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New HIV/Aids centre in CBD

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Aids test...Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi gets tested for HIV infection during the opening ceremony. Pic : ENOCH LEHUNG

New Aids centre in CBD ‘A high prevalence of HIV/Aids leads to low life expectancy and high maternal mortality’ Lynley Main

new HIV/Aids counselling and testing centre has opened at the Absa head ofﬁce in Joburg. Doing the honours were the MMC for Health and Human Development, Nonceba Molwele, Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Absa Group chief executive Maria Ramos said: “We understand the impact that HIV/Aids has on those who are infected and affected by the disease, and support the government’s efforts to combat the spread of HIV/Aids.” Absa’s campaign supports the Department of Health’s Know Your Status programme, which has a target of testing 15 million South Africans a year. In line with this, the bank is aiming to get at least 80 percent of its 35 000 employees voluntarily do the testing. Research by Healthinsite, a medi-

cal group, has pinpointed that disease management programmes in companies contribute largely to the fight against the spread of HIV/Aids and related diseases. “It is also well known that HIV/Aids and other chronic diseases have a significant impact on organisations globally. “It is therefore important that we actively manage such diseases if we are to curb their workplace impact,” Ramos said. The effect of disease on the workplace includes reduced productivity, which has a negative impact on a country’s competitiveness and economic growth; this in turn undermines investment and enterprise development. Molwele said the City will play its part in meeting targets. “Our involvement in this programme indicates that we are serious about fighting the pandemic,” she said. Motsoaledi spoke of some of the

challenges faced by his department in trying to deal with the high prevalence of HIV/Aids in the country. “In South Africa the number of those infected with and affected by HIV is 23 times the global average,” he said. Having a high prevalence of HIV/ Aids also led to other social ills such as a low life expectancy and high maternal mortality, Motsoaledi explained. “In 2006, research showed that over 50 percent of deaths were people under the age of 50.” In addition, women seemed to be dying in larger numbers than their male counterparts. “It is going against the laws of nature, where women are supposed to live longer than men,” he said. Studies have indicated that there are more males with HIV at birth than females, but that this is only true until the age of 15, when people start becoming sexually active.

“This is a very serious social problem as it has led to approximately 1.3 million children becoming orphans,” he explained. Motsoaledi also said HIV/Aids is not the only disease of concern in the country. There were a number of problems, including a high prevalence of tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, asthma and cancer. “These diseases are driven by smoking, drinking alcohol, a poor diet and lack of exercise,” he said. Motsoaledi said he was happy that the Know Your Status campaign had already yielded results. Of the 15 million target, 12.2 million people had been tested by June 2011. He encouraged people to get tested at least once a year, and appealed to more men to come forward. “Women can’t ﬁght the battle alone, so let’s start the yearly testing campaign at Absa today.” joburg.org.za

‘WHAT I DID ON MANDELA DAY’

Compiled by Dorothy Mabelebele, Keamogetsoe Mathikge and Sithembile Hadebe

FELICIA SWEBEA I went to the welfare, Main Street at Rosettenville to spend 67 minutes with the aids orphanage.

MARCIA JEPHTHA Teacher at Orion College My students donated books which they collected for a missionary who is starting a school in the Eastern Cape and we sang for Mandela.

SIMON DHLAMINI I had a few drinks, and then went to the Hector Peterson Meseum. Later my friends and I visited the Mandela house in Orlando West.

AYANDA MOYO and LUFUNO MONGUNI Grade 7 JGPS We spent 67 minutes cleaning the Nkosi’s Haven orphanage in Berea, Johannesburg.

This is one of the city’s most impressive buildings, built in 1911. It has 10 rooms on four levels and is perched on the hill opposite Langermann’s Kop in Highland Road, Kensington. It was constructed by Englishman Samuel Wilson with stone taken from the southern edge of the koppie on which it stands. He built it for his wife Kate MacKirdie, who agreed to marry him on condition that he builds the castle for her. On arrival in Johannesburg, Wilson immediately started building the castle, and the couple moved into it in 1911. It is believed that the castle was modelled on the Rothsay Castle of Scotland, with help from Herbert Baker’s architectural ﬁrm. Its walls are one metre thick, with battlements and two walk-on roofs, and a ship’s cannon in the garden. The Wilsons lived in the castle for only a few years and had to sell it during hard times. The castle changed ownership three times. In 1973 the Van den Spek family bought the castle, and 30 years later, it was occupied by Marius van den Spek, son of the original Van den Spek, given it by his father in 1982. Van den Spek senior never actually lived in the castle, despite spending several years on renovations to the building. He demolished an east wing, and added a huge dining room with battlements and a second walk-on turret. To keep the many curious people at bay he also put up a strictly private, no admittance sign on the castle’s wooden front gate, which was set in the one-metre thick stone entrance wall. Van den Spek spends a lot of time on maintenance, as the lounge is below ground level and constantly subject to damp problems. The dining room his father added also has a leaking roof and damp walls. Van den Spek has removed the no admittance sign from the front gate, but that does not mean it is easy to get to speak to him. He is a very private person. The castle continues to impose its grand but stony presence on Kensington suburb, and still attracts many curious people, hence Van den Spek’s reclusiveness.

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As the cold season progresses towards its end, some communities recall sad memories of losing relatives in accidents that have been associated with the period. One of the most common ones have been death through fire and inhalation of carbon monoxide. This is especially so in communities who do not have electricity, or where supply is intermittent. Unfortunately for many poor communities the price of electricity increased during the cold season. The increase became so steep that many people in poverty stricken areas may not afford to have a steady supply of electric power. The people then turn to substitute sources of energy like coal, paraffin, cardboard, wood and anything else that will burn. Faulty electric and paraffin, stoves and other appliances also cause such accidents. In highrise buildings this is often exacerbated when some residents panic and attempt to leap off the balconies for safety, instead of remaining calm and wait for professional assistance. Some of the worst fire accidents occur in hijacked and abandoned buildings. In such places residents live in crowded compartments, some of which are separated by wood, clothing and other flimsy materials that can easily catch fire. An example of this was the rundown City Hives building in Kruis Street in the CBD. The place posed such a health and fire hazard that the authorities intervened and closed it down. In such communities alcohol consumption and abuse is rife. People may leave a fire burning while they fall asleep, and soon the whole place is afire. At one time a drunken brawl led to the whole building catching fire. Sometimes people leave coal braziers burning while they fall asleep in poorly ventilated places, leading to over-inhalation of carbon monoxide and possible death. In such circumstances it takes time for emergency services to reach such places, reducing chances of victims being saved.

Hillbrow police chief Brigadier Ntandane (left) at the Madiba birthday at Roseneath School with some members of his station.

‘We thank the cops for being with us’ W e the pupils of Roseneath Primary school would like to thank the police from Hillbrow police station for coming to our school to celebrate Tata Madiba’s 93rd birthday with us. It was an honour we appreciated a lot. We would also like to thank

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remain in our memory, we will never forget it in all our lives. We are proud of Brigadier Ntandane and his team, and say to them please keep up the good work you are doing by protecting us from the criminals. To the business man who baked

the 93*93 cake for us, we say thank you very much. We also thank Mr Bheki from Ekhaya Neighbourhood for giving teddy bears to our fellow pupils who were injured on the last day of school last term. Pupils of Roseneath School Hillbrow

Interventions to address inequality Joburg, a City where community development, personal growth and social mobility are enhanced so that challenges of poverty, vulnerability, inequality and social exclusion are fundamentally addressed.

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them for arresting the criminals who robbed a business man outside our school and caused a lot of trouble. That was a terrible day for us as some of us were injured in the ﬁghting that took place. We were afraid that we could as well be killed on that day. That day will

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nequality and poverty remain a critical area of focus for Johannesburg, and it intends addressing this through substantial interventions of social mobility and human development programmes. Data released by Global Insight in 2008 stated that 21.6% of the City’s household still lived below the poverty income level. This can be attributed to high unemployment levels that contribute to high inequality levels which are evident in the City’s Gini coefﬁcient of 0.63 in 2009. Although Johannesburg is com-

paratively more developed than other cities in South Africa it clearly has its socio-economic challenges that must be addressed to ensure a safety net for the poorest. Almost every city department and entity is obliged to undertake projects and initiatives to create employment opportunities under the City’s expanded public works programme. Some of these are labour intensive projects, internships with a monthly stipend, skills training and development in various ﬁelds as well as an expanded social package that has a basket of service rebates and assistance, to other social services offered by provincial government or NGOs. In support of developmental local government and particularly job creation and bankable business ideas, Johannesburg recently

revised its supply chain management policies and procurement processes to create an enabling environment for Start-ups, Small and Micro Enterprises. Linear markets are currently being pioneered in the city to create sustainable infrastructure, demarcated trading areas and developmental programmes in support of informal trading. Employment in Joburg is made up of 90.1% formal and 9.9% informal, and the City spends about R1.5 million each year on a business management course for informal traders. None of this can be achieved without a visionary political leadership and a dynamic administration that understands the needs of the City’s population, its demographics and emerging trends. Joburg has a primarily young population of 3.8 million people

that is projected to increase to 4.1 million by 2015. The number of households is likely to increase to 1.5 million from 1.3 million in the same period. Joburg is also the economic hub of Africa with a huge migrant population so remaining at the helm and pulse of matters assists in planning for the anticipated increased demand for services and job opportunities. As the city grows and transforms within an environment where job losses continue, innovative ways have to be found to continue providing support to the poor, improving existing labour force skills, expanding essential services to all communities and maintaining infrastructure. * Councillor Sello Lemao is MMC for Economic Development in the City of Johannesburg

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FOCUS ON AFRICA

UN to end frontier dispute Abuja - The UN backed commission set up to help Cameroon and Nigeria resolve their border dispute has called for swift agreement to resolve the remaining border areas that have not yet been fully demarcated. Tthe Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission instructed its sub-commission on demarcation to ﬁnd effective and practical solutions’ on the remaining 350 kilometre land border areas that include the skipped areas, areas of disagreement and inaccessible areas. The Mixed Commission; which contains representatives of Cameroon, Nigeria and the UN, was established by the world body at the request of the African neighbours to help implement a 2002 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the delineation of the border. It has reached agreement on over 1 600 km of the border. In a communiqué Cameroon and Nigeria reiterated their commitment to complete the demarcation by the end of next year. The commission, chaired by Said Djinnit, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa, also noted the progress regarding conﬁdence-initiatives for the populations affected by the demarcation. The next session of the commission will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 8-9 December.

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Mubarak goes on trial Cairo- A court has decided to combine the trials of the country’s former interior minister and ex-president Hosni Mubarak for the killing of 900 protesters during the February uprising that Hosni Mubarak toppled the long-time leader in February. The court’s ruling set August 3 as the start date for the trial of Mubarak and former interior minister Habib el-Adly. Mubarak had already been scheduled to go on trial on the same date. El-Adly and six of his top aides had already gone on trial for the killing of protesters during the revolt. If convicted, Mubarak, 83, and el-Adly and the six others could face the death penalty. Mubarak has been under arrest at a Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since April. He has also been reportedly engaged in a hunger strike soon after the announcement of the trial dates. There has been no ofﬁcial announcement on where Mubarak’s trial will be held, but local media reports say a court in Sharm el-Sheikh has been readied for the trial. El-Adly is already serving a 12 year sentence for corruption.

Hundreds of soldiers fired Ouagadougou - At least 500 members of the Burkina Faso army have been discharged from military service following investigations in the May mutiny. A government statement broadcast last week said the dismissal stems from weeks of investigation by the military court martial. Officials of the military court said that was in keeping with the promise of General Honoré Nabéré Traoré to legally pursue those behind the mutiny that nearly overthrew President Blaise Compaore in May this year. Gen Traoré, who was elevated to head of the military after his predecessor was sacked in the wake of the mutiny, promised to ‘boot out’ all those linked to the nationwide rebellion. Several major reshuffles were carried out by President Compaore as the riots persisted. The riots had erupted over demands for payment of salary arrears owed soldiers. That also included the presidential guards and the educational sector.

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Fighters bar aid agencies Blaise Compaore

Rebel leader shot dead Juba - A rebel leader has been shot dead three days after he signed a peace deal with the South Sudan army, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). Colonel Gatluak Gai was killed along with some of his bodyguards after a group of people opened ﬁre on him at Pakur. Phillip Aguer, the SPLA spokesperson conﬁrmed Gatluak’s death, accusing the latter’s deputy, Marko

Ruei for allegedly killing the former rebel leader after a disagreement concerning the peace deal within the rebel camp. “The government of South Sudan Unity state entered into an agreement with Colonel Gatluak Gai and his forces, leading to the signing of a peace agreement just three days ago. But two days later, differences began emerging within the rebel camps,

Sheik Ali Dhere whereby some soldiers led by Gatluak started disrespecting this peace deal,” Aguer said. Aguer distanced the South Sudan army’s involvement, saying the SPLA had nothing to

do with the killing of Colonel Gai. “At that time they were assembled in one point, where they had gone to wait for the rebels, who had wanted to join the southern Sudan army.

Mogadishu - Armed Islamist group al-Shabaab has said aid organisations already banned in the war-torn country will not be allowed back. Al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Dhere said the organisations were not welcome to Somalia, currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis. Sheikh Ali Dhere was reacting to a UN report that famine hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought, affecting over 10 million people. Mark Bowden, the UN humanitarian coordinator said urgent action was required. “If we don’t act now, famine will spread to all eight regions within two months,” he said. Sheikh Dhere said aid agencies exaggerated the situation to suit their purposes. “Some of them were spies, ” he said. Aid agencies like Care International and WFP were suspended by al-Shabaab. Aid workers ﬂed as a result of intimidation, kidnappings, killings and suspension of operations.

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shot dead Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za A man was shot dead in a scufﬂe with a security guard after the latter tried to arrest him for allegedly raping and assaulting another man on Tuesday in the N1 freeway in Killarney, according to Hillbrow police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay. According to the police statement a man was walking along the freeway when he was accosted by another man who pointed a knife at him and ordered him into the nearby bushes. The knifeman then allegedly assaulted and raped the other man, who then screamed for help, Sgt Pillay says. “A security patrol vehicle stopped and the guard approached the suspect. The suspect then grabbed the guard’s ﬁrearm and a shot went off. The suspect was hit in the chest and he died on the scene,” Sgt Pillay said. She added that an inquest docket has been opened concerning the incident and an investigation into the whole matter, including the alleged rape, has been launched.

Vehicle theft suspects nabbed Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of silver Land Cruiser vehicle that was reported stolen in Midrand on Tuesday. Hillbrow police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay said the vehicle was picked up by a tracking device after the driver reported the matter to the police. “When the driver realised the police were following he and his accomplice abandoned the vehicle in Riviera Road in Killarney and both suspects ﬂed into the nearby Killarney Mall,” said Pillay. The suspects tried to change their clothes but were arrested with the help of the mall’s security. “Police immediately circulated the new description of the suspects in new clothes. Moments after that police spotted them jumping into a vehicle and arrested the two suspects,” added Pillay.

Thandi O’Hagan at the science centre. PIC : INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

Novel venue for team building The only full service career centre working with teachers, learners and out of school youths Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

opularity of the state-of-the-art science centre, the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre as a public destination continues to grow, bringing schools, families, businesses and lovers of science into the heartland of Newtown, says spokesperson Thandi O’Hagan. The centre includes a 240 seater auditorium with audiovisual equipment, an accredited computer labo-

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ratory, two science laboratories and several classrooms. O’Hagan explains that these venues are utilised for school and public edutainment programmes and are sought after by government departments, NPOs and corporates as a novel venue for team building events, family days and public launches. “In 2010 Sci-Bono launched the third building in the complex housing the BHP Billiton Career Centre. Open six days a week, it is the only

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logue in the Dark. Viewed by more than 7 million people worldwide, this is the ﬁrst time the exhibition is coming to Africa, we are conﬁdent that it, along with our annual programme of novel exhibitions and family events, will continue to attract visitors to the Sci-Bono complex,” adds O’Hagan. Sci-Bono recently won a JDA Halala Award in the category ‘Relaxing and Playing in the City’. Sci-Bono is open to the public. For more contact 011 639-8400.

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full service career centre in the province working with teachers, learners and out of school youth,” she says. In response to ongoing requests to host children’s birthday parties, Sci-Bono developed a party venue. “Since January this year we have hosted over 80 children’s parties,” adds O’Hagan. In 2010 Sci-Bono attracted over 180 000 visitors to the centre. “In August this year we will host an international exhibition called Dia-

n 1994 when South Africans were preparing to elect a government of their choice and usher in a democratic dispensation, the atmosphere was such that there is hope that the socioeconomic bondages of apartheid were fast becoming a thing of the past. The ANC having concluded the CODESA negotiations and overwhelmingly won the ﬁrst democratic election presented an elaborate programme of action aimed at improving the living conditions of the people. Seventeen years into democracy we need to ask ourselves this critical question: to what extent have we been honest to our commitment to a better life for all. The people of SA found a solution

for their problem of apartheid and successfully overthrew the regime under the stewardship of the ANC, but the people are yet to consolidate the gains of freedom as far as the 1955 Freedom Charter is concerned. We learn from history that the ANC Youth League had an important role towards the development and adoption of the Freedom Charter, and as such there is an inherent responsibility for young people to safeguard the integrity of this history statement of intent by the people of South Africa. It was in 1948 when the ANC Youth League took an unprecedented move and adopted a revolutionary document titled Basic Policy Document which spoke on how South Africa should be both economically and socially beyond the period of struggle. On close assessment of the Basic Policy Document and the Freedom Charter the links are obvious and one begins to think that the ANCYL is qualiﬁed to defend the integrity of the Freedom Charter as the ANC adopted it as its basic programme of action. It is important that we join these dots so that we can enable those who may have missed this critical event in history to understand where the ANCYL comes from, and why the 24th National Congress of the ANCYL agreed that the time for a more focused and radical shift on Economic Transformation is now, hence the relevant slogan that ‘we demand economic freedom in our lifetime’. It is important to clarify few things that some in the ANC and the media have made it their duty to distort. The struggle as understood and pursued by the ANCYL is not ‘nationalisation of mines.’ The ANCYL is pursuing a struggle for economic freedom.

As such we believe that for SA to realise this, its citizens should first be taken into confidence regarding what defines this struggle, and what kind of an organisation and society is required to see the struggle to its logical conclusion. The 24th National Congress of the ANCYL Congress adopted what is regarded as pillars of the struggle for economic freedom in our lifetime. Nationalisation of mines, expropriation of land without compensation and education are among the most critical pillars as identified by Congress towards a more stable SA in the foreseeable future. When one looks at what has transpired during the first 17 years of democratic rule, it is difficult to understand why a movement such as the ANC, which has visionary policies on paper, has not been able to excel on the critical areas such as the land issue and the current economic structure which impedes the transformation of the broader society. When the youth say it is in contrast with the logic of any revolutionary movement that a process such as that embraced by the ANC should be governed and unfold within a context as set by the compromises of CODESA. This section of our community should be understood as saying time for change is now. This generation of youth led by the ANCYL has identified its purpose and mission, placing itself at the disposal of the SA people towards the fight to regain control of its future, and will stop at nothing. Lehlogonolo Mashifane is the Deputy Secretary of the ANC Youth League in Johannesburg and writes in his personal capacity.

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Waste management...Pikitup workers empty their truck at the Robinson Deep landﬁll.

Get ready for countrywide head count Mbhazima Lesego waka’Ngobeni

Smart cards for landﬁll users This is to ensure safety by avoiding handling large amounts of cash Rudo Mungoshi Businesses and residents have been urged to make use of Pikitup’s hightech smart card, which gives easier access to its four landﬁll sites as it does away with cash payments. Pikitup’s spokesperson Pansy Oye-

dele says the system was introduced to ensure the safety of staff, who will not be required to handle large amounts of cash, as well as the safety of the landﬁll users, who will not need to take cash when going to dump their waste. “The system also enables ﬂeet

owners to view movements of their vehicles in and out of the landﬁll sites on the internet. It has automatic licence plate recognition and smart card billing components, all hosted online,” Oyedele says. To apply for a smart card, individuals and businesses need to com-

plete an application form, which they can get from any of the four landfills, or from Pikitup’s head office at corner Juta and Bertha streets in Braamfontein. “After that account holders will then be contacted once the cards are ready for collection,” she adds. People who do not use a landfill often or those who have not applied for the smart card will not get turned away, but will be given a temporary smart card. “But Pikitup encourages anyone who uses or may in future use a landfill site to dispose of waste, to apply for a permanent card,” Oyedele adds. Pikitup’s four landfill sites are Ennerdale, Marie Louise, Goudkoppies and Robinson Deep. For more contact Pikitup on 011 712 5200 or log on to the website www.pikitup.co.za. joburg.org.za

HILLBROW CLUSTER AUCTION

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ess than 100 days before the 2011 Census people countrywide have been urged to get ready to be counted on 9 and 10 October. Statistics SA, which runs the census says it would ﬁnalise the hiring of about 120 000 ﬁeldworkers, who would conduct the count, by the end of July, and that it would cost about R2 billion to complete the census. All South Africans, including the homeless and those in informal settlements, will be documented. The statistician-general at Stats SA, Pali Lehohla says the census is important for planning. “We need to understand the changes that are going on, and under-counting can be a serious problem.” There will be three questionnaires; one for households, one for institutions and the third for itinerant people. The interview to complete the questionnaire should not take longer than 45 minutes per household. “This year we have planned differently. All the funding plans are in place and our questionnaires are ready. We already have 192 000 enumerators on our databases and we are busy with security checks,” Lehohla said. This is the third national census to be undertaken since 1994. It is expected to be the most complex and forms part of the 2010 round of African censuses, which aim to provide comprehensive data for improved future planning. Results of the census are expected to be released in March 2013. A census gives authorities accurate demographic and socio-economic data. Everyone must be counted because the results of the census are used to ensure government services and state funds are distributed equitably. Stats SA is running an advertising campaign to promote the census, and it will visit schools, advertise on radio and TV, at public areas and events, in malls and at other social gatherings to emphasise its importance. joburg.org.za

WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION BUFFET Women are the pillar of the nation; we at Slicy Delicious are offering you an opportunity to celebrate this historical day with other women at our trendy and value for money restaurant. Date: 09 August 2011 Venue: Shop 1C, Ricci’s Place, Corner Commissioner and Rissik streets (next to an optometrist), Johannesburg CBD Breakfast : 8:00 to 10:00 Lunch : 12:30 to 14:30 Dinner : 19:00 to 21:30 Cost: R150 per person R280 per couple For bookings call 011 338 5019 or email: mphagahlele@slicydelicious.co.za or mandla@slicydelicious.co.za www.slicydelicious.co.za Book on or before 8 August 2011. Restaurant opens Mon - Fri 07h00-18h00,only open on weekends of month end from 09h00-16h00.

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Inner-city security guards TV comedy Joburg CBD life through the eyes of the security guards Arts Correspondent

ince last Sunday evening SABC2 has introduced a new comedy series called Home Sweet Home, which depicts a group of security guards and the general life of business people and residents in the Joburg inner-city. The sitcom explores the lives of a group of security guards who work in a downtown Johannesburg ofďŹ ce building. The comedy show explores the inner life of the inner-city of Johannesburg through their eyes.

The scenario unfolds in a 25 storey building on Bree Street; Debonair Heights, which was built in the 1970s, abandoned in the 1980s and now on the verge of renaissance. The tenants range from small businesses, law ďŹ rms, brokerages, driving schools, sweat shops, sex shops to world renowned Nigerian doctors who can cure problems at work or misunderstandings between friends. The sitcom features seasoned actors who include Sello Sebotsane, Tebogo Hlatshwayo, Lerato Mvelase and Hebron Sigwauvhulimu.

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Though the eyes of the Joburg CBD security guards... actors Sello Sebotsane, Tebogo Hlatshwayo, Lerato Mvelase and Bebron Sigwauvhulimu in a scene in Home Sweet Home.

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Above : Ntsiki Mazwai

THE ARTS

Right : Ameera Patel

Poetry festival to celebrate women A wild, contagious forum for like-minded folk of varying ages to exchange ideas and energies Arts Correspondent The ﬁrst salvo in Seriti sa Basadi (Dignity of Women) Festival 2011 will be ﬁred off in a big poetry happening at the Bassline in Newtown on 6 August. Young people are urged to join in celebrating the passion and beauty of the raw, spoken word, pulsing with linguistic rhythm. The day-long event, which is presented by the Sibikwa Art Centre, will showcase poets, both established and up-and-coming, who will be coming together from various provinces to celebrate womanhood. More experienced poets will be mentoring emerging poets, who will be able to strut their poetic stuff in the Open Mic sessions. It is going to be wild, contagious fo-

rum for like-minded folk of varying ages to exchange ideas and energies. The day’s events will be led by an MC, who will work with a DJ to provide a smooth, uninterrupted ﬂow of music, beats and stimulating performance. By offering female poets this public platform to present their poetry in, it is hoped that even more women will be inspired to enter this exciting realm. Among the festival headliners is Ameera Patel, an actress, writer and performer. She is also a workshop facilitator, and has done creative writing workshops for schools as well as older ﬁrst-time writers. She is currently working on her Masters in Creative Writing at Wits, and performing in Hamlet and The Trilogy of Faith.

There is also Ntsiki “MaMiya” Mazwai aka Street Queen. In addition to her spoken word work, this Sowetoborn woman has released a SAMA nominated debut album Mamiya, published a book called Wena, runs a beadwork business, and hosts annual blanket drives in the winter season, and book drives to enrich Sowetan school libraries. Linda Gabriel honed her craft in Zimbabwe and had settled in Soweto, but has returned to the land of her origin, Malawi. Her poems are written in English, Chewa or Shona. In January 2009, she added a musical dimension to her performance by forming a band named Open4mo. She is also a member of the House of Hunger poetry

slam and has performed in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Denmark, while also pursuing a career in documentary photography. Natalia Molebatsi is a proliﬁc writer, performance poet, workshop facilitator and programme director. She has performed with acclaimed artists such as Simphiwe Dana, Sibongile Khumalo, Maya Angelou, Gcina Mhlophe, Lebo Mashile, Jimmy Dludlu, Sello Galane, Napo Masheane and Thandiswa Mazwai. The Tembisa-born-and-raised Natalia has performed in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Holland, Italy, Nigeria, Senegal and Arzerbaijan.

She has also published two books; Sardo Dance, which she wrote, and We are..., which she compiled and edited in 2008. Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Phillippa was brought up in Halfway House, near Johannesburg, studied in Grahamstown and Paris, and lived in Los Angeles before returning to settle in Johannesburg. She makes her living by working in theatre, teaching and writing for stage and television. Her insightful and moving poems remind us that our wellbeing depends on how honestly we give voice to our past, present, and possible futures. For more call 011 422 2132.

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Above and right...MTN Wafa Wafa action between Chiefs and Pirates in the last edition of the tournament.

Wafa Wafa battle starts Knockout tournament promises to be another exciting season Soccer Correspondent

he top eight teams from last season start the battle for the R8 million winner takes all prize on the weekend of 5 August 2011. The teams that have qualiﬁed for the MTN8 ﬁnished the 2010/2011 season in the following order: Orlando Pirates, Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Bloemfontein Celtic, Bidvest Wits, SuperSport United and Santos. And if anyone thought they had seen it all during the last three seasons of the MTN8, this time teams and fans are sure to be blown away

by the unbelievable experience MTN has put together. Last season Orlando Pirates broke a 10-year knockout competition title drought when they won the MTN 8 Cup at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban after a penalty shootout win over Moroka Swallows. Pirates’ R8-million reward was the biggest prize in the club’s history, while Swallows, along with the other six teams that qualiﬁed for the competition, each took home R800 000.The Buccaneers triumphed 4-2 from the penalty spot after the teams had ended regulation time level at 1-1. Acting PSL CEO Professor Ronnie Schloss says the MTN8 tournament

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gust. “We’ve done our best to accommodate requests from the clubs while adhering to the outcome of the public ﬁxture draw,” said PSL football general manager Derek Blanckensee. He added that they had to take into account various factors in drawing up the ﬁxtures, including FIFA dates as well as requests from SAFA for extra preparation time ahead of some of Bafana Bafana’s AFCON qualifying matches.

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oon after releasing the 20112012 PSL and NFD ﬁxtures, and the dates for the various cup competitions the PSL announced that the season will kick off on 12 August. That will be a week after the MTN8 Cup tournament ﬁnal match, when the Absa Premiership opener sees champions Orlando Pirates travelling to Polokwane to take on Black Leopards on the evening of 12 Au-

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would play sixth and fourth would play fifth. In the quarter finals league champions and title holders Orlando Pirates face Santos. As such, Ajax Cape Town were drawn against SuperSport United, Kaizer Chiefs were set to face Bidvest Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns were drawn to play Bloemfontein Celtic. A notable absence in this group is last year’s finalists Moroka Swallows, who finished last season in the relegation zone. The winner-takes-all concept would remain, with the champions taking home R8 million, although all other teams would receive R800 000 after elimination. matches being featured on Tuesday evenings. Other key dates include: 10 September 2011 – MTN8 Final 10 December 2011 – Telkom Knockout Final 15 February 2012 – Resumption of Absa Premiership 19 May 2012 – Final Round of Absa Premiership 26 May 2012 – Nedbank Cup Final The NFD fixture list now consists of 30 matches for each team in a single division of 16 teams.