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67 MINUTES FOR MADIBAby STAFF REPORTERNELSON Mandela International Day 2013 is nearly upon us! Thursday 18 July 2013 marks Mandela’s 95th birthday and the fourth Nelson Mandela International Day.

As the former South African president who led his country to democracy lies in a serious but stable condition in hospital, there has never been a better time to commit seriously to the idea of self-sacrifice in one’s immediate community for the greater good.

Marked across the world on the former South African president’s birthday, Mandela Day aims to inspire people to take action to change the world for the better and, in doing so, to build a global movement for good.

Mandela Day was born after Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations in London’s Hyde Park in 2008 where he said “It is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in your hands now.”

It was decided that there could be nothing more fitting than to celebrate his birthday with a day dedicated to his life’s work and that of his charitable organisations, and to ensure his legacy continues forever.

The United Nations officially declared 18 July as Nelson Mandela International Day in November 2009 - the first, and to date only, time that such an honour has been extended to a living person.

It’s a simple message: Mandela gave 67 years of his life fighting for social justice and human rights.

The Mandela Day campaign asks that individuals, groups and corporates pledge 67 minutes of

their time on 18 July and everyday thereafter to give back.

This can be by supporting a charity or serving the community – no matter how small the action, the aim is to change the world for the better, just as Mandela has.

As Mandela said “Where there is poverty and sickness, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done. Our work is for freedom for all. After 90 years of life, it is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in your hands now”.

What can you do for Mandela Day 2013?The theme for this year is “Take Action, Inspire Change, Make Every Day a Mandela Day”.

The power of the individual is huge and by donating a small amount of your time you can have a huge effect on the world. As Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Whether it is volunteering with a charity, or helping in your local community, Mandela Day is about getting out there and taking the steps to have a positive impact in the world we live in.

Even if you can’t get involved in anything on the day itself, you can pledge your time for a later date or an ongoing activity.

The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund UK is co-ordinating various projects for Mandela Day – if you are interested in getting involved or want to start your own project, send them an e-mail with your name and location in the UK to [email protected].

They will endeavour to list as many activities as possible on their website. They are also looking for volunteers for a specific project happening in September. Or

you could leave a comment on TheSouthAfrican.com telling us what you are doing for Mandela Day and we’ll help to spread the word.

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More people on benefits than in employment in SATaxpayers may soon become overstretched as research shows there are more individuals living

on social grants than earning in South Africaby PAULA BARANOWSKASOUTH Africa’s tax base is under a lot of pressure, according to research by the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) revealing that there are more people on social welfare than in employment - and the number of social grant beneficiaries keeps growing.

SAIRR’s study revealed that the situation has significantly

worsened in the last decade. In 2001 there were 330 people with jobs for every 100 people on social welfare but in 2012 the ratio was 90 people in employment for every 100 social welfare beneficiaries.

This extensive social welfare system, in a society where unemployment has doubled since 1994, despite lifting many households out of poverty, puts a strain on the country’s tax base, the

SAIRR warned.“If this trend continues, South

Africa’s tax base will not grow fast enough to keep supporting the millions of vulnerable individuals who rely on monthly cash transfers from the state,” said SAIRR acting head of research, Lerato Moloi.

With over 16 million social grant beneficiaries in 2013/14, social expenditure is expected to rise to about R113bn in this financial year. The highest proportion of the

social grant budget this year will be spent on pensions (39%) and child support (37%).

The National Development Plan estimates that about two million children who are eligible for the child support benefit are not receiving it. If all eligible children received this grant, it would push social grant expenditure up by more than R500 million.

Between 1994/95 and 2010/11, the nominal value of tax revenue grew by 491%, from R114bn to R674bn. In the same period, the nominal value of social grant expenditure grew by 700%, from R11bn to R88bn.

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Meet the Grahamstown women giving some of SA’s most marginalised children a meaningful education

UK charity Friends of Amasango will host the retiring and acting principals of the Eastern Cape’s Amasango Career School on 11 July in Londonby STAFF REPORTERON Thursday 11 July at 7pm Jane Bradshaw, the retiring principal and founder of Grahamstown’s Amasango Career School, and acting principal Linda Ngamlana will visit St John the Apostle Parish Church in London to give a presentation on the work of the school and explain the value of the work of Friends of Amasango (FRAMA) in the UK.

The presentation will include a brief talk and a short video about the award-winning school followed by an opportunity for questions and for interested parties to talk directly with the two women.

Amasango Career School started in 1995 in a converted shipping container. In 1996 The Eastern Cape Education Department classified Amasango as a “special needs school for children with extrinsic barriers to learning.” The factors causing the children’s learning difficulties are socio-psychological rather than intrinsic disabilities.

In 2001 the school moved to the present railway buildings and was declared a fully-fledged school.

In 1996 Amasango was presented with the Education Africa award, the Eastern Cape Premier’s Award for Contribution to the Development of Education in the Province, at a ceremony hosted by Nelson Mandela at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria.

Friends of Amasango is a small UK based charity. It initially raised only a few hundred pounds a year but has gone from strength to strength and last year raised £62,000. Amasango will shortly be relocating to a bigger but older school building which will give it scope to expand and help more young people but which will also generate greater demand for money, especially to help install necessary teaching equipment that is unlikely to be provided by the local education authority. Anyone who is interested in the education of some of the most severely socially marginalised and disadvantaged

kids in South Africa to enable them to develop into confident, productive, independent and interdependent members of society is welcome to attend. For anyone over the age of 18 who might be interested in volunteering at the school, this is the ideal opportunity to find out more. If you would like to attend, please email Brian Wakeham on [email protected] John the Apostle Parish Church (1163 High Road, Whetstone, London N20 0PG) supports the Amasango Career School in Grahamstown through Friends of Amasango (Registered Charity No. 1116268) which was set up in

Jane Bradshaw with Amasango learners

Giving KZN street children a second chance - through surfing

BY ZOË HENRYINSURANCE brokers, media types, surfers and charity workers drinking champagne and nibbling canapés on a rooftop garden overlooking the Thames was the setting of a reception to showcase the success of South African charity Umthombo’s surfing programme, Surfers Not Street Children. Tom Hewitt, who has worked with street children since 1992, and his wife Bulelwa, who was herself a street child, are committed to changing the lives of street children by both getting them off the streets and changing the attitudes of people towards street children. Umthombo does

not prescribe programmes but rather provides alternatives to the street through which to empower street children to change their own lives. Three Umthombo stars - Andile Zulu, Lucky Nozisali and Sihle Mbuto - have been conducting a surfing and awareness tour around the UK. They all spent time on the streets from a tender age, and Umthombo has helped them turn their lives around. They each spent a bit of time holding the microphone and telling their stories. Each story plucked a heartstring and it’s a wonder I didn’t end up a blubbering mess. Each young man abandoned by the people who were

supposed to take care of them, whether by death or decision. All three admitted to having done and seen some bad things in their time on the streets. Surfers Not Street Children has shown these young men, and so many others, the value of an alternative lifestyle. These former street children are now sponsored surfers who have won surfing competitions and opened surfing schools - living proof of the project’s success beyond childhood. As much fun as the first world is, and they assured us that it’s an experience they will never forget, they can’t wait to get back home. They have lives waiting for them there.

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Citizens of a democracy always deserve what they getGo for it, Julius Malema. If we do our homework, we will be ready for whatever you unleash on us

by PIETER-DIRK UYSWHEN disgraced former ANC Youth League President Julius Malema announced his plans to form a political party called the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and on the eve of the launch of Mamphela Ramphele’s Agang, a concerned citizen sent the following letter to major South African newspapers:

The General Election of 2014 will be unique. For the first time a generation of young voters (those born after April 1991 and before May 1996) will be eligible to vote for the first time, exercising their right to choose a path to the future.

Most have little sentiment about the Struggle, little compulsion (and in my view even less reason) to support a tired former liberation movement.

They are the born-frees who will vote for their future.

Into the pond of our politics Julius Malema has now dropped

his pebble, investigating the formation of a political party. Might Juju be voted into power by the disgruntled, disappointed, marginalised, confused, frightened and poor former supporters of the present government?

Malema’s reputation as a ‘corrupt, arrogant, charismatic’ former ANC Youth League president will only add to his glamour. How many political legends today started off with those very credentials?

Even our incumbent Mshowerlozi had to confront unproved charges of rape and corruption before he could launch his Zumafication of the land.

Democracy demands freedom of choice. Freedom of expression. Freedom of speech.

Freedom to mock and freedom to embrace. Citizens of a democracy always deserve what they get.

If we all are involved with the protection of that democracy, the news will be encouraging.

If we sit back, whinge and whine, sigh and snooze, the country will be lost.

A Malema onslaught from ‘the left’, an Agang advance from the centre and a DA annexation from the right can only rattle ANC hegemony.

That’s also good – a democracy should not be allowed to disguise a government for the people of the people and by the people, who in our case obviously don’t give

damn about its people.Go for it, Juju. If we do our

homework, we will be ready for whatever you unleash on us.

We will just Google ‘Weimar Republic’ and ‘Adolf Hitler 1929’- he was also sneered at as a loser and a has-been.

Five years later he was Number One. But maybe history does not repeat itself in South Africa. Maybe it only rhymes: from apartheid to tripartite.


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in Johannesburg Prison amid mass protests, they underwent a preparatory examination in Drill Hall on 19 December, before being granted bail. The defence’s refutation began on 9 January 1957, overseen by defence lawyer Vernon Berrangé, and continued until adjourning in September.

In January 1958, judge (and committed Nazi admirer, who spent time with Hitler in 1938) Oswald Pirow, was appointed to the case, and in February he ruled that there was “sufficient reason” for the defendants

to go on trial in the Transvaal Supreme Court. The formal Treason Trial began in Pretoria in August 1958, with the defendants successfully applying to have the three judges – all linked to the governing National Party – replaced.

By the low standards of the time, this was seen as a minor victory for the independence and dignity of the judiciary in South Africa. In August, one charge was dropped, and in October the prosecution withdrew its indictment, submitting a reformulated version in November which argued that the ANC leadership committed high treason by advocating violent revolution, a charge the defendants denied.

The Treason Trial, which would go on until 1961, was a turning point in the history of the ANC as it marked the beginning of the ascendance of a younger generation – the Mandelas, the Tambos – who embraced armed resistance as the surest way to overthrow apartheid – against the old guard, exemplified by Chief Albert Luthuli, who maintained a belief in non-violent opposition in the spirit of Gandhi. The struggle within the ANC would continue for some years, and ultimately only an outside event – the Sharpeville massacre – would definitely tilt the organisation towards armed struggle.

Part of the crowd near the Drill Hall on the opening day of the Treason Trial, December 19, 1956. Unidentified Photographer, Times Media Collection, Museum Africa, Johannesburg.

ON 5 December 1956, Mandela was arrested alongside most of the ANC Executive for “high treason” against the state. Held

The Top 10 Nelson Mandela Quotes| World leader, peace icon, father of the nation; Nelson Mandela’s words of wisdom have echoed around the world. Here’s our list of some of the best Mandela quotes

by GRANT MOWATT“I HAVE fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for, and to see realised. But my Lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”- Defence statement during the Rivonia Trial, 1964

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” - 90th birthday celebration of Walter Sisulu, Walter Sisulu Hall, Johannesburg,18 May 2002

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” - Long Walk to Freedom

“You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you’re discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that.” - From an interview with Tim Couzens, Verne Harris and Mac Maharaj for

Mandela: The Authorised Portrait, 2006, 13 August 2005

“I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists. I tell them that I was also a terrorist yesterday, but, today, I am admired by the very people who said I was one.” - Larry King Live, 16 May 2000

“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Long

Walk to Freedom.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - University of the Witwatersrand South Africa, 2003

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” - Long Walk to Freedom

“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.” - From an interview for the documentary Mandela, 1994

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - Long Walk to Freedom


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Grant Hawthorne’s recipe for fish and chips with pea puree

Serves 15

Fish and Chips THE simple classic dish of fish and chips is enhanced by the bittersweet flavoured pea puree. The triple-cooked chips are inspired by the recipe from the Fat Duck in Bray.

The pea puree is a take on the Northern England-inspired mushy peas and is part of the venerable combination of fish, chips and peas. It has the flavour of peas, with an undercurrent of sweet and bitter, remarkable colour and stunning visual effect.

The seasoned flour is a simple, lighter way of coating the fish, prior to deep frying, that avoids the heaviness of batter.

Ingredients

Fish:• 15 x 200g portions of Icelandic

Cod (alternatives: Hake, Kingklip)Pea purée:• 1kg Petit Pois• 100g Butter• 250g Honey• 200g Shallots• 100ml White wine vinegar• 200ml Vegetable nage/ Stock• Salt and pepper to taste

Seasoned Flour:• 3kg Double Zero flour• 2 kg Self-raising flour• 200g Aromat• 200g Garlic Salt• 150g Ground white pepperChips:• 10kg Large Maris Piper potatoes,

peeled• Salted water with bay leaves, for

par boiling• Rapeseed oil for deep-frying

Method

Pea Puree• Blanch the peas in boiling salted

water. Refresh in an ice bath.• Sweat the shallots in the butter.

Reserve to one side and allow to cool.

• Place all ingredients in a blender and blend at high speed for approximately 7 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve.

• When reheating the puree, add a little stock and a knob of butter and reduce till required consistency.

Seasoned Flour• Sieve the flour and seasonings

together. Mix well and ensure even

distribution of flavours. Package into airtight containers for later use.

Chips• Cook the potatoes in salted water

(with a good flavouring of bay leaves) until just cooked. Drain and allow to cool.

• Cut into ‘chunky frites’ and blanch in the oil for 8-10 minutes.

• Drain on absorbent paper and allow to cool.

• Season with table or Maldon salt and serve immediately.

Fish• Pin bone the fillets of white fish,

being careful not to damage the flesh. Pat dry with a tea towel. Reserve to one side in the fridge.

• For service, place the portion of fish in the seasoned flour, and coat thoroughly. Pat gently to remove excess flour and deep fry for 4-6 minutes until cooked.

• Serve immediately with the chips, pea puree and garnished with fresh lime and lemon wedges.

• The wine recommendation would be a good Chardonnay with buttery overtones or a simple Sauvignon Blanc, with aromatic overtures.

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Nothing really changes…

THE more things change, the more they stay the same. If knowledge is indeed power, then why are we so slow on the uptake?

I went to the Island of Delos for a history injection. This is the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and very important in the history of Ancient Greece, dating back to 2800 BC, which makes our little country seem like a pimple on the chart of the everlasting.

No-one told me that after a thirty minute boat trip there would be an island so barren and devoid of vegetation or shade that Hades could pick us up, ready-roasted, for the journey to the underworld. But yo, got the sunscreen, got the camera and the flirty little spaghetti-strap top, slip slops and camera. Others declined the offer of an outing in favour of hedonistic tanning and daiquiris next to the lapping water, but not me: I am a sponge of life.

One is marooned on ‘Hotazel,

Greek-Style’ for an hour and a half. There is a pillar, a long slender finger of shade in which ten people are attempting to find refuge from the blazing sun. I am wearing pamphlets over my shoulders and on my head, reveling in all this life eons before me.

Human nature does not change. A few points of interest.

Men have been obsessed with their willies since the beginning of time. There are more paintings and sculptures of enlarged penises to confirm that vanity and ego were uppermost. Sex rules – and if you want a lesson in ‘anything goes’, go to the Ancient Greeks.

About that vanity issue. Ruins reveal gymnasia, spas and athletic stadiums. Only for men. Also on the island: traces of a Hippodrome, the latter a venue for racing amateur Ferraris in the shapes of chariots.

Women were, well, just women. That is, apart from the female gods – the only ones to be depicted as scheming, sly and cruel. Medusa, for example, had snakes for hair and murder in her eyes. Women were either timid and ripe for sacrifice or jealous and conniving goddesses.

Greed. The need to conquer, be they other women, other

countries, or other cultures. A man thing – leaving for battle could take up to ten years. Needless to say plenty happened back home. Often they returned with a few extra concubines.

Interior design. Clear establishment of the haves and the have-nots. The haves decorated their homes with columns and mosaic, often depicting the owner with an ‘organ’ the size of a battleship. Wells and atria. The have-nots lived in the London equivalent of terraced housing.

Everything has a price. Even the favour of the gods could be bought. Put up a big temple and you are sorted.

Everyone is fallible. When man thinks he is invincible, has created his own universe and becomes all important, there is always another to shatter the empire.

Sitting in the ruins of the Theatre of Dionysus, I sensed the ghosts around me. Artists, philosophers, leaders and lovers who left me such a gift, but also that they were human, dreamers and now, dust. And that little has changed.

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Shiraz goes very well with rich stews, braaied meats or barbecued vegetables, roast duck and also hard, air-dried mature cheeses.

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Mullineux Family Syrah 2010, Swartland: rated the best South African red wine of 2012 by John Platter!!

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| Syrah and Shiraz are eternally popular in South Africa and as South African exports due to the excellent pairing they make with favourite South African dishes like bredies, stews and braai meat.

Four bottles of outstanding South African Shiraz

SHIRAZ or Syrah is a dark-skinned red grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines. Whether sold as Syrah or Shiraz, these wines enjoy great popularity.

It was imported into South Africa in the 18th century and it now ranks as the 2nd most planted red variety in SA and is found mainly in Stellenbosch, Paarl and in Malmesbury in the Swartland. As of quite recently, it has lost its

THE Savanna is pleased to announce its new Paddington branch is officially open for business. Situated on the key walkway from Paddington’s tube station to the mainline concourse, the store is ideally situated for West London and Heathrow commuters. Lisa Gardshol, owner of the South African store chain said “We are really excited to add our eighth store in Paddington station. We have been looking

The Savanna Paddington - now open for business

for a presence in West London for some time – the footfall at the station makes the location perfect for us”. The Savanna is seeing tangible results from its rebranding efforts and plans to add more stores around London over the next few years. Network Rail has also awarded Savanna “Top Brand” UK retailer for service excellence (2012/13). “We have really strong in-store and online teams and there is a real focus to provide excellent

customer service. Winning awards like this is all down to team effort and great staff” adds Gardshol.

To celebrate the launch of this new store, The Savanna will be offering discounts on select products, including various flavours of boerewors, biltong and drywors in all stores along with several deals exclusive to Paddington. See Facebook and Twitter feeds for more details (www.thesavanna.co.uk).

Savanna clients in W2 will soon be able to enjoy the same service and careful selection of products that has made Savanna Victoria Station (above) a success

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by BRETT PETZERIAN Jonathan Leonard Trott is one of the South African-born contingent in English Test cricket. Domestically, Trott plays for Warwickshire; internationally, the 32-year old Capetonian has also played for England against South Africa and New Zealand. He was ICC and ECB Cricketer of the Year in 2011.

A right-handed top order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Trott played two Twenty20 Internationals for England in 2007. Good performances for his county in 2008 and 2009, as well as a productive tour in 2008–09 with the England Lions, led to a call-up to the senior England Test squad in August 2009 for the fifth Ashes Test. He scored a century in that Test, becoming the 18th England player to do so on his Test debut. 18 months later, he scored another century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to set up the victory which saw England retain the Ashes. His highest England score in a Test match is 226, made against Bangladesh at Lord’s on 28 May 2010, and he took his first Test wicket in the same match. He often fields at slip, particularly to the spinners.

Trott was born in Cape Town but due

England went on to win the Test, and the Ashes series.

Trott earned selection for the tour to South Africa that winter, thanks to his Ashes efforts and his batting form which helped Warwickshire to the Second Division 2009 Pro40 title. However, controversy erupted when on the eve of the tour,former captain Michael Vaughan announced in his biography his disappointment in seeing Trott celebrating with the South African cricket team after their victory over England the previous year. This highlights a particular problem experienced by the tug of patriotism for Mzansi and the opportunities England offers - a question on which, to give one example, the rather hot-headed Kevin Pietersen has taken an approach that is the neat opposite of Trott’s composure and restraint. Trott proceeded to reject the claims, and was supported by captain Andrew Strauss. Both were disappointed by Vaughan’s comments. But, as Trott said to the Daily Mail in 2013, ‘When you do well you’re an England batsman and when you do badly you’re a South African-born England batsman,’. ‘No-one ever forgets it and people still say to me, “When will you go back to South Africa?”

In April 2009 Trott married Warwickshire’s press officer Abi Dollery, grand-daughter of former Warwickshire captain Tom Dollery. Their daughter, Lily, was born in October 2010, which was also the Trott’s annus mirabilis on the professional front.

In the drawn 1st Test of the 2010–11 Ashes at The Gabba, Trott scored 135 not out in England’s second innings in an unbeaten second wicket partnership of 329 with Alastair Cook who recorded a Test Match record innings at The Gabba of 235 not out. Trott’s century meant he scored centuries in successive Test Matches against Australia following his 119 at The Oval in the 5th Test of the 2009 Ashes in England.

He continued his fine form against Australia was sustained throughout succeeding tests to end

with a century at the MCG. After England bowled Australia out

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BULLET BIOGRAPHYBorn: 22 April 1981 Cape TownNickname: Trotters, Booger, LeonHeight: 1.83mBatting style: right-handedBowling style: right-arm medium Plays for England Teams: 2002-present: Warwickshire2005-2006 Otago2001-2002 Western Province2000-2001 BolandTest debut: 20 August 2009 v Australia Test caps to date: 645ODI debut: 27 August 2009 v IrelandCaps: 211Career highlights: Ashes winner: 2009, 2010/1118th English cricket player to make a century on Test debut (5th Ashes Test, 2009)World record 8th wicket part-nership in Test Cricket of 332 (with Stuart Broad v Pakistan at Lord’s, 2010)Joint 1st in the quickest players to get to 1000 One Day Interna-tional runs (21 matches) with Viv Richards and (fellow South African) Kevin Pietersen

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On 4 August 2009, during a strong county season for Warwickshire during which he was averaging over 97, it was announced that Trott would be included in the 14 man Ashes squad, to play against Australia in the fourth Test at Headingley. Trott did not feature in that match, but was then named in the team for the decisive Ashes Test at the Oval and made his debut. Trott batted solidly during the first innings, scoring 41 runs before being run out by Simon Katich. He scored 119 in the second innings, becoming the 18th England player to score a hundred on debut, the first to do so against Australia since Graham Thorpe in 1993, and the highest scoring Warwickshire

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Following the Ashes, Trott played 7 ODIs against Australia. Although England lost the series 6–1, he scored two centuries which meant he went to the 2011 World Cup as England’s most in-form one-day batsman. A total of 422 runs at the World Cup meant Trott was the tournament’s top run scorer when England departed. In addition to the 459 runs he scored against Australia, his World Cup haul saw

him reach fifth place in the ICC ODI player rankings. That year, Trott was also named Cricketer of the Year by Wisden, the England Cricket Board and the ICC.

After delivering the same steady performance, with little fanfare, Trott now faces his first Ashes on home soil in 2013. At 32, Trott has every chance of ultimately bowing out of professional cricket as one of the very best of the last 20 years. As he said to the Daily Mail, “I don’t like to set targets. I think I’ll know when the right time to go is. Or when the selectors think it’s the right time. I’m hungry to be around for a while yet.”

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by BETH NORTONLIVING in Oxford means that I sometimes feel disconnected from what’s happening in Zimbabwe – but not this weekend. On Saturday there was a Zimbabwean event happening right here in Oxford, which I was able to attend – hooray! I listened to key players in Zimbabwe’s cultural landscape discuss important issues about the role of art, literature, religion and film in Zimbabwe’s future.

The Britain Zimbabwe Society’s 2013 Research Day’s theme was “Culture without Borders”, and it took place in St Anthony’s College, Oxford. The chair of BZS, Knox Chitiyo, explained that this theme was chosen because culture and the arts can be a significant path to development both in Zimbabwe and the diaspora.

Actress Chipo Chung and editor Geoff Davies, who are part of a Commonwealth Organisations Committee on Zimbabwe, discussed ways of re-engaging with Zimbabwe through Arts and Culture. Chipo said that the Arts are an important way to articulate important issues such as Zimbabwean identity – and that the wounds of Zimbabwe’s past can only be healed if spoken about openly.

They gave examples of cultural bodies like HIFA, the Book Cafe, Gallery Delta, Weaver Press, Dance Trust Zimbabwe, and Harare Library, which are only just keeping their heads above water thanks to support from both the international community and corporate sponsors in Zimbabwe.

Questions from guests were invited, and an energetic discussion followed on a range of issues: The contribution of Arts to the economy of Zimbabwe; The issue of fear and censorship regarding artistic expression; The tensions between traditional and contemporary culture; The work that specific Zimbabweans have

done to help fund the Arts; The call for more people and businesses on the ground to follow suit; The bridge between arts for the elite and arts for the populous; The hurdles of Zimbabwe no longer being part of the Commonwealth; and the need to be independent from donor funding.

Then came two talks about literature: Award-winning writer Chenjerai Hove spoke about the differences between literary time and political time. Drew Shaw, from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo, examined books published during 2009 and 2013 (the period of the GNU). A particular recommendation was The Unlikely Genius of Dr Cuthbert Kambazuma, which is groundbreaking in its blend of “white” and “black” literature. The growing trend, it seems, is towards stories about individual journeys and away from grand narratives.

I could only make the first part of the event, and had to leave as Petina Gappah’s talk began, but it sounds like the day continued in strength, with the following

discussions:• Another award-winning

writer, Petina Gappah, spoke about religion in present-day Zimbabwe, particularly her recent experience with Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa – from her essay on Preaching prosperity in Zimbabwe.

• Professor Isabel Mukonyora from University of Kentucky: ‘Trans-national aspects of Zimbabwean prophetic movements’.

• Olga Sicilia from University of Vienna: ´Chiefly successions and legitimacies: A case study´.

• Anne Charnock, artist and writer: ‘The Rediscovery of 600 Cyrene Paintings: An Opportunity to Reassess the Tradition’

• Uriel Orlow, artist, University of Westminster: ‘Thinking archives – questioning identity’.

• Kathleen Palmer, Senior Curator, Imperial War Museum: ‘Sharing histories – artists in the archives’.

• Video presentations from the 2013 Venice Biennale, with Raphael Chukukwa and Doreen Sibanda from the National Gallery, Harare, and Zimbabwean artist Berry Bickle.

• Ingrid Sinclair and Anopa Makaka, both film makers: Discussion on the influence of the history of Zimbabwean cinema from the 1980s to the 21st century. Hosted by Zimmedia, Afrika Eye Film Festival and Africa in Motion Film Festival.

• Post-research day party: Linos Magaya and Zimbaremabwe, Shona mbira band.


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by STAFF REPORTERWITH the sun shining across the great capital of London, who could think of a better way to kick off our Hot Summer Season of Touch! This past week has seen many of the local parks and pitches across London adorned with the skills, speed and stamina of our many social and competitive O2 Touch players.

With many of the Spring League teams returning to either defend or win back that sought after title, this season is set to surely be a big one! With a lot of fresh faces joining though, will the champion regulars be able to hold down last season’s wins, or will new teams be a force to be reckoned with?

Stepping onto the pitch, with an 8 week goal for gold in mind, the grading games this week have been second to none.

With all new comers immersing themselves into the touch lingo of “dumping”, “going down” and not “over-stepping”, it has been great to see everyone turn up with a winning attitude and putting in 100% effort.

The atmosphere across all of the venues has really been one of encouragement and understanding as everyone has been willing to lend a little bit of Touch knowledge. With the chance to finally breathe in that

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BY BRETT PETZERDESPITE the loss of his cohort, Team Sky’s Chris Froome - an Englishman born in Kenya, who attended high school and university in South Africa - has fended off attacks to retain the yellow jersey. The 28 year-old, who only turned professional at the late age of 22, carries the hopes of a nation that on Sunday was treated to its first British men’s win at Wimbledon since 1936.

Saturday started brightly for Sky after a concerted effort provided a springboard for Froome to launch himself ahead of the pack as the race leaders approached the Pyrenees’ Ax 3 Domaines. Froome broke free with 4km to go and won the stage comfortably. However, the Sky team then encountered bad luck, and Froome was left isolated. After losing his team-mates - including to a ditch, in the case of Peter Kennaugh - the 1,069m Col de Portet d’Aspet loomed for the St John’s College old boy, who first learned to ride on the high-altitude hills of the Witwatersrand. Froome, who had recently taken the yellow jersey from fellow Johannesburger Daryl Impey - the first South African ever to win a Tour de France stage - had no choice but to ride along for the remaining 130km of the route from Saint-Girons to Bagnères de Bigorre without any of the Sky team to protect his flanks.

Telefónica’s Movistar team proved the most vociferous in their attack. Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana forced Froome’s pace over four of the steepest-category climbs

in the Tour. As Ian Chadband wrote in the

Daily Telegraph, “At least six times over the 167km parcours Froome had to leap up in the saddle to chase down the largely Movistar-inspired attacks. Four times in two kilometres on the final 6-mile ascent of La Hourquette d’Ancizan, Nairo

Quintana tried to nail him. Each time, Froome hit back, instantly and unbreakably.” Froome made it safely over the final climb, leaving the peloton to battle amongst themselves for time along the 35km descent.

Team Garmin’s Dan Martin eventually won the stage, making

him the first Irishman to do so since 1992. At time of going to press, Froome was leading Valverde by 1min 25sec, and described his day as “one of the hardest...I have ever had on the bike...It is not easy to follow Quintana. He is a light little Colombian who can fly up hills so to cover his attacks definitely wasn’t

easy.” Whatever the result, 2013 is already South African cycling’s international watershed year, with the yellow jersey passing from one Gautenger to another. Impey and Froome can rest assured that, despite the absence of vuvuzelas in the Pyrenees, 50 million fans are indeed watching.

FROOME KEEPS YELLOW IN TOUGH STAGEAfter Sky team-mates fall behind, Jo’burger holds his own against constant cycling attack over 130km solo

7 JULY 2013, HAUTS-PYRENEES: Race leader Chris Froome of Great Britain and Sky Procycling is followed by Alberto Contador of Spain and Team Saxo-Tinko on the decent of the Col De Mente during stage nine of the 2013 Tour de France, a 168.5KM road stage from Saint-Girons to Bagneres-de-Bigorre. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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