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Time to reflect on
gender equality
Women’s Month is an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on women’s achievements, as well as the problems they face in the struggle to be free and their important role in society Yoliswa Landu
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s tribute to the thousands of women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of the pass laws to women; South Africa commemorates Women’s Month in August. This historic march was a turning point in the role of women in the struggle for freedom and gender equality. In a statement Parliament’s chairperson for the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Nonhlanhla Ncube-Ndaba, said the dawn of democracy brought about the enactment of women’s rights in the country. “A robust legislative framework has been
developed over the years, but the key challenge remains the implementation of these laws and policies to ensure the promotion, protection and fulfillment of women’s rights. Women in South Africa continue to face the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment. Moreover, the country has high levels of increased gender-based violence and femicide, in particular,” she said. Following South Africa’s transition to democracy and the development of an inclusive Constitution, a number of institutions were created to strengthen democracy and promote human rights, Ncube-Ndaba said. “The Commission for Gender Equality is one such key institution. It was established to deal with and address the specific
issues of inequality and discrimination against women. The Commission for Gender Equality is an important mechanism to focus the attention of Parliament and the broader South Africa on the goal of gender equality. Thus strengthening the Commission for Gender Equality is a key aspect to sustainable action towards addressing gender equality. The committee welcomes the appointment of the new Commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality and looks forward to the work ahead in the sixth Parliament.” Ncube-Ndaba said Women’s Month is an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on women’s achievements, as well as the problems they face in the struggle to be free and their important role in society.
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Why
it was a good choice to choose Ivy Academy
Sizwe Msimango
Sizwe Msimango matriculated at Ivy Academy in 2017. He is studying BSc IT at University of the Free State. Prior to writing this article, I had just concluded a conversation with the chairperson of a students’ division of which I am privileged to be a part. The crux of the dialogue was how an individual could bring about change for the benefit of a collective. We also spoke about the significance of being recognised in school, the tertiary institution and in the market field one is preparing to enter. While conversing, what became relevant is how tertiary education differs from the high school institution. The systems vary totally. To illustrate, in university, a student is required to take full responsibility for managing academics. On the other hand, the high school system expects the student to yield to the constant spoon-feeding. To the demands and expectations of tertiary education, I can attest from personal experience. Today I find myself being able to manage and survive the system. This is where my being at Ivy Academy comes to play. I attribute my ability to endure the tertiary system by having previously been enrolled in a system that prepared me for such a system as this. Ivy Academy is a pio-
Sizwe Msimango neer of independent learning. At Ivy Academy I learnt how to take full accountability of my academics. At secondary level, I could already adjust to both the general class and personal timetables. I would ensure that I did not miss class, that I always stayed on time, took notes in class, respected everyone around me, took account and note of school calendar dates and stayed informed and up to date with news and announcements. I also engaged in several successful projects without the school’s direct support (the difference between your typical high school and the ‘indepen-
dent learning pioneer’ is that the pioneer gave me the platform). All these factors and many others endowed me with an ethos and a backbone to enable me to thrive in university. Being at tertiary level, I realize that I am solely and completely responsible for my academics: finding information, setting up my timetable, managing my time, keeping track of my records and even ensuring that my fees are paid accordingly. The responsibility is so great that if there were university students’ management agents’ businesses – they would make billions annually. Moreover, I have identified a few avenues that could do with change to some extent, and as the chairperson pointed out, I as a student can take the measures required as long as I have the will and the drive, and most importantly, the plan. After the discussion with the chairperson, I realized that I am from a system that equipped me with all that is required to make collective impact wherever I am, and to stand out as a student in my field of study. It was the realization brought about by the conversation that stirred up the will to write this article – why it was a good choice to choose Ivy Academy. So, that is one of the countless reasons why choosing Ivy Academy was a good choice. Call Ivy Academy now on (011) 551 9111.
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Techno driven entrepreneurs In today’s world, where people are actually digitally influenced, then one must take proper use of the advancing technology and talk on platforms that shall help in their business to grow Dr Saarthak Bakshi ntrepreneurs have to be dynamic and adapt with the changes in the business environment. In this world of rapid digitalization and technologically advancing age, it is mandated that they are upto-date with novel technologies and mechanisms that help in faster yet effective completion of work. Technology has simplified the lives of the entrepreneurs with its efficiency. It has given the entrepreneurs to complete their tasks and enabled them to fly wherever they are, even with the minimalistic of resources. The market analysis is definitely not easy with traditional operations. It has always been difficult to retrieve proper feedback from the customers about the goods and services offered by the entrepreneur. With advancing technologies, the needs of the customers, reaching the target audience, tapping the tastes and preferences, the latest trends and competitor strategy is easy to keep an eye on. Earlier, with not so advanced technologies collecting all of this information was a very cumbersome and complicated task. A proper flow of communication is very vital to allow a well-organized flow of information in a business. Technology delivers manifold channels for businesses to connect.
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Technologies like virtual workspaces where there can be a proper exchange of novel ideas and information within a closed environment through video calls. It has actually made simpler for the superiors to check on their subordinates when travelling. This even ensures transparency of regular operations. In today’s world, where people are actually digitally influenced, then one must take proper use of the advancing technology and talk on platforms that shall help in their business to grow. The progressing technology has helped in ticking off all the use of paper by electronically advancing most of the necessary processes like accounts and legal formalities. The emails have substituted formal letters and intimations which are much quicker and better. The employees in the organization are able to work even outside of the office where there is a work-life struggle. The technologically driven entrepreneurs and the employees are able to enhance their networking even through homes while ensuring a proper family life while not compromising on their profession.
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Bid to honour
city’s fallen firefighters
Residents watch as the fire burns the building
Pic: Andrew Levy
Fire burns down iconic building Jeppestown - Last Friday a fire tore through the Grand Station Hotel and destroyed the building, together with some shops. A witness, Andrew Levy said residents of the building hurled their possessions out of windows, while friends and family members on the ground tried to gather up whatever they could. He said some people started rushing into the burning building, apparently with the intention of looting. “The one fire truck on the scene had to not only deal with the flames
but actually spray oncoming looters who were putting their lives at risk to enter the flaming buildings to steal goods from inside the stores,” he said. Joburg EMS spokesperson Nana Radebe said about 10 shops in one building had been affected. “People mentioned an electrical fault, but we will confirm this after concluding our investigation,” she said. No injuries were reported. Built in 1896, the Grand Station Hotel has been a landmark in Jeppestown. The fire gutted the
123-year-old building, leaving the structure a mere shell of what it used to be. The building received protection in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act in 1986. It initially served miners from the nearby Wolhuter mine, and also housed the popular Norman’s Grill in the 1960s and 1970s, which was renowned for its prawns and drew businessmen from all over Johannesburg. Before the fire, it housed several shops and 38 residential rooms.
Johannesburg - To honour firefighters who died during a Joburg CBD fire in 2018, the City of Joburg said their names would be inscribed onto 40 new fire engines. Safety MMC Michael Sun made the announcement following a visit to an assembly plant in Olifantsfontein, one of the five plants where 40 new fire engines are being built; expected to be completed in three months. “In honour of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of others, their names will be inscribed onto the new engines,” Sun said. As part of the first phase of the city’s new fire engine replacement programme, Sun said R216 million had been paid to a supplier for these and other fire emergency vehicles. They include one with a telescopic ladder, 15 grass firefighting vehicles, known as skid units, two major pumpers, seven light rapid rescue vehicles, one hydraulic platform, two level-2 command vehicles, two industrial pumpers, five heavy-duty rear-mounted pumpers, four water tankers and a heavy-duty hazardous materials vehicle. Sun said the service provider is
Safety MMC Michael Sun
a local specialised vehicle builder established 52 years ago, with vast experience and resources in assembling purpose-built vehicles such as fire engines. “The procurement of these fire engines is of utmost importance as our residents’ lives and properties depend on the efficient service of our emergency management services. I will conduct regular oversight to ensure that production is on track for speedy and efficient delivery. It is important that we always remember those who lost their lives for the protection of others, especially as we are finally able to replace the fleet of aged fire engines,” Sun said.
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New pathology lab to relieve pressure The facility would replace the current forensics pathology mortuary which is in Hillbrow, which is struggling to cope with demand for forensic pathology services Johannesburg - An academic forensics mortuary, built by the Gauteng government, is expected to alleviate the pressure on residents who are still waiting for answers on what killed their loved ones. The forensic pathology labora-
Court jails rapist for
over a century Premier David Makhura (front) and his delegation during the visit to the construction site.
tory, which is under construction in Auckland Park, will be one of the biggest facilities of its kind in the world, according to Gauteng Premier David Makhura. The premier and his delegation visited the construction site last Thursday. “This facility will help a lot for those particular cases where the reasons behind a loved one dying are unknown. The one in Hillbrow is too small, and overtime it would not cope with the new technol-
ogy we are going to have here. The state of the art technology will help us a lot, especially in circumstances where families want to know about their deceased relatives,” he said. Makhura added that families who want answers about the deaths of their loved ones should no longer have to wait five, even up to 10 years for closure. An amount of R500 million is invested in the building, expected to be fully functional by June next year. The facility would replace the current forensics pathology mortuary which is in Hillbrow, which is struggling to cope with demand for forensic pathology services. Makhura said the 650-person storage facility would also serve an academic function with auditoriums, workspace and medical procedure observation rooms for medical professionals and students. “This project will also assist medi-
cal students to do their research. The most important part the building design has taken cognisance of the stressful nature of the environment,” he said. There is a backlog of 80 000 forensic samples that need to be tested countrywide. The building has been under construction since November 2016 but the government is adamant that the project is not running behind its schedule. After being completed, the forensic pathology laboratory would transform the spatial landscape and link tertiary education sites across the province by adding to existing amenities; the Ann Lasky Nursing College, Helen Joseph Hospital, University of Johannesburg campus; Campus Square Shopping Complex and Rea Vaya complex, which have become an educational and health precinct in the Auckland Park area, Makhura said.
Johannesburg - The High Court has jailed a serial rapist who used his security vehicle to target women on their way to work for more than a century. Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said the rapist Sibusiso Khuzwayo was sentenced to 110 years imprisonment for five counts of rape and four of robbery with aggravating circumstances. “Khuzwayo, a hostel dweller, preyed on his victims who would not be suspicious of his intentions as he was operating as a security guard between June and October 2016. The victims, aged between 18 and 37, were targeted while on their way to work. He forced them into his vehicle before raping them and stealing their belongings.” Khuzwayo once escaped from custody while he was on trial, but police tracked him to a hospital and rearrested him.
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Scholarship gives girl a chance to shine
Alex Smith
Grade 10 scholar Lwandi Bini lives opposite the Noord Street taxi rank in the Joburg CBD, and has to study next to a noisy shebeen, but knows that she is destined for more, thanks to her SSP high school scholarship. Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP) is a scholarship programme for gifted children in Grade 6 with top marks in English, Maths and Science from disadvantaged families. Lwandi studied at Johannesburg Polytech Institute in Doornfontein
when her teacher gave her an application form for the SSP scholarship. Her father is a limo driver and her mother helps with bookings and sells moringa to bring in extra funds. She also has a brother in boarding in Pretoria and a younger sister, who will apply for the SSP scholarship this year, as she is in Grade 6. Once she got the scholarship, she was afforded an opportunity to complete her high school at Kingsmead Col-
Killers jailed for life
Johannesburg The Gauteng High Court has sentenced two men to life jail for murdering a security guard and robbing him of his pistol at the Bread Bin and Milky Bar in Maraisburg in 2016. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the accused, Bheki Ngubane and Muzimandla Majozi were with two other men when they entered the store on May 10, 2016. NPA spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane said: “They attacked the secirity officer Victor Dlamini, shot him twice and robbed him of his firearm. The store owner moved toward an open door to observe. The accused fired shots at him. Khota returned fire, fatally wounding two of the assailants.”
Mjonondwane added that the two were also sentenced to life jail for the murders of their co-perpetrators. “Praying for a lenient sentence, the duo’s attorney asked the court to consider the threeyear period both accused spent incarcerated, awaiting the finalisation of the case, as well as the fact that they were first-time offenders. Advocate Steven Rubin argued that the accused acted in joint conduct in premeditated murder and should therefore be sentenced to life as prescribed by the law; a plea Judge James Grant acceded to.” Ngubane and Majozi were found guilty of the murder of Victor Dlamini, attempted murder, robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
lege in Rosebank; a far cry from the government schools she attended previously. “It’s a safe environment at Kingsmead. Going to a private school has meant having to adjust to the system, but the school made it easier for me to adjust. That stereotype that you are a scholarship child, they don’t have that here,” she says. Lwandi now plays tennis. “I always
dreamt of playing tennis, and take traditional dance as an extramural. I am also a library monitor where I make sure everything is in order.” About her plans after school she says she wants to get into psychology and learn more about the mind. SSP scholarship applications are open for Grade 6 learners. Visit www.ssp.org.za to find more.
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Wits to host Ruth First fiesta Bridget van Oerle
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he Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust will hold its annual Ruth First Jeppe Fiesta at the Wits University’s Linder Auditorium on 30 August. Jeppe High School for Girls celebrate their 100th year and this musical treat comes to the party with an evening of music that will delight audiences. The annual music event aids the foundation created in memory of alumna Ruth First and currently sponsors 56 girls at Jeppe High School for Girls. Under the masterful baton of the award-winning maestro Richard Cock this year’s line-up features World Choir
Games gold medalists Jeppe Girls’ Choir and Highland Cathedral, with a programme so diverse it takes audiences from Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto in A minor performed by Jeppe High School for Girls’ head of music Elize Kruger to a My Fair Lady medley of hits and the Can Can choreographed by Loryn Lewis. This year’s fiesta sees the premiere of SA composer Franco Prinsloo’s commissioned work Cantate for female voices, which specially celebrates the Jeppe High School for Girls’ centenary. Pianist Elize Kruger will take to the stage with violinist and Jeppe High School for Girls’ strings specialist Mia
Björkman–Sun and soloists Dominique Deysel and SAMA-nominated Timothy Moloi who returns to this special event. There will also be performances by the Jeppe Pipe Band, SA’s oldest school pipe band, under master-in-charge Damien Pitman. Specialist vocal coach and choir master Johan Bester conducts the Jeppe Girls’ Choir and Andrew Parfitt will bring out the best of Jeppe Girls’ Orchestra. Jeppe Hlabelela and Marimba ensembles are also lined-up to add their sounds to the evening. All performances will be accompanied by the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra who work towards building the performers and audiences of the future.
Jeppe old girl Carolyn Steyn, of the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela campaign, will make a guest appearance along with other Jeppe luminaries Dina Gonçalves and Di Thompson in the Toy Symphony. The Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust was established in 2010 to pay tribute to anti-apartheid activist and journalist First, who was killed in a letter bomb explosion in 1982. Using First as a role model, scholarship recipients are provided with full tuition to enable them to obtain top-quality education at Jeppe, one of South Africa’s leading schools. For more email ruthfirstevents@jeppegirls.co.za.
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SAFA appoints interim Bafana coach
‘Given that Ntseki has been with Bafana for quite a while now, it was felt that in the interest of continuity, and given the upcoming fixtures in September, Ntseki is best placed to follow through with the foundation that has been laid by ex-coach Baxter’ Johannesburg - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has appointed ex-Under 17 head coach Molefi Ntseki as interim coach of Bafana, following the resignation of Stuart Baxter. Baxter resigned despite guiding Bafana to the 2019 AFCON quarterfinals, where Ntseki was his assistant. The SAFA technical committee said they would appoint a task
team, who will decide on the permanent coach. In a statement SAFA said: “Following the SAFA Technical Committee meeting SAFA follows the technical committee recommendation, and has appointed Molefi Ntseki as interim coach of the men’s senior national team with immediate effect. “Given that Ntseki has been with Bafana for quite a while now, it was
felt that in the interest of continuity, and given the upcoming fixtures in September, Ntseki is best placed to follow through with the foundation that has been laid by ex-coach Baxter. Ntseki, the current Under 17 head coach, is an entrenched student of SAFA’s Vision 2022, having been involved with all the national teams. “Regarding a permanent replacement, the SAFA technical commit-
tee has resolved to appoint a task team to consider a new head coach for Bafana Bafana. While it is our intention to use our best endeavours to resolve the Bafana Bafana head coach matter by the end of the month, it is to be understood that with these matters, it involves complex negotiations with the potential replacement, and therefore not always possible to resolve such matters in short space of time.”
Interim Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki
NFD gets new sponsor The winner of the league will pocket R3 million, which is a significant increase, compared to the previous R300 000
PSL and GladAfrica officials during the event
Johannesburg - Last Thursday Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Irvin Khoza announced that the GladAfrica Group is the new official sponsor of the National First Division. “GladAfrica is joining a club of drivers that are sponsors of foot-
ball. We commend the leadership of GladAfrica for being visionaries for having the foresight to understand the development of football in the country,” Khoza said. The NFD will now be known as the GladAfrica Championship, following the sponsorship deal,
which runs for five years. The winner of the league will pocket R3 million, which is a significant increase, compared to the previous R300 000. The GladAfrica Championship runners up will get R1.5 million, the third-placed team R1million.