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ublishing excellence
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Beaming about bruisesIt’s Indaba month, and industry professionals will be discussing the usefulness or otherwise of unabridged birth certificates and other important issues as they cook up new ideas to make travellers’ experiences ever more convenient and memorable.
It’s strange how the latter part works – the memory. On a recent trip to the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, I was driving around the village of Munster. Passing the caravan park, I had a sudden vivid picture of myself as a young child, careening down a huge foefie slide (zip line) at that venue. I was a tiny, scrawny kid, so the usual physics of zip-lining – that your weight will cause the line to dip and so make the final part of the ride uphill and therefore slower – didn’t apply. And the large tree at the end of the ride had a hessian sack nailed to it; a sadist’s cushion (giving the impression of a soft landing, but actually offering nothing of the sort). So every time I reached the end of the line – because I always went back for more – I developed a new bruise pattern.
Driving into Munster as an adult, I hadn’t thought about that experience in decades. And yet the recollection brought a broad smile to my face and made me feel connected to the area in a positive way.
Every brochure you ever read about a hotel or resort will mention “making memories” when you visit. But give those memories time, and interpret them through the filter of intervening experiences and emotions, and even slamming into a tree at 25km/h will invite sentimental cheer.
Get up. Go somewhere. Ensure future smiles.
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GREAT ESCAPES28 Lazing in the LowveldRevamped hotel encourages checking in and chilling out31 Popular primatesNosy Be’s lemurs are a tourist drawcard34 Trail mixPut on your hiking boots in the Waterberg38 Winter wonderlandCape Town defies clichés in the cold season
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be the leading cotemporary home, design and garden show in South Africa. Every year thousands of fans enjoy its informative, innovative and interactive nature, keen to learn about the latest trends, both locally and abroad. Grand Designs Live focuses on gardens, interiors, DIY, kitchens and bathrooms, offering
internationally known master-builder Mario Kyprianides. 27-29 May 2016 Kyalami Grand Prix Circuiti www.southafricabikefestival.com
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expert tips and demonstrations to visitors. 20-22 May 2016 Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburgi www.granddesignslive.co.za
W E S T E R N C A P EThe Good Food &Wine Show The Good Food & Wine Show (GF&WS) is the biggest culinary event and exhibition platform in Africa, and it welcomes almost a million gourmets and good-life
G A U T E N GArnold Classic South Africa ExpoNamed for patron and famous bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, this sports festival and fitness enthusiast expo will be held in Johannesburg for the first time in 2016. Around 300 exhibitors will allow local athletes access to some top international products and insights. 27-29 May 2016 Sandton Convention Centrei ticketpros.co.za or
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Custom Bike Show – The South African ChampionshipThe South Africa Bike Festival, powered by Discovery Channel, will host the first-ever Custom Bike Show – The South African Championship at the all-new Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. Chief judge and show-master for the championship at the festival is
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Playhouse Dance Residency and Bovim Ballet, Sean Bovim’s Romeo’s Kiss is based on Shakespeare’s age-old story of star-crossed lovers and family feuds in a modern-day, fast-paced, fresh, innovative dance work. Audiences can expect an unusual, exciting fusion of classical ballet and contemporary dance as well as a
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mixture of classical music and well-known hits by The Beatles. 12-15 May 2016 Playhouse Drama Theatre,
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lovers through its doors each year. The theme for this year’s show is ‘Fresh’. This is apt not only because of international food trends, but also because of the show’s fresh new look and feel. 27-29 May 2016 Cape Town International
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De Hoop Yoga RetreatIyengar yoga teacher Marianne Wiid will host a three-day retreat combining fresh air, restorative yoga and nature walks in a tranquil setting in a meditative space, which will recharge and revitalise attendees. All meals (healthy breakfasts, lunches and dinners) will be vegetarian, creatively prepared by the vegetarian chef, and the weekend will also include stargazing, bird and coastal walks along the spectacular rocky shores to Koppie Alleen, as well as a picnic outing.
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New test reveals if chemotherapy is workingScientists are busy refining a technology that could determine how effectively chemotherapy is working for a patient.
Cancer patients will be able to know whether their
chemotherapy has worked in just eight hours after their treatment. Current testing methods, such as scans, cannot assess if a tumour is shrinking until after multiple cycles of chemotherapy. Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, however, have
H E A LT H
The 10-second rule is a dangerous mythWe’ve all heard that it’s okay to eat something that’s fallen on the floor as
long as it’s been picked up under 10 seconds.
Researchers claim that this convention is no more than
a myth and that a third of us
are putting ourselves at risk of harmful contamination.
Household bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella stick to food instantly. A recent survey found that 37% of those polled would eat food that was dropped on the kitchen floor, and 38% would pick it up off the living room floor. Half of the candidates also admitted that they use an air freshener to keep their house clean, and a quarter admitted that they only clean the house when something smells unpleasant. Based on these findings, hygienist Dr Lisa Ackerley warned that people are putting themselves at risk of ingesting E. coli and Salmonella.
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First-time flyer accidentally opens emergency door instead of loo
An airplane passenger caused chaos on a China Southern
Airlines flight in March when she accidentally opened the emergency exit instead of the loo. The unnamed first-time flyer admitted that the queue was so long to the bathroom that she was forced to look elsewhere. Following the incident, passengers were evacuated from the flight and delayed for a further two hours. The passenger was kept back for questioning.
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developed a technology that alerts them to the death of cancer cells as soon as the drugs start working. Scientists used a particle that delivers cancer therapy that glows green when cancer cells die, to see if tumour cells are responding to the chemotherapy. Patients could be spared various rounds of chemotherapy if the technology is successful.
“Our long-term goal is to find a way to monitor outcomes very early so we don’t give a chemotherapy drug to patients who are not responding to it,” said principal investigator Dr Shiladitya Sengupta.
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Researchers led by Alex Liver of the American Cancer Society and the University of Michigan compared the costs of regular cigarettes with disposable, non-disposable and rechargeable (refilled with nicotine liquid) e-cigarettes. While the liquid nicotine refills cost less than a regular pack of cigarettes, the minimum price to purchase a rechargeable e-cigarette that uses nicotine liquid refills works out to be more costly. While some see e-cigarettes playing a vital role in helping smokers quit, others are concerned that the price difference will deter smokers from using e-cigarettes.
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E-cigarettes are not affordable for smokers trying to quitA recent study conducted across 45 nations concluded that there is a significant price gap between cigarettes and e-cigarettes, despite the fact that electronic devices are not subject to taxation the way that cigarettes are.
Among the 45 countries, e-cigarettes were cheaper
than cigarettes in only one country.
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substantial enough to offset long-term declines.
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New iOS 9.3 is ruining some iPhonesSome users who have updated to the new iOS 9.3 are experiencing several problems – one
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What climate change has done to the Great Barrier Reef
A recent survey of the Great Barrier Reef shows the
vast extent of severe bleaching that has caused widespread coral death. The National Coral Bleaching Taskforce study found 95% of individual reefs, in a pristine section of the ecosystem, to be bleached.
Coral bleaching is a result of
warmer water temperatures or other environmental factors. The colourful algae that feed coral polyps leave the structures when they are stressed, resulting in the white appearance. If the water cools down or the pollutants dissipate, then the algae returns and the coral can recover. If ocean temperatures do not normalise, the bleaching can spread and the coral could die out permanently.
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Eastern monarch butterflies are facing extinction North America’s eastern monarch butterflies are at risk of extinction within
20 years. The population of the butterflies has declined by 84% from the winter of 1996-1997 to 2014-2015 according to a study conducted at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
This long-term decline suggests a substantial
chance that monarch butterflies will become ‘quasi-extinct’ within in the next 20 years, meaning that the species is not extinct yet, but has so few individuals that it’s impossible for the population to recover. Some conservation efforts have led to massive population booms, but the improvements are not
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being an inability to open links in several apps. Links on apps such as Messages, Safari and Mail do nothing when tapped.
Restarting the device does not seem to be helping either.
Other users are experiencing problems with the device crashing unexpectedly, and the device freezing during incoming calls, preventing the user from being able to swipe the call in order to answer. While Apple is working on the next fix, it’s best to hold off your update until an official announcement is made about the latest software update.
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Wise proverbs from Zambian traditionQuirky quotes
“An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper.”
“He who paddles two canoes, sinks.”
“If you are ugly, learn how to dance.”
“It is better to walk than curse the road.”
“The king lives way up where the stench of the poor cannot reach him.”
“When you run alone, you run fast. When you run together, you run far.”
“When you show the moon to a child, it sees only your finger.”
“You have to look after wealth, but knowledge looks after you.”
“A strong bull is seen by his scars.”
“Lies have short legs.”
“Your feet will take you away from home, but your stomach will always bring you back.”
“Things that are stolen will really never make you rich.”
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Capital Lusaka
Quick facts about
ZambiaNestled in the heart of Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia is home to a number of spectacular tourist attractions, including the world-famous Mosi oa Tunya – “the smoke that thunders” – also known as Victoria Falls. It’s capital, Lusaka is one of the fastest-developing in the SADC region, so business opportunities abound.
Government: RepublicCurrency: Zambian kwacha (ZMK) Population:11,668,000 (2005 est.)Religion: Christian (+75%), Muslim and Hindu (24% or less), indigenous beliefs (1%)Calling Code: +260
Language: English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
Area total: 752,614 km2 Water: 11,890 km2 Land: 740,724 km2
Leadership development is a booming industry: many development programmes promote their own unique formula about what to do. There are many to choose from, and some fail dismally, leaving companies floundering. Yet some leadership development techniques stick and get traction – not just at a business level, but at a global level. Liz Wiseman’s research on ‘multipliers’ explores this phenomenon.
Listed on Thinkers 50 as one of the top 10 leadership thinkers in the world, Wiseman reflected on her 17 years of experience at Oracle and embarked on a research project focusing on the question, “How do some leaders seem to get more out of their teams than their counterparts?” The global project was conducted across four continents and 120 companies. The result was astonishing but simple: great leaders do five things well – so well that they double their access to their team’s intelligence relative to their counterparts.
Building on these findings, Wiseman’s multipliers approach tells leaders what to do to get more intelligence out of their existing teams. In South Africa, companies like SAB, Sasol, Atlas Copco, Old Mutual and Standard Bank are already putting multiplier theory into practice, with good effect.
Wiseman’s research shows that leaders who act as multipliers are not only successful, but they have a deeply positive and profitable effect on organisations – getting more done with fewer resources, developing and attracting talent, and cultivating new ideas and energy to drive organisational change and innovation. Most importantly, multiplier skills can be learned and developed.
Five ways to lead like a multiplierMultiplying leaders do five things: they act as talent magnets, liberators, challengers, debate makers and investors.
• Talent magnets don’t have a shortage of talent. Quite the opposite – people line up to work for them. They have an innate ability to identify what Wiseman calls the ‘native genius’ in each member of their team, naming the talent and then putting it to work for them. They are not constrained by traditional job descriptions, but rather seek to apply the talent of their team to the job at hand.
• Debate makers create the ultimate democracy, convinced that the best answers will come from the group. Instead of setting teams up to fail and fight, multipliers who facilitate debate give their teams time to research their position, clearly define the parameters and goals, and then ‘pit their wits against each other’ to
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the value of a business no longer lies simply in the ownership of
infrastructure and technology, but also in intangible assets such as brand, intellectual property and – perhaps most importantly – people.
Multiplying your influenceHow do leaders get the best possible results from their existing assets?
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unleash the potential of what lies in the realm of possibility.
• Liberators free people up to do their best thinking. Instead of providing all the answers, liberators have learned the art of asking the question, facilitating conversations that encourage people to find their own answers. Multiplying leaders encourage people to think for themselves instead; those employees quite literally report that they become smarter.
• Challengers are up for precisely that – a challenge. They have the ability to stretch people beyond their current capability, thrusting people
out of their comfort zones in such a way that, as people step into their new zone, they discover a level of capability that they never knew existed.
• Investors answer the biggest question of all: how do we get people in the business to be accountable for the outcome? Investors know that real ownership and accountability only come when the individual or team have made the decision themselves, what Wiseman terms ‘giving them 51% of the vote’. A courageous act? Maybe, but one that will forever change the landscape of your business.
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Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) states that:• advice and correction are the best ways of dealing
with minor offences.• repeated misconduct will merit warnings.• more serious infringements or repeated
misconduct may call for final warnings or other action short of dismissal.
• dismissal should be reserved for cases of serious misconduct or repeated offences.
• dismissal for a first offence is not appropriate unless it is so serious that it makes a continued employment relationship intolerable.
• included among offences that might merit dismissal for a first offence are wilful endangering of the safety of others and physical assault.
• assault at the workplace is normally seen as serious misconduct because of: � the harm or potential harm to the victim of
the assault; � the potential disruption of workplace
harmony; � the potential for the employer to be sued for
vicarious liability by the assault victim; � the loss in working time due to the need for
an assaulted employee to take sick leave; or � the loss of business if the victim of the
assault is a client.
Despite this, employers often bungle disciplinary action against alleged assault culprits because of the
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when employers have to deal with physically abusive behaviour in the workplace,
it’s important that they educate themselves about the possible ramifications.
A blow to the bread basketViolent employees might end up assaulting their employer’s bank balance
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anger attached to incidents of assault. This can be disastrous for the employer because section 188(1)(a) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) makes it clear that the employer cannot fire an employee without good cause.
Should the employee dispute a dismissal via the CCMA or a bargaining council the employer will have the legal duty to prove that the dismissed employee was guilty of the assault and that, under the specific circumstances, dismissal was the most appropriate corrective measure. If the employer fails to convince the arbitrator of this, it could be the employer’s bank balance that is assaulted. That is, the arbitrator could award reinstatement with back pay or could order the employer to pay up to 12 months’ remuneration in compensation.
Fight for your rightsAssault does not always merit dismissal. For example, in the case of Metrorail vs SATAWU (2000 10 BALR1208), an employee assaulted a manager. The arbitrator agreed that the employee had been guilty of assault but accepted that the reason for the assault was not, as alleged, his reluctance to work under a fellow employee. Instead the arbitrator found that the victim of the assault had made racist remarks that had provoked the assault. This mitigating circumstance rendered the penalty of dismissal too harsh and the employee was reinstated.
In the case of Herman vs Defy Appliances Ltd, Herman, a maintenance electrician, was dismissed for assaulting an assistant. He claimed that he had merely grabbed the assistant but the CCMA found that he had, in fact, hit the assistant with his fists. The CCMA found that such action merited discipline even if workplace rules did not specifically prohibit it and even if other employees had not been dismissed for assault. Despite these findings and the serious nature of the assault, the CCMA found that dismissal was not an appropriate punishment and reinstated the employee.
The above cases show that, even in serious cases of assault, the CCMA will not always approve of dismissal as a sanction. Therefore, employers should understand that:
• the individual circumstances of each case are crucial in deciding whether dismissal for assault is acceptable;
• the ability to anticipate the thinking of CCMA and other arbitrators is vital; and
• substantial labour law experience and expertise should be obtained before discipline is implemented.
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Interestingly, assault does not always merit dismissal
Section 188(1)(a) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) makes it clear that the employer cannot fire an employee without good cause
South Africa ranks among the biggest borrowers in the world. To date, over half of South Africa’s credit-active consumers are classified as over-indebted, meaning they haven’t made a repayment on their loan in three months. The reality is sobering: more than 11 million people are too overburdened to pay back what they owe, so it should come as no surprise that the economy is stagnating.
Unfortunately, personal debt in South Africa is an issue that deserves more attention and it’s symptomatic of the larger problem at hand: we don’t talk enough about safeguarding our financial future.
Small business solutionsGovernment is faced with a problem it can’t solve on its own, and has turned to small business and entrepreneurs to reignite the country’s flailing fortunes. Speaking at the State of the Nation Address in February,
President Zuma was frank: “We need to empower SMMEs (small, medium and micro-sized enterprises) to accelerate their growth. Economic transformation and black empowerment remain a key part of all economic programmes of government.”
For all the ire Zuma has received, these quotes are important. Government needs our help to empower township communities. Empowering entrepreneurs is the vehicle for change, technology is the engine and South Africa’s townships are where the change will happen.
As a director of a financial technology firm, I interact with township communities all the time and there is a large able-bodied workforce with the appetite to start generating wealth and to significantly contribute to South Africa’s GDP. What I tell them is simple: forget getting a job – they are going to be ever harder to find. There has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. The barrier to entry has never been lower to start your own business. The rise of smartphone technology is allowing ordinary people to work more efficiently, to work remotely, and to be successful.
By the same token, I tell people that even a traditional white-collar job won’t give them the financial stability they think it will. The market is changing before our eyes. The mass layoffs as a result of large employers still feeling the lasting effects of a stagnant global economy are just the beginning. What is being described as the Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the world more rapidly than its predecessors. The First Industrial Revolution used steam to mechanise production, the Second used electricity for mass production, the Third was the start of the digital revolution and the Fourth blurs the lines between physical, digital and biological spheres. This can be seen as either a threat or a massive opportunity.
Mobile technology is being used to provide affordable financial services to the community. At the top end of the market, rich people have private bankers to help them manage their wealth. Township residents can maximise their financial resources in the same manner – and why not? Technology makes it possible.
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Glen Jordan is the marketing director of IMB, a financial
technology firm based in Cape Town.
For more information, go to www.imb.co
south africa is on a precipice as our democracy has never
encountered such gloomy economic conditions. We cheered when we escaped the global recession of 2008, but we are facing our own sub-prime crisis now – unsecured personal debt.
a debt-ravaged economyEntrepreneurs can help South Africa avoid the worst in the financial future
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Despite this, employees still fail to share their opinions in a way that generates results. Vermaak points out that most people remain silent because they feel that it is politically unwise to disagree with the majority or the authority. “The problem with this is that by constantly not sharing their opinion they will eventually lose their temper and this will result in the sway from a silent to a violent situation.”
The majority of people routinely veer to silence, as we tend to dread crucial conversations. A crucial conversation is defined as an interaction where the stakes are high, opinions differ and emotions are strongly felt. We fear these discussions because experience has shown that if we are emotional and honest, bad outcomes are likely to occur.
On some occasions, due to our inability to hold crucial conversations, we may veer towards a violent approach. When we do decide to speak up, we inevitably draw from a mediocre skill-set and use sarcasm, caustic humour, guilt trips, debate tactics or other forms of verbal violence. It is then that we notice that we are in trouble for having said something and we pull back into a silence mode.
Vermaak says that by employing the skills of crucial conversations at work we can elevate our capacity to influence decisions, improve relationships and speak our mind in a way that gets heard. The following six tips will help.
Reverse your thinkingMost of us decide whether to speak up by considering the risks of doing so. Those who are best at crucial
conversations don’t think first about the risks of speaking up. They think first about the risks of not speaking up. They realise if they don’t share their views, they will have to live with the poor decisions that will be made as a result.
Stop talkingWhen you recognise a crucial conversation, stop talking – mid-sentence if necessary. The way you handle this conversation will have a big impact on your relationship and the results that matter to you. Think through what is being said and how it’s being said. Create a gap between stimulus and response. Keep the brain turned on, and don’t give in to the fight or flight reflex.
Ask yourself one questionThe big problem with crucial conversations is strong emotion. The wise person will ask him- or herself this
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“the primary reason for this is that they disagree with
their boss, don’t support the suggestion of a colleague, or possess different views from the vocal majority,” says Helene Vermaak, Director at The Human Edge.
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one question: What do I really want? Or maybe, what problem am I trying to solve? Or, what relationship do I want when this conversation is over? Use this question to activate and focus your brain and diffuse your own strong emotions.
Make it safePeople can listen to tough feedback as long as they feel safe with the person giving it. Help others understand that you care about their interests as much as you care about your own. When they believe this is true, they open up to your views. Secondly, you must help others know you respect them. Mutual purpose and mutual respect are the foundation of safety.
EmpathiseBefore starting a crucial conversation, influential leaders carefully think about how the problems they want to raise will affect the other person. And they
reassure others that these consequences always exist. For example, if an employee appears incompetent, it’s likely their incompetence is as frustrating to them as it is to others. The problem is that they don’t see how their weaknesses are connected to their own concerns. However, if in a respectful way you can help them see how their own interests are served by addressing the problem, they are motivated to engage in solutions.
Invite dialogueAfter you create a safe environment, confidently share your views. Then invite differing opinions. This means you actually encourage the other person to disagree with you. Those who are best at crucial conversations aren’t just out to make their point; they want to learn. If you are open to hearing others’ points of view, they’ll be more open to yours.
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Handling crucial conversations badly can demotivate your employees
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Sleep is linked to energy balance and this determines our ability to manage our weight. Eat too much energy (kilojoules/calories) and you may gain weight. Energy balance is tightly regulated by our hormonal system, which involves the hormones ghrelin and leptin. They convey information from our body to our brain and control energy intake (appetite) and expenditure (physical activity).
Ways sleep deprivation negatively impacts your health
1. Restricted sleep is thought to increase the hormone ghrelin (makes you want to eat) and decrease leptin (tells you to stop eating), thus promoting hunger.
2. Sleep restriction is also thought to increase cortisol release (a stress hormone).
3. People who stay awake longer are more likely to snack.
4. Sleep deprivation may alter the body’s ability to manage body temperature, which can result in lowered energy expenditure, causing easier weight gain.
5. Inadequate hours or fragmented sleep contribute to worsening atherosclerosis, increasing the risk of heart attacks, high blood pressure and the risk of diabetes.
6. Disruption of normal sleep patterns results in loss of alertness, cognitive dysfunction and increased catastrophic events such as car crashes.
7. In fact, lack of sleep is associated with the development of many mental health disorders which may impact eating and exercise patterns!
How to combat sleep deprivation Use the FAB Quotient (Fuel, Activate, Behave) to drive wellbeing.
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according to research there is evidence linking partial sleep
deprivation, defined as sleeping less than six hours per night, to weight gain.
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Fuel: Stress and stimulants like caffeine and sugar raise the activity of the two wakefulness adrenal hormones: adrenalin and cortisol. Raised cortisol levels at night suppress the production of growth hormones, essential for daily tissue repair, and this effectively speeds up the ageing process.
Alcohol, although classified as a relaxant precisely because it promotes the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), has a stimulatory after-effect, promoting anxiety as it leads to rebound low levels of GABA. To bring your brain chemistry back into balance, it’s better to avoid alcohol, rather than depending on it to get you to sleep.
A lack of calcium and especially magnesium can trigger or exacerbate sleep difficulties because they work together to calm the body and help relax nerves and muscles, reducing cramps and twitches. Magnesium levels may be low if you are stressed or consume too much sugar. Your diet is more likely to be low in magnesium than calcium – make sure you are eating plenty of magnesium-rich foods such as seeds, nuts, green vegetables, wholegrains and seafood. Some people find it helpful to supplement 500mg of calcium and 300mg of magnesium at bedtime.Activate: Exercising regularly helps you sleep better. This may be because exercise helps ‘burn off’ excess adrenalin and generally helps stabilise blood sugar. Avoid exercise three to four hours before sleeping unless it is stretching-based (pilates, for instance). Behave: For many people with chronic sleep issues,
simple lifestyle changes can help. These good habits are known as ‘sleep hygiene’.
1. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends.
2. Make sure you are comfortable – get the right linen and sleeping
garments.3. Regularly replace worn-out mattresses.4. Use the bed only for sleeping or sex.5. Limit the time you spend in bed. Turn in only when you are sleepy. If you don’t
fall asleep within 15 minutes or if you wake up and can’t fall back to sleep within that amount of time, get out of bed and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy again.
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While many workplaces are naturally stressful environments and personal conflicts between co-workers can be both a cause and product of this stress, allowing them to build and intensify will only further impair matters. It is important to understand reactions to conflict in order to better manage attitudes.
Did you know that 10% of conflict is caused by a difference of opinion and 90% by the wrong tone of voice? This can lead to an entire office choosing sides, resulting in a volatile atmosphere. It will become crucial to intervene. It is a key management competency to practise effective conflict management.
Processing conflictResolving conflict is a process, so determining how much control you have as a manager over the process is the first step. Identify the root cause of the problem and pinpoint who can take ownership so that the resolution is not just on your shoulders. Discuss the problem and establish a workable solution and action plan that is agreed upon by all. The owner of the process should follow through on the plan but as the leader, even though you may not be implementing the resolution plan, it is your job to show recognition where necessary.
Role conflictWhen conflict arises due to different roles within an organisation, it’s important for each person to perceive their own role in relation to others who are also involved. Each person will need to take responsibility for their own actions and be prepared to change their perception of their role should the need arise. You won’t receive the desired results if one or more parties are not interested in resolving
the situation. All involved will need to show willingness to be flexible in achieving the organisation’s goals. If you are in the middle of the conflict, it’s imperative that you stay positive and view any role changes in terms of a new opportunity. This indicates the importance of keeping your attitude in check as managers and team leaders.
Interpersonal conflictEveryone has their own opinions, but the problem comes when people believe their opinion is more important than everyone else’s. As a manager you cannot always get people to agree, especially when it comes to personal biases. In a situation where two employees are knocking heads, sit them down individually and ask them to write down three behaviours they could change to help reduce conflict. In a South African context, there may also be prejudices at play. It is important that these are managed. Take it a step further and get them to write down five strengths they recognise in the other person, simply to take the focus off themselves. For the next three months, ensure they are accountable until you start to see a difference in behaviour.
Direction conflictWhen there are many decision-makers working on one project, it is natural for each person to have an opinion on which direction to take. The solution to resolving directional
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conflict is to get each individual to clarify the discrepancies they have so they can be described in neutral words. Do this in an informal meeting ensuring each person is non-confrontational, ultimately resulting in agreement. If there are differences in values, make the call as a leader to always go with the higher value.
External conflictExternal situations out of your control can arise, resulting in conflict among employees and clients. Establish how much control you have over the situation and carefully choose which battles are worth fighting, bearing in mind you may still need to liaise with the person in the near future. To resolve the issue, focus on the things you can do rather than complaining about the things you can’t do, while maintaining perspective.
A long-term goal to improve conflict resolution would be to continuously remind employees that a person needs to possess the ability to collaborate and treat co-workers with respect as a requirement of the job. It is also paramount to hire individuals with excellent interpersonal skills who are a good fit with the organisation’s culture to reduce the potential for future conflict.
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Riverside refugeLowveld haven encourages visitors to consider holiday hermitry
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arriving at a venue in the dark is like peeking at the gifts underneath the Christmas tree in the middle of the night as a child – everything seems
lovely, but you have to wait until the morning to experience the full value of it.
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So it is at the newly refurbished Sabi River Sun (confusingly, the name of the river that runs through the property is spelled ‘Sabie’, and the resort is closer to Hazyview than the town of Sabie – perhaps the resort’s logo looked better without the ‘e’ ...). By night, the Sesonke Restaurant, adjacent to reception and the heart of the hotel section, is warm and welcoming, with a combination of buffet and à la carte options that cover just about all dining bases.
Come the morning – if the sun is shining – staying indoors will, frankly, mark you as severely agoraphobic or a weirdo, not to be trusted. Within a few minutes’ drive, guests can interact with African elephants in a literally hands-on educational way; zip along an aerial cable trail; or pop into a monkey and bird sanctuary and sample the wares of a number of interesting shops and restaurants. The nearest entrance to the Kruger National Park is 12km away, so either a self-drive or a guided day trip in a safari vehicle is a recommended inclusion in your planning. Also in the region – and all the drives are wonderfully scenic – are attractions including Blyde River Canyon, God’s Window and Pilgrim’s Rest.
But the strength of the resort, and this should not be underestimated, is that you don’t need to leave the property to have a satisfying family holiday.
Your fellow visitors will come and go, but the property’s permanent residents, with a low electric fence along the banks of the river and the dams they occupy to keep you out, include hippos and crocodiles. Additionally, there is a brilliantly bewildering buzz of birdlife, from statuesque goliath herons to tiny non-descript LBJs (little brown jobs) who are smaller than many of the native butterflies, of which there are a gorgeous array.
Walking along the river and the dams could and should be a daily activity during your stay. If you require variety, take a set of golf clubs with you. The course was apparently originally put together by local farmers so they’d have somewhere to play, but its sophistication and the variety
between the holes make it as impressive and enjoyable as anything crafted by a more recognised architect.
There are five swimming pools on the property – one large communal one in front of reception and four scattered around the various self-catering chalet conglomerations. Essentially, this means that guests who value privacy and tranquillity can book a spot in some far-flung corner of the resort and only have to wander up to the hub to play tennis, enjoy a spa treatment or buy drinks from the shop.
Indeed, a suggested programme for a sunny day if you’re in one of the chalets near the Hippo Pool would be as follows: • Wake up. Late.• Enjoy a leisurely breakfast, with a view of the hippos
and crocodiles doing the same.• Pick up a book.• Walk 20 steps to the pool.• Have a swim. Let the ornamental waterfall splash over
your head like you’re in a cheesy ad from the ‘70s.• Walk another 15 steps to the bench overlooking
the dam.• Count 18 bird species you’ve never seen before. • Wander back to the chalet for lunch.• Nap.• Repeat above.Sometimes venues try too hard, attempting to get visitors to interact with fancy facilities on every level during every minute of every day of their stay. Given the wealth of experiences on offer in the Lowveld, such an attitude could be forgiven at Sabi River Sun – and having options to spare is a boon when travelling with kids whose attention span can stretch to, oh, 45 minutes. But having a setup that provides a platform for old-fashioned relaxation and hospitality is the facet that, arguably, the resort should be proudest of.
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The common link is the country where lemurs naturally occur – Madagascar. The island broke off from mainland Africa 160 million years ago, allowing a unique ecosystem (and thus a large number of animal species found nowhere else) to develop. Lemurs are primates, in many ways filling the niche occupied elsewhere by monkeys and apes, but they have a different appeal to their cousins, thanks in part to their apparently cuddly appearance (don’t underestimate visual impact when raising awareness about the plight of a species ...).
Preservation progressNosy Be island is home to the black lemur, who also occurs in the adjacent areas of north-western Madagascar. At risk – like all lemurs – because of widespread deforestation, the black lemur enjoys some respite thanks to the Lokobe Special Reserve, which covers around 740ha, including some of the last remaining lowland rainforest on the island.
The reserve is a popular attraction for visitors to the island, as its accessibility means that folks who are spending a relaxing beach holiday elsewhere in Nosy Be
can easily make a day of a Lokobe tour (apart from the lemurs, possible sightings include the Nosy Be panther chameleon and the Madagascar ground boa).
The black lemur is more adaptable to disturbed environments than many of his cousins, but he needs the people who share his habitat to display a similar level of tolerance. Tourism, and more specifically ecotourism, plays an important role in this area, as highlighting that reliable income is directly linked to the preservation of wilderness areas and their inhabitants is a far easier sell to the Malagasy locals than pointing out that a lemur’s ear ruffs make him, like, so cute.
Conversely, the latter may be enough to convince at least some of the people who volunteer for the many research programmes that run on an ongoing basis on the island, for which they pay their own costs as they gain experience while helping to compile species lists, assess biodiversity and map vegetation.
Helping while on holidayIt’s not often that pursuing apparently selfish goals – in this case, enjoying pampered downtime in one of Nosy Be’s high-end resorts, many of which have ‘responsible tourism’ as a prominent selling point – can help ensure the survival of an iconic species. The strength of Nosy Be’s environmental offering is that it’s unlike anything most visitors will ever have seen – unlike, say, the grassland safari experience, which is similar from the Serengeti to the Kruger National Park. So the likelihood of their contributing to the island’s conservation-related industries while in the territory is high, and everyone wins.
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The black lemur enjoys some protection in Nosy Be's Lokobe Special Reserve
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many things make wildlife lovers think of lemurs. Older
family members will think of John Cleese, who has spearheaded important lemur conservation programmes and included the animals in film projects, and Gerald Durrell, in whose writing the creatures often featured. And kids will reference the animated Madagascar films, in which lemurs play a prominent role.
primatesPresent in mainstream culture but endangered in the wild, lemurs are a major attraction for visitors to Nosy Be in Madagascar
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Aside from being a major travel hub and gateway, Joburg is home to most local and multinational companies in banking, finance and industry. It has also hosted major sporting events, meetings and summits including the recent C40 Cities for Climate Change Summit, the prestigious Africities Conference and, in September 2016, CITES CoP 17.
Johannesburg plays host to a wide variety of visitors, allowing for a multitude of business opportunities for both local entrepreneurs and in-bound expertise.
Intellectual capitalWith Johannesburg being home to some of the top universities in South Africa, the city plays a significant role in building human capital on the African continent. A high
number of students who study in South Africa are from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and the rest of Africa, and use the skills they acquire to benefit their home countries.
The University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg are two of the country’s leading universities, attracting a significant number of foreign students. The number of international students studying in South Africa grew from 12,600 students in 1994 to 73,859 in 2013, according to the Department of Higher Education and Training’s latest available statistics.
Foreign students are attracted to Johannesburg’s tertiary institutions because of their excellent reputation and qualifications that hold currency around the globe.
They make a significant contribution to Johannesburg’s economy through skills transfer and spending on accommodation, travel, entertainment and retail. Their family and friends who visit also contribute to Joburg’s tourism economy.
Doctoring the numbersSouth Africa is at the forefront of medical tourism in Africa, with Joburg the centre of medical excellence in the country.
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joburg taking the top spot as the continent’s most visited city with the highest
spend (for two consecutive years, according to MasterCard’s Global Destination Cities Index), cements the city’s position as the economic capital and the heartland of trade and economic activity in Africa.
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The majority of South Africa’s top specialists practise in Johannesburg. There are a total of 21,629 doctors working in South Africa, of whom 9,724 are specialists and 11,905 general practitioners. Of these 3,396 doctors working in Johannesburg, 1,906 are specialists and 1,490 general practitioners.
The city’s reputation as the destination for top-quality, affordable healthcare saw more than 500,000 visitors from Africa and abroad travel to South Africa in 2013 (latest available statistics) for medical treatment. This accounted for 5.4% of the total number of visitors to South Africa during the period.
Many are treated in Johannesburg’s 29 private hospitals and clinics. Johannesburg is also home to 11 public hospitals.
The estimated revenue generated by medical visitors is R9.8 billion per annum. These travellers also contribute to Johannesburg’s economy by seeking out accommodation, transport and retail, as well as tourism products and medical insurance.
The majority of medical visitors come from the SADC region and from sub-Saharan Africa, and the average spend per health traveller to South Africa in 2013 was R60,000.
Better for businessBusiness travellers spend three times more than leisure travellers when visiting a country. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, business travel spending in South Africa in 2014 was estimated at R81.3 billion.
Business travellers attending business events in Joburg mostly stay in paid-for accommodation, and undertake pre- or post-conference tours or day trips to explore the city and its surrounding areas.
South Africa's stock exchange is situated in Sandton, Johannesburg
Business event visitors, who include meeting, exhibition, incentive and convention attendees, contribute to job creation, skills development, innovation, building the knowledge economy and Johannesburg’s gross domestic product.
Of the total foreign business tourists who arrive in Gauteng province, Johannesburg attracts the lion’s share. In 2013, Joburg attracted 82.4% of all foreign business visitors.
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For guests at Marataba Trails Lodge in the Marakele National Park in the Waterberg, the latter is missing. It has been replaced by the slap of rubber soles on rock and gravel as guests on foot quietly head out of camp.Decades ago, there were many more hiking trails on offer, before motorised means of game viewing became the norm. With the advent of modern trail camps, hiking has once again become an aspect of bush holidays, allowing visitors to get up close and personal with some of the lesser known inhabitants of the wilderness.
Marataba Trails Lodge in the Marakele National Park, part of the Waterberg biosphere, offers everything from riverine trails to mountain hikes for seasoned walkers, whose efforts are rewarded with spectacular views.
Gorge-ousPossibly the most dramatic trails in the area are the gorge trails, which end up in a series of natural pools. This place is not accessible by vehicle and is therefore a highlight for any guest willing to do some rock climbing. And a swim in the crystal clear mountain water is a fine reward for the effort.
These trails follow the natural river course, and are great opportunities for bumping into general game, though on our walk, the cry of a young vervet monkey warned other animals that there were people on the move in their habitat.
And what a habitat it is. The Waterberg Mountains stretch as far as the eye can see and the peaks and gullies form a gorgeous backdrop.
As with most lodges that offer walking trails, the morning walks at Marataba are longer than the afternoon ones. This is purely for safety reasons, as you don’t want to walk into a large critter after dark.
The early morning or late afternoon sun lights the mountain range in spectacular fashion, making the
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at most game reserves there are two smells that greet you as you get ready for
a game drive: brewing coffee and the all-pervasive diesel fumes from the game drive vehicle.
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rocks and crags glow. In the morning the sun takes to the sky regally, while later it does not “go gently into that good night,” but plummets behind the Waterberg with alarming speed, prompting guests to reach for their cameras.
The trails are not designed as racing tracks, and although walking in silence can be a challenge for some, the gentle pace set by the guides is very relaxing. Guests get to discover the real beauty that can be found in the bush – from the mud on a tree stump where a white rhino scratched himself after a mud wallow to the tiny insects caught in the fine web of a golden orb spider.
Walking in single file through an area as beautiful as this, accompanied by highly qualified and armed field guides, makes this an almost spiritual experience that every visitor to the bush should get to have at least once. Don't stress about your vulnerability – your guide will be careful not to place you in a position where either you or the animal you are viewing feels uncomfortable.
Full curriculumThere is every possibility that you will get to see some of the larger game species in the area, but those can also be seen from a vehicle. What the trails provide is an opportunity to learn how to read tracks and that even droppings can be used to discover what might be hidden nearby. Aside from the mammals and the flora, the area is also rich historically and culturally, adding another dimension. The guides at Marataba are well versed in both those areas and share stories about the various groups who've lived in the region.
With the lodge being situated far away from the ambient light of any city or town (the closest is about 50km away), the star-crammed African sky offers an ideal opportunity to learn more about astronomy.
And when the distinctive laugh of the hyena or the call of a lion takes over from the crackling of the dying embers of the fire, you make your way to bed, mulling over your new-found bush knowledge.
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Ride the wavesThe Cape’s world-renowned beaches are fantastic in winter. Learn how to ride the waves at Gary’s Surf School in Muizenberg or hang out at the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay to watch the waves smashing against the side of the tidal pool. Winter storms can whip up some tremendous waves, but Muizenberg is a safe place for a beginner (you can hire a wetsuit) with its gentle break. The annual Big Wave contest is held at the notorious Dungeons break behind the Sentinel mountain at Hout Bay, but that’s a tow-in break for adrenalin junkies, and most surf enthusiasts stick to the more accessible beaches.
The cooler months between May and October are the best times for enjoying an encounter with two of nature’s most fascinating creatures: the great white shark and the whale species that also enjoy a Cape Town winter.
Cage diving with sharks is a pastime that tempts people from across the globe. Despite their fearsome reputation, great whites rarely attack humans. The females tend to stick close to Seal Island in winter where they feed on seals, but you’re unlikely to see them from the shore. Cage diving boats provide an intimate encounter with these natural marvels.
Whales and penguinsHermanus remains the best spot for wintery whale watching, but these behemoths are also spotted in False Bay. A novel way of getting closer is to take a kayak tour from
Simon’s Town harbour. It’s a leisurely paddle round to Boulders Beach, home to the famous African penguin colony. The beach is the only place in the world where you can get up close to the penguins, who have made the beach their home since 1983. Whales in the bay include southern right whales (the most common), Bryde’s whales, humpback whales and the occasional orca (or killer whale). A kayak takes you as close as you can get to their territory, but legislation forbids any craft from coming closer than 300m. Pods of dolphins occasionally appear for a delightful photobomb opportunity, too.
Hiking or biking on Table Mountain is great fun in winter. There are numerous trails that provide picturesque views and there are many pockets of forest that provide shelter from the sun. Check the weather forecast before attempting anything too challenging, as wind and rain are not good walking mates.
Festivals and marketsKicking off in late May, the Good Food and Wine Show is a great introduction to some of the best restaurants and wineries in the city. It’ll give you an appetite for other gastronomical experiences, such as the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show on 3 June at the Cape Town
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Cape Town’s mild Mediterranean climate makes the city an ideal destination for activities you can enjoy in the cooler season that just don’t feature in summer.
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International Convention Centre, and the Cape Town Beer Boot Camp on 9 July at the River Club in Observatory. The Beer Boot Camp includes tastings, pairings and home-brewing education sessions.
The Franschhoek Bastille Festival from 16 to 17 July is set to be a celebration of culinary delights and local wines, with plenty of activities for children and adults to enjoy.
If you’re a pub and restaurant person, one of the best activities to do is to play ‘find the fireplace’. Many of the city’s restaurants feature fireplaces as a main attraction during chilly winter evenings. The crackling logs add warmth and elegance to a dining experience. Try La Mouette in Sea Point or the Wild Fig in Observatory, for example, or head to Forries in Newlands for a pint in front of one of the roaring fires in the rainiest suburb in South Africa.
Remember that, even in winter, the sun can still damage your skin, so pack your sunblock. Cape Town is known for having all four seasons in one day; bring out your coat, wrap up warmly and make sure you use the local ‘onion’ style of dressing: layers that can be added or removed for your comfort.
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The green seasonIn Cape Town, all the winter clichés go out the window
But scientists have found that the site is, astonishingly, harbouring South Africa’s densest-known population of the shy and reclusive serval, as well as a rich array of small carnivores.
The Industrialised Secondary Zone of the plant is made up of patches of protected grassland, veld and wetlands, dotted with man-made infrastructure. It is in this 3,000-hectare area that a dedicated research team has found evidence of more than 100 individual servals. Areas such as the Secondary Zone are
managed as game conservancies by the Sasol Synfuels Environmental Department and are used for scientific biodiversity research.
In 2013, Sasol, the Wildlife Resources Association (WRA) and the University of Pretoria started a serval study after several of the shy cats were spotted in the Secondary Zone. The first few years of the study have yielded jaw-dropping results.
“The results have floored all of us and have completely exceeded our expectations. It is unique that you have a
Graceful carnivores have chosen an industrial
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the sasol fuel plant in Secunda is a cacophony of noise, smoke, concrete and less-than-savoury smells. Employing thousands of workers and churning out
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species like this, which you would normally expect to be found away from urban development areas, to be so prolific at an industrial site like this. We have not had a single game reserve with as many serval as there are here,” says research co-ordinator Wayne Matthews.
The research team has utilised 40 cutting-edge cameras, baited traps, satellite collaring, scat collections and DNA and blood sampling to determine the population size, movements and overall health of the servals. “Our research has shown that the population is not only large, but also remarkably healthy. They don’t have diseases and there is obviously abundant prey here for them,” Matthews explains.
The technology used in the study is pioneering, including collars from which GPS information can be downloaded onto a cellphone, and Reconyx Hyperfire HC600 cameras. The cameras have captured hundreds of serval photos, including some remarkable shots of the cats walking through the veld, with the 300m-high cooling towers of the fuel plant in the background.
Week-long trapping sessions take place sporadically throughout the year. During the sessions, specially-designed traps are baited with guinea fowl carcasses to attract servals, who are then sedated, examined and fitted with satellite collars before being released.
Low mortality rates, in conjunction with the capture of several pregnant females, mean that the population is only expanding.
During the latest trapping session in December last year, a total of 12 servals were caught, making this the highest capture rate of any such study. Data collected during the study is proving to be hugely valuable in filling gaps in serval research. The cats are nocturnal, and their preferred habitat is grassland, where they leave little or no tracks. Numbers have dwindled due to destruction of habitat by mining, farming and development, as well as hunting for their beautiful spotted pelts.
“Because of the animal’s shy nature, very few serval studies have taken place, so this research has given us a precious opportunity to thoroughly investigate a rarely-seen species. The data will also be valuable in conservation management of small carnivores globally as the world becomes increasingly industrialised,” Matthews says.
It is not only the servals who have found solace here. Eleven species of small carnivore have been recorded too, one of which (the large grey mongoose) has never been recorded in the area before. Other rarely-seen species include honey badger and marsh mongoose.
“Everything in an ecosystem is interlinked, so although the servals are the main attraction, we’re
getting a clear picture of everything,” says Daan Loock, Sasol’s co-ordinator for the project. Loock adds that he has been astonished by the rich biodiversity of the site.
Conservationists in northern KwaZulu-Natal, as well as in the small Mpumalanga town of Graskop, have voiced interest in utilising the technology and research methods for further small mammal studies.
“We want to move what we are doing in Secunda out of this area to conduct serval studies in other areas. Certainly in the future you will see the technology used elsewhere, as it has produced some of the best data yet seen on small mammal studies,” says Matthews.
The game-changing project in Secunda has been earmarked to run until at least 2019. In a world of exploding human development, the results could leave a conservation legacy that will last far beyond this.
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In March this year, the World Wide Fund for Nature started their Pandas World Tour, in which hundreds of papier mâché pandas made from recycled materials were placed in iconic locations to represent the 1,600 pandas left in the wild. Here the pandas surround Bangkok’s Giant Swing.
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UAV Industries Chief Instructor, Greg Donaldson, explains: “People think that drones are just good for Cape Town’s booming film industry, but there is a wide diversity of industries that will need, and employ, certified drone pilots – agriculture, infrastructure and utilities, for example. Anything that manned aviation does today that doesn’t involve the transportation of passengers will be taken over by drones over the next five to 10 years, so there are huge opportunities for the industry. Things are moving incredibly quickly.”
On 23 December 2015, the Civil Aviation Authority provided UAV Industries with the certificate to train individuals as a Remote Training Organisation (RTO) under part 141 of the Civil Aviation regulations.
“Within the first week of January we had a lot of interest from potential drone pilots and we’ve been working with mainly experienced model aeroplane flyers who convert into legal drone pilots. In the first eight weeks we’ve had over 50 people book through our courses and our first ‘recruits’ already certified and ready to earn,” adds Donaldson.
To fly a drone legally the operator needs three items of paperwork: the drone, pilot and company all need to be licensed.
“There is a lot of detail and requirements that are needed for people to understand the airspace that one’s operating in,” says Donaldson.
“We need this time to shape expert flyers into commercial flyers. It’s not the ability so much to fly a drone, but it’s that concept of safe flying – all the risk assessments that go around a mission or a flight, and understanding how to integrate manned and unmanned aviation. Airmanship is crucial. You can be the best radio control aircraft flyer, but you’ll fail our course if you don’t have situational awareness of not just the drone, but the other users of the airspace around you – people on the ground, buildings and property. For the final pass to get your licence, we bring a Civil Aviation designated examiner out from Johannesburg who tests out every single student to Civil Aviation standards, and we will not recommend a student to that test unless they meet our standards – we haven’t had one student fail so far. It’s a very good measure. The designated examiner has been very complimentary of the standard to which we train our students, specifically airmanship safety.”
Being a drone pilot is a ‘future-proof job’. A large function of how much the pilot can expect to earn per day depends on the equipment, with drones varying in size from the size of a smartphone to a motor car.
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western Cape drone pilot training centre UAV Industries (UAVI) has released its
first batch of 14 graduates. These are the first certified trained pilots who are authorised to fly drones in
the region. This spells the commencement of new jobs in the country for a brand-
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“Do you recognise the handwriting?” Detective Nkosi asked Sipho.
Detective Nkosi was one of three police officers in what had until very recently been Sbu’s Leo Marquard Residence room. The second police officer, Detective Nhlapo, and Uncle George (Sbu’s uncle) were busy packing Sbu’s belongings into two large cardboard boxes. The third officer, Detective Sithole, was standing on the balcony. He was busy making some measurements from where they thought Sbu had jumped to his death the previous night.
Sipho looked at the piece of paper that had been handed to him by Detective Nkosi. He was convinced that the writing belonged to his friend. They had almost everything in common: they had started at the University of Cape Town in the same year, attended the same courses and stayed at the same residence. They had often compared lecture notes, but when Sipho looked at the words in front of him, it was as if the person who had written them was drunk or under the influence of some drug.
“Well . . .” Sipho started in a stammering voice. “I think it is Sbu’s writing.”
“Are you sure?”He looked at the paper again. “Yes . . .”“What makes you so sure?”“Because we used to lend each other our lecture notes
every Friday, and I’m quite used to the way he writes.”At that moment Sipho was struck by the fact that 13
November, that very day, was supposed to have been the day they celebrated Sbu’s twenty-third birthday. He was convinced that his friend hadn’t expected to die. It had to be a mistake. The previous afternoon, Sbu had even proposed a party to celebrate his birthday and the end of exams. If he knew that he was going to commit suicide,
why then would he invite all of his friends to come to his birthday party the following day?
“Did your friend have any enemies?” asked Detective Nkosi.
“I don’t think so. Why?”“Was your friend suffering from depression?” “I don’t think so.”“Was he expecting any visitors after you?” “I don’t know.”“What about his girlfriend? Do you know her, by any
chance?” “Yes,” Sipho said doubtfully, “but as far as I know they
were no longer going out. They broke up last month.” “Aha, is that so?”“Yes, as far as I know.”“Did you know that she was here yesterday?” “Who, Zanele? Was she?”“By looking at his suicide note, do you suspect that Sbu
was under some form of pressure when he wrote it?”“Well, I can’t tell that. But I can’t rule out the possibility
either.” “Look carefully. The words are not exactly between the
lines. Can you see? Did he sometimes used to write like this?”
“Only when he was in a hurry, during note-taking in class.”
“Thanks a lot for your time,” said Detective Nkosi, handing his card to Sipho.
“Please let us know if you think of anything that might help our investigation into this matter.”
The following morning, Sipho didn’t get up. He had no idea how he had managed to walk to his room the previous afternoon, but his body felt heavy, as if he had been carrying bags of cement the whole night. It was even
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difficult to open his eyes. He turned over; his stomach felt empty, but he had lost his appetite the moment he had received the news of his friend’s death.
As Sipho slept a shaft of midday sunlight penetrated his room, roasting him. He had forgotten to close the curtains when he had come back from talking to the police.
Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door, followed by someone calling his name.
“I know you are there, Sipho. It’s me, Zanele. Please open the door.”
Sipho shifted the sheets and rolled to the other side of the bed. Some tobacco fell out of the pocket of the old brown leather jacket that he was still wearing as he stood and realised for the first time that he had slept with his shoes on. As he walked to the door he noticed a can of Black Label lying on its side on the floor. The whole room smelt of stale beer.
Zanele was carrying a blue sports bag with the varsity logo on it. She was studying at the drama school and was in her second year, but she had deferred all her remaining exams the previous day after hearing of the death of her ex-boyfriend.
“Hi,” she said. “What smells so awful?” “Eish. Maybe it’s the beer . . .”Sipho walked to the window and opened it.“You know, I’ve been here since eleven this morning,
and I’ve knocked on your door several times.”“I’m sorry. I didn’t hear you,” Sipho said, yawning.“If it wasn’t for the security guy downstairs who insisted
that you were in, I would have left without seeing you.”Sipho went to the kitchen and plugged in the kettle
to make coffee. The sink was full of dirty dishes and pots that had remained unwashed for about a week, and as he opened the fridge for some fresh milk Sipho could smell that the eggs had spoiled. He ignored the
smell and took out the milk.With a mug of coffee in each hand, he went back to his
room. Zanele was sitting on his bed.“When I saw that bag I thought that you were coming
to give me a beer to kill this babalas,” Sipho said, trying to make a joke.
There was silence for a while inside the room. A rill of slow-moving tears rolled down Zanele’s brown cheek. She slowly wiped it away with the back of her hand.
“Sipho, can you do me a favour, please?”“You know that you can always count on me.”“This bag belonged to Sbu. He gave it to me last night. I
still had some of his things from when we were together, and he wanted me to drop them with him this morning. I’m asking you to give it to his family.”
“So, you were with him before he died?”“Yes.” Zanele paused, the look on her face unreadable.
“Why? What are people saying?”“Nothing. I just hear rumours that you were in Sbu’s
room yesterday, before he died.”“Well, they aren’t rumours. It’s the truth.”Zanele finished her coffee and prepared to leave.“Please, Sipho,” she said as she stood up. “Just do this
one thing for me. Make sure this bag gets back to Sbu’s family.”
“I’ll see what I can do.”Sipho started to search the bag as soon as Zanele had
left. Inside he found a washing rag, a pair of underpants, some books, a toothbrush and an envelope with a letter inside. The envelope was postmarked 11 November and was from Johannesburg Hospital. Opening it, Sipho could not believe his eyes when he read the word Positive in the Status section.
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This is an excerpt from Affluenza by Niq Mhlongo (Kwela, 2016)
Niq Mhlongo writes about the madness of the last 20 years after apartheid. His short stories address issues such as crime, xenophobia, racism, homophobia, the new black elite and land distribution. He has been published to critical acclaim in France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the US and is now, with Affluenza, his first collection of short stories, gaining similar profile in South Africa. He is also the author of three novels: Dog Eat Dog (2004, winner of Spain’s Mar de Letras Prize), After Tears (2007) and Way Back Home (2013).
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A new gene-editing method is providing a precise way to modify crops in hopes of making them yield more food and resist drought and disease more effectively.
Research in the past year has shown that the resulting plants have no traces of foreign DNA, making it possible that they will not fall under existing regulations governing genetically modified organisms and will sidestep many of the consumer concerns over these GMOs.
The technology is known as CRISPR, and plants modified with it are sprouting in laboratory greenhouses around the world. Already, a lab in China has used it to create a fungus- resistant wheat; several groups in China are using the technique on rice in efforts to boost yields; and a group in the UK has used it to tweak a gene in barley that helps govern seed germination, which could aid efforts to produce drought-resistant varieties. Indeed, because it’s so easy to do and the plants could avoid the lengthy and expensive regulatory process associated with GMOs, the method is increasingly being used by research labs, small companies and public plant breeders unwilling to take on the expense and risks of conventional genetic engineering.
The gene-editing technique could be critical in helping scientists keep up with the constantly evolving microbes that attack crops, says Sophien Kamoun,
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who leads a research group at the Sainsbury Lab in Norwich, England, which is applying the technology to potatoes, tomatoes and other crops to fight fungal diseases. “It takes millions of dollars and many years of work to go through the regulatory process,” Kamoun says. “But the pathogens don’t sit and wait for you; they keep evolving and changing.”
A version of CRISPR he co-developed paved the way for recent work on barley and a broccoli-like plant at the John Innes Centre, a plant science research centre also in Norwich. Kamoun and colleagues showed that the second generation of some of the edited plants contain none of the foreign DNA that had been used to create the first generation. (Though CRISPR doesn’t require inserting foreign genes, it does typically use bits of bacterial genetic material to target the editing.) Meanwhile, a group at Seoul National University has avoided leaving any foreign genetic material even in first-generation plants.
Big and small companies alike are jumping in. DuPont Pioneer has already invested in Caribou Biosciences, the CRISPR start-up co-founded by Jennifer Doudna, one of the inventors of the technology, and is using it in experiments on corn, soybeans, wheat and rice. It hopes to sell seeds bred with CRISPR technology in as little as five years.
The big question is whether CRISPR crops will be governed by the same regulations as GMOs. The US Department of Agriculture has already said some examples of gene-edited corn, potatoes and soybeans (edited using a different method, known as TALENs) don’t fall under existing regulations. But both the United States and the more restrictive European Union are now conducting reviews of today’s regulations. And Chinese authorities have not said whether they will allow the crops to be planted.
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CRISPR offers an easy, exact way to alter genes to create traits such as disease resistance and drought tolerance
Breakthrough: The ability to cheaply and precisely edit plant genomes without
leaving foreign DNA behind.
Why it matters: We need to increase agricultural productivity to feed the world’s
growing population, which is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050.
Key players in engineering crops:• The Sainsbury Laboratory and John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
• Seoul National University
• University of Minnesota
• Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Beijing
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When it comes to data-hacking, what motivates the bad guys? And how do we make sure we prevent them getting what they are after?
While still a relatively unexploited resource, the value of data continues to grow exponentially. And, as its value grows, the market for it is growing too. With data currently being referred to as the ‘new oil’ by some experts, hackers are increasingly being driven to access data. They are after the easy money. ‘Easy’ in that right now, there may be a hundred thousand potential ways of getting access to data, so why make it too hard? And ‘money’ in that some data is worth far more than other data.
Scary statisticsAccording to the recent findings of the 2015 Breach Level Index, more than 3.6 billion data records have been exposed since 2013, when the index began benchmarking publicly disclosed data breaches. In 2015, malicious outsiders were the leading source of these breaches, accounting for 964 or 58% of breaches and 38% of compromised records. Identity theft remained the primary type of breach, accounting for 53% of data breaches and 40% of all compromised records.
Even though data arguably needs to be refined for value to be extracted, many organisations are sitting on information assets of huge worth – and not protecting them as they should. This is concerning given that data about customers and processes is intrinsic to what makes a business tick. As such, its cost is more straightforward to measure, not least in terms of how much the business can afford to function without it. These costs are the traditional drivers of availability aspects of data security, not to mention business continuity and disaster recovery calculations.
What’s it worth?Adding to this, advocates of big data analytics maintain that data has far broader value, especially if analysed as a whole. Information on customer preferences or usage patterns can be aggregated and interpreted to determine the impact of weather patterns on product sales for example – providing key market insights. This is something companies in the retail and technology sectors are already leveraging, using research firms to analyse information from across their markets and inform strategies and routes to market.
Neil Cosser is the Identity & Data
Protection Manager for Africa at Gemalto
(011 088 8500)
If data is the ‘new oil’, how are we protecting it?
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Other forward-thinking organisations are selling their research or market insights – a growing trend in the pharmaceutical industry. This type of federated approach is moving up a gear across numerous verticals: utilities companies are already considering how third-party data brokers can aggregate real-time usage data and return pricing recommendations, for instance.
Given that different data can be valuable to different people, what should organisations be doing to protect theirs?
In South Africa, we’re currently seeing a case where most IT professionals realise that the key to providing uniform protection for numerous applications lies in their ability to centrally implement two-factor authentication for both cloud and on-premises applications. This is highlighted in the latest survey Gemalto ran among chief information officers, where we see IT managers in South Africa recognising that two-factor authentication can help their organisations comply with data protection regulations and pass security audits. It is clear that companies need to move to strategies where they focus on protecting data. Strategy implementation could involve a
number of different technologies – all of which would potentially be important components.
Ways to winData encryption could prove to be one of these important components – ensuring that even if someone manages to get past a network’s perimeter defences, they are unable to use the data. Another way of looking at encryption in this context is that it is the ultimate way to ‘unshare’ data in shared environments.
When encryption is combined with other measures, such as secure key management and access controls, it can additionally provide a robust foundation for achieving compliance with applicable data protection laws.
Going forward then, many organisations would do well to rethink not only how they use their own data but, more importantly, how they protect this invaluable source of insights. In realising the true worth of their information assets, companies will be able to implement appropriate systems to safeguard these as they need to be – preventing potential breaches by hackers.
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electricians and taxi drivers. With a click of a button they will show up at your door.
“During our research phase, servicemen like DSTV and alarm installers told us that most of their day was spent on the road travelling ‘longer than necessary’ distances between jobs. The same applied to taxi operators travelling further between fares,” he says. “Now, because our service providers can concentrate on jobs or fares within shorter travelling distances, they are able to do more call-outs or collect more passengers each day. This means that they are able to be more competitive on price – and customers are always looking for the best deal.”
Briers only signs up services that have been screened, and the service also aims to be as flexible as possible, offering cash and credit card payment options.
HelpOut is free on Android and Apple, and is available in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
Honest AbeAnother new mobile app developed by two South African entrepreneurs recently went live after months of beta-phase trials and tests. The developers of Honest Abe hope it will help to free thousands of people economically by playing a role in stimulating employment and building trust between homeowners and local tradesmen across South Africa.
“My partner and I work in the building services industry and we have seen how a lot of smaller tradesmen struggle to find regular work. This isn’t because the work isn’t out there for them, it’s because many homeowners are wary of inviting strangers into their homes to quote on jobs and to do the work,” says James Mittan, co-founder of the app with Derick Bolton.
Through Honest Abe, homeowners can list jobs they would like done and the Honest Abe app sends an alert to all the relevant tradesmen working in the area. These tradesmen can then send the homeowner their quote for the job or arrange for a site inspection.
Tradesmen can also be given a rating by the homeowner based on their completed work, and this helps the tradesmen to get new work based on their track record.
Homeowners who need help or advice with any jobs are encouraged to list them on the platform. The platform is open to all tradesmen, from the owner of a large business that works in the trade and services industry, through to individual painters, plumbers, electricians or any other trade professional.
Honest Abe is available through Google Play as well as Apple’s App Store. Text and photography | Supplied
HelpOutMobile applications like Tinder and Airbnb continue to provide ways for people to use their location anywhere in the world to find, help and connect with each other. South Africans have mostly piggy-backed on these international apps, and with great success, but local entrepreneur, Francois Briers, still found the need for a more localised and wider offering to meet the needs of South African consumers.
“Although many social platforms exist to bring people together in a pleasant and popular way, and are supported by specific services like food, transport and lodging, the various home maintenance and repair issues of everyday life cannot be ignored,” says Briers.
Briers’ HelpOut app is an online tool that connects households with registered servicemen like plumbers,
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What were the original plans for plastination?When he was working as a young scientist, Gunther came up with the idea. And when he had the first piece of plastinated tissue in his hand, he said: “This will change the study of anatomy forever” – even though that piece was black and shrunken.
He hadn’t perfected the science then: the refractive index of the polymers used at the time was too low, so everything looked black, and they dried too quickly and made the tissue contract. He’s still working to improve the process now, even though he’s ill with Parkinson’s disease.
Originally, plastination was developed as a teaching tool in the 1970s. Public display was not even an idea at that time. The first time we thought about doing something like that was in the late 1980s, when we thought it might be useful to show people what various organs – healthy and diseased – looked like. There were no full-body exhibits then.
We were based at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and the first exhibit was held in a town near there with a population of around 80,000 people – and 14,000 people came to see it. But at the university, ethical concerns about using full bodies were raised, so we lost momentum there.
Then in 1995, the Tokyo National Science Museum invited us to exhibit there and we had incredible success. The show was attended by 450,000 people!
At least part of Body Worlds might feel, to some observers, like something out of Frankenstein. Is that fair?We initiated a donor programme in the early ‘80s, long before the first exhibition. Because the tissue is preserved and there is no burial or other traditional means of closure, we knew that part of the process required special handling.
Body Worlds Vital
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Johannesburg until 19 June 2016 and then
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The Body Worlds phenomenon – of which new show Body Worlds Vital is the latest chapter – is a spin-off (a creative, lucrative one) of something originally developed for academic rather than entertainment purposes. Dr Angela Whalley, curator of the various exhibitions, is also the wife of Dr Gunther von Hagens, who invented the plastination process that allows cadavers to be transformed into lifelike exhibits.
Body Worlds: a modern Frankenstein story, art in motion or a visionary teaching tool?
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If you want to become a donor, there is a 40-page brochure you need to go through that includes detailed information, pictures, and questions
about whether we can put the specimen on display after plastination. About 5%
of people want their bodies used only for scientific purposes.
When someone who has done all that paperwork
passes away, we are informed by the family. If the person is in Germany, we arrange
for pick-up, but if the body is in another country, the family
must handle the expenses.We took our programme out of the
University of Heidelberg and started the Institute for Plastination. Now, in the town of Guben, which is about two
hours from Berlin, we have huge 3,000m2 facilities
where the process takes place, and
where visitors
can watch us work. We call it the Plastinarium.The first step is fixing the body with formaldehyde. It
is then dissected. Plastination only begins after that. It’s a vacuum process, allowing us to replace water in the body with a silicone polymer. There’s a middle step involving acetone, which evaporates easily out of the muscles, creating pressure that sucks the silicone in. That takes about six weeks for an average-sized human body.
Then we begin the posing, using auxiliary materials – string, needles, Styrofoam ... When we’re happy with that, we cure the polymer with a special gas and the tissue starts to assume holding properties, maintaining its shape without assistance.
Is that where the story behind the next exhibition begins?Gunther is responsible for the poses – that’s his passion. I take what is available and curate it, putting together a narrative. Sometimes it’s clear what should be done with a specimen. A body with great musculature lends itself to a dynamic sports pose, such as the basketball player in Body Worlds Vital. We always try to make sure that the anatomy of the person and the pose of the specimen are in harmony.
What’s the vision behind the latest show, Body Worlds Vital?We all want to stay healthy and get old, but not necessarily feel old. We tend to take our bodies for granted though, and I wanted to show people the treasure they have
inside and to influence them to look after themselves.
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Appreciate what a miracle your body is beneath the skin
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Of course, consistent low scoring demands proficiency in the mechanics of stance, grip and swing. Distance and accuracy are recommended. Even a level of physical fitness plays a part. But none of these can affect your game as much as the machinations of the mind.
Legendary coach Harvey Penick said, “Understand that it is your mind that will have most to do with how you play.”
So consider these thoughts:• Science shows the conscious mind can entertain 10
negative thoughts per second. The subconscious handles just one positive thought in the same time. It’s obviously preferable to play from the positive in your subconscious.
• The best approach to a good mental attitude for your weekend game is to have one positive thought. Whether it’s a social four-ball, the Saturday afternoon competition or even the club championships, the game is no big deal in the greater scheme of things. Don’t make it more than it is.
• It’s counterproductive to keep telling yourself you’re going to win today, however much you want to win. All you are doing is exposing your mind to unnecessary pressure.
• As much as you think the people around you are watching you, analysing your shot and forming opinions on your ability, they probably aren’t. Like you, they’re nervously self-absorbed and worried most about their own game.
• Practise a few chip shots before you play. Being a short version of the full swing, a chip tells your muscles and your golfing brain to get ready to play.
• Visualise your shots. It’s not enough just to imagine a good shot. Visualise every aspect, from it leaving the tee to its flight to the way it will bounce and run. The subconscious reacts to pictures, not verbal commands.
• “Winners see what they want the ball to do. Losers see what they don’t want the ball to do” – Moe Norman. There could always be a negative result for the shot you have at hand and yes you must be aware of it, but instead of hitting the ball in fear of the negative result, commit to the shot with a positive mindset, focusing on the result you would like to see.
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James Searson is the golf director at Parkview Golf Club
in Johannesburg. Contact him via www.
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Being able to travel has given me the exposure to how various groups of people live, and from grass-roots settlements to high walls, we all love our homes. Our diverse landscape has influenced our architecture, playing between contrast and texture, redefining what is beautiful. There is a deep love of nature in South Africa and this is what defines local destinations and homes alike. Travellers from across the world come to see how we live and go home rich in experience, glowing in the warmth they find here.
Being so open to an international audience, we have been highlighted as a country of colour and contrast; a collective where we celebrate identity and express ourselves in 11 national languages. I find South African design similarly diverse in all senses, with some of the most talented architects and product designers creating unique solutions to local challenges. We as South Africans have a considerate approach when engaging with people. Being friendly and welcoming, this ‘familiarity’ is evident in what our designers, architects and artists are producing both locally and abroad.
Bold sensitivity has influenced the way we use colour, the patterns we surround ourselves with and the textures we find comforting. As manufacturing crafters, we are sympathetic to the material we use and are driven by simple functional objects that are beautifully crafted in a distinctly South African way. Our resourcefulness and considerate manner are what set us apart, creating change through a passion for detail and expression. We have an affinity for crafts. Beauty presents itself in something as commonplace as the quirky beaded animals that find a place in our homes.
Warren Walkinshaw is a Design School of
Southern Africa-trained interior designer who recently redecorated
the original Blair Atholl farmhouse previously owned by Gary Player
I am a born and bred Joburger. Coming from a mixed English, Swiss, German and American heritage, with strong notes of an Afrikaans extended family and a rebellious nature, I identify with being a South African.
PatternsSouth African interior design has been
shaped by the country’s culture
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Cultural inputIf you consider South Africa in the ‘60s and the strength of the rand at that time, it makes sense that large retailers imported high-quality Scandinavian designs, modernist furniture that has become highly sought after by collectors. Going further back, there was a wide selection of English, French and Dutch furniture that came out of coastal ports.
Traditional African sculpture and objects showcase skill and a sense of place. The preservation of those skills and the creation of jobs have empowered our communities and that has become the legacy that South African architects, designers and artists have collectively manifested going forward.
Our richly colourful cultural heritage inspires an eclectic simplicity I find expressed as a common theme in my work. While being both technically and creatively
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orientated, I find balance in finding solutions where re-distribution of space and preservation of our heritage are first priority. Intelligent solutions involve minimal architectural interference and define how I approach a renovation. Being able to use so many different elements, I find we are able to create conversation between past and present. South African art has a strong sense of place and strong cultural ties showcasing our journey and documenting the growth of our society. We see that local art is sparking conversation, and through architecture like that of the Constitutional Court, we begin to see we are having constructive conversations by interacting with our built environment.
Allow for growthMy design philosophy is based on deconstruction. I focus on the client and what their needs are and how
they live their daily life. I believe that designing and decorating a space should allow for growth. Placing emphasis on building collections, I feel that every space needs to be able to grow as a client will collect over a lifetime; creating spaces that merge as the clients shift.
I find great joy in being able to work with people on a personal level, helping them find a way to become one with their environment. I do this by paying homage, respecting beauty and blending the contemporary with the classical. Sourcing locally designed furniture and décor for homeowners seeking an eclectic mix, and finding the perfect balance between contemporary and classical elements, helps me retain a distinctly South African voice.
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Eclectic ideas combine in satisfying ways
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Media
The 33This is the Hollywood version of the stirring night-by-night spectacle that unfolded as the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground after a mine collapse
in 2010 moved towards eventual rescue, 69 days later. The film falters slightly because it’s difficult to match the intensity of that real-life drama, but the heroism involved makes it through the big-budget gloss to inspire viewers.
MusicNatasha Meister – What Goes Around ...Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Natasha Meister
On DVDIn the Heart of the SeaAn interpretation of the true story of a huge, aggressive whale who attacked a whaling ship off the coast of New England in
1820, inspiring Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick. Though there’s heavy reliance on CGI, the film effectively communicates the hardships the men on the destroyed ship endured, and the drama involved in whaling in general and being attacked by a gargantuan beast with malicious intent in particular. A solid epic with a strong cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw.
has undergone something of a musical makeover for this new EP, which sees her presenting two new tunes along with reworkings of a trio of older songs. The new material – I Hope You Know and Shadows – place her alongside Kelly Clarkson and other chart-friendly pop stars whose musical ability is exceptional, rather than buttressed by studio trickery. A great talent.
Barbra Streisand: PartnersStill hugely influential, Barbra Streisand is able to
attract the cream of the vocal crop to duet with her on this new collection. So there are peers such as Billy Joel (New York State of Mind) and Stevie Wonder (People), and contemporary stars such as Johns Mayer (Come Rain or Come Shine) and Legend (What Kind of Fool), all enjoying vocal sparring with Streisand, who still has the beating of most of them, even though her legendary pipes aren’t quite as powerful as they used to be. The top track is an older one – her version of I Finally Found Someone with Bryan Adams from 1996. Pure class.
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Books, DVDs and musicBookContinental Shift by Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak
Authors Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak are both outspoken journalists and columnists known for stating opinions and truths that are not necessarily to the liking
of those in their crosshairs. Their focus here is a huge, bewildering one – the continent of Africa and the paradoxes that make it at once appealing and terrifying. Nine years of first-person research have resulted in eight country-specific case studies that, in complex but readable terms, unpack the beyond-the-headlines stories of the countries visited and the multi-faceted scenarios playing out in each. Insightful and challenging.
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Benefits of using the Booyco Pedestrian Detection System:• Proven fit-for-purpose technology• Proven in underground and surface applications• Can be integrated into a single solution for both underground and surface• Substantial South African reference base across commodity sectors and operations• High OEM acceptance, collaboration and integration• Skilled support teams with regional footprints
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We travelled Down Under to the Yarra Forest, near Victoria in Australia, to find out if the 10-year wait for the new Hilux has been worth it.It’s been 10 years since Toyota introduced the fifth generation of its best-selling Hilux, changing SA’s bakkie segment forever. In recent years though, the popular Hilux came under increased pressure as the opposition introduced newer, more modern rivals. The Ford Ranger, most notably, has given the Hilux a hard time on the sales charts. So the introduction of the new Hilux is a watershed moment for the SA bakkie.
Seeing it in the flesh for the first time, the new Hilux sports some familiar design elements. The tail, especially, is very similar to the old model. The front end is completely new, and it looks, well, bulky, with some extra ‘testosterone’ in the flanks, courtesy of some wider wheel arches. Overall, it’s bigger than the older model, and about 200kg heavier too.
On the insideThe cabin is a major departure from the commercial model it replaces. It is all neat and modern and, dare we say it, flashy. It looks grand and feels it too, but we’re not entirely convinced about the tablet-style screen that
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seems to have been stuck on the centre console. The Hilux’s cousin, the Fortuner, which is also brand new, features a more integrated centre console design that seems more appropriate.
Hilux fanatics will also mourn the lack of a second gear lever (or kort stokkie) in the cabin – the Toyota now features a dial selector for its part-time 4x4 system. Our unit is the 2.8D-4D model that has 130kW and 450Nm of torque, linked to a new six-speed automatic gearbox. The new gearbox is a major improvement and on the road it forms a good partnership with the engine. Don’t expect fireworks in the performance department, but it’s certainly adequate. On the road, the ride is good, and
the new stability control and traction system is another big improvement.
Road worthyOff-road it is every bit as good as you’d expect it to be. In fact, with the ARB accessories and meaty Cooper ST tyres the Hilux proved to be the consummate off-road performer, with good articulation and grip. On gravel and that winding Yarra track the ride is solid and composed, while the new stability control unit is much less intrusive and more discreet about saving the driver’s bacon without him or her knowing about it.
On the road, if you drive in a relaxed mode, the Hilux’s drivetrain is refined. Push on, especially at higher speeds, and the auto gearbox, as smooth as the shifts may be, tends to hunt for the most appropriate gear. And if you drive with a heavy right foot, the Hilux doesn’t feel as brisk as some other bakkies.
Consistency is keyWe reckon the majority of Hilux fanatics will absolutely love the new bakkie. Conservative and inoffensive as its exterior styling may be, and as accomplished as the new interior is (despite the tablet stick-on business), the new Toyota is now on par with the best offerings in the double cab segment. It’s not that it does any one thing brilliantly, but the sum of all the things it does very well is its mainstay.
Maybe most importantly, it’s a Toyota – and for many punters that’s reason enough to park it in their garage. Resale value should also be right up there, as has traditionally been the case.
All things considered, we have little doubt that the Hilux will remain the top-selling bakkie in SA.
Text and photography | Danie Botha
Engine and gearboxType: Four-cylinder, turbocharged dieselDisplacement: 2,755ccMax power: 130kW@3,400r/minMax torque: 420Nm@1,400r/minGearbox: Six-speed automatic
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tasteFive-star hotel takes sourcing fine-dining ingredients back to basics
The rooftop garden operates as a fully recyclable eco-friendly resource, making use of an automated drip irrigation system where excess water is collected and pumped back through the system.
The ‘urban farm’ boasts innovative landscaping such as a hanging wall garden and rustic planters containing herbs and edible flowers, as well as a range of unique, home-grown ingredients:• Fresh herbs, including pineapple sage, sage, rocket,
Italian parsley, Vietnamese coriander, thyme, bush basil, sweet basil, wild garlic, mint and chocolate mint.
• Vegetables like morogo (African spinach).• Edible flowers like geraniums, violas and nasturtiums.Executive Chef Grant Cullingworth believes that in growing their own herbs and vegetables, the hotel can offer guests uniquely flavoured dishes.
“The variety in the garden lets us embrace creativity by exploring wild ingredients with
interesting flavours and textures that our guests won’t find anywhere else,” he says.
Edible flowers add a rich complexion to meals, while crisp exotic herbs add a nuanced taste.
Chefs are actively involved in fostering the home-grown produce as they participate in harvesting
their own produce to use in meal preparation. This is represented in the
dishes the chefs prepare, like this salsa verde prepared by Anerith Smythe, Chef de
Cuisine at ON19.
Text | Supplied Photography | Supplied and Shutterstock
On the 19th floor of the Westin Cape Town, there is a food garden that boasts an impressive display of colourful
herbs and edible flower varieties. The garden provides pesticide-free organic ingredients to the ON19 Restaurant and
ties into the hotel’s wellness philosophy.Salsa verde
Ingredients2 cloves garlic
1 small handful capers1 small handful gherkins
6 anchovy fillets2 handfuls parsley
1 handful sweet basil1 handful bush basil
1 handful mint1 tablespoon
Dijon mustard1 tablespoon red
wine vinegar100mℓ oil
Black pepper
Finely chop all the ingredients and mix
together with the Dijon mustard, oil and
red wine vinegar.Add black pepper
for taste
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Oldenburg Vineyards cellar master Philip Costandius, however, believes there is a growing interest in wines with elegance and poise, and this particularly applies to grapes such as Grenache Noir, which have a reputation for making full-bodied, alcoholic wines.
“Our south-west-facing Grenache vineyard is one of the highest on the farm – right at the top of the mountain – which makes it cooler than most other Grenache vineyards in South Africa. The fruit ripens slowly but fully, allowing us to make a rounded yet elegant wine at a more moderate alcohol level,” says Philip.
The vineyard was planted in 2011 as a bush vine vineyard and it was originally intended to be solely used in a Rhône-style blend with Syrah. “But the 2014 was so good,” says Philip, “we just had to bottle some on its own!”
The long-term plan is to incorporate the Syrah and Grenache Noir as well as Mourvèdre and Viognier, both of which are already planted on the farm, to form a premium Rhône blend similar to those found in Gigondas or Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the south of France.
“I spent the 2000 vintage in the Southern Rhône,” explains Philip, “and really fell in love with these succulent and savoury wines. If truth be told, I’m a complete Rhône-o-phile and I’m very excited about the chance to re-create something similar here.”
The Oldenburg Vineyards Grenache Noir 2014 is made from bush-vine fruit harvested at low yields of around six tonnes per hectare. Half of each bunch was removed just after the fruit set in order to improve concentration of both flavour and colour. The wine was aged for 20 months in 300ℓ French oak barrels, with 50% new and the rest second-fill. The result is a sturdy wine with plenty of ripe berry fruit and a savoury, earthy edge. Supple tannins and subtle spice complete this very food-friendly wine, which will go well with a rustic lamb bredie or stew.
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Relatively unheralded variety celebrated
in new vintage
Seeing tartrate crystals in wine is very off-putting for wine drinkers. Known to professionals as ‘wine diamonds’, tartrate crystals are formed when potassium and tartaric acid bind together to form tiny deposits in the bottle. Both substances occur naturally in grapes. They are completely harmless, tasteless and odourless.To remove crystals before bottling, the wine goes through a process of cold stabilisation, where the wine is chilled intensely for several hours. During this process, the crystals drop to the bottom of the container and are
removed. This process happens prior to bottling.Having crystals in your wine is a sign that the wine is of good quality and that the winemakers have intervened as little as possible during the winemaking process. The crystals will likely either be at the bottom of the bottle or attached to the cork.Michelle Michaels is the group sommelier for The Collection by Liz McGrath (www.collectionmcgrath.com).
Text | Michelle Michaels Photography | Shutterstock
grenache noir is generally seen as a grape better suited
to hot, inland climates, so the cooler slopes of the Banghoek Valley may not be seen as the obvious choice for this grape.
Tartrate crystals
A starring role beyond the blendBanghoek winery launches its first ever Grenache Noir
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SA8857 Johannesburg - Phalaborwa 16:00 17:10 5 J41 Airlink
SA8854 Phalaborwa - Johannesburg 13:15 14:35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 J41 Airlink
SA8858 Phalaborwa - Johannesburg 17:30 18:50 1 2 3 4 5 J41 Airlink
SA8801 Johannesburg - Polokwane 6:35 7:25 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8809 Johannesburg - Polokwane 10:50 11:40 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8809 Johannesburg - Polokwane 10:50 11:50 6 J41 Airlink
SA8817 Johannesburg - Polokwane 14:15 15:15 6 J41 Airlink
SA8815 Johannesburg - Polokwane 16:30 17:30 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8802 Polokwane - Johannesburg 7:55 8:50 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8810 Polokwane - Johannesburg 12:00 12:55 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8810 Polokwane - Johannesburg 12:10 13:05 6 J41 Airlink
SA8818 Polokwane - Johannesburg 15:35 16:30 6 J41 Airlink
SA8816 Polokwane - Johannesburg 18:00 19:05 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8747 Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg 7:00 8:00 1 2 3 4 5 AR8 Airlink
SA8735 Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg 12:15 13:15 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8735 Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg 12:15 13:15 6 AR8 Airlink
SA8743 Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg 15:30 16:30 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8741 Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg 17:00 18:00 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8739 Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg 18:15 19:15 1 2 3 4 5 AR8 Airlink
SA8730 Pietermaritzburg - Johannesburg 6:45 7:45 1 2 3 4 5 AR8 Airlink
SA8732 Pietermaritzburg - Johannesburg 8:45 9:45 1 2 3 4 5 6 AR8 Airlink
SA8736 Pietermaritzburg - Johannesburg 13:50 14:55 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8736 Pietermaritzburg - Johannesburg 13:50 14:55 6 AR8 Airlink
SA8744 Pietermaritzburg - Johannesburg 17:00 18:00 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8742 Pietermaritzburg - Johannesburg 18:25 19:25 1 2 3 4 5 AR8 Airlink
SA8861 Johannesburg - Skukuza 10:00 10:50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8865 Johannesburg - Skukuza 13:20 14:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8862 Skukuza - Johannesburg 13:30 14:35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8866 Skukuza - Johannesburg 14:50 15:35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8761 Johannesburg - Upington 7:10 8:40 1 2 3 4 ER3 Airlink
SA8767 Johannesburg - Upington 11:00 12:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8769 Johannesburg - Upington 15:20 16:50 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8762 Upington - Johannesburg 9:00 10:35 1 2 3 4 ER3 Airlink
SA8768 Upington - Johannesburg 12:50 14:25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8770 Upington - Johannesburg 17:10 18:45 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
Johannesburg - Nelspruit - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Phalaborwa - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Skukuza - Johannesburg
Golf Bags: 1 bag at 15kg free baggage allowance – golf bags must be pre-booked with your booking agent.
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SA8751 Johannesburg - Mthatha 6:15 7:30 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8753 Johannesburg - Mthatha 8:15 9:30 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8755 Johannesburg - Mthatha 15:15 16:30 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8752 Mthatha - Johannesburg 7:50 9:05 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8754 Mthatha - Johannesburg 9:50 11:05 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8756 Mthatha - Johannesburg 17:00 18:15 1 2 3 4 5 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8771 Johannesburg - Sishen 6:30 7:50 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8779 Johannesburg - Sishen 15:20 16:40 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8772 Sishen - Johannesburg 8:25 9:35 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8780 Sishen - Johannesburg 17:05 18:15 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8480 Port Elizabeth - East London 7:00 7:45 1 2 3 4 5 J41 Airlink
SA8488 Port Elizabeth - East London 16:15 17:00 1 2 3 4 5 J41 Airlink
SA8481 East London - Port Elizabeth 8:05 8:55 1 2 3 4 5 J41 Airlink
SA8489 East London - Port Elizabeth 17:20 18:10 1 2 3 4 5 J41 Airlink
SA8290 Durban - Maputo 10:10 11:25 1 3 5 J41 Airlink
SA8291 Maputo - Durban 11:45 13:05 1 3 5 J41 Airlink
SA8252 Johannesburg - Antananarivo 10:00 14:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8253 Antananarivo - Johannesburg 15:00 17:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8214 Johannesburg - Beira 11:30 13:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8215 Beira - Johannesburg 13:30 15:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8247 Beira - Johannesburg 16:55 18:45 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8110 Johannesburg - Bulawayo 10:40 12:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8111 Bulawayo - Johannesburg 12:50 14:25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8458 Johannesburg - Gaborone 17:05 18:00 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8459 Gaborone - Johannesburg 18:30 19:25 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8306 Johannesburg - Kasane 11:45 13:25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8307 Kasane - Johannesburg 13:55 15:45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8870 Nelspruit - Livingstone 11:35 13:10 1 2 3 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8871 Livingstone - Nelspruit 13:45 15:25 1 2 3 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8160 Johannesburg - Lusaka 6:35 8:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8164 Johannesburg - Lusaka 15:45 17:40 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8161 Lusaka - Johannesburg 9:00 11:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8165 Lusaka - Johannesburg 18:20 20:25 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8100 Johannesburg - Harare 6:30 8:20 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8102 Johannesburg - Harare 16:25 18:15 3 4 AR8 Airlink
SA8102 Johannesburg - Harare 16:25 18:15 1 2 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8101 Harare - Johannesburg 8:50 10:35 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8103 Harare - Johannesburg 18:45 20:30 3 4 AR8 Airlink
SA8103 Harare - Johannesburg 18:45 20:30 1 2 5 7 ER3 Airlink
Port Elizabeth - East London - Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg - Sishen - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Mthatha - Johannesburg
Durban - Maputo - Durban
Johannesburg - Antananarivo - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Beira - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Bulawayo - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Kasane - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Gaborone - Johannesburg
F L I G H T S – RegionalFLIGHT ROUTE DEPARTURE ARRIVAL FREQUENCY AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY
Nelspruit - Livingstone - Nelspruit
Johannesburg - Lusaka - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Harare - Johannesburg
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Avro RJ85 - Regional Jet AirlinerNumber of aircraftMaximum PassengersSeating ClassesLengthWing SpanHeightFuel capacityMaximum Operating AltitudeMaximum Cruising Speed
83228.60m26.21m8.61m9 362kg35 000ft780km/h
12
ERJ 135-LR - Regional Jet Airliner and Corporate JetNumber of aircraftMaximum PassengersLengthWing SpanHeightFuel capacityMaximum Operating AltitudeCruising Speed
3726.34m20.04m6.75m5 000kg37 000ft800km/h
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Connecting 36 destinations in 9 African countries.
NdolaPemba
LusakaNampula
Antananarivo
Nosy Be
LivingstoneHarare
Kasane
Maun Bulawayo
Windhoek Polokwane PhalaborwaVilanculosGaborone
PretoriaSkukuza
NelspruitMaputo
Manzini
JNB
SishenKimberley
MaseruUpington
Bloemfontein PietermaritzburgDurban
Mthatha
East London
Port ElizabethGeorgeCape Town
Beira
Tete
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F L I G H T S – RegionalFLIGHT ROUTE DEPARTURE ARRIVAL FREQUENCY AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY
Johannesburg - Maseru - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Ndola - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Nosy Be - Johannesburg – Effective 20 March 2016
Johannesburg - Pemba - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Tete - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Nampula - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Maun - Johannesburg
SA8080 Johannesburg - Sikhupe 06:50 07:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8082 Johannesburg - Sikhupe 10:05 10:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8084 Johannesburg - Sikhupe 12:50 13:40 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8086 Johannesburg - Sikhupe 16:05 16:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8081 Sikhupe - Johannesburg 08:10 09:15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8083 Sikhupe - Johannesburg 11:25 12:25 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8085 Sikhupe - Johannesburg 14:10 15:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8087 Sikhupe - Johannesburg 17:25 18:20 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8050 Johannesburg - Maseru 6:40 7:35 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8052 Johannesburg - Maseru 9:45 10:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8060 Johannesburg - Maseru 13:00 14:00 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8062 Johannesburg - Maseru 14:55 15:50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8051 Maseru - Johannesburg 8:10 9:05 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8053 Maseru - Johannesburg 11:00 11:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8061 Maseru - Johannesburg 14:35 15:45 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8063 Maseru - Johannesburg 16:10 17:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8300 Johannesburg - Maun 11:45 13:15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8301 Maun - Johannesburg 14:00 15:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8230 Johannesburg - Nampula 11:10 13:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8231 Nampula - Johannesburg 14:15 16:50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8152 Johannesburg - Ndola 8:30 11:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8156 Johannesburg - Ndola 16:00 18:10 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8153 Ndola - Johannesburg 11:35 14:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AR8 Airlink
SA8157 Ndola - Johannesburg 18:40 20:55 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8246 Johannesburg - Nosy Be 9:30 14:00 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8247 Nosy Be - Johannesburg 14:45 18:45 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8204 Johannesburg - Pemba 11:30 14:20 1 3 4 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8205 Pemba - Johannesburg 14:50 17:45 1 3 4 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8220 Johannesburg - Tete 10:35 12:40 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8221 Tete - Johannesburg 13:25 15:45 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8260 Johannesburg - Vilankulos 11:30 13:10 1 2 3 5 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8261 Vilankulos - Johannesburg 13:45 15:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8258 Nelspruit - Vilankulos 11:35 12:50 4 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8120 Cape Town - Windhoek 6:45 7:50 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8122 Cape Town - Windhoek 8:30 9:35 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8124 Cape Town - Windhoek 14:50 15:55 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8121 Windhoek - Cape Town 8:20 11:25 1 2 3 4 5 ER3 Airlink
SA8123 Windhoek - Cape Town 10:05 13:10 6 ER3 Airlink
SA8125 Windhoek - Cape Town 17:00 20:05 1 2 3 4 5 7 ER3 Airlink
SA8601 Cape Town - Maun 10:35 13:05 1 3 5 6 7 ER3 Airink
SA8602 Maun - Cape Town 13:35 16:10 1 3 5 6 7 ER3 Airink
Nelspruit - Vilankulos
Cape Town - Windhoek - Cape Town
Cape Town - Maun - Cape Town – Effective 11 March 2016
Johannesburg - Vilankulos - Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Sikhupe - Johannesburg
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Jetstream 4100 - Regional Turboprop AirlinerNumber of aircraftMaximum PassengersLengthWing SpanHeightFuel capacityMaximum Operating AltitudeCruising Speed
2919.25m18.29m5.74m2 600kg25 000ft500km/h
8
Avro RJ85 - Regional Jet AirlinerNumber of aircraftMaximum PassengersSeating ClassesLengthWing SpanHeightFuel capacityMaximum Operating AltitudeMaximum Cruising Speed
83228.60m26.21m8.61m9 362kg35 000ft780km/h
12
ERJ 135-LR - Regional Jet Airliner and Corporate JetNumber of aircraftMaximum PassengersLengthWing SpanHeightFuel capacityMaximum Operating AltitudeCruising Speed
3726.34m20.04m6.75m5 000kg37 000ft800km/h
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Connecting 36 destinations in 9 African countries.
NdolaPemba
LusakaNampula
Antananarivo
Nosy Be
LivingstoneHarare
Kasane
Maun Bulawayo
Windhoek Polokwane PhalaborwaVilanculosGaborone
PretoriaSkukuza
NelspruitMaputo
Manzini
JNB
SishenKimberley
MaseruUpington
Bloemfontein PietermaritzburgDurban
Mthatha
East London
Port ElizabethGeorgeCape Town
Beira
Tete
Connecting the City to the Bush.Experience the heart of the African bush with daily direct flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA as well as the iconic Skukuza Airport, gateway to the Sabi Sand, The Kruger National Park and the private game lodges. A short apron transfer connects you onward to the doorstep of your safari destination on Airlink’s lodge link service to the Ulusaba, Arathusa and Londolozi Airstrips. You also have the freedom to enjoy a short open safari vehicle transfer from the Ulusaba and Arathusa Airstrips to adjoining private game lodges in the reserve. A short air transfer from the lodge airstrips or Skukuza Airport to Nelspruit KMIA connects you conveniently to Livingstone (Zambia) and Vilanculos (Mozambique), gateway to the Bazaruto and Benguerra Islands.
Visit www.flyairlink.com or www.skukuzaairport.com or your Booking Agent.
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Flight number Routing Departs Arrives
Arathusa lodge strip (ASS) servicing - Arathusa, Cheetah Plains, Chitwa Chitwa, Djuma Vuyatela, Elephant Plains, Nkorho, Simbambili
Flights FROM Arathusa TO:SA 8950 Arathusa via Londolozi to Nelspruit KMIA 10:10 11:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8952 Arathusa to Nelspruit KMIA 12:00 12:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8664 Nelspruit KMIA to Cape Town 13:15
SA 8954 Arathusa to Skukuza 13:50 14:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8866 Skukuza to Johannesburg 14:50
Flights TO Arathusa FROM:SA 8955 Skukuza to Arathusa 14:30 14:45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8651 Cape Town to Skukuza 13:05
SA 8865 Johannesburg to Skukuza 14:10
SA 8953 Nelspruit KMIA to Arathusa 13:05 13:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8841 Johannesburg to Nelspruit KMIA 11:55
SA 8663 Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA 12:35
SA 8945 Skukuza via Londolozi to Arathusa 11:15 11:50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8861 Johannesburg to Skukuza 10:50
Flights FROM Londolozi (LDZ) TO:SA 8950 Londolozi to Nelspruit KMIA 10:30 11:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8940 Londolozi to Skukuza 10:40 10:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8652 Skukuza to Cape Town 11:20
SA 8947 Londolozi to Skukuza 14:05 14:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8866 Skukuza to Johannesburg 14:50
Flights TO Londolozi FROM:SA 8945 Skukuza to Londolozi 11:15 11:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8861 Johannesburg to Skukuza 10:50
SA 8946 Nelspruit KMIA to Londolozi 13:00 13:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8507 Durban to Nelspruit KMIA on Mon, Wed and Fri 8:05
SA 8663 Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA 12:35
SA 8841 Johannesburg to Nelspruit KMIA 11:55
SA 8948 Skukuza to Londolozi 14:40 14:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8651 Cape Town to Skukuza 13:05
SA 8865 Johannesburg to Skukuza 14:10
Flights FROM Nelpsruit KMIA - Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) (MQP) TO:SA 8953 Nelspruit KMIA to Arathusa 13:05 13:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8841 Johannesburg to Nelspruit KMIA 11:55
SA 8663 Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA 12:35
SA 8946 Nelspruit KMIA to Londolozi 13:00 13:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8841 Johannesburg to Nelspruit KMIA 11:55
SA 8663 Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA 12:35
SA 8932 Nelspruit KMIA to Ulusaba 12:55 13:25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8841 Johannesburg to Nelspruit KMIA 11:55
SA 8663 Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA 12:35
Flights TO Nelspruit KMIA - Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) FROM:SA 8930 Ulusaba via Skukuza to Nelspruit KMIA 9:55 11:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8930 Skukuza to Nelspruit KMIA 10:30 11:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8950 Arathusa via Londolozi to Nelspruit KMIA 10:10 11:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8950 Londolozi to Nelspruit KMIA 10:30 11:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8952 Arathusa to Nelspruit KMIA 12:00 12:40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8664 Nelspruit KMIA to Cape Town 13:15
SA 8842 Nelspruit KMIA to Johannesburg 13:35
Flights FROM Skukuza Airport (SZK) TO:SA 8930 Skukuza to Nelspruit KMIA 10:30 11:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8861 Johannesburg to Skukuza 10:50
SA 8945 Skukuza to Londolozi 11:15 11:30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8861 Johannesburg to Skukuza 10:50
SA 8945 Skukuza via Londolozi to Arathusa 11:15 11:50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8861 Johannesburg to Skukuza 10:50
SA 8955 Skukuza to Arathusa 14:30 14:45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8651 Cape Town to Skukuza 13:05
SA 8865 Johannesburg to Skukuza 14:10
SA 8948 Skukuza to Londolozi 14:40 14:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8651 Cape Town to Skukuza 13:05
SA 8865 Johannesburg to Skukuza 14:10
SA 8933 Skukuza to Ulusaba 14:45 15:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8651 Cape Town to Skukuza 13:05
SA 8865 Johannesburg to Skukuza 14:10
Flights TO Skukuza Airport FROM:SA 8954 Arathusa to Skukuza 13:50 14:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8866 Skukuza to Johannesburg 14:50
SA 8940 Londolozi to Skukuza 10:40 10:55 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8652 Skukuza to Cape Town 11:20
SA 8947 Londolozi to Skukuza 14:05 14:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8866 Skukuza to Johannesburg 14:50
SA 8930 Ulusaba to Skukuza 9:55 10:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8652 Skukuza to Cape Town 11:20
SA 8934 Ulusaba to Skukuza 14:00 14:15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8866 Skukuza to Johannesburg 14:50
Flights FROM Ulusaba lodge strip (ULX) TO: Ulusaba Rock, Ulusaba Cliff and Safari Lodge, &Beyond Leadwood and Exeter, Inyati, Leopard Hills, Dulini, Savanna, Idube
SA 8930 Ulusaba to Skukuza 9:55 10:10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8652 Skukuza to Cape Town 11:20
SA 8930 Ulusaba via Skukuza to Nelspruit KMIA 9:55 11:05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8870 Nelspruit KMIA to Livingstone on Mon,Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11:35
SA 8258 Nelspruit KMIA to Vilanculos on Thu and Sun 11:35
SA 8934 Ulusaba to Skukuza 14:00 14:15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8866 Skukuza to Johannesburg 14:50
Flights TO Ulusaba FROM:SA 8932 Nelspruit KMIA to Ulusaba 12:55 13:25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8841 Johannesburg to Nelspruit KMIA 11:55
SA 8663 Cape Town to Nelspruit KMIA 12:35
SA 8933 Skukuza to Ulusaba 14:45 15:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SA 8651 Cape Town to Skukuza 13:05
SA 8865 Johannesburg to Skukuza 14:10
Applicable fare rules apply. 20kg checked baggage, soft bag only. 7kg hand baggage, soft bag only. Free luggage storage facilities available at Skukuza Airport and Nelspruit KMIA. These exclusive services are restricted to applicable lodges and their guests.
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Try the addictive game of Sudoku. The aim is to fill each block with a number from 1 to 9. Each number must not appear more than once in each row, column and square.
If you can’t finish this puzzle during your flight, please take this free copy of Skyways with you. The cabin attendant will make sure that the next passengers get their own magazine, with a clean Sudoku for them to puzzle over!Puzzles taken from www.krazydad.com
sudoku
Each Battleship puzzle represents a section of ocean with a hidden fleet of one battleship, two cruisers and three submarines.
The ships may be oriented horizontally or vertically within the grid so that no ship touches another, not even diagonally. Any remaining squares in the grid contain water segments, which are shown as a symbol of water or as an X.
The numbers on the bottom and on the right of the grid show how many squares in the corresponding rows and columns are occupied by ships. The object is to discover where all six ships are located.
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2 x Cruisers
3 x Submarines MediumEasy
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Clue to number 11
The length of an African elephant’s pregnancy
22 months
Questions1. How many squares are there on a chessboard?2. Which two simple geometric shapes did Archimedes use to mark his tomb?3. The time (or period) of swing of a pendulum depends only on its ...?4. In ancient Egypt a cubit was a measure of ...?5. The distance around the circumference of a circle is roughly how many times the
diameter?6. If O stands for an odd number and E for an even number, what is the missing symbol in
this sequence: E O E E E O E?7. Which of these has the most axes of symmetry: triangle, square, hexagon or circle?8. One horse power is defined as ...?9. Humans count in base 10, but computers work in base ...?10. What is a googol? 11. Which system of numerals is the only one to have a symbol for 0?
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Clue to number 18Battleship
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Answers Intermediate Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 8, Book 8Sudoku #16 7 3 98 3 4 1 7 5 6 9 21 9 8 7 3 5
6 3 1 84 8 2 6 7 1 5
2 5 4 65 7 6 1 3 44 9 2 7 5 3 8 1 6
2 6 5 9
5 2 4 8 1
2 6 4
7 5 9 2 4
9 3
1 3 8 9 7
8 9 2
3 8 1 4 7
Sudoku #26 8 5 3 1
9 5 8 1 4 7 67 2 6 5 95 8 9 4 2 1 3
4 3 6 8 99 1 8 3 2 5 74 9 6 3 21 6 2 9 4 7 58 7 1 6 4
4 7 9 2
3 2
1 4 3 8
7 6
2 1 7 5
6 4
5 7 8 1
3 8
3 5 2 9
Sudoku #33 9 6 4 2 8 51 4 6 7 8 2 9
1 9 5 3 45 3 6 4 12 7 9 5 6 3
4 1 2 9 73 2 6 8 9
7 6 8 5 3 2 41 7 4 2 6 3 8
7 1
5 3
8 2 7 6
8 9 7 2
8 1 4
6 5 3 8
4 1 7 5
1 9
9 5
Sudoku #45 9 1 6 4 31 8 2 4 6 76 3 8 1 9 22 5 1 3 8 44 8 9 6 2 1 33 1 8 2 7 97 5 2 8 3 69 6 2 5 8 1
3 1 6 7 4 5
2 7 8
9 3 5
4 7 5
7 9 6
5 7
6 4 5
9 1 4
4 3 7
8 9 2
Sudoku #52 6 3 5 8 43 4 7 1 5 6 28 5 9 2 3 7
6 2 1 37 2 5 9 8 66 5 1 8
8 4 7 6 1 51 7 2 6 9 3 8
6 3 1 8 7 4
1 7 9
8 9
4 6 1
4 9 8 7 5
1 3 4
3 4 2 9 7
9 2 3
4 5
5 9 2
Sudoku #65 3 9 7 4 8
8 1 3 9 5 6 27 2 4 1 9
5 3 4 8 1 97 4 9 8 2 6 5
8 9 6 3 2 44 6 5 1 8
6 1 2 7 8 9 32 8 4 5 7 6
2 6 1
4 7
6 8 3 5
2 6 7
1 3
5 1 7
3 7 9 2
5 4
9 1 3
Sudoku #74 9 7 1 2
6 7 2 8 1 5 95 1 2 8 7
2 8 3 7 5 1 97 5 1 2 3
9 1 6 8 2 4 72 8 3 6 11 5 7 8 9 3 49 3 1 4 5
8 3 5 6
3 4
9 6 4 3
4 6
6 4 9 8
3 5
4 9 5 7
6 2
7 6 2 8
Sudoku #83 2 5 7 16 9 5 7 1 2 8
1 4 9 8 3 6 59 2 6 8 4 3
2 3 9 4 6 54 5 6 3 7 19 3 8 5 6 2 7
4 1 8 3 9 2 66 7 1 4 8
8 4 6 9
3 4
7 2
1 7 5
8 1 7
8 9 2
4 1
5 7
2 9 5 3
Answers Challenging Sudoku by KrazyDad, Volume 8, Book 8Sudoku #14 8 7 5 2 3 61 2 7 4 8 9
9 1 8 4 7 21 8 4 2
3 7 5 2 1 9 6 4 86 5 1 3
8 6 1 9 7 52 3 5 8 9 69 4 6 2 7 8 3
9 1
3 6 5
6 5 3
9 3 6 5 7
2 4 8 7 9
3 2 4
7 4 1
5 1
Sudoku #22 1 4 8
9 6 8 3 5 77 1 5 6 9 3 41 5 2 4 9 6
2 4 3 5 6 1 87 8 6 1 2 3
5 3 9 2 7 6 81 2 4 5 7 3
7 1 8 5
5 3 7 6 9
4 2 1
8 2
3 7 8
9 7
4 9 5
4 1
8 6 9
6 9 3 2 4
Sudoku #32 3 4 8 9 79 5 7 2 1 46 4 9 8 1 54 6 2 3 5 1
5 8 6 9 77 2 9 8 3 4
8 7 4 5 2 92 4 6 1 7 3
7 6 9 3 5 1
1 5 6
8 3 6
7 2 3
9 7 8
3 1 4 2
1 5 6
1 3 6
5 9 8
8 2 4
Sudoku #42 9 3 8 4 51 7 8 3
7 4 3 9 13 9 5 7 1 6 4 87 6 9 8 2 5 15 8 1 6 3 4 2 7
3 2 8 7 61 6 5 9
4 7 2 1 8 3
1 6 7
4 5 2 9 6
6 8 5 2
2
4 3
9
9 1 5 4
8 3 4 7 2
5 9 6
Sudoku #55 7 6 4 3
7 5 8 4 9 29 6 4 1 2 8 56 8 2 9 5 7 37 3 2 6 9
4 6 3 1 2 8 78 3 7 6 1 9 41 7 8 4 3 54 5 6 9 3
2 1 8 9
3 6 1
3 7
4 1
1 4 8 5
5 9
2 5
9 2 6
1 7 2 8
Sudoku #61 9 8 4 2
2 4 7 6 9 35 3 8 1 4 6 9 74 9 3 7 5
6 4 5 2 95 3 8 6 4
8 6 4 5 2 3 7 19 6 3 8 4 22 1 8 5 6
6 3 7 5
5 1 8
2
8 2 1 6
1 7 8 3
9 7 2 1
9
7 5 1
3 4 7 9
Sudoku #73 1 2 6 7 8
6 2 5 7 8 37 1 8 5 4 6 98 2 1 9 53 5 4 2 9 7 8 6 1
7 9 6 3 24 6 5 1 7 9 3
3 7 6 4 8 55 9 8 4 3 2
9 4 5
9 1 4
3 2
6 4 3 7
1 8 5 4
8 2
2 1 9
7 1 6
Sudoku #85 4 8 3 2 74 1 9 6 5
8 2 1 5 7 3 95 9 8 2 1 42 7 9 8 5 1
4 7 3 9 8 29 5 6 7 2 1 47 1 8 9 34 3 1 5 2 9
6 9 1
3 7 2 8
6 4
6 7 3
3 4 6
1 6 5
8 3
2 4 5 6
6 7 8
Get the answerSolutions to Sudoku and Battleship. Puzzles on page 92.
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Both of those stories played out in that odd no man’s land between passport control and boarding gate, where you’ve officially left the country you’re leaving but have not actually gone anywhere. It operates as more or less an independent state, with its own laws: you’re not allowed to leave your bag anywhere; you’ll need to show your boarding pass to anyone wearing a name tag; you’ll need to pay R45 for a cappuccino – and pay in euros even though you’re only 40m further from your car than you were when you last bought something in rands; and you can’t say anything that even vaguely rhymes with ‘bomb’.
There are three types of inhabitant here. The first is the group of people who work there,
who have nifty keycards on lanyards (one of the few appropriate uses of these otherwise pointless inventions) that allow them access to secret passageways that lead back to where lunchtime sandwiches are affordable and shuttle buses are frequent.
The second is the sensible traveller, who realises that
they are simply in transit and must submit to the vagaries of those in control of the situation, however profit-driven those may be. If a bit of investment is needed to make the time they pass before getting on a plane comfortable – buying a pass to a business lounge, say – then so be it. But otherwise, unless they’ve forgotten to get a gift for someone or have a handful of change they can’t spend where they’re going, they keep their cash in their pocket.
The third includes absolutely every first-time international flyer and a good deal of regular tourists, astonished by the ready availability of giant bags of M&Ms, Ferrari caps and generic digital cameras that are apparently both unavailable at mainstream malls and suddenly must-have items. They scuttle in and out of the duty-free shops like beetles, accumulating bulging bags of cream liqueur and cologne and then realising that their spatial planning doesn’t extend to making these purchases fit into the overhead locker above their seats.
As a microcosm of how self-contained, autocratic scenarios develop – something worth thinking about in an age when refugees build sprawling encampments in territories that don’t know what to do with them or, less urgently, NASA scientists are planning human colonies on Mars – these departure areas are a tad worrying.
Theoretically, the people who work in either of the above settlements will know what they’re doing and get on with it efficiently. But which of the other two groups will you find yourself in when you’re called to do anything vaguely pioneering? Or to muddle through the boring waiting bits between two more frenetic periods?
Metaphorically speaking, you may be more valuable to our species as a whole if you (more often than not, anyway) have completed the crossword in the Wall Street Journal at the boarding gate than stockpiled 7ℓ of Baileys Irish Cream …
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How you spend your pre-flight wait says
something about you
there was a Tom Hanks film in 2004 called The Terminal, in which
his character is trapped by bureaucracy, and ends up living in the low-traffic spaces of an international airport (the film is based on a real-life case that played out at Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport). There was also, in fairly recent news, Edward Snowden’s 40-day limbo at an airport in Moscow as he waited for Russian asylum paperwork to be sorted out.
Dear departing ...How do you behave once you’re in the post-passport control netherworld at an airport?
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