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JUNE 2016 ISSUE

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NEW COURT TO PROVIDE JOBS JOBLESS people residing in Johannesburg's Ward 56 will have the last laugh as they are likely to nd themselves putting hanger at bay, WRITES NAKAMPE LEKWADU.

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Lunch Bar Taxi Campaign Benefits Local Companies - Page 4

KFC’s Add Hope Campaign Raise Over R1 Million For Charity - Page 7

his follows the recent commenced of construction of the new Booysens Magistrate Court in Haddon near The Glen. The Independent Development Trust (IDT) which is responsible for overseeing the project has since made the commitment that the local residents of Ward 56 will be given the priority as construction workers. IDT's Maphutha Makhura told the local n e w s p a p e r, S o u t h e r n Courier that: “There was an agreement with the contractor that 50 percent of the staff will be sourced from Ward 56 but if there will not candidates skilled enough, the constructor will look for either suitable candidates

from the closets wards nearest to Ward 56. When the time to do so comes, we will advertise in the local newspapers.” Among the construction workers who are set to benet from this new venture includes bricklaying, plumbing, painting, carpentry, electricity, steel reinforcing, paving, plastering, scaffolding and safety reps. Good news is that those local residents who will be taken without the necessary skills will be trained and be given certicates they can use further for their careers.

Stage Set For The Danone Nations Cup’s National Championships - Page 8

Ekurhuleni in a tight Youth Month activities

HE City of Ekurhuleni joins the country in commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Youth Uprising through an intense programme of activities. To kick-start the programme, the city has already play hosted the 3rd Brics Youth International Forum which was held from June 5-11 at the Birchwood Conference Centre. It is on this platform that the mayor outlined how young people can seize economic

opportunities presented by the Aerotropolis. On the June 12, young people were invited to participate on the 4- 10 KM liberation fun walk which started at Sam Ntuli Stadium and proceed down Khumalo Street in Thokoza. The Mayor, Mondli Gungubele is also expected to host the Youth Excellent Awards at Germiston Civic Centre on, Saturday June 18, to recognize youth excellence and activism in social

development, sports, business and life skills. For more fun and festivities, over 10 000 young people are expected to attend the 40th Youth Uprising Music Festival on June 25 at Germiston Lake Park. To conclude the youth month activities, youth in business will meet at the Change Bible Church in Katlehong on June 28 and 29 for a business expo to share best business practices.-www.ekurhuleni.gov.za

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We in the middle of the year and the clock is fast ticking for those of us who are still to achieve our 2016 resolutions. Kasie Focus is growing and we are excited about the support you as the readers are giving us and we look forward to you to provide us with news from your area. In this edition we are happy to bring to you

our first competition which will see one lucky reader winning R1 500 in cash money in Halls competition (see details on Page 5) We also bring to you an emotional story about Gladys Maluleka, a street vendor who sells fruits and vegetables on the streets of Soweto at the Bara Station who won herself a brand new Nissan NP 200 from the Cadbury Lunch Bar Taxi Campaign (see Page 7).

On Sports stories, we focus on the Under12 Danone Nations Cup which will see nine provincial champions of schools gather at the Reiger Park Stadium on June 25 to compete for the national honours while we also focus on Spar Women Challenge to be held in due course (see Page 8 for more details) We hope you will enjoy reading this edition, see you in the next edition…yours Nakampe Lekwadu

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HE Ekurhuleni metro has enlisted technology to make it easier for people to locate the graves of their loved ones, from anywhere in the world. With an average of 500 burials in Ekurhuleni each weekend -- more than 15,000 funerals annually there is a need to prevent grave site booking irregularities and maladministration. Close to a million people are already buried in the metro's 63 cemeteries and its head of cemeteries, Sanelisiwe Mongoai, says the graves date as far back as the 1800s. All are manually recorded, making it impossible to keep all the books. The new SmartMun Cemetery Management System will allow people to book graves 48 hours before a funeral. "After that 48 hours no matter how many years

down the line, the family is able to go into the system and check for those records,” says Mongoai. “Looking at the fading of the books, the corruption that takes place, the fires that might take place that we don't know of, the theft that can take place at the cemeteries, we've seen March 2010

that there is a great need that we have an electronic system.” The system will make it easier for cemetery officials to avoid duplication when allocating graves. “From anywhere in Ekurhuleni management is able to check those graves. How many funerals are going to take place on a weekend at any given cemetery. The manager is able to check on any applications that have taken place. They are able to see what is happening at the cemeteries without having to go out physically.” The cemetery management software has already been piloted in 10 of the city's cemeteries and is being updated for implementation at the remaining 53. Officials are busy with the painstaking process of transferring thousands of names from the fading pages of its cemetery records into the system. Ekurhuleni will spend the next 18 months perfecting the system. If all goes well, it will be ready for public use by September 2017.www.enca.com

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City's #Nappies4Dignity drive extended

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 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 soils 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 and home-based care organisations do try to supply nappies to those who cannot afford it. It is the observed indignity of them having to go without adult nappies for even a day that has motivated JW to start this campaign.” Symbol for dignity: the #Nappies4Dignity campaign uses a white ribbon which symbolises a right to life and dignity. The ribbon is displayed and worn upside down to symbolise a different view/perspective to a right to life and dignity.

Sanitation and hygiene issues which are important to the dignity of the elderly and terminally ill, are often overlooked or ignored. “We have already received support from various shopping malls. Furthermore, we have used our offices and social media through #Nappies4Dignity to encourage people to

in Coronationville; Evalon House in Jeppestown; Nazareth House in Yeoville; Tswelopele Frail Centre in the Johannesburg inner city; Banakekeleni Hospice in Alexandra; Ahanang Parish Based Care and Mamohau 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. l l

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donate. The utility's employees will take part in this year's 702 Walk the Talk fun race under the theme “Walk4Dignity” To further raise the importance of the campaign” Dhlamini said. The nappies collected will be distributed to old age homes, hospices and home based care organisations in various parts of the city at the end of the campaign. All Johannesburg Water depots and selected shopping malls serve as drop-off points for the nappies. Johannesburg Water has identified the following frail care Pic by:Lucky Zithafacilities as beneficiaries: Andries Meyer in Eldorado Park; Frederic Place March 2010

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 piggy-back 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.

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June 2016

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Thamba and Sibusiso’s companies goes big after Lunch Bar Taxi Campaign convert them into laptop bags, umbrellas and other things through his company, the Republic of Recycling paid off as he managed to put hunger at bay. ome of the unlucky Thamba's life changed individuals who learnt for the better after he the hard-way that was invited to be part of getting a job in this city of Cadbury Lunch Bar's dreams was not that simply as daily campaign which ABC were Thamba Tabvuma was to see the daily and Sibusiso Ngwenya. commuters needed to “When I came to collect a Lunch Bar Johannesburg, I was hoping loyalty card from a that I was going to get a job promoter at one of the easily, but it was not meant to participating ranks. be and frustration caught up Commuters were with me,” recalled Thamba encouraged to A hustle as he has been, Sibusiso Ngwenya of Sbu purchase a Lunch Bar Thamba who came to the city Skinny Socks chocolate and return of Gold armed with art as his their wrapper to the passion, he decided to make use of his God-given talent as an artist to promoter in exchange for a sticker to paste make use of used old wrappers and onto their loyalty card. A full loyalty card A big city like Johannesburg might be the city of hope and dreams for the job seekers, but not everyone could be lucky to get a job easily, WRITES NAKAMPE LEKWADU.

Thamba Tabvuma of Republic of Recycling

with 9 stickers which was to afforded its owner an instant prize as well as an entry into the Hungry Hustler Grand prize giveaway. Consumers were to complete more than one loyalty card to increase their chances of winning, but ultimately one lucky winner was to take home the Hungry Hustler startup package worth R200 000 which was to consist of a car, cell phone, laptop and

much much more . For the record, Gladys Maluleka who is a street vendor from Soweto walked away with this huge prize. As for John, the campaign has since helped his company to gain more exposure and growth while also improved their income. “Apart from generating extra revenue from this campaign, our social media platform has grown tremendously. Our next move now is to produce some huge umbrellas which are commonly used at restaurants,” concluded the excited Thamba. Sibusiso on the other hand whose business interest lies in manufacturing socks through his brand, Skinny Sbu Socks. “We became influential in this campaign and through the Lunch Bar campaigns, our business grew with leaps and bounds,” said Sibusiso. For us, our message to the youth out there is: “Don't just sit on your corner and wait for the government to provide for you, rather go out and make the difference in the people's lives through your talent.”

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Stimorol Inﬁnity 1-piece can change your life S

timorol Innity – recognised as the 'Coolest Chewing Gum Brand' at the 2015 Sunday Times Generation Next Survey Awards – is set to continue its momentum in 2016 by launching an epic sampling campaign for the Stimorol Innity 1-Piece range. Stimorol Innity 1-Piece will be hosting various activations around Johannesburg, D u r b a n a n d C a p e To w n f r o m t h e beginning of June to end August. These activations include a unique 'mobile ATM machine' that dispenses instant branded Stimorol gear on presentation of a Stimorol 1 Piece wrapper. The activations also include an opportunity for consumers to enter to win the grand prize consisting of R50 000 cash, a R10 000 Clothing voucher, R9 000 Smartphone and a hosting slot on Vuzu TV. Over the next few months, the Stimorol Ground Crew will be heading to taxi ranks consumers frequent daily to give them the chance to experience the endless possibilities that Stimorol 1-Piece can offer. All fans need to do is to purchase a Stimorol 1-Piece, keep the wrapper and

head to one of the activations for a chance to win hundreds of spot prizes from the Mobile ATM Machine. In addition to these prizes, the hosting slot

on Vuzu will be a sought after by those gogetters with big dreams. By recording an epic one-minute video telling Stimorol and Vuzu why you are TV's next best thing,

uploading to www.stimorol1piece.co.za at the activation or at home, you stand a chance to win the ultimate presenting slot, plus other top prizes. Follow vuzutv on Instagram for more information too! Andrea Cloete, Category Brand Manager of Stimorol says: “We are excited to launch this awesome 1-Piece campaign, as we continue to demonstrate the endless possibilities that Stimorol offers consumers. We chose endless possibilities as the big idea of the campaign, to link with the endless long lasting avour that the gum offers.” The Stimorol Innity Ground Crew will be visiting a variety of Taxi Ranks all over the country, including Dobsonville, Randburg, Lenasia and Diepsloot, Pine Town, Chatsworth, Mitchells Plain and Athelone to name but a few. Stimorol Innity 1-Piece is a perfect all day refreshing gum, with its long lasting avours in Mint and Tropical avour, available for just R1.00 at your nearest wholesaler, spaza shop and hawker table.

HALLS reveals NEW candy shape and vibrant packaging H

ALLS, the world's #1 candy, is proud to announce a new shape and revitalized packaging. The modern packaging shimmers on shelf and the new candy shape with the “H” emblem delivers a better mouth feel, all while delivering the same avours and freshness that consumers know and trust. Tamryn Attwell, Mondelez SA Brand Manager for Halls says: “HALLS is truly an iconic candy in South Africa and while steeped in consumer

trust and heritage, we believe the shape change and new packaging will be enjoyed by consumers.” With ve invigorating avours to choose from, there's a refreshing Halls candy to suit every occasion, to stimulate taste buds and minds! In a world of innite possibilities, HALLS helps people take the rst step. Reawaken your senses and BREATHE the new HALLS to make things happen!

HALLS SA and Kasie Focus are giving away R1 500 cash prize and Halls product to the lucky reader To stand a chance of winning please answer the simply question below: Name three of Halls' five flavours available in stick pack formats? Send your answer, name and contact details to sportsfocus@lenakacom.co.za The competition closes on Wednesday, June 17 at mid-day and no late entries will be entertained. T&c's: The competition is open to everyone above the age of 18 except employees of Lenaka Media and Mondelez SA, this including their family and immediate family members. The winner will be informed telephonically on Friday, June 17 mid-day and if you are not hearing anything from us by that time it will mean that your entry was not successful.

Focus on my Kasie South Africa raises over a R1 million by doubling up Add Hope for World Hunger Day

n support of World Hunger Day on 28 May, KFC urged customers to Double Up their Add Hope donations and double the difference it makes to the plight of the millions of South African children who go to bed hungry every night. Our customers generously responded by doubling up their R2 donations, donating over R1 million towards the fight against hunger over the two week Add Hope Double Up campaign. “The Add Hope Double Up campaign was an opportunity to increase awareness of the prevalence of hunger in South Africa and to illustrate the impact it will have on our country's future if we don't do something about it,” says Thabisa Mkhwanazi, KFC South Africa Marketing Director. “The success of Add Hope shows that South Africans want to get involved and that if we all pull together, even the smallest contribution can have a major impact.“ Add Hope has raised over R300 million in funds to secure the future of South Africa by helping children learn, grow and thrive through providing them with a nutritious meal, every day. Add Hope makes sure that over 100 000 children receive nutritious meals every month, with the help of 110 beneficiary partners around the country. The collaboration between KFC, its beneficiaries and its customers is vital in fighting hunger and the total donated to these beneficiary organisations increases every year. As part of this Double Up campaign, and in support of World Hunger Day, a number of prominent South Africans visited Add Hope beneficiary organisations to get a first-hand

experience of the incredible impact the donations have on young lives. Actress Hlubi Mboya visited Afrika Tikkun in Diepsloot, Gauteng. “These children have my heart. Food, education and shelter are basic human rights. It's powerful to see the impact that Add Hope has on places like Afrika Tikkun and on these young lives and it is a blessing that places like these are open to the vulnerable. I was completely blown away by all the facilities, and the energy, positive and pure energy, that exists there. I

salute all volunteers and creative programs that empower our society to be future contributors to the South African economy. I believe we need to do everything we can to help the children bloom.” Yomzansi celebrity blogger twins, Thabo and Thabiso Modiselle, visited the children at the SOS Children's Village in Mamelodi. “The trip was a great experience, and being able to spend time with the kids at SOS Children's Village made a positive difference. It's a much needed step, that

KFC is taking, in helping as many young people as they can through the beneficiaries they support,” says Thabiso Modiselle. Afrika Tikkun in Mfuleni, Cape Town, hosted a special visit from presenter and actress Liezel van der Westhuizen. “I was very impressed with how much KFC contributes to beneficiaries such as Afrika Tikkun. With the help of Add Hope's donations each child receives a nutritious meal, which is often the only meal a child will eat in a day. Addressing the hunger of these children is so important for their success – so that they can grow, concentrate and learn.” “Thank you South Africa! Every donation helps to build a positive future for the children Add Hope helps feed every month. We appreciate the contributions our customers have made in support of World Hunger Day, making the choice to double up,” says Mkhwanazi. “Remember that you can Add Hope all year round and help us to make a fundamental difference to the lives of millions of children in the country.”

Soweto Street Vendor wins big with Lunch bar GLADYS Maluleka was in coud nine this afternoon when she was finally handed over with her car, Nissan NP 200 bakkie which she won from Lunch Bar competition, Writes NAKAMPE LEKWADU.

ladys, the mother of four could hold back her excitement when finally the key for her new bakkie by Shoe Shoe Letele, the accountant manager of Plato Communications which handles the affairs of Cudbury Lunch Bar campaigns. Maluleka, a street vendor on the streets of Bara Station in Diepkloof, Soweto told Kasie Focus that tried her luck when she entered the Lunch Bar Taxi competition. This was after the Cudbury Lunch Bar Taxi Campaign was conducted there at Bara. “I decided to take into consideration of what those ladies who were conducting the camoaign were telling us, more so after they encourage us to enter the competition as anyone was standing a chance of winning,” said the excited Maluleka who hails from Bungeni outside Giyani in Limpopo. Maluleka who has been a street vendor for more than 20 years said the bakkie will change her life completely, more so that she will be able to buy enough stock as opposed to the little she used to buy due to lack of her

Happy moment... Gladys Maluleke receive her car keys from Shoe-Shoe Letele of Plato Communications own car. “With this bakkie, I will be able to go to City Deep and stock as many stock as possible,

something which I have been failing to do because most of the time we would be using one car as a group of vendors of

which we would pay R100 per load. This time things will be now different,” said Maluleka.

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SPAR Women's Challenge Pretoria 2016 Kicks Off E

NTRIES are now officially open for the 2016 Pretoria Leg of the SPAR Women's Challenge, the biggest and most popular race in the SPAR Women's Challenge Grand Prix series, which attracts a whopping 25 000 avid runners each year. Entry costs R100 per person and entry forms are available at SPAR stores across Pretoria or online. All participants will receive a t-shirt, a race number, a foam peak cap and a copy of My Race magazine when they enter. The sight of 25 000 runners making their way along Centurion's streets each year is often referred to as “a sea of colour”. This year, some Pretoria residents might be under the impression that spring has arrived early as bright green was revealed at the launch to be the 2016 t-shirt colour! The 2016 Pretoria SPAR Women's Challenge takes place at 14:00 on Saturday, 3rd September at SuperSport Park in Centurion. As always, the race will offer 25 000 women from all walks of life, and all levels of fitness the opportunity to take part in a 5km or a 10km race. Separate starting points for each route will ensure a seamless experience for everyone. The top runners will of course be competing for the winning spot in the SPAR Grand Prix Series which is made up of the five SPAR Women's Challenge 10km races hosted across the country and challenges South Africa's top female athletes to earn points based on their performances in each race. “This title is

perhaps the most coveted of all as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Grand Prix Series,” says Jerome Jacobs, SPAR North Rand's Marketing D i r e c t o r. “ T h i s milestone has added to the overall excitement of this year's race and we look forward to crowning the victor, especially because this year, SPAR will be giving the 10km winner an extra R10 000 bonus cash prize as a nod to the anniversary celebration. The athletes competing for this title have set the bar so high in terms of performance that the winning spot is anyone's game at this stage.” Speaking at launch, Jacobs mentioned how the reflection of ten years of the Grand Prix series has turned everyone's attention to the longevity and ever growing popularity of the Pretoria leg as a major part of Pretoria's annual events calendar. “It is so inspiring to witness how the Pretoria leg of the SPAR Women's challenge has gone from strength to strength each year. It shines a light on SPAR's commitment to our community and

The influential Phalula twins it has allowed us to build relationships with sponsors and race partners who have become a vital helping hand in supporting all of our community and social upliftment initiatives. These include our relationships with SuperSport Park, Athletics Gauteng North and the City of Tshwane who have helped make the race a physical reality every year,” says Jacobs. At the official launch, this year's race theme was unveiled and just as it has in earlier years; the theme holds an important message to every lady taking part in the race. “What if you woke up today with only the things you were grateful for

Danone to decide its national winner NINE Schools from across the country will again assemble at the Reiger Park Stadium to battle for the honours of the Danone Nations Cup, SEKABA MAAKE.

ot only is the converted trophy of this Under-12 competition is at stake, but the winning team will also have an opportunity of representing the country in Paris, France at the International level where in 32 countries will battle for the title at the Stade France. Last year's local winners, Bree Primary (Pictured) failed to defend their title after they were kicked out of the

competition during the provincial finals. St Joseph Kulani Primary School from Winterveldt, in the Tshwane North went on to win the Gauteng title. The rest of the qualified schools for the finals are Barkerville Junior Secondary from Eastern Cape, Wittieshoek Primary School (Free State), Mthethomusa Primary (KwaZulu-Natal), Nancy Shiba Primary (Mpumalanga), Van Rensburg Primary School (Northern Cape), BM Mokitime Primary (North West), ST Helena Primary School (Western Cape). Limpopo were still to decide their winners on June 16.

yesterday?” This year, SPAR is encouraging all race participants to count their blessings and to recognise how much we all have to be grateful for. Taking stock of everything you have to be grateful for can be very liberating and empowering – which is exactly what the SPAR Women's Challenge is all about! “#IamGrateful is about being grateful for everything that we have in our lives and I for one am grateful for all of these race partners and sponsors and also just for the opportunity to be part of the SPAR Women's Challenge event,” says Jacobs. “I would also like to say how grateful I am to the thousands of ladies who turn out to run our race each year. This is all for you at the end of the day and that's why this year, on behalf of SPAR, I would like to extend our gratitude for this to each individual lady.” Race entries are priced at R100 for all licensed 10km entrants, R130 for all nonlicensed 10km entrants and R100 for the 5km fun run/walk entrants. Entry forms are now available at SPAR stores across Pretoria or online. Please visit www.sparladiespta.co.za for more information.