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NO MERCY! for criminals this festive season “Drinking and driving and failing to reduce speed on wet roads will not be tolerated.”

Pic: Inner-City Press Agency MMC Cllr Michael Sun gives an address to the public during the launch of the Festive Road Safety campaign. Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

he City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety, Cllr Michael Sun, issued a stern warning against law-breakers as he officially launched the Festive Road Safety campaign in Wanderers Street in the Johannesburg CBD. The campaign – a joint operation between the Johannesburg Metropolitan Department (JMPD), Emergency Management Services (EMS) and Johannesburg Disaster Management in co-operation

with the South African Police Service (SAPS) – is part of the City’s mission to prevent crime, by-law violations, car hijackings, robberies, theft, fires, floods, emergencies and disasters. MMC Sun said criminals would have nowhere to hide during the festive season and motorists who failed to obey the rules of the road would also have to face the full might of the law. His warning comes in the wake of the killing of two suspected robbers after three shootouts and a robbery attempt at four shopping centres in Gauteng at the weekend. A six-

year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after he was hit by a stray bullet while sitting in a car at the Lifestyle Centre in Centurion. The MMC said the JMPD, assisted by the SAPS, would patrol the streets and man roadblocks in every corner of Johannesburg to protect law-abiding citizens. “We want to make this festive season a safe and crime-free one. We will not tolerate any criminal activity or the breaking of the rules of the road,” he said. Cllr Sun said the festive season was a period when normal business activity ended or was scaled down. He said this was also the period when many people took leave and travelled to various places of entertainment and recreation and shopping centres. “Unfortunately the festive season also gives criminals the opportunity to target shoppers, businesses, homes and children. There is definitely a marked increase in

criminal activity that requires the police and JMPD officers to be on high alert, with greater visibility on main roads, highways and exit routes. “During this period, there is flagrant disregard of the rules of the road, which results in the loss of lives or serious injuries through reckless driving, drinking and driving and failing to reduce speed on wet roads,” he said. The MMC said all this would not be tolerated. He also appealed to residents to use fireworks in a reasonable and considerate way so as not to cause any harm to others and animals. “I have full confidence in the men and women of JMPD and emergency services to carry out their work effectively and efficiently. We also have the use of closed circuit television to assist in the fight against crime,” he said. Accompanied by Chairperson of the Section 79 Public Safety Committee Cllr Hilton Masera, the MMC moved to the nearby Noord Street Taxi Rank to distribute pamphlets and urge taxi drivers to drive safely during the festive season.

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ighteen young people who underwent a Local Economic Development (LED) learnership in the City of Johannesburg’s Economic Development Department were on cloud nine at the weekend when they all successfully completed the extensive and rigorous 12-month programme. During the course - which was in support of the objectives of Skills Development Act of 1998 of making workplaces active learning environments - the young people were equipped with relevant theoretical and practical skills. The learnership consisted of seven modules, which included communication and mathematical skills, preparations and planning for the implementation of LED projects, assessing the viability of project proposals, monitoring and reporting of progress, application of the municipal context, administration and human resources management. Addressing the graduates, Member of Mayoral Committee for Corporate and Shared Services Cllr Ntombi Khumalo said the City was committed to contributing to the country’s national skills development agenda by focusing on

The newly empowered city of joburg youth showing off their certification after successfully completing an extensive and rigorous 12-month skills development programme.

“May this qualification equip you with abilities to scale greater heights and may you also plough back to the community through your skills and knowledge. Make the city proud” - MMC Cllr Dr Ntombi Khumalo both internal and external talent development initiatives. “To the graduates, where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one has written the script of your destiny. May this qualification equip you with abilities to scale greater heights and may you also plough back to the community through your skills and knowledge. Make the city proud,” Cllr Khumalo said. Among the graduates was 27-year-old Mpho Xabanisa, who has been exposed to innovative ways of setting up a business enter-

prise, a skill he said he would transfer to other young and aspiring entrepreneurs. “I was in the Trade and Investment Unit of the department, and during that time, I got a better understanding of how things are interlinked. The seminars and workshops that we had during the training have helped me understand how business is run,” said Xabanisa. “It’s one thing to read about something and quite another to plan an event from scratch. It has given me so much knowledge. I hope that I will impart these skills to those who will be following in my footsteps,” Xabanisa added. Nomlamli Mahanjana, the leanership’s service provider and motivational speaker, said: “I would like to commend the City for investing in skills and development programmes for its youth. “This is creating opportunities for those who are disadvantaged. It changes the lives of many youths living in destitution and helplessness. “It is also an opportunity for them to open doors to serve others. Therefore, making the city a better place for ordinary citizens starts with them,” Mahanjana said.

Pictured left: MMC for Corporate and Shared Services, Cllr Dr Ntombi Khumalo

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Mom throws son from balcony, commits suicide

Paramedics remove the bodies from the pavements, as a shocked crowd looks on in grief. Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

esidents of San Martin apartment block in Hillbrow were left shocked when a 41-year-old mother hurled her son to the ground before jumping to her death shortly afterwards. Speaking to the Inner-City Gazette Hillbrow police spokesman Mduduzi Zondo said the circumstances surrounding the incident were being investigated. “The woman was in a separate room while her husband was in another at the flat. The husband tells us that everything was well until he went to the room his wife was in and he saw that the woman was not in the room so when he looked outside the open window he saw them laying on the ground‚“ Zondo said. “A case of murder and an inquest docket has been opened,It is not yet clear what made the woman do it “ Zondo said police investigations were under way. Just five months ago, another youngster

sustained critical injuries at the hands of his parent when he was stabbed to death and then also thrown from a Hillbrow building. In July, the three-year-old’s father held him hostage for hours at the Crest View apartment block before throwing him from the sixth-floor balcony of their Hillbrow flat. While the child managed to survive the incident, his father died after jumping from the same balcony and was apparently also shot by police as he fell to his death. Community members have condemned social media users for circulating the pictures of the gruesome incident on social media platforms showing the tiny body of the little boy alongside his mother covered in silver body foil on the busy street. Editor’s note: For information about suicide prevention or to speak with someone confidentially, contact Suicide Crisis Line at 0800 567 567 or the Crisis Text Line at 31393. Both provide free, anonymous support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Holiday fun for Joburg kids Business puts the Joburg

Market in the spotlight

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he City of Johannesburg’s Library and Information Services has released a monthlong, fun-filled and activity-packed holiday programme to keep children busy and away from mischief. The programme, which caters for children aged between two and 18, runs from Wednesday 7 December 2016 when public schools shut down to Tuesday 10 January 2017 in time for the reopening of schools for the new academic year. It ensures that learning does not stop and that children have a fun-filled, educational and enriching holiday. Children will be treated to a variety of stimulating programmes everyday except on public holidays - from 9am to 4pm. More than 65 public libraries in the City’s seven regions will offer educational and entertainment activities ranging from making Christmas cards and playing computer games, to listening to stories and playing games such as

chess, tug of war spoon and egg. Some of the stories to be told to children at some of the libraries include “The First Christmas” and “Mary’s Child Was Born” to fit in with the Christmas theme. One of the highlights of the programme will be a visit by a yet unnamed popular soccer player to the Norwood Library in Region E on Wednesday December 15 to address children on being active. On Friday December 9, the Southdale Library will host representatives of the South African National Council on Alcohol Abuse and Drug Dependence (SANCA), who will give a talk on the dangers of substance abuse. At the Protea Glen Library in Region D, Soweto, on Monday December 12, the Water Wise team will stage a puppet show on how to use water responsibly. The team will move to the Rivonia Library in Region E three days later. On Tuesday December 13, officers from the Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) will deliver a lecture on public safety at the South Hills Library in Region F.

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he Johannesburg Business Forum has raised concerns with the Gauteng Government’s decision to press ahead with plans to establish another fresh produce market in the province. At its last meeting of the year on , the forum – whose members are drawn from various business sectors and the City Johannesburg – said it believed that instead of establishing a new inland port, priority should be given to the marketing and promotion of the existing facility in City Deep. An entity of the City of Johannesburg, the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market is the biggest of its kind in Africa, serving more than 5 000 farmers and visited by 11 000 customers daily. The forum’s major role is to influence economic development in Johannesburg and create a platform for all sectors to make their input. It holds meeting once a month. Senior City officials, among others, are afforded the opportunity to share insight into projects that have direct a link with business and economic growth at these meetings. Nkateko Shipalana, Chairperson of the forum and a Deputy Director in the City’s Economic Development Department, said the JBF was playing a critical role in communicating and finding common ground with business sectors across the city. “The forum gives all parties involved the space to communicate. In our meetings this year we’ve been able to resolve many chal-

lenges raised by the business community. It’s important that we continue to grow the JBF as it allows us to deal with matters face to face,” said Shipalana During Friday’s meeting, the economic future of City Deep, the only inland port in South Africa, was one of the key items on the agenda. Members said it was a concern that City Deep’s future was not being properly communicated. Members asked that relevant City officials be invited to brief the forum on the status of the market. Shipalana said it was important that business and the City discuss these issues openly so all players could contribute to the way the economy in Johannesburg was managed. He said plans were afoot to expand the forum and create space for more sectors to participate next year. He added that an action plan, to be driven mainly by the business community, had already been agreed to.

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The Amazing Empowerment Exhibition hits the streets of Hillbrow Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

Hillbrow youths go through some of the posters that were exhibited by Afrika Tikkun recently. Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

merging businesses need to understand each trade agreement South Africa has entered into with various countries across the world and position themselves if they want to be big players in the market, an export awareness seminar heard recently. The seminar, held at the Johannesburg Theatre in Braamfontein, was hosted by the City of Johannesburg in partnership with the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency. It aims to equip small and emerging businesses that want to venture into outside markets with the necessary tools to succeed. It also demonstrated how they could use government platforms to expand their

he 2nd Annual Amazing Empowerment Exhibition set up on the corner of Caroline and Claim Streets, to share the work of 15 Afrika Tikkun selfadvocacy groups with the community of Hillbrow during 16 Days of Activism. Two of Afrika Tikkun’s self-advocacy groups, Young Urban Women and Young Urban Men from Uthando Centre in Braamfontein, hosted the event, handing out pamphlets and chatting to people about Afrika Tikkun’s Empowerment Programme and the 15 colourful community-created posters on display. “We’re here to spread the message about the Young Urban groups and show how young people can promote social change in their communities,” said Faith Sendege, President of Young Urban Women. The Young Urban Groups cater to youth in high school who want to know more about their rights and how to advocate for them within their communities. For example, Young Urban Women Uthando has identified teenage pregnancy as a burning issue within their community and have rallied to as-

sess and improve access to reproductive and sexual health care services in the area. Young Urban Men, a newly established group, aims to keep boys and young men from Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville on the right track, and most importantly, empower them to address issues like gender-based violence. The 15 posters on display were originally created by each self-advocacy group in consultation with an artist and graphic designer. The brief was simple. Design a colour-in poster that represents the group, gets to the heart of who they are and what they stand for and where they come from. After the posters were printed, 1,135 community members, from school children to taxi drivers, came together to bring the blank posters to life at ten pop-up events. The coloured-in posters are now part of the Amazing Empowerment Exhibition, which will travel to schools, public spaces, malls, local clinics and Afrika Tikkun Centres. The vision of the Afrika Tikkun Empowerment Programme is for children, youth and their families to actively pursue their human rights. This is done by using an empowerment approach - facilitating children, youth and their families to work together as agents for

ERRATUM This serves to inform bidders that JOSHCO advertised the below tenders on Monday, 21 November 2016 through the following media platforms (The Star, Sowetan and the Inner City Gazette (the Gazette is only applicable to Bid No.: CASM/001/2016 for JOSHCO Apartments - Casamia 1 and 2, 31 - 33 Soper Street). The purpose of the erratum is to announce that there will be a second compulsory briefing meeting for bidders that missed the first session. Bid No.: KSQ/001/2016 for Upgrade to the Kliptown Square Flats that was advertised on 21 November 2016, with a compulsory briefing date and time which was held at 11h00 on Friday, 25 November 2016. The second compulsory site briefing is on Friday, 9 December 2016 at 11h00, on site at corner Modjadji and Klipspruit Valley Roads, Kliptown. GPS coordinates: 26°16’33.75” S 27°53’21.24” E. Only street parking is available. Bid documents are available for collection as from Monday, 5 December 2016, from Procurement Section, Joshco Head Office, 1st Floor, 137 Sivewright Avenue, New Doornfontein (Tel. 011 406 7300) during working hours from 08h00 - 16h00, Monday to Friday. Bid Closing: 12h00 on Friday, 13 January 2017. Bids will subsequently be opened in public in JOSHCO Head office at the Boardroom. No late bids will be accepted. Bid No.: CASM/001/2016 for JOSHCO Apartments - Casamia 1 and 2, 31 33 Soper Street, Johannesburg that was advertised on 21 November 2016, with a compulsory briefing date and time which was held at 11h00 on Friday, 25 November 2016. The second compulsory site briefing is on Friday, 9 December 2016 at 14h00, on site at corner Modjadji and Klipspruit Valley Roads, Kliptown. GPS coordinates: 26°16’33.75” S 27°53’21.24” E. Only street parking is available. Bid documents are available for collection as from Monday, 5 December 2016, from Procurement Section, Joshco Head Office, 1st Floor, 137 Sivewright Avenue, New Doornfontein (Tel. 011 406 7300) during working hours from 08h00 - 16h00, Monday to Friday. Bid Closing: 15h00 on Friday, 13 January 2017. Bids will subsequently be opened in public in JOSHCO Head office at the Boardroom. No late bids will be accepted. Please be advised that from 23 December 2016 to 3 January 2017, the office will be closed. Bidders who attended the first compulsory site briefing meeting are not required to attend again. All enquiries relating to this tender must be addressed to Siyambonga Gcobo, siya@joshco.co.za 137 Sivewright Ave PO Box 16021 Tel. 0861 JOSHCO 1st Floor New Doornfontein Tel. 011 406 7300 New Doornfontein 2028 Fax: 011 404 3001 2094 Email: info@joshco.co.za www.joshco.co.za

change within their homes, communities and country. The programme provides children, youth and their families with the tools to support each other, access resources and opportunities and campaign for change wherever services, systems and attitudes exclude them or violate their human rights.

Joburg opens the door for emerging exporters enterprises across the borders. “As traders you need to understand the global agreements and where South Africa fits in. International trade is managed through trade agreements and it’s important that those willing to break into the international market understand the rules and regulations. “The world is getting smaller but complicated,” said Shonisa Seema, Manager of the International Trade and Development Unit in the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Seema also demonstrated how South African business could access lucrative American markets through the African Growth and

Opportunity Act (AGOA). Sam Letsoalo, also of DTI, said local and international trade fairs were the best vehicles to expand one’s business and gain exposure. There has been a steady increase in export sales as more players enter the international trade space. Letsoalo said export sales reached R4-billion between January and October this year. Of this amount, R740-million was generated by Gauteng alone. Another DTI representative, City Phaahlamohlaka, told delegates it was possible to gain global market share and reduce dependency on local markets. He said the DTI was able to link businesses with other

The world is getting smaller but complicated players in the same sector to enable them to service the global market better. He said going it alone in this market was near impossible, urging that businesses should instead build partnerships and use platforms the government had negotiated with other countries. Productivity SA Manager Moatli Matthews said to operate efficiently, understanding of the business environment was critical. He said businesses rose or fell due to the

way they managed their productivity. “To be a success one will have to start by understanding the basics before thinking of venturing into the outside world,” Matthews said. Reginald Phoolo, Trade and Investment Promotion Director in the City’s Department of Economic Development, said businesses should look beyond South Africa and Gauteng. “We can only grow our economy by going outside. That needs skills and know-how. Through this seminar we hope there will be greater understanding of the opportunities out there,” Phoolo said. The owners of emerging businesses said there was a growing need to move to the implementation phase and begin to link opportunities to their businesses.

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he EWT Senior Golf Series named the South African Senior Open, which will be held in April 2017 in Plettenberg Bay, as the first event in their new venture. The tournament will focus on raising awareness and funds for the Humpback Dolphin, while offering a half a million Rand prize. This new Series of Seniors golf events sees The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the South African Senior Tour (SAST) partner to create a unique set of golf tournaments that will create regular games for senior players, while helping to protect our precious natural environment. The EWT Senior Golf Series broke the news of the flagship event at a press conference at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club recently, where members of the media, senior golfers and key players gathered to hear more about this exciting new initiative. The emcee for the morning, Dale Hayes, reminded those in attendance that the USA Senior

Tour, spearheaded by Arnold Palmer, took off 25 years ago and was the biggest success story for golf in the ‘80s, and said that it was high time South Africa boast a similar set of events. Accelerate Sport’s Managing Director, Gary Grant, noticed this gap and was overjoyed to fill it with a golfing series that would raise funds for endangered species. “We will start with ten events across South Africa and the SADC region, which will include three Majors; the Open, PGA and Masters,” Grant said. “Our first event will be the South African Seniors Open, which will run between 4 and 7 April at the Plettenberg Bay Country Club. Over the four days 72 pros and 72 amateurs will play for the biggest amount of prize money since 1997 — R500,000.” The event will also double up with the Golf Hall of Fame, who will host their annual induction dinner over the period that the South African Senior Open is played. Yolan Friedmann, CEO of the EWT says the choice to raise awareness for the Humpback Dolphin was an easy one, considering the location. “Although the species is currently stable in terms of endangerment, they are under continuous possible threat due to things like shark

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