 2023/24
news.
16:20 D JUST FOR LAUGHS GAGS
19:00 AMERICAN IDOL
20:57 LOTTO DRAW (LIVE)
21:00 D LINCOLN RHYME: HUNT
FOR THE BONE COLLECTOR
21:30 GANGSTERS: AMERICA’S
MOST EVIL
15:00 PREMIER LEAGUE
18:00 NEWS
18:15 AFRIKAANS NEWS
18:30 THE MASKED SINGER SA
19:30 D HOME GROWN TASTE
WITH LORNA MASEKO
20:30 D TOP TRAVEL
19:00 SOUTH AFRICA TONIGHT
19:30 D THE NEIGHBORHOOD
22:30 D MONK
23:30 FULL VIEW
03:00 THE LATE EDITION
Travel series
21:30 THE SPANISH PRINCESS
Drama series. Spanish princess
Catherine of Aragon navigates
the royal lineage of England
with an eye on the throne.
22:30 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
Local comedy series
20:00 JACK RYAN: SHADOW
RECRUIT
22:05 CONTRABAND
00:15 SMS TO WIN
02:15 CONTRABAND
04:10 D OUR VOICES
04:40 D RED CARPET
23:05 D FUNNY WOMAN
00:05 D WESTWORLD
01:10 D WARRIOR
02:05 D BARRY
02:40 AMERICAN TRAITOR:
THE TRIAL OF AXIS SALLY
04:30 FINNICK
SABC3
E.TV
05:00 D DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
05:00 D COOL CATZ NEW MASTERS
Omnibus
16:00 D TASTE MASTERS
17:00 D EXTREME MAKEOVER
HOME EDITION
18:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
18:30 RIDICULOUSNESS
19:00 ELECTION 360 WEEKLY 2024
20:00 AFTER THE VOWS
Talk show. People share their
experiences and views on all
things married life.
20:30 SOUL’D OUT SESSIONS
21:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
22:30 HAWTHORNE
Double bill
Comedy series. Double bill.
06:00 D GRASSROOTS
06:30 OUR VOICES
07:00 I AM SOUL PRECIOUS
07:35 D MY GUEST TONIGHT…
WITH ANNIKA LARSEN
08:00 JOSEPH PRINCE:
NEW CREATION CHURCH TV
08:30 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE
07:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
08:00 D FBI
09:00 D FBI: INTERNATIONAL
10:00 D FIRE COUNTRY
Islamic magazine show
08:30 D AFTERNOON EXPRESS
09:30 ECO AFRICA
Environmental show
10:00 ECO INDIA
10:30 D 77 PERCENT
11:00 D CLOSE UP
11:30 D EUROMAXX
12:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL
CELEBRITY
13:00 D TOP TRAVEL
14:00 NEERJA
16:30 SPICE GIRLS MUSIC SPECIAL
17:00 THE AGE OF NATURE
Wildlife documentary series.
Discover how a single species
can influence a landscape,
from tiny fireflies to iconic
wolves, and how planting
trees can reverse the impact
of deforestation.
18:00 NEWS
18:15 AFRIKAANS NEWS
18:30 ANIMAL IMPOSSIBLE
Omnibus
10:25 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
Omnibus
12:30 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP 2023/24
HIGHLIGHTS
13:30 OPEN SEASON:
SCARED SILLY
15:00 ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP 2023/24
16:30 D JUST FOR LAUGHS GAGS
17:00 THE DECIDING MOMENT
18:00 CRIMEWATCH
18:30 DEVI
Investigative journalism show.
Devi Sankaree Govender takes
viewers into the lives of a
range of extraordinary guests.
19:00 SOUTH AFRICA TONIGHT
19:30 CHECKPOINT
20:00 JOHN WICK
Wildlife documentary series.
Tim Warwood and Adam
Gendle set out to answer the
following question: is it true
that piranhas can strip you to
the bone in seconds?
Keanu Reeves’ preparation for
the role included weapons
and martial arts training, eight
hours per day for four months.
21:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
23:00 D GOSPEL AVENUES
00:00 SA MUSIC
19:30 FINDING MS. RIGHT
21:30 SPORT WEEKEND ROUND UP
22:30 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
22:40 S.W.A.T.: UNDER SIEGE
00:20 SMS TO WIN
02:20 MURDER AT THE MANSION
Movies are highlighted in red – see movie guide for details D Repeat
THE COMEDY SHOW
20:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
TANGO
21:30 D THE WIFE
Omnibus
23:30 WWE SMACKDOWN
Wrestling show. The world’s
best wrestlers battle against
each other to win the title.
Double bill
01:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
MR. RIGHT
M-NET
07:30 D SADHANA
08:00 AN NUR: THE LIGHT
18:30 THE REAL HOUSEWIVES
OF GQEBERGA
00:30 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
MZANSI
06:00 D MZANSI GOSPEL
08:00 D VIP INVITE
06:00 D THE GOLDBERGS
Omnibus
Local series. Follows teenagers
Drama series. Christina assists
from a Johannesburg town
ship as they navigate life’s
a woman who was possibly
obstacles.
abused by her boyfriend, but
20:00 GOOD MEN
surprising details emerge in
Drama series
the case.
23:30 D MONK
00:30 FULL VIEW
03:00 THE LATE EDITION
22:00 D THE WINTER KING
Comedy series. When Grover
joins Calvin’s youth basketball
team, Gemma finds herself at
odds with some of her neigh
bour’s coaching methods.
SABC2
Reality show. Follows busi
nessman Musa Mseleku and
his four wives as they navigate
a polygamous relationship.
Reality series. Gqeberha’s
reality queens are serving
Drama series. The world of
iconic scenes and reallife
football, friendship, and family drama.
19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
collide.
Fantasy series. Arthur and the
tribe kings enter peace talks.
Arthur suggests that as a
show of faith, he marry
Gorfydd’s daughter, Ceinwyn.
She is horrified by the news.
05:00 D INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE
05:30 D THE MAGICAL WORLD
OF LUNA BELLE
06:00 THE EPIC HANGOUT
06:30 SIMCHA
06:57 1 CRUX
07:00 MORNING LIVE
08:30 D LIFE 24/7
Hindu magazine show
13:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA
12:15 E-INSERT
12:25 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY
21:00 ALL AMERICAN
Crime documentary series.
From a prison cell, Felipe
founded the New York chap
ter of the Latin Kings street
gang.
11:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
14:00 D FIRES
15:00 D SUMMERTIDE
Reality singing competition
Crime series
Omnibus
Action series. Omnibus.
16:45 OPEN SEASON:
SCARED SILLY
18:30 D OUMA SARIE
09:30 A HELPING HAND
10:30 THIS IS WHAT I HEAR
11:00 DIJO LE BOPHELO
11:30 SPORT ON 2
13:30 D MELODY
14:30 SOCCER (BUILD-UP)
15:00 SOCCER (LIVE)
17:30 GOSPEL UNPLUGGED
06:40 D LEGO FRIENDS: GIRLS
ON A MISSION
06:55 D PJ MASKS
Reality hidden camera show
09:30 D SKEEM SAAM
Omnibus
Kids’ show. Omnibus.
05:30 D BAKING WITH THE REY’S
06:00 D GAME ZONE
06:30 CITY SLICKERS
MZANSI
06:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
CHAKIDO
07:00 PHAKATHI EGOLI
08:00 D MASTENDE
08:30 D THE RIVER
Wildlife documentary series.
Incredible facts and myths
about the animal kingdom are
put to the test. Is it true that
a giant squid can sink a ship?
Religious magazine show.
Profiles real people doing
amazing things for Christ.
12:00 D UZALO
Drama series
M-NET
06:00 D ALERT: MISSING
PERSONS UNIT
07:00 D THE EQUALIZER
08:00 D FIRE COUNTRY
09:00 D BLUE BLOODS
10:00 D S.W.A.T.
16:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
18:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
18:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
20:30 D LINCOLN RHYME: HUNT
FOR THE BONE COLLECTOR
Religious music show. Celeb
rities share their journeys in
faith through gospel music.
Omnibus
E.TV
05:00 D TAKALANI SESAME
Double bill
Drama series. The future of
Three Rock is in jeopardy as
public opinion of the camp
grows increasingly negative.
11:00 D AMERICAN IDOL
13:00 FAMILY CAMP
15:00 D THE EQUALIZER
16:00 D BLUE BLOODS
17:00 D THE IRRATIONAL
09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
09:30 D TWICE AS BOLD
10:00 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
Omnibus
12:30 D LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
TANGO
13:30 D MNAKWETHU
14:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
14:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
Crime series
Omnibus
18:00 SUMMERTIDE
19:00 CARTE BLANCHE
17:30 D THEMBA: MY INKED
WORLD
18:00 DATE MY FAMILY
Current affairs and investi
gative journalism show.
Delves beneath the headlines
into South African and global
issues, bringing you the
stories that matter.
Reality dating show. Singles
are sent on dates with a pro
spective partner’s family.
20:05 FREELANCE
19:00 INZINGANE ZES’THEMBU
19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
21:55 D THE CURSE
23:15 TO BE ANNOUNCED
00:10 D FBI: MOST WANTED
01:05 D LAW & ORDER:
ORGANIZED CRIME
02:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
03:05 YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
04:35 READY JET GO:
SPACE CAMP THE MOVIE
21:00 VUS’UMLILO
21:30 OBSTRUCTION
22:00 D HOW TO MANIFEST A MAN
22:30 D WWE RAW
23:45 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
THE PRICE OF NJABULO
01:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
CONFIDENCE
03:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
THABO TURBO T2
04:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
MAMPARA
Juan Pablo Raba’s character,
President Venegas, is a mix
of different South American
dictators.
Double bill
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TV / SUNDAY / 12 MAY
SABC1
05:00 D GELEZA NATHI
06:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
08:00 D IMVELO
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11:30 D EXTREME MAKEOVER:
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12:30 LOVE IS LOVE
SABC3
05:00 D MALORY TOWERS
TV / SATURDAY / 11 MAY
SABC1
05:00 GELEZA NATHI
UZALO
TUESDAY SABC1 20:30
13 MAY / MONDAY / TV
Nonka questions Hawu’s intentions
for helping the Xaba’s out.
SABC1
05:00 DEVOTIONS
05:02 D GELEZA NATHI
06:00 MAM’ SAKHILE’S
STORY HOUSE
06:30 D JABU’S JUNGLE
07:00 D TAKALANI SESAME
07:30 FURRY TALES
08:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
08:30 D MUVHANGO
09:00 D UZALO
09:30 D SKEEM SAAM
10:00 D LINEMPOXO KE ISIKO
10:30 D DAILY THETHA
11:30 D NGEMPELA
12:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
13:00 LUNCHTIME NEWS
13:30 D RENO RACE
14:30 D MAM’ SAKHILE’S
STORY HOUSE
15:00 MVUBU AND FRIENDS
15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
16:00 YO.TV
16:30 THE CHATROOM
17:00 ELECTIONS 360
17:28 D AUM
17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS
18:00 ORANGE COUCH
18:30 D ’SGUDI ‘SNAYSI
Retro comedy series
Reality docu-series. Double
bill.
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 LEIHLO LA SECHABA
Current affairs show
21:00 MUVHANGO
Reality travel series
21:30 ASIKHULUME
22:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL
CELEBRITY
23:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
01:00 SA HITS
02:00 SA MUSIC
46
Youth magazine show
09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:30 D INNOCENCE
11:30 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
12:00 THE A-TEAM
13:00 ON POINT
14:00 THE DAY
Current affairs show. Explores
the emerging stories from
Europe and the US.
14:30 WORLD STORIES
Current affairs show
15:00 MALORY TOWERS
15:30 D TOP BILLING
16:30 INNOCENCE
Turkish telenovela
17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
18:00 INDEED: SOUTH AFRICA’S
NOBEL LAUREATES
19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK
19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
20:00 NEWS
20:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
21:00 LUTHER
Local drama series. Razia
prepares a Sudanese dish
for Tendamudzimu and
Ndiwavho.
Crime series. Luther and the
team are after the people
involved in the violent kidnapping of Jessica Carrodus.
21:30 NCIS
22:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
00:00 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS
22:00 LIVE AT THE APOLLO
23:00 PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW
Anime series
00:30 FULL VIEW
03:00 THE LATE EDITION
SABC1
05:00 DEVOTIONS
05:02 D GELEZA NATHI
06:00 MAM’ SAKHILE’S
STORY HOUSE
06:30 D JABU’S JUNGLE
07:00 D TAKALANI SESAME
07:30 FURRY TALES
08:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
08:30 D MUVHANGO
09:00 D UZALO
09:30 D SKEEM SAAM
10:00 D LINEMPOXO KE ISIKO
10:30 D DAILY THETHA
11:30 D NGEMPELA
12:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
13:00 LUNCHTIME NEWS
13:30 LUNCHTIME VIBES
14:30 D KHUMBUL’EKHAYA
15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
16:00 D KULCHA KWEST
16:30 YILUNGELO LAKHO
17:00 ELECTIONS 360
17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS
18:00 D SGIDLA WAAR
18:30 D VELAPHI
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SKEEM SAAM
20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
21:00 CUTTING EDGE
SABC3
05:00 D DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
05:30 D MALORY TOWERS
06:00 EXPRESSO
09:00 D 77 PERCENT
SABC2
05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH
05:30 D THABANG THABONG
05:57 1 CRUX
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 D PALE YA KOSA
09:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:00 D MUVHANGO
10:30 D SKEEM SAAM
11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
11:30 JUDGE JERRY
12:00 OUR FAMILY
12:30 D BACK FROM ZERO
Finance show. Educates
South Africans about money
management.
13:00 D NOW OR NEVER
14:00 EARLY EDITION
15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
16:00 ULTIMATE MATHS
16:30 HECTIC NINE-9
17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK
17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS
18:00 D MELODY
18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
19:00 TASTE MASTERS
Reality cooking show
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 VIMBA
21:00 MUVHANGO
English football review show.
Highlights the week’s best
Premiership football action.
00:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
SABC3
05:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
05:30 D BAKING WITH THE REYS
06:00 EXPRESSO
09:00 D CLOSE UP
09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:30 D INNOCENCE
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12:00 THE A-TEAM
13:00 ON POINT
Current affairs show
14:00 D INDEED: SOUTH AFRICA’S
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Cooking show. House Musician Holly Rey hits the kitchen
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15:30 D TOP BILLING
16:30 INNOCENCE
17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
18:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS
Lifestyle show
19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK
19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
20:00 NEWS
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21:00 LUTHER
22:00 LIVE AT THE APOLLO
Local drama series. Razia is impressed by Tshililo’s attempts Comedy show. Famous British
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21:30 NCIS
the audience’s funny bones
22:30 D GOSPEL CLASSICS
with their unique acts.
23:30 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS
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03:00 THE GLOBE
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Global news show. Off-beat
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E.TV
05:00 LIFE BY DESIGN
05:30 THE MORNING NEWS
06:00 THE MORNING SHOW
08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI
09:15 INFOMERCIALS
09:30 ELIF
10:30 CHRYSALIS
11:30 D CHECKPOINT
12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE
12:30 D SCANDAL
13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY
13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS
14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
14:30 TAKALANI SESAME
14:55 LEGO NINJAGO
15:10 LEGO FRIENDS: GIRLS
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15:20 POKÉMON THE SERIES:
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15:45 TROLLSTOPIA
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17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY
18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME
18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE
19:30 SCANDAL!
M-NET
06:00 MR. MONK’S LAST CASE:
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07:35 D THE GOLDBERGS
07:55 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
09:00 D FIRES
10:00 D THE EQUALIZER
Action series
11:00 D SUMMERTIDE
12:00 D FBI
13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
Home makeover show. Couples compete against each
other to refurbish a home and
sell it for the highest price.
14:00 D FIRE COUNTRY
15:00 D CARTE BLANCHE
16:00 D FIRES
Reality series. Follows the
harrowing stories of the
megafires that swept through
Australia in 2019 and 2020.
17:00 D FBI: INTERNATIONAL
18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
19:00 SULLIVAN’S CROSSING
Crime series
20:00 APPLES NEVER FALL
Local drama series. Tlhogi
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Drama series. Troy evades
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critical information about his
mother’s disappearance.
20:00 ENEWS 8PM
20:30 REDEMPTION
21:00 SMOKE AND MIRRORS
21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY
22:00 D THE LAST WORD WITH
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23:00 D HART VAN GOUD
00:00 SMS TO WIN
02:00 JACK RYAN: SHADOW
RECRUIT
21:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
22:00 THE WINTER KING
23:00 LAST WEEK TONIGHT
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23:45 D TOKYO VICE
00:55 D SO HELP ME TODD
01:55 D ALERT: MISSING
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02:55 D THE CURSE
04:20 THE BARKERS TEAM
E.TV
05:00 E.TV NEWS
05:30 THE MORNING NEWS
06:00 THE MORNING SHOW
08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI
09:20 INFOMERCIALS
09:30 ELIF
10:30 CHRYSALIS
11:30 D DEVI
12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE
12:30 D SCANDAL!
13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY
13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS
14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
14:30 TAKALANI SESAME
14:55 LEGO NINJAGO
15:10 LEGO FRIENDS: GIRLS
ON A MISSION
15:20 MADAGASCAR:
A LITTLE WILD
15:45 POWER RANGERS:
BEAST MORPHERS
16:10 D PATERNITY COURT
16:35 JUDGE JUDY
17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY
18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME
18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE
19:30 SCANDAL!
20:00 ENEWS 8PM
20:30 REDEMPTION
21:02 SMOKE AND MIRRORS
21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY
22:00 THE LAST WORD WITH
SHAHAN RAMKISSOON
23:00 D HART VAN GOUD
00:00 SMS TO WIN
02:00 JOHN WICK
03:50 D VOA CONNECT
M-NET
06:00 ARE YOU THERE GOD?
IT’S ME, MARGARET
07:50 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
08:50 D FIRES
10:00 D AMERICAN IDOL
12:00 D BLUE BLOODS
13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
14:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
15:00 D ALERT: MISSING
PERSONS UNIT
16:00 D FIRES
17:00 D FIRE COUNTRY
Drama series
18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
19:00 FBI
Action series. Scola and Nina
go undercover as a married
couple while the team tries to
find the person who tortured
and killed a retired FBI agent.
20:00 FBI: INTERNATIONAL
Action series
21:00 FBI: MOST WANTED
Crime series. The Fugitive
Task Force races to catch the
thieves who killed two armed
guards transporting millions
of dollars’ worth of Nigerian
artifacts.
22:00 FUNNY WOMAN
Comedy series
22:55 D TOKYO VICE
00:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
01:00 D APPLES NEVER FALL
02:00 D SULLIVAN’S CROSSING
03:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
03:55 D RAIN DOGS
04:30 GREATEST DAYS
MZANSI
06:00 D EBUKHOSINI
06:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA
07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU
THE ONE?
08:00 UMDLALO WEMPILO
09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
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11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA
11:30 D EBUKHOSINI
12:00 D THE RIVER
12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: MABENA
15:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM:
FELUTHANDO
16:00 YOLO
17:00 MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
17:30 D THE REAL HOUSEWIVES
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18:30 THE RIVER
19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA
19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
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20:00 OBSTRUCTION
20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
21:30 THE WIFE
22:05 D MNAKWETHU
22:35 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
23:00 NGECULO
00:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
THE KNIGHT
MZANSI
06:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA
07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU
THE ONE?
08:00 FORGOTTEN
09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA
11:30 D EBUKHOSINI
12:00 D THE RIVER
12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
14:00 USIS’WENDAWO
15:00 AYAMEMEZA
16:00 KULUNGILE EKHAYA
17:00 MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
17:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
COMEDY SHOW
18:30 THE RIVER
19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA
19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
20:00 MNAKWETHU
20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
21:30 THE WIFE
22:00 STINA
23:00 MJOLO KE SCAM
00:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
NYAOPE INDABA
01:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP:
NEVER SAY GOODBYE
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19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SKEEM SAAM
20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
21:00 IGUMBI LAMAKHOSIKAZI
21:30 INGONO YOMSAMO
22:00 SOCCERZONE
23:00 D THE CHAIR
00:00 SA HITS
01:00 SA MUSIC
SABC2
05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH
05:30 D THABANG THABONG
05:57 1 CRUX
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 D BEYOND
09:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:00 D MUVHANGO
10:30 D SKEEM SAAM
11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
11:30 JUDGE JERRY
12:00 OUR FAMILY
12:30 D GOING STRONG
13:00 D AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 WAYS
14:00 EARLY EDITION
15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
16:00 ULTIMATE MATHS
16:30 KIDS’ NEWS
17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK
17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS
18:00 D MELODY
18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
19:00 NOW OR NEVER
MUVHANGO
WEDNESDAY SABC2 21:00
Strange things torment Azwindini.
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05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH
05:30 D THABANG THABONG
05:57 1 CRUX
06:00 MORNING LIVE
09:00 D STORIES UNTOLD
09:30 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:00 D MUVHANGO
10:30 D SKEEM SAAM
11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
11:30 JUDGE JERRY
12:00 D EXTREME MAKEOVER
HOME EDITION
13:00 D TASTE MASTERS
14:00 EARLY EDITION
15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED
16:00 BEHIND THE RAINBOW
Youth documentary series.
Follows kids who have overcome obstacles by living out
their passions.
16:30 HECTIC NINE-9
17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK
17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS
18:00 D MELODY
18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
19:00 CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS
20:30 NGULA YA VUTIVI /
ZWA MARAMANI
20:57 LOTTO DRAW (LIVE)
21:00 MUVHANGO
21:30 NCIS
22:30 D LEGENDS AND LEGACIES
23:30 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS
00:00 FULL VIEW
03:00 THE LATE EDITION
SABC3
05:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
05:30 D GAME ZONE
06:00 EXPRESSO
09:00 D EUROMAXX
Travel show. Explores Europe’s
the vibrant culture, art, music,
lifestyle and fashion.
09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:30 D INNOCENCE
11:30 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
12:00 THE A-TEAM
13:00 ON POINT
14:00 TOMORROW TODAY
14:30 TO THE POINT
15:00 GAME ZONE
Gaming review show. Audiences get insight into the
latest games and tech.
15:30 D TOP BILLING
16:30 INNOCENCE
17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA
18:00 HOME GROWN TASTE
WITH LORNA MASEKO
Reality cooking show. The
renowned chef sets out to
discover the country’s unique
homegrown excellence.
19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK
19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
20:00 NEWS
20:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS
21:00 CHEATERS
Reality show. Double bill.
22:00 LIVE AT THE APOLLO
23:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS
E.TV
05:00 E.TV NEWS
05:30 THE MORNING NEWS
06:00 THE MORNING SHOW
08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI
09:30 ELIF
10:30 CHRYSALIS
11:30 D CRIMEWATCH
12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE
12:30 D SCANDAL!
13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY
13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS
14:00 D CRIMEWATCH
14:30 TAKALANI SESAME
14:55 PJ MASKS
15:20 POKÉMON THE SERIES:
ULTIMATE JOURNEYS
15:45 MY LITTLE PONY:
FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC
16:10 PATERNITY COURT
16:35 JUDGE JUDY
17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY
Turkish telenovela
M-NET
MZANSI
06:00 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA
TURTLES: TURTLE MAYHEM
08:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
09:00 D CARTE BLANCHE
10:00 D SUMMERTIDE
07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU
THE ONE?
08:00 KUYAFIWA EZULWINI
09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA
11:30 D EBUKHOSINI
12:00 D THE RIVER
12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
14:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM:
MAOLEDI
15:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM:
UBUHLE BENDALO
16:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM:
KE BONA LERATO
17:00 MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
17:30 D IZINGANE ZES’THEMBU
18:00 I’M WITH YOUR EX
18:30 THE RIVER
19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA
19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD:
THE COMEDY SHOW
20:00 NGANELE
20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE
21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE
21:30 THE WIFE
22:00 OBSTRUCTION
22:30 D MZANSI MAGIC
MUSIC SPECIAL
Local drama series
11:00 D COBRA
Drama series
12:00 D THE IRRATIONAL
13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA
14:00 D FBI
15:00 D FBI: INTERNATIONAL
16:00 D FIRES
17:00 D THE EQUALIZER
Action series
18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
19:00 FIRE COUNTRY
20:00 BLUE BLOODS
Action series. Munch makes
a bold move, while Indira and
Witt have questions.
21:00 FARGO
18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME
Crime series
18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY
19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE
19:30 SCANDAL!
20:00 ENEWS 8PM
20:30 REDEMPTION
21:00 SMOKE AND MIRRORS
21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY
22:00 MY GUEST TONIGHT...
WITH ANNIKA LARSEN
22:30 D DEVI
23:00 D HART VAN GOUD
00:00 SMS TO WIN
02:00 DEATH KISS
Drama series
Afrikaans drama series
22:00 D WESTWORLD
23:10 D TOKYO VICE
Crime series. Jake helps reveal
the mole in Chihara-Kai.
00:25 D FBI: MOST WANTED
01:25 D SO HELP ME TODD
02:25 D ALERT: MISSING
PERSONS UNIT
03:25 D LAST WEEK TONIGHT
WITH JOHN OLIVER
04:05 D SON OF A CRITCH
Comedy series
04:30 FINNICK
TV / WEDNESDAY / 15 MAY
SABC1
05:00 DEVOTIONS
05:02 D GELEZA NATHI
06:00 D MAM’ SAKHILE’S
STORY HOUSE
06:30 D JABU’S JUNGLE
07:00 D TAKALANI SESAME
07:30 FURRY TALES
08:00 D GENERATIONS:
THE LEGACY
08:30 D MUVHANGO
09:00 D UZALO
09:30 D SKEEM SAAM
10:00 D LINEMPOXO KE ISIKO
10:30 D DAILY THETHA
11:30 D NGEMPELA
12:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED
13:00 LUNCHTIME NEWS
13:30 LUNCHTIME VIBES
14:30 MAM’ SAKHILE’S
STORY HOUSE
15:00 ASIKHULUME
15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK
16:00 D KULCHA KWEST
16:30 THE CHAIR
17:00 ELECTIONS 360
17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS
18:00 THE RISING
18:30 D EMZINI WEZINSIZWA
19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS
19:30 SKEEM SAAM
20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY
20:30 UZALO
21:00 KHUMBUL’EKHAYA
22:00 SPORT @10
23:00 D YILUNGELO LAKHO
00:00 SA HITS
01:00 SA MUSIC
TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 9 MAY – WEDNESDAY 15 MAY
BRILLIANT /
EXCELLENT /
WORTHWHILE /
SO-SO /
IF YOU MUST
A ALL AGES D DRUGS H HORROR L LANGUAGE N NUDITY P PREJUDICE PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE S Sex V Violence
THURSDAY
S ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
★★★ 2023, 106 min, PG13, M-Net, 06:00.
Comedy. When her family moves from the city
to the suburbs, an 11-year-old girl has to navigate new friends, feelings, and the beginning
of adolescence. Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel
McAdams.
S S.W.A.T: UNDER SIEGE ★★ 2017, 89 min,
16, e.tv, 02:00. Action. A S.W.A.T. compound
comes under fire from an international terrorist
who relentlessly and violently pursues a mystery man in their custody. Sam Jaeger, Adrianne
Palicki.
S WHY CAN’T MY LIFE BE A ROM COM?
★★★ 2023, 85 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:25.
Comedy. Eliza is smart and independent, but
after years of bad dating experiences, she finds
herself newly single, jobless, and questioning all
her decisions. Em Haine, Cecilia Deacon.
FRIDAY
S SCOOBY-DOO! AND KRYPTO, TOO! ★★★
2023, 76 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Animation.
Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. look into the
disappearance of the Justice League. Voices
of Frank Welker, Grey Griffin.
S TC 2000 ★★ 1993, 95 min, 16VL, SABC1,
Benny Safdie
Rachel McAdams
and Abby Ryder
Fortson in Are You
There God? It’s Me,
Margaret.
21:00. Action. A futuristic cop and his lethal
comrade battle ruthless gangs, corruption and
a nearly indestructible killing machine. Billy
Blanks, Bolo Yeung.
S WAR ★★★ 2007, 103 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:05.
Action. An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a
mysterious assassin who murdered his partner.
Jet Li, Jason Statham.
S I AM WRATH ★★★ 2016, 92 min, 16, e.tv,
02:10. Action. A man opens a can of brutal
vengeance on the thugs who murdered his wife
and the corrupt cops who are protecting them.
John Travolta, Christopher Meloni.
S SUMMERING ★★ 2022, 85 min, PG13,
M-Net, 04:35. Drama. During their last days
of summer and childhood four girls struggle
with the harsh truths of growing up. Lia Barnett,
Sanai Victoria.
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SATURDAY
S SAINA ★★★ 2021, 135 min, PG13, SABC3,
10:30. Drama. The story of a professional
badminton player who ranked number 1 in the
sport. Mukesh Agrohari, Olga Anand.
S MORTAL KOMBAT LEGENDS: CAGE MATCH
★★★ 2023, 76 min, 16V, M-Net, 16:00. Animation. In 1980s Hollywood, struggling martial
arts actor Johnny Cage searches for his missing
co-star. Joel McHale, Jennifer Grey.
S OPEN SEASON: SCARED SILLY ★★★ 2015,
84 min, PG, e.tv, 16:45. Animation. Boog, Elliot,
and Mr. Weenie have to face their fears and find
the werewolf to get the season closed permanently. Voices of Will Townsend, Donny Lucas.
S JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT ★★★
2014, 105 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00. Action. A young
covert CIA analyst uncovers a Russian plot to
crash the US economy with a terrorist attack.
Chris Pine, Keira Knightley.
S CONTRABAND ★★★ 2012, 109 min, 16VL,
e.tv, 22:05 & 02:15. Action. To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler
heads to Panama to score millions of dollars
in counterfeit bills. Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni
Ribisi.
S AMERICAN TRAITOR: THE TRIAL OF AXIS
SALLY ★★★ 2021, 109 min, 16, M-Net, 02:40.
Drama. Follows the life of an American woman
and her lawyer who struggle to redeem her
reputation. Meadow Williams, Al Pacino.
S FINNICK ★★★ 2022, 85 min, PG, M-Net,
04:30. Animation. A furry, invisible creature
who doesn’t like humans teams up with a young
girl to solve the mysterious crimes happening in
their town. Voices of Paul Castro Jr., Billy Bob
Thompson.
SUNDAY
S FAMILY CAMP ★★ 2022, 111 min, PG, M-Net,
13:00. Comedy. When two polar-opposite families are forced to camp together, the dads struggle to hold onto their families and marriages.
Tommy Woodard, Eddie James.
S OPEN SEASON: SCARED SILLY e.tv, 13:30.
See Saturday.
S NEERJA ★★★ 2016, 122 min, PG13, SABC3,
Keanu Reeves is
out for revenge in
John Wick.
14:00. Biography. The story of courageous
Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life to protect
359 passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986
when it was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi.
S FINDING MS. RIGHT ★★ 2012, 90 min, PG,
SABC3, 19:30. Comedy. A gentile pretends to be
Jewish in order to win the affection of his love
interest. Austin Abrams, Tom Arnold.
S JOHN WICK ★★★★ 2014, 101 min, 16VL,
e.tv, 20:00. Action. An ex-hitman comes out of
retirement to track down the gangsters who
killed his dog and stole his car. Keanu Reeves,
Michael Nyqvist.
S FREELANCE ★★★ 2023, 108 min, 16VL,
M-Net, 20:05. Action. An ex-special forces
operative takes a job to provide security for
a journalist as she interviews a dictator. John
Cena, Alison Brie.
S S.W.A.T.: UNDER SIEGE e.tv, 02:00. See
Thursday.
S MURDER AT THE MANSION ★★ 2018,
90 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:20. Thriller. A bride-to-be
is planning her wedding at her fiancée’s family
countryside estate, but she then becomes suspicious of her future family-in-law. Jason-Shane
Scott, Lanie McAuley.
S YOU HURT MY FEELINGS ★★★ 2023,
93 min, 16, M-Net, 03:05. Comedy. A novelist’s
longstanding marriage is suddenly upended
when she overhears her husband giving his
honest reaction to her latest book. Amber
Tamblyn, David Cross.
S READY JET GO! SPACE CAMP THE MOVIE
★★★ 2023, 85 min, A, M-Net, 04:35. Animation. Jet and his friends take their skills to
Space Camp and go on an intergalactic adventure. Ashleigh Ball, Anthony Bolognese.
MONDAY
S MR. MONK’S LAST CASE: A MONK MOVIE
★★★ 2023, 97 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Comedy.
Monk, a brilliant detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder, returns to solve one last case
involving his stepdaughter Molly. Tony Shalhoub,
Traylor Howard.
S JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT e.tv, 02:00.
See Saturday.
S THE BARKERS TEAM ★★ 2022, 75 min,
A, M-Net, 04:20. Animation. A group of friends
dream of becoming famous and conquering the
internet by dancing and making funny videos.
Voices of Ivan Chaban, Vadim Bochanov.
TUESDAY
S ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
M-Net, 06:00. See Thursday.
S JOHN WICK e.tv, 02:00. See Sunday.
S GREATEST DAYS ★★★ 2023, 112 min, PG,
M-Net, 04:30. Musical. Five former best friends
reunite after 25 years to relive their childhood.
They go to a concert of their favourite boy band.
Aisling Bea, Matthew McNulty.
WEDNESDAY
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Jet and his friends
go on an inter
galatic adventure
in Ready Jet Go!
Space Camp The
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MUTANT MAYHEM ★★★ 2023, 99 min, PG,
M-Net, 06:00. Animation. The Turtle brothers
work to earn the love of New York City while
facing down an army of mutants. Voices of
Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr.
S DEATH KISS ★★ 2018, 87 min, 16VL, e.tv,
02:00. Action. A vigilante with a mysterious
past moves into a city that has been infested
with crime and terror. He decides to take the
law into his own hands. Robert Bronzi, Daniel
Baldwin.
S FINNICK M-Net, 04:30. Animation. See
Saturday.
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BACK TO
BRIDGERTON!
We’re off to the Ton once again!
The third season of Bridgerton
arrives on Netflix in two parts,
with the first four episodes
streaming on 16 May and the
remaining four episodes on
13 June.
Here’s what’s to come.
LOVE STORY
This season is about the romance
between Colin Bridgerton (Luke
Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) – who’s
also Lady Whistledown, the secret
scandal-sheet writer.
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The series’ new showrunner,
Jess Brownell, told Variety, “I really
feel like it’s Colin and Penelope’s
time. Because we’ve been
watching both of these actors on
our screens since Season 1, we’ve
already invested in them a little
bit. We know who they are as
people”.
#POLIN
Jess explained that the series has
deviated from the order of Julia
Quinn’s novels on which the show
is based – Colin and Penelope’s
love story is in the fourth book –
“because, especially in the last
season, there are these moments
of tension between them where
it’s like, Colin walks up to the line
of almost realising that Penelope
has feelings for him, but doesn’t
quite get there.
“Instead of treading water on
that dynamic, we wanted to push
it into their season. It really felt
like the perfect moment to tee it
up.”
BROTHERS & SISTERS
Most of the season two characters are back, including Anthony
(Jonathan Bailey), Lady Violet
Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell),
Lady Portia Featherington (Polly
Walker), Lady Danbury (Adjoa
Andoh) and Queen Charlotte
(Golda Rosheuvel).
“We want to keep seeing all of
our Bridgerton siblings,” said Jess.
“We feel like those moments
when the whole family is together
is what really makes the show and
makes all of us, I think, want to be
a Bridgerton.
“So you will definitely be seeing
Daphne [Phoebe Dynevor],
Anthony and Kate.”
‘My life has
changed
dramatically
since the
song came
out. It really,
truly blows
my mind’
– BENSON BOONE
MUSIC
2
ON BEAUTIFUL THINGS
BEAUTIFUL BENSON BOONE
He’s one of 2024’s biggest
break-out stars, thanks to his
hit track Beautiful Things. But
just who is Benson Boone?
S The Washington-born singer
(21) is known for his vulnerable
lyrics and powerful voice.
S In 2021 American Idol invited
him to enter after seeing his
singing videos on social media.
He made the show’s top 24
contestants, causing judge Katy
Perry, to gush, “I see you winning
this if you want.” But he quit the
show saying he wasn’t sure if
he “wanted to get locked into
something I was unsure about.
So I stepped away to see if I
wanted to write music and try my
stuff, and I did, and it went really
well.”
S So well, in fact, that he cracked
the Top 40 charts in 2022 with
his debut track, In the Stars.
S He’s signed to Imagine Dragons
singer Dan Reynolds’ label, Night
Street Records.
“Dan reached out to me on
Instagram and said he loved my
vibe and voice and would love to
work with me,” Benson said.
S Along with its chart success,
Beautiful Things has been used in
nearly 1 million TikTok videos.
– Compiled by Nici De Wet
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IN
CINEMAS
Centuries after the events of
War for the Planet of the Apes,
apes are the Earth’s dominant
species while humans have
regressed to an animalistic state.
As ape leader, Proximus Caesar
(Kevin Durand) builds his empire
and Noa (Owen Teague), a young
ape, undertakes a harrowing
journey that forces him to
question all he’s learned and to
make choices that will define the
future of apes and humans.
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Directed by Wes Ball, the
new movie is set 300 years
in the future.
“Those last three movies
were about the end of
something. They were about the
end of this Moses story. They were
about the end of humanity,” Wes
told Empire magazine.
“And we thought, ‘From the
ashes of those previous movies,
we’re gonna grow a new tree to
climb.’
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AFTER THE FLOOD
BritBox, from 13 May
When an unidentified man is
found dead in a lift in an underground car park, police assume
he was trapped when the town
flooded. PC Joanna Marshall
(Sophie Rundle) becomes
obsessed with the case as the
aftermath of the flood threatens
to expose secrets and fortunes
and reputations are at stake.
OUTER RANGE: SEASON 2
Prime Video, from 16 May
Rancher Royal Abbott (Josh
Brolin) discovers a bizarre
phenomenon in the form of a dark
void. The mystery surrounding the
void on his ranch deepens in
season two as Royal and his wife
Cecelia (Lili Taylor) struggle to
keep their family together in the
aftermath of their granddaughter’s sudden disappearance.
THE ULTIMATUM SA
Netflix, from 10 May
A spin-off of The Ultimatum:
Marry or Move On, the nine-part
series is hosted by Salamina and
Howza Mosese.
Six couples break up, date their
co-stars and choose one person
to enter into a trial marriage with,
putting their love lives through the
wringer as new relationships form
and old relationships hang on by a
thread. Once the trial marriage is
over, couples enter into a second
trial marriage with their original
partner and they have to decide if
they’re in it for the long haul or if
they want out.
Disney+ from 15 May
This 1981 concert movie has been
lovingly restored and presents
Freddie Mercury, Brian May,
Roger Taylor and John Deacon at
their most exhilarating. The
original concerts, which took place
on 24 and 25 November 1981,
were arranged specifically to be
filmed for a full-length concert
film to document their live show.
This movie is very much about the
beginning of something.”
crazy stuff. So, that was kind of
the approach that we took.”
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The director was inspired
by the original 1968 Apes
movie, which starred
Charlton Heston.
“I was a huge fan of it
when I was kid,” Wes said. So, could
we do this thing where we are both
a sequel and a prequel, essentially? We find ourselves sort of in the
middle, honouring where we came
from with this great reboot that
happened with the Caesar trilogy,
and start making our way to that
’68 version where apes are talking
and have democracy and all this
QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL
3
Newcomers to the Apes
universe won’t be left out,
Wes said.
“This isn’t like season
three of a TV series; you
will have enough to enjoy it for
what it is.
“We have a little opening
prologue that sets the table a little
bit.”
If you do want a recap, all the
Planet of the Apes movies – the
original five, Tim Burton’s bananas
remake and the prequel trilogy –
are on Disney+.
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3 THINGS ABOUT KINGDOM OF
THE PLANET OF THE APES
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Salman Rushdie
wears glasses with
a tinted right lens
following the attack that left him
blind in one eye.
READ
THIS
CHILL OUT | BOOKS
SHARP AS EVER
In his new memoir Salman
Rushdie reflects on the
2022 knife attack that cost
him his eye and left him
fighting for his life
BY JANE VORSTER
T A quarter
to eleven on
August 12,
2022, on
a sunny
Friday morning in upstate New York, I
was attacked and almost
killed by a young man with a
knife just after I came out on
stage at the amphitheatre in
Chautauqua to talk about
the importance of keeping
writers safe from harm.”
So begins Salman Rushdie’s
new memoir in which he
reflects on the attack at a
book event in upstate New
York that robbed him of the
sight in one eye, severed all
JEANETTE VERSTER
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:
the tendons in his left hand
and left him fighting for his
life.
It later emerged that his
attacker, Hadi Matar (then
24), had never read more than
a few pages of Rushdie’s work
and everything he knew
about the award-winning
author was gleaned from a
couple of YouTube videos
that he’d watched.
Matar, an American-born
Islamic extremist, refused to
say if he was acting on the
fatwa calling for Rushdie’s
assassination in 1989 in the
aftermath of the publication
of the author’s controversial
fifth novel The Satanic Verses.
“Never has Rushdie used so few words so effectively.
Knife is a rich, immersive, feisty account of his journey
through darkness back to the light. Part thriller, part
love story, part celebration of literature, it’s an
incandescent book full of hair-raising descriptions
of hard-won survival and beautiful, philosophical
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However, he did admit he
was a big admirer of Iran’s
late leader Ayatollah
Khomeini, who issued the
death decree after deeming
the novel blasphemous.
The fatwa had Rushdie
(now 78), who was born in
India and educated in
Britain, living in
fear for more than
a decade in
London with
round-the-clock
police protection.
Eventually, having
been assured by
authorities that
there was no risk
to his safety, he
resumed his life,
settling in New
York where he met
and married his
fifth wife, American poet and
n o v e li st E li z a
Griffiths.
They’d been married for
less than a year when
Rushdie was targeted out of
the blue in the attack that
stunned the world.
This book is his response.
Although the stabbing is the
starting point, Rushdie’s focus
is far broader. He’s on top
form and witty as ever as he
delves into all kinds of topics,
including Shakespeare, love,
Marvel comics, writerly spats,
his love of the TV series Law
& Order and key moments in
his career.
And that’s the whole point
really. It was a knife that
Matar chose as his weapon,
but it is with language – sharp
and precise – that Rushdie
fights back “to reclaim what
was taken and take charge of
what happened to me, to own
it, to make it mine”.
passages about art, freedom and resilience.”
– Johanna Thomas-Corr, thetimes.co.uk
“Knife is a clarifying book. It reminds us of the threats
the free world faces. It reminds us of the things worth
fighting for.” – Dwight Garner, nytimes.com
REVIEW
THE WOMEN
BY KRISTIN HANNAH
Macmillan
In the 1960s Frankie McGrath is a
young, inexperienced nurse who
decides to go to Vietnam to serve
her country and make her parents
proud.
At first she is terrified and
struggles to cope with the death
and mayhem she witnesses. But
gradually, with the help and
support of two fellow nurses,
Ethel and Barb, Frankie becomes
a proficient and well-regarded
surgical nurse.
Later Frankie and Barb are sent
to the Cambodian border where
the heaviest fighting takes place,
resulting in the worst casualties.
When she returns home,
Frankie’s parents avoid talking
about the war and treat her as
an embarrassment. Plagued by
nightmares and battling posttraumatic stress disorder which
leads her into addiction, she
struggles to fit back into her old
life, but with the help and emotional support of her two friends,
Frankie begins the slow journey to
recovery.
It’s a well-researched book that
examines the heroic sacrifices
American military nurses made in
Vietnam. They worked in monsoon rains, incredible humidity
and heat with very little support
– as a former nurse myself, all of
this really resonated with me.
For years the world has been
fed the pervasive lie that “there
were no American women fighting in the Vietnam war”. They
were definitely there, serving in
medical and civilian capacities
and this powerful book pays tribute to them all. They deserve it.
– GERRY WALDEN
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Keyword clue: TRENDY PERSON
These number puzzles are quite simple. Place the numbers
1 to 9 in the empty squares so that the same number appears
only once in each row, each column and each 3x3 box.
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Skate _ _ _ _ _ room
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the shaded block in the middle, and may contain any of the other letters only once. No proper nouns, foreign words or abbreviations.
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CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
2 It may give one working in
wood a turn (5)
5 Something soothing found
in a cannibal meal (4)
7 Droop around top of net on
encountering this obstacle
(4)
8 Shy pupil turned out in a
snobbish manner (8)
9 Don’t forget, one is repeatedly
told, Guy Fawkes Day (8)
11 A light application of 11 Down
colour (4)
12 Distant guide medium has to
switch TV on with (6,7)
15 The French are after six in a
way that’s horrid (4)
17 Slid rent out to those attached
to climbers (8)
19 Disgraces about a hundred
open shoes (8)
21 Contrive something alcoholic,
or make the tea (4)
22 It is the second-hand one
is accustomed to (4)
23 Agree with the score (5)
DOWN
1 Yield will cheat the seed,
one is told (7)
2 Record of voyage lumberjack
might produce (3)
3 Tom was little, but handy (5)
4 Makes part of it show material
for paper-making (7)
5 The second letter is to show
it’s to be repeated (3)
6 Still upset, sings cheerfully (5)
10 What made Herod eat away
inside (5)
11 Irrigate the colour for 11
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13 A passage out of a religious
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14 Lubricate thoroughly, and it
may produce a gusher (3,4)
16 The anvil bone broken by
cousin, nothing less (5)
18 Is nosy-sounding (5)
20 Signify one’s assent to the
land of sleep (3)
21 It will sound like a hound
along the coast (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
2 Wood-shaping tool (5)
5 Healing ointment (4)
7 Hidden obstacle (4)
8 In a pretentious manner (8)
9 Recall (8)
11 Clean (4)
12 TV-operating device (6,7)
15 Foul (4)
17 Climbing stems of plants (8)
19 Shameful events (8)
21 Make beer (4)
22 Not new (4)
23 Count (5)
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4
Admit (7)
Wood chunk (3)
Pollex (5)
Strong grass used in
paper-making (7)
5 Twice (music) (3)
6 Sings merrily (5)
10 Eat away (5)
11 Aqua (5)
13 Draw out from (7)
14 Fuel borehole (3,4)
16 Anvil bone of middle ear (5)
18 Of the nose (5)
20 Dip one’s head in agreement
(3)
21 Laurel tree (3)
ACROSS
1 Systematic inquiries (14)
8 Decorative stamp (4)
10 Luggage (9)
15 Opening (7)
16 Assumed name (9)
19 Salad green (7)
20 Bazaar (6)
21 Narcotic (6)
22 Sly (6)
26 Misplace (4)
28 Burden of proof (4)
30 Danger (6)
32 Expel (5)
34 Associate (7)
35 Microbe (4)
37 Before (5,2)
40 Unwavering (7)
42 SMS messages (5)
44 Gawk (at) (5)
45 Relate (7,2)
49 Put into a new order (9)
52 Ranting (6)
54 Tenant under a lease (6)
56 Unlikely winner (8)
57 (Had) consumed (5)
58 Narrative (9)
60 Louse egg (3)
61 Surpass (3)
62 Gift coverings (9)
65 Church donation (5)
68 Supplies (8)
71 Sushi fish (4)
72 Happily . . . after (4)
73 With the bow
(music direction) (4)
74 Group of three (4)
76 Peeper protectors (7)
78 Entranceways (5)
79 Ceremonial staff (7)
81 Includes (4)
82 Excludes (5)
85 Insurgent (5)
87 Poses a question (4)
88 Cream of the crop (4)
90 One from Beijing, eg (7)
91 Medical (6)
93 Between the head and
body (4)
95 Robbery (5)
96 Answer (5)
97 Slant (4)
99 Inside (comb form) (4)
100 Comb target (4)
101 Curved roof (4)
103 Pamplona is in this
country (5)
107 Areas of about 4 047
square metres (5)
110 Timber-dressing tool (4)
111 Gambler (Brit inf ) (6)
112 Pupil (7)
113 On a single occasion (4)
114 Scorch (4)
115 Not here (5)
118 Took a nap (5)
121 Dwelling place (4)
123 Unspecified person
(inf ) (2-3-2)
124 Iron alloy (5)
126 Stock up again (7)
127 Slight speech problem
(4)
128 Tiny speck (4)
129 Brass component (4)
130 Engrossed by (inf ) (4)
131 Carries out a task (8)
134 Fire remains (5)
135 Large group of musicians
(9)
139 Bestseller (3)
140 Stomach (inf ) (3)
141 Failing to comply (9)
142 Remove (5)
145 World Wide Web (8)
146 Pardon (6)
147 Joins (6)
149 After Wednesdays (9)
151 With deep sincerity (9)
153 Explosion (5)
155 Attach (3,2)
157 Refuse (7)
160 Anarchic (7)
163 Male descendants (4)
164 Rug at a building’s
entrance (7)
168 Flower part (5)
169 Advantages (6)
172 Wailing cry (4)
173 Region (4)
175 Compositions (6)
179 Fairly good (3,3)
180 Soak up (6)
182 National emblem of
Scotland (7)
183 Structure constructed
by bees (9)
184 Attack (inf ) (3,4)
185 Suffered (9)
186 Hops kiln (4)
187 Coerce (3,3,6,2)
DOWN
1 Some golf clubs (5)
2 Express (5)
3 Foul smell (5)
4 Article (4)
5 Lure (7)
6 Drive forward (5)
7 Teacup holder (6)
8 Precise (4-2)
9 Swellings (5)
10 Knitted top (7)
11 Unoccupied (4)
12 Capture (5)
13 Foam (5)
14 Sugary (5)
17 Halt (4)
18 Belonging to you (4)
23 Neither’s partner (3)
24 Take on (5)
25 Nevertheless (3)
27 Shaker contents (4)
29 Cosy home (4)
31 Cuban dance (5)
33 Enlisted (6,2)
36 . . . and cheese
(pasta dish) (8)
37 Bursts (4)
38 Fortunate (6-4)
39 Take for granted (10)
41 Vast (10)
43 Heroic narrative (4)
44 Type of flatfish (4)
46 Famous (8)
47 Stadium (5)
48 Living thing (8)
49 Reply (8)
50 Without . . . or reason (5)
51 Metal fastener (4)
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Earned (6)
Joins (a competition) (6)
Inexperienced (9)
Beams (4)
Toy gun ammo (6)
Sarcastically funny (6)
Hurt (6)
Second-in-command (6)
Narrow channel (6)
Annul (7)
. . . on (adore) (4)
Cut short (4)
Extreme (7)
Scamper (7)
Mends (7)
Bombardment (7)
Form (5)
Strange (5)
Orienteering instrument
(7)
98 Hence (9)
102 A continent (6)
103 Position (6)
104 Paintings and drama,
eg (4)
105 Squanders (6)
106 Allergic reaction (6)
108 Parrot-fashion (4)
109 Frightens (6)
114 Refined (10)
116 Abductees (8)
117 Rundown (10)
119 Movement (10)
120 Rehearse (8)
121 Will beneficiary (4)
122 Trinket (8)
124 Says (6)
125 Hear (6)
132 Wilhelm Röntgen’s
discovery (pl) (1-4)
133 Prevailing weather
patterns (8)
136 100% (8)
137 Abrupt (5)
138 Soya-bean curd (4)
143 Sleep (4)
144 Business attire (4)
148 Colours (4)
150 Regulations (5)
152 Window shelves (5)
154 Display (4)
156 Slightly open (4)
158 As a preferred alternative
(7)
159 Leave quickly (inf ) (7)
161 Chopping tool (3)
162 Timid (3)
164 Extinct flightless bird (4)
165 Most senior (6)
166 Impulsive (inf ) (6)
167 15 rugby players, eg (4)
169 Trails (5)
170 Elements of a larger
whole (5)
171 Surplus (5)
172 Triumphant shout (5)
174 Abbey head (5)
176 Fashion (5)
177 Mother’s sisters (5)
178 Utensil for dessert (5)
179 Noble gas (4)
181 International alliance (4)
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QUESTION WHAT IS THE
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COLOURED BLOCKS?
Clumsy
Ulster
Unionist
(abbr)
Army
title
River in
Hades
(Gk
myth)
Hollow
Tropical
Amer
cactus
Wicker
material
Universe
Namibia
(www)
Operations
(abbr)
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del Sol
(Spanish
(region)
Spooky
Old
warship
Anti-spy
activity
(7-9)
Talks
wildly
58
Neper
(symbol)
Wildlife
tours
Sunday
beef cut
Begin
Spark
producer
Isle of
Man
(www)
Beautiful
Motherof-pearl
Level
...
about
(dither)
Noble
gas
Withdraw
(3,3)
Model's
stance
Now!
(abbr)
Proceed
Paul
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Sting
actor)
Holds
back
Entice
Not as
warm
Be in
debt to
Pregnancy indicator
(abbr)
Undergarment
Curves
Nine
musicians
Elder
Private
eye
University
(short)
Naked
Mogadishu
citizen
Ball of
yarn
Whittle
(down)
Silent
Kilns
Cake
layer
Having
wings
Gawk
(at)
Guam
(www)
Bird
home
Africa
river
Type of
small
shark
Indicating
state
(suffix)
Varsity
head
Put up
with
Video
chat app
(TM)
Edible
tuber
Spider's
creation
A mule
parent
Printed
picture
Cease
Flee
Europe
river
fish
Vigilant
Have
Surprise
attacks
Breathe
hard
Depths
Female
sheep
Oodles
Mesh
Thing
Port
of old
Rome
Crib
Notrump
(abbr)
Centre
Weight
(abbr)
Poem of
praise
Daylight
Saving
Time
(abbr)
Surpass
Pen
fluid
...
out
(make
last)
On bad
terms
(2,4)
At that
time
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blade
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Swift
horse
(lit)
Rub
with oil
Vote
into
office
Floating platform
Ubi
supra
(abbr)
Mount
(abbr)
Pronoun
Get involved
(4,2)
Aussie
gem
Large
Amer
deer
Impel
onwards
Cooking
fat
Sludge
Chief
Justice
(abbr)
Sports
officials
(short)
Minor
coin
The
same
Yemen
port
Extended
credit
Grotto
Fr male
pal
Witty
remark
Missing
Defrost
Germany
(www)
Certainly
Christmas
Looks
hastily
Trip
Military
(abbr)
Roman
sun god
...
Diesel
(Fast X
actor)
Dazzles
Upon
Lower
back
pain
Queen
of
Sparta
(myth)
Face
(lit)
Apply,
as
pressure
Advert
(short)
Closed
Tenon's
partner
US coin
Gold
(symbol)
Lock
opener
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Graduate (inf)
Edict
of the
tsar
Museum
boss
To-do
note
Hundredweight
(abbr)
Mag
chief
Purpleblue
flowers
23rd
Greek
letter
Hard
waxy
sheep
fat
Urban
inn
Large
(comb
form)
Ohio
(abbr)
Gnarled
Take
rest
Chinese
dialects
Strike
Prayer
ending
Scanty
rainfall
period
Footsecond
(abbr)
Rug
Hectometre
(symbol)
Muslim
leader
Decorate
Conduit
Jargon
Heartbeat
Lithium
(symbol)
Spoken
Bay
window
Visited
by
ghosts
Naive
(4-4)
Wood
sorrel
Hip
joint
(tech)
Metal
pin
Adult
cygnet
Taboo
actions
(2-3)
Each
(abbr)
Assumed
name
Indigo
source
Nutria
Lottery
Grass
eater
Lion
calls
(Natural)
logarithm
(abbr)
Bog
fuel
Docking
facility
Get up
Port in
NW Italy
Garden
pavilion
On the
move
Without
effort
Oily
fruits
More
wacky
(inf)
Among
(Fr)
Stun gun
(TM)
Moonfish
Ringing
device
Manors
Reduce
Opinion
Inscribed
plates
Dwell
where
you work
(4-2)
Dined
...
Spelling
(US
actress)
Next to
Sforzando
(abbr)
Retired
prof's
title
One of
two
equal
parts
Dessert
(Brit
short)
Amer
songbird
Type of
puzzle
Girl
(slang)
Sunshade
Quod
est
(abbr)
Settle
a debt
Hang
loosely
Eyeball
cover
Shields
from
attack
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Gusted
Bands
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Intestine
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in half
Catch
fish
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Helmet
flap
Fire
remains
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anywhere
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garments
Bewitch
Clothespin
Neon
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No ball
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Having
the
nature of
(suffix)
Throw
out
Fighting
tool
Permit
Unit of
pain intensity
Variant
reading
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Fashionable
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Now
Gqeberha
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Bulgaria Cupid's
dart
money
Culinary
Eyot
flavour
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health
org
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school
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Letter
(lit)
Pacific
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nation
Hong
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variety
Becomes
more
intense
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Multiple
marriage
Twisted
forcibly
Beyond
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limits
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without
pause
Town
in NW
Italy
Gives
up
tenure
Medicinal
amounts
Velvety
leather
Load
(abbr)
Hit
Musical
work
Anxiety
Employs
Radon
(symbol)
Not off
Hawaii
garland
Benefit
Make
tidy
Rudder
handle
Secondary
genre
Stomachrelated
Units
of
heredity
Weak
Drawing
out
Canada Reputa(www)
tion
Male
offspring
Computer
'brain'
(abbr)
Ouch!
(SA)
Snow
athlete
Increase
9th
month
(abbr)
Rouse
Ancient
Peruvians
Play
charades
(3,3)
Donkey
Livelong
Charged
atoms
Excused
Football
club
(abbr)
Unstable
Dine
State's
system
of
money
Detect
Sore
Ease
Anger
Aid
Needing to
scratch
Shut
off
from
view
Erbium
(symbol)
They
glide
on ice
Liquid
craving
Small
bunch
of
flowers
Errors
excepted
(abbr)
Young
salmon
Fruit
fluid
Vacant
Sharpness of
temper
Toilet
(inf)
Forever
French
meaty
spread
Stubble
remover
Limb
Small
garment
flap
Bromine
(symbol)
Chinese
dynasty
Space
clouds
Nervous
system
unit
Oersted
(symbol)
Scene
(abbr)
Tummy
exercises
(3-3)
Peacock
spots
Gadget
(inf)
Greece
(www)
Makes
mistakes
Further
Prepaid
(abbr)
On the
Mutton safe side
bacon
Storyteller
Czech
Republic
(abbr)
Diplomacy
Along
with
Nearest to
Internal
(abbr)
Genius
actor
(5,5)
Ultimate
(abbr)
Fish
eggs
About
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Type
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Road
(abbr)
Red
Sea
nation
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Spanish
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Telescope
part
At a
future
time
3D triangles
Spool
toy
Take
part
in a
game
Now
Thailand
Physically fit
Curved
Irish
Gaelic
NO 2
19th
Greek
letter
Depend
(on)
Sheets,
blankets,
etc
Produce
a hole
Sweat
room
Thai
island
Included
(abbr)
Penniless
(inf)
Casino
dealer
Ruminant
mammal
Big Five
animal
Begins
. . . Cup
(UK
football
contest)
US
justice
agency
(abbr)
Obscene
Battery
fluid
Brit
boxer
(5,4)
Crafty
Unit of
force
Also
known
as
(abbr)
High
cards
Misery
Weight
(abbr)
Tint
Porcino
Jealous
feeling
Lair
Wrestling
org
(abbr)
Sprinted
Afghan
money
Spicy
Rent
out
Practise
crystal
gazing
Main
Spinal
bone
segment
As far
as
Century
plant
Superficial
Stocking
seller
Forever
Olive
drab
(abbr)
Grecian
(abbr)
Acted
in advance
(3-6)
Excl of
pain
Molar
Taylor
. . . (Bad
Blood
singer)
However
Long ton
(abbr)
Short
musical
composition
African
river
Unit of
loudness
Expect
Verb
phrase
(abbr)
Former
Proteas
bowler
(4,5)
Skilful
Botswana
(www)
Do-ityourself
(abbr)
Fetter
bone
Junk
email
More
tearful
Be
quiet!
Diving
birds
Iraq
(www)
Perish
Tended
the sick
Rodent
Rite
N Amer
Air
Force
(abbr)
Measuring
device
Atom
Too
precise
Long
journey
Fuse
Entire
18th
Greek
letter
One-onone
battles
Baffle
Head
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Greedy
person
Just released
United
Nations
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Type
genus
(abbr)
Indian
mulberry
Ditty
Movie
alien
Make
Not AC
Brief
brawl
(3-2)
Carpet
Be
Alright
singer
(4,5)
Tale
8th
Greek
letter
SA
river
Threeline
verse
Sine
loco
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Data
processing
(abbr)
County
(abbr)
Northern
Ireland
(inf)
Very
cold
Curve
Earwax
(tech)
Attics
Et
cetera
(abbr)
Room
for
action
Sent via
Internet
Special
(abbr)
Break
your
word
Decrees
Kilolitre
(symbol)
Granny
Smith,
eg
Woolly
Grease
Veranda
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Wedgeshaped
The
same
TS . . .
(poet)
Conclude
Aftershave
scent
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Narrow
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throughout the
puzzle. For example,
in puzzle No 1,
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19=U. Use these
clues to fill in the
matching numbers
in the grid, then
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missing words
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ALL PUZZLE AND CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS APPEAR IN THE SAME ISSUE, EXCEPT FOR THE COMPETITION BLOCKBUSTER.
THAT SOLUTION AND THE NAME OF THE WINNER ARE PRINTED SEVEN WEEKS LATER DUE TO THE COMPETITION ELEMENT.
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TWO-WAY TEASER
ACROSS: 2 Lathe,
5 Balm, 7 Snag, 8 Uppishly,
9 Remember, 11 Wash,
12 Remote control, 15 Vile,
17 Tendrils, 19 Scandals,
21 Brew, 22 Used, 23 Tally
DOWN: 1 Concede, 2 Log,
3 Thumb, 4 Esparto, 5 Bis,
6 Lilts, 10 Erode, 11 Water,
13 Extract, 14 Oil well,
16 Incus, 18 Nasal, 20 Nod,
21 Bay
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2 There (fore) sight
3 Skate (board) room
CRYPTO QUOTE
You yourself, as much
as anybody in the entire
universe, deserve your love
and affection. – Buddha
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ESSENCE HAMPER
Mike Williams,
Howick, KwaZulu-Natal
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NO 1
academe, aced, acme, acted,
aide, aimed, cadet, came, cede,
cite, cited, dame, date, deceit,
decimate, deem, dice, diet,
dime, edict, edit, emaciate,
EMACIATED, emetic, emit,
iced, idea, ideate, item, mace,
made, mate, mated, mead,
meat, media, mediate, medic,
medicate, meet, meta, mete,
meted, mice, mite, tame,
tamed, team, teamed, teed,
teem, tide, tied, time, timed
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When Tutankhamun, the boy king
who reigned over Egypt more than
3 000 years ago died suddenly, his
story was lost to time – until his
burial place was discovered
Tutankhamun’s
gold burial mask
has become one
of the most
recognised faces
of Ancient Egypt.
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T FIR ST, th e stor y of
Tutankhamun might seem
unbelievable . . . (and maybe
even a bit bizarre): a boy king
in Ancient Egypt dies and is
buried as a mummy in the Valley of the
Kings. He’s then found thousands of
years later, only for strange things to
happen so people believe his grave might
be cursed. Sounds crazy, right?
Except. . . it isn’t!
THE BOY KING
When the unpopular Pharaoh Akhenaten suddenly died, it fell to his
son Tutankhamun to take over as ruler of
Ancient Egypt. King Tut (as he’s also
known) was only nine years old
at the time.
Akhenaten had at least five
wives, including the
powerful Nefertiti.
She never had a son
of her own, so it fell to Tutankhamun, the son of one
A statue of the jackal god,
Anubis, was found in the
tomb guarding the remains
and treasures of King Tut.
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of his other wives, to become pharaoh.
King Tut reigned during a period of great conflict. Ancient Egypt was at war with the neighbouring kingdom of Nubia (now northern
Sudan) as well as Syria. The boy king’s reign was
short – only 10 years. He died when he was 19
years old and people suspected he was assassinated. However, when his tomb was discovered more than 3 000 years later the truth was
revealed.
You might be wondering how a 3 300-yearold tomb might be of any use to anyone. Surely
anything of value (especially a dead body)
would have disintegrated ages ago? Usually,
you’d be right. However, the ancient Egyptians
had an interesting way of getting around this
problem.
ANCIENT EGYPT
Ancient Egyptians believed that if
they followed certain rules and rituals with the bodies of people who died, they
could ensure immortality after death. These
elaborate rituals included mummification.
During mummification, moisture is removed
from the body, and it’s treated with spices and
preservatives. The body is wrapped in linen
cloths and laid to rest. This process resulted
in bodies decomposing slower than
untreated bodies would.
The dead were often buried with what
they called “grave goods”. These were
objects that might come in handy in the
afterlife such as jewellery, food, coins
and even games.
In the case of pharaohs, bodies were
treated with great care and would often
be buried with vast treasures in something called a sarcophagus, which is a
coffin or a container for a coffin. In King
Tut’s case, his sarcophagus contained
Archaeologist Howard
Carter (right) was funded
three coffins!
by Lord Carnarvon to find
Because he died so young and so sudthe lost tomb.
Social
science
Pharaohs and
noble Egyptians
were buried in the
Valley of the Kings
when they died.
Carter discovered a large
sarcophagus,
filled with smaller
coffins where
King Tut’s body
was kept safe.
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his unpopular father.
You can imagine the surprise when, more
than a hundred years ago, archaeologists
discovered small items that clearly had Tutankhamun’s name on them. This raised many
questions. Who was this King Tutankhamun?
Where was his tomb? And why had no one ever
heard of him? Suddenly, the race to find the lost
tomb of Tutankhamun was on!
THE SEARCH
Experts were digging and exploring
for things that remained of this mystery king, but their excavations revealed nothing.
The area they were searching – the Valley of
the Kings – was vast, and at that time they
didn’t have the advanced technology we have
now to scan and search large areas of land. It
really was like finding a needle in a haystack!
Along came Howard Carter – a British
archaeologist who, with the help of the wealthy
chamber, and here Carter
found the golden sarcophagus, which filled almost the
entire room. Here lay the
mummified remains of King
Tut.
Two more rooms were discovered – the treasury and the
annex – both filled with grave
goods. Guarding the treasury
was a statue of Anubis, the god
of mummification and the dead. It
took Carter 10 years to catalogue the
more than 5 000 items found in the tomb.
CURSE OR COINCIDENCE?
The news of Carter’s discovery became a global news in November 1922,
but people were just as fascinated to hear
about some strange things happening to
people involved: Lord Carnarvon died
THE TREASURE
from an infected mosquito bite soon
Over time, many of the tombs
after they opened the tomb, and the
in the Valley of the Kings had
recipient of a gift from the tomb had
been raided by thieves so explorers
his house burnt down. He then rebuilt
were never sure if they’d find anything
it, but then it was flooded.
of value or not.
Curse or coincidence? Whatever
In King Tut’s tomb, though, Carter
it was, the discovery of King Tut’s
peeped through a small hole and
tomb is just as exciting and
described seeing statues and the
amazing today as it was when
glint of gold coming from everyit was first found. His tomb is
where. They had found a real
still the most intact royal Egyptreasure!
tian tomb ever to be found.
For two months, Carter
As it turns out: the pharand his team removed and
aoh who was meant to be
catalogued more than 600
King Tut’s father,
forgotten, will forever be
items in the first room, which
Pharaoh Akhenaten, was
remembered for this
he called the antechamber.
an unpopular leader who
incredible story.
The second room was the burial
made radical changes to
the religion of Egypt.
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Ancient Egypt was
a powerful empire,
with great pyramids
and sphinxes which
still exist today.
The entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb. The seal had been
unbroken for thousands of years.
Lord Carnarvon, started searching
for King Tut. On each site they
searched, Carter’s team dug
all the way down through the
sand to the bedrock beneath, making sure they
didn’t miss any clues. This
took ages. When years
went by with no sign of the
tomb, Lord Carnarvon was
ready to call it a day. Carter
asked for just three more
months.
Three days into this new expedition,
the workers discovered what looked like a
simple step buried in the sand. The deeper they
dug, the more steps they found until (finally!)
they found a sealed door, with the name
“Tutankhamun” stamped across it.
COMPILED BY RICHARD VAN RENSBURG
Vasuki indicus was
probably larger than
Titanoboa, another
prehistoric snake,
as displayed at
Grand Central Station in New York.
WHERE DOES THE
NAME COME FROM?
The snake king Vāsuki,
who is associated with
the Hindu god Shiva.
Hence, there are many
depictions of Vāsuki
draped around the
neck of Shiva.
WE TALK ABOUT
I
LARGEST EVER SNAKE FOSSIL
FOUND IN WEST INDIA
N A groundbreaking discovery that redefines our understanding of prehistoric
wildlife, scientists have
unearthed evidence of what
could be the largest snake to ever
slither across the Earth.
Named Vasuki indicus, this
colossal reptile once roamed the
western Indian state of Gujarat,
according to a recent study published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.
The fossilised remains, found
in a mine, suggest Vasuki indicus
weighed over a ton and stretched
an astonishing 15 metres in length
– that’s longer than the iconic
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The Vasuki indicus belonged to
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the Madtsoiidae family, a dominant
group of snakes that thrived approxiamtely 90 million years ago
until their extinction around 12 000
years ago. They spread from India
through southern Eurasia and into
north Africa after the Indian subcontinent collided with Eurasia
about 50 million years ago.
Scientists recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a
few still in the same position as
they would have been when the
reptile was alive. They say it would
have looked like a large python and
would not have been venomous.
“Judging by its size, Vasuki was a
slow-moving predator that would
ambush and then constrict its prey
to death, as anacondas and py-
thons do,” said palaeontologist
Debajit Datta, one of the study’s
authors.
Researchers believe given the
snake’s impressive size its prey
could have included large prehistoric crocodilian animals, turtles, fish
and early ancestors
of whales.
As scientists continue to unravel the mysteries of the past, discoveries
such as Vasuki indicus remind us of the ever-changing story of life on Earth.
Prehistoric snakes like Vasuki
weren't poisonous, were fairly
slow and tended to ambush prey.
DID YOU KNOW?
The reticulated python is the
longest snake in the world, according to the Natural History
Museum. On average, this snake
reaches lengths of about 6 metres, with the longest ever recorded being around 10 metres.
AROUND THE WORLD
ARCTIC ICE EXPORTED
A North American company
has become the first in the
world to export glacier ice from
Greenland to the desert nation
of United Arab Emirates. Artic Ice,
a manufacturer of packaged ice
products and ice services, has
already successfully shipped 20
tons of ice, harvested from pristine
Arctic glaciers that are over 100
000 years old. The company
claims it’s the cleanest water
on earth.
DAZZLING DISPLAY
OF LIGHTNING
OCTOPUS REVEALS
UNDERWATER SHRINE
Mount Ruang, a
725m-tall volcano on
Sangihe Island, Indonesia,
erupted five times last
month – accompanied
by nearly 4 000 lightning
strikes. The eruptions
sent lava, rock and ash up
to 3km into the air, eerily lit
by a lightning storm.
Scientists from the Indonesian
Volcanology Centre attribute the
GOOD NEWS
BIRD REUNITES WITH DOG BESTIE
AUSTRALIA
INDONESIA
GREENLAND
Social media sensations Molly the magpie and
Peggy the staffy have captured hearts around the
world. Raised by Juliette Wells, their friendship
faced a challenge when the bird was seized by animal welfare because Juliette didn’t have a permit to
keep her. Following public outcry and the Queensland premier’s intervention, Molly and Peggy were
reunited after 45 days, highlighting the strength of
community support and love.
volcanic lightning flashes to
static electricity generated by
particle collisions in the ash
clouds.
BAD NEWS
DIESEL GENERATORS 'POISONING'
BEIRUT
An Australian diver, Jules Casey,
recently experienced a unique interaction when an octopus she frequently visited “hugged” her and
showed her a secret shrine on the
Mornington Peninsula’s seabed.
She later discovered that this
shrine, featuring a photo of a man
with a dog and a plaque named
“Lorenz", was dedicated to the man
who wanted to create an artificial
coral reef with statues.
CAN YOU
BELIEVE IT?
Too many diesel generators are making residents of
Beirut seriously ill. According to the World Health
Organization, air pollution levels in the country’s
densely populated areas are up to four times what
people should be exposed to. Scientists have determined that the excessive reliance on diesel power
generation over the past five years has directly doubled the risk of diseases such as cancer.
ANTS REPAIR DAMAGED TREES
Researchers have long known the relationship
between Azteca ants and Cecropia trees is an
example of symbiosis (see Word of the Week).
More recently, however, it has been established
that when the trees get injured, the Azteca ants
will doctor them by filling broken spots within
hours with plant fibre and sap from elsewhere,
helping their hosts’ wounds heal quickly.
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WORD
OF THE
WEEK
The Penguin
Post Office of
Antarctica is
offering people
a chance to live
and work at the
coldest place on
Earth.
SYMBIOSIS
From: Greek sýn (“together”) and bíōs (“life”).
Symbiosis is when different plants and animals live together and help each
other. For example: fungi on trees benefit from their host, but their presence
is also good for the tree.
Figuratively speaking, we can also say two people or groups have a
symbiotic relationship. Environmental conservationists and recycling
companies can, for instance, work together in a symbiotic relationship.
BY THE NUMBERS
> 300 million
SOUTH POLE
ANTARCTIC POST OFFICE
SEEKS ADVENTURERS
T
post office.
HE Penguin Post OfIt sounds easy enough, but it’s
fice in Antarctica, the
world’s most southern not without its challenges. Temand one of the coldest peratures are freezing even in
summer, and the team will share a
post offices, is hiring.
small space with limited ameniThe UK Antarctic Heritage
ties: a tiny kitchen, no flush toilet,
Trust is looking for five adventurscarce phone and internet service
ous souls ready to embark on a
and no running water. Water
unique journey from November
comes from visiting ships, which
2024 to March 2025.
also occasionally offer a chance
This isn’t your typical job,
for a warm shower. Plus, there’s
though, it’s an adventure in one of
the constant smell of penguin
the most remote places on Earth.
guano to get used to.
The team’s responsibilities
Nevertheless, the trust
will include sorting mail – up to
has been inundated with applica80 000 letters and postcards
tions.
sent by about 18 000 cruise ship
“It’s a unique opportunity to
passengers who visit Port Locklive in a landscape that constantly
roy during the summer – as well
fills you with awe and wonder,
as selling postage stamps, mainwhere pioneering generations
taining buildings, and operating a
have gone before
gift shop.
you and made
Another imporgroundbreaking
tant task is to
discoveries about
count and monitor
The number of items
our planet,” says
about 1 500 gentoo
processed by workers
Camilla Nichol,
penguins that form
at the remote post
the trust’s CEO.
a colony around the
office each season.
80 000
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That’s how many times Taylor Swift’s new album, The
Tortured Poets Department, was streamed on
Spotify in a single day. It’s
the first album ever to exceed this number of
streams in a day on the top
streaming service. Additionally, the track Fortnight
from the album became
Spotify’s most streamed
song within a day.
450 m
The height of the world’s
tallest residential clock tower, the Aeternitas tower in
Dubai, scheduled to be completed in 2027. The clock tower will be four times higher
than London’s Big Ben. It will
have a massive 40m by 30m
Swiss-made clock face, visible from 6km away.
2,57m
The length of Aliia Nasyrova’s hair. The modern-day Rapunzel has
conquered the Guinness
World Record for the
longest hair. The 35-year-old artist from Ukraine, who now lives in
Slovakia, has never had
a full haircut. Her hair is
always just slightly trimmed to keep it healthy
and strong.
FIVE QUICK
QUESTIONS
Students of the Youth America Grand Prix
break the Guinness World Record for the most
ballerinas en pointe simultaneously at the
Plaza Hotel in New York City. Altogether 353
ballerinas stood on their toes at the same time
for more than one minute.
1
Which type of flower is
closely linked with the
Netherlands?
2
How many continents
are there in the world?
3
What is the largest
mammal on earth?
4
What does a palaeontologist study?
5
Which country gifted
the Statue of Liberty
to America?
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
6 MAY 1994 – THE CHANNEL TUNNEL BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE OPENS
Queen Elizabeth in London in 2014
to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel.
boarded a train at Waterloo station, from where she was whisked
to Folkestone, then under the English Channel to Calais. President
Mitterrand of France met her
there, and the two formally cut red,
white, and blue ribbons to open the
Channel Tunnel.
Today about 30 000 people,
6 000 cars and 3 500 trucks journey through the Chunnel on passenger, shuttle and freight trains.
ANSWERS:
1. Tulips
2. Seven
3. Blue whale
4. Fossils
5. France
On 6 May 1994, the Channel Tunnel between England and France
was officially opened by the late
Queen Elizabeth II and former
French President François Mitterrand – offering a direct rail link between the two countries and
significantly reducing travel time.
This remarkable railway tunnel
runs under the English Channel,
between the English town of Folkestone and the French port city
of Calais.
The English Channel is 560km
long and the Channel Tunnel,
sometimes called the Chunnel,
stretches 50km. Of this, 37,5km
runs underwater – making it the
longest underwater tunnel in the
world.
The idea to build it was first
proposed in 1802, but construction only began 186 years later, in
1988.
The tunnel was built in seven
years at a cost of $15 billion
(R285bn).
For the opening, the late Queen
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
In his short life, Alexander III of Macedon conquered
almost every part of the world known to his people,
and he was even crowned as an Egyptian pharaoh
COMPILED BY JOAN VAN ZYL
INFOGRAPHICS: MICHAEL DE LUCCHI
LEXANDER THE GREAT
was one of the most famous
leaders of ancient times.
He was born more than
2 000 years ago in Pella in
Macedonia, which is north
of Greece today. His father
was the king of Macedonia,
and Alexander succeeded him when he was
only 20 years old.
Alexander had big dreams, and after he
united Greece under his rule, he expanded
his power to other countries. He was a brilliant soldier and conquered the vast Persian
Empire, which also included Egypt. Through
these conquests, he established one of the
largest empires in history.
But Alexander’s soldiers were becoming
homesick, and before they could fully invade
India, he decided to turn
back. On the way
home to Greece, he
died mysteriously in
Babylon when he
was just 32 years
old.
Historians
think he
might’ve
been poisoned or
contracted
malaria.
After his
death, his
empire was divided among
his generals,
and not long
after, it disintegrated
completely.
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KOPIS
Alexander used this
ancient Greek sword.
ALEXANDER
AND HIS HORSE,
BUCEPHALUS
As a child, Alexander tamed
a wild horse named Bucephalus, who became his favourite
horse until it died of old age.
He even named a city after
his horse: Bucephala, which
is today the city of Jhelum
in Pakistan. Bucephalus
fought dozens of battles
with Alexander.
MACEDONIA
THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
COUNTRIES CONQUERED
BY ALEXANDER
Alexander conquered the entire Persian Empire.
Let’s see which modern countries were included:
B First he conquered Turkey, Syria and Kuwait.
B Then came Egypt, where he established
Alexandria as the capital – one of the
many cities he named after himself.
B Next, he moved on to Iraq, Iran and
Afghanistan.
B He was invading India when his soldiers told
him they were tired of fighting and wanted to
go home. Alexander and his army turned back.
B But when they reached Babylon – still
far from home – Alexander died under
mysterious circumstances. He was
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MACEDONIA
SOGDIANA
Today: Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan
PELLA
ARMENIA
ASIA MINOR
BACTRIA
Today:
Armenia, Turkey
Today: Turkey
MESOPOTAMIA
Today: Iraq
ASSIRIA
Today:
Iraq, Syria,
Kuwait, Iran
and Turkey
ALEXANDRIA
MEDIA
Today: Iraq
EGYPT
Today: Afghanistan,
Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan
Today: Iran
BABILONIA
ARABIA
HE BECOMES A PHARAOH
336-323
BC
The years
WHERE ALEXANDER WAS BORN
TODAY: Macedonia and Greece
ATHENS
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GREECE
The Persian
Empire before
Alexander’s
invasion
ARIANA
PERSIA
Today:
Afghanistan
Today: Iran
Alexander died
here in mysterious
circumstances.
INDIA
B Alexander and his army arrived in
Egypt in November 332 BC. The
Egyptians welcomed him and
crowned him as a pharaoh.
B While he was there, he founded
the city of Alexandria, which still
exists today. Alexandria quickly
expanded and, after Alexander’s
time, it became the capital of
Egypt and remained so for
almost 1 000 years.
B Alexandria was famous for its
library, which at the time established the city as an important
place for clever people.
B The Lighthouse of Alexandria
is one of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World. Sadly, it was
severely damaged by a series of
earthquakes.
B Although Alexander didn’t build
the library or the lighthouse, it
is unlikely that these important
landmarks would have existed
without him.
THE KING
IN ART
Although he did
not live very long,
Alexander the Great has
been a source of inspiration for many
artists throughout the centuries.
ABOVE RIGHT: In the ancient Italian city
of Pompeii, he and his horse were depicted
in a mosaic. RIGHT: An Italian bust of
Alexander from the 18th century. Many
artists have portrayed him as a young,
clean-shaven man with smooth skin.
5 FAST FACTS
B Alexander never lost a single
battle during his reign.
B He named 70 cities after
himself and one after his horse.
B His official title was Alexander
the Third of Macedon.
B He is still considered one of the
greatest military minds of all time.
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B He had three wives.
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Rachel White,
who was the
first of his biological children
to contact him.
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LEFT and BELOW: Sperm
donor Peter Ellenstein has
37 children that he knows
about. Over the years he’s
met 34 of them.
On a recent trip to China with one of his
sons, Jeremy.
‘MY CHILDREN
HAVE NOW
BECOME
THE MOST
IMPORTANT
THING IN
MY LIFE’
T WAS a young woman named Rachel
who changed my life forever. I still
remember the moment – 10.55am on
6 October 2017.
I was sitting in the café of the Ritz
Hotel in San Francisco when a
Facebook message pinged on my
cellphone. “Hi Peter,” it said. “I am
messaging you under very strange
circumstances.
“This is a very sensitive subject . . . but
to give you a bit of my background, I was
born in 1994 due to in vitro fertilisation.
The reason I am messaging you is that I
believe you may have been the donor.”
The first thing I felt was shock – mixed
with an undercurrent of pleasure that the
message was grammatically correct.
Then I freaked out. Rushing back to my
hotel room, I forwarded the message to
my wife and siblings.
“Could this be a scam?” replied my
sister, echoing my own thoughts.
But even in this early panic, I knew it
could very well be true. In the late ’80s
and early ’90s, while I was trying to make
it as a theatre producer and artistic director in Los Angeles, my home town, I had
been a frequent visitor to two sperm
banks. It was a good way to raise money:
I was given at least $45 per donation, up
to five times a week.
Over five or six years, I must have made
hundreds of donations, which afforded
me my dream of starting a theatre company.
There are few regulations governing
who can donate sperm in the US. The
American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines limit a donor to 25 live
births per population area of 850 000, although this is not enforced by law. To my
knowledge there’s no central tracking.
At the time, the clinic told me that the
donations were anonymous, though I
agreed that any offspring could track me
down in the event of a medical emergency – if they needed my bone marrow for
a transplant, for example. So I went away
and mostly forgot all about it.
Over the following years, I criss-crossed
the country, working as an actor, producer and director. I met my wife when I was
48 – our marriage lasted eight years.
I never raised children of my own. My
wife had a daughter before we met and
I became close with her: to my mind we
had a readymade family.
I was ambivalent about having my
“own” children, though willing if I was in
the right relationship at the right time.
Sadly, in 2017, my marriage started to fail,
just around the time that Rachel contacted me.
She was 23 at the time, the daughter of
a single mother. She told me she had
been trying to find me since she was
eight.
FTER Rachel’s message arrived, I rang the sperm bank
and was told they had not revealed my identity to anyone,
but other details about me
had been made available: my
date of birth, height, weight, my career in
the performing arts.
It later transpired that Rachel had undertaken a mammoth detective task in
order to find me, putting various pieces
together and eventually tracking me
down via a film industry website.
Fascination took over, and I replied.
Over a day of texts back and forth, Rachel
and I discovered some weird parallels.
Like me, she had graduated early from
high school, chosen not to go to college
and to pursue an artist’s life – she was a
musician who also worked in music
production. Like me, she loved the jazz
guitarist Joe Pass.
I suggested a video chat. From the minute that I locked eyes with Rachel – eyes
that were the same as mine – I was able
to think of nothing else. I wanted to know
her: she opened a different part of my
heart and brain that had not existed
before, a way of being in the world that
I’d never previously contemplated.
Partway through the conversation,
Rachel said: “You should probably
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know there are more of us.” My response was: “Oh! This is so overwhelming
– don’t tell me.”
Rachel and I met the next day at the
house of my friend: we’d chosen it
because it was neutral territory. When
I arrived she told me she could tell immediately I was her father because I bumped
into the table.
This clumsiness was clearly genetic,
given her mother was a ballerina. We
laughed and hugged and cried in amazement and kept stopping to stare at one
another. It was so emotional that my
friend’s housekeeper, who happened to
be there, was in tears.
It was then that I finally felt ready to ask
about the other children.
“I know about the twins,” Rachel said.
“They’re great.”
Twins? But I was soon to discover Peter keeps in
there were triplets too. It was a lot of touch with his
children on
information to process.
social media.
Two weeks later, Rachel and I met
again and she read me descriptions of the
other 11 children she knew about, who emotional bandwidth?
By the end of November, I’d met four of
had all connected via the Donor Sibling
Registry and the DNA ancestry company the girls. We had a Thanksgiving party
23andMe. They included Michael, one of and seeing them talking to each other
the triplets and a sailor in the Navy, and gave me such pleasure: in some way, I was
Tyee, who was studying environmental responsible for these lives. My mother,
brother and sister were there too.
science in Ecuador.
Mom, who is now 97, is amused and
While I didn’t yet feel ready to meet the
others, I thought I soon would, so I start- thrilled by the whole thing. Her shorted to prepare by reading online articles term memory isn’t very good, so she ofsuch as “7 things your donor kids could ten asks me how many I have and how
many she’s met (close
want”.
to 20 of them, at
Previous studies
the last count). She
had spoken about
doesn’t see well, but
the different things a
she enjoys sharing stochild might be lookries with them.
ing for, from a simple
medical and biological history all the way
A R LY o n
up to a paternal relain the protionship. I decided I
cess, I found
would remain open
out I was a
to whatever each one
grandfather
wanted – they were
too – now
all young adults by
that was a wild idea.
then and I’d take
The exciting part is
their lead.
that I now get to see a
Still, I had a lot of
bit of those grandchilhesitation at the
dren growing up, an
beginning. Meeting
experience that I didn’t
Rachel was one thing,
have with any of the
but when I learnt
children.
how many there
My children have
He was living a quiet
were, I wasn’t sure
now become the most
life in New York
before he became
I could handle it.
important thing in my
aware that he was
I started questioning,
life.
the biological father
did I have enough
In all I have 37 chilof dozens of kids.
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dren that I know of, and currently I’ve
met 34 of them. They range in age from
Jameson (now 35), to Sidney (23), who
was 17 when I met him. The twins and my
son Alex were born four days apart. There
are two Brittanys.
They come from various backgrounds:
some are “only” children, some have siblings from other donors. A few have two
moms – one has four. And others are
from nuclear families, but the father has
often left the picture. Many of the mothers are Jewish – I’m also Jewish.
Most of us have qualities in common
too: dogged determination, a love of literature, open-minded values. We wave our
arms around when we get excited. Jamie,
Jeremy and Dexter resemble me the
most, physically; Melanie and Griffin
share my love of wordplay and debate.
When I look at my daughters Courtney
and Brittany, it’s like looking in a mirror.
But ultimately, Rachel – the daughter
who found me and brought us all together – is probably the one I’m most similar
to. She has my smile and, like me, is full
of optimism.
We also process the world in the same
sort of way – we both think we are always
right, and both can be bull-headed, with
tunnel vision.
Most live in the US, but Mikayla lives in
France, and Rachel and I visited her
there, on a trip where we went parasailing in Cannes together. I’ve taken three
trips to Europe and visited one child in
China. As for those based here, I’ve trav-
He says finding
his children
has totally
transformed
his life.
‘I DON’T CONSIDER MYSELF
A PARENT. BUT THEY ARE
STILL MY CHILDREN’
In San Francisco
with some of his
children.
When I knew about only 13 of them,
I hoped they’d all get on, but that was
optimistic and after the initial flurry of
togetherness, the differences in personality began to show.
I do have a tricky relationship with a
couple of the children. One of my sons is
very similar to me – a quick brain, but argumentative in a way that pushes people
away. Sometimes I’ve had to set boundaries with them – one took to calling me
constantly and felt rejected when I
couldn’t fulfil their emotional needs.
One of the three I haven’t met is very
unwell: we’ve never spoken and it doesn’t
feel appropriate to make contact, but I
follow her progress online.
I’m happy to meet their parents too, if
that’s what the children want. I’ve met 10
of the moms and a couple of the dads.
Most are very nice, and a few sent me
Y NEW relationships with
my children have made me
reflect deeply. Until this
point in my life, I had never
thought about my mortality. Now I have started to
consider: what do I leave in the world?
What kind of example am I as a father, as
a human?
But from the first moment, none of my
kids has pressed me or made me feel
obligated to support them. I wish I had
more money to help those who need it or
make visits easier. (I’ve loaned small
amounts to several of them though.)
In a perfect world, I’d have a gigantic
home where they could all stay and hang
out together, but I’ve lived in the same
little house since 2018. I drive a Prius, but
when we have big gatherings, I sometimes rent a van.
Some people – both friends and
strangers – who hear about us get upset.
A few have wondered if I really deserve
the epithet “father”. It never leaves my
mind that I didn’t raise these individuals.
That’s why I don’t consider myself a
“parent”. But they are still my children.
Many biological fathers treat their children appallingly. Others found by their
offspring later in life have sent “cease and
desist” letters. But in our case, these relationships have overwhelmingly become
a positive force.
Plus, though we all bring our own baggage, we don’t have any baggage with
each other since we’ve only known each
other for a few years. We can start fresh
– a good thing.
Since Rachel first made contact with
me six years ago, there have been two
weddings and two graduations: I have
nine grandchildren.
There are 37 chances for someone to
change my nappies when I get old. And I
didn’t even have to change theirs.
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elled the country meeting them: to St
Louis, Maine, Oregon. I’ve paid for some
to come to LA too.
I’m a connector by nature, so this all
gives me enormous pleasure. I’ve set a
couple of them up for job meetings with
acquaintances. One of my daughters is
investing in property, so I gave her a contact in the business.
Another came to stay after splitting up
with her husband. When I met my current partner, Dasha, four and a half years
ago, I told her this crazy story in our first
conversation; it is a lot to get one’s head
around. She has made good friends with
some of the children and went on a trip
with one of my daughters.
As for what they call me, it varies: Pops,
Old Man, “my biological father”, but most
call me Peter.
It hasn’t been plain sailing all the time.
lovely notes thanking me for their
children. I’m grateful they are happy,
but a little embarrassed about it.
We have a big Facebook group for the
children and another one to which they
can add their parents, siblings and significant others, as well as an online chat
group.
Some of the conversations are interesting. One of my daughters was raised
Catholic and I didn’t agree with her views
on subjects like birth control, but I did listen and we parted as better friends, saying, “There’s everything else in the world
we can connect on: just not this.”
Rosemary and Duncan
Briggs, the owners of
Roscan Sanctum in the
Hex River Valley, with
Pixi, Vlooi and Dude.
A PLACE
OF HOPE
AND HEALING
Damaged people and abused dogs find a safe
haven and a chance to start again at this farm in
the Cape Winelands BY PIETER VAN ZYL PICTURES: CORRIE HANSEN
HE dogs on this farm are
the picture of happiness,
wagging their tails, jumping joyfully, barking with
unbridled delight. They’re
so full of life it’s almost
impossible to imagine the
horrors they were once
subjected to.
Berry, an eight-year-old Jack Russell
mix, was so abused he was close to death
and vultures had begun to peck at him.
Pit bull Grace (9) was used as bait for
dog fights and her past is written in a network of scars across her face.
Three-year-old Samantha was nursing
her month-old puppies when someone
threw acid at her.
These dogs bear the wounds of unthinkable cruelty – but things are very different
now. They’re living their best lives at Roscan Sanctum farm near De Doorns in the
Hex River Valley, looked after by 14 people
who are here to heal themselves too.
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Rules are strict here. No alcohol or
drugs are allowed and everyone has to
pitch in and do their bit.
Roscan Sanctum is both a safe haven
for people who need a new start and a
“retirement home” for animals rescued
from dire circumstances. People share
their space with the dogs and a variety of
other animals, including sheep, pigs,
geese, ducks, chickens and a turkey.
The 48-hectare farm is divided into
three camps – an outdoor area for some
of the animals, a farmstead and five
Wendy houses for people and indoor
dogs and a woodworking workshop and
greenhouse. There’s also a pet cemetery
where the animals are laid to rest when
their time comes and little crosses bear
the names of departed furry friends such
as Oupa, Bekkie, Coco, King and Tripp.
“This isn’t an easy job but it’s a necessary one,” Liza van Niekerk (47) says. She’s
the farm’s first volunteer and started
working here with founders Rosemary
(51) and Duncan Briggs (58).
Rosemary was once a chef, doing
demonstrations at trade fairs for kitchen
appliance manufacturers. Then she lost
her husband and son in an accident and
her life fell apart. Duncan used to be a
broker at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange until drugs left him on the street.
They found each other, rebuilt their
lives and now welcome others who’ve had
struggles along the way. Even a man who
served time for murder has found salvation here. This place is a reminder that
all creatures – human and animal – can
be given a second chance.
LL Roscan residents have to
leave as soon as they find
permanent work. They often
find jobs after their stories
along with their skills and
qualifications are shared on
Facebook.
Residents are referred here by churches,
welfare organisations or social services.
Everyone gets three meals a day and access to the internet.
Accommodation is free but residents
do farm work, gardening, woodworking,
cooking and a multitude of tasks asso-
LEFT: Daniel Fortuin,
Jacques Johannes and
Shaun Wardly at work
in the veggie garden.
BELOW: Rosemary
and Duncan in the
dog cemetery.
Roscan Sanctum volunteers Liza van Niekerk (left)
and Amanda von Wielliegh
prep for mealtime.
ciated with caring for the animals.
Meals are taken together at the dining
table in the main house. Today’s lunch
was toast with spicy mince and a fried
egg, dinner is bunny chow with rolls donated by a new restaurant in town.
The residents grow their own vegetables and herbs and a lot of the dog food is
donated – The Crazy Store is one of their
biggest donors. “We always need food
and clothes,” says Rosemary, who’s the
cook and has made a name for herself
by sharing recipes on social media.
She met Duncan when she was 40 and
working as an estate agent in Cape Town
along with her chef gigs. He needed a
place to stay and she offered him a room
in her home in Parow.
They got married 10 years ago and
adopted two rescue dogs – a number that
grew fast when people found out they
had a soft spot for dogs in need of TLC.
Soon they had 30 dogs and needed
something bigger to accommodate them
all. Rosemary sold her house and bought
a farm in Atlantis, then sold that and
moved to this farm in 2015.
Life is now a study in organised chaos.
A typical work day starts at 7am when
it’s feeding time for the animals – and
the cacophony of hundreds of creatures
subsides when they pile into their food.
The dogs generally get on well, Duncan
says. “Now and then there’s a growl or a
snap but no blood flows.”
A punching bag hangs between the
residents’ Wendy houses.
“It’s for exercise,” Rosemary
says. “We keep it far from
the dogs because they can’t
tolerate any perceived violence or loud noise.”
Tanks collect rainwater
and a borehole is used to fill
the animals’ drinking bowls
and for laundry and dishes.
There’s also a large generator, an inverter and batteries that store solar power
from roof panels.
UNCAN and Rosemary opened
their farm to humans in 2017
after more and more people
approached them for help.
Many of those in need had
pets and ordinary shelters
wouldn’t allow them in with an animal.
One such person is Nico von Wielliegh
(55), who has two dogs. He was 19 when
he was robbed on the streets of George,
then went looking for the two men
who’d attacked him and shot them
dead. He was in jail for 22 years.
He arrived at the farm with his wife,
Amanda (48), and admits he was a hard
nut to crack. “I came here as a barbarian
– I was a nasty person. Now I’m a person.”
Rosemary says it isn’t easy to accommodate married couples as they don’t have
much space for co-living arrangements.
It’s not ideal for kids either, she adds.
“It’s not logistically or socially
e a sy a n d t h e
school is far away.”
Most of the residents are men
and Rosemary
and Duncan have
one rigid condition: they need to
be young enough
and strong
enough to work.
“With so many
dogs around you
need to be reasonably fit and steady on
your feet,” Duncan says. “We can’t take in
people of old-age home status because
that means costs rise and they can’t work.”
New dogs also have to meet certain requirements. They must be socialised and
get along with other dogs so the two large
camps for potentially dangerous dogs
don’t get fuller – there are 10 more aggressive dogs housed in separate areas.
The farm provides structure to the residents’ lives – they must be up by six and
each day ends with a prayer before bed
at 10pm. Running a place like this isn’t
cheap – monthly expenses average
around R70 000 – and Duncan and Rosemary have had to sacrifice many luxuries.
“That means no Christmas presents or
holidays,” Duncan says. “But I wouldn’t
swap this life for anything. We change
and heal together, day by day.”
The 14 residents eat together
every day in the dining room.
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HE headlines from abroad
were startling: “Mid-flight
panic as jet’s door panel
comes loose”, swiftly followed by, “Boeing 737 loses
engine cover during takeoff ” and “Critical safety bolts
missing from aircrafts”.
Then something happened to bring it
all a lot closer to home. A Boeing 737 recently lost a wheel shortly after take-off,
forcing the captain to do an emergency
landing.
FlySafair Flight FA212 took off from
OR Tambo in Johannesburg bound for
Cape Town International Airport but returned to Joburg after ground staff noticed a problem with one of the plane’s
back wheels.
“There was a moment of panic where
I texted my family,” passenger Khanyi
Mthimunye tells YOU. “But seeing the
captain and cabin crew so calm put my
mind at ease.”
In dramatic video footage cabin crew can be heard chanting
“brace, brace, brace” as passengers
on the packed plane press their heads
against the seat in front of them.
More footage shows the plane wobbling as it descends onto the runway, producing billows of smoke from the wheel
hub. Seconds later there’s a huge bang and
parts of the wheel fly off as the undercarriage collapses, causing the jet to list towards its left wing as it grinds to a halt.
Luckily no one was injured – but this
incident is just one in a string of events
involving a Boeing, highlighting operational and safety concerns
plaguing the aviation
giant.
PROBLEMATIC PLANES
In early January, America’s
Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) temporarily
grounded Boeing’s bestselling model, the 737
Max 9, after a door fell
off an Alaska Airlines
plane mid-flight.
An investigation found
the door panel hadn’t
been properly bolted
to the fuselage, a major
manufacturing defect and
quality-control oversight.
The incident might have
been the first this year
but flaws with the 737
Max began several years
ago. The previous model,
the Max 8, was involved in
two fatal crashes in 2018
and 2019 that claimed the
lives of 346 people.
In October 2018 a Lion
Air 737 Max departing
from Jakarta, Indonesia,
crashed into the Java Sea
shortly after take-off,
killing all 189 souls
on board.
Then in March 2019
an Ethiopian Airlines
737 Max crashed minutes after taking off
from Addis Ababa,
killing all 157 people.
The crashes were
widely attributed to the
malfunctioning of an
automated system in
the Max designed to
stabilise the pitch of
the plane, overriding
pilot input in some circumstances. Investigations also found the new
flight control software
hadn’t been explained
to pilots.
The 737 Max fleets
were grounded and
Boeing forked out close
to $20 billion (R380bn)
in payments to victims’
families, fines, delays
and penalties to airlines.
Production was reduced
and then halted.
The FAA later cleared
the aircraft to return
to service, subject to
mandated design and
training changes.
RIGHT: All 157 people
aboard lost their lives
when a Boeing crashed in
Ethiopia in 2019. BELOW
LEFT: Emergency workers
at the site of another Boeing crash. BELOW RIGHT:
A FlySafair Boeing recently lost a wheel after takeoff. BOTTOM: The Alaskan
Airlines plane that lost a
door panel.
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Boeing has also experienced
repeated problems in design and
production with its newest jumbo
jet, the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing
engineer and whistleblower Sam
Salehpour, who’s worked at the
company for more than four
decades, claims shortcuts were
taken to reduce production bottlenecks – which could eventually
cause the planes to break apart.
He also says he was threatened
with termination after bringing
up concerns with his bosses
about the production of the
777, another wide-body jet.
BUT IS IT SAFE TO FLY?
Boeing prided itself on its
culture of engineering excel
lence and its slogan “If it’s not
Boeing, I’m not going” was
adopted by pilots and pas
sengers alike.
But the firm’s reputation
has taken a serious nosedive
this year. Some people are
changing their flights to avoid
Boeings, choosing competi
tors such as Airbus even if it
means paying to rebook trips.
Others are using flight search
filters to exclude Boeing.
Some experts, however,
believe the fear is groundless.
“I had people visiting me
last week who said they were
afraid to fly home,” said Kath
leen Bangs, an aviation safety
analyst and former commer
cial pilot. “But you have abso
lutely no reason to be afraid
whatsoever.”
Aviation safety expert
Shawn Pruchnicki says
he has “zero concern”
about flying with Boe
ing, adding that pilots are
familiar with incidents
involving wheels coming
off or panels being ripped
off.
“The two events that are
meaningful were the Max 8
crashes and I believe those
issues have been solved,” he
said.
But Ed Pierson, a former
Boeing executive, says he
“would absolutely not” fly
a Max airplane. “I’ve worked in
the factory where they were
built and I saw the pressure
employees were under
to rush planes out the door.”
Boeing maintains quality
and safety remain paramount
and the recent challenges
have intensified their com
mitment to these areas.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun says he
intends to leave the beleaguered
company by the end of the year.
“Our longterm focus is on
improving our quality so we
can regain the confidence of
our customers and the flying
public,” Stan Deal, the head of
Boeing’s commercial airplane
unit, said in a state
ment.
“Frankly,
we have disap
pointed and let
them down.”
NUMBERS
Sam recently testified at a US
government hearing on Boeing’s
safety record, saying he feared
“physical violence” after going
public. His statement
raised further questions
about the suspicious
death of Boeing
whistleblower and
engineer John Barnett,
who was found dead
in a hotel parking lot
in Charleston, South
Carolina, on 9 March
– apparently from a
self-inflicted gunshot
wound.
Days before his
death he’d given
evidence in a lawsuit against the
company. In 2019 John told the
BBC that under-pressure workers
had been deliberately fitting substandard parts to aircraft
on the production line.
He also said he’d
uncovered serious
problems with oxygen
systems, which could
mean one in four breathing masks wouldn’t work
in an emergency.
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Boeing engineers
Sam Salehpour
(TOP) and John
Barnett both raised
safety concerns.
The year
American
aerospace company
Boeing was founded.
2017
The year
Boeing
launched its 737 Max
commercial jet.
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long
years How
all Max
aircraft were
grounded globally after
the two fatal Max 8
crashes in 2018 and
2019.
2,5
The
settlement
(R47,5bn)
Boeing
reached with
the US justice depart
ment to resolve charges
that it defrauded the
Federal Aviation Admin
istration when it first
won approval for the
flawed 737 Max jet.
billion
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The number of Boeing
commercial jetliners
currently in service.
THE PUSH FOR PROFITS
Industry experts say the company’s
problems date back to former CEO
Philip Condit, who made decisions that
dramatically changed Boeing’s culture.
In 1997, under his watch, Boeing
merged with its biggest rival, McDonnell Douglas, a leader in military aviation that focused on cost-cutting and
revamping existing aircraft models.
Critics say before the merger
Boeing had a reputation as a company
run by people with engineering backgrounds who put quality and safety
first. But the amalgamation put the
company in the hands of executives
with a finance background who cut
costs to push profits.
Ed Pierson, a former Boeing executive, told CNN the firm’s leadership
became more concerned with getting
planes out the door than quality. He
left Boeing in 2018 after voicing safety
and workplace concerns he says went
unaddressed. He is now the executive
director of public interest group
Foundation for Aviation Safety.
“Everybody is focused on the Max 9
and rightfully so. That incident should
never have happened. But there are
issues on other planes. It has become
a recipe for disaster,” he said.
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THE
PRESSURE
EMPLOYEES
WERE
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TOTAL of 41 000 emails,
350 voicemails, 744
tweets, 106 pages of
letters and 46 Facebook
messages.
That in a nutshell is
the extent of the bombardment he received –
and it was only after he’d been through
six years of hell that he decided he was
finally ready to tell his story.
And what a harrowing story it is. Baby
Reindeer, Netflix’s new seven-part
psychological drama-thriller, is as gripping as it is disturbing – and making it
all the more chilling is the fact it’s based
on a true story.
Scottish comedian Richard Gadd created, wrote and acted in Baby Reindeer
and it has transformed him into one of
the standout stars of 2024.
The show made Netflix’s top-10 series
list less than a week after its release and
earned a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Richard (34) plays Donny Dunn, a
struggling comedian working as a barman. One day a woman called Martha
(played by Jessica Gunning) comes into
the pub in tears and Donny offers her a
cup of tea on the house.
This ruddy-cheeked,
middle-aged woman
gives him the pet name
“ baby reindeer” and
she seems harmless
enough at first – but she
quickly turns Donny’s life
upside down as she becomes obsessed with
Richard Gadd and
him, stalking and threatJessica Gunning
ening him and his loved
star in the new
Netflix hit series.
ones.
The show is based on
Richard’s own terrifying experience and
overlaps with a period in his twenties
when he was dealing with the aftermath
of severe sexual abuse at the hands of an
older man, a mentor called Darrien
in the show.
Donny also has a relationship with a trans woman but
she’s drained by the stress
and trauma he’s enduring.
Richard says the series is
“emotionally 100% true”.
“When you go through
a relentless ordeal of
stalking it does imprint
itself on your soul,” he
told The Independent.
“I still live in its aftermath for sure but I
guess that’s why I do
th e ar t: to w ork
through it, to understand it, to try to let
go of all these kinds
of things.”
The connection
Donny has with
Martha and the
love-bombing he received was almost
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turned his experience of stalking and sexual
abuse into a hit Netflix show COMPILED BY MAXINE PETERS
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intoxicating for a while. “When
someone sees you through the
mire of it all and sees you as the
person you came here to be,
you notice them,” he says in the
show. “You notice them noticing you.”
ICHARD grew up in
the Scottish coastal
town of Fife with
his parents, whom
he refuses to name
to protect their
privacy.
His father worked in a lab at a university and his mother had various jobs in
schools.
Richard dreamt of becoming a comedian, writer and actor and was
crazy about comedy series such as
The Office.
He studied English literature
and theatre at the University
of Glasgow and travelled
across the country to perform comedy routines. He
started appearing at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
– part of the world’s largest performance arts
event – while at varsity
and went on to perform there annually.
Using his tough life
experiences in his
routines turned out
to be his genius. In
2016 he won the
best comedy show
prize at the Edinburgh Comedy
The actor stars as a
struggling comedian
and bartender in the
show based on his life.
Richard’s success with
Baby Reindeer began
as a stage show, for
which he’s won several
awards over the years.
Awards for Monkey See, Monkey Do – a
sketch in which he shared how he was
raped by the older writer at a house
party when he was a student.
Bringing vulnerability and pain into
his shows required a mindset change, he
says. “I grew up with draconian ideas: the
prince rescues the princess, to be a man
is to have a stiff upper lip, don’t cry,
shoulders back,” he says.
“Not that my dad was ever like that but
that’s the societal expectation and
it really makes its way into your subconscious. It was a big moment for me,
coming clean with what happened
after so many years of suffering in
silence.”
His win paved the way for work in
television and he wrote episodes for shows such as the
Netflix hit Sex Education.
Then in 2019 he returned
to the Fringe to debut a new
one-man show, Baby Reindeer – and the scene was set
for greater things.
“Martha” had been stalking Richard before he even put on Monkey See, Monkey Do. “Any good feeling in
the show’s aftermath was tempered by
my phone ringing every single minute of
every day, where I was met with
a whole gamut of Martha’s emotions,
from hurled insults to deep expressions
of love and longing.
“It was too much for anyone to bear.”
Telling the story of his stalking on
stage was “a weird thing”, he says.
“But I couldn’t keep it all in anymore.
Making shows about it was all I had.”
Baby Reindeer won several theatre
awards and Richard had more than
70 meetings with production companies
and streamers to bring the story to the
screen before eventually partnering with
Netflix in 2020.
“We had all kinds of advisers – diversity advisers, trans advisers – to make sure
that what we were doing was
going to be the right thing,” he says.
While Richard used comedy
to get through the pain, some parts
of the show have been called
“self-interrogating stuff that will
leave you more troubled than tickled”.
“Yes, some of the scenes we
re-enacted on set were really
tough,” he admits. “I could even see
that some of the props department
were choked up, even the lighting
people.
“But we all knew we were pushing
towards something that was important.
I hope the show has a certain degree of
greater good and that it was worth a certain degree of self-sacrifice.”
HE success of Baby Reindeer
has led to vitriolic fans trying
to find out who the real Martha is and Richard says there’s
even speculation that people
close to him might be guilty.
But he’ll never expose his Martha.
“Real stalking is a mental illness,” he
says. “It isn’t as contained or insidious
or malicious as it’s been portrayed
on film and TV before. I saw a lot of
humanity in her.”
Richard, who appears to
be single and keeps details
of his private life close to his
chest, is an ambassador for
We are Survivors, a charity
dedicated to helping male
survivors of sexual abuse.
“When you go through
something like sexual abuse,
a lot of disempowerment can come from
old ideas of what it means to be a man,”
he says.
“I’m not an advice-giver or a professional but the first advice I give is: break
the silence.”
Richard will next be writing the BBC
show Lions, a six-part series set in Glasgow that interrogates ideas of contemporary masculinity.
But first it’s time for a holiday. “I’ve
been going hammer and tongs for
almost a decade and that does certainly
take its toll.”
He’s in a good place though, he adds.
“Coming clean about the sexual abuse
I went through was more helpful than
any therapy.”
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EXPERIENCES
TURNED OUT TO
BE HIS GENIUS
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LEON’S
ORDEAL
IS NO
JOKE
Pain has dominated entertainer
Leon Schuster’s life after a serious
back injury landed him in bed.
But despite being depressed he
remains hopeful he will recover
so he can get back to work
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E’S the guy who’s had
S outh Africans in
stitches over the decades, sending people up
and ripping everyone
off in a series of noholds-barred movies.
But the Leon Schuster of today isn’t finding anything to
laugh about. He’s spending his days in
bed, swathed in layers of blankets.
Deep furrows are carved into his face
and as he tries to sit up he clenches his
jaw and lets out a groan. He’s in agony,
the 72-year-old veteran entertainer says.
“I’ve been through a rough patch, man,
through absolute hell,” he tells YOU.
“I’m a bit depressed. This thing has
been going on too long – it’s almost 10
months since my first back surgery.”
His ordeal began last August when he
went under the knife after injuring himself on the set of one of his movies.
He’d been recovering well until he had
a fall that required a second surgery and
more recovery. Then complications
arose and he’s been confined to bed for
weeks ever since.
Leon is scheduled to have another
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operation – which he hopes will fix
things once and for all – but first he has
to shed 15kg to make sure he’s in the best
shape possible to avoid complications.
Despite his physical problems his spirit remains unbroken. Leon, who relies on
a walking stick when he needs to get up,
is determined to recover and get to doing
what he loves most: making films.
“I’m not in a good place, I’ll be honest
with you,” he says. “But I’m in a grateful
place. And that’s why I try to lie here in a
straight position and keep my spirits up
with a bit of light-heartedness.
“I trust in the Lord and the doctors –
these are my two sources of strength
from which I draw my hope.”
EON’S walking stick is in a corner of his room when we visit
him at his home in Randburg,
Johannesburg. A handful of
pain pills lies next to him on
the bedside table.
He’s had trouble with his back for
many years, he says, but the pain intensified in recent years.
“You could say it’s been coming for 20
years but I just never paid attention to it.
Life goes on, man – you have a bit of back
pain then you take two Panados and
then you’re as good as new.”
Leon knew he needed more than just
painkillers when he fell off a pickup truck
during the filming of Mr Bones 3: Son of
Bones last year.
He had surgery and then went to a rehab facility to learn to walk again – but
then something happened that would
set his recovery back severely.
“I got up confused and wanted to go to
the toilet but I had no idea where I was,”
he recalls. “I got up, wet my pants,
stepped in the urine and fell on my back.
“Then I felt tremendous pain. I felt as if
they could cut off my back and give the
bones to the dogs. I just lay there and
screamed.”
Back to hospital he went and tests
revealed vertebrae damage. “From then
on everything went downhill,” he says.
At one point he says he was so frustrated he told the doctors to “just take
everything out, because I felt everything
was causing me problems.
“The doctors told me a spinal nerve in
my vertebra had broken halfway. If it’d
completely broken, I would’ve been par-
The star tries to
remain in good spirits and is thankful
for all the support
he’s received.
alysed for the rest
of my life. The
doctors managed
to fix it but also
warned if I fell
again there would
b e no turning
back.”
Back home he
continued with exercises he’d been
taught in rehab but it wasn’t long before
he felt something wasn’t right. “I went to
another doctor and he confirmed there
was a screw loose in my lower back.”
Doctors had inserted metal screws to
fix the fractured nerve. “The loose screw
was pressing against the nerve. And all
that was left was the unforgettable pain,”
he says.
Leon needs another spinal surgery
and doctors plan to perform it by going
in through his abdomen, a procedure
known as the anterior approach which
allows surgeons better access to the
front of the spine. Leon is now on a twomonth diet to help him lose weight.
“The doctor told me he can only take
away 50% of my pain. It’s a very delicate
operation and if any mistake is made, it
can have severe consequences. Now I lie
awake worrying whether I’ll survive,
whether I’ll make it.”
IS faith, however, is greater
than his concerns. “If I have
to go, I know I’m going to
heaven. That’s my faith, as
my mother taught me,” he
says.
Leon misses his life before all the surgeries. “I used to be an active guy. I was
in the gym, played rugby with the kids,
swam and played tennis. I did everything.
And then all these activities stopped with
a messed-up back.”
Everything is difficult for him – standing up, walking and even sitting down. “I
walk with a cane, but I walk bent forward. I have this crooked step that I call
the baboon shuffle,” he quips.
He’s thankful for the support of his
children, Lelani (42), Leande (41) and
twins Ernest and Shelley (35), as well as
his housekeeper, Rose Skhosana (67).
“Rose, who’s been so good to me over
the years, helps me tremendously. She’s
the one who puts on my socks and helps
me with daily tasks. But sometimes it re-
ally gets to you knowing you can’t even do
such simple things.”
He’s so focused on
his recovery that work
has been put on hold
for now. “At the moment I’m not at all creative. My thoughts
can’t allow creativity
because when my
body is in pain, my
spirit is down,” he says.
“It sometimes makes
me angry, because
throughout my career
I’ve done 80% of my
own stunts. I was only
afraid of heights but
I’ve dived into dirty
rivers and fallen off
boats. All that stuff was
part of my life.”
He isn’t giving up on a return to work,
though. “Look at Clint Eastwood – that
guy is 93 years old and still directs movies. I don’t necessarily want to work as
long as that but I’d still like to write songs
and I have such good ideas for screenplays,” he says.
Though he isn’t as active as he’d like to
be he still has some pep in his step. “I feel
quite young and I have many ideas. It’s in
my nature. My stuff was always comedic
but I don’t think people know what a
serious actor I can be.
“So I hope the Lord will give me
enough breath to show this side to people. That He will give me enough breath
to make my dream movie, a deep movie
with a Christian message.”
Leon is scheduled to
have another operation,
which he hopes will get
him back on his feet.
‘I WALK BENT FORWARD.
I HAVE THIS CROOKED
STEP THAT I CALL THE
BABOON SHUFFLE’
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YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL!
Kourtney Kardashian and other
celebs are honouring the glory of
new moms’ postpartum bodies
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KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN
VER the years the Kardashian-Jenner clan
have been accused of
pushing unrealistic
body standards, flaunting their hourglass
figures and washboard
abs on social media,
pouting their puffy lips and having
enough glow-ups to make them luminous.
They’ve also been accused of heavily
editing their pictures to create the “perfect image” – but recently they’ve dialled
back a bit and are all about keeping it natural. And leading the charge is Kourtney
Kardashian (45), who has a message to
share with new moms: “Your body is
beautiful at all stages”.
Since giving birth to her and rocker husband Travis Barker’s son,
Rocky, six months ago she’s been
sharing a lot about her postpartum life in all its honest glory.
There have been images of her
looking curvy in a bikini, another
shows her using a breast pump
while lounging in lingerie. She’s also
been promoting her line of pre- and
post-natal vitamins and supplements
and encouraging new moms to go easy
on themselves.
“During pregnancy as we’re glowing
and growing, postpartum we’re healing
and shrinking, and then that period I find
the hardest as our bodies are still adjusting.
Kourtney, who’s also mom to Mason
(14), Penelope (11) and Reign (9), previously opened up about her eight-month
journey with IVF to conceive Rocky and
her weight gain during the process. “I’ve
learnt to accept my new size,” she says.
Kourt isn’t the only famous mom to
speak out in the early months of motherhood – other A-listers have also been
sharing their struggles and spreading
body positivity.
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SIENNA MILLER (42)
Oli Green (27).
She also says
society needs to stop
“birth-shaming” women who end up not
being able to deliver
naturally. With Marlowe she felt she had
to do it “right” and
She wishes the fact
she became a mom
again after the age of
40 wasn’t such a big
deal, the Anatomy of a
Scandal actress says.
“I’d love to get to a
point where I didn’t
feel the need to make
a joke about my being
older and having a
baby to show I’m in on
the joke,” she told
Vogue in a recent
interview.
Sienna has
an 11-year-old
daughter,
Marlowe, with
ex Tom Sturridge and a
six-monthold baby girl
with boyfriend
SUKI WATERHOUSE (32)
The British singersongwriter welcomed her first child
with Twilight star
Robert Pattinson
(37) in March. Suki is
keeping mum about
the baby’s name and
sex, but has spoken
out about the socalled “fourth trimester” – the 12
HALLE BAILEY (24)
weeks after giving
birth – and has called
it “humbling”.
“The postpartum
period has been
filled with exhilarating joy, so much
laughter, tears, so
many hormones.”
In a picture accompanying the
post Suki isn’t wearing makeup, her hair
is a mess and she’s
wearing an oversized
sweater – in other
words, she looks
like exhausted new
moms the world
over.
She isn’t putting
any expectations
on herself, she says.
“I’m proud of everything my body has
achieved and proud
of the kindness and
grace I’ve given myself during this recovery period.”
The Little Mermaid
star and rapper
DDG welcomed son
Halo late last year
but she only announced his arrival
several weeks later.
She’s been on an
emotional rollercoaster, Halle says.
“It’s hard for me to
be separated from
my baby for more
than 30 minutes
at a time before
I start to kind of
freak out,” she says.
“When I look at him
I cry because of
how special he is.
“The only thing
that’s been hard for
me is feeling normal in my own body.
I feel like a com-
pletely different person. When I look in
the mirror I just feel
like I’m in a whole
new body. Like, I don’t
know who I am.”
Halle describes the
postpartum period as
swimming in an ocean
with massive waves
that keep washing
over you as you’re
gasping for air.
“Even though you
may look up to certain people and you
think that they are
celebrities, and they
appear to have it all
together, you never
know what somebody
else is going through.
Especially someone
who literally just had
a baby.”
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LINDSAY LOHAN (37)
planned to give birth
at home with her sister and her doula –
but there were complications and she had
to be rushed to hospital for an emergency
C-section.
“It was so essential
in my mind that I got
it ‘right’. And so emblematic of the kind
of mother I’d be that
I didn’t. But I know in
retrospect that was
just the demons of
new motherhood.”
When Sienna was
pregnant with her
second baby she wore
a belly-baring outfit
to a swanky Vogue
event.
“I was nervous
about the idea of it,”
she admits. “But once
I had it on, everything
else felt boring. I was
like, ‘I’ll have that photo for the rest of my
baby’s life’. It’s kind of
fascinating to fight
your own prejudice
against yourself. I’m
constantly doing that.”
She isn’t worried
about getting her
pre-baby body back
– all she wants is a
“happy, fed baby”.
“Everyone’s getting
so thin now. I feel like
everything comes full
circle so this is that
moment and this too
shall pass. But it does
seem like there’s
pressure,” she says.
Lindsay, who’s wed
to financier Bader
Shammas, gave birth
to son Luai in July last
year and says she’s so
attached to her baby
the last thing on her
mind is working out.
“I feel like we put
so much pressure on
ourselves to have to
look good so soon,”
she says. “Women
look so beautiful
postpartum.”
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In the movie
Nicola plays the
title role of Lola,
a teen working
as a stripper.
RIGHT: Nicola Peltz Beckham’s latest
project has been slammed by critics
for being exploitive. ABOVE: She’s the
daughter of billionaire businessman
Nelson Peltz.
POOR RICH GIRL
Reporter. “I’m an actress and
HILE the rest of
my dream is to get to look at
the Beckhams
the world from different perwere celebrating
spectives.”
Victoria’s birthday
The irony of Nicola being the
last week, Brookdaughter of billionaire businesslyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham,
was nowhere to be seen.
It seems Nicola (29) has
Husband
been licking her wounds
Brooklyn
after her directorial debut,
Beckham
Lola, was ripped apart by
has been
critics who called it a “vanity her biggest
project” and “poverty porn”.
supporter.
She plays a teenager
who works in a pharmacy
and a strip club and is trying
to save money to move herself
and her brother away from
their toxic mother.
“I wanted to write a story
from a person’s perspective
and another point of view that
was not my personal view and
not my upbringing,” she told
The Hollywood
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man Nelson Peltz is, of course,
not lost on anyone especially
because she describes the
movie as a “slice of life”.
“What makes Lola such a
flagrant example of poverty
porn is just how careless the
project feels in the context of
Peltz Beckham’s exceptionally
lavish life,” Kady Ruth Ashcraft
wrote in The Guardian.
This isn’t the first time
Nicola’s been caught in the
‘I’m so proud
of you, I can’t
wait for everyone to see
Lola. Love you,
baby girl’
– BROOKLYN BECKHAM
middle of a movie controversy.
In 2010 her casting as Katara
in M Night Shyamalan’s movie
adaptation of The Last Airbender left fans of the animated
series disgruntled because the
character was supposed to be
of Asian descent.
According to a source who
supposedly worked on the movie, a big part of why she got the
gig was her father’s connections
in the entertainment industry.
“Nicola was hired because
she’s the daughter of someone
one of the producers owed a
favour to, as Hollywood loves
its nepotism (her audition tape
was subpar at best),” they wrote
on an online platform.
Her dad is not the only family
member whose connections
worked in her favour. For Lola’s
soundtrack, Grammy-winning
producer Quincy Jones came on
board. Nicola’s brother, Will
Peltz, just happens to be dating
Quincy’s daughter, Kenya KinskiJones.
At least Nicola can count on
the love and support of husband
Brooklyn (25). “I’m so proud of
you, I can’t wait for everyone to
see Lola. Love you, baby girl,” he
cooed on Instagram.
IS KYLIE
PREGNANT?
KYLIE JENNER has ignited rumours that she
might be expecting a baby with boyfriend
Timothée Chalamet (28) after recently
wearing an unconventional outfit to her
aunt’s funeral. In a now deleted social
media post, Kylie (26) can be seen wearing
a baggy, black tracksuit while her sisters
and mother, Kris Jenner, are all dressed in
stylish outfits. “Kylie in her signature pregnancy tracksuit. Maybe that’s why they deleted it,” one social media user commented.
Internet sleuths were quick to point out it
was similar to the one she wore during her
last pregnancy to cover her curves.
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5 THINGS
we’re talking
ABOUT
this WEEK
3
BRIAN DISOWNS
HIS CHILDREN
R&B singer BRIAN MCKNIGHT has come
under fire after calling his children from
previous relationships “products of sin”. Brian
(54), who married his second wife Leilani
Mendoza in 2017, took to social media to
talk about disowning his eldest children
Brian, Briana, Niko and Clyde.
“To live a life that you love, you have to
get rid of the evil and the negativity – even if
that evil and negativity are related [to you].”
He only acknowledges Leilani’s two kids,
Jack and Julia McPhee, from a previous
relationship and their 15-month-old boy,
Brian McKnight Jr, as his children.
DAVID BECKHAM
SUES MARK
2
DAVID BECKHAM is taking ex-friend MARK
WAHLBERG (52) to court after allegedly
losing millions in a deal to become the global
ambassador of the actor’s fitness brand F45
Training in 2020. According to David (48), he
lost $10 million (R190m) in promised stock
after they failed to pay him timeously and the
shares in the company started plummeting.
As part of the five-year agreement, he promoted F45 on social media to his huge audience, which his lawyers argue “enhanced
F45’s public profile and credibility”.
KELLY DENIES USING
WEIGHT-LOSS
5
DRUG
DOMINIC ON
HIS AFFAIR
4
The Crown actor DOMINIC WEST has revealed how the public humiliation of his own
affair with actress LILY JAMES (35) helped
him with his role as King Charles. Dominic
(54) and Lily’s affair was exposed after they
were photographed kissing in Rome in 2020.
“I’d had a very acute understanding of what
it’s like to feel the horror of your name or
your photograph coming up in the newspapers,” the actor, who has been married to
Catherine FitzGerald (52) since 2010, told
the UK’s Sunday Times. “There is that dreadful freezing moment when something is
being revealed about you.”
KELLY OSBOURNE has
rubbished chatter that
she used the popular
weight-loss drug
Ozempic to lose 39kg
just 16 months after
giving birth to son
Sidney. “I had gestational diabetes, and
I had to lose the
weight that I had
gained during
pregnancy,” Kelly (39)
said. “Otherwise, I
was at a higher risk of
actually getting
diabetes, which I did
not want. I cut out
sugar and carbohydrates and I rapidly
lost weight.” Kelley’s
mother, Sharon (71),
has been open about
her use of the drug,
which helped her
lose 20kg.
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KYLIE
TOM’S A
TOP GIFTER
He’s known to go ALL OUT
for his movies and stunts, so it’s
no surprise TOM CRUISE
also PULLS OUT ALL
THE STOPS for
his friends when it
comes to GIFTS
NOT JUST ANY
OLD WATER JUG
DAKOTA’S
FLIP PHONE
During a recent interview
for Harper’s Bazaar DAKOTA
FANNING (30) shared that while
they were shooting War of the
Worlds in 2005, Tom surprised
her with her first mobile phone
– a Motorola Razr.
“You know, I was 11,” she told
her Ripley co-star Andrew Scott.
“I loved having it.
I loved it. I felt
so cool.”
Tom’s been
sending her
gifts on her
birthday
ever since.
KIRSTEN’S
CHRISTMAS TREE
While shooting Interview
with a Vampire in 1994 Tom
surprised a then 11-year-old
KIRSTEN DUNST (41) with
a very, merry gift.
“Tom Cruise put a Christmas tree in my dressing
room as a child,” she told
Jimmy Fallon on his talk
show.
His Mission: Impossible costar HAYLEY ATWELL (42)
was a tad underwhelmed
when Tom gave her “a beautiful old clay pot, which is a
natural filtering system.” But
she was soon blown away by it.
“I’m like, ‘It’s a water jug.
Nice,’” she told People. “And
then you
taste it and
you compare
it to normal filtered water or
tap water, and
it’s really light
and kind of
creamy. It’s
beautiful.”
SHARK DIVING
FOR EVERYONE!
British actor and comedian
SIMON PEGG (54) says Tom
showed his appreciation for the
crew of Mission: Impossible by
taking everyone shark-diving.
“It’s such a Tom Cruise thing.
We’d been filming in a helicopter, and he flew us in the helicopter to this place where you
could go into a cage and feed
sharks.
“We got to the end of the day
and we were like, ‘That was a
real Tom Cruise kind of day.’”
THE FAMOUS CRUISE CAKE
Every year around the festive
season Tom sends about 300
of his “closest” Hollywood
friends a white chocolate coconut bundt cake, from Doan’s
Bakery in California.
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with whom he had a falling out
years ago, shared that she
was kicked off the coveted list
at some point after receiving
one consistently for 10 years.
“It was from them and Suri,
so it was the three of them,
and then soon it was no Suri
and no Katie and just Tom,”
she told People.
“Then it went from just
Tom for a while, but not every
holiday. And then the cake
stopped.”
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BELOW: The Roast of Minnie Dlamini (sixth from left) included
big names such as (from left) Siv Ngesi, Jason Goliath, Shahan
Ramkissoon, Celeste Ntuli, Da LES, Tumi Morake, Lasizwe, Penny
Lebyane, Robert Marawa and Trevor Gumbi.
T WAS a night of much hilarity
at the Laugh Africa Comedy
Festival, where a star-studded
panel gathered for the Roast of
Minnie Dlamini.
The event, presented by Savanna and Showmax, saw Minnie dazzling in a diamond-encrusted dress by Gert-Johan Coetzee as she sat in
the hot seat at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Comedy heavyweights Jason Goliath and
Tumi Morake served as roast masters, and
sports commentator Robert Marawa was
first up to throw jabs at the actress.
“In my travels to Nkandla, we’d say the belle
of the ball, the lady of the moment, and as Quinton [Jones] calls you, the meal ticket,” he said,
referring to Minnie’s ex-husband.
Comedian Celeste Ntuli went straight for the
jugular. “Minnie tried acting and failed, tried marriage and failed and then produced a movie called
The Honeymoon during her divorce – confusing.”
Minnie was in stitches and she appeared to
handle all the comments like a champ.
“That was absolute fire,” she said when it
was her turn. “I want to thank all of you for
being here. No, actually, you should be
thanking me because this is the zenith
of your career.”
I
ABOVE:
The jokes
had Shahan,
Penny, Celeste and Siv
(in front) in
stitches.
RIGHT: Minnie
glowed in
a dress by
Gert-Johan
Coetzee.
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ABOVE: The actress was graceful as she took all the
jabs in her stride. BELOW: The panel of roasters on
the stage.
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1 Singer Dua Lipa, an artist
honouree, looked gorgeous in a
plunging Chanel gown with silver
lace and embroidered crystals.
2 Actress Maya Rudolph, honoured
in the innovation category, was
elegant in a dual-textured gown
by Gabriela Hearst.
3 Singer Fantasia Barrino, an artist
honouree, sparkled in a Monôt
sequined dress with a matching
headwrap.
4
3
Singer Kylie Minogue, who
was honoured as an icon,
wore a figure-hugging black
and silver Elie Saab gown
with cutouts across the
chest and shoulders.
5
6
The red carpet was rolled out at
Lincoln Centre in New York to celebrate
honourees of the 2024 TIME 100. Icons,
leaders, change-makers and celebrities
brought fashion and flair in
equal measure
4 Artist
honouree Da’Vine Joy
Randolph was elegant in an
embellished champagne-coloured
gown with a dramatic train.
5 Actress Taraji P Henson, an honouree
in the icon category, looked gorgeous
in an emerald Thom Browne gown
with a boxy jacket.
6 Actress Uma Thurman was regal
in a geometric purple gown
cinched at the waist and
draped over one
shoulder.
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