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EMPD WELCOMES 147 RECRUITS TO ITS FORCE! Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department is tasked to ensure safer communities, zero tolerance to crime, reduce carnage on the roads through traffic policing and enforces the municipal by-laws. They can also exercise their powers outside of their municipal area if there is an agreement with another municipality in pursuit of a suspect and if they reasonably believe that such person had committed an offence. Since they do not have powers to investigate crimes, they are required to hand over criminal suspects to the South Africa Police Services for investigation and prosecution.
These new officers will be deployed all over the City of ekurhuleni to curb all kinds of crime and to help enforce municipal by-laws to boosting the city’s crime fighting strategy to ensure all are and feel safe within the city.
to protect women and children” said executive Mayor Cllr. Mzwandile Masina. Furthermore he cautioned against ill-discipline, unethical behaviour and corruption. "Your work is to protect not to terrorise our communities, we want ethical behaviour and a corrupt free police force at all times, however we will deal decisively against incidents bribery; corruption and ill-discipline; we will not shy away from dismissing anyone found guilty of such actions" said Mayor Masina
Speaking at the parade to welcome new police recruits ekurhuleni executive Mayor urged them to exercise diligence and dedication in their police work. “be disciplined and dedicated to your police work, work tirelessly to protect our communities, more importantly do all in your power
both parents and new eMDP recruits men were grateful and happy for the opportunity to serve the community of City of ekurhuleni. “We are very grateful and happy that finally our child after few years being unemployed get this opportunity, we feel our prayers
THe City of ekurhuleni unveils and receives 147 new young women and men who completed 18 months of metro police training they started in January 2016 at pass out parade hosted at Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton.
has been answered” said Mrs Dorothy Motshoane and Mr. Simon Motshoane parent of new eMDP Officer Mr. Tumelo Motshoane “i am happy for the opportunity and am proud to have made it this far, i will work hard to make myself and my parents proud” said eMDP Officer Mr. Tumelo Motshoane. "it is an opportunity for life to us the sky is the limit, we intent making this career wise a stepping stone to climb this corporate ladder who know tomorrow any of us can be a chief of police, with discipline, hard-work and dedication anything is possible” said eMDP Officer Ms. Faith Sangweni and eMDP Officer Ms. Maryna Venter friends from eMPD college BY Jacob Molete
HEART OF A SON CONCERT On Saturday, September 2, musician Mandla ‘HisChild’ Zwane will be headlining the Heart of a Son concert at the Ratanda Christian Fellowship Church (CAKC) at Heidelberg road, Ratanda. The event begins from 3 PM until the late hours. Only R50 per ticket for entry. Follow HisChild on social media for more information: ‘Mandla HisChild Zwane’ or ‘Mandla Zwane Muzic’ on Facebook and @iammandlazwane on Instagram. Alternatively, call 078 379 4606
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STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO TREAT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE VICTIMS!
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has launched a Six Point Plan which will guide police on how to treat gender based violence victims. The plan, which was unveiled on Friday (august 11) at the eldorado Police Station in Soweto, Johannesburg, will guide the police on how to behave, what to do, and how to do it when it comes to issues of sexual offences and domestic violence. Speaking at the launch, Minister Mbalula said the focus for public awareness will be the Six Point Plan extracted from the Policy on Reducing barriers to Reporting of Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence. The Minister also repeated that no victim must be sent away from a police station without a case being opened and a proper interview made. “We need not see bruises to open a case. each slap on the face is a potential femicide. each unwanted touching is a potential rape. each verbal abuse of a woman because of her dress is a potential rape and each nasty word of harassment to the lGbTi community is a potential hate crime.” “Women and girls are not male property, full stop! One victim of such crimes is one too many. The time has come for all members of SaPS to re-instil a sense of commitment to the vulnerable in our communities. We have no time to waste time!” the Minister said. The Six Point Plan includes that: · All victims should be treated with respect, dignity and interviewed by a trained police official in a victim sensitive manner; · Victims should be assisted in a Victim Friendly Room (VFR) or an alternative room where the statement will be taken in private or other location providing victim support services; · Victims will be referred/taken for medical examination by a healthcare professional to obtain medical evidence and complete a medical report including seeing to the health of the victim; · The investigation should be conducted by the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Investigation Unit (FCS) or a detective with relevant training; · The families and victims of sexual offences, femicide and infanticide should all be referred to victim support services that are available within the precinct for legal, medical, social and psychological help; and · Victims should be proactively given feedback on the progress of their cases on a continuous basis. Gender based violence victims can call the toll free number on 0800 428 428 (0800 GbV GbV) and will be able to speak to a social worker for assistance and counselling. Callers can also request a social worker from the command centre to contact them by dialling *120*7867# (free) from a cell phone.
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According to new data released by Statistics South Africa, the country’s poverty is on the rise. Over 55% of South Africans live in Poverty. Statistitian General Pali Lehohla spoke to media recently during a briefing on the findings. While the recent increase in the headcount is unfortunate, we are still better off compared to the country’s poverty situation from a decade earlier, when it was estimated that close to two-thirds of South Africans (66,6% or roughly 31,6 million people) were living below the UBPL in 2006. The South African economy in the last five years, notably between 2011 and 2015, has been driven by a combination of international and domestic factors such as low and weak economic growth, continuing high unemployment levels, lower commodity prices, higher consumer
prices (especially for energy and food), lower investment levels, greater household dependency on credit, and policy uncertainty. This period has seen the financial health of South African households decline under the weight of these economic pressures and, in turn, has pulled more households and individuals down into poverty. The figures are calculated using the upper-bound poverty line (UBPL) of R992 per person per month (pppm) in 2015 prices. This translates into over 30,4 million South Africans living in poverty in 2015. Who are affected most by poverty?
In general, children (aged 17 years and younger), black Africans, females, people from rural areas, those living in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, and those
with little or no education are the main victims in the ongoing struggle against poverty. Figures from StatsSA show that while poverty is highest amongst children (aged 0–17), poverty levels tend to drop as one gets older and only starts to increase again from the age of 55 onwards. The poverty gap, as well as the severity of poverty, shows a similar trend to the poverty headcount for the 0–17 age group. Poverty gap values highlight that not only are children more likely to be poor but they are also residing in households that are further away from the poverty line. Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy childhood development. Unfortunately, in 2015 this was a reality for over 13 million children living in South Africa according to the latest Living Conditions Survey data.
Lesedi Local Municipality’s Executive Mayor Cllr. Lerato Maloka and MMC for Infrastructure Development Cllr. Mapule Motsepe joined Gauteng Legislature Road and Transport Portfolio Committee to host women in a SMMEs and Cooperatives Development workshop for women in construction and transport. The community of Ratanda filled the venue on Thursday, August 24, and got exposed to opportunities in becoming entrepreneurs. The workshop was made to empower women on opportunities that exist in the construction and transport industry, and, how such opportunities may be accessible to women formations and women in general. Ladies from the South African Women In Construction (SAWIC) did their part in informing the locals on opportunities in the built environment.
The multi-purpose community centre lit up with inspiration and song thanks to the women dressed in yellow jackets. SAWIC is a national association of women entrepreneurs or employed in all areas of construction, from the skilled trades to business ownership. SAWIC administers, intervenes, facilitates and negotiates to empower its members to gain access to: - Job opportunities, Contracts, Training, Finance; and Networks. Celebrating 20 years in existence this year, SAWIC strives to create a positive image of the industry and the role of women in the field of construction. The programme featured exhibitions, presentations and engagements with the National and Provincial Departments of Transport, Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP), PRASA, Department of Economic Development, Taxi Organisations and motivational speakers.
gibela:Numbers tell story of progress made in three years!
An artist’s impression of the Gibela factory in Dunnotar, City of Ekurhuleni to be completed in 2018. The first South African-built train is scheduled to roll off the production line towards the end of 2018, with an average of 62 trains a year to follow over the next 10 years.
Gibela Rail Transport Consortium (Gibela) in August celebrates its third anniversary with a list of landmark achievements that sets South Africa’s railway sector well on track to recovery after decades of languishment. Since its launch at the end of July 2014, Gibela has overseen the manufacture of the first 20 trains at an Alstom plant in Brazil, using South African materials and involving South Africans. Of the 20, 17 are already in commercial service and have clocked up more than 180 000 kilometres.
Gibela, a joint venture comprised of Alstom, New Africa Rail and Ubumbano Rail, was established primarily to deliver on a €4 billion contract with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) for the manufacture of 600 state-of-the-art X’Trapolis Mega commuter trains for Metrorail. Over 800 South Africans have secured fixedterm employment during the construction of Gibela’s R1 billion bespoke South African manufacturing facility and associated training centre at Dunnottar in Ekurhuleni, now more than 50% completed. More than 200 engineers and technicians –
including 80 women – have been trained and deployed as full-time Gibela employees; 50 skilled and semi-skilled artisans and technicians have been recruited; and 65 apprentices selected to begin their apprenticeships at the new training centre. Bursaries have been awarded to 250 South African students for study in rail-related fields at South African tertiary institutions. To meet its demanding local content requirement, Gibela has on-boarded 54 South African suppliers to supply materials, parts and services. In the process, more than 4 700 jobs are being supported by the company’s activities.
The first South African-built train is scheduled to roll off the production line towards the end of 2018, with an average of 62 trains a year to follow over the next 10 years. A contract between Gibela and PRASA for service and maintenance of the trains will run concurrently for 19 years. The project which is part of the national passenger rail modernization programme is also in line with the City of Ekurhuleni’s re-industrialisation agenda and is expected to benefit local emerging industrialists and artisans by empowering them with specialised industrial skills.
MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILE-UP ON N3 HEIDELBERG.
Three motorists burnt beyond recognition and, four others hospitalised after a multiple vehicle pileup on the N3/R550 interchange between Heidelberg and Vosloorus on Wednesday, august 23. Six articulating trucks, and eleven light motor vehicles were involved in a pile-up crash and subsequently, three of the articulating trucks, two Pick-up trucks and three sedans caught alight. Two occupants in one of the pick-up trucks and one occupant from an articulating truck were trapped and burnt inside their vehicles. Rescue teams from both lesedi Fire Department and ekurhuleni Disaster
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SUSPECTS INVOLVING MURDER AND ATTEMPTED HIJACKING APPREHENDED BY THE EMPD!
The ekurhuleni Metro Police Department have been working tirelessly together with the South african Police service to track down suspects linked to the attempted hijacking and murder of actor Dumi Masilela. On august 14, executive Mayor of ekurhuleni Cllr. Mzwandile Masina confirmed the arrests at Masilela’s funeral held on Saturday (august 12) in Kempton Park. “We have been informed by the
INFORMAL TRADERS INVITED TO A BUSINESS LICENSING WORKSHOP!
The Government Communication and information System (GCiS) urges potential employment seekers to be wary of a fake job listing advert that is circulating on social media. The GCiS warns the public to be vigilant as the advert lists vacancies at GCiS, government departments and other organisations. The fake job advert indicates that there are 18 senior secretary and 42 general assistant posts available at the GCiS. The links in the advert opens the website SA Local Jobs. acting Director-General, Phumla Williams,
and emergency Management Services (DeMS) collectively battled the blaze and used specialised rescue tools to recover the deceased from the wrecks. both directions of the freeway were closed to traffic for the duration of the rescue operations. The traffic was diverted onto R103 road (Old Heidelberg road) as an alternative. The preliminary reports revealed that smoke from the grass fire that was blowing across the freeway and obscuring the vision of the road users led to this pileup. South african Police Services (SaPS) officials from the accident Unit are investigating the incident.
eMPD that suspects were apprehended with the help of the community and handed over to the SaPS,” he confirmed. a case has been opened with a case number: SaP14108/08/2017. The executive Mayor reiterated that the eMPD should continue to work tirelessly with other law enforcement agencies in order to bring the culprits to book. also, the arrests will subsequently assist in gathering further evidence by police.
Operating a formalised small business enables entrepreneurs to gain access to funding and certain protections by the law. in light of this, the City of ekurhuleni invites all informal traders to a registration and licensing workshop on Tuesday, august 29, at the Vosloorus Customer Care Centre. industry leaders and expects in the business registration fraternity will educate hawkers and people running a spaza shop, retailer, restaurant or tuck shop from their home about the benefits of registering their company. Officials from the city’s ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, economic Development and City Planning will also be on hand to answer any questions businesses owners might have related to by-law enforcement and business registration processes.
Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Human Settlements in ekurhuleni Cllr lesiba Mpya, pictured, invites members of the community to attend a meeting at DH Williams Hall in Katlehong when pertinent issues based on housing will be discussed during the Human Settlements indaba on Tuesday, august 29, 2017.
Date: Tuesday, august 29 Time: 09:00 to 15:00 Venue: 1993, barry Marais Road, Vosloorus
Date: Tuesday, august, 29 Time: 18:00 to 20:00 Venue: DH Williams Hall (Katlehong)
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pictured, said: “We are warning the public about the fake advert so they do not fall prey to this scam. The GCiS advertises its vacancies through the Department of Public Service and administration, Vuk’uzenzele, the GCiS website and through bona fide media houses.”
“Potential job seekers are encouraged to check with a recruiting company to determine if a listed vacancy is legitimate or fake. Caution must be taken especially if an applicant is asked to pay money up-front.” added Williams.
issues on the agenda at the housing indaba include the housing verification and registration programme, provision of houses, waiting list data and finance linked to the individual support programme (FliSP) / Gap programme. The housing indaba panel discussion will be led by MMC Mpya together with officials from Human Settlements Department, at local and provincial government level, to ensure efficient response to all queries.
GAUTENG HEALTH ACKNOWLEDGES CARE WORKERS' ISSUES! The Gauteng Department of Social Development says it is sympathetic to the issues raised by hundreds of community care workers, who protested outside its offices in Johannesburg. The community care workers protested on Tuesday demanding to be recognised as employees of the department and not as volunteers to Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs). They also want grants the department pays to NPOs to be inflated to accommodate the annual increases of their stipend, and that NPOs should recognise maternity leaves and be registered for the Unemployment insurance Fund (UiF). Social Development MeC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza said the department is part of a
caring Gauteng Provincial Government that is pro-poor and people centred. “We are in touch with the needs of the people. We are not only aware of the concerns of the workers but we are in agreement with most of the issues they raised. Over time, this issue will be resolved as some [aspects] require national government, while others can be resolved amongst ourselves,” MeC Mayathula-Khoza said. Community care workers are community based workers who, through NPOs, provide care to mostly HiV/aiDS infected or affected households. They also assist with frail care as well as the distribution of food parcels.
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Progress made as Gauteng Government achieves record clean audits! We welcome these results and we are encouraged that all Gauteng Departments have achieved unqualified audits. Over the past three years, Gauteng Provincial Government has shown sustained improvements in governance, administration and financial management. The Premier David Makhura addressed the media in Parktown on on Wednesday, August 23. “Twenty two Gauteng Provincial Government departments and entities achieved clean audits in the 2016/17 financial year. Over the last three years, we have moved from 56% to 65% clean audits with all other departments and entities achieving unqualified audits,“ said Makhura. Premier Makhura stressed that his administration continues to make steady progress in improving management of finances, eliminating wasteful spending and ensuring that public funds are used to deliver services to citizens. The seven (7) departments that achieved clean audits are: • Office of the Premier; • Provincial Legislature; • COGTA; • Provincial Treasury; • Social Development; • Economic Development; and
• E-Government. The following eight (8) departments achieved unqualified opinions: • Education • Community Safety • Roads and Transport • Infrastructure Development • Agriculture and Rural Development • Health • Human Settlements • Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation The following fifteen (15) public entities achieved clean audits: • Dinokeng • Gauteng Film Commission • Gautrain Management Agency • Gauteng Partnership Fund • IDZ Development Company • Constitutional Hill Precinct • Innovation Hub • Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site • Gauteng Tourism Authority • Gauteng Gambling Board • Supplier Park Development Company • Gauteng Growth and Development Agency • Cost Recovery • Greater Newtown Development Company • Gauteng Enterprise Propeller Six (4) public entities achieved unqualified audit opinions:
• Gauteng Liquor Board • MEDSAS • Gauteng Housing Fund • G-Fleet The Premier mentioned nothing on the 11 municipalities and their performance in the current financial year.
Creecy has been established. This committee has developed a financial rescue plan for the Department. This plan aims to stabilise the finances of the Department so that it continues to discharge its responsibility to deliver health care to our citizens,” said Makhura.
“We will continue to work closely with departments to ensure compliance by conducting extensive monthly reviews, quarterly and annual financial statements and addressing recurring adverse audit findings.” Makhura said he remains concerned about the high levels of accruals at the end of the past financial year. These negatively impact on the budgets of the current year. He is also concerned that the provincial government has not eliminated irregular expenditure and has once again call the MECs and HODs from affected Departments to account to him. The department most affected by accruals and irregular expenditure is Health, headed by MEC Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa. The premier said that there is a solution for this. “Accordingly, a cabinet committee comprising of Health MEC,Gwen Ramakgopa, COGTA and Human Settlements MEC Paul Mashatile and MEC for Finance Barbara
CLASSIFICATION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN MEDIA REVIEWED!
The FBP (Film and Publication Board) and CGE (Commission for Gender Equality) came together to host a dialogue on the prevalence of sexual and gender-based violence in media. Government and media stakeholders met at Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg.
The Film and Publication Board (FPB) is currently undertaking a process of reviewing its current Classification Guidelines to measure whether they are still reflective of South Africa’s societal norms and values. The dialogue mainly focussed on how exposure to violence, sex and sexual violence in the media impacts on societal norms and values. The delegation also took time to separate news media (press, news etc.) and entertainment media (film, gaming etc.) The Gauteng Film Commission, Ster Kenikor, SAPS, Gender-links, Tears Foundation, SABC, Department of Women, DOJCD, SA Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Practical Consulting, NFVF, UNESCO, UNISA and ShowMax were amongst the stakholders who took part in the dialogue. “As part of commemorating Women’s Month, the FPB wants to focus on sexual violence in the media through assessing the prevalence of gender stereotypes and gender based violence in the media,” FPB Acting Chief Operations Officer, Abongile Mashele, (pictured) said. She said violence against women does not end with physical violence, as other forms of violence, including emotional and psychological violence, have no visible scars but have long effects on victims and survivors. These can be worsened through constant
exposure to similar themes in the media through film and other forms of entertainment media. Furthermore, constant exposure can lead to children being desensitised and normalising such behaviour.
Mashele also said the FPB has surveyed households and various communities in getting input from the public on the current use of media, particularly by children. “Information no longer comes through controllable media, but now on social media. It is criminal to put anything that is explicit on social media, which is widely exposed to our children. Amongst other findings, exposure to media does influence behaviour, particularly children. South African children are increasingly using media for educational purposes. Parental guidance and supervision is limited. When there is a violence scene in movies and TV, most people don’t have an issue. Most complaints the FBP receives are for sexually explicit content and little about violence. Have we normalized it to such an extent that we want more?” “In the last classification review, we have for the first time we have included sexual based violence in the classification guideline. Should we also classify gender-based violence in the current guidelines,” highlighted Mashele during the dialogue’s question and answer session. Mashele confirmed that a discussion document will be formulated to inform the FPB on the creation of new classification guidelines. During the formulation, the FPB will be soliciting input from the public. In the first discussion panel, the delegates
tackled the drivers of gender-based violence in the country. Of of the major drivers of gender-based violence identified is victims not being assisted in police stations when reporting cases of abuse, particularly women don’t feel they will get help. By-standerism is also a challenge. Tarisai Nyamweda, Media Co-ordinator at Gender LInks reflected the research on the media and its impact on Gender-based violence. She said because of its reach and power to influence, media predominantly has a huge role to play in changing attitudes, behaviours and perceptions concerning gender based violence. In her presentation, Nyamweda said the media lacked a great deal of coverage of Gender-based violence cases. The current Classification Guidelines were last reviewed in 2012 and subsequently published in October 2014 and have been applied since.
The Gauteng Provincial Government and Lesedi Local Municipality will host an had honorary celebration of the life and times of Mrs Alinah Monyaduwe Mokoena on Wednesday, August 30. “Antipass”, as Mme Allina was affectionately known, led from the front in mobilizing women from her community of both Magogogweni (now known as Rensburg) and Ratanda to join the historic 1956 Women’s march to the Union Buildings, in protest against the extension of pass laws to women. The event will unfold in three phases as follows: Phase 1: Church service 07h30 at Uniting Reformed Church, Ratanda Phase 2:Tombstone unveiling 09h00 at the Ratanda Cemetery (Protea Road) Phase 3: Formal Programme 11h00 at Ratanda Multipurpose Hall
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LIFE & TIMES OF MARCUS GARVEY....TRUE BLACK INDUSTRIALIST!
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orn in Jamaica, Marcus Garvey was an orator for the black Nationalism and Pan-africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro improvement association and african Communities league. Garvey advanced a Pan-african philosophy which inspired a global mass movement, known as Garveyism. Garveyism would eventually inspire others, from the Nation of islam to the Rastafari movement.
Early Life Social activist Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. was born on august 17, 1887, in St. ann's bay, Jamaica. Self-educated, Garvey founded the Universal Negro improvement association, dedicated to promoting africanamericans and resettlement in africa. in the United States he launched several businesses to promote a separate black nation. after he was convicted of mail fraud and deported back to Jamaica, he continued his work for black repatriation to africa. Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the last of 11 children born to Marcus Garvey, Sr. and Sarah Jane Richards. His father was a stone mason, and his mother a domestic worker and farmer. Garvey, Sr. was a great influence on Marcus, who once described him as "severe, firm, determined, bold, and strong, refusing to yield even to superior forces if he believed he was right." His father was known to have a large library, where young Garvey learned to read.
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey
at the age of 14, Garvey went left for Kingston to work in a printing house, where some years later he was elected vice president of the Kingston Union.
Following his involvement in a strike, he left Jamaica, travelled to Central america and started a newspaper called la Nacionale in 1911. He then left for london and wrote for the african Times and Orient Review, where he developed his ideas on black unity.
Garvey the Leader Upon his return to Jamaica in 1914, he founded the Universal Negro improvement association (UNia), in which his ideal of uniting the african diaspora could be realised. Garvey then travelled to the United States in the hopes of raising funds to establish a private black university in Jamaica. Two years after his arrival in the United States, Garvey held his first public lecture in New York City. by May 1917, he had established the first UNia branch outside Jamaica. He began to address the issues of social, political and economic equality for black people and set about developing an economic programme for the advancement of black people world-wide, which included the purchase of ships for the repatriation of the black diaspora to africa, liberia in particular. apart from his role in the development of Pan-africanism, Garvey is associated with the Rastafari Movement as he often made reference to an african king who would bring deliverance. This king is thought to be Haile Selassie i of ethiopia, who is seen to be the manifestation of Garvey's prophecy. Garvey is therefore credited with creating the largest movement for people of african descent, with greater participation than the Civil Rights Movement.
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12 x 750 ml sedgewick’s Old Brown Sherry
37 441
99
smirnoff 1818 Vodka
1x1l
102 1233
99
99
1 x 750 ml
4th street Natural Sweet Rosé
12 x 1 l
99
69
12 x 750 ml
99
1x3l
richelieu Export Brandy
lion Lager Beer Cans
119 1409
99
199
99
1 x 750 ml
99
windhoek Draught Cans
221
24 x 500 ml
99
12 x 750 ml
j&B Scotch Whisky
139 1649
99
1 x 750 ml
99
12 x 750 ml
24 x 440 ml
savanna Dry NRB
162
99
12 x 500 ml
castle Lager Beer Cans
224
99
24 x 500 ml
Not for Sale to Persons Under the Age of 18 years - Drink Responsibly Whilst Masscash Stores will always attempt to have sufficient advertised stock available , the above prices are valid only whilst stocks last. Masscash Stores reserves the right to limit quantities. Errors and Omissions excepted- Masscash Stores will always take the utmost care to ensure that advertising information is correct however should a mistake or inaccuracy occur, Masscash Stores shall display an in-store notice reflecting the correct details. All quoted prices in South African Rand and inclusive of VAT unless otherwise stipulated.
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