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Mayor welcomes new JMPD recruits

Newly qualified metro police officers performing drills at the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Academy.

Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za ne hundred and seventeen newly qualified metro police officers will be deployed to the streets of Johannesburg this week after successfully completing a gruelling and intensive 18-month training course at the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Academy.

The new recruits were congratulated by Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba during a graduation ceremony held at the academy in Eloff Street, southern Johannesburg, on Wednesday May 17.

“My administration is proud of you and we will support you all the way in your difficult task of fighting crime, corruption and grime,” Mayor Mashaba said.

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among others, declared crime as public enemy No 1. We have zero tolerance on corruption, crime and grime. We place that responsibility on your shoulders but we will assist you all the way,” he said.

The training included courses in the Criminal Procedure Act, Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act, Firearms and Ammunition Act, National Road Traffic Management Act and Transport Regulations.

Mashaba said the City would soon recruit a further 1 500 JMPD officers to fight crime in the city.

An overwhelming 65 000 people had applied for the posts when applications closed earlier this month. “This shows the high levels of unemployment in our City and the country as a whole. But we are pleased that we will be making a differ-

ence to some members of our communities,” he said. Mayor Mashaba, who was accompanied by Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety Cllr Michael Sun, said the law enforcement cluster was faced with a trust deficit.

“Our communities no longer trust our men and women in blue. This is because of the rampant corruption they experience in the hands of our police officers. Our police officers take bribes and sell dockets,” he said.

“My administration will deal harshly with any member of JMPD who is found to be involved in criminal activity,” he said. Mayor Mashaba said he was placing a heavy responsibility on the new graduates to help return and restore the respect police officers once enjoyed.

The course’s top performers – who were presented with trophies – were Onica Monareng

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(Criminal Procedure Act), MTA Mabatla (Traffic Act and Firearms and Ammunition Act), KS Sikhosana (National Road Traffic Act) and EK Kekana and NE Butamo (AARTO Act).

Monareng was also named the overall best performing student for displaying excellent professional conduct and an understanding of the application of the rules and regulations of the Transport and Traffic Acts.

Monareng, of Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, said she had always wanted to be a law enforcement officer.

“When I was still growing up I always admired a police uniform. And I knew that one day I would wear it. Today my wish has come true,” said Monareng. She said hard work, dedication and determination were key to success.

— additional reporting by Kudakwashe Hove

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n unprecedented wave of ransomware infections is hitting organizations in all industries around the world. Hospitals over the weekend were held ‘ransom” to this virus and were forced into a position where they were unable to operate at all.

The culprit: the WannaCry/WCry ransomware. You may not be an organisation but any private user with a laptop or cellphone is vulnerable – you have to be incredibly cautious!

Ransomware is a type of malware (computer virus) that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system’s screen or by locking the users’ files - unless a ransom is paid.

More modern ransomware encrypts certain file types on infected systems and forces users to pay the ransom through certain online payment methods to get a decrypt key. Ransom prices vary.

Thanks to the perceived anonymity offered by cryptocurrencies, ransomware operators commonly specify ransom payments in bitcoins.

Currently for this ransomware the ‘hijackers’ are demanding payment in bitcoin. One bitcoin will cost a South African just under R23 000.00!

Recent ransomware variants have also listed alternative payment options such as iTunes and Amazon gift cards.

Organisations that are held ransom in this way feel they are left with little choice but to pay to have their files released, however paying the ransom does not guarantee that users will get the decryption key or unlock tool required to regain access to the infected system or hostaged files.

Ian Becker

Higher Education Division at Boston Users may encounter this threat through a variety of means.

Ransomware can be downloaded onto systems when unwitting users visit malicious or compromised websites.

Some ransomware are known to be delivered as attachments from spammed email, downloaded from malicious pages through malvertisements, or dropped onto vulnerable systems.

Using sites that promote illegal activity such as copyright infringements of music and movies, makes the user particularly vulnerable to viruses.

Ransomware can either lock the computer screen, or, in the case of crypto-ransomware, encrypt certain vital files. In the first case, a full-screen image or notification is displayed on the infected system’s screen, which prevents victims from using their system.

This also shows the instructions on how users can pay for the ransom. The second type of ransomware prevents access to files to potentially critical or valuable files like documents and spreadsheets.

Be wary also of FAKEAV which will encourage the user to purchase bogus antivirus software.

So what do we do with this information?

“At Boston City Campus & Business College we see a career opportunity!”. So says Ian Becker of the Higher Education Division at Boston.

“Consider that this type of virus brings new ways and more opportunities for people to earn money anonymously in huge amounts, without having to really ever work a day.

“This attack of virus ware will not end, it will get worse”, says Becker.

“So we have to learn to protect ourselves.

Boston has specific and broader Information Technology courses that will provide organisations with skilled personnel to protect their resources”.

Becker recommends specifically the Secu-

rity Technician Administrator qualification for these skills.

Computer Security Specialists help plan, coordinate, and implement the organization’s information security.

These workers educate users about computer security, install security software, monitor networks for security breaches, respond to cyber attacks, and in some cases, gather data and evidence to be used in prosecuting cyber crime.

The responsibilities of Computer Security Specialists have increased in recent years as cyber attacks have become more common.

What type of person do you need to be?

Becker recommends that Security Specialist Technicians must have strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, troubleshooting and a sense of logic!

The constant interaction with other personnel, customers, and employees requires Security specialists to communicate effectively on paper, via email, over the phone, and in person.

Strong writing skills are useful in preparing manuals for employees and customers.

How to avoid being infected: “If you do not personally know the sender of an email, do not open it”, says Becker.

“When you get a call to say that Microsoft has identified a problem on your computer and you must log in so they can solve it for you –hang up! Do not open attachments with strange names, and always be on the lookout for strange items in the subject line.

Trust me – you have not won 1 million pounds in the UK lotto.”

Contact Boston on 011 551-2000, e-mail info@boston.co.za, visit www.boston.co.za, or Facebook.

“We have to learn to protect ourselves.

Boston has specific and broader Information Technology courses that will provide organisations with skilled personnel to protect their resources”.

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Save Big and Win with AFHCO “AFHCO” Africa Housing Company wants you to save more so you can do more.

With the rand dropping, and the country being rated junk status by two international agencies which impacts your pocket; AFHCO has introduced new promotions, valid from now until the 30th of June 2017.

When you apply to live with us, you will automatically get an admin fee reduction of R400, you will now pay your admin fee when your application is approved, at only R450.

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You also qualify for a Rent Free Month, 50% off the first month and 50% off the second month and you pay your deposit over 3 months.

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Come grab your prize on Saturday, see you there.”

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End rape and brutal killings of women OPINION

MEC for Community Safety Ms Sizakele Nkosi -Malobane

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auteng has experienced some of the most horrific incidents of rape and brutal killings in recent times. I write against the backdrop of calamities that befell the families of Karabo Mokoena, Lerato Moloi, Jeannette Cindi just to mention but a fewat the hands of spineless men.

It is indeed worrying and shameful to witness it within out Province. Many of these young women were raped and burnt beyond recognition which seems to be an ongoing trend lately.

The most recent reports in the media on violence against women depict the continuous challenges women face in their homes and at the hands of their loved ones.

‘Together making gauteng city region safe for women and children!’

The physical and emotional abuse of women is a grave violation of human rights which leaves short or long term scars.

The law enforcement agencies are hard at work to ensure the perpetrators of violence against women are brought to book and dealt with accordingly. In the process of dealing with the perpetrators, our law enforcement agencies are compromised because some women are not resolute.

On the one hand, they raise alarm for law to take its course, on the other, succumb to manipulation and beg the law enforcement officers to withdraw the charges.

These are some of the challenges we need to address as a society in general. The violence against women takes the character of a vicious cycle. One incident of abuse leads to another.

The fight against women abuse needs social cohesion with its constituent elements that include social inclusion, social capital and social mobility. The significance of the faith based organisations, non-governmental organisations can never go unnoticed.

As a society, we need to strength-

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en the role played by the abovementioned stakeholders and as a collective begin to walk the talk in our quest to eradicate this monstrous behavior.

A big applause to those resolute women who amid the numerous attempts to be manipulated by their abusive partners and husbands stand ground and soldier on to ensure the perpetrators receive the full

might of the law. The Gauteng Provincial government has various Victim Empowerment Centres (VEC’s) which are havens for abused women. The officials at the victim empowerment centers are trained personnel who offer professional support services thus restoring dignity and instilling hope to those who have been subjected to physical abuse and gross emotional

turbulences. I call upon men to be protectors of their families and society at large.

A drastic paradigm shift is required as a matter of urgency in dealing with matters that relate to violence against women. Let love and common decency characterise the manner in which we treat each other as reasonable and self-respecting human beings.

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City wins legal battle against Yeoville church Illegal churches are a big problem in Yeoville. “It’s time we deal with the matter and send a strong message that there is no place in Johannesburg for people who disregard the law,”- Herman Mashaba

Pic - Johannesburg metro police with confiscated property from a noisy church Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za esidents of North Hills Mansions in Yeoville, Johannesburg, will sleep tight from now on after the South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday May 17 granted the City of Johannesburg an order against a pastor who had been operating an illegal church for several months and disturbing the peace of the locals. The order was granted by Judge Justice Twala.

Selvan Crole Marcelle, who was not present in court, had illegally converted his flat into a church after tearing down not only the internal walls but also an outside wall with heritage value belonging to the complex. As a result, Marcelle, popularly known among his congregants as Pastor Eiljah, was in contravention of a number of by-laws, noise pollution regulations and

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church zoning rules.

“The sheriff of the court will serve the pastor with an order to stop conducting church services. Violation of the order will result in the pastor being held in contempt of court,” said Prince Mudau of Prince Mudau & Associates, a law firm representing the City. Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba briefly attended the court proceedings in support of the residents of North Hills Mansions, who had complained about the disruptive and noisy church services, which were held almost on a daily basis and often went on until well into the early hours of the morning.

Following the complaints, the City applied for a High Court interdict on April 18 to stop Marcelle from conducting the ille-

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Speaking on the sidelines of the court proceedings, Mayor Mashaba said the order signalled the beginning of the end of illegal churches across the city. “Illegal churches are disrupting the lives of law-abiding citizens,” said Mayor Mashaba.

“We have law-abiding citizens who have invested in their homes, which are being devalued by these illegal activities. We are going to reclaim this city.”

The Mayor said illegal churches were a big problem in Yeoville. “It’s time we deal with the matter and send a strong message that there is no place in Johannesburg for people who disregard the law,” he said.

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From Security Guard to University Lecturer Congratulations

Former Bad Boyz security guard Tabize Olivier (pictured) is now a lecturer at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University after successfully graduating in May with a MSC Degree in Chemistry from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University. “I would like to thank the entire team at Badboyz Security Group, I learnt so much from all of you.

“Mr Hendrick De Klerk and family, thank you very much continue to help many others like me to reach their dreams. You Encouraged and inspired me - most of all you believed in me,” said Olivier.

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Dancing their way to the top!

By: Ntombekhaya Zibi news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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shepo Yende is the main member of Hustlers dance crew that is based at the Yeovolle recreation Centre. The crew started three years ago and it consist of six versatile members.

He said they started the crew to showcase their talent and to get as much recognition from corporates and artists. “We are trying to get ourselves out there and so far it’s going good. We will soon register as a company and grow not just as a business but gather as much talent out there as we can coz we make a living out of dancing,” said Tshepo.

The ‘Hustlers’ are not looking for anyone to join yet as they are still climbing the ladder.

They meet for rehearsals twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am to 2pm.

Club Mukubwa members during their morning session at Berea Park.

By: Ntombekhaya Zibi news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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aster Mukubwa has taken karate by storm at the Berea Park. He teaches various age groups and different nationalities everyday in the morning at the park.

“Club Mukubwa is very new, I started it eight months ago to help people learn karate, i teach people karate as an art, for self-defence and also staying fit,” he said.

The club meets everyday in the morning and train at the park. At the moment Club Mukubwa has seven males and three females. Captain Thokozani Nkomo who also trains under the club said, “People are encouraged to join the club it’s free, we only contribute anything we can afford to support Master and help him participate in fights.”

We need space for community work programme

By: Ntombekhaya Zibi news@inner-city-gazette.co.za tombizodwa Ntoyi is one of the three volunteers who are working together on the community work programme of gardening in Yeoville. The programme is to help unemployed people to plant veggies.

“At the moment we don’t have a secured and safe place to garden because when people pass here they do as they please and take the veggies because we don’t have fence,” said Peggy Ngxumalo who is also a volunteer there.

Ntoyi added that the programme benefits them a lot because they are able to feed themselves from gardening and also sell.

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