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City of Joburg budget prioritises service delivery “This budget is in line with our strategic pillar to advance PRO-POOR development that gives meaningful redress to our people. I am happy to announce that as part of the 2017-2018 financial year, R162.7 million is to be allocated to providing electricity and water connections to poor residents in informal settlements throughout the City of Johannesburg.”

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There’s no such thing as a boring BCom Commerce degrees offer career flexibility and prospects not easily matched by other degrees

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here’s a whole lot of hype nowadays about degrees and which ones are more likely to lead to employment. The debate is healthy and interesting, with Ari Katz, CEO of Boston City Campus & Business College, putting his weight behind the bachelor of commerce degree, BCom. “While I wouldn’t like to say that one degree is better than the next, the fact is that a broad based business focussed degree does give you the edge when seeking employment,” says Katz. “Despite this – don’t head off straight for a BCom, keep in mind that success stems from a passion for what you are doing.

Choose a degree that is best suited to your individual talents and career aspirations.

All things considered, when you look at the BCom you will notice that these degrees offer flexibility and work readiness that is not easily matched by other degrees.” Katz himself is an accountant hence the passion for numbers and business. Yet he works in education and has a passion for new business.

“Accounting gave me the skills to branch out into other aspects of business and different industries”.

What makes the BCom different? Katz

notes the main advantages being that a BCom opens the doors to many different sectors of the economy and develops a broad set of knowledge and skills that are applicable to various job functions.

For a BCom to have full value, Katz says that it is imperative for it to enjoy full accreditation by relevant bodies as well as credibility in the market place. “Private universities and colleges like Boston offer a fully accredited BCom, well respected by industry, the Boston BCom in Management Marketing.”

The Boston BCom in Management Market-

Alexander Neil from Cape Town graduates with a BCom degree Ofentse Nakeng graduates with a BCom degree and is now teaching at New Horizon College

Nonkululeko Rajuili (left) Graduates with a BCom degree With a BCom you can enter number-driven sectors like banking, business, HR, property, stockbroking, insurance, accounting.

You can also enter sectors like travel and tourism, entertainment, mining, IT, education to mention but a few - this because commerce graduates can fit into a variety of job activities.

“BComs cover the entire spectrum of business and develop skills best suited for todays globalised business requirements,” Katz explains.

“Think budgeting, planning, corporate governance, human capital management, reporting – all of these essentials are part of the BCom curriculum.

Best of all, there is no such thing as a boring BCom - there are quite a few BComs to choose from and students can choose to specialise in the area of business that excites them the most. I cannot think of many other degrees like this. You cannot go wrong with the BCom.”

ing isaccredited by the CHE (Council on Higher Education, the statutory body that accredits all public and private higher education in South Africa).

The degree makes provision for the latest marketing trends and opens doors to career opportunities in the fields of business, management and marketing such as: Management, general manager, brand manager ( a very in demand career today), and marketing manager.

Other management positions include in customer relationship, key accounts, services, sales, guest houses, gyms, and hospitals. Basically management is a career that is in demand in all industries, so you can work in an industry that you are passionate about.

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What are the benefits of studying a B.Com degree?

Most B.Com degrees give you an opportunity to study the general degree which allows you to know where your strengths are and what area has most interest to you.

Career opportunities are not limited as a B.Com graduate A B.Com degree is a great degree to prepare you to work in the public or the private sector As a B.Com graduate you are well equipped to work for a company or to excel as an entrepreneur Katz invites those interested in BComs to go to their nearest Boston campus and get career advice regarding the BCom degree, and various ways of financing studies.

Applications are currently open for the second semester of 2017, with the minimum entry requirement to Boston’s BCom in Management Marketing being a National Senior Certificate with degree entry while mature students may apply for recognition of prior learning.

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

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City of Joburg budget prioritises service delivery Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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he City of Johannesburg’s Sustainable Services Cluster, the municipality’s primary pillar responsible for enhancing quality service delivery, received the biggest slice of the cake when it was allocated a whopping R28.7 billion – or more than half – of the R55.9 billion 2017-2018 Budget tabled by Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance Cllr Rabelani Dagada on Tuesday May 23.

Delivering his maiden Budget speech, MMC Dagada said the Sustainable Services Cluster was the primary driver for advancing pro-poor development and an important strategic pillar for the new administration.

He said the 2017-2018 Budget was made up of a R47.3 billion operating expenditure budget and an R8.6 billion capital expenditure budget.

Of this, City Power has been allocated R15.5 billion as an operating budget for the 2017-2018 financial year and a multi-year capital budget of R3.8 billion to meet the electricity supply needs of residents, especially those living in poor communities.

Johannesburg Water has been allocated an operating budget of R9.6 billion and a three-year capital budget of R2.3 billion.

MMC Dagada said R40 million of this had been set aside to enhance sanitation in informal settlements. This, he said, was a major increase from last year’s R17 million budget. He said this highlighted the City’s commitment to restoring the dignity of “Jo-

MMC for Finance Cllr Dr Rabelani Dagada and Joburg Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba at the presentation of the City’s Budget in Braamfontein.

hannesburg’s forgotten people”.

“This budget is in line with our strategic pillar to advance pro-poor development that gives meaningful redress to our people. I am happy to announce

that as part of the 2017-2018 financial year, R162.7 million is to be allocated to providing electricity and water connections to poor residents in informal settlements throughout the City.

“This, again, is a major increase from last year’s budget allocation of R120 million and is in line with our strategic pillar to advance pro-poor development,” Cllr Dagada said.

He said R357 million had been budgeted for this purpose over the next three financial years. This, he said, would boost other efforts to bring power to “forgotten communities” such as Slovo Park, which had been allocated R50-million for electrification.

Pikitup has been allocated an operating budget of R2.4 billion and a multiyear capital budget of R218.7-million.

Of this, R482 million has been set aside for cleaning informal settlements over the next three years. About R150 million is to be spent in the 2017-2018 financial year alone.

A further R50 million will fund Pikitup’s third cleaning shift in the Johannesburg inner city. This is expected to increase to R82 million in the mid-term.

The Housing Department has been allocated an operating budget of R847 million in the 2017-2018 financial year and a multi-year capital budget of R3.5 billion over the medium term.

Cllr Dagada said the City had identified suitable land in Univille, Lawley, and Ennerdale that would serve as primary pilot sites for a site-and-service housing development – the first for the City.

The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) has been allocated an operating budget of R152 million and a multi-year capital budg-

et of R1.9 billion. JOSHCO’s 20172018 projects will be undertaken in Turffontein, Nancefield, Lufhereng and Dobsonville. A portion of its budget will be spent on purchasing buildings in the inner city.

The Economic Development Department will receive an operating budget of R228 million in the 20172018 financial year and R35 million in the mid-term to turn Johannesburg into an engine room of South Africa’s economy.

The Environment and Infrastructure Services Department will receive an operating budget of R194.8 million for 2017-2018 and a multi-year capital allocation of R103.6 million.

The Development Planning Department has been allocated an operating budget of R327 million and a threeyear capital budget of R1.5 billion.

The Public Safety Department has been allocated an operating budget of R3.3 billion and a three-year capital budget of R537 million for both Emergency Management Services and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department.

The Health and Social Development Department will receive an operating budget of R1.149 billion for 20172018 and a three-year capital budget of R395 million.

Group Finance has been allocated R4.3 billion for 2017-2018 and multiyear capital budget of R15 million.

Corporate and Shared Services will receive R1.4 billion for 2017-2018 and a three-year capital budget allocation of R2.1 billion.

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Councillor for ward 67 plans for Yeoville

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Ward 67 councillor, Refiloe Mazibuko By: Ntombekhaya Zibi news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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ard 67 councillor, Refiloe Mazibuko listened to the community’s plea at the community meetings and is planning for a way forward in her ward. The ward councillor said that the community complained a lot about crime and illegal dealings of schools, churches, taverns and BnB’s around the area.

“During the community meetings we discussed the needs of the community and we have heard their cry.

The amount of crime and illegal things happening around the area is the primary factor. We are therefore working together with the South

African Police Service and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police department to fight crime as people suggested that police do a lot of walking around the community as it will be more hands on instead of just driving by.” She said.

She also mentioned that she is working together with the department of education to come up with solutions in connection with the lack of high schools in the area for underprivileged kids who can’t afford transport to travel to Berea for schools, or those who can’t afford close-by private schools.

“We also have programmes for people who can’t read and write at

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the Yeoville recreation centre, the programmes include sewing andgardening.

“As time goes by in the near future, we are also planning on enlarging the centre to a multipurpose centre, where we will have reading libraries and adult classrooms just to name a few,” she said.

In conclusion, she said she is a councillor for everyone and is dedicated to looking after the community’s needs, therefore anyone who has suggestions, or solutions they can get a-hold of her on 078 311 2267 / 010 237 0050.

She also urges that the community work together for better results.

Berea Celebrates Africa Week

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t was a fun-filled day in the suburb of Berea, Johannesburg as the community met at Barnato school to mark the Africa week celebrations on the 20th of May. The community was very excited as they put their differences aside and come together to celebrate Africa week.

The event had scintillating performances while football lovers enjoyed the unifying game of soccer at a soccer pitch. Performances took place inside the Barnato School hall, as poet, Yoliswa Mogale took to the stage with an outstanding act whilst traditional dancers - MUKA Projects, Mandela bead, and Intsika Yesizwe just to name a few also gave a sensational performance. Yoliswa touched on the matter of women and children being abused.

She said, “I have always wanted to be a part of something productive and positive.

“I believe that we can never do anything alone to contribute to how our lives end up in the places we live in, but when we unite as a continent and fight against crime and anything bad we can make a change. We are Africans, we are one.”

The ward councillor, Phenias Madisha thanked everyone for coming and advised them to enjoy and embrace their nationality as that event was meant to bring all Africans together as one. The president of the African Diaspora Forum said, “We are working to bring Africans together and it is important to look into the same direction and work together so that we can achieve our goals. Story by — Ntombekhaya Zibi

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ANC Joburg response to City of Joburg Budget

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et me start by congratulating MMC Dagada on his maiden budget speech, and the first budget that you and your colleagues in the DA are taking full responsibility for. Your speech, and the budget itself, have given the people of Johannesburg the first real insight into what you and your collective have put together and stand for – both in what you have said and also what you have omitted to say.

I am certain that if anyone listened to your speech without reading the actual budget numbers, they would have been convinced that the budget services only the poor, and historically disadvantaged areas of our city, belying the reality presented by the numbers under consideration today. But then the numbers are there to speak, and tell the truth. I should admit though, to being more concerned, now that we have heard allegations that the Mayor, with instructions from the DA’s Federal Council Chair, James Selfe has admitted to wilfully undermine the Office of the Ombudsman for none other, but narrow political reasons. This type of interference and destabilisation of important city instruments seems to have extended to other parts of the city, as the organisation experiences turbulence that could precipitate into a crisis. The undue

An extract from councillor Parks Tau’s budget debate in Braamfontein.

Let me remind us that notwithstanding the coalition government in Johannesburg, the ANC is the single biggest party in this Chamber, that our 84 Ward Councillors represent constituencies that are in excess of 65% of the population of this city, and that in fact it is these constituencies that constitute the majority of the poor in Johannesburg. interference in the administration and calculated purging of senior staff has also placed this organisation at risk of a reversal of its financial wellbeing. It is disconcerting to observe as in the words of the Mayor ‘approximately 412 000 accounts not being issued, and a further 97 000 being issued incorrectly’.

This is at a ‘magnitude not experienced before’.

Our city, like many in the country, and the continent over is experiencing high levels of inward migration, and the urbanisation of poverty - thus exacerbating the challenges it confronts, which includes economic exclusion and unemployment. Understanding that lack of education and skills development are the most critical barrier to entry, under the ANC, the city initiated a number of initiatives to build the skills base in our communities, in particular for the youth.

These included; - Entering into a partnership

with the Gauteng Department of Education and the University of Johannesburg to implement a matric rewrite and completion programme; - The establishment of a Massive Open Online Varsity Programme – known as MOOV - to create free facilitated learning to tertiary courses - using city libraries as centres for higher education access; - Partnering with the private sector and social entrepreneurs to create the Vulindlel’ eJozi initiative to prepare our youth for the job market and link them to job, entrepreneurial training and employment opportunities; - Creating opportunities for value chain participation in both city and private sector value chains through amongst others the Jozi@Work initiative; and - Incubating community based enterprises and supporting these, not only through Jozi@Work, but also in partnership with both Johannesburg and Wits universities. Both the Mayor and MMC

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Cllr Mpho Parks Tau is former Mayor of Johannesburg and Chairman of the ANC in Joburg

for Finance make reference to an estimated infrastructure backlog of R170 billion in the City of Johannesburg. The speech, and allocation then go on to indicate a capital allocation of R8.6 billion, a significant reduction from the average of R10 billion the city had achieved. Consistent with the discomfort with which our colleagues engage the truth, it is inferred that this is as a result of a reduction in subsidies from national and provincial government spheres since the local government elections.

As indicated earlier, the speech obfuscates the actual budget allocation by making reference primarily to allocations to informal settlements under the guise of the rhetoric of a “pro-poor” and “the forgotten

people” government. When doing a detailed line by line review of the actual allocations, and overlaying this to the city’s deprivation map, we were however not surprised as to the truth behind the actual budget allocations with the numbers indicating a far cry from the claim of 60% of the capital allocations going to poor areas.

Let me state here that we as the ANC do not expect a budget that is not balanced, and one that does not cater for the different needs of the city. All we are saying to you Councillor Dagada is - present the full picture to the people of Johannesburg. They are not unreasonable, they understand the truth that comes with different needs.

What we do expect however, is that those communities that have been waiting for development and the impediments to such developments having been resolved, that your budget should make allocations for such. I refer here to the communities of Ivory Park and its surrounds, where the city expropriated land to enable the development of housing. I refer here to the community of Alexandra, where the city has entered into a partnership with the property owners to unlock the development of old Alex. I refer here to the people of Zandspruit, where there is a decision to ex-

tend the boundary. I use these as examples of projects that are ready to move forward. This, you could have done quite easily, instead of paying lip service to what you term the forgotten people.

Let me go back to where I started. This Council will today consider reports on the IDP and budget, and the process undertaken to get there. These will suggest amongst others that submissions made were considered, when in fact some, including our written submission as the ANC are not referred to in the reports.

Let me remind us that notwithstanding the coalition government in Johannesburg, the ANC is the single biggest party in this Chamber, that our 84 Ward Councillors represent constituencies that are in excess of 65% of the population of this city, and that in fact it is these constituencies that constitute the majority of the poor in Johannesburg.

Your reports here today, do not reflect that the views of some, in particular those voices that were dissenting were not accommodated in these processes.

They do not reflect the intimidation, including attacks on some of our councillors, by some who behaved as bouncers in these meetings. They do not reflect the partisan nature in which many of these meetings were conducted.

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Soccer Legends play to unite africans through football

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he City of Johannesburg Region F, African Diaspora Forum and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture recreation worked together in support of uniting Africans through playing football. African countries played against each other at Barnato school recently. South Africa ended on third place after winning 7-2 against Ethiopia, Nigeria took the first place after beating Zimbabwe by 2-0. There was a last and special match between South African soccer legends who played and won 7-6 against Migrant legends.

Fani Mokoena from the Department of Sports, Arts & Culture Recration said, “It is time for men especially, to stand up and say ‘Not in our name as men.’ We should show that enough is

enough, we should unite and fight against racism, xenophobia and women and children being abused so we will live in a peaceful world.”

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Young City-backed volleyball players go down fighting

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he Johannesburg Spikers’ winning streak finally came to an end when they were overcome 3-1 by the University of Johannesburg’s senior volleyball team in a tense match at the University of Witwatersrand’s Multipurpose Centre recently.

Before going down to UJ’s under-23 team, the Spikers – who are supported by the City of Johannesburg – had never lost a match in their under-18 category.

Mashilo Mokgesi, the City’s Region F Sport and Recreation Outreach Officer, said the City was proud to support the Spikers as they had a lot of potential and always performed exceptionally well.

“As the City, we have developed these young boys from a very tender age. We have ensured that they also perform well at school. This is a programme that strikes a balance between sport and academia.

“We have nurtured their talent and pitted them against the best teams in Johannesburg. This is why we are still proud of them even after losing to UJ,” Mokgesi said. He said the Spikers constantly took first place in school tournaments every year. Pitting them against a senior team like the UJ Under-23 was part of a programme to develop them further.

Nkosinathi Moyo, Founder and Director of the Johannesburg Spikers’ Volleyball Academy, said the team’s development would not have been possible had the City not provided them with training facilities.

“Developing this team has been totally free. This is why we were never limited when using these facilities. We have lost tonight but we have also realised we have a spectacular team. Even though volleyball is not well recognised, we will make sure that over time we grow as champions in our age group,” Moyo said.

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