Innholdsfortegnelse for 7/16/2020 i Drum English

MARY Twala was one of those people who took up space in a way that made us love her. There’s a reason she became an icon and it was a sad moment when we heard of her passing. But instead of only mourning the loss of a legend, we celebrate her life and legacy. We look at what she’s achieved and how much joy she brought to so many who crossed paths with her. It’s never easy to say goodbye to those we love. But as Lillian Dube, Mam’ Mary’s close friend, points out on page 6, “She was in a league of her own.” The world will be an emptier place without her – but how lucky we were to have had her in it. Until next week, THE…

SHE was a true legend. With a career spanning over six decades and so many film credits that it would take days to detail, she’s certainly left a mark. She was funny, always professional and humble. Veteran actress Mary Twala left an enormous void when she died aged 80 on Saturday 4 July. The Sarafina! star passed away at a hospital after a long illness, her son, Somizi Mhlongo-Motaung (47), announced. He said his tree had fallen. “I’m shattered to the core, but I’d be very selfish if I don’t release her. My mom lived to the fullest, achieved beyond her dreams. It hurts like hell I won’t lie,” Somizi wrote. She definitely lived every minute of her life, her friend and fellow actress Lillian Dube (74) tells DRUM. Mary’s…

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TROUBLED TIMES John Legend’s sixth studio album, Bigger Love, arrived amid global protests against racism. It might seem strange that as other stars released protest music – like Beyoncé’s Black Parade and Public Enemy’s State of the Union (STFU) – John (41) dropped 16 feel-good ballads and sultry romantic tracks. Don’t worry, he’s aware of it. “Some of us may wonder if it’s okay to laugh or dance or be romantic,” he wrote on Twitter recently. “It’s important for us to continue to show the world the fullness of what it is to be black & human. Through our art, we are able to do that.” SAMPLE SOUNDS The track Actions samples David Axelrod’s The Edge – most famously used by Dr Dre in The Next Episode – while Ooh…

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HE DIDN’T expect to top the bestselling list. In fact, Herman Mashaba claims he didn’t even know he’d be the subject of a book. What started out as a record of his daily duties as mayor of Johannesburg has now become a bombshell biography of bickering and backstabbing. Titled The Accidental Mayor: Herman Mashaba and the Battle for Johannesburg, the book lifts the lid on the inner workings of the mayoral office during his three years in office and paints an unflattering picture of the DA and former leader Helen Zille. Mashaba, who resigned from the party last year, claims his caucus treated him horribly, and some were latent racists. “That book is not fiction, it’s not a book that was written for academic purposes. It was really more to…

IT’S a case of he said, she said for Red Table Talk host JADA PINKETT SMITH (48) and rapper AUGUST ALSINA (27) after he set tongues wagging with allegations of an affair. “I totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life and I truly, really, really, deeply loved and have a ton of love for her,” he said in an interview posted to his YouTube channel. Jada has been married to actor WILL SMITH since 1997. For years the celeb couple, who refer to themselves as life partners, have fought off rumours they have an open marriage. Just last year, the video for August’s track, Nunya, hinted at his and Jada’s alleged affair. The two are said to have been introduced by Jaden back in 2015. August…

HAVING an attitude of “I’m educated” will leave you broke, struggling and in debt. Street-smart people will make more money than you and progress faster in life because they do not have your pride. They are open to selling stuff from the boots of their cars and they’re open to any job or business no matter how undignified it may be considered by society. They don’t think, “What will people say?” What’s the point of having a fancy job title when your bank account is in overdraft? What’s the point of being “educated” if you can only achieve your goals with personal loans? Graduates, don’t let your qualifications imprison you. Be open to anything until you find your big break. Often your big break won’t even be related to your…

Actress Mary Twala’s calendar was booked since she first got onto the scene. Here’s a look at her career over the years. 1963 Born on 14 September 1939, she accompanies her sister to auditions at a Gibson Kente production. Gibson notices her and invites her to audition, and she lands her first role. 1991 She stars in Sarafina! as Leleti Khumalo’s grandmother. The film later premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. 2007 She stars in the drama series Ubizo: The Calling. She also has a guest role in Generations. 2010 She plays a supporting role in Hopeville, alongside Themba Ndaba, a film that wins numerous awards. Her character, Ma Dolly, earns her a best supporting actress nomination at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. 2015 After a short break due…

AS THE Western Cape hurtles towards its peak in the number of Covid-19 cases, emergency workers are battling around the clock to treat the ill, the terrified and the desperate. Dr Karienya Kasvalu (33) runs the emergency unit at a private hospital in Cape Town’s northern suburbs. This is her story. “The hours, days and weeks have all blurred into one. I often don’t recognise my colleagues dressed in their layers of protective clothing and masks as they rush from one patient to the next. Then there’s the look in the eyes of patients battling for every breath. It’s more than just fear. They’re too tired to cry. They’re not angry. They show no emotion – it’s a completely empty look. I think it’s because they have to focus so…

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Nthabiseng Monareng holds LLB and LLM degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Nthabi has more than 10 years’ experience in the legal field, specialising in family law. She’s written books on family law and is a family law mediator. I CAN’T AFFORD A DIVORCE LAWYER Q I’m divorcing my husband. He has a lawyer, but I can’t afford one. I’m not working and we have three children. What can I do? CONCERNED, SMS A You haveto first wait to receive the summons. As soon as you get it, go to Legal Aid for assistance. If the summons has been issued by the magistrate’s court, there should be a paper that says “notice of intention not to defend” among the documentation. You need to complete and sign the document,…

LEO 22 JUL – 22 AUG Your personal year is drawing to a close, which means it will soon be time to renew your life contract. This makes it the perfect week to celebrate your personal achievements of the past 12 months, mourn your losses and formulate your goals for the future. Try to learn from your mistakes and discard habits that hampered your progress. Also take the time to recognise, be grateful for, show love and give thanks to the people who’ve supported you. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 34, 18, 37, 7, 52, 23 VIRGO 23 AUG – 22 SEP The spotlight currently falls on your friendships, which makes it a good week to schedule time in for contact with your buddies. If possible, catch up in person and go…

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WHILE many companies are buckling under the pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, business has been thriving for Thobile Ntuli. As more and more consumers tighten their belts, they’ve been turning to the Joburg-based businesswoman to give their old shoes a new lease of life. Thobile hand paints sneakers and high-heeled shoes, turning them into custom works of art. The savvy entrepreneur has been putting in the hours, she tells us. “I’ve been busy since we went to level 4. But this is my calling. I asked for this. I told God and my ancestors this is what I want,” Thobile says. “It may have taken a long time, but it is happening the way I asked.” It has taken the businesswoman four years to grow her brainchild, Luthi…

THREE years ago they moved from Cape Town to Joburg in search of fame and fortune. Now Darkie Fiction are a staple on festival stages. The duo – vocalist YOZA MNYANDA and rapper KUTHULAKWE NKOSI “KATT DADDY” SIBOTO – are thrilled to be performing at Afropunk, one of the biggest music festivals in the country, later this year. The popular pair share five things to help us know them better. 1 We both grew up in the Eastern Cape and knew a lot of the same people but didn’t meet until 2016 after we had both moved to Cape Town. 2 Yoza used to wear braces. 3 Katt used to think he was going to become a pro rugby player. 4 We have an eight-month-old daughter, her name is Bayethe.…

USUALLY nothing good comes from digging up files from the past, but an old interview with actress VIOLA DAVIS recently went viral – and for all the right reasons. A snippet of an interview at the 2018 Women in the World Summit has been making the rounds on Twitter. In the snip, Viola denounces the wage gap between black and white actors in Hollywood. “I have more than a 30-year professional career. I have a career that’s probably comparable to Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Sigourney Weaver,” she said. “They had the same path as me, and yet I am nowhere near them, not as far as money, not as far as job opportunities, nowhere close to it.” The actress received a wave of support from fellow celebs, including Naomi Campbell…

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ANYONE who’s lost their income due to Covid-19 is thanking their lucky stars they have credit life insurance. If you’re still paying off furniture, appliances, car finance, a home loan or a personal loan, chances are you have this type of cover – and it can greatly help you keep your head above water. Credit life insurance isn’t the same as regular life insurance, although that kind of cover can also be used to clear your debts upon your death. Credit life insurance is paid out while you’re still alive to cover your debts when you can’t. Here’s what you need to know to help you with a claim. 1 WHAT AM I COVERED FOR? It depends on the type of debt, but you can have credit life insurance for…

HE’S the most powerful chief executive on the planet, in charge of a social network that’s colonised the world. And with such power comes great responsibility – but it’s a responsibility he hasn’t always been willing to shoulder. Mark Zuckerberg has survived many a legal and ethical storm in the past few years, dodging lawmakers in the US and getting out of the Cambridge Analytica data-privacy scandal unscathed. But now he’s finally been forced to listen to critics as major advertisers are pulling their spend from the socialmedia giant because of its lack of action against hate speech. In a single day Facebook’s share price dropped by 8% as advertisers abandoned the social network, making the 36-year-old about £6 billion (R126bn) poorer in theory. How did it come to this?…

ANOTHER celebrity relationship has come to an end. This time, it’s hiphop mogul DR DRE and his wife of 24 years, NICOLE YOUNG, who filed divorce papers late last month. The couple tied the knot in May 1996 after Nicole dumped her husband, former basketball player Sedale Threatt, for Dre. Now Nicole (50), a lawyer by trade, has hired high-powered Hollywood divorce attorney Samantha Spector and is seeking spousal support. TMZ reports the couple did not have a prenup which, if true, could mean Nicole is entitled to half of Dre’s $820 million fortune. Here’s how Dre made his millions. BEATS BY DRE A considerable part of Dre’s fortune comes from his Beats Electronics brand. He launched the line of headphones and sound equipment in 2008 and sold it to…