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R10 billion for capital projects

Joburg Mayor Parks Tau addresses the recent IDP Stakeholder Summit at Wembley stadium in Turffontein.

Johannesburg - The City of Joburg is to spend about R10 billion in the next financial year to fund capital projects identified by residents during the 2015-2016 draft Budget Review and Integrated Development Planning (IDP) public participation process.

This was revealed in a presentation by Mayor Parks Tau at an IDP Stakeholder Summit at Wembley Stadium in Turffontein at the weekend. The City has hosted more than 20 meetings across its seven regions during which members of the public were given the opportunity to make inputs and comments on the 20152016 draft Budget and IDP Review.

Saturday’s meeting was a culmi-

nation of the month-long public participation process, during which submissions and proposals from various cluster meetings were discussed and, where applicable, incorporated into the final IDP document. This was the fifth and final review of the City of Joburg’s IDP under the current mayoral term, hence its theme: The Final Push.

Briefing more than 1 000 residents from all the City’s regions about the outcomes of the imbizos, Mayor Tau said the final push was aimed at: strengthening the foundation of basic service provision; elevating and refocusing strategic flagship programmes such as the Corridors of Freedom, Jozi@Work, the Blue

“The City has focused on identifying and refining priority areas for delivery in support of its desired outcome of a liveable, sustainable and resilient City’

Economy, Green Economy and Smart City initiatives; improving communication methods linked to development; and reconnecting with residents.

“The City has focused on identifying and refining priority areas for delivery in support of its desired outcome of a liveable, sustainable and resilient City. Over the term, City priorities have been reflected in the direction provided in the Joburg Growth and Development Strategy 2040 (GDS 2040); the City’s 10 priorities; commitments detailed in each State of the City Address, public engagements, and planning documents such as the City’s IDP and SDBIP. In addition to delivery areas

that have been prioritised over time, the City faces additional challenges that necessitate the addition of different priorities, for example load shedding, the need for dedicated focus on Kliptown and informal settlement support. By elevating these programmes, the City aims to fasttrack delivery and implementation, with the support of regular reporting and the removal of bottlenecks and challenges,” Mayor Tau said.

Members of the public welcomed the feedback. They, however, appealed to the City to fund youth skills development, build sports fields, upgrade roads, provide water and speed up housing delivery, especially in informal settlements.

Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo said challenges around Jozi@Work, the City’s empowerment and jobcreation initiative, can be addressed.

“The City has committed over R3 billion to the Jozi@Work in the 2015-2016 financial year.”

Residents were also encouraged to lodge complaints through the city’s call centre. He noted that the backlog of queries had dropped from almost 70 000 to 30 000.

The South African Youth Council appealed for more resources to train young people.

MMC Makhubo urged the youth to get involved in information technology and communication programmes being rolled out by the City.

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Young readers open their books during the commemoration of World Book Day in Joburg.

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ast Saturday avid readers of all ages gathered at the Rhodes Park Public Library in Kensington to mark World Book and Copyright Day, and celebrate the importance of reading.

World Book Day is celebrated every April 23, this year it fell on a Thursday. The event was one of several hosted by the City’s Library and Information Services across the city.

The City moved the celebrations to April 25 to allow for more children to attend. Activities included games, poetry, book reviews, story-telling and reading.

The book lovers also met some of their favourite authors, who included acclaimed poet and writer Don Mattera. Poet Mike Alfred and children’s author, Joanne McGregor, also graced the occasion. Nobuntu Mpengulo of the City’s Library and Information Services said: “We were well-supported by a number of book clubs from surrounding areas and managed to give away a number of books to both children and adults.”

Mpengulo added that supporting literacy and reading, especially among the youth, is vital to ensure the City’s future prosperity.

“We have to inculcate a love for reading among our children. In fact, we want more than just to create readers with events such as this. We also want to encourage our children to become future writers and publishers. We all know that it is a big problem that the youth today are often not interested in reading, which is why events like this are so important. Through such days, and with the support of the City, we can focus on reversing this trend, targeting children at primary school to create a culture of reading going forward,” Mpengulo added.

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New app to fight xenophobia Johannesburg - The app has the dual function of allowing people to pledge their support against xenophobia as well as alerting officials about looming attacks on foreign nationals.

Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor recently launched the “We are Africa mobile app” which is an online platform in which the public can pledge their support against xenophobia. The application’s creators embody the very message of the anti-xenophobia campaign that is unity amongst Africans, as the application was a collaborative effort between three South Africans along with Angolan and Congolese team members.

The application allows people to pledge their support against xenophobia as well as alert officials on any looming cases of xenophobia. Pandor believes that this is an innovative way to fight a challenge which is facing South Africa.

She has praised the inventiveness and committed support of young people to fight this challenge and believes that the application is an accessible way for everyone to join the fight against xenophobia.

The first version of the application can be accessed through any device capable of Internet connection – such as. PCs, laptops, tablets, cellphones - by visiting www.weareafrica.mobi<http://www.weareafrica. mobi>.

The app will be available through Android, Apple and Windows stores within the next few days.

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Study finds new gene linked to breast cancer Honor Whiteman

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n a new study published in Nature Genetics, researchers have uncovered mutations in a gene that they say are strongly linked to the development of breast cancer.

The researchers found one RECQL mutation in Polish women that was linked to a fivefold increased risk for breast cancer. Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. In 2012, almost 1.7 million women were diagnosed with the disease, accounting for around 12% of all new cancer cases.

It is estimated that around 5-10% of all breast cancer cases are hereditary, resulting from mutations in genes passed down from a parent. Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are the most common causes of hereditary breast cancer. Women with BRCA1 mutations have an average 55-65% chance of developing the disease, while the average risk of breast cancer among women with BRCA2 mutations is around 45%.

A number of other gene mutations have been associated with hereditary breast cancer, including mutations in the ATM, CHEK2 and TP53 genes.

However, it is believed that to date, researchers have only discovered half of the gene mutations associated with breast cancer development. Now, it is possible another one can be added to the list. Dr Mohammad Akbari, of the University of Toronto and the Women’s College Research Institute at Women’s College Hospital and colleagues have linked mutations in a gene called RECQL with onset of breast cancer among Polish and French-Canadian women.

Fifty percent of women with RECQL mutation will develop breast cancer.

To reach their findings, the team used whole-exome sequencing to analyze around 20 000 genes among 195 Polish or French-Canadian patients with breast cancer who had a strong family history of the disease but who were free of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. The researchers say they chose Polish

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and French-Canadian women for the study because they are very similar genetically. In both of these populations, the researchers identified rare recurrent RECQL mutations. In order to confirm that RECQL mutations are linked to onset of breast cancer, the researchers assessed the genes of an additional 25 000 Polish and French-Canadian women with or without breast cancer.

From this, the team identified specific, recurrent RECQL mutations among both populations that were associated with greater breast cancer risk. For example, they found one RECQL mutation in Polish women that was linked to a fivefold increased risk for breast cancer, compared with Polish women without this mutation. In the French-Canadian women, the researchers identified a RECQL mutation that occurred 50 times more often among those with a family history of breast cancer than those without a family history of the disease. The researchers note that although these RECQL mutations seem to be rare, the risk of breast cancer among women who have them appears to be very high. In their study, they calculated that around 50% of women with a RECQL mutation would develop breast cancer.

Based on their findings, the researchers conclude that RECQL is a breast cancer susceptibility gene.

Dr Akbari adds: “This showed that studying specific founder populations like Polish and French-Canadian women is an excellent approach for identifying disease-associated genes. Our work is an exciting step in identifying all of the relevant genes that are associated with inherited breast cancer.”

Next the team plans to search for the presence of RECQL mutations from other populations.

Dr Akbari says he supports screening for genetic mutations among women with breast cancer, as identifying such mutations could aid treatment for the disease.

“In the future, we might be able to select or develop treatments that can work around or correct relevant genetic mutations that are linked to breast cancer.”

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HIV progresses ‘like internet mallware’ Hannah Nichols

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ew findings by HIV specialists and network security experts at the University College London suggest that the method that HIV spreads through the body mimics that of how computer worms spread to infect multiple computers and that ultimately HIV should be treated earlier to stave off AIDS. The way HIV spreads is similar to how computer worms spread through both the Internet and local networks to infect as many computers as possible.

The experts have created a new model for HIV progression. From this model they noticed that HIV spreads through the body using two methods: via the bloodstream; directly between cells.

This method is similar to how computer worms spread through both the Internet and local networks to infect as many computers as possible. The new HIV progression model for this “hybrid spreading” accurately predicts patients’ progression from HIV to AIDS in a major clinical trial. Detailed sample data from

17 London-based patients were used to verify the model, indicating that “hybrid spreading” provides the most suitable explanation for HIV progression and highlights the benefits of early treatment. HIV infects CD4+ T cells - the cells that play a vital role in the immune system and protect us from diseases. As HIV advances, the number of active T cells in the body reduces until the immune system can no longer function properly - a state known as “acquired immune deficiency syndrome” or AIDS. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend that HIV treatment should only commence once the number of T cells in the bloodstream fall below a certain level. However, UCL’s model forecasts that treatment should begin as soon as possible after infection to prevent AIDS from developing in the long term.

“The number of HIV cells in the bloodstream is always relatively low, and our model shows that HIV spread through the bloodstream alone would not be enough to cause AIDS,” explains co-senior au-

thor Prof Benny Chain, UCL Infection and Immunity. “It is likely that when HIV gains a foothold somewhere with a high T cell population, such as the gut, it uses a cell-to-cell transfer mechanism to efficiently spread directly between them.

As such, if HIV has already spread to an area rich in T cells by the time treatment begins, preventing its spread through the bloodstream will not stop AIDS. Our model suggests that completely blocking cell-to-cell transfer would prevent progression to AIDS, highlighting the need to develop new treatments.”

Previous laboratory research led by cosenior author Dr Clare Jolly, UCL Infection and Immunity has shown that some drugs are better than others at stopping HIV from spreading directly between cells. However, as the spread occurs inside internal organs, it is unfeasible to measure cell-to-cell spread in patients directly.

“With this new model, we should be able to assess the effectiveness of drugs against different modes of HIV spread in real patients,” explains Dr Jolly.

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Protesters killed in clashes with cops Bujumbura, Burundi - At least six people have been killed in clashes with police in demonstrations against the president’s bid for re-election for a third term, according to Red Cross spokesman Alexis Manirakiza.

He told Associated Press that three people were killed in clashes with the police on Sunday, three more died of their injuries overnight, and seven more wounded.

Bujumbura has been hit by protests since Sunday after the ruling party nominated President Pierre Nkurunziza for another term, which many say is unconstitutional.

Hundreds of demonstrators erected barricades and burned tyres in Bujumbura on Monday. The army was deployed on Sunday. Human rights activist Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa was arrested on Monday, his lawyer said. Armel Niyongere said Mbonimpa had not been informed of the charges against him, but said he believed “the arrest is linked to his call for demonstrations . A witness, who asked not to be named said Mbonimpa was arrested “brutally” during a police raid on the headquarters of a me-

dia association. An arrest warrant has also been issued for Vital Nshimirimana, head of a prominent NGO forum and leader of the campaign to block a third presidential term, sources told AFP. Presidential elections are scheduled for June 26 and tensions have been rising since the start of the year. Burundi’s constitution says the president “is elected by universal direct suffrage for a mandate of five years renewable one time,” but Nkurunziza’s supporters say he is eligible to serve a third term because he was first installed as president in 2005 by parliament to lead a transitional government, and not by a popular vote.

Those who oppose Nkurunziza, running for a third term include members of his own party, lawmakers, the clergy, student groups and civil society.

Over 10 000 Burundians have fled to neighboring Rwanda. Others alleged violence by the ruling party’s youth wing, the Imbonerakure, according to UNHCR. Human Rights Watch has accused the Imbonerakure of committing serious rights abuses. AFP

Khartoum, Sudan - President Omar genocide in Darfur, where the al-Bashir has been elected to anUN says over 300 000 people other five years, results showed have been killed and over 2.5 Monday, despite international displaced. Norway, the US war crimes charges and a vote and Britain slammed Sumarred by low turnout and an dan for “failure to create a free, fair and conducive opposition boycott. elections environment” Bashir, 71, won over 94 percent of the vote in the election, while the EU said the prompting the opposition to vote could not produce a “credible” result because reject the result as a “joke”. of Bashir’s failure to enOnly little-known candidates had run against Bashir gage the opposition in and his closest competitor, national dialogue.

Bashir dismissed his Fadl el-Sayed Shuiab of the President Omar al-Bashir critics as ‘colonialist parFederal Truth Party, took 1.43 percent of the vote. Bashir’s ruling Na- ties’, saying their complaints would have no tional Congress Party also dominated results effect. The mainstream opposition and rebel in simultaneous parliamentary elections, tak- groups rejected the vote from the start. “It is a one-party, one-person election,” said Arnu ing 323 of 426 seats.

Bashir is wanted by the ICC on charges of Lodi, spokesman for the SPLA-North. AP

UN warns of a ‘forgotten crisis’ in CAR

Boko Haram gunmen massacre civilians

Kani, Nigeria - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have shot dead 21 people in Yobe state who were trying to return home to recover abandoned supplies, officials said.

The victims, all male, were stopped at the village of Bultaram by gunmen believed to be Boko Haram and gunned down, an official from Gujba said on Monday. Family members said the men had returned to their village to recover food supplies. Gujba is one of a handful of districts in Yobe that

Boko Haram captured during an offensive last year. Many of its residents have sought refuge in Damaturu. The area has been hit by waves of attacks during Boko Haram’s six-year uprising, including a massacre at an agricultural college in 2013 that targeted students sleeping in their dormitories.

Nigeria’s military has since claimed a series of successes against Boko Haram in an operation launched in February with neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger. AFP

UNHR co-ordinator Liz Ahua

Bangui, Central African Republic - The UN has warned that it received only a fraction of the funds needed to address the country’s humanitarian crisis, forcing it to cut desperately needed aid.

CAR is struggling to recover from the coup that ousted president Francois Bozize in March 2013 and triggered deadly sectarian violence between the Christian and Muslim populations. A transitional government faces the task of rebuilding a shattered administration; dependent on foreign funds.

Violence has forced about 50 000 people to flee to neighbouring countries and displaced over 20 000 more inside the country. Since December 2013 nearly 900 000 people have been displaced, including over 460 000 who became refugees. UN humanitarian agency OCHA has received 14% of the $613m it needs to address the crisis. UNHCR got only nine percent of the $331.2m it asked for to help refugees and hosts in 2015.

UNHR regional coordinator Liz Ahua said: “The lack of funds means that UN agencies are unable to address all of the numerous needs.”

CAR refugees in Chad are receiving just half of the food rations, meaning they are living on half the calories deemed necessary to stay healthy, Ahua added.

Rebel leader Riek Machar

EU urges peace deal Juba, South Sudan - Warring leaders must strike a compromise deal, the European Union’s aid chief said Saturday, warning the international community was running out of patience over the country’s civil war.

EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Christos Stylianides said the international community is becoming very frustrated.

“All of us have our narratives of our history, but the most important things are peace and security. War is no solution, compromises must be made.”

He said forces on all sides had to ensure aid workers could access those affected, and were not themselves attacked. “They need access to vulnerable communities and the victims; and all players on the ground on all sides must safeguard that access,” he said.

The civil war started in December 2013, when President Salva Kiir accused Riek Machar, who was sacked as vice president, of attempting a coup. Peace talks brokered by regional powers collapsed in March.

The war has killed tens of thousands of people, and also left over half of the country’s 12 million people in need of aid, according to the UN. “It is very painful to see the eyes of the mothers of the malnourished children. The international community is here to help but cannot support development if there is no peace,” Stylianides said.

Over two million South Sudanese people have fled the fighting, with over 520 000 of those now refugees in neighbouring Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya and Uganda. AFP

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Latest PSL developments Chances of Itumeleng Khune leaving Chiefs have increased Austin Ditlhobolo

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aizer Chiefs forward Bernard Parker says he is more happy with his contribution to the club’s success this season, despite having struggled to match his tally of 10 goals set last season.

The 29-year-old frontman has six league goals to his name so far this campiagn. “I had an operation and was ruled out for some time. Then I had to work hard on my recovery so as to make a good comeback. Upon my return to competitive football, I managed to do well, as I scored goals again before the mid-season break,” he said.

Parker netted three league goals before the mid-season break, and he was named in Shakes Mashaba’s squad for

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Orlando Pirates midfielder Thandani Ntshumayelo says the Buccaneers are eyeing a place in the 2016 Caf Champions League. “We are still within reaching distance of that last Champions League spot. We just have to make sure that we win all our remain-

ing matches. We need to focus on our games because we have control over that and avoid focusing on Sundowns and Wits. Hopefully they can drop points and allow us to sneak into number two. We simply have to win all our remaining matches because our prevailing ambition as players and as a club is to play in the Champions League on a regular basis. We believe that we are good enough to compete with the best our continent has to offer,” he said.

Meanwhile chances of Itumeleng Khune leaving Chiefs have increased after he was reportedly barred from celebrating winning the league with his teammates. He was reportedly barred from celebrating with teammates following the club’s 4-1 victory over Polokwane City last Wednes-

day. He was not part of the match day squad for the encounter and therefore had to watch from the stands as his team sealed the league title in style.

According to Sunday World, Chiefs manager Bobby Motaung ordered security to block Khune from running onto the pitch to celebrate with the team after the final whistle. “They blocked him before he could come out of the tunnel. They told him Bob said he must not go anywhere near the pitch,” a Sunday World source said.

It is alleged that Motaung feels the 27-year-old goal-minder, who is yet to extend his Chiefs contract, is no longer committed to the club.

Chiefs and Khune’s representative Dan Lichman have yet to reach an agreement regarding the goalkeeper’s immediate future. Goal.com

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outh African IBO light-heavyweight champion Tommy Oosthuizen has an opportunity to ride the boxing wave as he takes on hard-hitting Argentinian Roberto Bolonti at Emperors Palace east of Johannesburg on June 6.

The Golden Gloves Promotions tournament should keep SA boxing fans on a high because several local favourites will be in action. Oosthuizen will defend his title against the dangerous Argentinian who has stopped 24 of his 38 opponents and has lost only three.

The undefeated South African has won 14 of his 24 professional fights inside the distance and has drawn twice. If he gets past Bolonti, he could be in demand in the United States later this year.

On the undercard, Johnny Muller takes on Mateusz Masternak, a Polish cruiserweight who last weekend stopped Ruben Mino in the second round of a bout in Berlin to take his record to 35-2, including 24 wins inside the distance.

Muller comes with a record of 18-4, with two draws and 13 knockouts.

Xolani Ndongeni, a promising superfeatherweight who is undefeated after 17 fights, will test himself against former IBF champion Mzonke Fana, a veteran of 41 professional bouts.