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NEIGHBOURS SPLIT BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES
YELLOWS: ANC members celebrating Human Rights Day There was drama in ward 51, Nhlapho section in Katlehong when two neighbours - one African National Congress (ANC) and the other Democratic Alliance (DA) - situated to next to Mogobeng Primary School hosted big celebrations on Human Rights Day. The DA crowd was wearing their party regalia and dancing to house music on the one side and on the other side the ANC was also dressed in their party regalia singing liberation songs. It was like a singing competition in which no one waits for the other one to finish. Both parties were crossing over into each other’s territory, but there was no physical fight - only a war of words praising their leaders. Lerato Tau, chairperson of DA ward 51 said, “Apparently they heard about our event, hence they did not go to Sharpeville and remained to disturb our event. This is an act of jealousy. Despite this, our event went well: we educated people on human rights and the community also showcased their talents.” Jackie Mahoro, chairperson of ANC Enkululekweni branch ward 51 said, “The allegations are untrue - this is our annual
Charity Moyo charity@tametimes.co.za BLUES: DA members celebrating Human Rights Day
event celebrated over 60 years. They are taking advantage of our people by renting the crowd giving a person R50 to be part of their event and distributing food parcels. ANC is a big organisation and not everybody can go to Sharpeville and they can’t choose for us where we should go and celebrate.” Ntombie Zondo, the DA house-owner, also claims that her ANC neighbour copied her event. “We have a good relationship with my neighbour and today they are doing something that l don’t understand. I did not tell them that l will be having a party event. l suspect they saw the pamphlets that were distributed,” said Zondo. She added that last year ANC threatened to torch her house and the case was handed over to the police. Jabulani Ngwenya, ANC member and the owner of the house where his party was holding a Human Rights celebration said, “We have good relations with my neighbour. We are also celebrating Human Rights Day and it has nothing to do with them. It is her territory. l respects hers and she has to respect mine too. ANC does not harass anyone and this is freedom of association.”
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Dark clouds are hovering over Katlehong after mysterious incidents of missing children and the discovery of a dumped baby’s head. These horrible events have kept residents awake at night and so NGO Kopanong Care Centre recently hosted a “save our children” awareness campaign at Bethel Reform Church in Nhlapho section, Katlehong. This was to make parents aware of such incidents and to educate them on how to look after their children. They also had a prayer session to protect children from becoming victims of crime. Community members came in numbers to join the campaign, which was also attended by Katlehong North Police Station Crime Prevention Unit. Thuli Mildred Makhubela, project manager of Kopanong Care Centre, said many incidents of child abuse, rape, murder, accidents and KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE: Community members and representatives from Kopanong missing persons are taking place in Katlehong. “We conducted doorCare Centre pray to save their children from danger.
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-to-door campaigns and we found out that some of the children are missing and others are not going to school. We also found out that some of the children are living in a non-conducive environment. The campaign is to encourage all the parents to send their children to school. We are praying together as parents to save our children who are vulnerable and a target for evil deeds,” said Makhubela. Addressing the crowd, Constable Pulane Mkwane of the Social Crime Prevention Unit based in Katlehong North Police Station said, “We are educating the parents of the importance of taking care of their children. Parents should always keep an eye on children and know their whereabouts and whom they are playing with at all times. They should not leave their children unattended. In the case of a missing child, they should report it immediately so that the perpetrators can be traced.”
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Ekurhuleni changes to plastic manhole covers The risk that children in the region run of falling into manholes is quickly becoming a thing of the past as Ekurhuleni rolls out new branded orange plastic manhole covers to replace the old theft-prone metal ones. This is one of the municipality’s efforts to curb vandalism and the theft of manhole covers. “The new plastic covers do not have the monetary value that the metal thieves are looking for. We believe it is a ground-breaking intervention to put an end to this malicious crime. It is a great value to the residents in that there is a reduction of the risk of falling into the manholes,” said Themba Gadebe, Ekurhuleni spokesperson. He said the new manhole covers will also go a long way to decrease the number of overflowing sewers which are mainly caused by foreign objects being dumped into open manholes. Furthermore, a task team has been set up to visit scrapyards across Ekurhuleni in search of any cast iron manhole covers and other municipal-owned property that was traded for money. In cases where scrapyards are found in possession of Council-owned items, a charge of theft will be laid against the owners of the company. On the other hand,
the municipality must be able to prove that the items are council property. The City encourages residents to continue reporting missing manhole covers and any suspicious or illegal activity to the call centre on 0860 54 3000.
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Itireleng Foundation is advising the community of Kathorus, especially the parents and guardians of young people who are drug addicts, not to give money to just anyone who claims that they will take their children to rehab. Speaking to tame TIMES, Thabang Gumbi, chairperson of Itireleng Foundation said their organisation is disturbed at the news that there are opportunists who go around stealing money from the struggling residents claiming that they will send their children to rehab. “Parents should be aware that rehab is free of charge and there is no registration fee to be paid. They must not be conned to pay any money,” “We have experienced a problem in Katlehong North of people going around demanding some money for sending children to rehab. There are people who are
taking advantage of the drug addicts and the desperate situations of the parents to send their children to rehab as a way to make money,” said Gumbi. He said their organisation is working with Drug Free World and they will be helping to send drug addicts to rehab. Gumbi said their duty is to identify drug addicts who are willing to be sent to rehab. He said there are selection criteria that they follow when sending a person for drug rehabilitation. Itireleng Foundation has partnered with Vosloorus, Eden Park, Katlehong and Zonkizizwe police stations in their drug awareness campaign, in order to help identify drug addicts who are genuine about seeking rehabilitation. The campaign is for the month of March and is being conducted every Saturday in the areas where the above-mentioned police stations are situated.
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RIGHT TO RISE: The Rise young women’s club with their coordinators at Palm Ridge, where they conducted a door-to-door campaign on Human Rights Day. Katlehong Local Aids Council, in partnership with Soul City, conducted a door-to-door campaign in Palm Ridge Extension 1 to find out about the challenges of residents as part of celebrating Human Rights Day. The main theme of the day was to highlight the plight of residents and educate them about their human rights. They managed to reach about 500 households and the challenges raised by the communities were unemployment, poverty, domestic violence and abuse. Papi Papi, deputy chairperson of Katlehong Local Aids Council said, “We have launched two projects. The first one is 67 community dialogues around gender-based violence and xenophobia. The second project is 67 minutes – in that Rise young women’s clubs
should assist 67 people from Human Rights Day to Mandela Day on 18 July on the issues that the community raised during the doorto-door campaign. We are teaching young people to be responsible and to assist their communities.” Solly Ngoveni, provincial coordinator of Soul City in Gauteng, said that last year they launched Rise young women’s clubs to help deal with the challenges faced by the community. He said they will help the Rise young women clubs to start small businesses and cooperatives to reduce poverty and unemployment. Ngoveni added that they also conduct monthly visits to monitor the progress of the clubs. He said they partnered with the Katlehong Local Aids Council to help mobilise young women within the community.
The Airport Company of South Africa (ACSA) recently donated back-to-school packs and solar lights to Grade R and Grade 1 pupils of Intokozo Primary School in Katlehong as part of their corporate social investment programme. The company hosts a back-to-school campaign annually to give Grade R and Grade 1 pupils a good start in their school life by equipping them with the tools they need. The back-to-school pack consisted of a file, book covers, crayons, colouring books and plastic pockets.
Zenzele Mazibuko, principal of Intokozo Primary School said, “ACSA is bringing solutions to the education system, as pupils are experiencing difficult conditions and load shedding. Some of their parents cannot afford to buy them crayons. The solar lights will assist learners to do their homework when they are experiencing blackouts and some are staying in areas where there is no electricity. We are happy and grateful as a school that there are companies which are supporting the education of the black child and ploughing back into the community.”
Intokozo Primary School pupils show off the solar lights donated to them by ACSA.
DA donates textbooks
Pupils of Intokozo Primary School were delighted to receive backto-school packs from ACSA.
Modiehi Mpya, acting principal of Leratadima Primary School receives textbooks from the members of DA. Lebo More, Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Constituency Head of Katlehong donated about 500 textbooks to Leratadima Primary School in Thokoza The donations come after DA conducted an oversight visit in the schools around Kathorus and discovered that there was overcrowding, a shortage of classrooms, a lack of text books, no library and various safety concerns. More said as DA they came together and engaged the government on the need for a library at Leratadima Primary School. “We went to source out textbook for learners to read. We also sent questions to the MEC of Education in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi that there was no library at the school. He responded that he will make a provision in
the next financial year that begins in April.” He added that they also communicated with Lesufi regarding overcrowding in schools and the unbalanced pupil-teacher ratio. “Lesufi said it is a provincial challenge and where there is a need they will provide mobile classrooms. He added that overcrowding is caused by late applications and as a department they cannot turn the parents who are registering the children away. He also promised to consider the situation,” said More. Modiehi Mpya, acting principal of Leratadima Primary School said, “On behalf of the school we appreciate the donations and we are very thankful. Reading can take one to places, learners cannot write if they don’t know how to read.”
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Help find crime suspect Six males arrested for stealing pork Zonkizizwe police arrested six male suspects aged between 20 and 35 years on a street in Zonkizizwe on Saturday 21 March for stealing pork. The police officers were doing their normal duties in the street in Zone 6 when they spotted a group of people surrounding two males. After investigating, the police found that the two males were selling pork. The suspects could not explain to the police where they obtained the pork; and, on further inquiry, it was discovered that the pork came from pigs stolen from a farm in Rooikraal - as a stock theft case had been registered with the Heidelberg SAPS. The two suspects led the police to four other accomplices who were found in possession of pork and were also arrested. These suspects are expected to appear in Palm Ridge Court soon.
Sifiso Jabulani Mahlalela (30), who is originally from Mpumalanga and was a Katlehong resident renting a backyard room, is wanted by Vosloorus detectives for theft under false pretences. According to Constable Detective Tshepo More, Mahlalela sold his green Golf 3 (registration number PBM204GP) for R21 000 to Phahlane Ela Mabele of Palm Ridge Extension 2. Mabele paid Mahlalela R11 000 and was left with the balance of R10 000 on May 2010. The buyer and seller had an agreement that when the money was paid in full the seller would hand over the car to the buyer. “The suspect disappeared with the car and the money that the buyers had paid him. Mabele opened the case of theft under false pretences at the police station on March 2012,” said More. He said investigations were conducted and the uncle of the suspect was contacted, but he claimed that he knew nothing about the whereabouts of the suspect. “On 11 December last year the buyer and the suspect met and they made another agreement that the suspect had to pay back the R11 000 that he was paid by the buyer by the end of January 2015. The suspect did not
meet the agreed arrangement and disappeared again. A warrant of arrest has been issued against the suspect,” said More. Captain Piet Rossouw, spokesperson of Vosloorus Police Station, warned the community to refrain from making roadside deals. He said they should follow all the legal processes and have legal documents that are binding on the two parties involved in a deal. Anyone who has seen Sifiso Jabulani Mahlalela (above) or who knows of his whereabouts should call Constable Detective Tshepo More on 076 593 6142.
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Hijacked cars
recovered in Thokoza Three vehicles that were hijacked were recovered by police officers in Thokoza recently. A white Quantum (registration number CS36YB GP), a company car which was hijacked from Klipvier, was later recovered in Everest section, Thokoza at about 16:30 pm on the same day. The car was found dumped next to houses in Mtambo Street. The second vehicle, a silver-grey Toyota Verso (registration number YBF980GP), was recovered parked in a certain yard in Thokoza Extension 2. The car was hijacked in Dawn Park and is linked to a registered case number. It is alleged that the vehicle was parked inside the yard by a tenant who claimed to the landlord that it belonged to his girlfriend. The car was taken by the police. The suspect was not found in the house that he is renting and is still at large. Another car, a silver-grey Audi 500 (registration number LFM915GP), was also recovered by the police task team in Mphoshongo Street, Everest section, Thokoza. A case was opened at Alberton Police Station in connection with this car theft.
Buhle Park community We are expressing our gratitude to the community of Buhle Park for supporting our organisation over the years. We believe that the community’s help was the only key that assisted us to achieve our goals of bringing change, promoting unity and success to our generation. Restoration of Hope Committee is a non-profit organisation with a mission of empowering youth with knowledge of success after realising that fundamental issues such as drug abuse, teenage pregnancy and dropping out of school are a stumbling block to their success. We also want to thank all our sponsors who have been a helping hand in our quest to restore hope to every individual. The organisation has achieved the following over the past years: we visited old age homes and orphanages and managed to create a good relationship by rendering magnificent service such as: cleaning, socialising and donating goods. We also donated clothes and food to informal settlement-dwellers in the area. The organisation also conducted educational tours and school visits, motivating learners and creating awareness of drugs, substance abuse and HIV/Aids. We hosted parent, child and community workshops
SAYING THANK YOU: The members of Restoration of Hope Committee which were aligned with our education campaigns. The activities conducted have been an eye-opener to those who really do not know our main purpose of creating this organisation. It gave us exposure to the community as a whole as well as those who are willing to support us. We are appealing for donations of stationery and equipment. Anyone who is willing to help may contact Xolani Shongwe on 073 657 9764 (Manager) or Linda Hlongwane on 084 910 4438 (Secretary). from Linda Hlongwane, Secretary of the Restoration of Hope Committee, by email.
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King Moshoeshoe Day celebrated in style Lebo Mosolodi
lebo@tametimes.co.za King Letlama Moshoeshoe Day was celebrated in style on 14 March at Tsolo Hall in Katlehong. Hosted by Mara Haasena Lihloela A Olela, the event was attended by hundreds of Basotho-speaking people and various cultural musicians. According to the organisation’s chairman Simon Tsotetsi, 14 March is an important day in Basotho history. “On this historical day King Moshoeshoe signed a major treaty with the British. The treaty enabled Basotho people to be amongst the first nation in Southern Africa to learn how to read, write and practise Christianity. The British scholars were responsible for teaching Basotho people at that time,” explained Tsotetsi. He said the event was being celebrated for only the seventh time in Kathorus even though the treaty was signed many years ago. Tsotetsi said the aim was to remind the Basotho nation about the importance of their culture and to be proud of who they are. He urged the Basotho nation not to be assimilated by foreign cultures. Entry to the celebration was free of charge,
REMEMBERING THE PAST: Tiisetso le Baby entertains the crowd CULTURAL PRIDE: Sabata also entertained the crowd. at Tsholo Hall during the King Moshoeshoe Day celebration. and vendors sold cultural music CDs and DVDs, as well as traditional garments to the audience attending the event. “Businesses, intellectuals and people across all walks of life should start investing in making this day more prominent so that future generations will know about it. We
should preserve our cultural heritage as a nation,” said Tsotetsi. “Basotho artists who entertained the crowd on the day included Lampi, Dingangeli, Mokotjo and Dinare. They played Sesotho cultural music ranging from the Koreana to the Mokgibo genres and their music was welcomed by the audience that
filled the main hall to its capacity,” explained Tsotetsi. On August 1 Mara Haasena Lihloela A Olela will host the Basotho New Year Day celebration. The event will be held in Kathorus, but the exact venue has still to be confirmed.
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A 13-episode television series dubbed Un-played music will soon be screened on one of the television channels in Mzansi to highlight the plight of artists suffering due to the escalating piracy taking place in the country. The talented Zonkizizwe based founder of Shukushukuma Production Dumisani Nhlapho is concerned that South Africans are snubbing home-grown artists while recognising their overseas counterparts. “Vendors are selling pirated music CDs, DVDs and other pirated stuff created by local artists and our domestic artists are left without anything going into their pockets. This situation is unfortunate because it takes bread away from our local artists, leaving them as paupers. There are numerous local artists that give their all in the entertainment industry but have died as paupers,” explained Nhlapho. He alleges that there is rampant corruption, and brown envelopes are often used by various independent music labels for their artists’ music to get enough airplay. Nhlapho said it is unfortunate that record labels without much financial power remain disadvantaged. He said the Un-played Music series does provide a solution, however, to the problem of music piracy and the snubbing of aspiring musicians by disc jockeys at some radio stations. “First we highlight the negative impact made by music piracy on the lives of musicians. We also mobilise fellow South Africans to start respecting the local artists’ craft and to purchase
the genuine product. They should denounce piracy with the contempt it deserves and attend local events. We should invest enough money in promoting the local artists and give them more preference compared to their overseas counterparts,” said Nhlapho. He raised concerns about the snail’s pace demonstrated by government in dealing with music piracy in the country and urged the government to eradicate exploitation of local artists. Nhlapho said music stores, radio and television should all play an active role in promoting local artists. He said the products of foreign national artists should get second preference after those of local artists. SUPPORTING OUR ARTISTS: Dumisani Nhlapho and Nokuthula Sibaya played a vital role during the recording of the Un-played music television series.
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YOU CAN DO MATHS: Prince Mredlana is keen to remove the stigma of mathematics by offering maths tutorials.
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World TB Day
The Gauteng Department of Health commemorated World TB Day on Tuesday 24 March at Vosloorus Civic Centre. Kathorus community members and nonprofit organisations dealing in health matters were joined by the Gauteng Department of Health in commemorating the day. The event started with a door-todoor campaign for health education, TB contacts and defaulter tracing in the area. The formal programme, at which awareness speeches were delivered, was conducted at the Vosloorus Civic Centre. The theme of this year’s event was Ending South Africa’s TB Epidemic:
Accelerating our key response in key population. The event aimed to raise awareness about the burden of TB. During their month-long campaign the Department is educating the community on how to recognise the signs and symptoms of the disease, the importance of testing, the availability of treatment and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. The TB awareness campaign and other services that were available included HIV counselling and testing, screenings for chronic diseases as well as pap smears which help to detect cervical cancer.
Students who never gave up
impart his knowledge Prince Mredlana, (23) a former learner of Tiisetsong Secondary School and a Thokoza resident, is opening doors to Grade 8 to 12 learners who want to improve their mathematics symbols - by offering tutorials. Mredlana, a Mathematics honours students at Wits, is really keen to start changing the prevalent situation among high school learners who have so few choices due to poor maths marks. He is working at Brighter Futures Tuition as a maths tutor. “I love maths and I want to remove the stigma that learners have of saying it is difficult. Out of all my high school friends I am the only one who managed to go to varsity. My aim is to get more students from Kathorus a place at university,” said Mredlana. He said through Brighter Futures Tuition he wants to start a centre in Thokoza as they are starting one in Alberton. “The idea was to open a centre in Thokoza and the challenge is there was no response. In Alberton the response is tremendous.” He added that it makes him sad that the
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Tile Africa Alberton store to open at New Market The Tile Africa Alberton store, situated in the south of Johannesburg, has moved to a new location in Alberton at New Market next to Makro. The store will open with a brand-new look on Saturday 28 March. The store launch will include fantastic specials, giveaways, a competition, a live DJ as well as face-painting and a magician for the children. Tile Africa Alberton store promises a unique customer experience. Says Debra Retief, Tile Africa’s Marketing Manager, “The layout of the store is innovative, and we have centralised all the lifestyle displays with the aim to create one central place for customers to browse through the exhibitions.” The Alberton store will also feature an ‘Idea Hub’ where customers can play with different tile samples and mix and match them on a display table to see which tiles work well together. The revamped store will include nine new lifestyle settings to
inspire customers with bathroom and outdoor décor and new design ideas for their homes. The lifestyle displays will also showcase the latest products from Tile Africa. “Customers can look forward to many new products, including trendy wood look tiles, which offer the warmth of wood with the convenience of tiles and the newly launched porcelain range ‘Portico’ by local tile manufacturer Johnson Tiles. If you fancy a little bit of sparkle to furnish your bathroom, be sure to check out our new range of Evox taps which are exclusive to Tile Africa,” she said. The Alberton store also offers quality valuefor-money products for those customers who are in the market for renovations, but need to stretch their budgets. “Often the clever use of decorative touches can make a small-budget project look like a million-dollar installation.” “Our new-look Alberton store provides solutions to meet every design query and decorating need, and our friendly design advisers are on hand to guide customers,” said Retief. For more information on Tile Africa Alberton call 011 907 0427, email alberton@tileafrica.co.za or visit www.tileafrica.co.za to view the trading hours of the store. New store address: Pegasus at Newmarket, Cnr Ascot and Heidelberg Road, Newmarket Park, Ext 15, Alberton (Next to Makro).
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Local film industry soars Lebo Mosolodi
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MOVIE-MAKERS: Sibusiso Twala is the Executive Producer and Art Nkosi is DOP of The Family Loses Its Own Dignity.
The local film industry is growing fast and attributes its success to the mushrooming Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and Open View Television channels that have finally been embraced by all sectors of society. The independent Ekurhuleni based filmmakers grabbed the golden opportunity and amalgamated under the banner of Ekurhuleni Filmmakers Association (EFA) to cash in on the chance presented to them. Speaking to the media, Sibusiso Twala the Executive Producer of the new film dubbed The Family Loses Its Own Dignity, is excited about their recent project. “We are currently applying the final touches to our latest film. The storyline is about a school principal who is notorious for sexually abusing pupils. Events depicted in the movie are a reflection of a true story which took place
in the Kathorus area. The film objective is to raise awareness about abuse of learners by unscrupulous teachers. It further warns teachers that learners should not be seen as their sex objects,” said Twala. He said the film’s main character is the versatile Sabelo Makhabo who plays the dishonest school principal. Makhabo is renowned for portraying a character called Zondi on eTV’s Rhythm City. Another exciting character featured in the film is Phumzile Mlangeni, who plays Dineo’s aunt. The Director of Photography (DOP) is Art Nkosi and the film plays for about 90 minutes. EFA is currently negotiating with the national broadcaster, Digital Satellite Television channels and Open View Television channel about their latest project.
Mkhulu celebrates century Lebo Mosolodi
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INSPIRING: Mkhulu Mangisi Nkosi celebrates in style. Mkhulu Mangisi Nkosi celebrated his 115th birthday in Church Hall in Thokoza last Sunday - the event was a milestone for the old-timer who endured the harsh conditions of apartheid times and is now enjoying the fruits of democracy. Speaking to the media, the event organiser Lerato Seema said Nkosi relocated from Dukathole to Katlehong in 1959. “God blessed Mkhulu with 11 children and 85 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mkhulu outlived five
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of his children and now lives with his 62-yearold son Fana Nkosi who is also a pensioner. Fana Nkosi has dedicated his life to taking care of his father and is responsible for taking him for regular medical check-ups,” explained Seema. Mkhulu’s son Fana Nkosi said his father’s apartheid-regime identity document states that he was born in 1910, but the actual date of his father’s birth was 1904. Mkhulu arrived in Dukathole in 1946 and relocated to Katlehong in 1959. “I’m living together with my father, wife and tenants at home. I am proud of his birthday celebration and the sponsorship we got. We wish him many more years to come. My father was an active community worker when I was growing up,” said Fana Nkosi. The 115th birthday celebration was made possible by the sponsorship from Meat Express which donated food, ward councillor Jafta Maduna who organised the venue and other sponsors. Meat Express store manager Ricardo Martins said: “the initiative is part of giving back to the community. It is not every day a person celebrates a 115th birthday. Mkhulu is an inspiration to all of us and we wish him another 100 years to live.”
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Kathorus’s Got Talent makes it big By Brian Ngobese Large numbers of people flocked into Vosloorus Crossing on Saturday as the third round of Kathorus’s Got Talent auditions took place in front of a large crowd of spectators as well as three judges. The vibe was immensely positive with many laughing and cheering on those who were impressing people with their talent, and those that were not. People as young as seven participated in the talent search and others even received vouchers and other great prizes. The show started at 12pm and although the show started with judges having to saying
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“no” to a number of hopefuls, it soon gained a great deal of enthusiasm. Thandi Hadebe, one of the cheerful spectators, said, “I came here to buy some groceries with my daughter but when we saw a large number of people here, we just came to watch and I think it is a very good thing to give these youngsters exposure so they can be motivated to work on and perfect their craft.” The event is sponsored by Vosloorus Crossing Mall in partnership with Kasie FM. On Saturday the winner of Kathorus’s Got Talent will walk away with a grand prize of R10 000 and the runner-up will receive R2 500 in cash.
How safe are we? High levels of crime are a daily reality in South Africa, with many of our emigrants leaving the country in order to find a better and safer tomorrow somewhere else. Just how bad is the situation? Looking at the latest official crime statistics gives one some kind of picture of the situation, as these figures are researched each year by the Institute for Security Studies and Africa
Check. Please note that the numbers below represent averages for every 100 000 people. For example, the murder statistic for 2013/14 reflects 32.2 murder victims per 100 000 citizens that year. The absolute figure for murders was 47 per day. One should also bear in mind that not all crimes are reported, especially sexual crimes.
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Sisters spreading word of gospel Lebo Mosolodi lebo@tametimes.co.za Phakama Mene and Bangiswa Ndleleni from Phola Park finally unleashed their debut contemporary gospel album which signals their arrival within the gospel music circle. Speaking to the media, the owner of Blackdog Records John Mthembu is excited about the recent project. “Phakama and Bongiswa are blood sisters who are bringing a new rich dimension to the gospel music. They both signed under my record label and it was a blessing to work with both artists in their debut project. The album consists of 10 tracks and their music is suitable for all occasions a person often finds himself or herself in,” explained Mthembu. He said their title track Kwakumnyama enhliziyweni is one of the best tracks to come out of the album. Mthembu said they dedicated the track to their late mother. Other great tracks to listen to from the album include the Calvary and Ikhon’indawo tracks. The duo
AMEN: Ithemba Leqiniso duo (Phakama Mene and Bangiswa Ndleleni) bring a new dimension to gospel music circles.
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is renowned for performing in churches and at weddings around Kathorus. Their music often gets airplay in community radio stations and their album will soon be available in stores. serious assults per day
Living for the next high “Have you ever tried brown sugar?” This was the question that led to the downfall of a successful young man who went from being a well-paid qualified draughtsman, website developer and project manager who owned two cars and had his own place in Benoni, Ekurhuleni to washing taxis, guarding cars, robbing people and sleeping on the street. Keo Sebego is today, nevertheless, a walking miracle. Articulate, intelligent and likeable, he belongs to the 5% of heroin addicts who recover. Admittedly, though, this took 11 stints in rehab and he is currently seeing both a psychiatrist and a neurologist to deal with “a lot of psychiatric problems.” He has been prescribed anti-psychotics, antidepressants, stabilisers and tranquilisers and his doctors expect his mind to take at least a few years to heal. Fortunately, he has no permanent physical scars from his twelve years on both heroin and crack cocaine; but his family relationships are in tatters and he has no friends left from his past. So, how did this sharp-looking, educated 26-year-old from Mafikeng, who grew up in a good home with three siblings and two loving parents, end up on drugs? It started, Keo told tame TIMES, after he finished high school and moved to Joburg to enrol for tertiary studies. His parents found him an apartment in Auckland Park and enrolled him in a college to study graphic design and website development. Within a few months of moving into the
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apartment, Keo met a “random guy” who came to his flat to ask for a cigarette. He stayed in the same apartment block and invited him to visit if he ever felt bored. Soon after that, Keo took him up on his invitation and found his new ‘friend’ with “another guy, listening to rap music. They seemed tense – until they asked him if he had ever “tried brown sugar” (done heroin) – and the promising young graphic design student made the worst decision of his life. A drinker since his high school days, he soon added heroin and crack cocaine to his substance-abuse list. “I carried on and on,” he says. “I enjoyed the high and didn’t see the problem. In the beginning it was fun and it didn’t take anything away from my life. I had the money to sustain my habit; I could still function; I could still go to college and take care of myself. I was still on good terms with my family and I still had friends.” In his own words, Keo was “never willing to listen, because I thought I had all the answers. I thought I was smarter than the whole world.” So, it is not surprising that he “became dependent without realising it.” He was “in denial” and not prepared to call himself “a junkie.” “I saw ‘them’ at the robots and said I’d never be like that. I went to a private school and thought I was better than that. But I ended up on the streets, washing taxis and guarding cars. I also used to rob people at night – I befriended them and then robbed them. All that mattered was my next high. Personal
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hygiene went out the window.” Keo lived a life of lying, cheating and stealing; alternating his place of work and abode between a taxi rank in the Benoni CBD and Hatfield Square in Pretoria. He had street friends in both places, but was devastated one day when he was recognised by a former school-mate who had been a junior when he was in matric. He had to hit rock bottom before he realised that his excellent education and “very good background” could not protect him from the drugs that were destroying his life. “Drug addiction,” he says now, “doesn’t choose – it doesn’t care whether you are rich or poor, white or black. I had friends from some of the most elite families in the country that were drug addicts and no one knew about it, but I was in rehab with both the very poor and the very wealthy.” Eventually, Keo “found himself in God” and “filled the void inside” that he had previously tried to fill with “women, sex, money, drugs and alcohol.” He has committed his life to “serving others in the ministry of helping other drug addicts” and is the happiest he has ever been. He has discovered that he is happier when he is not “within [him]self, when [he] is not the most important person.” Keo’s advice to young people is interesting. “Be open-minded,” he
says, “and appreciate that adults are not as clueless as young people think they are. We young people have this YOLO attitude. But because you only live once, do it properly – do it right.”
BEFORE PICTURE: the old Keo Sebego
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NOTHING TO CELEBRATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: WORKERS “There is nothing for workers to celebrate on Human Rights Day looking at the history of South Africa; the killing in Sharpeville massacre compared to Marikana shootings,” said Nelson Kiyane, chairperson of National Union of Metal Workers South Africa (Numsa) Ekurhuleni
region at a joint rally of Ekurhuleni United Front and Numsa region held at DH Williams hall in Katlehong. Kiyane said their primary focus was on police brutality. “We wanted to deliver a memorandum to the police station commander (Katlehong North) regarding all
FULL HOUSE: Workers were packed in at a joint rally of Ekurhuleni United Front and Numsa Region at DH Williams Hall on Human Rights Day.
the abuse by the police and state security which is directed to the people. We have The congress of the United Front will be been denied permission to march by people conducted from 25 to 27 June and the who are responsible for granting permission,” launch rally will be held on Sunday 28 June in Ekurhuleni. said Kiyane. The venue He added that even if the application was late has yet to be they should have given them permission as confirmed. part of promoting justice. “It is Human Rights Day and a special day; we should have been given the opportunity to march. Since the democracy breakthrough, the constitution provides us with fair justice but the police continue to brutally kill people,” he said. Kiyane urged the workers to continue with the struggle of fighting for their rights. “They should support structures in their communities and defend Numsa as an independent in defending the workers,” said Kiyane. He said they are against labour brokers, the e-tolling system and Eskom load shedding. “Eskom impacts negatively on ordinary citizens especially workers as they will be sent home during load shedding. This impacts their pay slips negatively as they won’t be paid the full amount. We are also calling for the scrapping of the e-tolling NELSON KIYANE: Chairperson of National system. We are reminding the government Union of Metal Workers South Africa, that it was elected by people and will be Ekurhuleni region removed by people,” concluded Kiyane.
SA still a Christian country Katlehong swimming Opinion piece by Palesa Yates
There is always a special serenity about March and April. In the Cape, it is the one time of the year that the wind does not blow and in Gauteng it is the season for the roadside Cosmos in all its pink and white splendour. Easter is the perfect time to take leave – although some, including the CRL Commission, have called for Good Friday and Christmas to be removed from the calendar as public holidays. The arguments they use are that South Africa is, according to them, a secular state; we are a country of many religions and that the apartheid government supported Christianity. Anyone who has ever been on the roads between Gauteng and Polokwane at Easter will dispute this.
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The millions of Zionist Christian Church members who make the pilgrimage to Moria every year do not do so because they are atheists. The perception that SA is a secular state has been promoted by biased journalists and fundamentalist unbelievers. Nowhere in our constitution does it say that “South Africa is a secular state,” and our anthem calls on God to bless Africa. Although there are Bahais, Rastafarians and even Buddhists in South Africa, the vast majority of our people have Christian beliefs. To reject Christianity because the apartheid government supported it is to throw the baby out with the bathwater. In 2006, Pew Research Center, which calls itself “a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world,” discovered that, of South Africa’s urban population, 41% is Protestant, 27% belongs to the African Independent Churches, 11% is Catholic and 2% are Jehovah’s Witnesses. This leaves a minority of 18% of our city-dwellers who are not Christian in any way. Of these, 3% are Muslim, 6% are “other” and 9% fall into the “none” category. www.pewforum.org/2009/04/23/
called themselves Christians, but the 2011 census failed to include a question about religion. According to Stats SA, in the decade between the two censuses South Africans somehow lost interest in religion. “In 2008, Stats SA embarked on a series of user consultations, to get advice as to what questions should be asked in the questionnaire. The question on religion was low on the list of priorities as informed by the users of census data, and it therefore did not make it on to the final list of data,” states the website. Was this a political decision? South Africa’s Christian moral code has in the past stood in the way of such things as legalising prostitution, and broadcasting pornography 24/7; and President Zuma’s continual references in his speeches to the return of Jesus and the nature of Heaven would seem to indicate that Christianity is anything but irrelevant in South Africa in 2015. Christianity still holds together the social fabric of our country. Churches in all areas are prominent in the list of voting stations used by the IEC and it is estimated that South Africa has 12 million ZCC members [iol.co.za] and 5 million Shembe followers [city press.co.za]. This is good for social stability. As GK Chesterton once wrote, “When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing; they then become capable of believing in anything.” www.statssa.gov.za/census2011/faq
pool not opening soon By Brian Ngobese Katlehong residents are disappointed with the news that the Katlehong Community Swimming Pool will not be opening any time soon. The project that started 13 years ago and has been postponed numerous times has now left many youngsters wondering if it will ever be finished. Speaking to tame TIMES, Vusi Molefe, one of the people working onsite confirmed that the pool was supposed to be officially opened in January this year but due to some problems it could not be. “The main problem with the pool is the actual ground that it is built on - this ground keeps on falling and depreciating resulting in large holes. It is almost the same problem as that of the old Natalspruit Hospital. This then makes it very unsafe for the community,” he said. Vandalism is also cited as another reason as to why the pool’s opening kept on being postponed, as the community pool has been broken into many times. Taps, ceilings and toilet seats have been stolen, so there are now two security guards at the pool during the day and two others who are working night shift to make sure that the premises are safe and secure. Katlehong community member Sibongile Mfeka said that most community members have now lost hope that the pool will ever be opened. “There are just too many problems with the ground on which the pool has been built; there are holes, cracks and last month there were pipe leakages which the contractors came to fix,” said Mfeka. Thobeka Mbejane, a student, said they have to travel to Thokoza to access a swimming pool. “I am not surprised because they said it would open around 2004; it changed to 2009, so whether it opens or not we just don’t care anymore because they don’t consider our needs,” he said. The premises contain a large Olympic-size swimming pool for more professional training and for those who want to participate in swimming competitions. It also has two small pools for the young ones and there are also changing rooms for both males and females within the Katlehong Swimming pool premises.
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Mccarthy that would score more goals for this country in continental, international and domestic football competitions,” said Mashinini. He said there is an abundance of talented strikers in his team including Tumelo Masiteng, Mpumelelo Ntuli, Sizwe Nkosi and Lwazi Mkhabela. Mashinini said the team consist of four divisions, namely u/10, u/13, u/15 and u/17 boys. He said they are concerned, though, that their team has no sponsorship. “We use one soccer kit for the entire four divisions. Our team has a shortage of soccer balls; hence we are desperately in need of sponsorship to take our football team to greater heights. Our team consist of 50 players and the new soccer kit would boost the morale of the team. Our short-term goal is to affiliate to the local football league under the Safa umbrella. We would like to thank the parents for allowing their children to be part of this growing team,” concluded Mashinini. People interested in sponsoring the team should please contact Gideon Mashinini on: 073 358 0051.
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