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Thousands join march against e-tolling ‘This is our first warning shot, and we have lots of bullets’ Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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his week thousands of COSATU members and the public marched against the labour brokering system and the mooted e-tolling system.

About 100 000 protesters danced, sang, chanted slogans and displayed placards bearing messages.

The memoranda of grievances

for both labour brokers and the etolling system were handed over to the Department of Labour and the Gauteng Premier’s office.

Premier Nomvula Mokonyane urged COSATU to talk to Vadi in finding a solution about the system.

COSATU secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi said there would be more protests if their demands were not met. “Just as we made the apartheid system unworkable,

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we will make this system unworkable,” he said.

Vavi said the tolls will put a burden on the poor by adding to the cost of transporting goods.

“It will have an immediate effect on food inflation.”

He also dispelled suggestions that the system will not affect poor people. “It is not true that the poor are not users of our motorways. Many low income earners use private cars to travel to work, because our public transport system is so unreliable.”

A majority people rejected the system late last year during the pub-

lic hearings held all over the province.

During his budget speech finance minister Pravin Gordhan announced that the system would be implemented from 30 April with reduced tariffs of which the National Treasury will make a contribution of R5.8 billion.

“We acknowledge that government has now exempted registered public transport vehicles from the tolls. However, the fact is that public transport remains woefully inadequate both in quality and in the numbers of people that it serves,” said Vavi.

According to the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral), an agency

responsible for the implementation of the system, e-tolling will reduce the amount of time spent on the roads and assists in eliminating traffic congestion.

“What makes it worse is that the contracts signed with the toll operators remain a secret. All the evidence indicates that the revenues from the tolls are going to be enormous and that the loans will be paid off quickly, leaving the private operator to milk the public,” added Vavi.

An indication is that demonstrations are likely to continue throughout the country.

“This is our first warning shot, and we have lots of bullets,” Vavi said.

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CID project

takes off ‘We need to see more involvement from councillors and form a partnership with them’ Dintle Motlala dintle@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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he eKhaya Neighbourhood city improvement district (CID) programme is moving to the north of Hillbrow, which includes buildings from Pretoria Street up to Clarendon Place and Louis Botha Avenue.

Nick Barnes of Jozi Housing says they are trying to achieve community involvement in uplifting the area, as ‘everybody knows that the Council is battling to get these areas upgraded’.

“EKhaya project, which is a voluntary association plans to get community involvement, building managers and residents to be involved in the upliftment of the

area. We are using them to highlight the problems, where things need to be fixed and what we need to do,” he said.

He added that building owners and residents will contribute around R20 per month. “With that money we will be able to install CCTV cameras and post guards on the streets. People need to understand that the contributions will benefit them.

“We will highlight problems to the city council. What started in eKhaya south we are taking to eKhaya north. We will get a councillor from Region F to walk around with us, show them that for instance the traffic lights are not working and that this building is pouring sewage onto our roads, we

need to take action,” said Barnes.

He added that they would go door to door explaining how eKhaya project works.

“By the end of 2012 we should be done with the eKhaya project in Hillbrow north. We need R150 000 to get it operating, and the money will be used to pay coordinators and security guards. We are not going to be revamping the buildings; we will ask the residents to outline problems they have in their buildings.

He added that the project needs to see more involvement from councillors and form a partnership with them. “We are keen to work with them in order to deliver good services and help each other to improve the area,” Barnes said.

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LEADER / LETTERS

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Councillors do a great job COMMENT The report concerning the death of a two month old baby who was bitten by rodents at Raynor Court in Hillbrow this week has shocked the community. The area has experienced the death of children in various other appalling ways, most common being the kids falling off balconies.

Though this is not the first time such a tragedy has occurred in the country, this incident brings fear that this may be an added trend in which children get killed. This had not been heard before in this neighbourhood anyway.

The first consideration after hearing the news of that tragedy was seeking to know whether deceased Christinah Ajuda’s parents were there, or what they were doing when this happened.

It was then established that the parents were in bed with the child at the time. Nonetheless it remained strange that the child did not scream when the rodents bit her, which would have alerted her parents. This was corroborated by a medical expert, who said rats are often noisy, and the bite would have been so painful as to awaken the child and make her scream.

It also became known that the flat is infested with rats. The child’s mother said they had raised the matter with the landlord, but nothing was done.

That may not be the only building that is infested with rats in the area. In fact giant rats can be seen in many of the buildings in the neighbourhood, but till this tragedy they had not been considered a threat to human life.

This could probably explain why the landlord may not have taken the report about the rats seriously.

Now that they know how dangerous the rats are, landlords have to ensure the safety of their tenants by getting rid of the rats from their buildings.

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The ongoing clean-up campaigns by councillors in various wards in the inner city must be applauded.

During weekends councillors remove waste from public areas like, parks, and waterways.

This is not common given the perception created about them.

There is a strong perception that councilors only care about people when it’s nearing elections. However, these councilors seem to have overcome that perception.

They hold regular meetings with us and listen to our grievances.

Complains and issues raised during meetings are taken seriously.

It will not be necessary to name these councillors, but their positive deeds are appreciated.

First, the clean up campaigns benefit the community. Secondly, they transform neighborhoods, thereby attracting more businesses in the area.

However, the true success of these

campaigns depends on the ability to sustain them. It must not only be the responsibilities of councillors to keep the streets clean but the community must also be active participants.

Through such campaigns, communities can form waste projects, and environment forums which can help develop them. They can also benefit financially from these projects. For example, waste may be sold to recycling companies.

Marchers fill the streets in the recent march.

However, through these very positive clean up campaigns, councilors need to encourage the culture of cleanness. It’s no use to clean the streets every weekend without educating people about keeping public places clean.

All residents, organisations, and businesses must also engage in a variety of activities that positively improve local environments.

Allison Mzunge Berea

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Memorandum on open road tolling COSATU conveys total opposition to the introduction of open road tolling in Gauteng and the planned introduction of the same in other parts of the country including Durban and Cape Town among others.

The tolls will put a direct burden on the poor of Gauteng and our country broadly, who will be forced to pay for travelling on the tolled roads.

They will also put an indirect burden on the poor of the whole of South Africa, by adding to the cost of transporting goods within and to and from our industrial heartland. It will have an immediate effect on food inflation.

It is quite clear that if the tolling goes ahead, it will be extended to urban areas in other provinces, spreading the pressures on the poor.

It must be noted that it is not true that the poor are not the users of our motorways. Many low income earners in our country use private cars to travel to work, precisely because our public transport system is so unreliable. Public transport is also unavailable during outside of peak commuter hours, including weekends, when Gauteng residents have to travel distances across the province to visit friends, attend funerals, etc.

Our second objection is that the tolls will perpetuate exclusion We already live in a society highly divided by income disparities.

The poorest 10% of the population shares R1.1bn whilst the richest 10% shares R381bn.

The logic of those who say that the poor do not use our motorways, except by public transport, is that they should be permanently excluded from access to the best roads. They must find the potholed side-roads to get from A to B, while the rich glide along in their fancy cars.

The toll roads are therefore a reminder of the divisions that still exist in terms of access to basic services. Good health and education services currently belong to the wealthier sections of society, who can afford to pay. We do not want yet another addition to the list such divided services, especially in the context where good progress is being made in the health sector, to bring about one universal service.

We acknowledge that government has now exempted registered public transport vehicles from the tolls. However, the fact of the matter is that public transport remains woefully inadequate both in quality and in the numbers of people that it serves.

A third of our people use private cars to get to and from work. This is not a free choice. It is because our public transport system is expensive, unsafe, and unreliable.

The promises of massive investment in our overcrowded, rundown commuter rail services is good news, but this will take years to come on stream. So where are the new bus services? Apart from the BRTs in Joburg and Cape Town, not a single new subsidised bus route has been put in place for over ten years! And where is the enforcement of safe conditions in the taxi industry?

The use of our motorways by private cars is therefore not a luxury for most users. If the users are forced off the motorways because of cost, they will not transfer to non-existent reliable public transport. They will take their cars on to the side roads, and create levels of congestion that our municipalities will not be able to cope with.

Traffic management will become a nightmare, and it is highly likely that our already shocking road fatality statistics will rise.

Finally, the tolls represent a form of privatisation, which we have always been opposed to COSATU has an unwavering record of being opposed to privatisation. The introduction of a

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tolling system that brings in the private sector to operate the tolled roads is, in our view, nothing else but privatisation.

What makes it worse is that the contracts signed with the toll operators remain a secret. All the evidence indicates that the revenues from the tolls are going to be enormous, and that the loans will be paid off quickly, leaving the private operator to milk the public.

This is why we have consistently argued that the fiscus must be directly involved in the funding of road infrastructure. If additional revenues have to be raised by government, then this must be done in a way where the burden is fairly shared through a progressive tax system. We pay taxes so that government can build and maintain roads, hospitals, schools, etc.

In the meantime, we are convinced that if more effort were put into stopping fraud and corruption, then the money would be easily available to cover the costs of road construction and maintenance.

For all of the above reasons, we demand the dismantling of the Gauteng motorway gantries, and the immediate halting, for good, of the Gauteng open tolls.

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Jihadists admit bombing Algiers - An al-Qaeda splinter group says it carried out the suicide attack on a paramilitary police base in southern Algeria which left 24 people wounded. The statement, sent just hours after the attack, was signed by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA. The group’s leader Hamada Kheirou said: “We are Hamada Kheirou behind the explosion that occurred at Tamanrasset.”

A suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the paramilitary police base. The website of the Algerian daily En Nahar said 10 gendarmes and 14 civilians were taken to hospital after the attack in Tamanrasset, about 2 000km south of the capital. Some of the injured were said to be in critical condition.

MOJWA surfaced in December, when it claimed to be holding three Westerners kidnapped from a refugee camp in Algeria. Security sources said it had broken off from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), to spread jihad further into West Africa.

The group released a video of the abducted aid workers and another speaking of their ideological references, including al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

NEWS

FOCUS ON AFRICA

Boost for EAC economy

Mwai Kibaki

Nairobi – This week Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki led the official launch of the long-awaited Lamu Port project at Kililani.

Kibaki together with South Sudan President Salva Kiir, Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister Raila Odinga Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, said the port brings economic development among the three states and the continent at large.

Members of the Civil Rights Activists who had threatened to protest against the launch were locked out, and security personnel flushed out those who sneaked in. Kibaki condemned them.

“Those against the project are incited by people from Europe who have done nothing to help the poor, challenge them to show what they have done before opposing such a grand project,” he said.

Kibaki added that there would be mass employment opportunities to benefit over 167 million people in the entire region.

“The Kenya Development Plan is an important milestone in the region in the development agenda, any flagship project seeking to form a major transformation in the transport sector,” he said.

Panel to curb violence

Taylor verdict next month Monrovia – The UN says an international tribunal will issue a verdict in the war crimes trial of former president Charles Taylor on April 26.

Taylor, who led Liberia from 1997 to 2003, was the first African ruler to appear before an international war crimes tribunal. Prosecutors allege he armed rebels and fuelled a bloody civil war that led to widespread murder, rape and mutilation in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Taylor pleads not guilty to the charges, including five of crimes against humanity and five of war crimes.

He has been on trial since 2007 at the special court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, Netherlands. UN officials and the Sierra Leone government jointly set up the tribunal to try those who played the biggest role in the atrocities. Closing arguments occurred last year.

The trial heard testimony from over 100 people, including supermodel Naomi Campbell who said he gave her ‘dirty-looking’ uncut diamonds as a gift during a dinner in SA. Prosecutors hoped to tie him to blood diamonds used to fund rebels during the war.

Charles Taylor

Ammo blasts kill hundreds Brazzaville - Over 200 people have died in explosions triggered by a fire at a munitions depot, an official in the presidency says.

Witnesses and state media said Sunday’s blast occurred during a fire in the arms depot in the Regiment Blinde base in the Mpila neighbourhood.

Jeanette Nuongui, the sole survivor from a home that was destroyed in one of the

blasts, said: “It is by the grace of God I am here. My mother, father, two brothfamily all died,” she said.

Didier Boutsindi of the presidential office said many people were trapped in a church that collapsed.

The explosions, which were caused by a short-circuit, were heard across the Congo River in Kinshasa.

Defence Minister Charles Zacharie Boawo urged

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calm, as there was no war.” Witnesses said the impact threw open doors of houses, and also triggered panic in Kinshasa.

Rescuers are still searching for survivors amid fears that the death toll may rise.

Beatrice Kiraso

Bujumbura –EAC partner states have adopted a draft instrument for the establishment of a Panel of Eminent Persons’ geared at preventive diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflicts.

The panel is expected to perform a role similar to that of the AU team headed by ex-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, ex-Tanzanian leader Benjamin Mkapa and Graca Machel in resolving the 2008 election violence in Kenya.

EAC spokesperson Richard Owora said member states are required to provide names for the panel by the end of this year. “The Council of Ministers will have to approve it before countries select their own representatives,” he said.

The panel will be composed of one person from each state, a personality of high integrity who has contributed to peace, security and development at national, regional, or international levels.

Deputy Secretary General for Political Federation, Beatrice Kiraso said the panel seeks to give capacity to conduct preventive diplomacy for the purpose of defusing potentially violent conflicts.

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What some of the Cosatu demonstrators told the press Nosizwe Tshabalala nosizwe@inner-city-gazette.co.za The Joburg CBD came to a standstill as protesters marched against the e-tolling system and the labour brokers this week.

Tolls are charged per kilometre, which means that a frequent user limit of R550 a month has been set on light vehicles and motorcycles, while a time of day saving of 20% for heavy vehicles will be introduced. Light vehicles fitted with e-tags will pay 30c/km, down from the 40c/km initially announced.

William Mnguni, a motorists working in Pretoria said roads need to be upgraded to avoid endangering people’s lives.

“Now the question is why should South Africans have to pay for something that still needs intensive upgrade? Most of the roads still have potholes and are not safe, but instead of fixing them they want us to pay more,” he added.

With his salary, which is not even enough to sustain his family, Mnguni said it will be a huge burden to pay R550 every month. “I do not have that R550, so what must I do, starve?”

Another protester, Ahmed Na-

icker said: “It seems like we are paying government for doing their jobs, how are we supposed to feed our families when at every chance government gets they take all that we have. This means that at the end of the month I will have nothing to feed my family.”

Labour brokers are agencies that find employment for people but take a fee from both the person and the company. Marchers said labour brokers only care for themselves and their pockets.

Nomathemba Ngwenya said: “They don’t negotiate benefits or full time employment, as long as they find you a job. All what matters to them is to get their fee at the end of the month.”

She has been working as a temporary worker for a bank for the past five years with no benefits.

“I have no health benefits, this has become more stressful. I cannot claim to be employed, because what if tomorrow the bank decides to retrench me. It means I will have nothing. I can’t even take them to court because I was hired on a temporary basis,” Ngwenya said.

COSATU secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi said more marches will be held in coming weeks.

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School elects new SGB Sizwe Mathe sizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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he Johannesburg Girls Preparatory School (JGPS) in Berea has elected six members to serve in its School Governing Body (SGB).

March is devoted to the election of school governing bodies throughout the country, and last month the province’s MEC for Education Barbara Creecy launched SGB elections in Pretoria.

Elections were held at the school’s premises under supervision of the Department of Education. The principal of Asteri Primary School Shadrack Ndou led the team that conducted the elections.

Elected was Nthabiseng Kekana, Veronika Macher, Julius Maphothoma, Khopotso Nakini, Pat Naidoo, and Muzi Dube were elected to the school’s governing body. Their

responsibilities still had to be allocated.

The new SGB committed itself to ensure that it maintains high standards. Kekana said fundraising must not be a responsibility of the school alone, but parents must be involved as well. “I would like to see an increase in a number of toilets in the school. But this cannot be achieved by spending money but by raising it,” she added.

SGBs are tasked with ensuring smooth running of schools. They have power to decide on school policies such as language of instruction, discipline and religious policies. They are also responsible for school fees, budgets, financial policies and fundraising.

Macher added that the SGB must uphold the high standards of the school.

“I have been with this school since

1979, and as an SGB member I will continue to maintain the school’s high standards.

Nakini said the SGB needs to work as a team to ensure the school moves progressively. “We do not want to remain in the same level but grow,” she added.

Principal Sandra Levitas said the school is prepared to work with the SGB and parents. “We encourage parents to support this team, interact with them, and tell them what they want to be done. We also expect maximum participation and support from our governing body in all the areas of their concern,” she added.

The Education Department has scheduled training for all SGB members about all aspects of governance, including policy development and implementation, budgeting and financial management.

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JDA Acting CEO Thanduxolo Mendrew PIC : INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

ominations for the prestigious Halala Joburg Awards, which honour people and projects that strive to improve the quality of life in the inner city, are open.

They close on 30 March.

The annual awards, hosted by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), recognise private sector investors and developers who are redeveloping and building inner city properties. Projects are also rewarded.

“As we celebrate five years since the inception of the Halala Joburg Awards, we will continue to seek out, acknowledge and celebrate those who foster innovation, investment and regeneration in the inner city,” commented Thanduxolo Mendrew, the JDA’s acting chief executive officer. “I would like to encourage small and medium developers to participate in this recognition programme.”

The awards, which are open to individuals and projects, are not limited to companies, from micro to multinational; consortiums;

public-private partnerships; joint ventures; non-governmental organisations; community-based and faith based organisations; or their individual representatives.

Individuals can nominate themselves. To make a nomination, download the trigger form.

There are seven categories, which can be read online, along with the criteria for entry, the terms and conditions. All nominations must meet specific criteria. The awards are limited to projects in Region F, the inner city, and must have made a substantial difference to the City’s regeneration efforts.

The trigger forms must be completed by the nominator and must contain his or her contact details.

If these details are incorrect, the form will not go into the application process. If the trigger form is successful, an application form will be sent to the nominee, followed by an email or SMS once the application is received.

The Halala Joburg Awards aim to encourage efforts to build sus-

tainable and inclusive renewal projects that recognise roles and relationships between the private and public sectors. Between 2001 and 2008, total private sector investment in key JDA area-based initiatives – measured by property transactions – was R7,5-billion, against total JDA investment of R393-million.

This is also one of the reasons that the JDA’s investment in various townships has increased almost 30 percent of total funding.

Now in the fifth year, the Halala Joburg Awards promise to be bigger and better than in previous years.

Established in 2008, the awards help meet the City’s goal of regenerating the inner city. Nominees undergo a rigorous process before making it on to the short list. Each project is thoroughly assessed by an industry-related adjudication panel.

The panel this year is made up of Mendrew; Nopasika Lila, chief financial officer of Eskom Pension

and Provident Fund, who will chair the awards; Anne Steffny, director of The Central Johannesburg Partnership; Yasmeen Dinath, a town and regional planner; Nkosinathi Manzana, a director and head of development management at Standard Bank Real Estate Investments; Sharon Lewis, executive manager for planning and strategy at the JDA; and Zahira Asmal, founder and managing director of Designing South Africa and Designing Brazil.

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Man leaps off balcony in a fight Councillor exercises ‘due oversight’

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ouncillor Sihlwele Myeki (pictured) (ANC) of Ward 67, which includes Yeoville, Parktown, Upper Houghton says the mandate of local government is delivery of basic services such as water, electricity, refuse removal and primary health care.

He says his primary task is to exercise due oversight, represent his constituency to the City of Johannesburg and ensure that services are delivered.

“Our biggest challenges are noncompliant residents engaging in illegal electricity and water connections. The other challenge is noise pollution and lack of respect for other people’s spaces and high unemployment. A high concentration of refugees within the ward has led to a large number of residents being more reliant on informal trading. In semi-formal trading properties are subdivided to create shop space, while safety measures have been ignored,” he said.

Clr Myeki said unavailability of council owned low cost housing is a major problem in the area.

“Actually it is a disaster waiting to happen as more people are cramped into smaller spaces, resulting in loss of privacy.

On the positive side, an increase in the visibility and accessibility of the police under Colonel Motaung has helped to control crime levels.”

He adds that overcrowding and low commitment to cleaning the streets by municipal entities

Friend faces murder charge after the victim plunges eight floors to death Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za

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his week police arrested a man following the death of another man who reportedly leapt off the eighth floor of a building in Olivia Street, Berea, according to Hillbrow police corporate communications officer Sgt Jenny Pillay..

“A witness said the victim had jumped off the building during a fight with the other man, who was said to be his friend. The suspect faces a charge of murder,” Sgt Pillay adds.

In the same period police arrested a 25 year old man in connection with a robbery that had happened a few days back, Sgt Pillay says.

She explains that a woman and her friend recognised a man who had allegedly robbed her of her cell-

leaves the parks untidy, which is a problem that must be resolved urgently.

“We are planning events like Africa Week in May, a community radio station, and a sports day working with the local police at the end of March. This will also include cultural events, Aids awareness campaigns, the Phuzawise campaign, and several clean up campaigns scheduled throughout the year,” he said.

Clr Myeki can be reached through 076 517-4596 or email sihlwelem@joburg.org.za

phone, bag and hair appliances in Hillbrow Street in Berea.

“She called the police and pointed him out, and he was arrested. She alleged that on the day he had robbed her he was armed with a knife and a brick.”

Another man was arrested for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle. Sgt Pillay says police patrolling the area around Louis Botha Avenue in Houghton randomly tested a Toyota Tazz sedan.

“The vehicle was found to have been stolen at Rabie Ridge at the beginning of the month. Further investigations will take place to establish if the suspect was involved in the theft.”

In the same period a suspect aged 23 was arrested for possession of suspected drugs, Sgt Pillay adds.

“Police patrolling the area along

The packet of suspected heroine that was seized by the police.

Ledys and Harrison streets at the bus terminus searched one male suspect who was on his way to board a bus.

“They found drugs concealed in a packet of Doritos chips. The drug is suspected to be heroine with a street value of about R10 000, and the suspect faces a charge of possession of drugs,” she says.

FNB opens Crown Mines branch Moses Moyo moses@inner-city-gazette.co.za FNB has opened its very first FNB Branch in Crown Mines, in China Mall, located at the Africfocus Centre.

In line with FNB’s growing footprint, the Crown Mine branch is viewed as a suitable starting point for growth and will provide efficient banking services to the surrounding

communities and businesses.

“Since opening in January, we have worked closely with the branch staff to ensure that a high level of service will be provided. We also have fluent Mandarin and Cantonese speaking staff to serve our Chinese speaking customers. This branch is a stepping stone for FNB, allowing us to build enduring and rewarding relationships with the local Community,” concludes Barry de Witt

CEO Banking Channels.

The branch offers high-tech banking solutions for clients and customers alike. The branch boasts two ADTs, which will enable personal and business clients the opportunity to experience state of the art electronic banking 24 hours and sevendays a week.

The branch is on the corner of Renaissance and Discovery Road, Crown Mines, Tel 011 837-2006.

HEALTHY BODY, MIND AND A HEALTHY COMMUNITY The City of Johannesburg Health Department in Region F (inner-city) will conduct Health Open Day and a 5km Fun Walk event on Saturday, 24 March 2012 at Diepkloof Club House, Phase 2 from 07h00-13h00, to promote healthy lifestyle as part of the World Health Day. The World Health Day came into effect from April 7, 1950. Hence forte each year is dedicated towards achievement of the global health goals. On the day, various activities and programmes are planned to create awareness and to the specific health issue.

The Health Open Day will provide

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Sello Maake ka Ncube and Candida Mosomi during the ceremony.

Smal Ndaba, Nataniel and Phylis Klotz at the same event.

Awards honour top talent A celebration of legends, international groundbreakers and remarkable virtuosity and talent Arts Correspondent

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t was all glitz and glamour as the winners in the prestigious Naledi Theatre Awards were announced on Monday at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City Casino.

The rags-to-riches story of up and coming 1960s girl group, Dreamgirls, had garnered 10 nominations. It won three awards, for Best Performance in a Musical (Female) for Lindiwe Bungane, Best Performance by Newcomer / Breakthrough (Bjorn Blignaut), and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role / Cameo (Candida Mosoma).

There were a few big winners that notched up three awards each.

Mandela Trilogy, which garnered eight nominations, walked off with: Best Production of a Musical, Best Theatre Set Design (Michael Mitchell), and Best Theatre Lighting Design (Faheem Bardien).

The downsized version of Gilbert

and Sullivan’s comic masterpiece, The Pirates of Penzance, also won three awards, for Best Original Choreography: Play or Musical (Shelley Adriaanzen), Best Ensemble Production / Cutting Edge and Best Comedy Performance: Play or Musical (David Dennis).

Aubrey Sekhabi’s production of The Rivonia Trial also won three awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Play) for Sello Maake ka Ncube, Best New South African Script (Musical or Play) and Best Director: Play or Musical for Sekhabi.

Nataniël’s Combat bagged two awards, for Best Costume Design (Floris Louw) and Best Performance in a Musical (male).

Alan Swerdlow’s immaculately directed The History Boys won Best Productions of a Play and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role / Cameo (Clyde Berning). Robyn Scott walked off for Best Performance by an Ac-

tress in a Lead Role (Play) for her acclaimed role as the elderly Jewish grandmother in London Road.

The executive directors award went to Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler of the Handspring Puppet Company for the internationally acclaimed Warhorse.

South African music and theatre legends Judy Page and Thandi Klaasen won lifetime awards.

A board member of the Naledi Awards and Director of the National Arts Festival Ismail Mahomed said this year’s awards was a celebration of South African legends, international groundbreakers and of the remarkable virtuosity and talent of South African artists who continue to push the boundaries of excellence.

“The roll of honour with its impressive list of winners and nominations is also a tribute to the institutions, corporate organisations, funders and audiences who support and recognise the value of

how the South African performing arts sector continues to define us as a nation and how it enriches our lives,” he added.

The entertainment for the ninth instalment of the awards was riveting, including music superstars and dance items, performed by some of the country’s best talent, and celebrity presenters and MC, Alan Committie and celebrity presenters. This year’s show will be flighted by Mzansi Magic.

The Naledi Theatre Awards were funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and received a Business and Arts SA supporting grant based on sponsorship received from Wharfedale Pro, Chauvet lighting, Distell, Matrix Corporate and Theatre Sounding, Offcentre Designs and The Lyric Theatre.

The Lyric Theatre and Gold Reef City have sponsored all facilities for three years; and the Lyric branded the home of the Naledis.

Story retold in new context Arts Correspondent

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he new season of Woza Albert! from 13 March to 22 April features talented performers Mncedisi Shabangu and Hamilton Dlamini.

The 90 minute production will be directed by emerging talent, Prince Lamla, whose production, Coal Yard, won the Zwakala Festival and had a highly successful run at the Market Theatre.

The Market Theatre has had great success recently with the restaging of classics from the past and Woza Albert! comes as the latest instalment.

As with the recently highly successful Sizwe Banzi is Dead, this play has been interpreted by a new generation of theatre practitioners for a new and growing audience.

Market Theatre, by arrangement with DALRO (Pty) Limited, presents Woza Albert!, which was written by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon. Woza Albert! is one

of the plays for which South African theatre is best known internationally.

Its physical style of storytelling was to inspire and influence theatre companies around the world – and it is one of the best examples that define South African theatre in all its vibrancy, innovation and humanity.

This classic asks what would happen if Jesus Christ came back to South Africa during apartheid. This lively satire of the absurdities of apartheid provides a showcase for the talents of two dextrous actors, who play a range of ordinary characters on the street.

The first part of the play sets the scene, attacking the pass laws that prevented black South Africans from moving and working freely. Similarly, it sketches in a few short minutes the semi-slavery that was imposed on manual workers by bosses who could fire them if they got too independent.

However, there is always a rich vein of humour even in the worst adversity. The use of clown’s noses to

distinguish the elite Afrikaners, including the Prime Minister, from the apparently subservient blacks was one of the features to make this play famous.

The short, impressionistic sketches begin to move from background scenes of generally downtrodden life to interviews with individuals about the impending visit of Jesus, who inaugurates his Second Coming by flying to South Africa courtesy of South African Airways.

The second half of the play becomes considerably darker and more resonant. Now Jesus is in the country and his life is replayed in the apartheid context. He is first welcomed then imprisoned. When he is taken to Robben Island, his escape is easy as he walks back across the bay to Cape Town.

This retelling of a familiar story in a new context becomes devastating by the end, shedding light on both the Bible and apartheid South Africa.

Joburg Theatre has completed negotiations to present the first performance by the Universal Ballet of Korea. The event is set to be at The Mandela between 16 and 18 March.

The acclaimed 58-member ballet company will perform the most beloved of all classical ballets, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, for four performances. Choreography for this production is by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and Oleg Vinogradov. The version to be presented is by Oleg Vinogradov, with costume design by Galina Solovieva, set design by Simon Pastukh and lighting design by Kyungwon Seo. Based in Seoul, Korea, with dancers and staff from more than a dozen countries throughout Europe, the US and Asia, Universal Ballet embodies the blending of the grace and harmony of Asian thought and culture with the strength and beauty of western classical ballet. Dedicated to preserve the rich tradition of European classical ballet and following the trends in contemporary choreography, the company continues to be the leading force of ballet in Korea.

Since its founding in 1984, the company, now led by Director Julia Moon, Artistic Director Brian Yoo and Artistic Director Emeritus Oleg Vinogradov, has gained fame.

Since 1995, the group has given 439 performances in 18 countries. This new three-year World Tour covers more ground than any taken before, including cities in Europe, North America, the Middle East, haunts in Asia - and finally South Africa.

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Political work that transcends the ordinary Tammy Ballantyne

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n a complete departure from his previous works, Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe’s Opera for Fools mesmerises and transcends the ordinary.

Mantsoe has created an intensely political work; a study of the shebeen lifestyle between the 1970s and 90s in South Africa, where people were thrown together through circumstance and need; where alcohol fuelled violence; where they could get lost and escape the dreadful existence of apartheid SA. Known for his deeply ritualistic solo works, always based on tradition, Mantsoe takes a deep breath

and sets aside the personal and the mythical in favour of an exploration of the stories of the different personas that inhabited these shebeens. It is made all the more interesting by the make-up of his cast who are drawn from France, Reunion and SA. Working with Italian composer, Andrea Cera, Mantsoe’s soundscape includes Miriam Makeba, Vusi Mahlasela, Mzwakhe Mbuli and Nina Simone. It has been deconstructed and overlaid with electronic sounds and what seems like scratched records.

It is often discordant and hypnotic, driving the choreography through spaces of such stillness and quiet into heightened mo-

ments of speed and action.

The dramatisation of the time is poured out in scenes of brutality, confrontation, moments of extreme tenderness; references to resistance songs and Amandla! abound as we comprehend the absence of private space and feel the sexual aggression played out by the men.

Mantsoe is exploring a new language, endeavouring, in his own words in a discussion after the performance, to ‘capture the spirit of the time, not to try and imitate’.

Cecile Maubert, Mantsoe’s divine lighting and clever set evokes the era, the corrugated iron barrier is used to great effect while the ‘zozo’ (outside room) hints at the

presence of others, explores the concepts of inside and outside.

His work has universality to it; even those of his dancers who aren’t South African, embody the essence and rhythmic language so essential to his work. It is a terrific ensemble piece created through painstaking research and attention to the process; an acknowledgment of personal interpretation and openness.

And, it was a historic event, as Adrienne Sichel pointed out, it was Mantsoe’s debut on the Market Theatre main stage.

We are invited to once again dine at the table of excellence, to reimagine our histories and perhaps find a way to heal the hurts.

It is often discordant and hypnotic, driving the choreography through spaces of stillness and quiet into heightened moments of speed and action

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ocated in close proximity to Market Theatre and the Mary Fitzgerald Square, Niki’s Oasis in Newtown is a best spot for a good treat of traditional African food.

The restaurant was opened in July 1995; it boasts a menu that reflects a genuine home cooking with realistic prices.

The menu offers African dishes like oxtail, mogodu (tripe), potjiekos, served with pap, mngqusho (samp and beans), dumplings, as well as grills, beef burgers, and salads.

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Niki’s Oasis also offers a catering and bar service in addition to the restaurant dining experience. The catering menu varies to suit the taste and budget of a customer.

The restaurant, own by Nikiwe Rwaxa, has also become synonymous with jazz music. On Friday evenings, the restaurant hosts various jazz artists. The likes of

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In a good weather, the courtyard is a perfect place to hang, inside is a fireplace during winter days.

A collection of work by young and established painters as well as sculptors from the Newtown precinct is on display in the restaurant.

The restaurant is open from Monday to Saturday from 12 noon till late.

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he Joburg Cricket Club (JCC) in Bertrams will soon be jetting off to Greece to participate in a second International Cricket Schools Tournament early next month.

The tournament, hosted by the Hellenic Cricket Federation, consists of 16 schools from all over the world, with participating players aged between 14 to 17 years-old.

The club’s chairman Indarin Govender says the tournament will promote cultural diversity among the youth within the cricket fraternity.

“A delegation from the host federation that included their president Losif Nikitas and its top leadership recently visited our club. Having seen the scope and nature of what we are doing, they asked us to partici-

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The club has already approached schools in the area to facilitate the formation of a Primary Schools League for inner city communities, notes Govender.

The club and the cricket oval, named Hope Village, is situated in Maurice Freeman Park, corner Thames Street and Bertrams Road.

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