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Councillors condemn cop killings
‘The killing of police should be considered absolutely unacceptable and an affront to the people, the state and our democracy’ Johannesburg - City of Joburg councillors yesterday have come out in support of the families of police officers killed in the line of duty, and to relatives of the two men who were brutally murdered at Rhodes Park, as well as of those who died in the Sandton bridge collapse a few weeks ago. Before officially opening the City’s 60th monthly council meeting last Thursday, Speaker Connie Bapela asked the legislature to observe a minute’s silence in honour of the deceased. Earlier, hundreds of placard-carrying councillors demonstrated outside the council chambers at Metro Centre in Braamfontein against police killings. The demonstration was punctuated by singing, toyi-toying and chanting of slogans. Some of the placards
read: “We Remember our Heroes who Died Protecting our City”, “#Stop Killing Our Police”, “Police are our Fathers, Mothers, Uncles and Sons”, “Police are Not the Enemy, Crime Is”, “Let’s Pray for Our Police” and “Let’s Unite with Police to Fight Crime.” In her address to the council, Bapela described the Sandton bridge collapse as a “a sad and horrifying experience” and conveyed the council’s condolences to the families of the two people who died. “I would also like to wish all those who sustained injuries a speedy recovery. We have recognised, too, with appreciation, that the Mayor’s response to the scene of the accident was immediate. On behalf of the legislature, I must also commend the various units and departments for the
Some of the Joburg councillors display placards condemning the killing of police officers.
sterling role they played and their swift response to the incident to ensure that those affected were taken care of. You have made us proud,” she said. The Speaker said the brutal Rhodes Park attack had shocked many people. “We condemn this barbaric act with the strongest of words. We welcome the urgency demonstrated by the Mayor to deal with the matter by convening an urgent Mayoral Committee meeting following this incident. We are further encouraged by the setting up of a collaborative security plan to be immediately activated at Rhodes Park and applied at
all the City’s recreational facilities,” Councillor Bapela said. She said police killings were like a sore wound that should not be allowed to fester. “We should be concerned about the apparent apathy about police killings. The media, as all of us, have an enormous responsibility to raise awareness about the killing of police. The public needs to be educated about the complex environment of policing. The killing of police should be considered absolutely unacceptable and an affront to the people, the state and our democracy. We need, all of us as law abiding South
Africans, to take charge and defend our police,” she added. MMC for Health and Social Development Councillor Nonceba Molwele commended church leaders for the role they played in bringing peace in troubled townships and comfort and solace to bereaved families. She added that the role of the church in mediating in conflicts and oppression of their fellow countrymen went back to the days of apartheid when church leaders such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Reverend Allan Boesak and Bishop Paul Verryn led from the front.
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“We discovered that the arts industry was more alive in Johannesburg, and we believe a lot more will be happening in the future.”
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Drive lures investors back to the inner-city Johannesburg - The inner city regeneration drive, which is spearheaded by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), is luring investors and businesses back into Newtown, Braamfontein, Ferreirasdorp and other neighbourhoods in the CBD. Joining the new wave of returnees and first-time entrants is Gauteng Opera formerly The Black Tie Ensemble - an all-round performing arts and entertainment company that specialises in opera productions, concerts and events. The company moved from Pretoria into its new premises on the corner of Anderson and Miriam Makeba Streets in Ferreirasdorp in January this year, and Chief Operating Officer Arnold Cloete says they don’t regret their decision. Cloete said they decided to relocate after realising that they were doing more and more work in Johannesburg following a decline in demand for and sponsorship of opera in Pretoria. “We discovered that the arts industry was more alive in Johannesburg, and we believe a lot more will be happening in the future.” After searching for many months, they finally found a disused building in Ferreirasdorp, saw the potential of the prem-
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ises and the location, and conducted renovations before moving in. Their new location places them within easy reach of the arts and cultural precinct of Newtown, home of the Market Theatre, as well as the Wits Theatre and Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein and the Linder Auditorium in Parktown. “The only problem we face is finding transport for our artists in the evening after they finish rehearsals.” Cloete said Gauteng Opera was upbeat on the future of the creative and performing arts in Johannesburg. “We look forward to the future and being part of the growth taking place in the inner city,” he said. Between 2007 and 2012, under the Inner City Charter, the City of Johannesburg spent almost R2-billion on greening public spaces, upgrading derelict buildings, developing the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system, upgrading housing and other infrastructure, and making the inner city more eco-friendly.
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JMPD in anti-crime drive Johannesburg - Police officers working in the streets of the Joburg inner-city have multiplied since mid-September. This is as JMPD tries to curb crime in downtown Johannesburg. JMPD Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said Operation Buyisa iJozi (Bring Back Jozi) had been working through the inner city block by block since September 24. As the festive season nears, police are especially concerned about crime. However, Minnaar said the operation would last long after the holiday spirit has died down. The police have partnered with other departments, including Environmental Health and Social Development, as well as municipal entities such as City Parks, to identify issues that contribute to crime in a community and fix those issues. “It’s a holistic approach to dealing with crime and urban disorder,” said Earl Stoles, an analyst for the JMPD. After identifying which blocks have problems that need attention, the operation’s teams occupy the area for 21 days. The teams pick up trash and items for recycling, identify illegal connections to City Power, fill in potholes and direct traffic to improve congestion, among other things. When their by-law teams identify buildings or businesses that aren’t complying with by-laws, they first issue warnings. If the owners don’t fix the issue, they are fined. Stoles said the focus wasn’t on issuing fines but rather on changing behaviour. Rajash Seejarim, the acting deputy director for area-based management, said
the clean-up crews struggled to keep ahead of illegal dumping. “The only issue is community habit,” Seejarim said. “We clean it now but in the next hour, you’ll never say we have cleaned.” The operation has also closed two buildings that were hijacked or dilapidated. Stoles said the buildings often served as places to lure victims or as havens for criminal activity. “The main purpose is to restore rule of law in the inner city.” He said four establishments were closed because they were in violation of bylaws. Seejarim added that the operation would require follow-up inspections
before the businesses were allowed to reopen. Groups of officers regulate street vendors to make sure that streets and pavements are clear for traffic. They confiscate counterfeit items and trolleys that are not stored properly. They stop people from jaywalking and drivers of bakkies from parking illegally. The vendors whose items get confiscated often try to argue with the officers, but in the end, they put their hands in their pockets and walk away. “There is room for improvement, but the public appreciates our work,” said an officer who often works on the street teams.
The JMPD’s Chief Supt Wayne Minnaar (left) during an operation in the CBD.
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Bushbuckridge - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has visited residents as part of her department’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) programme. The programme is aimed at educating residents about DTT and outlined the processes that residents should follow to register for set-top-boxes. They were encouraged to register for subsidised Set-Top-Boxes. South Africa is preparing to migrate from analogue to digital terrestrial after missing the international deadline earlier this year. More than 1 000 residents have already applied for the subsidised set-top-boxes in the Northern Cape. This is after the official launch of the registration project in the Northern Cape early this month. Head of Digital Migration Solly Mokoetle says the set-top-boxes will be distributed in Mpumalanga as soon as possible. “In other areas like here in Bushbuckridge the Minister is coming carrying that message that people must be ready to register, we will begin very soon to roll out the boxes. DTT is ready, let’s go digital South Africa.” Residents have expressed their excitement about migrating to digital. Some hope this will improve their television picture quality because the area has a poor signal. Those who qualify for the subsidised settop-boxes can register at any Post Office.
Cape Town - The Hanover Park Community Policing Forum claims seven people have died in gang-related attacks over a week, prompting the organisation to hold urgent talks to find ways to quell the violence. Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed the incident and said it happened shortly before 6am on Sunday. “A 32-year-old man was stabbed to death in Wetton during an apparent argument. A 22year-old man, who we believe assisted the suspect, was arrested and is being questioned in connection with the incident.” Traut added that the suspect responsible for the fatal stabbing had yet to be arrested. CPF spokesman Ebrahim Abrahams said there were rumours that Sunday’s stabbing was linked to recent shootings and stabbings, in which seven people have so far been killed in what he described as gang-related violence. “It is either witnesses in cases, or people who are part of an opposition gang and one killing leads to another,” he said. Abrahams said the community was living in fear. “The community is mobilising and most of it is dormant structures and they seem to be mobilising again,” he said. IOL
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Aquaculture to poverty Serious water shortage looming stem East London - Agriculture and Forestry Residents try to access water from a broken water pipe.
Giyani - Residents might face a serious shortage of water if it does not rain before the end of November, according to the Mopani District Municipality, which manages the water supply in the district. The two dams, Klein Letaba and Nsami, which supply Giyani with water, are said to be at 29% and 33% respectively. “As of now the situation is still manageable but it won’t stay this way if it does not rain before the end of November,” explained Neil Shikwambana, municipal spokesperson. This follows the municipality’s announcement that Thapane Dam in Ralela has dried up, which left 90 000 residents at the risk of
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water shortage. This has led to the municipality requesting emergency funding from the Department of Water and Sanitation in order to help minimise the situation. “The district municipality is supplying water to the area through a limited number of boreholes and water tankers,” he said. He also assured the people that the municipality will ensure they have access to water while waiting for the rain. The municipality also implored people to utilise water available sparingly to avert further challenges. “This also applies in areas such as Giyani where we’re expecting a similar situation if it does not rain,” he said. Capricorn Voice
Drastic restrictions for drought effects
Uthungulu Mayor Thembeka Mchunu
Durban - As the KwaZulu-Natal province battles its worst drought in 20 years, the Uthungulu District has implemented drastic water restrictions in the area. Residents and businesses in the municipality can now only access water in the mornings, as the Melmoth Dam, which is responsible for supplying water is shut off at night, in an effort to conserve water. Water levels in the dam are severely low, with muddy water coming out in some areas of the district. The province has been declared a disaster
area due to the drought which has damaged crops, killed livestock and compromised food security. District Mayor of uThungulu, Thembeka Mchunu said they are providing locals with water tankers. “There are water tankers that we have provided at least to supplement where the pump is not pumping enough to the community the people will be getting water in the morning but also there’s water tankers that will be there to supplement water at this present moment,” said Mchunu. SABC
Minister Senzeni Zokwana says Aquaculture will play an important role as a tool in the fight against poverty and improving the economy of the country. Zokwana was speaking at the Buffalo City Metro Growth Development Summit in East London. The summit is held at a time when figures of the municipality indicate that 30% of the 800 000 population at the metro is unemployed. Zokwana said the Eastern Cape must use its 800 km long coastline to create jobs. “We believe that aquaculture can be able to create around R3 billion to the GDP and we believe that is achievable. Already it has grown by 23% which is above the global average which is 7%. We believe that through aquaculture we can even be able to do fresh water fish farming using the state dams and we believe that project has the potential to create employment and make sure we dent the scourge of poverty.” Meanwhile, the President of the South African Unemployed Workers Union (SAUWU) Jabu Ntusi says he hopes summit will change the metro. “Our metro will be able to meet the deadlines to render service delivery to our communities, and there will be job opportunities whereby the vast majority will be able to benefit.” SABC
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Rhodes Park murder suspect appears in court Johannesburg - A man suspected of being part of a gang that brutally attacked two couples at Rhodes Park in Kensington has appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. The suspect, Thabo Nkala’s appearance lasted a few minutes. The matter was postponed to November 9 for further investigations. Just over two weeks ago, 12 men attacked two couples who had gone to the park after a
Joburg Mayor Parks Tau addresses delegates during the closing ceremony of the Ecomobility Festival.
EcoMobility Festival ends on a high note ‘An online survey revealed a noticeable shift of people moving from travelling in their own cars to using public transport’ Johannesburg - In what was a fitting finale to the month-long EcoMobility World Festival, more than 2 000 people thronged into West Street in Sandton on Saturday to be entertained by some of the country’s top musicians in a day filled with exciting activities, family fun and a vibey atmosphere. Joburg Mayor Parks Tau, Transport MMC Christine Walters, Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo, the City’s Executive Director of Transport, Lisa Seftel, and other high-ranking City officials mingled with the crowds. Mayor Tau and Seftel described the festival as a great success, saying it had raised awareness of the importance of cycling, walking and using public transport. Mayor Tau thanked Johannesburg residents for their support during the festival, which saw parts of the Sandton CBD closed off to vehicular traffic.
“The festival was very successful to the extent that it generated a lot of conversation, especially on social media, around the compelling global reasons why all of us should contribute to the decongestion of our urban areas. But the hard work starts now as we prepare for the COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris in December.” On Friday the Mayor said despite initial scepticism, attitudes quickly changed as the festival progressed. He said an online survey had revealed a noticeable shift of people moving from travelling in their own cars to using public transport. “The percentage of people who indicated that they used private vehicles to travel into the Sandton CBD dropped from 90% to 68%. Gautrain use increased by 8% during the festival,” Mayor Tau said. He acknowledged that there was “a level of dissatisfaction with trav-
elling within Sandton”, mostly because of the ongoing construction work. “The festival has proved that there was a clear need for safe, affordable and an accessible integrated public transport system,” he said. He added that the City would continue working towards extending Rea Vaya and Metrobus services and improving or providing transport infrastructure. The Mayor said the City would reintroduce express lanes along Republic Road, William Nicol Drive and Sandton Drive to accommodate public transport and pool cars. He added that the construction of new cycle lanes and the widening of sidewalks on both sides of West and Maude streets would be completed by June 2016. A permanent cycling lane will also be constructed to connect Rosebank and Sandton, the Mayor said.
church service in central Joburg. They beat the two men before stripping them and tying their hands and feet with their clothes before throwing them in the lake where they drowned. One of the women was raped while the other escaped without physical harm. A manhunt is still on for the other attackers. Police say they are confident that Nkala’s arrest would lead to the arrest of the other suspects. News24
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Some water sources are drying up around the country.
Is South Africa Hugh Masekela relaunches his book a dry country? Hugh Masekela during the relaunch of his book at Constitution Hill.
A story of a man who refused to be defined by circumstances that had defeated many of his peers Johannesburg- Jazz musician and political activist Hugh Masekela is celebrating the re-launch of his biography, Still Grazing. The book, which was first published in 2004, goes into detail about Hugh’s life along the years. Still Grazing tells Hugh’s life story, which includes love and loss, sex and drugs, exile and revolution. It also tells a story about black South Africans through Hugh’s life. Despite going through all of those struggles, Hugh has survived it all, and lives to tell his story to the world. This is a story of a man whose life I sincerely wish could have been my own – packed with music, travel, outrage, tragedy, history, adventure, learning, spirituality, love, abandon, joy and laughter. - Ramapolo Hugh Masekela Still Grazing was first published in the US in 2004; it is an autobiography which shares rich detail of worldacclaimed jazz giant Hugh Masekela’s life, infused with love and loss, sex and drugs, exile and revolution. He survived it all, with wit, passion, abundant talent and wisdom, and is now
bringing his story back home! Even though Still Grazing, Hugh Masekela’s biography, carries a subtitle that refers to his musical journey, the book is, in a word, the spiritual journey of black South Africans. Mandla Langa Music is the soaring theme that carries a rough ride … Hugh Masekela has survived it all, tells it all ardently, ribald and honest, from his admirable perspective of wisdom gained. - Nadine Gordimer He lived to put his native South Africa on the front stage. Not with a gun, but with his trumpet. Singing and playing deep into the heart of apartheid darkness; bringing light and hope. Laughter and rebirth. Touching lives. Giving hope. Helping to rebuild the land of his birth. Sharing his vision for a better world for the children of tomorrow. Hugh Masekela ... A genius of our time .-Don Mattera Unfolding against one of the most inspiring political transformations of the twentieth century, this is the engrossing chronicle of a remarkable, one-ofa-kind musical life.
‘We encourage all municipalities to run campaigns in partnership with other government departments, parastatals and NGOs to encourage better usage of water for the benefit of all, including our livestock’ Peter Gumede
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s it true that our country is a dry country, are our communities aware of this fact. Is it a fact or fiction? These are the naked facts about our country. South Africa is a semi desert, and an area that receives less rainfall as compared to the world average. The sad news is that we have been misusing water therefore we need to jointly support any initiative that attempts to encourage water saving. The campaign needs to cut across business and society. In Gauteng, municipalities rely very much on bulk water from wetter regions and from foreign sources like the Lesotho Highland Water Scheme. The real challenge though is the management of demand and efficient use of our limited water resources. Also noting the current sit-
uation of no rain and or very limited amount of rain, we need to ask ourselves a question. Is it lack of rain that push us to drought situation or it’s our poor management and use of our water currently in our dams and reservoirs? Has our population growth been aligned with land usage to ensure that we improve on the existing infrastructure and also build new dams? In addition, have we been maintain our ageing infrastructure to minimize water losses. Have we been educating our communities on water usage. The other sector that needs to be re-looked at when it comes to water usage is the farming community. We really need to look at the improved methods of farming. Our farmers need to assist us in the reduction of thirsty crops. In Gauteng the government needs
to employ a strategy whereby community education campaigns are deployed. These should focus on introducing and enforcing greater efficiency in the usage of water and introduction of water conservation and water harvesting methods. Finally as a collective of various communities around Gauteng we must ensure that our water usage will contribute to availability of water even for our next generations to come. We encourage all municipalities to run campaigns in partnership with other government departments, parastatals and NGOs to encourage better usage of our water for the benefit of all, including our livestock. Peter Gumede is the Gauteng Provincial Director of Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). He writes in his personal capacity.
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Part of the protest march against prices of utilities.
Thousands protest utility prices Tangier, Morocco - Thousands took to the streets on Saturday over high prices for water and electricity, in the largest protest since pro-democracy marches in 2011. Large-scale protests are rare in Morocco, where the king still holds ultimate sway. When pro-democracy unrest toppled leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in 2011, the palace managed to calm similar protests with a combination of limited reforms, spending and tougher security. The demonstration was the latest in a series that started two weeks ago. It took place a day after authorities and the company running the services proposed measures to calm unrest against what protesters see as high prices and administrative mismanagement. Water, wastewater and electricity businesses in Tangier
and neighbouring Tetouan have been operated since 2002 by Amendis, an affiliate of France’s Veolia Environnement. “Amedis go home, Tangier is not yours,” chanted thousands of protesters in the city centre where dozens of small protests from different neighbourhoods converged. Witnesses said authorities deployed hundreds of riot police and closed streets. Many stores switched off their lights and lit candles in support of the protest. A committee from the Interior ministry, Tangier’s city council and Amendis said it will correct any containing errors. Amedis blamed the government’s contract programme to rescue the state-run power utility ONEE. It also pointed to peak power and water demand during the summer. AFP
Suspected rebels seize fourteen aid workers Goma, DRC - Fourteen aid workers were kidnapped on Sunday in eastern DR Congo, their employer said. “Twelve researchers and two drivers returning from a fact-finding mission on the nutritional situation” in the Rutshuru area were kidnapped in the town of Katwiguru, the head of the Rural Development Centre, Paul Muhasa, said. The town is around 120km northeast of Goma, the North Kivu capital and the region’s main city. “The identity of the assailants is not yet known,” Muhasa said. The development agency trains farmers in a partnership with the UN World Food Pro-
gramme in the country’s Rutshuru area. Speaking by telephone from Rutshuru, deputy administrator Liberata Burotwa said she suspected rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda of being behind the abduction. The Rwandan Hutu rebels, some of whom are accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, are regularly accused of serious crimes against civilians in eastern DRC. Last Monday several eastern towns were paralysed by a stay-at-home protest to pressure Joseph Kabila’s government to act, following a stabbing attack by Rwandan rebels that left three seriously injured. AFP
Maputo, Mozambique - The above five percent next year. Mocountry’s economy is expected zambique’s inflation accelerated to 2.73 percent in September due to accelerate to 6.5 percent next year due to a delay in to the impact of the depreciation of the currency, the metical investment in large natural against the dollar. resources projects, the InLazare said between 2017 ternational Monetary Fund to 2020 growth could aver(IMF) said. Growth in 2015 will reach age eight percent owing to positive prospects of in6.3 percent as China’s slowvestments in extractive ing economy hits commodity industries, especially liqexporters, said the IMF’s mission head Michel Lazare. uefied natural gas. The IMF team met Gas discovered off the Prime Minister Carlos do coast offers an opportunity PM Carlos do Rosario Rosario, Finance Ministo transform a country ravaged by a 16-year civil war ter Adriano Maleiane and Bank of Mozambique Governor Ernesto that ended in 1992, but delays in initiating investments has set back economic growth. Gove. IMF recommended a continuation of “Inflation is to increase towards 5-6 percent the tightening cycle after the policy committee raised its lending rate by 25 basis points to over the next few months,” Lazare said. The central bank said the economy will 7.75 percent on Oct.14. “The team believes grow by around seven percent next year, a that the economic programme is adequate to slowdown from a projected 7.5 percent in respond to external shocks that the economy 2015. It also forecast inflation would increase is going through,” Lazare said. AIM
President reshuffles cabinet ahead of polls
Bangui, CAR - Interim President Catherine Samba-Panza has replaced the defence, public security and justice ministers as part of a cabinet reshuffle less than two months before a general election, state radio said. The decision follows weeks of consultations initiated by Samba-Panza in the wake of inter-religious violence that killed 77 people in the capital in late September. Under the shake-up announced late on Thursday, Joseph Bindoumi, head of the Central African League of Human Rights, replaces Marie-Noelle Koyara as defence minister. Chrysostome Sambia, a general in the gendarmerie, will serve as public security minister, while Dominique Said Paguindji, who previously held that post, becomes minister of justice. The ministers of rural development and youth were also replaced. Four people were lynched on Bangui’s streets last Thursday. Clashes between Muslims and Christians have spiked anew and some fear they could endanger the December 13 election, meant to restore democratic rule after two years of bloodshed. Pope Francis is to visit Bangui next month. Reuters President Catherine Samba-Panza
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Leader allowed 19-year extension Kigali, Rwanda - Lawmakers have removed term limits for the president, allowing the incumbent to rule for the next 19 years ending in 2034, if he contests in 2017. The lower house has approved a constitutional amendment allowing President Kagame, in power since 2000, to run for a third seven-year term, after which he could run for two more terms of five years each. Specifically, Rwandan legislators approved a standalone Article 172 in the draft constitution which will allow President Kagame to rule the country as long as he wishes. The article stipulates that “the President of the Republic in office at the time of commencement of this revised Constitution shall continue to serve the term for which he was elected, and the provisions of Article 101 of this revised Constitution shall be applicable after the expiry of a seven-year term.” The term ends in 2017. Chamber of deputies’ speaker, Donatille Mukabalisa, said the provisions in Article 172 was crafted to respond to the “public demands” in whose petitions to parliament early this year, called for removal of term limits so that President Kagame be allowed to extent his stay in office beyond 2017. The same wish was highlighted in a past nationwide consultation process on the matter where the majority of the people insisted that article 101 be changed specifically for President Kagame, and not for others. The presidential amendments are expected to be approved by the Senate prior to being put to a referendum. Reuters
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‘When Chiefs and Pirates play their form in their previous games doesn’t work’ Soccer Correspondent
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arely a week after their highlyanticipated League clash, Chiefs and Pirates lock horns once more as the Soweto giants square off in their Telkom Knockout semi-final encounter. The same day the battle of Pretoria sees Sundowns and defending champions SuperSport United face-off on Saturday evening. Tiyani wa ka Mabasa reports that Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela has responded to suggestions that his team may be lacking big match temperament after their 3-1 loss to Orlando Pirates in the Soweto Derby last Saturday. Earlier this season, Chiefs lost 1-0 to Ajax Cape Town in the MTN8 Cup Final and after the loss to Pirates, he admitted that Chiefs have to focus better in games of this magnitude.
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We are very close to the Carlton Centre and major shops and factories. Food outlets are also nearby.
“Clearly, based on the fact that we lost both big ones it makes you think that, listen we have to concentrate more and apart from the result itself, you also look at performance because what should inspire you and give an indication of how you look at is did they perform? Not really. Did they get a result? Not really. And then you start working on that. And which matches are those? As you say, it’s both big ones. We will have to go back and start looking at it,” Komphela concedes. “Mentally, obviously we have suffered and we know it takes a lot more especially because this is a Derby. There is pride involved and we could have given a better performance, but we are saying listen there is always the next time and we will have an opportunity to rectify our mistakes,” he adds. Meanwhile former Orlando Pirates defender Edward ‘Magents’ Motale
is confident that Eric Tinkler’s side to advance to the final of the Telkom Knockout. The Buccaneers will come up against Kaizer Chiefs in another Soweto Derby on Saturday this weekend. Having won 3-1 during last Saturday’s Soweto Derby in the league, Pirates have an advantage to win this weekend’s game at the FNB Stadium, according to the club’s legend and former Bafana Bafana player. “When Chiefs and Pirates play the form of the two teams in their previous games doesn’t work. The two sides can be on form against teams like Golden Arrows and Polokwane City, but that doesn’t normally work when they play against each other. The two teams motivate each other when playing against each other. “For example, even if there is a Chiefs player that has been feeling down, he
gets motivated with knowing that Pirates is coming. It’s not about form but the planning. There is history about the game and there is always a lot at stake. “I haven’t been 100% excited about Pirates’ win last weekend. I’m not saying it was a fluke. Kaizer Chiefs were defeated hands down. If Khune wasn’t in goals Pirates would have scored five or six goals. It was going to be the biggest embarrassment for Chiefs. “My biggest celebration is going to be this weekend in the Telkom Knockout. I don’t think Chiefs will do much of a difference from last weekend’s game. Maybe they will come with about 90 percent of the same players that played last weekend. I believe that Pirates were in fifth gear against them and will need to change to sixth gear this weekend. The vehicle has to pick up speed and we will see on the way about the traffic cameras and speed traps,” said Motale.
Banyana bye for next AWC The Nigerians will face the winner between Senegal and Guinea for a place in Cameroon, while Ivory Coast, who ruined Banyana’s dreams of a place in the FIFA World Cup tackle Libya or Egypt Soccer Correspondent
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anyana Banyana now know their path to the African Women’s Championships (AWC) in 2016 after CAF announced the preliminary round fixtures on Tuesday. The senior South African national women’s team, coached by Vera Pauw, has been given a bye in the first round of qualifiers for the finals tournament to be staged in Cameroon from November 19 to December 3. They will meet the winner of the tie between Mauritius and Botswana for a place in the finals, a fixture that should hold no fear for them whoever they get. It is most likely they will face Botswana, who they defeated 10-0 in a friendly match in September last year. Other nations who were given a bye in the first round are Nigeria, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast. The Nigerians will face the winner of the tie between Senegal and Guinea for a place in Cameroon, while Ivory Coast, who ruined Banyana’s dreams of a place in the FIFA World Cup earlier this year, tackle Libya or Egypt. Zimbabwe may have qualified, along with South Africa, for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next year, but there was no bye for them. They tackle Tanzania in the first round of AWC qualifiers, and if they advance from there must tackle either Zambia or Namibia for a place in Cameroon.