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Eskom is seeking annual tariff increases for the next three years of 17.1%‚ 15.4% and 15.5%‚ respectively‚ as it struggles to keep the lights on and pay off a more than R419bn debt burden
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Johannesburg - Higher power prices and unreliable supply will push municipalities toward renewable energy‚ Energy Minister Jeff Radebe told delegates at the 2019 Africa Energy Indaba on Tuesday. He said municipalities are keen to generate their own power‚ although on a small scale. “As wholesale electricity tariffs rise‚ or as we fail to provide electricity for the residential sector‚ we can expect more rooftop photovoltaic (PV (solar)) systems‚ bio-gas‚ waste to energy‚ and wind turbines to be installed at municipal level‚” he said. Eskom is seeking annual tariff increases for the next three years of 17.1%‚ 15.4% and 15.5%‚ re-
spectively‚ as it struggles to keep the lights on and pay off a more than R419bn debt burden. But Eskom is also suffering the effects of its death spiral, where increasingly affordable alternative power technologies are encouraging consumers to defect from the national power grid. “We need to arrest the steady decline in electricity demand over the past few years‚ and the lower economic activity coupled with rising electricity tariffs‚ that has tended to put Eskom into an untenable situation‚ characterised by increasing debt and increasing tariffs‚“ Radebe said. Radebe said job creation is his department’s priority‚ considering SA’s unemployment rate of
27.2%‚ with half of that being young people. “Energy can play a catalytic role in improving economy growth‚“ he told delegates. Jobs have been a point of contention between various power generation technologies competing for market share in SA’s energy sector. Labour unions have decried increased uptake of renewable power because of the resultant job losses in the coal sector. Radebe said another top priority was to finalise the long-awaited Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) ‚ which would determine SA’s energy mix into the future. The draft document proposed a reduced reliance on coal-fired
power with wind and solar‚ supported by gas‚ seen as the preferred “least-cost option”. There have been calls from environmentalists for coal-fired power to be scrapped from the IRP altogether. Radebe‚ however‚ said coal still played a significant role in the economy‚ although he conceded SA should not be oblivious to global trends and needs to move towards cleaner energy. Radebe noted that the costs of renewable energy in SA had come down dramatically‚ but new technology was key to overcome challenges with renewable power such as wind and solar; mainly that it was intermittent and could not be stored.
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Articulation Agreement leads to Exciting opportunities for Accounting Grads
Dr Linda Meyer A career in the accounting industry is a calculated choice! There are always positions available in the various areas of finance –specifically for bookkeepers, credit controllers, assistant accountants and chartered accountants. The basic nature of these kinds of jobs remain the same despite advancing computer systems: manage and carry out the administration of financial transactions that take place in an organisation. Bookkeepers keep record of all the financial transactions that take place in an organisation. Public and municipal services, commerce, industry and educational institutions employ bookkeepers; private and part-time practices have also become more popular. The credit controller is responsible for opening new client accounts, managing monthly payments and handling all liaison and administrative duties arising from hire purchase transactions. The assistant accountant serves as a good starting point from which to advance to accountant, financial accountant, financial manager and financial director as you gain more experience and skills. The Chartered Accountant (CA) is licensed by the state to audit financial information for public companies for accuracy. CAs can also work for themselves completing taxes or
accounting for individuals. Accountants and auditors help to ensure that firms are run efficiently, its public records kept accurately, and its taxes paid properly and on time. They analyze and communicate financial information for various entities such as companies, individual clients, and government. Fundamental accounting day-to-day tasks include: • analyzing, and verifying financial documents , offer budget analysis, financial and investment planning, information technology consulting, the design of accounting and data-processing systems, and the selection of controls to safeguard assets. • CA’s may audit clients’ financial statements and inform investors and authorities that the statements have been correctly prepared and reported. (External auditors). CA’s generally have their own businesses or work for accounting firms. Internal auditors verify the effectiveness of their organization’s internal controls and check for mismanagement, waste, or fraud. EXCITING news flash! It’s Official! Boston Bachelor of Accounting graduates can progress on their path to become CA’s(SA). Dr Linda Meyer, Dean: Institutional Advancement at Boston announced that, “we have entered into an Articulation Agreement with Monash South Africa for our graduates to be placed directly onto their Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PG.Dip. Accounting)”. While accounting graduates may apply at any institution for their Accounting programmes towards writing the
board exam, this agreement paves the way for an immediate acceptance on application, when meeting the set requirements. “This PG.Dip. Accounting is the Chartered Accountancy pathway that is accredited by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and its successful completion qualifies students to write the Initial Test of Competence (ITC), the first of SAICA’s so-called ‘board exams’.” Dr Meyer provides further information with a brief background: • The Monash programme makes use of blended learning, with online teaching resources (such as Moodle, Kahoot, etc.) as well as face-to-face lectures and tutorials, presentations and discussion sessions. • All applicants, including Boston graduates, must achieve a minimum of 55% in the major modules in year 3 of the B.Acc. and this must be in the year immediately preceding the year in which they begin the Monash PG.Dip. Accounting. Do you want to work in the accounting industry? You need to have an aptitude for maths, be a methodical and organised person, communicate well and be able to be assertive and sensitive at the same time. Maintaining discretion is essential, and you will need to be the kind of person that can integrate information and from that draw conclusions. If this is the career for you, enrol for the Bachelor of Accounting Science at Boston – speak to your branch for more information. Call Boston on 011 551 2000, see Facebook, or visit www.boston.co.za
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New platform frees content producers Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za
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he Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a software solution that enables content creators to have their own Mobile Internet broadcast platform, where the content will be accessible to anyone with a smart device. The Micro-Enterprise Media Engine (MEME) technology platform is aimed at freeing independent content producers and allows them to reach their audiences at the fraction of the cost. MEME enables Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) in the media sector to own and run their own TV channels through mobile devices using the internet. CSIR Systems Integrator Siveshnee Moonsamy said they developed this platform for anyone in the media industry who is looking to create their own mobile TV station. According to CSIR, to successfully run a TV channel, media owners must have content that draws in audiences who in turn attract advertisers who want to introduce these audiences to products. This means that channel owners must be able to commission, schedule and broadcast enticing content to their target audience. The MEME platform is integrated with CSIR’s Adaptive Real-Time internet Streaming Technology, which ensures that the picture quality adapts to available bandwidth. This will result in the content being delivered without buffering. Channel owners can commission various
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components of their content using the MEME platform. Once the content is ready, the channel owner can schedule the content, thereby enticing programming at the right time for their particular audience. Through the MEME platform scheduled programming can be broadcast to a global audience over the internet. Moonsamy said users will be able to download the mobile app onto their smartphones and be able to watch anywhere and anytime, no matter what their mobile internet connectivity. “Unlike other platforms, with MEME you will be able to reach audiences in rural areas who have poor internet connectivity. Even if they have 2.5G or EDGE connectivity, they will still be able to stream the content to their phone without any buffering or break up in the video. “This also ties in with the data costs that they will incur. They have the choice to watch the videos in different qualities which will relates to how much data they are willing to pay for,” she said. Moonsamy said all programmes that have been broadcast will automatically be available for the user to download and watch at a later stage.
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‘A group of about five suspects had attacked the two security guards who were inside a vehicle. The victims, aged 45 and 50, were fatally shot and one firearm taken from them’ Captain Mavela Masondo
Suspects in security guards’ murder nabbed
Hillbrow - Police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of two security guards who were shot dead while sitting in their car at corner Catherine and Claim streets in Hillbrow last week. Police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said police worked tirelessly to ensure that the perpetrators were arrested. “Intelligence driven information led to the arrest of the suspects in Hillbrow and Berea on Saturday. Police are still searching for the other three suspects that are still at large,” he said.
He added that Gauteng police management has welcomed the arrest of the two suspects believed to be behind the murder of two security guards. Captain Masondo said a group of about five suspects had attacked the two security guards who were inside a vehicle. The victims, aged 45 and 50, were fatally shot and one firearm taken from them. Police have since recovered the firearm with a magazine and rounds after arresting the first suspect, Captain Masondo said.
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Press Council announces new Ombud Captain Moscow Shihambe inspects the murder scene soon after the murders.
Horror shack murder suspects held
Troyeville - Following the arrest of two men who are suspected to have been involved in the recent torture and murder of two men, police have applauded the community of Troyeville after a tip-off that led to the arrest of the suspects. Police spokesperson Captain Richard Munyai, who described the tragedy as ‘horrific’, said police received a tip-off after the two suspects had allegedly been on the run after the incident. “One of the men, originally from the Eastern Cape, was ready to flee. When the police arrived at his place, he had already packed all his belongings, but was immediately arrested,” he said. Captain Munyai added that the sec-
ond suspect was also found at his home, after he had not been there for weeks. “It was through the tip-off we received from the community members that the suspects, aged 31 and 43, were subsequently arrested,” said Captain Munyai. He added that earlier, a neighbor who suspected foul play contacted the Jeppe police. “However, when police arrived everything appeared to be in order. The shack was cleaned up, everything was in order like in a normal household, but the neighbours were certain that something had happened to the two men,” said Captain Munyai. He said the two deceased men had been beaten up for several hours,
with the perpetrators questioning them about the whereabouts of a firearm, according to eyewitnesses. Captain Munyai said a K9 Unit was brought to the scene, and sniffer dogs made straight for a bed. “The bed was moved to reveal a gruesome discovery. The two male perpetrators allegedly dug a shallow grave, placed the bodies in it and covered them with a mat, before the bed was moved into place.” A 30-year-old woman was arrested over her part in the murders. She is alleged to have beaten the deceased and to have cleaned up the scene. The woman has since been released on bail, while the two men remain in police custody, according to Captain Munyai.
Johannesburg - The Press Council of South Africa has announced the appointment of Pippa Green as the new Press Ombud, to assume office on 1 April. Green takes over from Johan Retief, who resigned after almost a decade in the post. Green, a decorated journalist, has worked at the Cape Argus, The Sunday Independent, the South African Broadcasting Corporation and as a part-time editor at Eyewitness News. She is also the author of the book Choice, not Fate: The Life and Times of Trevor Manuel. Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, who was the chairperson of the appointment panel said Green’s standing in the industry, her extensive experience and commitment to freedom of expression, media ethics and journalistic standards would maintain the confidence of both the industry and the public in
New Ombud Pippa Green
the credibility and authority of the Press Ombud. Council chairperson Judge Phillip Levinsohn welcomed Green’s appointment. “She is eminently qualified to do this job. It is a great pleasure to welcome her into the Press Council family.” Levinsohn also thanked Retief for his contribution to the body. “His expertise, erudition and notably brilliant adjudication and application of the Press Code, when confronted with difficult issues, will be missed,” he said. The Press Ombud considers complaints from the public and individuals against media houses and publishers which subscribe and adhere to the Press Code.
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‘She said it several times that she would burn me with acid, but I did not think she would do it. We fought regularly, even in front of our children, which is why I could not go back to her’ Johannesburg - A 30-year-old man has suffered third degree burns after his exlover allegedly splashed boiling cooking on him after he rejected her demand that they get back together. The man James Mazibuko of Zondi in Soweto, suffered severe burns to his face, neck and chest. The last week attack allegedly occurred at a house where the mother of his children, Khanyisiwe Tshuma lives. It allegedly took place while their two children aged five and eight, were watching. Mazibuko said the attack followed his rejecting his former lover’s demands that they get back together. “We had been together for 10 years but I left her in December because there was no peace in our relationship. It happened when I when to her place to deliver groceries for the children. I found her cooking. While helping the children with their homework I noticed that she was angry. She asked why I left her when she needs my support. I asked what support she meant since I paid her rent and looked after the children. She said
she needed emotional support from me,” he said. Mazibuko added that Tshuma waited for the children to move away from him before attacking him. “I was facing her direction when she poured a cup of boiling oil over me, the children screamed in fear.” Mazibuko’s left eye is now blind because it was severely burned. “I underestimated her anger, she said she thought I would rethink my decision and come home,” he said. He added that Tshuma had threatened to burn him before. “She said it several times that she would burn me with acid, but I did not think she would do it. We fought regularly, even in front of our children, which is why I could not go back to her,” he said. Mazibuko said he later went to the local clinic for medical attention, and his exlover was arrested. “I want her locked up, how could she do this to me?” He added that the two children were currently n the care of her relatives, but would later go to stay with their maternal grand-
mother in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. Police spokesperson Sgt Phindile Mavuso said they are investigating a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. “The investigating officer will study the doctor’s report and the charge may change to attempted murder,” she said.
The severely injured James Mazibuko
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More women drunk drivers arrested Mayor Herman Mashaba
Johannesburg - A new trend is appearing in the city of more women motorists getting arrested for drunk driving. This follows the city’s recent release of its January crime statistics as part of Mayor Herman Mashaba’s
Buya Mthetho operation. Mashaba said Metro Police were working hard to increase the levels of safety within the city’s communities and on the roads. He noted that “with 557 arrests made in January, drunk
driving still remains a concern, with female drunk drivers on the rise compared to past operations”. The statistics showed that Region E, which includes Sandton and Alexandra, registered more arrests at
117, with Soweto and Region F coming close with 87 arrests each. There were 28 arrests for being in possession of hijacked or stolen vehicles, while there were 13 arrests for being in possession of stolen goods.
Community stops car-theft Braamfontein- Community members recently foiled a car-theft when they assaulted and arrested a suspected car thief in Jorissen Street, according to police. Hillbrow police spokesperson Sgt Mduduzi Zondo said three mean tried to steal a car when a man apparently parked his car on the side of the road and went to deliver a parcel in one of the nearby offices. “The suspects broke into it, but one of the patrons from a nearby restaurant saw the three and notified the owner. The owner went back to the car, and when the suspects apparently saw him coming they took off with the car. They had damaged the ignition and switched on the car, then drove off. The driver then yelled for help. The traffic lights closed for them and the patrons approached the car. Two of the suspects got out and fled while the suspect who was driving was apprehended and assaulted, then handed over to police.” Zondo said the suspect is in hospital and faces a charge of car theft, and that police are still searching for the other two suspects who fled the scene. He appealed to anyone with information to contact Hillbrow police station on Tel: 011 488 6511.
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Makate, Vodacom battle rages on Johannesburg - As the battle between Please Call me inventor Nkosana Kenneth Makate and his former employer Vodacom rages on, regarding compensation for his invention, the latter has taken a fresh dig at his former employer. Taking to Twitter, Makate post-
ed an article from Vodacom’s inhouse publication which he says was published in March 2001. He then wrote: “Amid all the noise and lies about who invented PCM. If anybody asks you who the brainchild ‘Please Call Me’ is, kindly refer them to this official publica-
tion of Vodacom, March 2001. Let us deal with facts.” The article has a picture of a smiling Makate and states that the company has launched a new product called ‘Call Me’; which has been very big success, and that he was the one who came up with the idea.
The article Makate says proves that he is the one who came up with the ‘Please Call Me’ idea
‘Divine intervention’ saves
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Johannesburg: A man on his way home from church was attacked by two men who threatened him with a knife and attempted to rob him in the Joburg CBD, but police foiled the robbery and arrested one of the robbers. Police spokesperson Captain Xoli Mbele said God and The Bible may have helped save the victim. “One of them choked him, while his accomplice threatened him with a knife and took his tablet; they threw away his Bible and a diary. The police immediately came to his rescue and arrested one suspect.” He added that the man’s tabled was recovered, together with the knife used by the attackers. “The police were right there at that moment. If you believe in The Bible, you can trust that God was there for that victim.” Captain Mbele said police had introduced a divine intervention programme in 2018, joining hands in prayer with church-goers and pastors. “It’s now a project at all police stations, praying so that crime
can decrease. We pray and ask God to intervene, we also pray for the suspects. Through prayer many obstacles are overcome and some of the crimes will be solved,” Captain Mbele said. In Pretoria, Sunnyside police also teamed up with local clergymen on February 5 as part of their divine intervention programme. They prayed for 100 destitute people at St Michael’s Anglican Church, where they buttered bread for them and served tea. Police spokesperson Captain Daniel Mavimbela said the partnership
between the police and churches comes is a result of acknowledgement that some of the root causes of lawlessness are spiritual and only with the help from God can such acts be eradicated. “Among the cases was one in which a man told police he had murdered his mother after being ordered to do so by an evil spirit.” Pastor Katleho Ncaphe of St Michael’s Anglican Church said: “We shall soon conduct prayer and cleansing ceremonies at all the crime hotspots in our area. The devil will be defeated, crime must fall.”
“Vodacom has launched a new product called “Call Me”, thanks to Kenneth Makate from our Finance Department. Kenneth suggested this service to the product development team which immediately took up the idea.” The article explains how the service will work and then says: “In a message to staff, Andrew Mthembu, Managing Director of Vodacom said he was impressed with the product, and the fact that the idea came from a member of staff.” Mthembu was then quoted as having said: “Most impressive to me is that the idea of the product came from one of our staff members whose job is not related in any way to product development. This led me to ask me one question ‘what would happen in this company if we were all to come up with workable solutions to our company’s problems like Kenneth did?’ Surely as a young company that we are there are many areas that we have not managed to be perfect yet, be it in Finance, IT, Operations, and so forth.” Former CEO Alan Knott-Craig in his autobiography Second is Nothing claimed to have come up with “please call me” when he observed
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two security guards from a balcony trying to call each other without having airtime. Makate has been locked in a bitter battle over compensation with Vodacom for over 10 years. In April 2016, the Constitutional Court ruled that Vodacom was bound to an agreement that Makate had with the company’s then-director of product development Phillip Geissler, and that the company should begin negotiations with Makate for a reasonable payout to compensate him.
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Lindeka Qampi
Market Complex hosts visual expo Lusanda Zokufa-Kathilu Yithi Laba, meaning This is Us, is a command announcing the coming together of five South African photographers at the Market Theatre Photo Workshop in Newtown, Joburg. Lindeka Qampi, Neo Ntsoma, Prof Zanele Muholi, Ruth Motau and Berni Searle commemorate and respond to 25 years of SA’s democracy from February 28 to April 15. Muholi, a Visual Activist, conceptualized and initiated the exhibition and invited four photographers who have “shaped and changed” her visual life. This unique mix of photographers features three alumni of The Market Photo Workshop. The Workshop has played a pivotal role in the training of
South Africa’s photographers; this is where the exhibition will be housed for nearly two months. Lindeka Qampi has placed herself in the centre of her frame, offering images and a poem titled Inside My Heart as a point of departure speaking on the societal problem of violence, while breaking the silence and denouncing these prevalent acts of abuse. Using recycled material, the artist highlights the gravity of the subject in the story. She uses public spaces to produce these self-potraits, working from the beach to open veld. Neo Ntsoma enters with a “self- reflective body of work, which aims to capture how style and fashion can become a sense of masking oneself and an expression of one’s dreams”. The
portrait series titled I am who I know I am is older than SA’s democracy, produced to counter Apartheid’s lack of “positive images of black people in mainstream media”. Prof Muholi is set ‘to re-write a black queer and trans-visual history of SA for the world to know of our resistance and existence at the height of hate crimes and beyond’. A special Yithi Laba selection includes intimate self-portrait images featuring Muholi and collaborators who were her partners and friends. She will also showcase video footage looking at lesbian intimacy and biracial relationships. After studying photography for over three years, the dawn of democracy signified Ruth Motau’s launch into the field, becoming the first black female photographer to be employed by a newspaper (the then Weekly Mail). She is a social documentary photographer influenced by the marginalization of black people. Berni Searle comes on board with art experience dating back to predemocratic South Africa. She employs photography, video and film as a tool to capture her work with performative narratives and the self as a figure to embody history, land-memory and place. Searle will be exhibiting her series of photographs Colour Me as well as a video. Artlink
Kwaito star Eugene Mthethwa
Kwaito star retracts assassination allegation Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za
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ollowing accusations that the Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa wants to kill him, Kwaito star Eugene Mthethwa has been forced to offer an apology to the minister. The Trompies star shocked the music industry at the memorial service of late musician Dan Tshanda at Bassline in Newtown, Johannesburg, last month; when he said he had been tipped off not to attend the ANC manifesto launch in Durban that weekend because there was a plot to assassinate him. In a letter to the Department of Arts and Culture the Kwaito star begs for forgiveness. He says he never intended to allege that the minister was involved in the plot to have him killed, nor that he misused the department’s funds. “I apologised profusely to Min-
ister Mthethwa for the harm my statement has caused. It was never my intention to cause harm to his dignity and reputation.” He added that he was retracting the statements that the minister was involved in a plot to assassinate him, and that he has used the department’s funds illegally. The musician confirmed to the press that he had sent the letter to the minister’s office and that he was still waiting for his response. “I have been communicating with the minister’s office but they have not responded. I did not mean to say that he was linked directly or indirectly to the assassination plot. I had to apologise for the sake of peace, and also to clear the minister. I did that because someone could harm me and he will be blamed.” Department of Arts spokesperson Asanda Magaqa said she could not comment because the minister had not seen the apology.
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‘Entrepreneurship can play a significant role in addressing joblessness and therefore more needs to be done to develop enterprises in the creative sector. In the face of rising unemployment, creative enterprises are employers, especially of young people, they open up business opportunities, especially for women’ Berniece Friedmann
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he British Council, in partnership with Seed Academy and the Social Enterprise Academy are recruiting 120 creative social entrepreneurs in Johannesburg and Cape Town to take part in a fully-funded, high impact business accelerator programme. Applications opened on Monday 18 February. This three-month business development programme will include in-depth, bespoke coaching from international and local social enterprise experts designed to support creative social enterprises that are at the ideation and growth stages to build or enhance their business models and bring social impact to the forefront of their work. The programme aims to help these creative social enterprises to become funding ready and/or access new market opportunities.
Participants for this selective programme will be recruited through a competitive online application process and can include enterprises operating in the performing arts, creative arts, fashion and textile design through to stage and set design, graphic design and film and television. The programme runs from May to December 2019. The accelerator is being delivered as part of the British Council’s Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) Programme which supports growth of creative and social enterprises at systemic, institutional and individual levels as a means of addressing entrenched social problems and supporting youth employment, gender equality and greater opportunities for people with disabilities and members of marginalized communities. According to Rachael Millson, African partnerships director of
Officials of the British Council creativity programme.
the Social Enterprise Academy, “Creative entrepreneurship can play a significant role in addressing joblessness in South Africa and therefore more needs to be done to develop enterprises in the creative sector. In the face of rising unemployment, creative enterprises are employers, especially of young people, they open up business opportunities, especially for women, and they help build livelihoods for people living in local communities. Beyond their inclusive economic contribution, many creative enterprises address social issues.” Kate Gardner, who manages the British Council’s DICE programme in South Africa, says, “Creative social enterprises have an artistic and social vision whilst operating as income generating businesses.
By working with creative social enterprises, we are able to support the arts, enable the continued social impact of these enterprises and contribute to the growth of a creative economy that creates quality work opportunities for South Africa’s most underserved communities.” Donna Rachelson, CEO at Seed Academy says: “Creative industries provide SA with an opportunity to build inclusive economies and were identified as far back as 2014 as a growth area for job creation, especially because they tend to outperform traditional industries in terms of black, youth and female ownership. But not enough is being done to accelerate creative social entrepreneurship in South Africa. This is why we partnered with the British Council and the Social Enterprise
Academy to develop a programme to build more social and creative businesses to make their impact sustainable.” Aspiring and established creative social entrepreneurs are invited to apply. The programme is suitable for businesses at both ideation as well as the growth and scale stage. To apply, you should be an entrepreneur with a great idea for a creative business wanting to build it into a viable business with social impact. Or you should already be running a creative social enterprise and ready to scale or to bring social impact into your business model. Applications can be made at www. impactmakersandcreators.co.za. For help contact Surika Behrens - surika@socialenterprise.academy or 021 447 2556 / 083 411 0927.
Black Coffee’s wife launches fashion label “As Africans we keep it safe and watch what they do internationally then follow.”
Enhle Maphumulo
Johannesburg - The wife of internationally renowned house music maestro DJ Black Coffee has confirmed that she will soon launch her eponymous fashion label later this year. Actress Enhle Maphumulo follows in the footsteps of Nandi Madida, Rihanna and Victoria Beckham. The 31-year-old star plans to debut her first collection during SA Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 2020 runway showcase in the second half. “I think this is where I take my giant leap
because a lot of people don’t know that I do fashion. I don’t want to give too much away on the clothing I will be making; it’s such a competitive market,” she said. She added that she thinks it will be something that introduces her to the rest of the world in terms of styling. “As Africans we keep it safe and watch what they do internationally then follow.”
Maphumulo’s first taste of the fashion world was when she styled singer Keabetswe “KB” Motsilanyane for her diva tour. “I’ve always been into fashion. I was a 17-year-old, who styled KB. It was huge for me,” she said. In December, Maphumulo col-
laborated with local couture duo Quiteria & George to create one of Beyoncé’s high-fashion stage looks for her performance in SA. “I realised that people only recently discovered I have been doing videos for my husband, but I have also styled his art covers.”
Notice of Intent to Repair House No. 5 on the Doornfontein Campus, Joe Slovo Drive, Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg plans to undertake repairs to House No. 5, a heritage building protected under Section 34(1) of the National Heritage Resources Act (Act No. 25 of 1999) (NHRA), located on the Doornfontein Campus, to improve structural integrity and occupational safety. Repairs to the building will include wall crack repairs; select mortar replacements; and foundation stabilisation. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) will be undertaken in terms of the NHRA.
Any interested or affected party who wishes to comment on this is invited to do so in writing to both Jacqui Davis of Nemai Consulting at jacquid@ nemai.co.za / (011) 781 1730 and the Provincial Heritage Resource Authority – Gauteng at Tebogo.molokomme@gauteng.gov.za / (011) 355 2609. The 30-Day Comments Period will take place from 21 February 2019 – 25 March 2019.
Jomo justifies selling of players “I will not take money from my house and run football. Football must run itself. I can’t take money from my family and put it to the club so that my family badle amagundwane kusasa, never” Sihle Ndebele
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omo Cosmos soccer club owner and coach Jomo Sono has responded to his ex-player Christopher Katongo’s opinion that he is a salesman, which is why the club barely lasts in the PSL. Last week Katongo said Sono’s business model for the club, driven largely by selling his best players, was the reason Ezenkosi never last long in the top flight. Responding to Katongo’s re-
marks Sono justified his approach by saying he would never run the club out of his own pocket, adding that would starve his family. “I will not take money from my house and run football. Football must run itself. I can’t take money from my family and put it to the club so that my family badle amagundwane kusasa (eat rats in future); never,’’ Sono said. “I respect people’s opinions. But whoever has an opinion must come in and feel the pressure I
am feeling here. I do not sell players and then I go buy a Mercedes Benz or a Porsche. I take that money to run the club because I have to pay salaries,” he said. Cosmos crashed out of the Nedbank Cup at the hands of fellow National First Division (NFD) club TS Galaxy who beat them 1-0 at the weekend. Sono said their elimination is a blessing in disguise, feeling it
Jomo Sono
gives them a good opportunity to improve from their 12th position on the NFD log. “We wanted to compete, we wanted to go forward in the Nedbank Cup, but we couldn’t. We have to concentrate on the league now; so I am happy for the team to be out,” Sono added. Sowetan