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The 2014 Matrics were up early on 6 January to check their results, either buying the newspaper or using the SMS-line, and then going to their respective schools for their full results and Matric certificates. Greetings, congratulations, hugs and screams were the order of the day. At Mondeor High the Matriculants were also greeted with McDonald’s burgers, chips and cooldrinks provided by McDonalds Columbine, ice-creams from Ridgeway Gardens and gifts sponsored by Aikaterini Christofides from The Favourites. Congratulations to all the Matrics who passed! For those who are not pleased with their results, other options are available. (pg 19). See our 11 page education feature for all the school results and see more photos on www.tametimes.co.za.
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Laurelle Williams laurelle@tametimes.co.za St. John Bosco Parish has four senior couples who have reached the 50-year marriage mark and beyond. In a throwaway world in which seemingly nothing lasts, here are four examples showing us that the institution of marriage cannot be written off just yet. They are living examples that love conquers all and that love can and does endure. Congratulations to the Seabrooks, Mansours, Nagans and Okkers on their wonderful achievements. Ted (84) and Iris (74) Seabrook of Mondeor celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 11 December 2014, with family and friends coming together at Thornbirds Conference Centre to celebrate the milestone. The Seabrooks are long-time parishioners of St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Robertsham and have faithfully served the church in various capacities for more than 30 years. Ivan Mansour (80) and his wife Anne (74) of Mondeor have been married for 54 years; Benny Nagan (92) and Theresa (89) have enjoyed 66 years of married life and Victor and Lee Okkers of Crown Gardens celebrated 50 years of marital bliss in June 2014. tame TIMES asked the four couples what their recipe for a long and happy marriage was. The common denominator for all of them was an unconditional love for one another and trust in God. Ted and Iris Seabrook’s advice to married couples is: “Love each other through thick and thin.” According to Victor and Lee Okkers, “Love, honesty and respect for one another and having God in one’s marriage” is the recipe. We have been blessed with five children, seven grandchildren and three great grand-children,” they said. Ivan and Anne Mansour told tame TIMES: “With God at the centre of our lives anything is possible. In married life there is a lot of give and take and it takes two to tango.” Benny and Theresa
Nagan, who have been married for 66 years could not comment, however, their 66 years together, they say, cannot be summed up in a
CELEBRATING: Ted and Iris Seabrook cut their 50th Wedding Anniversary cake.
DOUBLE DATE: Benny and Theresa Nagan together with Anne and Ivan Mansour.
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Welcome to 2015. I trust all of you are back from your holidays as you read our first edition for 2015. Let me first wish you compliments of the season and a super favoured year. As this New Year begins, so a new journey commences with many goals and resolutions. If you are making New Years resolutions, I say be disciplined and stick to them as there is a valid reason why you made those specific resolutions. To help you keep your resolutions and learn some interesting facts about them, read more on pg 4. A new beginning also starts for all the 2015 Grade 8s and 1s. My middle nephew Liam is starting Grade 1 and he is so excited. I pray that he and all the other children have a positive start to their school careers and build solid foundations in the school they are in. My youngest nephew Pierre started nursery school as well and he is so chuffed that he is now going to school just like his two brothers. Yes, I am a super proud and doting aunt. For those mothers who might find it hard to see their baby go to school, read pg 19 for tips to make the transition less stressful. Congratulations to the Class of 2014 Matriculants for completing 12 years of schooling. I pray your step into the big world, be it studying further, getting a job or taking a gap year, is filled with great opportunities, lots of new knowledge and, most of all, constant happiness knowing the world is your oyster and nothing is impossible. Reach for the stars, aim big, work hard and allow God to guide you. For those who have failed or are not pleased with their results, please know it is not the end of the world. There are always other opportunities and second chances. This does not determine your future - you do. Read more about this on pg 19. Lastly, I would to like inform all readers that January will be my last month with tame TIMES. My season at tame TIMES has come to an end. However, I know these four-anda-half years have transformed, equipped and moulded me for the next step I will take in my career. I would like to thank all the loyal readers for your support and please know being the JHB South editor has been a huge privilege for me as I saw it as giving back to the community I grew up in. I have only gratitude in my heart for the journey I have travelled. Let’s embrace all of our new journeys!
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On behalf of the management and staff of SAPS Booysens, we would like to place on record our appreciation and thanks to the community for their support during 2014. 2015 will come with its new challenges and difficulties, but I believe as the Station Commander of Booysens, that the police will achieve more if the community can work together with us. The solution to the fight against crime lies in the hands of both the police and the community. The involvement of the community in the Community Police Forum and the interaction between the community and the police will enable the police to ensure that service delivery is not compromised and it will
eventually assist the police not only to work harder but also to work smarter. I would like to endorse our commitment to the fight against crime and ensure the community that the police and the community have one enemy and that is crime. Let us put our gloves on and fight crime together. In order to achieve a safe and secure environment, we have no choice but to declare war on crime. The only place where criminals belong is behind bars and this can only be achieved if the community adopts an attitude of “zero tolerance for crime and corruption.” Finally, I would also like to thank God for His protection of the management and staff of Booysens SAPS. May our 2015 be a year of victory over crime. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but doomed if you don’t try” - [Beverly Sills]
22 Years of mouth-watering hotness
SETTING THE STANDARD: Lee and Jay Goven with the staff of the Glenvista branch of The Curry Muncher The Curry Muncher has been bringing mouth-watering hotness to the community of The South for 22 years. Jay Goven founded The Curry Muncher in 1992, with the first store opening in Comaro Crossing. A year later the Southdale branch was opened and is still in business. After several years of good business, The Curry Muncher moved premises to Glenvista Shopping Centre and this year will be their 7th year of trading in Glenvista. “It has been the support of the community that we are still in business,” said Lee Goven, Jay’s husband who manages both stores for her. “We have personal relationships with our customers as we have been here for so long and they have been buying from us since we opened,” the couple said. The Curry Muncher is a takeaway shop which serves delicious Indian dishes at reasonable prices – all made according to family recipes passed down to Mrs Goven by her mother. They also stock Indian spices which are sourced from overseas, as well as Durban - but mixed, packaged and labelled by Mrs Goven. “We prepare right through the day, cooking
four times a day. Jay has trained all the cooks and prepares everything while overseeing the cooking,” Mr Goven said. The store has recently introduced Indonesian spices and also sell hookahs, Indian frozen food, incense; and, of course, delicious samoosas. “Our samoosas and breyani are very popular,” Mr Goven added. Butter Chicken has been added to the menu and the Glenvista branch has a generator for when load shedding occurs. Glenvista Shopping Centre branch ShopU23A, Upper Level 011 432 4783 Monday to Friday: 10:00 -19:00 Saturdays: 9:00 to 16:00 Public Holidays: 9:00 to 14:00 Sundays: Closed Southdale Shopping Centre branch Shop No 5 011 433 4278 Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 18:00 Saturdays: 9:00 to 16:00 Public Holidays: 9:00 to 14:00 Sundays: Closed
Johannesburg Water, the water and sanitation provider for the City of Johannesburg, would like to inform the residents that it is rolling out a number of capital investment projects across the city. These projects, which are already underway, are about renewal and rehabilitation of the water and sewer infrastructure to ensure that the company continues to deliver high quality services to the residents of the City of Johannesburg. Johannesburg Water always seeks to ensure that it puts the safety of the residents first whenever there is an excavation that it is
embarking on, by ensuring that the open trenches are properly barricaded and warning is signage erected at all times. In addition to this, the organization will continue to engage and educate communities throughout the city about the dangers of the construction sites. During the construction period, there will be open trenches while the pipes are being replaced or installed. Johannesburg Water would therefore request residents to be extra vigilant when there is an open trench in their area to avoid accidents, and ask parents to assist the company by educating their children to be careful and play away from these construction sites with open trenches. Johannesburg Water would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of the City of Johannesburg for their understanding and patience during the construction phase. Residents can obtain more information by calling Joburg Connect on 011 375 5555 or visit www.johannesburgwater.co.za.
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Fed up with fireworks A Chelverton Avenue, Mondeor resident writes:
Gelukkige 2015 almal! Hier is ons weer aan die begin van ‘n hele nuwe jaar wat soos ‘n oop boek voor ons lê. Om die okkasie te merk het ek en Gysie vanjaar afgeskop met ‘n lekker braai by vriende. Net voor 12 was almal gereed met vonkelwyn, reg om die nuwe jaar te vier. Om 12 uur begin dit reën en ek dink by myself dat dit ‘n goeie teken is, ons was 2014 af en begin skoon. Baie tevrede met my diep gedagtes besluit ek oudergewoonte dat híérdie jaar, MY jaar gaan wees. Die aand verloop goed, daar is heerlike musiek wat speel, die reën het 2014 afgewas, ons is almal gelukkig. Op ‘n stadium begin ‘n liedjie speel wat almal baie opgewonde het en Gysie spring op. Julle, die stoel pootjie vir Gysie, sy een skoen trek 2m na links en hy begin hardloop om sy balans te herwin. ‘n Goeie 5m later gee hy ‘n sprongetjie om ‘n trap te mis en wragtag kom hy regop anderkant uit! Ek dink toe dat dit ook ‘n goeie teken is. Tot Gysie sy broek gryp en agter die huis gaan staan. Tydens die hele proses het sy broeksknoop verloor en die ritsluiter het sommer besluit om te groet. Hoewel ek baie (BAIE) gelag het, het ek gehoop dat dít nie ‘n voorspelling is van hoe 2015 gaan wees nie… TIP: Die jaar is ‘n boek wat wag om geskryf te word, maak dit ‘n topverkoper!
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I have now had enough of fireworks! Our poor domestic animals, birds and wildlife in Mondeor have now suffered enough! The people spending valuable money on that rubbish should be held responsible for the suffering of our animals. What pleasure do you gain from blowing money in the air? The money spent on that cracker might be needed to pay your debt in
the New Year. People lighting fireworks just do not realize what the consequences are after their cracker has made a loud bang. There are certain laws to follow when lighting crackers in a municipal area. Oh yes, we live in South Africa and laws don’t count ... typical.
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Stop it.
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Thieving domestic worker A tame TIMES reader writes: For your own safety and the safety of your family, please look out for this domestic worker if she ever comes to you for employment. She had worked for almost two years for us when she stole money from us and was planning to flee to Malawi. We had her arrested; however, she denied everything and the police dropped charges due to insufficient evidence. She has a very slender build, is 1,7 meters tall and has a strong Malawian accent. About 27 years old, she has curly false hair with purple streaks – although this could of course change. She likes to reiterate that she is religious, prays a lot, even while working and claims that she can never lie. She does not have legal papers for working here, but has a passport. She comes across as quite charming, soft-spoken and trusting and will
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say she has a 7-month-old baby here and a daughter (4) and a son (7) in Malawi, and the father of her baby is in Krugersdorp, although she is not married. She has a sister working as a domestic in Bassonia. She will gain compassion by saying that her kids are suffering severely, with no money for school fees and no food to eat. She always wants to take whatever is given to her and is not shy to ask for more. The two children are living with her parents in Malawi, but her parents are not working. She will win trust, as she is very good with children. A week after her arrest our house was broken into, and we believe the two incidents were related. We believe she will certainly try her luck in the Turffontein, Rosettenville, Oakdene, Glenvista, Bassonia, Glenanda and Mulbarton areas. Please be cautious and wary when hiring domestic workers.
Congratulations Mr and Mrs Leite tame TIMES would like to congratulate Dr Mark Leite and Ella Bella on their wedding that took place on 31 December 2014. We wish you a lifetime of love, memories and the patter of many little feet. May God be the centre of your marriage at all times.
As jy so op jou bank gelê het die vakansie en na ou flieks gekyk het, sou jy sien in “Back to the future 2” reis Marty McFly van 1985 na 2015. En dis toe wat jy besef: dis 2015! Die toekoms is hier! Maar net toe jy in jou blink oorpakkie in jou supersoniese vaartuig gou Spar toe wou vlieg, om van daardie miniatuur pizzatjies te gaan koop wat woeps-waps in groot pizzas verander, besef jy: jy besit nie silwer klere nie en al hoekom jou kar nie wiele het nie is omdat die bande laasnag afgesteel is. En, o ja, daardie pizzas is ook nog nie op die mark nie. Om een of ander rede, in flieks wat oor die toekoms handel, vlieg almal altyd rond in ruimtetuigies, dra silwer of goue klere wat te styf sit, en het robotte vir vriende. Dalk het ek net te veel Buck Rogers-reekse gekyk. Die toekoms lyk toe eintlik glad nie so anders soos al die TV-reekse en flieks voorspel het nie: ons ry nog in gewone motors rond en pizza kom nog steeds in ‘n boks so groot, dit sal nooit vanself in ‘n standaard, groen, Alberton-asblik pas nie. Maar, dan weer, as jy mooi daaroor gaan nadink het die lewe eintlik, in sekere opsigte, drasties verander sedert 1985. Behalwe die politieke veranderinge in die land, is daar eintlik te veel goed om op te noem. Soos: die melkman lewer nie meer melk by jou voordeur af nie, jy moet dit self aflewer; jy kyk nie meer flieks op ‘n TV-stel so groot en swaar soos ‘n sumo-stoeier, of gaan huur videobande met flieks op by die videowinkel wat jy op jou videomasjien speel nie; niemand skryf meer vir mekaar briewe en pos dit in ‘n posbus by die poskantoor nie; ons het selfone, skootrekenaars, i-pads, die internet, dstv, pvr... So, al vlieg ons nog nie rond op skateboards, of gaan ons voordeure elektronies oop soos in Back to the Future nie, ten minste gaan daar baie meer aan by die druk van ‘n knoppie in 2015 as in 1985. Dis nou te sê as die krag nie af is, of jy in die swembad gespring het met jou selfoon in jou sak nie.
25 January 2015 - Social Walk (08:00 AM) Entrance Precinct. Peggy Vera Road Kibler Park Bono (male) wears a collar with coloured beads and stands about knee high. He went missing from Mondeor on Christmas Day. There is a reward for whoever finds him. Contact Theo on 082 334 1512.
For more information visit www.klipriviersberg.org.za Horticultural Society14&28 January 14 January: 19:30KNRA events 17 January 2015 - Bird Walk (06:00 AM) Entrance Precinct. Peggy Vera Road Kibler Park 21 January 2015 - Mid-Week Walk (08:00 AM) Entrance Precinct. Peggy Vera Road Kibler Park 24 January 2015 - Saturday Stroll (08:00 AM) Entrance Precinct. Peggy Vera Road Kibler Park
a talk by Beth Middleton on Fuschias, at the Roosevelt Park Recreation Centre, Preller Drive, Roosevelt Park. Phone 082 951 1432 28 January: 09:30 a talk by Kay Montgomery on the fun plants, the good plants and the bad plants, at The Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Gardens, Olifants Road, Emmarentia. Phone 082 951 1432.
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NEWS IN A flash
CharlieHebdoattack Twelve people were killed after two gunmen stormed the offices of satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, France on Wednesday. Among those killed was the magazine’s editor, Stephane Charbonnier. A police officer was gunned down in the street as the men fled the scene. By Thursday an 18-year-old had handed himself over to police and the two suspected gunmen had identified in the media as brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi. On Friday the brothers were gunned downed as they fled a warehouse north of Paris, firing at police. Shortly afterwards in eastern Paris, police stormed a supermarket where hostages were held by a gunman with reported links to the brothers. The gunman and four hostages died. (NoW.com)
AirAsia plane crash: pings detected in search for black box
Indonesian search-and-rescue teams have possibly detected signals from the black box of AirAsia flight QZ8501, raising hopes that investigators will soon obtain key clues on why the plane went down. The pings were detected on Friday morning, 12 days after the plane went missing over the Java Sea while carrying 162 people from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore. Searchers have pulled 46 bodies of the plane’s passenger and crew from the water, as well as a scattering of debris. No survivors have been found. (theguardian.com)
A glimpse into 2015 from
Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part II might have been entertaining, but it definitely got many of its predictions for 2015 wrong! Among its grandiose predictions of 2015 were hover boards, flying cars, futuristic clothing styles and hightech fax machines!
An 85-year-old woman from Texas was arrested for allegedly kidnapping her neighbour’s cats and making them into fur coats. (firsttoknow.com)
Police clamp down on Alcohol on beaches
News reports allege as many as 10 000 bottles of alcohol were confiscated from visitors to Cape Town beaches by local authorities over the holiday period. The reports say that Capetonians and tourists flocked to the Cape Town beaches this holiday season, many of them hoping to knock back a few cold ones in the sun. However, the long arm of the law put an end to their drinking plans with the confiscation of thousands of bottles of alcohol. (iol.co.za)
Thousands of properties
a Stinker of a situation
An estimated 7 000 properties around England and Wales will be sacrificed to rising seas over the next century, BBC news reports say. These staggering figures were released by the Environment Agency. (BBC.com/news)
A heavily pregnant woman was barred from using the toilets in a fast food restaurant. She was told she could not use the washrooms until her boyfriend paid for their food. (www.nuttynewstoday. com)
to be covered by the sea
A woman from Iowa faces thirty days in jail after sending a box of cow poop to her neighbours because they kept complaining about her barking dog. (firsttoknow.com)
No relief until you pay up
The Birds star Rod Taylor dead at 84 It’s not every actor who has the longevity to work with the likes of both Alfred Hitchcock andQuentin Tarantino. But Rod Taylor had it. The Australian actor, whose leading-man looks and solid presence kept him working in Hollywood for six decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. The news was announced by his daughter Felicia Taylor, a former CNN correspondent. Though he racked up dozens of film and TV credits over the years, Taylor was perhaps best known for starring opposite Tippi Hedren in The Birds, playing an eligible bachelor who catches the eye of a socialite and then ends up having to protect her and his family from a squadron of murderous birds in the Hitchcock classic. (eonline.com)
A 23-year-old man from Oldsmar, Florida decapitated his mother on New Year’s Eve all because of a chore he did not want to complete. (www.wfla.com)
Rats are hard to poison,
because they are fussy eaters as a result of being unable to vomit. One of the main functions of vomiting is to purge the body of toxic substances. Because rats cannot vomit, they have other strategies to defend themselves against toxins - like super-sensitive food-avoidance learning. When rats discover a new food, they taste a little, and if it makes them sick they scrupulously avoid it, using their acute senses of taste and smell. [http://www.ratbehavior.org/vomit.htm]
A family was driven from their suburban St. Louis home by thousands of venomous spiders that fell from the ceiling and oozed from the walls. (www.nuttynewstoday.com)
Miss SA is headed to Businesses brace for power cuts
Miss Universe
Reigning Miss South Africa Ziphozakhe Zokufa left South Africa this week for Miami where she is representing SA at the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant on January 25. Zokufa, a 23-yearold model and TV production student from Port Elizabeth, was crowned the new Miss South Africa in December after Rolene Strauss won the Miss World title in London. Zokufa was her first princess. (Entertainment.iafrica.com)
Business is bracing itself for more disruptions in the coming week as the end of the festive season is set to put a further strain on Eskom, which warned on Wednesday that the risk of power cuts was rising as the reopening of mines, factories and schools loomed. South Africans have enjoyed an uninterrupted supply of electricity for close to a month, thanks to the year-end holiday lull. It gave Eskom a chance to do much needed maintenance work and the opportunity to replenish its depleted diesel fuel supplies and water reserves for the pumpedstorage schemes which use water to generate electricity. (iol.co.za)
Murder-suicide at cop station Last week a 47-year-old man shot his 45-year-old wife dead at the Parkview Police Station before killing himself. They were allegedly filling in domestic violence forms when he excused himself to fetch his reading spectacles from his car. He came back with his revolver instead and shot his wife. While police were trying to remove the gun from his grasp, he shot himself fatally in the upper body. (sourced from News24)
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Booysens arrests The DA Boroang branch in Ward 56 in the City of Johannesburg has presented a petition at the SP Pavilion Mall demanding that the various problems facing the Moffatview Police Station be addressed. The petition calls for: appropriate office accommodation for the police officers, lock-up cell facilities for arrested suspects, enough staff to serve the population within the precinct, appropriate equipment and training for the staff and the investigation and prosecution of any possible criminality of SAPS members. According to DA Boroang branch secretary Michael Crichton, “The Moffatview Police Station commander Col Khoza recently
said at a Community Police Forum meeting that his station only has 107 police officers, when they should have at least 190 police officers. This is very concerning, especially with crime levels on the rise over the festive period.” The branch’s deputy chairman Philip Venter said, “Ever since the Moffatview Police station went from being a satellite station to an operational station, they have lacked adequate facilities to function properly - for instance, there are currently no holding cell facilities to lock up suspects. It is also concerning that the morale amongst the officers appear to be low as they are understaffed.”
Two 30-year-old male suspects were arrested on 7 January by Cst Zwane and Cst Shivambu of Mondeor SAPS for possession of suspected stolen property. The officers were patrolling Bassonia when they noticed a suspicious-looking red Ford. They searched the car and found a Plasma TV, a safe and some electrical appliances. When the suspects were questioned, they said that they took the property from a house in Steenbok Street, Bassonia while the homeowner was on holiday. The suspects were detained at Mondeor SAPS.
The following 31 arrests were made by Booysens SAPS between 1 and 4 January: Armed robbery:............................. 1 Assault common:.......................... 4 Assault grievous bodily harm:..... 2 Drunk driving:................................ 9 Housebreaking and theft:............. 1 Intimidation:................................... 1 Possession of drugs:.................... 7 Possession of hijacked motor vehicle:........................................... 1 Possession of stolen motor vehicle:........................................... 2 Possession of stolen property:......................................... 1 Shoplifting:..................................... 1 Unlawful possession of firearm:....................................... 1
Mondeor arrests The following arrests were made by Mondeor SAPS during December 2014:
Moffatview SAPS Moffatview SAPS Management would like to thank the SAPS, JMPD, reservists, patrollers and members from other units who dedicated themselves to working during the festive season. The management would also like to thank community members who assisted the police in the fight against crime and also helped bring offenders to justice. In a year-on-year comparison between the number of incidents of various categories of crime during the months of December 2013 and December 2014, the following trends were observed:
CrimeS thAT decreaseD
- Business burglary - Residential burglary - Car-jacking - Rape
Crimes that increased
- Robbery with firearm - Business robbery
Crimes THAT STAYED THE SAME:
- House robbery - Murder - Attempted murder - Truck-jacking
Mondeor SAPS Mondeor SAPS had a challenging festive season: The problematic crimes were housebreaking and theft due to houses left unattended; murder and common assault as a result of abuse of liquor; and theft out of motor vehicles - mostly in shopping centres, where jamming of remote controls was a factor. The suburbs that were affected mostly were Bassonia, Glenvista, Kibler Park and Naturena.
Hired vehicle to transport illegal cigarettes to assist in a criminal matter. Upon arrival the SAPS members were approached by the community and were informed that a vehicle insurance company was investigating why a vehicle had not been returned to a hiring company. During the investigation it was found that the person in question had hired two other vehicles. as well. The investigator asked people sitting in the street if they knew the person who had hired the car and was informed that the person was in the garage. When the garage door was opened, seven males packing cigarettes were revealed. The investigators arrested four of the suspects, while the other three CONFISCATED: Black bags, as well as an opened bag, managed to get away. Fortywith the cartons of cigarettes two black bags of 50 cartons Four suspects were arrested on 7 January were confiscated - a total of 2 100 by Booysens SAPS in Muster Street, Crown cartons of cigarettes. Gardens for possession of 2 100 cartons of A docket of possession of illegal cigarettes illegal cigarettes. has been opened and the investigation is Booysens SAPS were called to Muster Street continuing.
HOT CAR: The vehicle that the suspected stolen items were found in.
Recovered items from N17 hot spot Moffatview SAPS would like to inform members of the public who were robbed along the N17 to come to the station to check if any of the cell-phones and jewellery recovered by the SAPS are theirs.
Shoplifting:..................................... 50 Theft of motor vehicle:.................. 2 Possession of dagga:................... 15 Reckless and negligent driving:.......................... 20 Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm:................... 5 Pointing of firearm:....................... 1 Murder:........................................... 2 Rape:.............................................. 1 Malicious damage to property:.................................... 6 Possession of drugs:.................... 6
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Congratulations to Mondeor High for achieving a pass rate of 96, 3%, 181 Bachelor passes and having the biggest Matric enrolment for Gauteng in 2014. Below are their top achievers:
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Lerato Christmas party hosted by Waterstone
Waterstone College went the extra mile by hosting Lerato Educational Centre’s Christmas Party on their premises last year. Rene Parker, a representative of Lerato Education Centre said, “From all of our children we send a special thank
you to Lorna and her wonderful pupils that gave us a fully loaded day of fun and excitement with Father Christmas, fairies, elves and so much more and to Ursula, Vas and the Waterstone College driver who so kindly fetched and dropped off all 450 children: thank you.”
Tambotie Preparatory would like to congratulate the pupils who were chosen as members of the SRC for 2015. They believe that they will prove themselves worthy of the task ahead.
Tambotie Preparatory SRC
Principal’s award
PERSEVERANCE: Alyssa Alias
EXEMPLARY PUPIL: Kyle Jacobs
Tambotie Preparatory learners Alyssa Alias and Kyle Jacobs were presented with the principal’s award at the end of last year. Alias was rewarded for her perseverance, while Jacobs was rewarded both for being an exemplary pupil and for his outstanding service to Tambotie Preparatory.
Father CHRISTMAS X 4: There were many Santas on hand to hand out presents.
MINNIE MOUSE: with some of the Lerato learners
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Glenvista High
Well done to Glenvista High for their 98. 51% pass rate, their 70% Bachelors pass rate, 23% Diploma pass rate and 222 distinctions. The top candidates are:
KOKETSO MOKGEHLE 6 distinctions
TARYN SAUNDERS 5 distinctions
CAMERON MORGAN 6 distinctions
TAMARIN TAL 5 distinctions
KAMOHELO MOTLOUNG 5 distinctions
KAYLA VISSER 5 distinctions
100% pass for 18 years in a row St Martin’s School is proud of their 18 consecutive years of a 100% pass rate. Their top subjects, in which averages above 80% were achieved, were Drama, French, Maths Literacy and Portuguese. They were 8 English distinctions. The top students are:
Ricardo Rodrigues averaged 83% with 5 distinctions.
Daniel Argentin averaged 81% with 5 distinctions.
Uma Krige averaged 80% with 4 distinctions.
“FROM NEW BOY TO HEAD BOY, WE ALL BELONG HERE.” OPEN DAY 14 MARCH 2015 Top Achievers
Nelson De Bastos 8 A’s, 92% Ave IEB Outstanding Achiever
Shaun Ponte 8 A’s, 87,9% Ave
Sebastian Julicher 8 A’s, 87,7% Ave
Graham Tangawamira 8 A’s, 86,7% Ave
Ryan Stevens 8 A’s, 86,4% Ave
Michael Swart 8 A’s, 84,1% Ave
Mitchel Losper 7A’s, 85,3% Ave
Michele Di Lembo 7A’s, 84,4% Ave
Sebastian Raven 7A’s, 84,3% Ave
Keegan Israel 7A’s, 82,9% Ave
Daniel De Oliveira 5A’s, 84,3% Ave
Kegan McCullough 5A’s, 83,9% Ave
Stirling Scholes 5A’s, 83,3% Ave
Daniel Edwards 5A’s, 81,7% Ave
Devan Falconer 5A’s, 81,6% Ave
Massimo Lovino 5A’s, 81,3% Ave
Glen Alexander 5A’s, 80,3% Ave
Hamish Craze 5A’s, 79,9% Ave
Jason Schutz 5A’s, 79,7% Ave
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Holy Rosary Stars of 2014: Congratulations and keep shining!
Simone Soares 8 Distinctions (Incl. AP Maths)
Megan Patterson 6 Distinctions
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IEB Commendable Achievement (Ranked within Top 5% of all IEB students in 5 subjects and over 80% for Life Orientation) Top 1% of IEB students for Mathematical Literacy Top 1% of IEB students for Mathematical Literacy Top 1% of IEB students for Consumer Studies
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Lizeth Kotze Society places emphasis on Matric results as a gauge of intellectual competence and discipline, and while many believe that the pressures of Matric end with the final exam, the announcement of Matric results is a powerful - and potentially dangerous stressor for many schoolleavers. Matric learners feel the pressure of social competitiveness, the worry of disappointing family and bursars or a sense of doom should they fail. This is partly because of the emotional development stage at which these youngsters find themselves – adolescents often believe they are immortal and nothing bad can happen to them. Nevertheless, when the Basic Education Department recently announced the Matric results, not all candidates were celebrating. For parents, having a child with poor Matric results is disappointing and may even be shameful, as they may perceive their child’s failure as a reflection on themselves and their parenting skills, which can exacerbate an already volatile situation. However, it is important for parents to remain calm and supportive, as they try to figure out the next move for their child, who is probably experiencing a combination of mixed emotions: disappointment, hopelessness, anger, and so on. The parent’s primary role is to provide support during this difficult time, prioritizing their child’s mental, emotional and physical health. Emotional support is critical, as the onset of depression can be a real possibility. And try to keep this in mind: it is unlikely that your child took their exams with the intention of failing. On its website, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) highlights some of the signs and symptoms of suicide in teens. It states that, though not all depressed people are suicidal, most suicidal people are depressed. Depression manifests in a number of ways that may include a loss of interest in things your child used to enjoy doing, a sense of worthlessness, a change in sleeping and eating patterns, and thoughts and talk about death and suicide, among many others. If symptoms such as these occur on most days for an ongoing period of two weeks or more, parents should take the next step and
seek professional help. Keeping a tab on what your child is talking about on social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, can offer you insight into their mindset. Many teenagers choose these platforms to express how they feel rather than talking to their parents. In the process, they may come across Facebook updates from peers who have passed Matric successfully, which could intensify their distress. If you believe your child is depressed, try talking to them. Laying blame is not productive, and may even cause further feelings of hopelessness. Coming up with solutions and instilling feelings of hope are important at this time.
• Repeat Grade 12 • Re-write the subjects that were failed • Sign up for a course that does not require Matric as a prerequisite
• Do they want to go to university? • Would they be better off at a technikon? • Are they ready to enter the working world? In addition, finding out what might have caused their bad grades may give an indication of your child’s capabilities. Factors such as bullying, poor teaching or simply hanging out with the wrong crowd might have caused the failure - or it could be that your child does not have the aptitude for the mainstream education system and may do better at vocational training. Communicate to your child that failing Matric is not the end of the world. While it is a setback and rather disappointing, a bright future can still be achieved by maintaining a positive outlook and making the right decisions.
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Tips for first-timers at school: Normalize those feelings of nervousness. Tell your kids that everyone feels a little nervous when starting a new phase of life and that these feelings are normal. Talk freely and regularly about starting school and start to prepare the child as early as possible. Make it a dinner-time subject and encourage kids to talk about what they are feeling. If there is something particular that they are nervous about, try to encourage them to talk about it. Do a dry run. If they are overly concerned about the whole process, plan a “practice” school day when they get up in the morning, put on their uniform, pack their bags and walk or drive to school. Eat a packed lunch at home. Some kids worry about accessing their lunches, or may not be used to bringing lunch from home. Help them write a list of what they might like in their lunch box, and have a couple of “packed lunch” days beforehand. Draw up a schoolday schedule. Children love routines and when they start school their usual routine will change. Work with them to write up a daily routine and discuss with them how the day will work. Organize a play date. If you know of other children who will be starting with your child, arrange for them to play together a few times. On the first day they will appreciate seeing a familiar face in the schoolyard.
After such a lovely summer break, it is understandable if your school veteran is reluctant to go back to school and all the structure and rules that go with it. Many kids suffer from the post-holiday blues and do not want their idyllic summer to end. This is a normal reaction. If their anxiety or reluctance seems extreme, however; or if they are really feeling down, there may be something particular bothering them. Try to get them to verbalize what is wrong, although they may not really know what it is. It could be as simple as being worried about which class they will be in, or they may be nervous about coping in a higher grade. Maybe they have an unresolved issue from the previous year.
It is not at all unusual for parents to suffer from anxiety about their child or children going off to school, with parents of firsttimers having to deal with their little baby’s new status as a “big school” child. Parents should attend all the transition days with their child and take advantage of being able to talk to the school staff and other parents. If possible, parents should chat to other parents whose kids are already at school. It can help ease the anxiety to get some inside knowledge beforehand, for example, to find out where to drop off and pick up your child. Before your family knows it, the school year will be back in full swing with the Easter holidays beckoning.
It may be difficult to work out what the problem is and how to deal with it. As far as they are concerned, they do not like school and the solution to the problem is not to attend it. Obviously, parents have to make it clear that attending school is a given, but they can help children come up with solutions and strategies to make their time there more enjoyable. Serious issues like bullying or learning difficulties, however, will need to be taken up with the school.
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FISA COMMISSION MEMBER: Lawrence Sizwe Ndlovu has been chosen to be FISA’s Lightweight Men’s Athlete Representative. Towards the end of last year, The World Rowing Federation, FISA announced that Lawrence Sizwe Ndlovu, South Africa’s 2012 Olympic Champion and ex-Mondeor High learner, was selected as commission member with the title of Lightweight Men’s Athlete Representative. This new title will see Ndlovu working with the Executive Committee of FISA to address the needs and issues of the rowers of the world in that event. It may also include influencing FISA decision-making to take account of the athletes’ points of view. Once Ndlovu attends the first meeting with the Committee next month in Frankfurt, he will be informed of all his responsibilities. When asked how he felt about this appointment, Ndlovu told tame TIMES, “I feel honoured. It is a sign of recognition for the work and the years I have put in in rowing. I am looking forward to getting the exposure and
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Emirates Airline and the Lions Super Rugby Team recently announced a five-year sponsorship agreement. The agreement will see Emirates become the title sponsor of the Lions Super Rugby team and have naming rights to the Lions home ground Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The announcement was made at a media conference in December by Orhan Abbas, Emirates Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Latin America, Southern and Central Africa; and Rudolf Straeuli, the CEO of the Golden Lions Rugby Union. Starting from 1 January 2015, the Lions have become known as the Emirates Lions, and the “Fly Emirates” logo will adorn the match and training jerseys of the team for the next five years. Ellis Park will be named Emirates Airline Park. The agreement also includes in-stadia hospitality, as well as a number of other marketing rights and activities. “Emirates is a strong champion of rugby worldwide and South Africa is one of the top rugby-playing nations with very passionate supporters. We are therefore delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor one of the country’s most popular and established teams. It’s the first major sponsorship by Emirates of a South African team, and this will certainly raise the visibility of the Emirates brand not just here, but also in our key markets of New Zealand and Australia where the Super Rugby competition is played, and a number of other markets in which the games are televised,” said Mr Abbas. “Our new association with the Lions enables us to be part of Ellis Park, which is an historical and famous venue in the country, most notably for hosting the Rugby World Cup final in 1995 which South Africa won. This was the same year in which Emirates first started operations to the country, and today we enable trade and provide connections for South Africans from Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg to Dubai and beyond to our network of more than 140 destinations around the world,” he added. “At the Golden Lions Rugby Union we pride ourselves on growth and performance,” said Straeuli. “We are thus thrilled to partner with Emirates – a world leader in its field who is constantly looking to expand and develop. We are tremendously grateful to Emirates for their support and belief. It is wonderful to have financial stability, as a result of the support from this international, iconic brand, over the next five years.” “We are looking forward to working closely together in not only developing rugby at grassroots level in both South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, but also expanding the game of rugby across the globe. As 2015 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Springboks’ 1995 Rugby World Cup win at Ellis Park, it is exciting for us to have secured Emirates as a stadium sponsor from next year. We know that we will share many more happy memories, alongside Emirates, at this hallowed ground,” he added. The Emirates Lions kick off their 2015 Super Rugby campaign on Friday 13 February, when they take on the Hurricanes of New Zealand at Emirates Airline Park.