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HAVING HER SAY: Boksburg resident casts her ballot at the Frik de Jager Park voting station in Bardene, Boksburg.
Three municipal by-elections took place in Ekurhuleni on 2 July - in ward 92 (Boksburg), ward 24 (Benoni) and ward 20 (Bedfordview). The new Democratic Alliance (DA) ward councillors for each of these wards are: Ashley Rutherford (for ward 92), Stefanie Kruger (for ward 24) and Jill Humphreys (for ward 20). This is the first time that new ward 92 councillor and Boksburg local, Ashley Rutherford, has stood as a candidate.
New DA ward 92 councillor, Ashley Rutherford.
She is confident that she can do a good job, as long as she has the community’s support. She will replace former ward 92 councillor, Graham Gersbach, who is now a Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) for the DA. According to Member Gersbach, ward 92 is a complicated ward, as it stretches over a very wide area which includes parts of Boksburg, Germiston and Edenvale. The service delivery departments and depots are therefore divided, which makes it challenging for the councillor to oversee service delivery and to report issues. “A councillor is the link
between the resident and the municipal officials. Residents complain to councillors for assistance, but we cannot issue orders; we can only report. It’s also difficult to adjust to a bigger area, but I’m sure Ashley is up to it,” Gersbach said.
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The overall voting results for the three Ekurhuleni ward by-elections were as follows: Ward 92 DA 92.11% (3280 votes) ANC: 7.89% (281 votes) Total votes cast: 3571 Ward 24 DA: 55.38% (3558 votes) ANC: 37.60% (2415 votes) NFP 7.04% (452 votes) Total votes cast: 6484 Ward 20 DA: 97.34% (4348 votes) ANC 2.66% (119 votes) Total votes cast: 4471
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Skryfbehoeftes wat ‘n verskil sal maak
Op 27 Junie het Toys for Africa verskillende skole in die Oos-Rand besoek om skryfbehoeftes te skenk. In totaal is sewe skole besoek en hulle het saam 4 000 penne ontvang. Volgens Danie van Loggerenberg, stigter van Toys for Africa, wou hulle die skryfbehoefte-tekort in skole aanspreek en vir die kinders wys dat hulle spesiaal is. “Die doel was om skryfbehoeftes by skole uit te kry, waar ons navorsing gewys het dat daar kinders is wat nood het. Dit is verstommend hoeveel kinders gaan vandag skooltoe sonder enige skryfbehoeftes. Dit is vir my hartseer om te dink dat daar kinders is wat in ‘n klas sit sonder enige potlood of pen en dus nie aktief kan deelneem aan sy of haar opvoedkunde nie,” het Van Loggerenberg gesê. Toys for Africa het in September 2010 begin met die uitsluitlike doel om vir elke kind in Suid-Afrika ‘n nuwe speelding te gee. Speelgoed se definisie sê dit is enige item wat ‘n kind kan help ontwikkel en bevorder op emosionele, fisiese of opvoedkundige vlak. Volgens Van Loggerenberg sluit die term “speelgoed” alles in van ‘n pop en karretjie tot ‘n potlood en pen tot ‘n tandeborsel. “Speel is uiters belangrik vir ‘n kind. Speelgoed het ook ‘n belangrike rol te speel in ‘n kind se lewe. ‘n Klein karretjie help met klein motoriese ontwikkeling, ‘n pop help dogtertjies met ontwikkeling van moeder instink, ‘n teddiebeer help leer van liefde, ens. Tot op datum het ons al 117 900
en ‘n bietjie kinders so ontmoet en gehelp.” Glanspersoonlikhede, soos Clarice Pieterse (aktrise onlangs in Binnelanders), Charnet Korff (Miss World Universal), Johann Herbst (Mnr Suid-Afrika 2014 finalis) en Hendri Myburgh (omroeper op Groot FM), het ook die oorhandigings by die verskillende skole op die dag bygewoon. Volgens Van Loggerenberg het Toys for Africa verskeie ambassadeurs, wat hulle vergesel na uitreik aksies toe. Die bekendes dra boodskappe duideliker oor, omdat die kinders hulle herken en onthou, verduidelik Van Loggerenberg. Solidariteit se tak in Boksburg het die behoeftige skole help identifiseer en PHASA
(Professional Hunters Association of South Africa) het al die penne geborg. Toys for Africa het die byeenkoms aanmekaar gesit en die program laat lig sien. Sedert verlede jaar is al amper 15 000 kinders deur Toys for Africa se inisiatiewe bereik. Die volgende skole is gedurende verlede week se uitreiksessies besoek: Laerskool PAM Brink - Springs Laerskool Brentwoodpark - Benoni Laerskool Mooifontein - Kemptonpark Laerskool Brakpan-Oos - Brakpan Laerskool Witfield - Boksburg Laerskool Goudrand - Boksburg Noord Laerskool Generaal Alberts - Alberton
Johann Herbst, Clarice Pieterse, Adri Kitshoff (CEO PHASA), agter bo die die kop van Adri Kitshoff is Arnold de Wet (sy pa is Jan de Wet), Braam Myburgh (adjunkhoof van Laerskool Goudrand), Danie van Loggerenberg (dit is ek stigter van Toys for Africa), Alida Reed en Charnet Korff.
Crazy Plastics
Keeping faith One of the top trending news stories this week has been the strikes. It even made the news headline shortlist on BBC World News a few days ago. As a journalist it is only natural that when everyone else runs away from violence, danger or strikes, in this case, we run towards it. Staying true to my duty as a news reporter, I marched into the heart of darkness, amidst the strikes in Boksburg, because I received reports on strikes in Atlas and Commissioner Streets. Even though I approach a situation like this as “a hard news story,” it is not merely a story, but a very harsh reality that will not disappear after I have done my duty of reporting on it. The power of news journalism for me lies in the fact that we as reporters create awareness and, in doing so, effect change and enable people to make informed decisions by explaining certain people, situations or events and the ripple effects thereof. It is surreal to imagine that with international and national news of strikes trending, we, the local community, are in the midst of it. Is it really too much to ask for a salary increase? Life is so expensive today, if we had to settle for the salary of the miners, platinum or steel workshop workers, would we complain? I do relate to them. They work very hard and are often exploited. But will the economic setback due to the strikes really improve the situation? It is in times like these that I find it hard to keep faith in the prosperity of our country. However, show me a country that does not have problems. If you have experienced the strike first-hand or have any thoughts on the matter, please share them with me. Looking forward to hear your thoughts. Amy-Mae amymae.campbell@tametimes.co.za
Community love in action CARING: Members of the Methodist Church
- all you need under one roof
Roberto Isidoro and Nelson Teixeira.
Crazy Plastics South Africa opened its first Crazy Plastics Megastore in Boksburg on 27 June at The Palms Value Centre (Cnr 1st and North Rand Road, Bardene, Boksburg). Each shopper who came to the store that day received a colourful gift packet filled with plastic goods.
According to Roberto Isidoro, Crazy Plastics Boksburg Megastore owner, the store is uniquely designed to accommodate both male and female shoppers. A husband and wife, for example, can conveniently browse at the same time,
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as there is a wide variety of goods that would be of interest to both. Isidoro describes the store as approximately 50 % plastic, with the aim of catering for everyone. In the store you can find storage items, gardening items, hardware, a party section, arts and crafts, children’s toys,
On Thursday 26 June, Daily Sun published a story about a Boksburg family’s tragic loss of two family members in one week and the difficulty they had in finding money to pay for the funerals.
catering, home, confectionery and much more. The prices are all very reasonable and the aisles are all clearly marked and neatly organised according to themes and item types. The attention to detail, in terms of slogans marking aisles and advertising specials, is fresh with a local touch. The Crazy Plastics Boksburg Megastore franchisor, Nelson Teixeira, was also at the launch event and was equally excited to see it grow. “Here you have everything under one roof,” Teixeira said. If you have not yet visited this new and versatile store, make sure to do so soon and see what all the fuss is about. You will not be disappointed.
Local Boksburg resident Sweetness Mqondeki was so touched by this story when she read it that she arranged an outreach to the family with her church group. Mqondeki also managed to raise R3000 to donate to the family. According to Daily Sun, the mother and breadwinner of the Matrose family, Mrs Zuziwe Matrose, passed away first, leaving behind six children between the ages of four and 22. Her nephew, Sifundo Makhubalo, died the following Monday shortly after receiving the news of his aunt’s passing. Sifundo had been living with her and his cousins in Mapleton extension 10, Boksburg. “Their bodies are lying in a mortuary with no one to pay for funeral costs because everyone in
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the family is unemployed,” the Daily Sun reported. Zuziwe’s sister, Mbulelo Damase, is now staying with the children to help with funeral arrangements, but she does not have the money to finance them. Sweetness Mqondeki, who belongs to the Methodist Church of Southern Africa’s Wesley Guild Gauteng Youth Department, collected donations from friends and family to help the Matroses and handed them over on Saturday 28 June. The youth group also prayed for the family. Mqondeki, who is self-employed, donated almost a quarter of the money that was raised. “I don’t know them,” she said. “I just read about them in the Daily Sun and wanted to share the story. I was so touched. Our church had a conference in Ramaphosa and we asked the leader for time to go to give prayer and to console them with scripture. They [the family] were happy and sad; crying tears of sadness and tears of joy also.”
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The Shree Marieamman and Kalieamman Siva Subramanyam Aalayam (SMKSSA) Temple is a community Temple that was founded in Boksburg in 1936. Today it is located in Wynberg Street, Benoni. As one of the oldest temples in the East Rand, it has served many generations, but is now limited in terms of space and can no longer serve the community properly. Worshippers are therefore currently raising funds for its upgrading and expansion.
BEAUTIFUL TALENT: A traditional Indian dancer mesmerized the guests.
As a fund raising initiative, SMKSSA hosted an Eastern Extravaganza show on Saturday 28 June, featuring South Africa’s leading Indian artists and a show band at Denel
Strike unrest in Benoni and Boksburg The National Union of Metalworkers of South labour unions are holding the ruling party and Africa (Numsa) started to strike officially on the SA economy at ransom. Hopefully the Tuesday 1 July. The union is demanding a leadership of the company will step in sooner 12 percent salary increase, the scrapping of rather than later. These industrial actions labour brokers, and a one-year bargaining have short term gains for unions. Companies agreement, according to news reports. While succumb to the demands. But in the end many the strike has been peaceful in most parts of of the agreements in terms of compensation the East Rand, there are areas in Boksburg are not sustainable,” a Boksburg resident said and Benoni where strikers became violent to tame TIMES. and unstable. According to Lt. Juanita Coetzer, Communications Officer at Boksburg North police station, the strike has not been overwhelmingly violent. Protestors in Jet Park walked in the streets early on Friday 4 July, Coetzer said. In Anderbolt, however, Coetzer received reports of unstable protesting that “got out of hand”. According to Coetzer, it seems as though the industrial areas were more unstable than the suburbs. Residents and police on Friday 4 July warned Boksburg residents of dangerous uprisings taking place in Atlas and Commissioner Roads, where strikers were allegedly setting trucks and cars alight. According to Benoni City Times, workers on strike forced companies in Apex, Benoni, and industrial areas to close and adhere to the strike- or they would become violent. They also reported that strikers on 2 July caused damage of over R 1 million and allegedly also assaulted staff at a company called David Brown Gear Systems. “Really they arehaving such a negative impact on my business. We all share a frustration that NUMSA strikers (Generic image. Source : News
Aviation’s Sabie Hall in Bonaero Park. The most important part of the event was the auction, where attendees donated money towards the upgrade of the temple. The biggest donor was Lawrence Pillay, who gave about R180 000. “We must not forget where we come from. My parents were also involved in the temple. I am donating in their memory,” Pillay said after the auction.
Religious and cultural events at the SMKSSA Temple attract a large number of participants. All significant Hindu prayers are observed at the temple, prayer services are observed every Sunday morning and music and vocal classes are held every week. It has served as a place of worship for many families and its activities actively involve the youth.
The vision of SMKSSA members is to maintain the temple as a cultural organization that uplifts the community and improves its welfare. While the building will always be a Hindu temple, the organization will provide services to all members of the community, irrespective of their religious affiliation.
The current construction project will involve the acquisition of property. The plan is to increase the size of the temple as the current building is too small for the congregation, and to build classrooms for the music and language classes, as well as a kitchen and ablution facilities.
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Phishing, spoofed websites and ransomware Online security (part 1) By Robert Cape, IT consultant and blogger. As South Africans we are probably the most security-conscious people on the planet when it comes to our physical surroundings, but unfortunately the same cannot be said when we venture out into cyber-space. In this three-part series on technical security, I will go through common threats we find on PCs and mobile phones, as well as a few clever banking and ATM scams that we should be on the lookout for, and give you a
few tips that will hopefully keep you one step ahead of the criminals. It is not uncommon these days for households to have more than one PC and basic internet connection. The internet has become irreplaceable, but we need to proceed with caution. A common tool used by hackers or people wanting to get your personal information for nefarious purposes is called “social engineering.” This is a hack engineered towards non-technical intrusion that relies on human interaction and tricking people into giving up their information and money; for example, a “419 scam.” In this article we are going to look at “computer-based social engineering” which is an attack carried out using software to get the same result. The most common examples have been “phishing emails” and “spoofed
websites” - these are generally the ones our banks have warned us about, legitimatelooking emails and websites that exist for the sole purpose of getting you to place your information in them for people to steal, but you should also be on the lookout for fake “Facebook” or other social media sites. The latest trick is “Ransomware”, software that hijacks your computer and holds it at “ransom” until you pay off the hijackers. If you do not pay them, they will kill your hard drive and everything on it, or steal the information on it and use it to blackmail you at a later stage. The main offender here is the “blackshades” that originated in Russia - this year the FBI coordinated a worldwide operation that saw almost 100 people arrested in connection with using “blackshades.” With a bit of common sense, you should be
able to avoid such an attack - take these steps to protect your PC right away: 1.Make sure your firewall is on. 2. Ensure all Microsoft updates are current. 3. Scan your computer for malware - a good free scanner is Malwarebytes. 4. Make sure you scan and update your antivirus software - AVG is a great choice and is also free. 5. Do not click on messages from unknown senders, but delete them immediately. 6. Avoid questionable websites and be careful about what you download. 7. Always run a virus scan on USB sticks from friends and colleagues. Those are a few tips that should ensure you are in a safer place when surfing the web. In our second article we will look at some phone viruses, Bluetooth hacks and fake SMS scams; until then, happy surfing.
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Stolen Toyota Corolla recovered EMPD and CPF raid scrapyard Residents of Crystal Park who have had to deal with the danger of exposed manholes are hoping that they will no longer have to risk serious injury as pedestrians, or damage to their vehicles when driving. Following numerous complaints by Crystal Park residents that manhole covers in the area were disappearing at an alarming rate, Ekurhuleni Metro police, in conjunction with Crystal Park CPF members, raided a scrapyard in Putfontein where eighteen steel man-
hole covers were recovered. Four suspects were arrested. All the eighteen manhole covers recovered were positively identified as belonging to Ekurhuleni Municipality Water Department. The four suspects, whose ages range between 20 and 26, were detained at Crystal Park police station on charges of theft of Council property and are expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court soon.
CHASED: Arrested suspects and the recovered vehicle
The duo, both aged 21, were booked at Reiger Park police station for possession of a stolen motor vehicle. They are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court soon.
Two male suspects driving in a Toyota Avanza were arrested yesterday afternoon in Kempton Park for stealing a truck parked at the shops in Commissioner street. The suspect driving the stolen truck was apprehended by SAPS members and his accomplice escorting him in a Toyota Avanza was arrested by EMPD Loss Control Unit member. The arrests took place at around 16h20. Extra vigilant members residing in the area noticed the pair driving around aimlessly and decided to keep an eye on the two men in the Toyota Avanza. Shortly thereafter, a report
came through that one of the suspects was seen driving in the Mitsubishi truck. SAPS members pursued the truck and arrested the driver at the corner of Commissioner and DuPlessis streets. EMPD Loss Control member received the lookout via his two-way radio and on sighting the Toyota Avanza, gave chase. The Avanza was cornered at the intersection of Commissioner street and Pretoria roads. The two arrested suspects from Alexandra township who are in their early thirties, were charged with theft of a motor vehicle at Kempton Park police station. They are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court soon.
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EMPD members teamed up with Netstar officers and chased the stolen vehicle down Commissioner Street in Reiger Park, cornering the suspects and the stolen vehicle at the intersec-
ARRESTED: The four suspects
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tion of Commissioner and Du Preez Streets. EMPD and Netstar officers managed to arrest the two suspects and the stolen vehicle was confiscated. The vehicle was booked in at SAPS Van Ryan Deep pound.
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EMPD Intervention Unit members had to leave their 7am parade on Tuesday 1 July after receiving a lookout for a white Toyota Corolla sedan stolen in Ramaphosa settlement near Reiger Park.
RECOVERED: The manhole covers
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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Look after your children – they are our future *A message from Boksburg North SAPS: Boksburg North SAPS is appealing to community members to take good care of their children. They also want the public to know that missing persons must be reported to them as soon as possible – there is no waiting period. Parents of missing children are asked to call their nearest police stations immediately to report the matter. They must then go to the police station with a recent photograph of the missing person and complete
an SAPS 55 form. The police are the ones best equipped to find out what has happened to a missing person who has possibly become a victim of crime, may be an unidentified body or a casualty in an accident, or might have been arrested. Parents should be aware of where their children are at all times. If they leave them with friends, they should make sure they know who they are and that they are responsible. Parents must educate their children not to talk to strangers or to take
anything from them. They should also make sure their children are always accompanied by a grownup or responsible person. Boksburg North SAPS would also like to make a special appeal to parents to remember that their children are their responsibility and no-one else’s and should not be left unaccompanied at malls or shopping centres. The SAPS are concerned about the many youngsters browsing malls or shopping centres without supervision who are vulnerable to criminals, especially when walking and talking, or texting, on their cellphones.
shot in the chest with a nail-gun at a farm on Pitts street in Benoni. ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and found the patient (30s) lying on the floor with a large nail lodged in his chest. Advanced life support was performed on him before he was transported by the ER24 helicopter to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital for further medical treatment. The patient was allegedly shot by his colleague accidentally.
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St Catherine’s Family Fun Day -12 July tame TIMES is making a difference this winter by helping the less fortunate community of Glenesk. We will give hungry residents hot soup and bread and will also donate blankets, clothes and shoes to those who cannot afford to keep warm this winter. When: 12 July 2014 Time: 9:00 to 12:00 Place: Glenesk How you can help: Volunteer with us on the day and/or drop off clothing or blankets at our offices in Alberton (91 Michelle Avenue, Randhart). We would also appreciate soup mixes or bread. Deadline: 10 July 2014.
Join St Catherine’s for a day filled with fun, and plenty of entertainment for the whole family. DATE: 12 July 2014 TIME: 09:00 – 15:00 VENUE: 31 Piercy Avenue, Parkhill Gardens, Germiston Should you wish to book a stall please contact Mrs Calore; call (011) 827 4102 or email marketing@stcatherines.org.za
maar wag dat die aaklige virus sy gang gaan. Ek dog nog al die jare dat ek en Gysie slim is wanneer ons ekstra vitamine-c bruispilletjies drink- net om tot ons verbasing met ons doktersafspraak uit die perd se bek te hoor dat ‘n mens se liggaam net die nodige hoeveelheid absorbeer en die res uitskei. Antibiotika is ook ‘n storie op sy eie. Ek het op ‘n stadium antibiotika vir elke kwaal gedrink. As ek net teveel gesnuif het, dan het ek solank ‘n kursus begin.
Sjoe mensies, is ek en Gysie nou vir jou vrot van die griep! Dit begin eers by ‘n loopneus en ‘n krapperige keel, wat vinnig vererger. Ons slaapkamer lê byna toe onder al Gysie se sakdoeke. Nie een van ons het eers die energie om die ander te dokter nie. En dit is gewoonlik die lekker deel van siekwees: jou geliefde bederf en vertroetel jou tot in die sewende hemel. Nee kyk, nie hierdie keer nie, want ons is albei ewe pap! Ons het al die boererate en medisyne onder die son probeer, maar op die ou einde moet mens
Die enigste probleem is dat al my natuurlike bakterieë nou vernietig is. Ek krap my stukkend en krul om van die maagkrampe. Daarom kon ek nie hierdie keer weer antibiotika drink nie; nou moet ek maar geduldig met ‘n bloedrooi, skurwe neus langs Gysie in die bed lê en wag. Boonop dit is hy nog so ‘n klakous ook! “Nee Trixie ek kan nie meer nie. Ek is op my laaste. Ek kan nie slaap met die slym in my bors nie. Maak vir my asseblief gemmertee,” en so hou dit aan. Dit sal my ‘n les leer, want ek wil mos nie my drukkies en soene terughou wanneer Gysie siek is nie. Nou is ons maar ewe sleg. Tip: Probeer om nie by jou geliefde aan te steek nie, want dit is tog so lekker as een darem die ander kan versorg. Weerhou maar daardie soen of druk totdat jou ander helfte gesond is. Anders as jy weer kyk, is die hele familie siek.
Bandanas change lives
By Boksburg local - Joy Kearsley One of the best things about living in South Africa is the weather. Here on the Highveld we have sunshine nearly all year round and rain usually only in the summer. It gets cold in the winter – but there is cold and there is COLD. Where we lived in the middle of England, winters, and even summers, get COLD. There it does not matter how many layers of clothing you wear, the cold pierces like a knife through butter. The winter wind is so lazy it goes through you instead of around. And it rains, or is overcast, nearly every day. The thick coat I brought with me when I arrived here was eventually eaten by moths because I never wore it and even now that I am acclimatized, I rarely wear much more
Letter to the Editor Is it wrong to wear overalls in Parliament?
Worker at Heart writes: Did last week’s forceful ejection of EFF MPLs from the Gauteng Provincial Legislature undermine the dignity of our provincial law-making institution? Why did the Honourable Members refuse to obey Speaker Ntombi Mekgwe’s instruction to change out of their red hard hats, overalls and domestic worker’s uniforms? Did the EFF discredit themselves or the ANC? After all, the best loved and most respected leader of our democracy, President Mandela, pioneered the fashion statement that was the Madiba shirt. With it, he always wore comfortable shoes and avoided jackets and ties. The Speaker of the UK Parliament traditionally sat on a woolsack to remind MPs of one of the main industries which kept the country going.
By purchasing a bandana for R25 you can make a difference and offer those fighting leukaemia and other life-threatening blood disorders the chance of a future. National Bandana Day is 12 October. The Sunflower Fund encourages the public to buy a bandana from their nearest Pick n Pay or local Round Table, in both South Africa and Namibia, and to wear it to show their support for patients who put up a brave fight against these diseases on a daily basis and lose their hair because of chemotherapy treatments. Funds raised through National Bandana Day go towards paying for the expensive tissue typing (DNA) tests that need to be done be-
fore new donors can join The South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). The Sunflower Fund relies heavily on this fundraiser to continue testing donors to help patients suffering from leukaemia and other life-threatening blood disorders, who require a bone marrow transplant in order to survive . “Please support this campaign and help make a difference, as together we can save more lives and we cannot do this without your support,” Tarryn Corlett, Chief Operating Officer for The Sunflower Fund, said. For more information on National Bandana Day and The Sunflower Fund, please call the toll free line on 0800 12 10 82 or visit www.sunflowerfund.org.za.
than a couple of extra layers in winter- time. I used to hate being bundled up like an Arctic explorer. It restricts arm movement, the ability to run (when one is young and fit enough to do so) and, when one does find somewhere indoors warm enough to strip off a few layers, lends itself to the unpleasantness of having to put on wet or cold clothes to go outside again. I remember as a child in a small English village school we had a very smelly coke (not the drug or the drink but a type of cheap inferior coal) stove in the classroom that was lit every winter. There was a perpetual odour of wet wool and sweaty feet when we children draped our soaking wet gloves, coats and scarves over the guard rail and stood wellington boots around the edge in the hope that they might dry before playtime when we had to don them again. Needless to say, they did not. I am sure we were in perpetual danger of being asphyxiated by fumes from the stove because the high windows were rarely opened, and neither was the door during lesson-times. It was just too cold. Continue reading on our website www. tametimes.co.za
It seems that the Gauteng Speaker herself did not object as much to the working attire of EFF MPLs last week, as to the “Asijiki” inscription on the backs of them which she interpreted as a party political slogan belonging to the Economic Freedom Fighters. “Asijiki” is, of course, the EFF’s equivalent of the ANC’s “Amandla!” Used since the expulsion of the Honourable Malema from the ANC, it symbolises the determination of EFF members to continue going forward, that is, not to return to the ANC. The Secretary to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Peter Skosana issued a statement condemning the “unbecoming conduct of EFF Members” which caused
“delays in the House sitting.” In it he referred to a Ruling of the House stipulating that all Honourable Members should, when executing their duties, “be dressed in a manner which accords with the decorum of the House and which does not display party affiliation.” The EFF, according to the statement, had been thoroughly informed about this issue – even workshopped. It appears that they then deliberately overstepped the mark in order to force a confrontation. According to their statement, “The EFF will never be bossed around to abandon the worker overalls in parliaments across the country because this is who it represents.” They point out, quite rightly however, that “What the speaker forgets is that EFF is there not because she employed it, but because more than a million South Africans voted for it.” What is definitely most un-Parliamentary and very disrespectful, though, is their description of the speaker as “a walking anarchy that is now undoing freedom of expression right in the house of democratic law making,” and the quite unnecessary and extremely derogatory comment that “The ANC demoted her to speaker precisely because she has no other political credentials to be used meaningfully elsewhere.” The EFF is making headlines and making politics popular, but is it maintaining respect for the democratic institutions that represent the rule of law in our country? You are the voter – you be the judge.
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Beautylist: at your disposal Are you going on holiday or a business trip, or simply looking for a new spa, hairstylist or physiotherapist in your area? Beautylist is the digital directory that will help you locate the finest beauty treatments and best beauty deals across South Africa. Beautylist is the brainchild of Sally Kuschke, one of the directors of spa recruitment agency The Recruitment Specialists (TRS). “TRS has grown beyond our expectations, both locally and internationally,” Kuschke said. “We have built up a formidable database of over 10 000 industry professionals and clients over the past four years and Beautylist was the natural progression,” she explained. Kuschke realised the need for a new form of marketing for salons and spas that would offer consumers an easy-to-use service.
“Often on business trips I was looking for places to have treatments and realised there was no one central place to find this.” Beautylist is a website optimised for desktop, mobile and tablet devices, enabling a fast and efficient search. It offers a comprehensive description of each business, including types of treatments and current special offers. Kuschke also understands the importance of finding the exact location of each salon or spa easily and therefore every entry is digitally mapped, showing not only exact directions to it, but also the locations of other, similar businesses in its vicinity. “The wellness industry is so much bigger than just spas and salons so we have also incorporated products, suppliers and training facilities, as well as physiotherapists, BSR practitioners and the
Knowing when your baby is seriously ill By Dr Ivan Campbell General Practitioner at Clinicross in Alberton
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The child’s general appearance How alert and interactive is your child? If your child interacts with you and reacts to you as they would normally, then it is a good sign. If your baby refuses to eat, cries inconsolably, appears sleepy and irritable, grunts, appears weak, refuses to be held and displays abnormally high-pitched crying, then this could indicate a serious underlying health problem. A general rule when it comes to fever A baby under three months of age with a fever above 38°C might harbour a serious bacterial infection and should be admitted to hospital immediately. It is preferable that the baby is examined by a paediatrician, who can refer the baby for the necessary tests (such as x-rays, blood tests, urine tests, lumbar punctures). The same goes for a child between three to six months with a fever of 39 °C and above. New-born babies and fever A new-born baby’s temperature regulating mechanism is not well developed. They can therefore have a serious bacterial infection, without fever. Here it is vital to rely on the infant’s general appearance and look for red flags to determine whether there is a serious problem. Rapid breathing Babies up to 12 months with a breathing rate of 50 + breaths per minute and babies over 12 months with a breathing rate of over 40 breaths per minute need to be medically assessed. Rapid or difficult breathing are also health risk indicators. Noisy and difficult breathing If the baby has a scratchy or wheezing breathing sound when he or she inhales and exhales, pay attention. Pay particular attention to the baby’s breathing method: normally a baby’s chest moves when it breathes, but when the baby clearly uses his or her stomach muscles excessively and displays deep and rapid rib retraction, this indicates difficulty in breathing and should be assessed immediately.
Pale skin When the baby has a blue appearance around the hands, mouth and feet, it indicates a lack of oxygen. Dehydration warning signs Vomiting and/or diarrhoea. Dry tongue, sunken eyes and loss of skin elasticity (pinch the skin to see if the skin is very tight or if it is easily stretched). Skin rashes and mottled (white and blue unevenly shaded skin) that does not vanish when finger pressure is applied to the skin. Continuous vomiting could indicate a serious bacterial infection, such as meningitis, or kidney infection or gastro-enteritis, among other possibilities. Neck stiffness May indicate meningitis, especially in babies. However, it may occur without neck stiffness. Approximately 50% of babies may have meningitis without neck stiffness. Convulsions Extreme shaking of the body or parts of the body (resembling epilepsy). May also be caused by serious diseases/conditions. Medication overdose When you give your baby medicine, study the ingredients. Don’t assume that cough syrup and nasal spray, for example, do not contain the same ingredients. If the child absorbs too much of the same medical ingredient, it can result in a fatal overdose. Consult your pharmacist, doctor or medication booklet to double-check dosage instructions and medicinal content. Symptoms change rapidly Diseases can change or escalate within a matter of hours. It must therefore not be assumed that the baby will be fine if the doctor said so today. Monitor your baby’s health continuously. You, the parent, know your child better than anyone else. You are therefore the best person to spot irregularities. If you feel worried, do not hesitate to take the child back for re-assessment.
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More than 80% of learning takes place via the eyes. So, it is vital to make sure your child has excellent vision, especially before entering school. Even if your child does not complain of poor vision, he or she may have poor sight in one eye without noticing it and should therefore be assessed as a precaution. If you notice any of the following signs, take your By Leoni Joubert child to see a paediatric optometrist as soon as possible: white pupils, any eye turn (squint), any redness or discharge, any squinting when looking at objects, complaints of headaches, blurry vision or double vision. Also, children who hold their books very close, close one eye, copy incorrectly off the board or have reading problems could have a problem with their eyes. If sophisticated new technology is used, even babies as young as six months can have their eyes tested. The demands on children today are exceptionally high and if we think of how much we use our eyes every day and the vital functions they fulfil, it makes sense to make sure that your child has the best vision possible. A normal eye test using just an eye chart is often not adequate to detect vision problems in children, so make sure to consult a practitioner who has a special interest and training in paediatric vision.
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Sometimes it is difficult to know whether a baby is seriously ill. Babies cannot speak and tell us exactly what is bothering them. It is therefore important to read them with vital warning signs in mind that will indicate a health hazard. Here are a few red flags that parents can look out for to help them spot possible illness. In these cases, make sure to take your baby to hospital for a medical assessment: (Note that these are mere guidelines. There are multiple possibilities under each symptom. The aim is to ensure that babies are brought to hospital in time).
like,” Kuschke said. As Beautylist grows, Kuschke will also most likely incorporate an after-market trading section on the site where new and used beauty products can be traded. She also sees it as a potential content portal for health and wellness news, tips and, ultimately, spa reviews. “We would like this to become the default when seeking reviews - not unlike that of TripAdvisor.” For more information visit www.beautylist.co.za
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Off at last Benoni High School has been very hard at work raising funds for the Benoni High Euro Tour. After three very successful fundraisers, they have raised the amount they needed and on Saturday 28 June the learners gathered at the airport to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. The Euro Tour is a cultural tour organised by
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Benoni High School for Grades 10, 11 and Matric art, design and history students. The tour will take 11 days, covering popular cultural destinations such as Amsterdam, Venice, Paris and Rome, among others. Learners will broaden their cultural and historical horizons and be ambassadors for the country.
EXCITED: Parent Roshni Padayachee (in orange) greets her daughters at the airport.
*Issued by the Gauteng Provincial Government Thousands of Grade 12 learners braved the cold during the holidays to attend winter classes for their final school examinations. The winter classes are part of the Gauteng Department of Education’s Secondary School Intervention Programme, (SSIP) which provides extra tuition to Grade 12 learners on Saturdays and during the school holidays. SSIP caters for priority schools - the schools which the Department has identified as performing under the provincial average Matric pass rate. Classes will take place from 30 June to 4 July 2014. “We would like to ask parents to encourage their children to attend these classes. It is crucial for each and every learner attending a priority school to make the effort to use this opportunity to gain more knowledge,” said MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi. Learners will receive free extra tuition in the following subjects: Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Physical Science, Life Sciences, Accounting, English First Additional Language, Economics, Business Studies, History and Geography. The classes are conducted by specially selected tutors who have produced excellent pass rates in the particular subjects offered in the SSIP. The seven-day winter classes will provide focussed support on difficult topics likely to appear in the examinations and prepare learners adequately for the finals. There are only 135 school days left before Grade 12 learners write the final Matric examination. “October sounds like it’s far, but your dedication to your studies on a daily basis, listening to your teachers, and attending SSIP
BON VOYAGE: The Benoni High School learners before their flight
The Gauteng Department of Education recently won the “Improving the Delivery of Public Service Category Award” at the United Nations Public Service Awards for having distinguished itself in outstanding public service delivery.
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The Department received the award at an award ceremony held at Seoul, Republic of Korea, at the end of June.The UN Public Service Awards are aimed at recognising excellence in public service internationally. They reward the creative achievements and contributions of public service institutions that lead to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide. The Department won the award through its special intervention project called the Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP). SSIP is a flagship programme launched by the department as an intervention programme to improve the quality of education in schools and to see improved levels of achievements
on Saturdays and during the holidays will help you,” said Lesufi. Classes will be offered at 157 sites throughout the province and cater for about 60 000 learners. SSIP is symbolic of the Department’s determination to raise the quality of education in schools and to see improved levels of achievement, particularly in those schools which have struggled to achieve the benchmarks the Department has set for the province consistently. SSIP has been running since 2009 and its success has seen the programme’s being awarded the United Nations Public Service Award last week. The award recognized the Gauteng Department of Education and its Secondary School Improvement Programme, as being among the examples of excellence in public service, not just in Africa but internationally. Delivering the State of the Province Address on Friday, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the award represents the best example of public service excellence and innovation. “We call on all public service institutions and public servants in our province to emulate the example set by the GDE, teachers, learners and parents who have shown to the world that improved and quality education is achievable in our life time,” said Makhura. Lesufi said the award was given to honour educators who work tirelessly to make this programme a reality every Saturday and every day over the school holidays, as well as learners who continue to commit themselves to attending the classes. “We want excellent results from our learners. We know it can be achieved and we trust that they will work hard to make us proud,” said Lesufi. particularly in underperforming schools in Gauteng. Now in its fifth year of implementation, the SSIP has become an important element of improving the quality of education in Gauteng schools. By providing support to educators and school managers to ensure better curriculum delivery during the school week, as well as supplementary tuition on weekends and school holidays, SSIP has helped 435 priority schools to achieve the provincial benchmarks. The award recognised the Gauteng Department of Education and its Secondary School Improvement Programme as being among the examples of excellence in public service, not just in Africa but internationally. This prestigious award recognises the GDE as the best public service delivery institution in Africa and as one of the best throughout the world. Receiving this award on behalf of the Department were the newly appointed Gauteng MEC for Education, Mr Panyaza Lesufi, former Education MEC, Ms Barbara Creecy and Head of Department, Mr Boy Ngobeni.
GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS: Barbara Creecy, Panyaza Lesufi and Boy Ngobeni.
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Tumelo Tshetlo is a budding new South African music artist. She goes by the soul sister name, Melo, and released her first single in January this year titled Thato. Due to a growing fan base and her absolute passion for music, Melo recently collaborated with DJ Guru to produce a second single: June. Melo describes her music as lyrical poetry, as it is a combination of expression, telling a story and the warm interweaving of rich sound. She coined her own music genre, “Motswako Soul”, which describes a combination of English and Setswana lyrics with a soulful jazzy melody. Some describe her sound as pure soul, R n B and even Jazz. tame TIMES caught up with this versatile young artist to learn more about her: Tell us more about yourself. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Mafikeng in the North West, have been staying in Kempton Park for the past two years and recently moved to Boksburg. I obtained my BA in Communication from the North West University (NWU). I’m a singer, pianist, poet, writer, motivational speaker and lover of food, art and fashion. My first love is gospel music and I sing in the praise and worship team at my church in Tembisa called Word Praise Christian Centre International (WPCCI) which is headed by gospel icon Pastor Solly Mahlangu. Have you always been involved in music and singing? At what age did you discover your talent? I’ve been singing ever since I can remember,
at school (choirs, singing groups and assembly) and church. In high school I started writing my own songs and would sing with a friend of mine, Boitumelo Mpete, in the Mmabatho High School bathrooms during break. We sometimes even sneaked out of class to go and sing in the bathroom (hides). However, it was only in varsity that I started taking my talent seriously and started pursuing a career in music. I guess when the calling comes, it comes and you eventually can’t ignore it any longer. How does June differ from Thato? June is a house/dance song in which I featured talented DJ and producer DJ Guru (Tumelo Shale). The song is a fusion of different sounds, creating a perfect balance. It talks about wanting that special someone to be yours from the 1st of June. The song has an unplugged version. I do perform it with my 5-piece band. In the feature with DJ Guru I played the piano melody and wrote and recorded the vocals. DJ Guru then added the electronic dance sound that it has. June is more of a club dance tune, while Thato is more of a soulful, chilled song. Thato is a township tale of love describing the love affair between two people from completely different backgrounds. WHICH ARTISTS HAVE YOU COLLABORATED WITH? I have collaborated with Motswako rappers Molemi and Cassper Nyovest. HOW DID YOU FIND WORKING WITH DJ GURU? Working with DJ Guru was pure bliss. It was a fun experience. He’s very talented and funny and I hope we can work again on future collaborations. Who is your absolute music idol and inspiration? I love Erykah Badu. Her voice and sound is just so different, unique and musical. WHAT WOULD YOU STILL LIKE TO ACHIEVE IN YOUR MUSIC CAREER? ANY DREAMS? I would like to create timeless music, travel the world and share stages with great artists, perform, and release many albums. We will be shooting a video for the song June soon, as well as for Thato and readers can look out for that. My Facebook: Melo the Soul Sista; Twitter: @Melo_Soulsista. For gig bookings, email info@melosoul.co.za. Download my debut single Thato on Sound Cloud here: https://soundcloud.com/melo-the-soulsista/ melo-thato. Download my second single June here: https://soundcloud.com/melothe-soulsista/june-ft-dj-guru-radio.
The East Rand Wedding Show will take place for the first time from 12 to 13 July and feature over 130 of South Africa’s leading wedding specialists. African-inspired label Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs, which is globally renowned for its ethical and eco stance in its designs, will lead the line-up at the event’s innovative Power Half Hour fashion shows. The Power Half Hour shows will give visitors an opportunity not only to experience the fashion show, which will be produced by FranklyWild, but will also give prospective brides the opportunity to get up close to the creations, and engage directly with each designer or representative. Fundudzi by Craig Jacobs will be featuring its forthcoming Spring/Summer 2014/15 collection, which was first showcased at SA Fashion Week earlier this year and made history for being the very first to be showcased at Africa’s busiest airport, O.R. Tambo International in Ekurhuleni. Other labels participating in the Power Half Hour shows include the David Tlale brand, Pronovias and Olivelli. The boutique-style show will be hosted at Emperors Palace, Centre Court with doors opening at 09h00. Tickets are R70 when booked online at Webtickets on www.
webtickets.co.za or R90 at the door. Visitors to the show can also enter three competitions with prizes to the combined value of R200 000. One lucky couple will win a Dream African Bush Wedding worth over R70 000. The second competition will involve a live Wedding Trivia Competition where 10 couples will battle it out to win a VIP Wedding Package valued at R125 000. The third interactive and fun Get-Sticky-WithIt competition will offer show visitors prizes valued up to R10 000 per day.
Red Helen was announced the winner of the South African leg of Wacken Metal Battle on 28 June at Rumours Lounge. This has afforded the band the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of playing at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany, the biggest heavy metal open air festival in the world. The band will represent South Africa and compete against other international metal bands in the international metal battle, performing alongside top metal bands such as August Burns Red, Devin Townsend Project, Motörhead and Slayer to name, but a few. The festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary and takes place from 31 July to 2 August. Red Helen consists of Brandon Pratt (lead vocals), Greg Van Kerkhof (vocals and bass), Liam O’Brien (guitar), Erick Gerber (vocals and guitar) and Matt Sletcher (drummer). All band members stay in Alberton except for Sletcher who stays in Randburg. “This is mind-blowing even if we don’t win in Germany - just performing at this festival is a victory in itself,” Pratt and Van Kerkhof told tame TIMES. “It is something we dreamed of while growing up,” Pratt added. Having performed all over South Africa in many different settings and towns, Red Helen has been received extremely well by crowds of eager fans. Besides their
critically acclaimed live performances, they have attained great achievements along the way. In 2014, front man Brandon Pratt was named Best Vocalist at the first annual South African Metal Music Awards. The metal band will be the opening act for Unearth and Protest The Hero at the Krankd Up Music Festival at Sundowners in September. Red Helen is currently in studio, recording their highly anticipated debut album, Trading Past for Pathways with well-known South African producer Clinton Watts of Watts Productions. The album will be released to the public some time during the last months of 2014 or the first few months of 2015, supported by a nation-wide tour.
CALLING ALL BRIDES: Catch Craig Jacobs along with several other local designers at the East Rand Wedding Show.
For more information please visit www. redhelen.bandcamp.com.
OFF TO GERMANY: Red Helen.
Mr SA Finalist does his bit for charity Mr South Africa 2014 finalist Clive Maistry hosted a blanket drive in Rosebank on Thursday 26 June at 54 on Bath. The purpose of the charity event was to collect blankets and food for the Salvation Army. Maistry had invited some celebrities, his friends, industry colleagues including Miss Earth finalist Shannon Roscher, charity aligned organisations and media representatives to assist with the collection. To gain entrance into the
event, participants were required to bring a blanket and a can of food. Speaking at the event, Maistry told of his reason for including the food element in his blanket-drive. “Most of the time those who live without the luxury of a warm jersey or a blanket to guard against cold winter conditions also battle hunger, and, as little as your contribution may seem, it will go a long way to make this winter a bit more bearable,” said Maistry.
Representatives of the The Cino Shearer foundation NPO, which has as its main goal the upliftment of previously disadvantaged communities with a special focus on children, were also there. They addressed those attending the events, saying that the most important thing in life is giving. Entertainment for the evening was provided by Table for Two and female rapper Glodine Makapela.
GIVING: Rapper Glodine Makapela and Mr South Africa 2014 Finalist Clive Maistry. *supplied
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Liv Shange - A blonde African socialist Liv Shange is earnest, dedicated and passionate about improving workers’ rights. Her opponents can disagree with her Marxist views, but they cannot fault her intentions. When speaking to this tiny blonde woman with big blue eyes, you can see that she has a heart for the poor and the oppressed. Tame TIMES met her in a small downtown Johannesburg office belonging to the Workers and Socialist Party (WASP) of which she is the deputy secretary-general. Nine months pregnant with her third child, she answered our questions about the platinum strike readily, fluently and at length. Yes, the strike was worth it, “because unprecedented gains have been won;” and no, it was not just about the money because “Strikes are never just about money. The platinum strike was about breaking new ground in challenging the poverty wage regime that the mining industry has been built on.” Mantashe’s allegations, she said, about her so-called interference in the platinum industry were a “disgraceful attempt at directing attention away from the real issues behind the strike and the economic problems of the country.” When the ANC secretary-general said on 23 January that "The articulation of Amcu's [Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union's] position by white
foreign nationals is signalling interest of the foreign forces in the destabilisation of our economy,[*]" he was trying to “play a racist and xenophobic card to undermine the workers on the strike.” He was using “apartheid-style propaganda,” she explained, by implying that “workers needed a white foreigner to tell them that they are poor.” Shange used harsh words about government’s role in the 2012 Marikana Massacre, saying that they “stepped in acting as the private security of the mining bosses with NUM as an extended arm of government, representative of management not workers.” On the issue of possible retrenchments, Shange believes that all the mining companies will probably retrench some workers, although “the most noise is coming from Angloplats and Lonmin at the moment.” Adding that she was not sure how the retrenchments would be timed, she explained that the mining bosses “want the workers to feel that the strike was not worthwhile.” Not convinced by mining companies’ pleas for unions to understand their need for affordable wages, Shange says they “make multibillion profits overall.” Their fault, she says, is to consider only the short-term. If they focused more on medium- and long-term performance, they “could be run differently with better wages.” She also condemned the companies’ “very ambitious targets for shareholders.”
On the South African economy in general, Shange does not take a tough Marxist line on SMMEs or small-time traders like street vendors, because she sees them as subsistence-type operations, but believes that big monopoly capital “should be publicly owned and democratically controlled. South Africa has the 29th richest economy in the world but is the most unequal. We need a socialist environment, not a capitalist one.
The resources of the country should provide for the needs of the people. There should not be 50% profit margins for share-holders. At the moment, profits benefit only a few.” History tells us, however, that nationalising mines would not necessarily be a guarantee of instant wealth for the workers of South Africa. If the example of Zambia is anything to go by, there is a danger that it could, in fact, cost tax-payers a great deal instead …
(VOCAL: WASP (Workers and Socialist Party) deputy secretary-general Liv Shange addresses miners during the 2012 Marikana strike. Her party gained 8 331 votes (0,05% of the total) in the 7 May general election, which was not enough to win a seat in Parliament. (Photo supplied by Liv Shange)
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The tone was set two minutes into the game when winger Anthony Volmink scored a try, showing the Lions were hungry for victory. Even though the Lions are sitting 13th on the Vodacom Super Rugby log and have one final match of the season against the Cheetahs left, they have had their best season yet, winning a total of six matches. Last Friday the Lions roared their way to victory, beating the Rebels 34- 17 on home ground. The tone was set two minutes into the game when winger Anthony Volmink scored a try, showing the Lions were hungry for victory. Then flanker Warwick Tecklenburg scored another try, proving the Lions’ persistent attack was working and winning the Man of the Match award for his efforts. Towards the end of the game, Captain Warren Whiteley FIERCE: Flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff added to the 34-17 victory had the final say, scoring a third try for the against the Rebels. Lions. Flyhalf Marnitz Boshoff added to their Lions supporters, on the other hand, are ecstatic about winning performance by displaying great kicking skills. their team’s performance. The last time the Lions had such a productive season “I am just glad they won the game,” a Lions supporter was in the 2007 Super 14, when they won five games told tame TIMES. For a young group, the Lions have out of thirteen and finished 12th on the log. Lions coach played well, especially considering the level at which Johan Ackerman, however, was not completely satisfied, they have been competing. Ackerman himself said that saying, “To achieve this is good, but in the context of the at the start of the season nobody thought they would win competition it is probably not good enough. a match, but the team has proved their critics wrong. You don’t want to lie 13th on the log; you want to be up Let us hope the Lions can beat the Cheetahs and there and be involved in the playoffs so there is still a lot make it seven wins for the season. of room for improvement.”
BADLY INJURED: Neymar da Silva Santos Junior. Photo By Jamie McDonald
In the Soccer World Cup quarter-final games played last weekend, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and Argentina emerged victorious. Brazil, however, will unfortunately compete in the semi-finals without their star player, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, who was badly injured during his team’s quarter-final match against Colombia when Colombian player Juan Zuniga made a dangerous tackle from behind and kneed Neymar in the back. The impact damaged Neymar’s third vertebra. As a result, he is out of the World Cup and Brazil will have to play Germany without him.
Quarter-final results: Friday 4 July- France v Germany: Germany wins 1-0 Brazil v Columbia: Brazil wins 2-1 Saturday 5 July- Argentina v Belgium: Argentina wins 1-0 Netherlands v Costa Rica: Netherlands wins 4-3 (with penalties).
Semi-final match times: Tuesday 8 July- Wednesday 9 July-
Brazil v Germany (22:00) Netherlands v Argentina (22:00)
Thrillling Centre Court action The Wimbledon finals had South African tennis enthusiasts glued to their screens this weekend. The main event on Saturday was the Ladies’ Singles finals between Petra Kvitova (ranked 6th) and 20-year-old player Eugenie Bouchard (ranked 13th). Kvitova’s performance on Centre Court showed brilliance and determination, earning her a second Wimbledon championship 6-3, 6-0 against Bouchard in only 55 minutes, the shortest title match since 1983. The Ladies’ and Men’s Doubles finals also took place on Saturday. Italian Ladies Doubles duo
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci completed their career grand slam after beating Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-3. The Men’s Doubles finals took an unexpected turn when the unseeded pair Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock claimed a grand slam title on their first attempt, after beating champions Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. On Sunday Novak Djokovic faced Roger Federer in five full sets, beating Federer 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. This was Djokovic’s second Wimbledon title after winning the championship in 2011, and it was his seventh major career victory.
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Froneman through to Glacier Series final Ekurhuleni’s Jason Froneman has given himself a chance at a second Glacier Junior Series national title after winning the A Division of the Sunshine Tour Tournament at the Johannesburg Country Club on Wednesday 3 July. Froneman, who finished third in a Glacier Junior Series event three days before this, signed for a two-under-par 70 on the Rocklands course to win by a single stroke over Ryan Beyers.The win qualifies Froneman
for the National Final in October, and puts him in a position to add to his national title of 2012 on this series. Froneman is ranked 12th in the country and was the winner of the National Final in 2012. The Glacier Junior Series is South Africa’s largest junior golf series, with the winners in each of the A, B and C Divisions qualifying for the National Final in October. The overall champion will win an all-expenses-paid trip to the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship in the United
States. The national champion will also win an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the World Elite Performance Golf Academy (WEPGA) in Florida after the Orange Bowl, and will join Dale Hayes on a trip to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, in January 2015. Scores: A DIVISION (Handicaps 1-6) 1 Jason Froneman 70 2 Ryan Beyers 71 3 Kyle McClatchie 73
Best Nett: Malibongwe Buthelezi 73 B DIVISION (Handicaps 7-18) 1 Kian Rose 76 2 Chad Peterson 80 3 Bradley Dunbar 81 Best Nett: Rikus Hattingh C DIVISION (Handicaps 19-36) 1 Yusuf Dadoo 39 points 2 Palesa Rafutho 38 points 3 Ahmed Patel 37 points
FINALIST: The 2012 Glacier Junior Series champion, Jason Froneman. (Credit: Glacier Junior Series)
SA fights for top 10 in Japan A stupendous effort from Jovan Rebula and wingmen Kyle McClatchie and Altin van der Merwe gave South Africa a top 10 finish in the final round of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan on Friday 27 June. The South Africans posted a solid opening 208 to tie for fifth position, but subsequent rounds of 215 and 218 saw the junior foursome slip to 12th in the 15-nation field in Aichi-Prefecture, Japan. Deflated, but not defeated, the local heroes rallied with a solid final round five-under-par 208 to seal a top 10 finish at three-under-par 849. Southern Cape’s Rebula scorched the par-71 layout at Tokyo’s Chukyo Country Club in 66 strokes to boost the team’s momentum, while McClathie from Ekurhuleni went around in two under 69 and Western Province’s Van der Merwe added a 73. Hennie du Plessis from Limpopo, the team’s top scorer in the first round, carded a non-counting 74. “This was a great final round showing from all the boys and I am really proud of the way they
rose to the challenge,” said South African Golf Association vice-president, Gerhard Conradie. “The weather turned nasty after nine holes, but they all dug deep on the back nine to ensure a top 10 finish for South Africa. This week has been a superb learning curve for these future champions and I am sure they will have taken a lot on board in this world class championship.” Final boys team standings (Top 3) 831 (-21) Norway 213 209 203 206 835 (-17) United States 205 210 209 211; Venezuela 205 214 202 214 836 (-16) Australia 210 211 207 208 South African scores Individual: 279 (-5) Jovan Rebula RSA South Africa 72 71 70 66 T33 - 287 (+3) Hennie du Plessis 67 75 71 74 T47 - 293 (+9) Altin van der Merwe 69 74 77 73 51 - 296 (+12) Kyle McClatchie 79 70 78 69 Team: 849 (-3) South Africa 208 215 218 208
FUTURE CHAMPIONS: South Africa made a great final round come-back to finish 10th in the 22nd Toyota World Junior Golf Team Championship in Japan. (From left to right) – Hennie du Plessis (Limpopo), Jovan Rebula (Southern Cape), Altin van der Merwe (Western Province) and Kyle McClatchie (Ekurhuleni). Photo by: TJGWC.