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GDE launches online admissions Staff reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za The Gauteng Department of Education launched its online admissions website this week for parents applying for their children to be admitted for grades one and eight for the first time. It’s even got its own Twitter hashtag,#Admissions2017. Gauteng MEC of education, Panyaza Lesufi, announced that online admissions will be the norm for Gauteng parents starting this year. The learner application period for 2017 starts from the 18th April and ends on the 7th September 2016. The placement period runs from 24th June until 7th September 2016. Note that today until the 18th April is the early bird period, meaning you’ll only be able to register your details on the site. The application process officially starts from the 19th April. “The province has phased out the manual admission process to make way for a modernised online process which is more convenient and easily accessible,” the department said. You can use the admissions on a desktop computer or smartphone. The department said it has set up

and will announce centres where those without access to internet and/ or a computer will be able to use the site. There are a number of important things parents must note before they head over to the website and begin the process, so as to avoid frustration and confusion, namely: - Only parents registering their kids for the first time for either grade one or eight can use the site - No transfers will be accepted for learners already registered at a certain school. They must remain in that school - The site cannot be used for reenrolment for learners who are currently in Grades two to six in primary schools and Grades eight to 11 in high schools. - Applications for the abovementioned grades will be processed by schools from 11th to 18th April 2016 - The only exception to the above are parents who will be relocating to Gauteng in 2017 - Parents who are relocating and would like to apply for the inbetween grades must consult with the school to verify availability of

“Parents must not be denied access to schools or be insulted by staff. Applying online makes our schools accessible,” Lesufi spaces - The online application site cannot be used to apply for Grade R and schools for learners with special educational needs The following documents are required to complete the verification/registration and application process and must be submitted at schools: - ID copy of the parent - Birth Certificate of learner - Passport and Study permit obtained from Home Affairs (non-South African citizens) - Proof of address for home or work Tip: The process does look a

Gauteng MEC of education, Panyaza Lesufi bit complicated, so if you run into any trouble or there’s something you need clarity on, please contact the department by emailing: gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za

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Teenage Joburg fights diabetes boy shot A

15-year-old, who was among a group of protesters, was shot in his genitals in Drieziek 4 - allegedly by a shop owner who was trying to prevent the looting of his tuckshop by a protesting mob. The man is said to have fired four shots into the crowd, one of which struck the teen in his genitals. He then got into a bakkie and fled. The Grade 10 pupil from Mphethi Mahlatsi High School was rushed to Imbalenhle Clinic where he was stabilised before being taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Protesters then attacked another man in the shop where the incident occurred. The man was assaulted and the shop was looted before he was rescued by bystanders. As early as 2 am members of the Orange Farm community barricaded the Golden Highway with rocks and burning tyres, blocking traffic. They were complaining about the lack of service delivery in the area. They also demanded that the construction of a water reservoir be suspended as it is causing traffic to be diverted to a residential road where children are allegedly being run over by cars. “We as the police are trying to make sure that the public is safe and we are monitoring the situation,” Captain Johannes Motsiri said.

Police rescue student

ohannesburg Central Police arrested a 25-year-old male for armed robbery at Gwigwi Morwebi Street recently. It is alleged that two suspects robbed an 18year-old student at corner Queen Elizabeth and Carr Street. While the student was on his way to school with his friend, they were confronted by the suspects, one of them threatened them with a knife while his accomplice searched the victims. They took a cellphone, but a swift response from police who were busy with their routine crime prevention came to the rescue. One suspect was apprehended and the cellphone was recovered.

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Bread price increase looms

As the cost of living soars high, a 10 percent increase in the price of bread following an adjustment in import duty for wheat is inevitable.

T Health and Social Development MMC Nonceba Molwele participates in Diabetes screening

ohannesburg has joined five other cities in the world in an international campaign to fight diabetes and encourage people to lead healthy lifestyles. This makes Johannesburg the first African city to join the campaign launched in Mexico City in 2014. Others are Copenhagen in Denmark, Houston in the USA, Tianjin and Shanghai in China. Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development Councillor Nonceba Molwele revealed at a function held recently, that diabetes was on the rise in Johannesburg, as it was in all major cities in South Africa and the world. “The City of Joburg has partnered with Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and Wits University to collaborate on research to better understand the causes of diabetes and the interventions we need to implement to fight it,” MMC Molwele said. The results are expected to be released in November 2016. The City’s new move comes on the back of the launch by Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau of a Healthy Lifestyle Programme in 2012. “Through this programme, we encourage employees and residents to lead a healthy lifestyle to help reduce the burden of disease, including diabetes. We do this by, among others, promoting a healthy diet and engaging in activities such as regular exercise,” MMC Molwele said. She said the role of healthcare workers at clinics in fighting diabetes and other dis-

eases was important to the programme. “We’re localising the provision of healthcare to communities by working with nongovernmental organisations. We currently have 200 ward-based healthcare activists across the City working with local clinics in implementing our vision of putting health in the hands of the people.” This programme, said MMC Molwele, had been extended to schools through partnerships with the Gauteng Department of Education and Discovery Health. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was also signed by the City, Novo Nordisk and Wits University at the launch. “Diabetes is prevalent in urban areas around the world. Research shows that currently about 200 million people in major cities around the world have diabetes, and this number is projected to grow to 600 million people in the next 20 years,” said Novo Nordisk’s Emma Jakobson. “This is putting a strain on the healthcare systems of the cities and increasing health risks and costs of diabetes on urban areas. That’s why we’re pleased to welcome Joburg in this global movement to fight diabetes.” Jakobson emphasised that the success of the campaign depended on the early detection of diabetes, which would enable effective treatment of the disease. Professor Jeff Wing of Wits University said the Wits Medical School had a programme through which final year students were required to work in clinics for at least nine days a month to treat diabetic patients.

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he City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity, Pikitup would like to thank all Joburg residents and business owners for their patience and continued support, while striving to clear the backlogs of refuse during the five-week long strike which ended on Sunday, 10 April 2016, an official statement read. Approximately 95% of Pikitup Depotbased workers reported to their respective depots. They have commenced with their normal scheduled waste management services which include refuse collection, street sweeping and litter picking as from Monday, 11 April 2016. The workers will also continue to clear illegally

dumped waste in open spaces and street corners. “We anticipate that the recovery plan will take over three weeks to complete since, in most instances, the normal operations may be slowed due to excess waste which has accumulated for five weeks. Residents should keep putting out their bins and any excess waste in refuse bags on their normal collection days.” The statement further notes, “we are also grateful to members of the public who have offered their services to assist in the various clean-up efforts. We continue to urge communities across the City of Joburg to call the 24-hour hotline, 011 286 6009, should they wish to get involved in clean-up initiatives.”

he country is set to raise import duty for wheat by 34 percent and bakers said this would be followed by an increase in the price of bread. However, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the largest labour federation in the country said an increase in the price of bread would disadvantage the poor. “What is alarming is that this increase follows on the back of an increase in the price of fuel, electricity and this price escalation of these basic necessities has not yet been factored in this current bread price increase,” said Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla. South Africa will import most of its wheat requirements this year because of a severe drought blamed on the El Nino weather phenomenon. According to reports, University of the Free State’s department of agricultural economics noted that: “South Africa imported about 60% of its wheat requirements and because of the drought would have to import an estimated 2.2-million tonnes in the year to end-October, with the local crop estimated to be about 1.5million tonnes”. The main agriculture industry body, Grain SA said the wheat price was only 18 percent of the bread price, saying an increase in the price of bread could not be blamed on imports. Once the import duty — which was supposed to be in place since December - is announced, it will erase the benefit the importers enjoyed. “It should not increase the price of bread,” Jannie de Villiers, CEO of Grain SA said. Cosatu said it “remained suspicious that food companies will as they have done before; collude to make bigger profits at the expense of poor consumers”. Pamla said they wanted relevant State agencies to “tighten their monitoring processes to ensure producers, who are chasing profits, do not use that drought to unnecessarily increase food prices”. Cosatu also wants the government to revisit its decision on the wheat import duty review and come up with a more “pragmatic approach” that must protect the poor from the bread price increase. “Government must find alternative ways to protect the agricultural sector from cheap subsidised imports,” Pamla said. The federation urged the government to support emerging farmers and increase labour intensive farms as a way of reducing wheat imports.

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Colour run goes to Soweto

extensive day trip ideas on Joburg Tourism’s website at www.joburgtourism.com The Color Run this Sunday is the first to be hosted in Soweto and participants are in for an amazing fun-filled untimed 5km. At each kilometre mark, coloured powder will fill the air and cover participants, creating an ever increasing rainbow spectrum. At the finish line, a festival of dazzling colour welcomes participants who then join in the colour-throwing fun. Local kasi soul band, The Soil, will be entertaining participants from 09:00, the start gun goes off at 10:00am and participants are encouraged to wear white.

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he air over the UJ Soweto campus will burst into a kaleidoscopic spectrum of colour this Sunday (17 April 2016) as it hosts the Happiest 5k on the Planet, The Color Run. Attracting “Color Runners” from across the City of Johannesburg, Joburg Tourism’s Laura Vercueil said The Color Run in Soweto presents an ideal opportunity for participants to plan a day out and explore and experience the rich heritage and lifestyle attractions of Soweto. “Soweto’s to do list offers a feast for all, from the rich heritage landmarks on Vilakazi Street and the Hector Pieterson Memorial and

Museum to bungee jumping off the Orlando Towers and exploring the local taste delicacies on offer at Wandies. The Color Run will be attracting participants from across Johannesburg and we encourage them to enjoy and experience some of the rich cultural and lifestyle attractions in and around Soweto either before or after the event,” said Vercueil. Joburg Tourism have compiled exciting inventories and outing ideas listings that can be tailored to suit each person’s interest, budget and time availability. To find out more about what to see and do in and around Soweto, visit and explore the

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Work in progress...

As Rissik Street Post Office gets restored Stairs inside the burnt-out Post Office

ork has begun to restore the iconic Rissik Street Post Office Building to its former glory. The building, one of the City of Johannesburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heritage sites, was destroyed by fire in November 2009. It is currently being partially renovated to ensure the structural integrity of the building and to enable interim use while funding is being sought for comprehensive restoration. Long-term plans include the full restoration of the building and the securing of a long-term public use agreement. In its 2015-2016 mid-year report to council, the Johannes-

burg Property Company details progress that has been made on the R147-million restoration project. Refurbishment started with excavations for the columns and a structural active scan that includes radar scanning, exposures for the bases and repairs to the core extraction, and the procurement of the required steel, which has been fabricated in line with the designs. The main post office hall and the north wing will be renovated for use as flexible space for which an interim use is currently being finalised, whereas the remaining areas will be made safe and cordoned off to ensure no public entry into the building.

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The Rissik Street Post Office was once the tallest building in Joburg. It was damaged in a tragic fire in 2009

The long-term upgrade will include the complete heritage restoration of the building and will be done in accordance with heritage guidelines, regulations and public meetings provided by the

Gauteng Provincial Heritage Resources Authority. Built in 1897, the Rissik Street Post Office was at one stage renowned as Johannesburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest building at 102m. It operated

until it was vacated by the South African Post Office in 1996. Characterised by its bold mix of architectural styles, the building was proclaimed a national monument in 1978.

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he South African Police Service (SAPS) has warned against a cellphone scam in which users receive a text message saying a case has been opened against them by the police. According to spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, people who received this message fell victim to fraudsters once they replied to the message and in some cases, had money extorted from them. “The scam came to the SAPS’s attention after a case had been reported in Rosebank, Gauteng in January. The victims received a SMS stating a SAPS case had been opened against them and that they had to contact a Constable Baloyi at 060 800 8148. Other random names and different contact numbers were also given in other instances. After they responded to the message, they would be informed that a warrant of arrest had been issued for a traffic fine and that they needed to pay a certain amount. An account number would be given claiming they had to deposit the money into an FNB account with the number 62017066201 or an Absa account number, 4054021171. “You are warned not to fall for this scam,” he said.

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Masasa ‘Thembeka’ goes back to varsity

ctress Masasa Mbangeni (pictured) has revealed that she’s doing great after leaving e.tv’s primetime soapie‚ Scandal‚ and will be returning to school to further her studies. Widely known for her villainous role as Thembeka Shezi-Nyathi on Scandal‚ Masasa left the soapie early this year and various reports claimed that she’ll be focusing on theatre and film work. However‚ more recently‚ the actress took to Twitter to post a picture of Wits University‚ with the caption ‘Hello Academia’. Speaking to TMG Entertainment‚ the 26-year-old‚ who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts from Wits University‚ confirmed that she will be going back to Wits to further her studies. Although she could not reveal what course she’ll be studying‚ Masasa said she’s “very excited” for her new venture‚ adding that she’ll be opening up about what she’s up to in due course.

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Senzo Meyiwa’s family gets R2-million

enzo Meyiwa’s three children are set to benefit from the Premier Soccer League insurance policy. The R4-million pay-out will be equally shared by Orlando Pirates and the Meyiwa family. The family can close this chapter, as they anxiously await the outcome of the former Bafana Bafana captain’s murder investigation. In terms of the policy, half the amount will be paid to his former club, Orlando Pirates‚ and the other half to his family. The PSL and Orlando Pirates covered the premiums for the policy. “We claim our 50 percent. It’s the expenses that we do not claim, because I think the expenses are way over five/six hundred thousand, so we thought it’s not necessary to claim those expenses, especially as a contribution to the spirit of Senzo and the way he addressed himself as a benchmark. And the reward for Senzo, for his honesty, was to be the captain of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana until his passing, there can be no better benchmark than that one,” said Orlando Pirates chairman, Irvin Khoza.

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City of Joburg wages war on food insecurity on all fronts

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here can be no justiﬁcation for anyone in Johannesburg to go to bed hungry when there is space that people can use to produce vegetables for their own consumption.”

It has been almost four years since Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Parks Tau uttered these profound words in the wake of rising unemployment levels and deepening poverty in many parts of the city – a year after coming into ofﬁce.

At the time, an indepth study by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) had revealed that about 42% of poor people in Johannesburg did not have a meal at regular intervals. It was an untenable situation that needed decisive action in line with the City’s caring attribute. The Executive Mayor’s message was, in many ways, a clarion call to stakeholders to rally around the poor and to heighten the realisation among the underprivileged that their pieces of land in their backyards could be turned into productive and sustainable food gardens and increase food security in Johannesburg. For its part, the City has over the past four years embarked on several projects to fight hunger and poverty. Since then the City has come up witha Food Security Index using the 2011 Census and the Johannesburg Deprivation Map. For the first time, areas experiencing varying degrees of food insecurity have been identified, defined and ranked – enabling the City to work more strategically to keep the scourge of poverty at bay.

City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Parks Tau

“You make us very proud. We should all be motivated to do more,” the Mayor said. As a resultof its Food Resilience Programme , the City has managed to keep the wolf out of the door of many households in Johannesburg. • More and more households are now benefiting from the City’s food security initiatives, and cumulatively more than 57 000 households have participated in the City’s food security interventions. It is estimated that this has led to a 41% reduction in food insecurity in 60% of most deprived areas in Johannesburg; • On average 136 519 people out of 39 571 households benefited from the City’s food programmes during the 2014-2015 financial year alone. About 160 orphans and vulnerable children were supported through the City’s basket of services; • Emerging producers acquired 5.80% market share in Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market in City Deep, one of the largest fresh produce markets in the world. Through its food bank system, the market donated 132 652 food parcels to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and indigent families; • Eighty-five additional emerging farmers received support in hubs and empowerment zones. Subsistence and emerging farmers were assisted to sell their produce during open market day initiatives every Saturday;

• The City’s social package was expanded by 101 000 new registrations between 2013 and 2014; • Seven agri-resource centres provide small-scale growers with training, seeds and farm implements; • Small-scale farmers are further supported through access to storage facilities and marketing advice provided by the City; • Clear linkages were established between small-scale farmers and the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market. More than 2 000 emerging farmers across the country now provide produce for the market. Through its corporate social investment programme, the market provides donations of fresh produce to NGOs to be distributed among indigent families; and • Citizens and communities are encouraged to create food gardens for their own beneﬁt since 2012 the City has launched more than 150 communal food gardens and planted fruit trees at schools and orphanages in Johannesburg. The intention is to provide nutritious fruits and vegetables to learners and to teach them the skills to develop and sustain their own food gardens in the future.

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ne of the programme’s biggest success stories is probably the Eikenhof farm, home to 35 co-operatives producing vegetables, grains and livestock.

These farmers receive intensive training in both crop and livestock production. They are also provided with the necessary infrastructure, machinery, equipment and production inputs such as seeds. The aim is to create an enabling environment for the co-operatives to produce on a large scale, sell their produce to markets, generate much-needed income for their families and create employment for other community members. Three years after its establishment, the 271-hectare farm has been turned into a beehive of farming activity with thriving vegetable patches, vegetable tunnels and livestock pens. The farm has grown in leaps and bounds to an extent that members of the co-operatives have now graduated from just producing enough food for their families to selling some of the produce to the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market and supplying supermarkets such as Boxer, Pick n Pay

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and others. On his recent visit to the farm, Executive Mayor Tau lauded the farmers for their determination and hard work in the face of challenges such as the lack of irrigation, shortage of storage space and electricity. “You make us very proud. We should all be motivated to do more,” the Mayor said. The effectiveness of the project is probably summed up by one of the beneﬁciaries, Ntokozo Biyela, of Isiphosenkisi Cooperative, when he says: “This has been an eye-opening experience. Land is life and by giving us this land the City has given us life.” Since the Executive Mayor made the call to stakeholders to use available space in Johannesburg to produce food, more than 27 900 homestead and communal gardens (in schools, clinics, dumping spaces, vacant land and agri-resource centres) have been established throughout out the city. Indeed, hunger can be defeated if communities and the City worked together to use available space for food production.

City of Johannesburg Cares about its Residents

The City of Johannesburg looks after everyone’s social needs At The City of Johannesburg we take this responsibility seriously. During the 2014/15 Financial year 5 500 residents beneﬁted from food programmes Just over 6 000 orphans and vulnerable children beneﬁted from the variety of special services and more than 39 000 needy households received food support. This is how the City takes good care of its residents

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Five ways your bank account can help you

Chloe Hackland

our bank account is more than just a place to park your money; it can be a useful tool in building your credit record, tracking spend, helping to manage your finances and even save on fees. “By paying closer attention to your bank account you may be pleasantly surprised by what it can actually do for you,” says Ryan Prozesky, CEO of Value Banking Solutions at FNB. Herewith five ways your bank account can help you. Control your spend Keeping your money under your mattress may be tempting, but not only is it insecure, there is also no record of where, when and what you have spent it on. Your bank account is the perfect audit trail as all money that goes into your account, or out of it, is recorded and kept for the lifetime of your account, making it easy to keep tabs on your income and expenses. Your bank account statements

can also be used to help track and manage your monthly budget. This is an even more efficient tool when you swipe your card for purchases rather than drawing and using cash, as each card swipe is recorded individually helping you keep track of where you spend your money. Some banks classify these merchants into categories, for example, groceries, fuel, entertainment which helps to create visibility on your spend and is useful when budgeting. “Bank statements are a great way of keeping a record of all your expenses every month as the bank has to keep track of every cent that comes in and leaves your bank account,” says Prozesky. “This combined with card swipes will ensure you always on top of your finances. Make sure that your bank offers free card swipes.” Another service that all banks offer is a notification service, such as FNB’s free inContact service. The bank will notify you every time you perform a transaction over a certain amount and an SMS is sent to your phone, which means that you can keep track of your expenses and your available balance on the fly. Help your credit record When people think of credit records they usually think of credit cards or store cards, but the way you use your bank account also contributes towards your credit score.

“A bank will look at your bank account behaviour when making credit decisions. Depositing your regular monthly income into your account as well as ensuring sufficient funds to meet your debit orders and fees will all help towards building a good credit record with your bank,” says Prozesky. A good credit record is vital when applying for credit such as housing finance or a credit card and could go towards getting a lower interest rate. Add value and give rewards “Most bank accounts come with some type of value add or reward that incentivises customers to continue banking with them, as well as to bank in a cost effective manner,” says Prozesky. “Looking into and taking full advantage of these benefits is worth your while.” FNB, for example, rewards its customers for banking electronically, with airtime or through its eBucks rewards programme and offers various value-adds such as buying airtime when you have no airtime, via cellphone banking or purchasing a smart device, interest free over 24 months. “Make sure that the rewards system and value-adds really work for you and your lifestyle,” says Prozesky. “If you understand the rewards program and if you use your bank account cleverly and efficiently you will be able to not just save money, but could actu-

ally get back more than you pay in bank fees.” Saving on the cost of cash “While it might seem to make sense to withdraw cash from your account to make payments, it is not the best way to transact,” says Prozesky. “Not only is carrying around cash a problem from a safety point of view, you can also quickly rack up your bank fees if you are drawing cash frequently, and these fees can be especially high if you withdraw from another bank’s ATM.” Most stores now have a Pointof-Sale machine which will allow you to swipe your card when you purchase goods in the store instead of paying with cash. One can also draw cash at these Pointof-Sale machines at select stores so you can now add your cash withdrawals to your shopping list. Drawing cash from store tills is often cheaper than using ATM and is even offered for free by some banks. “If you need to withdraw money, rather do it for small items only, such as taxi fares and street vendors. For everything else, swipe,” advises Prozesky. “Swiping is cheaper and safer than using cash, allows you to keep better track of your spend and is even offered free by some banks, such as FNB.” Use electronic and digital services Finally, check to see what elec-

tronic or digital services your bank account offers. Banking electronically is more convenient, cheaper and can be done anywhere. Most transactions are far cheaper when using Cellphone or Online Banking, or one of the other digital options such depositing money at an ATM instead of inside the branch. Even sending money has become easier with money services, such as FNB’s eWallet. Using your cellphone, you can now send money to anyone, even if they do not have a bank account thereby eliminating transport and service fees that you would incur if you went directly to a money sender. “Regular services such as making a payment to a person or accessing an account statement are very cheap if not free when using electronic or digital services,” says Prozesky. “The reason it is so much cheaper is that everything in a banking branch from the building, the consultant and the computers cost money, therefore if you use Cellphone Banking, Online Banking or an ATM, you are saving the bank money and the bank is able pass these savings onto you.” Chloe Hackland is the FNB Corporate Communications Manager e-mail: chackland@fnb.co.za

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City’s R150-million initiative yields . . . as thousands of youths beneﬁt

The R80-million Jozi Digital Ambassadors programme aims to foster and improve basic digital literacy and online mobile literacy Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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Johannesburg - Thousands of by Executive Mayor Councillor young people are beneﬁting from Parks Tau. More than 19 000 youths are althe City of Johannesburg’s youth empowerment and skills develop- ready active under Vulindlel’ eJozi, announced by the ment initiatives being championed a programme 9012_Gazette_Teaser_266x100_FA.pdf 1 2016/01/19 10:38 AM

Mayor in his State of the City Address (SOCA) in May 2015. Ofﬁcially launched on 16 June 2015 to coincide with the 39th anniversary of the Soweto students

uprising, Vulindlel’ eJozi seeks to create opportunities for economically disengaged youths by removing barriers hindering them from entering the jobs market. The programme channels registered youths into five opportunity streams: formal employment, micro-enterprise/micro-franchise, formal training towards identified employment channels, work experience placements, and baseline literacy and numeracy upgrades. Since its launch, the R150-million initiative, a partnership between the City and Harambee Youth Accelerator, has identified more than 45 000 skills training, employment and internship opportunities, from which 19 117 candidates have already benefited. To date the programme has more than 100 000 registered candidates. It aims to achieve its target of 200 000 candidates by July 2016. “We’re a city where the young lead the call for transformation, demanding the opportunity to work, to improve their lives and become the best they can be. A city that knows that with just a little help, our youth are not the challenge some think them to be, but our greatest asset,” says Mayor Tau. Jak Koseff, Special Adviser on Priority Projects in the Executive Mayor’s Office, says Vulindlel’ eJozi will step up and intensify its corporate mobilisation drive, upscale basic skills upgrades and

expand its enterprise development offering. Linked to Vulindlel’ eJozi are the Jozi Digital Ambassadors and Massive Open Online Varsity (MOOV) Network programmes. The two initiatives see Vulindlel’ eJozi candidates channelled into these employment or upskilling and training opportunities. Koseff says the R80-million Jozi Digital Ambassadors programme aims to foster and improve basic digital literacy and online mobile literacy in communities and promote the City’s free Wi-Fi. Driven in partnership with the University of Johannesburg, the programme’s aim is to deploy 3 000 digital ambassadors to activate 750 000 Johannesburg homes.

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