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MMC tables city’s R52 billion budget ‘Joburg’s capital budget is guided by an investment framework which seeks to eradicate service delivery backlogs, especially in poor and marginalised areas’ Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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Joburg Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo delivers the Budget Speech.

n Tuesday Joburg Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo presented a ‘record budget’ of more than R52-billion at the Sandton Convention Centre.

MMC Makhubo said the size of the City’s 2015/2016 budget and the extent of allocations made to departments, entities and programmes reflect the health and sustainability of the City’s finances, within a global and regional economic climate that remains constrained. “The budget consists of operating expenditure of R42.7-billion and almost R10-billion in capital expenditure. However, the City is appropriating a three year capital budget of R29-billion that will take it to the 2017/18 financial year. We are demonstrating to the people of the City that the Jo-

hannesburg of today is much better than it was yesterday. In partnership with the people of Johannesburg we are ensuring that tomorrow will be even better than today,” he added.

MMC Makhubo said the City has consistently delivered on the commitments it has made to residents.

“We have kept our word. We have done what we said we would.”

The City’s financial health and future sustainability are reflected in a number of important indicators, MMC Makhubo said.

“It has generated surpluses over the past three years and reinvested this to fund major developments including road infrastructure, electrification and service delivery. The City maintained high levels of liquidity with cash balances exceeding R5billion at the end of the 2013 and 2014 financial years; the City received unqualified audits in the past

two consecutive years, with four of its entities achieving ‘clean audits’.

It is meeting its commitment to invest R100-billion in infrastructure over a ten year period. In the past year Joburg spent over 95% of its approved capital budget on projects designed to improve the quality of life of its residents.”

MMC Makhubo added that Johannesburg’s capital budget is guided by an investment framework which seeks to eradicate service delivery backlogs, especially in poor and marginalised areas.

“Service delivery is improved through infrastructure and services that are planned, delivered and managed in an objective and structured manner. The budget demonstrates the positive achievements of the past and continues to set a firm basis for optimism about the future of our great city,” Makhubo said.

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City’s budget ‘promotes youth development’

The city’s initiatives are set to benefit the youth, Finance MMC Makhubo said.

Johannesburg - Projects that promote youth development and employment opportunities received priority attention in the City’s Budget delivered by Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo on Tuesday.

Among the empowerment programmes to be rolled out is the Vulindlel’ejozi initiative. “That will train over 200 000 young people in the next 18 months and enable them to find employment or further their studies. This is a partnership between the City, a youth development agency and the private sector. Participants will be screened and offered training before being absorbed in

formal employment, participation in public works and youth service programmes,” Makhubo said.

He added that the City has responded to issues raised by residents during the process of community consultations leading up to the Budget. Among these were a request to devote more resources to youth development and programmes to address unemployment and lack of skills.

He said the Jozi@Work programme has already proven its value with projects valued at more than R3billion being allocated to community-based cooperatives and micro-enterprises.

“Through this initiative the City

‘Among the empowerment programmes to be rolled out is the Vulindlel’ejozi initiative that will train over 200 000 young people over the next 18 months and enable them to find employment or continue with further studies’

is promoting a ‘hand up’, not a ‘hand-out’ culture and transforming its model of service delivery to involve communities with a strong preference for youth initiatives. Jozi@Work will transform the lived reality of many young people by providing job opportunities that will lift them out of poverty and contribute positively to the economy of the City,” he said.

Another youth-oriented initiative is the ‘Digital Ambassadors’ programme launched in partnership with the University of Johannesburg. More than 3 000 young people will be trained and then deployed across the City where they

will provide future digital literacy training to the community.

‘Smart City’ initiatives will further bridge the digital divide through the provision of basic access to the internet across Joburg.

This access to technology and connectivity will assist entrepreneurs and businesses to thrive, thus increasing economic activity in the City, said MMC Makhubo.

He called on the business sector and civil society to partner with the City of Joburg and to invest in technology within the ‘blue and green economies’.

“That will then stimulate innovation and grow the city’s economy,” MMC Makhubo added.

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News Briefs from around SA Cops probe mine arson and violence

Legislature Speaker Thandi Shongwe

Legislature denies rigging contracts Mbombela - The Speaker in the legislature says during the last State of the Province Address (Sopa), it saved thousands of rand in expenditure for decor and catering, thanks to cost curtailment, according to Acting Secretary Josiah Silinda.

“Seeing that the amounts we were looking at for catering and decor were stipulated not to exceed R1 million, there was no need to issue a tender, but we requested quotations from service providers in our database. Another factor is the hiring of a venue, which, in the main, Mbombela Stadium costs over R100 000, yet the alternative we chose, Nuttinghouse, cost us R35 000. It is private and spacious, making it conducive to host events of such magnitude,” Silinda said.

He was responding to a communique by the DA, circulated to media houses which alleged contract rigging levelled against Legislature Speaker Thandi Shongwe. The DA lodged a complaint with the Premier against Shongwe, requesting that the Integrity Unit should investigate the allegations.

Silinda pointed out that Shongwe, in her capacity as the speaker of the legislature, did not participate in any selection of service providers, but it was the prerogative of the administration and not the political office.

“As can be derived from the above, our choice of service providers was done on merit and meeting the required criteria.

What is of essence here is that the right procedures were carried out without fear or favour,” said Silinda. Mpumalanga News

Polokwane - Limpopo police are investigating cases of arson and public violence at Anglo Platinum’s Twickenham mine outside Burgersfort.

This was after residents went on a rampage and set alight a truck and several electrical poles on Saturday. They are accusing the mine of failing to employ locals and developing their areas.

The residents say they want government to intervene and force the mine to deliver on its social responsibilities.

Community spokesperson Charles Mamatja said they will continue with their protest action until their demands are met.

“As the most affected communities they want to be employed because you can see we do not have infrastructure here. It is not well developed and we do not even have an access road to go to our cemetery yards. The type of intervention, we would like our government to help us and we spoke several times with the mine management, but they do not seem to want to comply,” he added. SABC

King Goodwill Zwelithini

King urges Africa King Zwelonke Sigcawu (centre) is flanked by Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan (left) and President Jacob Zuma during the king’s coronation.

Chief warns against creating divisions Mthatha - AbaThembu Chief Ngangomhlaba Mathanzima has cautioned against comparing kingdoms as this could lead to divisions among the various nations around the country.

Chief Mathanzima was commenting on a Sunday Times report that Xhosa King Zwelonke Sigcawu wants all kings to be paid as much as Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini. The paper said King Sigcawu and his advisors, Prince Xhanti Sigcawu and Chief Daliwonga Mgwebi, said they liked the way King Zwelithini was treated and wished the same for other kingdoms. King Sigcawu reportedly said the national government was doing nothing to extend the same treatment to other kings.

This referred to the millions of rand spent by the KZN government on the Royal Household. In 2013, the household received over R50 million. The other

kings are paid just less than R1 million a year.

Chief Mathanzima said it was unwise to make such a demand without looking at who it should be addressed to. “The then KwaZulu homeland made an arrangement with the Zulu kingdom and a provincial government decision was made on how to maintain their king. It cannot be right then to approach the national government making demands on how kings should be cared for. The KZN province has a budget for the Royal house so this cannot be made a national issue,” Mathanzima said.

King Zwelithini’s advisor Judge Jerome Ngwenya said: “During Codesa in the ’90s, Isilo Samabandla was the only king who was present and put forward his position during the negotiations.”

King Sigcawu’s spokesman Zolani Mkhiva could not be reached for comment on the issue. SABC

Dept launches ‘farm worker of the year’ contest

Minister Alan Winde

Cape Town - The Western Cape government is gearing up to launch its Farm Worker of the Year competition‚ which offers prizes totalling R2.4m.

The first regional winner will be announced at the end of July in the Witzenberg region.

The overall winner will receive R100 000 during a gala event in November. The competition was launched in 2002 by the Hex Valley Table Grape Association‚ the provincial government said. Since then it has grown‚ receiving 1 057 entries from 15 regions in 2014. Previous winners have won cash prizes and sponsored overseas trips.

Wimpie Paulse‚ the 2012 winner‚ said his overseas trip gave him first-hand experience of the importance of market access. Karools Paulse‚ the 2013 winner‚ said he had a better understanding of the business process in the sector and was fostering good relations between employees and farm owners.

Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde said the agricultural sector‚ with its link to agri-processing‚ was one of the province’s focus areas for the next five years.

“This initiative celebrates excellence in the agricultural sector, and highlights career opportunities in agriculture and agri-business.”

to fight poverty

Durban - Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini says Africa will only be free when people stop using weapons to kill each other and instead fight poverty.

The king was addressing people who had gathered for an Africa Day prayer in the Durban City Hall.

King Zwelithini said Africa will not be free until poverty is erased. “We are still struggling because we are facing a lot of poverty, so freedom has not yet been reached in Africa. The day we succeed in alleviating poverty is the day where our freedom will be a real one. As long as there are some people going to bed without food, that is not the type of freedom that we are looking for, we need to alleviate poverty in the continent,” he said.

At other Africa Day celebrations, King Zombi Fabric Kavabioka of the Kwilu Kingdom in DR Congo appealed to South Africans to embrace the spirit of one Africa when treating fellow Africans. He was speaking after meeting Venda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana at Dzanani village in Limpopo. King Kavabioka visited King Mphephu as part of African Day celebrations and to promote Ubuntu and unity.

King Zombi Fabric Kavabioka said: “God gave us Africa, and we must protect our Africa. That is why we say no to xenophobia, we have come very far as African people.

South Africa is a welcoming and peaceful country in Africa, we will never get separated from our brothers, we are African.”

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City cushions tariff hikes for the poor

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he City of Joburg wants to work with customers to manage their consumption of water and electricity, reduce household costs and mitigate the impact of tariff increases, Joburg Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo said during the City’s 2015/16 Budget Speech at the Sandton Convention Centre on Tuesday.

MMC Makhubo said that consumers can take practical steps within their own households to reduce their monthly bills.

“Water and electricity tariffs are largely ‘pass-through costs’ that are outside of the control of the City as they are determined by external agencies.”

Joburg’s Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo, Infrastructure and Environment The City will continue to provide inServices MMC Matshidiso Mfikoe and Housing MMC Dan Bovu during the event.

Ramaphosa slams ‘agents of darkness’ He praised faithbased leaders and urged them to continue with their spiritual leadership and guidance in the fight against societal ills Johannesburg - People Deputy President who perpetrated xeCyril Ramaphosa nophobic attacks were agents of darkness, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said during an interfaith prayer service at Ellis Park Stadium, Joburg, on Sunday.

The service, aimed at fostering peace and coexistence in South Africa, was spearheaded by Gauteng Premier David Makhura, who was one of several leaders who condemned the recent xenophobic attacks that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, claiming at least six lives and displacing thousands of people.

The event was organised by the City of Johannesburg, whose Mayor Parks Tau has also been extremely vocal in his condemnation of the scourge.

Among those present were Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa, former Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission Brigalia Bam, Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele, his Tshwane counterpart Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Members of Parliament, trade union leaders and representatives of business.

Ellis Park Stadium was a kaleidoscope of colours as more than 2 000 people of different religious beliefs gathered for the service. Amid chants of “Africa We Are One” and “No to Xenophobia”.

Condemning those who engaged in xenophobic attacks, Deputy President Ramaphosa said as the Freedom Charter clearly spelt out, “South Africa belongs to all who live in it”.

He said those with xenophobic tendencies had no place in a democratic South Africa and that their actions must be nipped in the bud.

Ramaphosa praised faith-based leaders for being proactive in tackling crises facing South Africa.

He also urged them to continue with their spiritual leadership and guidance in the fight against societal ills such as xenophobia, poverty and ignorance.

“We need to reaffirm our commitment to African unity, prosperity and equality. It is in our hands to remake the African continent and realise the dream of our forebears,” he said.

Mayor Tau urged Joburg residents to be ambassadors of peace. Echoing Ramaphosa, Mayor Tau said Johannesburg was home to all who lived in it, as was South Africa as a whole.

“The City of Joburg is more than willing to welcome anyone who wishes to work with it to unlock the potential economic opportunities available.

Our home Gauteng and South Africa at large is your home,” he said.

He added that events such as this were necessary to dispel the myth that Johannesburg was a xenophobic city.

Arts and Culture Minister Mthethwa also condemned the “senseless attacks” and called on all South Africans to unite against the scourge.

formation and advice to consumers on practical steps they can take to lower consumption and reduce their monthly bills, he added.

Makhubo announced that property rates in the City will increase by 6%; which is within the South African Reserve Bank inflation target range. The proposed average tariff increase for electricity is 12.19% in line with the NERSA & ESKOM increase. The City applies a stepped tariff structure for electricity services.

“The message is that the less electricity consumers use, the less they pay. Water and sewerage tariffs will increase by 14% in the coming year, which also largely reflects a ‘pass through cost’. The setting of the water tariff is also determined by the need to conserve a scarce natural re-

source and the costs associated with the maintenance and renewal of purification plants, water networks and the expansion of the reticulation system.”

He added that refuse removal services will be increased by 8% for domestic, business and commercial customers.

MMC Makhubo said there are a number of special tariffs and rebates in place that are designed to provide relief.

“All households receive six kilolitres of free water every month; a subsidised water tariff structure is in place for consumers on prepaid meters; residential properties valued at less than R200 000 receive free refuse removal services; and the City’s Extended Social Package assists poverty stricken and vulnerable households and individuals,” Makhubo said.

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new mouse study published in mBio has revealed that the Ebola virus is unable to infect cells without first attaching to a host protein called Niemann-Pick C1. Mice who did not have the NPC1 protein were found by the researchers to be completely resistant to Ebola infection.

Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) is found in the membranes of tiny enzyme-filled compartments known as lysosomes that digest and recycle cellular components and are located within cells. “Our study reveals NPC1 to be an Achilles’ heel for Ebola virus infection,” says co-study leader Kartik Chandran, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, NY. “Mice lacking both copies of the NPC1 gene, and therefore devoid of the NPC1 protein, were completely resistant to infection.”

Ebola virus infection is highly lethal, proving fatal for up to 90% of those it affects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 2014 Ebola epidemic, the largest in history, largely in West Africa, has led to 11 140 deaths as of 22 May 2015.

When the Ebola virus attaches to the outer membrane of a host cell, part of the host cell’s cell membrane wraps around the virus to form a membrane-bound compartment called an endosome. This endosome carries the virus into the cell where it eventually becomes a lysosome. For the virus to avoid being destroyed within the lysosome it exploits components of the cell, allowing it to access the cell’s cytoplasm where the virus is then able to replicate.

Many of the components exploited by the virus are unknown, but the new study suggests that NPC1 could be one.

The NPC1 protein is within cell membranes where its role is to assist transportation of cholesterol within the cell. Individuals who do not have enough NPC1 develop a fatal disorder known as Niemann-Pick disease that causes cells to become full with too much cholesterol

and die. Previously Dr Chandran and his colleagues discovered that NPC1 was involved in the Ebola virus gaining access to cell cytoplasm, following analysis of tissue culture in mice. Following this work, the researchers aimed to confirm whether NPC1 was essential for the Ebola virus infection to occur. To do this, they studied Ebola infection in mice with two intact copies of the NPC1 gene (“wild type” mice) and mice without both copies of the gene (“knockout” mice). “While the wild-type mice succumbed to the infection, the knockout mice were entirely free of virus replication and completely protected against the disease,” reports co-study leader Dr Steven Walkley.

Another group of mice referred to as “carrier” mice had just one working copy of the NPC1 gene and, therefore, half the regular number of NPC1 receptors. These mice were significantly resistant to Ebola infection, although they were not completely immune. “This would suggest that drugs that interfere with Ebola’s interaction with NPC1, even if some Ebola viruses are able to enter cells, could probably still provide some benefit from lethal infection,” says co-study leader Dr John M Dye, Branch Chief of Viral Immunology at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

In humans, a treatment that blocked NPC1 would also disrupt the cholesterol transport pathway. Despite this, the authors believe that patients receiving such a treatment would be able to tolerate it, particularly as it would only be required for a short period.

“Ideally, future research in humans, based on these findings, will lead to development of antiviral drugs that can effectively target NPC1 and prevent infection not just by Ebola, but also by other highly virulent filoviruses, which also require NPC1 as a receptor,” Dr Chandran said.

Medical News Today has reported that there have been calls from health experts for creation of a global research and development fund to reach solutions to health crises such as the Ebola outbreak and the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance. Medical News Today

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en who are very overweight or obese during late adolescence may be more than twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer by middle age.

This is according to a new study published in Gut - a journal of The BMJ. The study, conducted by researchers from the US and Sweden, also reveals that males with systemic inflammation during late adolescence may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer later in life.

Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, is the third most common cancer in both men and women in the US, with more than 93 000 cases of colon cancer and almost 40 000 cases of colorectal cancer expected to be diagnosed this year.

According to the research team, past studies have associated obesity and systemic inflammation in adults with increased risk of colorectal cancer. They note, however, that few studies have investigated how such conditions during adolescence affect later-life risk of the disease. As such, the team monitored the health of 239 658 men who underwent a health assessment during enlistment for the Swedish military between 1969 and 1976, when they were aged 16-20 years.

During this assessment, the men’s weight and height were checked, as well as their erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - a measure of inflammation in the body, as determined by the rate of fall in red blood cells (erythrocytes).

Using national cancer registry data, the researchers monitored incidence of colorectal cancer among the men up until 2010. At time of enlistment, almost 12% of the men were underweight, 81% were normal weight, 5% were moderately overweight, 1.5% were very overweight and 1% were obese.

During the average 35-year tracking period, 885 of the men developed colorectal cancer. Of these cases, 384 were rectal cancers.

The results of the study revealed that men who were very overweight at time of enlistment - defined as having a body

mass index (BMI) of 27.5-30 kg/m2 were twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer during middle age than those who were a normal weight at enlistment (BMI of 18.5-25 kg/m2).

Men who were obese at the time of enlistment - a BMI of greater than 30 kg/m2 - were 2.38 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer in later life than those of a normal weight, according to the results. What is more, the researchers found that men with a high ESR - greater than 15 mm/hour - who had no known inflammatory bowel disease at time of enlistment were found to be at 63% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer during middle age than those with a low ESR - less than 10 mm/hour.

The team points out that the effects of BMI and inflammation on later-life colorectal cancer were independent of each other, suggesting both contribute to this risk via different mechanisms.

“Our study suggests a graded association between adolescent inflammation, as measured by ESR, and CRC [colorectal cancer], and an even stronger association between adolescent BMI and CRC risk. These results suggest that BMI and inflammation, as measured by ESR, in early life may be important to the development of CRC,” the researchers say.

The researchers are unclear as to what drives the link between adolescent BMI and inflammation and later-life colorectal cancer link, but they stress that this is something that should be investigated in future research.

“With additional follow-up, and therefore statistical power, future studies may address how adolescent inflammation and BMI interact to affect CRC risk, and further work may seek to address how these factors, independently and jointly, relate to CRC mortality,” they add.

The team admits there are some limitations to their study. For example, they were unable to determine men’s BMI and inflammation status later in life.

As such, the findings could reflect the known link between adult obesity and

inflammation and increased risk of colorectal cancer.

“We are therefore unable to comment on whether the strong association between adolescent BMI and CRC could be mitigated by weight loss during adulthood,” they note.

In addition, they say their results should not be generalized to women, particularly since past studies have suggested a weaker link between adult BMI and inflammation and risk of colorectal cancer among this population.

A report by Cancer Research UK in March revealed that women who are obese are 40% more likely to develop certain forms of cancer in their lifetime than those of a healthy weight, including pancreas cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, breast cancer and esophageal cancer. Medical News Today

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Boko mines pose great danger

Protesters light up barricades in Bujumbura.

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Opposition figures go into hiding Bujumbura, Burundi - Many opposition figures have gone into hiding after the killing of Zedi Feruzi, leader of the Union for Peace and Development party, a major opposition leader Agathon Rwasa said.

He added that a number of politicians, journalists and civic activists are hiding in the capital, because they do not feel safe after the shooting on Saturday night. “The life of anyone who opposes President Pierre Nkurunziza is in danger; people are being assassinated here and there,” he said.

One of Feruzi’s bodyguards was also killed in the drive-by shooting. At least 20 people have died in street protests in Bujumbura that have gone on for four weeks since the

announcement that Nkurunziza would stand for a third term in the June 26 elections.

At least 100 000 Burundians have fled to neighbouring countries fearing political violence ahead of the elections.

The protests boiled over on May 13 when an army general announced a coup, which was crushed in 48 hours by soldiers loyal to the president.

Four independent radio stations and a TV station have been attacked with grenades, and one has been completely burned, leaving the state-owned media as the only source of information. Journalists who witnessed the attack say perpetrators were government intelligence officials and police. AP

Gunmen shoot and kill local journalist

Juba, South Sudan - Gunmen have shot dead a radio journalist in Jonglei state, colleagues said. Pow James Raeth, a correspondent for Radio Tamazuj, was shot dead along with a friend in Akobo by unknown gunmen, the station said.

It quoted local government commissioner Tut Chol Rial as saying the killing was ‘not intentional’ but crossfire between two warring rival groups. “We condemn the senseless killing of Pow James Raeth, somebody who was working for peace and informing the public,” Radio Tamazuj said.

The US embassy in Juba offered their

“sincere condolences to the friends, family and colleagues” of Raeth. Reporters Without Borders ranks South Sudan as the 125th worst nation out of 180.

Rights groups have warned that security forces have cracked down on journalists, suffocating debate on how to end a civil war in which tens of thousands of people have been killed in the past 17 months.

Fighting broke out in December 2013 when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of attempting a coup against him, setting off large scale fighting and retaliatory killings across the country.

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Yaounde, Cameroon - Chad and destroying the land mines. “Much Cameroon say huge numbers has been done, but a lot still needs to be done to eradicate of land mines planted by Boko Haram fighters along CamerBoko Haram so people may live in peace.” oon’s border with Nigeria are a Last month, Nigeria’s milidanger to people and livestock. tary launched air raids on the The two countries have deSambissa forest and reported ployed specialized units of their military to detect and destroy that it had freed hundreds of people held captive by the inthe mines. Cameroon’s Defence surgents. Nigerian ofMinister Edgard Alain ficials also said the Mebe Ngo’o says efforts to secure Cameroon’s final push to clear out the Islamist militants northern border with Niwas hampered by geria are being hampered Defence Minister Edgard Ngo’o land mines. by land mines planted by Boko Haram fighters. “Cameroon and Chad Colonel Jacob Kodji, who commands Cammilitary units have been deployed to the area eroon soldiers fighting Boko Haram, says around the Sambissa forest hide-out of the they received complaints from local resiterrorist group where numerous mines have dents that the mines were killing people and livestock. been detected.”

He says Chad’s President Idriss Deby has “The population of border villages with again taken a laudable initiative to send Chad Nigeria has been helping by giving useful soldiers to assist Cameroon in detecting and information to competent authorities. VOA

Govt in bid to set up Ebola memorial

Monrovia, Liberia - Being Ebola-free since May, the government seeks to erect a national monument to remember the time during which over 4 000 people died.

One possible site is a cemetery at Disco Hill outside Monrovia. It was built to get the crisis under control and symbolically stands for the magnitude of the tragedy.

The cemetery got its name from a disco that was there until it was destroyed during the first civil war. The site was opened last December to bury Ebola victims.

When the crisis broke out President Ellen JohnsonSirleaf decreed that victims be cremated, to control the crisis. This was unheard of in Liberia; and some ashes were mixed in the chaos, depriving relatives of the chance to say goodbye and commemorate their loved ones.

“People followed the drop-off cars to make sure the bodies were not being burnt,” said Matt Ward, the safe burial manager with US NGO Global Communities.

“Once they saw that their loved ones were actually being buried as close to Liberian tradition, as the health circumstances allowed, they became less reticent.”

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf He feels Disco Hill would be the appropriate site.

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda

Bid to solve Burundi crisis

Kampala, Uganda - Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda says his country is working with other regional leaders to find a solution to the crisis in Burundi.

The United States has called on East African leaders to help resolve the crisis in Burundi. The African Union has also called for dialogue after urging the government, opposition and civil society groups to encourage their supporters to respect the constitution.

Rugunda said the administration in Kampala will continue with efforts to help restore peace and stability in Burundi.

“Uganda has by tradition played a very constructive and active role in peace and security in the region, and actually Burundi in particular,” said Rugunda.

“President Museveni has been a regional chairman of the peace process in Burundi and therefore, Uganda continues to play an important role in ensuring that the people of Burundi are able and do manage their security situation well, so that peace and security can prevail in the country and issues can be resolved across the table other than other methods that would create a conflict,” he added.

Rugunda added that relations between Burundi and Uganda remain warm despite Burundi’s ongoing political crisis.

“The Burundians living in Uganda live in peace, they do a very significant amount of trade, so relations between the two countries are good,” said Rugunda. VOA

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Multiple PSL title winner happy at Wits

Recently signed Wits midfielder Daine Klate

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ew Bidvest Wits midfielder Daine Klate has explained why he decided to join the Clever Boys on a two-year deal. The 30year-old, who is the only player to win the PSL title five consecutive times with SuperSport United and Orlando Pirates, admits that Wits offered him a deal he simply couldn’t refuse.

“I was not happy with SuperSport United’s offer and Wits offered me a better deal. I enjoyed my stay at SuperSport United, so it was basically about the two offers.”

In fact, ‘DK7’ reveals that he could have joined Wits in January after they started showing interest but

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SuperSport, where he spent the past few months from Orlando Pirates, made a quick move and snapped him up on loan. With this in mind, Klate says he felt wanted by Wits when they persisted in their pursuit of him that in the end it was an easy decision to make considering as well that his Pirates contract ends at the end of June.

“I spoke to coach Gavin Hunt quite often and he checked up on me, so that makes a person feel so wanted.

Wits is also similar to SuperSport United; the way the club is run, the structures and everything,” he says.

The midfielder who has played over 10 seasons in the PSL, also considers that there may be coaching opportunities at Wits after his

‘Wits have declared no interest in Kaizer Chiefs defender and PSL Footballer of the Season Tefu Mashamaite despite the possibility of a free transfer’ playing career. “They have the academy there and also at the back of my mind, it is about life after football and there a lot of options at Wits in that regard as well. It was difficult to leave SuperSport; coach Gordon Igesund was brilliant so it had nothing to do with playing, it was a decision about my future.”

Wits Chief Executive Officer Jose Ferreira has confirmed the deal.

“We are delighted to have on board a player of the calibre of Daine.

Both Gavin Hunt and myself have had the pleasure of working with him and his quality, professionalism, and unwavering commitment on the field of play will undoubtedly be an asset to our club.”

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vest Wits have declared no interest in Kaizer Chiefs defender and PSL Footballer of the Season Tefu Mashamaite despite the possibility of a free transfer.

Mashamaite’s contract with Chiefs is set to expire at the end of June, with the player and club still locked in negotiations over new terms.

The former Wits defender has been linked with both a return to the Clever Boys as well as big spenders Mamelodi Sundowns. However, Wits CEO José Ferreira said the club has no interest in the services of the Amakhosi player. “There is nothing on Mashamaite,” he said.

Mashamaite is expected to release an official statement about his career future in the coming days.

Sprinter Akani Simbine

Winning streak for SA athletes Athletics Correspondent

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print champion Akani Simbine finished second in 10.12s in the 100 metres at the Fanny Blankers-Koen meeting in Hengelo, Netherlands. Chijindu Ujah (UK) won in 10.09s and Adam Gemili also from Britain was third in 10.19s.

Before his departure to Hengelo, the Tuks/hpc athlete said his main goal this season was to break 10 seconds.

“However, when I started competing, I had second thoughts and changed my goal to focusing on running the perfect race instead. I reckoned that if I managed to run the perfect race, sub-10 seconds would happen automatically. It is just a matter of when.

For me being a good sprinter is all about consistency. This means that I do not chase fast times any longer, but rather focus on making sure that I do the small things right. I am still under pressure, but I don’t allow it to ‘sit on my shoulders’,” said Simbine who ran a time of 10.02s at last year’s national championships.

Other South African in action at Hengelo were: Johan Cronjé (7th in the 1500m – 3:36.34); Elroy Gelant (8th in the 1500m – 3:37.97); Victor Hogan (5th in the discus – 62.21m).

Meanwhile, Henricho Bruintjes won the 200m in 20.71s at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Dakar and was third in the 100m in a time of 10.16s.

Other South African athletes in action in Dakar: Rocco Engelbrecht (2nd in 100m – 10.13s); PC Beneke (3rd in the 400-hurdles – 50.75s); Le Roux Hamman (4th in the 400-hurdles – 50.87s); Shaun de Jager (5th in the 400m – 47.13s); Caster Semenya (5th in the 800m – 2:04.19); Julia du Plessis (7th in the high jump – 1.75m).

On Saturday, at the ASA meeting at the Green Point Stadium, Rocco van Rooyen (WP) made sure to qualify for the World Championships in Beijing with a winning throw of 85.39 metres in the javelin.