Mapepeza Vol.9 Issue 9 - September 2022

Deputy president visits Sedcol!

Teenage girl found raped and murdered!

Ratanda police are investigating the murder of 15 year old girl who was found dead on the street in the towship on Saturday evening, September 3. According to police, the girl was found half naked with some of her clothes next to her.

“Paramedics were called to verify and declare that the deceased was raped and strangled. Her body had visible injuries. The family arrived at the scene and the identity of the girl was confirmed,” said Ratanda police spokesperson Sargent Moss Maluleke.

Police have called on anyone in the community with information

in connection to those responsible gruesome murder to come forward. However, they are also pleading with the community not to take the law into their own hands. They can call the detective branch commander on 079 692 4853 or Ratanda police on 016 343 6024.

Residents of Ratanda have expressed their anger after learning of this tragic incident. Many took to social media to express their grief and voice out their opinions on the matter.

“This is sad. My heart breaks as a mother. What are we going to do to protect our children, especially young girls? Condolences to

the family,” commented on Facebook user on the group Damn’ Ryt Ngibuye Ratanda (a popular chat group for local residents).

“Someone might have seen something on the said night, people let’s help our police officers,” said one user.

Members of the Ratanda Local Safety Forum also visited the family of the girl to offer their condolences. The group have been working tirelessly to find the perpetrators of this crime.

Police have asked for patience while the investigation is taking place.

MAPEPEZA

9TH ANNIVERSARY

This month, Mapepeza celebrates nine years of existence as a community newspaper. The publication was founded by the late Anatola ‘Lolliepop’ Mofoka who led his team to produce a local newspaper focused on informing township communities in their own language. The first paper was published on 9 September 2013, released in the streets of Heidelberg (in Sedibeng district) with about 5000 copies of an eight-page tabloid sized newspaper.

Deputy President of South Africa, David Mabuza, paid a special visit to the Sedibeng TVET College main campus in Vereeniging on Thursday, September 8. Joined by Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande and senior government officials, Mabuza did a walk-about at the college to see the capacity of skills development happening in the district. The visit was part of the meeting of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), in which the Deputy President is the Chairperson.

News

Detectives in Katlehong are seeking assistance in locating a suspect to help solve a murder and attempted murder case. The suspect is linked to a shooting incident that occurred at Stella’s Cafe in the Mokokeng section recently.

In the early hours of Sunday, September 5, the victim was celebrating his 26th birthday with friends at the local pub.

While the deceased was having fun with his friends an argument ensued between him and the suspect. The encounter escalated and the suspect drew a firearm, fatally wounding the victim on the upper body who succumbed to injuries and died on the spot. As a result of that shooting, the bullet penetrated from the deceased and hit a bystander (who happened to be the victim’s friend), who survived and is recovering from the injury.

“Police we called on the scene and case the docket for murder and attempted murder was opened and docket allocated to Katlehong De-

tectives for further investigation. Since then the suspect has since fled and the police are requesting public assistance in locating the suspect in the picture,” said police spokesperson Constable Sivenkosi Mthwa.

Anyone who might have information about the whereabouts of the said suspect is requested to contact Katlehong Crime office Detectives on 011 617 3686 or Crime stop line on 08600 10111 alternative use MySAPS app that can be downloaded on a smartphone.

Drugs worth R236 million found at OR Tambo airport

SARS Customs officers at the weekend pounced on a 785 kg crystal meth consignment valued at R236 million at the OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

In a statement, SARS said the intercepted pelleted cargo was destined for Australia.

“The consignment which was declared as multi-purpose anti-slip mat was upon physical inspection, found to be have been used to conceal crystal meth weighing 785 kg with the street value of R236 million,” said the revenue collector.

After this success, the South African

Amaphoyisa athungatha kuzwelonke ngemuva kokubulawa kwamaphoyisa amathathu!

UKhomishana wamaPhoyisa kuzwelonke, uGeneral Fannie Masemola, uyalele ukuthi kusetshenziswe izinsiza eziningi ngemuva kokudutshulwa kwamaphoyisa amathathu aphucwa izibhamu zawo ngesikhathi kuphangwa ehlomile esiteshini eThembisa, eKurhuleni, ngoLwesine ekuseni (uMandulo 8).

Okhulumela amaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika (SAPS) u-Athlenda Mathe uthe ngokwemibiko evela endaweni yesigameko iqulu labasolwa abebehlomile bangene egaraji lika-Andrew Mapheto Drive bagebenga isamba semali nogwayi esingadalulwanga.

“Lathi selizophuma leli qembu labona iqulu lamaphoyisa lingena egaraji. Bavele bavulela ngenhlamvu bebhekise emalungwini amathathu asesiteshini samaphoyisa eTembisa South kanye nonogada,” kusho yena.

Amaphoyisa nonogada bathole amanxeba amaningi okudutshulwa baphinde baphucwa nezibhamu zabo zomsebenzi. Womathathu amalungu kanye nonogada baphuthunyiswe esibhedlela ukuyothola ukwelashwa lapho kushone khona elinye lamalungu.

Uthe: “Kusathungathwa abasolwa ababalelwa ku-15 ababaleke ngemoto yohlobo lweToyota Quantum neToyota Corolla Prestige. Kunxuswa noma ngubani owaziyo noma okungenzeka ukuthi usebonile okwenzekile ukuthi athinte inombolo yeCrime Stop Hotline ku-0860010111.

Khonamanjalo, abaphathi be-SAPS bazwakalise ukudabuka nokudumala ngokudlula emhlabeni kwamalungu amathathu engozini enyantisayo yemoto eVereeniging ngoLwesithathu ekuseni.

UMathe uthe ngesikhathi kwenzeka ingozi, amaphoyisa amathathu asesiteshini samaphoyisa eVereeniging abehlola ubugebengu ngesikhathi iloli kusolakala ukuthi lihlulekile ukuma lapho kuwela khona abantu abane.

“Iloli lingene emotweni yeSAPS ladonsa le moto ebaliwe okungenani amamitha angu-500 yaze yama. Amalungu amathathu eSAPS aqinisekiswe ukuthi ashonile endaweni yesigameko,” kusho yena.

Laba bobathathu bahlonzwe ngoCaptain Shashape Theletsane (58) osesebenze iminyaka engu-34, uWarrant Officer Aaron Mfazwe (54) osesebenze iminyaka engu26 noConstable Timothy Mbele (45) obesebenza ngokugcwele. eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili edlule. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, uMbele ubesebenze njengephoyisa eliyirizevu iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye.

“Umshayeli weloli useboshiwe. Kuphenywa icala lokubulala ngokungenhloso kanye nokushayela budedengu. Ukushona nokuhlaselwa kwalawa malungu kwenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva koSuku Lwesikhumbuzo lwaminyaka yonke lwe-SAPS. Ngonyaka wezimali ka2021/2022 amalungu angu-33 alahlekelwe izimpilo zawo esemsebenzini,” kusho uMathe.

UKhomishana uMasemola uthumele amazwi enduduzo emndenini, abangani kanye nozakwabo bamaphoyisa amane futhi wafisela la malungu amabili ukululama okusheshayo.

“Ngeke sizivumele izigebengu ukuthi zenze ezikuthandayo, siza kulowo nalowo. Sivala inethi kumuntu ngamunye kuleli okutholakala ukuthi uphambana nomthetho,” kusho uMasemola.

Metro ‘speed cops’ record almost 90,000 cases!

What a busy month has been for the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s Speed Enforcement Section, as about 86 948 cases of excessive speeding were recorded during this past month of August alone.

“In the Eastern region, eighteen thousand nine hundred and fiftysix (18 956) were recorded; in the Southern region, thirty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three (31 753) and in the Northern region, thirty-six thousand two hundred and thirty-nine (36 239) cases.

The Anti-speed operation features officers that monitor our roads and operate fixed and mobile speed cameras.

The section has promised that in the City of Ekurhuleni and all law breakers, will be brought to book.

Police Service’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) was informed about the detection and seizure and the goods were handed over to them for further investigation.

SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter commended customs officers for stopping the dispatch of the drugs.

“I want to send a clear warning to the criminal syndicates that are using our ports of entry/exit to commit this type of crime, that our officers are alert and working very hard to stamp out such criminality.

“The excellent cooperation with other law enforcement agencies at these ports is enabling all of us to deal a deadly blow to these illegal activities,” he said

Idolobha liyakwamukela ukugwetshwa kombulali wephoyisa kaMetro!

UMkhandlu kamasipala waseEkurhuleni ukwamukele ukugwetshwa nokugwetshwa kukaMnuz Bhekisisa Dlamini owayengumvukuzi ongekho emthethweni owadubula wabulala iphoyisa loMnyango wamaPhoyisa kaMasipala waseKurhuleni uJohannes Jacobus van der Linde ngoJuni nyakenye.

Lesi sigameko senzeke ngesikhathi amaphoyisa e-EPMD egasela emayini engekho emthethweni eGermiston ahlaselwa abavukuzi abane abangekho emthethweni.

IMeya ePhethe u-Alderwoman uTania Campbell ubonge amaphoyisa kamasipala ngomsebenzi wawo wokuzinikela ekubhekaneni nezigebengu.

“Siyakwamukela ukugwetshwa kukaBhekisisa Dlamini. Ubulungiswa bunikezwe umndeni kanye nabathandiweyo besikhulu uJohannes van der Linde. Sikholwa wukuthi lokhu kuzothumela umyalezo oqinile wokuthi ukumba izimayini ngokungemthetho ngeke kubekezelelwe eKurhuleni. Sinxusa abantu ukuthi babikele amaphoyisa ngezenzo ezifuze lezi ukuze angenelele,” kusho iMeya, uTania Campbell.

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News Briefs

Truck drivers Sizwe Bhengu (37), Brian Kanenhe (36) and Muntu Mathabela (44) have appeared in the Nigel Magistrates Court on Monday, August 29 for theft of fuel amounting to just over R1,7 million.

Thirty zama-zamas (or illegal miners), all foreign nationals were arrested in Benoni, City of Ekurhuleni.

Some of the min ers were children as young as 13 years old. Police raided the mine and found explosives and equipment used for the illicit mining activities.

The City of Ekurhuleni mayor Alderwoman Tania Campbell has appointed Warren Gwilt as her Mayoral Spokesperson, effec tive from September 1.

Queen Elizabeth II, Monarch of the British Empire/United King dom has passed away at age 96 on Thurs day, September 8. She served as queen for seventy years.

Consumers called to immediately return Purity baby powder!

Tiger Brands is recalling Purity Essentials Baby Powder products as a precautionary measure after trace levels of asbestos were de tected in test samples.

The test samples were from a batch of pharmaceutical-grade talc powder used as raw mate rial in the production of finished powder products.

The batch of raw material with the detected trace levels of as bestos does not meet the com pany’s strict quality and safety standards.

Products forming part of the re call include the 100g, 200g and 400g pack sizes of Purity Essen

tials Baby Powder.

In a statement on Wednesday (September 7), the company said the recall does not affect Pu rity Essentials Baby Cornstarch Powder or any other Baby Care products under the Purity brand. “We encourage you to return your Purity Essentials Baby Powder products to your near est supermarket, wholesaler or pharmacy outlet that stocks the product for a cash refund or cou pon from 8 September 2022,” said the company.

For more information visit www. purity.co.za or contact the con sumer careline on 0860 004 755 at tigercsd@tigerbrands.com

Hlokamela ba qhekanyetsi ba mosebetsi Sedibeng!

By Lesego Mohlamme

Masepala wa Setereke sa Sedibeng e tsa tlhoko mediso bakeng sa Batho ba etsang dikopo tsa mo sebetsi, le Sechaba ka kakaretso, ka molaetsa wa dikgeo tsa mosebetsi tse fosahetseng, tse ntseng di potoloha ho marang-rang a dikgokahango tsa Sechaba wa sethatong.

Hoya ka Masepala, Baqhekanyetsi ba eletsa dipho fu tsa bona hore ba lefe tjhelete e kalo ka R500.00 e bitswang "Mokotla wa Lekgetho" Kapa "Coke".

Sedibeng se qheletse ka thoko diketso tse lahlahi sang, tse sa nepahalang, le molaetsa fosahetseng o qhekellang Sechaba le Batho ba hlokong mony etla wa mosebetsi.

Haho mohlang Masepala wa Setereke sa Sedibeng a ka batlang Batho tjhelete ya Lekgetho bakeng sa monyetla wa mosebetsi, leho fana ka dinomoro tsa motsamaisi wa Masepala Monghadi Motsumi Mathe, pontsheng ya Sechaba. Ho boletse Mmuelli wa Masepala wa Setereke sa Sedibeng Monghadi Seviour Kgaswane.

Re hlokomedisa Sechaba hore se lese ho howelwa ke dikgeo tsa mosebetsi tse etsang ke Baqhekany etsi, le hoba eletsa hore ba tlalehe diketso tsena Sepoleseng se haufinyane.

Masepala wa Setereke sa Sedibeng o netefaditse hore monyetla ke o lekanang, le mehato ya mohiri.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE BUDGET AND INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) 2023/2024

Public Notice Number: 21/2022

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 49(l)(a)(i) read together with Section 78(2) of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No. 6 of 2004) as amended, hereinafter referred to as the "Act", that the supplementary valuation roll for the financial year 2021/2022 is open for public inspection from 01/10/2022 to 31/12/2022 during offices hours (07;30 to 15;30) in the following office at the municipal office -Rates section in Heidelberg and on the website www.lesedilm.gov.za.

Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in term of Section 50(2) of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Amend ment Act, Act No 29 of 2014, an objection must be in relation to a specific individual property and not against the supplementary roll as such.

Objection forms for the lodging of objections are available at the Municipal Offices.

Completed objection forms must be returned by hand or regis tered post to the following address:

By Hand: Registered post: Rates section, Municipal office, Municipal Manager Heidelberg P O Box 201 Heidelberg 1441

For enquiries please contact (016) 492 0260 or (016) 492 0048 or email godfreyv@lesedi.gov.za, or sindiz@lesedi.gov.za.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with chapter 4 of the Municipal System Act, 2000: (Act No. 32 of 2000) and Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003: (Act No. 56 of 2003) to inform the public about the annual review of LLM's Budget and Integrated Development Plan 2023/2024. On the 30th August 2022 the Council approved an IDP pro cess plan and the Budget time schedules for the reviewal of IDP and development Budget 2023/2024. Furthermore, the Municipal Manager hereby invites all interested individuals, community organisations and other organised formations to express their interest by submitting their contact details, to be placed in municipal IDP/BUDGET database so that they can be contacted for public participa tion meetings.

Our IDP/Budget public participation meetings are organised to take place during January and April 2023 in accordance with the approved Process Plan.

The full contact details of individuals or organisations may be forwarded to the following official: Andrew Machitje Tel: 016 492 0080 andrewm@lesedi.gov.za

Lesedi Local Municipality Offices PO Box 201 HEIDELEBRG, Gauteng 1441

S’BUSISO DLAMINI MUNICIPAL MANAGER

PUBLIC NOTICE CALLING FOR INSPECTION OF THE 2021/2022 SUPPLEMENTARY VALUATION ROLL AND LODGING OF OBJECTIONS IN TERMS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL PROPERTY RATES AMENDMENT ACT, ACT NO 29 OF 2014

Bridge-to-work creates opportunities for the unemployed!

Fuel company Sasol, in partnership with Government, has launched Bridge to Work (BtW), a series of initiatives aimed at improving food security and reducing unemployment in its communities across the country.

The programme works by developing emerging farmers and improving access to economic opportunities for the youth, women, and adults out of work

by providing training in critical skills such as motor mechanics, welding, etc.

The official launch was held at the Sasol Secunda Recreation Club on Tuesday, August 30.

“As we progress our Future Sasol strategy, giving effect to a just transition is central to our decarbonisation pathways towards achieving our 2050 net zero ambitions,” said Charlotte Mokoena, Executive Vice President: Human Resources and Stakeholder Relations.

Sasol has partnered with the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs (DARDLEA) in Mpumalanga, Buhle Farmers’ Academy, and the African Farmer’s Association of South Africa (AFASA).

Additional partners include Afrox, Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), Aurex, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Pro-

ductivity SA, and South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and the Gert Sibande TVET College.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Sasol and partners.

The Bridge to Work Launch included a handover ceremony of Sasol hands over the Esperanza Farm to the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

The farm is 285 hectares. Agricultural equipment and vehicles were also donated to the first ever graduates of the agricultural programme.

The Bridge to Work programme has the following programs:

• Iphepe, which is aimed at establishing and growing the number of successful smallholder farmers, through integrated support systems;

• Community welding aimed at creating qualified welders who are equipped to meet the required skill level for new and existing projects in Mpumalanga and Free State;

• Handyman services to create jobs for unemployed youth and unskilled school handymen;

• Motor mechanics to produce certified Motor Mechanics, who will contribute to the motor industry and be positioned to enter the renewable energy powered vehicle industry;

• Business technology programme to assist youth in our communities achieve applied technology skills in order create scalable start-ups and sustainable digital SMMEs that are relevant to their community; and

• Community service programme where the unemployed will be mobilised to become active citizens of the country’s democracy, while earning an income and increasing their employability.

Sasol will be embarking on a roadshow before the end of the year, visiting communities to raise awareness of these programmes and recruit interested individuals.

For more information about BtW and the opportunities available, people can visit the Bridge to Work website: www.society.sasol.com/bridge-towork/

Sasol Executive VP Charlotte Mokoena hands over a Chicken feeder and drinker set to farmers graduates in Sasol Secunda at Bridge to work programme

go horribly wrong in Ratanda! Housing Subsidy Registrations

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Lesedi Local Muncipality building in Ratanda township, south of Gauteng on Thursday (August 25) in attempts to register for subsidies.

The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements, as the custodian of building and managing of RDP houses and registrations, came to the community near Heidelberg on the first day of the process.

However, the officials were met by crowds of people who have been lining up and camping near the Lesedi precinct for a whole day and night, all in hopes of getting ahead in line to register.

Mostly residents of Ratanda, the hundreds of would-be home owners made a line that surrounded the entire central district of the township - from the police station, passing the clinic and reaching as far as the Old Hall.

The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spokesperson, Tahir Sema, said they are conducting a beneficiary outreach programme in the Lesedi Municipality, with the aim of registering different housing needs for the community.

According to Sema, the initial communicated plan was to accommodate 300 people but has since been revised upwards, to accommodate as many as possible on the day.

Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) responsible for Human Settlements and Local Economic Development, Councillor Themba Motsepe, said he has managed to speak to the Chief Director: Beneficiary Administration, who promised to come back to confirm the date in two weeks time to continue with registration.

“As proposed to yourselves, we are going to request them to divide their staff and ours in all our halls so that those who reside in Ward 5 and 6 can use their hall; Ward 1, 2 , 3 and 4 use both hall old and new one. Ward 7, 11 ,10 ,9 8 can use Ext 23 hall in this way I think it will be better. We sincerely apologize to all who were not assisted but we have learned from this experience,” MMC Motsepe said in a post on Facebook.

People standing in line for hours took to social media to voice out their frustrations over the whole process. The scene became chaotic when the queuing beneficiaries were running and stampedes were

reported in some of the halls. Some claim that young people were assisted before the elderly as they managed to run to the halls faster.

In videos posted by Mapepeza, people are seen frantically running throughout Heidelberg Road in all directions getting to one of the three halls in that street.

The Economic Freedom Fighters did not take the incident lying down. The Fighters have strongly condemned the municipality in allowing people to stand in line for such a long time. The party has called on MMC Themba Motsepe, also called ‘The 'Facebook MMC’ to end the fiasco that has caused confusion and chaotic events by properly communicating with residents.

“As an effective opposition party we call that the ANC-coalition-led government must stop playing with the

lives of our people in Lesedi. The 'Facebook' MMC to stop being too much on social media and be on the ground with our people. The ANCcoalition-led government to provide direction on this matter on urgent basis to avoid an unled revolution,” said Isaac Khithika,Sedibeng Regional Chairperson.

EFF say monitoring the developments of this issue and since nature does not allow a vacuum, they will provide the necessary guidance at the appropriate time.

Claims of people coming from the surrounding areas around Lesedi like Balfour, Ekurhuleni and Emfuleni (Vaal) were reported to be part of the mass crowd of those looking to get their names on the list.

The Socialist Economic Freedom Movement (SEFM) said it is concerning to see people, including the elderly, sleeping on queues braving this cold weather so that they can be able to fill the subsidy forms.

“We call upon this regressive municipality to ensure they put measures in place to ensure that no chaos erupts or any stampede, we equally call upon them to properly coordinate this circus and arrange it to rotate around the vicinity because a number of people are yet to be allocated due to the poor rollout of the ANC led government,” said the party in a statement.

New comers to the Lesedi region, Action SA also weighed in on the disturbing events that unfolded on the first day of beneficiary outreach.

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the continued dehumanization of our people by the ANC government and express our utter disgust in the manner in which the ANC uses every opportunity it gets to display the poverty of our people. We condemn the lack of foresight displayed in the handling of this matter and we call upon the municipality to correct this chaotic situation as a matter of urgency,” said the party’s Lesedi regional Constituency.

Experienced enough pain during waxing hair removal to last a lifetime?

What you need to know about new permanent laser hair removal

Getting rid of unwanted hair is an age-old issue, with long-term hair removal being particularly challenging.

Laser hair removal since its availability has been primarily used for aes thetic purposes, however over the years it has emerged as an important therapy for various dermatological and surgical disorders. Hair removal methods used today are ground-breaking as new innovative technology offers an all-in-one solution for truly effective hair removal.

If you’re prone to ingrown hairs, laser is the only method you should choose, as it destroys the hair follicle. Once the follicle is destroyed, you won’t experience painful ingrown hairs ever. Whether you have light, dark, or tanned skin, coarse or fine hair you can, when using the best laser treatment, enjoy complete hair removal for all areas of the body that’s safe, quick and best of all - virtually painless.

Dr. Saumya T. Gautam, an aesthetic medical doctor and co-owner of S&S Aesthetics - is passionate about protecting and preserving the larg est organ of the body, the skin, explains how new hair laser treatments work:

What is laser hair removal?

Laser hair removal is a medical procedure that uses a concentrated beam of light (laser) to remove unwanted hair. These treatments use focused light beams to destroy the hair follicles, removing it from the root. Every pulse of light has a very narrow, exact wavelength of energy that is absorbed by melanin in the hair follicle, and as the light builds up to heat the melanin, the hair follicles are destroyed which inhibits or delays future hair growth.

Although laser hair removal effectively delays hair growth for long peri ods, it usually doesn't result in permanent hair removal after one or two treatments. Multiple laser hair removal treatments - between six to ten sessions - are needed for initial hair removal, and maintenance treat ments might be needed as well.

Laser hair removal is most effective for people who have light skin and dark hair, but it can be successfully used on all skin types when the lat est laser technology is used.

Why do you want unwanted hair removed permanently?

According to a 2013 study, women spend an average of 72 days shav ing over an entire lifetime! 1,700+ hours are wasted just getting rid of unwanted hair that can be eliminated forever in just a handful of 30-minute sessions.

Shaving, waxing, and plucking are rated as the ‘most loathed’ beauty task lists, so it makes sense that laser hair removal is the 2nd most common cosmetic procedure. Removing hair also minimises body odour due to accumulation of odour-causing micro-organisms in hair, and by most are deemed to support improved hygiene.

How does it work?

New laser technology allows for a gradual heating method that effec tively damages the hair follicles while avoiding injury to the surrounding skin. Simultaneous contact cooling prevents burns and allows for more comfortable treatment, while a specialised applicator allows your physi cian to treat large areas in less time. This technique keeps the laser in constant motion ensuring full coverage.

An average of 6-10 sessions are needed dependant on the patient’s skin colour, hair type and the area being treated. Treatment time can range from a few seconds for a small area such as above the upper lip, to 8 minutes for the entire back.

How does virtually pain-free hair removal work?

By targeting the area under the skin’s surface, your skin is left com pletely intact and untouched with virtually no visible symptoms. The laser treatment is also paired with an effective air-cooling tool on the surface so that your skin feels a little warm and tingly, at most. Unlike other laser treatments and short-term waxing, you won’t experience any superficial burns or pain and there’s no need for numbing or anes thesia.

Although the new laser treatments are promising, be sure to get the best quality laser hair removal available to guarantee the best results. In addition, it is an attractive option for busy people, as there is little to no downtime after the procedure.

If you are considering hair removal or other best advance laser treat ments, looking for advice or medical information on skin rejuvenation or skin health you can go to www.sandsaesthetics.co.za or follow on Twitter: @sands_aesthetics.

Every pulse of light has a very narrow, exact wavelength of energy that is absorbed by melanin in the hair follicle, and as the light builds up to heat the melanin, the hair follicles are destroyed which inhibits or delays future hair growth.

Moskidd Jnr is ready to take over the music scene!

Sherrity Matshika, also known as Moskidd Jnr, has released his Hip Hop album called Against All Odds, and spoke to Mapepeza about his music journey and fu ture plans.

The Mpumalanga-born artist/beatmaker/producer says that to pro mote his latest work, he is pre paring to shoot ten music videos. The 20-track album has a blend of Moskidd along with features from about 18 artists and vocalists - all in efforts to promote not only him self but other up and coming musi cians.

“I am a versatile and dedicated rapper and I know I can go far in the industry. This year is my break through, the moment I’ve been waiting for. I believe it came at the right time,” said Matshika.

Some of the career highlights in clude being nominated at the Mzansi Arts and Media Awards for Best Hip Hop Artist, including an other pick for the Golden Art & Me dia Awards under the same catego ry. In total, he has received about 22 nominations and winning two awards ever since he started.

Moskidd’s music is making the air waves. His songs have been play on various radio stations, both local and national. He has also managed to make his album available for caller-tunes subscription on MTN and Vodacom.

Apart from his music career, the 27

year old says he has persevered in the music industry. He has faced trials and tribulations trying to make it as an artist. The Against All Odds album is his testimony to the World.

Moskidd Jnr, Against All Odds, is available on all major music streaming sites like Deezer, iTunes and Spotify. The album was pro duced by OneBeat Productions.

The youth development non-profit organization, MoTsha Teens, has grown over the years to serve and teach hundreds of scholars and young adults on life skills and tack ling issues they face in society.

The Vita Basadi Awards are an an nual ceremony where the Gauteng Provincial Legislature recognizes

and rewards women in the province that have worked selflessly in mak ing an impact in their communities and beyond.

Mapepeza hereby congratulates Pretty on her achievement and wish her many more accolades for her unmatched contribution to our local youth.

Picture: Pretty Kekana poses with the Gauteng Legislature Speaker Honorable Ntombi Mekgwe at the 8th annual Vita Basadi Awards on August 31 in Johannesburg.

MoTsha Teens co-founder, Pretty Ke kana, was awarded the Vita Basadi Community Builder of The Year Run ners-up Award for her great work in the Lesedi community.

Bilingual sign language dictionary launched!

As part of efforts to remove bar riers that prevent persons in the deaf community from communi cating effectively, the country has developed the first bilingual South African Sign Language (SASL) Dic tionary.

The dictionary is available as an app on smartphones to provide stand ardized SASL lexical terminology.

“This effort will close[ the] commu nication gap drastically, which af fect many facets of a deaf person’s life, including education, limited ability to be understood by most of the South African population,” Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa said on Thursday, September 2.

Addressing the launch of Deaf Awareness Month and the first bi lingual SASL dictionary in Cape Town, the Minister said the diction ary would further enhance curricu lum for learning South African Sign Language, strengthen cognitive function and communication skills.

As part of continued efforts to de velop SASL, the Pan South African Language Board (PANSALB) has been working closely with the Na tional Institute for the Deaf (NID) to standardise and authenticate the bilingual SASL Dictionary.

The NID is a registered non-profit organisation that has conducted extensive research in South African Sign Language and develops con tent targeted at not only the deaf community, but also the hearing as well to bridge the communication gap that currently exists between the two.

The bilingual SASL Dictionary that has been developed by the NID has over 3 000 signs and 2 500 English words, which will facilitate teaching and learning between the two lan guages.

“This launch of the first edition dic

tionary will discourage disjointed language, where each fragment had its own accents in the gestures signed which affect the language. This dictionary will further unify the deaf community as a fundamental tool for language learning, allowing the learner to look up unfamiliar words,” the Minister said.

He said sign language dictionaries have been motivated by the dual needs for language documenta tion and encouraging standardised learning resources, and both pur poses have contributed to valoris ing sign languages.

The launch will play a significant role in both the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, in particu lar the National Language Service, as well as the PanSALB, in their quest to promote multilingualism and developing languages of South Africa.

“Acting as champions of the pro ject to develop languages, these structures galvanise multilateral energies to forge the partnership arrangements critical for the pro motion and development [of] mul

tilingualism in our country,” Mtheth wa said.

He said his department is busy de veloping and promoting South Afri can Sign Language through digital and intelligent systems to facilitate communication between hearing and non-hearing persons.

This launch came at a time when the country is working towards the officialisation of the South African Sign Language as the 12th official language to ensure that deaf Com munities use their language freely like any South African.

“It will also enable broader South African society to learn and ap preciate the language. At present, it is not yet an official language of South Africa, but it is recognised and protected in various legislative and governmental policies and is even acknowledged as a language equal in status to the 11 official lan guages in the country,” the Minister said.

For more information on the dic tionary visit: https://www.learnsasl.com/

Youth ADAPT aims to address the triple impacts of Covid-19, climate change and the economy

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa

African Youth Adaptation com petition has recently launched 'call for applications'.

Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 are invit ed to submit their business plans through the official submission portal, according to organisers.

At least 29 winners will each be awarded $100,000 (about R1,7 million) and will receive capacitybuilding training, mentorship and coaching.

Moreover, the Global Center on Adaptation, African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds have launched a call for ap plications for the second edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solu tions (YouthADAPT) Challenge.

The commercially viable busi ness or product must not be in widespread use. In addition, the 29 winners will each be awarded $100,000 and will receive training, mentorship and coaching to sup port their climate change adapta tion innovation in their communi ties and across Africa.

The objective of the competition is in line with one of the pillars of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Pro gram (AAAP).

Applicants must be 18 to 35 years old. Their venture must be youthled and deliver solutions that ad dress a real-life challenge. They must be registered and operating in Africa, and able to show reve nues for at least two years. 50% of the finalists will be women-owned or women-led enterprises.

Apply by visiting the application portal (https://bit.ly/3LpDqgp). The closing date for applications is October 4, 2022.

Minimum age for criminal capacity increased to 12 years!

The minimum age for capacity of crimi nal intent in children has been increased from 10 years to 12 years old through the amendment of the Child Justice Act of 2008.

This means that police will no longer be al lowed to arrest or prosecute children under the age of 12.

The Department of Justice and Consitu tional Development explained that this has brought South Africa in line with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

“In 2007, a fixed minimum age of criminal responsibility of not lower that 12 years was established by the United Nations Commit tee on the Rights of the Child and it was recommended that States Parties should progressively raise the minimum age of criminal capacity where possible.

“After the various legislative processes the Child Justice Act 2008 Act has been duly amended to ensure that South Africa com plies with the recommendation by the Unit

ed Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to progressively raise the minimum age of criminal capacity,” the department said.

According to the department, children un der the age of 12 who may have committed criminal acts will be “dealt with outside of the criminal justice system by social work ers who may refer the child to a children’s court for their directions”.

“Children aged 12 years or older but be low 14 years are still presumed not to have criminal capacity and the state must prove their criminal capacity beyond reasonable doubt in a child justice court.

“This means that children in the age group may be charged or arrested by the South African Police Service, if they commit a criminal offence but the state must prove that they had the capacity to appreciate the difference between right and wrong and the capacity to act in accordance with this ap preciation at the time of the commission of the offence,” the department explained.

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Mzansi win Netball Cup African Qualifiers!

Sivenathi Nontshinga returns to Mzansi a champion!

Sivenathi “The Special One” Nontshinga became the latest South African boxer to make the country proud when he defeated Hector Flores to win the IBF World Junior Flyweight title in Mexico on Saturday, September 3.

He follows the recent victory of Zolani Tete, who holds the IBF International and the Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight Champions.

Nontshinga (23) was fighting for the first time outside South Africa when he outlasted Flores. He currently is undefeated with nine K.O wins.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture equally extends its congratulations to South African boxing trainer, Mr Colin Nathan, for maintaining the country’s reputation as a boxing powerhouse!

The young champion landed at the OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday morning, September 6, greeted by loving family and fans from around the country.

Hosts of the highly anticipated 2023 Netball World Cup, South Africa, led an inspiring series of matches to come out first in the continental qualifiers held in Tshwane recently.

Malawi, Uganda and Zimbabwe will join Mzansi in representing Africa at the global showcase set to take place in the City of Cape Town.

Following in the footsteps of their football counterparts, Banyana Banyana, the ladies were undefeated throughout the week-long qualifiers at the Rembrandt Hall inside the University of Pretoria.

In the final match it was South Africa who came out on tops winning the match 60 – 44 against Malawi. Phumza Maweni earned herself Player of the Match and her 100th cap for the Proteas, while teammates Bongiwe Msomi celebrated 150 caps, Shadine van der Merwe and Khanyisa Chawane hailed their 50th caps respectively.

Other awards went to Best Shooter: Elmere van der Berg; Best MidCourt: Khanyisa Chawane; Best Defender: Shadine van der Merwe;

Meet Letsatsi - World Cup mascot unveiled

During the African Qualifiers, the hosts of the World Cup officially revealed the mascot for the international tournament, a meerkat named Letsatsi (meaning Sun in Sotho).

Netball South Africa President, Cecilia Malokwane said: “The unveiling of Letsatsi signifies the milestones that we have reached as the Netball World Cup Board and community. We have always said that this Netball World Cup belongs to all Africans and not only to South Africa.

“I am very happy that we are at this point, this is a clear indication of how ready we are to welcome the world to our shores, we are ready to deliver an African World Cup. The unveiling of Letsatsi tells the world that we are ready for them.”

As part of the preparations for the NWC2023 a competition was an-

nounced in March 2022 with the theme “What does netball mean to me”, where the Netball Family were asking to design a mascot.

Out of all the entries, locally and internationally, the winning design came from 11-year-old Violet Cassidy from Manchester, United Kingdom.

Speaking on the announcement, World Netball CEO Clare Briegal said: “It’s great to see the second of the five Netball World Cup 2023 Regional Qualifiers get underway, this time in the host country South Africa. How special to use this as a platform to launch the mascot for the Netball World Cup 2023!

“World Netball refers to our teams, Member nations, officials, volunteers and fans as the Netball Family. Violet’s choice of the meerkat, a highly social animal that lives in supportive family groups, is perfect for netball”.

The 16th edition of the Netball World Cup will be the first to be held in Africa since the first World Cup, held 60 years before in 1963, making it a very special event for South Africa.

MVP: Martha Dambo (Malawi); Special Sportsmanship Award: Beatrice Kabucho (Kenya).