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Joburg ready for African health summit Johannesburg - The 5th Healthcare Innovation Summit will take place at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 8-9 October. In a statement the organisers said healthcare professionals, industry experts and leaders will gather to discuss the impact of emerging technologies on their industry. “Taking place at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 8-9 October under the theme “Digital Building Blocks for a Patent-Centred Healthcare System”, the 5th Healthcare Innovation Summit will attract hundreds of hospital CxOs, medical practitioners, healthcare IT leaders, service providers and government functionaries, as well as a carefully selected roster of local and international speakers,” the statement said.

#HISA2019 aims to address the many healthcare challenges that still exist in Africa, and critically assess the ways in which emerging technology trends such as AI, IoMT, EHR, 3D printing, Big Data Analytics, AR & VR, Wearables and Blockchain can improve healthcare. “This year’s Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa will tackle clinical and systemic challenges facing African healthcare and offer real-world technology solutions. Industry experts will share how the adoption of emerging technologies is making things easier for both health professionals and patients while also highlighting healthcare success stories and global best practices,” the statement said. Those who attend will gain the

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knowledge needed to become an agent of digital change within their healthcare institution. Confirmed speakers include Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, Department of Health Western Cape; Iain O’Neil, Deputy Director: Digital & Technology Strategy, Department for Health & Social Care, NHSX UK; Dr Bandile Masuku, Health MEC, Gauteng Department of Health; Dr Herman Myburgh, CEO & Co-Founder, HearX Group; Dr Mwenya Kasonde, Assistant Director Global Health, Ministry of Health Zambia; Suren Govender, Group Chief Digital Officer, Life Healthcare Group.

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Key topics at this #HISA2019 include: Paving the way to smart hospitals in Africa; Precision Medicine: A new era in patient-centred care; The role of technology in chronic disease management and control; Digital disruption in the pharmaceutical industry and its impact on the entire spectrum of drug development and clinical trials; The future of Oncology: Why data and analytics are critical; and Electronic healthcare records: Best practices, challenges, and opportunities. To join as an attendee: Join local and international hospital CxOs, medical practitioners, healthcare IT leaders, service providers and gov-

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ernment functionaries, for two days of top-level content, case studies, live demos, breakaway sessions and plenty of networking opportunities. To join as a speaker: Showcase your thought-leadership. Share your insights and experience. Shape solutions to critical business challenges. To join us as an exhibitor: Showcase your health-tech innovations, projects, and solutions. Put your organisation at the centre of this one-of-a-kind gathering. Find new partnerships, investors, leads, and opportunities. For more visit http://www. healthcareinnovationsummit.co.za.

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For further information contact Boston on 011 551 2000 Email: info@boston.co.za Visit www.boston.co.za, or Facebook

Start Local, Go Global Boston Signs Articulation Agreement with UK-based EduQual By Dr Rob Stegmann, PhD Globalisation has made the world a little smaller, perhaps more manageable, and has enabled us to view the world through a wideangle lens. But sometimes, the wide-angle lens obscures what is right in front of us, what is local. In higher education, striking a balance between a global and regional outlook is critical for contributing to graduate success. And, with graduate success always uppermost, Mr Ari Katz (CEO, Boston City Campus & Business College), maintains that “for higher education to be of value, it must frame local context challenges, globally.” Framing higher education in this way has led the Institution to initiate an articulation agreement with EduQual, a UK-based awarding body that is globally-recognised as a national qualifications regulator. The recently signed articulation agreement will expand the horizon of possibilities for students graduating from Boston, in the following ways: • Students graduating with either Boston’s Diploma in Business Management or Diploma in Marketing Management will be required to complete the EduQual Articulation Portfolio. Successful completion of the portfolio will result in the awarding of an EduQual Diploma in Business & Marketing Management (Level 8 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)). With the EduQual Diploma in hand, stu-

Ari Katz dents will be eligible to apply for access to and advanced placement in a Bachelor Honours Degree at the following UK universities: University of Northampton; Anglia Ruskin University; Future Education World, RAK (UAE); NCC Education (UK); Edinburgh Napier University; Amity University in London (UK); University of Bolton Academic Centre, RAK (UAE); and, University of South Wales. • Students graduating with Boston’s Bachelor of Commerce in Management Marketing will be required to complete the EduQual Articulation Portfolio. Successful completion of the portfolio will re-

sult in the awarding of an EduQual Diploma in Business Management (Level 11 on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)). With the EduQual Diploma in Business Management in hand, students will be eligible to apply for access to and advanced placement in an MBA at the following UK universities: University of Northampton; Anglia Ruskin University; London Metropolitan University; Edinburgh Napier University; Amity University in London (UK); University of Bolton Academic Centre, RAK (UAE); Western International College Online (UAE); and, University of South Wales. Dr Linda Meyer (Dean of Institutional Advancement), believes this agreement will help to fast track Boston graduates with aspirations to further their studies and enlarge their view of the world. “Boston graduates will be able to unlock the global potential of the homegrown qualification they receive from Boston and improve their international career prospects,” says Dr Meyer. In the knowledge economy of the twenty-first century, graduates need to be thinking about their glocal (global + local) higher education and career prospects. Institutions that can offer their graduates a range of possibilities both inside and outside the borders will be enabling global citizenship always with a heart in Mzansi. For more information, go to www.boston.co.za/about-us/ international-accreditation/

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Own Correspondent Last Thursday Instagram added a way for users to easily report deceptive posts at the photo and video-oriented social network owned by Facebook. A new tool being rolled out lets Instagram users tap a “report” option onscreen when they see a post they deem dubious, then tap a “false information” tag to prompt review by third-party fact-checkers, according to Facebook spokeswoman Stephanie Otway. The option is to be available to Instagram users by the end of this month. Such prompts will be one of several “signals” to determine whether content should be scrutinised by factcheckers, to determine their veracity. “Starting today, people can let us know if they see posts on Instagram they believe may be false. We’re investing heavily in limiting the spread of misinformation across our apps, and we plan to share more updates in the coming months.’ Otway said. The social network has been cracking down on fraudulent influence campaigns and bogus posts as pressure mounted for online platforms to be against manipulating conversations. User-reported Instagram posts found to be bogus but not violating the service’s policies will not be deleted, but won’t appear when users use “explore” or hashtag searches to find content. “Explore and hashtags allow people to find content they have not already chosen to follow, and by filtering misinformation from these places we can

The social network is cracking down on fraudulent influence campaigns and bogus posts as pressure mounts for online platforms to be against manipulating conversations. limit its reach,” Otway said. Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite of social media services, but the company is taking steps to limit the reach of inaccurate information and warn users about disputed claims. Facebook started using image-detection on Instagram in May 2019 to find content debunked on its flagship app and also expanded its third-party factchecking program to the app. Results rated as false are removed from places where users seek out new content, like Instagram’s Explore tab and hashtag search results. Facebook has 54 fact-checking partners working in 42 languages, but the programme on Instagram is only being rolled out in the United States. Instagram has been spared the scrutiny associated with its parent company, which is in the crosshairs of regulators over alleged Russian attempts to spread misinformation around the 2016 US presidential election. But an independent report commissioned by the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found that it was “perhaps the most effective platform” for Russian actors trying to spread false information since the election. Russian operatives appeared to shift much of their activity to Instagram, where engagement outperformed Facebook, wrote researchers at New Knowledge, who did the analysis. “Our assessment is that Instagram is likely to be a key battleground on an ongoing basis,” they said. AFP

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Please Call Me inventor wants R10 billion compensation Johannesburg - Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate, is heading back to court to challenge a settlement offered by Vodacom, adding another twist to the battle that has drawn out Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate for over 10 years. Makate is challenging the R47 mil- revenue linked to the innovation. Considering the R47 million settlelion Vodacom offered him for the idea; ment that Vodacom offered, Makate which was determined by group CEO Shameel Joosub. Makate said Joosub said: “It sounds like a significant sum offered him a settlement of R47 mil- of money, but it is in fact only 0.023% lion during a January 9 meeting with of the R205 billion call revenue Vodlawyers from both parties; a figure he acom generated from 2001. “There is no sense in which an amount said was “inherently unfair”. Makate wants 5% of the total rev- of 0.023% can be said to be a reasonenue, which his legal team calculated able share of the revenue concerned, to be R205 billion; which Vodacom which can be up to 85% as in other ingenerated from Please Call Me, with stances,” he said. Vodacom recently rejected Makate’s interest, from March 2001. Makate wants the court to order that claims about the Please Call Me serhe is entitled to be paid 5% of total vice generating revenue running into revenue that Please Call Me generated billions of rands. Vodacom chief finanfrom March 2001 plus interest. He be- cial officer Till Streichert said the serlieves that Vodacom owes him R10.2 vice was free for a limited promotional billion, which excludes accrued inter- period when it was launched. “Vodacom shelved its plan to charge est and the legal fees incurred since the for the service when it enjoyed takeConstitutional Court judgment. In court papers Makate said his legal up in the market and competitor MTN team calculated that Please Call Me launched a similar product. There was has earned Vodacom R205 billion in no direct attributable revenue as part call revenue from 2001 to 2020, which of Please Call Me as it has never been excludes, among others, advertising charged for,” Streichert said.

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Greenpeace protesters lie on the road during the demonstration

Greenpeace activists stage ‘hospital bed’ protest at Eskom There are hospital beds and there are ‘patients’ in the beds to signify the people who are actually affected by the pollution and we want to bring that to the doorstep of Eskom Johannesburg - On Tuesday anti-pollution activists Greenpeace Africa blocked the entrance to Eskom’s Megawatt Park headquarters in Johannesburg, following a new study detailing the world’s worst sulphur dioxide hotspots. The study listed the town of Kriel in Mpumalanga as the world’s second worst sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions hotspot. Greenpeace Africa spokesperson Melita

Steele said the group believes South Africa is in the grip of a climate crisis. “They seem unable to ensure compliance with the minimum emissions standards. It’s a combination of Eskom’s addiction to coal and their dirty and old and highly polluting coal-fired power stations, and then the department which is not fully exercising its authority to make sure that Eskom complies. People are paying the price for Eskom’s pollution, with their health and in some cases with their lives,” Steele said. Steele said the hospital beds were meant to demonstrate the impact of pollution on ordinary people. “There are hospital beds and there are ‘patients’ to signify the people who are actually affected by the pollution and we want to bring that to the doorstep of Eskom,” Steele said.

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Court rules that old flag constitutes hate speech Johannesburg On Wednesday the Equality Court sitting in the Gauteng High court in Joburg ruled that badly intentioned pubJudge Phineas Mojapelo delivers the judgment lic displays of the old South African flag, which is referred to as the ‘apartheid flag’, constitutes hate speech, harassment, and can be interpreted as expression of white supremacy and racial prejudice. The Nelson Mandela Foundation and Human Rights Commission took the case to court against AfriForum over the display of the old South African flag. Judge Phineas Mojapelo said displaying the flag does much more than cause emotional pain and stress to black people, saying those who displayed the flag were consciously choosing oppression over liberation symbols, with the intent to incite and awaken white supremacist ideologies. Mojapelo added that the flag could be seen as a representative of apartheid, and remains divisive. “Its display could be seen as a message propagating hatred and therefore constitutes hate speech. The display of the flag is an affront to humanity.” He added that the Constitutional Court has emphasised the importance of historical context when considering human dignity, especially the history of racialised inequality in South Africa, the denial of human dignity to black South Africans. He summarised some of the human rights violations during the apartheid era, which were enabled by discriminatory laws to entrench white minority rule and supremacy over the black majority, in what the United Nations condemned as a crime against humanity.

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Johannesburg - Last Thursday two JMPD officers saved the life of a baby who had been dumped at the MTN taxi rank in the CBD. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said officers Nathi Mkhabela and Richard Makhuvele of the Recovery Unit noticed some street children staring at something.

“Mkhabela went closer and heard a baby crying. The infant had been abandoned in a bag at corner Plein and Quartz streets. He brought the recovery truck closer to protect the scene, and called emergency services for help,” said Fihla. Fihla added that the officers took the baby

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out of the cold night air and turned up the heater in their truck to keep the little girl warm until the ambulance arrived. “Paramedics estimated that she was five days old. She was taken to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital for observation, and social workers will decide what to do next,” Fihla said.

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Tenth horror taxi crash victim dies Johannesburg - A 10th person has died in hospital following a traffic accident in which nine people were killed on Sunday on the N1 South near the Buccleuch Interchange in Midrand on Sunday afternoon. Four people were injured and transported to a hospital. ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene at about, along with many other services, including the fire department, ER24 spokesman Ross Campbell said. “The roof of the taxi had been ripped off on impact and several bodies were found on the highway. Two bodies were also found inside the wreck. A 14-year-old girl seems to have been the youngest among the deceased. It is believed that two adults and a four-year-old child survived the incident - they had suffered serious to critical injuries and were transported to hospital by other services,” Campbell said. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said the taxi driver is believed to have lost control before it hit into the concrete barricade. “There’s definitely a factor of high speed here because of the impact. The taxi collided with the concrete barricade. One of the passengers

was ejected from the taxi and was flung on to the northern side of the N1 freeway,” said Minnaar. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) confirmed that 10 people have died. Spokesperson Simon Zwane also said it was thought that the taxi had crashed into the concrete barrier. “In the process, the spare wheel of the vehicle was released and collided with a VW Polo that was travelling on the same road. Nine people died on the scene while one died on the way to hospital,” he said. He added that the accident is a major setback, as traffic fatalities were declining in South Africa in general, over the past few months. “The RTMC sends heartfelt condolences to the families, relatives and friends of the deceased and wishes the injured a speedy recovery. We again reiterated our message that motorists should take responsibility and remain alert while on the roads at all times.” Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula was also at the scene and expressed condolences to those who lost their loved ones. He said the RTMC crash investigation unit would investigate the cause of the accident.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula (second left) and officials view the accident scene.

The remains of the taxi that was involved in the fatal accident.

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Music hub turns 40 Kelebogile Bogatsu

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owntown Music Hub service marks its 40th anniversary since starting out in 1979 as RPM Recording Studios, offering artists creative space. The past four decades saw Downtown Studios’ recording services going through various channel permutations, with the oldest surviving big recording studios in Johannesburg currently providing three topnotch music studios in the form of Studio 1, Studio 2, Studio 3 and up to 10 spacious rehearsal and pre-production rooms. The past four decades in Jozi also saw one of the largest recording, mixing and mastering facility in Africa create a museum of living memory and music heritage on the ground floor. It is the first-ever music museum for the country. Under the umbrella of the Department of Arts & Culture, DTMH has been under many changes of leadership in recent years due to idling and uncertainty. However, that hasn’t deterred the music hub being the city’s creative community. The music hub is currently under the reigns of music mogul, Vusi Leeiuw, who

took over as interim CEO late last year. Since then, Downtown Music Hub has welcomed some big conglomerates to its doors, with big names such as, KFC, Puma, and Barcadi, using the hub’s facilities to create fully-fledged crafts in their respective industry. The five-storey building has housed multiaward winning artists such as the Soweto Gospel Choir, Hugh Masekela, Brenda Fassie, Marriam Makeba, Johnny Clegg, iHashi Elimhlophe, Sjava, Nasty C. The music hub has also welcomed film productions that filmed a few episodes of Top Billing and Meanwhile. Downtown Music Hub also worked with the National Lottery Commission (NLC) in funding to help the recording studio discover, mentor and expose new talents to the South African music public. With the Lottery’s help, DTMH was able to develop a community of young musicians to celebrate Mzansi’s diverse cultural heritage through song. Connect with Downtown Music Hub: Facebook: downtownmusichub/ Twitter: @DownTownMusicZa Website: www.dtmh.co.za.

‘Zama-zamas’ found with explosives in CBD Johannesburg - Police arrested four suspects for possession of explosives at the Wanderers taxi rank in the CBD on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Xoli Mbele said the men were found with cables, gel and a powder used to make explosives for illegal mining.

“The men said they were on their way to Klerksdorp in North West,” Mbele said. He said explosives experts were summoned and they confirmed that those were indeed explosives. “Preliminary investigations revealed that the explosives were for use in illegal mining activities.”

Some of the pupils during a lesson at the Katlehong Engineering school

Motoring companies to train young technicians ‘The schools of specialisation target talented pupils, with the main focus on the disciplines of mathematics, science and information communication technology, commerce and entrepreneurship, engineering and sports’ Katlehong - This week Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi officially launched the Katlehong Engineering School of Specialisation, with a focus on manufacturing, transport and logistics. Pupils at the school on the East Rand will be trained as car technicians by motor companies Ford, VW, Audi, Toyota and Mazda. Lesufi said the school has partnered with the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Seta (MerSeta) to provide pupils with workplace experience, learnerships, artisanships and entrepreneurial skills. “MerSeta will assist learners who will pass mathematics, tech maths, and physical science to be trained as motor technicians. The companies will also assist the school in funding and upgrading the workshops to enable the school to be accredited as a for-

mal training centre,” Lesufi said. The school has 17 apprentices, including former pupils. They do their theory at the school and are then placed in various automotive companies to do the practical component. Lesufi said he was excited about the partnership they have with companies in the private sector, as they would support the school with training services and material. “If we fail to change the education landscape, we will never succeed in empowering our children with necessary skills to improve our economy,” he said. He also explained that the schools of specialisation target talented pupils, with the main focus on the disciplines of mathematics, science and information communication technology, commerce and entrepreneurship, engineering and sports.

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Toy gunmen steal pizza and scooter Johannesburg - A Debonairs Pizza delivery man was robbed of the pizza and his motorcycle in the Joburg CBD last Saturday night, according to police. Police spokesperson Captain Xoli Mbele said police recovered empty pizza boxes and the hijacked delivery motorcycle, as well as the weapon that two men allegedly used to commit the crime. He said the driver for Debonairs Pizza was waiting at a traffic light at corner Mooi and Fox streets when two suspects approached him. “The victim was on his way to deliver pizza to customers who ordered them. While stationary at the traffic lights two suspects approached him, one of them pointed what appeared to be a firearm at him and they took the motorbike and drove off,” Captain Xoli Mbele said. He added that the tracker was activated and police found the two suspects, along with the motorcycle, and the boxes of pizza which were empty. Police also discovered that the weapon used in the crime was in fact a toy gun, Mbele said.

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Concerns over spike in security guard attacks ‘They are in much the same position as police officers because they are in the frontline against crime’ Jennifer Okoye Criminals are more readily arming themselves and are prepared to use their weapons, the Institute for Security Studies’ Johan Burger said. A spike in security guard killings from the beginning of this year is no surprise to security experts, who say they are an obvious target in a country with a high level of crime and where criminals are increasingly becoming armed. According to the Association of Private Security Owners, 16 guards have been murdered on duty since January. The latest murder was just over a week ago, when a guard was shot dead during the hijacking of a goods truck. The association said: “Attacks on security guards have become prevalent and are a matter that urgently

Heavily armed 24/7 Security guards are always ready for the criminals.

needs to be looked into by all stakeholders.” Institute for Security Studies senior researcher Johan Burger said given the nature of the job, the number of killings was expected. “If you look at private security officials, especially those involved in carrying cash, they are an obvious target for criminals because of the responsibility they have. They are in much the same position as police officers because they are in the frontline against crime. Statistics released by the SA Police Service revealed that we lost 84 police offi-

cers to murder last year. Even international research says there are obviously chances they will be shot.” He added that criminals were more readily arming themselves, and were prepared to use their weapons knowing that security guards and police officers would do the same. “For this reason I would prefer security guards at schools not to be armed,” he said. Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi recently announced that schools were being targeted by criminal activity, which had cost the department over R120 million.

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“Check the people who are coming to those schools: they are armed with machine guns and the cars they are utilising and the calibre of the weapons they are utilising. There is no way that a person with a whistle and a knobkerrie can stop them. The statistics of the security guards that have been shot dead in our schools is shocking,” he said. But Burger did not agree. “I would prefer that we have a sufficient number of security guards who are unarmed. This will act as a deterrent to criminals and reduce the risk of them attacking with arms.”

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The exhibition displays memories of the anti-apartheid struggle.

Ukugrumba expo at the Market Music star quits Photo Workshop Veteran musician Rebecca Malope

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fter more than 30 years in the music industry, gospel star Rebecca Malope has decided to quit her solo career. The star said her upcoming album will be her last as she makes way for a new generation of gospel stars. “It has been a long journey and this is a great way to wrap it up. I just thought about the 36 albums I have created. I have done it all and I thought it is enough. It is time to let others have a chance,” she said. Malope said she will now focus her efforts on unearthing new talent and producing music behind the scenes. “I want to help the upcoming artists now. We have so much talent and I want

to help them make their mark,” she said. Malope won several awards since bursting into the spotlight on the Shell Road to Fame music competition in the 1980s. She said she had several highlights from her career. “Meeting people is one of the best things. Hosting shows and learning more about people and their lives; going to shows, they are all my highlights. This journey has been fruitful.” She has been working on her memoirs and said she would now focus on editing and releasing the project. “I have been busy with it and now is my time to edit it. It is my time to tell people that everything is possible with God. With God the impossible is possible.” TimesLive

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his exhibition is part of the Market Photo Workshop’s 30th anniversary celebrations “The Homecoming 30”. The 2018 Tierney Fellowship at the Market Photo Workshop, in partnership with the Tierney Family Foundation, was awarded to Market Photo Workshop’s alumnus Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni. The aim of the Tierney Fellowship is to provide an emerging photographer with an opportunity to develop their career through a mentorship programme. Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni was mentored by Buyaphi Mdledle. Ukugrumba, which means to “dig up” in isiXhosa, is a body of work motivated by my family’s trauma as a result of activism in South Af-

rica’s struggle against apartheid, liberation and reconciliation effects within present day South Africa. It seeks to exhume experiences of the foot soldiers that sacrificed their youth by fleeing into exTshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni ile to join the armed struggle for national liberation; includviolent past. The work interrogates ing those who stayed in the country conversations of the struggle and to continue the fight against the bru- details testimonies of untold stories tal apartheid regime. of former liberation soldiers and More often than not, those who their families. are hailed as heroes of the struggle The work revisits the past to shed are well known political figures. light on the reality of the trauma Ukugrumba is a visual representa- that apartheid caused. tion and narrative of the forgotten This trauma continues to plague people who were affected both both the old and new generations of mentally and physically by the ef- South Africans. fects of the armed struggle against The stories in Ukugrumba are apartheid. part of greater narrative of South Ukugrumba, also, examines haunt- Africa’s past in relation to the new ed places that bear memories of a South Africa of reconciliation.

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Members of the Tribhangi group in action.

ribhangi Dance Theatre, South Africa’s Indian dance company and Washington-based Dakshina/ Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company will join forces for three nights of contemporary Indian dance at the UJ Youth Arts Festival from 29 to 31 Augus. They will present the mixed bill Pancha Bhuta at the Art Centre Theatre UJ’s Kingsway Campus. Pancha Bhuta, in collaboration with Dakshina/Daniel Singh Dance Company of Washington, USA, draws on the similarities of classical Indian dance while combining a contemporary energy. Started in 1989 by Jayesperi Moopen, Tribhangi Dance Theatre has boldly brought a unique combination of Indian, Contemporary, African and Afrofusion dance to stages locally and internationally. The company’s greatest strength has been their ability to work with different genres and walk around tra-

dition to present work that is challenging in its experimentation and unique in its presentation. Tribhangi Dance Theatre have toured extensively performing in Mauritius, Lesotho, Botswana, Germany, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Canada and the United Kingdom. “As Tribhangi Dance Theatre celebrates 30 years this year, part of our legacy is to continue to inspire, educate and engage with artists and audiences towards building a South Africa that we can all be proud of. Social cohesion and intercultural dialogue will always remain at the forefront of our work,” says Moopen. Daniel Phoenix Singh, artistic director of Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company says: “One of the goals of both companies, Tribhangi and Dakshina, is to use the arts as a tool for cultural diplomacy and we are excited to launch this international collaboration.” Pancha Bhutha is choreographed by Moopen and features Vincent

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Zwane, Priyadarshni Naidoo, Bongani Nkala, Robin-Lee Delport, Dimakatso Ledwaba, Preshal Pillay, Tebogo Mogotsi, Shavani Pillay, Timeletso Khalane, Mduduzi Buthelezi. Tribhangi and Dakshina come together in a finale piece choregraphed by Jayespri Moopen and drawing on the styles of both companies unique vocabulary of their movement . Dakshina Dance Company will stage company choreographer Singh’s Vasanth and Vineeth’s solo Ethanai Bhavam (from the movie Uliyin Osai) danced by Rachel Prem. Ethanai Bhavam is taken from the from the Indian Tamil period drama Uliyin Osai. Featuring actor and classical dancer Vineeth, Uliyin Osai tells the tale of Iniyan the sculptor who has been chosen to build a temple and is inspired by a young graceful dancer. For more information on the event send email to info@buz.co.za.

A performance during the previous event.

Call for choreographers Brenda Sakellarides Braamfontein - The National School of the Arts invites choreographers to work on new dance works for the 2020 NSA Festival of the Arts. Choreographers working across the genres of ballet, contemporary, Spanish and Afro-fusion, are invited to submit CVs and evidence of work to the National School of the Arts for consideration. The festival will take to the Mandela Stage on 4 - 8 March 2020. Rehearsals will begin on 1 October, and will intensify at the beginning of the 2020 academic year.

The still to be titled season will be loosely inspired by the abstract “what I feel when I dance” and will fall under the much-loved banner of Dance Spectrum. “The NSA values extending the reach of its collaborative partnerships and looks forward to engaging with both new and established choreographers who would welcome the opportunity of choreographing new work for the exciting new generation of NSA dancers,” the NSA statement said. Expressions of interest must be addressed to NSA HOD of Dance, Haydee Baker, and sent to pro@ artschool.co.za by 2 September.

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Smangele Hadebe (left) is ready for the title fight.

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her opponent in action, and pins her hopes on advice from her trainer. Hadebe says Hunter made sure that she is ready for anything by organising sparring sessions with boxers who have various fighting styles, including SA middleweight holder Walter Dlamini. “I will not underrate Noxolo at all, but one thing is that a new champi-

on will be crowned,” said Hadebe. Hadebe failed in her attempt to dethrone Bukiwe Nonina as the national bantamweight champion in 2016. “I will not let a second opportunity to win a national title pass by. That is enough motivation for me and I will do whatever it takes to make good use of it,” said Hadebe.

Springs boxer faces SA champion Bongani Magasela

n the SA Flyweight Championship boxer Smangele ‘Smash’ Hadebe of Springs will face holder Noxolo Makhanavu at Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape on August 31. Trained by 2018 Trainer of the Year Award nominee Lionel Hunter in Booysens, Hadebe has not seen

Braamfontein - Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt says team captain Thulani Hlatshwayo is happy playing for his side. Bafana Bafana defender Hlatshwayo once hinted that he was keen on leaving Wits to seek new challenges at a bigger club. But Hunt said: “No‚ he doesn’t want to go anywhere, he’s happy with us, he’s fine. You can never say never in football, I mean you look at what’s going on down the road as well, with Mamelodi Sundowns t r y ing to sign back Khama Billiat from Kaizer Chiefs. You know‚ players go for free and then they get bought back. So anything can happen in football. You watch overseas as well, I’m sure there will be a bit of movement before the window closes, it would solve all our problems. And give us problems with no centreback.” He added that it would not be wise to sell Hlatshwayo. “It’s a no-brainer to sell him. It would solve the financial problems‚ that’s for sure. But that’s not the point; we’ve got to look after our team and our club. He’s a player who has come a long way with us‚ from Ajax Cape Town‚ being an average right-back‚ to being the national team centre-back and the captain. So we want to keep him,” he said.

Wits coach Gavin Hunt