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Ekhaya goes north This area in Hillbrow’s Paul Nel Street will soon enjoy regeneration through the Ekhaya project.
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to curb abuse ‘A diversion programme for people addicted to drugs will change the substance abuse stigma’’ Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za
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n organisation to fight drug abuse in Hillbrow and surrounding areas has been formed. The group, called the Hillbrow Drugs Action Committee is a brainchild of SANCA Phoenix House and Lutheran Community Outreach Foundation. The organisation is set to focus on training, advocacy and awareness campaigns. It will include various stakeholders like schools, NGOs, property companies, SAPS and members of society. SANCA’s director Adrie Vermeulen says the committee will operate within the framework of the national drugs strategy. “Substance abuse has been a problematic issue for many years in Hillbrow. It has a direct link to many other crimes, it is therefore essential to stimulate the fight against it. The committee will focus on creat-
ing awareness campaigns all over Hillbrow through door to door visits in flats. Counsellors will explain to people the dangers of drugs and how to get help. There is a diversion programme for people addicted to drugs, the first project of this kind. It will go all the way to change the substance abuse stigma,” explains Vermeulen. Makhulong A Matala, a subsidiary of Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) supports the objectives of the committee. Says subsidiary community development officer Sifiso Ginindza: “We fully support the committee and are willing to be part of it. The reduction of substance abuse in Hillbrow augurs well with us as a housing company. If the tenant has drug addiction problems, through this collaboration the tenant can be referred to rehabilitation programmes.” Johan Robyn, counsellor at the Lutheran Foundation adds that 26 counsellors will be
trained to do assessment, counselling, drugs tests and rehab referrals. “This committee must focus on training, advocacy and awareness campaigns. We urge the broader community to get involved.” Michelle Peter, executive manager for residential care, education, and skills development for MES, an NGO based in Hillbrow, adds that the committee will have an impact in the fight against substance abuse. “Through cooperation, we can fight substance abuse,” she adds. Hillbrow police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay says the station supports the committee. “We support all crime prevention initiatives and we are excited to be part of this initiative. It is important to create awareness about drug abuse through a coordinated effort.” For substance abuse problems contact Alcoholics Anonymous SA on 011 436-0116 or SANCA 011 482-7187.
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A security guard patrols the Hillbrow north neighbourhood.
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Ekhaya project moves north Stakeholders have mobilised to improve safety and clean the environment Kgopi Mabotja
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he eKhaya Neighbourhood city improvement district (CID) programme is now moving to the north of Hillbrow. The programme started in 2004 in Pietersen Street in the south between Claim and Klein streets. In 2011 it extended from Klein to Banket streets, then later the same year from Smit to Esselen streets. It was founded with the objective of transforming Hillbrow from its notorious past into a liveable neighbourhood. The programme now targets a new area in the north of Hillbrow, between Van der Merwe and Jager streets and from Banket Street to Clarendon Place.
The project’s coordinator, Josie Adler says they are extending to the north following a demand by property owners who want to join the project. “EKhaya and property owners have met to develop the eKhaya Hillbrow north initiative.” She adds that owners observed that their businesses in the south are doing better than those in the north. “The area’s ability to attract new residents, who support the local businesses, is attributed to declining levels of crime and a clean environment.” EKhaya provides cleaning and security services to buildings that are affiliated to the CID. Based on its success, talks are already afoot to get eKhaya im-
plemented in the north. A steering committee is made up of members from the Johannesburg Housing Company, Connaught Properties, Urban Task Force, Trafalgar Properties, Jozi Housing and other property companies. The committee will be chaired by Nick Barnes of Jozi Housing. EKhaya Hillbrow north will cover buildings from Pretoria Street up to Clarendon Place and Louis Botha Avenue. Under the umbrella body of eKhaya, stakeholders who have invested in Hillbrow have mobilised to tackle long-standing issues, including revamping buildings, improving safety and keeping the public environment clean. joburg.org.za
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Thanks for cleaning up Koch Street
COMMENT As concerns persist about bad buildings in the city, it is a good development that one of the most talked about structures is set to be renovated. In the last edition of our community paper, Region F regional manager for legal and special investigations, Louis Geldenhuys disclosed that Milton Court in the CBD’s Pritchard Street has been sold to a buyer who would renovate it. The building had gathered much negative publicity since the 1990s, and had remained so till last week. While welcoming the first positive news about the place, we have to consider that there are community members living there. Never mind what anyone may think or say about them, they remain members of our community. Some people have suspected them of being involved in unacceptable behaviour; nevertheless the current development threatens their accommodation and we have to be concerned about their welfare. Having been informed that the building has been sold, we consider what may happen to them when the buyer takes over. In many cases such buyers have sought legal mandate to evict the residents, and often succeeded. At this stage we may not know what arrangement the buyer has to handle the issue of the residents of that building. However, the regulation is that such residents have to be offered alternative accommodation, and we hope that will apply to the current residents of Milton Court. As it has been observed in the past, it would be inhumane to throw them out into the street, which would obviously exacerbate the already acute homelessness in the city.
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Community and SAPS members clean up the area in Koch Street.
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n behalf of the community in the Joubert Park area I would like to thank community members and those from the SAPS who participated in cleaning up the area around the corner of Koch and Twist streets. The area had developed into one of the dirtiest in the city. People who live in the streets had made it their home and spent most of their time drinking there. Because they had no toilet facilities they also relieved themselves all over the place, making it very dirty, and stinking all the time. At night
they made a lot of noise singing throughout the night, and we hardly slept at all. The area has businesses that include food outlets, and it was difficult to have a meal in such a filthy and stinking place. We had complained to the city authorities about the issue many times, without any positive response. One city official once said taking action against the people who live in the streets involved complicated legal issues, and so no action would be taken. Since the street people were re-
‘We have some very dirty alleys between buildings which breed millions of mosquitoes which invade our flats, threatening us with malaria and related diseases’ located and the place was cleaned we at least have peace in the area. The area is now relatively clean and peaceful, and I hope it remains that way. It is not like I don’t care about the poor people who have to live in the streets, but we as rental paying residents also need a clean and peaceful environment to live. I still hope the homeless people were relocated to where they can also live peacefully, though I know it is more difficult for them. I would also like to urge the residents to consider similar clean-up activities in all the other places in
the area that pose a health hazard to the community. We have some very dirty alleys between buildings which breed millions of mosquitoes which invade our flats, threatening us with contracting malaria and related diseases. That also poses a threat for varieties of other diseases, among them dysentery and cholera. We do not need to wait for the municipality to do this for us, we can do it too, and otherwise much better, like we did in Koch Street. Muriel Kutoane Joubert Park
Myth of the empty land ‘He thoughtlessly tells us that the world began in 1652’ Jabu Nxumalo
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r Paul Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister in Nazi Germany, is often misquoted as having said: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” It seems Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Pieter Mulder (pictured), is a firm believer of this (mis)quote following his utterances in parliament last week that ‘Bantu speaking people (Africans) had no historical claim to 40% of the country’. This statement by a deputy minister of agriculture is not just shocking but downright dangerous. It shows the arrogance and lack of remorse on the part of the beneficiaries of apartheid. Instead of showing remorse for his forefather, fathers and probably even his own actions for oppressing African and black people in general during colonialism and apartheid, this man instead seeks to undermine and spit in the face of the efforts on reconciliation. That Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu have been at pains
to convince the African majority that reconciliation is the way; Mulder and his ilk don’t think so. It is comforting to note a number of white fellow South Africans who see Mulder’s argument for what it is, poppycock. In his interview with the Mail & Guardian newspaper Wits University’s professor of anthropology, David Coplan, said Mulder’s statements were an example of what academics and historians refer to as ‘the myth of the empty land’. This informative interview reveals that the myth has been perpetuated throughout the apartheid era, but does not stand up to historical evidence from various sources. Coplan said: “It’s been debunked over and over but South
Africans have a short memory and people who believe it want to believe it,” adding that there have been Bantu speaking people within the borders of South Africa since at least the 16th century. It is therefore not surprising that Mulder deliberately ignores the facts and goes for outdated apartheid theory to advance backward views that he and his dinosaur political party hold. That he appears to be singing a different tune and now tries to blackmail us with the tired argument of food security exposes what the likes of Mulder and his ilk stand for. South Africans should refuse to be blackmailed or taken to a dangerous path by politicians with dubious motives. Professor Coplan further exposes Mulder’s weak and lousy argument as he states what ought to be obvious, that white farmers arrived at the Kei to find the Xhosa, who were there already for a very long time. In an attempt at divide and rule, synonymous with apartheid system, Mulder tries to separate African people using narrow definition of the Bantu. In other words he is trying to tell us that
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there is a difference between the Khoi-Khoi, San and amaXhosa, for example. That these tribes co-existed without any trying to dominate, dispossess or impose its culture on the other, unlike his Dutch ancestors did when they arrived in 1652, is not important for him. Rather he thoughtlessly tells us that the world began in 1652. Once more Coplan exposed this fake politician when he said: “The Khoi-Khoi and San were already there. They went down to the beach to meet Vasco Da Gama when he landed at Mossel Bay in 1497 searching for water, and this is in his ship’s log.” He added that the subsequent communication of disease and war against the KhoiKhoi and San by the Dutch was ‘terrifyingly tragic’. If I were Mulder I would rather shut-up and be ashamed of even trying to invoke the past because it is littered with actions that would make Goebbels and Hitler look like saints. If this country were to stoop to the levels of this man’s thinking, he would end up back in Holland. But fortunately sober minded people outnumber the lunatics.
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Region heads for crisis Bamako - A Tuareg offensive is causing a humanitarian crisis, with scores killed and thousands fleeing into neighbouring countries, rights group Amnesty International (AI) says. “This is the worst human rights crisis in the area for 20 years,” said Gaetan Mootoo, AI researcher. “The region could be plunged into chaos if the fighting continues.” The Red Cross said fighting had displaced 60 000 people inside Mali, the figure excluding other refugees who fled to neighbouring countries. Red Cross head Juerg Eglin said people have abandoned their homes, fields, and lost their cattle, and 22 000 people have fled to Niger. The UN refugee agency said over 44 000 people fled to Mauritania, Niger and Burkina Faso. Tuareg rebels, boosted by the return of those who had been fighting for Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, have attacked several towns as they demand autonomy for their nomadic desert tribe. France has condemned the killing of some 82 people in the town of Aguelhok, accusing the killers of adopting Al-Qaeda tactics. The Malian army said captured soldiers and innocent civilians had been summarily executed by the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) rebels.
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Plan to end 20 year strife
New ECOWAS chairman Abidjan - The recent 40th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Abuja elected President Alassane Ouattara as the new chairman. Ouattara congratulated his predecessor, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, for deepening democracy and political stability. He also commended outgoing ECOWAS Commission president Victor Gbeho for contributing to resolution of regional political crises. He outlined his priorities towards perfecting the integration agenda for the benefit of the 15-nation community with a combined population of over 300 million people. They include strengthening of regional institutions and electoral structures to deepen democracy. Ouattara said ECOWAS would deploy necessary efforts to curb terrorism, piracy, banditry and illegal arms. He also called for economic integration through a common market, and pushed for Africa to become a permanent UN Security Council member.
Tripoli –Amnesty International says militias are committing human rights abuses, threatening to destabilize the country. Militias have tortured detainees, targeted migrants and displaced entire communities in revenge attacks, according to the organisation’s report. Detainees at 10 militia facilities said they had been tortured and confessed to crimes they had not committed in order to stop the torture, Amnesty International said. At least 12 detainees held by militias have died after being tortured since September, the organization said. Amnesty International adviser Donatella Rovera said : “Libyans risked their lives to demand justice, today their hopes are being jeopardized by lawless militias who trample human rights with impunity. The only way to break with the practices of decades of abuse is to ensure that nobody is above the law and that investigations are carried out.” Interior Minister Fawzy Abdilal said the interim government had not yet succeeded in integrating militias into a national security force.
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Foes to settle border issue Juba - Delegations have agreed to immediately demarcate the border between Sudan and South Sudan to settle pending issues. Border demarcation, oil, external debt, citizenship and security arrangements are the main disputes between the two countries. The parties failed to agree over oil-sector management, but this is symptomatic to the breakdown on
other issues, particularly the border and Abyei. Yahya al-Hussein of Sudan’s negotiating team said they would draw the northern border within three months, but that would not include five disputed areas, and talks over them would continue. Besides Abyei, they differ over Kefia Kingi between South Darfur and Western Bahr el Ghazal; Kakah and
Almqnas. President Salva Kiir blamed Sudan for refusing to help draw the border between the two countries, and asked to proceed on the agreed areas while talks continue on the disputed locations.
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Mogadishu - Somali leaders have signed a plan to end the 20 year political crisis. The deal came at a meeting in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, but did not include key actors like Al-Shabab, who control large areas of central and south Somalia, and the self-declared independent state of Somaliland. For three days the leaders met in Garowe, capital of Puntland. President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was joined by leaders of the pro-government militia, al-Sunna Wal Jamaaca, and officials from another semi-autonomous region, Galmudug. The conference hammered out a blueprint for a future government, to replace the current transitional government, whose mandate expires in August. Somalia would become a federal state, with Mogadishu as the federal capital. The Garowe agreement was witnessed by representatives of the international community, including the AU and UN special representative, Augustine Mahiga. Matt Baugh, the British ambassador to Somalia, welcomed the agreement, but warned that all parties to the plan would have to deliver.
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Stolen phones tracked to hair salon Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za A man has appeared at the Hillbrow Magistrate Court for alleged possession of suspected stolen property, according to Hillbrow
police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay. She says there there was a business robbery at a cellphone shop in Edenvale, where five cellphones and R 20 000 was stolen. “The cellphones had a tracking de-
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vice, the tracking company picked up a signal which led them to a hair salon in Hillbrow. Police and the company found seven cellphones and two cameras there, valued at an estimated R20 000, and the man was arrested,” Sgt Pillay adds.
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olice have arrested six suspects in connection with an attempted murder and armed robbery in Joubert Park, Hillbrow police corporate communications officer Sgt Jenny Pillay says. She explains that seven armed men robbed three business premises over the weekend in the Joubert Park Area. “During one of the robberies they shot and wounded one worker in the chest, who was taken to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in a stable condition. The suspects stole air time, cigarettes, groceries, DVD players, cellphones, TV sets, amplifiers and MP3 players, all valued at R19 000,” she says. SgtPillay adds that through infor-
mation received from the community police arrested six of the suspects aged between 21 and 29 years, and one is still at large. “The suspects will be profiled and it is suspected that they may be linked to other serious crimes.” In the same period police arrested two men who allegedly robbed a Killarney resident at gunpoint, Sgt Pillay says. “The victim was with a friend in a flat when he opened the door when the door bell rang. Three men pointed guns at them and entered the flat. They then stole bank cards, laptops, cameras and jewellery, all valued at about R100 000.” Sgt Pillay says through fingerprint linkage police arrested one of the suspects, who then pointed out another, who was also arrested, and the third suspect is still at large.
Knifemen steal woman’s phone Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za This week two men wielding knives confronted a woman at the corner of Harrison and Wolmarans streets in Braamfontein and robbed her of her Blackberry cellphone, says police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay. “A police patrol noticed the robbery, the men fled but police chased and caught one of them,” she adds. Meanwhile police arrested a man
for using a fake driver’s licence in Braamfontein. “A taxi was parked in the middle of the road and police asked the driver to move it. The driver indicated that there was a problem with the vehicle, and police asked to see his driver’s license, which he produced. They realised that the licence was fake as the man’s photograph had been pasted over someone else’s licence. He was then arrested for alleged fraud,” Sgt Pillay says.
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Leading impersonator to perform in Joburg He has impersonated almost every major female star, from Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, Shirley Bassey to Barbara Cartland; Tina Turner to Camilla Parker Bowles, Amy Winehouse and the extravagant Lady Gaga
A scene in The Jungle Book Kids production.
Theatre house celebrates 21yrs Production has an accent on encouraging reading and a love of books Arts Correspondent
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he People’s Theatre, situated in the Joburg Theatre complex, celebrates over 21 years. This is South Africa’s flagship theatre for young people, staging over eight productions per year. This production house has produced countless shows for children, ensuring that the entertainment is also educational. The team driving the People’s Theatre, Jill Girard and Keith Smith have rounded up some top shows, some of which will be reintroduced in a new format . Children are going to be enthralled by the likes of Disney’s Jungle Book Kids, The Gingerbread Man 2, Peter Rabbit and other Tales and The Little Mermaid. Girard says this year’s line-up provides variety. “The interaction, the costumes, the song and dance ensure that the experience becomes something magical that every child should experience.” The Peoples Theatre provides an environment where children from diverse backgrounds can come to-
gether and discover the enjoyment of communication through drama and self expression. This year’s productions include Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids (5 March to 15 April 2012). This is a journey with the adorable little boy Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling’s story, Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids. Meet all the unforgettable friends in this colourful production as they teach Mowgli life lessons on his journey to the Man Village where he belongs. Exciting action, song and dance will enthral every child recreating lasting imagery that connects fantasy with reality. The Peoples Theatre has secured the rights for this the renowned musical play The Gingerbread Man 2, written by Sir David Wood, to be staged between 4 June and 2 August. The production is set on a giant kitchen dresser. Meet Herr Von Cuckoo, Salt, Pepper, the Old Bag, Sleek the Mouse and the Gingerbread Man, in a show filled with exciting creative participation that captures the imagination of the whole family. Peter Rabbit and Other Tales (3
September to 1 October 2012) is a delightful interactive production of the classic tale by Beatrix Potter. It will have its audience swept up in the magic that has endured over 100 years. This highly entertaining production has the accent on encouraging reading and a love of books. The Little Mermaid (5 November to 23 December 2012) This exciting all new production takes place in the magical underwater kingdom of that beautiful young mermaid Ariel. She longs to leave behind this wet wonderland to marry a human prince. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale, this production is fantastic family entertainment aimed specifically at children. Jill Girard and Keith Smith direct this classic, bringing to life these loved characters on a spectacular set and impressive costumes that capture the mystery of the ocean. The success of this production is its suspense, infectious sense of humour combined with comedy, song and dance. A definite all time holiday show for the whole family.
Arts Correspondent Ceri Dupree (pictured) will bring his lady loves to the party when he arrives in South Africa in March for his startling one-man show at the Johannesburg Fringe Theatre. This charismatic performer is the UK’s leading female impersonator, and was last in SA seven years ago. He will delight Johannesburg audiences with an evening of glamour, glitter, comedy, vocal impressions and extravagant costumes. The show will include 21 impressions of the woman he admires with the likes of Cher, Lady Gaga, Dames Edna, Shirley Bassey, Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton and more female stars. Dupree has worked all over the UK in cabaret, corporate functions, summer shows, musicals and pantomimes. He has been given rapturous reviews in such far-flung places like Spain, France, Holland, Germany, Greece, Barbados and Australia. He has been delighting audiences worldwide for more than 25 years.
His extensive repertoire of theatre shows include Hello Dolly! Rock Hard (1960s tribute show), Hot Stuff/three national tours (1970s tribute show), the Ultimate Hen Party (UK tour), and the Rocky Horror Show (as Frank-n-furter of course!). Over the years Dupree has impersonated almost every major female star, from Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, Shirley Bassey to Barbara Cartland; Tina Turner to Camilla Parker Bowles. Some of his latest creations include the glorious Amy Winehouse and the extravagant Lady Gaga. His show, The Ladies I Love, will bring Joburg the glitz and glamour that is rarely seen outside Las Vegas these days. It is on at the Joburg Theatre’s The Fringe between 6 and 25 March. You may visit Ceri Dupree’s home page at www.ceridupree.com .
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Yuhl Headman and Thapelo Kotlolo in a performance.
Dance skills show Arts Correspondent
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he Sibikwa Arts Dance Company is yet again calling on all dance groups, community groups and dance projects to its Fourth Annual Dance Explosion to showcase their dance works. The Dance Company with Yuhl Headman, Freddie Zwane, Rosie Mqaba, Melusi Mkhwanjana and Junior member Andima Maria Kula, will showcase two new dance works. Headman describes his new piece, Internal Findings as ‘actions pushed to the subconscious, stored and hidden in the mind, informing new experiences’. The event will also present Freddie Nkantolo Zwane’s Unnatural
Presence #. Zwane’s work which has its roots in Japanese Butoh and African song and dance, deals with internalised images as a springboard for movement. The event will be presented at Sibikwa Arts Centre Theatre on 21 March. There will also be a workshop hosted by the Dance Company members on Theatre Craft and the Conceptualisation and Creation of new works on 6 March at the Sibikwa Arts Centre Theatre. The event will be adjudicated by Sifiso Kweyama. Registration for the Dance Explosion event is now open. Schools wishing to attend these performances, or for more information on this event call 011 422 4359 or email nkantolo@sibikwa.co.za .
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