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Unsafe buildings The Caledonian Hall building in Jeppe Street, soon after it collapsed and killed two people. The City is focusing on unsafe buildings with the intention to renovate or destroy them.

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Action against unsafe buildings This will include demolishing the structures Romaana Naidoo

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ity authorities are coming down hard on owners of dilapidated and dangerous buildings in the inner city in the wake of a collapsed buildings and unexpected fires recently.

A task team of urban management, emergency management services and building control officials has set out to document those that are structurally flawed.

Recently, a fire broke out at Caledonian Hall, a derelict building on the corner of Jeppe and End

The Vinichu building in Kerk Street

streets, which was being stripped for scrap metal when it caved in on three people.

Most of these buildings, like Caledonian Hall, are privately owned.

In response, the City is engaging with the owners. However, it also urges owners of bad buildings to come forward.

There are many old buildings in the CBD that need maintenance.

Early this week, for example, there was a fire at The Star building on Sauer Street, caused by an electric fault. Although the building is not damaged or dilapidated, it is old and such incidents do occur.

People are also encouraged to give infor-

The Caledonian Hall in Jeppe Street soon after it collapsed.

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mation that can help track down the owners of dilapidated buildings. The appeal is being extended to ward councillors in the city centre and surrounding areas who can assist in identifying the buildings and their owners.

“We are open to engaging with building owners in the inner city and encourage them to contact us,” said the Region F director, Nathi Mthethwa. “We will be tracing the owners of buildings that are in a dangerous state.”

The inner city is in Region F. There are three classes of buildings, each requiring a different approach.

“We will target the partially built or partially destroyed structures which are being stripped by scrap miners and inhabited by vagrants,” he said.

The second category is those that have been bricked-or walled-up but

are also being vandalised for scrap metal. “These are empty buildings of all varieties, that are being targeted for metal,” Mthethwa said.

The third category of building is those that are occupied, but which are unsafe because of overcrowding, poor sanitation and poor infrastructure, and are generally unsafe for habitation.

“They may be zoned as offices, factories, warehouses and basements; however, they are considered highly dangerous due to overcrowding where residents are vulnerable to fire and there are no escape routes for people.”

“The City’s intention is to eradicate bad buildings, if the property owner comes forward with a plan to renovate the building so that it complies with all the by-laws, the City will accommodate such a property owner,” Mthethwa said.

Ultimately, it will compile a database of bad buildings based on its findings. This is expected to take two weeks. Peripheral areas of the region, where bad buildings have been identified, will be included, such as Malvern, Jeppe, Bertrams, Turffontein and Booysens.

“We will focus on tracking the owners and in educating the residents about unsafe buildings, and building an awareness of this problem among people living in unsafe conditions in the inner city.” joburg.org.za In its next phase, the team will take action against bad buildings through the courts, with the aim of demolishing unsafe structures. The public is being asked to make use of the City’s anonymous hotline to report bad buildings on 011 838 0428 or emailing innercityhotline@joburg.org.za .

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Hunt for murder suspect Crime Reporter crime@inner-city-gazette.co.za Johannesburg Central police are looking for a woman (pictured) for questioning in connection with the murder of a 62 year-old man, Clive Godfrey Dellow.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele says four suspects, three males and one female went to the deceased’s business place in Selby on 16

September last year and attacked him.

“The deceased was in his business premises at Specialist Audio Barlow House. The suspects tied his hands and feet with an electrical cord and strangled him. They took his two credit cards, cell phone and R1 000 cash.”

Warrant Officer Mbele requested anyone with information of the whereabouts of this woman to contact the investigating officer Captain Verschuur on 082-319-9403 or 011 497-7545.

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New hotel for Joburg

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Eastern CBD enjoys investment

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he London based Lonrho is opening its first easyHotel.com branded hotel by the end of the year under its franchise agreement with Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup.

The Afhco Group and the Africa-focused conglomerate are turning the historic former Stuttafords Department Store building in the CBD into the easyHotel Rissik Street. Rissik Street will be the first hotel under the 20 year master franchise agreement with easyHotel, and Lonrho wants to establish an easyHotel network across Africa.

The MFA gives Lonrho the exclusive rights to the easyHotel brand in Africa and sets out an agreed opening schedule for 50 properties by 2016.

Lonrho chairman David Lenigas said the new hotel project between Sir Stelios and Lonrho starts the roll-out of easyHotels.com throughout Africa.

“There is a large gap in the market for a quality budget hotel and the easyHotel.com room offering is suited to fill this gap across the continent.”

The luxury department store Stuttafords opened its first Johannesburg store on Rissik Street and Pritchard streets in 1893. The 10-storey building was one of the first skyscrapers in the CBD. The building remains a major landmark of Johannesburg and is across the road from a busy retail centre and the Johannesburg High Court, one of the most high profile locations in the country.

Lonrho has signed a 30 year lease with Afhco on the Stuttafords site. Afhco currently owns 62 buildings in the inner city, representing approximately 3 800 rental apartments and about 300 000 square metres of retail, commercial and light industrial space.

The Afhco Group, founded in 1996, is a leading investor, developer, and manager of affordable housing and commercial property in the CBD.

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The Stuttafords building in the CBD is to become a hotel.

ome to about 300 diamond dealers, jewellers, diamond laboratories and industry schools and the base for the SA Diamond Regulator and State Trader, the refurb included an additional 137 dedicated visitor parking bays adjacent to the visitor sign-on station.

David Rice, Chief Operating Officer at Redefine, says the parking bays support the R30 million extension to the new head office in Regulator House for the SA Diamond Regulator and the State Trader.

The area was increased from 1 630 metres squared to 2 480 metres squared and now includes the provision of a secure loading bay and new state of the art training and conference facilities.

The entire precinct is now just over 43 000 m2. Rice says Redefine has invested heavily in the precinct and if demand allows will add an additional 5 000 m2 to accommodate further parking, offices and beneficiation space. “This really is the home for all major diamond deals in South Africa and we are privileged to be associated with this growing precinct in the city centre,” Rice says additional security measures that have been implemented

are working well for the precinct, as is the additional parking area. “One of our latest developments is that we have concluded an agreement with Propertuity, developers of the Maboneng Precinct.

The Maboneng Precinct, located directly to the East of Jewel City, is a private inner city regeneration project. Maboneng has grown from one development, Arts on Main in 2009, to over six developments including residential, commercial and retail space at the beginning of 2012. This has expanded the community of people who live and work in this part of the city to over 1 500 people.

“Propertuity have worked together with Jewel City on a number of efforts and are delighted that we have recently partnered with Redefine to provide secure parking within Jewel City for the masses of people flocking to the area in the evenings and on weekends for Maboneng events,” says Hayleigh Evans, brand manager for Propertuity.

Rice adds that the relationship with Maboneng also encourages added foot traffic and trade within Jewel City itself.

“This is particularly important now that our first five retail stores are complete. We have plans to extend this retail component even further over the next couple of months.”

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Music promoters compromise safety Musicians who promote their music at Noord taxi rank need to reconsider their location.

I thought I should bring this up to make the musicians aware of the danger they are putting their audiences and the general public into.

It is good that people support their music but not at the expense of their safety. It is disturbing for the taxis to struggle to move around because audiences are blocking the roadas they watch the live performance.

Commuters have to hassle their way through to the rank. I would propose a safe venue. There is a nearby park.

Joubert park is not that far from the rank, which could accommodate the musicians and their fans. It is safe and always filled with people who could do with some entertainment.

Babalwa Bungane Joubert park

COMMENT This is a time when weather forecasts become more important to many people, as temperatures plummet to uncomfortable levels. In this period some communities recall sad memories of losing relatives in accidents that have been associated with the cold season.

One of the most common accidents experienced in this period has been fire and inhalation of carbon monoxide. This is especially so in communities who do not have power supply, or where it is intermittent. As a natural human response to keep themselves warm, people make fires from various sources: coal, cardboard, wood and anything else that will burn.

A trend in the Joburg inner-city has been that some of the worst fire accidents occur in hijacked and abandoned buildings.

In such places residents live in crowded compartments, some of which are separated by wood, clothing and other materials that can easily catch fire.

In such communities alcohol consumption and abuse is rife. In many cases people left open fires burning as they fell asleep, or deliberately did so to sustain the warmth, and soon the whole place was afire. In other instances people left coal braziers burning while they slept in poorly ventilated rooms. That led to over-inhalation of carbon monoxide, and in some cases death.

In such circumstances it takes some time for emergency services personnel to gain access to such places which reduces the chances of victims to be saved.

Another hazard arises from illegal power connections, where a contraption of cables is connected to the mains, often by unskilled personnel. Such connections sometimes lead to short circuits that cause fires. In some cases this also caused power outages that affected whole neighbourhoods.

Fire accidents also occur in places of normal accommodation, often when people use faulty electric heaters and stoves, and fires break out.

In highrise buildings this is often exacerbated by residents who panic when they see a fire, and attempt to leap off the balconies for safety, instead of remaining calm and wait for professional assistance.

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Soccer disaster victims remembered There were 30 000 spectators still trying to make their way into the stadium even though 60 000 people were already inside Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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ednesday marked 11 years since the Ellis Park tragedy that saw 43 football fans die at the stadium. The incident took place on April 11, 2001, when Kaizer Chiefs hosted Orlando Pirates in a league fixture.

The stadium was filled to capacity for the much anticipated derby.

The stampede came as ticketless crowds, and late comers with tickets, tried to gain entry into the stadium. Too many people without tickets gained access to supposedly secure areas, bribing or pushing their way through. This caused a surge that crushed many

others further up, including two children.

Reports revealed that there were 30 000 spectators still trying to make their way into the stadium even though 60 000 people were already inside the venue, and in the end the number of fans that made their way into the stadium, exceeded its capacity.

Justice Bernard Ngoepe’s commission of inquiry found a long list of inadequate preparations but did not find anyone criminally liable. The commission said it had not been asked to do so.

The Justice Ngoepe commission’s recommendations dealt mainly with ensuring better organisation and control of games.

Disaster venue... Part of Ellis Park stadium.

FNB eWallet hits a million Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette.co.za FNB has announced that more than one million eWallets have been created and in excess of R1.6 billion has been paid into FNB eWallets since inception in 2009.

FNB eWallet allows people to send money to anyone in South Africa with a valid cellphone number. Funds are transferred instantly and the recipient receives an SMS indicating that funds

have been sent to their cellphone.

EWallet is more than just a money transfer solution, the recipient is able to withdraw cash at FNB ATMs, buy pre-paid airtime or electricity, send money to another cellphone, purchase and/or get cash at selected retailers as well as make once off payments.

“We have seen year-on-year eWallet growth of 143% since January 2011,” says Yolande van Wyk, CEO of FNB eWallet Solutions. “Average daily Send values are in excess of R3 million,

double the figures we saw a year ago. We believe the growth of eWallet illustrates the important role it plays in providing access to financial services.”

The majority of the funds sent to eWallets originate from metropolitan hubs, and are then accessed across the country, often in small towns, such as Giyani in Limpopo and Ngcobo in Eastern Cape. Research recently undertaken by FNB indicates that 61% of funds are sent to provinces other than the one where the user resides.

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Contributing to the overall eWallet transaction growth is the recent introduction of once off payments.

The FNB eWallet allows payments to be made into accounts held at all the major South African banks, and to nominated beneficiaries, including municipalities and major retail stores.

“We offer a range of financial services to anyone with a South African cellphone number, providing a safe and convenient mechanism to transact,” concludes van Wyk.

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Gunmen step up attacks

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Abuja - Gunmen have killed four people in separate attacks in the northeast.

The attacks, suspected to be linked to Boko Haram, come after two other explosions caused massive damage in Kaduna and Jos on Easter Sunday.

In Potiskum gunmen fired on a policeman and his famGoodluck Jonathan ily, killing his six year-old daughter, said Yobe police spokesman Toyin Gbadegeshin.

Earlier gunmen killed a local politician, a police officer and a civilian in Dikwa in the northeast. The attackers had targeted a police station, a bank and a hotel but were repelled by army troops.

Gbadegeshin blamed Boko Haram for the attack in Potiskum. The group is waging a bloody fight with security agencies and the public. Recent attacks have targeted the security services and other symbols of the government of President Goodluck Jonathan. The attacks follow an Easter Sunday suicide bombing in Kaduna, in which 36 people were killed, and a second explosion in Jos that caused a number of injuries. Over 380 people have died in violence blamed on Boko Haram this year.

Market bombing kills 12

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Bemba testimony stalled Kinshasa - International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have postponed testimony by two victims in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba to April 26. Initially, the chamber had ordered that victims testify on April 23.

In March Judges Sylvia Steiner, Joyce Aluoch, and Kuniko Ozaki granted a request by the defence to postpone the evidence as they would be committed outside of The Hague.

The judges say a postponement would not affect fairness of the trial, and was not inconsistent with the rights of the accused and protection of victims and witnesses. In March the Victims and Witness Unit said the victims had applied for passports, but was unsure whether they would be in The Hague by April 23.

The victims live in Central African Republic, where Bemba’s Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) troops allegedly brutalized civilians during the 2002-2003 armed conflict. Three other victims may testify by video link.

Bemba has been on trial since 2010 at the ICC for failing to stop rapes, killings, and pillaging allegedly committed by his troops. He has pleaded not guilty.

Mogadishu – A bomb blast in the central city of Baidoa has claimed 12 lives and over 30 injured.

Governor of the Bay region, Abdifatah Gesey said most of the casualties were women and children.

It is the worst attack in Baidoa since Ethiopian troops took control from the Islamist group, alShabab, in February. Witnesses said the bomb went off shortly after Somali government troops had arrived in the market.

A spokesman for al-Shabab, Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, said his group was behind the blast.

“We targeted the Ethiopian and Somali troops, and killed about three of them,” he said.

In February al-Shabab merged with al-Qaeda, and still controls much of the south of the country.

This is the second bombing in less than a week.

On Wednesday eight people were killed in a suicide attack on the national theatre in the capital Mogadishu.

Last week, African Union peacekeepers were for the first time deployed to Baidoa, which is on a strategically important route.

In a statement Al-Shabab said it had withdrawn its forces as part of a ‘tactical retreat’ and threatened to start a guerrilla war in response.

Banda institutes purge Jean-Pierre Bemba

Ex-coloniser gives up stake Maputo – Former colonial ruler Portugal has given up its remaining stake in the giant Cahora Bassa hydroelectric scheme on the Zambezi River, ending a long-running dispute with the African state.

Portugal had retained control of the Cahora Bassa dam after Mozambique became independent in 1975, but gave up most of its stake five years ago.

Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Coelho signed the deal on a recent visit to Mozambique. Cahora Bassa is a vital power source for Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

There were decades of wrangling between the African country and its former colonial ruler over who should pay for damages to the Cahora Bassa dam in the 1970s war of in-

dependence and the subsequent civil war.

The press in Lisbon says the urgency in solving the issue had increased in recent months, as Portugal is pressed by international lenders to privatise state assets.

Joyce Banda

New President Joyce Banda has started purging loyalists of the late leader Bingu wa Mutharika.

She appointed Mary Nkosi as Reserve Bank governor, replacing Perks Ligoya, who pursued a rigid exchange rate policy the IMF blamed for economic woes. Banda sacked information minister Patricia Kaliati, who publicly insisted that Mutharika was alive over a day after his death. She is replaced by Moses Kunkuyu, who left Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party to press for reforms.

She also sacked Malawi Broadcasting Corporation head Bright Malopa, who used state media against her after her expulsion from the DPP. The new director is Benson Tembo, a veteran broadcaster and former ambassador to Zimbabwe.

She also announced an investigation into the mysterious death of student activist Robert Chasowa.

Mutharika’s critics accused police of murdering him, and implicated former police chief Peter Mukhito, who was fired on Monday this week.

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Security man sought for theft Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za

A city official gives a pamphlet to a pedestrian in Twist Street during the safety campaign.

ReaVaya safety drive Pedestrians were advised not to walk under the influence of alcohol; not to walk, cycle or drive on ReaVaya routes; and to look left and right before crossing a road Own Correspondent

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ity officials from various entities recently conducted a road safety campaign at the Johannesburg Art Gallery ReaVaya bus station in Joubert Park.

Commuters and pedestrians were given pamphlets listing tips to stay safe on the roads; and those who were not in a hurry were told about respecting the bus lanes and using walkways instead of walking in the middle of the bus lane.

Officials joined in distributing pamphlets along Twist Street, not far from the ReaVaya station.

Among them was ReaVaya’s deputy director of safety and security, Sipho Mahlangu, who said the location was chosen because there had been a number of fatalities after pedestrians were knocked down by ReaVaya buses.

“We have serious problem of noncompliance by pedestrians within this infrastructure. We want to tell people to be observant when they cross the roads, especially at the ReaVaya stations,” he said.

Mahlangu described the campaign

as multi-dimensional. “It is looking at compliance by pedestrians and bus drivers. Its aim is to educate people about using the road because most accidents were the fault of the pedestrian.”

Plenty people coming from Hillbrow and Berea, either heading to the city centre or going to the nearby Joubert Park were handed pamphlets. The message advised bus drivers to watch out for pedestrians, obey the rules of the road and reduce speed to 10km/h when approaching the station.

Pedestrians were advised not to walk under the influence of alcohol as it impaired their judgment; not to walk, cycle or drive on ReaVaya routes; and to look left and right before they crossed a road.

Emergency Management Services participated in the campaign, educating people on risk reduction, particularly on the roads. Representing the entity was Deon Esau, the public information education officer. He said the entity’s intervention was to warn people about the dangers of not complying with City by-laws regarding roads.

“We are focusing on road safety and this place has been identified as a high risk area because people do not cross at the designated areas.

Whenever they see a gap in the road they cross without looking left or right,” he said.

Mbuyiseni Masuku, from Road Safety Management in the Johannesburg Roads Agency, said the agency’s role was to ensure that roads were properly marked for people to see exactly where it was safe to cross.

On the day, metro police officials were on standby to ticket motorists who drove in the ReaVaya lanes.

Representing the provincial department of community safety was Connie Thobejane, the chief director of Gauteng Traffic Police.

She emphasised the high number of accidents in the province, saying they did not only happen on national roads, but also on small roads.

“We want to make people aware of their responsibilities on their roads to ensure that they arrive alive at their destination,” she added.

The campaign will be rolled out into other areas, such as Soweto.

HILLBROW POLICE SUCCESSES 1 - 8 APRIL Armed robbery and possession of dangerous weapon 2,assault GBH 18,drunk and driving 26,Malicious injury to property 6,theft 10,common assault 13,possession of stolen property 2,attempted murder 2,possession of drugs 3,fraud 8,shoplifting 4,reckless and negligent driving 3,rape 3,possession of car breaking implements 2,using motor vehicle without consent 3,theft under false pretense 1,attempted rape and robbery 1,common robbery 4,murder 1,dealing drugs 3,bribery 1,possession of dangerous weapons 1,child neglect 1,house brake-in plus theft 2,hijacking 1,dealing in dagga 1,illegal immigrants 15.SAP13-2 toy firearms,I firearm tauras,3 live rounds, 26 blood alcohol kits,3 rape kits,drugs 15 rock pieces,dagga 0.296g.

Johannesburg Central police request the assistance of the community to track down a 24-year-old man in connection with breaking into a business and theft.

The station’s spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele says the suspect, Joseph Nkululeko Sibanda may be around Johannesburg or Germiston.

The suspect was on night duty as a security guard with a colleague working a night shift as a security guard at the Johannesburg Shopping Centre at corner Jeppe and Troye streets. They allegedly broke

into eight shops, stole money and five plasma TV sets, Warrant Officer Mbele says.

The other security guard Mluleki Ndlovu was arrested with two accomplices and some of the plasma TV sets were recovered.

“Sibanda ran away and abandoned his work; his last residential address was at Escort Mansions at corner Bree and Von Weilligh streets,” adds Warrant Officer Mbele.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspect is requested to contact Investigating Officer Warrant Officer Nemangaya of Johannesburg Central detectives on his cellphone 082 478 0232 or office telephone 011 497-5400.

CBD muggers arrested Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za Joburg police have arrested three suspects for common robbery and assault at corner Mooi and Market streets.

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele says five suspects were captured by CCTV cameras while robbing and assaulting a 33

year-old man at corner Pritchard and Troye streets. “The victim was talking on his cellphone when he was approached by the suspects.

They assaulted him; took his wallet containing R130, cellphone and jacket. Police rushed in and arrested three of the suspects. Two of them escaped and are still at large.”

The victim’s cellphone and jacket were recovered, W/O Mbele adds.

The Zonal Conference has been highly welcomed by many as a success and a good step to unify the inner-city Zonal Secretary Sasabona Manganye

ANC Inner-city Zone 12 realises generational mix Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette ANC Inner-City Zone 12 in the Greater Joburg Region realises generational mix as championed by the ANC Youth League in its recent Zonal Conference which was highly contested for the position of a Zonal Chairperson which was won by Sibusiso Hadebe after the Conference voted more than once as there were objections.

When it got to the Zonal Secretary, the Youth League Head of Regional Political Education who is also Chairperson of Sefako Makgatho Branch, Sasabona Manganye was elected uncontested as Zonal Secretary.

His election serves as a vic-

tory for what the Youth League champions as generational mix although most of the ANC Branches supported his election based on their belief that he has capacity to build a strong and united zone of the ANC in the Inner-City.

Other elected members of the Zonal Committee are Tamara Mbete, Deputy Chairperson, Refiloe Mazibuko, Deputy Secretary, Zama Shezi, Treasurer and other members. The Zonal Conference has been highly welcomed by many as a success and a good step to unify the Inner-City Zone which is faced by challenges and mostly centred on high-jacking of buildings and lack of enforcement of the City of Johannesburg by-laws.

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SA’s acting legend The granddad of SA theatre Emma Liwela

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‘I am a thespian, it’s my duty to act in any production; I have done everything, from movies to theatre to television’

Partnership production on show

hen we first heard that South African acting legend Dr John Kani (pictured) was going to star in a Spanish soapie, we were a bit worried that he had left the stage that has made him so famous.

But after watching the first few episodes of Inkaba on Mzansi Magic, we are convinced that Dr Kani can do just about anything.

His performances are as brilliant as ever. “I am a thespian and it’s my duty to be able to act in any production. I have done everything, from movies to theatre to television,” Dr Kani says.

When he joined The Serpent Players, a group of young actors in 1965, Dr Kani could never have guessed that his career would take him around the world, where he would dine with presidents and win some of the most prestigious awards in the industry.

During the apartheid era, protest theatre was risky business, but that never stopped him from delivering honest performances in plays like Sizwe Basi Is Dead, Master Harold And The Boys, and Saturday Night At The Palace.

“Those were hard times for actors because we were not even recognised by the law and some

Season features an array of local and Cuban dancers

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co-production by The South African Ballet Theatre and Mzansi Productions, Giselle, opened at the Joburg Theatre on 12 April, marking the next stage in the merger between the two companies announced earlier this year.

The new company will bring together Johannesburg’s two professional ballet and dance companies in a partnership intended to share skills, consolidate resources and strengthen funding initiatives. It is aimed at securing a stronger foundation for the growth of SA ballet and dance.

Commenting on the merger, the new company’s CEO Dirk Badenhorst highlighted the significance of Giselle in the history of SABT, having been the first production staged when the company was founded in 2001.

“Now, 11 years later, Giselle is also the last ballet being presented by SABT prior to the establishment of the new company, simultaneously marking the end of one chapter in the history of ballet in South Africa and the beginning of the next.”

In July the first-ever SA staging of the ballet Le Corsaire will be the first

SABT dancers practice Giselle at the Joburg Theatre. PIC: JOHN HOGG production presented under the ban- Burnise Silvius, Lauren Summerner of the newly constituted com- ley, Anya Carstens, Sanmarie Kreupany, the name of which is still to be zhuber, Nicole Ferreira (all SABT), announced.

Angela Maree (Mzansi Productions) The season of Giselle later this month and Claudia Monja (Cuba); the role features an array of dancers from of Albrecht will be danced by JonaSouth Africa and abroad, including than Rodrigues, Humberto Montero, six ballet dancers from Cuba who are James Fraser (all SABT) and Nelin SA as part of Mzansi Productions’ son Nunez and Ramiro Samon (both ongoing exchange programme with Cuba); the Queen of the Wilis will ballet institutions in Cuba, initiated be danced by Claudia Monja (Cuba),

by Dirk Badenhorst in 2008. The Cu- Anya Carstens, Sanmarie Kreuzhuban dancers will share principal and ber, Nicole Ferreira (all SABT) and soloist roles with SABT and Mzansi Angelique Harris (ad hoc).

Productions’ dancers.

This production is made possible Artistic director Iain MacDonald by funding from the National Lottery has announced casting for Giselle. Distribution Trust Fund.

The title role will be danced by For more visit www.joburgtheatre.

of the plays that were written were banned. But there were a few of us who persevered and followed our calling,” he says.

It was this unwavering passion for the arts that led Dr Kani and Winston Ntshona to New York City in 1975, where they won a Tony Award for Sizwe Bansi Is Dead and The Island. “We performed those two plays 52 times at the Edison Theatre. I was an instant star after winning the Tony Award,” Dr Kani explains.

After a few years of touring France, England, America and a string of other countries, the novelty began to wear off and the actor realised that he was becoming distant from the struggles on the ground. He missed his family and his love for storytelling.

It was around this time that Dr Kani and Athol Fugard founded The Market Theatre, followed by The Market Theatre Laboratory, a drama school.

To this day, Dr Kani serves as executive trustee of The Market Theatre Foundation, director of The Market Theatre Laboratory, and chairman of the National Arts Council of South Africa.

If you thought that his only job at Inkaba is to play Mkhuseli, the charismatic patriarch of the Mthetho

clan, think again. The show is his brainchild, and while telenovelas are popular in countries like Brazil and Portugal, Inkaba is the first of its kind in South Africa. “M-Net was looking to commission a new show, so I came up with the idea of a Romeo And Juliet-like story of two young lovers who were caught up in the sins of their fathers. Just like the Montagues and Capulets, the Mthethos and Khumalos have a feud that goes way back.”

While Dr Kani’s life may seem impossibly busy, he always finds time for his family. He and wife Mandi have been married for 50 years and have eight children.

“A man must know where his responsibility lies, and for me, it’s my family. A few years ago I made the decision not to take projects that will keep me away from home longer than eight weeks at a time.”

Dr Kani also came up with the show Khumbul’Ekhaya.

He has performed for four South African presidents: Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma.

The acting icon has received eight Lifetime Achievement Awards during his long career, locally and internationally.

His son Atandwa is also an actor and they have worked together.

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Contemporary dance festival The result of this performative dialogue about our origins, life, and the relationship between human beings and nature is a kind of organic theatrical opera which transcends narration Gilly Hemphill Contemporary dance has a much bigger footprint at this year’s NAF, featuring international influences and young, cutting-edge choreographers.

This year’s programme is richly textured by a number of international influences, and Re-Fresh – a space for young, cutting-edge choreographers to show their creative mettle.

Inspired by Andre Carl van der Merwe’s novel Moffie, Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance, Bailey Snyman has created a dance play that will explore and expose the fears, anxieties and overwhelming sense of denial of gay people in the military. Delving into both

historical and contemporary understandings of homosexuality and the armed forces, he considers universal struggles of the body politic.

South African choreographer Vincent Mantsoe (pictured above) is equally at home in both South Africa and Paris. His recent Dance Umbrella success Opera for Fools is framed by the complex nature of the shebeen-lifestyle, exploring what makes people enjoy their daily lives and enables them to forgive, but not forget.

Orchestrated around some of the most dramatic moments of the seventies and eighties, the piece is created to the music of iconic South Africans such as Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Johnny Clegg, Sello ‘Chicco’ Twala, and Stimela.

French choreographers Mathilde Monnier and Jean-François Duroure created their duo, Pudique Acide in New York. This is presented in a double bill with a second work, Extasis,which picks up the thread of the first and intensifies the data, giving insight into their wild invention. !Aïa is a transversal work between art, culture, science and traditional wisdom created by the internationally renowned Taliipot Theatre company from Reunion.

The result of this performative dialogue about our origins, life, and the relationship between human beings and nature is a kind of organic theatrical opera which transcends narration.

Researched across three cities:

Barcelona, Berlin and Johannesburg; Inter.Fear is an artistic coproduction between South African Athena Mazarakis and Spaniard Hansel Nezza. Weaving together raw physicality with evocative stage design and cutting edge interactive digital art, they create an immersive theatrical encounter that delves into that most basic, common and essential human emotion: fear, exploring its constant and insidious presence in our contemporary lives.

Cindy van Acker has made Switzerland her home, but boasts an international career that has seen her work staged at some of the world’s leading choreographic festivals.

Trained in classical ballet, her two solos, Lanx and Obtus examine the connections between body and spirit, sound and rhythm with almost scientific precision.

Cape Town City Ballet presents Giselle a delightfully dramatic ballet which tells the story of a girl whose ghost protects her lover from

the vengeance of a group of evil female spirits who, jilted before their wedding day, rise from their graves at night and seek revenge upon men by dancing them to death. Performances will be accompanied by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.

Rhythms of the Eastern Cape, produced by the Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture, highlights the vibrancy of the sub-tribes of the Eastern Cape: amaBhaca, abaThembu, amaKhoisan, abeSuthu and amaMpondo.

Drawn from the various districts of the province, the programme reflects the provincial government’s commitment to act as a custodian of preserving and promoting indigenous knowledge systems and indigenous culture.

The repertoire includes songs of working, initiation, prayer, rain, celebration, drinking and lullabies.

The 38th National Arts Festival runs from 28 June to 8 July in Grahamstown this year. artslink.co.za

Fiction contest for aspiring writers Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette.co.za

Comedian Tall A$$ Mo and TV personality Mome Nale.

Dare show in city pubs Arts Correspondent Those who are brave enough, and who are game for a laugh, will be challenged to carry out a wacky dare and stand a chance of pocketing great cash prizes at the Doritos Roulette Dare Show to be held at OST in Newtown on 14 April.

There will be one-on-one dares and fun games. There will also be comedian Tall A$$ Mo and TV

personality Mome Nale as they urge the participants on.

On 19 April there will also be promotional giveaways and minidares at Pata Pata at Arts on Main in Fox Street, Joburg CBD, and at Cool Runnings in Fourways.

On 21 April 2012 participants will enjoy Doritos products and general hijinks at Shikisha Bar in Newtown and at Liquid Chefs at The Zone in Rosebank.

Doritos has embarked on a na-

tionwide club and campus roadshow to celebrate the launch of its limited-edition Roulette flavour.

The club dares will be filmed and edited into weekly “webisodes” that will be uploaded on to the Doritos Facebook page, as well as the website and mobisite.

Members of the public can vote for their favourite videos, and the winning video at the end of the campaign will win R10 000.

ELLE magazine has launched its first-ever fiction-writing competition, offering readers the opportunity to win an online writing course, get their short stories published in the magazine and launch their creative writing career.

ELLE editor, Jackie Burger says, “For ELLE readers, being well-read is just as important as being welldressed. Our readers often say they would love to write for ELLE – and this competition gives them the opportunity to express themselves in words with the same creativity they bring to expressing themselves through what they wear.”

Anyone can enter the competition and can enter as many original stories as possible. The short story competition is being held in association with the largest general trade publisher in southern Africa - Random House Struik (RHS) and GetSmarter. To enter, writers must submit an original short story between 900 and 1500 words long. The winner will be selected by award-win-

ning South African author, Mike Nicol and the winning story will be published in ELLE Magazine.

The winner will also be guided and mentored by Mike Nicol on fiction and non-fiction writing techniques.

This opportunity will provide aspiring writers with a platform to showcase their talent and get a chance to get their work published by the world’s largest beauty magazine.

The winner will be able to do a creative writing course with Random House Struik which will be presented by online education company GetSmarter and convened by Nicol. Aspirant writers who complete this 10-week part-time writing course have the chance to submit work for consideration by eKhaya, an imprint of RHS. Entries must be in a word document and emailed toAnnelizeVisser,VisserA@ellemag.co.za/Annelize@ellemag. co.za. Competition closes 20 May 2012.

More information about the ELLE Short Story Competition appears in the April issue of ELLE Magazine.

For more information about the competition go to www.elle.co.za

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Minister of Defence Lindiwe Sisulu poses with members of the SA Air Force in front of the imposing Rooivalk helicopter at the Rand Show.

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The SANDF’s Canine Squad put on an impressive display in the Main Arena at the 2012 Rand Show

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Ronald McDonald leading the Rand Show Parade.

he Rand Show got off to an excellent start at the Johannesburg Expo Centre over the Easter holiday weekend, with large, wellbehaved crowds and sunny weather, except for two sharp showers on Sunday evening.

The undoubted highlight of the first four days of this 10-day show was the SA National Defence Force’s “Big Bang” display in the Main Arena as part of the opening ceremony, which saw the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Ms Lindiwe Sisulu in attendance.

The show organisers were delighted at the number of families in attendance as the strategy since Expo Centre took ownership of the Rand Show brand in 2009 has been to develop this as a show that provides a memorable day out for the family.

Yesterday there was strong support for a Rapport-sponsored music festival in the main arena, while a gospel concert on Sunday also proved a big attraction for the visitors.

The good weather also proved ideal to attract visitors to experience “Jozi by the Sea” at the KwaZuluNatal Tourism Department’s beach where there are a number of attractions, including beach volleyball,

sand sculptures and small boats for the young children to ride in.

The team of Canadian ultra-high divers, the Flying Fools, who dive into a comparatively small pool of water from as high as 30 metres proved the expected high impact attraction and all their shows drew huge crowds of spectators.

The Animal Kingdom, a new development for this year’s show, was a wow with adults and children alike as they watched bird shows, snake shows, cows being milked and could get up close with a host of wild and domestic animals, including a number of Nile crocodiles.

The children were very well catered for with a wide variety of things to do and see, including free admission to Brian’s circus as well as the opportunity to learn circus act skills like juggling and tight rope walking. There is also a theatre for children with regular shows in English and Afrikaans.

The fun fair, the biggest in Africa, had a constant stream of adults and children keen to experience the thrills on offer, including the famed Looping Star roller coaster ride.

For the motoring enthusiasts there was not only a hall packed with some very special cars and motorcycles, but also the thrilling sight of Enrico Schoeman and Andre de

Kock on a Kawasaki motorcycle and sidecar cheating death in a ride through a flaming tunnel of fire, as well as flame-outs with a jetengined dragster. There was also a spectacular demonstration of a man (SA bicycle trials champion Dylan Viktor, on a special mountain bike) against machine (a trials motorcycle ridden by Brian Capper).

As usual there are many exhibits where special offers are on offer, particularly in the realm of furniture and homeware.

These shopping halls were also very busy and some exhibitors are so happy with business they are already renewing contracts for the 2013 Rand Show.

The government, parastatal, regional and Johannesburg city exhibits provided plenty of information for visitors.

The show continues until Sunday, April 15, when the SANDF will participate in a spectacular closing ceremony. Admission prices are R80 fro adults, R40 for children between 12 and 15 and R20 for children from 6-12, with no charge for those under 6.

Gate charges will be halved from Tuesday to Thursday.

Gates open at 09:00 and close at 20:00, with the last admission tickets being sold at 18:00.

Tjiff and Tjaff were a great hit with children visiting the Rand Show.

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two-day conference will be held in the UJ Arts Centre Theatre at Kingsway Campus on 24 and 25 May 2012.

With a programme that features top role-players in government, national funding bodies and the creative sector, conference organisers hope to promote conversation between these stakeholders, and thus begin to address the divide that exists between policymakers and practitioners, and chart a way forward for sustainability in the sector.

Representatives from the major funding bodies will present their posi-

Arts summit explores creativity tions; including a look at the details and impact of the National Department of Arts and Culture’s Mzansi’s Golden Economy policy. The first findings from the latest Business Arts South Africa (BASA) Artstrack sector research into the state of arts sponsorship in the country will be presented, as well as best-practice input from both continental and international perspectives.

A sector overview will help to set the stage from the arts standpoint, looking at industry successes and current challenges; and setting the scene for

in-depth sector scenario planning.

Confirmed presenters include writer and activist Dr Wally Mongane Serote; cultural policy and governance specialist Avril Joffé; new CEO of the National Arts Council, Monica Newton; Head of Business and Arts South Africa, Michelle Constant; Generations mastermind, Mfundi Vundla; playwright and producer Deon Opperman; arts and culture policy advisor, Prof Andries Oliphant; Director of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, Ismail Mahomed; Sershan Naidoo from the National Lottery Distribution

Trust Fund, Erika Elk from the Cape Craft and Design Institute; Mandie van der Spuy, Head of Arts and Jazz Sponsorship at Standard Bank; Janet Watts, manager of the Arts, Culture and Heritage programme at Tshikululu Corporate Social Investments; Katharina von Ruckterschell-Katte from the Goethe Institut; and theatre practitioner Themi Venturas.

In an effort to encourage participation from all stakeholder industries, including the arts and culture, education, government and business sectors; conference registrations fees

are subsidised. “We have deliberately kept the conference registration fee as low as possible - the R500 conference fee includes the conference pack, all catering and the conference cocktail event.” says Brenda Devar, ACT Chairperson.

One of the first tangible deliverables of the summit will be the initial publication of the ACT/UJ Arts & Culture Listing, made available to delegates as part of the conference collateral.

Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) and Santam have confirmed their support and sponsorship for the conference. Conference registration is now open, and more information is available, through www.act.org.za.

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“We want these kids to grow up knowing each other; if people grow up together they begin to treat each other as brothers and sisters.”

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The annual soccer tournament will take place in the weekend of 21 April. Gates will be open in the morning of that Saturday, with the first match expected to start at 9am.

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to children between the ages of 12 and 16.

It is organised by eKhaya Neighborhood, a City Improvement District (CID) made up of volunteers and property owners in Hillbrow.

EKhaya co-ordinator Bafikile Mkhize promises that the tournament will be a ‘razzmatazz’ show.

“People must brace themselves for a dose of entertainment coupled with cutting-edge football. It will be an opportunity for elders as well to unwind in the park and watch their children play,” she adds.

The tournament will also allow

teams of community members from other areas to participate.

Club managers, caretakers and coaches of teams are encouraged to register their teams before 15 April. “However, people can still bring their teams after the set date.

This is a friendly tournament, so we do not want to close anyone outside,” adds Mkhize.

The registration fee is R30 per team and various prizes will be awarded. “They will include medals and trophies for winning teams, best performing players and community leader of the day. Refresh-

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The tournament started in 2004 with intent to reduce crime and encourage communication among children in the neighbourhood.

“We want these kids to grow up knowing each other. If people grow up together they begin to treat each other as brothers and sisters.”

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