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akmore - High unemployment in South Africa is one of the major factors leading to an increase in crime rate. The SAPS in Olifantsfontein have recently released a statement alerting residents of crimes that are happening in Oakmore. Community members are advised to stop walking alone in the late hours because they might be victims of armed robbery and rape. The SAPS says motorists are advised not to park at the old Pretoria road next to Oakmore, rather they park at the nearest garage to avid being victims of crime. According to Constable Mokete Serakwana Communication Officer Olifantsfontein SAPS Oakmore has become a crime hotspot for criminals, many crime cases have been reported that happened in that area so it is best to avoid it especially at night.“We are urging the community members to take our crime alerts into consideration to avoid being victims of crime,” said Constable Serakwana.
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ogo Mpho Khumalo has proven that it’s possible to beat the deadly Covid-19 virus. In June 2021, Gogo Khumalo and her sister contracted the deadly delta virus. She was the first to be admitted to Chris Hani Academic Hospital on 27th June and discharged on 7th July. Unfortunately, her sister succumbed to the virus. The 76-year-old pastor, and author of several books, advocates the use of indigenous herbs. “A week before I was admitted, I was drinking these herbs, including umhlonyane. I am surprised why our government is not talking about our indigenous herbs. Our people are dying because of a lack of knowledge.” “What I saw at the hospital was awful. I want to say to people.
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Corona is there, and it kills. Not only elders but children as well.” She told The Olifants News. Amazingly, Gogo Khumalo fought back, and her health began to improve. Gogo says she has been granted a second lease of life by God. She s+6aid, Covid-19 is preying on our minds via Oxygen. It paralyses the young and old. The old suffer dementia while the young suffer a stroke. “In the few days there, we lost more than 20 in three days, young and old. With no Oxygen rotating and feeding your brain and lungs, you suffer severe pain. I saw doctors and nurses crying about losing so many patients. Lack of visitation is worse than having to die alone. No support from family and friends. South Africa, wake up before it’s too late,” she added.
omen across SA join forces to commemorate women’s month. But where does the solidarity disappear when the month has ended? That’s why People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) is committed to advocating women’s rights to the fullest extent regardless of the month; time, and date. That’s why POWA is in association with different community stakeholders, including the Miss Regal International South Africa, a group dedicated to empowering women. Nketli Sebelebele, Miss Royal International South Africa finalist, has strongly condemned genderbased violence as it is a violence of women’s rights. “I am currently raising funds for POWA shelters; if you would like to donate, please use the account number 1387581439, account name is Capitec. “Cell Phone number is 0722017268, and the account holder is NK Sebelebele. Your contributions will be highly appreciated,” said Sebelebele. “As a Miss Regal International South Africa finalist 2021, I am Nketli Sebelebele, Miss Regarl International South supporting POWA to continue to Africa raises funds in support of POWA Shelters. raise awareness about GBV and to support the victims of domestic violence. for, I stand for love and humanity, I advocating for women’s rights and “I believe I should be crowned the am a leader. have impactful platforms to encournext Miss Regal International South “I believe winning this pageant age, empower women and restore Africa 2021 because of what I stand will give me the platform to continue girls’ dignity,” said Sebelebele.
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kurhuleni District Com missioner- Major General Anna Sithole SAPS Members , EMPD, POWA, EHW, Gender Based Violence Brigades, Pastors, Tembisa Councillor Nkele Dlamini, Women Bikers, Tembisa Artist Mfanelo, and other stakeholders gathered today at Motsu Park Hall to celebrate women ‘s Month . The day started off with a parade at Tembisa SAPS comprising of only women, then convoyed to conduct a roadblock at a busy R562 road. The event was graced by the presence of women who were at the forefront ensuring the exceptional work that women are doing. One of the Social workers from
POWA - Koketso Mantati encouraged women who are abused to come forward and not to protect the perpetrators. She further encouraged them to put the brave face and remain phenomenal. Captain Mumsy Sibanyoni from Employee Health and Wellness encouraged those who are hurt to heal, take care of themselves and to support each other. Ekurhuleni District Com missioner Major General Anna Sithole thanked Tembisa Station Commander Brigadier Sookraj for taking the Women ‘s month celebration seriously and also attending the event as a male counterpart. She encouraged the women to be
bright in their corner wherever they are, take risks, walk talk with pride, not to submit to male superiors to get positions at work- places, since women are powerful and capable of being in any position only if they make their presence felt and not feeling sorry for themselves but be strong and lead. She also singled out women leaders like MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko and the likes of Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as leaders who are leading with diligence. Compiled by Captain Neldah Sekgobela, Ekurhuleni District Communication Officer. Cell :082 447 4970.
Pick n Pay sponsors a soup kitchen By Samkelo Sibiya
and more scalable solution was needed to address the pressing need eal Youth Development for food among the most vulnerable Agency continues to build “As the COVID-19 pandemic in our communities. the community. Recently, gripped the world, including South “The number of people who the organisation has introduced a Africa, and the effects of the result- needed nutritious meals increased soup kitchen. ing lockdown rippled across the rapidly, and it would’ve been shortThe community-based soup nation, it became apparent very sighted to think we could tackle this kitchen serves porridge, soup and quickly that a bigger, more effective, on our own as an NGO,” said Seopa. sometimes runs a sandwich drive to those who need it the most. Rufus Seopa said their reach is limited and currently serves about 150 residents of Winnie Mandela Zone 8. “Our feeding schemes provide only a small amount of food to help to relieve child hunger. Also, to relieve poor caregivers from some of the burdens of worry when they are unable to provide enough food for their children,” he said. Seopa said that for that reason, Pick n Pay came to the rescue by donating food for the feeding scheme. “Pick n Pay Megamart manager came to inspect the place where we feed the children from and then decided to donate the following items, • 65 of two kilograms of mabele maize meal. • 10 of ten kilograms of Shaya Food parcels donated towards the soup kitchen. maize meal.
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Real Youth Development Agency team applause Pick n Pay Megamart for donating towards their soup kitchen.
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Making money doing what she loves: cooking by Staff Writer
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ita Moyagabo Ramonyai is a mother of two beautiful daughters. Born and raised in Limpopo Ga Maja Mmatobole, she is one of few women who have chosen the entrepreneurship route. She decided to turn her love for cooking into a business. Rita said she was inspired by her parents to start her business. “My parents also love cooking. I cook with love because I love and enjoy it. I use simple ingredients, yet the food comes out mouth-watering,” she told The Olifants News. At some point, she was forced to close her business, Zwakala Foodie. “That was due to lack of capital. I had to close down Zwakala Foodie more than once because I lacked so many things. I wasn’t able to separate my personal life from my business. So things ended up not going according to plan. I didn’t have a vision. All I wanted was to make money so that I could spoil myself. My customers started losing faith in me,” she recalled poignantly. Rita is quick to point out that there are many things that people don’t know about the cooking business. “The first is, you’re likely to be stressed if the food doesn’t come out the way you want. It doesn’t matter whether you use the same
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ingredients or not. The taste won’t be the same all the time.” Most black entrepreneurs are unable to make long-term plans because of poor financial management. “Some of us don’t have experience on how to run businesses. We didn’t go to business school. So sometimes that may lead to making wrong financial decisions that
may cause bankruptcy or the closing down of the business.” According to Rita, most men still think women belong in the kitchen or taking care of the kids. “So they don’t think some Women can run a successful company, so they prefer doing things on their own. And some men are afraid of change,” she concluded.
here has been a steep crime trends. This however does increase in the Quarterly not get us off the hook. While Crime Statistics. This the double-digit increases do not was revealed by Police Minister necessarily reflect a true picture Bheki Cele. because they are being compared Cele was speaking during the to an abnormal period when the release of the Quarterly Crime country was at a standstill. It Statistics, which reflect double- still means more work must be digit increases in crimes that done to ensure the safety of all occurred between April and the those who live within our borend of June this year. ders,” he said at a media briefing There has be a 60, 6% increase on Friday. in contact crimes such as murThe Minister, however, der, attempted murder, sexual accepted that crime levels are offences and all categories of rising at an alarming rate. assault when compared to the “The crime holiday is long same period last year. There gone and these figures should were 5760 murders during the action us and strengthen us in first quarter of the year — an our resolve. The figures — as increase of 66,2% distorted as they are — must “The crime statistics of the also sharpen the South African first quarter…are dismal if not Police Service (SAPS) operaunderstood within the context tional responses to make South that lockdown levels introduced Africa safe for all those who live an irregular variation into the in it,” he said.
Power failure gets out of control in the Motsu section by Staff Writer
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otsu section in ward 9 in Thembisa is at the centre of an illegal connection war between shack dwellers and residents. The residents of ward 9 have to face freezing temperatures in the darkness. The issue has been going on for the past four years now. Chief Macingwane II said the problem became worse after residents from the nearest squatter camps started connecting power illegally. “There are residents from Dali people were negatively affected by Mpofu who have been connecting this. Residents of ward 9 reported power from Motsu illegally. We have the issue to ward councilor Dlamini. been reporting this issue, but we He said it was the first time he heard are not getting help from our ward about the issue,” the chief reveals. councillor,” Chief Macingwane tells Two years ago, the City of The Olifants News. Ekurhuleni conducted a special “On the 31st of July, there was no operation in Thembisa to remove all power for almost two days. Many illegal electrical connections. Many
precariously connected cables were removed. Shack dwellers have a way of reconnecting the cable. According to a resident who spoke to this newspaper anonymously, the ward councilor protects shack dwellers responsible for illegal connections. Residents shared pictures of cables connected by residents. “When we raise the issue with the municipality, they send us back to the ward councilor,” he added. One of the residents said: “Indeed, they are here to stay. So the only solution is for the municipality to install their electricity as they did for other shack dwellers. That will also help the municipality because they will be paying for their electricity. That’s the only solution, but this thing of disconnecting is not going to work; they disconnect today, and tomorrow they reconnect.”
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Duduza’s family face eviction after renting for 20 years
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knew exactly where the area was, person may be evicted from his/ there were no answers forthcom- her home without a court order. family of three is about to ing,” she told The Olifants News. The procedure is provided for in be homeless after renting Mokgadi asked the ward coun- the Prevention of Illegal Eviction space in Duduza for nearly cilor, Samson Sebetha, to inter- from and Unlawful Occupation of 20 years. According to Mokgadi vene, but instead of helping, he Property Act (“PIE Act”). Masipa, her mother, who now asked another community leader The Masipa family was shown lives in Limpopo, and her sis- to help them. All attempts to reach an affidavit that gives them up ter were ordered to remove their Sebetha were not successful. until Monday to leave the premshack from the premises of their “I am now in Hammanskraal ises. “They want us to leave, but landlord. to see a lawyer who can assist we have nowhere to go. We sus“We were told that we should us with this.” According to the pect that affidavit must be fake, move our shack to another des- Constitution, no person’s property and we are seeking legal advice ignated area. But when we also may be taken away, and that no on this,” she said
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The City celebrates women who are making a difference in road maintenance by Staff Writer
I daily ensure the safety of our road users. Working on road oads and Stormwater infrastructure has always been Head of Department perceived as a male dominating Sizwe Cele said women industry,” Hlomuka said. are capable like their male counThe Roads and Stormwater terparts and we are proud to have Head of Department Sizwe Cele them in our team. Their hard said women are equally compework and dedication is reflected tent to do physically demanding on our road infrastructure as jobs such as repairing potholes, we are rated one of the best cit- laying kerbs, cleaning stormwaies in Gauteng to have the best ter infrastructure and building infrastructure.” sidewalks. “It is indeed proven Joyce Hlomuka who is based that women can perfectly carry in Boksburg depot who is a out these tasks as we have a numroad marker. Hlomuka has been ber of women doing that daily in working for the city for over all our depots across the City. 10 years and she is one of the The City wishes all women experienced road markers in employees in the City well in this the City. “I started working for month and beyond and encourthe city in 2008 and I am very ages them to continue being great obsessed with road safety hence at their work.
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Gauteng major cities join hands to clean water streams in Thembisa by Dumisani Hlatswayo
illegal dumping of waste and for- says two of his small kids, a nineeign objects into the streams. year-old daughter and a two-yearne of the most polApart from the cleaning aspect of old son, have been constantly luted water streams in the joint venture, the stakeholders visiting the nearby clinic for the Gauteng runs through the have pledged to vigorously drive treatment of rush and eyesight probPhomolong Section in Thembisa. the educational campaigns on the lems and he suspects the cause is The stream connects the City of dangers of illegally dumping waste the polluted stream. Ekurhuleni with the City of Joburg into the streams. Raising awareness “Ever since I noticed the deteand the City of Tshwane. on the health issues that may rise riorating health of my kids I have The water stream is meant to be a from the bad condition resulting taken it upon myself with the help safe passage for rainwater into the from the blocked sewer and storm of other neighbours to voluntarily storm water drains. However, bad water systems. clean the streams for the sake of our behaviour from residents who dump In addition, community mem- health and that of our kids,” said waste inside the stream has led to a bers of Transmission Street in Ndala. myriad of other challenges affect- Phomolong joined hands with the Furthermore, while the next joint ing the entire infrastructure meant government officials to clean the operation will take place in the for circulation of clean water for stream and pledged to set aside next quarter from now, the City of sanitation purposes. days in a week to clean the stream Ekurhuleni’s departments of waste As such, the three major cities only if the government can assist management services together with have since collaborated into a joint them with basics such as refuse roads and stormwater will continue venture to clean these water streams bags, hand gloves and rakes. to regularly clean the water streams on quarterly basis to avoid sewer Tukisho Ndala a resident at and clear all the illegal dumping blockages and to fight the prevalent Transmission Street in Phomolong sites around Thembisa.
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he City Of Ekurhuleni Municipality is pleading with the public to sponsor Netball players. One of those players is Morgan Ngoepe, who has been selected to represent Ekurhuleni Netball Male Team in the Spar championship. “The kind of help we need is for financial assistance to fund my trip to Bojanala in the North West this year. This is where the tournament will take place. We need money for transport, to pay for our accommodation, and the food we will be tournament has been postponed eating during the duration of the due to Covi-19. The tournament tournament. So any kind of spon- was supposed to take place between sorship is welcome at this stage,” January and February this year. says Morgan. He says he is not sure Morgan says playing netball is a when the trip will take place, as the very nice experience but sometimes
Ivory Park Police appeals for public assistance by Staff Writer
one has not been seen in the past day or so is called upon to get in he Ivory Park police sta- touch with the Ivory Park SAPS tion is pleading with the to ascertain if the deceased may public to assist in identify- be their family member or not. At ing a man whose body was found the time he was found, the victim lying in an open field in Ebony was wearing blue jeans, a blue Park, Midrand. According to the shirt and had no shoes on. He police, the body was found on had been badly beaten, with what the 23rd of August by passers-by, looked like sjamboks and stones. who then alerted the police. While the police are still awaitOne thing that was clear to the ing for the return of the fingerpolice was that the victim, who prints, which have been taken is in his 20s, may have been for identification, the police are assaulted and murdered else- appealing for any member of the where and eventually dumped community to come forward by at the spot he was found at, in contacting the Ivory Park SAPS Ebony Park next to the corners on 011 990 9600, or the investiof Republic Road and Boshoff gating officer, Detective Sergeant Street. Any family whose loved Thabo Dibete on 073 693 7189.
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READY TO ASSIST? a huge challenge for him. “Netball is a sport that anyone can play. As boys from Thembisa, we chose to play it because we love this sport. It is such an interesting sport. The only challenge for us is finding sponsorship,”
he explains. Morgan reveals that his team has already written to various stakeholders, including the government, but their bowl remains empty with 16 weeks to go to the world showpiece.
Those who can offer assistance are welcome to contact Morgan Ngoepe on 062 500 6632.