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MILLIONS SAY, “IT’S TIME.”
MEN and women gathered in faith on April 22 in Bloemfontein to take part in Angus Buchan’s National Day of Prayer.
“We are tired of people taking the law into their own hands,” states farmer-evangelist, Angus Buchan, in a press release regarding the event. “We are going to call upon God to bring justice, peace and hope to our beloved South Africa. The National Day of Prayer commenced at 2pm, at Wilde Als Farm, 27 Milnerweg, north of Bloemfontein. According to Buchan, farmers, businessmen and hundreds of people from all walks of life arrived in the Free State since Friday night and most accommodation facilities in the area were fully-booked.
Africans are the only change and progression we have left.
Social media slander against Buchan and the millions gathered at the event was greatly expected. Comments varied from both racial and political angles. “If a white man like this can make a nation stand still what can the others do.” “We do not need to be ruled again, let our country be as we wish.” However, little do South Africans realize that if we allow our country to move backwards we can never grow and we will be a Time”, and was spurred to organise it by a video message he received from a supporter pleading with him to save South Africa. Various sound amplification towers, mobile toilets, a massive stage, sound equipment, parking and camping sites are already in place.
The first campers who have arrived are Marthie Nel and Sonja Roselt from Johannesburg. They wanted to make sure they get here ahead of the rush and get a place to camp. “The prayer gathering is an Thousands more people streamed into the opportunity we do not want to miss. I tell city on the day of the occasion travelling in you now, great things are going to happen buses, minibuses and private cars. here,” said Marthie. Buses were arranged in all major cities to transport attendees to the venue so that they could be ‘players and not just supporters.’ This National Day of Prayer was certainly no small feat and Buchan maintains, “The reality of the enormity of this task hit me hard… This is so huge that if God doesn’t do it, it can’t work…Put an end to the violence, the murder, the rape, the disrespect for our fellow man. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much,” said Angus. Angus Buchan called people together as a group of believers, as a country, to be still before God, to hear the answer He has for our future. We are living in a country with so many murders, rape, gruesome attacks, violence, even abortions – against all nations in South-Africa… It took six weeks to organise the event, which was held at a farm just outside Bloemfontein owned by former Springbok rugby player Ollie le Roux. Buchan had dubbed the gathering “It’s
After reportedly touching down in a private plane, the evangelist spoke for only five minutes, and avoided targeting government leadership by name. What “saving South Africa” looks like in Buchan’s book, it emerged, is bringing our nation together irrespective our religious differences. There was no charge for the National Day of prayer and entrance to the event was free. It was estimated to have hosted almost 1.7 million people from across the country. In attendance was DA leader Mmusi Maimane. DA Free State leader Patricia Kopane said to the media “I am here to represent the Democratic Alliance… Although we are facing a crisis we have all decided to put our differences aside and come together to be united.” According to the organisers, their posts on social media platforms that marketed the campaign reached millions of people throughout the world. Our country is not in a position to be working against each other. We as South
stagnant nation “just living.”
It is fair to say that the event was an utmost success and attendees from all walks of life have faith that the future of our country can change if we all stand together but we need everyone on one team, playing to win back South Africa’s worth and dignity. Buchan says, “this was indeed a vision come true to see South Africans unite not as individuals and political parties but as one - one nation at one time
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27 April commemorates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the liberation of our country and its people from a long period of colonialism and White minority domination. Apartheid 'officially' began in South Africa in 1948, but colonialism and oppression of the African majority had plagued South Africa since 1652. After decades of resistance, a stalemate between the Liberation Movement and the Apartheid government was reached in 1988. The ANC, South African Communist Party (SACP), Pan African Congress (PAC) and other organisations were later unbanned on 2 February 1990, and a non-racial constitution was eventually agreed upon and adopted in 1993. On 27 April 1994, the nation finally cast its vote in the first democratic election in the country. The ANC was then voted into power, and Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the President of South Africa on 10 May.
It is important to note however, that "freedom" should mean emancipation from poverty, unemployment, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. We are 15 years into our new democracy and many of these issues are still rife in our country. We are still a long way away from solving many of the legacies of Apartheid and now face new challenges, like the growing inequality among South Africans and political and economic instability in the region caused by a new elite who are interested in pursuing their own interests. Freedom Day therefore serves as a reminder to us that the guarantee of our freedom requires us to remain permanently vigilant against corruption and the erosion of the values of the Freedom Struggle and to build an active citizenry that will work towards wiping out the legacy of racism, inequality and the promotion of the rights embodied in our constitution.
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GOBIND, MAKING HIS STEERING CLEAR FROM MARK AT NATIONAL QUIZ WINTER DISASTERS. GALAXY NEWS Sports reporter, Dhirshan Gobind was amongst a selected number of Sports fanatics in South Africa who attended the National Annual Supersport Quiz.
PICTURED: (FROM L - R) NEIL ANDREWS WITH SPORTS REPORTER DHIRSHAN GOBIND AFTER THE QUIZ.
Gobind was one of the representatives of team POST. The Quiz was held at Ushaka Marine World on the 6th of April 2017. “It was extremely tough - 7 categories with 10 questions each on rare sporting stuff. My team and I worked to the best of our abilities and had such fun at this event. My teamqualified for Third place.”
“Team East Coast Radio won and went through to the finals. “I had the opportunity to meet popular Dstv host Neil Andrews. It really was an awesome experience and especially because Neil kept on mentioning me as I was the only participant from Pietermaritzburg and took the effort to attend.”
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As the days become shorter and the nights colder, •Keep a fire blanket and suitable extinguisher handy in the kitchen. A fire blanket is able to smother Galaxy News, offers some practical advice on flames either on a person or on a stove. Most how to stay safe this coming winter. reputable fire organisations sell home safety Hundreds of people are either killed or maimed in fire-fighting kits •Avoid wearing baggy clothes while cooking and domestic fires across the country each year as people attempt to heat their homes to ward off the around heaters, candles and open fires. •Never smoke in bed and ensure that all cigarettes wintry weather, says Bridget Aves, Regional and candles are extinguished before retiring for the Managing Director of Chubb KZN. night. •In case of a fire, have a plan. Make sure you have “A house fire can start unexpectedly at any time more than one escape route should your route and people need to be particularly careful at this become blocked. time of year as they resort to additional heating,” •If you have gas, oil or coal-burning appliances be says Aves. aware of carbon monoxide. Ensure your home is Thousands of homes each year suffer some form properly ventilated and equipment is regularly serviced and maintained. of fire, and for many the consequences can be •Turn off portable heaters, as well as gas and electric devastating in both loss of life and property. What fires before going to bed. is really staggering is the number of homes still •If you have an open fire make sure the fire guard is without any form of basic fire or smoke alarm. For secure and in place. just a few Rands this can mean the difference •Keep heaters away from furniture and curtains. between life and death. To help people prepare for winter, here is a 12 point guide to fire safety. •Fit a fire or smoke alarm. Test your alarm and change the batteries at least once a year. •Fit a fire or smoke alarm. Test your alarm and change the batteries at least once a year. •Never leave fires, candles or any form of naked flame in the home unattended and ensure candles are secure before lighting. •Never leave children around fires, candles or matches unsupervised.
We are all guilty of bringing out the extra heater, dusting it down and turning it on without rechecking that it is fully safe and it is all too easy for people to be lazy and not take adequate precautions to prevent a fire in the home, the consequences of which can be devastating. However, people need to be extra vigilant, particularly in the coming months as it gets colder and people go to extra lengths to keep themselves and their homes warm
SLAMMING HER WAY THROUGH TO FIJI Thirteen year old, Kiara Naidoo, a grade 8 pupil at the Pietermaritzburg Girl’s High School has been selected to represent the African table tennis team to play at the World Table Tennis Cadet Challenge in Fiji in October this year. She is an active member of the Maritzburg Table Tennis Club (MTT) and the Noyolo Academy made her international debut at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Junior and Cadet Championships in Tunisia from April 9-15. Together with 12
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MOTORING PAGES Next-gen cars ‘ready to revolutionise road safety’
The next level 2017 Renault Kadjar XP It’s a deal; for the same price as an entry-level Kadjar Expression, Renault is offering a 100-unit, limited edition Kadjar XP with R40 000-worth of freebies. These consist of 17” alloy wheels, cornering fog lights, a swan-neck tow bar complete with 13-pin Euro adaptor, side steps and a roof rack. And XP has nothing to do with some legacy OS. Renault explains it like this: “(The car) is based on the Kadjar Expression derivative; (simply) taken to the next level. Just as Experience Points, or XP, is a unit of measurement used by gamers to quantify a player’s progress, the Kadjar XP Limited Edition encourages its drivers to get out there and experience all the XP action and adventure that life has to offer.” Because it’s basically at entry level, Expression/XP forfeits some toys included on Dynamique models. You get untinted windows all ‘round; polyurethane covered steering wheel and shift knob instead of leather; all-fabric upholstery rather than cloth and vinyl combined; no front parking beepers; plain halogen headlamps rather than LED; side mirrors that neither fold nor defrost; no light- or rain sensors; a conventional folding key; manual air conditioning; a basic viewing screen without touch functions and no satnav. The alloy wheels and turning fog lamps, included on this version, aren’t standard on Expression and the cross-wise, two-part XP roof rack is probably more practical than the longitudinal rails found on other models. You also surrender some options offered with Dynamique; self-parking with reversing camera, fixed glass roof, heated and electrically adjustable leather seats and 19” wheels.
The next five years will bring a revolution in car safety as a wave of mass-market models, able to predict and automatically respond to danger, arrive in showrooms, says Mike Song, head of Hyundai for Africa and the Middle East.
“There has never seen so much competition to build the safest car,” he continued. “When you consider basic crash protection equipment – seatbelts, head restraints, crumple zones, airbags and so on – these things arrived gradually over decades. We are now seeing this But before you feel deprived, let’s look at level of innovation in the space of five or six what’s standard. How about ABS brakes with years; with new features moving from luxury- to mass-market cars incredibly fast.” EBA and EBD, ESC and ASR, six airbags,
height adjustment for the driver’s seat, electric windows and mirrors, split rear seatback, automatic locking, ISOFix anchors, one-touch indicators, tyre pressure monitoring, full-size spare, hill start assist, rear pdc, electric parking brake, eco mode, Bluetooth connec tivity with audio streaming and voice command, and cruise control with speed limiter. The TCe 130 (horsepower) version of Renault’s 1200 cc four cylinder engine puts out 96 kilowatts and 205 Newton metres of torque, meaning that it’s decently perky for a compact city car. Zero to 100 km/h comes up in 10.4 seconds and its top speed is 189 km/h. Add in 200 mm of ground clearance with acceptable approach and departure angles and you have the basics for a nice little weekend trailblazer. There’s even a “panic” handle for the front passenger. Kadjar XP pulls like your mum’s younger-days 1200 never could, is solid and well built, the six-speed manual ‘box (no automatics in the range) shifts smoothly and easily and it turns neatly – 10.72 metres between kerbs. There is lots of people space in the back and basic luggage room, 370 litres, is above average for a small car. It loads at around dining table height, onto a flat floor, and it’s fitted with a light, four lashing rings and a pair of bag hooks. The seat backs can be lowered from behind and ambidextrous pull downs keep things democratic. While XP doesn’t offer quite as much flash as Its Dynamique sisters, the alloy wheels and practical add-ons turn it into an attractive and versatile working pony. Get one while the offer lasts. Test car from Renault SA press fleet
Current models already include such active safety features as anti-lock braking (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) that reduce the risk of cars skidding or spinning in emergencies. They help drivers maintain control, but still rely on him or her to respond. “Many accidents happen because drivers are too slow to react and it’s true even for good, careful drivers,” says Song. “By the time we see the danger, we don’t have time to brake or swerve nor do we instinctively understand the
way cars behave when we do so.”
Carmakers want to overcome this human factor. Hyundai’s most recent models –the new-generation i30 in Europe and Azera in Korea – combine a package of innovations that includes Autonomous Emergency Braking, Lane Keeping Assist, Active Blind Spot Detection, Driver Attention Alert, Advanced Smart Cruise Control and Around View Monitor. “Put simply, by combining a front-mounted sensor with the ABS and cruise control systems, the car can detect danger and apply brakes automatically, either stopping or slowing down,” says Song. “Side-mounted sensors can detect when the car is wandering across a white line or if there is car next to you, and tell the power steering to keep you in your lane. Because of how we can connect all these systems, and the processing power now available, the car can detect and respond to danger much faster than a human.” Being able to offer this level of safety is an important selling point with independent tests, including the various NCAP programs, giving consumers benchmarks for comparing models and making informed decisions. “Such testing constantly pushes us to build safer cars, make each new generation safer than the last, and tell buyers whether we succeed or fail,” says Song. “A new model achieving a five-star safety rating is a source of pride and helps increase sales. Low ratings are not only embarrassing, but could cause customers to walk away. “In five years’ time, cars that don’t respond to danger won’t be considered completely safe. To meet that expectation, we need to bring the best available technology into the market now,” he concluded.
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IPL BEGINS | SUPER RUGBY CONTINUES | FORMULA 1 TITLE RACE WIDE OPEN | A NEW SPORTS MINISTER APRIL: From the Latin word ‘Aperire’, meaning ‘to open’. How apt this phrase turned out to be as the sporting heavens truly opened up and delivered some breath-taking, mouth-watering, ground-breaking, earth-shattering action. As the leaves begin to fall and the dull of winter begins to set in, I feel the onus upon me to inform you that this is in no way a metaphor for the world of sport and quite the antithesis rather, as the sporting calendar is only just heating up, particularly in codes such as Formula 1.
CRICKET has seen the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which has again been criticised and with good reason. The tournament is simply a saturated, drawn out ‘money spinner’ in which all the top players get to inflate their retirement funds and big sponsors and owners get to flaunt their brands while Indian fans enjoy every bit of it.
dollar’ man), Imran Tahir (who was initially unsold), Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada, all represent us with pride in this glamour ‘hit and giggle’ tourney. Unfortunately Quinton de Kock could not take part due to injury, as he aims to recover in time for the England series.
now hot on the heels of leaders Chelsea. There are some vital games to come and anything could happen. My predicted top In terms of the actual rugby on the field, our four are: Chelsea, Spurs, Manchester City very own Sharks are looking the business and Liverpool. under Robert du Preez and the Stormers and Lions seem to be two of the favourites In Spain, the world’s best overall league, La and sit pretty near the top the log currently. Liga, is also at a critical juncture. Real As for who the favourites are to win the cup The Stormers shock victory over the mighty Madrid are in the ascendency and will . . . your guess is as good as mine. Anything Chiefs was rather impressive, only to be probably edge it over rivals Barcelona. can happen in T20 cricket and it simply outdone by their northern foes from Johandepends on how well you perform ‘on the nesburg the week after. Will the Lions go day’ or merely how much of luck you have all the way this year? on the said day. Last season, the unfancied Sunrisers Hyderabad edged a If I am allowed to digress, any thoughts on star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore the one time powerhouse that is the (Kohli, Gayle, AB, Springconstantly the whipping boys in Super rugby. I guess money talks doesn’t it?
Starc, Watson) to claim their maiden title under the canny David Warner. Proving that it
boks? Not too long until the
truly is anybody’s game. Good luck to all
French reach our
teams.
shores for breathed into the sport with the welcomed resurgence of Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel has a three test series won two of the first three races and is in which I seriously challenging Lewis Hamilton and
SUPER RUGBY continues
to thrill fans around the globe as the month of April dished out some surprise results as well as some outright shockers. The good news for rugby supporters though is that SANZAAR has decided to revert to a 15 team tournament from next season. It has been well docuMy sole interest in the event is our very own mented how awful the current conference South African boys partaking in the compe- format is, not to mention unfair and the new tition. Marquee names such as AB de move has been welcomed by fans, coachVilliers, David Miller (who earns a whopping es, players as well as pundits. In South R25 million every season – not bad for a African terms though, it remains to be seen month’s work), Chris Morris (the ‘million which of our teams will drop out of the competition as it has already been stated that it will be two of our franchises as well as one Australian team.
consider them favourites. Les Tricolores had a very
FORMULA 1 has seen new life
Mercedes for top honours. It’s about time as the sport was becoming far too predict-
good run in the recent Six Nations and with able! SA Rugby deciding to retain Allister CoetMAY will see the start of tennis’ second zee, we are almost destined to lose and grand slam the French Open, the Monaco heap more misery on long suffering Bok fans. Franco Smit has been instated as the Grand Prix, the Europa League final (go new backline guru, which is a step up from Lyon!), the FA Cup final as well as the IPL Mzwandile Stick, but given the way that his final. Cheetahs team are performing, I wouldn’t get my hopes up.
IN CLOSING the less said about our
new sports minister the better! Thembelani Brandon Venter is the new defence consul- Nxesi has moved from heading up the tant but also does the same job for Italy, our department of Public Works to sports . . . future opposition for the November Europe- how? Surely this is a Leon Schuster prank? an tour – how daft is that? Here is hoping that fans will boycott and that stadiums will Oh and well done to Sergio Garcia on
At the moment it looks as if the Kings and
be empty to really get the message across. claiming his maiden major title at the Cheetahs are the unfortunate teams to be Masters. Until next time . . . take care, cut along with the Rebels. For the life of me THE FOOTBALL WORLD is at cheers! I cannot fathom how the Sunwolves get a an exciting juncture as major leagues are free ride! They are northern hemisphere, now reaching exciting climaxes. The ever Japan is not part of the Rugby Championship and the team is
popular English Premier League was blown wide open and Tottenham Hotspurs are