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here would be no re-development of the Johannesburg inner city without or at the expense of the poor, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councilor Parks Tau said during the week. Addressing more than 400 people at the Johannesburg City Hall during a Ntirhisano community outreach programme, Mayor Tau said the inner city belonged to everyone who lived in it – and the poor were part and parcel of it. “In order to build Johannesburg into a world-class African city, all the stakeholders must be involved and the poor should have a choice where they want to live and prosper,” he said. Ntirhisano is a provincial initiative that brings the provincial government, municipalities and communities together to unlock service delivery issues facing them. Ntirhisano is a Xitsonga word for “co-operation” or “working together”. The Mayor was accompanied by several Members of his Mayoral Cabinet, including Councillors Rosslyn Greeff (Development Planning and Urban Management), who was programme director; Chris Vondo (Community Development); Matshidiso Mfikoe (Environment and Infrastructure Services); Nonceba Molwele (Health and Social Development); Christine Walters (Transport); Mally Mokoena (Corporate and Shared Services) and Sello Lemao (Public Safety). The meeting was also attended by Inner City Whip Councillor Phineas Madisha, Councillor Zama Shezi, Councillor Mzwandile Shezi, Councillor Non-
hlanhla Xaba, City Manager Trevor Fowler, Region F Director Irene Mafune and CEO of Johannesburg Development Agency . Mayor Tau also said the City of Johannesburg had agreed with the informal traders in the inner city that they should trade in designated areas where they would be provided with all the necessary facilities. He said informal traders were a very important component of the economic development of the city.
“We understand that informal traders contribute a lot to the economy of the city. We should stop talking about formalising informal traders. We should instead leave them informal, but well managed and controlled. We will continue working with all the people of the inner city,” the Mayor said. Additional reporting: Moses Moyo @moses_moyo
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Parks Tau (left) stands with delegates Cllr Connie Bapela, Sophie De Bruyn, Dali Tambo and Cllr Chris Vondo. - Pic by Enoch Lehung
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he graduation ceremony held recently at Boston City Campus & Business College was a particular happy one – the accredited B.Com. in Management Marketing which Boston launched three years ago, delivered its first cohort of successful graduates. It was celebrations all round as students, their families and Boston staff members toasted each other’s success whilst ululations of praises and blessings for the graduates could be heard far and wide. “Graduations are not just about getting a piece of paper; they symbolise much more,” comments Kerry Damons, Boston’s Head of Marketing. “We rolled out the proverbial red carpet to honour the graduates who persisted against great odds to succeed. We celebrated our students’ personal triumphs, and their personal stories of overcoming all obstacles to get ahead in the end.” Dr Hendrik Botha, Head of Institution, was thrilled to be on stage to cap the graduates. “Experience with occupational graduates showed us that there was a great need in the market for a wellresearched degree that provides graduates with broad based skills in management and marketing, allowing them to apply for a variety of positions successfully. More importantly, a degree enabling them to add value to a wide variety of corporates such as financial institutions, management consultancies, retails companies, marketing agencies, etc. And of course, outstanding skills towards running their own businesses”. For Tessa Bircher who completed Boston’s inaugural degree cum laude, the graduation marks an important new beginning in her career. She explains in an email: “In January 2013, our company chief operations officer (my mentor) sat with me and reminded me that although I provided all the information, data, reports, analysis and forecasting for the operational and support side of the business, which was then presented to the board by himself as COO and others, I was not able to be part of that board as a minimum requirement was a degree. His analogy was that I didn’t have a ticket to the game, although I knew more about the game than all the others put together. I moaned that it was too late – I was too old, I had kids – how was I ever going to do something about getting a degree. He said these words to me: “A year from now you are going to wish you had started today”. I walked away
from that meeting feeling rather sad, but, it was the kick-in-the-behind that I needed. I went on-line immediately, looking for a BCom that I could still register for in January. Other varsities had closed applications and registrations and the idea of waiting six more months was killing me. I found the Boston B.Com. in Management Marketing degree programme, applied immediately, and got myself registered and paid for within a few days. Thus started my journey.” Tessa has now graduated – and is so proud to have completed her degree. Botha continues, “South Africa is in a tough economic spot at the moment, high unemployment, possibly high inflation, seemingly minimal opportunities. We have to provide graduates the appropriate knowledge and skills to be imbued with the confidence to make the most of every opportunity, to have something more to offer than the other 100s of applicants for the same job, and as important, to create their own opportunities”. For more information about Boston’s B. Com. in Management Marketing or to apply for admission to the three-year degree, visit www.boston.co.za, phone 551-2000, e-mail info@boston.co.za, or visit Facebook. The next intake of new students is in June; courses start in July. You can start a degree this coming July Launched in 2013 Boston’s BCom in Management Marketing includes modules such as business management, financial management, entrepreneurship, company law, economics, computer literacy, marketing and brand management, industrial psychology and project management. It covers important topics in marketing research, internal trade, finance and strategy - all buzzwords in the marketing field of today. The next intake of new students is in June; courses start in July; applications are currently open. The BCom in Management Marketing is an HEQC (CHE) accredited and DHET registered programme. The minimum entry requirement is a National Senior Certif-
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ohannesburg Water (JW), the City of Johannesburg’s water and sanitation utility, has extended its drive to collect one million adult nappies for the elderly and terminally ill members of the community to the end of July, 2016. The #Nappies4Dignity campaign was launched during National Sanitation Week, an initiative driven by the National Department of Water and Sanitation, municipalities and water utilities throughout the
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country to raise the profile on issues water and sanitation. The week was observed between 16 and 20 May 2016. Johannesburg Water Managing Director Lungile Dhlamini says, “ it is about dignity! Imagine your elderly loved one not having full control over their excretory functions. Think of the embarrassment when she/he must soil their clothes, having to offer an excuse to children or grandchildren. For the sake of their dignity most people will not say a word when they are in a sanitary compromised situation. Care facilities such as old age homes, hospices
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lContinued from page ...4 hau Motshehetsi Care Support, both in Soweto; Chinese Old Aged Home in Belgravia; Jafta Village in Johannesburg South; and Floroma Old Aged Home in Roodepoort. Help us reach the much needed target of 1 million nappies by donating as an individual or company and helping to spread the word by. •Wearing a white ribbon upside down everyday •Tweet and retweet using #Nappies4Dignity @jhbwater or on Facebook Johannesburg Water. •Take a selfie, post it, and tag us using #Nappies4Dignity when donating. •Invite family and friends to donate. •Get your Society, Stokvel, and School or youth club to donate. •Pledge on-line through www.johannesburgwater.co.za JW is not appealing for cash. We require the nappies. The public must not be duped into criminal schemes that will piggyback on this noble attempt. No official from JW or the City of Joburg has been mandated to raise funds for this campaign. Report any suspicious or corrupt activity that may derail this process at the City of Johannesburg’s anti-fraud hotline number 0800 002 587. Please give us a call or email or simply mail your contribution to the address listed below. Feel free to contacts our Stakeholder Relations and Communications Department should you require more information: MsLindokuhleChauke - 011 688 1400, Lindokuhle.chauke@jwater. co.za or MsMopeliPuleng - 011 688 1601, Mopeli.puleng@jwater.co.za
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