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East Rand Stereo gives back

have reached out to the community with various projects and fundraising efforts. It is of the utmost importance for East Rand Stereo to give something back to the community to whom it broadcasts. These fundraising telethons titled “The Winter Woollies” Telethon and “The Spring Fever” takes place, respectively, during the months of March and September annually.

Over the years East Rand Stereo supplied tons of food, clothes, blankets and other necessities to hundreds of people and various non -profit organisations across the Ekurhuleni region. During November and December they host fun “Christmas Tree” functions for almost 2000 children, providing not only Christmas Gifts, but also delicious and nutritious food.

You can help them reach thousands more underprivileged children and families by donating money into their BE AN ANGEL bank account: Account name: Be an Angel, Bank: ABSA, Branch code: 501642, Number: 40 66 11 29 64. E-mail details: angel@939.co.za. Tune into East Rand Stereo via audio stream on www.939.co.za. East Rand Stereo. Your Number One Radio Station in Ekurhuleni.

TELETHON FUN: East Rand Stereo’s Pedro Fernando and two sponsors.

East Rand Stereo’s “The Winter Woollies” Telethon 2014 took place on Friday 28 March.

Broadcasting direct from their satellite studio’s at the Mall@Carnival from 06:00 to 18:00, a team of dedicated staff, volunteers,

celebrities and singers such as Rinel Day, David Fourie, Hannes Brummer, Mwah, Rudi Muller as well as the Valke Rugby team manned the telephones during the 12 hours and took in pledges.

For the past fifteen years, East Rand Stereo

Sisters coming together Back: Liz Elke, Maureen Kukla, Daphne Clack, Mary Ellerbeck, Meryl Kennelly, Margaret Luppnow, Kathy Hartley, Johnette Ribeiro.

Front: Maureen Mildenhall (past District President), Sheila Railson (District Secretary), Judy Allen (District President), Mary Stierlin (District Treasurer).

The Highveld and Swaziland District Women’s Auxiliary held their 44th annual meeting at the Northfield Methodist Church on 14 and 15 March. The theme for this year’s meeting was ‘The Armour of God’. Ladies from across the Highveld district attended the meeting and enjoyed the business side as well as the Bible quiz.

Amongst the speakers were Margie Kolver from One More Generation and Rhino South Africa, Rev. Luvuyo Sifo and Deacon Dr Vernon van Wyk.

OUR BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL TO HERNANDEZ

BY NIE

The political scene is always interesting during the election year. Political parties pull out all stops to win votes with door to door campaigns, making promises, the key issues being improving service delivery and job creation.

The report of the public prosecutor has added a new twist to this election year but nothing new for the Zuma administration.

If we care to remember in the last election year President Jacob Zuma was facing

rape charges. This time he has been accused of unduly benefiting from the Nkandla security upgrade, a finding that has seen opposition parties moving to have the President impeached, and the public is eagerly waiting to hear the president’s response to the public prosecutors report. One is starting to wonder if President Jacob Zuma is bigger than the ANC. Add to the mix the EFF, who is making unfounded promises to win votes.

The new kid on the block which has pinned all its hopes on the popularity of its leader Julius Malema, who also has a sword hanging over his head, are making promises that they can’t possible live up too.

With the calls for nationalisation of mines and the reserve bank, one can not help but wonder, if exposed to that amount of wealth, what would stop this leader from pocketing

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some of it.

A leader who once demolished a R 3 million house in Sandton of all places to build a new one worth twice this amount if not more, I can’t but wonder how he has become an instant socialist, and someone we can trust with the countries wealth?

The less said about the DA and the Maphele Ramphele debacle the better. There is no doubt that the ANC will win the elections, all that remains to be seen is how they will handle the Nkandla report. The next few weeks will be interesting as we draw nearer to the election date.

Ek is seker dat julle al kon aflei dat ek en Gysie nou al vir baie jare getroud is, ek het self al ophou tel, maar ek ken hom nou al baie jare. Maar wraggies het ek noudie dag iets van hom uitgevind wat ek na al die jare nie geweet het nie. My ou Gysie, lieflike Gysie, is doodbang vir naalde maar spesifiek wanneer daar bloed getrek moet word.

Maar laat ek nou eers verduidelik. My en Gysie se tyd stap al aan en ons moes ons versekering en medies mos nou finaliseer. Daarvoor moes ons bloed laat trek sodat hulle kan vasstel dat ons darem nog gesond is.

Gysie is natuurlik die man, en baie braaf om eerste te gaan sodat hy my hand kan vashou wanneer dit my beurt is. Maar die arme man is so verskrik dat die gawe verpleegstertjie nie eens ‘n aar in sy arm kan kry nie, sy kry uiteindelik so effense aar in sy hand maar net daar is Gysie spierwit. My dierbare man slaan toe mos in sweet uit, van sy kroontjie tot sy toontjie.

Wat dit nog erger maak is dat sy bloed toe besluit om op te raak want daar kom toe nie eens ‘n druppeltjie bloed uit nie. Ons besluit toe dat hy dalk maar ‘n glas water moet drink en so rukkie moet lê sodat hy darem net weer ‘n bietjie kleur terugkry.

Ek sit intussen dat hulle solank my bloed trek, en twee minute later het hulle al die bloed wat nodig is.

Die verstomme verpleegstertjie trap suutjies nader aan Gysie vir nog ‘n probeerslag. Dié keer probeer sy die ander arm, maar geen bloed maak ‘n verskyning nie. Die derde gaatjie word toe in die ander hand gesteek en uiteindelik kry hulle die bloed wat nodig is.

Ou Gysie, nogsteeds so wit soos ‘n spook en papnat gesweet, stap met 3 gaatjies daar uit, dit is net pleisters waar jy kyk.

Tip: Dit is goed om klein geheimpies vir jouself te hou, want dit is baie interessant om na soveel jare jou maat nog steeds te leer ken en nuwe dinge van mekaar te ontdek.

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Mayor presents a progressive Ekurhuleni Ndu Ngwenya

ndu@tametimes.co.za The much awaited State of the City Address was delivered by Ekurhuleni’s Executive Mayor; Councillor Mondli Gungubele on 26 March in Germiston. As expected the Mayor’s address centred on the region’s progress over the past twenty years of a democratic South Africa and more importantly over the fourteen years since the formation of the Metro.

Gungubele’s speech took listeners through the experiences of fictional characters; Joe Citizen and Tshidi Citizen, frequently pausing to highlight progress and expose future plans for Ekurhuleni and its residents. The theme of the Address; Strengthening Social Maturity

by Advancing Social Cohesion in Pursuit of a Prosperous, and therefore Livable City, remained unchanged from the 2013 State of the City Address.

In celebration of the achieved social cohesion after three centuries of institutionalized racism, Clr Gungubele began by quoting South Africa’s late former President; Nelson Mandela, who said “no one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than the opposite.”

Some of the regions statistics in the Mayor’s speech were figures revealing the region as home to a quarter of the 12 million population of Gauteng, an estimated Gross Geographic Product of R204 billion which translates to 6.4% of the national GDP, and public and private investments approximated at R75 billion since 1994.

“These statistics continue to reaffirm our resolve that the economic policy pursuits of the democratic government have and are producing the desired results and impact.

However, this is not to say that we are content

AT ATTENTION: EMPD officers during the inspection parade which followed the speech.

with the current economic performance, especially in relation to employment creation given the prevailing high levels of poverty,” said Clr Gungubele.

The Aeriortopolis development program, which has been the subject of many residents questions, also received a substantial amount of mention throughout the speech with the Mayor referring to its potential to redress the unacceptably high 38% unemployment rate which plagues the region. Development around the region through development programs like the Aeriortopolis according to the delivered speech will serve to equip the youth with skills and job opportunities.

In the area of service delivery, Clr Gungubele spoke of an exess of R1.1 billion spent since 2005 for the renewal of electricity infrastructure, 90 000 houses constructed between 1994 and June 2013, over R120 million for replacement of fire engines, R7 million spent on the upgrading of the call centre while also in the process of recruiting 258 new agents to man the call centre, nine clinics which now operate around the clock

and many more services which testified to the progress of the City.

In the area of industrialization of the City, Clr Gungubele made mention of PRASA’s decision to invest in the region by locating the PRASA-GIBELA train manufacturing plant in Dunotar, Springs. The investment by PRASA carries a R51 billion price-tag and is expected to be fully functional within three years of the sod turning ceremony is planned to take place in April 2014.

MORE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPEECH INCLUDE: - 1100 participants of the Ekurhuleni Jobs Programme which took place in September 2012 have been successfully placed in jobs within the Metro and private companies.

- The plans to relocate the Vaal University of Technology’s Chloorkop operations to the former Vista University Campus in Daveton.

- The City’s water quality meeting SANS 241 standards and therefore maintaining the Platinum Blue Drop status.

- Completed construction of sports facilities

Clr Gungubele during the delivery of the State of the City Address. (stadiums) in Duduza, KwaThema, Wattville and Tsakane.

- Successful hosting of the SA Golf Championship in 2011, 2013 and 2013 at the Glendower Golf Club which has been hailed (by SA Golf Association) as the best golf course in Gauteng.

- Scheduled construction of BRT related infrastructure expected to commence in June 2014 At the end of his address Clr Gungubele and other members or the august Council visited members of the public who were seated at a public viewing facility just outside the council house. The mayor also participated in an inspection parade of EMPD officers before returning to the house for the mandatory debate around the State of the City Address.

No justice for assaulted twin girls

There has been a very disturbing picture making the rounds on Facebook recently, accusing a senior officer of assaulting a child.

The incident is said to have taken place in December last year.

Sarah*, as well as several other children, live on the premises by the correctional services and according to her mother the officer has still not been arrested. Sarah was allegedly assaulted with the officer’s service belt.

“All they did was walk home and play with garden mushrooms, same as what every child does in his or her life.

I cannot get access to the premises, that may be a good thing, and the commanding officer is not willing to see me. They are trying to keep it still and hoping it will disappear. I have never felt so hopeless in my life before as I cannot even protect my own daughter,” said Sarah’s mother in the Facebook post along with the picture that she posted.

The post went on to say: I am begging all not only to like this but to share it on your Facebook page. One million shares will not be enough until this person sits in jail. This is not assault against another grown up, it is child abuse. Please help and share until the right person reads this and ensure something happens. You never think it will happen to your own child until it is too late. I will do all I can and beg for

help. Thank you for caring and sharing the Department of Correctional this.

Services’ Regional Co-ordinator for Sarah’s father posted this shortly Communications, Ofentse Morwane after the incident: “The officer was for information surrounding these eventually arrested after 10 days and allogations. Ofentse said, “The is out on bail for R1000. This only Department is aware of the incident happened after a lot of people put that you have mentioned in your pressure on the police with E-Mails, enquiry. The development in this phone calls and after Nantes Kelder matter is a case of assault and has from AfriForum did the police work been opened by the complainant with and personally took the police the the Dawn Park South African Police statements taken from both my Services. We will have to wait for the daughters and giving it to them in their law to take its course and it is therefore hands. AfriForum was told by the police important that a principle of innocent that Afrikaans statements are not good until proven guilty by a court of law be enough so it was translated for them observed in this regard.” as well. This I personally delivered *Name has been changed. to an officer heading the assault. He signed that he received them but never added them to the docket.

An officer who is in charge of Dawn Park wrote a letter confirming the arrest to another officer but got all the information wrong in his report. I was told by the Vosloorus prosecutors that I am a “boere hardegat” and a “boere racist” and that the whole issue was over exaggerated. These are the people that are supposed to be on my HORRIFICLY ASSAULTED: Sarah’s legs, she side as the assaulted child’s was unable to run away from an officer last father.” year. tame TIMES contacted

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The Classic India sizzles to new heights

Restaurant trouper and Sanlam Best Businessman Finalist, Mr. Manish Gupta is taking the restaurant business to new heights with the launch of the first ever barbeque and sizzler restaurant in South Africa.

Driven by his passion for food, Mr. Manish Gupta introduced the popular ‘The Classic India’ franchise to Johannesburg over four years ago. Inspired by the need to be the best multi-cuisine brand, Mr. Manish Gupta embarked on this new era in the restaurant industry which will be chronicled as a significant milestone in the eating out experience.

Based at the newly renovated premises in Boksburg, the barbeque concept is ideally compared to a ‘braai in a box’ with an authentic

Indian and Far East touch. In alignment with The Classic India’s ethos of providing patrons variety in their meal preferences, the barbeque concept offers a variety of barbecue skewers complemented with an assortment of breads.

Patrons are provided with their preferred selection and for the first time in the history of eating out, guests will be able to braai their meal at their leisure while enjoying the perks of a restaurant.

Motivated by the trend in culture fusion, The Classic India has extended their menu to offer multi-cuisine with a difference by incorporating an age-old Far East serving style, a sizzler serving. The new sizzler restaurant will be remaining true to its name by serving dishes in a rosewood platter based on a cast iron plate, ensuring your meal is still sizzling as

you devour the last grain.

Prompted by the increase in function requests, The Classic India now boasts a fullyequipped banquet and conference facility.

With a seating capacity of 200, the banquet venue is completed with modern, elegant finishes, including imported Swarovski crystal chandeliers, hi-tech sound, lighting and audiovisual equipment. The conference facility has a holding capacity of 80 complemented with state-of-the-art equipment comprising a 3.2” roll-up screen, compatibility to various electronic gadgets amongst others.

Attributing his success to his passion for food, Mr. Manish Gupta not only manages the quality control process of each meal served at The Classic India, but also places a key focus on utilising the finest ingredients to ensure

East Rand Stereo breakfast

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East Rand Stereo presented its debut takes place on 15 May. It’s a unique 10 Business Breakfast on Wednesday minutes on air opportunity for businesses 26 March at the Boksburg Barnyard to introduce their business and run a SMS competition in order to generate sales Theatre.

Entrepreneurs and small businesses have leads. Karen Minnie, Director at Brilliant consistently proven to be drivers of jobs Basics Training & Development CC, and innovation and the backbone of most described the event as well organised and local economies. To support these critical a professional networking environment sources of economic growth, East Rand for businesses in Ekurhuleni. East Rand Stereo sought to assist business leaders Stereo aim to launch a bigger session with understand the needs of their business their next Business Breakfast Network and community, support businesses with high- create a bigger networking opportunity for growth potential and identify partners to SMME’s in Ekurhuleni. meet the needs of entrepreneurs and local For more information on their upcoming small businesses.

The guest speaker was Mr. Pieter East Rand Stereo Business Day on 15 Scholtz, Master Licensee and Director of May and their next Business Breakfast ActionCOACH South Africa and a certified Network contact the Sales Manager; Ms. Business Coach with ActionCOACH, which Hantie Jansen van Vuuren on 083 9 100 was the voted the World’s #1 Business 939 or e-mail hantie@939.co.za.

Coaching Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2004 and 2005.

More than 75 business executives representing various companies in Ekurhuleni came through for this networking opportunity. The highlight of the morning was the draw competition which resulted in two businesses namely; Occupational Define Learning & the Association of Christian Schools International, winning an opportunity to advertise their RUGBY PLAYERS:Two ValkeBusiness during the players and Lisa Katzke.

Business Day which

Spinathon On Saturday 3 May between 12:00 and 15:00 at the Tilt Rooftop Beach Bar, Nothvilla Terrace, Cella Nestadt Road, a Spinathon will be taking place. Cost per bike is R1000.

Giveaways and prizes to be won. For more information and bookings call Lee on 011 979 5116 or 083 459 2184. E-mail: sweatgears@ telkomsa.net.

the unique flavours and aromas are captured in each authentic dish. “My vision for The Classic India is to be the number 1 brand in the restaurant business, renowned for serving the best food, famous for its quality and affordability, served with a smile”, explains Mr. Manish Gupta.

About The Classic India: The Classic India is an Indian cuisine specialist restaurant serving authentic North Indian dishes with a variant from Goan and other dishes, prepared by an executive chef from North India. With three successful branches in Cedar Square Fourways, Bedfordview and Boksburg, The Classic India is well-known for offering patrons a journey of Classic Indian dishes that comply with the finest standards in the restaurant industry.

No additional charges

The Ekurhuleni metro says there will be no extra charge to residents for the new 240-lt wheelie bins.

According to reports, residents thought that the R132 monthly refuse removal charge would increase and that they would be billed a further R109 refuse charge per month once they get their new refuse bins.

Acting metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe says that this is a misunderstanding, as previously residents were paying for refuse removal services based on their stand size, and after the introduction of the bins the service has been charged on the bin collection which reduces the cost to R109.

This is not additional to the R132. The new WORKING WOMEN:Ladies from East refuse bins do not cater to recycling.

Rand Stereo with tame TIMES’ PRO Lisa The spokesman says that residents should Katzke. note that the metro does not provide a residential recycling service as yet.

Other do’s and don’ts from the municipality regarding the bins are as follows: • The bins must be removed from the kerbside as soon as possible after they have been emptied.

• Lids on the bins are to be tightly closed to avoid littering and rodent access.

• The bins are the property of the metro and are not to be painted or permanently marked; they are also to remain at the address they were allocated even when the resident moves.

• No additional bags are to be placed out next to the bin.

• Residents should not dispose the following BUSINESS BREAKFAST: The stage where Mr. into the bins: rocks, soil, commercial, industrial or building waste, car batteries, gas Pieter Scholtz of Action COACH spoke. cylinders, motor oil and solvents, fire arms or explosives, dead animals or carcasses and any hazardous items.

• Residents are requested to place their bins outside their homes at 7:00 on the collection A radiant Rolene Strauss has been “I think the new Miss South Africa is truly day as indicated on their calendars. crowned Miss South Africa 2014 at a representative of the Rainbow Nation glittering ceremony held at the Sun and we are sure she will go on to make a City Superbowl, presented by Sun meaningful contribution to the lives of many International and sponsored by Cell South Africans as this country celebrates 20 C. Runners-up are Ziphozakhe Zokufa years of democracy.” from the Eastern Cape (1st Princess) and Limpopo’s Matlala Mokoko (2nd Princess).

An excited and overwhelmed Strauss – a medical student from Bloemfontein – said she was truly humbled and grateful to win the title and to be the first to wear the glittering new Palesa crown designed for the pageant.

In her Miss South Africa acceptance speech Strauss said: “Oh, how I love South Africa!

I can live, speak, learn and love freely. My dreams are developed and become reality here. Our country is my pride and my purpose has and will always lie within it.

Sun International’s Alison McKie said:

Miss South Africa 2014 crowned

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Urgent security meeting Boksburg North SAPS invites all Security Companies representatives to attend the meeting on 10 April at 10:00 in the Boksburg North SAPS Boardroom, 37 Fourth Street, Boksburg North. The agenda will be as follows: Introduction by SAPS Input on Security Companies Feedback from SAPS Way forward Proposal for next meeting.

This is an urgent request to all Security Companies to send a representative to attend this important meeting. Your input is valuable to SAPS in combatting crime together.

WARNING: PERJURY On 17 March a complainant opened a case of housebreaking and theft. He stated that he left his house and when he came back the kitchen door was broken and thieves stole his laptop, cell phones and camera. With further investigation by the detective, they found that the kitchen door was damaged from the inside. Also a security guard gave a statement that the owner unlocked the door with his own key. The complainant was arrested on a charge of perjury.

On 20 March at about 21:10 a complainant alleged that he was hi-jacked of his Mercedez Benz. He states that he was on the N12 off ramp in Atlas Road, Bardene, when a person pointed a firearm at him. The unknown person forced him to move over and got in his vehicle and drove off with him. Allegedly he was dropped in Tsakane. His vehicle was recovered in Brakpan, and the tracking company indicated in their report that he was not hi-jacked. He was arrested on a charge of perjury.

Herewith take note that Boksburg North SAPS have a zero tolerance approach towards false complaints and will deal with the reporter accordingly. It is a serious crime and the consequences can be severe. Therefore be aware of making false statements.

Perjury consists in the unlawful and intentional making of a false statement under oath of a person who knows the statement is false.

On 20 March at about 07:00 the Manager of Super Spar, Palms Centre, North Rand Road, Bardene, opened up the shop.

He was suddenly approached by an unknown male with a firearm. In the attempted robbery a shot went off and wounded the manager in the head.

The suspects ran away on foot. The Manager was transported to the Union hospital in a critical condition. Nothing was taken and no one else was injured.

Hijacker gets his dues

Dad found in morgue According to reports the body of a 50-yearold Birchleigh man, who was allegedly brutally attacked while walking home, was only found by his family 10 days after he went missing due to him having no ID upon being found.

The death of Johan van der Nest has left his daughter, Nicole Cunningham, with no answers STUCK: The suspect stuck under vehicle. to what had happened in the early hours of 1 March.

There was an attempted hi-jacking in Wooten, Benoni on 25 March when an elderly Nicole said, “All I know is my father was walking resident reversed out of his garage to find two suspects waiting to ambush him. home with a friend from Prime Time Sports One suspect jumped in the vehicle as he got out to close his garage. The resident turned Bar on Elgin Road where they have watched around, noticed the suspect in the vehicle and hit the second suspect with a steering rugby. His friend lives close to the bar on Elgin lock in the face. The suspect in the vehicle reversed pinning his friend under the vehicle.

Road and my father on Houtkapper Street. After The driver got out and told the resident to “take care of my friend” and ran away. The seeing off his friend, he walked the rest of the injured suspect was taken to hospital. No getaway vehicle was involved. way home alone. He must have been attacked between 01:00 and 04:00,” she said.

He was found near the Engen Garage lying on the road at 4:00. The people who found him called an ambulance and he was taken to accident.

Three men were critically Tembisa Hospital where he died as a result of severe head injuries Emergency workers immediately injured and three others on 4 March. began their treatment of the sustained moderate injuries Nicole said her father loved sport. He was actually watching rugby three critical patients, placing when a bakkie overturned on at the pub the night he was murdered. them on spine boards. A medical Main Reef road, Brakpan late A post mortem was done and it was established that Van der helicopter transported one of the last night.

Nest died of critically injured while the other trauma to the critical patients were transported ER24 arrived on scene to head. It is by ambulance. find the bakkie lying on its suspected he All patients on scene were taken roof in the emergency lane. was hit with a to a nearby hospital for further Paramedics discovered that the metal pipe or treatment. two occupants inside the bakkie a blunt object.

The cause of the accident is not as well as the four sitting on the Anyone with yet known and investigations are back of the vehicle were ejected information underway. from the vehicle during the regarding t h i s horrendous crime is asked to please call In a case of emergency, there are a few numbers you must Nicole on remember. Write them down and place them in your home, or 072 288 FOUND DEAD: The man who was found dead in store them on your phone.

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Pretdag by laerskool Baanbreker

Vriendskaplike rugby wedstryde is gespeel.

Baanbreker lynstaan.

Pretdag by Laerskool Baanbreker Laerskool Baanbreker het hul jaarlikse pretdag met baie pret en water aktiwiteite gehou.

Dalview Laerskool, het in dieselfde week, ook teen Laerskool Baanbreker rugby en netbal gespeel. Die leerders het ‘n fantastiese dag gehad, en is met ‘n pretdag vir hul goeie sportmangees

Baanbreker domineer die skrum.

Glybane sluit die kwartaal op ‘n goeie noot af.

Vriendskaplike netbal wedstryde is gespeel vir oefening, en om die kwartaal af te sluit.

beloon.

Laerskool Baanbreker het nie net die ouer kinders laat deelneem nie, maar ook die jonger grade wat meer toegeeflike weergawes van die sporte gespeel het.

Baie geluk aan al die leerders, tame TIMES hoop dat julle die vakansie geniet. Skole heropen op 7 April.

Leerders geniet water glybane om die kwartaal af te sluit.

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Jimmy Carr

Five Nominations for East Rand Stereo East Rand Stereo is no stranger to the MTN awards; in 2010 the radio station won their first award which was in the “Adjudicators Special Commendation” category. In 2011 East Rand Stereo bettered the previous year’s performance by winning yet another award in the category “Best Promotion/Stunt/ Event:Non-commercial.” Two more awards were secured in 2012.

“We are extremely excited about these nominations & wish to add a few more MTN awards to our existing accolades,” said Angeline Marokoane - News & PR, East Rand Stereo.

The announcement of the finalists was made on YouTube by CEO of the MTN Radio Awards, Lance Rothschild.

“The overall quality of the entries was excellent and competition at the top of the categories was extremely close. One thing that has been noticed and even commented on by the various adjudicators is the standard of radio in South Africa, which is excellent and most certainly on a par with some of the best radio elsewhere in the world. I certainly believe that the MTN Radio Awards has contributed to an increased focus on excellence and has raised the overall standard of the industry,” said Rothchild The awards evening promises to be the highlight of the radio industry and will be hosted on 12 April at the Sandton Convention Centre.

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East Rand Stereo’s Pedro Fernando and Francois Van Rensburg.

East Rand Stereo was nominated in the following categories are: Best Day Time Show – 12-3pm ‘Midday Show’ presented by Francois Van Rensburg (Mon-Friday live from our satellite studio at Emperor’s Palace from 12:00pm to 15:00pm) Best News and Actuality Show - 12-3pm ‘Midday Show’ presented by Francois Van Rensburg (Mon-Friday live from our satellite studio at Emperor’s Palace from 12:00pm to 15:00pm) Best Music Show – East Rand Stereo TOP 40 presented by Pedro Fernando (live from our satellite studio at Emperor’s Palace every Saturday from 16:00pm to 19:30pm) Best Weekend Show – East Rand Stereo TOP 40 presented by Pedro Fernando (live from our satellite studio at Emperor’s Palace every Saturday from 16:00pm to 19:30pm) Best promotion or stunt – Cuppa for CANSA event of 19 October 2013

Ghoema musiek toekennings by Carnival City Die room van die Afrikaanse musiek bedryf sal op 13 April by die Big Top Arena in Carnival City vir die 13de jaarlikse Ghoema Afrikaanse Musiek Toekennings bymekaar kom.

Die Ghoema Toekennings is ‘n gesogte viering van die Afrikaanse taal en musiek. Die aand sal gebind word deur optredes van Suid Afrika se voorste sangers.

Elvis Blue, Kurt Darren, Riana Nel, Joshua na die Reën, Corlea Botha, Jay, Joe Foster, Burgert Botha en meer kan verwag word.

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Last Saturday Jimmy Carr brought his brand of edgy and quick witted comedy to The Big Top Arena at Carnival City.

Carr wasted no time in setting up the mood of the show, with targets like Jacob Zuma, Oscar Pistorius and the venue itself being shown no mercy, while reminding the audience that if they had trouble with those jokes, things were only going to get worse for them later on in the evening.

Jimmy Carr live is quite different from the Jimmy Carr you may have seen on television. He is edgier and cruder, and most of his jokes are unprintable, but still, he is immensely funny, sharp, and has a repertoire of come backs and one liners that would make most professional stand ups green with envy.

Carr’s show is a throwback to old school one liner comedy with modern twists, including a narrated slide show and a section in which he dares the audience to heckle him. The few who were brave enough to step up to the challenge were dealt cutting come-backs that had the entire audience in stitches.

Carr has sold millions of DVDs and albums worldwide, and has been called “the hardest working man in comedy”, a title he referred to on Saturday night as being “ridiculous”, and comparable to being called “the tallest dwarf”.

Jimmy Carr’s comedy routine has some of the funniest material around today, and is a definite must for anyone who is a fan of razor sharp comedy with a bit of an edge.

If you missed his live show, you can catch Carr as the Roastmaster of the Comedy Central Roast of Kenny Kunene, at the Lyric Theatre in Gold Reef City. The show will premiere on TV on Comedy Central on Monday 28 April at 21:00.

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Blacks Only at Emperors Palace

The Fray - Touring South Africa for the first time

Comedian Isaac Gampu kept a packed Centre Court audience in stitches during the Blacks Only Comedy Show at Emperors Palace on Saturday evening, 29 March. Gampu and other top comedians like David Kau, Donovan Goliath, Loyiso Madinga and Thapelo “Tips” Seemise poked fun at everything from Nkandla to the fake sign language interpreter at former President Nelson Mandela’s memorial service during the course of the show, much to the delight of the 3000-stromg crowd. (*Photo by Yolanda van der Stoep) One of the 3000 guests who packed into Emperors Palace’s Centre Court on Saturday evening for the Blacks Only Comedy Show, Mandla Mahlangu of Tembisa with one of the comedians who performed on the night, Skhumba Hlophe, who also hails from Tembisa.

(Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep)

Big Concerts confirmed that smash hit American rock band The Fray have confirmed two South African tour dates performing live in Johannesburg on 19 September at the Coca-Cola Dome and 20 September at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Cape Town. Presented by 94.7 Highveld Stereo and M-Net. Tickets go on sale for Johannesburg and Cape Town on Friday 28 March from www.bigconcerts.co.za and Computicket.

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Not a dry eye at Ster- Kinekor EastGate * Article by Fezeka Dlembula Walking into ster-kinekor eastgate is almost like walking into a virtual world.

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From action to Romance and everything in between there’s movies for everyone. I opted for the film starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, the Action Comedy “Ride Along”. You can always count on Kevin Hart to bring humour into any awkward situation, not to give too much away but the film is set in Atlanta where a fast talking high school security guard, Ben

(Kevin Hart), goes on a 24 hour ride along with his tough and overprotective soon-tobe brother in law, James (Ice Cube), all to prove he’s worthy to marry James’ little sister.

While trying obviously too hard to impress James, Ben’s day quickly turns into comedy gold with unexpected twists and turns, high speed car chases, accidental shootings, impersonations, tight shirts and buildings blowing up. The awkward pair must get through the day without getting killed or killing each other.

Directed by Tim Story, my friends and I rate the movie three out of five so grab a friend, partner, sibling or parent and head out to Ster-Kinekor Eastgate for a good laugh.

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Brakpan’s invasion

On 27 March an invasion of drifters targeted The Rock Raceway in Brakpan for the second round of the Japan Auto Drift series for 2014 which will be taking place on 6 April.

This is the fourth year of the Japan Auto Series and the event attracted a large contingency of amateur drifters. According to reports this is a good sign and there are now high hopes that the sport of Drifting is getting a lot more well known.

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allows the newbies and people who want to try again, a second opportunity to show off their potential. For the silver cup winners the podium victors are awarded with trophies.

No championship points or prize moneys were awarded or will be awarded however, all is not lost as they all gain the knowledge, experience and enjoy themselves while doing it.

The Rock Raceway is on 18 Main Reef Road, Brakpan and is run by Abie Sada.

Contact Abie on 082 453 8271 or e-mail to info@rockracing.co.za.

Freightliner and FUSO support local skills development with Edutrans Golf Day sponsorship Freightliner and FUSO has once again shown their commitment and dedication to supporting local skills development within the motoring and transport industry as two of the sponsors of the Edutrans Golf Day. The eight sponsored learners participated in the Edutrans Golf Day and were given a taste of true luxury when they were chauffeured to and from the golf day in the latest generation S-Class, giving them a taste of greater things to come in their future. Six of the learners are from the SAGDB program - the Gary Player School of Excellence, and they were accompanied by two coaches who dedicate their time to helping these students.

The students demonstrated their true pedigree in style, when the Freightliner and FUSO teams won 1st and 2nd place respectively on the day, leaving some of the more seasoned golfers in awe on the day.

Edutrans is a comprehensive and exciting information career guide for school leavers that details the wide-ranging possible career paths in both the motoring and transport

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The aim is to attract learners into the industry at a young age with a focus on developing and nurturing their skills and talents.

MBSA has always been an ardent supporter of skills development within the motoring and transport industry with a particular focus on nurturing talent via our inhouse training academies and providing bursaries for learners. The mutual and shared synergies between the motoring and transport industry ensure that skills development remains a key priority in ensuring that new talent is continuously introduced into the industry.

Divisional Manager of Freightliner and FUSO, Godfrey Hani adds: “Skills development is critically important in ensuring the long term success and viability of the motoring and transport industry.

Nurturing talent is something that we have always been passionate about and our partnership with the Edutrans Golf Day is just another example of our dedication and resolve.�

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UNDEFEATED: Soldier boy at last weekend’s bout.

The EFC Africa middleweight champion Garreth McLellan who is also known as Soldierboy, hardly batted an eye at his challenger JP Kruger aka Tinkerbell, in their main event title bout. EFC 28 returned to the Coca-Cola Dome on 27 March for the ever-eventful EFC challenge.

The champion’s successful title defence also means that Kruger’s then perfect fight record (5-0) has ended.

McLellan survived a number of strikes from Kruger at the onset whilst he strategically forced Kruger to the floor, before he took victory. McLellan managed to do this in 3.05 minutes into round one.

Other wins: Christophe “Bomaye” Walravens beat Bernardo Mikixi through a verbal submission, with the DRC heavyweight paying tribute to

Ruan “Fangzz” Potts in his post-match interview.

“To Ruan Potts, good luck with your first fight at EFC, you’re the best, and you’re the greatest,” said Walravens.

Potts will make his debut at the US-based fighting championship early next month.

Brendon Groenewald beat Vandam Mbuyi through tap-out due to strikes in their rematch. After managing to take the big DRC national’s back, Groenewald delivered damaging blows which forced Mbuyi to tapout.

Mbuyi suffered a scare following an illegal knee to Groenewald’s head. A similar incident had gotten him disqualified in the past.

Cape Town-born, Muay Thai “world” and Chinese MMA champion Irshaad Sayed took on Leo Gloss. Following a reset from an unexpected but necessary pause in the bout, Sayed made a move to secure the win 4.01 into the first round.

Norman “Chef” Wessels returned to the hexagon after an absence of nearly two years against Cape Town’s Chris “Danger” du Pont. Du Pont engaged early before Wessels pushed him up against the fence and landed a strong elbow to the face, before taking him down and submitting him by rear-naked choke; earning him a title fight against reigning light heavyweight champion, Gideon Drotschie.

The final prelim bout was with Jason Culverwell and Wade Henderson delivered both the fight and knockout of the night awards. The submission of the night award went to Soldierboy for his rear-naked choke victory, while Hanru Botha, Christophe Walravens and Bernardo Mikixi all took home performance bonuses.

The next round of EFC which is presented by www.BetXchange. com will be returning to Carnival City on 1 May. Be sure not to miss it.

Ngwenya Champions league continues to elude PSL sides Ndu ndu@tametimes.co.za Champions league continues to elude PSL sides. South Africa is hailed on the African continent as the country with the most professional and most watched domestic soccer league, however Premier Soccer League (PSL) teams are yet to carry this recognition into continental competition.

With the exception of Orlando Pirates, no other PSL side has won the coveted Champions League.

Kaizer Chiefs was the latest local side to vie for continental glory after having won the local league in the previous season (2012 - 2013). Amakhosi, as Chiefs are fondly known by their supporters, started their Champions League campaign on a high note, maintaining the same amount of dominance in the initial stages of the Champions League. Chiefs beat their first opponents; Black Africa (Namibia) 4-1 on aggregate. Chiefs then made light work of Liga Muculmana of Mozambique, beating them 7-0 on aggregate.

Goals by Knowledge Musona and Morgan Gould were little too late to make up for the first leg (3-0) loss to AS Vita or to secure Kaizer Chiefs’ progress in the CAF Champions League. Photo from: Kickoff.com Kaizer Chiefs then lost momentum in their first leg tie against the DRC’s AS Vita, losing 3-0 away from home. Chiefs seemed to have found their form in the return fixture

Boksburg Athletic Club 2km 1. Tiaan Marais (Jnr) (BOKS) 09:02; 2 JJ Schoeman (MAD) 12:38; 3 Alex Joubert (Brakpan) 15:19.

on Saturday 29 March, but could only find 2 goals, bringing the aggregate score to 3-2 in favor of the DRC side and an abrupt end to South Africa’s champions league hopes.

4km 1. Emmanual Magakwe (NC) 13:59; 2 David Hogan (NC) 16:04; 3 Michelle Meyer (BOKS) 16:56; 4 Greg Pienaar (BOKS) 17:49; 5 Etienne Steenkamp (NC) 18:24; 6 Bronwyn Strydom (BOKS) 18:34; 7 Andrew Tesselaar (SP) 18:59; 8 Andrew van der Walt (BOKS) 19:02; 9 Delarey Ribbens (MAD) 20:47; 10 Patrick Clark (BOKS) 20:56

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OFF THE PITCH On the surface, the recent news from England does not bode well for their national game.

I refer to the “Trott” incident, where the press led everyone to believe he left the Australian tour for reasons akin to a “stressBy Craig Norris related” illness.

The player himself in an interview refuted these reasons and said he was in fact suffering from “burn-out”. This is surely not just an issue for England’s cricketers then, as this will become a world cricket problem; and this is why I believe they have only scratched the surface of the problem. I praise Trott for his honesty and explaining why he walked away from one of the most respected series in world cricket.

One can only sympathise with the ECB because they have dealt with issues of stress in national players before, notably Marcus Trescothick and Steven Harmison, so it was easy for them to resort to that as a reason. Are we as South African cricket supporters thinking that this issue brought, which I believe the premature retirements, of Kallis and Smith as well? Perhaps our national players time it right, but we will never know. The fact of the matter is that Professional Burn-Out is a very real and very common problem among top sportsman who are in the public eye on a daily basis. The modern professional sportsman spend an enormous amount of time away from home, either travelling or training and YES, it does eventually take a toll on their life and it also affects people in corporate industries, so why not a sportsman. Often we lose sight of the fact that these sporting heroes are in fact just human beings exactly like you and I, with perhaps a little more talent or desire in their chosen pursuit. They feel emotions, they get tired, fatigued, listless and lethargic at their work place, but the difference is, we have a way of getting over our problems, we take a day or two off to recover. Maybe the boss takes a little work load away from us. This is not the case with these cricketers who are expected to perform at the same highly demanding level every single day and in every single competition; and that on its own, is exhausting and mentally draining. The sports seasons of professionals are too demanding and too long and I fear that this “burn-out” phenomenon may become more prevalent among other top sportsman.

The corporate sponsors treat them like commodities to be traded and utilized at their whim; and the human element is very often absent. I agree that the potential of earning big money in the game today is huge, but at what cost to the individual. Whether the actions of Jonathan Trott are considered betraying team trust, or whether the press and players wish to criticize him, the fact remains that his honesty about the issue and his decision to leave the tour, may have done more good for the future of the game and its management of people than harm.

8km 1. Donald Mashamaite (MAD) 26:48; 2 Ryan Gibson (BOKS) 29:04; 3 Samuel Mmbengeni (MAD) 29:05; 4 Tshepo Mahlatsi (MAD) 30:12; 5 Gideon Joubert (SP) 30:44; 6 Eugene van der Westhuizen (Compressport) 31:35; 7 Rudolf Oberholzer (BOKS) 32:47; 8 Wayne McBowles (BOKS) 33:33; 9 Thinus Matthysen (BOKS) 34:22; 10 Thabo Modise (BOKS) 35:15