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Courtesy call from Ontlametse Phalatse
President Jacob Zuma received a courtesy call from Ms Ontlametse Phalatse, one of the two South African young women living with Progeria at his Mahlamba Ndlopfu Residence in Pretoria on March 23. The courtesy call was on her wish list. She wished to meet the President before her birthday on the 25th March 2017. Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disorder in which symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at a very early age.
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YOUNG FOOT SOLDIERS ENFORCE ‘HIGH MORALE, HIGH DISCIPLINE’
AFTER facing numerous problems and issues in school and also realizing that Ratanda streets could again be exempt of school uniform during school hours, the students themselves could again engage themselves in extracurricular activities and create a creative vibe in the Lesedi-based township. A youth elite from Ratanda took it upon themselves to stand vanguards of a free, atrocity free education, creating.
and made way to the Ratanda Secondary School to encourage an attitude high moral and high discipline.
On Thursday March 9, the Ratanda Infantry, a formation of individuals from the ANCYL, with support from DA and EFF youth, all from Ratanda took their tools
Secondly, the Infantry facilitated the gates accessing the school, to close the school gates at 8 AM when classes begin. Late comers are then given irritating tasks like
The group started by closing all illegal holes in the fences that students use to travel in and out of school during school hours, even providing access to hooligans and drug dealers to interfere with normal school operations. All holes are now closed by the foot soldiers.
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YOUNG MAN MURDERED AT OBED NKOSI! RATANDA SAPS have opened a Murder case at Obed Nkosi Phase 2 on Sunday, March 19. It is alleged that the deceased was at the party with friends. It presently unknown how he left the party and end up found lying dead, with a knife wound on the neck. The deceased was identified as 23 year old staying in Ratanda Extension 1. The suspect is still unknown. Police are appealing with anyone with information to contact Ratanda SAPS Detectives Branch Commander Captstio Dookhi at 079 692 4853 or 016 343 6000
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LLM RESPONDS TO ELECTRICITY HELP FIND THIS MAN! PROTESTS AT OBED NKOSI! BMW 7 Series that came and stop few metres away. Two other guys remained in the vehicle. The guy pretended to be asking for a direction to Pretoria. While victim was still explaining, the other two gentlemen get out of the vehicle and came towards the victim. One of them produced a firearm and pointed to the Security Guard. Suspects took his cell phone, firearm and car keys. Suspects drove away Anyone with information about the man pictured, can contact W/O David Moloi of Heidelberg Police Detectives at 083 309 9680 or 016 341 5175. Community can also contact SAPS CRIME LINE 08600 10111 or Prime Media Hotline 32211.
The man wanted is a Zulu speaking, wearing grey shirt and brown jacket, dark complexion, brush hairs, tall, well-built body type.
Residents of Obed Nkosi section in Ratanda blocked the R549 Vaal Dam road during a protest on March 17. The municipality has called for calm and has assured that the issue will be resolved.
LESEDI Local Municipality says it acknowledges the grievances brought forward by the Obed Nkosi community near Ratanda. “We are working on amicably resolving the issues at hand. We understand that the community is disgruntled and therefore we request the community to be patient as internally we are doing our level best to resolve the electricity issue in question.” said LLM in a statement. A service delivery protest that took place on Friday (March 17) at Obed Nkosi, where residents complained about the electricity cut-offs they are experiencing, amongst other service delivery issues.
“There is an ongoing project at Obed Nkosi, as planned 344 houses will be electrified this financial year and the project is anticipated to be completed by 30 June 2017. There are currently 115 houses that have been completed by Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and the electrical team is busy with electrification on those houses, this is near completion but some material is still awaited from the manufacture and due to be delivered.” said LLM. “The manufacture committed to deliver the transformers on the 23rd of March 2017 as per contract and the manufacture for the meters will deliver as well on the 31st of March
2017. It should however be noted that these material have long lead delivery period and the municipality is not allowed to buy material long in advance as previous experience proved that houses may not be completed on time to spend for the current financial year. It is our committed duty to deliver acceptable services to our communities.” said LLM in the statement.
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About his sustained success, in an interview Joe Mafela said that: “Acting was never about fame and money. It has been about passion. That is why some of us are still here 50 years on.” “It is saddening to hear about the passing of a great friend and colleague. We have been working with Joe Mafela since the Living Legends Legacy Programme (LLP) started. Through the programme he has been instrumental in the shaping of young actors and actresses in the Kwa-Mashu community art centre and at the Market Theatre incubator. He was also a great contributor in the establishment of the LLLP committee. He was full of life and loving compassion for the development of the sector. We have lost a treasure,” says Mr Welcome Msomi, Chairperson of the Living Legends Legacy Programme.
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Born in Sibasa, Limpopo, and raised in Kliptown and Tshiawelo, Soweto, he began his career in 1965 when he had his acting debut in the film “Real News” where he played an editor. In 1974 he starred in South Africa’s first black feature film, “Udeliwe” which gained him a new following among movie-goers. During the 1980s his television career blossomed with “Sgudi ‘Snaysi”. He also became a creative director in the advertising industry and also focused on producing. He became a co-owner of Penguin Films. He began releasing highly successful musical albums. He won numerous awards including a Loerie award for his advertising work and best actor in comedy at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA). He also received an Emmy nomination. In recent times, he acted on “Generations: the Legacy”. STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 1: YOUNG FOOT SOLDIERS ENFORCE ‘HIGH MORALE, HIGH DISCIPLINE’ cleaning the school yard before going to class in order to discourage late coming. Thirdly, they then went inside the school premises during school hours to make sure that all students are in class when they should be, and all students get access to toilets, since there have been complaints from some students not being able to use the toilets because of some hooligans who have deiced to use the toilets as their domain of disruption.
who claimed to have no check-in baggage. “Upon investigation by the Customs officials, it was discovered that the traveller was the owner of a bag that contained eight laptop bags with hidden compartments laden with a white powdery substance. The white substance tested positive for cocaine,” said the revenue service.
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“Joe Mafela is a household name to all of us as he spent decades on the big and small screens acting out a countless number of roles which showed his versatility as an actor. His role as the character, S’dumo, in Sgudi Snaysi remains in the consciousness and cultural imagination of the nation as a whole. But he was also a producer, a director, an advertising director and a musician whose hit songs including ‘Shebeleza’ came to dominate the air waves.”
Cocaine worth R2.6m seized at OR Tambo Airport!
“SARS Customs officials and the detector dog unit intercepted The Municipality further advise 9.16kg of cocaine worth R2.6 milresidents to call our call center: lion during a search at OR Tambo 016 330 0400 during office hours’ International Airport yesterday.” weekdays or Th e cocaine belonged to a womAfter-hours line: an in transit travelling from Sao 016 341 3116 to report any serPaulo to Maputo, Mozambique, vice delivery issues.
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Minister Nathi Mthethwa pays tribute to Joe ‘Sdumo’ Mafela!
“We are shocked and saddened by the passing of a great artist and a truly generous man, Baba Joe Mafela. The nation has lost an extraordinary son of the soil. He was multi-talented and multi-skilled, much loved and much revered. We salute his lifelong contribution to South African arts and culture. We convey our strength and heartfelt condolences to the Mafela family, to his friends and numerous fans,” said Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
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Fourth, the group went in classes that are not attended by their educators to keep the students from misbehaving and loitering. To an extent that the teach-
ers themselves have acknowledged and adopted this tendency of not attending classes or not being in school in time, and they show by not being in class during their periods and also arriving unreasonably late at school. The Infantries are then facing a major task in getting the SMT, through the SGB, to be fully aligned with their programme and re-adopt this phenomenon of HIGH MORALE and HIGH DISCIPLINE. The Ratanda Infantry is now making a plea to the society at large, surrounding communities and the country as a whole to base our efforts in support of this programme with as little as just using
our common sense. Basically if all adults can take it upon themselves to ask a uniformed what they are doing outside of school premises during school hours, or parents to regularly checkup on the progress of their children at least weekly if not daily. The Ratanda Infantry is working without a budget currently and is calling upon society members, the affluent, business people and everyone who is able to help with food donations or any form of donation to sustain their efforts. For more information and support: Daniel: 083 339 2887 Valentine: 060 310 5147
AHMED KATHRADA (1929-2017): The life and times of a giant SOUTH AFRICA is mourning the death of struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada Kathrada, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday (March 28) morning at the Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Johannesburg after a short period of illness. His funeral service was declared a Special Official Funeral which took place the next day. An activist to the end, Kathrada has had an illustrious political career having served between 1994 and 1999 as the parliamentary counsellor to late President Nelson Mandela. He was born on 21 August 1929 in rural SchweizerReneke in the North West and was introduced to politics as a young boy when he joined a non-racial youth club run by the Young Communist League. At the tender age of 17, Kathrada participated in the 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign led by the South African Indian Congress. He was part of 2 000 resisters who were arrested and imprisoned for defying a law that discriminated against Indian South Africans. Under the tutelage of Transvaal Indian Congress leader, Dr Yusuf Dadoo, Kathrada later befriended emerging ANC leaders such as Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. In 1952, Kathrada was in a group of 20, including Mandela and Sisulu, who were sentenced to nine
months in prison with hard labour - suspended for two years - for organising the Defiance Campaign against six unjust apartheid laws. The campaign was jointly organised by the ANC and SA Indian Congress. In 1954, he was placed under restrictions by apartheid security police and was arrested several times for breaking his banning orders. In 1956, he was among the 156 Congress activists and leaders charged with High Treason. The trial continued for four years, after which all the accused were acquitted. Kathrada, Mandela and Sisulu were among the last 30 to be acquitted. While they were on trial in 1960, the ANC and PAC were banned. In 1962, Kathrada was placed under “house arrest”. The following year, Kathrada broke
his banning orders and went underground to continue his political and military work in the ANC’s armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). In July 1963, the police swooped on Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, a Johannesburg suburb where Kathrada and other banned persons had been meeting secretly. This led to the famous Rivonia Trial in which eight accused were sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour on Robben Island. His fellow prisoners included ANC leaders such as Mandela, Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Denis Goldberg, Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni. Kathrada spent 26 years and three months in prison, 18 of which were on Robben Island. In 1982, Mandela, Sisulu, Kathrada, Mhlaba and Mlangeni were transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town.
While in prison, he obtained four university degrees, namely BA (in History and Criminology), B Bibliography (in African Politics and Library Science), BA Honours (History) and BA Honours (African Politics). Soon after his release on 15 October 1989, the ANC was unbanned. At its first legal conference in South Africa, Kathrada was elected onto its National Executive Committee. Until 1994, he headed the ANC’s Public Relations Department. At its Conference in 1997, Kathrada declined nomination to the National Executive Committee. In 1994, Kathrada was elected to Parliament and served as President Mandela's parliamentary counsellor. He was chairperson of the Robben Island Museum Council from 1997 until his term expired in 2006. In 2008, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation was launched with the aim of deepening non-racialism. Kathrada was an active participant in the foundation’s work, which includes promoting constitutional ideals and human rights, youth leadership and development, challenging racism and preserving and promoting liberation history. Kathrada is survived by his wife, Barbara Hogan, also an ANC stalwart and veteran, who once served as Minister of Public Enterprises.
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MASINA REVEALS BIG PLANS TO BOOST CITY’S ECONOMY!
ON Wednesday, March 29 the council of the Ekrhuleni Metro Municipality held a special council meeting to set the stage for the Executive Mayor to deliver his first address to the residents. Delivering his State of the City Address (SoCA) Mayor Masina said the City has ringfenced over R12 billion of procurement opportunities to local entrepreneurs, service providers and enterprises during this term of office through the Mintirhisano programme. “Out of the R12 billion, we resolve to specifically make commitments not less than R1 billion per annum to 500 youth owned enterprises, R500 million per annum on 100 emerging construction companies and more than 500 million black industrialists. “We will use the remaining R10 billion for general strategic procurement from black business and community enterprise as part of
our policy of transforming economic participation,” said Masina.
Under the theme, “The City and the State of its people”, the City has established a Land Invasion unit for the prevention and enforcement of illegal land invasion, to address the invasion of RDP houses and the scourge of all illegal connections. “We as the city are also working to upgrade the special profile of the informal settlements that house about 164 000 households. We will give people all municipal land that was classified as ‘illegally occupied’ by people in informal settlements,” he said. R88 billion has been invested in the Quantum Leap project which aims to increase security of water supply by generating an additional 635 mega litres of water.
“We are working on building 45 more pump stations for both water and sewage in the next five years. This remains a challenge given that we are fast depleting the most important resource, water,” explained the Mayor. The Municipality will construct and install a 9m bronze statue as a fitting tribute and recognition of the great struggle icon at the OR Tambo International Airport in October 2017. “We will develop the OR Tambo Narrative Centre precinct which will include the establishment of the OR Tambo library or knowledge centre. The narrative centre will give us access to an array of documents not previously available in South Africa and housed in the Soncini archive in Panizzi Library dealing with OR Tambo and the Liberation struggle in the Southern Africa,” - GautengOnline
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CITY of Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor, Mzwandile Masina said the City remained committed in protecting and preserving natural resources.
BRAZILIAN MEAT SCANDAL MAKES SA SUSPEND IMPORTS!
THE Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has suspended imports of meat from establishments suspected to be involved in the Brazilian meat scandal.
The department said it is not known how many consignments may have already left Brazil and are on their way to South Africa.
Consignments arriving at the ports of entry in South Africa may be tested microbiologically for organisms such as Salmonella.
Addressing the three-day Local Climate Solutions Conference in Birchwood on March 23, Mayor Masina said cities around the world needed to be at the forefront of solutions that will ensure sustainable development and the reversal of the rate of climate change.
In a statement on Wednesday (March 23), the DAFF has requested the Brazilian authorities to provide official information and a list of establishments that have been identified in the issue raised in the media regarding unsafe meat being exported to various countries, which could include South Africa.
“However DAFF is in the process of ensuring that the establishments implicated are suspended from exporting meat to South Africa until the Brazilian Veterinary Authority have fully investigated the matter and can give the necessary assurances for compliance to the South African requirements for importation of meat into South Africa.” Officials of the department at all ports of entry which receive meat have been instructed to test every container of meat from Brazil using the existing policies regarding testing of consignments.
In addition, the department assured consumers that officials at ports of entry have been vigilant when coming to meat imports.
HUMAN Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says government is working on laws to stop the sale of government subsidized houses. "When (government) gives a house to the needy, it is for the whole family and not for one person. No one must sell the house. It must be passed from generation to generation," said Minister Sisulu..
“DAFF has also advised the Brazilian authority to ban all exportation of meat from such establishments until the issue has been resolved to the satisfaction of the South African Veterinary Authority,” said the department.
TRIPARTITE M.O.U SIGNED!
“As the City of Ekurhuleni, by signing this Memorandum of Understanding we want to deal with issues of heritage conservation, by implementing a number of strategic initiatives, both in Lusaka and here in South Africa. We also look forward to strategic sessions on knowledge sharing and cultural exchanges. Between the two countries there’s a rich history of political freedom which is anchored
by the foundation that is the struggle stalwart OR Tambo,” said Mayor Masina. Lusaka’s signature had been outstanding in the MoU, which was signed in 2008 with Alfred Nzo District Municipality and the City of Ekurhuleni. Mayor Masina also handed over a copy of the letter written by OR Tambo while he was in Italy during exile.
Mayor of Lusaka Cllr Wilson Kalumba with City of Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Cllr Mzwandile Masina at the signing of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on March 23. During the signing of the MoU Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina hands over a copy of a letter written by OR Tambo while in exile.
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) – Local Governments for Sustainability Africa is held in
collaboration with the City under the theme, “Water for Cities”. The Local Climate Solutions for Africa (#LoCS4Africa) 2017 event aims to bring diverse African cities together in a common mission to find solutions to most pressing urban water challenges; flooding and drought, infrastructure, sanitation and associated quality of life and health challenges. “Even though Africa is the lowest contributor to climate change it is the most vulnerable
continent to its effects. According to research, water will be the main vehicle through which our people on the continent will experience the climate change impacts. These will include poor water quality, drought and the drying up of our rivers,” he said. ICLEI envisions a world of sustainable cities that confront the realities of urbanization, adapt to economic and demographic trends and prepare for the impacts of climate change and other urban challenges.
Laws to curb illegal sale of RDP houses!
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From April 2017, national government will implement a centralised National Housing Needs Register (NHNR), which is a centralised database of all those who require housing assistance in the country. "Finally we have approved a National Housing Needs Register. This is a database of all those who need houses, all forms of housing assistance. “Currently we are processing all waiting
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EKURHULENI Executive Mayor Cllr Mzwandile Masina completed the signing of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the mayor of Lusaka in Zambia, Cllr Wilson Kalumba, on Thursday, March 23, in Germiston.
“DAFF wishes to assure the consumers that the officials at ports of entry have always been vigilant on meat imports from any country to ensure compliance with sanitary requirements which are put in place to protect both the consumers and animals against food safety hazards and animal diseases respectively,” it said.
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ON Friday, March 17, the Miss Ekurhuleni Ambassadors 2016/2017 Pageant took place at the Emperors Palace. Miss Nontokozo Fakudewas crowned the Queen Ambassador of Ekurhuleni, followed by Zinhle Shabalala (1st Princess) and Rorisang Moeketsi (2nd Princess). The event was sponsored by the City of Ekurhuleni, MSC Business College Midrand Campus, Perfect Choice and many others.
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The following criteria for the selection of potential tenants will be followed – The full name and surname if the applicant (Business registration) The identity number of the applicant concerned and certified proof thereof The physical and postal address of the applicant concerned A description of the goods and/or services that the enterprise/business concerned is applying to render/sell or produce • Must be a South African citizen, unless such person is authorized to carry on business in terms of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No 13 of 2002) and furnish certified proof thereof • Preference will be given to applicants with Proof of Registered business • Preference will be given to disabled, women and youth enterprises • Successful applicants will be required to pay R120.00 to activate their pre-paid meters and will be required to pay their rental three months in advance. • Successful applicants/SMMEs will enter into a lease agreement of a period not exceeding three years with the municipality. • Subletting on the property is prohibited at all costs Applicants/Proposals must be placed in the Quotation Box situated at Enquiries Finance Department, Municipal Building, c/o of Du Preez and H F Verwoerd Street, Heidelberg, Monday – Friday, 07:30 – 15:30 during office hours. • • • •
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LEGAL - Public Notices INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IN APPLYING FOR A LIQUR LICENCE IN TERMS OF SECTION 24 OF THE GAUTENG LIQUOR ACT 2 OF 2003 I, VUSIMUZI MALIMELA, ID Number: 7905105363082 an adult male owning the premises at address: 5637 Ntombela Street, Ratanda Ext. 23, Heidelberg (GP) an address in the Republic of South Africa and within the borders of Gauteng Province, hereby invite public comments/representations concerning my application for a liquor licence to the Gauteng Liquor Board. I make this application for myself in terms of Section 25. TRADING NAME: MAVUSA’S INN LICENCE TYPE: TAVERN– The retail sale of liquor for consumption on the premises where the liquor is sold. BUSINESS PREMISES: Physical Address - 5637 Ntombela Street, Ratanda Ext. 23, Heidelberg, 1438. Comments should be addressed to the Gauteng Liquor Board within seven (7) days of this notice.
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