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UNITING AGAINST CRIME: Community members, Reiger Park and Gauteng police, mayoral committee representatives and the Morris and Van Wyk families unite against crime. On Saturday 23 August the Reiger Park community officially launched the Enough is Enough campaign. After two pre-school boys from Reiger Park recently died brutal deaths within the space of only a month, community members and government decided that it was time to start a hands-on campaign so that everyone could join in the fight against crime.
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he launch event was held at the WJ Clements Stadium in Reiger Park, where speakers came to educate the community about reporting crime. The campaign was supported by many leading figures in Ekurhuleni and Gauteng, such as the MMC for Ekurhuleni Community Safety Mthuthuzeli Siboza,
Judge Mohamed Navsa: Reiger Park community leader, Yusuf Abramjee: Head of Crime Line, and Andy Mashaile - Chaiperson: Gauteng Community Police Board. Among these guests were the two families whose children were recently victims of violent crime: the families of Taegrin Morris and Cuburne van Wyk. Taegrin Morris’s mother
Chantal Morris addressed those who were present at the launch and said that it was time to win back the Reiger Park that they all proudly used to call home. Another suggestion made at the launch was that Reiger Park women need to start a Women’s Desk for support. Abramjee suggested that courts and police must avoid releasing dangerous
criminals onto the street before trial. Judge Navsa suggested that the youth need to spend more time in extramural activities in and outside of school, such as chess, choir and dancing, for the youth to feel motivated to form part of something positive.The police also pledged their loyalty towards the campaign and reminded the community that this campaign is a team effort. Any suspicious activities can be reported anonymously to Crime Line on 08600 10111 or SMSed to 3221 (at a cost of R1).
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Rondebult trees bloom for spring
In what seems to be a new trend, businesses in Rondebult Road have been wrapping trees in brightly coloured sheets of fabric to direct their customers to their premises.
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ccording to businesswoman Dazelle Venter, who has premises on Rondebult Road, there are many businesses around hers and people coming to her shop often drive right past their destination by mistake. Her solution to this dilemma is a creative one – she decided to start wrapping the trees outside her business in red fabric, both to create a vibrant atmosphere and to help clients spot her shop more easily. After Venter started the trend, many other shops and businesses followed her lead, each one using a different colour to add character to Rondebult Road. In total there are now about six businesses with colourfully wrapped trees outside their premises on this strategic route.
Renovations currently being done to the Boksburg North Hotel are a source of concern for some local residents, who fear that changes to this landmark could result in the loss of an important part of the history of Boksburg Town.
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he Boksburg North Hotel, which was built over 100 years ago, is one of the oldest buildings in Boksburg. Its architecture, which is reminiscent of the early 1900s, is familiar to the many Boksburg residents who have passed through its doors. Many associate this landmark with the culture of the town and are unhappy with changes being made by the new owners, who bought the building from previous owner Harvey Berlin in July this year. One concerned resident posted the following comment on the Boksburg Our Town and Heritage Facebook page: “Our heritage in this town is so old and big. But it is sad what they doing to it. Surely these buildings belong to someone and at the time of the sale an agreement must have been in it about the heritage.” According to Ken Ward, Boksburg and East Rand Historical Association member and newsletter editor, the Association wants to see that the building’s architecture is preserved. They have therefore requested a stop-order, which the Council has granted. This means that work on the building has to stop until the new owners’ plans have been approved at a national
level. However, eyewitnesses have reported people entering the building and it is therefore unclear if the order has been formally issued and if the owners are aware of the stop-order. According to Ward, there are laws that protect buildings older than 60 years and the owners must therefore conform to these rules. They are, in fact, supposed to submit their plans for approval by the National Historical Association and Council before making any further alterations. “This building is part of our history. We need to keep our history preserved. If they do not want to preserve the building, then they can rather put a new structure there. Our history in Boksburg is under threat. The Magistrates’ Court, which has been declared an historical monument, is in a bad state,” Ward said with concern. He added that the new owners of the hotel have not yet contacted the Boksburg Historical Association for permission to make alterations.
Transvaal Hotel, which is now an Ekurhuleni Transvaal Hotel. “The new owners are doing some renovations and I am sure that they will be aiming to maximise room rentals which this town is seriously lacking in. You just have to look at the ‘backyard shacking’ in Boksburg North. All malls and shopping centres undergo regular facelifts to keep current and competitive - look at the Galleria and Pick n Pay,” Rutherford said. Many other residents share Rutherford’s view and feel that old, historical buildings are not always well maintained and tend to become dilapidated over time. “A change will be good, because it’s not a place where any of us go drinking. We do not support that hotel because it is rundown and dangerous, so maybe after the upgrades it could be a place that we could call our local again,” another Boksburg resident posted on the Boksburg Our Town and Heritage Facebook page.
Not all Boksburg residents fear the worst, however; according to Ashley Rutherford, DA Ward 92 Councillor, this change could bring new life into Boksburg North: “I think it is going to be like the old Transvaal Hotel,” he said, referring to the upgraded
TO FIX OR NOT? Boksburg North Hotel
When is it the right time to complain? This week I have twice been very tempted to complain to managers. The first incident occurred when I ordered a take-away meal (please note that I am a regular customer, so I know what taste I expect) and my order did not taste anything like the flavour I am used to. There was a bitter, almost lightly burnt taste, so I thought that they might have experimented with the recipe. I did not finish my meal and decided not to complain, mostly because I was too busy and lazy to drive all the way back. The next day I decided to visit a different place for lunch. I went to a self-help food court. As soon as I returned to the office and dished up, I spotted a hair in my food. Do I excuse them and accept that I just had bad luck? This happens, right? Or is it my duty to let them know, seeing that I am paying for quality service? The problem is that whenever you complain, you are labelled as “a difficult customer.” But when is it only fair to complain? I think the solution lies in the approach. 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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This year the Boksburg and East Rand Historical Association, which was founded in 1993 with the original aim of promoting, tracing and recording historical buildings, events and people in Boksburg and its adjoining areas, will celebrate its 21st anniversary.
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ver the years a vast collection of activities within the area have been recorded and placed in the archives of the Society. From time to time these are displayed in a public exhibition that covers subjects from mining magnates to murderers, and many delightful pictures of Boksburg Lake, from the days when it was such a popular tourist spot that newlyweds chose to spend their honeymoons at one of the local hotels. It must be borne in mind, of course, that in the early part of last century in the Transvaal - as it was then known – Boksburg, along with Johannesburg, was one of the major cities in the province and that many of the neighboring towns we know today did not exist. Membership of the Society is open to everyone who is interested in the history of the city and surrounding local areas. Would-be members are initially welcomed as guests to monthly meetings, where they can enjoy one of the many speakers, view a documentary film or travel with members to a “site“ visit, which in the
past has included historical trips to Kimberley, Pretoria and Bloemfontein as well as many local destinations. This year’s visits have included one to the old Monastery at Alan Woodrow Retirement Village and St Anthony’s Skills Development Centre in Reiger Park. This was in conjunction with a visit to the House of Mercy and St Francis Care Centre in the footsteps of Fr Stan Brennan. The Society also made a recent visit to the SA Airforce Museum at Swartkops. Boksburg/East Rand Historical Society meetings take place on the first Saturday of the month at 9:00 for 9:30 at Boksburg High School. At their next meeting on 6 September members will celebrate the organisation’s 21st birthday. Some of the Boksburg archives will be exhibited and light refreshments will be served. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, which will be held in the Staff Room of Boksburg High School between 9:00 and 11:00. E-mail boksburghistorical@gmail. com or phone 083 701 9074/ PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE: (Left bottom) Members of the Boksburg and East Rand Historical Association 0825467649 for more information. enjoy an interesting historical lecture. Historical images gathered from Boksburg Our Town and Heritage.
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Benoni author Aiden Choles speaks to tame TIMES about his books De:humanise– Get the most out of your people and The Broken Boss: The concept humanity is abstract. What does humanity mean? How do we define it and where does it fit in? We all have our own subjective understanding of the concept humanity, which often differs and leads to conflict or a loss of purpose or meaning in life. Our definition of humanity and its purpose determine how we as humans interact and what we expect from one another. The book De:humanise explores the concept of humanity. It is a satirical management handbook that explores humanity in the workplace specifically. It turns the concept inside out, so that readers can explore it in a practical way.
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any of us spend most of our time at work and the experiences we have in this environment therefore influence us more than we realise. The author of De:humanise, Benoni local Aiden Choles, is a trained narrative therapist with years of experience working with people in different business environments. Choles has collected over 10 000 stories from employees about their experiences at work. While collecting these stories, Choles
identified a common thread throughout: that people are often dehumanised at work. According to Choles, people are experiencing a humanitarian crisis at work, which prevents businesses and their people from reaching their full potential. Many employees feel that where work ends, life begins. We often believe that the two cannot overlap, which makes work exhausting. Through this satire, Choles provokes a discussion about humanity in the workplace: ”I don’t mind if people get offended by the book. I want to provoke a serious conversation about how we understand ourselves as people at work, and make a case for re:humanisation at work; for a balancing of this. Yes, this is a business and we must focus on the hard-core stuff, profit, productivity, effectiveness, all of those things are really important, but that we can also make that a space where we can bring our whole humanity to work. The problem I find is that many leaders make the assumption that it’s got to be one or the other; hard-core, or too fluffy. It is almost like businesses get caught in this tension between being too hardcore for heart, or too fluffy for profit. I like that kind of tension,” Choles explains. He wrote this book with two audiences in mind: the manager and the non-manager. “I’m speaking to two audiences in this book, one is managers, because managers have the most powerful voice in an organisation and they are the ones where I think ultimately the responsibility lands to create a place where they themselves can ultimately be more human at work and where their people can be more human at work.
National Renal Care will be hosting a health day to improve public awareness of this serious medical condition on Tuesday 2 September.
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hile kidney disease is a serious illness, which according to the National Kidney Foundation of South Africa results in the deaths of some 10 000 South Africans of all ages and backgrounds every year, most people are not aware of this potentially devastating condition, how it is caused and how to reduce the risk of developing it.
of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in South Africa. “Unfortunately far too many people are walking around with these medical conditions without knowing it, and they can cause critical damage to their kidneys without one even being aware of it. If we can identify and treat South Africans with conditions such as these early on we could prevent many cases of CKD.”
Llolo Masoka, Gauteng operations manager at National Renal Care (NRC), believes that improving awareness among South Africans about this illness is critical and should be made a priority in this country. “Not only is kidney disease a major killer, but thousands of South Africans have to live with it every day while many families are impacted by the condition. The great tragedy is that in many cases the disease is avoidable. It is also usually highly treatable if it is detected early,” he adds. Masoka explains that diabetes and high blood pressure are by far the most common causes
Masoka says that this is one of the reasons why National Renal Care Sedibeng is hosting a health awareness day on Tuesday 2 September 2014, 09h00 - 16h00, at NRC Sedibeng, 33 Rhodes Avenue in Vereeniging. The overall aim of the day, which takes place during National Kidney Week (2 – 6 September), is to educate and inform members of the public about a range of important healthcare issues that could lead to kidney failure. NRC, a joint venture between Netcare and Adcock Ingram Critical Care, is working with a number of organisations to bring the initiative to the public.
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And then I’m writing to people who are not managers. It is easy to blame managers, because when people become managers they become too hard-core for heart, but what I’ve also heard in people’s stories is when they are general employees, they enter the organisation and inherit this state of de:humanisation. They accept that this is the way it is, this is the way business works; I need to leave my humanity at reception – and I want to challenge that.” A phrase to keep in mind while reading De:humanise is “Our people are our most important assets,” as an example of this tension between humanising and dehumanising or “people” and “assets,” which Choles sees as both good and problematic. De:humanise explores philosophical business ideals, such as capitalism and industrialism, and provokes the reader to contemplate its relativity in today’s world. If, however, you prefer a narrative or fiction, Choles has also published a second book, The Broken Boss, which tells the story of a businessman named Howard, an overworked CEO at a huge telecommunications company called Quantam. Howard is confronted with one of the biggest challenges he will ever face. He cannot remain the same CEO, man, husband or father that he was before and he has to re-author his own story, and that of his organisation. This book aims to provoke the same discussion around humanity, by providing a case study. Read both of Choles’s titles for a full picture of the humanitarian crisis at work. Currently you can order De:humanise and The Broken Boss from Amazon in e-book and paperback form; visit Choles’s website at www.thenarrativelab.co.za.
“This is an outreach initiative, which we are undertaking in order to express our appreciation to a community that has been immensely supportive of our activities. On the day, people will have the opportunity to have their kidney function, blood pressure and blood glucose levels screened free of charge. While having the screenings done, individuals will also receive important information on how to spot the signs and symptoms of kidney
“Diabetes and high blood pressure are by far the most common causes of chronic kidney disease in South Africa.” disease and learn how a healthy lifestyle can delay the onset of end-stage renal disease.” Masoka points out that the basic function of the kidneys is to filter waste products from the blood. Healthier lifestyle choices can help reduce the risk of them becoming damaged and diseased. Regular exercise, a diet rich in vegetables and fruit and low in salt,
potassium and protein can assist in keeping these important organs healthy. Giving up smoking and reducing alcohol consumption to one drink a day is also highly recommended. Medical conditions such as diabetes and hypertension should be strictly managed in consultation with a doctor. “High blood pressure can damage the nephrons, the smallest functional filtering units of the kidneys, thereby impairing kidney functioning. Kidney disease is also a known complication of diabetes. If blood glucose levels are too high, the kidneys must work harder to maintain the necessary filtering processes. High levels of blood sugar make the kidneys filter too much blood. All this extra work is hard on the filters and after many years they may start to leak,” notes Masoka. Masoka encourages all members of the community to attend the health awareness day. “The event will provide people with the opportunity to have their risks for kidney disease assessed and to learn more about an illness that is impacting so many South African families,” she concludes.
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In 1976 South Africa there was not much to do in the way of entertainment. There were bars and clubs, but they were not geared to entertaining women, except maybe for men’s enjoyment. There were a few museums and things of a cultural nature but much for families to do on a weekend except….. Go to the bioscope.
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oing to the bioscope ( or “the movies” for the uninitiated) was THE thing to do. It did not matter what was showing – and, believe me, South Africa did not get the best that Hollywood could offer in those days. The cinemas were not the palaces of today either. In the 70s most were dingy old buildings with uncomfortable seats and some did not even sell popcorn. No matter. It was a night out and the family entertainment of choice. Soon after, the fore-runner of videos - home-viewed movies - became popular. One could rent a Super 8 projector and a couple of movies, have a few friends over, serve snacks and beer, and what more could one ask? It was a good night’s entertainment without the inconvenience of having to drive or find a baby-sitter. If you did want to go out, there was the drive-in. The sound from the device clipped on to the car window was not of the best, but it was fun watching movies from the car, with the kids sleeping in the back when they were tired. Not so much fun when my baby daughter who somehow, at the age of a few months, knew she was not in her cot and screamed the whole way through Private Benjamin, (although the movie really was not that bad), but at least she could not disturb anyone apart from us. And those burgers they sold in the interval always tasted good. Teenagers enjoyed the drive-in too, for reasons not totally to do with watching the movie. In 1976 television had only been a medium of entertainment for a short while and was not what it is today. How well I remember the childrens’ programmes on for an hour a day, alternately Afrikaans and English. My children watched both, despite only understanding English until they went to school. Pumpkin Patch was very popular with them and Dallas was the subject of choice for the women in the staffroom at the school where I was teaching. We did not have a television until the early eighties and did not miss it at all, because we had Springbok Radio. I am sure many of the older generation remember Round The Horn, Jet Jungle, Tracy Dark and Squad Cars, to name but a few of the programmes that were popular then. It seems very old-fashioned in this technical age to listen to a radio story, but we enjoyed it.
South Africa was banned from playing international cricket so it did not have the following it does now, and soccer was not played then to the high standard of the English leagues. (I am a Liverpool supporter.) Children found a great deal of entertainment with sport, which was a good thing. At least it got them out of the house and kept them fit and healthy. Most white children here had access to a pool, even if not in their own back garden, and so learned to swim. Swimming birthday parties were common, but as we did not have a pool, I had to go back to that old standby of party games such as Pass The Parcel on my children’s birthdays, a form of entertainment much enjoyed by their friends for whom that sort of party was a novelty.It seems to me that in the years before the arrival of the electronic devices we now call home entertainment, there was much more social interaction and sense of community. One had friends around more often and impromptu social gatherings at home were common.
By Boksburg local Joy Kearsley
Of course, sport has always been a good entertainment medium. In the 70s that was all right if you happened to be a fanatic about rugby, Continue reading on our website at www.tametimes.co.za. the only sport really popular with the white community at the time.
Whether or not you love animals, how you treat them speaks volumes about you – simply because human beings generally have more power. A dog that is kicked cannot complain to the SPCA – it can only cower in a corner as people pass by. A cat that has been teased will hiss and scratch, but human beings have the ability to make decisions, and are not at the mercy of our emotions or instincts. How we handle our power is usually the measure of who we are. Do we use it to help others, to take care of ourselves or to settle scores? Do we treat those we answer to better than those who answer to us? Many people are exceptionally sensitive about what others do to them and are easily offended, yet they give little thought to how they may upset others. This shows weakness. The man who hits his wife because she said something he did not like and says “you made me do it” is weak. The only strength he has is in his arms. How you treat others says more about you than it does about them.
Ek moet sê ek geniet nogal die wintermaande. Dit is vir my lekker om die warmwatersak by my voete te hou en snoesig onder ‘n kombersie, in die son, op die stoep te sit. Maar ek geniet dit nog meer wanneer die lente weer sy kop begin uitsteek. Ek het die ander oggend wakker geword van die voëltjies wat weer vroegoggend begin kwetter en my neus het begin jeuk van die bloeisels wat aan die bome begin groei, perke bloeisels is my gunsteling.Lente gee ons ook die geleentheid om die seisoen met ‘n nuwe uitkyk op die lewe te begin. Ons moet nuwe bloeisels in ons gemoed ook toelaat en vars en vrolik soos die lente wees. Ons moet ook, soos lente, ander mense se dae probeer opkikker en bloeisels in hul lewens wees. Tip: Wees vrolik en bly, en sien die pragtige skepping om jou raak. Lente maak ons weer van God se genade bewus.
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi
Boksburg/East Rand Historical Society meetings take place on the 1st Saturday of the month at 9:00 for 9:30 at Boksburg High School. Their 21st birthday will be celebrated at their next meeting on 6 September. A display of some of Boksburg’s archives will be exhibited. Light refreshments will be available and members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting in the staff room of Boksburg High School between 9:00 and 11:00. Email boksburghistorical@gmail. com for more information.
Kom geniet ‘n heerlike oggend van kos, vermaak en kuns. Plek: Gereformeerde Kerk/Reformed Church grounds; 24b Miles Sharp Street, Rynfield, Benoni. Tyd: 08:00 – 14:00 Kontak George by 081 381 0824 / info@ victuschrist.org.za vir meer inligting.
Please note that the 15km/5km Sportsmans Warehouse race organised by Boksburg Athletic Club has been changed from Sunday 5 October to Sunday 16 November. Please diarise the date as we will need all of our members to work on that day.
If you have anything in your house that you would like to donate to the club for our bingo evening, please drop it off at the office. The more prizes, the more fun. Lots and lots of nice prizes to be won. Date: Friday 29 August. Place: V.I.P. Hall, Boksburg City Stadium. (Prego rolls at R30 and drinks will be on sale). Tickets on sale as follows: Game 1 = R7, Game 2 = R8, Game 3 = R9, Game 4 = R10, Game 5 (Beeeg Game) = R20 (Full set of Game Cards 1 – 5 = R50)
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Twenty-six people, including a number of children between the ages of five and 13, were injured on 21 August when two taxis collided on Cloverdene Road in Benoni.
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R24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene to find two stationary taxis on the side of the road with the occupants of the taxis standing around them. Fortunately, however, after assessing their patients, paramedics discovered that the 26 taxi passengers had sustained only
minor injuries. They treated the patients for their injuries and thereafter transported them to nearby hospitals, including Sunshine Hospital. The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.
A 65-year-old truck driver was airlifted on Saturday 16 August from High Road in Benoni after his tipper-truck crashed into a ditch.
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hen paramedics arrived on the scene, they found the truck with its cabin wedged into a ditch a few metres off the road. After further investigations, they found that the driver of the truck had sustained serious facial fractures, while his passenger sustained only minor injuries during the collision. A medical helicopter was called to the scene to airlift the driver to Milpark Hospital for further medical care. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. It is understood that no other vehicles were involved in the collision.
Following the disappearance of three-year-old Cuburne van Wyk from outside his parents’ home in Reiger Park on Women’s Day and the discovery of his partly burnt body in a bush behind a dump a day later, members of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Public Order Policing Unit were galvanized into action, vowing to track down the person named as the suspect.
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nd a mere four days after the little boy’s disappearance, members of Ekurhuleni Metro Police, with the assistance of Reiger Park community members, were able to apprehend the suspect. He was arrested in Lambton on the afternoon of Wednesday 13 August. The MMC for Community Safety, Clr
Mthuthuzeli Siboza, decided to express his appreciation for this remarkable achievement by inviting the POPs members to have breakfast with him, so that he could thank them in person. In attendance were the Acting Chief of Police Johan Friedlander, Deputy Chief of Police Operations Goodman Mzolo and Acting Director Specialized Services Ngamlane Nkosi. MMC Siboza commended the Unit members for their strong commitment and the dedication to their jobs that they showed by working around the clock and successfully tracking down the suspect. The Public Order Policing members, as a token of appreciation, were each handed a sports bag and a USB flash-drive-cum-pen, courtesy of the MMC and EMPD senior management team.
The Saturday afternoon before last, two teenagers were arrested by EMPD Public Order Policing officers for robbing a young man in Reiger Park.
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ccording to EMPD spokesman Wilfred Kgasago, “The victim was riding through the intersection of Middel and Rondebult Roads when he was accosted by the two men who forcibly took his bicycle, two Blackberry cellphones and cash at knife-point.” Fortunately for the victim, two members of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Public Order Policing were nearby and managed to detain two of the three perpetrators and the bicycle was recovered. Unfortunately however, the culprit who had the cellphones and cash managed to elude the Metro Police officers.
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THE TEAM: (seated) second from right is MMC for Community Safety, Clr Mthuthuzeli Siboza; second from right is Acting Chief of Police, Johan Friedlander; (standing) extreme right is Deputy Chief of Police Operations, Goodman Mzolo; extreme left is Acting Director Specialized Services, Hezekiel Nkosi; second from right is Acting Chief Superintendent Julius Mkhwanazi (Commander of the Public Order Policing Unit).
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The pair, whose ages are 16 and 18, were arrested and booked at Reiger Park police station for robbery and possession of stolen property. They were expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday 18 August.
Boksburg SAPS: 112 Commissioner Street, Boksburg 011 841 6800
Boksburg North SAPS: 37 Vierde Street, Boksburg North 011 898 3000
Boksburg Metro Police Station:
Reiger Park SAPS: Cnr Arthur Hobbs Road & Goedehoop Avenue, Reiger Park, 011 916 7000
Tienie Jansen Building, Adderly Street, Boksburg 011 899 4114
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nce upon a time, there was a duckling, a very little girl, a princess, a queen and a soldier. They were all given life by the Danish story-teller Hans Christian Andersen and have lived on through the centuries in the classics. The stories may have been written in the nineteenth century, but they are still enjoyed by millions of children today - and now you have the chance to see all your favourite fairy-tale characters perform at the Joburg Theatre from September through to October. The folks at the Peoples Theatre have worked their magic and are bringing Hans Christian Andersen – The Ugly Duckling and other Stories to the stage from 1 September to 5 October 2014. This wonderful, interactive production brings to the stage some of Andersen’s well-known, and some not so well-known, characters: The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen and The Tinder Box. With their trademark gorgeous sets, bouncy characters and tunes that will get your hands clapping and feet tapping, the Peoples Theatre is the place to be these upcoming school holidays. Join the stellar cast of Jaydene Marais, Sean McGrath, Kim Weinberg, Alex Marair and Ntsebo Lerotholi, and watch an ugly duckling turn into a beautiful swan; enjoy the story of a princess who can feel a pea under layers of bedding and mattresses; admire heroine Gerda as she rescues her friend Kai from the Snow Queen; follow the adventures of the tiny Thumbelina with a toad, fish, butterfly and beetle; and see the soldier who acquires a magic tinder box capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. Tales By a Master has the usual People’s Theatre magic, and this production is sure to bring smiles to the faces of young and old. For more information please call 011 403 1563, email: peoplestheatre@ artslink.co.za, or visit www.peoplestheatre.co.za. The people’s theatre is situated on the corner of Loveday and Hoofd streets, at the Joburg Theatre Complex in Braamfontein.
Get ready for a new and exciting Barnyard Theatre experience the next time you visit Emperors Palace. The Palace’s first Barnyard Theatre was launched on 13 August in a grand opening performance of the Barnyard’s hit show Time Warp.
The recently announced Absa Joburg City Festival, taking place across Joburg City from 2 to 5 October will see an amazing array of entertainment on offer in a diversity of venues, all showcasing the vibrant energy and culture of one of Africa’s largest cities.
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he talented and versatile cast performed a variety of songs from our favourite movies and musicals, which had audiences travelling back in time to Grease, James Bond, Moulin Rouge, Dirty Dancing and Footloose. Other popular classics included: Flash, Bohemian Rhapsody and We will Rock You. Time Warp is running at the new entertainment venue at the Palace of Dreams until August 31.
SURROUNDED BY TALENT: Emperors Palace General Manager, Nigel Atherton
IMPRESSED: Peermont IT & Operations Executive, Dave Milne, the Barnyard Theatre’s Tom Muller, Peermont Corporate Affairs & CSI Executive, Vusi Zwane and Emperors Palace General Manager, Nigel Atherton
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he Absa Joburg City Festival is an initiative of the Joburg City Tourism Association (JCTA), a voluntary group of businesses and organisations committed to growing the inner city’s tourism industry. The first Joburg City Festival took place last year. This year ten main festival venues will host some of South Africa’s most loved artists from Johnny Clegg and Jack Parow to Loyiso Gola and Amanda Strydom. With an additional 50-plus fringe venues offering an incredible range of food, drink and entertainment, the four days of the festival will be a celebration of the regeneration of the city centre. On 4 October the Springboks take on New Zealand at Ellis Park Stadium. To mark the occasion, Absa will align its sponsorship of the Springboks with that of the Festival by hosting the popular Boktown at Absa Campus and supporting the Fan Mile from Absa Campus to Ellis Park Stadium via Maboneng. To coincide with the opening of the Festival, the Absa Art Gallery will unveil a new collection and the Absa Money Museum will showcase
artefacts pertaining to the city’s 128-year history. Atterbury Property will launch Newtown Junction, comprising a shopping centre, offices, a hotel, a gym and 2 400 underground parking bays. It will also be the venue for a number of public performances by various artists during the Festival. All ten festival venues are linked via the Rea Vaya bus system, and festival passes with transport included will be available as the festival approaches. Event tickets for the Joburg City Festival will be on sale from 16 August on www.joburgfest.co.za. In a ticketing first for South Africa, and to encourage attendance at as many events as possible, a sliding scale applies, whereby the more tickets you buy, the less you pay.
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OPINION PIECE by Palesa Yates It is just over two years since the Marikana Massacre, which took place on 16 August 2012, and the issues underlying the tragedy are just as real now as they were then; but very little has been done to address them.
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he Farlam Commission of Inquiry has not even finished its deliberations. According to the Sunday Times, children of deceased miners have had school uniforms bought for them by Lonmin, and their school-fees have also been paid by the mining giant; but nieces and nephews who were supported by rockdrillers have been ignored. Widows are put up in expensive hotels while attending the sessions of the Commission, but go home to empty cupboards during the breaks. One the one hand, strikers are accused of selfishly putting economic growth on hold by continuing to withhold their labour; on the other hand, mining bosses – many of whom earn between R15 and R20 million a year – are described as uncaring fatcats. Variations on this theme of the workers versus the bosses, or the powerful versus the powerless, or the moneyed versus the poor are constantly being played out across the country. Last year, informal traders from the Johannesburg CBD took the City of Johannesburg to court for evicting them from the pavements of downtown Jozi in a campaign that was disparagingly called “Operation Clean Sweep.” This month, thousands of
angry, unemployed Daveyton residents took to the streets of the Ekurhuleni township to protest about a lack of decent housing. According to Daily Sun, roads were blocked, the Daveyton Mall was closed for a day and rubber bullets were fired by the police; but the underlying cause of the protest was bigger than their housing problem – it was about their frustration over the bleak future they collectively face. Last week, Tami Sokutu, who made millions out of
lending to the poor at exorbitant interest rates as part of the management of African Bank, showed his arrogance and utter contempt for their plight, being quoted by the Sunday Times as saying “F#%@& them.” [http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/08/17/ f-the-poor-is-the-message-from-a-top-executive-atafrican-bank] Sokutu and his ilk, however, insult the poor at their peril, because they have numbers on their side. One-fifth of Gauteng’s citizens live in shacks and 1,3 million of the province’s youth are without jobs; whereas SARS receives 99% of its taxes from only 3,3 million taxpayers. Potentially, all that is needed for another Marikana-type standoff is for someone to organize the poor.
ords cannot adequately describe the impact of Rehad Desai’s Miners Shot Down currently showing at Ster-Kinekor’s Cinema Nouveau in Rosebank, Johannesburg. It is only about 90 minutes long, but encapsulates all the major socioeconomic and political issues in our country, as well as providing a dramatic commentary on how the powerful treat the powerless when they think no one is looking. Simple and direct, but also devastatingly incisive in the questions asked, it puts viewers inside the heads of the rockdrillers who dared to ask for more. The documentary raises questions about why so much of the ground above the place where one of the world’s most precious metals is mined is little more than veld and koppies, about the relationship
THE MAN IN THE GREEN BLANKET : Mgcineni “Mambush” Noki
between SAPS and Lonmin and about the sincerity of NUM. It shows how the police arrived at Wonderkop on 16 August 2012 with 4000 rounds of live ammunition at 6:30 am, how they ordered 4 mortuary vans at 8:00 am and how they used their Nyalas late in the afternoon to corner miners armed with nothing but sticks and spears, tired men who just wanted to go home after a long day spent on a koppie in the sun. Miners Shot Down also documents the police shooting at men running away with their hands above their heads, records officers hunting down the strikers who escaped their first volley of bullets, and shows a police-man callously taunting one of the victims about his use of muthi: “Didn’t work, hey Baba?” Essentially however, the movie is about two men: one in a red shirt and one in a green blanket. Movie-goers watched the last hour of an un-named man in a red shirt who – after being hit by more than one bullet – still managed to sit up and look around for the help that never came for him, because ambulances were barred from the scene for a full 60 minutes after the shooting; and they saw how the man who wore his strikingly green blanket right to the end, Mgcineni “Mambush” Noki, negotiated in good faith for the workers, but ended up with 14 bullets in his body, including 2 fatal gunshots to his head. Miners Shot Down is a movie that every South African should see.
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Saturday 13 September will mark yet another milestone for Roller Derby in South Africa with the conclusion of the 2014 home season taking place at the UNIAO Stadium, 4 Eastwood Street, Turffontein from 18:00.
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f you have seen Whip It, then you can imagine the energy and excitement of a roller derby in real life. This year four home teams from C-Max RDL will fight it out on the flat track for a spot in the finals to crown the
champions of the league in the first ever home season held in SA. Most teams also have skaters who have qualified for TEAM ZA to represent South Africa and Boksburg at the 2014 Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup in Dallas, Texas this December. A few local girls competing this year are: Hannah Young as Ruby Riot. Hannah is 25 and lives in Boksburg; she is a jammer for the Thundering Hellcats. Lauren Gmeiner is Fairy Painful; she is 27 and lives in Boksburg as well. She is a blocker for the Slam Damsels.
The 2014 home season finals promises to bring you the best in roller derby competition that South Africa has to offer from the premier league in the country. Tickets are available online at http://projecthotbox. nutickets.co.za/653. Early Bird – R80 per person (available online) Standard – R100 per person (available online) Kids under 12 – R40per little person (available online) At the door on the night – R130 per person
WINNER: Irvette van Zyl, two-times Grand prix winner After a break of nearly four months, the SPAR Women’s Grand Prix gets under way again over the next two weekends, with the Durban and Pretoria Challenge races in quick succession, and the race to the Grand Prix title is hotting up with the return to form of two-times Grand Prix winner, Irvette van Zyl.
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he Durban race will be run from Kingsmead on Sunday August 24 and the Pretoria Challenge takes place on Saturday August 30 at Supersport Park in Centurion. Maxed Elite runner Diana-Lebo Phalula has a headstart after winning the Cape Town and Port Elizabeth races. Phalula has a massive 60 points on the leaderboard – 26 ahead of her nearest rival, Mapaseka Makhanya. Boxer’s Makhanya, who was last year’s Grand Prix winner, finished fifth in Cape Town and third in Port Elizabeth and has a total of 34 points. She is just two points ahead of three-times Grand Prix winner, Rene Kalmer of Modern Athlete. Two points behind her, with 30 points, is Nolene Conrad (Boxer). Nedbank’s Van Zyl gave notice on 9 August that she was once again a force to be reckoned with when she won the Totalsports Women’s race in 32.20 minutes – the third
fastest 10 km by a South African woman. Van Zyl’s time equalled that set up by 17-year-old Zola Budd in Bloemfontein in 1983. Van Zyl recently changed coaches and says the training programme devised by Lindsey Parry has brought her back to where she was before she was injured. “For the first time in 15 months, I’m running pain-free. Lindsey had me swimming and cycling during my rehab period, and this kept me fit. Now I’m faster than I was before my injury. It came as a bit of a surprise – I’ve been preparing for the Cape Town Marathon in September and didn’t think I had the speed for a time like that.” Phalula won the Port Elizabeth Challenge in 32.27, so there could be a great tussle for line honours in Durban between Phalula and Van Zyl, while Makhanya and Kalmer can be expected to give them a good run for their money in both races.
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