Kasie focus issue 5

September Ekurhuleni open community pools pg 2

5 Cadbury rewards Bree Taxi Rank pg 3

PSL praises Mamelodi Sundowns pg 7

Mashaba announces his troops pg 8

The world descends on Jozi for COP17 conference Global attention turns to Johannesburg this weekend when some of the world’s top decision-makers descend on the Sandton Convention Centre for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17) of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

The conference runs from Friday September 23 to Tuesday October 4.

Some of the dignitaries expected to attend the opening day of the conference include President Jacob Zuma, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa, Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba, CITES Secretary-General Dr John Scanlan and United Nations’ Environment Programme’s Executive Director, Erik Solheim.

Johannesburg is the latest metropolis – after world cities such as Bangkok, Doha, The Hague and Santiago – to host a CITES conference.

After the Department of Environmental Affairs was awarded the rights to host the COP17 conference, it sent out an invitation to South African cities to bid to co-host it.

Joburg Tourism successfully bid on behalf of the City of Johannesburg.

Though Johannesburg might not play a direct role or specialise in the international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, hosting COP17 and other significant global events presents sustainable marketing and promotional benefits for the city and cements its reputation as a leading global player.

Hosting such events contributes meaningfully to the city’s economic growth.

With more than 2 000 delegates from 180 countries expected to attend, the estimated direct economic impact for Johannesburg is over R83million.

MMC for Economic Development, Cllr Sharon Peetz, stated that the City of Johannesburg was extremely honoured to host this prestigious event that brings the world together to address the key, and relevant issues associated with this convention. The outcomes of this convention will be felt for generations to come.

Naturally, the hosting of national and international

events has an indelibly positive impact on both our economy, and the positioning of Johannesburg as a leading conventions destination. In addition to the economic benefits, hosting international events and conferences also contributes to the knowledge economy of not only Johannesburg, but Africa.

Johannesburg has a disproportionately high percentage of rare and threatened species and eco-

system compared to the rest of Gauteng and of South Africa as a whole.

This is a consequence of the combination of its topographic and geological diversity resulting in a diversity of habitats.

The city has over 20 000ha of green open spaces and 3.2 million trees. The Johannesburg Zoo has 326 species consisting of 2 096 specimens housed within 54ha area.

September THE Heritage month has come and gone, but the spirit of promoting our culture and heritage should remain in our hearts.

We have to remain proud of who we are, our origin and after all about our country’s multi-cultural diversity.

While we support the higher education students’ demand for a free education as per the Freedom Charter, we condemn the burning of facilities. This is an act of barbarism and it need to be criticized from all the ankles because tomorrow those who are coming after us also want to use the very same facilities.

In the sports fraternity, we would like to congratulate Mamelodi Sundowns for their historic performance that saw them qualified for the domestic MTN 8 and continental competition, CAF Champions League. Well done Pitso Mosimane, your technical team and your boys and while we can only say May the Best Team win during the MTN 8 final on October 1 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga but can’t say the same thing about the final match against Zamalek in the champions league. Go get it for Mzansi Boys

Ekurhuleni open community swimming pools

Lerato Jiyane

HOT summer days are upon us and the City of Ekurhuleni’s community swimming pools are ready and set to cool during hot days. As of September 1, some of the City’s swimming pools opened their gates to patrons for the long awaited splish splash season.

In preparation for the swimming season, some of the pools went through an extensive process of renovations and maintenance. The preparations included normal annual acid washing of all pools, painting of all concrete pools, repairs to all tiled pools and replacing broken tiles, repairs to pool expansion joints, repairs to all plumbing, repairs to all electrical faults, cleaning of pool area and buildings, appointment of seasonal lifeguards, and purchasing of water purification chemicals.

There are three types of pool categories across the City with different facilities such as Category A, which has an indoor heated swimming pool and is an arena for hosting big swimming competitions. Category B pools are mainly outdoors with grand stands, Category C pools are normal swimming pools with basic amenities.

The City has set the entrance times according to the pool categories as follows: Category A: DELVILLE 05:30 – 20:30 TUE – Thursday 05:30 – 18:00 FRI 10:00 – 18:00 SAT 14:00 – 18:00 – SUN MON – all pools closed Category A: BOKSBURG NORTH 05:30 – 20:30 TUE – Thursday 05:30 – 18:00 FRI 10:00 – 18:00 SAT 14:00 – 18:00 – SUN MON – all pools closed Category B AND C: ALL OTHER MONDAYS – ALL POOLS ARE CLOSED TUESDAY – SAT 10:00 – 18:00 SUN AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS - 14:00 – 18:00 Entrance fee to community pools according to their categories are as follows: Category A – R 15 PP Category B – R 10 PP Category C – R 5 The list of opened swimming pools across the City according to the three regions include: Eastern Region: OPEN Actonville Benoni KwaThema Faranani Nigel

CLOSED Alra Park Daveyton Etwatwa Selection Park Olympia Park Southern Region: OPEN Delville Elsburg Reiger Park Parkdene Leondale Vosloorus Palm Ridge Thokoza Alberton Dinwiddie CLOSED Katlehong Van Dyk Park Eden Park Northern

September

Cadbury Lunch Bar Rewards Bree Taxi Rank with Much Much More!

EALIER this year, the brand introduced its new logo and packaging to the nation. To support this exciting change in design, Lunch Bar ran a wrapper collection campaign with the Alex, Randburg, Bara and Bree Taxi ranks.

This activation encouraged commuters from each of these taxi ranks to take part in a loyalty program by collecting Lunch Bar wrappers in order to stand the chance to win instant prizes and the ultimate grand prize of a business starter kit worth over R200 000. This prize was awarded to Gladys Maluleke, who received a bakkie, smartphone, laptop, printer, airtime, shopping vouchers and much much more.

In a competition between the ranks, Bree Taxi rank collected the most wrappers during the campaign period and was awarded a rank refurbishment worth R100 000 which included shop signage, a newly renovated canteen area as well as various other supplies to assist the surrounding

shop owners.

During the campaign, Cadbury Lunch Bar also partnered with various talented young entrepreneurs. One such entrepreneur, Thamba Tabvuma from Republic of Recycle, was tasked with upcycling the wrappers collected throughout the campaign to create a range of Lunch Bar branded parasol umbrellas which have also been donated to Bree Taxi Rank.

“The Cadbury Lunch Bar team is excited to give back to the Bree Taxi Rank” says Grant van Niekerk, Mondelez SA Category Lead for Chocolate. “We hope that the shop vendors and Bree commuters will benefit from this refurbishment and we thank them for their enthusiasm and support throughout the campaign.”

For more information on Lunch Bar’s new look, promotions and competitions follow us on www. facebook.com/LunchBarSA #Oviaas

September

2017 WesBank South African Car of the Year Finalists announced JMC Landwind making inroads

Woodmead, Johannesburg – The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) is proud to announce the finalist vehicle ranges for the 2017 WesBank South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition.

nity to reacquaint themselves with the vehicles on specific aspects including aesthetics, build quality, ergonomics, fuel consumption, environmental friendliness, safety features and value for money.

The Jury will also have access to performance test data, comparative pricing and specification data, as well as comparative parts pricing data, compiled by the Guild’s digital partner, MAPO. While all of the vehicles that are participating in the event represent examples of outstanding automotive engineering, there can be only one winner. After careful deliberation by the COTY Jury, the vehicle range that best represents automotive excellence when compared to its segment peers, The finalists for the 2017 WesBank South African will be crowned the 2017 WesBank South African Car of the Year competition, South Africa’s pre- Car of the Year. mier motoring event, are (in alphabetical order): The winner will be revealed at a gala banquet on 15 March 2017.

• AUDI A4 SEDAN • HONDA CIVIC The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists • HYUNDAI TUCSON has run the SA Car of the Year competition since • JAGUAR F-PACE 1986, with WesBank – one of South Africa’s larg• MAZDA CX-3 est vehicle finance institutions – as its headline • OPEL ASTRA sponsor since inception. AutoTrader, Hollard In• RENAULT KADJAR surance and MAPO supply support sponsorship.

• TOYOTA FORTUNER • VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT • VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Announced during an interactive reveal event at The Country Club Johannesburg, Woodmead, hosted by WesBank, the competition’s headline sponsor, and the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ), the finalist reveal follows a vote cast by a 28-member Jury, elected by their peers, of an original list of 35 eligible vehicle ranges.

The competition now moves into high gear as preparations are made for two days of stringent evaluations at the beginning of February 2017. At these evaluation days – the most critical of which will be the scheduled procedures at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit – the COTY Jury will assess the cars independently, with routes and modules designed to test the vehicles in a similar way in which the average consumer would use them.

The evaluation days offer the Jury the opportu-

THE popularity of SUV vehicles in South Africa remains on the upward climb and if consumers are confused which SUV to buy given all the models to choose from, perhaps the new JMC Lanwind 5 will help ease the blues.

To say the Landwind 5 is impressive is most probably an understatement; the shiny, well-built car offers so much value for money. It comes with most comfort and safety features a consumer wants from a car, more so in this category perceived to be luxurious.

These standard features, all in good standing, include air-con, power steering, central locking, a radio with MP3 and aux port, plus single disc CD, electric windows and side mirrors, rain wipers with intermittent setting and roof rack rails.

Safety features include dual airbags, ABS with EBD, park distance control, high-mounted LED brake light and child-safety rear door locks. Normally all this will cost a fortune, but for just R289 880 if you really want an SUV that works and no further frills, the Landwind is the car for you.

Tried and tested reliability is what sits under the bonnet: a Mitsubishi 4G63S4T inline, four-cylinder engine. This engine powered the Mitsubishi Evolution model when it came out but for the Landwind 5, it has additional oomph in the form a Borg Warner turbocharger for figures of140kW/250Nm. Credibility is clearly what drove JMC technicians when building this SUV as further technical assistance was sought elsewhere to help develop the Landwind 5. These include Prodrive, a British motorsport and engineering group,which helped with the suspension, while Delphi, also a British automative company, did the electronics.

German-based Getrag was roped to handle the gearbox department.

The Landwind 5 is also not build for speed but if the user needs that, take off from 0-100km/h time in 11 seconds clearly makes this SUV no slouch.

The fuel consumption is also decent at this level, at 8.5 litres/100km.

Overall assessment is that the Landwind, also nicknamed the Landwind 5, will simply blow you away in all fronts – given its price for the technology involved.

September

PSL sing praise to Sundowns’ CAF Champions League final qualification PREMIER Soccer League acting Chief Executive, Mato Madlala has heaped praises on Mamelodi Sundowns after they reached the CAF Champions League final this past weekend.

The Brazilians triumphed in the semi-finals against Zesco United this past Saturday.

The 2-0 victory over the Zambian team gave Sundowns a 3-2 aggregate win. Madlala said Mamelodi Sundowns’ feat must be celebrated by all South Africans.

“We are extremely proud of what has been achieved by our member, Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League. We watched on Saturday night when they played Zesco United and we were filled with pride. Not only did we celebrate the victory, but we were also impressed by the manner it was achieved,” Madlala said.

She added: “As Mamelodi Sundowns edge closer to making history and conquer African club football, as the League, we are equally excited about this progress. Their success will always be associated with the PSL. We would like to congratulate them on the achievement so far.

“Of course the big task lies ahead in the final but we are confident they will ride this wave and bring glory to the country.” Mamelodi Sundowns are 180 minutes away from their first ever continental star. They will face Zamalek of Egypt in a twolegged final.”

Danone team coach disappointed by Limpopo Gov. Mokwena however was positive about their preparations for the tournament in France where they have been since pitted against Indonesia, Italy and South Korea in Group E. As part of their preparations, Benny’s Academy have so far played in a tournament in Limpopo

2016 Danone Nation Cup national winners coach, Mbishi Mokwena is a very sad man due to lack of support from Limpopo government, WRITES NAKAMPE LEKWADU Mokwena guided Benny’s Academy to winning this year’s Danone Nations Cup title at national level in three months ago, booking themselves a ticket to France where they will represent South Africa in this Under-12 competition’s world cup.

“I am very worried and sad at the same time that it has been three months since we won this competition, and yet we haven’t heard any word from the department of sports and let alone from the Premier’s office. This is a big achievement for us, more so because we are going to represent the country at international level and we were expecting at least someone from the government to have come to us by now,” said the worried Mokwena.

before they could play BidVest Wits’ Under-13 side.

Danone SA Brand Ambassador, Amandla Dlamini said the team’s preparations is satisfying judging by the practice matches they had against BidVest Wits’ junior side.

September

Mashaba announces Bafana Bafana squad to face Burkina Faso and Ghana Brighton Mhlongo, May Mahlangu and Ayanda Patosi have also been recalled.

Mashaba says a positive start is crucial in the opening match.

“It is imperative that we have a flying start against Burkina Faso, we all saw what happened with the 2017 AFCON qualifiers that the first match is always the most important one as it sets the tone for the rest of the qualifiers. Anything other than a win in Burkina Faso will have us playing catch up and it is never an easy task for any country,” said Mashaba.

“We must also ensure that we win our home games as anything less will not be enough to get us to Russia. We know we are carrying the hopes of the entire nation as we embark on these qualifiers, which go hand in hand with pressure, but then again it is part of the territory. But we are feeling very positive about the mission ahead. We have tweaked the team a bit to give it some freshness and we are confident we will do well.”

Three days after facing Les Etalons, Bafana Bafana will face the Black Stars of Ghana on October 11 in an international friendly match that will be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

BAFANA Bafana head coach Ephraim Shakes that played against Mauritania and Egypt earlier Kickoff is at 7pm and tickets are already on sale Mashaba has announced a squad of 25 players this month. at R80 all round. They can be purchased at Comto face Burkina Faso and Ghana in back to back Erick Mathoho return to the fold after missing out puticket, Shoprite and Checkers. Bafana Bafana matches. on the two matches as he was still recovering go into camp on Sunday, 2 October 2016.

South Africa takes on The Stallions (Les Etalons) from the injury he sustained at the Rio Olympics They will have a training session the next day (Ocin the opening match of the FIFA World Cup Rus- Games. tober 3) in Johannesburg and depart for Burkina sia 2018 Qualifiers on October 8 at Stade Du 4 Also making his comeback is fellow defender RiFaso on October 4.

Aout in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Kickoff is valdo Coetzee who was withdrawn from the two They are expected to return to South Africa on at 8pm. previsous matches becuause of illness.

Monday, 10 October.

Mashaba has made several changes to the squad Oupa Manyisa, Thulani Serero, Eleazor Rodgers,

BAFANA BAFANA SQUAD TO FACE BURKINA FASO AND GHANA NO. PLAYER’S NAME CLUB GOALKEEPERS: 1.

Jackson MABOKGWANE Orlando Pirates FC 2.

Itumeleng KHUNE Kaizer Chief FC 3.

Brighton MHLONGO Orlando Pirates FC DEFENDERS: 4.

Ramahlwe MPHAHLELE Kaizer Chiefs FC 5.

Rivaldo COETZEE Ajax Cape Town FC 6.

Thulani HLATSHWAYO Bidvest Wits FC 7.

Abbubaker MOBARA Orlando Pirates FC 8.

Diamond THOPOLA Chippa United FC 9.

Tebogo LANGERMAN Mamelodi Sundowns FC 10. Eric MATHOHO Kaizer Chiefs FC 11. Thabo MATLABA Orlando Pirates FC MIDFIELDERS:

12. Dean FURMAN Supersport United FC 13. May MAHLANGU Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 14. Thulani SERERO Ajax Amsterdam FC (Holland) 15. Oupa MANYISA Orlando Pirates FC 16. Ayanda PATOSI Lokeren FC (Belgium) 17. Keagan DOLLY Mamelodi Sundowns FC 18. Maphosa MODIBA Supersport United FC 19. Mpho MAKOLA Orlando Pirates FC 20. Hlompho KEKANA Mamelodi Sundowns FC STRIKERS: 21. Eleazar RODGERS Bidvest Wits FC 22. Thamsanqa GABUZA Orlando Pirates FC 23. Thobani MCWANGO Polokwane City FC 24. Sibusiso VILAKAZI Mamelodi Sundowns FC 25. Tokelo RANTIE Gençlerbirliği (Turkey)