Innholdsfortegnelse for 16-Nov-17 i Drum English

END-OF-YEAR POLITICS ONE thing’s for sure: this year is going to end with a political bang. It’s anyone’s guess who’s going to replace President Jacob Zuma as head of the ANC when the party gathers for its December conference. In fact, some say there will be delay upon delay in order for him to stay in power. But Cyril Ramaphosa won’t go down without a fight and recently made the unusual move of naming those he will have in his team if he successfully challenges Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Zweli Mkhize for the ANC’s top position. See more on page 14. In a way, it’s good to know who these presidential hopefuls are gathering around them. Being open and honest is how South Africans will be able to judge who they…

IT WAS supposed to be a day of joy. She started the morning reading a newspaper before getting ready for work, looking forward to celebrating the day of her birth. But seconds later her world came crashing down, forever changing how she would view 14 November. Instead of honouring it as her birthday, it would become the day Florence Masebe lost her youngest son. Tragedy struck when 18-month-old Masakona fell into the pool and drowned at Florence’s Joburg home. For the first time his devastated mom shares the heartrending story of her loss. In her book of poems titled The Heart Knows, the 44-year-old opens up about that dreadful day two years ago. “My world went into a mad, ruthless spin,” she writes. “My son, our beautiful prince, was taken…

‘If I want to bring 12 000 kids into this world, I choose to do that’ THE urgency in her voice is unmistakeable. “Something came up – an emergency,” Mona Monyane says over the phone, a few hours before we are due to meet her, her actor partner, Khulu Skenjana, and their 14-month-old daughter. They’re going to be a bit late but don’t worry – they’ll pitch up, she promises. Oh dear, we think. Hope everything is okay. Mona (27) is nearly nine months pregnant and anybody who knows anything about the former Muvhango actress will know this pregnancy hasn’t been without drama. Her health hasn’t been an issue but it seems she offended some people by becoming pregnant again so soon after having her first daughter. Maybe the stress…

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“Lunges and squats are two of the best moves for strengthening and toning the entire lower body,” personal trainer SINETHEMBA CEBA says. “They’re also functional moves, which means they help you perform all sorts of movements you do every day.” He recommends doing a warm-up beforehand of three minutes skipping or running on the spot. 1 LUNGES Stand up straight with your hands on your waist. Engage your core and step forward with one leg. Keep your upper body straight and make sure your knee doesn’t move past your toe. Pause briefly before moving back into the starting position. Repeat on the other side. For beginners, start with your legs apart and bend down into the lunge position as shown below. 10 REPS ON EACH SIDE 2 LEG RAISES Get…

Q MY EX WANTS ME BACK I’m 38-year-old woman and in 2001 I dated a man I loved dearly. I knew he had a child from a previous relationship and in 2003 he told me he got a call from his sister in the Eastern Cape and she was very sick and he had to go there. He called me all the time during his journey but when he reached his sister’s place I never heard from him again. One of his friends told me he got married to the mother of his child. I was devastated but knew the relationship was over. Over the years we became friends again and called each other occasionally. Now he’s divorced and wants me back. I know it’s not a good idea but…

GOOD MEDICINE A pharmacist goes out for lunch and leaves his young assistant in charge. When he returns the pharmacist finds a man sitting on the floor, twitching. “What’s going on?” he asks his assistant. “This man came in looking for cough syrup but we’re out of stock,” the assistant replies. “So what did you give him?” “Laxatives.” “Why on Earth did you do that?” “Well, he’s no longer coughing!” UNEXPECTED EXPERTS A woman takes her sleepy pet pig to the vet. She waits as the vet inspects the animal for several minutes. After observing the pig the vet walks over to the woman to share his findings. “I’m so sorry to have to tell you this but your pig is dead,” the vet says. The woman is shocked. “Are…

MINDHUNTER STREAMING ON NETFLIX Shows about FBI agents hunting serial killers are plentiful, but if there’s a filmmaker who can make this subject engrossing, it’s David Fincher. The man who gave us Seven has crafted an engaging 10-episode series. Set in the ’70s a pair of FBI agents, with the help of a psychology professor (ANNA TORV), set out to learn more about a new breed of killer whose motives are elusive.…

1 What is the hottest planet in the solar system? A. Mars B. Neptune C. Earth D. Venus 2 What is the world’s largest active volcano? A. Mauna Loa B. Mount Etna C. Mount Merapi D. Mount St Helens 3 What is the only bird that can fly backwards? A. Swallow B. Sparrow C. Hummingbird D. Hawk 4 What is the longest bone in the human body? A. Tibia B. Femur C. Fibula D. Humerus 5 What currency is used in Japan? A. Baht B. Dollar C. Yen D. Rupee 6 Which actress played Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games movies? A. Shailene Woodley B. Jennifer Lawrence C. Scarlett Johansson D. Kate Winslet 7 In what year was South Africa’s first democratic election? A. 1990 B. 1992 C. 1994 D.…

SMARTPHONES are meant to make our lives simpler, but we often abuse them. I remember the days when we could bond over a family meal, but now everyone is SMSing, tweeting or fiddling with their phones. Now we run to the nearest spaza shop and grab a kota or some other junk food as we’re always too distracted by our cellphones. No wonder our kids are facing an obesity crisis. Conversations are always cut short and interrupted by cellphones. Have you ever asked yourselves why we have such a high divorce rate? It’s because cellphones contribute to trust issues. Many road accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by their phones. At funerals where the mood should be sombre, they’re reduced to circuses with people taking videos of the…

‘We’ve been through a lot. It’s not the first time a man cheats on his woman’ SHE’S had her fair share of ups and downs in the 26 years she’s been married to the music star. She thought the biggest hurdle was overcoming the fact her famous husband fathered a child out of wedlock – while married to her. Yet the couple is facing an even bigger challenge now: kwaito veteran Mduduzi “Mdu” Masilela (47) has been charged with brutally assaulting his baby mama. In an exclusive interview with DRUM, his wife, Sarah (44), denies the claims and says she supports her man. Pouring her heart out on their marital troubles, Sarah tells us she forgave her husband after he confessed and apologised for cheating when his infidelity first came…

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t – teaspoon/s T – tablespoon/s c – cup/s TOMATO AND CHICKEN BAKE WITH PESTO Chicken breast fillets are a good source of lean protein. SERVES 4 PREPARATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 30 MIN 1 can (410g) chopped tomatoes 4 chicken breasts salt and freshly ground pepper 400g baby potatoes, cooked in their jackets 4 slices mozzarella cheese 15ml (1T) olive oil TO SERVE 60ml (¼c) herb pesto of your choice fresh basil leaves Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease an ovenproof dish with non-stick spray. 1 Add the chopped tomatoes to the ovenproof dish. 2 Lightly season the chicken fillets with salt and pepper and arrange in the dish with the tomatoes. Bake for 20 minutes. 3 Remove the dish from the oven and switch on the grill. 4 Add…

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Dance classes might be an even better way to improve your balance than exercise as you get older, according to a new study. Research from the Germany Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases says dance styles like the cha-cha and tango might help improve your brain’s memory and learning functions too. Dance is obviously physical but it also has a mental component as learners try out new steps and attempt to coordinate movement with music, which might account for the brain boost. It also has a social element as it brings people together in a fun activity. More research is needed to see if a whirl around the floor can actually have an impact on senior citizens’ mental decline, but it looks like it’s time to shine up…

MILLENNIALS – the generation born roughly between 1980 and 2000 – need to take extra care with money. Their life expectancy is longer than that of previous generations, so they need to save more. Most are also entering the job market in the middle of a global economic downturn. Here are some financial traps they should try to avoid. 1 OVERSPENDING ON A WEDDING Many young working people pay for their own weddings these days. The average cost of a wedding in South Africa is between R70 000 and R150 000, says Craig Torr, director of Crue Invest. That doesn’t include the honeymoon, which on average costs about R30 000, as well as the few thousand rand spent on a ring. If you borrow R70 000 to pay for your…

GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY Smanga (MOOPI MOTHIBELI) recruits Spororo to help him with his plan, while Mpho promises Lesedi he’ll always love her. Getty is upset when the doctor can’t find out what’s wrong with her and Namhla wants nothing to do with her ex. Vengeful Tau won’t back down and Sphe refuses to give in to her dad’s demands. Jack’s words of warning finally get through to Mazwi. SCANDAL! Threats are traded and Zinzile (GCINA NKOSI) finds herself reaching out to someone she dislikes. A false accusation is made and Mlungisi takes note of a shady conversation. A mother’s determination to protect her child causes strain in several relationships. Dintle makes use of technology to initiate a nasty plan and Mlungisi is drawn into an unnerving situation. ISIDINGO Kgothalo and…

LIGHT TOUCH BY STEPHEN LEATHER (HODDER & STOUGHTON) R279* This Dan “Spider” Shepherd thriller starts off with a bang. The former SAS soldier, who now works for MI5, is instrumental in foiling a terrorist attack in London. Almost immediately after this Spider gets a new assignment: go undercover, get close to a major drug dealer and find out if another undercover agent, Lucy Kemp, has gone over to the other side. Meanwhile, Matt Standing is stripped of his rank as SAS sergeant and sent home after getting into a fight with an officer. Arriving home, he learns his sister has died from a heroin overdose. Matt is determined to find and kill the man responsible for her death. In his quest for revenge, his and Spider’s paths cross. If you…

‘Actors are taxpayers too but we don’t get proper labour benefits’ SHE’S gone from being unemployed and struggling financially to landing a role in an international superhero movie alongside some of the biggest names in showbiz. And that was just the beginning of the blessings that would come her way. As she puts it, when one door closed on her another opened – along with a few windows too. But veteran actress Connie Chiume is the first to admit she was worried when she was unceremoniously written out of Rhythm City last year. The popular soapie had been her life for nearly a decade and her character, beloved Mamokete Khuse, was almost like an extension of herself. “I was sad that after nine years of being part of the Rhythm…

KHUNE DOWN AND OUT SOUTH AFRICA’s chances of qualifying for the Fifa World Cup in Russia took a knock with goalkeeper ITUMELENG KHUNE out of the running for the next few weeks. The goalie collided with Chippa midfielder Kurt Lentjies towards the end of Kaizer Chiefs’ 1-0 away win over hosts Chippa United in Port Elizabeth. This resulted in a fracture on the ridge between his eye socket and nose, according to TimesLive. Now the country’s top goalkeeper will be out for two to six weeks, missing the crucial two qualifiers against Senegal. KAIZER CHIEFS WINS – FINALLY AN EMBATTLED Kaizer Chiefs is through to the semifinals of the Telkom Knockout after a gruelling game against Chippa United in Nelson Mandela Bay. The visitors claimed a 1-0 victory after they…

DATE NIGHT WITH J-ROD CALL us old-fashioned, but the text ALEX RODRIGUEZ, aka A-Rod, sent to JENNIFER LOPEZ on their first date doesn’t exactly scream romance! In an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, retired baseball player Alex, who admits he wasn’t even sure if his night out with JLo was a proper date or if they were just hanging out, says he excused himself to go to the men’s room right after she told him she was single. Jenny from the block picks up the story, “So I’m sitting there and he’s walking back, and I get a text. It says,‘You look sexy AF’.” Smooth! Well, she thought so – and that’s when an alarm went off. “The fire alarm went off, and we had to evacuate,” she tells the…

Veteran actress Linda Sebezo has viewers on the edge of their seats with her role on Mzansi Magic’s Lockdown, in which she plays the terrifying Maki Magwaza. Linda says the character reminds her of her late father “who used to be a gangster who would often find himself on the wrong side of the law”. DRUM readers weigh in on Linda’s performance in the series. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, vele! PHILLY BIMA Thanks to [executive producer] Mandla N for his talent in bringing all these characters to life. THEMBA MTHEMBU. Someone please give this woman an award, she deserves it. That killer look will put you in ICU. SELWANA MOLEFHI She plays that role like a real killer. NOZEE QWABE KAMPANGAZITHA Why are some SA stars…

‘I didn’t marry a head of state. I married Nelson Mandela. I married a man like anyone’ MANHATTAN during the annual United Nations gathering of heads of state and there are presidents and prime ministers everywhere. It’s an environment with which the woman in the pink-and-red floral dress is all too familiar – not only is Graça Machel the widow of Nelson Mandela, but she’s the only person in history to have married the heads of state of two different republics. It’s also a description which annoys her. “I didn’t marry two heads of state,” she corrects me. “I married two exceptional human beings.” The first was her fellow Mozambican Samora Machel, who led the country to independence but was killed in a mysterious air crash in 1986, leaving her…

CHEESECAKE WITH CARAMELISED SWEET POTATO STRIPS MAKES 1 CHEESECAKE PREPARATION: 30 MIN BAKING: ABOUT 1 HR RESTING: 3 HR OR OVERNIGHT CRUST 200g Tennis biscuits, crushed 100g butter, melted FILLING 1 tub (230g) cream cheese 2 tubs (230g) creamed cottage cheese 4 eggs 125ml (½c) icing sugar finely grated zest of 1 lemon 5ml (1t) vanilla essence SWEET POTATO STRIPS 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled 60ml (¼c) light-brown sugar NUTS 100g almonds 15ml (1T) butter 30ml (2T) ligh- brown sugar 5ml (1t) cinnamon 2,5ml (½t) sea salt flakes TO FINISH micro herbs (optional) Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line a 23cm cake tin with baking paper and grease it with non-stick spray. 1 CRUST Mix the biscuits and butter well. Press the mixture to the bottom and sides of the…

FAMOUS SCORPIOS TYGA 19 NOVEMBER CYRIL RAMAPHOSA 17 NOVEMBER RUPAUL 17 NOVEMBER MIKE EPPS 18 NOVEMBER FUTURE 20 NOVEMBER DAVIDO 21 NOVEMBER GIFTS FOR A SCORPIO A year’s subscription to a financial magazine. More of whatever they’re passionate about. DVDs on the unsolved mysteries of the world. Cash is always a good idea. Sexy underwear. A copy of the latest detective novel. A pair of swanky sunglasses. SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV You’re entering a phase that’s ideal for self-development and growth, for strengthening your good qualities and getting rid of less desirable traits. Make the most of this time – focus on uncovering and bringing to light those aspects of yourself that are hidden, whether good or bad. Since a considerable amount of soul-searching might be required you…

HEAR her name and you’ll think of the international superstar who changed the way we feel about umbrella, ella, ellas. But there’s lots more to Rihanna than being a phenomenal hitmaker who’s had music industry heavyweights fighting to get her to sign – and sing – with them. Everything the Bajan beauty touches turns to gold – and her latest venture is no exception. Her new beauty line, Fenty Beauty, was sold out online and in stores across the US in its first month, raking in millions of dollars. So just what makes it – and RiRi – so special? 40 SHADES OF FABULOUS Everyone from regular women to the A-listers and RiRi’s posse of pals are over the moon about Fenty Beauty. And the reason for its lightning-fast success…

MOST of these girls and guys get paid to play dress-up for a living, and if their Halloween party costumes are anything to go by, they’re all living their best and scariest lives! From Jesus Christ to Cruella de Vil, to beloved movie and TV characters, fellow entertainers and artists – living and dead – these Hollywood stars went all out on the spookiest night of the year.…