Jokes & Pokes
PUPILS NEVER MESS WITH HIM
VOLUME 5 - ISSUE #37 05 OCTOBER 2018
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“I AM MORE THAN JUST MY SKIN!” - THABELO
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EKURHULENI PUPILS EXCEL IN SPELLING BEE! The City of Ekurhuleni’s Executive Mayor, Cllr Mzwandile Masina officially opened the multimillion Rand, state-ofthe-art Germiston Fire Station yesterday, 05 October 2018. The Fire Station will serve, the Germiston CBD, Germiston Precinct, the Ekurhuleni Mining Belt, Dukathole and Good Hope informal settlements, Rand Airport and Industrial areas surrounding Germiston. The work to rebuild the station started in 2015. The newly refurbished fire station will boast enough parking space to
accommodate a Hydraulic Platform (HP) Fire Engine, a Water Tanker Fire Engine, a Major Water Pumper Fire Engine, a smaller Grass Unit Fire Engine used for confined spaces and at least three ambulances. The new building has a modern gym for the fire fighters to keep fit, a separate change rooms and locker rooms where they keep the fire gear, a boardroom and the technologically protected offices. Story continues inside on Page 5
Dr Esther Mahlangu
showcases Ndebele heritage to the world
“My heritage is part of who I am. It is important for everyone to love who they are and respect their culture. Respecting your culture can take you places and also put food on your table.” hese are words from Mama Dr Esther Mahlangu (82), the perfect embodiment of what can be achieved by embracing your heritage. Mama Mahlangu is known all over the world as the South African artist from the Ndebele nation who uses her talent and traditional painting style to
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represent amaNdebele culture. Over the years, her work has been featured by various local and international brands such as BMW, Honda, British Airways, Albany bread and Tastic Rice, to mention a few. It has also been showcased in many art exhibitions across the globe. She even has painted a large artwork at the busy roads of New York City in America.
Youth and heritage
take it from her that sticking to their roots and embracing their traditions and culture could be their ticket to the world. She has proudly embraced her Ndebele culture throughout her life, in how she dresses, her hairstyle and, most importantly, how she has decorated the interior and exterior of her home with iconic Ndebele shapes and colours. The geometric patterns painted on houses announce events like a birth,
Mahlangu said young people should
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BALFOUR’S TAUNYANA SHARES HIS JOURNEY!