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GDS 2040 FIXTURES 53 Days to GDS Summit
MMC Roslyn Greef (left) and Pikitup acting MD Lawrence Boya (right) address the audience during the launch.
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City clean-up drive ‘This is a chance to create awareness around issues of littering and illegal dumping ’ Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette.co.za
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oburg residents are urged to volunteer their time on 17 September for the annual Pikitup Clean-up Day. This year’s Clean-up Day coincides with National and International Clean-up Week on the International Environmental calendar. In Johannesburg 33 collection points have been set up in close proximity to the regional depots to get the public involved on the day. Members of the public can participate by visiting one of the sites; use the refuse bags and gloves provided to collect litter in and around the area. Pikitup acting managing director Lawrence Boya says this is a chance to engage with the people of the city,
educate them and create awareness around issues of littering and illegal dumping. The Clean City Campaign is in its third year, and the clean-up day aims to increase awareness by educating the community about the social, environmental and economic benefits of keeping a clean city. Says Boya: “We need to be truly representative of the ‘world class African city’ that we claim to be. We are a business hub and a tourist attraction, and being organised and caring for the health and safety of our citizens is important to us.” Clean-up Day, and the Clean City campaign is being run in partnership with City Parks and Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD). It is part of the Executive Mayor’s 90-day plan in which all City departments and entities are expected
to make a difference. “As Pikitup we have identified one common purpose and that is optimum service delivery and we’re expected to show improvement in all our services,” says Boya Speaking at the launch of Clean-up Day, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Infrastructure Services and Environment, Roslynn Greef said a clean city is a litter-free city, where waste removal services are effective, bins are not overflowing and waste is not dumped illegally, among others. “In addition to an effective infrastructure, realising a clean city vision requires community involvement and law abiding citizens with a deep love for their city and its wellbeing. I call on all Johannesburg citizens to embrace one element of the greater plan for our city; to keep our
GDS GOVERNANCE BRIEFS Structures in social cohesion Joburg spokesperson Gaynor Mashamaite said the key objective of this week governance theme is to create greater awareness around ways in which local governance can be strengthened to ensure improved service delivery. “Governance structures and processes, including issues such as petitions and intergovernmental engagements and increasing levels of public participation in areas of planning and budgeting will come under the spotlight. Ways in which local governance needs to be strengthened through improved oversight and accountability mechanisms, to ensure improved service delivery will be defined,” she explained. She added that the role of local governance structures and processes which contribute to social cohesion will be highlighted in discussions. “A set of resolutions outlining a clear commitment to fighting corruption which embrace solid ethics in local government will be defined. Citizen involvement in governance is vital in creating a dynamic relationship between a government and its people. Ways to create and build upon this relationship will be examined.”
city clean. Let’s embrace the Cleanup Day and take some positive steps towards making Johannesburg the city of our dreams. It’s up to all of us and remains a collective effort.” She concluded by saying all these initiatives need to be linked to the city’s Growth Development Strategy 2040 outreach programme, which envisions Johannesburg as a city of opportunity, where the benefits of balanced economic growth will be shared in a way that enables all residents to gain access to the ladder of prosperity, and where the poor, vulnerable and excluded will be supported out of poverty to realise upward social mobility. For more information visit www.pikitup.co.za to find where your closest site is. See the next edition of the Inner-city Gazette to find all the 33 clean-up points.
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Women in local govt dialogue
Entrench Batho Pele principle
Governance week coincided with the launch of ‘women leaders in local government dialogue’ which will be held quarterly to link to the four seasons of the year, commencing on Monday. “This will be followed in summer towards the end of November, which represents a period of growth, development, fulfilment and perfection. It is the season for the enjoyment of breeding a new cadre of local government activists. Our autumn dialogue is envisaged for the end of February next year,” explained City of Joburg council speaker Constance Bapela. “When we dwell in retrospect on things we could have done differently and long for change. That’s what we have in store for “Women Leaders in Local Government Dialogue” for the remainder of the year!” Bapela said. She encouraged women to usher in the season of the rebirth of new life. “Let us all look ahead to the potential of new growth, new energy, and new prospects of life,” she added.
City of Joburg speaker of council Clr Constance Bapela said the key aim of governance thematic week is to enhance effective decisionmaking, improve oversight and accountability and to continue to build an inclusive governance process. “Our intention is to raise awareness on issues within the broad ambit of governance which includes, strengthening good governance, sustaining the city’s financial position, supporting and improving oversight structures, enhancing participatory planning and budgeting, entrenching Batho Pele principles in the city’s workforce both officials and councillors, ensuring intergovernmental alignment, innovation and partnerships and promoting social cohesion and moral regeneration.” She added that the launch marks the beginning of a journey beyond the GDS outreach process and will be a seasonal dialogue series, using story telling as an enabling platform for changing and reshaping lives of women leaders.
Councillors engage stakeholders on governance issues During the governance week, seven administrative regions will have engagements between councilors and stakeholders on governance issues. “A staff training session for 35 City of Joburg managers focused on building democracy and improved civic education will take place this week,” explained spokesperson Gaynor Mashamaite. All governance week activities and inputs from each event will be correlated to form the GDS outcomes and resolutions to be presented at the final GDS launch with City stakeholders in October.
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City Parks Mentorship award for Arbor Week student photographer Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette.co.za It is that time of the year again to plant a tree for Arbor Week, an environmental campaign to promote a more beautiful South Africa. As a way of ushering in this week, 1 to 7 September, City Parks hosted a launch and celebrated the eucalyptus tree on the lawns of the Wits University on 30 August. Wits vice chancellor Prof Yunus Ballim said this is a special tree. “It is believed to be the oldest in Joburg, at over 100 years old. It is 44 metres tall with a canopy 38.7 metres wide. “This tree watched over historical events such as the Miners’ Strike in 1922. It has patiently watched over human folly, so it is fitting to mark Arbor Week under a tree that has seen all of that,” he said. This Arbor Week, City Parks has issued a green call to action to schools, communities, business, government and the media to get involved in treeplanting activities. Arbor Day was founded by Julius Morton in 1872 in Nebraska, US. Morton was the first newspaper editor in the state and was an active environmentalist. He persuaded the local agricultural board to set aside a day for planting trees. Through his newspaper he encouraged planting trees and spread environmental information to his readers. Additional reporting by Joburg.org.za
Many of the students who attend courses at the Market Photo Workshop are from low income backgrounds and rely on bursaries to be
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he Market Photo Workshop, in partnership with AngloGold Ashanti announced Jabulani Dhlamini as the recipient of the 2011/12 Edward Ruiz Mentorship award. Dhlamini was born in 1983 in Warden, Free State. In 2009 he completed a diploma in Photography at the Vaal University of Technology majoring in visual communication and theory of photography. He has won numerous awards in photography including two Profoto awards in 2008 and 2009, a Fujifilm Southern African Photographic award in 2009, and honourable mentions in the 2010 Photo Imaging Education Association awards and in the 2011 Ernest Cole Awards. He has participated in exhibitions including the Month of Photography held by Stephen Shore at the University Cape Town in 2008 and Bonani Africa in 2010. Dhlamini’s winning project aim was to tell a story of SA townships, about single women through the ‘portraits of this single woman from our townships’ (see pic).
The Edward Ruiz Mentorship is a programme at the Market Photo Workshop, established to commemorate the life of renowned photojournalist Edward Ruiz. It awards the recipient with a mentor who guides the growth of the recipient and the development of a body of work.It also has financial and infrastructural support needed to develop a substantial body of photographic work over the course of a year. Previous recipients include Vathiswa Ruselo (2005/6), Sabelo Mlangeni (2006/7), Mimi Ng’ok (2007/8), Musa Nxumalo (2008/9), Samantha Simons (2009/10), Thandile Zwelibanzi (2010/11) The Photo Workshop offers courses in photography and training, as well as multi-layered projects and interactions that respond to the complex backgrounds of education, culture, and identity, within a contemporary understanding of photography and the social conditions of South Africa. The training courses offered include a Foundation Course, an Intermediate Course. In addition to this, the Market Photo Workshop
Winning pic...Jabulani Dlamini’s image of a single woman. PIC : JABULANI DHLAMINI
offers two full-time year long courses: an Advanced Programme and a Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme. Many of the students who attend courses at the Market Photo Workshop are from low income backgrounds and rely on bursaries to be able to further their studies in photography. Alumni of the Market Photo Workshop include internationally acclaimed photographers
Jodi Bieber, Zanele Muholi, Lolo Veleko, Sabelo Mlangeni and Musa Nxumalo. The Edward Ruiz Mentorship is funded by AngloGold Ashanti, and supported by the National Lottery Development Trust Fund, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and NAC. For more information call on 011 834 1444 or email staceyv@ marketphotoworkshop.co.za
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Riots are no joke
COMMENT As we enter heritage month, it is important to reflect on what heritage is. Heritage can be defined as the total sum of what we inherit as a people. This includes the wildlife and scenic parks, sites of scientific and historical importance, national monuments, historic buildings, works of art, literature and music, oral traditions and museum collections. The answer depends largely on how far back one is prepared to go to determine what we have inherited. It is essential to celebrate the heritage month because it has as much to do with what we perceive as being of value. We need to ask ourselves if it is still important to go to Apartheid Museum to remind ourselves of that dark chapter. Heritage Day will probably be characterised by the celebrating the freedom won in 1994. We need to interrogate the role of liberal and nationalist compatriots, and the people who share experience with them during such commemorations; because some argue that there is nothing to celebrate as they struggle with their logical connection. Strangely, some of the nationalists do attend these celebrations; many are proud of what this country has achieved and have abandoned the racial ideology that formed part of their nationalism. In many cases, the liberal media still chooses to portray our heritage as rooted in crime, corruption, HIV/Aids, and unemployment, as if that is all the country has inherited over the past years. British government advisor Simon Anholt said the quality of marketing done by all the country’s stakeholders builds a positive national reputation. Therefore, it is important that we communicate positive messages about our country. This is an apt period to focus on the heritage we are building for future generations. A heritage based on a new South Africa; the victory over oppression, the achievement of human rights, the defeat of poverty, the de-racialising of our diversity, industrial innovation, the building of a new Africa and the culture of ubuntu.
Buy your fruit and veges when there is enough light for you to see, the writer says.
Don’t sell rotten fruit I would like to alert residents about some people who cheat residents out of their money by selling them rotten fruits and vegetables. Such vendors often put the rotten fruits out for sale in the evenings when there is not enough light to make it easy to see that the fruits are rotten. If you want to buy fruit, do not buy it from the vendor in a shaded part of the street, the one who deliberately avoids the light from the street lamp so that you do not realize that what he is selling is bad. You just buy the fruits and they are given to you in a plastic bag, and when you get home and give the fruit to your children, they tell you that the fruit is rotten. Sometimes the fruit is so rotten that it also has maggots inside. Such fruit
ing and drinking beer, then in the evening they go to the dustbins, pick up the rotten fruit that has been thrown away by vendors and sell it to people who have arrived late from work and are desperate to buy some vegetables for their evening meals. Such people often sell in dark street corners and outside shops in the evenings. My advice to others is to buy your fruit and vegetables when there is enough light for you to see that it is fresh. I would also advise those who sell bad fruit and any other bad food that they must stop. They must know that they will be held responsible for all the illnesses and death members of the community experience as a result of their actions. Evelyn Nkomo Berea
We need our Councilor’s contact details We often need to contact our ward councillor but do not have the number. May you kindly assist us to obtain the contact details of our ward Councilor Carlos Da Rocha of Ward 66. Emily Pinto via email *You may reach Clr Da Rocha on telephone 083 447 3648 .
Getting pregnant as a teenager comes with a range of problems, Thandiwe McCloy explains
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and vegetables are obviously bad for anyone’s health, and these people do not care what happens to you or your children after you eat the germs they sell to you. It would be very stupid for anyone to run a business that way, because as soon as customers realize that, they will never buy from them again, and will spread the word about it. So these are not serious vendors. I have heard it from many people that such vendors are not actually the regular vendors who wake up in the morning and go to stock up from the fruit and vegetables market in City Deep, then come back to make a living from selling in the street. They say those are loafers who spend the whole day doing noth-
With reference to Mzalas Thoughts in your previous edition entitled “Lesson from London”, it seems he/she is very pleased with her/his seemingly witty letter. As a person from London, now living in Cape Town, I was offended by his/ her poking fun at Britain, even if it is in response to the British tabloid’s treatment of South Africa. Several people lost their lives as a result of these riots and many people have lost their businesses. Even the British tabloids don’t “poke fun” at a serious situation like that. T Mac Cape Town
Stress of teenage pregnancy
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If you are a teenager, imagine finding out you’re pregnant. Imagine not being able to go out with friends because you need to stay home and look after your sick, crying baby. According to Statistics South Africa, 110 477 teenage girls under the age of 19 fell pregnant last year. A report commissioned by UNICEF in 2009 stated that while teenage fertility has been declining in South Africa, rates remain unacceptably high. Most teenagers in South Africa fall
pregnant when they are between ages 17 and 19. Monde Makiwane, a Chief Research Specialist at the Human Science Research Council (HSRC), says approximately one in three women will have a baby during her teenage years in South Africa. Geraldine Corner (18) had a baby two years ago and says: “When I found out I was pregnant, I couldn’t handle the stress and had to go to hospital. Being a teenage mom isn’t good because you’re not ready for the responsibility. It’s best to finish your education before having a baby so you can give your child the best and focus on your studies.” Having sex before 16 is against the law for a reason – so ask yourself if you’re really ready for the baggage that comes with unprotected sex, like unwanted pregnancies and HIV. And if you are having sex, remember that condoms, if used properly, are the only mode of contraception that can protect you against pregnancy and HIV, as well as other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Teenage motherhood poses serious health risks for both mom and baby. It puts baby at increased risk of being born prematurely, with a low birthweight or other health problems. The baby may even be at risk of dying.
Premature babies also have a higher chance of experiencing mental and physical problems later in life. A teenage girl’s body isn’t always mature enough to handle the stress of pregnancy and giving birth. Studies have also indicated that women are at higher risk of getting HIV from an infected partner when they’re pregnant. Part of the reason for this is that during pregnancy, a woman’s immune system doesn’t function as strongly to accommodate the growing foetus. Remember that a girl can fall pregnant even before she starts her period. Emotional problems If you find out you’re pregnant, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want to keep the baby. This can leave you feeling worried, scared and confused. This is normal. Being a mom comes with huge responsibility. Not having the coping skills and maturity to deal with this can cause depression, stress and frustration if you’re not ready. Some teenage dads experience a lot of frustration, too, because they feel very responsible for their baby, but don’t have the money to support him/her. According to Monde, every year the number of teenagers terminating their pregnancies rises. Having an abortion can cause a lot of psychological and emotional distress.
Academic problems Teenage mothers are less likely to complete high school. The study commissioned by UNICEF found that in South Africa, only about a third of teen mothers returned to school. By not finishing their education, including higher education, teen moms have to put their career dreams on hold. Many never pursue their education, lose out on the chance to get good paying jobs and remain trapped in poverty. The South African Council of Educators (Sace) says in some schools half of all female pupils abandon lessons to go and collect their grants. This often leads to them failing their exams. Financial problems Some people think many girls have children so they can get the Child Support Grant (R250), but research conducted by the HSRC in 2007 showed no evidence that teenage girls are having children specifically to access this grant. If you become a teenage mom or dad, you could also put additional pressure on your parents to support you and your child. As Geraldine’s parents are supporting her and her child, they can’t afford to send her to college. “Teenage motherhood makes it harder to achieve your dreams,” she says.
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Govt in ‘slavery cover up’
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FOCUS ON AFRICA
African mercenaries flee
Tripoli - African soldiers recruited by Muammar Gaddafi have begun streaming home. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it is desperate to reach sub-Saharan migrant workers caught up in the fighting in Libya. The head of the IOM in Benghazi, Martin Jerrett, Muammar Gaddafi said Africans were facing deep hostility in the capital, Tripoli. The IOM says there were over three million migrants working in Libya and there is little indication of how many will want to leave. Amid reports that some former pro-Gaddafi forces had been summarily executed, many have been crossing into Mali and Niger. Many were recruited from among the former Tuareg rebels, some 4 000 of whom were unemployed after a peace deal ended their rebellion in 2009. Thee BBC reported that the Tuareg were paid $10 000 to join the government forces and a further $1 000 a day to fight. Western sources suggest that up to 10 000 Africans were recruited from countries including Sudan, Chad, Mali and Niger. Nato planes have been dropping leaflets calling on them to defect.
Nouakchott - Amnesty International says the authorities must revoke jail sentences given to anti-slavery activists who protested against the enslavement of a 10-year old Erwin van der Borgh girl. The four members of an anti-slavery Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA) NGO were arrested on charges of ‘unauthorized gathering’ and ‘rebellion’, and given six-month suspended sentences by a Nouakchott court. Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International’s Director for Africa, said this is a travesty of justice. “The draconian response to the work of these activists suggests that the authorities are trying to cover up the fact that slavery takes place in the country,” he added. After discovering last month that the 10-year old girl was being held in slavery by a woman in Nouakchott, the IRA reported the case to the police. The protesters say the woman was arrested and charged with enslaving a minor but was then provisionally released. The child is reportedly still missing.
Furore over slain soldier Freetown - The body of a Sierra Leonean soldier who was killed by rebel fighters on a UN mission in Darfur, Sudan has been flown into the country for burial. Chief of staff Gen Robert Koroma said Corporal Sheku Mansaray was reported to have set out to fetch charcoal when he fell on a rebel ambush and gruesomely murdered by assailants. Some family members of the murdered soldier were reportedly unhappy because since the fatal incident occurred they were not informed of the development until after the local media reported it. “We’ve lost our loved one in the line of international duty and in honour of Sierra Leone but senior military officers should have informed us earlier about the death of our son. Even the Minister of Defence is yet to visit the bereaved family, which to us is very unfortunate. This is gross disrespect for the services our brother had rendered,” a family member said. Army spokesperson Major Ken Jabbie said the military has a unique system of informing family members of officials serving international missions in terms of any difficulties.
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Genocide priest moved Gen Robert Koroma
Islamists claim UN bombing Abuja - Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the UN bombing in Abuja. A caller told the BBC that it carried out the attack. Also, another Boko Haram ‘spokesman’ claiming responsibility for the deadly attack said they were guided by the wisdom of Allah. A man who identified himself as Abu Darda said: “We have said it that the UN is one of our prime tar-
gets. More attacks are on the way, and by the will of Allah we will have unfettered access to wherever we want to attack. We have more than 100 men who are willing to lay down their lives for the cause of Allah.” The blast left a gaping hole in the UN compound, which houses about 400 people working for 26 humanitarian and development agencies. It’s not
clear how many were present, but dozens were injured. This marks the first UN attack by militants in Nigeria. Past attacks have been on government targets. The previous bombing of the police headquarters in June killed six.
Fr Emmanuel Rukundo
Kigali – Rwandan genocide-convict Father Emmanuel Rukundo has been transferred from the UN Detention facility in Arusha to a Malian jail. In October 2010, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) reduced to 23 years the 25 year jail term imposed on the priest by the lower court. It confirmed the conviction of Fr Rukundo, a former military chaplain, for genocide, murder and extermination. That was in relation to the murder of Tutsis who had sought refuge at Saint Joseph’s College and Saint Leon Minor Seminary in Gitarama prefecture, after finding him guilty of abetting and aiding the crimes. Fr Rukundo was arrested in Switzerland in July 2001 and transferred to the ICTR detention facilities. His trial began in November 2006. In Mali, Fr Rukundo will join 14 ICTR convicts, including former Rwandan PM Jean Kambanda. Seven other convicts are serving their sentences in Benin while Michel Bagaragaza is jailed in Sweden.
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Customers throng the shop on opening day.
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etail giant Cambridge Foods is the latest addition to the many big businesses coming up in Pretoria Street, Hillbrow. The food outlet was officially opened on Thursday, filled with many activities which included dancing and prize giveaways like pens, sweets and goodie bags. “Now we do not have to go to the city centre to shop at Cambrige, we have it in our area which will save us time,” said Ntsokiseng Soai, a Hillbrow resident. Another resident Thoko Tshuma expressed her excitement about the store’s presence. “I love the prices
because they are low and quality of the products is good,” she added. The supermarket’s workers will have much work, as many residents visit the store for cheaper prices. Isaac Nkambule, a worker in the store agrees: “It was packed, we had to close doors every 10 minutes to reduce the number of people inside and we are happy with the warm welcome from the Hillbrow community.” Hillbrow Councillor Zama Shezi welcomed the store in his ward. “I am happy about this development because it is not only about the company making money, but this will also create jobs for community members. We hope other big businesses will follow suit,” he added.
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eppe police are appealing to members of the community to assist in finding a robbery suspect who fits the identity of the man identified below. Jeppe police spokesperson W/O Munyai says on 28th July at about 6:15pm a complaint was coming from Doornfontein train station when he was confronted by two unknown men. “One of the suspects pointed a gun and took the complainant’s handbag. Inside the bag was a Nokia
cellphone, a Nedbank debit card, ID book, an Edgars shopping card and a R100 note.” One of the suspects is a male of about 30 years old, tall, slender and used Sesotho as a language of command. He is light in complexion and was wearing a black jacket, white t-shirt, blue jeans and white takkies. Anyone with information should call W/O Malewane Masha on 082 486 8318 or 011 624 6000. Robbery suspect nabbed Meanwhile Jeppe police have arrested a 24 year old armed robbery
suspect. W/O Munyai says last week four men robbed a man at his Belgravia home of his cellphone. “One of the suspects also assaulted the complaint with a chain, which resulted in visible injuries, before they fled the scene. The complainant managed to call the police, who arrested one of the suspects, who has been charged with armed robbery and assault. Police arrest gunmen Last week a police patrol received a domestic violence complaint at Tucker Street in Belgravia. “Upon arrival at the scene they found a woman who complained that her boyfriend had assaulted her and pointed a gun at her. The police then found the man with a gun with serial numbers filled off, and he failed to produce its licence. The 32year old suspect was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition,” W/O Munyai says. Later that week police searched two men in Beit Street, Doornfontein, and found one of them with a 9mm pistol. The suspects failed to
produce a licence and were arrested on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm. Police arrest rape suspect Jeppe SAPS have arrested a 20 year old man who allegedly raped a 16 year old girl in Kensington. WO Munyai says the mother of the victim said her daughter went to a fun day at Fairview Primary school together with four other girls. “She was supposed to be back home by 5pm but she did not turn up at that time. At about 8pm the mother went to look for her daughter and met a group of young men, and the victim’s friends pointed them as the ones who were with the victim. When the complaint approached the young men she saw them holding her daughter, who was heavily drunk and could not walk properly.”. W/O Munyai adds that one of the men told her that the victim had been raped at Kitchener Avenue in Kensington. The mother of the victim then reported the matter to Jeppe SAPS and the suspect was arrested.
MZALA’S THOUGHTS Jabu Nxumalo
Killing suspects doesn’t help
Last Wednesday Thokozile Ndlovu of Preston Place in Berea became a widow. Her six-year old son became an orphan and its all thanks to the people who should have protected their family. Few weeks ago the Inner-city Gazette displayed a picture of one of the most wanted criminals, Bongani Moyo, and the Hawks last week went to Preston Place to question Ndlovu’s husband, Mthungameli Mpofu, and by the time they left he was dead. It is alleged that Mpofu was seen with the criminal Moyo who was, at the time, wanted for a spate of bank robberies. According to the reports from the Star newspaper, he was arrested in May but ‘walked right out of a Pretoria courtroom this month’ and this was his second escape this year. One hopes that the police we not busy having sex when this culprit escaped! But there is one simple equation in Mpofu’s death – had the police not been negligent in allowing Moyo to escape twice while in their custody, Mpofu would still be alive today. I’m not saying Mpofu was a saint, but when someone dies in the hands of the police it is indeed a cause for concern. I mean these are the people we have entrusted with our lives. In times of need and desperation we all turn to the police for protection. On a daily basis we tell our communities to report all sorts of things to the police. We tell them to be activists against crime by working closely with the police and join the community policing forums. We insist that they should not buy stolen goods but instead report those suspected of selling stolen goods to the police. We do all these because we believe in our criminal justice system and that the police are a vital cog to the system. But all that is shattered when a senseless killing like this happens. Where should communities turn to when the people assigned to serve and protect them take the law into their own hands? Where were Hillbrow police when the Hawks raided this flat? While the re-arrest of Moyo on Sunday night due to community intervention should be welcomed, there are too many unanswered questions on Mpofu’s death, and the Independent Complaints Directorate should leave no stone unturned. General Cele has been trying to convince all that there is a war against his officers, but such acts of wanton murder of suspects will not endear his officers to communities. Why is the community of Hillbrow not taken into account when dealing with crime suspects who use this area as a hideout? Or is this how the police operates? As the community we should remain committed to the values of community policing aimed at serving us, rather than an army of officers hell-bent in creating an imaginary war and enemies out of communities. jabu.nxumalo@gmail.co.za
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Arrests by Hillbrow Police from 23 - 29 August Theft 8, Assault GBH 30, Assault Common 11, Contravening copyright Act 16, Reckless and Negligent Driving 4, Possession of stolen property 9, Malicious damage to Property 10, Theft out of motor vehicle 3,Shoplifting 5, Contravening court order 1, Fraud 6, Exposing child to pornography 1, Common Robbery 5, Possession of Drugs 11, Housebreaking and Theft 2, Interfering with police duties 3, Attempted business robbery 1, Business Robbery 7, Hit and Run 1, Murder 1, Contempt of court 1, Armed robbery 2, Possession of car breaking implements 2,Kidnapping and Rape 1, Child Abuse 1, Failure to furnish information 1, Negligent loss of firearm 1, Possession of licensed Firearm while under the influence of liquor, Drunk and driving 38, Crimen Injuria 1, Theft of motor vehicle 1, Dealing in dagga 1, Business robbery and attempted murder 1, Possession of unlicensed firearm, Intimidation 1, Possession of stolen motor vehicle 1, possession of illegal cigarette, concealment of birth, Rape 1, possession of dagga, Negligent handling of firearm 1 . And 61 for illegal immigrants and B arrests ranging from drinking in public, gambling, drunkenness and loitering were 116.
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Gunman Thousands of arrested jobs since NGP Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za Last week Hillbrow police arrested a man who was found in possession of an unlicenced firearm in Quartz Street. Police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay says police searched the man near the Caroline Street corner and found him in possession of the gun and six bullets. “Investigations continue and the firearm will be sent for ballistic tests. The suspect faces a charge of possession of unlicenced firearm and ammunition,” she said. Hillbrow Police Station will be joining a Potjie Kos competition which will be hosted by the Alexandra and Hillbrow Cluster. Hillbrow police will be supporting casual day and will all be buying stickers to support children with disability. The event will be on Friday 2011-09-02 from 08h00 at Arthur Block park in Mayfair.
Action plans were adopted to ensure priority measures to expand public and private sector investment Own Correspondent
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igures released this week by the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel reveal that government has created thousands of jobs since the New Growth Path (NGP) was adopted last October. Patel (pictured right) outlined several interventions that had yielded thousands of jobs, including: * Almost 60 000 jobs created by the Department of Trade and Industry’s support and incentive programmes in the last financial year. *The support of over 100 000 smallholder farmers by national and provincial agricultural departments. * Environmental employment schemes, such as the Department of Water Affairs’ Working for Water and the Working for Land programme, which would provide over 30 000 full-time job equivalents this year, doubling to 60 000 next year. * A rural youth employment programme, which created 7 500 jobs. Patel said government planned to increase the number of work oppor-
tunities in the Community Works Programme to one million by 2014, of which 90 percent could be earmarked for young people. “The programme provides longer-term employment to young people than is the case in the traditional Expanded Public Works Programme. Government is rolling out several other initiatives to create more jobs,” he said. These were highlighted at the recent Cabinet lekgotla, where 12 action plans were adopted to ensure that government prioritises measures to expand public and private sector investment. “The action plans include measures in agriculture and agro-processing, mining industry, manufacturing and the green economy. In the mining sector, Cabinet adopted the beneficiation strategy in June; approved the setting up of the state-owned mining company and had identified options for bringing down iron and steel prices. A pre-feasibility study
for the setting up of a new steel mill had also been completed.” Patel added that government had launched a major effort to improve African regional integration, with the launch of the negotiations in June for a Free Trade Area involving 26 countries with 600 million people from Cape Town to Cairo. “The size of the total labour force grew significantly in the first two quarters of this year by about 200 000 persons each quarter, after dropping in every quarter last year.” The minister added that however, the pace of job growth has slowed down in the recent quarter and jobs were lost in manufacturing, mining and agriculture in the second quarter, compared with the first three months of the year. BuaNews
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Music award winner Sindisiwe Sibiya
Visual arts award winner Phumulani Ntuli
Second music award winner Miseka Gaqa
Budding artists in amazing display Arts Correspondent
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tudy bursaries worth more than R200 000 were awarded to 12 of Joburg’s top creative students during the CIT:Y Awards, held at MuseuMAfrica last week. Nominees could win a R20 000 study bursary or the R30 000 careers bursary available to a finalyear student pursuing a career in the arts. While only a handful won prizes, an exhibition of the nominees’
work exhibited at Museum Africa in Newtown gives the public a good idea of the talent at Joburg’s tertiary education institutions. Alba Letts of the City of Joburg’s Community Development: Arts, Culture and Heritage Directorate said the standard of entries was extremely high this year. “The judges remarked that there were several works of exceptional quality. It’s exciting to know that these exceptional young dynamos will soon be enriching the City’s,
and country’s arts, culture and creative industries with their creations.” Showcasing and rewarding the City’s finest bubbling-under talent studying towards careers in the creative industries, the annual CIT:Y Festival and Awards hands out bursaries to the most impressive student entries in a variety of disciplines. The runners-up received a package of complimentary tickets valued at approximately R2 000, to
see the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra at the Linder Auditorium, the South African Tattoo at Montecasino, Moving into Dance Mophatong’s production of Hotel by Mark Hawkins at the Market Theatre, and selected shows at the Joburg Theatre during the City of Joburg’s Arts Alive International Festival in September. The curated exhibition of the amamzing nominees’ and winners’ works is open to the public from 25 August to 30 September.
‘Girl in a yellow dress’ Arts Correspondent
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Marianne Oldham and Nat Ramabulana in Girl in a Yellow Dress.
ritten by Craig Higginson and directed by Malcolm Purkey The Girl in the Yellow Dress premiered at the Grahamstown Arts Festival in 2010, followed by a sold-out seasons at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and the Traverse Theatre for the duration of the Edinburgh Festival. It then transferred to Live Theatre in Newcastle, the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and the Stockholms Stadsteater; again playing to full houses. Coming home, it played to almost full capacity from its first day, and now returns to the Market Theatre due to popular demand. Opening on 27 September, with new cast member Kate Liquorish as Celia, this promises to be a theatre experience to cherish. Originally inspired by Ovid’s
story Echo and Narcissus and psychoanalytic writings on narcissism, The Girl in the Yellow Dress is set in contemporary Paris and deals with the exchanges between Celia, a beautiful English teacher in her late twenties, and Pierre, her younger French-Congolese pupil. Brimming with humour, rage and longing, this internationally celebrated South African play provides a minute exploration of an increasingly hazardous romantic entanglement, and an insight into some of the tensions between the ‘first’ and ‘third’ worlds. Part psychological thriller and part a State of the Nation analysis, it tackles issues such as language, power, identity, sex, past trauma, class, exile and refugees – tensions that run through South African society and beyond. After seeing this play in Edinburgh, the National Theatre in London commissioned Craig Higginson’s
next play, Little Foot, which will premiere at the 2012 Olympics. Since opening, The Girl in the Yellow Dress already has new productions emerging in Salisbury, Chicago and New York. The script has been published by Oberon Books in London and is in its second print run. This is Higginson’s second original play after the internationally acclaimed Dream of the Dog, which transferred to London’s West End last year. This production is directed once again by theatre veteran Malcolm Purkey, Artistic Director of the Market Theatre, best known for his international hit Sophiatown. The talented Kate Liquorish brings a fresh interpretation of Celia and rising soapie star Nat Ramabulana returns as Pierre (Nat was nominated for Naledi and Fleur du Cap awards for this role last year).
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Toughest challenge for Boks Brussow raises concern that they will miss Juan Smith haka. But nothing has changed. To beat New Zealand in their backyard will be very tough, and they are the favourites for the World Cup. But if the pressure in New Zealand gets to their team, then it may affect the way they play.” The Springboks open their campaign on September 11 against Wales. Team doctor Craig Roberts said utility backs Ruan Pienaar (ankle), Francois Steyn (hamstring) and Pat Lambie (shoulder), centre Jean de Villiers (groin) and locks Victor Matfield (hamstring) and Bakkies Botha (knee) all had minor injuries and would train separately in a contact session later on Monday.
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ugby World Cup hosts New Zealand will present the toughest challenge for the Springboks in the World Cup starting this month, coach Peter de Villiers says. The All Blacks were beaten 18-5 in Port Elizabeth, then lost 25-20 to Australia in Brisbane last Saturday, which gave the Wallabies the Tri-Nations title. De Villiers said the Wallabies cut down on their space because both teams like to play expansively. “The Wallabies concentrated more on their forwards and were brutal in contact and very focused, you could see by the way they stared down the
Soccer club pleads for playing ground ‘If we abandon these boys we will expose them to alcohol, drugs and crime’
Meanwhile Springbok Heinrich Brussow raised concerns that he will not have Juan Smith at his side in New Zealand, saying the absence was a big setback than most people realised. “We will miss having an influential player and leader. He makes a huge impact on the field, and although we will give it our best, he is one of those players that is also a great role model.” But he quickly pointed out that the men selected to replace Smith are no different in that regard. “Willem Alberts and Francois Louw are also great players and they too know what will be expected from them,” he said.
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All set for Wafa Wafa Bucs, Amakhosi square up for MTN8 final Soccer Correspondent
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he PSL has announced that the MTN8 cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on September 10 will be played at FNB Stadium, kicking off at 8.15pm. The Buccaneers advanced to the MTN8 Final after a 4-3 aggregate win against Mamelodi Sundowns. Chiefs went through after edging out Ajax Cape Town on the away goal after the teams drew 1-1 in
Cape Town last Saturday. The first leg had been a goalless encounter. Last season Chiefs thrashed Pirates 3-0 in the Telkom Knockout Cup at the venue last season. Pirates coach Julio Leal says past results will not count for anything on September 10. “We have already beaten them twice in pre-season tournaments and I still have faith in our team. I believe past results, statistics, and one game is a different history. We
know that we have won two games against them but it was not official games and we cannot count that. I have a professional squad which is very committed and has the capacity to achieve the same feat as last season, where we won three trophies,” he said. PSL CEO Zola Majavu said the league will ensure a magnificent and well co-ordinated final between the two Soweto giants. “The MTN8 final showcases the
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