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The superheroes of xenophobia Justus Abrams
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DISTRAUGHT: displaced mother and child Although we condemn the cruelty and evil that plays itself out during xenophobic riots, we often become tabloid slaves, waiting to hear of the next area hit by the pandemic - disgusted, yet searching for video clips, pictures and news reports depicting the cruelty that accompanies such riots. This may lead to many losing faith in humanity, which may give birth to a sense of despondency and hopelessness. So if those following the news of the gruesome acts of cruelty during these riots experience feelings of hopelessness, how much more do the actual victims? It is in light of this that people who reach out and assist the victims can be considered superheroes - because their stories of selfless kindness not only give hope to the victims but to the nation. When tame TIMES visited the Elsburg Town Hall on the evening of Thursday 16 April, we found such heroes. Out of fear of being attacked - some in the Primrose area had already been attacked - hundreds of foreign nationals from informal settlements in and around the Primrose, Germiston and Boksburg areas fled to police stations and towns to escape the violence. At the police stations and due to the overcrowding at certain stations, these xenophobia refugees were referred to other ‘safe havens.’ One of these safe havens was Elsburg Town Hall. Hundreds of people (men, women and children) from Marathon, Ramaphosa and other informal settlements converged on the town hall. Although they were safe, these people had had to leave behind most of their belongings and many reached the hall with nothing more than a few clothing items and a blanket; others, with nothing.
RESTORING HOPE IN HUMANITY: compassionate helpers at Elsburg Town Hall Sergio Maphosa, a Mozambican man, who owned a shop in Marathon Informal Settlement in Primrose, said he barely escaped with his life when his shop was looted by a mob. He was shot twice in the leg. He said that he has been living in that area for the past 19 years and this was the second xenophobic riot he had lived through. Michael, a Zimbabwean, escaped to the hall with four members of his family. They have been in South Africa for six months and this is their first experience of xenophobia in South Africa. He said he came to South Africa to find work, but has been unsuccessful so far. He said that two members of his family have decided to go back to Zimbabwe, but the other two said that they will remain and find other jobs, because they have to make a living. Peggy Modisha-Khoza, from the Victim Empowerment Centre (VEC) at the Primrose Police Station found some people loitering on the street and others at the hall. She realised that these people were lost and many were hungry and frightened. Peggy started contacting people for help, and within no time she had her heroes. Aloma Ross of the Elspark CPF started sending out requests for food and clothing parcels and people responded. Mr Jesse Naiker, from the Wadeville Pepsi, answered Peggy’s call, went home and cooked. This provided every displaced victim of xenophobia at the Elsburg Town Hall with a cooked meal that evening. He also supplied drinks. Constables Maleka and Palmer from SAPS Sector 1, Jane Sibiya, Sister Florence from Elsburg Clinic and other volunteers also gave their time and money to alleviate the hardship of the victims. These are the superheroes that give hope in the most hopeless of times.
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Ekurhuleni Metro clamps down on illegal land use CRACKING DOWN: Officials assigned by the South Gauteng High Court remove scrap metal from the Windmill Park home.
BY-LAWS BROKEN: The Windmill Park residential home-cumscrapyard the owner of which was served with a court order. The City of Ekurhuleni is cracking the whip on illegal scrapyard owners and last week heaps of scrap metal were uncovered in Windmill Park in Boksburg. Officials from the City accompanied the Sheriff of the Court and the SAPS to deliver a court order issued by the South Gauteng High Court to a resident from whose premises a scrapyard is being operated. The City had previously served the owner a 30 days’ notice to cease all operations
in contravention of the municipality’s town planning scheme and by-laws. The thriving scrapyard business - which deals in anything from metal car parts, rusted building materials, to metallic home appliances - has been a thorny issue in the community of Windmill Park, as it is viewed as a criminals’ den. Youngsters from the community steal goods from their neighbours and sell them to the scrapyard so as to buy cheap drugs such as nyaope.
“As the City we view municipal by-laws contravention as a serious offence; we therefore urge all residents and business owners to abide by these laws or they will face the full might of the law,” said Ekurhuleni acting spokesperson Lebogang Ramashala. The campaign to clamp down on municipal by-laws contraveners continues and next on the list to be served are residential premises that have been illegally refurbished as supermarkets in Delville, Germiston.
According to the Ekurhuleni town planning scheme regulations, all landowners wishing to carry out extension of their premises must have approval from the municipal building inspectors. They are also advised to approach their nearby Customer Care Area offices to obtain information on the zoning processes. “Not abiding by municipal building by-laws places owners at risk which could result in loss of life, loss of property and jail time,” concluded Ramashala.
YOUNG PEOPLE DEBATE HANI’S LEGACY Learners from schools across Ekurhuleni have proved they understand the significance of the legacy of Chris Hani in their time and how they ought to live up to the values for which the freedom fighter shed his blood. Approximately 500 learners from Ekurhuleni and the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape converged on the Boksburg Civic Hall last Wednesday for the Chris Hani debate competition. Topical issues such as the abolishment of the minimum wage, the replacement of the colonial symbols with the statues of the freedom fighters and the idea that Chris Hani should have been South Africa’s first democratic president were a bone of contention during the debate sessions. All leaners came out guns blazing during their arguments and they were judged on their performance, how extensive and thorough their research was and how much they understood each of the topics they were presenting. “As the City of Ekurhuleni we aim to instill the importance of knowing the history that shaped our country into the minds of young people,” said Member of the Mayoral Committee for Sport, Recreation, Arts and
Culture Cllr Dorah Mlambo. Dr Harry Gwala Secondary School from Daveyton and Queens College from Queenstown in the Eastern Cape made it to the final round where the subject of debate was: “All statues of colonial symbolism
should be replaced by statues of our freedom fighters.” The Queens College team on the opposition side won the final round. Meanwhile, Daveyton Intermediate School, which was on the proposition side, won the final round in the primary schools competition
WELL DONE: Grade Six and Seven learners from the Daveyton Intermediate School show off the Lenovo tablets they won in the primary schools debate competition. From the left is Sinegugu Dladla and Siyabulela Seema (who also won the best top speaker in the primary schools group) and Ofentse Molemane.
against Dawn Park Primary School. Their subject was “Chris Hani should have been South Africa’s first democratic president.” Victorious learners were awarded with prizes such as Lenovo tablets, notepads and e-readers.
GREAT DEBATERS : Member of the Mayoral Committee for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Cllr Dorah Mlambo (centre) is flanked from the left by the Oversight Committee Chairperson Cllr Dimakatso Sebiloane together with the victorious Queens College Grade 11 learners Siyanda Baduza (left), Akholiwe Fetsha and Kenneth Koshy.
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70-year-old woman Vermoorde Boksburg-tiener se murdered in Van Dyk Park Justus Abrams
Deur Jana van der Merwe
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At around 05:00 pm on 14 April, neighbours of a 70-year-old woman on Groendoring Street in Van Dyk Park decided to investigate when they became suspicious as to why her gate was open. According to witnesses, they entered the yard and started searching for the resident. She was eventually found inside the house, tied up on her bed. It was also discovered that she was stabbed. The neighbours informed the CPI (Community Policing Initiative) and called the Emergency Services and the police. The woman was declared dead on
the scene. It is not certain when she was killed, or what the motive for the killing was. According to Colonel Dlamini, spokesperson for Gauteng SAPS, they are waiting for the post-mortem to determine how long the woman was dead before her body was discovered. Witnesses also say that the CPI went out to search for the woman’s car that was stolen, but according to Colonel Dlamini it could not be determined what was stolen, or whether anything was stolen. They are waiting for the family, who were not living with the victim, to assist the police to establish whether anything was stolen. No arrests have been made so far and the matter is still under investigation, said Colonel Dlamini.
8-Ton truck with car parts cargo hijacked – man arrested Noticing a vehicle tracker chopper hovering above the Benoni CBD, the ever vigilant EMPD Equestrian Unit members quickly ascertained the description of a truck hijacked hours earlier in Vosloorus. The Metro police sprang into action and spotted the said truck at the Engen filling station on 5th street in Northmead, Benoni. The driver was arrested and the truck recovered with its cargo still intact. The arrest took place at 9am on Thursday 16 April. On approaching the hijacked truck at the filling station, the Metro Police officers were shown a clean pair of heels by
pa kwaad oor voortvlugtige
the driver, but the suspect could not outrun the athletic officers. He was tackled to the ground and apprehended. The audacious suspect had just paid R1,200 to fill up the stolen truck and was waiting for the petrol attendant to hand over the receipt. The truck, which was carrying a consignment of vehicle parts, was recovered with all its cargo untouched. It was booked in at SAPS pound in Van Ryn’s Deep, Benoni. The 30-year-old Mozambican national was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle at Benoni Police Station. He is expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court soon.
“Hy is seker nog net een van die baie in Suid-Afrika wat met moord gaan wegkom.” Só het Dirk Taljaard van Boksburg Dinsdag gesê oor Charles Simmers (26), een van sy dogter, Marchell (17), se vermeende moordenaars, wat voortvlugtig is. Die hof het Dinsdag gelas sy twee makkers, Vernon Beaucanon (24) en Daniel Baartman (27), sal op 24 Augustus met of sonder hom in die Johannesburgse hooggeregshof verhoor word. Simmers, wat op borgtog uit was, het nege maande gelede op die vlug geslaan.
Two liquor stores were robbed in the Boksburg area in two days. According to Lieutenant Ngobese, spokesperson for the Boksburg SAPS, at 17:38 on 15 April four men entered the Sunset Liquor store in Parkrand. They held the owners and other people in the store at gunpoint and robbed the store of R 20 000 in cash, airtime vouchers and a cellular phone. The four left the scene in a white Ford Focus. The owner, along with the police, traced the stolen cell-phone and found it abandoned next to the road. In another incident, the Boksburg Discount Liquor store in Boksburg was robbed at 10:00am on 16 April. Six men entered the liquor store, four with firearms; they pistolwhipped the owner’s wife and robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of money
Business robbery Pointing of firearm Driving under influence
Seizures:
Illegal substances Cell-phone Blood alcohol kit Firearm Paintball gun EMPD uniforms Motor vehicles Gas pistol Wedding ring sets Counterfeit cigarettes (cartons)
1 1 1
26 8 2 2 1 2 4 1 3 6
[source: Netwerk 24]
and airtime vouchers. Both cases are still under investigation and no arrests have been made. People with information about these two cases can contact Lieutenant Ngobese on 079 695 1351.
Galaxy jewellery shop arrest
On Thursday 9 April at around 13:30, Captain Garon Sage and Crime Intelligence Officer and Detective Warrant Officer Gideon O’Neill arrested a suspect for the robbery of Galaxy jewellery shop. The suspect allegedly entered the shop with a gas pistol, and, pretending it was a real firearm, held up the employees and ran off with some of the jewellery. The investigation pointed the two police officers to an address at Benoni Agricultural Holdings. Here they found the suspect, still in possession of the gas pistol. The suspect was arrested and the gas pistol confiscated. Some of the jewellery was found on the suspect’s fiancé and the rest at a jeweller in Primrose. The suspect allegedly sold the stolen jewellery to a jeweller in Primrose for R1000. He will appear in the Boksburg Magistrates Court soon.
A total of 67 arrests were made from 21 to 28 April. Possession of illegal substances 20 Fraud 3 Shoplifting 9 Crimen Injuria 3 Business burglary 2 Theft 10 Possession of unlicensed firearm 2 Warrant of arrest 2 Use of motor vehicle without permission 1 Theft of motor vehicle 1 Conspiracy to commit a crime 10 Possession of stolen property 1
klaer, het gesê ’n paneel van die polisie sal na verwagting vandag sit om te bepaal of ’n beloning van R10 000 vir sy inhegtenisneming uitgereik sal word. Simmers het tydens sy getuienis erken dit was daardie nag hul plan om iemand vir dwelmgeld te beroof. Dit was egter nie aanvanklik hul plan dat Marchell, wat hy geken het, hul slagoffer moet wees nie, maar toe hulle die aand buite ’n kuierplek haar selfoon sien, het alles verander. Marchell se lyk is die oggend naby haar ouerhuis op die hoewe gekry waar sy in die oopte halfnaak tussen klippe en vullis gelê het.
Two liquor stores robbed in two days
Boksburg North Successes Arrests:
Hy staan saam met Beaucanon en Baartman op aanklagte van moord, roof met verswarende omstandighede en verkragting tereg. Hulle word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle Marchell in die oggendure van 12 Maart 2012 gewurg, met ’n plastiekpyp verkrag, op haar kop gespring en met ’n baksteen doodgeslaan het. Die pa het gesê die mans is dieselfde dag nog aangekeer. “Vir my was dit ’n open and shut case, maar kyk nou. Dit voel nou al soos ’n ewigheid gelede,” het hy moedeloos gesê. Simmers het in Julie 2014 voor sy kruisverhoor deur die staat gevlug. Adv. Johan Badenhorst, staatsaan-
Boksburg Police Successes
STAND OUT from the crowd
The Boksburg SAPS made a total of 9 arrests from 10 to 16 April. The arrests were as follows: Possession of drugs
2
Possession of stolen property
1
Drunk driving
1
Dealing in liquor
1
Common robbery
1
Theft
1
Possession of stolen firearm
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Take a stand against child sexual abuse
a human rights abuse
Opinion piece by Palesa Yates The human rights abuses of apartheid were many, but one that is frequently ignored is the damage done to families by migrant labour. Verwoerd’s policies, taken to the logical extreme as they were, meant that Black people were not South African citizens. They belonged, rather, to the various ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands.’ These were small, underdeveloped, donga-ridden parcels of land with very few job opportunities; and as a result, many Black men found jobs in the mines and factories of the country’s ‘White cities.’ They lived in single-sex hostels and went home at Easter and Christmas. Not surprisingly, they often found ‘mine wives’ or ‘city wives.’ Today, there are about nine million South African children growing up in fatherless homes. This is a statistic unearthed by the SA Institute of Race Relations, which also discovered that, between 1996 and 2009, there was a six percent growth in absent fathers in our country. According to their research, in 2008 only 35% of SA children just over a third - lived with both mother and father. In the US, however, 90% of parents believe that the one-third of their children who live in homes without biological fathers constitute a national crisis. [fatherhood.org] Tragically, the example of our polygamous president and the most progressive constitution in the world – which enables
abortion on demand, pornography and gambling, while threatening parents’ ability to discipline their children – has compounded the situation by reducing respect for the traditional nuclear family. Child grants also mean that there is an increasing number of young girls and women with two or three multi-fathered offspring. In the short term, the result is girls who are vulnerable to the predatory advances of sugardaddies and boys with no decent role models. It is a fact that 28% of our schoolgirls are HIV-positive, while only 4% of schoolboys have the virus. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi maintains that it is therefore older men who are responsible for infecting these young girls in exchange for airtime-vouchers, chocolates or toiletries. In the long term, the absence of fathers in US homes has been shown to contribute to poverty, emotional and behavioural problems of children, crime, teen pregnancy, child abuse, substance abuse and childhood obesity. It has also been proved to have a negative impact on child and maternal health, and children’s educational outcomes. South Africa is no different in these respects, except that our higher levels of poverty and unemployment make matters even worse. When drafting laws, our legislators need to consider not only the human rights of our citizens as individuals but also the human rights of our citizens as members of families.
Little Tenique Heiny needs your help Tenique Heiny was born with one leg about 10cm shorter than the other and although she has had previous medical procedures, more are needed. Follow-up procedures will be needed to stretch the bone, over a two-year period, by 5mm a month. Pins and screws will be inserted and used to adjust the bone every couple of weeks. The Committed Motorcycle Club Tenique Hieny (Committed MCC) is assisting in raising funds for little Tenique and asks contributions towards her medical expenses to anyone willing to support and/or make contact Natasha Kruger on 079 382 7154.
By Lizeth Kotze Finding out that a potential paedophile has his or her eye on your son or daughter is frightening, but discovering that your child has been molested is absolutely devastating. The situation must be dealt with as rapidly as possible, but also with the correct sensitivity – for the sake of the rest of the family. Watch out for the signs listed below. Sexual abuse of children occurs in all cultures, socio-economic and racial groups. (Source: www.educate4change.com)
What is considered sexual abuse?
child
Child sexual abuse includes both touching and non-touching activities. Touching activities speak for themselves. Nontouching activities include inappropriately watching a child undress or use the bathroom or encouraging a child to hear sexual acts, to name but a few.
Warning signs of child abuse
Children often show us rather that tell us that something is upsetting them. There may be many reasons for change in their behaviour, but if you notice a combination of worrying signs it may be time to investigate the situation further. • Acting out in an inappropriate sexual way with toys or objects • Nightmares, sleeping problems • Becoming withdrawn or very clingy • Becoming unusually secretive • Unexplained personality changes, mood swings and insecurities • Regressing to younger behaviours, e.g. bedwetting • Unaccountable fear of particular places or people • Outbursts of anger
• Changes in eating habits • New adult words for body parts • Talk of a new, older friend and unexplained money or gifts • Self-harming • Physical signs, such as unexplained soreness around genitals • Not wanting to be alone with a particular person [parentsprotect.co.uk]
Age-appropriate behaviour
sexual
We all know that children pass through different stages of development as they grow, and that their awareness and curiosity about sexual matters changes as they pass from infancy into childhood and then through puberty to adolescence. It can be difficult to tell the difference between inappropriate and age-appropriate sexual behaviour. Disabled children may develop at different rates, depending on the nature of their disability, and they can be more vulnerable to abuse.
Adults who were abused as children The effects of sexual abuse can sometimes last into adulthood. If someone has been abused as a child, it is more likely that they will suffer abuse again. This is known as “revictimisation.” Some of these long-term effects include: • Emotional difficulties such as anger or low self-esteem • Mental health problems such as depression or eating disorders • Problems with drugs or alcohol • Disturbing thoughts and emotions • Poor physical health such as obesity • Struggling with parenting and relationships • Learning difficulties [nspcc.org.uk]
FIND HELP AT Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children 011 484 4539
POWA (People Opposed to Woman Abuse) 083 765 1235 www.powa.co.za
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
VACCINATION WEEK
African Vaccination Week provides an opportunity for countries to strengthen immunization services and systems through advocacy, education and communication tools and activities. By Dr S Strachan, Paediatrician, Life Bedford Gardens Hospital This year’s World Immunisation Week runs from the 24 to 30 April with the theme “Close the Immunisation Gap –Vaccination for all.” At the heart of this theme is the fact that one in five children in the world is missing out on essential vaccinations. This is occurring because of lack of funding for vaccines or challenges in delivery of vaccine services in some countries. Africa Vaccination Week is running concurrently with this initiative under the theme “Vaccination a gift for life.”
Vaccines save lives We are living in exciting times because in our lifetime we will see the global eradication of polio. South Africa has already been certified polio-free and is now participating in the worldwide plan to eradicate polio. Small pox is the only infectious disease that has successfully be eradicated and polio will be the second. Measles and tetanus are the next two infectious disease being targeted for eradication and each region of the world is striving to achieve these targets. The most important part of controlling an infectious disease, preventing outbreaks and eventually eradicating the infectious disease is making sure that all children are vaccinated. The target here is to vaccinate more than 90% of children in 80% of the
districts in South Africa and to have no district where less than 80% of the children are vaccinated. If this is achieved, we will then have created an environment where a sufficient number of children are vaccinated to prevent the spread of any wild infection. This is referred to as herd immunity. Areas that have vaccination coverage lower than 90% are at risk for outbreaks of the very diseases for which there are vaccines. This occurred in the two areas in South Africa where measles outbreaks were experienced last year. The immunisation of a population is the single most effective intervention to reduce death and harm in children. We have seen this happen over the past 30 years with the dramatic reductions in polio, measles, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. We have seen equally dramatic reductions in dehydrating gastroenteritis and pneumococcal meningitis and pneumonia in the past six years with the introduction of Rotarix and Prevenar to our Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).
Vaccines and clinics Vaccines in South Africa are available from government municipal clinics and private clinics. Private clinics can be
This table covers the diseases for which there are vaccines currently available in South Africa.
Vaccines start at birth with the BCG (TB vaccine) and polio drops. The first wave of vaccines occurs at six, 10 and 14 weeks of age and then at nine months of age. This schedule is the same for both government and private clinics. It is from 12 months of age that the schedule starts to change because of the vaccines that are only available at private clinics. These visits are clearly marked on vaccine cards and will be explained by the clinic sisters. The vaccines start at an early age because the infectious diseases occur more commonly in children under one year of age and cause more death and damage than if they occur in older children. This means that we try to protect the youngest children from the worst infections. Vaccines do not give long-term immunity
after one dose, so booster doses are essential. This is provided for in the schedule with vaccine visits at 18 months, six years and 12 years of age. It is really important to remember to go for these vaccines. The Cervical Cancer vaccine (Cervarix or Gardasil) is given from nine years of age. The National Department of Health is making this available to all girls who are nine years of age in Grade 4 at all government schools. It is important for children at private schools to ensure that they receive this vaccine too. Remember that a child has the right to health care and a right to be protected. Parents or caregivers have the responsibility to vaccinate their child against serious infectious diseases. Every day is vaccination day.
found in pharmacies, hospitals and as individual entities. There are a few important facts about these clinics and the vaccines they offer: • All vaccines supplied by all of these clinics are of exactly the same quality, are made by the same manufacturers and should be given according to the same schedule. • The private vaccines are not of higher quality or purity. • Private vaccine clinics may have government-supplied vaccines in stock and these must be given free. • If a private clinic uses private stock then you will have to pay for your vaccines. • Private clinics may charge a fee for baby
checks, advice, neurodevelopmental assessments and other medical assessments. All vaccine-related services at government clinics are provided free of charge. Vaccines are now available as combination vaccines. In South Africa we use a six-in -one vaccine against polio/whooping cough/ diphtheria/tetanus/haemophilus influenzae and hepatitis B. Using this combination vaccine means that children can be vaccinated against multiple diseases with one injection where previously this required multiple shots. The side effects of pain and redness and mild fever are not increased by using combination vaccines.
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YOUR WORLD NEWS THIS WEEK THE KING’S SPEECH
XENOPHOBIA IS CAUSED BY DEEP-SEATED ISSUES By Lebogang Seale The Star www.iol.co.za
In Pongola King Goodwill Zwelithini makes controversial remarks at a moral regeneration event, by saying “We are requesting those who come from outside to please go back to their countries.” Soon after, attacks begin against foreigners in KwaZulu-Natal.
MARCH 25, 2015 ISIPINGO FOREIGNERS ATTACKED
‘’The intermittent xenophobic violence in South Africa is a result of deep structural socio-economic problems and often manifests itself in the big cities that have undergone a post-apartheid character change.’’ This is the view of Dr Sagie Narsiah from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Social Sciences, regarding the xenophobic attacks, reported The Star. “Unemployment, poverty, inequality and increases in the price of basic commodities, all those issues are now being used in a superficial level to legitimise attacks on foreign nationals,” Narsiah said. Narsiah alluded to King Goodwill Zwelithini’s statements that could have been the spark that ignited the recent violence. Without mentioning Zwelithini by name, Narsiah said: “Over a period of time, these tensions have been building up and we had some statements made by people in power legitimising violence to ‘get rid of these people’. “So I think it’s a manifestation of a deep structural crisis in the South African social fabric and economic formation. That’s why we now see this phenomenon of finding a scapegoat.” Meanwhile, the Royal House of Nelson Mandela and the Mvezo Traditional Council called on traditional leaders to avoid inciting violence against foreigners. Said Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, without mentioning Zwelithini’s name: “We call on traditional leaders to desist from inciting such shameful acts.
More than 250 foreigners, mostly of Congolese descent, are attacked in Isipingo near Durban on Wednesday and again on Tuesday 31.
APRIL 1, 2015 EDWARD ZUMA AGREES WITH THE ZULU KING ON ISSUES REGARDING FOREIGNERS “We need to be aware that as a country we are sitting on a ticking time bomb of them [foreigners] taking over the country,” says President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward.
APRIL 7, 2015 ATTACKS IN CHATSWORTH, SYDENHAM AND MALUKAZI. Two Mozambicans are found dead in the Lusaka Informal Settlement. This sparks more attacks on Tuesday evening that spread to Sydenham and Malukazi.
APRIL 10, 2015 UMLAZI ERUPTS IN VIOLENCE.
Foreign-owned shops are looted and petrol bombed in uMlazi as more police are deployed to the Durban area.
APRIL 10, 2015 KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI BLAMES THE MEDIA.
The king blasts the media for “choosing to deliberately distort what was an innocent outcry against crime and destruction of property.”
APRIL 12, 2015 VIOLENCE SPREADS TO KWAMASHU.
Xen o pho bi a
Residents of KwaMashu burn tyres, block roads and throw stones at police and foreigners. Police arrest 28 people.
/zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/
APRIL 12, 2015 PETROL BOMBS IN UMLAZI.
a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
An Ethiopian man dies from injuries sustained after uMlazi shops were petrol bombed. Police arrest 17 people.
Definitions of xenophobia include:
‘’(Psychology) hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture.’ Collins English Dictionary ‘’An unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers, or of that which is foreign or strange.’’ Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary ‘’An abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners and strange things.’ Ologies & -Isms ‘’A strong feeling of dislike or fear of people from other countries.’’ Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
APRIL 14, 2015 PROTESTERS TAKE TO THE STREETS OF DURBAN.
2 000 protesters take to the streets of Durban but are shot at with rubber bullets as police try to restore calm
APRIL 17 2015 FOREIGNERS IN EKURHULENI LASH OUT AT GOVERNMENT
A group of foreigners in Ekurhuleni have lashed out at the South African government, accusing it of failing to protect them against xenophobic attacks. More than 500 people in the Primrose, Germiston area were displaced last night after being ambushed by South Africans while asleep in their shacks.
(*All photos sourced from AFP)
(Sourced from www.citypress.co.za)
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NEW RECORD RAISES THE BAR FOR BIRCHWOOD CROSS THE LINE The Birchwood Cross the Line road race which took place on Sunday 12 April in and around the extensive grounds of Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg, boasts a new half marathon record - thanks to Lucky Mohale of Team Boxer. Lucky took top spot in a time of 66 minutes and 48 seconds in the Men’s Open category for the 21.1km, setting a new record for the popular half marathon. In second place was Vuyisile Tshoba of the Transnet Athletics Club in a time of 67 minutes and 55 seconds and the third spot was taken by Pule Maeko of FFA club in a time of 68 minutes and 45 seconds.
In the Women’s 21.1km open category Cornelia Joubert of Team Nedbank took first place for the third year in a row with a time of 76 minutes and 59 seconds, with Kenilwe Sesing of Randmark in second place and Portia Ngwenya of Transnet taking third place in 80 minutes and 56 seconds. In the 10km Men’s Open category, first place was taken by Africa Leswene of Team Nedbank (31:32), second place by Tlou Peu (31:36) of team MAD Multisport and third place by Karabo Nkachelo (31:38) of Cool Running club. The Women’s 10km category was won by Alemtsehay Kakissa (36:22) of Nedbank, with second place going to Simone Weitz
(37:19) of Boxer and Mpho Mabuza (37:32) of Gallopers taking third place. Over 3,000 entrants took part in the CGA approved race (21.1km, 10km and 5km), with the start and finish of all the races taking place on the grounds of Birchwood Hotel in Viewpoint Road in Boksburg. Since the first Cross the Line in 2011, the event has grown steadily each year and now sees thousands of runners and their families and friends descending on Birchwood Hotel for a fun day out. From 2016, all runners will receive a medal simply for taking part in the race - which will ensure that the Birchwood Cross the Line gets bigger and better each year.
Fouché sprints to hometown glory at Emperors Herman Fouché enjoyed a taste of hometown glory when he ousted the top sprinters in the elite bunch to take his second win at the Emperors Palace Classic road race in Johannesburg on Sunday. Fouché, who last won the event six years ago, was given a textbook lead-out by his Bonitas teammates to power ahead on the kind of long finishing drag that has become his signature. He blazed into the finish near the casino resort to claim the 102km victory in 2:18:25, a single second ahead of Europcar SA’s Ryan Gibbons, with Tyler Day of Westvaal Pro Cycling a further second back. The Boksburg native said he was delighted to have notched up his second win of the season after taking the opening stage of the Bestmed Tour de Boland last month. “It’s taken me a while to get back to winning this race again,” he said. “I’m happy to have pulled off the win – the team did a superb job of delivering me to the line.” The 28-year-old said the racing got off to a chilly but flying start in near perfect conditions on the relatively flat out-and-back course. A flurry of attacks soon started on the Rondebult Road but were quickly neutralised by the hard-driving peloton. This pattern was repeated as they headed out on the loop towards Heidelberg and Springs, and back past Carnival City, with no significant breakaways able to take shape. In the closing kilometres, the bunch came alive again as the teams jostled to get their fast men to the front for the inevitable mass sprint. The tight control that rivals Westvaal and Europcar SA had exercised over the bunch proved to have been a tactical error as they passed through Fouché’s home turf on the way to the finish. In the end, it was the combination of his local
WINNERS: Cherise Stander of RECM and Herman Fouché of the Bonita’s team, men’s and women’s categories. knowledge and uphill power that secured line honours. In the women’s race, Cherise Stander took the win for RECM. She was chased to the line by Lynette Burger of Activate-Demacon, with Clover’s Charlene du Preez just off the pace. “I’ve had a few ups and downs this year but I’m very happy that it’s coming together for me now on road and mountain bike,” said Stander, who finished second in a USN MTB Cup series race on Saturday. She said a seven-rider break had formed
early on in the road race and stayed together for most of the way. “Today the women took it upon themselves to do their own racing and launch their own attacks.” Stander said the pace had been extremely fast, in keeping with the current high standard of women’s racing. “I’m very excited to see where women’s racing is going in South Africa.” Later in the day, the Emperors Palace Circuit Spectacular criterium race saw the country’s top sprinters set a blistering pace through the
grounds of the resort. Westvaal speedster Ryan Felgate blitzed through the laps to take victory in the halfhour crit. Former national road champ Christoff van Heerden of Kitchen Bar, who won Saturday’s Emperors Palace Mountain Bike Classic, stayed on his wheel to claim the runner-up spot. Junior rider Alex Parsons kept pace with his elite counterparts to round out the podium for Team Giant. [source: www.cyclenation.co.za]