Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks year75issue15 29July2013 P5 P12 P13 Perdeby P6 Spec-Savers Hatfield Shop 29, Hatfield plaza Burnette Street Hatfield 0123622887 MOLEBOGENG MANGOALE The final draft of the new constitution is set to be released soon. Updates will be made available on clickUP on Monday 29 July. These updates will include the final draft of the constitution, a report on the consultation process as well as a summary of key changes to the constitution. During the next two weeks, the Standing Committee of Council will approve the constitution. If the council approves the proposed new constitution, the process for the SRC elections will be launched. The Department of Student Affairs is planning for elections in anticipation of the approval, with elections likely to take place during September. The finalised draft of the constitution was put together by a steering committee (Steerco) following a series of consultations with students. Individuals and societies made written submissions to Steerco as well as verbal presentations if asked to. These included “a wide range of changes or improvements as well as endorsements of the proposed model and a draft constitution,” director of Student Affairs Dr Matete Madiba said in a press release. Beni Letebele, the facilitator for the Student Leadership Constitution, told Perdeby that there were more than 20 submissions from individuals and societies. “There was mostly a positive response to the constitution review process. We certainly feel it is a big improvement which broadens participation and inclusivity and draws the various student structures closer,” he said. However, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has expressed discontent on the processes that were adopted by the Department of Student Affairs to assist in the review and rewriting of the new constitution. They declared that Steerco does not represent the student community and for that reason they “unequivocally reject the constitution”. ANCYL chairperson Timothy Ramabulana and general- secretary Mmuso Bookholane both attacked Dr Madiba saying that she is “legacy driven and should face the wrath and might of the students as she does not want to listen to them [the students]”. Ramabulana said, “Her leadership style is new and rotten. The manner in which Dr Madiba has handled the amendment process; Progress being made on new constitution we expect a carbon copy of the constitution that was submitted. We will not participate in a bogus, pathetic election process. Dr Madiba might as well elect her own SRC because that’s what she wants. We are annoyed and disgusted.” Ramabulana and Bookholane added that the ANCYL’s absence from this year’s elections will not impact badly on their political society because the ANCYL has never been about SRC elections. Afriforum Youth chairperson Barend Taute admits that there were certain irregularities with the process of rectifying the constitution. However, the process was acceptable in general. “It is our primary priority that an SRC is elected this semester to represent students’ needs. Therefore, it is important that the process to rectify the constitution be completed as soon as possible while delivering an acceptable constitution,” he said. He added that it is extremely important that the new constitution allows for the representation and participation of societies. “Afriforum Youth has already started with preparations for the 2013 SRC elections,” he told Perdeby. Dr Madiba said that she did not want to comment on the ANCYL’s remarks. “The process of reviewing the constitution has been a very open one and no one should undermine it. A lot of work has gone into it,” she said. Illustration: Simon-Kai Garvie A surprising duo of stethoscopes and musical talent Application form Oppikoppi ticket giveaway Music for the waist down P
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Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks
year75issue1529July2013
P5 P12 P13
PerdebyP6
Spec-Savers HatfieldShop 29, Hatfield plaza
Burnette StreetHatfield
0123622887
MOLEBOGENG MANGOALE
The final draft of the new constitution is set to be released soon. Updates will be made available on clickUP on Monday 29 July.These updates will include the final draft of the constitution, a report on the consultation process as well as a summary of key changes to the constitution.
During the next two weeks, the Standing Committee of Council will approve the constitution. If the council approves the proposed new constitution, the process for the SRC elections will be launched. The Department of Student Affairs is planning for elections in anticipation of the approval, with elections likely to take place during September.
The finalised draft of the constitution was put together by a steering committee (Steerco) following a series of consultations with students. Individuals and societies made written submissions to Steerco as well as verbal presentations if asked to. These included “a wide range of changes or improvements as well as endorsements of the proposed model and a draft constitution,” director of Student Affairs Dr Matete Madiba said in a press release.
Beni Letebele, the facilitator for the Student Leadership Constitution, told Perdeby that there were more than 20 submissions from individuals and societies. “There was mostly a positive response to the constitution review process. We certainly feel it is a big improvement which broadens participation and inclusivity and draws the various student structures closer,” he said.
However, the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has expressed discontent on the processes that were adopted by the Department of Student Affairs to assist in the review and rewriting of the new constitution. They declared that Steerco does not represent the student community and for that reason they “unequivocally reject the constitution”.
ANCYL chairperson Timothy Ramabulana and general-secretary Mmuso Bookholane both attacked Dr Madiba saying that she is “legacy driven and should face the wrath and might of the students as she does not want to listen to them [the students]”.
Ramabulana said, “Her leadership style is new and rotten. The manner in which Dr Madiba has handled the amendment process;
Progress being made on new constitution
we expect a carbon copy of the constitution that was submitted. We will not participate in a bogus, pathetic election process. Dr Madiba might as well elect her own SRC because that’s what she wants. We are annoyed and disgusted.”
Ramabulana and Bookholane added that the ANCYL’s absence from this year’s elections will not impact badly on their political society because the ANCYL has never been about SRC elections.
Afriforum Youth chairperson Barend Taute admits that there were certain irregularities with the process of rectifying the constitution. However, the process was acceptable in general. “It is our primary priority that an SRC is elected this semester to represent students’ needs. Therefore, it is important that
the process to rectify the constitution be completed as soon as possible while delivering an acceptable constitution,” he said.
He added that it is extremely important that the new constitution allows for the representation and participation of societies. “Afriforum Youth has already started with preparations for the 2013 SRC elections,” he told Perdeby.
Dr Madiba said that she did not want to comment on the ANCYL’s remarks. “The process of reviewing the constitution has been a very open one and no one should undermine it. A lot of work has gone into it,” she said.
Illustration: Simon-Kai Garvie
A surprising duo of stethoscopes and musical talent
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I guess I should start this editorial with a welcoming. Bienvenue, as the French would say.
The beginning of the semester is always interesting. There is the surprise at how many people are on campus, mixed with the wonder at how many empty seats are in your class that was once full. Or maybe that is just my 07:30 classes. I have that kind of luck.
But at the back of everyone’s mind during the beginning of the second semester is the well-known second semester slump and the wonder at how we are going to make it to the end of the year. Luckily the second semester is also a very exciting time. Oppikoppi is around the corner. And if that will not inspire you, shame.
Now that my awe-inspiring welcome is out of the way, I have something important to mention. One of my journalists informed me last week that students do not want to talk to Perdeby because they argue that Perdeby misquotes them. That is something I take very seriously. One thing I always emphasise in editorial meetings and training is professionalism, objectivity and handling sources with respect and care. That includes using the source’s information with integrity.
I would like to pretend that I came up with these notions myself, but it is actually something that students working at Perdeby have been striving for for the past 75 years.
At the moment we are busy with an anniversary edition to celebrate Perdeby’s 75 years of existence. In order to put this edition together, I have spent an unhealthy amount of time in the archives, paging through 75 years worth of Perdeby editions. That might not seem like a lot, but consider that Perdeby has been a weekly since 1948 and that from 1948 an average of 20 editions have seen the light every year. The number of pages you have to flip through becomes rather substantial.
One thing that really struck me while going through all those past newspapers and that I want to emphasise is Perdeby’s main goal: to be a paper for Tuks students. Every year, editors promise to fulfil this purpose and strive to represent students, to deliver objective news relevant to students and to be a forum for student opinions. It is heartbreaking to hear that students do not want to talk to us about issues concerning them. What is Perdeby here for, if not for every Tuks student on campus?
It is with this in mind that the Perdeby team has decided to find out exactly what students think about us and what they want to see printed on our pages. We are going to conduct a quality survey during the next few weeks in order to do just that. So if one of our writers asks you to fill in a form, please oblige him or her, and have your say about what you like or do not like about the paper. The survey will also be available online as we are trying to engage with as many students as possible.
Do not hold back when filling out these forms. We cannot improve if we do not know what we are doing wrong. And if a journalist of ours has grieved you in any way, let me know. Unprofessionalism is not something we strive for at Perdeby.
I also encourage anyone who loves writing or who wants to dabble in journalism to apply to work for us this semester. Our application form is available online and is available in the paper on page 6.
That is all for now folks, and I hope the second week of varsity is kinder to you than the first. If you need a break from it all, or if second semester slump is setting in early, turn to the Fun and Games page on page 11 for a break. We also covered the Pulse talent show on page 5 and our sport team covered several USSA tournaments on page 15.
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Not many of you know who we are, merely because of the fact that we live on the other side of the mountain in a little suburb called Onderstepoort (near Pretoria North). We are a mixed residence and the only one located near (actually right on) the University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Campus.
Our mascot is a goat called Flehman and we have 2 live goats living at our residence, namely Spyker and Jezebel. Most of the students who study vet or vet nursing end up staying in our residence because it is safe, convenient and just plain AWESOME here at Onderstepoort. We unfortunately don’t have first years and all newcomers, or New V’s as we call them, spend one year on the Hatfield Campus before transferring to Onderstepoort.
We venture over the mountain to take on the other residences in all the sports, Serrie and Serenade competitions. We are proud to say we have won the rugby league, netball league, men’s hockey league and have come second in the ladies soccer division. We only started Serrie and Ser five years ago and we are improving in leaps and bounds. Watch out Hatfield, Prinshof and Groenkloof residences: OP is coming!
House Protea (founded in 1998) is a home to multiracial, multinational postgraduate students of the University of Pretoria. The Protea Flower is the national pride and a symbol of patriotism to citizens of this great country; hence it is the fundamental part of the emblems of the national teams of the Republic. It was consequential for the University of Pretoria (Department of Residence Affairs and Accommodation) to designate such a profound name to one of its postgraduate residences. House Protea can thus be counted amongst the beacons of astounding academic excellence and prodigious listening, living and learning environments at this world renowned prestigious institution.This residence houses 68 students from all over the world and it caters for students in multi-disciplines at different postgraduate levels (from Honors to Postdoctoral fellows). It is also a mixed residence that offers a tranquil and unique, but
For five years TuksVillage has been one of the youngest members of the TuksRes family, but in its short time it has proven itself to be exactly what the vision intended it to be, “a world class African residence”. Located on the Hillcrest Residence Campus, TuksVillage is made of 10 large brick blocks, admits rolling green lawns and the prestigious, Village Centre. TuksVillage is the largest university residence in the southern hemisphere boasting a capacity of 640 students. This self-catering, mixed gender residence is one that prides itself on academic excellence, assuring that the “best of the best” is admitted and making placement an incredibly sought after privilege. In order to continue to strive towards academic excellence as well as housing balanced and happy students, TuksVillage works to move away from traditional and compulsory residence activities and hierarchy amongst younger and older students. This new age approach allows students to grow and mature without hindrance and with minimal distraction. TuksVillage continues to benefit students’ wellbeing through the wide variety of activities it offers including sports such as cricket, hockey and soccer, as well as cultural events like poetry and music evenings. This provides an incredible platform to encounter hidden talents
Established in 1993, Tuksdorp is the largest of the University of Pretoria’s postgraduate and international students’ residences, housing 275 residents. Tuksdorp is a diverse complex where a wide variety of University of Pretoria postgraduate and international students meet with one common goal: to achieve academic excellence.At Tuksdorp, postgraduate and international students come from all walks of life to live together in one complex, made up of 28 units, 15 renovated old houses and 13 residential blocks. Each resident has a fully furnished, single bedroom and shares bath and ablution facilities, dining area, and a kitchen with the rest of their housemates.With residents coming from all over the globe, Tuksdorp has successively been the most intergrated residence at the University of Pretoria. The different nationalities that are represented in Tuksdorp give its residents an opportunity to interact and learn from the different cultures of the world.Tuksdorp is not only an academic oriented residence, but also allows residents an opportunity to interact with one another and to partake in social activities such as braais (barbeques), excursions
House Protea TuksVillage
House Onderstepoort: Home of the Vets and Vet Nurses!
Tuksdorp - the place to be!
and make new friends. The unique “Sundowner Bar” provides an experience unlike any other residence on campus, with its weekly wine tasting and social gatherings - providing a touch of sophistication and class. TuksVillage is not only a place of achievement but also a place of care: the residence’s recycling initiative and award winning “Green Committee” being testament to the residence’s commitment to sustainability. TuksVillage is far more than a set of buildings to reside; it’s a place to truly live happily and comfortably, whether you’re playing a game of football on the lawn, lounging comfortably in the Village Centre or studying hard for your exams. TuksVillage will always offer one thing, a home and the embodiment of its famous slogan , “here we live!”Welcome to TuksVillage.
nevertheless beautiful, organisational culture. The culture inculcated at House Protea is graciously imbedded in three core values: respect, excellence and professionalism. The residents identify with the organisational culture of the residence and to promulgate this unifying culture to new residents, the House embarks on various (educational and leisure) socials and excursions. These activities have created a home away from home atmosphere and environment for the residents, especially the international students. To mention but a few excursions: the House visited monumental places like the Apartheid Museum where it was expected that the students would learn and also get to appreciate the history of this beautiful country and, for recreation, the House visited Gold Reef City. The Residence also has ceremonial events like the End of Year Dinner where some of its achievers get honored.
INTRODUCTION
House Jacaranda is a dynamic and very diverse postgraduate residence that houses a substantial number of nationalities, with a large proportion from within the African continent. It accommodates 148 postgraduate residents and is conveniently situated around exciting shops and entertainment areas for your leisure and pleasure. House Jacaranda is situated opposite the Hatfield Campus of the University of Pretoria. It is surrounded by security patrol to ensure your safety during late night walks from the campus to the residence. In House Jacaranda students are allocated either a single or double room - in the single rooms students live individually; with double rooms two students occupy the flat unit. These students share a kitchen and a bathroom and have their own individual bedrooms for their convenience.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
House Jacaranda is actively involved in community service, and we have been prosperous in all our engagements; it is affiliated with Tshwane Home of Hope, situated in Sunnyside. Over the years House Jacaranda has been involved with Tshwane Home of Hope in community engagement activates such as providing self-care for the girls residing in the children’s home and to their caregivers. The girls in the home have been given computer training, advice on University and the academic prospects that they can consider. One fortunate young lady in the home received a laptop as part of assistance from Jacaranda to pursue her academic aspirations in the future. House Jacaranda prides its self to the social responsibility that it upholds in the community.
CULTURE DAY
House Jacaranda engages in an annual culture day where residents come together to share and experience the diversity of different cultures with their fellow residents. On this day, students of House Jacaranda present themselves in their various cultural attires and cook and share food from their culture. This is an exciting event in that we all learn and have a better appreciation of the various cultures that exist in this residence. House Jacaranda, being a mixed residence, is always at the forefront of diversity and events such as culture day and taking part in international day highlights the diversity that exists in this dynamic and homely residence.
Your University experience is not complete if you have not attended one of OP’s legendary parties: Kinky Pinky Tight Whitey and OP Beerfest are a must for any Tuks student!
We are a real friendly bunch that loves meeting new people, so come and visit anytime!
by Tahiyya Shaik (Onderstepoort Chairperson)
ACADEMIC WORK
Jacaranda residents are better known as academicians who strive for excellence through conducting ground breaking research that contributes to the body of knowledge in Africa and beyond. The main goal of our academicians is to write and publish research papers that expand the existing knowledge base and to be pioneers in their respective areas of specialisation. To acknowledge and further motivate such students, the House Management Committee of House Jacaranda organises academic seminars and presentations in our very own Jacaranda common room. This is an opportunity for the students to showcase the fruits of their labour and subsequently motivate aspiring academicians to persevere and remain focused on their goals. In this way, Jakaranda gets to be relevant to the needs of its residents and help fulfil the purpose of their stay here and provide academic support in its totality.
SPORTS
As is the universal rule of communion through sport, we find that the common love for the game brings the house together and affords newcomers a great way to meet people and find a place in the house. We especially excel in the residence league and many residents come to support our boys. It is not only soccer (or football as we like to call it) that draws a crowd but rather Jacarandians enjoy spending time together around sporting activities; whether it is supporting the football team in the res league or by coming together in the common room for tennis, football, rugby or cricket games. There is always an excuse to have a braai when there is a big game in any sport; a braai that never fails to draw a crowd.
House JacarandaHome away from home
to nearby places of interest, and sporting activities as well.Some of the facilities in Tuksdorp include a laundry room, computer lab with printing facilities, open and undercover parking, two TV rooms, a pool table, swimming pool, equipped kitchens, etc. There are plans afoot to make Internet facilities available in the rooms, which should facilitate online research activities and promote academic achievement, thus meeting one of the goals of the University of Pretoria.What makes Tuksdorp attractive is its natural environment made up of lush, manicured lawns, a variety of trees, and beautiful flower gardens. You can study from the comfort of your room, or decide to sit on the grass under a tree while studying or even to relax and gain wisdom from the inspirational sounds of birds; the choice is all yours.So if you admire nature, and would like to experience the blend between nature and academics in a residence that best exemplifies the Listening, Living, and Learning credo of the University of Pretoria’s Department of Residence Affairs and Accommodation, then Tuksdorp is the place to be.
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Mopanie Mopanie helped out at the Sunnyside Orphanage on 25 July as part of their ongoing Rag projects.
The residence spent the day painting walls, reconditioning two Wendy houses and doing general maintenance. The residents donated clothes, toys and sport equipment to the children and spent quality time interacting with them.
“We were just looking for a place we could make into a wonderland for the kids for a day. Sunnyside needed some work done and we used a lot of colourful Rag ‘blommetjie-sheets’ to make the place look a bit like a fantasy world. The kids loved it [and it is] gratifying to see,” said Mopanie chairperson Tiaan Maartens.
ErikaErika’s Rag week began on Saturday 20
July and saw the residents giving back to the community in various ways.
On 20 July the residents participated in an outreach project in Olienvenhoutbosch as part of Mandela Day. The ladies spent time with the children at a school and painted a building that forms part of an old age home.
On Wednesday 24 July Erika went to the UNICA School for Autism where they interacted with and gave food packets to the children as well as attended an educational lecture explaining autism and its effects.
The students travelled to the Paul Jungnickel House on Thursday 25 July and donated clothes and 20kg of soya mince. Soya mince will be donated each month for an entire year to the residents of Paul Jungnickel House.
On Saturday 27 July the ladies returned to Olienvenhoutbosch to donate food packets to 150 children as well as to finish renovations to the old age home. On Sunday the Erika residents held a blanket drive in the Botanical Gardens.
According to Rag HK Elaine Groenewald, the projects aim to show the ladies the difference a small part of their time and their donations can make. Groenewald described the projects as “girl friendly”, and stated that, “We are doing stuff we are best at and also that we enjoy doing.”
BOIPELO BOIKHUTSO
The United Nations Association of South Africa, Pretoria Chapter (UNA-SA (PTA)) hosted the second Model United Nations: South African Universities (MUNSAU) conference at UP on 11 and 12 July.
The Model United Nations (MUN) is a type of debate which occurs in different committees throughout the United Nations. Each MUN debate has a different and unique topic. The main theme of this year’s debate was the universality of human rights. The concept of human rights was discussed with regard to four topics: women and children as victims of organised crime, human trafficking, security and the elimination of homophobia and transphobia.
Tamara Naidoo, the chairperson of UNA-SA (PTA) gave the opening address at the opening ceremony. “It is a great honour and privilege to have such talent from the various corners of South Africa,” Naidoo said. Students from various universities, including Tuks, the University of Limpopo, the University of Johannesburg and the University of Zululand, attended the debate. Each delegation was made up of three or four members from a university and represented a single country. The delegations had to discuss and debate their country’s stance on the topics set out for the debate.
The students who participated were excited to be at the conference and most of them said that they participated to get experience and international exposure. Ruan Roestorf, a first-year BAdmin International Relations student, said that he decided to participate because he wanted to get practical experience in international politics and diplomatic skills. Zininingi Memela, a third-year psychology
Human rights debated at Tuks
student at the University of Zululand, said, “I am interested in the dynamics of international politics, especially the ones that concern Africa.”
Naidoo emphasised that MUNSAU is an initiative led by students and that it aims to empower and develop students. Ropafadzo Mashiri, a first-year LLB student, said that she and her delegates decided to participate in the debate as they are interested in politics and want to get exposure to international politics. “Now people will see that the youth is also interested in politics,” she added.
Many prominent diplomats attended the conference, including United Nations Human Rights Council’s deputy regional officer Katherine Liao, Sudeshan Reddy from the United Nations Information Centre and Luvuyo Ndimeni of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.
“Human rights is what makes us human. Humans should be treated with dignity, empathy and fairness,” Reddy said
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DANIELLE PETTERSON
One thousand eight hundred staff members from Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in the Eastern Cape went on strike last Tuesday following wage disputes. The strikes brought lectures to a halt.
Two workers were shot with rubber bullets after the protest turned violent and police arrived on the scene. According to Dispatch Online, the fire department was called after striking workers began burning tyres in the parking lot, but the firemen were chased away and had to return later accompanied by police.
The strike follows months of negotiations surrounding salaries. The staff members rejected the university’s 2013 wage increase of 4.25%. According to WSU spokesperson Angela Church, this is the maximum increase WSU can afford but an increase of between 8 and 10% is being demanded. Negotiations from 2012 surrounding a car subsidy and travel allowance still remain unresolved. The finalisation of leave buyout also remains unsettled.
According to WSU management, all avenues for additional funding have been explored. They said in a press release that the strike means that workers do not accept that the university does not have the financial resources to meet their demands.
Management is now considering applying a lockout in terms of the Labour Relations Act unless the current situation is resolved. This lockout would result in pay being withheld from all employees, regardless of whether they are willing to work or not. “It means that the WSU
Workers strike at Walter Sisulu University
workforce is required to consider whether its interests are best served by the current course of action,” WSU management said in a press release.
The striking employees are affiliated with the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and the National Tertiary Education Union. Nehawu branch secretary Zwelidumile Mditshwa told Dispatch Online that the pay offered by management is far below inflation and that the workers are “declaring war by engaging this mass action”.
“We’ve been engaged in very long and protracted negotiations [with the administration
of the institution] which took four months. We have done everything we can, to the extent of engaging an independent mediator, but all those efforts have been undermined,” Mditshwa told Dispatch Online.
According to Dispatch Online, WSU is currently administered by Prof. Laurens van Staden who was appointed by Minister of Higher Education Blade Ndzimande to oversee the university’s turnaround.
WSU management said that it remains ready to further talks regarding its financial resources.
Image: dispatch.co.za
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TARYN RICHMOND
Violins, pianos, beatboxing and hip-hop dancing are not commonly associated with doctors. However, UP’s medical student faculty house, Pulse, hosted its annual talent evening which showcased talents that went above particularly steady hands and a friendly bedside manner.
On 21 July Pulse kicked off the second semester with its 19th annual talent evening. The evening is aimed at showcasing the performing talents of the Department of Health Sciences which represents medicine, dentistry and health care sciences.
The theme of the evening, Vagus Nights, was an interesting choice and played with the double meaning of the word “vagus”. It represented the American city of Vegas with its lights and casinos while at the same time reminding the audience that the hosts were studying medicine as the vagus nerve plays a major role in the functioning of the heart.
A surprising duo of stethoscopes and musical talent
Performers of the evening comprised of an Indian dance group called Rhythms of India, a hip-hop dance group as well as various musical performances centred around singing, the piano, violin, guitar and even a flute and a saxophone. The serenade group of the men’s medical residence, Olympus, took the opportunity to show off their skills and sang a vocal ensemble to end off the evening.
The evening was by no means serious, with the master of ceremonies, Jonathan Roxmouth, who is better known for his role as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, getting the crowd warmed up with his tongue-in-cheek humour. Before the interval, Peta-Anne Browne and Shaylee Kirsten performed a parody song “Bummer of 59” which described the pains of being a medical student and gave the crowd a few good laughs. Henroe Janse van Rensburg, with Lourens Terblanche on the piano, performed a song “You Grew on Me” which describes a rather scientific style of falling in
love and also produced a few giggles from the audience.
Just before the end of the evening, Roxmouth treated the audience to a special performance of “The Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera resulting in a standing ovation from the audience. Lourens Terblanche, who managed to organise Roxmouth to be the master of ceremonies, explained that Roxmouth’s performance “undoubtedly struck home, judging by the amount of fans lining up for photos and autographs after the show. We hope to see him return again next year.”
The evening ended with a lecturer awards ceremony. Thinus Dicks, who helped organise the evening, explained that the awards are based on student votes and that it is an excellent way to acknowledge the lecturers’ achievements.
Photos: Hendro van der Merwe
MARISSA BRITS
The ENACTUS UP team were crowned the 2013 national champions at the ENACTUS South Africa competition on 10 and 11 July. The team will now go on to represent South Africa at the ENACTUS World Cup in Mexico later this year.
ENACTUS is an international, non-profit, tertiary-based organisation. It is made up of students, academics and business leaders who are committed to creating sustainable growth within communities. ENACTUS, which stands for Entrepreneurial Action by Us, is active
in 39 countries and spans more than 1 600 universities.
The ENACTUS teams are challenged yearly to not only identify local needs but also to address them with the aim of empowering individuals and communities to become self-sufficient in improving their quality of life.
The ENACTUS UP team participated in two projects. Firstly, the team collaborated with the St John’s Outreach Orphanage in Mohlakeng in the West Rand of Johannesburg. The team established the Mohlakeng Market which allowed vendors and entrepreneurs to trade under one roof. This project allowed for
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a growth in income of local vendors and also provided a constant stream of income for the St John’s Orphanage which caters to 600 children.
Secondly, the ENACTUS UP team got involved in a project called Kickbax. The project aimed to assist an entrepreneur in gaining the skills required to manage his own business and to create job opportunities for members of his community.
ENACTUS UP won the opening rounds and continued to place first in their league in the judging which consisted of four elements. The first judging element focused on sustainability. Judging elements two and three focused on
effective empowerment and the final judging element focused on business solutions for community development.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal was awarded second place in the competition, Durban University of Technology was awarded third place and the University of Fort Hare placed fourth.
ENACTUS UP president Herman Kotze said, “The projects have inspired us more than any beneficiary.”
Photo: Oan de Waal
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29 July ‘13News 7
MARISSA BRITS
On Thursday 18 July the honours architecture students, TuksRag and the university’s Community-Based Project (JCP) students (a compulsory community outreach module for Built Environment students) teamed up with the Viva Village Foundation to make a difference in the Alaska informal settlement in Mamelodi.
The army, the National Treasury, the Canadian embassy and Ford attended the event as part of their 67-minutes contribution on Mandela Day.
The project included two phases and the building phase on 18 July formed part of phase two. The first phase involved three months of researching and monitoring the day-to-day activities of the community to identify the key ways in which the students could help the community in becoming healthier and more formalised.
The project received donations from companies such as MVA Bricks, which donated 20 000 bricks, and PPC, which
Students give back to the communitydonated 70 bags of cement.
Eighteen JCP students and members of TuksRag spent 40 hours building on the site. TuksRag also raised support for the project.
According to Jacquis Tolsma, an honours architecture student, the aim of the project is to “rehabilitate the local river and to create many pockets of interest along the river”. These pockets
include gardens, a park, a local taxi stop and an outdoor gym. Rag Queen Dassie Persaud-Van der Westhuizen said
that the event allowed TuksRag to familiarise itself with the community as well as with the Viva Foundation so that they can start making a contribution to the project. TuksRag will continue to be involved in the project by assisting with fundraising and the finding of sponsors.
The architecture students do research in human settlements on a yearly basis and began a partnership with Viva in 2012 which has allowed them to get involved in the Alaska settlement.
The project not only aids the community but also provides students with the skills to conduct research in the informal settlements which forms part of the human settlements and urbanism research unit within the Department of Architecture.
According to Tolsma, they hope to complete the project by the end of the year.
WANNABEE OPENS ITS 4TH STORE!!!!visit the new wannabee store located at the
engineering study centre, hatfield campus. receive up to 30% discount on selected items of the limited edition
2025-clothing range.
Wannabee also has stores on the Groenkloof and Mamelodi campuses
visit the new store situated in the new vngineering study center on the hatfield campus to receive a 30% discount on
this very limited 2025 clothing range.
T’s and C’s apply. While stocks last.
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“The army, the National Treasury, the Canadian embassy and Ford
attended the event as part of their 67-minutes contribution on
Mandela Day.”
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9Features 29 July ‘13
MARGEAUX ERASMUS
Every student needs a car. It allows you to tick one more “now-I’m-independent” box and can really help you get around. But choosing the perfect student car for you can be a bit tricky. Perdeby, along with Surf4Cars, has tried to make this process easier by comparing three ideal student cars. The cars are economical and low budget and each has something different for different student personalities.For the long-journey conservatives
The first car we took on a test drive was the Volkswagen Polo Vivo. This unisex car is the perfect vehicle for conservatives. It is a sturdy car that will allow you to feel safe on the road with its stability and easy driving.
The Vivo that we took on a test drive was a sedan, the obvious downside of the vehicle being that it looks like a mom’s car. But if you buy the hatchback, that problem is solved.
Volkswagen made the Vivo to replace the reliable Citi Golf that can be seen around campus, which means that all those reliability traits associated with the Citi Golf will be found in this car. The Vivo, however, has a more modern take and allows for a few more luxuries. It has air con and a radio. For those students who are luxury conscious, the manual windows might be a negative. But if you enjoy driving far or transporting a few of your friends to the Square, the Vivo is for you. The car is spacious in the front and in the back, and if you’re very tall, you may just have enough head space in this Polo. However, the car’s size could be daunting for dainty drivers.
This specific car’s radio also came with a remote which would be handy for all those friends that you keep in the back seat.For the spoilt
Second on our list of ideal student cars is the Fiat 500. This little Italian beauty is the perfect car for students looking for style and a little luxury.
The 500 is kitted out with electric windows and mirrors, voice control, a radio and steering wheel controls. The car is also small enough to make driving around Hatfield and squeezing into obscure parking spaces an easy feat.
However, the 500’s size might very well be its downfall. Unless the two people in the front seat suffer from SPS (short person syndrome), the back-seat passengers will be uncomfortable. The back seat is definitely not for the claustrophobic and those tiny marks which are supposed to be the back windows cannot open.
The car is slightly feminine and if a male student got out of it next to a Volkswagen Amarok, he might feel a tad emasculated. The interior has a modern retro vibe to it and you might need to take a while to stare at this Italian painting before going for an actual drive. Distractions can be hazardous.
If you like to get around Hatfield with style, this is your car. But shopaholics might have to limit their shopping sprees. The boot, although not too tiny, lacks the room that you get with the Vivo.For the “I-just-want-something-on-wheels”
Perdeby and Surf4Cars took the Citroën C1 on our last test drive. This was the cheapest car on the list and has the lowest fuel consumption. We drove a 2013 model, the one that got a face and butt lift. The result is a chic-looking car that is compact enough to fit into almost any parking space around campus. Climbing shoulders on Lynnwood Road, though, would not be advised, as the car does remind you somewhat of a tin car.
But if you only want some wheels, this car is perfect for you and the low fuel consumption will leave you enough moolah to have regular drinks at the Square. The C1 also has electric windows, central locking, a radio and air con.
The look of the car in the front is, well, a little plastic – but some might even find that quirky. It could just grow on you like all things French.
Despite its size, the C1 is equipped with five doors and can probably seat about two and a half people in the back, so you can drive around with friends if you need to. However, the noisy three-cylinder engine (it sounds like it needs to remind you that it’s there
Citroën C1 1.0 Attraction
Year: 2013 Dealership: Autohaus Göbel NorthcliffMileage: 100kmPrice: R99 950Engine: 1-litre petrol (50kW and 93Nm)Fuel consumption: 4.5l/100kmDoors: 5Extras: air con, built-in radio, electric windows, central lockingRating: 5/10
Fiat 500 1.2 Pop
Year: 2009Dealership: Pinnacle CarsMileage: 44 000kmPrice: R104 950 Engine: 1.2-litre petrol (51kW and 102Nm)Fuel consumption: 5.1l/100kmDoors: 3Extras: air con, USB port, built-in radio, electric windows, electric mirrors, central lockingRating: 8/10
Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Trendline
Year: 2011Dealership: Imperial Toyota RandburgMileage: 51 000kmPrice: R109 900Engine: 1.4-litre petrol (63kW and 132Nm)Fuel consumption: 6.2l/100kmDoors: 4Extras: air con, radio, central lockingRating: 6/10
– it’s only an 1.0 after all) might struggle while going uphill. Road trips are not recommended in the C1.
The car does, however, have a magical element to it – when you open its tiny boot you will be surprised that a spare wheel actually fits in there.
When you choose a car it really is a personal decision. You need
to ask yourself “what’s my combination?”, but if you can’t choose, we’ve given each of these cars a rating and Surf4Cars can help you find any other car as well.
Photos: Brad Donald
What’s your combination? Perdeby’s guide to your student car
As a student, you definitely know all about deadlines - so make a note of this one: applications to the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowshipfor first year university students close at the end of August.
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, which aims to develop a new generation of dynamic entrepreneurial leaders who can make a valuable difference to the societal fabric of Southern Africa, is offering learners the opportunity to start this journey through its Fellowship. The Fellowship distinguishes itself from other bursary and scholarship programmes with its holistic approach: in addition to providing comprehensive financial support to learners who meet the qualifying criteria, the Fellowship offers learners the opportunity to engage in a personal and
entrepreneurial development programme. Beneficiaries are not tied to working for a specific organisation once they have completed their studies.
Want to know more? Head on down to the Sanlam Auditorium, Economic and Management Sciences Building on the 29th of July at 13h15 to hear more about the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation and its Fellowship opportunity. The presentation will answer any questions you may have and explain how you can apply. See you there!
In the meantime, visit www.allangrayorbis.org, follow us on Twitter @AllanGrayOrbis or like our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Allangrayorbis) to find out more.
Last call to apply for the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowship
Applications to the Allan Gray Orbis
Foundation Fellowship close 30 August for first year university students
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11Fun & Games 29 July ‘13
Pssst...Sudoku
Last edition solution:
Now that the break is over, Pssst... is back in full force to expose all of the residences and their shenanigans. Pssst... would just like to take a moment to thank all of the residences for making the job very easy this week. From house weeks to culture weeks and even just plain old welcome-back parties, Pssst... has loads to report on.
For starters, Pssst... just wants to tell Taaibos and Jasmyn that their movie date night was a pretty lame idea. Here is a secret: if you plan on going to the movies, you should actually watch the movie. From what Pssst... saw, not a whole lot of movie watching was going on. And that’s just called an orgy, not a date night. You may have enjoyed yourselves, but police call that public indecency.
Speaking of lame, Pssst... sees that Katjiepiering are not up for a jol anymore, not even with Maroela, seeing as there were only five Katte at the social with the boys. But, to be honest, Pssst… wouldn’t want to be seen at Maroela either.
Pssst… would like to welcome Boekenhout back to the proefplaas after being away for six whole months. But Pssst... hears that Boekenhout are not the only ones getting comfortable at the newly renovated res. It seems to Pssst... that Erika is loving Boekenhout’s new home. How else would Pssst... explain an Erika girl leaving the boys’ res at 05:30 in the morning? Maybe she missed the tower.
But Pssst... thinks that Boekenhout must be careful. If they keep going to their newly beloved Varsity Bakery, no Erika girl will ever come back to see their tower. If you don’t believe Pssst…, just look at what happened to the KFC-loving
Mopanie.Pssst… hears that Sonop and Curlitzia had a “pub cycle” last
week. How cute. But Pssst... thinks that the next time Sonop decides to have a “pub cycle”, the boys should invest in a GPS for their bicycles. Getting lost on the way to a local pub is apparently a common occurrence for Sonop. Pssst… would think that Sonop had the best direction out of all the reses with their street sign-stealing habit, but stranger things have happened.
The one res that Pssst... knows will never get lost when it comes to drinking is Kollege. The boys’ clubhouse was open for business again but it looks like they are struggling to get girls through the doors. Dearest Kollege, if you were handing out diamonds instead of alcohol, maybe Taaibos wouldn’t have been the only res getting lucky.
Pssst... just wants to take a moment to point out how impressed Pssst... is with Nerina’s drinking skills. Talk about a bunch of girls that can actually hold their liquor. Pssst... is sure that they will join Kollege in their clubhouse. They’re more into Black Label than black diamonds anyway. See, Kollege. There is someone out there for everyone. And if you’re lucky, a repeat of Nerina’s Mardi Gras informal will happen again. Pssst... would like to suggest that the girls do not lose their pants on the way to the Square this time, but Pssst… isn’t holding its breath.
A big blue graffiti “Z” miraculously appeared on a proefplaas sign. Pssst... thinks this can only be Zinnia’s pathetic way of expressing how much they miss Mopanie. Pssst... just cannot figure out why, but sometimes Pssst… has to live with disappointment.
With the new semester comes the false hope of a new beginning. And in the spirit of new beginnings, Perdeby has decided to compile a top ten list of why bad things happen to you.
1. You wear tights as pants. Murphy doesn’t like to see your camel toe.
2. Because you are the reason that we have 07:30 lectures. We’re talking to you, Groenkloof people.
3. You’re stupid. 4. You wear khaki.5. You think animal print is sexy. It’s not.6. You walk slowly through the student centre. Maybe we
should invest in cattle prods. 7.You still don’t understand how the Fego line works.8. You yell outside our offices on a Friday while we’re trying
to bring out a paper for you. That’s just rude.9. You sing aloud on campus to yourself. Your life isn’t a
musical.10. You go to DropZone.
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All you have to do to join thousands of festival-revellers in the dust-laden belly of Bewilderbeast is send Perdeby your very own Oppikoppi survival guide which will be published in our 5 August edition. Be creative. Tips copied off of the Oppikoppi website will not be considered.
You will better your chances of winning if you add a photograph or cartoon relating to your survival guide.
Your entry must be 300-350 words and visuals must be high resolution.Entries close on Friday, 2 August at 12:00. Send articles to [email protected].
Oppikoppi ticket giveaway
Hilltop Live and Perdeby are giving away four tickets to Oppikoppi Bewilderbeast which will be taking place from 8-10 August.
13Entertainment 29 July ‘13
MELINA MELETAKOS
Taxi Violence’s fourth studio album Soul Shake sees the Cape Town quartet cranking up the noise to produce unadulterated, raucous rock ‘n’ roll, a feverish ode to what made the band so popular when they started out almost a decade ago.
Perdeby sat down with George van der Spuy (vocals), Rian Zietsman (guitar), Jason Ling (bass guitar) and Louis Nel (drums) to chat about their rip-roaring fourth release. At the beginning of the year you guys came up with 30 new songs for the second half of Soul Shake. How do you go about choosing which ones make it onto the album in the end?
Rian: We kind of jam it out.George: And do pre-production. Rian: Ja, pre-production is a very vital
part of making an album, I think. You check which ideas work and which don’t, but then on the other hand, we have one song which is a combination of a whole bunch of things that didn’t work together. Now I think it’s my favourite song on the album.
George: It’s weird. You listen back to it during pre-production and you can hear what other people hear because when you play it, it’s very different. You’re enjoying the jam and you’re in the vibe but when you listen back to it, it doesn’t come across in the same way as you feel it. We found a balance between what we really enjoy and what sounds good on CD.
How did writing an acoustic album before this influence the writing of Soul Shake?
Louis: I wouldn’t say “influence”, but I would say it definitely helped during the songwriting process, because in the past we used to write songs in the rehearsal room with very loud amps and loud drum kits and stuff. They came out well but for the acoustic album we wrote on acoustic instruments and the majority of this new album was also written on acoustic instruments in a basement, so you have to kind of like pay attention to the quieter side of the song. You can’t hide it behind just bashing drums and lots of distorted guitar. It’s a very cool way of writing because if your song translates on an acoustic instrument, it will definitely translate being played loud and brash but not necessarily the other way round. In terms of songwriting, our acoustic album helped us a lot. You guys have opted for songs with a simpler arrangement this time around. What brought this on?
Rian: Simple is always best. Once you start overthinking something, I find that it loses the essence of what you’re trying to do in the first place. Although we did spend a lot of time honing the songs, there were certain aspects of
it that we weren’t that familiar [with] or sure of when we went into the studio and jammed it out there and took some guidance from Rusti, who was recording it with us. I suppose that’s where the simplicity comes from, the fact that it was new to us as well. When I listen back to some of the stuff, I couldn’t even remember playing it or doing it and not because I was drunk.
Jason: I think for us, we’ve been around for a while. We’ve learned what works and what doesn’t work. I think that that’s something that we’ve learned now.
George: We kind of took a lead from our influences like The Stones and The Beatles and [those bands] are really simple. There’s no real complicated stuff and if you can write a simple song that translates well, then you’ve done your job instead of trying to complicate things.
Jason: You don’t need to be different for the sake of being different.
Rian: At the end of the day, if you want to make a living out of this, you can’t be a musician’s band. You kind of have to challenge your audience in a certain regard but you still need to show them a good time without going to class when they come to your shows. They’re coming to rock out. Jason, you were a lot more involved in the writing of Soul Shake. What was that like?
Jason: It was cool, but it’s like ...Louis: Don’t be modest. Jason: Louis and Rian were doing Beast and
George took time off for Wembley. I don’t have a side project so I’m always writing music. I brought a lot of ideas to the band and the songs wouldn’t be the same without them but I mean, instead of just jamming them out, we started with the basics of structures and chords. Louis brought some ideas and Rian as well.
George: And George. Jason: And George. Sorry George. Just
checking if you’re awake. When I joined the band, a lot of the songs were still from the previous bass player and a lot of the songs were carried over to the unplugged album, so as a band, these 11 songs are pretty much us. Except for one, it’s a cover but it has pretty much our flavour to it. George, you write your lyrics in studio. Am I right?
George: I don’t write them in studio. I write them during the recording process because as Rian said earlier, sometimes there’s little things that change in the studio. “Brainmash” for instance. He [Rian] did something different on the guitars and it was a totally different chorus and once I heard that, it inspired me to write a different chorus that’s a lot more catchy. It helps to write with stuff that sounds a little bit more proper but you always have a basic melody down and sort of an idea of what the ideas are going to be like. I just refine it during the
recording process. Is there any significance behind the album
title, Soul Shake?George: When we set out to do this album,
we wanted to do a party-rock album, get back to our original roots of just rocking out because our unplugged album was chilled out. That’s where the whole “soul shake” thing comes from. We want to move you from the inside and the outside. Music for the waist down. You don’t have to think about it too much but it hits you [there]. There’s a little story behind “Singing Monkey” – something about a smashed-up guitar. Can you tell me a bit more about that?
Rian: A mate of ours was on some film set
Music for the waist down
and one of the props was some cheap-ass Fender Strat copy. One of the things they had to do with it was to smash a guitar while filming, but whoever did it didn’t do it properly – it was still working. It had one of the tune knobs missing and that string had to be on a certain pitch so I tuned the rest of it so that it would fit in with that string and it ended up being an open tuning so you could strum it easily. I think [Jason] Ling and Louis had left one night after rehearsal and George and I were still hanging around. He was jamming this little lick on the thing and I saw what he was doing and took that and he started singing over it and that’s how it came about.
Photos: Christelle Duvenage
Sport14 29 Julie ‘13
MOKGETHI NKOSI
The TuksFootball women’s first team was defeated 6-1 at home by Springs Home Sweepers on Saturday 20 July.
The Tuks ladies started the match with only nine players due to injuries. Springs Home Sweepers did not hesitate to exploit the gap and Mable Hlatshwayo scored the opening goal early in the match. Springs Home Sweepers scored twice more before half time to make the score 3-0.
Springs Home Sweepers continued their dominance in the second half of the match while the Tuks ladies were defending hard to prevent them from scoring another goal. Springs Home Sweepers midfielder Tsharelo Mufulo was given the first yellow card in the game when she tackled Tuks player Lindiwe Nyathi dangerously.
Hlatshwayo completed her hat-trick when she scored from a far angle to make the score 4-0.
The Tuks team lost concentration and their evident frustration prevented them from sticking to their initial game plan and they conceded another goal. Tuks player Reginah Magolola scored a goal for the home side, but Springs Home Sweepers scored again through Thsegofatso Makhinta to finish the match.
Photo: Ilana van Heerden
TuksFootball ladies defeated
Tuks men’s volleyball team loses to DelfosBRIAN KIAUTHA The TuksVolleyball team lost 3-0 to Delfos in the Gauteng Volleyball Union league.
Tuks started well against a very experienced Delfos, whose team included members of the South African national volleyball team.
Tuks opened the scoring in the first set through Johannes Conrad. Xia Fuxun scored soon afterwards to give Tuks a three-point lead in the first set. Delfos fought back to level the score three minutes into the match. Delfos continued to attack and won the first set 25-19.
Tuks started the second set by scoring through Rabothata Nthabaleng. The Delfos team strengthened their attack by reintroducing their captain Andile Masinga. Delfos led by 16-14
halfway through the second set. The set ended 25-20 to Delfos.The third set was important for Tuks, who had to win it to stay
in the game. Delfos started the set by breaking Tuks’s serve first. Delfos displayed experience and forced turnovers from the home team. Delfos overpowered Tuks to win the set 25-13 and win the match 3-0.
Masinga said that the game “was a good performance by the team, though it was a challenging game as we had to work hard”.
Tuks coach Isheunesu Munatsi said that his team played well. “Playing a superior and very experienced team is always challenging. Our objective today was to be stubborn and make it difficult for the opponents,” he said.
INTERVARSITY SPORT MAXINE TWADDLE
North-West University (NWU)NWU beat the University of Witwatersrand 4-0 in their first match of the Varsity Football tournament. The NWU side scored their first goal from a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. They scored the rest of their goals in the last half hour of the game. Thabo Mnyame scored a brace and was instrumental in Sandile Mbatha’s 84th-minute goal. Sylvester Moses scored NWU’s fourth goal in the last minute of regular time.
University of Cape Town (UCT)UCT’s sport centre was broken into last Thursday night. Thieves stole copper pipes from the centre, which is located on the university’s upper campus. This caused flooding and, as a result, many of the centre’s sport facilities are unusable. The squash courts are badly damaged. According to Varsity newspaper, the floorboards of all eight courts will have to be replaced. UCT’s squash club chairperson Mighael Lombard told the newspaper that he estimates that it will cost about half a million rand to replace a court. He said that he is not sure whether the courts are insured.
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)A Bidvest Wits footballer was allegedly involved in an altercation on board a Kulula flight. The team was flying back from a training camp in Cape Town when the incident apparently took place. The Wits Vuvuzela reported that the player, who has not been identified, was detained by security staff at Lanseria Airport after the plane had landed. The newspaper quoted an anonymous source who confirmed the incident. The source said that she saw the airport security escorting the player off the plane.
Stellenbosch University (SU)SU’s women’s hockey team are third on the Varsity Hockey Challenge log. The team won their third-round game against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) 3-2. Pukke top the competition’s log, eight points ahead of Stellenbosch. Kovsies are third on the log and UJ are in fourth position.
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Sport 1529 July ‘13
KHUMO MEKGWE
During the July semester break University Sports South Africa (USSA) netball defending champions Tuks hosted the annual USSA netball tournament.
The tournament includes 36 tertiary institutions from around the country. These teams are divided into four leagues: the Super League, the Premier League, Section B and Section C. Tuks participated in the Super League along with Maties, Kovsies (the University of the Free State) and NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University).
Tuks won their first game after beating NMMU 60-34. Kovsies topped the log at the end of day one with a goals-per-game average of 2.16. Tuks was placed second on the log with Pukke (North-West University) third.
Tuks moved to first place on the log after beating Kovsies 48-46. Kovsies dropped by two positions to third with a 1.38 goal average and Pukke moved up to second with a 1.47 goal average.
Day three proved to be difficult for the Super League teams. Tuks was the only team to remain unbeaten. In their first match of the day Tuks beat Maties 65-21 and then went on to beat UJ 61-34.
Day four was the first day of the knock-out stages. Kovsies beat Pukke 43-41 and Tuks beat UJ 50-44 to secure their place in the finals.
The tournament came to a nail-biting finish with Kovsies beating Tuks 48-43 to secure the USSA 2013 Netball Champions title.
Top ten USSA netball teams:KovsiesTuksPukkeUJMatiesNMMUCape Peninsula UniversityNorth West Vaal UniversityTUTIkeys
TuksNetball finish second at USSA NetballPHILIP STOFBERG
The Tuks golf team once again won the University Sports South Africa Championship title over the holidays. The victory, TuksGolf’s fourth in the past five years, was achieved without the team being defeated in any of their matches.
Tuks secured a spot in the A division of the championship with a 21-stroke victory at the tournament, which was held at Koro Creek Country Estate.
The team started the tournament with a match against Centurion Academy A. After a convincing 6.5-2.5 win over Centurion Academy, Tuks effectively sealed the championship with a significant 7-2 victory over the Johannesburg-based Golf School of Excellence.
The Tuks team scored a 6.5-2.5 victory over Maties on the final day of the tournament.
Werner van Niekerk was also given the Most Valuable Player award in the A division.
“The players were determined to win all their matches and again, as they have done from the first day, pulled through with sheer guts and determination,” TuksGolf head coach and technical director Llewellyn van Leeuwen said after the victory.
“I don’t think Tuks has ever fielded such a strong team in this championship. The guys really played to their potential and lived up to everyone’s expectation of the team,” he said.
TuksGolf triumphs
PHILIP STOFBERG
Over the holidays three teams representing TuksHockey participated in the annual University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament hosted by the University of Cape Town at the Hartleyvale stadium.
The women’s first team achieved first place in the A section of the tournament. The team beat UJ 2-0 in their first match and Wits in their second match to secure a semi-final place. They lost 2-1 to Maties in their last pool game, which meant that their semi-final would be against Pukke, who finished first in their pool.
Lillian du Plessis and Phumelela Mbande returned from playing in the South African women’s national team to help Tuks come back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Pukke 2-1. With this victory the team attained a spot in the final. Tuks player Omari Pienaar said that the game “was a performance of some great hockey”.
The Tuks team took on Maties again in the final. By the end of regulated playing time, the two teams found themselves in a one-all draw. The match was to be decided through a penalty shoot-out. Mbande saved three of the five penalties attempted by Maties. Kara Stella, Kelly Kaulback and Jen du Preez all scored for Tuks and the team was crowned champions.
The men’s teams were less successful and the absence of five key players who were representing South Africa at the World Student Games was notable. The men’s first team could only manage eighth position and were relegated to the b Section for next year’s tournament. The men’s second team ended in fourth place in the B section.
TuksHockey’s USSA success
ISHMAEL MOHLABE
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) beat Tuks 4-1 in a thrilling Varsity Football Challenge encounter last Monday. TUT scored three goals in the first half and one in the second half, with Tuks netting a consolation goal in stoppage time.
Botshelo Mfulwane opened the scoring to put the visitors in front three minutes into the game. Tuks almost levelled the score in the fourth minute. Mbongeni Masilela’s left-footed volley was saved by King Ndlovu.
Tuks conceded a second goal in the ninth minute. TUT’s Khuliso Rashamuse struck a rebounded free kick from the 18-yard box, beating Tuks goalkeeper Tristyn Coetsee in the top-right corner.
TUT added a third goal to their tally in the 20th minute. Tuks defender Nicholas Lonnis’s poor clearance found Sizwe Khumalo, who curled the ball past Coetsee.
Tuks looked more determined after the break and dominated ball possession but missed clear-cut scoring opportunities. Rashamuse beat the offside trap to score TUT’s fourth goal. Tuks scored a goal in the final seconds of the match. Richard Moremi had delivered a cross into the 18-yard box to Kabelo Ramongane who scored to make the final score 4-1.
After the loss Tuks were placed seventh on the log and TUT’s victory put them second.
TUT beat Tuks 4-1
DAN LOMBARD
The University Sports South Africa (USSA) rugby week was hosted by Tshwane University of Technology from 1-5 June. Universities across South Africa travelled to Pretoria to take part in the tournament.
Tuks started the tournament as favourites having already won the Varsity Cup and the Carlton Cup. Their first match was against Wits.
Tuks dominated proceedings from the first kick-off, scoring ten tries in the game. Vainon Willis, Basil Short, Courtnall Skosan, Danie Faasen, Juan Schoeman, Theuns Krüger, Riaan Britz, Emile Temperman and Wesley Kotze all scored for Tuks. Willie
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du Plessis converted five tries and Thys Albertse converted two. The final score was 66-12.
In the semi-final Tuks played UJ, who beat Shimlas 17-15 in their opening fixture. Tuks scored a converted try late in the second half through full-back Riaan Britz and Du Plessis added a penalty to his successful conversion. The match ended 15-10 to UJ.
Tuks faced Pukke in the third-place play-off. Tuks bounced back from their defeat against UJ and beat Pukke 25-15 and took third place at the USSA week. Ivan Venter scored two tries and Juan Schoeman scored for Tuks’s third try. Du Plessis converted two tries and two penalties.
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Sport
MAXINE TWADDLE
The South African team won 14 medals at the World Student Games (WSG) held in Kazan, Russia, earlier this month. This medal tally of seven gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals is the highest ever achieved by South Africa at a WSG.
South Africa performed well in the athletics events. Anaso Jobodwana narrowly missed the national record by 0.04 seconds when he won gold in the men’s 100m in 10.10 seconds. Jobodwana also won the men’s 200m event.
Successful WSG for South Africa
Long-distance runner Stephen Mokoka ran the men’s 10 000m final in a time of 28:45.97 to win the event. South Africa won gold and silver in the men’s half marathon with Sibabalwe Mzazi and Mokoka finishing first and second respectively. Mzazi and Mokoka also won the men’s team half marathon with teammate Zamkele Xolisane. Jerry Motsau came third in the men’s 1 500m final, finishing 0.12 seconds behind winner Valentin Smirnov from Russia. The men’s 4×400m relay team won bronze in their event. This team included Tuks athletes Pieter Christiaan Beneke, Pieter Conradie and
Jacques de Swardt. The men’s 4×100m relay team made it through to the event’s final, where they finished seventh. The women’s 4×400m relay team, including Tuks runner Anneri Ebersohn, also won bronze. Ebersohn finished in fifth place in the women’s 400m hurdles final. Tuks’s Maryke Oberholzer won bronze in the women’s discus event with a best throw of 54.09m. John Robert Oosthuizen won a silver medal for South Africa when he finished second in the men’s javelin event.
Rower Kirstin McCann won the final of the women’s lightweight singles sculls and the
women’s coxless four team of Claire-Louise Bode, Kate Christowitz, Holly Norton and Catherine Stark won silver in their event. Giulio Zorzi won the men’s 50m breaststroke to give team South Africa their only medal in the pool.
Team South Africa also finished fourth in the rugby sevens events after losing 14-29 to Great Britain in the bronze medal match. The women’s football team, which included Tuks footballers Keneilwe Mathibela and Nonhlanhla Phalama, lost 3-2 to Brazil to finish fourth.
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MAXINE TWADDLE
The TuksCycling team dominated the University Sports South Africa national cycling championships held in Port Elizabeth. Willie Smit won the three-day long race, winning four of the five stages and the overall sprinters’ competition. The Tuks team, consisting of Smit, Jacques Horn, Henning Jooste, Kevin Patten, Viehann du Plessis, Henro van Rooyen and Thomas Weeks, won the overall team classification.
Tuks’s team had a strong start to the championships and controlled much of the first stage. Horn and Jooste both attacked early on in the stage but were caught by the main group (peloton). Jooste attacked again and managed to create an advantage of just over one minute before he was caught by the peloton. Smit won the stage to take the first yellow jersey as the race’s overall leader.
The second stage of the championships was a 15km individual time trial starting at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s South Campus. Four Tuks cyclists were placed in the top six positions of the stage. Smit won his second stage to extend his overall lead. Patten finished second while Du Plessis and Horn
TuksCycling dominate National Student Tourfinished fifth and sixth respectively.
The third stage, which covered 120km, was one of the most difficult stages of the race with several tough climbs, wet conditions and crosswinds. With 60km left to race, Smit broke away from the bunch with three other cyclists. The group worked well together and built a lead of over four minutes on the peloton. Smit attacked the breakaway group with 15km to go and won the stage.
Smit won his fourth stage victory in the race’s fourth stage, a 2.7km individual hill climb time trial. This victory made it impossible for Smit to lose the overall lead in the race.
The fifth stage took the form of a 45-minute criterium, where cyclists ride laps of a short circuit. The Tuks team controlled the bunch and Smit won the first intermediate sprint to seal his victory in the sprinters’ competition. Smit came second in the final sprint.
Horn told Perdeby that, “The tour was an unbelievable experience. The team was also unbelievable and [was] comprised of great riders willing to do anything for the team.”
