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Councillors laud Mayor Mashaba ...as he pledged to improve the lives of the City’s “forgotten people” Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

ohannesburg Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba’s vision, presented in the City’s 10-point plan and articulated in his first State of the City Address (SOCA) last week, has been endorsed by the Democratic Alliance’s coalition partners and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). In a lively debate on Friday May 5, councillors congratulated Mayor Mashaba on his maiden SOCA in which he pledged to improve the lives of the City’s “forgotten people”, fight corruption and crime, create sustainable jobs, upgrade outdated infrastructure and improve service delivery. They also praised the executive team for its achievements in the first nine months of the new municipal term, including restoring the dignity of residents by extending operating hours at six clinics across the city, waging a war against drugs and planning to recruit more Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers to keep the city safe. The DA’s Cllr Mpho Phalatse, who is also Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development, congratulated Mashaba on “delivering an accurate account of the true state of the City with sound precision”. “It was time we told our people the truth, the truth about what they truly need to maximise their potential and participate meaningfully in

our City’s market economy,” she said. She said through the Mayor’s vision, the poor’s dignity would be restored “through various means, including increased access to decent lowcost rental accommodation in the inner city, property ownership and the handing out of title deeds”. Cllr M van Wyk of the ACDP said involving people would help resolve most of the challenges the City was facing. “This administration should be more focused and be qualitatively different from the administration it is replacing,” he said, adding that improved service delivery would go a long way towards enhancing residents’ quality of life. He urged the Mayor to pay close attention to coloured areas such as Eldorado Park, which had missed out on the extended clinic and library hours initiative. Cllr ARG Noorban of Ajamal said for the Mayor to unlock 5% economic growth, an inclusive approach was needed. Cllr MS Arnolds of the African Independent Congress cautioned Mayor Mashaba against making promises he could not keep. She said instead of complaining about corruption and poor service delivery record of the ANC administration, his team should show improved results. “If you think the R360-million spent on this chamber was too much, why did you allow us to relocate into this expensive chamber? We don’t want a witch hunt. Service delivery should move in a positive direction,” she said. Cllr Musa Novela of the EFF said the adminis-

tration should remain in touch with the poor. “We must not claim easy victories. No cheap political rhetoric either. We must be a responsive municipality that is truly pro-poor. The EFF rejects the water tariff increase, for example.” Cllr Mzobanzi Ntuli of the IFP, who is also MMC for Housing, said he supported the Mayor’s anti-corruption drive but urged him to attend to long-standing service delivery issues at hostels and informal settlements. Former Mayor Cllr Parks Tau of the African National Congress accused Mashaba of being hostile towards his party and painting it in a negative light and not highlighting the many achievements his administration had made. “We’re not the enemy,” Cllr Tau said, adding that while they might not agree ideologically, co-operation would help the City achieve more.

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t’s all about kindness, and how one act of random kindness can Change our World for Good. Feeling doubtful? “Research has shown that when you are feeling low for whatever reason – doing something for someone else lifts your spirits immensely”. So says Kerry Damons of Boston City Campus & Business School. “At Boston we see that every student exists within his or her own environment. Some are tougher than others, but everyone has their own personal issues. We have full confidence in our academic product and offerings in charting successful career paths for our learners, but we also encourage them to take part wherever possible in broader community projects”. Damons continues explaining that the workplace is a microcosm of society, and the skills we learn through serving a community will lead to success in the workplace as a team member. The community ARK project is one such initiative, with far reaching outcomes for participants as much as for recipients. “The ‘Change our World for Good’ campaign started with the intention of giving away 57 750 ARKs but thanks to the overwhelming reaction to the campaign, we are looking at distributing over a million ARKs throughout 2017!”. So says Warren Katz, campaign consultant at

CHABAD, initiators of the ARK campaign. ARK is a fully comprehensive programme that has been devised for school children all the way through to senior citizens, with the aim of getting the entire world to increase in acts of goodness and kindness. (ARK is an acronym for Acts of Random Kindness). Both Katz and Damons agree, that through participation and in collecting for others, you build business skills. To date, close to 500 000 ARKs have been distributed. What are the skills that will aid in corporate behaviour and success in life? Self-Esteem: The key to lifetime mental health and social happiness is building positive self-esteem. Doing something for others is actually afantastic way to build self-esteem. How to ask for something: never an easy task, but easier when you are doing it on behalf of someone else. Organizational Skills: Vital skills in our fast-paced world of immediacy and pressure. Speaking in public: Begin to get comfortable in front of groups at an early age, the sky is the limit as you get older. You can’t judge a book by its cover: stop judging, give everyone a chance. To give and to receive. A car guard gave R5 to a lady who had no money for her parking ticket. She drove off

in her car; he went back to the curb. Both were the richer for the experience. Emotional Intelligence: Wikipedia defines Emotional Intelligence (EI) as “the ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour.” This type of intelligence may even be more important than a child’s IQ. To learn to handle their own emotions when they got a “no” from a perspective donor. It is a vital life skill to learn to handle rejection. If you get a letter of rejection after a job interview – send a letter of thanks for the opportunity. This will place you top of mind when the next position in the company opens up. The power of action: That one person can make a difference. Empathy: Working to help others – even when your personal circumstances are tough. Leadership: Building the leaders of tomorrow by giving skills and abilities to care for those in need. According to Katz who has been working on the ARK project, “Other skills you develop include a knack for understanding people, excellent creative and communication skills, project management, organizational skills, data analysis skills, and negotiation skills”. People may feel like they can’t do much to help because they don’t have the financial resources, but people have raw resources to do good. The youth especially because of their innate compassion for others, and because they have the ability to inspire adults. The lessons to be learnt are that one individual has the power to make a difference, and that small acts of kindness can change not only our own attitude, but make a real difference in the lives of others. Boston is an award-winning SA private higher education institution. Contact Boston on 011 551-2000, e-mail info@boston.co.za, visit www.boston.co.za, or Facebook.

Stiff sentence for Patrick Wisani Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

onvicted killer and former African National Congress Youth League regional leader Patrick Wisani was sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend. Judge Ismail Mohamed gave Wisane 20 years for murder, one year for assault and one year for intimidation. The assault and intimidation counts would run concurrently with the murder sentence. Wisani appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday before a packed public gallery.The court gallery was packed to capacity with members of People opposing Women Abuse (POWA) and Sonke Gender Justice . “The accused’s actions were careless. The accused showed no remorse,” Mohamed said.“I agree this was not a premeditated murder but rather that you acted in rage and anger.”Mohamed said the 31-year-old was a first offender and he was also educated. On November 21, 2016, the court found him guilty of killing Nosipho Mandleleni in their Yeoville home in 2015. Judge Mohamed had previously said Wisani had beat-

en Mandleleni like a slave master would beat his slaves. “This was not two people arguing and someone punched with a fist.” Wisani’s lawyer, CorneKriel, agreed that it was a vicious attack, but without the intention to commit murder. He asked for a minimum sentence of 15 years, part of which should be suspended.”He should not be thrown away as worthless and not be given any hope. He is still young and can be rehabilitated,” Kriel said at the time. Prosecutor Faghre Mohamed argued for a minimum sentence of life imprisonment. “The pictures of the deceased before the court show the brutality of this act. The deceased must have endured excruciating pain.” Wisani was heartless for allowing her to bleed to death; he was arrogant and had intimidated witnesses, he said. Speaking to the Inner City Gazette Maurice Smithers of Yeoville Bellevue NO to GBV Coalition said “its a sad case ,it should never happened ,according to me the sentence was unexpectedly low ,the judge gave a good sentence ,I hope Patrick comes out with renewed mind and while in prison he learns how to control anger and how to relate to women “

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City power urges residents to save electricity during winter Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

ity Power, the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility, has put several contingency measures in place to mitigate possible power outages as temperatures begin to plummet with the onset of winter. The move was announced at the launch of the entity’s winter campaign during a media briefing at its Booysens head office. The plan, which includes the replacement of 30 generators, is in response to the expected increase in electricity demand as a result of the anticipated icy wintry weather, which has the effect of overloading the entity’s network and making it prone to outages. City Power spokesman Virgil James said focus would be on areas that had been frequently experiencing repeated power outages. “Residents should consider alternatives and less-intensive heating methods such as gas, compact lighting and solar water heaters or generate heat through conventional fireplaces. This will, in turn, decrease the overloading of the network and prevent unplanned outages while easing pressure off the grid, especially during winter,” said James. The following are some of the tips that can help to save electricity during winter: • Set up your pool pump to run for shorter periods; • Switch off lights in unoccupied rooms; • Use electric blankets to preheat the bed for 15 minutes; • Dress warmly and use fleece blankets; • Use thicker curtains and change to darker colours as they retain more heat; • Let in plenty of warm sunlight during the day by keeping the curtains open wide; • Close the curtains as soon as the sun sets to seal in all the warmth; • Use appropriate size pot for each plate when cooking; • Use or change to oil or wall heaters; • Open spaces are more difficult to heat; and • Make use of a geyser blanket.

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edicated staff at non-profit organisations across the country work hard to serve the community’s youth. In a country where hunger and poor nutrition pose a major risk to the health, wellbeing and education of millions of children, the resounding message from people like Lerato Moyo, a lifeskills facilitator for NPO Afrika Tikkun, is clear – hungry children struggle to learn, grow and thrive. Afrika Tikkun is one of 137 organisations supported by Add Hope, with funds raised through KFC customer donations as well the company’s own Corporate Social Responsibility contribution to fund sustainable feeding schemes. Lerato works at the Afrika Tikkun Uthando Youth Centre in Braamfontein, a centre which provides education, health and social services to children, young adults and their families. She has been dedicated to this community for the past six years and she is passionate about teaching and changing the lives of young people. When children in the Braamfontein area come to the centre after school, they get support, warmth and coaching from facilitators like Lerato – and a meal for the day funded by Add Hope that will make their lives just a lit-

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constructively participate in Council meetings in order to ensure that Council decisions benefit all residents.” - ANC Joburg

ast week the residents of Johannesburg woke up to a State of the City address delivered by Executive Mayor Mashaba. Nine months after assuming office, we can confirm that the DA and its coalition government have not delivered in terms of the 10 Point Plan announced by the Mayor last year. It must be noted first and foremost that Mr Mashaba delivered his address from within the state of the art ANC government built Council Chamber. This is a green building that resembles Africa’s Council (Kgotla) in which the leadership meets to discuss community issues. This building makes provision for accommodating the increased number of Councillors, it makes provision for the attendance of Council meetings by residents and media houses to ensure transparency in the manner in which Council business is conducted. Mr Mashaba came up with a so-called 10 point plan. This is how Mashaba has performed: 1. Ensure that the entire City adjusts its mindset to the environment of a new coalition government This was totally irrelevant to put in the plan. However, we can confirm that Mashaba has begun a program to divide the people of Joburg and possibly planting a seed of Black on Black violence experienced in the 80’s and 90’s. This is evident in the recent IDP meetings where community members were forced out of public meetings, thereby denying them their constitutional right to participate in shaping the city’s plans. 2. Run a responsive and pro-poor government This sounded very positive but Mashaba’s actions proved to be anti-poor. The cancellation of Jozi@Work program practically condemning 8000 people to unemployment and

Cllr Mpho Parks Tau is the former Mayor of Johannesburg and Chairman of the ANC In Joburg. preventing a further 50 000 Joburgers from benefiting from the program over the next four years.This proves that Mashaba and the DA coalition government are anti-poor. 3. Achieve a minimum 5% economic growth This is very ambitious and should be supported. However, we have over the last nine months asked for the DA’S plan to grow the economy but the plan has not been forthcoming. So a 5% economic growth was thumb sucked and not based on any scientific research. 4. Create a professional civil service that serves the residents of Joburg with pride This pre-supposed that the city of Johannesburg was filled with incompetent people who didn’t serve the residents with pride. The professional civil service to be created by Mashaba is still yet to be seen. All we have seen is the appointment of former DA Councillors in city positions. We have seen many attempts by Mashaba to fire senior managers simply because they were employed by the ANC government. 5. Ensuring corruption is public enemy number one The fight against corruption is supported by the ANC. However, under Mashaba Johannesburg has become a police state where the JMPD is used to suppress residents and abandoning their traffic management and by-law

enforcement responsibilities. In the last nine months Mashaba has been chasing corruption ghosts and we are yet to see tangible evidence of investigations done by Mashaba. Where is the report on the City Power forensic investigation commissioned by Mashaba and how many millions were paid in pursuit of a corruption ghost at City Power? 6. Produce an official housing waiting list The production of the housing waiting list for Joburg was initiated by the ANC government. This is why Mashaba has not published the list as it contained a background and introductory statement that trace the development and production of the waiting list back to the ANC government. 7. Produce a list of semi-completed housing units We are yet to see the list of semi-completed housing units in Johannesburg. But we have seen completed social housing units in Devland ward 24 standing idle and being vandalised in the process. We have seen the cancellation of the Kliptown Turn-key housing development that would have accommodated a total of 1200 families. 8. Fast track the delivery of title deeds Mr Mashaba rushed to issue title deeds that he found ready for delivery to rightful owners. We are yet to see Mashaba delivering more title deeds as he promised. 9. Initiate a pilot project for a clinic to operate for extended hours A clinic operating for extended hours has been piloted. We are monitoring the functioning of this clinic. 10. Revitalise the inner city of Johannesburg Nothing has been done so far to revitalise the Inner city of Johannesburg. Instead the ANC initiated Inner City Property Scheme has been relegated as a non-priority for the city. Given the performance of Mashaba and the coalition government we can assign a score of half a point out of 10 for his spectacular failures. We are aware that Mashaba and the coalition partners will stop at nothing to vilify the ANC at the State of City Address. They will do so to provoke our Councillors to an extent that violence erupts and the ANC is blamed as a sore loser.

Hope for children, one meal at a time tle easier. “Hunger is really a huge issue here in our community,” says Lerato. “Most of the children who come here are from disadvantaged families. They live in poverty in Hillbrow and when they do go to school, they don’t get a meal. Their first meal of the day is the one they eat after school, here at Uthando.” As a teacher at the centre, Lerato is really able to see and experience the benefits of the feeding scheme funded by Add Hope and the impact it has on the lives of these children. She says, “When the children arrive hungry, it is very difficult to work with them. Then after lunch, they are able to concentrate so beautifully and fully participate in the activities. A meal does so much more than just fill their tummies, it builds their self-esteem, it actually builds their confidence and it helps them relate well to other people.” Another key benefit is that the meal brings the

children into a safe environment, keeping them off the streets. “Children know that they will be taken care of when they come here and receive a good meal. They then stay on and we can coach and guide them, helping them to achieve more at school and giving them positive activities to help them learn, rather than the negative things they could be exposed to out on the streets.” Lerato highlights that malnourishment in children has severe consequences for their development and ability to grow and learn. “Children are so precious, they are our future, and it’s sad to see young children with so much potential suffer from hunger. If we can just work together to take care of their basic needs, we can help them to achieve their potential.

It is amazing how your R2 donation, made into a nutritious meal, can change a child’s life.”

Lerato Moyo feeds children at Afrika Tikkun Uthando Youth Centre in Braamfontein

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Jozi farmers score big Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

everal farming co-operatives that had been assisted by the City of Johannesburg to get their enterprises off the ground received a major boost again when they were afforded the opportunity to sell their produce during the City’s Region F Market Day at Metro Centre in Braamfontein recently. The small-scale farmers present on Market Day were some of the beneficiaries of the City’s Food Resilience Programme, which is aimed at enabling citizens to have better access to prime agricultural land for better productivity and profitability. The programme also explores new customers to sell their produce to and ensures that the poor are able to produce their own food. It further seeks to help co-operatives generate their own income and feed their families. At the event, the City provided the co-operatives with trolleys, banners, tables and chairs to set up their stands to ensure the success of the day. Thoko Nhlapo, Region F’s Acting Manager: Urban Agriculture, said a survey conducted a few years ago had found that many Johannesburg residents were undernourished and there were some who even went to bed on an empty stomach. “We started by handing out food

parcels to needy residents and encouraged people to start their own gardens in their own back yards. We then realised that many of them were managing their gardens well. We then provided them with bigger spaces so they could plant, produce and sell. Now they are able to generate their own income.”

“We hold Market Days once a month where we try to help them find customers easily. We had realised that even though co-operatives were growing their food, most of them were struggling with finding proper spaces to sell in. This is why each region has a manager who assists them with selling,” Nhlapo added.

Nhlapo said on average each co-operative, consisting of five about members, could generate between R36 000 and R40 000 a month in revenue. Catherine Khambule, a hydroponic farmer trained by the City last year, sold most of her co-operative’s produce by midday. “And we have only been here for a few hours,” said

Khambule. “Our method of farming is simple. We were trained to tend to the crops in roof gardens. I do not think that we would be where we are today without this knowledge. We are living in the Johannesburg inner city but we are able to produce food without using conventional methods.”

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Fighting crime and poverty through football By: Ntombekhaya Zibi news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

nner City Ambassador (ICA) was found by former cop John Maluleke (55) who’s aim was to remove the children off the streets. When he was working as a cop he said he used to see a lot of kids rooming around the unsafe streets of the Johannesburg City with nothing to keep them busy, he then took it upon himself to ask them for reasons as to why they left home which lead him to opening the football club. “As a police officer working in the Inner city at the time, I believe I was driven by passion and the love of working with the youth, especially disadvantaged children,” said Mr Maluleke, who has served at Alexandra and Johannesburg central police before deciding to retire in 2014 and give his full attention to the ICA. The club has a membership of more than 160 children within the inner city from ages

Egoli Magic Club of the Basketball National League By Kudakwashe Hove news@inner-city-gazette.co.za goli Magic Basketball club is a Johannesburg based club of the basketball national Leauge in South Africa at the Wembley stadium Arena. It was founded in 1994 Their central vision is the encouragement and development of youth in South Africa through health and education programmes for children aimed to keep them in school and compaigns like “education is smart” and health “No drugs, No smoking, no obesity, AIDS prevention and so on” via the establishment of a basketball academy. Their tournaments will begin mid July and anyone can be a part of it. For more information contact Mr Dali Dzingwa general Manager of the Basketball National League on 0762616366 or send an email to dali@sepatake.co.za

eight to 18. It has four volunteer coaches and consists of five teams which include the U10, U13, U15, U17 for boys and U18 for girls. The South African Police Service is working together with the club to help fight crime. They are also teaching the children about substance abuse and violence prevention, but mostly, the club pushes the players to reach their potential as they already have about nine players who are playing for premier soccer league clubs such as Wits University and Highlands Park Football Club. The ICA is sponsored by the African Housing Company (AFCHO), Staycity hotel and Fifa World Cup Legacy Trust. They hold street soccer once in a while to assist the City of Johannesburg with identifying homeless children and facilitate some with their families. In recognition of the Nelson Mandela International Day, the club in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services introduced Mandela Day Cup that has been taking place for the past seven years. From the first of July until the 22nd of the same month this year, they will be hosting their 8th annual tournament at the following cities, Johannesburg, Tshwane, Emfuleni and Ekrhuleni. The finals will be held at the University of Johannesburg, 16 Bunting Road Campus Auckland Park, Johannesburg, where the winners will get a trophy, gold medals and winner certificates while runner ups will receive silver medals and runner up certificates.

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