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Skills initiative Hundreds of youths attended a financial skills workshop at the Sci Bono Discovery premises in Newtown. See page 2.

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Police arrest three knifemen Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za

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Truck crashes onto workers’ wall Staff Reporter news@innercity-gazette.co.za

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he truck pictured above caused a scare this week when its container tipped over and crashed onto the wall of

the South African Commercial and Textiles Workers Union (SACTWU) offices in End Street in the Joburg CBD. The driver of the vehicle belonging to Anix Transport company of Durban said the cause of the accident was the

container’s faulty balancing system. No one was hurt in the incident.

“I was parking the truck to deliver goods when the container lost balance and fell off, fortunately there was no one in the pavement at that time.”

his week Hillbrow police arrested three suspects for alleged armed robbery and assault, says police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay.

She explains that at about midnight on Wednesday police on patrol came across a stabbing victim who was bleeding in the hand.

“They then leant that he had been stabbed and robbed of his cellphone by three men who had just fled the scene. The complaint and the police drove in the direction of where the suspects ran, and found the three suspects,” Sgt Pillay says.

Police searched the suspects and

found one of them in possession of a knife, and another in possession of the victim’s cell phone, Sgt Pillay adds.

“The suspects were arrested and the victim was taken to hospital for medical attention.”

In the same period a 38 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dealing in drugs, Sgt Pillay says.

“Police received information concerning a suspect dealing in drugs.

Constable John Phala and Sergeant France Sebetoa followed up on the information which led them to a flat in Berea. Upon searching the flat they found 50 pieces of heroine estimated to be valued at R5 000 hidden in a wardrobe, and the man was arrested,” Sgt Pillay adds.

Cops want this man The man in this photo is wanted

by Hillbrow police in connection with various theft cases in the Hillbrow neighbourhood.

The suspect is in his late 20s and of medium built. Anyone with information about his whereabouts may contact Detective Warrant Officer Khumalo on cellphone 074 703 2767 or telephone 011 488 6565.

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Finance skills initiative for education sector Skills development workshop targets Grade 10 to 12 learners, teachers and out of school youth Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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he Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in association with Sasria Limited this week hosted hundreds of learners from various schools across the Gauteng province in a finance workshop.

The annual workshop, held in Newtown, forms part of the centre’s career and skills development initiative which targets Grade 10 to 12 learners, teachers and out of school youth.

The week long seminar’s primary objectives are to contribute to the advancement of the financial services industry, according to BHP Billiton Career Centre manager Phelelia Sekele. “It showcased a full range of career opportunities available in the finance sector,” she added.

Sekele said the workshop has a positive effect to the improvement of financial literacy for the youths.

“It highlights the centrality of mathematics in the day to day financial services business, and projects the financial industry as an employer of choice,” she added.

The workshop promoted skills development through interactive sessions with various role-players in the financial sector. “This programme will increase financial literacy; enhance understanding of the financial industry, and create awareness of the breadth of financial services,” she added.

Different stakeholders such as Absa, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Fasset erected exhibition stalls promoting their companies. They also displayed industry information about bursaries, learnerships and employment opportunities.

Sekele said they have also made presentations on financial literacy, educational field trips for learners and educators to industry sites, and also competitions for learners who take economics, management and

Some of the youths who attended the skills development workshop at the Sci Bono Discovery premises.

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business studies at high school.

The Absa group stall exhibited coins, bank notes and other numismatic items taken from its museum. The only country’s money and banking museum is situated in the group’s campus in the CBD. It houses a collection of various forms of money used through the country’s history, such as cowrie shells,

Venetian glass beads and gold coins recovered from sunken ships.

Learners had varied reactions to what they learned from the Sci-bono hosted workshop.

Precious Ratiba, a Grade 10 pupil from Umqhele High School said the workshop was fruitful.

“It enlightened me a lot about choices to make when I complete

my matric studies ,” Ratiba said.

Another pupil from AB Phokope High School Asive Makeleni added: “We learned about saving for the future, opening an account and available careers in the banking sector.”

For more information about the skills development initiative call Sekele on 011 639-8476 / 8453.

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LEADER

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E-toll the rich I think the government is having problems with its etolling thing because of poor research. By this time people have shown beyond doubt that they do not want this system, for a vwry simple reason, that they just do not have the money to pay the system.

The government should have first asked the people whether they were going to pay for the road upgrades before installing expensive systems that require millions of rands to run. Many of the poor majority say they would rather be jailed than pay the etolling thing.

Most people maintain that from their calculations they may not afford the payments without leaving their families and relatives hungry and the children without food and money for school fees.

I think the government designed this with the rich in mind, so it may as well get the money from the rich, and leave the poor alone.

Silas Molapo Newtown

COMMENT As the cold season creeps in it has to be mentioned that this is the time for the city’s emergency services department to work overtime. This is the time when buildings, shacks and plenty other dwellings face a potential risk of catching fire, as the cold increases.

Last season the emergency services had their work cut out especially in the informal settlements of the inner-city.

In the south eastern areas of the city there are such settlements which carry a grave potential risk for fire accidents.

This is not the obvious fire hazard that is observed in the inner-city’s abandoned and hijacked buildings. Here the people live in individual shacks, but there are uncountable and unpredictable causes of fire in those areas.

At one moment it was a domestic squabble between spouses that led to a whole settlement of 40 shacks burned down. The report said one of the two decided to burn the shack to punish the other, and the fire extended to all the other shacks. Another resulted from a candle that was left burning when residents went out or fell asleep, and that often involved alcohol consumption.

The result was similarly devastating.

Social services and charity organisations must also get ready to alleviate the suffering of fire victims that are almost certain to be there, and need their help. In most cases such victims lose everything. They often tell TV crews that ‘I was left with only the clothes I am wearing’, which is often true.

Such circumstances are an obvious reflection of poverty in this city of a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The poor are so poor they cannot even afford decent accommodation, while the rich are so rich they do not know what to do with some of their money, but will not give it to the poor.

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Essentials of starting a business Most entrepreneurs fail because they believe they can do it, without training on how to run a business Ntokozo Ndlovu news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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any people start a business before doing research on the industry of entry.

Although South Africa is rated among the highest entrepreneurial opportunity environments in the world, most entrepreneurs fail because they rarely do research on what they want to do, they lack innovation (e.g. opening a spaza shop when there are 10 other spaza shops in the area, or opening a bakery when there is no need for one in the area).

Other contributors of failure include lack of planning, the use of business finances for personal purposes, inability to market products or services.

CEO of Business Skills South Africa (BSSA), David Mashamba says there are a number of key elements for entrepreneurs to consider before starting a business, to ensure success.

These include: Planning: This will help ensure success. Any person starting a business should plan on how they will run the business, generate income, and map out services to be provided to the market and how these services will be marketed.

Planning must be done in writing and outcomes of the plan must always be clear. The plan should include the following; viability of the business, and you should be certain that the market needs the product or service you will offer.

The plan should be backed up with research. You need to identify a need and this should not only

be based on personal observation, it should also be based on findings from the target market.

Skills: To start a business you must have some skill, whether formal or informal, you need to have an understanding and technical ability on running a business.

If you do not have adequate skills, identify some institution that can train you.

Most entrepreneurs fail because they believe they can do it, Business Skills SA CEO David Mashamba without training on Mashamba advises that one of the how to run a business.

Some courses may take two weeks most important things is to know and ensure that an entrepreneur is customers, in order to survive, and able to do financial management to know how to attract the right target market and retain them, as or market a business.

Cashflow forecast preparation: there is no business that can surMost businesses will not make vive without customers.

Entrepreneurs must be careful not much money to pay salaries in the first few months of starting, pre- to overestimate the market share. pare a cash flow forecast which Most people start a bakery busiwill help realize how much you nesses, believing there’s a need need until the business can gen- for one. Yet they do not consider erate enough to sustain itself. If where people buy their bread at this is not done you might find you that time.

“These are some of the things that cannot pay rent, wages and operatcause small businesses to fail,” ing expenses.

Infrastructure planning: If the says Mashamba.

He adds: “First consider services business requires certain kinds of facilities, you need to ensure that available to people at the time besuch facilities are in place before fore introducing the same service you start, e.g if you will be running or product, and if you will introa butchery for example, there are duce the same service or prodhealth requirements prescribed for uct, give customers value added the kind of infrastructure needed. options, if it’s selling bread, sell bread with raisins or add cakes All this must be researched.

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to your bakery, and be different from your competitors to attract customers. Customers will only switch to you if they think your product satisfies them more than the one they are currently using.”

Avoid taking loans from loan sharks (omashonisa), it is not possible for a business to survive while paying the kind of interest charged by loan sharks.

If you do this, it will only be a matter of time before the business gets bankrupt.

Entrepreneurs must separate personal from business finance, and have different bank accounts for each. Pay yourself a realistic salary like any other employee; a salary the business can afford. Ensure that the business has enough to sustain itself and do not use business funds for personal use. This contributes to the failure of a many small businesses.

Ensure you spend time managing the business, if not you will lose your money. Take a petrol station when the owner is available, workers will offer to clean your windscreen, to check your tyre pressure and so on, but when the owner is not there they are not bothered.

Mashamba advises that in business you need to understand that there will be tough times, and the key to responding to that is being able to go on, to endure and keep working even harder and not giving up. Motivate your staff to do the same, and you will succeed.

For more information on Business Skills South Africa and its services visit www.bssa.co.za.

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FEATURE

Prohibition of photography in Joburg’s public and open spaces An open letter to Joburg’s tourism authorities, City Improvement District managers, facility managers and security companies Gerald Garner gerald@joburgplaces.com

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s the publisher of a guide book to the city Spaces & Places Johannesburg and as a guide who offers regular inner-city walking tours I need to bring to your attention a worrying situation that does untold damage to Johannesburg’s reputation as a tourism and people friendly city. I am convinced that most city improvement district managers, facility managers and security managers are not aware of this situation, nor of the impact it has on our city’s reputation.

The problem at hand relates to the taking of photographs in public spaces. All over the world people travel daily and take photographs of the great scenery of cities and of famous landmarks, be it of the Eiffel Tower, a subway entrance or just an inspirational street.

Tourism is growing rapidly in Johannesburg and most visitors are keen to take photographs in order to bring their memories back home with them. Most visitors are especially impressed by the inspirational story of the inner-city’s regeneration and want to record this through

their own, personal photographs, so that they can show them to friends.

Yet, in the case of Johannesburg the precinct/facilities management industry and security companies seem adamant to prevent the positive story of Johannesburg and South Africa travelling through the world. Here are a few recent examples, most of them occurred while I was showing tourists around the inner-city: 1. Guards at Bank City (FNB) preventing people from taking photographs of the water features and soccer-ball sculptures in the public square.

2. A guard at Gandhi Square approached my tourists this Saturday to ask if they had permission to take photographs of the Gandhi Sculpture in the public space.

3. A Citizen journalist was recently prevented from taking photographs in the Fashion District and at the Fashion Kapitol; this while she was writing a positive story about the city’s regeneration!

4. Guards at the ABSA Campus always prevent people from taking photographs of the public art on the pavements and of the buildings’ exteriors (in both the cases of

Public space...Security personnel prohibit taking of photos in this place.

Bank City and ABSA the guards are rather aggressive).

5. Guards around the Metro Centre (municipal buildings) in Braamfontein recently prevented me from taking photographs on the pavement near the Rea Vaya stations and on the public square between the buildings!

6. A Rea Vaya staff member at the Joubert Park station tried to prevent me from taking pictures of the impressive station structure!

These are some recent examples.

I can think of more: similar things have happened in the public streets around Illovo Boulevard and along the walkways at Melrose Arch.

My questions are: 1. What harm does it do to any of these places to be photographed?

Instead it will help promote the city and benefit the venues and the reputations of the organisations behind these places if they are photographed as many times as possible.

2. Surely taking photos cannot pose any security risk. Especially not if you consider that all these places can be viewed on Google Earth and Google Street View! Even the inside courtyards of Bank City are visible on Google Earth.

3. Is it possibly a case of security staff not being trained properly and not being briefed properly by their clients/employers? In almost all the cases the security officers want you to go and get a permit or letter of permission to take photographs. Do we really expect tourists to do this?

Is there some confusion between filming permits for movies and advertisements and individuals’ own photos? Permits are legitimate and indeed necessary for the use of locations in movies/adverts, but surely not for tourists’ personal photos!

Please change this tourism-unfriendly attitude.

Please consider my request in the interest of the greater good of Johannesburg and the entire tourism industry, a major driver of the economy and potential creator of employment.

Also consider it in terms of the knock-on effect that good publicity through personal anecdotes has on people’s decisions to travel to Jozi and to invest in the property sector and business in general too.

Do we really want people travelling over the world telling their friends what a strange place South Africa, and particularly Johannesburg is,

where you can’t even take a photo without being accosted by a security officer.

Can the CID managers, facility managers and security companies brief their staff to be friendly to tourists and locals alike, to be ambassadors of their great city and to welcome the taking of photographs.

No one stops people from taking photographs at Buckingham Palace in London; even of the security guards themselves and also not of the Italian Parliament Building in Rome. In the process these cities have become known as great tourist destinations. Why can’t Jozi be the same? So much good publicity is happening around Joburg at the moment and the world’s media have discovered Joburg’s amazing story.

Now let’s make the most of it.

PS: The situation improved during and after the FIFA World Cup but has worsened considerably in recent months. Main Street Mall around Anglo American is the only place I know of where security officers also used to prevent people from taking photographs previously, but where they welcome photographs today.

Can the rest of the city join them.

Love yourself to beat HIV Surround yourself with positive people who value you for who you are Thandiwe McCloy

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Young people with a healthy sense of self-worth are more likely to value themselves enough to say ‘no’ to risky sexual behaviour.

‘Identity is someone’s idea of who they are, what they believe in and what’s important to them’

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aving a strong sense of selfworth and identity is important to living a healthy, positive lifestyle and enjoying good quality life.

So, what does self-worth and identity mean? Educational psychologist, Nadia Louw, describes self-worth as how a person rates themselves in terms of their value, skills, abilities and worth.

“Identity, however, is someone’s idea of who they are, what they believe in and what’s important to them,” she explains.

But what does this have to do with HIV? According to Precious Magogodi, Director of loveLife’s Youth Line, young people with a healthy sense of self-worth are more likely to value themselves enough to say no

to risky sexual behaviour, like having unprotected sex or many sexual partners, which increases their risk of getting HIV. In discussing the importance of having a strong sense of identity, Magogodi explains that people with a solid sense of identity know who they are, what they believe in and where they’re going in life.

“The chances of a young person engaging in high risk behaviour, just because they’re friends are doing it are lowered if they know who they are and what they will and will not do,” adds Magogodi.

“They’re more likely to stand up to peer pressure and behave in ways that are good for their health and futures.”

To build your sense of self-worth and identity, Magogodi explains that it’s important to take time to identify

your strengths and talents, your hobbies and interests: “Doing this will help you feel good about yourself and will assist in forming your identity.

It’s also good to surround yourself with positive people who value you for who you are. Having good self-esteem is about not letting people treat you badly.”

Remember that you are unique with special talents to be proud of, and that you deserve to be treated with love, respect and dignity.

If you’d like guidance on issues around self-worth and identity, sexual health information or counselling on a problem you’re experiencing, call loveLife’s toll-free Youth Line on 0800 121 900 or send a Please Call Me to 083 323 1023 from your cell phone.

A counsellor will call you back as soon as one is available.

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Independence leader dies Algiers - Independence struggle leader against France and first president, Ahmed Ben Bella has died aged 95.

He died just weeks after the 50th anniversary of independence. The cause of his death was not reported, but he had experienced respiratory problems. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced eight days of mourning.

“Today we lost one of our bravest leaders,” he added. Ahmed Ben Bella A former soldier in the French army, Ben Bella was a key figure in Algeria’s years-long revolt against French rule. He was imprisoned and only released at independence in 1962, and became president in 1963.

He was later overthrown in a military coup in 1965 and kept under house arrest until 1980. After a subsequent decade in exile in Switzerland, he was pardoned in 1990 and returned to Algeria.

Ben Bella was born in 1916 in Marnia, near the Moroccan border. He joined the French army in his late teens, rising to the rank of senior warrant officer, and playing top-flight football for Olympique de Marseille club.

He fought with distinction with the French forces in Italy during World War II and won five French decorations including the prestigious Military Medal.

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FOCUS ON AFRICA

Govt arms civilians

Omar al-Bashir

Taylor verdict next week Monrovia - Judges of the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone will decide whether ex-president Charles Taylor is guilty of war crimes or whether he is the subject of lies for political reasons as he argues.

Taylor insisted that the case is ‘politically motivated’, and that he is a victim of western power play.

As the verdict’s date, 26 April was set, the defence lawyers pleaded for the date to be extended. The court rejected their request.

It is difficult to predict the outcome of the verdict.

Taylor still enjoys admiration among his loyalists, and they are said to be praying for acquittal.

If he is acquitted, there are fears that a new and fluid political security environment may rock the country and region. US embassy cables note that rebel command and control structures remain intact.

If he is found guilty and sent to Britain to serve whatever sentence, reactions are unpredictable.

In Sierra Leone, with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), said to be Taylor’s proxy army, a spent force and its leaders still in prison, jubilation is expected if it is a guilty verdict for the ex-Liberian president.

Khartoum - Sudan is arming civilians in South Kordofan as fighting against rebels in the South Sudan border intensifies.

Reports say supporters of President Omar alBashir were given weapons to help the army.

Rights groups are concerned that untrained fighters were committing human rights abuses.

The International Rescue Committee says 400 refugees were arriving every day at Yida camp, 25km inside South Sudan, up from 50 a day a week earlier.

South Kordofan is hit by conflict since South Sudan seceded in July. The disputed oilfield of Heglig is also in South Kordofan, captured by South Sudanese forces this week.

The fighting in South Kordofan has escalated recently since several Darfuri rebel groups joined with SPLM-North to form the Sudan Revolutionary Front.

Arming civilians is not new in Sudan, but it is usually done as part of the Popular Defence Forces, a paramilitary organisation.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has suggested that many armed civilians in his country should mobilise to fight against Sudan.

Troops seize oilfield Charles Taylor

Democracy activists jailed Mbabane - Police have arrested democracy activists and prevented people from attending a prayer meeting for democratic rule.

This followed the crushing of mass protests last week.

The service to pray for democracy was to be held at the Lutheran Church in Manzini, but police set up roadblocks to stop people attending. Among those arrested were members

of the banned People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDM) leader, Mario Masuku; Swaziland United Democratic Front (SUDF) information officer, Gugu Malindzisa; Swaziland Youth Congress secretary and organiser, Justice Dlamini and Mcolisi Ngcamphalala. The Swaziland Solidarity Network reported that police dumped SUDF coordinator

Wandile Dludlu in Mbabane. Church leader Sydney Nyembe and many others were was taken to an unknown location.

King Mswati III has resisted calls for democratic reforms to his autocratic rule.

Salva Kiir

Juba - South Sudan forces have captured a disputed oilfield in the area bordering Sudan.

Sudan claims the oilfields of Heglig, which account for about half of the nation’s oil production.

South Sudan’s army spokesperson Philip Aguer said they now occupy oilfields and other areas of Heglig. “Khartoum refuses to demarcate the border, but we know where it is,” he said.

Sudan has urged the UN Security Council and the AU to pressure withdrawal of South Sudan troops. Sudan’s parliament has voted to stop negotiations with South Sudan.

Sudan has repeatedly bombed southern territory, including the November attack of a refugee camp in the Unity state.

South Sudan fought a two-decade civil war against the Khartoum government, which led to secession. When they separated, South Sudan acquired three quarters of Sudan’s oil reserves.

JRA warns scrapyards Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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he Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has warned scrapyard owners not to buy assets stolen from the city’s properties.

The warning follows the stealing of palisade fencing at Queen Elizabeth Bridge in Braamfontein which the agency says threatens the safety of pedestrians. “The scrapyard owners are community members. What affects the community affects them as well. They have a duty to report anyone selling the city’s assets. If they are found with such items the scrapyard owner will have to face the consequences,” says the agency’s spokesperson Mosa Makhalima.

Guardrails, street name poles, street grid inlets, fencing posts, traffic lights cables and monitors are some of the items that have been constantly stolen and vandalised, notes Makhalima.

The agency says the homeless sleeping inside tunnels and under bridges have been suspected of being the culprits.

“They have also been fingered for stealing assets from motorists who leave their vehicles unmanned after a breakdown. The vagrants also make fires during the cold season, which threatens the stability of the tunnel.”

Some of the fencing that gets stolen off the bridges in the city.

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“The solution is to educate the munity to report suspects stealAs from December 2009 to community. Create a sense of ing the city’s assets. “We need January 2012, the agency reownership and create awareness members of the community to ports that 2 168 tools and veof the dangers that come with report the suspects as most of hicle spares were impounded theft and vandalism. The second the time they are known,” he from street mechanics and consolution is enforcing, which is adds. tractors; 945 vehicles were imdone by JMPD, where vandalAnyone with information on pounded for being repaired on ism and theft is rife.” vandalism can contact the city’s public roads.

Makhalima also urges the com- call centre on 011 375 5555.

“Eighty five arrests were made for vandalism and theft of the city’s BMW 325i 1998 HOP FOR ALE assets includModel For Sale ing five scrapyard owners; and 2158 summons were issued for violation of city by-laws,” adds Makhalima.

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The legend lives on Miriam `Mama Africa’ Makeba, music legend and ambassador, would have celebrated her 80th on 4 March 2012, instead we celebrate the making of `Mama Africa’ - the legend, writes Mothibi Mthethwa. ,

Miriam Makeba’s autobiography, Makeba - My Story, published by Skotaville, kicks off by singling out hope, determination and song as “the three things I was born with, and will have until I die.”

It was song that took her to Donaldson Orlando Community Centre (DOCC) and Bantu Men’s Social Centre (BMSC), plucking her from apartheid to international stardom as at the Village Vanguard and Carnegie Hall in New York, under the protective prodding and grooming of Calypso music genius Harry Belafonte.

By 1956, she was the lead singer of The Cubans and founder of The Skylarks, featuring Abigail Kubheka, Mary Rabotapi, and Mummy-Girl Nketle, while doing solo performances for African Jazz and

Variety Show with Dolly Rathebe, Dorothy Masuku and heart-throb Sonny Pillay.

The `nightingale voice’ in her soon caught the musical ear of Nathan Mdledle, leader of The Manhattan Brothers at the DOCC, leading to her plum role of Joyce in King Kong, which premiered in February 1959, as Pillay headed for London.

On a tour with the show, Miriam was spotted and invited by American film-maker Lionel Rogosin to perform two songs in a night-club scene in Come Back, Africa, a clandestine documentary on the life of black people in South Africa, shot at the dead of night.

Rogosin again invited her to the Venice Film Festival, where Come back, Africa would win the Critics’

Brenda sculpture repaired

Lucille Davie The broken mike on the Brenda Fassie bronze statue (pic) has been repaired and is back in position, at her shoulder. This artwork and eight others will soon to be handed over to the City for safekeeping.

Brenda Fassie sits at the entrance

to Bassline across Mary Fitzgerald. The bronze sculpture of Fassie, by Angus Taylor, is positioned outside The Bassline in Newtown. It had lost its microphone, believed to have been broken off by raucous revellers from the club.

The life-size Fassie is perched on a barstool with a mike in front of her. Next to her is another barstool, an invitation to passers-by to take a seat and chill with the diva for a while.

At the time of its unveiling, in March 2006, Taylor said he created the sculpture with a stool next to it to encourage people to interact with the sculpture. He took numerous quotes of hers and embossed them into the bronze in tiny letters, making the sculpture even more interactive as passers-by have to get up close to read them. joburg.org.za

Award, elevating Miriam to instant fame as people queued for her autograph, shouting `Africa, Africa’ in Venetian streets.

Now reunited with Pillay in London, the couple tied their shortlived marital knot, while, Harry Belafonte who had been captivated by Come Back, Africa, was also there for a BBC Christmas Show.

Meeting Belafonte resulted in being more professionally selfgroomed and developed, carrying herself with the grace of queens and added a dynamic new word to the dictionary of world music – Makeba. No wonder she fondly called him `Big Brother’.

Earlier in 1959, nobody wanted to sit next to the only black passenger on the Johannesburg-Europebound South African Airways flight, so Miriam had all three seats to herself, and stares followed her to the toilet, where she emerged dressed in her nightgown. After all, how was she to know it was not a proper thing to do?

In a real-life Cinderella story, `Mama Africa’ had her first sight of America at the age of 27, from the sky on 29 November1959. Two days later, she was shaking scared in Los Angeles on the Steve Allen Show, when told that 60-million people would be watching it.

“I imagined 60 million Americans laughing at me, but I also imagined my daughter Bongi and my mother among them.” So, she

sang - for them - Ntyilo Ntyilo, a melody that touched a spot inside her. Swaying, smiling and moving, she literally sang herself into the collective heart of the American people and the world, completely changing the perception of African music.

“Aren’t you the African singer from the Steve Allen Show?” adoring fans mobbed her in the streets, back in New York, the next day, asking for autographs.

On 3 December, she almost collapsed at the Village Vanguard, when `Big Brother’ slightly parted the curtain back-stage to reveal, Sidney Poitier, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll and his wife Julie occupying the front-row seats-, but somehow mustered enough courage to render poignant hits like Jikel’ Emaweni, Back of the Moon and Qongqothwane.

Lauren Bacall, Cecily Tyson, Sarah Vaughan, Bing Cosby and Elizabeth Taylor were there, when `Mama Africa’ opened at the highclass $750-a-week Blue Angel Club in January 1960, with Taylor inviting her to dinner.

When her mother passed on in 1960, `Mama Africa’ longed to come home for her funeral, but could not. Her passport had been cancelled, and could not even attend Bongi’s funeral in 1984.

Being photographed on top of the Empire State Building against

the New York skyline; spending her first Christmas Day and New Years Day away from home in Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll’s posh houses, respectively, and singing at President John F Kennedy’s birthday party, `Mama Africa’ was indeed a celebrity of enormous proportions.

However, fame comes with a hefty price, as political journalists harshly reminded the famous African nightingale of where she came from. They wanted to talk about apartheid; to know whether she sympathised with the African National Congress. `This you must avoid. Your mother, daughter Bongi and your whole family are in South Africa and will have problems if you say something to displease the authorities,’ she refused to yield.

Dr `Mama Africa’ Makeba’s first glimpse of America from the sky on 29 November, 1956, caught her eye and lingered in her mind right until that fateful moment in France on 9 November, 2008, when the grandmother to Zenzi and Nelson and great-grandmother to Lindelani collapsed while performing her hit song Pata Pata.

World-acclaimed trumpeter Dr Hugh Masekela, her one-time-husband, remembers `Mama Africa’ as, “the most influential ambassador ever to emerge from South Africa, who paved the way for peace to prevail throughout the world.

Expo celebrates art studio Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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elebrating 21 years of the Artist Proof Studio of Newtown, the Coming of Ageis exhibition will officially be opened at the Johannesburg Arts Gallery (JAG) on 6 May. Editions of historic and current studio artists will be showcased in 18 curated spaces within the art gallery. The show will run from 6 May to 6 July.

It will include the works of Philemon Hlungwane, Nelson Makamo, Lehlogonolo Mashaba, Lucas Nkgweng, Kim Berman and many emerging talents.

New releases of editions from collaborating artists include acclaimed artist William Kentridge (pictured), Diane Victor, Wim Botha, Norman Catherine, Paul Edmunds, Gerhard Marx, Colbert Mashile, Chris Diedericks, Kudzanai Chiurai and several others.

Artist Proof Studio is a community based print-making studio based in Newtown. It partners with corporates, patrons, foundations, artists and individuals to provide a platform to talented young artists to reach their full potential, remarks Malefane.

“People can join us on 6 May for a public lecture by William Kentridge, followed by the opening of the exhibition by Sibongile Khumalo. We look forward to hosting members of the public at various events during the exhibition and will hold a series of Acclaimed artist William Kentridge lectures, print-making demonstraThe gallery’s public programmes tions, and walkabouts during the manager, Tiny Malefane says the month at the gallery,” she adds.

The studio was registered as an exhibition will be a unique opportunity to experience the talent NPO in 1995. It focuses on inand energy of the artists at Artist taglio and relief print-making Proof Studio. “It will also be an processes, including lithograopportunity to experience other phy and silk-screening and other established artists who have sup- mixed media printing techniques. ported the studio’s growth over It also trains between 80 and 100 learners in the arts every year. the last 21 years,” she adds.

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Top circus visits Joburg Fire eaters will also feature in the McLaren Circus.

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he McLaren Circus will be presented at the Gold Reef City Theme Park from 23 June to 15 July.

The amazing event features perky poodles and magnificent lions, incredible acrobats, hilarious clowns, astounding aerial shows and astonishing contortionists. It one of the best circuses in the country.

The group was founded by the McLaren brothers in 2005. The circus tours South Africa, bringing its magic and a range of hilarious acts from every corner of the world to every corner of the country.

Some of its jaw-dropping acts include Casey McCoy and his African lions including the beautiful white lions. There is also Zimbabwe’s Zim Zam Boys and their fast-paced and incredible acrobatic acts.

Another performance is the adorable and hilarious clowns, Little Alick and Little Miriska. An aerial hoop act, presented by Cape Town’s Jade Petersen is also there; and also McLaren’s favourite miniature goat Little Billy. There is also an astonishing candle balancing and contortion act from China.

The circus also presents the smartest miniature horses ever

seen; a hat juggling act from Hong Kong; and the astounding aerial trapeze act by Miss Nikkita from Australia.

Among all those David McLaren presents the perky poodles.

Fantasy acts like fire-eating and blowing, walking on swords, lying on nails, and displays of pythons and Arabian camels will also be presented.

The McLaren Circus is included in the entrance fee and runs twice daily in the Hippodrome at Gold Reef City Theme Park from 23 June to 15 July.

For more information about the presentations call 011 248-6800.

Origins of the universe lecture This talk will look at all aspects of this international projectfrom what we will discover in the future, to what we have already put on the ground in preparation of hosting the SKA Own Correspondent

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ith the decision for the hosting site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope imminent, Origins Centre delivers a talk on the subject.

Titled The Square Kilometre Array: Searching for the Origins of the Universe, the lecture is presented by Dr Adrian Tiplady (pictured above) , currently the SKA Site bid manager, driving South Africa’s bid to host the telescope.

The SKA Project is mankind’s

quest to build the largest, and most sensitive, radio telescope in history.

This next-generation scientific facility will probe the very beginnings of the universe to answer the most fundamental questions facing science today: What is Dark Matter? What is Dark Energy? What are the laws of nature, and how did they guide the evolution of the first stars and galaxies? Are we alone?

South Africa, along with eight other African countries, is leading the race to host this giant facility as well as in the development of scien-

tific understanding and technological innovation.

This talk will look at all aspects of this international project - from what we will discover in the future, to what we have already put on the ground in preparation of hosting the SKA. The event will be presented at the Origins Centre in Braamfontein.

Dr Adrian Tiplady completed his PhD at Rhodes University, and joined the South African SKA Project in 2005.

The event will be on 24 April.

The Wits School of Arts and Wits Theatre present Red Shoes, adapted from Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy-tale between May 1 and 10.

The story, which has been adapted in various media forms, including film, is about a girl who is forced to dance continually in her red shoes.

Red Shoes is a tale at the heart of every addiction, compulsion and obsession.

This is on how we can be obsessed with one thing to the exclusion of everything else, and how that can end up destroying us. In this play the Red Shoes is used as a starting point for a series of narratives that explore this theme in a contemporary context.

The show will be presented at the Wits Theatre, East Campus in Braamfontein. Director Leila Henriques (pictured) is an award winning actress who grew up in Johannesburg. She trained at the Oxford School of Drama and spent two

years working in various locations in London, including the Tabard Theatre, which specialized in new writing.

On returning to South Africa she joined the innovative Loft Theatre Company in Durban. But it was at the Market Theatre that she did some of her most challenging and exciting work. She has performed in both film and theatre.

She, together with Irene Stephanou wrote the book The World in an Orange – Exploring the work of Barney Simon.

Henriques has taught acting at Wits University for the past five years.

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for the children The classic story of a little boy who was raised by wolves in the jungle has been a hit with children since 1893 Arts Correspondent

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A group makes a recital dominated by the 8.5 ton organ that was installed at the St Georges Church.

First organ of its calibre installed Following the organ’s dedication, the church will host a series of organ recitals by a selection of the world’s leading concert organists Arts Correspondent

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new pipe organ at St George’s Anglican Church in Parktown will be used for services and for a series of concerts featuring internationally acclaimed organists.

On 8 April, the Bishop of Johannesburg, the Right Reverend Brian Germond, blessed the organ; the first new organ of its calibre to be installed in a Johannesburg Anglican church in around 70 years.

The church’s previous organ was supplied in 1925 by Cooper, Gill and Tomkins, and comprised 10 stops and 581 pipes. The new state-ofthe-art instrument, made by Rieger Orgelbau, consists of 33 stops and 1 984 pipes. This ensures a majestic sound with the ability to achieve a varied palette of tonal colours that will provide superb accompaniment to the 24-strong choir, as well as make it possible to perform a wide variety of classical organ repertoire at St George’s.

Diocesan organ advisor Sidney Place says while the new organ is a beautiful musical instrument, there were challenges that had to be overcome in its installation.

“It weighs 8.5 tons, so additional steel columns had to be installed in the crypt to transfer the weight to

the new foundations that were cast under its floor. A new three-phase blower had to be installed and ducts built to carry the pressurised wind up to the pipes above. Furthermore, the layout had to be adapted to fit almost 2 000 pipes into the same space that had previously accommodated less than a third of that number.

Rieger Orgelbau crafted every bit of the console from scratch, and the organ was assembled on site and adjusted to operate smoothly by organ builders Matthias Dobler, Andreas Aschl, Johannes Simma and Andreea Mustaret. Voicers Michel Garnier and Christian Metzler then added the finishing touches to each and every pipe to ensure an exceptional blend of sound throughout the church.

Following the Rieger pipe organ’s dedication on St George’s Easter Sunday service, the church will host a series of organ recitals by a selection of the world’s leading concert organists. The inaugural concert, on 21 April, is already sold out.

It will feature organist Wim Viljoen and violinist Zanta Hofmeyr playing a new work by Richard Pantcheff which these same artists first performed in Pretoria in September 2010, and which received

its UK premiere in London in December last year.

Between May 2012 and February 2013, the church will present a series of recitals featuring four international organists who will each give two performances.

On 27 and 28 May, Gordon Stewart, a world-class organist who performs regularly at Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral; will play a blend of lighter pieces alongside more ‘serious’ repertoire.

John Scott, regarded as one of the top 10 organists in the world who has been awarded the Lieutenant of the Victorian Order accolade by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the royal household, will bring his “Rolls Royce-quality” music to the church on 13 and 15 August.

On 15 and 16 November Olivier Latry, the in-demand “rock star” of the organ world and the chief organist at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, will bring his magnetic performance style to Johannesburg.

The concert series wraps up in February 2013 with young American organist Nathan Laube, who plays a wide variety of dazzling music and is the ideal role model for young South Africans intending to take up the organ as an instrument.

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he production of Disney’s Jungle Book Kids has proven to be so popular that its run has been extended until 22 April.

“We always knew that The Jungle Book is one of Disney’s most loved properties in South Africa, and The Peoples Theatre’s children’s theatre programme has proven to be a runaway success,” says Walt Disney Africa manager, Christine Service.

The children’s theatre programme gets Disney’s treatment of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story, with wonderful songs adding to the visual treat that guarantees excitement from start to finish. The adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story of a little boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves in the jungle has been a hit with children since the stories were published in 1893.

The People’s Theatre production of Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids features a delightful cast of professional actors and children who will magically weave their way through

the jungle capturing the imagination of every child in the audience while allowing them to participate in the action of this much-loved favourite.

The cast of this all-new production includes Thabiso Tshabalala (Bagheera), Sean McGrath (Baloo), Sebe Leotlela (Kaa,), Gavin Gomes (Shere Khan,) and carefully chosen talented children who will be playing various roles including the role of Mowgli.

Meet all Mowgli’s unforgettable friends in this colourful production.

Sing and dance along while Mowgli learns valuable life lessons on his journey to the Man Village, where he belongs. Having produced critically-acclaimed children’s theatre for over 21 years, with sold-out successes such as Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Noddy, Winnie the Pooh and Peter Rabbit and Other Tales, directors Keith Smith and Jill Girard have taken another classic story and turned it into a spectacular theatre production.

The show is on until 22 April.

Jungle Book boys...Tahtum Volschenk as Hathi, Kian Du Preez as Mowgli, and the monkeys in Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale.

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ine artist Severa Rech Cassarino will present a talk entitled The Adorned Neck on May 5 at the Origins Centre in Braamfontein.

Cassarino produces a superbly crafted range of jewellery called JuJuReál, sold in the Origins Shop.

Her talk will involve a light look at the necklace, its branched origins through various cultures, and its multiple incarnations through materials and times that change.

Severa says each JujuReál piece is a small design adventure on itself.

“The components could be

from a craft-store, an individual supplier, a friend’s or my own travels, or an obscure antique shop relinquishing a delicious bit of the past. But it is the alchemy of actually putting things together in a particular harmony which creates the magic.”

The Origins Centre is situated at corner Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue in Braamfontein. Entrance is free, but those wishing to attend have been asked to book seats through email ask@origins.org.za, or call 011 717-4700.

Tea and cake will be served at the event, and those who attend will have an opportunity to buy items from the JuJu Art range at a 20 percent reduction.

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Tribute to the legends ‘True sons of the soil who have enriched SA’s musical landscape beyond measure’ Arts Correspondent

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Above: Legend of Stimela fame Ray Phiri Below: The Voice - Vusi Mahlasela

Both Phiri and Mahlasela have enjoyed success both at home and abroad

he MTN SAMA 18 organisers have said in a statement that this year’s event salutes Ray Phiri and Vusi Mahlasela.

“They are true sons of the soil who have enriched South Africa’s musical landscape beyond measure over the decades. They will receive Lifetime Achiever Awards at the 18th Annual MTN South Africa Music Awards.”

Announcing this year’s Lifetime Achievers, MTN SAMA CEO Randall Abrahams said: “Through Ray and Vusi’s music, they have made an invaluable contribution to the culture of South Africa, and have exported that same culture to the rest of the world.”

Both Phiri and Mahlasela have enjoyed success both at home and abroad. Phiri played an integral role in the creation of Paul Simon’s Grammy-winning Graceland album and tour, and The Voice frequently performing abroad with the likes of South African expat Dave Matthews.

Phiri, who recently celebrated 30 years of hit-making with supergroup Stimela, but who has been a professional musician since the 1960s, is undoubtedly one of South Africa’s music legends.

In April 2011, President Jacob Zuma conferred the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver on him for his ‘sterling contribution to the South African music industry and the successful use of the arts as an instrument for social transformation’.

That was a really well-deserved accolade befitting a true South African music and dance icon.

Born in Mpumalanga, Phiri was a part-time dancer with the Dark City Sisters before founding The Cannibals, who would establish themselves as the country’s soul music giants in the 1970s.

It was in the early ’80s that his long journey with African jazzfusion outfit Stimela began. With Phiri as its charismatic frontman, vocalist and guitarist, the band released multi award-winning albums Fire, Passion and Ecstasy and Look, Listen and Decide (which went five times platinum), as well as the controversial People Don’t Talk, So Let’s Talk.

It was no surprise when the track Whispers in the Deep was banned by the apartheid-era SABC; which only served to reinforce Stimela’s already burgeoning popularity.

Phiri’s international breakthrough came when Ladysmith Black Mambazo and other South African artists collaborated with Paul Simon on the groundbreaking Graceland project. He has since reunited with Stimela, which released their most recent album in 2010, and continues to play a pivotal role in cultural and educational circles.

This year marked a remarkable, memorable 20 years in music for Vusi “The Voice” Mahlasela. The golden-voiced troubadour from Mamelodi is described thus by Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer: “Vusi sings as a bird does: in total response to being alive. He is a national treasure.”

This is no exaggeration, for not only does Mahlasela embody the concept of ubuntu in his music, but he also conveys this overarching message with an intensity and clarity of feeling that commands

immediate attention and affection.

Mahlasela’s 1992 album When You Come Back announced him as a formidable newcomer on the music scene, and led to an invitation to perform at President Nelson Mandela’s inauguration two years later. Today, he continues to work as a 46664 ambassador for Madiba.His incredible vocal range, African folk-bluesy sound, poetic lyrics and strong social conscience immediately propelled the humble Mahlasela to prominence.

He has since won legions of fans locally and abroad, touring extensively and collaborating and sharing stages with the likes of Josh Groban, Angelique Kidjo, Natalie Merchant, Paul Simon, Sting, Ray Lamontagne and his good friend Dave Matthews.

Mahlasela has now released three albums on Matthews’ ATO Records in the United States. His 2011 album Say Africa recorded with South Africans Ian Herman (drums), Bakithi Khumalo (Bass), Mongezi Ntaka (guitar) and legendary bluesman Taj Mahal as producer – topped the iTunes world music album chart in its first week of release, and was nominated for a 2011 SAMA. Despite his busy international touring schedule, Mahlasela remains true to his roots and performs frequently in South Africa, while supporting his Mahlasela Music Development Foundation and other charities such as the African Leadership Academy and the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation.

Mahlasela and Phiri will be honoured at the MTN SAMA 18 ceremony on 30 April 2012 at Sun City, in a special tribute performance.

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n an effort to make Diwali celebrations later this year as inclusive as possible, Indianspice is seeking input, proposals and support from cultural organisations for its festival, Diwali in Jozi.

This year’s Diwali in Jozi will take place in mid-November. Naufal Khan, the public relations officer for the festival, says organisers aim to ensure balanced participation and active inclusion of cultural organisations in the planning and implementation of the programme, which will represent the tapestry of Indian culture and religion.

“The objectives of this call for proposals are to encourage the development of sustainable partnerships and networks among cultural organisations in order to contribute towards an increased involvement of the general public in the cultural field.”

According to Khan, this specific festival strives to improve public access to all types of cultural organisa-

tions, enhance the South African Indian identity on the basis of common values, as well as develop intra- and inter-regional cultural initiatives and partnerships.

It also aims to strengthen the networking capacities of cultural organisations and assist with supporting organisations’ activities, strengthen links and dialogue between organisations in Gauteng and other regions of the country, and strengthen relationships with other organisations across the world.

Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali, an annual festival that serves as Hindu new year. It is a time of delicious food, friendship and the triumph of good over evil. Also known as the “festival of lights”, this fiveday celebration stands for a reaffirmation of hope and a renewed commitment to friendship and goodwill.

In Hinduism, the festival of lights symbolises the homecoming of Rama, the deity, after a 14-year exile in the forest, and his victory over Ravana, the 10-headed king of the

demons. Rama is welcomed home by his people, who celebrate good overcoming evil.

People light rows of lamps in front of their homes and set off fireworks to light his way. Diwali is also a celebration of the slaying of the demon king, Narakasura, by the deity Lord Krishna. Krishna is often represented as an infant or boy playing a flute.

It is also known as Dipavali or Deepavali and it is celebrated by the Tamil community, which comes mainly from the south of India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, or whose ancestors came from those parts.

Jainism is an ancient religion of India that prescribes a path of nonviolence towards all living beings.

It is a philosophy and practice of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation.

Diwali marks this liberation.

The public and cultural organisations can submit their proposals and enquiries to Lakshya Malhotra on lakshya@indianspice.co.za or send a fax to 0865 301 787. joburg.org.za

A performer in the previous Diwali Festival in Newtown.

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Payment Can Be Made as Follows: Direct Deposit

DEBT RESTRUCTURE Pay one Instalment e.g.

R500 000 = R5 000 PM JOHANNESBURG 011 492 3603 / 011 492 2699 081 285 3200 / 081 285 3207 VAAL TRIANGLE 016 976 9486 / 079 991 0861 PRETORIA 012 751 3421 / 021 751 3422 081 285 3066 / 081 285 3176 POLOKWANE PIETERSBURG 015 291 4922 / 081 285 3194 081 285 3182 WITBANK 013 656 4659 / 081 526 0597 (NCRDC1507)

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