Robbie Williams Entertains Wife During Labour

Congratulations to Robbie Williams and Ayda Fields on the birth of their new baby boy!

 

Pop star Robbie Williams has invited his fans into the labour room by posting videos and photos showing his wife Ayda Field giving birth to their baby son.

He can be seen singing and dancing while Ms Field is in labour in the clips.
At times the 35-year-old actress joined in the fun enthusiastically, but she seemed less impressed when the singer boogied inches from her face as she was having a contraction.
The series of tweets began with a picture of Ms Field on a hospital bed in stilettos.

Williams, 40, told fans: "When Ayda goes into labour she comes correct."
The former Take That singer then posted a clip of her twerking to Iggy Azalea's hit Fancy and himself dancing to his own hit Candy.

Another video showed him serenading his wife with the song Let It Go from the hit children's movie Frozen.
Williams said he has "never been more in love and never been more proud of my wife" as he announced the birth of his son.
He added: "It's been a very emotional, amazing few hours and we're really happy and honoured that you experienced the journey with us."
The couple, who have a daughter Theodora, said they were still considering names for the new baby.
Williams revealed he weighed 8lbs 1oz - before being corrected by his wife who said he was 8lbs 2oz.
"Every ounce counts, trust me," she said.

Williams married Ms Field in the grounds of his Beverly Hills mansion in August 2010, and Theodora was born two years later.

To watch Robbie's hit song 'Candy', click the video below.

http://news.sky.com/story/1361713/robbie-williams-entertains-wife-during-labour

MSA School of Social Science Awards Ceremony

Last night, 27 October 2014, Monash South Africa students were the pride and joy of the evening as awards were presented for the first, second and third top students in their year and units in Social Science as well as awards for Overall Achievers, Honours, Masters, Lecturers and Community Engagement.

The evening was presented by Masters of Ceremonies Saba Miyar and Nompumelelo Mthimkulu and ran very smoothly. The light-hearted commentary allowed for laughs and praise for all the good work the students have achieved this year.

Nompumelelo Mthimkulu and Saba Miyar

The Head of School, Anna-Mart van Wyk, opened with a speech of congratulations to all the students, lecturers and family members who came and showed their support. She ended off her speech by saying, “Congratulations to you all. We are so proud of you and wish you all the best for next year.”

Anna-Mart van Wyk

Esther Benjamin, the CEO of Laureate International for Africa, then gave a speech about the partnership with Monash for the first time this year and its progress thus far, saying “We are stronger working together and hope to encourage students in their years ahead, here at Monash South Africa”.

Esther Benjamin

One of the event organisers, Sarah Poko, says “I think the evening was a big success. It was a lot of work to set up. There were delays and conflict but it paid off. I’m really happy with the way it turned out.”

A few of the event organisers with Anna-Mart van Wyk

MSA Mr and Miss Strength & Fitness competition

Many students and staff came and showed their support as students competed for the title of the fittest and strongest man/woman at Monash South Africa on Thursday, 16 October 2014.

The Men's Strength Competition included: Bench presses and squats, and took place at 13:00 until 14:30 in the gym.

 

The Men and Women's Fitness Competition included: sit-ups, sprints and push-ups, and took place at 16:30, expected to end at 18:00 at Lekgotla Square. However, due to the sudden sand storms that caused mats to be picked up and blown across campus, the competition had to come to an abrupt end at 17:30 and was postponed, leaving many disappointed and without a declared Mr and Ms Strength and Fitness.

The competition then continued at 13:00 on Wednesday, 22 October 2014. Participants competed against each other to achieve the most amount of leg raises, press-ups and sit ups in 2 minutes.

Ross Bull won the men's competition and was declared Monash South Africa's Mr Strength and Fitness!

Thando Mahlangu won the ladies' competition and was declared Monash South Africa's Miss Strength and Fitness!

Enough Said

I can honestly say that I have watched absolutely every single second of the Oscar Pistorius Trial this year. I was glued to the news story of the century when I first heard about it on the radio when driving to school that morning of Valentine's Day, 14 February 2013.

 

Since I've been studying Psychology, Journalism and Media Communications at Monash South Africa University, I have learnt to apply what we are taught and use it when reading articles in the media, analyse radio news headlines and critique bias opinions portrayed via social networks and the like. All I can say, as the trial has come to an end today, is the following:

 

New diploma offered by Monash in 2016

In a media conference held on Wednesday afternoon, students were informed of the plans Monash SA has to launch a new diploma in 2016.

Craig Rowe, the head of the community engagement programme at Monash SA, spoke to students about the introduction of a Community Development Diploma that will be implemented on campus in the near future. Rowe explained that two specialisations would be available within this diploma, including a Youth focus and a Health focus, and that current students could take these courses for extra credit.

Rowe said that this process is still in its early planning stages. The main community development partners are the Community Development Professionalization Steering Committee (CDPSC) as well as other NGOs (non-governmental organizations). Other interested parties in England, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand are yet to sign into this partnership to create an international footprint.

Rowe further explained that there are thousands and thousands of community development practitioners already working in the field who want to do a course but are without standardised qualifications. Therefore, receiving an advanced certificate would open doors towards a degree and may lead to a course on the subject.

 

Rowe concluded by saying, “We’ve got incredible potential for offering a qualification in South Africa that is benchmarked globally, but relevant locally and would give young people and anybody the skills to actually work in an international context.”

Jeff Hawkes speaks to Monash

"I've lived and been and seen it all." Jeffrey Owen Hawkes shares the ups and downs in the life of a sports star.

Hawkes, a South African professional golfer better know as 'Hawkeye', visited Monash and gave students a motivational speech about his career and “very colourful life” including the glory days and the times when he found himself off course. He said, “I like to believe that I’m 61 years old, look 59 and behave like a 20 year old.”

Born 3 September 1953, in the Transkei, in the Eastern Cape, Hawkes turned professional in 1974. He has two daughters, Charlotte and Rebecca, and currently resides in Bruma near Johannesburg. He played on the European Tour for over twenty years, making the top one hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from 1977 to 1991. His sole European Tour win was at the 1991 Canon European Maters Swiss Open and he has won three tournaments on the Southern Africa Tour.

Hawkes joined the European Seniors Tour in 2004, but has yet to win at that level. However, his playing schedule is limited as he also owns a waste recycling plant here in South Africa and works as a golf commentator and analyst for Sky Sports when he is in the United Kingdom.

 

 

Students said, “Jeff Hawkes was very motivating. After listening to him, you realize that you can go beyond the limits, beyond your boundaries.”

 

For Hawkes' take on the ups and downs in his life, and his advice to students, watch the video below.

 

 

 

Anti e-Toll Protest Drive/Ride!

No, this isn't just early Saturday morning traffic... it's the Anti e-Toll Protest Drive/Ride!

Protesters formed a blockade on the e-Toll 'freeway', escorted by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department, and made a statement - "We didn't ask for it, so why should we pay for it?"

On Saturday the 27th of September, protesters gathered at the Panorama Flea market in Kliprivier Drive, Mulbarton at 7am and departed at 9am. Protesters, bikers and drivers, proceeded along the freeway at 40km/h in the fast lanes as JMPD officers stopped traffic on the on-ramps to make way for the protest. 

 

A previous event was attended by approximately 5,000 vehicles and was a great success.

Before the proceedings, free anti e-toll stickers were handed out upon arrival and signatures of protest were collected which will be handed over to the Minister of Transport along with a memorandum expressing the people's disapproval of e-Tolls. Written submissions to the e-Toll review panel were also collected which will be delivered to them as well.

A pre-ride debriefing took place at the Flea Market informing those taking part of safety rules and procedures. Rob Hutchinson, an OUTA (Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance) associate who organized the event, opened with many thanks to all involved.

Hutchinson then introduced Howard Dembosky, the head of the Justice Project SA, and he opened by saying, "A lot of people are already starting to celebrate the downfall of e-Tolls, and rightly so. The fact is that the system is not working and it's never ever going to work. Even if you want to pay your e-Toll bills, right now, the possibility of anyone being able to afford to do so is practically zero. So therefore, our 'friends' at Sanral, and at National Government, cabinet, etc etc, have waited way too long if they wanted to prosecute anybody. But if they do, our hands are still firmly in the air for them to come along and prosecute us and have their backsides handed to them when they fail to prosecute us."

Wayne Duvenage, the head of OUTA, was next to speak. He began, "E-Tolls is on the brink of failure and only because we have such active citizenry. You must know that when the gantries were switched on, on the 3rd of December, we got a lot of condolences and messages saying 'We're sorry you didn't get what you wanted and that the fight has come to an end'. But all that had happened is that we had failed to convince the government to come to their senses.” He added that the incorrect billings, billings errors, number plate cloning and the defiance campaign that is unfolding in SA which was bound to bring them down, is everything that OUTA had predicted would happen. He ended by saying, “The lights might be on folks, but I can tell you now, that they have no choice but to turn those lights off at some stage because if you only pay enough money to pay for the collection process and nothing is going into the tarmac, they have a failed system. So it has failed. It’s not failing, it has failed to meet its objectives."

Duvenage informed that there would be another protest event held by COSATU (Congress of South Africa Trade Unions) and that they’d be burning e-Tags and bills outside of Sanral’s offices next month.