Vol. 2 No. 3 26 April 2013

RAG 2013

RAG 2013

2 EDITOR’S LETTER 26 Apr 2013

Kinga Siejek

Have you ever had one of those days, or weeks, where you stare at your computer screen or notebook and have no idea what to write? Don’t worry, you are not alone!

There comes a time in every person’s life, where they get the infamous writers block. It can happen while trying to start an assign-ment, answer a question on a test paper, or even just a message to someone. Then one of two things happen (well for me at least). You either start finding something else to do while you “wait for inspiration” (hello Facebook), or stare at the screen or paper, waiting for the words to magically appear. Turns out, both are quite counter-productive, hehe.

Recently this happened to me. I guess you can tell with this Edition being out a bit late. Though, I must admit that a lot has happened in the past two weeks.

The first being the RAG a few weeks ago. Go-ing through so many photographs is not as easy as some people will make it out to be. Then last week we had our prestigious Grad-uation Week. So much crying, so much stu-dents, so much shoes! I must admit, my favou-rite part of graduation is seeing the amazing ourfits and shoes, and constantly trying to find out where they bought them, or how I could steal them without knowing. The stealing part being impossible, and wrong, I could only look and sigh...

With that now over, I was so close to finish-ing and publishing on 26 April, but then the worst thing happened. The internet decided not to work. As if me being behind schedule from events and a bit of writers block wasn’t enough; technology decided to join in on the fun.

BUT, now that it’s a new week, and everything seems to be going according to plan (I have no idea who’s planning but I’m going with the flow), this edition is finally out! Don’t worry, if things go well, the May Edition will be out on

Hmmm, I have a craving for brains...time... Whatever time that is...

Now I know I normally explain the insides of this edition in my Editor’s Letter, BUT since I am the Editor I guess I can do what I want here...

Now this may not be much of an interesting topic or conversation starter for some of you, but; while perusing the internet this weekend, to get an idea of what is in store for May, I hap-pened to come across a strange picture.

It turns out that May is Zombie Awareness Month. I couldn’t help but giggle when I read this. With so much zombie-style films, televi-sion series, comics and books out there in the world, I guess it makes sense to make a month especially for them.

My question is what exactly do you do in Zom-bie Awareness Month? Do you dress up as a zombie? Do you read all zombie comics and books you can find? Do you have a zombie movie marathon?

Not sure, but I might just try a few things. So I will dig through my book library for zombie books, have a The Walking Dead TV series marathon, and maybe even try to scare my dog a bit with walking and moaning like the un-dead. What would you do?

While thinking about the answer; have a look through our pages, and use your writer’s block time to get to know what has been going on around Campus...

3VUVU’S SOAPBOX26 Apr 2013

Vuvu’sSoapbox

I feel OLD...and no, ‘OLD’ is not an acronym for ‘Observably Learned Dude’! QUACK! The other day whilst waddling past a group of BA-students at Building 7, I overheard them talking and for a moment I thought I have completely lost my faculties... for I could not understand a word they were saying! The words sound familiar but I could not make head or tail of the conversation (not that I am in the habit of eavesdropping)...

For one – I did not know that yoyo’s are back in fashion. This one guy kept on shouting “YOYO” whenever someone said something... I remember when I was just a gosling; yoyo’s were all the craze. My rendition of the ‘rock the baby’ trick was quite the crowd pleaser... if I do say so myself! However, I did not see a single spinning yoyo anywhere. Still baffled about how I could miss the comeback of the yoyo, I continued to make my way to the dam behind Building 6.

It was here that I heard a lecturer – I think he is from the School of Economic Sciences, tell a student to “stop surfing and to rather start streaming with a plus one..” WHAT? QUACK!! Since when do lecturers give recreational ad-vice to students? And even more worrisome... where can one surf in the Vaal Triangle? I mean, hello, I am the poster goose for all things wa-ter related... I think I would know the difference between surfing and waterboarding! Quack! Without sounding like a science professor I would also like to just mention that it would be impossible to surf in a stream... especially the streams on Campus! The final straw was when I heard a final year education student telling a friend that she will “poke and tag” her if the “traffic” wasn’t too bad. QUACK! QUACK! I felt like Rip van Winkle who slept for a hundred years and woke up to find himself in a whole new world... I could literally not understand a single word uttered by the students. My mind began to race. Did I perhaps gulp down a bad

toasted sandwich and now suffered from the effects thereof? Did the zombie invasion start, leaving me as a sole survivor? QUACK! Was I the last goose standing? What was all this Frankenspeak about?

I hurried to the library where I found my cous-in, his beak buried in a book –and for once I thanked my lucky stars that I was related to a genius... According to him language is morph-ing (I will have to look up this word...) to adapt to the new social world of Facebook and twitter – which means that I have not gone looney... did not eat a bad toasted sandwich and that we are most definitely not under attack from zom-bies! However, I will need to brush-up on my lingo if I wish to remain the swag goose that I am! Just have a look at these examples:

• YOYO – You’re Only Young Once• Streaming – a constant flow of updates,

photos, images and other content on social networking sites

• Plus One – a new initiative that allows any-one searching on Google to publicly en-dorse web results they like – almost like kind of digital shorthand for a thumbs-up!

• Poke – a digital ‘how do you do?’ on Face-book

• Tagging – sharing photos with friends and family on social networks

• Traffic – the amount of users at one time accessing social networks

It feels like I have a new lease on life... and all that remains to be posted is that you should check-out my wall since I will be pimping my vocab...

26 Apr 2013FROM THE RECTOR’S OFFICE4

Dear students

Just recently I took a cardigan out of my cupboard – it’s a testament to our glorious climate that this is the first time I have worn a jersey all year. We are blessed to live in a country where we get just the right amount of summer sun so that when the days turn chillier and the mornings are darker, we actually enjoy the change. Do yourself a favour and take a stroll next to the river – the colours of the autumn leaves and the changing scenery never fail to surprise and delight me. Did you know that officially the season changing from summer to autumn happened on Saturday, 19 March?

The arrival of autumn beckons in a new phase of the academic

year and symbolically represents a time to break from the frenzied, hurried activities of the past few months and just reflect on the here and now. Soon we will host the first graduation ceremonies of the year – quite befitting since the falling leaves remind us of the completion of a lifecycle.

During the next couple of months you will be preparing for the exam and continue on the adventure that accompanies university studies. Let the changing of the seasons remind you that every experience and opportunity have a specified time – be it to study and focus on your academic work, venture into the world of work or to spend quality time with your friends. As a Campus community we bid farewell to summer by hosting our annual RAG festival – thank you

for taking part in this event and by doing so, pledging your support to those students less fortunate than yourself. May the spirit of RAG (Reach-out And Give) linger and infuse the very fibre of our Cam-pus culture.

We are very fortunate to witness nature’s spectacular show of co-louring during autumn, on our very own doorstep. Drink in the crisp and sunny Highveld days – the skies are bleu and bright and the air is fresh. Ultimately we are lucky to know that although win-ter is on its way, it will end – un-like our counterparts in Europe. We will not be stuck in a time warp of endless grey days with looming clouds above our heads. Break out your coats, stock-up on soup mixture and prepare your-selves ... winter is on her way!

26 Apr 2013 CAMPUS NEWS 5

Roche Artz

One of the most important events of the year, when we, as students, get together and have loads of fun, while also giving back to our community, is at RAG. Some of us may only know of RAG as the big-gest bash held by our Campus, but it is actually a charity event. This is the one event where you’re expected to enjoy your-self; that is also if everything goes according to plan.

So what does this year’s RAG promise? Or rather, what do you expect from RAG this year? Going out into the field, Student 24/7 met up with some students who shared their thoughts. Ferry Tsolanke, third year, B.Sc. in I.T student, said that his overall expectation is “to have fun”. Relating his ex-perience to last year’s RAG, he said, “I didn’t like the line-up and would like to see more local DJs this year, like Black Coffee and Black Motion”.

It seems as though more were disappointed with last year’s RAG but are hoping that this year’s will be better. Khethiwe Yende, Hons. CA student said, “Last year I expected more, but they didn’t really deliver”. Furthermore she added, “Don’t lie about who the MC is going to be. Whoever it is must be at the event from the beginning to the end”. Mary-Ann Mphut-lale, second year BA Law stu-dent, also made a comment regarding the MC (Master of Ceremonies) saying that “The MC shouldn’t be someone who’s going to embarrass us”.

Raising and Giving - RAGThose of us who attended last year’s RAG would remember that though it was advertised that Khanyi Mbau would be the MC, but that was not the case. Mbau only arrived towards the end of the event.

The theme of last year’s RAG was The Masquerade. But what if you were there, and did not like the theme? Khet-hiwe Yende, Hons. CA student suggested, “Come up with a theme that everyone would like as I didn’t like the masquerade theme”. With regards to the marketing and promotion of the RAG, Mary-Ann Mphutlale, second year, BA Law student said, “I think that the ladies who marketed the RAG was a

wonderful idea, but instead of having outside promoters for the RAG, they [RAG organis-ers] should allow students from our Campus to be part of it”.

Having gathered all these thoughts and suggestions re-garding RAG, it could be said that the expectation of this year’s RAG event is consid-erably high. What was also interesting to hear were the thoughts from students that many seem not to have known that RAG is essentially a char-ity event. Pabalo Motia, sec-ond year, BA Law student said, “I didn’t know it was for a good cause”.

However, the bottom line ap-pears to be the expectation of fun. As Mary-Ann, second year BA Law student said, “It should leave a memorable mark”.

26 Apr 2013CAMPUS NEWS6

Deliwe Msibi

The RAG is a well-known campus initiative which is organised with the purpose to give back to charities. This year’s RAG took place on the grounds of the Emerald Casino and Resort right next to our campus on 13 April. It started at 14:00, and ended at 02:00 Sunday morning.

It was freezing cold but people came from all different residences to enjoy and party with a purpose. Some girls were dressed in short skirts and guys in T-shirts. The aim was to sweat the whole night, which means non-stop dancing for them or else they would freeze.

Now back to the event, we all know that be-hind every party there must be some people standing by to help in case of injuries or fights that could have taken place. Since there was a lot of alcohol, and a lot of students, the Orion Medical Care was there for safety purposes. The owner of the company Mr Adolf van Wyn-gaard was very delighted to be there as he mentioned that the relationship of his compa-ny with the NWU Vaal is a beautiful one, “we have been doing personal medical standby for the NWU Vaal’s big events for years. Very few people were medically treated this year, just a few cases of too much drinking and falling from some tables, otherwise the people were responsible”.

The students were very happy with the event, even though it started late (besides the SRC not arriving on time, students arrived late as well). By 14:00 the stage was set, the alcohol booth was set, the food stalls were ready as well, but there were no students. “I am very happy to be here, though I was hoping to be in the NWU RAG farm. I guess this place will do as well; I just am not used to it that much, but I will surely celebrate and have fun,” said a student who arrived four hours after the event was supposed to begin.

The first artist up was DJ Ken Dollar, who is not too well known but is working his way up to being a big DJ. He was proudly performing as

Reach out And Give: THE PARTY WITH PURPOSEif there were ten thousand people in the audi-ence whereas there were only five at that time. The next to perform was a live rock band, which gave us a breath of fresh air from house mu-sic, the band is called Wake To Wonder, which consists of a vocalist (Adam Bowed); a guitar-ist (Grant Coetzee); and a drummer (Graeme Swale). They are very humble and loved tak-ing pictures with the audience. “It was our first show of the year since we have been in studio, so it was actually nice to perform live here; we will stay for the whole night provided the crowd gets bigger”, the drummer said.

It was a slow start but when people eventu-ally filled the grounds of the Emerald Casino and Resort, it was great to watch and it be-came easier for artists to perform and to feel celebrated. The MC Nomuzi Mabena from MTV BASE was very happy with her job, since it was her first time in the Vaal. She was very friendly and she did her job respectfully and passionately. Another girl in our midst was DJ Miss Cosmo, rocking her red lipstick she said “I had a lot of fun performing tonight, I love mu-sic and it shows through each time I perform, even though it is freezing cold, people are still having a great time, this is why I love the Vaal so much”.

There were 14 artists in the line-up; all of them actually came (BRAVO SRC), and all of them did say they were loving the treatment they received from the organisers of the event and the whole of the SRC. From Kuli Chana ‘Mr Tswa-Daar’, to Lesego ‘DJ Speedsta’, to Soulkid, Master M, DJ Pule, Lulo Café, AKA , Scotish and Dash, Shimza and the last per-former of the night, Mo Flava; all were great at what they did.

Even though the crowd was less, more espe-cially if you compare it to the previous years; students that came still said to the SRC; Mr Ja-cob Simango, together with the Student Affairs as a whole; and to all the known and unknown organisers of the RAG, well done; you did your best and your best showed through.

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26 Apr 20138 CAMPUS NEWS

When Oryx and Acacia celebrate, they really celebrate! This year’s Mr Oryx and Miss Aca-cia pageant was the place to be, held at the Big Lapa, the theme was Candy Land, filled with candyfloss and bright colours; a play ground for anyone with a sweet tooth. Even the mon-keys on campus could not contain their ex-citement until the day of the event; so on the eve of the event the monkeys ate some of the marshmallows that were put up. According to the Prim of Acacia Pabala Mazibuko, few of the HKs had to come extra early to put up the marshmallows again before the event.

The night was filled with supporters of the stu-dents taking part in the contest, from room-mates to parents. The Acacia ladies brought

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their “A” game and the Oryx guys did not disap-point either. The performances for the evening included dancing, poetry, singing and even im-personations of alter egos by the contestants themselves and this year’s contest had a new twist to it which was the crazy wear. From a zombie corpse bride to Tinkerbell. The crowd was also serenaded by the sweet sounds of David de Vet. The Acacia ladies in their dress-ing room when asked why they decided to enter the contest, most of them said they en-tered just to have fun. The answer that stood out the most was of Fatima Desai 21 year old B.ed fourth year student said, “this is my third time entering and I would love to have fun and win”. She did not get to be Miss Acacia 2013 but she went home with the title of Miss Per-sonality 2013.

With the event being a success again this year it was a highlight of how the day residences promote participation amongst days scholars in the University activities. It is events like the Mr Oryx and Miss Acacia that promote cam-pus-student participation.

A night inside the candy store

And the winners are:

ACACIA:Ms Acacia: Chantelle Pretorious1st Princess: Michelle Tusik2nd Princess: Siphokazi SikutshwaCrazy Wear: Majori PutterTalent: Debbie TholePersonality: Fatima Desai (Judy Ramaube was dis-qualified because she left)

ORYX:Mr Oryx: Bredon Bosman1st Prince: RW Barnard2nd Prince: Dumisani NhlapoCrazy Wear: Shaun Max-imoTalent: Siswe LekhuleniPersonality: Gerhard Kemp

26 Apr 2013 9CAMPUS NEWS

The faculty-supported research group PARSED (Public Affairs Research for Service Delivery) celebrated Human Rights Month by hosting their first-ever memorial lecture. The event was hosted in collaboration with the Sedibeng District Municipality and saw several high ranking local government officials tak-ing to the stage. The keynote speaker was Dr Ahmed (Kathy) Kathrada, a well-known South African politician, former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist.

In his introductory address the Executive May-or of Sedibeng, Mr Simon Mofokeng – who is also an ardent history scholar, related the his-tory of the country’s founding constitution and explained the significance of the Vaal Triangle region within the process. The Mayor encour-aged students and historians alike to take up the challenge to “trace and document the roots of the constitution” and by doing so vest the re-gion as the symbolic engine room of the South African democracy.

In a very emotional address the 93 year old political veteran Kathrade not only related his experiences as a political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist but also explained how cur-rent issues such as racism; poor service deliv-ery; the education crisis; the denunciation of the Constitutional Court and moral and social decay are “threatening the very fibre of South

Memorial Lecture – a first for PARSEDAnnette Willemse Africa’s democracy”. He continued to say that

these challenges not only undermine the prin-ciples of democracy but also betray the mem-ory of those who paid the “ultimate price” in the fight for freedom.

* About the keynote speakerWhile in jail on Robben Island and in Pollsmoor, Kathrada completed Bachelor degrees in His-tory, Criminology and Bibliography as well as Honours degrees in History and African Poli-tics. He has furthermore been awarded Honor-ary Doctorates from the University of Missouri, Michigan State University, and the University of Kentucky. After the unbanning of the ANC in February 1990, Kathrada served on the in-terim leadership committees of both the ANC and the South African Communist Party. He resigned from the latter position when he was elected to the ANC National Executive Com-mittee in July 1991. In the first all-inclusive democratic South African elections in 1994, Kathrada was elected as a member of parlia-ment for the ANC; in September 1994 he was appointed as the political advisor to President Nelson Mandela in the newly created post of Parliamentary Counsellor. In June 1999, Kath-rada left parliamentary politics. Kathrada was also voted 46th in the Top 100 Great South Af-ricans in 2004.

* PARSED represents a faculty-supported re-search group within the School of Basic Sci-ences in the Faculty of Humanities.

26 Apr 2013CAMPUS NEWS10

If you think you have what it takes to be the next Ginger Rogers or Fred Astaire, then listen closely. The South Af-rican Talent Championship (SATCH) will be holding its 2013 countrywide auditions for the categories: singing, dance, acting, modelling and instru-ments in May and June of this year. Everyone can enter.

For more information regard-ing the provincial round audi-tions and online entries please visit the SATCH website: www.satch.co.za. You can also con-tact them on 012 687 5132 / 082 040 2363.

The search is on for extraordinary talentAnnette Willemse

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Malenyalo Molemane

The Women on Heels Cancer event took place at Vergelegen (Verries) Hall on Saturday, 16 March. The female (and some male) students of our Campus, arrived at the event wearing their high-heels. Their mission was to walk from Verries Hall to the Big Lapa and back with-out taking them off. Boitumelo Phetoe, Vice Prim and Health and Safety officer of Thuthuka, who was also the organiser of the event said, “the reason for this event is to feel or put our-selves in the shoes of those who have cancer”.

Getting some comments from some of the students, Mbanenhle Mthombeni sec-ond year, BCom (Financial Accounting) student, said “My aunt passed away in 2003 from

cancer, so I am here to support and to learn more about it”. The event was opened up with a prayer, of which after that, everyone began the walk, filled with much excitement.

Half way to the Big Lapa, many of the female participants were tired, while others were com-plaining that their shoes were hurting them. However, with support from each other they continued their mission of reaching the Big Lapa. While walking, Mpho Mbonde 1st year, B.Ed (English and Histo-ry) student said “The heels are killing me but I have a mission to fulfill”.

Eventually the participants reached their goal. While re-freshing with water, the Proj-ects Officer of Thuthuka, Si-

Stand tall on Heels against Canceryanda Duma, tried walking in one of the participants high heels. Asking him how it felt walking in heels, he laughed and said “it was a very different experience and I’m glad that I did it because now I know that women go through so much pain to look good”.

When everyone returned from the walk, a tea party was held. The tea party was more about educating students about the various types of cancer. Guest speaker, Pinkie, who is also a pastor, and who represents Cancervive, shared her ex-perience of surviving cancer. The message she gave to the students who were present allowed them to learn more about cancer, and how they can detect early (if any) signs.

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Annelize de Lange

On 4 February was not only bookmarked a new year with new adventures for the Vaal Campus students; but was also the day four students from Netherlands started their South African adventure.

Noor, Marcella, Nadine and Linsey, four graduates from Eindhoven Netherlands, vis-ited South Africa for seven weeks and called Thuthuka their home away from home.Now you’re probably wonder-ing what it is that they were do-ing. They attended two class-es, which were very strange and somewhat primitive for them. Makes you wonder how far behind we are?

Each day their transport came to pick them up, where they set out to do their “jobs”. They went to a day care centre in the townships where they taught

emotional development. Les-sons teach children to have their own opinion, as they need to look wider to the future, as they are the future.

It amazed our Dutch friends how two worlds can be so dif-ferent, yet so close to one an-other. In the townships they saw how a community would appreciate what they have and share with their neighbours.

Back at the ranch, Thuthuka was very loud, especially with parties that would sometimes wake them up, but it was a very friendly environment, with open minded students who be-friended them without effort.Outside Thuthuka, the Vaal Campus was described as be-ing big, and having a great nat-ural environment. It was quite strange for them how we could study and have all the animals surrounding us. In Eindhoven

if they saw a chicken running among them during the day, it would have been the highlight of the day.

They also visited Pilansberg, Kruger National Park, The El-ephant Sanctuary; did some pub crawling in Potchefst-room, shopped, went for a river cruise, and paid a visit to the ever famous Apartheid Mu-seum in Johannesburg.

When I asked them if they would visit our beautiful coun-try again… It was a definite yes, and Cape Town was on top of their list.

A sad goodbye indeed as they went back on 22 March, but they didn’t leave without a piece of advice for all the Vaal Campus students.

“If you want a clean world, be-gin at home.”

Getting to know our International students

26 Apr 2013ALUMNI14

Annette Willemse

The stage is set for a musical extravaganza of note when L’loyd Cele takes to the stage on 10 May 2013 at the Em-erald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark. This highly ac-claimed South African singer – and runner-up of the 2010 SA Idols competition, will perform his chart-topping hits such as “Hero”; “Make it easy” and “She’s on fire”.

The event is hosted by the Vaal Triangle Campus – in associa-tion with the Alumni Office, and represents a red-letter day on the Campus’s social calendar since it marks the first alumni reunion of the year. During this event – dubbed the “NWU Vaal Young Alumni Celebration” the focus is on all graduates who obtained their qualifica-tions after the year 2000. Ac-cording to Me Alwine Naude,

L’loyd Cele on stage in Vaal Alumni Coordinator, the event offers the Campus an oppor-tunity to rekindle community relations whilst at the same time afford graduates the op-portunity to network with rep-resentatives from industry and business. All members of the NWU Vaal Alumni fraternity as well as community members, business representatives and friends of the Campus are in-

vited to attend.

Tickets amount to R250 per person or R2 000 per table of 10 guests. Add to this the en-tertainment line-up and a buf-fet dinner and it becomes clear – this is an event that is not to be missed! The event starts at 18:00 and interested persons should contact Alwine as soon as possible since seats are lim-ited. For bookings contact 082 802 9299 or forward an email to Alwine.naude@nwu.ac.za

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16 HEALTH 26 Apr 2013

Annelize de Lange

As a student it is very important to look after your health, get enough sleep, eat the right types of food and maintaining a good exercise program to perform at your best in your aca-demic work. But sometimes something in your body happens that can break down all of what you need to do to focus on your studies.

On 17 April, Wellness Day was held in the parking area of the Student Centre from 09:00 until 15:00. Students had the chance to find out about organ donation, spray their hair for CANSA, get tested for HIV or HIV counselling. Some students were very brave to face the needle to save lives with SANBS while others rather preferred showing the direction of the E to the Van Rensburg Optometrists in building 5D. Every student learned the importance of eye testing and how it is beneficial to test your eyes at least every two years.

Entering our “beloved” flu season, the flu vac-cination stall was also there, where you could pay R5 and be vaccinated with Nur-Isterate or Petogen-Fresenius if you are a mother still breastfeeding your child. These vaccinations lasts up to two months or the other alternative is taking the pills, Oralcon or Trigestrel.

If you missed out on getting vaccinated, re-member you can always go to Building 25, Room G04, the Campus clinic and also get your vaccination for R5-00. Do not go for the vaccination if you are allergic to eggs or have a cold or flu!If you for some reason have a fear of needles called trypanophobia (don’t feel ashamed it affects almost 10% of the population accord-ing to needlephobia.com) you can follow these tips to stay healthy this flu season.

1. Wash your hands FREQUENTLYHygiene is a NATURAL enemy for any virus, and is even more effective if you wash your hands for approximately 20 Seconds.

2. Avoid contact with sick people

If and when it is possible, avoid sick people’s coughs and sneezes, and avoid shaking their hands or hugging them. Rather make use of a British classy royal wave

3. Eat healthyTry to balance your diet with foods rich in Vita-min C and E, like nuts and sunflower seeds for Vitamin E and foods like oranges, broccoli and citrus fruits.

4. Get enough sleepEnough sleep is very important not only for your brain but also your immune. Listen to your body and take it easy!!

5. Stay HydratedIncrease your water intake, this will help you to break down fevers, loosen mucus and keep your body moist!!

Have a HEALTY winter, and keep on keeping on!!!

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17CSRC26 Apr 2013

Annette Willemse

Student 24/7 recently caught-up with Sylise and got to know her a little better. There is a lot more to “Sylisa” than meets the eye and the familiar saying seems to ring true: dynamite does indeed come in small packages!

Introduction * Is this your first leadership position? If not, on what other leadership structures did you serve?I have been a leader for so long as I can re-member! It started out with me being chosen as a class captain in Roshnee Primary School. After that I was a RCL member at General Smuts High School in Vereeniging (in the port-folio: Deputy-Sport & Entertainment). In 2010 I was elected as the Health & Safety Officer of Faranani, in 2012 I became the SRC Health & Safety Officer and in 2012 I was elected as the SRC Deputy Chairperson and the ISRC Trea-surer.

* Why the Deputy Chairperson portfolio?The moment I had the opportunity to jump for an executive portfolio, I did so. The fact that I would be the first female in the top executive strategy was just the motivation I needed!

* What is your field of study and in which year of study are you?My field of study is Humanities. I completed my degree in Industrial Psychology and Labour Relations Management in 2012 and I am cur-rently studying towards my Honours degree in Industrial Psychology.

Getting personal* Describe yourself in five words: God-fearing; caring; lovable; talkative and so-ciable

* Who inspires you, and why?My mother! She is a well-respected leader not

only at school but also in her community. She has the purest heart with a golden soul, a pas-sion for helping others and she would bend over backwards to give her children what she never had when growing up. She teaches us valuable life-skills and to be strong no matter what circumstances you might find yourself in. Interesting facts* What type of music do you listen to?Gospel, jazz, balads, House and RnB

* If you could swap places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?No one. I believe God created me for a pur-pose, if it were not so, I would not be here. I also believe that I am unique and I am known and loved for who and what I am.

* If you could be a superhero, what super powers would you like to have?I would like to make time stand still so I can recover time lost with family, friends and those who are dear to me.

* How many languages do you speak?Four: English, Afrikaans, Sesotho and a bit of Setswana

* What is your favourite sport – both as a supporter and as a participant?Dancing! Dancing! Dancing!

SRC Profile:Sylise da Silva

Deputy Chairperson

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Malehlohonolo Motloung

On 27 April 1994, millions queued to cast their votes. These were the first ever non-racial democratic elections held in South Africa. This day is prominent, because it officially marked the end of apartheid and the birth of a new era; a democratic and diverse South Africa, where all citizens enjoy the same rights and free-doms.

Struggle icons such as Nelson Mandela, Oli-ver Tambo, and many others, made significant contributions toward the liberation of black people, away from an oppressive system. To-day we are a liberated country; equal, irrespec-tive of our skin colour, as well as the freedom to express ourselves, without fear of violence.

Commemorating Freedom DayFearless warriors and brave students suc-ceeded in the fight against apartheid. Surely we, the younger generation, are also capable of making our country a better place, if we just unite and fight challenges of crime, poverty, and unemployment together. As President Mr Jacob Zuma always says, “Together we can do more.”

Nineteen years into democracy, we, as the youth, have a responsibility to maximise on these rights and freedoms, so that the efforts of our freedom fighters were not in vain. By celebrating this day with respect, dignity and understanding, we will be honouring our his-tory and the memories of all who fought for freedom.

Now that technology is taking over our lives, Family Day is one of those significant days that still bring the importance of family into our lives. This is the time when we are supposed to put our smartphones aside and have face-to-face interactions with our parents and loved ones; embrace and appreciate the time that we have with them. The day that we have to create long lasting memories that we will treasure forever.

Family Day is one of the important days in our country whereby, people celebrate and appre-ciate being together and having each other in their lives. This year’s Family Day wa in mix with April Fools Day, so you had to ask the question of if you would be your family’s April fool or will you prank your family members? Depends on who thought of it first. After cele-

brating Easter everyone was with their families before having to return to their respective jobs or in our case... studies.

Brian Setshepi said “Since this is my first year in varsity, the past few months have been dif-ficult for me because I don’t spend that much time with my parents, I really enjoy this day be-cause home is where I feel that I belong, I feel relaxed and happy and I don’t feel the need to fit in like I do when I’m on campus.”

We spend most of our time away from our homes, either working or studying, so Family Day gives us the opportunity to spare some time to spend with family and our loved ones.

Family DayNontokozo Tshambo

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A mother is someone you can trust with every-thing in your life; and someone to count on in challenging times. On 12 May 2013 we will be celebrating Mother’s Day, a day dedicated to honouring our mothers and showing them our appreciation for giving us life.

As students who have left our parental homes, we sometimes become caught up in our busy schedules; and the significance of the day seems to elude us. However, it is never too late to start celebrating Mother’s Day again. With the right gift, you can ensure that your mother enjoys this day in a special way.

Gift ideas for Mothers’ Day1) Flowers - this is a classic trick to bring a smile to her face.

2) Handmade card - it shows that you put in an effort and care enough to take time out of your busy schedule to make it.

3) Dedicate a song to her on her favourite ra-dio station - now this definitely gives her brag-ging points for having the best daughter or son.

4) Call her - having your mother calling you to remind you what day it is, is just embarrassing; so beat her to it and call her before she even thinks about it.

5) Buy her a book - A Danielle Steel or Barba-ra Taylor Bradford novel is an enjoyable read. 6) Diamonds are a girl’s best friend - If you have enough in your budget; why not spoil her with a charm bracelet or a necklace that says ‘mom’.

7) Make a coupon - it may be coupon to wash dishes or cook, anything that can allow your mother to rest.

What not to give your mother on Mother’s Day1) Dead or mismatched flowers – yes, giving flowers may be a good idea but if the flowers are not good, then there is a chance that the recipient will be very displeased.

2) Offering to cook when you cannot - you want her to enjoy Mother’s Day, not spend the day in hospital for food poisoning.

3) Membership to a gym club - Your mother is beautiful as she is.

4) Cutlery - come on, you can do better.

5) A gag (prank) gift - those are for your friends, not your mom.

6) Nothing - the only reason you can be ex-empted from giving your mom nothing is if you are dead, stuck on a desert, or suffering from amnesia and do not know who your mother is.

M is for Mother’s DayFinding the perfect gift this Mother’s DayAsiphe Tsolo

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RAG 2013A glimpse into the party that was...

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Mojalefa Mofokeng

I am a rich sweet, confection made with sugar and often combined with fruits and nuts. What am I? Candy babe... While some were busy cram-ming those notes for the first easy tests, collecting marks for best participations; others were busy being pampered by Acacia and Oryx members at their own little candy land, at the Big Lapa on 6 March. It was once again the Mr. Oryx and Ms Acacia beauty pageant, but this time around it was the second annual crowning of Mr. Oryx and Ms Acacia 2013/14.

The pageant started with a high note of classical music by David de Wet, who kept on blessing us with his har-monious voice throughout the show. He then sang Celine Dion’s song called ‘The Power of Love’ which shook most of the audience present to sing along with him. I, myself, even got touched by this gentle-man’s gifted voice, hoping to see more of him showcasing this great talent at our green campus.

When entering the Big Lapa, there was only one entrance to use and it was nothing but a bizarre moment for me. As I entered, I was welcomed by the marshmellows all over the Lapa’s pillars. While I was busy licking my lips, I thought that maybe we were allowed to eat the decorations. But I was then told that the monkeys had already done the job, with a

few pillars missing some of the puffs. As an observer and a lover of people, I also like to see you where ever I go; so I was very disappointed as I found there were not as many of you as hoped for. Let me update you on some of the things that took place there, as it is my job to keep you updated. The most noticeable was the talent category; starting with Derby, what was she doing? They say an Indian girl turning into black ghetto is a sight to see. While it was a pretty good performance, I think she might need a little more practice with the ghetto style.

They say identical twins do and share everything together, but I guess these two don’t share the same talent. When the one recites poetry, the other draws. One thing I was just wondering; was he really drawing there or was he just fooling us?

Maybe he should have just done what Chantelle did; sh

Sweet like candy csme on stage with her hockey sticks and art, showing of her talents.

Also an interesting bit of tal-ent was by Bradon with his monologue. If you decide to do another monologue please in-clude us non-Afrikaans speak-ers. Although I didn’t under-stand most of it, I must say the talent was on point and for me that was a winning perfor-mance.

The show ended with the pres-ence of our 2012/2013 winners on stage Mr. Oliver Tshim-bidi and Ms Marissa van den Heever, ushering in the new Mr Oryx and Ms Acacia. They fell on these wonderful people: Bredon Bosman as Mr Oryx and Chantelle Pretorius as Ms Acacia.

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Asiphe Tsolo

The Student Christian Fellowship (SCF) re-cently held a Ladies’ Night for their female members. This was an all-night event held just before recess and was organised by Sister Mbalenhle Mthombeni, Events and Marketing Officer of the SCF. The event aimed to provide female members with an opportunity to bond in sisterhood.

“I hope that by the end of the evening the ladies would have gotten to know each other better and consider themselves as sisters even out-

side the church,” said Sister Mbalenhle, who was also the MC for the evening.

A variety of discussions and games concern-ing Christianity and Biblical knowledge were held. Topics included the manner in which Christianity affects dating, as well as the role of Christian women at the church and in soci-ety at large. The ladies even took time to have a doughnut eating contest.

A prayer session was then held where the sis-ters had to pray for each other.

In closing, Sister Mbalenhle thanked the ladies and promised to organise similar events in fu-ture.

It was an event of a life time. People from different resi-dences were there, filling the Faranani hall to the brim, and the DJ’s stunned the crowd with the music selection for the night. The contestants were all dressed in beautiful clothes, the girls were flawless and the guys were glamorous. The judges were confused as to who should be Mr or Miss Fa-ranani 2013.

Mr and Miss Faranani 2013 was the third annual Faranani pageant on 16 March from 18:00. The house committee members worked together to make it a success, they called only the best DJ’s among whom there was Mpumelelo Mbatha famously known as The Mav-erick DJ from the nearby radio station VUT FM, and a DJ from the Faranani premises by the name of DJ MJ.

The judges were looking rav-ishing as they were eager in making sure they choose only the right contestants to repre-sent the biggest off-campus residence of the Vaal Campus. As one of the judges all I saw was beauty both in the judg-ing panel and on the ramp. Amongst the judges were Ka-mogelo Cholo Mr VUT 2011, Hope Miss Emfuleni 1st Prin-cess, Tsholofelo Motaung Miss Emfuleni 2012, Jonathan Sik-hosana Mr NWU 2nd Prince, Ntando Skosana Mr Faranani 1st Prince 2012 and myself Deliwe Msibi Miss VUT FM 1st Princess 2012.

There were only four rounds, and it all began with casual wear, where the contestants were wearing Faranani T-shirts. The second round was swim wear, where they all danced for the crowd; the third round was party wear, and the

last round was the formal wear, where they were all hoping to be crowned.

Sadly only three girls and three guys were crowned and as one of the judges I truly wished that all these girls and guys would get some sort of reward as they all worked hard and they really tried to make it to the top. We first chose the top five from each gender, then after the question session we chose the top three.

The winners were Brian Jona(19) Mr Faranani 2013 and Motshidisi Mohoera(19) Miss Faranani 2013.

“To be honest I did not think I was going to win, that is why I gave it my all and decided to go one hundred per cent all out on this”, said Mr Faranani, “I truly am ready for Mr and Miss NWU 2013 and cannot wait to represent my residence”.

Miss Faranani was confident enough to say “Yes I definitely deserved to win” when asked if she deserved to win the beauty

Deliwe Msibi

SCF Ladies Night

Mr and Miss Faranani 2013 from a judges perspective

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pageant. She is ready to start her duties as a beauty queen of the residence as soon as possible.

As a judge and a former 2nd princess for Miss Faranani, I saw a huge transformation from the very first and the sec-ond Miss Faranani events. This one was a lot more planned. It was a night not wasted but ab-solutely worth our time. It was a mixture of fun and academic entertainment, as the ques-tions were thought thoroughly.

If I was to describe the whole night in one word I would say it was “awesome”.

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On Saturday, 16 March, Thuthuka held the Cancer Walk on Heels event. The event was to be held at Thuthuka’s hall but was changed to Vergelegen (Verries) Hall due to the greater number of students who came. The event was scheduled to take place from 09:00, but start-ed at around 10:00 instead. Boitumelo Phe-toe, Vice Prim and Health and Safety Officer of Thuthuka, who was also the leader and or-ganiser of the event said, “We’re late because we’re waiting for everyone”.

The event was opened with a prayer, and participants gathered outside Verries Hall, of which was the starting point. Though the event was mainly aimed at attracting female students, there were male students who also showed their support. The mission was to walk from Verries Hall to the Big Lapa and return to Verries Hall, with-out taking off their high-heels. The walk start-ed quite easy. The participants enjoyed the idea of walking in heels which was for a good cause. However, midway to the Big Lapa, the participants began feeling the pain. Though some of them were tempted to take their heels off and complete the walk bare-footed, fellow participants nudged them to continue, bear-ing in mind the pain and suffering women who have cancer experience. With this in mind, ev-eryone continued walking, chatting with each other as they walked.

When they eventually reached the Big Lapa, the first thing they did was to give their feet a break, and took off their heels. Some were al-ready tired and complained of the shoes hurt-ing them.

It was also understood that there would be a supply of water for them at the Big Lapa, but this was not the case, and some started com-plaining. For this reason, as well as for the reason that the event started late, and for the sudden change of the event location, the event

appeared unorganised.

The tea party cheered the participants, as they had quite a variety of treats to choose from, like that of chocolate muffins, sarmies, and even fruit salad.

A talk which was then held after the walk was about cancer and how either male or female, can detect early signs which would help one prevent the severity of this disease. Part of the talk was also given by a cancer survivor, of which was uplifting, as it showed that it’s pos-sible for one to overcome cancer.

Lungelo Chirwa, who is a 2nd year student, braced the event with a song he sang, called “Every Time I Look at You”. As he sang to his audience, they were amazed at how well he sang. Some said that he sent ‘shivers down their spines’. Not only was their singing, but Siyamthanda Duma, 2nd year, Industrial Psy-chology student, recited the poem, “With These Hands”. She said she particularly wrote this poem for this event. The audience was capti-vated by it.

Though it was not stated what time the event would end, the talk was quite long, which re-sulted in some students having to excuse themselves. Besides not adhering to time, the event can be said to have been a success.

United against CancerMalenyalo Molemane

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A little creative fun...

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26 Apr 2013STUDENT 91128

As I sit and observe in my lecture classes, at my fellow 18 and 19 year old peers… I am somewhat amazed. Truth be told, when teens reach the age of 18 they ought to think like 18 year olds. Instead, we have teens that tend to think and believe that at that age, they know everything and are ready for the world.

They make their parents feel as though they are not important and no longer needed in their lives. Yes, I must admit when teens reach the age of 18 they are technically “adults”, but now does that necessarily entail that they should disrespect the elderly? If being 18 means be-ing ready for adulthood, I would say they are not ready...why? For the simple reason that they think they know everything and are ex-perienced enough to take on the world’s chal-lenges. We teens have a tendency of thinking that adulthood is a fun stage of our lives, but is it really?

Allow me the opportunity to speak personally as an 18 year old myself. Being 18 for me has made me realize that maturity is something I needed in my life; it has made me aware of things that I took and saw lightly only because I was younger. Personally I would say I am at a point in my life where I can say I am ready to be on my ‘feet’ and work towards being in-dependent. I would say I am ready for life and certain challenges including growing up, but adulthood has probably not tapped in yet… un-like with others.

I would often hear teens talking about how stressed they are and what not. I would ask myself what could possibly be stressing these teens because all that should really be occu-

pying them is University and it’s work. On the contrary, it’s funny how I would hear adults go-ing on and on about how much they wish to be teens again. They often tell us how fortunate we are with all the opportunities and modern technology and would usually advise us to en-joy and make the best of being a teen.

I am not against 18 year olds being ready and looking forward to adulthood, but my concern is more onto the motive and the intensions of be-ing so eager to become adults. Truly, I believe one should enjoy teenage life and go with the unfolding mysteries of developing into adult-hood. If we could all be in the correct mindset, in terms of being able to enjoy, as the elders would say, because adulthood can come with many challenges that cause real stress com-pared to the minor issues teens claim to be ‘stressed’ about. At one point I started thinking that teens were intrigued by this whole thing of ‘I’m stressed’; that every little thing they en-counter is automatically causing them stress… if only we understood it thoroughly.

We have taken the thought of being legal into mind too much, just because it is said that at the age of 18 you are LEGAL. That, accord-ing to me is another thing that makes teens go ‘wild’, just because the word legal is there.

At some point being ‘legal’ and adulthood can bring about disadvantages…but what can one say, you can’t be 18 forever. So I guess at some point, we are and ought to be ready for adulthood, but other days you wish you could be FOREVER YOUNG!!

Eighteen is now the legal age of adulthood. The question is are teenagers ready for it?Lauren Nomaqhiza

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The first quarter of the year has finished and most of us have taken those small suitcases and took the routes straight home to see friends and family that we were missing so badly, in a sense of even counting days for recess to begin.

Now that the time arrived for us to depart our “second homes” so to call, maybe inter-nal/ external accommodations that we reside at; not all of us were keen to go home for dif-ferent reasons. Reasons might have been that you were low on cash; while some students were simply not ready to do house chores. But there are other factors that come as bar-

riers for us to go home, which are quite serious; such as as-signments that are due in no time after recess, and e-fundi tests!

Certainly this time isn’t much of a rest from E-FUNDI, and its long slides, but rather this time it’s that of making E-FUNDI your best friend forever “BBF”. Keeping in mind the test week that headed our way just after recess, Hallelujah, our BBF is going to be needed, so we in-deed need that mutual friend-ship with our BFF.

This might sound as though we do not need recess that much but we can all agree that we need time off from at-

It has been three months since the University opened and it is amazing how ignorant students are of the immense stress that arises from having a poor rela-tionship with roommates.

Whether you feel indifferent to the people you live with, hor-rified by the idea of sharing air with them or filled with joy imagining the greatness you get to come home to, there is usually still room for some improvement with your room-mates.

Neo Nchoe, a second year stu-dent in Industrial Psychology, lives in a communal house with nine girls and shares a room with one of the girls and this

what she had to say, “I should have realized when I signed up to live with nine virtual strang-ers, that I was putting myself in a risky situation. After all, one of the greatest milestones that can make or break even the closest relationships headed towards the most sacred bond, is whether or not people can live together.”

An almost unconscious hostil-ity can grow between room-mates, creating a sense of dis-tance which breeds the worst kind of discomfort, since your residence is a home-away-from-home and it is a space to recharge. We all deserve to emerge from and come home to a peaceful environment, and maintaining a positive relation-

ship with roommates can be crucial to our well-being!

Here are four tricks to keeping the room-mance alive:

1. Recognize that we all bring different things to the table! We all come with our own hab-its, so while you might find it obnoxious that your room-mate keeps the television on full volume all day, your room-mate might think their behav-ior as harmless, but despise the fact that you are a slob in the kitchen. Furthermore, you might struggle to remember to clean the dishes, your room-mate might take personal of-fense that something so effort-less gets disrespected by you. Identifying and staying mindful

Mojalefa MofokengTime to check how far you are tending those long lectures;

just taking a chill pill, studying at your own pace and space. Now is the time to sit down and check yourself and how much you have accumulated so far in preparation for semester ex-ams. Now it’s time for you to revise on what you have learnt and still don’t understand. To seek help from those other stu-dents who seem to understand that certain chapter/s, seek help when time is still available. Hope that you use this time ef-fectively and good luck with your tests. Nail them and get those best participation marks that you never had before. As the SRC chairperson said, “the successful completion of your studies is the key to your fu-ture”. It all starts here!

How to: Cope with Roommates whenthe Room-mance seems lost

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and respectful of different val-ues is an important aspect of living together.

2. Literally, recognize that we all bring different things to the table! Your roommate might have hideous junk, that you do not want to be staring at 24/7, or forbid for that cutie from across the hall to ever mistake as yours, but embrac-ing each other’s differences by focusing on the joy that their stuff brings them as well as the joy you get from your own stuff is a way of overcoming the initial horrors that may be invoked by your roommates poor taste in useless crap!

3 Get rid of unwanted bag-gage! Literally, get rid of ex-cess stuff that doesn’t really matter to you because chances are it might bother your room-mate. Better to be safe than sorry and leave as clear of a trail as possible with regards to whatever space you share.

4. Get rid of the emotional baggage, too! In a more ab-stract sense, we all have dif-ferent ways of expressing our-

selves, so that you might come to realize you are ignorant to the many ways you have al-ready unintentionally bothered your roommate, but make sure you make a m e n d s ! Some will r e l e a s e their anger through pas-sive aggres-sive smirks, others through screaming tan-trums, and still others through silent disapproval. Figure out how your roommate operates and make it known to them how you operate, then be

forgiving of different commu-nication styles and try to talk to each other, even if it just through a dry erase board and sticky notes.

It can be extraor-dinarily difficult to live with other people, but try to remain centered and acknowledge the genuine de-

sire for good that exists within us all before we are stretched beyond our limits. After all com-ing to University comes with learning how to tolerate people from different walks of life.

Being a student, means constantly counting your cents. For the next few years money will definitely be the thing you want the most, but you don’t have, especially in these harsh eco-nomic times.

Discovering that you have the ability to bud-get will eventually make your student life much more exciting and this will also mean you are

taking the first step in becoming a responsible young adult.

Follow these simple steps and who knows, maybe by saving a few rand here or there, will get you closer to your first million…

Step 1Create your budget:Be realistic. Forecast how much money you

“I intended to experience an ef-fortless sense of calm in my room, but didn’t anticipate that living with other people requires hard work and sensitivity to their needs regardless of whether you want to share a lasting bond with them” -

Neo Nchoe.

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have in a month, and how much you’re think-ing to spend.

Step 2Get to know yourself:Keep track of all your spending habits during a month; differentiate between your wants and your needs. Especially when money gets tight, remember, your needs are more important than your wants

Step 3Guess:a) Be conservative, but not over optimistic and guess low for your income. b) In contradiction, guess high for your expense. This will give you room to wiggle for some unexpected turn ups. Remember the amount you want to save is also reckoned as expenses.

Step 4Get it together:Now that you know your spending habits, take all your slips, and do the math. Add your total income and subtract your total expenses from your total income.Remember, your expenses should not exceed your income.

Step 5Values and goals:Align the goals that you want to reach, but make sure it is in line with your personal val-ues.

Step 6Keep it organized:Be sure to keep all your slips and receipts dur-ing the month. This will allow you to keep track and have a backup for all your expenditures.

Step 7Reward yourself:It is important to have fun sometimes, take a time of and spoil yourself with some of the money you saved.

Step 8Expect the unexpected:Be sure to have enough money for unexpected emergencies. If you don’t use your emergency money during the month, you can always put it with the savings and spoil yourself later on.

Step 9Keep on keeping onIt’s not very easy to stick to your budget 100%, fact is that you are a student, and this is the time of your life! If you get off track, just start again.

Be sure to follow Student 24/7 next month for some helpful money saving tips and how to stretch your Rand even further!

Keep on Saving!

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There is a saying that satisfaction is the death of desire. Although I am often inclined to agree, I know that as human beings we have an un-quenchable thirst for progression and a hunger for achieving unfulfilled desires. Once we ob-tain the object of our desire, whatever it may-be, we're only content for so long before we want more from it, or we want something else.

No matter what circumstances we're con-cerned with trying to change for the better, an unfortunate truth about life is that reality sel-dom lives up to the promise of a fantasy. Which is why we sometimes find that the thrill of a relationship is not in the relationship itself, but rather in the chase leading up to the relation-ship; but once a gentlemen in pursuit wins the lady's favour the chemistry might soon die out.

A good friend of mine once said to me, "be careful not to compromise reality while chas-ing a fantasy or you might just find yourself in a nightmare." At the time I did not fully appreciate the gravity of what he was saying to me, but as time unfolds and God grants me wisdom, it is becoming increasingly apparent to me. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. If it does however appear to be that much green-er, one should first be prepared to live with whatever predetermined and/or unforeseen repercussions of crossing the threshold there may be. This often means risking a sense of security for the opportunity to gain something better. It may be one career choice for another, or a monotonous relationship of one that ap-pears more thrilling. You never know exactly how things are going to work out until they do.

Change can be a scary notion. It becomes even scarier when we have to make the deci-sions that put it in effect. Fortunately for us, sometimes we are able to change our minds, because not every decision we make is life al-tering. However, that is not always the case, and we often have to live with the outcomes of

our mistakes. With that said, some might ar-gue that it’s better to deal with the devil that you know than the one that you don’t. So, is it greener on the other side? I don’t care. The grass is quite awesome and green on this side. And I’m going to enjoy it until I know I’m ready to move on to whatever may come next. One thing is for certain though; no matter how things turn-out, for better or worse, life still goes on.

Taking It On The Chin...I like the green here just fineRatanang Mogatusi

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More than 140 people were injured and at least three killed at the Boston Marathon in Massa-chusetts in the USA on Monday, 15 April. Two explosions, less than a block away from where the runners finished the course, detonated and caused hysteric commotion amongst the ath-letes and spectators. Emergency teams began treating and rescuing victims almost immedi-ately.

Questions arise regarding the cause of the de-bacle and the motive behind it. “Make no mis-

take - we will get to the bottom of this. And we will find out who did this; we’ll find out why they did this.” US President Barack Obama said in a statement at the White House on the day of the explosions. Investigations are still under-way. He continued: “Any responsible individ-uals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.”

The incident occurred on Patriots’ Day, a holi-day celebrated in Massachusetts to commem-orate the anniversary of the Battles of Lexing-ton and Concord on April 19, 1775.

It’s Human Rights month, and sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live in a country where men, women and chil-dren have rights! Freedom of speech, freedom to go where you want and freedom to fight for what you believe in.

Imagine this:Being young and wild and free, loving someone with all your heart, thinking about mar-riage but not being able to go through with it because of your humanity, because of who you are. Living in separate towns will make it even more difficult for you, because you have to apply for a permit that may take years…

Now here is the scary part, this is actually what’s happening to

people living in Israel!

From 11 until 17 March, was the 9th annual Israeli Apart-heid Week. This week is host-ed around the world by cam-puses, colleges and schools, showing people what is hap-

Carnage at the Boston MarathonKeleabetswe Narenti

Israeli Apartheid WeekAnnelize de Lange

pening in former Palestine!

International Israeli Apartheid week is a series of events held across the globe to seek awareness about Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinians and to build sup-port for the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel.

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It all started in 1923 when the whole of Palestine fell under the British Mandate. In 1917 Britain issued the Belfour Dec-laration that promised the Jew-ish people a national home in Palestine. Tension started to rise between the Jewish immi-grants, especially from Europe and the native Palestinian peo-ple. This caused several out-breaks of severe violence.

The British created a mess, that was too big for them to handle and handed it over to the United Nations that decid-ed in 1947 to divide Palestine into two separate states- Jew-ish and Arab. The Jewish na-

On 22 April, the day was dedicated to Mother Earth.

One might say ‘here comes again the impor-tance of Earth and whatsoever campaign.’ But for years now, you’ve heard about global warming and how each person needs to re-duce, re- use and recycle in order to stave off this frightening future. Most of you might have an idea about what is global warming and how you can contribute in bringing difference in this situation. Here’s what you need to know

Global warming is a gradual rise in the tem-perature of the earth’s atmosphere. “The at-mosphere is made up of layers of gases,” says Grace Green, the founder of environmental awareness initiative Green-works. Some of these gases, such as carbon dioxide and wa-ter vapor, are called greenhouse gases. This is because they let light through but trap heat, like the glass in the greenhouse. These gases, which are mostly natural, form a thermal blan-ket over Earth, trapping enough heat in the at-mosphere for humans, animals and plants to survive. Without these gases, Earth would be

too cold for us to inhabit.

However; too much of a good thing is a bad thing seems to apply. If many gases become trapped, the thermal blanket thickens, and this causes the Earth’s temperature to rise. “It is like an extra blanket on a hot summer’s day”, says Grace. The extra gases come from human pol-lution, cutting trees, destruction of rainforests, factory emission and carbon dioxide from cars, animal waste (in the form of methane).

The following are the alarming possibilities of how Earth will be if we keep on polluting: Rising sea levels due to melting glaciers will flood coastal cities. Severe hurricanes and tornadoes will be-come more common. Increase of mosquitoes and rodents, which thrive in warmer temperatures; a faster spread of diseases such as malaria. More plant and animal species could be ex-tinct. Rivers, dams, and lakes will dry up. Causing more droughts and fire!

In celebration of Earth Day, this is what you could just do for 60 minutes to assist ‘her’ in taking care of us and future generations: Switch off the lights when you leave the

tion celebrated, but the Pal-estinian side was just about to lose more than half of their land.

Fifty six percent of the land was a Jewish State, leaving the remaining 44% of their homeland to the Palestinians. At that time the Jewish popula-tion was 33% and Jewish land ownership was 6%.

In 1948 the Jewish state was declared and war broke out between the Jews and Pales-tinians, and after the war was lost, 78% of land was captured by the Jews.

Now imagine owning a house, having the papers but not be-ing able to enter it, because it’s not on your part of the land anymore.

Being a South African we went through that as well, being a divided nation. We are all hu-man beings that have a right to be yourself! Human Rights month declares a declaration in our nation to be innovative in diversity!

You can read more on the Is-raeli Apartheid week at: http://apartheidweek.orghttp://www.bdssouthafrica.com

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room. Cut your shower time down. Geysers ac-count for up to 25% of a household’s electricity consumption. Reduce. Re-use. Recycle. In that order. Re-ducing your waste is the best but, if you can’t re-use waste “old margarine tabs can be used as a pencil or spices storage and recycle the rest at the recycling services near you. Avoid buying food in plastic containers, but if you do, re-use the container. Save and re-use plastic bags and bottles, or donate old clothes to charity.

Make use of public transport, cycle or walk. Remember, Exhaust fumes are Earth’s pet hate. Plant a tree to help manage the in CO2 the atmosphere via photosynthesis

Lastly celebrating Earth Day reminds us we all share the same planet. Sharing Earth means taking responsibility for what we use and how we use it and it is a day to think of the environ-mental challenges we face and how to solve them. Protecting Earth is every person’s and every country’s responsibility.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean is a must have album. Frank brings something new to the ear with a twist of classic R&B and Hip-Hop, that is beyond comparison to what Usher, Miguel, and Justin Timberlake do.

The album earned Grammy’s Best Urban Con-temporary Album. This is Frank’s first studio album after his mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, which had songs such as Swim Good and Novacane. Channel Orange has an open and closing track that features music in-between with original live recordings of conversations and arcade games, which contributes to the albums con-

troversial themes from drugs, religion, same-sex love to everyday issues such as; money, unrequited love, partying and alcohol.

Most notable singles include Thinkin’ about You which served as the first single of the al-bum, that has also been remixed by Willow Smith and Justin Beiber. Other notable songs are Sweet Life, Pyramid and Forrest Gump having up-beat tempo and catchy lyrics.

He features rappers including Andre 3000. Bad Religion has a gospel influence contrib-utes in ending the album with a soft and poi-gnant mood. Frank states: “This record simply defines me and where I am as an artist”. This album is timeless, if you don’t have it already go get it.

New albums to look out for

Frank Ocean - Channel OrangeWilliam George

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Before the glitz and glamour of Miss Acacia, hard work was at the order of the day!

As the posters went up for the auditions of Miss Acacia, a lot of girls got their entry forms from the Arts and Culture officer Jolandie Retief and House mother Mrs Karin Venter.

Great expectations were had as the girls re-turned their forms, with photographs captur-ing their most beautiful side. Entries closed 18 February; still it wasn’t a full thumbs-up for the entrants. They had to patiently wait for an invi-tation to an interview.

Finally, the top 15 were announced and the first practice took place on 1 March. The rain set quite a nervous mood as the finalists of Acacia and Oryx gathered at the Big Lapa. Some of the finalists were not able to make it and all the groups weren’t finalised, which led to a few bumps in the road.

Creativity, smiles, laughter and building new friendships were all results of 14 boys and 14 girls working together with their HK’s with the hope of putting up a sweet show.

The night before, the last practice session com-menced after what had been a very successful Barefoot Day on Campus. The entrants were tired and hot but the show had to go on at any

cost. Sorting out the sound, routines and hear-ing “from the top” over and over again was all worth it when the finalists saw the Big Lapa on the 6th of March.

Everyone was excited, Acacia girls looked beautiful and Oryx boys looked dashing. As the spectators came, the nerves also grew. Entrants were motivated and complimented one another, even before the show started.

Crazy wear provided laughs and the formal wear brought nothing but amazement, espe-cially when the girls put the candy in Candy Land’s ending! Everyone shared in the laugh-ter and nerves backstage as they tried to read the judge’s body language.

Finally the top 10 was announced. The judges’ questions made them sweat, but it was worth it. Chantelle Pretorius was crowned as Miss Acacia and Bredan Bosman as Mr Oryx and from there on the celebrations began. Every-one forgot about the confusion that was cre-ated when Fatima Desai was crowned Miss Personality but never reached the TOP 10!

All and all, the night was a sweet success. Not only making it memorable for spectators, but also giving entrants the gifts of laughter, mem-ories and friendship!

Who will win Mr and Mrs NWU VTC?Only time will tell!Annie♥

Inside Miss AcaciaAnnelize de Lange

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Rock music festivals are a one of a kind expe-rience and is something that one can only ap-preciate if you have a real passion for music, don’t mind getting dirty or losing your voice. Rock festivals put people from all different backgrounds together in the name of music and that’s exactly what RAMfest achieved with this year’s edition. RAMfest 2013 took place in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Johannesburg and delivered heaps of enter-tainment in each city in the month of March. I attended the Johannesburg leg of the festival at Riversands Farm in Fourways from 15-16 March 2013. As a true rock music fan I can truly say that this was one of the best experi-ences of my life.

RAMfest (Real alternative music festival) started in 2007, when organiser Dawid Fourie hosted the event in Cape Town only, with local rock and metal bands headlining the festival. As the festival’s reputation grew so did its fans, locations and the caliber of bands performing at the event. In 2011 the first international acts played at RAMfest, which catapulted the fes-tival to the point of being recognised as one of the largest music festivals in South Africa only being behind Oppikoppi in terms of popu-larity and attendance. International acts which have played at this event include, Funeral for a Friend, Alkaline Trio, In Flames and Pen-dulum among others. This year, Rise Against and Bring me the Horizon joined the list of overseas performers and created a massive amount of hype, as they are considered among the top rock and metal acts today.

Although the international bands create the most attention, the festival also aims at pro-moting local rock and metal talents, such as Pestroy, The Hammer of Redemption, De-ity’s Muse and Shortstraw among others. Thousands of people get to see these lesser known but massively talented bands and in this way gives a boost to the underground music

scene in South Africa. It is sometimes a shame that these bands aren’t getting the necessary recognistion mainly because of their loud and less commercial music styles. The event also provided for three stages, a main stage, the Boom stage – a smaller stage for local acts and an electro stage. Now that a short preview has been given on the festival, it is time to get into the nitty gritty of my RAMfest experience with a day by day look at proceedings during 2013.

The event began on Friday, with loads of bands sharing the stage including The Black Cat Bones, Fuzigish and Van Coke Kartel. The former recently won the MK Award for best live band in the country, whilst the latter has racked up numerous awards and can be regarded as South Africa’s premier Afrikaans Rock band at the moment. The afternoon started off with Man as Machine opening proceedings amidst some short thundershowers. This did not per-turb the crowd as they rocked out to a cover of Foo Fighters’ “The Pretender” which was well executed by the band. The Black Cat Bones were up next and delivered an amazing perfor-mance which burst with energy and charisma. The crowd danced and sang to each song as the sun sat and the stars arose at the River-sands Farm. This was the perfect way to get the crowd pumped up for the next few acts of the evening

Local acts such as Fuzigish and City of He-roes played their hearts out and gave the crowds a lot to cheer about. Van Coke Kartel provided the crowd with a rock and roll sym-phony, as they collaborated with many differ-ent artists, such as Laudo Liebenberg from aKING and Theo Crous from The Springbok Nude Girls. Cellos and violins were part of the act and created an entertaining fusion of sounds in combination with the more conven-tional rock instruments. Jack Parow ended the night on a bang with his dangerous mix of rapping and showmanship which the crowd eagerly consumed. Satisfied from the night’s musical feast, the crowd made their way back to their tents in preparation for the next and biggest day of the festival.

The next day started of slowly with local bands

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playing at the Boom stage to steadily “cure” festival goers from any hangover they might have from the previous night’s partying. Mean-while, at the main stage, bands such as The Hammer of Redemption were causing mass mayhem with mosh pits and even orchestrat-ing a “wall of death”. Basically this means that fans collide into each other from opposite sides and can be seen as a violent form of “dancing” to the metal music on stage.

One could spend the entire day listening and head banging to music in front of the stage, or retreat back to the various sponsored tents for some shade from the blistering sun. These tents were quite popular as couches and air conditioning were provided for tired rockers who needed a break. The dynamics and or-ganisation of the festival was top notch and well executed as lines at the food stalls and beer tents were never too long – a big bonus if you don’t want to miss one of your favorite bands.

After a long day of metal horns parading the skies, it was finally time for the international acts to take the stage. Bring me the Horizon from the UK was mind blowing, as they got the crowd going with each song. Local bands can learn some stage presence by witnessing this band. Next, it was time for Rise Against from the USA to end the festival with a bang. Rise Against not only responded to the hype, but exceeded expectations by far. This was the best show that I had ever seen, as fans were singing each lyric and moving to each melody. The combination of acoustic and rock driven songs worked brilliantly and the crowd wanted another encore. The band delivered and end-ed the show with their trademark song, “Sav-ior” amidst delighted fanatics to end RAMfest on a sky-high note.

RAMfest 2013 might have ended, but the memories will always remain in my and my fel-low attendees’ heads and hearts. Here’s to the next one in 2014!

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Ever had a problem with one of your modules not appearing on eFundi, and never knowing who to contact? Chill! You’re not alone in this. In fact, you’re one of many.

If ever you have a problem with eFundi, all you have to do is contact Mrs Elne van Niekerk. You’ll find her at Building 9A, G19, Office 19.7. But, before you head towards her office, take this moment and get to know a little more of her:...

RA: What’s your current position and for how long have you been working here?EvN: Technology Advisor and eFundi Sup-port

RA: What made you choose this career?EvN: I studied BA Communications. After completing Honours, I did waitressing. When I heard there was a post at ADS, I applied.At ADS, they allow me to do things I love doing. Working on eFundi is fun, and it’s a good feel-ing to know that at the end of the day, you’ve helped someone.

RA: What do you like most of what you do?EvN: The helping students and lecturers part. I also love doing the web-design. Check out the ADS blog (http://adsstudents.blogspot.com); I did it.

RA: What (if any) has been your biggest work-related challenge?EvN: I find it difficult to say NO. Sometimes by not saying “no”, it makes my plate too full then it becomes hard to keep up with the qual-ity of my work.I have tried to challenge myself by explaining to people that I can’t at that time help them, and then refer them to someone else.

RA: What has been your career highlight thus far?EvN: The first two weeks of the Welcoming

Week [this year], as it was the first time we had eFundi training and also launched our Face-book page and the ADS blog for students.

RA: Explain to us what a typical day at work is like?EvN: An ordinary day includes working with people and technology, simultaneously. What helps me keep calm and balanced is when I usually go to Nombulelo Gumede, my colle-gue. I would sit and talk and she listens to the frustrations. After that, when I feel better, I re-turn to my office. I would also go to Dr Jansen van Vuuren.

RA: What would you say is the secret to success?EvN: Patience and hard work. You have to be willing to put something in, if you want to get something out and go the extra mile. You have to also actually like what you are doing, or else it becomes very difficult.

RA: Which individuals have had the greatest impact, and why?EvN: My dad. He taught us, my sisters, my brother and me, to be open-minded, and to re-spect others, even if you think they do not de-serve it. He always respected our decisions, even if he did not agree with it, and contributed towards our independence.

RA: What’s your personal motto?EvN: I have too many, but my favourite is “The worst evil in the world is not the murder-ers, but for good people to do nothing.” – [This quote is from Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

Getting to know:Mrs Elne van NiekerkRoche Artz

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Fanon once wrote: “Each generation must dis-cover its mission, fulfil it or betray it, in relative opacity.” In this time of challenges faced by the youth, Ndumiso Hadebe seems to have cer-tainly found his mission, and is determined to fulfil it.

The 21 year old third-year student of Econom-ics and International Trade is currently a final-ist on the second season of SABC 1’s youth debate show, One Day Leader, which show-cases young people who are leaders in their own right and are making a difference in their communities. The young leaders engage each other in debates based on a variety of topics which are relevant to the youth of South Africa.

Ndumiso’s passionate and well-researched debating style has already won him majority of his debates. He is currently in the Top 3 and looks destined for victory. Student 24/7 caught up with Ndumiso to hear about his experience on One Day Leader.

Mpho Nakana: Why did you enter One Day Leader season 2? Ndumiso Hadebe: Because of the conviction I have of wanting to serve, particularly through leadership. I felt it to be a calling and a con-viction for me to enter One Day Leader again and offer South Africa the skills that I have in order to add value in making this country a bet-ter place.

MN: How are you finding the experience so far?NH: The experience so far has been exciting but very challenging. I knew coming into it that I have to work hard and inspire confidence in the people of South Africa. The challenges that we have as South Africa are very significant because they impact people’s lives directly. The show allows us to add more value and im-pact in the communities which we go into in order to address these socio-economic chal-lenges which we face.

MN: Who would you say is your biggest competition in the show?NH: You might think that this is funny but I think I am my biggest competition. One thing I have noticed is that it’s not about competition (with other finalists); this is about changing people’s lives. So being my biggest competition and threat is really about me developing myself and making myself capable enough to be able to assist people where I can.

MN: What opportunities do you hope One Day Leader will bring for you?NH: Since I’ve studied Bcom in Economics, I hope that it will assist me in getting avenues of contributing in terms of the socio-economic development of our communities. I believe that South Africa has great potential, and I want One Day Leader to provide me the opportu-nity to ensure that we improve the lives of our people; that we give them hope of the opportu-nities that they can have in future.

MN: What does leadership mean to you?NH: I think Servant-hood is the number one principle that a leader should have; and being loyal to that cause which you’re serving. Lead-ership is essentially about making a change and a difference in people’s lives; giving them hope and inspiring confidence in them, that there are better things regardless of wherever they find themselves in the current situation.

MN: What else are you busy with, besides your studies and One Day Leader?NH: I’m a Youth Leader at Word of Life Baptist Church and I’m also part of a community group called Chatz SA, which works together with the Sedibeng East Municipality. We engage school kids in issues such as bullying in schools and teenage pregnancy; and facilitate workshops for them. The aim is to ensure that young peo-ple are proactive in their communities.

MN: What are your future plans?NH: My future plans are quite flexible and more on a general level. I want to be an agent of change, especially contributing towards the economic development of our country.

In the spotlight 24/7 With Ndumiso HadebeMpho Nakana

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It is only natural that everybody loves people dressed in beautiful clothing. And what bet-ter than a fashion show with celebrities we all know and love. Hospice Wits showed that fashion can be more than just a pretty ‘face’.

In light of Human Rights day, Hospice Wits hosted their very first Night with The Stars fashion show to provide care for the terminally ill. This glamorous event did not just open up the runway to exquisite fashion and elegance, but to a platform of hope to those suffering of life-threatening illness. Hospice Wits depends heavily on fundraising initiatives such as the Night with the Stars, as well as the generous donations of individuals and corporates to en-able their home-care and nursing team to pro-vide proper care and treatment to terminally ill patients.

Jan Malan, Producer & Director of the show, feels it is his duty as a fashion show producer to give back to the community and to use his

skills and position for the benefit of those in need. Marketing Manager of Hospice Wits, Joy Ruwodo, says; “We are thrilled to host this event for the first time and we hope to make it an annual event on the social calendar of ev-ery celebrity, every business personality, every CEO and every fashion designer. What could be better than taking a moment to give some-thing of yourself? And to do so knowing the dif-ference it will make to so many”.

What could be better than seeing the faces we know and love strut their stuff in immaculate clothing while knowing a terminally Ill child’s life can be saved! Kuli Roberts, a South Afri-can fashion and beauty tabloid journalist and television presenter, showed that our celebri-ties are just as fun and down to earth as any when she plopped off her shoes and skipped down the runway.

One can only have hope for the future of South Africa when causes like these are on our news-feed.

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This is an ideal opportunity for me to inspire you to continue with your education, in quest of success and greater wisdom. I suspect, how-ever, that if all the good advice that has been given on these occasions through the years were brought out and put on view, it would still be as good as new. Simply because very little of it has ever been used.

The chaplain’s advice to matric council (my matric year), on graduation day: “I am giving you the ball, students, and naming you the scrum half for your team in the game of life. I am your coach, so I’ll give it to you straight.

There is only one game to play. It lasts all your life, with no time out and no substitutions. You play the whole game- all your life. You’ll have a great backline and full back. You are calling the signals, but the other six fellows in the back-line with you have great reputations. They are named Faith, Hope, Charity, Love, Peace and Commitment.

You’ll work behind a truly powerful pack of forward. End to end they consist of Honesty, Loyalty, Devotion to Duty, Self Respect, Sturdy Cleanliness, Good Behavior, Courage and En-thusiasm.

The goal posts are the gates of heaven. God is the referee and sole official. He makes all the rules and there is no appeal from them. There are ten rules. You know them as the Ten Com-mandments and you play them strictly in ac-cordance with your own religion. There is only one important ground rule. It is: As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Here is the ball. It is your immortal soul! Hold onto it. Now, students get in there and let’s see what you can do with it.”

It is an absolute joy to share this quoted piece from one of my greatest moments and very much highlighted memory that has stuck into my own personal life. We must look forward…not just at our feet, but towards the horizon if

we want to see the dawn of a new day and when that day come, we must seize every min-ute of every hour with courage and conviction because boldness has power, magic and ge-nius in it.

Pearl Mavunda A Million Miles From Normal

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The Absa Cape Epic is the biggest and most grueling mountain bike stage race in the world. It is considered the “holy grail” for mountain bikers all over the world and attracts the best international cycles who vie for the top prize in the sport.

The 2013 edition proved no different as a total of 7 of the toughest mountain bike stages from Meurendal Wine Estate to Lourensford had to be conquered. The race which is held in March, consist of an 800 kilometer ride through some of the most scenic landscapes in the West-ern Cape. The beauty of the natural scenery in combination with the human spirit’s ability to endure hardship makes this a tremendous spectacle for cycling fanatics.

Riders must enter as a two person team and

can be placed in six categories, namely mens, ladies, mixed, masters, grand masters and a development category. Each of these catego-ries provides competitors of different skill lev-els and age groups to challenge for top spot in their respective fields. At the end of each stage the stage winners receive prize, while the overall leaders after each stage are award-ed leaders jerseys with different colours. The Cape Epic is centered on rider satisfaction with a whole host of services being delivered during the event in order to help riders in achieving success.

In this year’s race the main theme was to hon-our the late Burry Stander, who won the previ-ous two editions of the Cape Epic with team mate Christoph Sauser. The South African mountain biking great will be sorely missed among the cycling community and will always be a part of the event.

It was thus quite fitting that the Burry Stander – SONGO team of Christoph Sauser (Switser-land) and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic) won the men’s category after intense racing throughout the event. The Bulls team of Karl Platt and Urs Huber gave it their all but would have to settle for second place, with Thomas

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Dietsch and Tim Boehme taking third spot.

In the ladies category, Yolande Speedy and Catherine Williamson took first place, even with Speedy crossing the finish line with a bro-ken collarbone, whilst the couple of Erik and Ariane Kleinhans finished top of the pile in the mixed category. The veterans also showed the young guns how to race with Nico Pfitzenmaier and Abrao Azevedo achieving first place in the masters category.

The Cape Epic also attract celebrity competi-tors with Micheal Mol, Janez Vermeiren as well as former rugby stars Corné Krige, Joel Stransky and Tiaan Strauss competing in the event to raise money and awareness for vari-ous Absa charities.

This year’s event was the 10th edition of the race and one to remember as it held such sen-timental value for all the riders involved. The Cape Epic will always be Burry’s race –may his legacy live on forever.

Howard Cossell once said: “Sport is human life in microcosm”. This means that sport closely resembles life, as winning or losing in a sport-ing activity and participation in sport provides valuable life lessons. 10 April 2013 will mark the commencement of the biggest sporting event in the university‘s calendar, namely the inter-residence games. All university residences will lock horns as each one of them prepares to go into war in their quest of achieving supremacy and sovereignty. Games will be staged every Wednesday from 17:00 on campus, with dif-ferent types of sports ranging from soccer to volleyball being in contention. It promises to be one of the most nail biting events to have ever been staged in our campus in a long time. The Winners of the interresidence games will get an opportunity to represent NWU Vaal in the intercampus games.

Over the years an intense rivalry has surfaced between Faranani and Longfellow. Be it at soc-cer or netball, whenever those two meet it al-ways seems like a titanic clash. Their matches always live up to expectation and produces astounding fireworks. Other residences like Thuthuka and Vergelegen will be hoping for good fortunes to come their way after a series

of dismal performances in last year’s games. Oryx and Acacia may have enjoyed some suc-cess in beauty pageants in the past because Mr and Mrs NWU Vaal come from those resi-dence respectively, however it is time for them to step up to the plate and be counted amongst the best in the sporting circles.

From a certain standpoint it can be argued that it is time for Faranani to be given a run for their money as they have been dominating these games for quite some time now. They were victorious in both soccer and netball in the previous campaign and will be looking for

Inter-Res all set to produce fireworksMangaliso Maduna

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The road to the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Football National Championships has begun, with our men’s first team football team vying for qualification to the 19th edition of the USSA Football National Championships to be held later this year in Tshwane, Pretoria at the Tshwane University of Technology from 2 to 6 December 2013.

12 March saw the men’s football team kickoff their league campaign against the University of the Witwatersrand in an away game at the BIDVest Stadium. The bus trip to the Johan-nesburg venue was filled with jovial renditions of the University anthem and other motivation-al hymns. The constant singing resulted into a positive atmosphere in the bus, with smiles all over the place this was the perfect motivation heading into this crucial first game.

On arrival it drizzled, with some members of the first team proclaiming this was a sign things would go their way. The game started on a high with both teams trying to settle it as quickly as possible, the home side was able to dominate play but was not able to penetrate Vaal Campus in the last third of the pitch due to great defensive organization.

With the Vaal Campus being able to absorb pressure from the home side, the team strung a couple of successful passes together on the counter to cause Wits to concede a few corner kicks that led to the first goal of the match prior to the halftime break.

Wits University started explosively in the sec-ond half, thus this prompted the Vaal Cam-pus to concede several free kicks and cor-ner kicks. With Vaal Campus under pressure coach Thomas Thema made substitutions to try containing the pressure and adding to the one goal already scored. Wits continued with their attacking play and got a rebound ball from a corner that they were able to score, thus this brought the game alive with teams both look-ing for the winning goal.

The game was evenly matched to the end with both teams balanced and solid in their play. With the home support behind Wits University, the last minutes of the game saw Vaal Campus put under immense pressure and the left flank exposed thus Wits scored a superb goal to win the match.

With the USSA Football National Champion-ships qualifiers played every Tuesday night, next on the fixture list for the Vaal Campus was the Tshwane University of Technology Soshan-guve in a home match played at the UJ Johan-nesburg Bunting. This was a crucial game after the loss at Wits, with the whole team looking to get maximum points from the encounter. The game started on quiet note with both teams cautious in their approach, by the middle of the first half NWU Vaal was more dominant and in control of most the ball possession.

TUT Soshanguve probed forward at times but were always met by the brilliant shot stopping

a repeat.

One of Faranani‘s standouts performers in the last campaign Khumbulani Chirwa strongly disagrees that no one can stand in their way. Gifted with an excellent first touch and an astounding eye for a pass, Chirwa played a pivotal role in Faranani‘s success in the pre-vious campaign. “Complacency is the enemy of study, we cannot afford to be in the com-fort zone and be satisfied with what we have

accomplished. We will approach these games with hunger, character and a desire to win as we are allergic to losing”, the industrious mid-fielder said.One of university‘s visions include unifying dif-ferent diversities in an attempt to bring them together as one. Sport has proven over the years that it can integrate people with diverse ethnicities. Students should come and support their residences and fellow counterparts, as it will give them the extra lift needed to succeed.

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of NWU goalkeeper Khuhle Lupiwana who saved the day at the back as the defense was caught out at times. The first half ended in goalless draw with both teams highly cautious.

With no goals in the first half of the game, the second half promised to be a thriller with both teams looking to win the game. TUT Soshan-guve continued from the first half and attacked for the first few minutes with no success.

The first goal of the game would come when a NWU player blocked a shot at goal with his hand, thus the referee gave penalty which was

converted by TUT. Trailing one-nil Vaal Cam-pus tried their best but were dealt a big blow when their player got red carded for a 50-50 challenge.

With one player down Vaal Campus worked as team and played some of the best football ever, with a few shots off the post they kept their heads up and fought hard. A long ball from the keeper and a header in midfield set up the three attackers upfront to combine with some nice passing and score a crucial goal in the last 4 minutes that secured a draw for Vaal Campus.

On Sunday 7 April 2013, the Vaal Campus Hockey League began with a strike as the girls took on the VUT team on the Izak Steyl Sta-dium 08:00.

With team spirit in the air, and the stepped up game plan from last season, these girls were in it to win it! Not only the VUT game, but they are planning to kick some butt throughout the season!

Their Defence was strong. Liza Silva had the

Great Beginning for Girls’ Hockey!Annelize de Lange

attackers on their feet, and attacking strongly was players like Juanitha Barnard, Danielle and Michelle Liebenberg.

Angelique dos Santos scored a winning goal, making the final score 1-0 and Belinda Riekert, was Girl of the match with her shot corner strat-egies.

What a great way to start the beginning of the season for the girls of the B team!!

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The job of a football manager is one of the toughest tasks in modern football. It takes con-fidence, bravery and boldness to be regarded as the best. As the cliché goes: “Great foot-ballers do not make great managers” and one manager who has blossomed to greatness without kicking a ball in his life is none other than the self -proclaimed special one, Jose Mourinho.

He first served as an interpreter and assistant manager to the late Sir Bobby Robson in the early 90s. He then took up the head coach-ing position and sprang to prominence after guiding FC Porto to their first ever European Champions League title for the first time in their existence.

He is regarded by some players, coaches and highly rated pundits as one of the best coach-es in the 21st century. He is the third coach to have won club football‘s most glittering prize (UEFA Champions League) twice with two dif-ferent teams in different countries. The Portu-guese tactician has enjoyed success in almost all the teams he mentored.

During his stint with Chelsea he won everything that was on offer in English football and went on to win the famous “la tripleta” (treble) with Inter Milan and broke their 38 year Champions League drought. It is not every Tom, Dick and Harry who can accomplish such monumental success within a short space of time. He is in-deed the chosen one.

Those who have worked with him will tell you that failure is not a word you find in his diction-ary. They portray him as a visionary leader and a great motivator. He possesses a unique abil-ity of turning average teams into world beat-ers. His magnificent tactical awareness and in depth analysis on the opposition has made him one of the most feared coaches in elite football.

He commands respect and commitment at all times and can deal with big name players and

their attitudes. When asked what is his secret formula he always provides the same answer “God”.

Mourinho‘s career has been marred by numer-ous controversies. In his era at Chelsea he made outspoken comments that always land-ed him in trouble with the FA (Football Asso-ciation). His most memorable stunt was when he labeled Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger a “voyeur”. He also had a love-hate relationship with the Italian media.

Controversies aside, one thing that distinguish-es him from all managers is his ability to stand his ground. If he is not satisfied with something he will tell it like it is, some call it arrogance but I call it confidence. Most people will always remember the spectacular goals, trophies and legendary displays but forget the engineer, the brain that orchestrated the master plan that led to the pathway to glory. Mourinho‘s name will be recorded in history‘s books as one of the greatest to have ever graced mother earth and will be told to generations to come.

What makes Mourinho unique?Mangaliso Maduna

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