5 May
2012
Vol. 3 No. 9 21 October
2013
Amakhosi Friday
@ NWU Vaal
Final Exams
are almost here!
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2013/2014
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EDITOR’S LETTER
Grrr Exams!
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That feeling of soooo much to do and so little
time also starts to slowly build. What to do?
What to do?
and then you lose out on time and marks.
• Write to the best of your ability. Unless you
have parrot memory; it might not be possible for you to write everything that was in
the textbooks; but don’t give up! Write what
you know; and get SOME marks, rather
than not writing it down at all.
• When you feel that you are done and you
have left the exam room: FORGET IT ALL.
It doesn’t help you to go and check your
notes to see if your answers are correct after you wrote the exam. Wait for the results,
have a look where you went wrong, talk to
your lecturer; and if push comes to shove,
re-write.
Firstly? BREATHE! Secondly, if you haven’t
learnt how to do it by now; the best thing to do
is: PRIORITIZE!
BUT I have faith in all of you that you will do
great the first time around! P.S. I am available
for encouraging words and hugs if needed!
Here are some tips I learned through my years
as a student:
• Before you start to worry about exams,
FIRST remember that you still have a few
weeks left of classes. So make sure your
work is up-to-date, and hand in those last
minute assignments!
• Check your exam timetables. They are out,
so make sure you know when you are writing. This also helps to see if there might be
clashes (it can happen)
• Make notes (proper notes) for each module. A few papers or random words in textbooks is not enough to help you pass. Hard
part? This will involve you re-reading those
books and notes you wrote... BUT this
helps, as that way you can get rid of the
info that you don’t need, hence making life
a little easier.
• Plan a schedule. Trust me, it doesn’t help
to just study a day before.
Now down to some good news! Student 24/7
has moved! If you pop by the Radio Station
and knowck on door G02, I am in there writing
away madly for who-knows-what! If you feel
you have a story to tell, or you know someone
who is news-worthy, I am now closer to the action! Don’t be afraid to come by and say hello!
Kinga Siejek
Do you wake up lately wondering, “Where has
the time gone?” I am having quite a few of
those days; but I guess not as bad a when you
are a student... When you look at it; by the end
of this month (which is about two weeks away)
all students on Campus will be writing their FINAL exams for the year!
When writing exams:
• Read through everything first. It might
seems like a waste of time, but you never
know what extra information your lecturer
might have written; that in the end will save
you a lot of time.
• Answer the easier questions first.Don’t
waste time trying to think of what to write
on questions you are not sure about first.
You might not get to all the easier questions
Well that was the good news, and now to the
GREAT news! As you may have heard around
Campus or seen on Facebook, 18 Ocotber
is being called Amakhosi Friday. Why? Because our lovely Campus has gone into partnership with the Kaizer Chiefs! So make sure
you around the Student Centre on 18 October
wearing your gold and black shirts to show
your support!
I guess that’s all for now!
Play hard, but study harder!
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VUVU’S SOAPBOX
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Vuvu’s
Soapbox
Quack! I am the first to admit that I might benefit from more physical exercise... having admitted this I wish to categorically state that I
don’t run (I waddle at a leisurely pace). In fact,
if you ever see me run, you should probably
start running too because something (or someone) is probably chasing me, swinging an axe!
These days however, I find myself hurrying
along at an alarming pace - even by my own
(low) standards, and the reason: time is running away from me!
It feels as if I wake up in the morning and five
minutes later it is dinner time... Quack! I am
perplexed... to say the least. Wherever time
runs, it runs at the speed of sound...
I suspect that I am not alone in my assumption, since I overheard several students at the
Student Centre complaining that they have
more assignments to complete than there are
days in a week – eish! Mister Smarty Pants
(my overbearing cousin who lives next to the
library) is of the opinion that the answer lies in
science: For a 1 year old a week is 1.92% of
your life so far. So a week is a significant portion of time. For say, a 60 year old a week is
0.032% of life so far. (And yes, by now I am
as confused as a Shark supporter at a Kaizer
Chiefs soccer match!). My cousin reckons that
time is a matter of perspective: as we grow older we perceive it differently, which causes the
feeling of increased speed.
Myself, I think that global warming is to blame...
but that’s just me.
Time seems to be our friend and our enemy all
at once. It is said that it heals; that time flies;
that time waits for no one; that with its passage, all resentments are appeased, all hatreds forgotten. I am not too sure about that,
simply because I can’t find time for anything...
When I was younger I thought of Father Time
as an old man with a long white beard, dressed
in a long velvet robe and carrying an hourglass
– I am not convinced that he is in fact an ultramarathon athlete!
Take the month of October for example. The
Campus has been abuzz with activities, and
yet we are all but ready to pack it up for the
coming exam period. Over the last couple of
weeks we celebrated diversity in the workshop;
we applauded academic excellence at the
graduation ceremonies, we inaugurated a new
cadre of student leaders and even saw a fashion magazine being launched! As we speak
the campus is gearing up to announce their
partnership with soccer giants Kaizer Chiefs
to the world, and staff and students alike will
join in the fun of Amakhosi Friday. And just so
you know – we feathered folk also enjoy our
soccer and the age old rivalry between Chiefs
and Pirates have seen many a goose swallow
his pride. You see, the supporters of the losing
team have to dance the funky chicken – and
believe me, it is not a pretty sight!
What if we could catch up to Father Time?
What would you ask him? I suggest we take
him hostage and demand more time... Just remember: if we get caught – you are deaf and I
don’t speak English! Quack!
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FROM THE RECTOR’S OFFICE
ear students
“The greatest discovery of any
generation is that human beings
can alter their lives by altering
their attitudes of mind.” – Albert
Schwitzer.
Coming to the end of an academic
year can result in many different
feelings: excitement, relief, worries about the future, burn-out,
even sadness. For some students,
coming to the end of a course can
lead to a feeling of ‘I am over it’
and completing the last couple of
assessments or exams can seem
impossible. The last stretch of the
year can therefore be a dangerous
time for some students as a lack of
motivation in finishing can lead to
a course being lengthened due to
failure or for some students, not
finishing at all.
Faced with the demands of different courses and a myriad of readings, projects and assessments,
students often find themselves
drained of energy and stressed out
before the semester is over. I believe the answer to staying motivated lies in developing a positive
attitude towards learning.
With the October graduation ceremonies still fresh in our memories,
it is important for you to find time
to reflect upon what your education means to you. Your answers
will determine your approach to
your studies. If you take a passive
approach when studying, you are
likely to be engaged in memoris-
ing and cramming information
just to do well in a course. In contrast, an active approach will see
you taking initiative to seek understanding so that your intellectual paradigm goes beyond paper
chases – you think critically, you
are open to new knowledge, and
you find pleasure in learning.
Remember. Motivation is sometimes like a car, you can’t go anywhere until you turn the engine
on. Sometimes the best way to get
motivated is to start doing what
needs to be done. Also take note
that there are many people within
the campus community who can
help you if only you ask. This may
be a lecturer who can help clarify
some work, it may be the staff
from support departments such as
the Library, Student Counselling
and Development and Academic
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Development and Support. You
should also not forget that there
are other students who can help
you to keep motivated when preparing for your upcoming exams
– peer mentors, SI leaders, counsellors and friends.
Staying motivated in your studies requires a clear purpose and
positive attitude. It is a conscious
choice that you have to make.
The most successful people find
great success when they focus on
having a passion for the process.
Think about this for a moment.
Choose to make today victorious
regardless of the obstacles that
come your way. Find pleasure and
purpose in your studies and ignite
the passion and potential within
yourself! It all starts here. Today.
With you.
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CAMPUS NEWS
NWU Vaal Welcomes Kaizer Chiefs to family
During a national media launch
on Friday, 18 October 2013,
the Vaal Campus and the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club officially announced their partnership that will see the University
availing its expertise to benefit
young talented footballers at
the club’s Youth Academy in
Johannesburg.
The Centre for Continuing
Professional Development (
CCPD ) on the Vaal Campus
will serve as the point of contact between the football club
and experts across the University. The expertise will be
specifically utilised to develop
young football players in totality and therefore do not only include playing skills. The NWU
will provide consultancy and
advice on a wide variety of topics. These include finance, nu-
trition, psychological preparation for high performance sport
and physical conditioning. The
footballers will be developed
in academic and professional
fields in order to prepare them
for life after their professional
football careers.
needs. For example, if they
need knowledge pertaining to
the nutrition for sportsmen , we
put them in touch with the nutritionists at the Potchefstroom
Campus, “says Mr Ederick
Stander , project manager at
the Vaal Campus.
“The specific type of knowledge that will be required will
depend on Kaizer Chiefs ‘
For more information visit the
Vaal Newsroom: vaalnews.
nwu.ac.za
Scholarships open for M and PhD
Calling all Master's and PhD candidates. The
Intr-ACP STREAM Scholarship has opened it's
doors again.
What the programme is about?
The Intra-ACP mobility scheme aims at a broad
academic and cultural as well geographically
diverse exchange between higher education
institutions in African countries. The overall
objective is to promote higher-quality education for students and young academics and to
increase access to higher education.
The programme builds on the African Union's
Mwalimu Nyerere Programme for Africa with
funding from the European Union.
Who can apply?
For this call, both Master's and PhD candidates
under the following fields:
Education, Teaching and Training
Agricultural Sciences
Health Sciences
Communication and Information Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Natural Sciences
Where can you apply?
Partnering Institutions:
University of Buea, Buea, Bloemfontein, South
Africa Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana Makare University, Kampala, Uganda North-West
University, South Africa Ardhi University, Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania Polytechnic of Nambia,
Windhoek, Namibia
Closing date: 10 November 2013
To apply go onto the following website:
http://intra-acp.polytechnic.edu.na/
Further Contact details:
Ms Sonja Samuels or Ms Taimi Itembu
Tel: (016) 207-2146 / (016) 207-2994
Email: [email protected]
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CAMPUS NEWS
Amakhosi Friday
Annette Willemse
Amakhosi Friday coincides with the much anticipated public announcement of the partnership between the Vaal Triangle Campus of the
North-West University (NWU Vaal) and soccer
giants Kaizer Chiefs.
If you have what it takes to be the ultimate Kaizer Chiefs supporter, then join in the fun and
stand a chance to walk away with much more
than bragging rights! To put yourself in the running for an exclusive Kaizer Chiefs hamper,
promotional goodies and the opportunity to
meet not only members of the club’s executive committee but also several players, tell us
why you are the ultimate Kaizer Chiefs supporter. You can send your photos and stories
to [email protected] and follow us
on facebook (NWU Vaal / NWU Vaal Student
24/7) to find out more. Who knows, you might
score big with NWU Vaal and Kaizer Chiefs!
The challenge is on! On Friday, 18 October the
Student Centre will be the place to be – be on
the look-out for theVodacom gig rig truck and
proudly support Amakhosi Friday. Join in the
fun – and don’t forget to wear gold and black.
* For more details check-out the Campus’s
Facebook page, Student 24/7 and listen River
FM
Did you know?
• Amakhosi (noun) refers to tribal leaders or
chiefs. The word has its origin in Zula and
Xhosa.
• Kaizer Chiefs is a South African football
club based in Johannesburg.
• The team is nicknamed Amakhosi which
means “chiefs” in Zulu.
• Kaizer Chiefs is unarguably the biggest
football club in the country in terms of success and it is also the most supported club
in Africa, with an estimated 16 million supporters.
• Chiefs founder, Kaizer Motaung played for
Orlando Pirates – a fellow Soweto team, in
his early playing career.
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• Famous players who donned the black and
gold jersey in the past include former national team captains Neil “Mokoko” Tovey,
Lucas “Rhoo” Radebe, Patrick “Ace” Ntsoelengoe and Doctor “16V” Khumalo.
• Kaiser Chiefs, a British pop band , was
named after the club because Lucas
Radebe – a former player of Kaizer Chiefs,
captained Leeds United, the team they all
supported.
• The lekarapa (plural: makarapa) helmet
came about in the 1970’s and was introduced by Alfred Baloyi a very enthusiastic
soccer supporter.
• Pule ‘Ace’ Ntsoelengoe, the midfield general of many fine Kaizer Chiefs teams of the
mid- 1970’s to mid-1980’s, was inducted
into the US Soccer Hall of Fame in October
2003.
• In a sense, South Africa’s favourite soccer club never plays an away match. Kaizer Chiefs, founded by SA soccer legend
Kaizer Motaung, draws more supporters
at away games than its opposition ‘home’
teams.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Down To Fashion
Annelize de Lange
Tamen, the feisty redhead girl and Burger, the
adamant kind hearted guy, teamed up and together they make the perfect team for something out of this world- Down To Fashion(DTF)
Down To Fashion came together in November
2012, but the first hard copy of the magazine
was produced on 4 October 2013 at the official
launch.
DTF was initially a crazy idea, and neither of
them actually thought that it would turn into reality. DTF was only something they did for fun,
but soon became very serious.
Down To Fashion wants to inspire students to
be the change, to see the world a bit differently, and to make students realize that fashion is also a form of expression. “Never doubt
in yourself!”
Even though they don’t know what would happen in the future, Tamen and Burger really
want to see DTF as a nationally recognised
publication on everyone’s lips. They want to
reach new frontiers, and conquer limits like
turning DTF into a fashion and lifestyle magazine. Don’t worry though, they will stay true to
their roots and stay a student magazine.
DTF has their own feisty philosophy about
fashion, “If you like it, try it. As long as it says
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who you are, you were born to wear it.” They
live by the inspiration of fashion that can say
who you are without you speaking.
Down To Fashion tips for the summer of 2013Keep it simple, flowy and comfortable! Don’t
dress to impress, dress to express!
• If you weren’t able to get your hands on
the launch edition, don’t worry you can visit
and LIKE their Facebook page @ www.
facebook.com/DownToFashion and follow
them on twitter @ www.twitter.com/DownToFashion
• They have a mobile site, a daily dose of
fashimins www.d2f.mobi and don’t stress
the next issue will be out between the middle and end of January 2014
You can definitely keep your eyes on Down To
Fashion, because they are going all the way
up.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Jessica is not just a pretty name
Burger Aucamp
You don’t necessarily have
to eat your bowl of Kellogg’s
to get it all. Most of the time
it takes hard work, dedication
and a little bit of talent. You will
be surprised at what you can
achieve when you set your
mind to it.
girl’s girl so naturally I love the
industry”. On asking her what
the relevance between journalism and modelling is she says
her choice to study journalism
has nothing to do with modelling, however she would love
to be a TV presenter.
Jessica Costa is a force to be
reckoned with. She thrives
in all aspects of her life and
achieved what most people
only dream about:
Jessica believes she is a
strong, feminine and deep person. She loves to be surround-
• She recently received her
degree in Language Practice and Communication
with a Cum Laude,
•
• She was invited to be an
elite member of the Golden
Key Honour Society,
•
• She’s doing her honours
degree in Journalism with
two already published articles in local papers,
•
• Was chosen for various
fashion shows, fashion
shoots, TV snippets, featured in newspapers, magazines, promotional adverts
and on four billboards.
•
• On top of it all she was chosen Miss Xtreme 2012
Jessica started modelling at the
age of 3. In the beginning, her
mom enrolled her into a modelling school to bring her out
of her shell – she loved it ever
since. Jessica says, “I enjoy
dressing up in the most glamorous clothes, and putting on a
breath-taking show. I’m a real
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ed by people who are loyal,
soft at heart and loveable. Her
idea about relationships is that
they should be thrilling, flow
easily and fascinate you.
Jessica is a woman who loves
people, loves people who are
kind and work hard to elevate
herself in life. She feels that
once you work hard, you can
achieve anything. She considers the constant worry about
failure to be like that of a hospital and being stuck in a rut.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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A solemn declaration with big responsibilities
Annette Willemse
Social work students of the
NWU Vaal Campus’ School of
Behavioural Sciences recently
declared themselves ready to
take on the responsibilities of
social work practice.
Students in the professional
four year Bachelor in Social Work degree programme
make a solemn declaration
during the second year of their
studies. It is at this point when
students begin to apply their
knowledge in practice. During this special event students
make a declaration to always
perform their duties in an ethical and just manner. This is an
important rite of passage for
students.
Big responsibility in an uncertain work environment
Ms Elmien Truter, lecturer in
the Social Work Department,
compared the social work profession to gambling: social
workers can’t always foresee
what might happen in the cases they are handling or who or
what will walk into the office
next. The work environment
students will face is fraught
with uncertainty and unpredictability, which will
require them to always
be ready to deliver firstrate services to all service users in a manner
that is both ethical and in
keeping with the law.
Regardless of the challenges they will face as
social workers, the students can never lose
sight of the lives they
will be responsible for. Social
workers, who perform poorly
and ignore ethics and legislation, are irresponsible and
gambling with the lives of families and children. Social workers perform a very important
role in communities to protect
and speak for those who are
unable to do so themselves.
To help students always remember the important responsibility they undertake by making this declaration, each were
given a dice that signify the
delicate gamble inherent to social work practice.
Voice from practice
During this event attended by
students, their parents and
other guests, a guest speaker
with 30 years’ experience and
who is currently a presiding officer at the Children’s Court in
Sebokeng, spoke to the audience. Charl van Niekerk told
the students that few people
have the courage, determination and will to make a difference in the world around them;
and by serving the people in
the communities they will work
in, they will enhance people’s
capacity to address their own
needs.
Currently South Africa faces a
shortage of approximately 50
000 social workers and only a
quarter of actual child sexual
abuse cases are reported. Social workers who aim to put
service above self-interest are
often the unseen heroes who
challenge social injustices and
rescue the vulnerable children
of South Africa.
Mr Van Niekerk thanked the
students for taking the direction they have, as many are
called but few are chosen.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Environmental activism
by NWU Vaal students
on the rise
Annette Willemse
A student society on the Vaal
Campus called Saving the
Environment and Working Together (SEWT), heeds the call
to make a difference in the
local community of Vanderbijlpark and to educate local
residents about keeping the
environment clean.
During the first day of the September recess fifteen members of the society travelled
to the taxi rank in Vanderbijlpark’s CBD to create awareness about littering. The students were trained by Ms
Nomsa Skasa of the Sedibeng
District Municipality about the
correct use of brooms, gloves
and plastic bags for a clean-up
operation that included sidewalks, parking
spaces
and dustbins.
The students
not
only
cleaned
up
the taxi rank
but also spent
time with the
local commuters and street
vendors to explain to them
why it is important clean
up the local
environment
and
asked
people not to
litter. SEWT
secretary, Mr Mike Sebilane,
also spent some time with
commuters to explain the activities this society is involved
in.
The students’ work did
not go unnoticed as
local taxi operator, Mr
John Thaane, noted
that the students’ work
created
awareness
of how we pollute our
environment and unknowingly create potential health threats.
Another operator, Mr
Bobby Dladla, said
that students were
setting an example
and that he intends to
request people who
use his taxi not litter
the streets.
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*SEWT is a student non-governmental organisation that
has been active since 2012
on the Vaal Campus of the
North-West University. To get
involved with SEWT you can
contact Mr Mike Sebilane 078
750 2771 or Prof Johann Tempelhoff 082562 9510.
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LOVE 2 DRAW
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A little creative fun...
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CAMPUS NEWS
21 Oct 2013
Sage Pastel teams up with School of
Accounting Sciences to train students
Annette Willemse
The School of Accounting Sciences and the South African
software company, Pastel Accounting recently joined forces
to train second year accounting students as “Pastel Champions”. After the successful
completion of the training,
these students will act as trainers and mentors during the
2014 training schedule.
According to Ms Olive Stumke,
a lecturer in the School of Accounting Sciences, the aim of
the training was to empower
the students with the necessary technical skills in order for
them to meet the needs set by
industry.
Development of a bridging
course
The School of Accounting Sciences is currently awaiting
feedback on an application to
SETA to offer Pastel training –
free of charge, to all third year
students. “We acknowledge
the fact that third year accounting students do not have sufficient exposure to accounting
software on a level that is acceptable to the job market,”
says Stumke and adds that
the University in association
with Sage Pastel developed a
program – as part of a bridging course, to close this gap.
“Numerous students have accounting literacy but not accounting software skills that
will enable them to be more
marketable when they graduate and are employed in the
financial sector,” says Stumke.
Through the proposed collaboration between the School
of Accounting Sciences and
Sage Pastel a student who is
entering a postgraduate financial degree – who needs an
understanding of the accounting systems, principals and
documentation, will be empowered to perform at a higher
level in obtaining his/her postgraduate qualification. With
Download this App now
Annette Willemse
The introduction of the first
NWU
mobile
application
(known as an app) brings the
university’s services even closer to staff and students.
The app provides NWU staff
and students with a unique
set of mobile tools that can be
used for academic, administrative and information purposes.
If you download the app on
your mobile device, you will,
for instance, be able to read official NWU news or view your
child’s latest academic results.
Other tools that you can access through the app are a tool
for buying airtime and a chat
tool for students and for communication between staff and
students.
the skills obtained through this
programme the students will
be more effective and efficient
when first employed. This will
in turn result in a shorter learning curve and a faster progression of the students in becoming productive members of the
financial department within
their respective organisations.
The app is built on the Kuali Mobility for the Enterprise
framework (KME framework)
and uses the latest technology available. It is available for
Blackberry, Android and Apple
devices and can be downloaded via the Google Play, Apple
and Blackberry stores. You
can also access the internet
stories via the NWU website go to www.nwu.ac.za and click
on the link “Download NWU
app” under instant information.
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CSRC
Welcome new SRC 2013/2014!
Annette Willemse
the Campus community.
The student community of the Vaal Triangle
Campus recently took to the voting stations
and by doing so elected a new student leadership for 2013.
Apart from the election of a new Student Representative Council (SRC) the students also
elected new house committees for each of the
Campus residences.
During the inauguration ceremony the newly
elected SRC President, James Ncedandi,
committed himself to serve as a dynamic and
inspirational leader and added that he –together with his leadership structure, will make every effort needed to vest a student culture that
not only reflects the values of the University
but also addresses the unique needs and challenges faced by the student community of the
NWU Vaal.
The new student leadership was inaugurated
into office and as part of the inauguration all
the new leaders had to pledge adherence to
the Leadership Oath of Office.
This oath is co-signed by the Campus Rector,
Prof Thanyani Mariba, and represents a binding contract between the respective leader and
The Senior Campus Management bid the leaders well with their new responsibilities and officially handed over each representative’s green
Campus blazer to symbolise their new status
as student leaders.
Message from the Rector
NWU Vaal CSRC 2013/2014
The newly elected SRC structure includes the
following student leaders:
Dear Student Leader
Remember it is not about serving self, but the University and the greater good of the students.
In leadership you cannot please everybody. You
got to learn to say NO to the good and YES to the
best otherwise you spend a lot of time on things that
are not a priority. You have got to lead through difficult times and also good times.
Leading always empowers others to take leadership
and responsibility.
Followers will follow leaders that move.
Leaders must be true to themselves, must have
knowledge and courage to take the organisation
forward. Do not settle for mediocrity – always
strive to be the best. Demonstrate your maturity by
tolerating views different from your own.
Let me take this opportunity to wish you a good and
fruitful year of leadership.
The time of the struggle is over, now is the time to
build.
Enjoy the year.
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PresidentJames Ncedani
Vice President
Charmaine Lekoyane
SecretaryMosa Mokhaneli
Deputy Secretary
Vuyelwa Qobo
TreasurerDimitri Petermann
Academic Officer
Eric Mbuyazi
Constitution & Societies Lerato Rapapdi
Transformation
Bethuel Mokoena
Public Relations Officer Alexander van der Walt
Arts and Culture Officer Nthabiseng Semudi
Projects Officer
Olivier Tshimbidi
Health and Safety OfficerMonica Magoda
Residence Officer
Eugene Masango
Sport Officer
Botle Mokoena
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ALUMNI
21 Oct 2013
Role and impact of trade unions up for
discussion - NWU Vaal Alumni breakfast
Annette Willemse
The South African economy
has been paralyzed by on-going nationwide strikes for some
time now and while the protest
action is not only putting pressure on the government and
service delivery, it is also adversely affecting the image of
South Africa as an investment
prospect for foreign investors.
The Alumni Office recently
hosted a second business
breakfast session and during
the event Professor Hugo Pienaar – a labour law expert;
shed some light on the role
and impact of trade unions
in South Africa as well as the
controversy that surrounds
these entities.
According to Alwine Naude, the
campus’s alumni coordinator it
is important for all members of
the business fraternity – and
especially senior management, to familiarise themselves
with existing labour legislation
as well as the future role and
influence of trade unions within
the work environment. Other
aspects such as strike action,
picketing, worker protection
and minimum wage legislation
were also discussed during the
breakfast session.
Prof Hugo Pienaar
Professor Hugo Pienaar is
the Director of Employment
Practice at the Cliffe Dekker
Hofmeyr law firm which is well
known as one of South Africa’s
largest corporate and com-
mercial law firms. He has vast
experience in employment law,
litigation and dispute resolution matters and represents
most of the major corporations
in South Africa. Highlights in
his illustrious career include
acting as a judge in the Labour
Court and lecturing part time
in employment law subjects to
post-graduate students at various tertiary institutions, the Da
Vinci Institute, and similarly,
for the Law Society of South
Africa. Furthermore, Prof Pienaar has also advised on and
helped to develop a labour law
framework for major institutions in the United Arab Emirates. He completed his studies
at the North-West University
(Potchefstroom Campus) and
was admitted to the bench in
1983.
Trade union membership in
South Africa
Trade union membership in
South Africa has grown rapidly
since the seventies until today. It is estimated that union
membership in 1979 totalled
around 800 000 whereas in
1998 membership peaked at
3.8 million. Economists estimate that 26% of the 14.3 million economically active members of the population belong
to a trade union.
With recent strike action still
fresh in our minds, it is calculated that the cost of productive workday losses due
to strike action rose from 2.3
million in 1998 to 3.1 million in
2011. The majority of all strike
action can be traced to dissatisfaction with wages. A total of
60.9% of all strikes are set to
occur within the public sector.
Startling statistics
• Over a 20 year period the
average wage of employees in South Africa has increased by 53% whilst the
average productivity has
decreased by 41%
• 53% of South Africans under the age of 24 is unemployed
• To date, strike action in
South Africa for 2013 have
amounted to a 75% loss in
export revenue as well as
an estimated R20 billion
loss to the economy
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HEALTH
Summer Guide 101 - Preparing for Summer
Annelize de Lange
Are you struggling to lose those kilos for the
fun summer style? Not sure what best suits
you in terms of ALL those clothes in the closet
and stores? fear no more! Our very own Annilize de Lange has come up with a greta Summer guide for you!
Have a look from 29 October for the fun and
info-filled guide on how to be healthy, slim, and
top of the fashion list!
The 9th annual Soweto Pride
Reclaiming our space with PRIDE
Mojalefa Mofokeng
My pride is taking responsibility for my sexual health, being
informed about responsible
sex and respecting my partners, what’s yours?
•
Health4men is a clinical project
of the ANOVA Health Institute
NPC. The project addresses
the sexual health of homosexual and bisexual men, as
well as other men who have
sex with men (MSM) in South
Africa.
•
Heath4men has two centres
of excellence in men’s sexual
health. They are working with
the Department of Health to
extend free competent services for MSM in Gauteng,
Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the
Western Cape and North-West
province.
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•
doctors and nurses
Confidential screening for
HIV
Screening and treatment
of STIs which includes (
Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis,
Warts, and Gonorrhoea)
The understanding of HIV
and its disclosure, ARV adherence, combination HIV
prevention, and Viral Load
and CD4
Testicular cancer, Post- Exposure Prophylaxis “PEP”
Influence of alcohol and
drug usage
Oral sex, Prostate Gland
The use of lubricate (lube) ,
Anal heath and
Being gay and ageing
Heath4men runs and specialises in healthcare for men, services include:
For more information regarding Health4men, you can
get in contact with Mr David
Motswagae who is in charge
of the Vaal Triangle region
on 011 9899 865 or email:
Motswagae@anovahealth.
co.za.
• Antiretroviral treatment
• Free consultations with
• You can also visit them on:
Facebook: Heath4men
• Twitter @H4Mtop2btm
• Website:
www.Health4Men.co.za , or
• via Cellphone H4M.MOBI
You can also dial:
• 071 286 3762
• 072 654 0816
• 071 150 1750.
Don’t forget to JOIN the Campus LGBTI club on Facebook
which is:
• “UBUNTU-HOMO ASSOCIATES”
Which has formed a partnership with the Health4men
clinic to bring about change in
the life of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex
people and couples within our
beautiful campus.
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Increasing knowledge and
creating albinism awareness
Asiphe Tsolo
Photography by: Sesethu Nyokana
On Friday, 4 October 2013,
the Campus held an albinism awareness event at the
Vergelegen Hall. The event
was organised by the campus for albinism awareness
month, and was attended by
campus staff and students as
well as the community that is
affected by albinism. Although
not many students attended,
those who did claimed to have
learnt a lot during the event.
One of the students present
at the event was second year
CA student, Jabu Sakachane,
who was quoted saying, “we
need to be more educated
about albinism since there is
not enough knowledge about it
and people usually have a lot
of preconceptions about albinism that are usually untrue.”
The day started with a prayer,
and then a performance by the
Campus choir. After the performance, there was an information session delivered by
Dr Dimema, who is a doctor at
Sebokeng hospital. Dr Dimema talked about the clinical
definition of albinism as well
as the different types of albinism. He also spoke about the
myths surrounding albinism
such as the belief that having
sexual intercourse with someone who is an albino can cure
HIV/AIDS, or that spitting on
someone who is an albino prevents you and your family from
getting albinism. Dr Dimema
also spoke about the psychological implications for persons
with albinism who are discriminated against.
After Dr Dimema finished his
speech, there was an optometrist from the campus clinic,
who informed everyone about
eye problems that persons
with albinism may have. Some
of the eye problems she mentioned were short sightedness
as well as lazy eye.
After the information sessions,
some of the albino people
present at the event shared
their life experiences. One of
them was our very own John
Mogorosi. John talked about
his experience as an albino on
campus and whether he experienced any challenges as an
albino. Another person
who shared their life ex-
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perience as an albino was the
programme director Mr Vincent Kutoane.
The event ended with the
handing of incentives to some
of the people who were there
and a vote of thanks from Sister Mapeete Mulumba.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Annelize de Lange
Just when we thought we waved goodbye to
August 2013, women’s month. October 2013
came to surprise us quicker than we thought.
This beautiful month is the pink month known
as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. October also has a challenge to it; try to cut out
your drinking and smoking habits and try living
healthier. This challenge is called OXtober.
Back to the pink; breast cancer is a type of
cancer that forms in the cells of the breast. It
usually start in the inner lining of the milk ducts
or the lobules that supply the breast with milk.
This malignant tumour can spread to other
parts of the body.
Breast cancer is the most common invasive
cancer in women, WORLDWIDE. It accounts
for about 16% of all female cancers. This terrible disease is responsible for 19% of all cancer deaths worldwide. The truth is that this isn’t
only amongst females, but males as well.
Breast cancer rates are much higher in development nations compared to developing ones.
Symptoms can only be felt by the patient, and
is described to the doctor or nurse as a headache or pain. The first symptoms are usually
an area of thickened tissue in the woman’s
breast or a lump. The majority of lumps are not
cancerous; however it is advisable for women
to check them out.
Other symptoms include, a lump in the breast,
pitting or redness of the skin of the breast (almost like the skin of the orange). A rash on or
around the nipples, swelling lumps in the armpits.
According to experts, they are not sure what
causes breast cancer. It is hard to say why
some people develop this disease and others
not.
Some of the factors that can cause breast cancer can include genetics, a history of breast
cancer in your family, obesity, your height
(higher women are more likely to develop
breast cancer than shorter people) Alcohol
consumption and radiation exposure.
It is curable though, if it is detected early
enough. It is advisable for women to go for a
mammogram yearly the older they get.
Be pink this month, be aware of the symptoms,
and do daily self-examinations to prevent disappointment. Early detection saves lives!
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SA NEWS
The e-tolling system
Selina Mokatsane
There has been much ado and
controversy about e-tolls. Let’s
take a closer look at what this
system entails.
The e-tolling system is comprised of 49 gantries (which are
frameworks that span across
roads as bridges would) on
highways in Gauteng. These
gantries recognise number
plates on vehicles electronically, when the vehicles drive
under them. For every time
that a vehicle passes, a toll is
charged according to the kilometre represented by the gantry.
from your account as soon as
the card is running low. It is
possible to be charged with a
debt because the disc or e-tag
will be linked to your account
as a debit order or to your
credit card. A 25% incentive
discount is provided for drivers
that register for an e-toll tag
account and have the tag installed in their vehicles so that
their vehicle number plates
can be identified through the
gantries.
Why e-toll?
The e-tolling system affects
motorists and pedestrians
alike, hence the controversy that is rife and has many
people asking “Why?” Many
people fear that it threatens
the well-being of the South African economy. According to
TollFreeGP, “The tolls are supposed to pay for the R20 billion
highway upgrade program that
has been completed.”
So how do I pay for the toll?
As a vehicle driver you have to
purchase an e-tag. E-tags are
small discs that are installed in
your car. You have the option
of whether to load money onto
the e-tag in advance or to have
money automatically debited
Politics in South Africa
Deliwe Msibi
It is amusing how the world works; political
issues tend to be economic issues because
what is at the heart of an individual when they
think about politics is the economy behind it,
an example is that a political party is not good
unless it promises good wealth or unless it is
economically fit already. Politics does not exist
without the economy, and the economy is part
of all human matters including politics.
Class conflicts are mostly resolved than suppressed in South Africa. What happens is that,
these conflicts are usually addressed in a
form of solution. What is meant by addressed
in a form of solutions is that, the mass media
is controlled mostly by the government, what
goes on to the newspapers, to the television,
especially advertisements; if the government
is not pleased with what is on advertisements
then it will most probably be suspended . The
conflicts that are still present, are addressed
as adverts on television, during the most popular TV shows. They are also on radios; the
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government is trying to create a class free environment.
An economic model, where the means of production is publicly owned is one that will not
survive in the world of today. Sweden has been
a socialist-based society for several decades,
and today, Sweden is among the leaders in
terms of quality of life, enjoys one of the world’s
biggest GDPs, and continuously ranks as having the happiest people on the planet. This
may be correct; however this system cannot
work in all states; it is impossible and unrealistic. Human beings are in nature competitive, in
a classroom, students’ are subconsciously or
consciously competing with each other for best
results/grades. In work places, employees
compete for promotions. This shows that our
world is a competitive one by nature. Therefore it would be highly impossible for socialist
economic models today.
Characteristics of an ecologically sustainable
economy in South Africa would be: High quality of life, meaning there are low social issues
such as HIV/AIDS, crime, divorce and many
others; organised government; a country that
enjoys one of the biggest GDPs; one that has
a good foreign exchange; good relationships
with investors; where most number of people
are happy and healthy, where there is low class
discrimination because the more the economic
problems, the more intolerant people become
of other ethnic groups; where most people
are literate; good education system; there are
advances in technology; where democracy is
truly exercised; there is good monetary value.
Last but not least, a state where there is a nationalisation of things like mines, that way at
least there is some distribution of wealth, and
there is absence of what is currently happening in South Africa where the rich are becoming richer, and the poor becoming poorer.
Gaming in the School of IT
Roche Artz
A game is not just a game, it
gets serious. Maths, Information Technology (IT) and Stats
has proven to be fields of not
only learning, but of gaming
too. Who would have ever
thought you can have fun while
learning simultaneously?
On Saturday 5 October, learners came from across various
high schools in Gauteng, to
participate in the GeeXpo. The
GeeXpo showcased activities of the School of I.T. where
learners experienced the essence of what the School offers.
Learners looked forward to
winning prizes. These included
bursaries, tablets and laptops.
Charnè Meyers (16), from Alberton High School said “I look
forward to seeing other projects; hopefully win some priz-
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es and see the standard.” She
said “I want to see how we understand I.T. compared to that
of the North-West University.”
Harm de Wet (18), along with
his peer, JP Groenewald (18),
from Vereeniging Gymnasium,
looked forward to see what the
multilingual speech technology (MuST) offer. “Hopefully
we will win some bursaries for
next year’s studies.”
Learners were excited about
the day. Amit Jwevan (16) from
Höerskool Drie Riviere said
“I think the creativity here will
be out of this world.” His peer,
Andile Mdingane (16), said
“When we were told about the
GeeXpo, we were excited to
come.” Commenting on the
competition at the event, he
said “I believe that what you
put in is what you get out.”
Jwevan also explained that “a
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game is not just a game”. He
said “You have got to look at
graphics, PC requirements,
and the works.”
Teachers of the respective
schools came to support their
learners. Chris Gatsi, maths
teacher of The Hill High in Alberton, said “I expected analytical equations,” after his learners wrote a maths test. He said
“The problem-solving is lacking, but at least it is challenging the learners for the next
level.” James Mengwai (18)
from Höerskool Birchleigh said
“It is best to learn your times
table, because we are too use
to using calculators.”
The final activity of the GeeXpo was the Serious Gaming Institute South Africa (SGI-SA).
Learners set out to discover
the entire campus. Werner
Ravyse said “We are teaching them the campus and also
testing their ability to do prob-
lem-solving.” He said “The aim
is to deliver learning material in
a fun and engaging manner.”
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The 2013 Diversity Day
Keleabetswe Narenti
Photography by: Annette Willemse
The differences in the world
are what make us unite and divide, and our university strives
to embrace the differences in
the campus. This is evident in
everything we do as the North
–West University Vaal Triangle
Campus.
On Friday, 4 October, the Human Resource and Labour Relations Honours class hosted
diversity day. The event was
full of displays from different
countries, fsuch as South Africa and Australia, China and
Portugal, India and Italy, USA
and Brazil. The stands of displays included clothes and
food from the different countries.
The event was a display of
the importance of diversity in
the world. The class showed
the importance of diversity in
a mixture of amusing and exciting presentations and roleplays, which explained diversity in the work place by touching
on different aspects of diversity
such as.:
Gender diversity
Under gender diversity the
teams focused their role-plays
on sexual differences in the
work place on how men still
hold gender stereotypes towards women. An important
concept highlighted under gender diversity in the work place
was “Glass ceiling”.
Physical disability in the
workplace
The role-play displayed how
people with disabilities are
faced with problems in the
workplace and how the employment equity act is trying to
change that.
Sexual orientation
We live in a world where, freedom of expression and association are one of the rights
explored by different individuals. The presentation and roleplay showed how people in
organizations are still treating
individuals differently because
of their sexual orientation such
as homosexual and bisexual
individuals.
Age diversity
The age diversity role-play focused on the importance of old
people in an organization, by
placing emphasis on the experience the old people have
to offer in an organization and
how young people can learn
from and make the organization more productive.
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Racial diversity
The presentation’s motto was
“towards achieving equity”
the racial diversity role-play,
placed emphasis on nepotism,
affirmative action and the employment equity act. This has
always been a sensitive subject for most organizations,
however the role-play proved
that there is a solution.
Religion and diversity in the
workplace
This is also a sensitive issue
to South Africans and the presentation focused on issues
such as religion, in which the
wearing of religious items and
praying in the workplace was
highlighted.
“Diversity makes the world an
interesting place, and focusing our presentation on it was
to show people that each and
every individual no matter how
different they are they play a
valuable part in an organization.” said Girly Tshabalala,
Labour Relations Honours student.
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A more personal touch with: Roche Artz
Malehlohonolo Motloung
Some of you may know her as part of the Student 24/7 family; who has been around for
more than a year now. A very committed and
ambitious sub-editor.
The year is close to an end and as we are
about to welcome prospective students and
new members to the family, we are separating
with some members.
Well this ambitious lady is leaving our family,
her career path with the NWU is done, so here
is a little close up chat before she goes to say
bye bye!
Name and Surname: Rochè Augustine Artz
Zodiac: My star sign is Virgo
Hometown: Port Elizabeth
Your childhood memories that you remember best and influenced your life the most?
From grade 2, our teacher made us write stories and significant things that
took place in our lives. At that
point, I didn’t know what I wanted yet; I loved putting words to
paper and in grade 11, I wrote
to a magazine, (Seventeen).
My article was published on the
next edition and I was amazed.
It was a lovely feeling knowing
you write publishable work.
What did your parents teach
you about life, that you are
glad to have learnt today?
Strict discipline. Behave, or
you’re in BIG trouble. But when
I grew older, I somehow learnt
to bend the disciplinary system, (LOL), yet most grateful
that they taught me discipline.
However, more than that, they
taught me love, something I’m
still learning .
What is the best memory you
have of your school career?
It’s a mad jungle out there. All the different
people and cultures I learnt and came across
really taught me a lot about people dynamics.
Were you a ‘lonely’ child in school or part
of the ‘in’-group?
LOL! I was the in-betweener. I’d have a circle
of friends I’d always hang with, yet, on some
days, when at school, I’d prefer my me-time,
alone.
Yet, even now, I’d socialise with someone on
campus, but often, it feels good being ALONE.
Life has enough pressure on the individual,
why involve peer-pressure on top of it all?
#justathought
What were the struggles you had to overcome in you teenage years?
Being “different”. Because I moved to Vaal, I
hardly blended with anyone. From a cultural
perspective, I remain “different”. As a teen,
many whom I associated with would ask me
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“what are you”.
Did this change your perspective on life?
Rarely. Well, what I took from it though is that
there are few people who understand, or even
make an effort to understand diversity. Some
would, for instance, look at me as “odd”, yet,
I’d return the look as in ‘you must be odd’.
Roche on Academics
What made you want to study further, after
matric?
It’s important to be educated. Rather the words
of an educated person, than the noise of an
uneducated person.
Why did you choose to study journalism?
Perhaps it was in my deeper being ever since
childhood, but when I think about it now, there
are so many stories to be told in the world.
However few know how to tell the story. When
I think of journalism, I think: “The story must
be told. People must know.” - - I also think it
could be regarded as the starting point of justice. There is also beauty in journalism. You
get to see on average what the average person would miss.
Where did you see yourself in this industry when you started out as a first year student?
First broadcasting. News reader, to be specific.
Then later, I thought rather print. In print, you
have more words at your disposal.
What would you like to do next year?
A lot of things. Writing remains with me. As
most of my working experience exists in marketing/advertising, I see myself return to this
industry.
Where do you see yourself within the next
5 years?
I should get a crystal ball for this. The moment I
get one, I’ll answer this question with certainty.
What do you think is the 3 key characteristics any person should have to make a success as a journalist?
Patience/Tolerance. Understanding of cultures/people. And finally, determination.
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If you could study/become anything else,
what would it be?
I’d like to do my MBA, hopefully, some day. If
the numerical side of my brain (if it even exists) allows me. But definitely a BCom or IMM
qualification.
Closer on character
What do you do on your days off?
Procrastinate as much as I possibly can.
Describe yourself in three words.
Adventurous. Spontaneous. Determined.
What do you like most about yourself?
I’m always up for a challenge.
What do you dislike most about yourself?
Patience is never on my side. Biting the bullet
shoots from my teeth.
What is your greatest strength?
I’m a very understanding person.
How would you like to be remembered?
There is no “universal” thought those whom I
interact with have of me, everyone’s memory
would differ. Therefore, how you remember me
is entirely left to the individual.
What bad habits do you have?
Work too hard, and forget to play.
If you could change one thing in your life,
what would it be?
Change is inevitable. So, my yesterday, today,
and tomorrow are subject to change, anyway.
Who would you like to meet and why?
Oprah Winfrey. Hello? She’s Oprah Winfrey.
If you could have someone else’s life for a
week, who would you like it to be? Why?
LOL! I prefer my own! Everyone has complications, even those who hide it. Why on earth
would I want to swop with them?
If someone wants to impress me, they have
to …
“Be on time. Or even better, rock up earlier
than expected.”
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Campus talent shines
Mamello Bless
Her name is Orepheletse
Plaatjie, better known as Phela. She is 21 years old and was
born and bred here in the Vaal
Triangle. She is a 3rd year
BCom Entrepreneurship and
Business Management student on the Vaal Campus.
She is a part-time model at
Models Unlimited in Vanderbijlpark, having been crowned
as 2012’s Miss Vaal Runnerup. As a model, she takes part
in fashion shows, wedding expos, makeover shows, showcases, and the like almost every weekend.
She is also an up and coming MC, having MC’ed various
events in and around the Vaal
Triangle for Models Unlimited, Riverside Sun Resort, &
NWU’s 59 Seconds to Fame
crew. She MC events such
as modelling shows, talent
shows, charity fundraisers and
the like.
She is also a Junior Achievements Alumnus, having taken
part in their Mini Enterprise
Program in 2009. From my
success of being part of the
program, she was chosen to
attend a Sustainable Development Programme in Dobrich,
Bulgaria in 2010, then later on
received the John Craig Award
for Entrepreneurial Spirit at the
end of her high school career.
Ever since then, she has been
involved with Junior Achievement SA through the Junior
Innovators competition, which
is held annually, and I work as
a mentor there. She has had
success stories posted on the
Junior Achievements SA website for the month of August, as
well as in the JASAfrica Times
in September.
“Despite my busy schedule,
I’m still able to maintain good
grades, scoring averages of
76% and above every semester. I’m a committed student
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and socialite and do everything that I do with passion and
dedication”.
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Mastering who Moses Mariga is...
Roche Artz
Believing in truly making a difference, Moses Mariga (25),
MA (Development & Management) student, finds pleasure
in helping students improve
their grades and being the best
they can be.
He is a Supplementary Instruction (SI) leader of second and
third year modules in Public
Management and Administration, and of Sociology third
year modules. In an interview
with him, he said “My goal is
to be an academic, for the purpose of adding academic value
and research.”
Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, his
mother calls him “Momo”, and
his friends refer to
him as “Mo”. He
moved to South Africa (SA) in 2003.
Though he is completing his masters, he intends to
further his studies onto doctorate
level.
Inspired in contributing towards the
academic field he
is in, his dissertation focuses on
evaluating food security programmes
in Zimbabwe. “I
want to find out
what exactly is
going on with the
food security programmes.”
You would probably think that he
does not have fun, considering
all the academic work he does,
don’t you? Ironically, within all
the work load and academic
pressure he has, he knows
what it is like to tap into the
frame of sheer pleasure. Smiling with conviction, he said
“I’m a fun-loving guy who enjoys going out and having fun.”
bwe, there are only Shona or
Ndebele cultures.” However,
he shook his head when he
thought of the level of crime in
SA. “In Zimbabwe, compared
to South Africa, crime is lower.”
He describes campus as
“beautiful”, and said “It also
allows you to focus mainly on
your studying.”
His friends agree. Kagiso Korae, 3rd year, BA (Communication) student said “Moses is
an incredibly smart, real larger
than life character. He is the
best balance of academics
and partying I have seen a guy
have.”
Hip hop is his favourite genre
of music, whereas he takes
pleasure in reading medieval
novels. He also enjoys reading articles on politics, development and current affairs.
He believes “fortune favours
the brave”, a philosophy he
lives by. He explained that one
should “just be brave and see
what happens”.
In SA, Moses appreciates the
various cultures. “In Zimba-
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Junkfood, chocolates, and romantic comedies
Burger Aucamp
I have come to realize that we as human beings tend to focus so much on the serious
things in life that we completely lose sight of
how wonderful the little things can be. A life
where everything is questioned, analysed and
in a way predicted isn’t a life, is it?
I believe things are as complicated as we make
them. Sometimes we are faced with challenges yes, but it is how you approach those challenges that predict the outcome. So, I am leaving you with something to go and think about
or a little advice that has helped me keep focus and maintain a calm mind when things get
tough. Set up a list of all the little things in
life that you absolutely adore. Those things
that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, and
sometimes even give you goose bumps.
Here is my list:
1. There is nothing better than gobbling up an
entire fatty oily hamburger and chips WITH
a giant shake. We’ll worry about the hips
later…
2. For when we are worrying about those
hips…. CHOCOLATES. It makes everything better!!!
3. Staring out the window when it is raining
while watching little birds bathe themselves.
4. Romantic comedies.
5. Driving around town with your best friend
and your song suddenly starts to play!
HELL YEAH! SING IT OUT LOUD GIRLFRIEND!!!!!!!
6. Making a new friend
7. Laughing at a friend
8. Hugging a friend
9. Being a friend
10.And last but not least, realizing that you are
who you are and nothing or no one can/
should change that.
There are a lot more things I can mention,
but then this post will probably continue on to
the 300th tab. Realizing that life is something
worth enjoying MAKES it worth living. There
are plenty of time to worry about fights boyfriends and backstabbers. Smiling is the key
to a happy heart, friendliness to a happy mind,
and peace to a happy soul.
It’s not worth moping around or hiding away.
Get out there and find little things to make you
feel warm and fuzzy when it feels like nothing
is anymore. Your happiness isn’t brought by
other people, it starts with you!
21 Oct 2013
STUDENT 911
Exams are knocking...
are you ready to open?
Java Zwane
It is that time of the year again! You know, the
time when reality kicks in and you don’t have a
choice but to face it? Yes, it’s time for the students of NWU Vaal to prove themselves again
as the final year examinations will be written.
From 28 October until 16 November, students
will be spending most of their days in the library, on their study tables, and most importantly in their exam rooms.
The times when students would sleep more
and study less has unfortunately been reversed; it is now time to sleep less and study
study study!!! This is the time for students to
prove themselves that they deserve to be taken to the next level. And for those that are doing their final year, it is time for you to prove
that you are ready for the workplace.
It has been a short yet stressful semester and
students found themselves drowning inside
tons of school work, but those days are nearing
an end. Since the management of NWU Vaal
takes care of its own; students are not only provided with one but TWO opportunities to prove
themselves. Should you not do well in your first
opportunity of writing exams, worry less; second opportunity exams will be written between
25 November and 5 December.
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For those of you that still don’t know when and
where you will be writing your exams, you are
forgiven; and because as Student 24/7 we
love you like that, we are here to provide you
with all the information you need. The timetables of both the first and second opportunity
examinations can be found just by going to the
following links:
Afrikaans:
http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/content/
vtc-akademiese-administrasie-dienste-roosters
English: http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/vtc-academic-administration-services-timetables
Now that all has been said and done, all that’s
left is to....
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STUDENT 911
Patiently waiting for a great structure
Keleabetswe Narenti
For many students, the library
is a place where you are not allowed to eat or talk and where
you have to spend hours gathering information. But there is
more to libraries than that; they
provide many valuable services to the university students.
While the new library is under
construction here is some useful information on libraries and
why we should appreciate this
storage of knowledge.
What is a library?
A library is a place, with a collection of books and reference
material is kept in one place.
Traditionally libraries keep
printed books but these days
they provide other services
too, for example access to the
internet like the new high-tech
library being built on campus.
The history of libraries
Today libraries are established
throughout the world but this
wasn’t always the case. Before
libraries could come about, a
system of writing had to develop to record people’s thoughts
and ideas. You could say that
libraries store records of human achievements, knowledge and culture.
The first libraries were set up at
the behest of kings and priests.
The storage of the written
word began in temples, where
handwritten texts regarded as
sacred were kept and kings
wanted to preserve the written
records of their kingdoms and
reigns. The first libraries were
established in Babylonia and
Egypt.
The invention of the printing
press highlighted the modern
era of libraries. Books could
now be printed on a large scale
instead of being copied by
hand. This is how today’s large
libraries like the one being built
on campus were established.
Because of the electronic age
libraries are no longer just collections of printed books taking
up row upon row of shelving.
Vast quantities of information
are available on the internet
and sources from around the
world are available at the touch
of a button.
Few facts:
The Tiayige library in,
established in 1561 by Fan Qin
during the Ming Dynasty, is
China’s oldest library. It
contained 70 000 antique
books at one point.
In the early Middle Ages
monasteries had libraries that
were open to the public.
Valuable hand written books
were chained to the shelves to
prevent theft and books were
lent to be copied but a deposit
or a book of equal value was
required as collateral.
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INSPIRATION
The month of Pink
Malenyalo Molemane
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(BCAM), which is an annual campaign to increase awareness for the disease. While most
people are aware of the breast cancer, many
forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect
the disease in its early stage and encourage
others to do the same. (www.nationalbreastcancer.org)
Many describe this disease as a thief in the
night, that takes all the things that they love,
cherish and care about. Many have lost lovers, mothers, sisters and friends to this disease. The country saw the need to dedicate
this whole month (October) to people with this
disease and to make others aware of it.
The 9th annual
Soweto Pride
Mojalefa Mofokeng
The right –wing conservators think it’s a decision, and you can be cured with some treatment or religion, man-made rewiring of pre-disposition, of playing God and having tendency
of paraphrasing the book written 35 hundreds
years ago to suit their pre- conceived ideas but
forgetting that God loves all his children. With
the haywire of discrimination against gays and
lesbians one can never deny the importance
of event such as pride in our society. On the
28th of September 2013 it marked the 9th annual Soweto pride which is organized by FEW
(Forum for the empowerment of women) and
other LGBTI organizations in and around Johannesburg. This event was first pondered or
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Lesedi Hobbs, 2nd year BA Communication
describes this month as “a month to celebrate
the braveness and courage of the people who
have this disease and to make people aware
of it”. As many would wonder why the breast
cancer colour symbol is pink, Dumisa Mbonjwa, 1st year BA Communication believes that
it’s because “this cancer is specifically only in
women. There are many different cancers but
this month we making women aware of this
specific one (breast cancer).
People believe that the colour pink symbolizes
love and romance, caring, tenderness, acceptance and calm. This can show that people do
care, love and accept people with this disease.
Siyamthanda Sellwane Duma, 2nd year BA Industrial psychology said “I wear a pink T-shirt
on cancer day. I believe that it shows people
who have breast cancer that they not alone,
we do care and with support and love we can
beat this disease.
conceptualized by Donna Smith and Phumla
Masuke. The Soweto pride set to aim at creating and making political and social space for
black lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
intersex also known as “LGBTI” persons to celebrate their sexuality and humanity in peace. It
further aims to raise awareness against hate
crimes as well as homophobia in and out of the
streets of Soweto.
Being my first time attending Soweto pride, I
made it sure to be early as possible so to receive the chance to witness all that’s going to
take place on the 9th annual Soweto pride,
and I saw and witness all. If you did not get that
chance let me give you a slide show of what
took place in the 9th annual Soweto pride. The
Pride started at 11:00am with LGBTI people
marching, singing and holding banners, rainbow flags and posters from the Credo Mutwa
Park, which is the place the event was held at,
proceeding to Mphuthi str, then right to the Elias
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INSPIRATION
Motsoedi, after that proceeding to Crossroad”
Phera str” where it stopped for 30 minutes of
singing and dancing and “reclaiming the space
with our PRIDE”, then the march continued
straight to Credo Mutwa park. After that significant part of pride which is the march, it was
time to take off camp chair, cooler boxes and
get down with good music, great performances
from fellow gays, lesbians and celebrities. And
enjoy what LGBTI mostly called as ‘Our Christmas”, where LGBTI community can get together and enjoy being who they are without being
stared at. Side by the performance started by
a cool jazz sound of Intombi-emZulu, to belly
dancing with Carol Bahane popular known as
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Lebo from the South Africa’s television drama
Zone14, and to a massive show stopper by
Vintage Cru with their vogue talent, and once
again the Vintage cru did not disappoint they
pulled a stand to the show as they did last
year at JHB pride in zoo lake by voguing to
one of the new Lady Gaga single “applause”
and take off people from their camping chairs
and run to vogue along with them. Right after
the stage was set down by Vintage cru, it was
time for the battle of the dj’s and people where
allowed to go on stage and show their different
dance skills or moves rather, as they always
say” pride is ours”.
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INSPIRATION
Dark days: My motivation
Thys Khiba
Days seemed dark and I lost
my motivation of life because
I was losing my game in my
studies. I felt ungrateful and I
close my eyes, speaking to my
father through prayer. My tears
were like a river waterfall but I
knew everything is gonna be
oryt but I couldn’t see my future shining but darkness was
the night. I realize that where
I’m from is bad than where I
am now. Questions were confronting me and answers were
nowhere to be found. I looked
at my goal list, I remembered
who I am, and I am a soldier
of my life, my family, my future
family, a role model to ntwana
tsa kasi (township boys). I’m
the light to the darkness.
maoto, ka ja lekomo jwalo ka
Mosotho, ka thola sefela (then
I stood up with my feet and
started worshipping) Rhythm.
Where I am from they believe
in me and that is why Im not
gona give up even though
everyone died in this road of
sadness and that is why is
so lonely but I’m gonna make
it happiness road and jah my
darkness my happiness.
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Life goes on and I sat down on
the floor and become a writer
to my sadness. Journalist can
write to attract, hip hop lovers
can write to impress and I was
writing to salute myself but I
even realized that I’m here to
write motivations… Yeah this
is your boy Thysino known by
T.M Khiba, Mr. Motivation himself, Im not here to camp but
Im here to write and motivate
young stars of Africa and this
world yeah Hallelujah
I stood up and fell again, Jah.
And I stood up again and fell
down to my knees and I pray
like worshiper and yes I am a
worshiper. God made me realize that even though I’m down
I will rise up and shine with the
sun. I looked at my phone and
it was twelve thirty in the morning but silent was beating my
soul due to the darkness outside mara bona ka emelela ka
Poem
Poem by: Priyanka M. Motaung
I deserve to be loved, cherished, understood
and respected. I deserve to be given a chance
to express myself in the most undefined manner.
I want to be free, I want to be myself and I want
to be full of life and determination. I want to be
around positive energy for it is very fulfilling to
the soul.
I can be the best, beyond measure, boundaries and limitations. I can be that person that
lives and is true at heart.
I will be what I was designed for. I will be honest in the decision and choices I make.
I am an inspiration. I am a star beaming with
light. I am talented, content and humbled by
my triumphs.
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REVIEWS
John Legend - Love in the Future
William George
A long anticipated release
from John Stephens, popularly known by his stage name:
John Legend. After the 2008
solo album Evolver, followed
by a 2010 collaboration album
with The Roots, titled Wake
Up! John Legend returns back
with a masterpiece album, tilted Love In The Future. The deluxe version has a track list of
20 songs including interludes,
with a portion of up-beat and
ballads.
The album carries list of love
songs, notable ones include:
The Beginning, We Loved
It featuring Seal, Open Your
Eyes, Dreams, You and I (Nobody in the World) and many
other songs. In the writing pro-
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cess, which started in 2011,
he worked with few artists on
some of his songs, including
Pharrell Williams, Joe Jonas,
Sara Bareilles, Kanye West,
just to mention a few. The album is perfect for you and
your loved ones and a definite
must-have for R&B fans.
Love in The Future, marks his
fourth official studio album,
which got released few weeks
before his marriage to a model
named Christine Teigen. He
features Rick-Ross on his first
single “Who Do We Think We
Are” of the album, which was
released in March on his website for public stream. The second single Made to Love followed by a ballad All of Me.
New albums to look and listen out for:
Drake - Nothing was the Same
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
Jason Derulo - Tatoos
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REVIEWS
Nothing for Mahala
William George
A South African comedy film Directed by Rolie
Nikiwe, who directed A Place Called Home and
a creative director of television series episodes
of Intersexions.
This is a film is about money, laughter, and
some lessons of life. Starring actor: Thapelo
Mokoena (presenter of South African Fear
Factor) portraying the character of Axe, a man
in his thirties, who loves the lavish lifestyle,
drives flashy cars, and overspending money.
He gets into trouble by borrowing money from
a local loan shark, and later is unable to pay
back the money and cannot keep up with the
life he wants. He is then caught driving drunk,
which gets him in front of the court, where he
is given 200 hours of community service in an
old age home. There, he meets an old grumpy
man by the name Hendrik played by (Marius
Weyers – from Blood Diamonds, The Gods
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Must Be Crazy)
Axe is paired with Hendrik in the old age home
to assist him around, at the same time, Hendrik sees that Axe is giving priority to the wrong
things in life; he sees the younger version of
himself in Axe, so he tries to mentor him, into
getting his priorities right and realising that life
is more than ‘just money’. They both learn a
thing or two from each other.
The film is shot and produced in South Africa,
it has a list of stars, such as Jamie Batlett (David Genaro – Rhythm City), Desmond Dube,
Lillian Dube, Kenneth Nkosi, Mabatho Montsho who might become Axe’s love interest and
many other great stars.
The film also has a cameo of Dorothy Masuka,
Pro and Zahara, on a song collaboration which
will be featured in the film. Nothing for Mahala
will be out this month in cinemas.
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REVIEWS
Elysium: the future?
Portia Rampa
Elysium is a 2013 film written and directed by South African Neill Blomkamp and distributed
by TriStar Pictures. Elysium is a sci-fi film that
incorporates action, thriller and politics. The
film achieved $29,807,393 (USA) in its opening weekend.
Recap of District 9
Blomkamp also directed District 9, a sci-fi movie, where a massive star ship bearing a grimy
alien population, nicknamed “The Prawns,” appears over Johannesburg, South Africa.
Cast
Matt Damon as (Max), Jodie Foster (Delacourt), Sharlto Copley (Kruger), Alice Braga
(Frey), Diego Luna (Julio), Wagner Moura
(Spider), William Fichtner (John Carlyle),
Brandon Auret (Drake), Josh Blacker (Crowe),
Emma Tremblay (Matilda), Jose Pablo Cantillo
(Sandro), Maxwell Perry Cotton ( Young Max),
Faran Tahir (President Patel), Adrian Holmes
(Manuel), and Jared Keeso (Rico).
Rating
2.5/5
Plot
The film is set in the year 2154, where two
classes of people exist: the very wealthy who
live on a pristine and technologically advanced
man-made space station called Elysium which
evokes an orbital Mercedes-Benz logo. The
rest of the habitants live on an overpopulated,
ruined Earth ravaged by poverty, crime, disease and pollution. The key advantage of living on Elysium is that each home is equipped
with a healing chamber that will cure everything
from flesh wounds to cancer in five seconds. A
government official Delacourt (Jodie Foster) is
tasked with preserving the luxurious lifestyle of
Elysium citizens and keeping out illegal immigrants coming from Earth. She achieves that
by using the services of terrestrial lunatic Kruger (Sharlto Copley)
Matt Damon plays Max, the ordinary poverty-
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stricken guy who works at a factory, building
robots that serve as the city’s security guards.
After a workplace accident, he finds himself
exposed to lethal radiation, leaving him with
just five days and a lot of desperation to make
it to Elysium where a cure awaits. However,
the cure has conditions, he should get involved
in a risky mission by joining up with a smuggler and high-tech coyote named Spider (Wagner Moura) and his crew. The journey to life
gets painful and thorny when the villain Kruger
(Sharlto Copley) tries to thwart his destiny.
Technical aspects
Elysium is a stupendous film that not only is
creative but realistic, Blomkamp displays ability to combine motion capture and CG effects
with real actors, locations, and fantastically
designed physical objects, like the exoskeleton that’s bolted to Max’s body to enhance
his strength even as he’s dying. The weapons,
spaceships, and the mix of old and new technologies are remarkably designed. The film’s
realism of earth scenes is set in Los Angeles
but shot in the rambling slums of current-day
Mexico City. It encompasses vast demographic segment, a swift of camera angle tricks and
Soundtracks of Metropolis (Dan Le Sac Remix) Written by Alexander Lloyd, performed by
PRDCTV Courtesy of Ninja Tune Ltd.
Conclusion
The film encompasses political relevance and
what is currently affecting today’s society. It
questions the government’s handling with immigration, crime, poverty, power, military, environmental catastrophe and health care which
is important, paramount and life threatening to
human beings, living organism and the Earth
in general. The movie portrays intriguing story
line, brilliant sci-fi actors, amazing CGI effects
and a realism that has a significant impact on
society. Viewers will catch the movie on DVD
in a few weeks.
21 Oct 2013
GUYS SPEAK
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Taking It On The Chin...
Knowledge is Power
Ratanang Mogatusi
It has been said that in the land of the blind, the
one eyed man is king. Its implication is simple;
knowledge is power. This is true. This holds
true in many, if not all walks of life; such as on
a personal, or professional level. For instance,
if one is the only person with an understanding
of how to repair vehicles in an isolated community, then they can monopolise the motor
repair industry within that community. The fact
that they have knowledge of a specialised set
of skills that others do not puts them in the position from which they can exploit everyone
else. Therefore, if one is aware of a truth that
everyone else is unaware of, then they stand
at a better position to do something with that
knowledge.
If we’re to apply this to our personal lives
and in respect of the skeletons that we hide
in our closets, we might find that a secret is
only a secret if only you and you alone know
it. So long as someone else shares your secret, the probability of your secret becoming
common knowledge doubles. Each person
that you might trust with it becomes one more
person who can tell someone else that which
you hope they wouldn’t. Therefore, the more
people that know it, the less of a secret it becomes. Or even worse, they can always use
it against you. And should you find yourself in
such a position, one way to discourage someone from placing you under such duress would
be to attain counter intelligence about them.
Thus, obtaining said information would grant
you power; even if it is only to influence them
to refrain from taking certain actions. It’s rather
unfortunate, but sometimes the best way to
fight a fire is with fire.
Not all knowledge is power though, and ignorance often really is bliss. For example, knowing that the person you might believe to be in
love with you is really in love with someone
else is not empowering at all. In fact, it can
be emotionally crippling. Furthermore, once
you’re aware of such knowledge, you’re likely
to be highly upset and your perception of love,
life and relationships may become disorientated. It is because of such knowledge that men
and women have of each other that we find it
difficult to trust one another. Were we not all
much happier as kids, when we were unaware
of how cruel life and the opposite sex could
be?
Knowledge comes to us in many forms. It could
be classified intelligence, a family secret, or
even knowledge that someone might be desperate to keep concealed from you; such as
your partner being unfaithful. The beauty of
being the dominant specie on this planet is that
we all have free will, which enables us to equip
ourselves with that knowledge which is not so
common; or to otherwise ignore that which we
do not want to know. The question then becomes whether or not we have the wisdom to
put that knowledge to good use. So whether
you choose to well informed about life and the
world around you, or simply to stick with the
safety and comfort of the world as you know it;
it is important to remember this; you don’t need
to know everything in life, only what you need
to know to be happy.
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PONERDING PEARL
Recovery Month...
Greener Pastures ‘tis Season with Natasha
Bedingfield
Unwritten
I am unwritten,
Can’t read my mind
I’m undefined, I’m just beginning
The pen’s in my hand ending unplanned
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your innovation
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten, yeah
Oh, oh
I break tradition
Sometimes my tries
Are outside the lines, oh yeah yeah
We’ve been conditioned
To not make mistakes
But I can’t live that way oh, oh
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
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Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
drench yourself in words unspoken
live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
the rest still unwritten
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open *****
Today is where your book begins
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open *****
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
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SPORT
A note from the Sports Ed...
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The tournament consisted of six rounds played
over two months. The first round of matches
started on 17 August, with the final round of
matches ending on 5 October.
The Springboks had high hopes for this year’s
championship after successful victories over
Scotland, Italy and Samoa in the buildup to the
tournament.
Heynecke Meyer, the Springbok coach drafted
in former World Cup winning Springbok Fourie
du Preez to bolster the team. He also made
a few changes and believed that he had the
strongest team available.
South Africa won their opening match against
Argentina by a record breaking score of 73-13
at the FNB Stadium in Soweto. They followed
that up the next week when they travelled to
Argentina, and churned out a hard fought 2217 victory over the much improved Argentinian
opposition.
Rugby Championship
A 2013 Review
Springboks, Pumas and Wallabies are up
against an All Black environment on grass
fields, where split seconds can turn villians into
heroes.
Like bloodthirsty animals they are hungry for
success, surrounded by multitudes of enthusiastic fans that create an roaring atmosphere.
While this may sound like a something out a
National Geographic special, it is quite the opposite.
This is Rugby. The Rugby Championship to be
precise. A tournament that pits the four best
Southern Hemisphere teams against each
other to determine the king of the rugby jungle.
The Boks had a stiff task in their travels to the
land down under where they would meet Australia and New Zealand respectively on their
home turf.
The Boks delivered a storming performance
against Australia that had coach Meyer of his
seat numerous times. It was a delight to watch
Jean de Villiers, Willie Le Roux and Zane
Kirchner crossing the tryline with some brilliant
backline play.
Sadly, it all changed the next week in Auckland, where the Boks met the current champions and World Cup holders, The All-Blacks.
Amidst some questionable refereeing decisions and bad luck the All Blacks went on to
beat the Boks by 29-15. This left the Springboks with all to do in their remaining matches
on home turf.
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SPORT
After comprehensively beating Australia in
Cape Town by 28-8, it was down to the final
showdown against New Zealand. It was a
mighty task that layed in front of the Green
and Gold. They had to beat New Zealand and
score 4 tries to get a bonus point that would lift
them above New Zealand in the standings.
Coca Cola Park was the locations for the next
chapter in this famous rivalry between these
two proud rugby nations. In a pulsating match
that had 9 tries in total, the All Blacks defeated
the Springboks 38-27. The Springboks can
lift their head high after an impressive tournament, where they came second best after
pushing the best in the world to the limit. That
is no small feat.
New Zealand Captain Richie McCaw also be-
lieved that the Springboks were worthy challengers, and could well be titile contenders
next year.
“There is little difference between these teams,
and between all the teams in the Rugby Championship, you might on the day suggest who
might come out on top, but they have to be off
by much to become second,” he said.
Coach Heynecke Meyer summed up the tournament and the match after he stated that he
was proud of his team’s performance throughout the competition.
“They are a quality side, so there are no excuses because they were the better side on
the night. I am proud of the guys, I think we are
closing the gap.”
Soccer: NWU Vaal edge closer to a championship spot
Mangaliso Maduna
NWU overcame MDI (Midrand Graduate Institute) 4-3 on
penalties to keep their USSA
Championship aspirations in
control. The game took place
on a Thursday evening on the
3rd of October. Having played
a draw in their last encounter
against TUT, NWU knew that
nothing less than a win would
restore their hopes of qualifying for the championships. After long hours of hard work and
intensive training, the technical
team had done their part and
all that was left was for the
players to step up to the plate.
The game was played at a high
intensity with mixed emotions
for either side. It had sparks
flowing from the first whistle
to the last. It’s a game that
brought spectators to a standstill and left both coaches frustrated as both teams struggled
to found the back of a net.
The game ended in a 0-0 draw
in open play although both
teams got many scoring opportunities but failed to convert
them and thus reflecting a national problem of scoring.
MDI started the game brightly
and dominated most of the
possession in the opening
stages of the game. They had
a chance to open scoring when
their striker did well to dribble
past the NWU Vaal defence
but failed to control his shot as
it deflected wide.
The game was starting to open
up and NWU Vaal were slowly getting into game and had
their first contribution of the
match in the 32th minute when
one of their central midfielders fired a powerful shot which
went straight into arms of the
keeper. NWU Vaal continued
to pile pressure on its opposition when their left winger cut
inside but saw his efforts go
over the crossbar. The game
would go into the break with
both teams deadlocked in a
0-0 stalemate.
As the second half resumed
both coaches made tactical
changes because they saw
that goals were not fourth coming in the first stanza. However
the second half was more or
less the same as the first one.
Both teams equally played attractive football but were eluded by goals as their marksmen
continued to be wasteful in
front of goal. Extra-time was
looming and the game looked
destined to be decided on penalties. NWU Vaal came close
to stealing a game in the dying minutes of extra-time when
their midfielder was offered
a room to shoot inside the
18yard area only for his shot to
drift wide to the left.
NWU Vaal won the penalty lottery after two players from MDI
failed to convert their spot kicks
and as a result NWU Vaal progressed to the final after they
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of their spot kicks. NWU Vaal
will now face their fierce rivals
VUT at Isak Steyl Stadium in
a match that will decide their
fate as to whether they go to
the championships or not. One
of the stars of the show on the
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day, NWU Vaal winger Ntobeko
Prince Manyaka couldn’t hide
his delight after a hard-fought
win. “It was a good game, the
first five minutes were difficult for us as they gave us no
space to breathe but in the end
we emerged victorious and
that’s what matters most. Now
what is left for us is to finish the
job at VUT, it won’t be an easy
game but we don’t fear any opposition.” the diminutive midfielder said.
Faranani: bringing it on in sports
Sesethu Nyokana & Kinga Siejek
The first official sports event from the new Faranani House Committee, was seen as one
the first successful night games since the
leadership of the sports officer Kellelo from
2010/2011.
The sport codes included Netball, Rugby and
Soccer with teams ranging from first year to
senior Faranani residences, to those of teams
with names such as BBM and MXit. Acacia
and other residences even joined in on the fun
in certain games. Refreshments were available for all participants and anyone who came
to support the games.
Netball
One game between the ladies of Faranani and
Acacia was seen as a warm-up game for Acacia. The three games played and scores were:
• Faranani (first years) vs Acacia: 16 – 19
• Faranani (seniors) vs Acacia: 12 – 19
• Faranani (seniors) vs Faranani (first years):
4 – 12
Overall results and medals for ladies netball
were:
• 1st (Gold): Acacia
• 2nd (Silver): Faranani (first years)
• 3rd (Bronze): Faranani (seniors)
Rugby
The only Rugby match of the night was Faranani against Oryx.
• Faranani vs Oryx: 10 – 45
Soccer
The men’s soccer was a correlation of the
newly elected and previous Sports Officers of
Faranani, as a way to finish the Soccer league
of Faranani.
• BBM vs Masole: 3 – 0
• Bibo’s vs MXit: 1-1
Due to a draw, the game went into penalties
with Bibo’s winning 5 – 2 against MXit.
The winners of the two games then led to a
final match between Bibo’s and BBM. In an interesting final match, Bibo’s beat BBM 3 – 2,
but what was noted was that while the Bibo’s
won the Championship, the cup was given to
the BBM. The reason being that BBM were the
Champions of the Soccer league for Faranani,
as a whole.
The ladies also participated in their own Soccer match with Red Bibo’s beating Green Bibo’s 3 – 1.
Who are the Soccer teams?
• BBM: Soccer team of the Faranani seniors.
• Masole: Soccer team of the Longfellow residence.
• Bibo’s: Soccer team of the Faranani first
years.
• MXit: Soccer team of a combination of Faranani first years and seniors.
Moreover, there was also a game of volleyball
played by the Faranani residents who were
interested; which was more for fun and unity
than for prizes.
All sporting games were created to form unification of the Faranani residence, as well as all
the other residences that joined in.
A word from the organiser and initiator of
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the event, the newly elected Sports Officer
Mmathabo Thonga said, “We are grateful as a
house committee for the support, and it shows
unity (as Farananians).”
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Report on the Inter Residence Basketball Tournament
held on October 12 at the Campus Basketball Courts
Sports Office
As a Basketball coordinator, it is my privilege
to congratulate the winners of the tournament,
Longfellow Residence for the gents and Acacia for the Ladies. I appreciate the participation
of everyone in the tournament, from the officials to volunteers; it was indeed your efforts
that gave us the success of the tournament on
the day.
Our day started at 6:30 with the branding and
organisation of the court. The tournament was
greatly organised with support it has received
from the sports office and the Director of Students Affairs, offering the sponsorship of 185
T-shirts that helped to raise the morale of the
attendees of the tournament. All benefitted in
the colouring of the event by wearing and appreciating the NWU Vaal logo, thank you Mr.
Simango. We appreciate the Sports Office, for
the 120 Energy drinks and snacks that was
offered, however due to the fact that the participants spent more than 10 hours on the day
and as such, solid food was required.
As always under the leadership of Mr. Sean
McCallaghan, Sports is always the winner,
thanks to you. To Cornelia, Elsje and Thomas,
thank you all for the different roles played in
making the tournament a success, not forgetting to mention Mr. Charles Maleka, who spent
the whole week assisting in the preparations
for the tournament. Appreciating Mrs. Rosina Mokati (Thuthuka Student Supervisor) as
well, who has always volunteered her services
whenever she is available. We also acknowledge the contribution made by Mr. Matome
Kganakga, who assisted with branding and
promotional materials and the technical services with cleaning and provision of chairs and
tables.
In the following year, we will be hosting a bigger tournament and we hope to invite the Campus Management if everything goes according
to plan.
The results for the tournament were as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Faranani 15 – Longfellow 66 (Gents)
Santrust 8 – Acacia 22 (Ladies)
Thuthuka 37 – Oryx 43 (Gents)
Longfellow 55 – Santrust 11 (Gents)
Santrust 18 – Jasmyn 15 (Ladies)
Oryx 34 – Faranani 23 (Gents)
Longfellow 34 – Thuthuka 15 (Gents)
Acacia 28 – Thuthuka 18 (Ladies)
Oryx 35 – Santrust 17 (Gents)
LADIES FINAL - Acacia 15 – Santrust 6
GENTS FINAL – Longfellow 34 – Oryx 6
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A first for our football team!
Magdel van Rensburg
A big congratulations to our Men’s football team
who beat VUT 1-0 for the first time in the history of NWU Vaal. VUT has always been seen
as the powerhouse of football in the Sedibeng
Region.
Not only did we manage to beat them, but in
the process we have managed to qualify for
the national university club championship in
Pretoria from 2-6 December.
Furthermore the result also means that we
have moved into the top 16 university teams
within South Africa, a remarkable achievement taking into consideration that there are
36 teams affiliated to USSA Nationally.
We are also now ranked the 4th best team in
Gauteng out of 13 teams, keep in mind we
have to compete against teams from Tuks, UJ
and Wits and therefore to be ranked 4th is also
a remarkable achievement.
Know your player:
Lindokuhle Lupuwana
Thys Khiba
With all the hype going around
our sports recently, especially
the amazing win against VUT
in foorball; it seems fitting to
get to know one of our Campus
players who may one day be
playing in one of the big teams
in South Africa or the world!
Could you tell us more about
you?
I was born in Matatiele, Eastern Cape; I am currently studying and also playing soccer,
as a goalkeeper at NWU Vaal
campus.
When did sport bug hit you?
I have always love soccer, I
started playing soccer at an
age of 8 years with a dream
of being a professional player
and I always had a passion for
football.
What is your mandate?
To be a disciplined and respectful player...and I’ve always wanted to be a leader in
football.
What are your achievements
up to this level?
I’ve played for one of the biggest teams Bush Bucks and
Wits, I obtained gold medallist
of Metropolitan U/17, 2006 and
2007. I’ve also played for U/21
USSA National squad.
What are your plans and vision with your current team?
It is to see our team qualifies
for Club champs and also winning the Vodacom league.
Any practical changes in the
first team:
Being the youngest goalkeeper and being one of the selected players to play in the firsteleven.
All the best with your upcoming goals about soccer
and thanks for your time:
Thanks Thysino, Hola hola!!
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