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developing an efﬁcient communication system whereby they can alert residents when water levels in the reservoirs are low. City Manager Ngema added that water reliability depends on the shape of the city as well: “The infrastructure of the towns [in Ekurhuleni] was not designed to back-up and supply each other,” Ngema said. The Municipality will look at developing a more integrated water and electricity supply infrastructure.

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Detecting water leaks Another issue raised with the Water Department was that of incorrect bills, due to faulty meters. Bacon explained that sometimes there is a leak, which can be misinterpreted as a faulty meter or incorrect bill. He advised residents to read their water meters late at night, and again early in the morning - the difference will show if there is a leak. The municipality has billed up to R30 000 on a single leak. Township economies

CITY MANAGER: Khaya Ngema On Thursday 9 October, Ekurhuleni City Manager Khaya Ngema met with business representatives, investors and media at the Boksburg Civic Centre to discuss Ekurhuleni’s developmental agenda. The aim of the discussion was to engage business stakeholders on key issues that inﬂuence investment in the city and private sector involvement. These issues include: provision of water and electricity supply, land use, billing, economic development and infrastructure. Water supply has been a prolonged frustration this past month for residents and especially businesses in Ekurhuleni. At the discussion, Francis Bacon, Chief Engineer at Revenue Water, which supplies Ekurhuleni’s water, explained that they can only supply water when they receive it from Rand Water, which has attributed the water outages to infrastructure maintenance, cable theft and inadequate back-up plans. Bacon said that the municipality will focus on

The panel also discussed township economies - residents at the session complained that locals often go to towns for services or products, instead of supporting township businesses. Ngema suggested that the panel look at the needs in each community and assess business proposals accordingly; this includes comparing the price difference in townships versus towns. Ngema added that the infrastructure of township businesses needs to be decent, so that they can attract potential investors. This impacts ownership in townships, as many property leases were given years ago, but members of the current generation do not always use their properties for the original purposes intended. “We want to give properties to people who operate the land as far as possible,” Ngema said. The panel will have a dedicated session to discuss this matter.

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Increasing investment Panel member, Mr Motubatse, HOD: City Planning, emphasized that the Municipality wants to increase the number of industrial and commercial business initiatives in Ekurhuleni that grow the investment potential of the city. The ﬁrst step towards this goal is the Strategic Land Development Plan, of which examples are: the Glen Gory development in Benoni (consisting of residential units, a private hospital, a regional mall, motors, retail and a value centre), and the Leeuwpoort Housing Development in Boksburg ( which will include residential, warehousing and distribution and ofﬁces and retail).

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The national postal strike has been an ongoing inconvenience for residents in the Boksburg and Benoni areas, who have not been receiving their mail and now striking mail workers have started vandalizing local post offices, to intimidate the remaining workers. Consequently, a few post office outlets have been temporarily closed to ensure the safety of employees.

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he Boksburg Post Office, which is on Pretoria Street, opposite the Magistrate’s Court, is one example. All the windows have been knocked in, and the outlet is now closed. On Thursday 9 October tame TIMES visited the property and found many local residents there, wanting to collect parcels or find out about their bills. “I have not received my post for two weeks now. I come from Reiger Park, because our post office is also closed. While they are striking, where must I go to pay my telephone bill?” asked Myrtle Collins, who visited the post office on the day. The national strike started when temporary employees in the mail sorting centres went on unprotected strikes on 27 January this year. In Gauteng, however, mail workers only joined the strike from 18 August. According to a press release published online by the SA Post Office in September, the implementation of the Post Office’s flexible labour strategy

is central to the strike. “The reasons for the strikes centre on the appointment of casual workers in permanent positions, which the Post Office is implementing, using a staggered approach. This is in view of the difficult financial position the company is in,” says Lungile Lose, the spokesperson for SA Post Office. In the Post Office’s view, the strike is unnecessary, as it is centred on the speed with which the conversion of casual workers into permanent positions is being implemented. Johan Kruger, who works in the

Communications Division of the SA Post Office, told tame TIMES that talks to resolve the strike are currently underway: “Negotiations to end the strike continue and we are optimistic that a breakthrough will happen within days.” People who want to collect parcels should send an email to customerservices@postoffice.co.za and include the tracking number of the item they are looking for. Alternatively visit www.e-siyakhokha.co.za for payments.

Wolf Hartung writes:

ear Miss Campbell, the postal strike has now beengoing on for a few weeks and ordinary citizens like me have been terribly inconvenienced in that we have not been able to get our mail. I have not received my Council invoice for my Rates and Taxes and various other letters. Who are these postal workers and their trade union who have taken the right upon themselves to uphold mail intended for the ordinary citizen? We the people have nothing to do with their remuneration and it is therefore criminal, to my mind, that I have to be inconvenienced to assist postal workers to prove their point. To be striking for a few weeks, surely the Post Office must be paying the wages even to the strikers which to my mind is aiding them to carry on with the strike and inconvenience the ordinary citizen. When I went to the Boksburg Post Office yesterday I saw that stones were thrown through the glass windows. This indicates the anger of the people, and I ask the Post Office authorities to sort out the salary matters with the unions and see to it that the public is not involved any further. At the end of the day the public has to foot the bill for the broken windows. Why was the strike allowed to carry on for such a long period? This postal strike is an absolutely ridiculous situation and I look at it as a Nazi situation. There must now be a considerable amount of mail which has been heaping up and perhaps the postal authorities should get pensioners to sort out the mail and get the job done. For me this is another matter which indicates that my beautiful country is going to the dogs.

The deaf community is one of the most marginalized groups in South Africa, because they cannot communicate freely with the hearing world, which means they are often mistakenly regarded as unemployable.

everal companies, however, such as EMPD and Altech Radio Holdings, working hand in hand with eDeaf, have taken the brave step of employing deaf people with great success - proving that in some career fields the deaf can be just as good as, or even better than, hearing employees. It is a documented fact that deaf employees are more effective in certain disciplines due to the fact that they are not easily distracted. EMPD, Altech Radio Holdings and eDEAF celebrated the International Week of the Deaf (22-28 Sep) on 26 September. The week is about increasing solidarity among deaf people and their allies and is used to stimulate greater efforts to promote the rights of deaf people. The deaf employees related their experiences in their respective work environments by way of presentations, which are vital in enhancing communication and providing understanding between them and the hearing staff members. Altech Radio Holdings, who are contracted to EMPD in the administration of prosecution processes, currently have, jointly with EMPD, fourteen deaf people in their employ. The goal is to empower more deaf people to occupy suitable positions in both organizations.

LISTENING TO THE DEAF: EMPD and Altech Radio Holdings management and junior personnel

The one thing that I love the most about the media industry is that you never have a boring calendar. If I am not attending a media conference, then I am out covering a live music event or covering a crime scene. There is literally never a dull moment! This past weekend I was out covering two of the East Rand’s biggest music events this month: The Parlotones, Bobby van Jaarsveld and Gerhard Steyn in Redefined on Friday night at Carnival City, and H20 at Wild Waters on Saturday. Music is one of my biggest hobbies. I used to sing choir throughout school and developed a deep love of any musical collaboration. Whether it is classical music, hip-hop or gospel, I listen to it all. That way, there is a song for every mood. Watch out for next week’s edition to see what other interesting stories our busy calendar has in store. Delivery on Wednesday to all households and businesses in Boksburg. Published by Tame Communications Corner Michelle Avenue and 37 Sangiro Close, Randhart. PO Box 17699, Randhart, 1457. Tel: 011 862 8500, Fax: 011 869 7335 Editor: Amy-Mae Campbell: amymae.campbell@tametimes.co.za

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Some of Southern Africa’s most celebrated and internationally renowned choirs will come together for the 2014 Melting Pot Ekurhuleni National Choral Music Competition at Carnival City on Saturday 18 October and Sunday 19 October 2014, when they will vie for the biggest choral music title in the country and a grand prize of R500 000. The competition, which pays tribute to the late Oliver Tambo who was a choral music composer of note, is a superlative treat for passionate choral classics lovers, with the cream-of-the crop of choral music and the acclaimed KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra performing. The top ten competing choirs include Bagale Chorus NW, Zwelitsha Adult Choir EC, Heavenly Voices WC, Gauteng Choristers GP, Belcanto Voices FS, SA Singers KZN, Transnet Port Terminals EC, Kopano Chorus GP, African Chorus KZN and Thabong Serenade FS. They will perform songs that were close to Tambo’s heart, and there will also be some unbelievable musical renditions, vocal and instrumental, by persons with disabilities. Joining these exceptional choirs for the festival are legendary performers Sibongile Khumalo, Mafikizolo, Solly Mahlangu, the Jeziel Brothers, Afro Tenors, Njabulo Madlala, Igrandi Tenori, the dance floor king Zakes Bantwini, and laugh-till-you-drop queen Celeste Ntuli. “It’s an experience you have to see to fully appreciate,” says Mavuso Msimang, CEO of The Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, which has endorsed the festival. The two-day music event is open to the public. Carnival City’s Entertainment Manager Jaco Saaiman urges choral fans not to miss it. “Bringing together over ten world-class African choirs under one roof at the Big Top Arena for the first time,” he said, “this music festival is touted to be one of the choice events on Gauteng’s 2014 cultural calendar. We are honoured to play host to the grand finals of this prestigious choral competition. Many of these choirs have performed and competed internationally and have been placed under the best in the world time and again. Now, the public can hear these exceptional choirs perform together.” The grand finals of the 2014 Melting Pot Ekurhuleni National Choral Music Competition will take place from 09h00 on both days of the festival. Tickets are available through Computicket.

Die afgelope naweek het Carnival City se Big Top Arena ‘n diverse musiekproduksie, naamlik Redefined opgelewer: Bobby van Jaarsveld, Gerhard Steyn en The Parlotones het almal op een aand opgetree, wat vir elke tipe musiekaanhanger in die gehoor op die aand voorsiening gemaak het.

obby en Gerhard se bekende Afrikaanse liefdesliedjies het talle aanhangers gelok, terwyl daar net so baie mense opgedaag het om Parlotones se kreatiewe, diep instrumentele melodieë te luister. Bobby se “ ‘n Vrou wil dit hoor” en “ Totaal finaal” was treffers, wat hy aan al die dames in die gehoor opgedra het. The Parlotones het “ Never stand alone” met hope energie en oorgawe opgevoer. Hoofsanger Kahn Morbee het elke lied so duidelik en akkuraat gesing, soos al sy aanhangers sy musiek ken. Hy het nie teleurgestel nie. Dié musiekgroep se opvoering was nog meer indrukwekkend, aangesien Kahn onlangs ‘n operasie op sy stembande moes ondergaan. Na aanleiding van sy opevoering die aand sou mens dit nooit agtergekom het nie. Redefined het beslis verwagtinge oortref.

ANGEL VOICES: The grand finals of the Melting Pot Choral Music Competition will be held at Carnival City on 18 and 19 October.

Stephanie Conradie stephanie.conradie@tametimes.co.za In pursuance of the Digital City imperative, the City of Ekurhuleni demonstrated the quick and easy way to pay your municipal account using a reliable platform known as e-Siyakhokha (Siyakhokha means “we pay”) on Thursday, 9 October in Alberton.

ember of the Mayoral Committee for Finance Cllr Moses Makwakwa discussed the purpose of the Siyakhokha Programme and Ekurhuleni CFO Ramasele Ganda emphasized the importance of paying for services rendered and explained the services of the Finance Department. “It is an increasing concern that we find more people still complaining about not receiving statements. The e-Siyakhokha Services website is accessible 24 hours a day, throughout the year. When a user accesses the e-Siyakhokha Service website, an encrypted and completely secure connection is made between their browser and the e-Siyakhokha Service servers, ensuring that the e-Siyakhokha Services experience is safe and secure,” Ekurhuleni Spokesperson Themba Gadebe said. This service allows you to pay for services in the comfort of your own home. The service is available 24 hours a day, all year round. This service will also allow users to receive their municipal accounts two weeks

earlier than by postal delivery, and users will also have access to a full history of their account, including bills, payments and electronic correspondence. The e-Siyakhokha service also offers the capability to lodge a query or complaint that will be sent to the relevant department within the EMM. For residents who do not have internet access at home or on their phones, they will also be implementing kiosks in all major malls around Ekurhuleni, the first one being in Lake View. According to the EMM, more than 200 residents are already registered with e-Siyakhokha. Cllr Makwakwa commented by saying that revenue is important for basic services and made a call to all residents capable of paying to do so. To register, visit www.e-siyakhokha.co.za. You will need your municipal services account number, your ID number or company registration number and your personal details. Payments can be made from a banking account of your choice. It is important to know that the transaction does not create a monthly debit order and that you need to complete the payment for each invoice. “It is time the Ekurhuleni, being the biggest Metro, gets modernized,” CFO Ramasele Ganda said. “As we pay our bills, we progress the Metro forward,” she concluded. For any help with the e-Siyakhokha service, email support@e-siyakhokha. co.za RAMASELE GANDA: Ekurhuleni Chief Financial Officer

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Excessive speeding with no thought for the consequences is continuing to put motorists behind bars in the three eastern Gauteng towns of Brakpan, Benoni and Springs. An average of eighteen drivers are arrested every week for exceeding the speed limit in these areas.

ast Wednesday morning, Metro Cops caught six motorists at speeds of between 97 and 104km/h on Welgedacht between Grootvaly and 4th avenue, which is a 60km/h zone. The following morning along the R51 in Benoni, between the N12 freeway and Modderbee Roads – which is an 80km/h zone - nine drivers, including one woman, were nabbed doing speeds of between 132 and 116km/h. On Tuesday night in Brakpan, along the R23 between Kaapmaiden and Dube Streets, which is an 80km/h zone, ten drivers landed behind bars when caught doing speeds ranging between 158 and 116km/h. All the arrested motorists, who were charged with reckless and negligent driving, were released after posting bail of R1 000 each. They will appear in their respective magistrate’s courts soon.

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has announced that it is commissioning an investigation into various credit providers regarding shortfalls arising from sales of consumers’ repossessed motor vehicles and houses by credit providers. The investigation is part of the effort by the NCR to ensure that credit providers sell consumers’ repossessed motor vehicles and houses as soon as reasonably practicable or for the best price reasonably obtainable. “Credit providers should ensure that they sell consumers’ repossessed motor vehicles and houses as soon as reasonably practicable or for the best price reasonably obtainable so that consumers are not liable to pay shortfalls that are substantially high. This is an issue of serious concern to the NCR,” Nomsa Motshegare, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer of the NCR said.

EMPD officers who chased down fleeing house robbers in a stolen BMW in Daveyton last Thursday managed to recover the car and other stolen goods, despite having to fend off flying bullets.

T On Friday 3 October, EMPD received a tip-off that led them to recover stolen Metro Police uniforms, a stolen ﬁrearm and two suspected stolen vehicles. Two suspects were also apprehended in Kempton Park.

ollowing the information supplied by an observant member of the public, EMPD Intervention Unit members were able to arrest two suspects, and recover a stolen 9mm pistol and stolen Metro Police uniform. Two vehicles which were conﬁscated from the suspects failed to reﬂect on the eNatis system. The arrests and recoveries took place on Friday 3 October at around 11:30 in Kempton Park. Six men carrying bags were spotted by the informant swapping vehicles at 10:30 in Voortrekker Road – they alighted from a white Peugeot 200s sedan and entered a silver VW Golf VI and drove off. EMPD Intervention Unit members conducted a stake-out on the Peugeot and within an hour the silver VW Golf returned with two male occupants. The passenger in the VW Golf occupied the Peugeot and drove behind the VW Golf VI. When the Metro Police instructed the vehicles to stop,

the Peugeot driver abandoned his vehicle and tried to bolt on foot but was apprehended. The VW Golf VI driver took off, ignoring the sirens and blue lights of the Metro Police, but lost control of his vehicle and landed in ditch at the intersection of Great North and Atlas Roads. He then tried to run away, but the Metro Police caught him. On the rear passenger seat of the VW Golf, Metro Police officers found a 9mm Taurus pistol loaded with 19 live rounds with its serial number filed off, a jammer, three reflective jackets, two blue shirts, two blue caps, one brown belt and a wallet with a shield. The pair, whose ages are 26 and 28, were charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, possession of a Metro Police uniform (impersonating Metro Police), possession of implements used in stealing vehicles and possession of suspected stolen vehicles - with the added charge of reckless and negligent driving to the VW Golf suspect. The docket was registered at the Kempton Park Police Station. They were expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday 6 October.

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racing Unit members of the EMPD spotted a BMW sedan without number plates in Daveyton at around midday and, on attempting to stop it, were met with flying bullets from the two occupants of the car. Undeterred, they gave chase and the two suspects eventually abandoned the BMW in Pedi Street in Daveyton and took off on foot. The two suspects are still at large, but the BMW sedan was recovered, together with some of the goods stolen in a house robbery in Northmead earlier. It emerged that the perpetrators were in two vehicles when breaking into a house in Kana Street Northmead, where television sets, music systems and other household goods were stolen. Although the Metro Police patrol vehicle incurred one bullet hole in its right fender, the officers came out of the ordeal unscathed. The case was registered at Benoni Police Station and both the vehicle and the recovered goods were identified by the owner. In-depth investigations are underway to locate and apprehend the perpetrators of this crime.

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An innovative brand-new international opera – The Last Anniversary – the culmination of creative input from five countries, currently being staged in Budapest, will tour to The Market Theatre in Johannesburg from 30 October to 2 November. The Last Anniversary is about the tribulations of an African traveller in a European airport. While a “suspended traveller,” his memory takes him back to moments in a “slavery past,” which are excerpts from the Meyerowitz/Hughes opera. Coartistic directors Laurent Festas (FR) and Themi Venturas (RSA), who have teamed up to create the dramaturgy of The Last Anniversary, have assembled a cast drawn from all five countries, which includes opera singers, actor/ dancers, the musicians and a highly skilled production team. The Last Anniversary features an original score described as an eclectic combination of

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beautiful operatic music, and a selection of new fusion-style African and European jazz music in a drama that centres on racial profiling as encountered in immigration and travels around the world. This operatic drama is the creative component of an initiative known as the Hopes and Memories project. Over the last two years this project has been ongoing between performing arts groups in South Africa, France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary co-funded by the European Union and the respective partners. The Last Anniversary can be seen in South Africa at the Stable Theatre in Durban on 23 & 24 October and at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg from 30 Oct – 2 Nov. Booking is open and tickets can be purchased through Computicket; or phone on 0861 915 8000 or book online at www.computicket.com. Photos by Clement Barthel

The third annual Vodacom In The City Music Festival has delivered as promised. Once again the iconic Mary Fitzgerald Square came alive with thousands of fans through memorable performances by sensational international acts Rudimental Live, MGMT, Crystal Fighters and The Presets, as well as Vodacom Open The City Winners, P.H.Fat. Electronic duo P.H.Fat were the ﬁrst to hit the stage. As the only local act on the bill they had the task of entertaining the masses before the seasoned internationals and immediately captured the attention of early attendees. With their outlandish and dream-like costumes, feather head-dresses and spectacular staging, Crystal Fighters

Cheaper than Roses is a play that tells the tale of a coloured woman who managed to have her racial classification changed to white during the apartheid years in South Africa. Now it is 1996 and she is wondering whether it was worth it, because, when she was classified white, she also had to say farewell to her family, to her youth – her life. Sometimes, running away from who we are brings us closer to who we are. Here the past and present merge in a way that forces us to confront and accept the unacceptable - a heartwarming, unusual, funny and sad story of a woman who did not want to be Cheaper than Roses. Real life can be equally primal and so we run away leaving our whole family behind, and sometimes we hope to leave ourselves behind as well - but eventually we come full circle and find ourselves back at the place where we started. In other words, we come home. Written in 1994 for Lizz Meiring, Cheaper than Roses was staged at the 2004 Kontakt Festival in Denmark to mark the tenth anniversary of democracy in South Africa. The revival of this production in 2014 during the 20th anniversary of democracy in South Africa is made possible through a partnership between the National Arts

Festival (NAF) and Suidoosterfees. Lizz, who has been called a “hurricane on stilettos,“ embodies the spirit of what it means to be an artist. “I’m merely a conduit,“ she states. “My job is to tell the stories of mankind – it’s light and darkness.

transported the audience into an alternate dimension of basque-folk bliss. Next on stage was psychedelic rock duo MGMT. With their mind-bending electro pop, they not only delivered the classics Kids and Electric Feel, which had the crowd singing and swaying in unison, but gave fans a taste of their latest songs off the album MGMT. Picking up the tempo was the highly anticipated Rudimental. This drum’n’bass-meets-soul group, with three vocalists and a total of nine members, literally took over the stage with their high-energy feel-the-love-collectivism. Shouting We love you Johannesburg and playing favourites like Waiting All Night, Home and Free, Rudimental exceeded all expectations. Australian electronic duo The Presets closed the night with their incredible live set.

Theatre can change lives, by changing thought.” At the age of 10, performing her first professional role, she knew the theatre was her true home. Creativity became her oxygen, and since completing her B A Drama Hons degree, she has won 12 awards, performed almost 2000 stage, television & film roles, written, directed and produced 202 theatre productions, translated and adapted 12 more scripts, published 12 books, written 500-plus

articles on the arts and artists of all genres. She has performed extensively on local and international platforms, in Afrikaans, English, even Sotho, Dutch, French, and German. She is a joyous workaholic, a self-confessed “banner – waving midget for the Arts“ and will boldly take on any institution if she feels the Arts and artists are being mistreated or disrespected. She often jokes that her career consists of very few “tour de forces,“ mostly “being forced to tour.“ That said, our Lizzie remains a glorious, talented, generous “force to be reckoned with.” Zane Meas is a BADA graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand and can currently be seen on 7de Laan. Venue: Wits Downstairs Theatre Running Time: 90 minutes Age Restriction PG 14 17Oct @ 20.45 18Oct @ 18.30pm; bookings: www.webtickets.co.za

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Michele Clarke MPL and DA Constituency Head: Benoni writes: I recently conducted oversight visits to clinics within the Benoni constituency, namely Northmead Ext 4 clinic, Emaphupheni clinic and Philip Mayo clinic.

At least seven to ten percent of vehicle crashes are related to defective or unroadworthy vehicles. This was the word from the Automobile Association as it kicked off its Transport Month campaign, urging motorists to ensure their vehicles are in a roadworthy condition. All vehicles should at all times be able to pass the roadworthiness test, which is an investigation of basic mechanical safety requirements.

All three suffer from a number of issues but provincial ambulance services appear to be the biggest concern. Northmead clinic advised me that they often cannot get through to the provincial ambulance service call centre and ambulances either arrive late or do not arrive at all.The clinic infrastructure is also in serious need of maintenance, with blocked drains and water leakages. While this has been reported to the province several times, it has yet to be attended

to. The Phillip Moyo Clinic serves around 400 patients a day, but has a serious shortage of staff, particularly doctors. The db board is faulty, which has a massive impact on the X-ray facilities and on the general running of the clinic. As with Northmead Clinic, Philip Moyo has a massive problem with provincial ambulance services. The clinic is also in need of a sonar machine, as they have a very big maternity and ante-natal care facility. Similar dissatisfaction with provincial ambulance services is also experienced by the Emaphupheni Clinic.Last year Ekurhuleni purchased 50 new ambulances out of their own budget as the provincial department was not able to provide the services. In reality, the Metro should simply be an agent for the province; it is supplied with vehicles and resources through an annual grant. However, the annual grant is never enough to cover the services and

The roadworthiness test ensures that the major suspension and driveline components are sound and that the vehicle is generally compliant with trafﬁc laws. A vehicle that passes the roadworthiness test is regarded as being safe to use on public roads, but a vehicle that is found to be unroadworthy can be impounded by the police.

However, the test has certain limitations. Firstly, it is unable to guarantee continued roadworthiness. For example, shock absorbers which have covered 80 000 km may still be able to pass the roadworthiness test, but will be nearing the end of their lives, and it is the motorist’s responsibility to replace them timeously to ensure continued safety. Secondly, the test is conﬁned to the basics, because it would not be practical or costeffective to conduct in-depth tests of every single component. For example, rubber brake hoses deteriorate over the years, and may not be able to withstand the pressure of emergency braking after 15 to 20 years, but it is impractical for testing ofﬁcials to dismantle and pressuretest each braking system component. Motorists are advised to keep up regular servicing and maintenance of their vehicles and to request a full safety inspection from their service centre.

Finally, many vehicles are equipped with safety systems like ABS, stability control and airbags, not to mention other more advanced technologies like infrared night vision cameras and lane departure warnings. The roadworthiness test is not required to ensure that all these technologies are functional, meaning that a vehicle with faults in these systems may be technically roadworthy but is not providing the full level of safety of which it is capable. In South Africa periodic roadworthy testing is not compulsory as it is in many road safety conscious countries overseas. “The onus is therefore on the motorist to maintain the safety of their vehicles,” said the AA.

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Safair launched its new FlySafair domestic air service on Wednesday 8 October. This innovative new approach to low-cost ﬂying debuts just in time for the local holiday season, opening up a surprisingly inexpensive alternative to the popular tourist destinations of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and George.

operate to the current norms and standards. Province has never refunded the city for the purchase of these ambulances. I will be submitting questions to the provincial health department to determine when the Ekurhuleni Metro will be refunded as well as to establish plans to improve provincial ambulance services.

FlySafair CEO Dave Andrew describes the airline as a true low-cost carrier that offers the travelling public an alternative that offers low fares on a permanent basis. FlySafair will allow its passengers to customise their own flying experience to suit their needs. “In line with international best practice, a true low-cost airline charges passengers a base rate fare to secure their seats on a flight, and allows for two pieces of free carry-on luggage that weigh no more than 7kg in total,” Andrew explains. “Passengers can also then select additional extras such as pre-booked preferential seat selection, travel insurance, on-board catering, extra-space seats and checked-in luggage, which are charged for separately. When designing our offering, we felt strongly that our passengers should not be charged for services they don’t make use of. For instance, if they are simply flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg for a day business trip, there is no need to incur the cost of luggage.” Allowing passengers to book their flights on a menu-type basis means FlySafair can offer regular fares from as low as R499 between Cape Town and Johannesburg; R399 between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, as well as R399 between Cape Town and George, all including taxes. For further information or to simple book your next flight, visit www.flysafair.co.za. Goeiste! Jongmense is darem maar eienaardig partykeer! My kleinkinders het die afgelope naweek die H20 musiekfees bygewoon en na die tyd met die foto’s by Ouma en Oupa kom spog. Hierdie “selfies”is ook iets anders! Vra mos nou vir iemand om ‘n ordentlike foto te neem? Nee kyk, dit gaan my verstand te bowe. Dan sê ek ook niks van dit waarvan foto’s geneem is nie: daar is net drankbottels en pynlike kort broekies en rookbolle in die agtwergrond. Ek en Gysie was of net baie konserwatief, of die jong generasie vandag is maar net anders. So het elke era maar sy eienaardighede. Tip: Moet nie so vinnig vir die jongmense kyk en frons nie. Dink eers bietjie: het jy nie ook in jou jeugdae waaghalsige oomblikke gehad nie? Dit is maar deel van jongmens wees.

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Olympic Gold medallist Sizwe Lawrence Ndlovu will once again take on WonderBoom frontman Cito at this year’s tame TIMES Jozi South Half Marathon on Sunday. Last year Team Seize was victorious in the 10km race, leaving Team Showbiz in the dust. This year, anything could happen.

he Jozi South Half Marathon, organized by Brotherhood Athletic Club, Gold Reef City and tame TIMES, is in its third year and is set to be a great success, as it was in the past two years. This year Gold Reef City has chosen Bree Street Primary School to be the beneficiary. R10 from each entry for the 21km and 10km races will benefit the primary school. There are three different races: 21km, 10km and the 4km fun walk. The fun walk takes place in Gold Reef City Theme

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Park and is perfect for families and children. All proceeds from the fun walk will be donated to Bree Street Primary. All race entrants will receive free entry into the Theme Park on the day of the race, upon verification of race registration, plus 50% discount on Theme Park entry fees for two family members. The race starts at the Apartheid Museum parking area at Gold Reef City, winds its way through Soweto, passing Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital and South Gate Mall, and ends at the museum. The prize-giving will be held at Theme Park Town Square at 10:30. Last year Lucky Mohale and Rene Kalmer won the 21km race and Derocious Makhobolo and Christine Kalmer were the 10km winners. Weather permitting, fast times are expected, as the course is a flat and easy one. CELEBRITY RUNNERS: Cito and Sizwe Lawrence Ndlovu

Reigning South African Stroke Play champion Jason Smith held off a determined challenge from Gauteng’s Matthew Spacey to win the Ekurhuleni Open Stroke Play Championship by one stroke at Germiston Golf Club on Sunday.

ur favourite 20-year-old Irene golfer, who debuted for South Africa at the World Amateur Team Championships in Japan last month, carded rounds of 68 and 67 to grab a share of the 36-hole lead with Gauteng North SA Inter-Provincial team mate, Hendrikus Stoop. The pair led by four from Andrew van der Knaap, another recent starter for Gauteng North at the SA IPT, sponsored by Tempest, at Westlake. Smith carded a third round 73 to lead at eight under, but Spacey, who lagged five shots off the pace, fired a 69 to move within a shot of the leader. Smith reeled in two birdies early in the final round, and kept clear of the pack with a string of pars through nine holes before racking in another birdie at the par-five 13.th Although the TuksSport Golf Academy member stumbled near the end of his round with bogeys at the 15th and 17th, a birdie at the 16th and par at the short 18th helped Smith to a one-shot victory on a 10-underpar 278. Spacey also racked up five birdies, but his bid for victory was derailed with bogeys at the 16th and 18th. Smith closed with a 70 to take second on 279 and finished two strokes clear of Van der Knaap, who returned rounds of 71, 68, 71 and 71. Meanwhile Stoop (69 66 76 71) took fourth on 282 and Southern Cape’s Jade Buitendag (72 69 70 72) interrupted Gauteng North’s stronghold to finish fifth on a six-under-par 282. Kyle McClatchie and NJ Arnoldi were the two best placed Ekurhuleni golfers. The pair tied for seventh with former Sanlam SA Amateur champion, Ryan Dreyer, on a two-under 286. Smith was absolutely delighted with the result. “What a result for TuksSport Golf Academy to get first, second, third and fourth,” the country’s number four ranked amateur said. “I’m sure our coaches will want to celebrate this remarkable achievement! And a great show for Gauteng North, as well. The last month has been full of disappointments, so this was a great turnaround for me. It was especially great having my Dad watch me win, since he missed the SA Stroke Play. Smith received a late call-up for the World Amateur Team Championship and was very frustrated with his performance at the Eisenhower Trophy in Japan. “When I got back, we discovered that the lofts on all my clubs were out.” Smith said. “We think it happened during the trip to Japan, but the guys from Srixon were fantastic and they sorted it all out for me. I played a lot better at the SA IPT in Cape Town, but losing our title defence and getting demoted was a bitter pill to swallow.” “So it really feels great to come through another tough tournament and walk away with the trophy. The challenge out there was fantastic. The course was tough but in great shape and the guys really edged each other on. They kept up the pressure and I’m really proud of the way I protected my lead to win,” concluded Smith.

GOLFSMITH: Reigning SA Stroke Play champion, Jason Smith from Pretoria, won the Ekurhuleni Open Stroke Play Championship at Germiston Golf Club. Photo: Dale Boyce

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