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JOBURG NORTHERN SUBURBS<br />
Wellness<br />
Stylish ways<br />
to keep healthy<br />
Beauty talk ...<br />
Hydration tips<br />
to beat the dry<br />
winter air<br />
Fashion ...<br />
from drab<br />
to so fab!<br />
The Buzz<br />
Bees – and why we<br />
should save them!<br />
Reads to<br />
make your<br />
heart flutter<br />
BOOZY<br />
TRENDS<br />
MBALI ZONDO SPILLS ALL<br />
WIN<br />
cosy linen to<br />
keep you snug<br />
SHOPPING, PEOPLE AND LIFESTYLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong>
GENUINE<br />
LEATHER<br />
UPPERS
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CONTENTS<br />
GET IT<br />
Editorial<br />
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Editor Daniella Potter<br />
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Workflow & Studio Manager Megan Brett<br />
Subeditor Rose Chinery<br />
Contributors Kate Argo • Tayla Blaire •<br />
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Sales<br />
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WHY DON’T YOU...<br />
5 Admire art and antiques, laugh your socks off or groove to the<br />
sounds of rock and pop<br />
6 Choose love, laughter or nail-biting thrillers for cosy<br />
couch potato reading<br />
WISH LIST<br />
8 Forget winter blues ... we’re in the pink this <strong>July</strong><br />
SOCIAL<br />
10 Guests sip, swirl and savour different fruits of the vine<br />
13 Wine, olives and music take centre stage at festival<br />
15 Visitors cast envious eyes at trendy designs<br />
PEOPLE<br />
16 Nikki Bush forges ahead and creates a new life after tragedy<br />
18 Stand-up comedian Ndumiso Lindi has his own<br />
laugh-a-minute style<br />
BEAUTY & FASHION<br />
20 Fight winter dryness with these pampering moisturising products<br />
24 Jet-setting accessories for ultraglam travelling<br />
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our Facebook page monthly.<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong><br />
HEALTH<br />
28 Seven magnificent ways to stay fit and well this winter<br />
FOOD & DRINK<br />
30 Vodquila? Craft rum? Mbali Zondo shares her extensive<br />
knowhow – and pet peeve<br />
32 Say ‘Cheers!’ and raise a glass (or two) at these charismatic<br />
cocktail spots<br />
DECOR & GARDENING<br />
34 Add stylish, yet natural and organic items to your home<br />
36 Catch the buzz about bees, petunias and lavender<br />
TRAVEL<br />
42 Relaxation, action and delectable dining – Sky Villa Boutique Hotel<br />
in Plett presents the perfect mid-year break<br />
WIN<br />
45 A R1000 voucher to spend on Volpes linen<br />
COVER LOOK<br />
Mbali Zondo wears an Emilia Skirt Coat from Forever New. Details:<br />
forevernew.co.za. Make-up by Geshika Vorster. Photographed by Peter<br />
Whitfield at The Houghton Hotel SkyBar. Details: thehoughtonhotel.com<br />
Photographer/Image credit:<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
LET’S HAVE FUN<br />
with<br />
CANON’S CREATIVE PARK<br />
FUN FOR THE FAMILY<br />
We just love joining our children<br />
and having a great time with our<br />
latest discovery ... Canon Creative<br />
Park. This clever site has a massive<br />
collection of craft templates for<br />
you to download ... from simple<br />
colouring-in pages to pop-up<br />
cards, from educational games to<br />
toy figurines. There’s something<br />
for every age group and interest ...<br />
children can colour in a simple kitten or make<br />
a twin-rotor helicopter. Absolutely perfect for<br />
rainy afternoons, school projects, birthday<br />
parties or just some me-and-the-littlies time.<br />
And it’s not just for kids. When they’ve trotted<br />
off to school to proudly show off their creations,<br />
it’s time for you to get busy. You can make<br />
personalised stationery and wall decorations,<br />
wedding invites and birthday cards. Brilliant!<br />
Details: canon.com/c-park<br />
A CRAFTY TREAT FOR OUR CREATIVE READERS<br />
Join us for a fabulously creative morning, along with your<br />
kids. Canon and Get It are holding a special event next<br />
month ... with colouring and crayons, coffee and cakes.<br />
Join us between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Saturday, August<br />
24 at Longmeadow in Fourways. The youngsters will<br />
gleefully dive into Creative Park corners and a playdough<br />
centre with Glad, while parents can join in. There are<br />
seriously fabulous goodie bags for parents and children<br />
– and let’s not forget the scrumptious munchies! Booking<br />
for this fun event is essential ... no booking, no entry.<br />
Longmeadow – a magical country style homestead<br />
with a rambling garden.<br />
There’s limited space at this special event, so early booking is essential. Each adult must be accompanied by a child<br />
(aged five to 12), with a maximum of three children. It costs R250 for adults, R100 for each child. Booking details: quicket.co.za
If you have a date for the Get It diary page, email the info at least a month in advance to daniellap@caxton.co.za<br />
A hot date!<br />
Winter blues? Not a chance with these top events<br />
Don’t be too quick to call us<br />
Explore the scary and funny<br />
Now here’s a one-night stand<br />
06 ‘crazy’ when we tell you there’s 25 30<br />
world of dating – and specifically that’s worth remembering ...<br />
a really funny play about South African<br />
life coming to the stage. Seriously, it’s<br />
called Call Us Crazy ... and it’s said to<br />
be social commentary at its best! Three<br />
TV personalities star in this one – Sello<br />
Sebotsane, Marietjie Bothma and Josias<br />
Dos Moleele. Auto & General Theatre<br />
on the Square. R150. Until <strong>July</strong> 6.<br />
Details: online.computicket.com<br />
07<br />
Together, Standard Bank and<br />
the University of Witwatersrand<br />
have built one of the largest classical<br />
African art collections in the southern<br />
hemisphere ... and it’s really something<br />
to see. Enter 40 Years of Collecting:<br />
A Celebration of Standard Bank<br />
African Art Collection. Curated by<br />
Dr Same Mdluli, prepare to be inspired<br />
(and seriously impressed) by the pieces.<br />
Worth a trundle into the city to see.<br />
Standard Bank Gallery. Until <strong>July</strong> 7. Free.<br />
Details: sponsorships.standardbank.com<br />
12<br />
Artisanal food. Vibrant<br />
entertainment. Oh, and don’t<br />
forget some exceptional artworks from<br />
around the country (get your purse<br />
ready!). The annual RMB Turbine Art<br />
Fair is now in its seventh year, and<br />
this SA art collaboration is a cultural<br />
experience not to miss. Catch some of<br />
the special projects this year. 10 Fricker<br />
Road in Illovo. Until <strong>July</strong> 14. From R120.<br />
Details: turbineartfair.co.za<br />
21<br />
When we think of the tunes<br />
of Ricky Martin, Shakira,<br />
Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull, we think<br />
of grooving! And that’s just what the<br />
Rhythm of the Night promises with<br />
some sultry pop and rock sounds of<br />
Latin America. Tickets sold out last year,<br />
so if you didn’t manage to catch it – or<br />
want to see it again – then prepare to<br />
get your toes tapping. The Barnyard<br />
Theatre Rivonia. Until <strong>July</strong> 21. From<br />
R185. Details: barnyardtheatre.co.za<br />
online dating – in The Dead Tinder<br />
Society. This hilarious stage production<br />
will take Joburg audiences through<br />
one-night stands, lust, heartbreak<br />
and also the journey of rediscovering<br />
oneself. It’s super-relevant ... given<br />
our reliance on technology in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Studio at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre at<br />
Montecasino. Until August 25. From<br />
R130. Details: online.computicket.com<br />
28<br />
some of SA’s comedy giants are set<br />
to entertain audiences in the One<br />
Night Stands Comedy Festival.<br />
Expect some of the latest one man<br />
shows from a host of comedians ...<br />
Jason, Nicholas and Donovan Goliath<br />
and Robby Collins are among the big<br />
names. Auto & General Theatre on the<br />
Square. Until August 10. R150.<br />
Details: online.computicket.com<br />
Top-notch antiques. Collectable bargains. And advice from experienced<br />
dealers. The Antique Collective (on the last Sunday of every month)<br />
may just take you on a trip down memory lane as you browse the<br />
table tops. You could recognise a flower pattern on a tea set your<br />
grandmother owned or even find a World War II commemorative coin.<br />
It’s a terrific excuse to escape the cold ... and treat yourself!<br />
The Mall of Africa’s Crystal Court. 10am to 4pm.<br />
Details: thecollector.co.za or call Clyde on 082-883-4933.<br />
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Book club<br />
Love. Laughs. And a little drama!<br />
Book club<br />
Every year, Sarah writes a love-filled<br />
birthday letter to Izzy, her now sevenyear-old<br />
daughter. And when she falls<br />
pregnant with her second child, she<br />
promises Izzy that when the new baby<br />
arrives, life will not change, only get<br />
better. But then, when five months<br />
pregnant, Sarah collapses and her<br />
future, and that of her pregnancy, is in<br />
the hands of her husband and sister,<br />
who don’t agree about what treatment<br />
options the doctors offer, and the<br />
family fights begin. Sinead Moriarty’s<br />
tales are always heart-warming (and<br />
sometimes heartbreaking) ... Seven<br />
Letters is both – and thoughtprovoking,<br />
too. Penguin, R290<br />
Also look out for...<br />
When Lucy’s affair with her married<br />
boss turns sour and she’s retrenched,<br />
she moves to a quiet village where<br />
no-one knows her history. She’s the<br />
incomer, as the locals call newbies,<br />
until another arrives. Alice, also young<br />
and single, moves into the house next<br />
door. She’s a little strange and Lucy<br />
doesn’t trust, or even like, her much.<br />
Even less so when Alice suggests<br />
starting a book club – her way of<br />
getting in with Lucy’s friends. And<br />
Lucy’s right not to trust her. Alice has<br />
moved into the village for just one<br />
reason. Revenge! Once you’ve started<br />
CJ Cooper’s The Book Club, you won’t<br />
put it down! Little Brown, R325<br />
Good friends. True love. And all the signs of the zodiac. Those of you who enjoy<br />
David Nicholls, Marian Keyes and Jojo Moyes are going to love Minnie Darke and<br />
her brilliant, feel-good romantic comedy. In Star Crossed, Justine Carmichael<br />
(Sagittarius, aspiring journo and sceptic), bumps into her teenage crush Nick<br />
Jordan (Aquarius, struggling actor and true believer) by chance. Or is it? Could it be<br />
written in the stars? She discovers Nick relies on the astrology column published<br />
in the magazine where she works, and makes a few adjustments to the Aquarius<br />
horoscope, thinking it may help her love life. After all, it’s just the stars. What could<br />
possibly go wrong? Funny, romantic ... chick-lit at its best. Penguin, R290<br />
When new mother of twins Lauren is<br />
woken in the middle of the night, she<br />
hears unusual noises from the bed<br />
alongside hers in the maternity ward.<br />
In that half-awake, half-asleep state<br />
new mums find themselves in, she<br />
thinks there’s a new arrival in the ward<br />
... another mother, apparently also with<br />
a set of twins. In and out of sleep she’s<br />
not sure what’s a dream and what’s<br />
not but she’s convinced someone is<br />
trying to steal her children, and she<br />
locks herself and her babies in the<br />
bathroom until the police arrive. The<br />
next morning, DS Joanna Harper picks<br />
up the list of overnight incidents that<br />
have been reported, and sees one is<br />
of an attempted abduction – but it’s<br />
been flagged as a false alarm. She’s<br />
told there’s no case, but Harper feels<br />
something’s not right, so visits the<br />
hospital anyway. She discovers no-one<br />
believes Lauren ... but Lauren, and<br />
soon Harper, are convinced the twins<br />
are in real danger. Little Darlings<br />
by Melanie Golding is a haunting,<br />
unputdownable read. Scary stuff!<br />
HarperCollins, R305<br />
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Wish list<br />
We’re tickled pink with these winter finds<br />
Kick back and relax in style<br />
Let’s face it, the couch, a snug<br />
blanket and the TV just beckon<br />
during the colder months ... and<br />
Block & Chisel’s collection of<br />
ottomans and pouffes give us a<br />
really great excuse to lounge around<br />
in style! There are so many striking<br />
designs, textures and colours to<br />
choose from ... and these modern<br />
pieces are super-versatile too – use<br />
them as a seat, an alternative coffee<br />
table or – our personal favourite – a<br />
place to kick back and rest our feet!<br />
They also make great decorative<br />
items. Pictured below is the<br />
Zarah stool in pink. R1295. Details:<br />
blockandchisel.co.za • Get cosy on the<br />
couch – or in bed – with the really<br />
luxurious pinch pleat-style Novella<br />
Throw in orchid from Volpes. It has<br />
a satin feel and it’s sure to keep you<br />
snug ... while looking super-trendy!<br />
R699. And that’s not all ... there are<br />
so many designs to choose from<br />
in Volpes’ new linen collection that<br />
to miss even just a peek at this<br />
winter range would be to miss out!<br />
Details: volpes.co.za<br />
Chilly weather – tick! Perfect excuse to spoil yourself with a new coat – double<br />
tick! And the range of coats and jackets at Forever New this year is really quite<br />
droolworthy! On our lust list this month is the Aaliyah Trench in pink R1399.<br />
Details: forevernew.co.za<br />
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Oh-so-elegant and completely glam<br />
If one brand screams true Italian style, surely it’s Tod’s! Those of us in Joburg’s<br />
northern suburbs are jumping for joy (and saving up every last penny!) as the<br />
shoes and luxury leather goods brand has just opened its (rather elegant) doors<br />
in Sandton City’s ultraglam Diamond Walk ... a<br />
first for SA! And the shoes?<br />
Irresistible! The bags? Totally<br />
desirable! And all the other leather<br />
accessories? They’re must-haves!<br />
Seriously, if any item could<br />
be underlined on our wish<br />
list, any little something<br />
from Tod’s would be it ...<br />
especially this really cute<br />
pink bag. R15900.<br />
Details: tods.com<br />
Happy sipping!<br />
We’re celebrating Polkadraai’s 10th birthday. This<br />
deliciously cheery Stellenbosch range has just added a<br />
newbie … Polkadraai Rosé! Described as ‘a cherub of a<br />
wine’ it’s the cherry on the cake of an already delightful<br />
range. A shimmering delicate salmon pink, you’ll smell<br />
opulent blooms (think red berry and petals) and taste<br />
hints of sweet melon and stone fruit. It’s fresh and crisp<br />
– simply happiness in a glass. Reasonable, too, at R48<br />
a bottle. Details: stellenbosch-hills.co.za<br />
You may know 1701 for its scrummy<br />
honey nougat (we do!) ... now it’s<br />
branched out with even more<br />
delicious handmade items. Ever the<br />
chocoholics, we’re biting into the<br />
1701 Nocciola chocolate nougat<br />
(mmm) ... a lovely gift too. R100.<br />
Details: 1701.co.za<br />
Hide ... and now seek<br />
We’re familiar with the imaginative<br />
designs from Cow Hide Co ... it adds<br />
top quality AA+ cow hides to designer<br />
prints, textures and patterns to<br />
create some bespoke interior decor<br />
pieces. Now, founder and designer<br />
Jordyn Pollock has introduced a<br />
really fab sister brand, &SEEK. These<br />
pieces have a really cheeky flair ...<br />
think luxury leather accessories with<br />
printed, metallic and acid-washed<br />
hair on hide. They’re said to be the<br />
first of their kind in SA! Spoil yourself<br />
with travel accessories, handbags or<br />
super-stylish laptop cases (pictured).<br />
Prices range from R350 to R1700.<br />
Details: cowhideco.com<br />
Compiled by: DANIELLA POTTER<br />
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Toast to<br />
new tastes<br />
Dee Samuel, Usha Singh<br />
See, swirl, sniff, sip ... and so much more! Wine tasters were in<br />
their element at the gorgeous Summer Place, Hyde Park this<br />
past month as they sipped (and learnt a whole lot about)<br />
different wines during the Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank<br />
Wine Festival. The choices of wine (and even brandy) were<br />
endless and the vibe was electric as Joburgers enjoyed the<br />
experience. Details: julietcullinan.co.za<br />
Peter Oellermann, Sarah Richard<br />
Ljiljana Nedeljkovic, Nicole Stafford<br />
Lauren Carr, Darryn Wright<br />
Zoe January, Charlene Molife<br />
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Jan-Pierre Cloete, Lerato Rasengoatsi, Joelene du Preez<br />
Sue Ewing, Louise Neser<br />
Dineo Mashaba, Given Legodi<br />
Stephen, Joanne and Annabel Dallamore<br />
Roy and Margaret Leahy, Gretchen and Carlo Maruggi<br />
Catherine Vermeulen, Claire Scott<br />
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FOURWAYS<br />
MEMORIAL PARK<br />
A safe, serene and beautiful final resting place.<br />
PRICES STARTING FROM<br />
R32 000.00<br />
For more information call 011 465 1715<br />
A place to be remembered and celebrated.<br />
calgrom3memorialparks.com<br />
The way to a dignified burial begins here.
Rori, Simon and Tegan Meanwell<br />
Groove at<br />
the Groves<br />
Wine. Olives. And Jeremy Loops. Now those are<br />
ingredients for an awesome party … and they’re just<br />
what Joburgers enjoyed again this year at the much<br />
loved Groves & Vineyards festival at Casalinga.<br />
Believe us, it was worth the drive! The vibe was<br />
relaxed as local bands rocked out and Joburgers<br />
wined and dined to their stomachs’ content. Yum!<br />
Details: casalinga.co.za<br />
Jodi Mulder, Gitta Wehrstedt<br />
Nomvula and Nonku Nkosi<br />
Teboho Selele, Tish Magongwa<br />
Leevi Paasch, Lize Crafford, Shaun Harmfe<br />
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Trendy<br />
designs<br />
Thami Sithole, Nqobile Nxumalo, Gugulethu Sithole<br />
Décor pieces we’d love in our homes,<br />
contemporary designs to drool over<br />
and sweet sipping at a Hendrick’s gin<br />
bar … this was our (and 11000-odd<br />
visitors’) experience at Design Joburg.<br />
The Sandton Convention Centre was<br />
transformed into a seriously trendy spot<br />
with design brands and professionals<br />
feeding our inspiration. Totally<br />
Instagrammable! Details: designjoburg.com<br />
Tshepo Nkosi, Amandla Nyitana<br />
Buyie Chamane, Sarah MacGregor<br />
Julia Becker, Beverley Glanville<br />
Monique Etsebeth, Ari Geva<br />
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It’s a comma<br />
Nikki has a<br />
selection of<br />
high-impact talks for<br />
women’s month. For<br />
all the details, go<br />
to Get It Joburg<br />
<strong>North</strong> Magazine<br />
Facebook page<br />
Nikki Bush shares her tale of<br />
taking responsibility for her<br />
new future<br />
Nikki Bush’s recent induction into the<br />
Speakers Hall of Fame by The Professional<br />
Speakers’ Association of Southern Africa is<br />
proof that life continues after tragedy.<br />
‘A broken picture is a weird thing – in just<br />
18 months, I’ve gone from living with my<br />
family of four in a home we owned, with<br />
a half-acre garden, to a rental with a tiny<br />
patch of grass,’ muses Nikki Bush, speaker,<br />
author, media personality and parenting<br />
expert. She is, of course, referring to the<br />
tragic events of 2017, when her husband,<br />
Simon, was murdered by intruders. Her<br />
youngest son, Matthew, is currently away<br />
studying at university, while her eldest,<br />
Ryan, has just left for a stint overseas,<br />
leaving her as a party of one.<br />
Nikki candidly admits, ‘While there’s an<br />
enormous amount of PTSD, if you look<br />
hard enough you can find collateral<br />
beauty among the collateral damage. If<br />
you allow yourself to become mired in<br />
the damage, your life reaches a full stop.’<br />
Nikki, on the other hand, has turned that<br />
full stop into a comma, a pause in her life.<br />
She has, in her own words, ‘refused to let<br />
my narrative become one of tragedy’. A<br />
wise decision.<br />
Long before there was Nikki Bush, high<br />
profile widow, there was Nikki Bush,<br />
the speaker who had cornered a tricky<br />
market by empowering and teaching<br />
parents how to build resilience and<br />
prepare their children for a fast-changing<br />
future that’s hard to imagine.<br />
Nikki says the veracity of her teachings<br />
has been put to the test through an<br />
experience she calls ‘a life quake’.<br />
‘I’ve always said parents need to give<br />
their children scenario plans for ‘what if’<br />
moments, should they happen in the<br />
real world or online,’ she says. Nikki ran<br />
one of these blueprints, and it literally<br />
saved her life.<br />
16 Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs <strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
not a full stop<br />
By walking with grief and trauma, she’s<br />
come to the realisation that hers is<br />
a life that has been disrupted – but,<br />
as she observes with her trademark<br />
pragmatism, disruption is part of the<br />
human condition. ‘We all experience<br />
loss on some level, whether it’s the<br />
loss of a loved one, your home, your<br />
health or wealth. The key lies in looking<br />
for growth and rebirth and taking<br />
responsibility for your new future.’<br />
Of course, that isn’t always easy. Nikki<br />
recalls ’hitting a wall’ the night of<br />
Simon’s funeral, when she realised<br />
she had absolutely no idea of what<br />
tomorrow would look like. For a gogetter<br />
who eschews uncertainty of any<br />
kind, this was simply terrifying. That’s<br />
when a friend gave her the advice that<br />
If you look hard<br />
enough you can<br />
find collateral<br />
beauty among the<br />
collateral damage.<br />
would change her life: ‘You need to<br />
reframe this as a pause in your life, a<br />
comma followed by dots, and these<br />
symbolise the future you’re going<br />
to consciously create and build for<br />
yourself. ‘ She grabbed this insight<br />
and made it her own, and it’s this<br />
that made sure her challenge didn’t<br />
bury her, but planted her like a seed.<br />
She’s embracing the adventure of the<br />
unknown, of creating a new normal.<br />
The loss of her husband and her<br />
home (they moved out after a second<br />
attempt on their property) was<br />
compounded by having to deal with<br />
the inefficient bureaucracy that makes<br />
wrapping up a life – all the practical<br />
matters, like the papers, policies and<br />
money – a customer service nightmare.<br />
‘Empathetic, humane customer service<br />
is in short supply, and there’s no script<br />
for dealing with death among most<br />
financial or legal advisors and service<br />
providers, despite what they advertise,’<br />
she says. ‘It’s incredibly difficult to keep<br />
your temper when you’re grief-stricken<br />
and traumatised, and talking to a call<br />
centre agent who insists on speaking<br />
to the policy holder, when you have<br />
seconds ago explained that the policy<br />
holder is dead,’ Women, in particular,<br />
are less prepared than men to deal<br />
with a ‘what If’ scenario, should it strike,<br />
she maintains.<br />
Nonetheless, she reiterates, the<br />
understanding that life continues is<br />
vital – as her life has done. ’Gradually<br />
you pick up your scattered, shattered<br />
pieces, and even though you’re<br />
changed forever, your energy and<br />
focus returns.’ Nikki was overwhelmed<br />
by the support she received – from the<br />
corporate that changed the date of a<br />
national product launch so she would<br />
be able to speak at the event, to the<br />
stranger who walked up to her in the<br />
bank and wrapped her in a wordless<br />
embrace – and determined she would<br />
live up to their perception of her. She<br />
has written furiously, updating her<br />
best-selling Future-Proof Your Child<br />
(due out in August <strong>2019</strong>); created<br />
a new series of talks based on the<br />
insights forged through her grieving<br />
and rebuilding process, and has made<br />
history as the first woman inducted<br />
into the Southern African Speakers<br />
Hall of Fame, shattering the glass<br />
ceiling in this industry. ‘When your life<br />
has been disrupted, you can choose<br />
to be broken and buried, or broken<br />
open and grow. You have to force<br />
yourself to flip-flop out of the dark<br />
into collateral beauty and possibility,<br />
and be open to what happens next.<br />
Grief is not linear, and each person’s<br />
process is unique but people, places<br />
and experiences reflect the new<br />
you like a mirror, and there can be<br />
profound self-discovery and growth in<br />
this,’ she concludes. Details: nikkibush.<br />
com or info@nikkibush.com<br />
What if ...<br />
Nikki shares her tips for handling<br />
a ‘what if’ moment.<br />
• Always have a Plan B. Nikki<br />
saved her own life by following a<br />
plan she developed in case her<br />
house was burgled.<br />
• Keep a ‘what if’ file filled with<br />
up-to-date copies of everything<br />
from policy numbers and<br />
passwords to unabridged<br />
marriage and birth certificates.<br />
• Stand up for yourself from<br />
the beginning. Wrapping up<br />
an estate is very difficult and<br />
service providers will give you<br />
a hard time. Stay firm from the<br />
start.<br />
• Tell people talking to you to<br />
slow down, especially legal and<br />
financial advisors who speak in<br />
jargon or legalese.<br />
• When wrapping up an estate,<br />
ask a trusted friend or family<br />
member to accompany you to<br />
every meeting, because your<br />
memory may be impaired.<br />
• Accept support. You cannot<br />
walk the journey of loss alone,<br />
but also follow your gut.<br />
• Don’t let other people lay their<br />
own ‘stuff’ on you.<br />
• You have to ‘do grief’, not just<br />
read books about it. Understand<br />
that grieving is an active<br />
process. For Nikki, that meant<br />
crying, talking, sleeping, walking,<br />
swimming, journalling, praying,<br />
meditating, reflecting, birthing,<br />
changing, absorbing, accepting,<br />
healing and growing.<br />
• Don’t underestimate the power<br />
of rituals such as coffins, burials,<br />
cremation and eulogies – they<br />
help you accept death. Nikki<br />
says her memory of walking<br />
behind her husband’s coffin at<br />
the funeral was an anchor to the<br />
reality of a loss that for a year<br />
seemed almost surreal.<br />
Text: LISA WITEPSKI. Photo: PETER WHITFIELD<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong> Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs 17
A NOT-SO-TYPICAL<br />
COMEDIAN<br />
Ndumiso Lindi – or Roosta, as his<br />
friends call him – is not a South<br />
African household name … yet!<br />
That’s soon to change, as this<br />
comedian, corporate MC, voiceover<br />
artist and presenter is set to<br />
blaze across a stage near you in<br />
his upcoming stand-up comedy<br />
show, Boys Don’t Cry in <strong>July</strong>,<br />
which hits the Auto and General<br />
Theatre on the Square in Sandton.<br />
Starting on Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 23, Lindi<br />
is hosting a five-day run for us to<br />
enjoy his fresh comedy, baritone<br />
voice and flawless delivery.<br />
The oddly named show is largely<br />
because Lindi has an aversion<br />
to the typical. ‘I try to run away<br />
from SOMETHING SOMETHING<br />
COMEDY SHOW! when it comes to<br />
naming things. I’m running away<br />
from those obvious titles and<br />
trying out these movie-style titles.’<br />
While the title of the show may<br />
be movie-style, the show has a<br />
personal touch. ‘It’s a dedication<br />
to my father, who died last year in<br />
<strong>July</strong>,’ Lindi says.<br />
‘I decided to do a show I’d<br />
dedicate to him, his life and just<br />
talk about everything. Dads always<br />
say to their sons ‘boys don’t cry, be<br />
strong’. When last <strong>July</strong> came, I fell<br />
apart. Because stand-up comedy<br />
for us is like therapy, we take our<br />
pain and put it on stage and find<br />
the funny bits in it. One comic<br />
once said a comic goes on stage<br />
and talks about funny things, but<br />
a comedian goes on stage and<br />
makes things funny.’ We know<br />
Lindi will.<br />
18 Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs <strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
The ‘gentleman of<br />
comedy’ tells us about<br />
Boys Don’t Cry in <strong>July</strong><br />
... his new show on<br />
stage at the Theatre<br />
on the Square and<br />
about his mastery of a<br />
personal voice<br />
The aptly named ‘gentleman<br />
of the South African comedy<br />
circuit’ can read a room like no<br />
other. His intuition and streetsmart<br />
nature help to keep his<br />
finger on the pulse of the nation,<br />
guaranteeing an appeal to every<br />
audience member. His comedy<br />
is self-described as ‘observational.<br />
I always talk about what I’ve<br />
experienced. I talk about my<br />
family, I talk about what humans<br />
do. I always talk about the music.<br />
I’m a storyteller.’<br />
If you’re planning to catch his<br />
show, you can expect about an<br />
hour of laughs. This comes with a<br />
‘but’, as Lindi says, ‘If you’re really<br />
having fun on stage, time doesn’t<br />
really matter. You can open your<br />
mouth to say hello and the next<br />
thing you know 10 minutes are<br />
gone.’ His comedic inspiration is<br />
classic: ‘I’ll always look up to the<br />
greats like Richard Pryor. I started<br />
comedy, then bumped into his<br />
DVD – it changed everything I<br />
knew – how I delivered a joke on<br />
stage, the way I build up a joke.<br />
Another one is Dave Chapelle.<br />
His subject matter, his delivery on<br />
stage, just the way he is. Around<br />
the world he’s considered the<br />
king of comedy. Eddie Murphy, of<br />
course.’<br />
With so many comedians out<br />
there, what sets Lindi apart<br />
from the others is his mastery<br />
of a personal voice. ‘I guess I’ve<br />
always tried to stay away from<br />
what other comedians are doing,<br />
especially in a line-up show,’ he<br />
says. ‘If comedians are talking<br />
about current issues and I’m the<br />
headliner, then I stay away from<br />
those issues unless I come up<br />
with a different angle, which is<br />
something I always challenge<br />
myself to do.’ His personal<br />
touch doesn’t just extend to his<br />
performances. ‘I studied graphic<br />
design, so all my posters are my<br />
own work. Creative director!’<br />
With so much on the go, it’s<br />
natural to question what comes<br />
next. For Lindi, this year is about<br />
collaborations and doing the<br />
shows he’s been wanting to do<br />
for a while. ‘We kicked off this year<br />
with a show we started last year,<br />
Married, But Not to Each Other,<br />
with Tumi Morake’ – a queen of<br />
South African comedy, according<br />
to Lindi (we agree!).<br />
‘Next up,’ he says, Keeping Up With<br />
the Xhosas.’ He also has his sights<br />
set abroad. ‘Comedy is my ticket
to the world. I love travelling and<br />
it’s taken me to a lot of places<br />
around the continent – Nigeria,<br />
Kenya, Uganda, among them, and<br />
overseas the UK, United States,<br />
Switzerland. The more you start<br />
performing around the world, the<br />
more you like it. You feel you’re<br />
making the world laugh.’<br />
That said, South Africa is his love.<br />
‘Local will always be lekker. It gives<br />
you an advantage to perform in<br />
your own language and you know<br />
the right references to throw<br />
in.’ South Africa has a gorgeous<br />
comedy scene but so many of us<br />
are out of touch with it because<br />
our idea of family time or a date<br />
night usually involves a restaurant,<br />
perhaps with a movie afterwards.<br />
Lindi wants to challenge that.<br />
‘Laughing is good for the body.<br />
People should go out and<br />
support stand-up and get positive<br />
vibes. Also you don’t have to tip<br />
anybody.’ Good point!<br />
When asked for any pearls of<br />
wisdom for budding stand-up<br />
comedians, Lindi says, ‘Don’t do<br />
it for the fame or for the money.<br />
Do it for the love. Be patient. Keep<br />
writing and try to stay original.<br />
Don’t be the next me or Trevor<br />
Noah or whoever. Find your own<br />
voice.’<br />
To get a feel for Ndumiso Lindi’s<br />
voice (and probably lose your<br />
own voice from laughing so hard),<br />
check out his show starting <strong>July</strong><br />
23 at the Theatre on the Square,<br />
or take a look at his website.<br />
Details: ndumisolindi.com<br />
Text: TAYLA BLAIRE. Photo: PETER WHITFIELD<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong> Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs 19
SoyLites has just re-launched its<br />
innovative moisturising product,<br />
now called Aroma Butter<br />
Bar. This solid, dry lotion<br />
bar, with unrefined coco<br />
butter, shea butter and<br />
soy wax, blended with<br />
aromatherapy oils for a<br />
fragrant experience, is<br />
perfect to keep in your<br />
bag. Choose from five ....<br />
our fave is the coffee and<br />
vanilla Good Morning. R90<br />
from soylites.co.za<br />
This new Dermalogica Prisma Protect SPF30 does<br />
more than just protect. The multi-tasking moisturiser also<br />
defends your skin against UV rays, free radical damage<br />
and pollution. It provides all day hydration for visibly<br />
smooth skin and boosts your natural luminosity. R1099 (or<br />
R449 for a nifty travel size) in Dermalogica stores or online<br />
from dermalogica.co.za<br />
Winter hydration<br />
When the colder weather arrives, it’s time to make sure<br />
you keep your face and body hydrated and moisturised<br />
Dr Hauschka Hydrating<br />
Cream Mask intensely<br />
moisturises, comforting<br />
and protecting your skin<br />
and preventing it from<br />
drying out. It’s excellent<br />
for dry, sensitive or tired<br />
skin, as well as skin<br />
that’s been stressed<br />
by environmental<br />
influences. R895 from<br />
faithful-to-nature.co.za<br />
Skin Creamery’s earth-friendly Everyday<br />
Cream is light enough to use on your face<br />
and rich enough to use all over your body.<br />
It’s suitable for all skin types, absorbs easily, is<br />
hypoallergenic and is organic. Everything you<br />
want from a cream, really. R350. Shop online, or<br />
visit skincreamery.co.za<br />
Moroccanoil Hydration Shampoo<br />
and Conditioner is perfect for normal<br />
to dry hair ... deeply hydrates your hair,<br />
while maintaining its natural moisture<br />
balance. It’s rich in argan oil, Vitamins A<br />
and E and red algae ... and what’s best,<br />
it’s sulfate-free. Available at selected<br />
hair salons nationwide. Details:<br />
moroccanoil.com<br />
20 Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs <strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
Chanel Hydra Beauty Camellia Water Cream is our new addiction. The ultra-hydrating<br />
fluid moisturiser is enriched with white camellia active ingredients. It evens out skin<br />
complexion, smooths out fine lines and leaves your skin looking and feeling soft and radiant.<br />
R1000 from Chanel stores. Details: 011-685-7000<br />
La Roche-Posay’s<br />
new Effaclar H<br />
Cleanser is a dermasoothing,<br />
hydrating<br />
cleansing cream,<br />
perfect for sensitive<br />
skin. Developed for<br />
problematic skin<br />
undergoing<br />
overdrying medical<br />
treatments, it’s<br />
fragrance- and soapfree.<br />
R200 from<br />
Dis-Chem or online<br />
from dermastore.co.za<br />
NUXE Multi-Purpose Dry<br />
Oil – which nourishes, repairs<br />
and beautifies and which<br />
can be used on your face,<br />
body and hair – is a top seller<br />
in French pharmacies, and<br />
for good reason. Made with<br />
botanical oils, it’s an effective<br />
shield against pollution,<br />
reduces the appearance<br />
of stretch marks and has a<br />
gorgeous scent. You’ll find it<br />
in selected Woolies, Truworths<br />
and Edgars for R330.<br />
NeoStrata Bio-Hydrating<br />
Cream 15 PHA is a highstrength<br />
emollient cream<br />
which visibly reduces the<br />
signs of ageing, while also<br />
repairing the barrier function<br />
of the skin, providing longlasting<br />
moisture. It helps<br />
preserve your skin’s elasticity<br />
and suppleness, exfoliates<br />
and restores youthful skin<br />
texture without irritating<br />
even the most sensitive<br />
skin, and is fragrance-free.<br />
R531 from dermastore.<br />
co.za<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong> Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs 21
PROMOTION<br />
THE FACE<br />
Searching for<br />
of the SPAR<br />
WOMEN’S<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
Are you radiant, racy and ready for fun? Then<br />
you could be exactly who we’re looking for.<br />
SPAR and Get It are searching for The Face of the SPAR Women’s<br />
Challenge <strong>2019</strong>. Someone who’s an enthusiastic runner ... who’s<br />
keen to enter the race in October ... and who wants to be queen for<br />
the day (don’t we all?). Our winner will not only be featured in the<br />
local Get It magazine (who knows ... you may just make cover girl)<br />
but will also receive VIP treatment on the day of the race. This year,<br />
four runners-up will also be in line for VIP treatment. Love it!<br />
Pictured: Face of the Race 2018 winner,<br />
Thulethu Ngqokwe<br />
Rules<br />
The winner and four runners-up will have to<br />
participate in the SPAR Women’s Challenge at<br />
the Marks Park Sports Club in Joburg on Sunday,<br />
October 6 and must complete the 5km race,<br />
although they’re welcome to enter the 10km<br />
race if preferred. They must be available to attend<br />
a media launch on August 22 in Fourways and<br />
be prepared to be photographed by Get It, and<br />
featured in print and online in Get It and Caxton<br />
publications. They must also be available for a<br />
photo shoot at Get It magazine at a time that suits<br />
both parties.<br />
How to enter<br />
Simply email two photos of yourself – one head<br />
and shoulders, one full length – to faceofspar@<br />
caxton.co.za. Include your name, age, the area in<br />
which you live, and a 100 word motivational letter<br />
about why you deserve to be our Face of SPAR<br />
Women’s Challenge <strong>2019</strong>. Entries close August 1.<br />
What’s up for grabs<br />
The winner:<br />
• A R5000 SPAR shopping voucher<br />
• A pair of running shoes by Asics<br />
• SPAR Women’s Challenge T-shirts to wear in the race for<br />
her and her partner<br />
• A Get It tog bag, with a race towel, SPAR toiletries and a<br />
selection of cosmetics<br />
• The winner will be styled by a Get It stylist and will receive<br />
a photo shoot by a professional photographer with hair<br />
by a professional team and make-up done by Gosh<br />
• She’ll win a VIP package, with free race entry for herself<br />
and a partner or friend<br />
• She’ll appear in her local Get It magazine<br />
• and newspaper.<br />
The runners-up:<br />
• A R1000 SPAR shopping voucher each<br />
• A pair of running shoes by Asics<br />
• SPAR Women’s Challenge T-shirts to wear in the race for<br />
them and their race partners<br />
• A Get It tog bag, with a race towel, SPAR toiletries and a<br />
selection of cosmetics<br />
• The runners-up will be styled by a Get It stylist and will<br />
receive a photo shoot by a professional photographer<br />
with hair and make-up done by a professional team<br />
• They will win a VIP package, with free race entry for<br />
themselves and a partner or friend.<br />
The SPAR Women’s Challenge is on Sunday, October 6 at Marks Park Sports Club.<br />
Visit www.sparjoburgrace.co.za for details.
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24 Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs <strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
Backpack<br />
bag, R1580<br />
from Ted<br />
Baker. Details:<br />
011-883-3803<br />
Scarf, R399<br />
from Forever<br />
New. Details:<br />
011-883-4585<br />
Ruby Round<br />
hardcase,<br />
R599 from<br />
Forever New.<br />
Nova brown<br />
sunnies, R209 from<br />
superbalist.com<br />
Tote bag,<br />
R759 from<br />
Zara.<br />
THE WANDERLUST<br />
WARDROBE<br />
Whether you're investing in a<br />
capsule wardrobe or jet-setting<br />
across the globe, here are some<br />
essentials that will take your look<br />
from so-so to stylish.<br />
Oversize square<br />
sunglasses with<br />
crystals, POR from<br />
Gucci.<br />
Scarf, R119<br />
from Cotton<br />
On. Details:<br />
011-883-1207<br />
WEAR IT WITH<br />
High-heel ankle boots, R659 from Zara. Snakeskin print ballerinas, R459 from Zara. Opel ankle boots, R5299 from<br />
Scotch & Soda. Details: 011-784-3233. Moccasins, R559 from Zara. Details: 011-302-1500<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong> Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs 25
PROMOTION<br />
Kalahari<br />
This month’s focus ... problematic skin<br />
Tiana Theron<br />
shares her incredible<br />
story on how she<br />
overcame her acne<br />
condition with the<br />
help of Kalahari. Visit<br />
kalaharistyle.com<br />
If you suffer from problematic skin, you know how<br />
disheartening it can be to wait until adulthood to finally have<br />
a clear complexion, only to discover that acne doesn’t necessarily<br />
end when your teenage years do! Acne can be a life-long battle, and<br />
occurs when a pore or hair follicle becomes clogged with natural<br />
sebum (oil) and dead skin cells. When the bacteria that lives in the<br />
skin, enters and infects the pore, it results in inflammation. There<br />
are two types of acne; the inflammatory and non-inflammatory<br />
kind. While inflammatory acne consists of painful papules, pustules<br />
(pimples), nodules and cysts; non-inflammatory acne occurs in the<br />
form of closed comedones (whiteheads) and open comedones<br />
(blackheads). Problematic skin conditions can be the result of a<br />
number of contributing factors including; genetics, hormones,<br />
hygiene, incorrect use of skincare products, stripping of the skin’s<br />
natural oil barrier, diet, stress, poor sleep patterns, medication, solar<br />
exposure and smoking. Kalahari’s main aim when treating acne-prone<br />
or problematic skin, is to restore the skin’s natural hydrolipid barrier as<br />
well as reduce inflammation by targeting the bacterial infection.<br />
JULY FOCUS<br />
This month’s<br />
product ... Oily Skin<br />
Correction Gel<br />
Kalahari’s Oily Skin<br />
Correction Gel is a fastabsorbing<br />
gel, formulated<br />
from botanical ingredients<br />
such as Resurrection plant<br />
extract, Tea tree leaf oil and<br />
Witch hazel leaf extract.<br />
The ingredients specifically<br />
target oily skin, problematic<br />
break-outs and inflamed<br />
skin conditions. This<br />
lightweight gel purifies<br />
and moisturises the<br />
skin without clogging<br />
pores, leaving it with a<br />
blemish-free appearance.<br />
R248 online or from your<br />
local Kalahari stockist.<br />
This month’s treatment ... Phyto<br />
Enzyme Compound (PEC) Treatment<br />
Kalahari’s PEC Treatment is our number one<br />
pick when it comes to tackling acne-prone<br />
skin! This is a highly effective, deep-cleanse<br />
exfoliation treatment, that includes powerful<br />
enzymes such as pumpkin, coupled with glycolic<br />
acid, to produce a visibly clearer, brighter and<br />
more rejuvenated complexion. Our dynamic<br />
compound of botanical extracts, enhanced with<br />
a combination of scientifically-proven ingredients,<br />
dramatically reduces and eliminates problematic<br />
skin conditions.<br />
For more information contact Kalahari on 011-656-1122. For your nearest<br />
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Winter<br />
wellness<br />
Healthy body, healthy mind, healthy life... This <strong>July</strong><br />
we’re on a bit of a health binge and these are some<br />
of our top finds. You’re welcome.<br />
That’s a wrap...<br />
Leftover food. Forget plastic wrap.<br />
The new earth-loving solution<br />
is Bee’s Wrap, reusable food<br />
storage that’s made from organic<br />
cotton with a beeswax coating.<br />
It’s washable, reusable and<br />
compostable. You’ll find it at Organic<br />
Emporium Natural and Whole Food,<br />
in Bryanston Shopping Centre for<br />
around R233 for a pack of three.<br />
Details: 011-514-0958<br />
Delectable vegan dishes<br />
Ever wanted to give veganism a try but<br />
haven’t the faintest idea how to begin? We<br />
highly recommend starting with this fab<br />
cookbook, Feed Me Vegan for All Occasions<br />
by Lucy Watson. Full of ideas and inspiration,<br />
there are tempting recipes that’ll please<br />
non-vegans, too. R419 from Exclusive Books.<br />
Details: 011-325-4298<br />
Earth-friendly shopping<br />
The new (and fabulously worthy)<br />
craze to hit Joburg is plantedfriendly,<br />
package-free shopping.<br />
The Refillery opened in Cedar<br />
Square a month or so ago (Details:<br />
therefillery.co.za), and now the SEK<br />
Zero Waste Store has just popped<br />
up in Blairgowrie. No bags, no<br />
plastic, no unwanted packaging.<br />
You can buy glass storage<br />
containers, or take your own from<br />
home (which cuts down on costs),<br />
or help yourself to one of the<br />
store’s free, recycled paper bags,<br />
and fill them with everything from<br />
popcorn to cleaning products to<br />
body care essentials. The store is all<br />
about zero waste – and low impact<br />
lifestyle, benefiting your health<br />
and that of the planet. Brilliant!<br />
7 Mackay Avenue, Blairgowrie.<br />
Details: zerowastejoburg.co.za or<br />
084-580-2010.<br />
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Setting the barre<br />
Fiona Barford has been doing ballet since she was three. As<br />
a student in Cape Town, she started Pilates ... and found it<br />
improved her ballet immensely. Hello Barre. As owner of<br />
Breath Barre, Fiona’s certainly set the fitness bar quite high<br />
... combining Pilates, Barre and yoga in her modern Illovo<br />
boutique studio. Barre classes were first offered in London in<br />
the late 1950s, hitting Joburg around eight years ago, but it’s<br />
still fairly unknown. It’s an energetic workout, with benefits<br />
including muscle definition, improved posture, increased<br />
flexibility and reduced stress. Classes range from private<br />
to small groups of no more than10 to ensure specialised<br />
attention. We’ve tried it and loved it. We’re sure you will too.<br />
Details: breathebarre.co.za<br />
Young Living<br />
New in SA are<br />
Young<br />
Living essential oils,<br />
a range of oils lovingly<br />
harvested from farmgrown<br />
and wild-crafted<br />
plants, herbs and trees.<br />
A really exceptional<br />
range ... we fancy this<br />
Peace and Calming<br />
essential oil. Available<br />
in selected stores from<br />
October ... (but if you<br />
can’t wait, order online<br />
from<br />
youngliving.com.)<br />
10 superfoods in one bottle ...<br />
yes please!<br />
The 10 ingredients of Divine Elixir – Clean<br />
Health’s Organic Super Juice are superfoods<br />
we should be consuming daily. Divine indeed!<br />
These freshly prepared ingredients – exclusively<br />
plant-based and grown by small scale, local<br />
farmers using organic practices – are squeezed<br />
into a glass bottle … and just one 25ml shot<br />
a day in the morning offers you astonishing<br />
results. The potential benefits include improved<br />
cardiovascular health (think blood pressure,<br />
cholesterol, etc), better nutrient absorption,<br />
weight loss, improved metabolism and better<br />
cognitive function. It also boosts your immune<br />
system and balances pH. A 750ml bottle costs<br />
R300. Details: sales@cleangreenhealth.co.za or<br />
062-517-2470 or 084-725-5476.<br />
Coconut, pineapple and vanilla smoothie<br />
Pop these ingredients into a Nutribullet or blender...<br />
• 4 sticks fresh pineapple<br />
• 4 heaped Tblsps Lancewood coconut yogurt<br />
• 1 tsp vanilla essence<br />
• 3 Tblsps Woolies toasted coconut shavings<br />
• A squeeze of fresh orange juice<br />
• A few blocks of ice<br />
Blend until smooth.<br />
We completed the smoothie by adding pistachios, granadilla pulp, edible<br />
flowers and coconut shavings as a topping. Enjoy!<br />
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heers<br />
to drinks with a difference<br />
Craft rum. Vodquila. Non-alcoholic drink options. There’s a<br />
reason they’re popular and Mbali Zondo can tell us just why.<br />
Text: Lisa Witepski. Photo: PETER WHITFIELD<br />
Want to know if you’ll still be using<br />
your gin infusion kit next summer,<br />
or which red blend will make your<br />
guests swoon? Mbali Zondo, group<br />
marketing manager at Norman<br />
Goodfellows, is the person to ask.<br />
With a background in PR and event<br />
organising, Mbali’s career has always<br />
had a strong social element – and, of<br />
course, where there are people, there’s<br />
food and drink. In fact, socialising<br />
is one of her great loves, along<br />
with feeding people (although she<br />
confesses she’s a baker rather than a<br />
cook), so her position at one of South<br />
Africa’s well-known liquor chains suits<br />
her perfectly. ‘I love being exposed<br />
to new brands and different types<br />
of drinks,’ she enthuses – which is<br />
why every Friday afternoon finds her<br />
browsing the aisles of her store, trying<br />
a new brand or figuring out what’s<br />
driving sales of another.<br />
Yes, she confirms – that’s just as much<br />
fun as it sounds, but it’s useful, too.<br />
‘From a professional perspective,<br />
you can’t build a brand if you’ve<br />
only experienced it on paper. I also<br />
like the fact that I’m able to give my<br />
friends personal recommendations.’<br />
And what, exactly, would those<br />
recommendations be? ‘If we’re talking<br />
winter drinks, you can’t go wrong<br />
with a red wine or red blend. But I<br />
also recently tasted a whisky espresso<br />
cocktail that’s perfect for chilly nights.’<br />
If she’s choosing her own drinks,<br />
Mbali opts for bubbles or gin. Valdo<br />
Floral Prosecco gets her thumbs-up,<br />
especially because she can never<br />
resist a beautiful bottle. As she says, ‘A<br />
drink must look as good as it tastes!’.<br />
That’s also why she favours Catherine<br />
Marshall’s reds and Chenin Blanc –<br />
although, great art direction on the<br />
wine labels aside, she’s an enthusiastic<br />
supporter of women in the drinks<br />
industry. It’s not surprising then, that<br />
she also lists Ntsiki Biyela’s Aslina wines<br />
among her favourites – after all, Biyela<br />
was one of the first black women<br />
winemakers in South Africa and Mbali<br />
is especially passionate about the<br />
advancement of women. When it<br />
comes to gin, The Botanist is her pick,<br />
garnished with blueberries, grapefruit<br />
and cucumber to get the perfect<br />
balance of floral and citrus notes.<br />
About that gin … Mbali predicts<br />
that the craft bottles on our shelves<br />
may still have a place for some time,<br />
but it won’t be long before they’re<br />
joined by rum. This is one of the most<br />
exciting spaces in the drinks industry,<br />
she reports … a trend that’s pushed<br />
by the proliferation of pop-up rum<br />
restaurants, giving us a chance to<br />
experience the spirit as never before.<br />
Experimentation is all part of the<br />
fun, but for those who wish to stay<br />
away from the strong stuff, there’s<br />
also a significant turn to low- or nonalcoholic<br />
beers ... a great choice for<br />
those who want to be able to enjoy a<br />
good party and still get up early for a<br />
cycle the next day.<br />
Mbali notes that the interest in<br />
alcohol-free beverages may also be<br />
attributed to the growing concern<br />
about ethical eating. ‘There’s an<br />
increased demand for natural, organic<br />
ingredients – and drinks trends always<br />
follow food,’ she observes. This also<br />
explains why we’re seeing more food<br />
and wine pairings – and for those<br />
who are still daunted by the notion of<br />
finding the perfect Merlot to match<br />
their meat, there’s usually a new food<br />
festival or rooftop market where<br />
someone in the know can share their<br />
expertise.<br />
Also, there’s the Instagram explosion<br />
of people hoarding ice buckets of<br />
pricey bubbles at these events – a<br />
phenomenon which may baffle the<br />
average South African, but which<br />
Mbali explains is all down to the<br />
need for social acceptance. ‘South<br />
Africans love to splash and splurge on<br />
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expensive brands to show they can,’<br />
she says. This is one of the peculiarities<br />
of our market, which is amplified by<br />
our diversity. On the plus side, that<br />
diversity means there are literally<br />
thousands of palates distillers and<br />
winemakers can appeal to, and some<br />
are doing so with surprising results.<br />
Enter the vodquila (a mix of vodka<br />
and tequila), along with flavoured<br />
beers and gin cocktails.<br />
Of course, says Mbali, for every person<br />
who wants to play with flavours,<br />
there’s a loyalist who wouldn’t<br />
dream of ordering a different<br />
brand of cognac. And while that’s<br />
understandable, she wishes more<br />
people would try South African<br />
brands which, she believes, ‘don’t<br />
get the shine they deserve’. It helps<br />
to have more celebrities releasing<br />
their own beverages: Think I Am<br />
Khanyi – Khanyi Mbau’s gin or Bonang<br />
Mathebe’s House of BNG MCC Brut<br />
Rosé, because these brands have<br />
undeniable sparkle, encouraging<br />
more people to sample them. What’s<br />
interesting though, is that these<br />
famous folk have actually had a hand<br />
in the creation of their drinks, rather<br />
than simply endorsing them, which<br />
makes the celebrity tipple space a<br />
particularly interesting one to watch,<br />
according to Mbali.<br />
It’s all a sign that the industry is<br />
changing, she continues – and it’s<br />
something she’s proud of. With<br />
brands like whisky label Glen Scotia<br />
undertaking initiatives to boost<br />
ethical consumption (it’s adopted<br />
100 000 bees to preserve the species<br />
and improve sustainability), there’s<br />
a new standard in ‘drinks that make<br />
a difference’. Mbali would like this<br />
attitude extended to other areas of<br />
the industry. Her personal bugbear<br />
is the perception of people who<br />
work in the industry as lushes who<br />
do nothing but swill drinks all day.<br />
It’s an image she hopes will change<br />
as consumers are educated about<br />
the good the alcohol industry can<br />
achieve. And on the subject of things<br />
that need to change, she’d like to see<br />
greater participation by young black<br />
women, along with clear-cut career<br />
paths for them to follow.<br />
We’ll drink to that! Details: @mbals on<br />
Instagram; @Mbals24 on Twitter<br />
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Come on, let’s<br />
RAISE A GLASS<br />
Compiled by: DANIELLA POTTER and MEGAN BRETT<br />
Testament to the saying ‘good things come in threes’, we’ve<br />
found a trio of new – and really fab – cocktail spots ... and we’ve<br />
thrown in two more treats for your shopping list – cheers!<br />
Now here’s a great location for sundowners<br />
Perched on top of <strong>North</strong>cliff Hill one recent crisp Tuesday evening, the sight of<br />
what seemed like a million twinkling lights took our breath away... Then we were<br />
handed a glass of bubbly and we thought, wow, we’ve really hit the jackpot! We<br />
highly recommend you too take the journey up this Joburg landmark and pay a<br />
visit to the new, seriously classy, boutique hotel, The <strong>North</strong>cliff, and try the Kranz<br />
restaurant. It’s an exceptional spot for sundowners – from the grand windows in<br />
the intimate restaurant, you’ll take in the view that stretches from our northern<br />
suburbs right the way through to the Magaliesberg – wow! Opt to enjoy your<br />
pre-dinner drinks (the wine list is very diverse and there are cocktails too) on the<br />
pool deck – we did and it was magical. When you start to feel a little peckish,<br />
you’ll be spoilt for choice by the three-course menu. Seafood fans, we can vouch<br />
for the butter poached prawn with chimichurri, coconut rice ball and sweet<br />
potato as a starter – yum! And our sweet tooth swooned at the delicious malva<br />
pudding with tonka bean ice cream and a rooibos glaze – worth every straightto-the<br />
hips calorie! Starters and desserts around R90, mains from R165.<br />
Details: thenorthcliff.com<br />
Gin fans ... this one has<br />
your name on it! The<br />
Infuse Your Gin with<br />
flavour and colour kit<br />
has a collection of spices<br />
... think hibiscus, rose<br />
petals, lavender and<br />
juniper berries. R79.99<br />
from Woolies. Details:<br />
woolworths.co.za<br />
Skip the hangover<br />
If it looks like a cider, tastes like a<br />
cider ... it’s still a cider – but without<br />
the alcohol! Enter Savanna Non-<br />
Alcoholic Lemon ... apparently SA’s<br />
first non-alcoholic cider. We all know<br />
there’s a rising trend of ‘conscious<br />
consumption’ and this cider’s said<br />
to have been designed in response<br />
to it. For those who are mindful of<br />
their consumption ... or looking for a<br />
tasty something to sip during a night<br />
out before that (unbearable) 5am<br />
wake-up call for gym or long day at<br />
the office, this zesty cider could be<br />
it! R15, from Norman Goodfellows.<br />
Details: ngf.co.za<br />
32 Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs <strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
The place to get social<br />
If there’s one thing for sure, Social Parkwood<br />
lives up to its name! This recently opened spot<br />
has already become a top hang-out venue ...<br />
the place to mingle and meet new people. It’s<br />
seriously vibrant ... oranges, blues and Africaninspired<br />
murals set the tone of this trendy bar<br />
scene. Afternoons effortlessly roll into evenings<br />
– especially on Friday and Saturday nights when<br />
the DJ plays soulful house, Afro and jazz. The<br />
drinks menu is detailed ... seriously, you’ll be spoilt<br />
for choice with the huge selection of cocktails,<br />
gins, beers and wines. But the menu offers help<br />
too – there’s a taste map so you can find just the<br />
right drink to suit your palate (or mood). Our top<br />
pick? The personalised G&Ts ... choose your fave<br />
gin, add flavourants, tonic and top it off with<br />
some garnish ... all of your own fancy (what fun!).<br />
On the cocktail list ... we highly recommend the<br />
Pornstar martini (pictured) served with fresh<br />
passionfruit and a side tot of bubbly – fruity, silky<br />
and oh-so-yum! The menu’s locally-themed and<br />
has some really tasty easy-to-share options ... great<br />
for a large group of mates. Trust us, the Tshisha<br />
Nyama sharing platter is a must-try ... the truffled<br />
Parmesan pap will have you licking the plate!<br />
Open daily from noon. Details: socialshabeen.co.za<br />
Toast a chic new bar<br />
Classy. Elegant. And oh-so-stylish. The SkyBar<br />
at The Houghton Hotel is definitely the spot<br />
to clink glasses ... perfect for a celebration, but<br />
just as good for a vibey Saturday night out. For<br />
sundowners, opt to sit at the bar outside ... the<br />
peaceful sounds of running water from the pool<br />
features will make you feel as if you’ve escaped<br />
the city for a while (bliss!). You may catch some<br />
golfers taking a swing on the Houghton golf<br />
course too. When it gets chilly during winter<br />
nights, head indoors ... you can resume a barseated<br />
position, but we highly recommend the<br />
comfy lounge areas. There are a few spaces to<br />
choose from ... some social, others slightly more<br />
intimate. The decor is tasteful ... greys, whites,<br />
wooden and a touch of blue, with stylish lighting.<br />
And the drinks? Spoilt for choice! There’s an<br />
impressive wine selection ... the Bordeaux- and<br />
Rhone-style blends are fashionable choices.<br />
Hugely popular are the on-tap beers, range of<br />
whiskies and vast selection of gins that you can<br />
garnish as you wish. Cocktails? Staff can whip up<br />
an array of them ... think refreshing Long Island<br />
ice teas and zesty margaritas (both pictured).<br />
They can stir – or shake – up a martini (Bond<br />
would be happy) ... and there’s even an espresso<br />
martini that’s apparently so delicious it’s already a<br />
favourite! In short ... your next night out is sorted<br />
... you’re welcome! Details: thehoughtonhotel.com<br />
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ORGANIC<br />
DESIGN<br />
We’ve taken our inspiration<br />
Cowrie coaster,<br />
R125 • Agate<br />
from interior designer Michele<br />
coaster, R636,<br />
both from<br />
Throssell this month. Her style<br />
Weylandts.<br />
Details:<br />
is all laid-back glamour, with<br />
010-900-3202<br />
natural organic elements, local<br />
style, and a mix of old and new.<br />
We’re swooning!<br />
Cotton<br />
cushion<br />
cover with linear<br />
design, R369 from<br />
Zara Home.<br />
Niko candle<br />
holder, R149 from<br />
superbalist.com<br />
Reflections. Natural elements. And gold ... for a<br />
touch of class. For more of Michele’s work, visit<br />
michelethrossell.co.za. Image: Elsa Young<br />
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Bottle<br />
stopper,<br />
R145 from<br />
Weylandts.<br />
Marbled resin tray, R700<br />
from Studio19. Details:<br />
010-023-0071<br />
Multicoloured oval basket,<br />
R699 from Zara Home<br />
Details: 010-020-2837<br />
Charcoal stacking tumbler,<br />
R69 from Woolies.<br />
Ficus Lyrata Bambino in<br />
pot, R179.99 from Woolies.<br />
Touches of stone, wood and glass create an elegant space ... perfect for a<br />
bar area. Image: Elsa Young<br />
Compiled by: KATE ARGO<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong> Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs 35
Buzz Bee-come<br />
ing<br />
about<br />
Indoor or out ...<br />
Lavender Avignon Early Blue is small and bushy with deep blue blooms and<br />
the strong fragrance of English lavender. Keep flowering plants in a warm,<br />
sheltered spot on the patio during winter and it will continue flowering into<br />
spring. Use the edible flowers in cooking or baking, and to flavour sugar. Cut off<br />
the dead blooms to encourage new flowers. In summer it can be planted out<br />
into the garden or into outdoor containers. It’s suitable for our hot, dry summers,<br />
being able to tolerate heat better than stoechas varieties.<br />
Save the bees, plant a<br />
petunia and prune the<br />
roses ... enjoy winter<br />
in the garden<br />
eco-friendly<br />
‘If the bee disappeared off the<br />
surface of the globe, then man<br />
would only have four years of life<br />
left.’ Albert Einstein<br />
As a critical part of our food cycle,<br />
and contributing significantly<br />
towards the sustainability of<br />
our eco-system through simple<br />
pollination, we really should be<br />
doing all we can to save the bees.<br />
If you have bees in your garden,<br />
put out a water bowl, filled with<br />
stones for the bees to rest on. If<br />
you’re keen on a bee hive, Grant<br />
Arrand of The Honey Company<br />
will come and set one up for you.<br />
Plus ... if there’s a swarm of bees<br />
in your garden or home ... don’t<br />
kill them or try to remove them<br />
yourself. Companies like The Honey<br />
Company not only supply pure<br />
natural honey, but also remove<br />
bees safely, relocating them to new<br />
hives in stress-free environments<br />
on farms and areas where there is<br />
vegetation to support their food<br />
supply. Details: 083-652-0760<br />
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This natural lavender<br />
gardeners’ soap is filled<br />
with pumice ... great for<br />
scrubbing off stubborn<br />
dirt. And it’s supermoisturising<br />
too. R45 from<br />
French Lemon. Details:<br />
frenchlemon.co.za<br />
Moulton Mill watering can, R300<br />
from Builders. Details: builders.co.za<br />
We’re planting ... petunias<br />
Petunia Lightning Sky is the latest<br />
in novelty petunias that’s very hard<br />
to ignore. The speckled and starred<br />
yellow and red-velvet petals sparkle<br />
like a firework display. Each bloom<br />
is different, and the cooler days<br />
and nights bring out the markings.<br />
Like the other novelty petunias, the<br />
flowers are single, with compact, neat<br />
growth that suits smaller gardens, and<br />
spill out of containers and hanging<br />
baskets. Plants can double-up as<br />
in indoor flower arrangement for<br />
a day or two before being planted<br />
outdoors. They like full winter sun,<br />
well-drained soil, regular watering and<br />
fertilizer once a month to ensure an<br />
endless supply of flowers. The other<br />
showy petunias in the novelty range<br />
are the blue-shaded Night Sky and Ink<br />
Splash, as well as the pink and white<br />
Baby Doll.<br />
A bee’s treat... Chamomile<br />
Grow-nuts, R49.95 from<br />
seedleme.com<br />
Garden tasks for <strong>July</strong><br />
• Prune the roses from mid-<strong>July</strong><br />
until early August<br />
• Regularly water spring flowering<br />
shrubs, bulbs and flowers<br />
• Fertilize winter flowers with a<br />
liquid fertilizer once or twice<br />
a month<br />
• Water lawns once a month in<br />
warmer areas<br />
• Protect tender plants with frost<br />
guard cloth<br />
• Water flowers in containers every<br />
second day<br />
• Protect conifers from conifer<br />
aphid by spraying the stems<br />
and foliage with an organic<br />
insecticide or use insecticide<br />
granules sprinkled around the<br />
base of the conifer.<br />
Compiled by: KATE ARGO<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong> Get It Joburg <strong>North</strong>ern Suburbs 37
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Coastal escape<br />
Plett ... still (and always will be) the perfect<br />
destination for a mid-year coastal break<br />
With its plush boutiques and<br />
smart complexes, Plettenberg<br />
Bay is hardly a sleepy seaside<br />
village getaway. But in spite of<br />
the dramatic development that’s<br />
taken place in recent decades, the<br />
town remains a shrine to nature’s<br />
bounty. And there’s nowhere<br />
better to enjoy the view than<br />
at the Sky Villa Boutique Hotel,<br />
part of the Cape Summer Villas<br />
Collection.<br />
‘Plettenberg Bay always has the<br />
most wonderful sunrises,’ my<br />
mother tells me, reminding me<br />
of how we used to sit, hands<br />
wrapped round steaming mugs of<br />
coffee, watching a small red ball<br />
slowly climbing the horizon. That<br />
was back in the nineties, when<br />
Plett was our family holiday spot.<br />
And, although much has changed<br />
since then, the grandeur of the<br />
sunrise certainly hasn’t. That’s<br />
what I’m thinking as I watch that<br />
same red ball from my balcony, its<br />
rays refracted into a golden splash<br />
on the surface of the lagoon. Just<br />
beyond this gilded spectacle, the<br />
beach beckons…<br />
It’s no wonder Plett’s legendary<br />
scenery draws legions of<br />
holidaymakers, local and<br />
international alike. But the same<br />
craggy beauty which makes it<br />
a joy for the eyes also makes for<br />
outstanding exploring. While it’s<br />
tempting to sit and take in that<br />
balcony view, I know there are<br />
even greater splendours beyond<br />
the hotel.<br />
There’s the famed Robberg hike,<br />
for instance – a favourite way for<br />
locals to spend the weekend. The<br />
walk takes you from rocky dunes<br />
(watch out for the views of seals<br />
at play) to wave-splattered beach.<br />
Then there’s cruising down the<br />
Keurbooms River, where shadow<br />
plays on fynbos-festooned<br />
mountains and amber-coloured<br />
water laps at private beaches. If<br />
ever there was a place that called<br />
you to spread out your towel and<br />
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turn off your phone, this would be<br />
it – but, then again, that would be<br />
a wasted opportunity. The smooth,<br />
calm waters also make this an ideal<br />
spot for trying out your stand-up<br />
paddling skills. But if that idea<br />
doesn’t grab you, perhaps the<br />
thought of cruising slowly down<br />
the river, bubbles in hand, will.<br />
Plett’s beaches are also a favourite<br />
party spot for whales and<br />
dolphins. We played tag with them<br />
out on the ocean, and although<br />
the dolphins proved somewhat<br />
shy and elusive, nothing could<br />
beat the exhilarating sensation of<br />
streaming over azure blue waves.<br />
Then there are the boutiques<br />
and bakeries. Those<br />
who love browsing<br />
through interesting<br />
stores will find time<br />
flies as they meander<br />
down Plett’s high<br />
street, refuelling<br />
occasionally with a<br />
flat white and slice<br />
of buttery cake.<br />
As much as all these activities are<br />
food for the soul, there’s just as<br />
much fulfilment to be found at<br />
the hotel itself. It’s as though every<br />
angle and corner of Sky Villa has<br />
been carefully designed to make<br />
you stop and stare – inside the<br />
hotel, a luxe palette of metallics<br />
is offset by moody wallpapers<br />
and floral fabrics. Clearly, this<br />
establishment hasn’t been created<br />
merely as a place to relax; it’s also<br />
intended as a treat for the senses.<br />
The hotel’s gardens are even more<br />
pleasing. Flurries of fynbos make<br />
for a smudgy pastel landscape,<br />
while the vista rolls all the way<br />
down to that sapphire<br />
sea. You can’t blame a<br />
girl for wanting to take<br />
it all in – which is why I<br />
spend much of my stay<br />
at the heated pool by the<br />
rooftop bar. The espresso<br />
martini I’m sipping certainly<br />
doesn’t hurt, either.<br />
The panorama from the<br />
restaurant is similarly<br />
spectacular. That might be the<br />
reason the hotel is fast gaining a<br />
reputation as a favourite breakfast<br />
destination, although it’s the<br />
dinners that really get my mouth<br />
watering. The menu draws on<br />
Mediterranean influences, so<br />
expect plenty of fresh, bold<br />
flavours that pair perfectly with<br />
your coastal location. My all-time<br />
hero dish is Live By Chocolate, a<br />
chocolate experience so densely<br />
delicious it will take care of all<br />
cravings for the next week – think<br />
a duo of mousse, lashed with<br />
butterscotch sauce and finished<br />
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ice cream. Of course, life isn’t<br />
just about dessert (would that<br />
it could be). I also loved the<br />
avocado and salmon tartare,<br />
with a liberal drizzle of sesame<br />
oil complementing the Asian<br />
complexity of the dish, while the<br />
pork belly received lavish praise<br />
from my companions. A word<br />
of advice – go hungry! Sky Villa’s<br />
portions are generous, to say the<br />
least, and you’ll definitely want to<br />
do them justice.<br />
After just one weekend here, I feel<br />
cosseted and cocooned – and<br />
more than ready to tackle life<br />
below the clouds.<br />
Info ...<br />
Rates (per room on a bed and breakfast basis) range from<br />
R2200 for a standard mountain-facing room in low season up<br />
to R9900 for the presidential suite in high season.<br />
Details: Sky Villa: Capesummervillas.co.za; Ocean Blue Adventures<br />
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