“But I must say that the provincial commissioner of this province, Mondli Zuma is very happy (that) the collective, community members, the police and other organisations were keen to help and put some effort towards the whole process. This shows we are one, as a collective we can do more,” said Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Leonard Hlathi.
“It is really working. We are also saying to community members, those criminals who are doing these things or kidnapping people and making demands. We have arrested three people in KaMhlutshwa where a 53-year-old woman was kidnapped. Ransom was demanded. We activated our operatives and that assisted us because we managed to arrest the three suspects. This is a strong warning: we are doing that, we are after you.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa is worried about deteriorating race relations in the country but believes this is a “great opportunity” for the ANC to regain its non-racial character.
“The ANC believes South Africa belongs to all who live in it. The Freedom Charter is clear,” he told a group of editors during a briefing with the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) in Cape Town on Thursday.
Asked whether he was concerned about relations between different race groups in South Africa following a number of well publicised incidents of racism, Ramaphosa said one of the ANC’s biggest weaknesses was the fact that it has lost its “non-racial character”.
All racial groups should feel at home in the country, and feel that they have a role to play, he said.
Message for white South Africans
The president had a specific message for white South Africans: “We should accept what had happened in the past where a particular racial group reaped the benefits, economic and other. They must own up and say, ‘therefore we have a responsibility to contribute so that we can build a new nation from the ashes of apartheid’.”
Asked about the role played by the now defunct British PR firm Bell Pottinger to sow racial division to the benefit of the Gupta and Zuma families, Ramaphosa said Bell Pottinger attempted to “poison the atmosphere”.
Bell Pottinger, on brief from the Guptas and former president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, engineered the so-called “white monopoly capital (WMC)” campaign whereby journalists, politicians and activists opposing state capture were labelled agents of WMC on social media platforms.
Ramaphosa said the ANC had to assist the country in ridding itself from the “poison that Bell Pottinger tried to propagate”.
All groups should feel valued in South Africa, and diversity must be applauded. Racial polarisation was “anti-ANC and militates against the Constitution,” Ramaphosa said.
City Press editor-in-chief Mondli Makhanya urged Ramaphosa to “rise above the noise” and do something about racial polarisation, which he described as “very bad”.
President Cyril Ramaphosa during his engagement with the leadership of the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) at Tuynhuys, Cape Town pic.twitter.com/bNwJkd136Q
In my early twenties, I was a school teacher and Pilates instructor, and on top of my jobs, I was used to running five miles (8km) almost every day. But slowly, I became so exhausted that I could barely get out of bed to go to work.
I couldn’t figure out why I had no energy, but I noticed myself becoming a different person. On top of my depleted energy, I had constipation so bad that at one point, I couldn’t go for two weeks.
In 2012, when I was 25, I went to my doctor, who told me I had Hashimoto’s disease, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the thyroid. This led to hypothyroidism – my thyroid wasn’t producing enough thyroid hormone – and my doctor said this was the cause of my fatigue.
I began taking hormones every day to replace those that my body wasn’t producing, as well as laxatives for my constipation. Still, my energy levels didn’t change much. I was still tired all the time and, for me, the prescription medications felt more like Band-Aids than solutions.
Even after two years of treatment, I still felt so exhausted that I had to resign from my teaching job. I knew I had to do something to bring back my energetic self.
‘I was willing to try anything.’
In 2014, I was sitting down at a wedding reception when a friend who practices functional medicine came up to me. It was a few months after I’d resigned from my job, and she could tell something was wrong. “What’s going on with you?” she asked. I told her about my autoimmune disorder and how the hormones just weren’t helping me.
“No grains, legumes, refined sugar or dairy,” she replied. “Try it.”
This type of diet isn’t a conventional approach to hypothyroidism. (So far, evidence of a gluten-free diet improving thyroid function is mostly anecdotal, although some women do swear by it to help their symptoms.)
Making such a big change probably seems drastic to some. But at that point, after years of feeling exhausted and sick, I was willing to try just about anything to get my energy back and feel better about myself.
I had always loved eating fruits, veggies and proteins anyways. But baking – that was something I couldn’t live without. It was my love language. I baked cookies for my brother and his friends after school when we were kids, and I baked banana bread for my now-husband for our second date. We made that same banana bread for each guest at our wedding.
I was a baker at heart, and I felt like my only choices were giving it up or baking without being able to try a single bite. So as I went into the diet, I was determined to find a way to keep baking in my life.
‘My new diet was surprisingly easy.’
It was probably less than a week into my new diet when I was craving something sweet. I knew I couldn’t keep myself from baking long, but I didn’t want to totally blow my new eating habits. So I challenged myself to bake without any of the ingredients I had eliminated from my diet.
After tons of trial-and-error, I found the five perfect ingredients that I could use to bake just about anything from cakes to cookies to brownies and, of course, banana bread:
Almond flour
Coconut oil
Organic eggs
Himalayan pink salt
Maple syrup
I was thrilled. I could have my cake (literally!) and my new-and-improved diet, too.
When it came to my day-to-day eating, I found easy ways to replace the ingredients I had cut out.
For breakfast, I started eating a few eggs and veggies or a cup of decaf coffee blended with coconut cream and a collagen protein supplement.
For lunch, I’ll have what I call a “loaded salad,” which I pack with protein like chicken, eggs or fish mixed with green veggies like kale and Brussels sprouts.
For dinner, I’d eat more veggies, which I love to roast, and another protein. I learnt to make sweet-potato fries as a healthy alternative to French fries and spaghetti squash when I’m in the mood for something pasta-like. I figured out ways to make lasagna and Bolognese without grains or gluten, too.
When I got hungry between meals (which surprisingly didn’t happen often!), I ate 100% cacao or dehydrated coconut pieces, which I call “coconut jerky”. (It’s really good, I promise.)
At the beginning of each week, I roasted a big batch of vegetables and sweet potatoes. That way, I knew I’d have something easy and healthy to grab when my days got busy.
‘I took my baking to a whole new level.’
This may sound crazy, but the diet change was much easier – and more fun – than I thought it would be. My husband and I decided to stop buying any groceries with refined sugar, grains, legumes and dairy. Instead we bought more proteins, fruits, vegetables and good fats, like avocados.
It was life-changing to realise that I didn’t have to give up my passion for baking (and, of course, tasting). After I made a chocolate cake for my friend, Claire Thomas, using those five ingredients, her response was “I’m sorry, what?” She couldn’t believe how great it tasted, and she challenged me to start selling my cakes.
Soon after that, and just three months after I started my new diet, Claire and I founded Sweet Laurel, our brand and bakery, together. What started as an Instagram account became a company from my kitchen, where I baked using those five ingredients and delivered them myself.
They started selling like wildfire, and we’re set to open a brick-and-mortar bake shop this year. I’ll never get tired of reactions from my friends, family and customers when they learn that the dessert they’ve just tasted is completely free of gluten, grains and refined sugar.
‘Within a few months, I had more energy than ever.’
I felt better than I ever thought I could and getting to share my baked goods with the world has really inspired me to stick with my new diet. Claire and I even wrote a cookbook, Sweet Laurel: Recipes for Whole Food, Grain-Free Desserts, to share some of my recipes and show other people how they can change their diets without sacrificing their favourite treats.
Knowing that everyone, dietary restrictions or not, can have cake on their birthday is all I need to keep going.
‘I’m never looking back.’
I’m back to exercising regularly, practicing yoga and taking power-walks with my husband. We stay busy with our son, Nico, who just celebrated his first birthday with a grain-free, refined-sugar-free cake. Honestly, I’ve never felt better.
In addition to my increased energy, my autoimmune disease is in remission. Before my diet change, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, my blood test showed antibodies against thyroid peroxidase, which aids in the production of the thyroid hormone. Recently, my blood tested negative for those antibodies, which means my thyroid can function normally. I can’t necessarily say that my diet was the cure, but I believe it has helped my symptoms a lot – and I’m never looking back.
For those looking to cut gluten – or any other ingredient – out of their diets, my advice is simple: Plan ahead. I keep tons of healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack options at home, ready to easily prepare or grab and go.
Before going out to eat, I always find the restaurant’s menu online to see if I can eat something there. If I can’t find anything on the menu, I eat before I go. If I go to potlucks or dinner at friends’ houses, I bring a big bowl of something I can eat that I know everyone will enjoy. I don’t have to miss out on good times with friends and family just because I’ve eliminated a few foods.
Always remember, when there’s a will, there’s a way. There are tons of options on the market that are free of gluten, dairy and sugar. And if you can’t find something you love, don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty in the kitchen – or in my case, the bakery.
This article was originally published on www.womenshealthmag.com
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Pretoria, 24 May 2018 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) would like to clarify a recent confusion in the media about Customs requirements for travellers returning to South Africa with personal valuables.
In terms of Customs legislation, South African residents travelling abroad are not required to declare their personal effects when leaving the country, nor upon return. “Personal effects” is defined in legislation as including items such as personal laptops, iPads, cellphones, golf clubs, cameras and/or other high value items forming part of the traveller’s possessions when leaving the country.
Based on these provisions, no traveller can be penalised for not declaring or registering their personal effects upon leaving the country. However, upon return to South Africa, the traveller may be challenged by a Customs officer to provide proof of local purchase or ownership. It is within the mandate of the Customs Officer to establish whether the goods fit the description of “New or Used goods acquired whilst abroad” which would have a duty implication and, if not declared, also a penalty implication. The proof referred to above may be in the form of an invoice, an insurance record, in the case of a laptop even the content on the laptop, and any other means through which the officer can use his discretionary powers to satisfy that proof.
The alternative to providing such proof is a process created within the policy framework called “Registration for Re-importation”. This is not on a DA65 as many media articles have referred to lately. The DA65 was phased out for travellers many years ago and today it is only used within the commercial cargo environment, for example where goods are temporarily exported for repair abroad.
A more user-friendly and secure process has been created where the traveller completes a TC-01 (Traveller Card) notifying his or her intent to register goods for re-importation. This is presented to the Customs Officer who will then capture this online on a Traveller declaration system (TRD1). The traveller authenticates the declaration by signing on a digital signature pad. A copy is printed for the traveller to retain as proof of registration.
Following this process saves the traveller the burden of having to be questioned on their personal effects when they return. If the traveller is a frequent traveller, this process remains valid for six months.
Where the officer is not satisfied that proof of local purchase or ownership can be established, the officer will advise the traveller that the item(s) will be detained until such proof can be presented. Alternatively, duty and VAT is charged and penalties possibly imposed for non- or false declaration in the event that the traveller has no proof. The traveller can also choose to pay a security amount to cover duty and VAT, in the event that he or she wants to retain the item. This amount is refunded to the traveller once the proof of local purchase or ownership is presented to Customs.
As a result of recent incidents, Customs has reinforced its internal processes by providing practice guidelines to front-line staff. In addition, travellers are advised to follow the procedure outlined above in order to avoid the inconvenience of having to explain ownership upon returning from travel abroad.
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