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Albertina residents in Etwat-wa are fearful of their RDP houses falling in on them. Residents claim when they hear a noise coming from the cracking walls in their houses they exit quickly to avoid being buried under a pile of rubble.They are begging Ekurhuleni Municipality to do something about their living conditions. Resident Mr Mlotshwa said his problem started in 2008 when the house started cracking. “I live in a house where I can see an outside person through the cracks on my house.

He said the plaster had fallen off the walls long ago and large cracks are now visible (as seen on the picture). “I have even tried to plas-ter the house again but nothing changes. The inside is always wet and cold when it rains. I am afraid for my children’s health.I have reported the matter to my Ward Clr, Lucky Mabaso but noth-ing is getting done. I’m still waiting for him to come and fix my house as promised,” he said.

The foundation of his house is visible above the

ground. Mlotshwa believes that this is

what caused the walls to crack. Vutha News sent the munici-pal spokesper-son an email with questions to respond on, but on the day

of print, they had not yet responded.

Mlotshwa not enjoying the stay in his house

Recently, in Daveyton, a woman caught her pastor husband red handed in bed with a ‘makhwapheni’. It was revealed that all along, the young woman, in her early 20s, had a long running affair with the pas-tor before it was known by the wife. On the significant day, the pastor’s wife was returning from her home in Pretoria after she had gone away for a while. Pastor’s wife was returning to her house in Daveyton unannounced after three months of being away after getting her newly born baby when she caught her dearly husband in bed with another woman. When she reached home with the enthusiasm that she wanted to surprise her hus-band, she, however ended up being surprised herself. Pastor’s wife could not be-lieve her eyes when, upon her arrival, she found a woman she always knew was a ‘busy woman’ inside her house. Consumed with anger, she wanted to attack the wom-an and tore her clothes but amazingly the pastor de-fended the other woman. A close source to the couple revealed that the two had been married for two years. The source also told Vutha news that this was the sec-ond marriage that the pas-tor was in and that the same thing had hap-pened on the first marriage.It was bought to the attention of Vutha N e w s t h a t t h e

Pastor is a business taxi owner in Daveyton. We were also told that for the pastor to be where he is today, it is all because of his wife’s family who loaned him money to start his busi-ness, and this is the thanks they get. After a long strug-gle of contacting the pas-tor’s wife, Vutha News still could not get hold of her on her cellphone. We were later notified that the pastor left his church af-ter his Bishop called him to order. “He left for another church in Daveyton after the Bishop had told him that he has been bewitched by this makhwapheni,” said the member of the church who wanted to remain an-nonymous. The pastor refused to com-ment on the matter. Infact he hang up the phone on us when we approached him about this. The pastor is now engaged to be married to his makh-wapheni and they also have a new born baby who is a month old. The poor wife went back to her mother’s house in Pretoria.

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TSHEPO Sangqu’s Friday night outing with friends nearly cost him his life. He said a cop shot him in the back. Now the teen is recov-ering at the Far East Hospital in Springs, Ekurhuleni, after an operation. Tshepo (16) said cops stopped him and his friends in Daveyton on

their way home from a party on Saturday morning. He said police beat one of his friends who were carrying a beer bottle. Tshepo got scared and ran away. Then a cop shot him in the back. Tshepo managed to get to a nearby garage for help. His mum, Jacqueline Sangqu

(33), said police should have arrested the boys if they thought they were drunk. She claims cops didn’t fire a warning shot. Jacqueline said, “My son was shot like a bird or like a wanted criminal and to make matters worse, the cop never even went to check on him. Instead they drove off.” Tshe-

po’s uncle, Dumisani Mabu-za, said the family wants jus-tice. “Police have not come to meet us since the incident happened,” said Dumisani. “This is an indication that they don’t care about what happened. “We want the person respon-sible for this to be arrested.” Police spokesman Captain Alfred Nakana said a case of attempted murder was opened. Nakana said: “The case has been handed over to Inde-pendent Police Investigative Directorate for further inves-tigation.”

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The nine officers accused in the murder of Daveyton taxi driver, Mido Macia, were granted bail in the Benoni

Magistrate’s Court on Tues-day the 13th of August 2013. Magistrate Sam Makamu said they would be released

on R5000 bail each. This was after they convinced him that circumstances had changed since he denied them bail in

March. At the time, the State had argued that the investiga-tions were not yet complete and the officers could meddle in the probe. The State also argued there was a public outcry and that the group should be kept behind bars as their lives were therefore in danger. On the same day, however, the defence argued that the investigations were complete, the accused would move to alternative addresses for their own safety and they had not meddled in the case thus far. The bail conditions were that they appeared on all the trial dates.

They were forbidden from contacting witnesses and were ordered to stay at their furnished addresses. They also needed to get permission before making trips outside of the province. The trial was set to start in Delmas on November 11 and was expected to run until the 29th. Earlier on the day, the court heard there were pending charges against two of the nine officers. The court heard that besides the murder charge, the two of-ficers faced charges

of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Elias Tsole, who acted for the two in their assault case, testified that their trial was to be heard in the Daveyton Magistrate’s Court on July 30. Tsole told the court those charges were withdrawn on the morning of

the trial. However, the State said the pair

had not been acquitted of the charge and it would continue with the case. It

served the pair with summons.

Daveyton cops granted R5000 bail each

A joint operation by Ekurhu-leni Metro Police, SAPS members, SARS officials and Correctional Service

members blitzed Etwatwa and Emaphupheni areas on Thursday, 01 August target-ing those who are in defiance

of the metro by-laws. The blitz operation resulted in Forty-five(45) illegal struc-tures being brought down and

numerous fake cellphone starter packs being confis-cated. Several warnings issued since February this year to those transgressing went unheeded and thus galva-nized law e n f o r c e -m e n t agencies to take action in r i d d i n g the area of this eye-sore of a situ-ation. When ef-forts to educate the offenders fell on deaf ears, the police sought the assis-

tance of the ward councillors and street trading committee members to intervene. No arrest was made but these joint operations will continue

until the hawkers in the area comply

fully with the Ekurhuleni

By-Laws. A s p i r -ing street t r a d e r s are urged to consult

with their leaders or

come to coun-cil offices to ob-

tain information on what the correct procedures are regarding street trading.

By-law clean-up of illegal

structures in

Etwatwa: 45

structures removed

Ms Virginia Mnguni Etwatwa, Gautengwas last seen on the 29 june 2010. She is 26 years old woman with dark brown complexion. build : mediumhair : long hairlanguage : ndebele & zulu

circumstances: she went missing on the 29th june 2010 after her mother’s funeral took place and never return home. It is believed she’s around jo-hannesburg area. If you might know her whereabouts, please let her grandmother know by

contacting her on 073 561 2220 or (011) 962-2561. For more enquiries, please do contact Etwatwa SAPS’s constable Timothy Masilela on 082 332 4554 or altena-tively on 011 746-8900.s

Missing adult alert

“Davey-ton cops killed my

son”

The SAPS is calling on the Daveyton Residents, sports bodies and cultural groups who regularly conduct events and exhibitions to attend a gathering Act workshop. The workshop will be held at the Daveyton Police Station on September 3, at 10am. “The purpose is to explain the regulations of the Gathering

Act 205 of 1993,” said police spokesman Capt Alfred Na-kana. Nakana added that, some-times, communities hold unlawful gatherings, which contravene the Act, and they might be arrested for such. For more information contact Nakana on 079 695 1401.

Gathering Act Workshop

Sunrise Day Care/After-care opened on April 2 2012 by Patience and Ntombi Sibanyoni (Mother and Daughter) with 4 Day-care kids and 5 Aftercare kids. What seemed like only a dream became a reality and has taken off so well. “Today

we have 80 wonderful Day-care kids and 25 Aftercare kids. Day-care being 0 - 5 years and aftercare from Grade R - Grade 6. We are proud owners of this work that God has blessed and helped us with in the past

year and look forward to the many years that are still to come. We want to take this opportunity to thank all of our parents that have stood beside us as we have grown and for all the love and sup-port we have received from our friends and family.”

Celebrating our 1st birthday!

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A new primary school launched on the 8th of August on Daveyton’s Cloverdene is set to open after the Septem-ber holidays. The Chief Al-bert Luthuli Primary School had cost government R58 million to build. It’s equipped with sporting facilities, a li-brary, science labs and com-puter labs and has been ad-

opted by swimming South Africa which will be building a pool on the premises where both pupils and teachers will learn how to swim. Education MEC Barbara Creecy has commended the principal for his patience. “His three year wait for his school is over. When we come back from September holidays, that

school will move here.” The department’s MEC Barbara Creecy said the school is the first of several that they plan to build and launch in town-ships around the province. The MEC said the school is expected to accommodate 1,600 pupils. Named after the famed teacher and poli-tician, construction on the Chief Albert Luthuli Primary School began on November 14, 2012, and was completed less than five months later on April 12, 2013. “This is the quickest school that I have ever seen going up,” states Manana, said that, “Typically a school of this size will take two years to complete.” Four other schools following the same plan and same style are being constructed in Palm Ridge, Slovoville, Midrand and Randburg; all were start-

ed last year, but the Daveyton School is the first one to be completed. Apart from the large Grade R subdivision, the single s t o r y s c h o o l h a s b e e n divid-ed into c l a s s a r ea s , e a c h w i t h their own walled in play area, and includes 27 brightly coloured and inviting class-rooms, three courtyards, an admin building which houses the principal and vice princi-pal’s office, , sick bays, two storerooms, an HOD office

and a reception area, as well as a multi-use sports field

which is watered by a borehole on the

premises. Cov-ered walk-

ways join the class-r o o m w i n g s with the m a i n b u i l d -ing, and

through-out the

school, top-quality finishes

have been used, such as granite tops in

the bathrooms, solar geysers to allow learners to enjoy hot showers after playing sport and automatic taps that turn themselves off to save water. The school’s tuck shop has

its own kitchen, ensuring that the learners have the benefit of a feeding scheme so that they each receive a nutritious meal at school. “We wanted something for the teachers, the pupils and their parents to be proud of,” said Manana. “With the facilities now in place, we can ensure that ef-fective teaching will take place. Through education we are empowering the community with knowledge and skills, keeping the children off the streets and away from the lure of drugs and crime. At Chief Albert Luthuli Pri-mary School we want to give the pupils the kind of educa-tion that will allow them to overcome their future chal-lenges without hindrances,” stated the Principal.

Newly opened school in Cloverdene

In Daveyton, the Faithful Life Ministries recently collected games, food and clothes from the community which were donated to the Dynamites Child Care Centre on August 20. The youth members of the church spent the day with the children by playing games

and various forms of enter-tainment. They committed themselves to working with the centre through a mentorship pro-gramme with the children throughout the year. They will also organise some charity events for the centre. The theme for the day was

“give a little to make a big difference”. The centre start-ed operating in 2009 and was registered in 2011. It is not by far funded by par-ty. Mostly children are from Chris Hani. The centre has currently 32 children.

Dynamites Child Care Centre receives

donations

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Ditshepiso La’Deep DeekayWe should ask ourselves why are the prices increas-ing drastically. It’s because petrol is also increasing. I have a car and I can’t afford use it on a daily basis.

Taxi fares will be going up drastically again. Are you ready for this? What is the most you ever paid on the return commute to work or School?

Lebogang SharonI wish someone can just or-ganise buses for us because they are far more less than taxis.

Nompumelelo MokoenaThese rises of taxi fares are affecting our financial state.

Percy Silindokuhle Golden TshiliI’ll be walking soon. No more taxi for me. tjooo ‘siyaphela la’.

Sthukzin Ma E TshabalalaThis is going to kill us finan-cially. I use R80 per day for school and R70 for when I’m doing my practicals.

Julia G-mza KhozaIt’s not fair because we are not even satisfied with some of the taxi conditions.

Linda Sokweba

Celebrating women day in rain, women of Swedish Free Church walked a long journey praying and singing. Praying for the bad spirit that have been attacking Daveyton and they were accompanied by the Ekurhuleni Metro police. “Wathinta abafazi Wathinta imbokodo” meaning you strike women you strike a na-tion. During the march they said “Women should be well treated because they are the golden queens without them the world is nothing. They also said women’s day should be embraced everyday not only one day. Daveyton com-memorated women’s day as a tribute of thousands of

women who marched to the union building. The march started from Daveyton circle till the end of Daveyton (Via Eiselen Street). Women are made great in gentleness. They speak with deep sinceri-ties, they are strong and

mothers of the nation. They always assure that everything is alright. They stand for their dignity though there may be lots of doubt inside their heads and they always love passionately like there is no tomorrow or an end to it.

One of the five coordinators of the march Mama Mazibu-ko said it took them a month to plan this wonderful event. “We are doing this because we want to clean our town-ship and we also want to ask the Lord to intervene in our area. We know that every prayer that goes to the Father will never come unanswered. Ward Councilor Sphiwe Ditshego ad-dressed the crowd, “Igama lamak-hosikazi malibon-gwe” meaning “let the name of women be praised”. She said it takes a person to rise and she said the rain was a confirmation

that the township had been cleansed. She thanked ev-eryone but mostly all the men who joined the march. It was great to see men who took part in the celebration of women’s day. Moses Sikonde was one the

men who took part in the march. He said the event was a way of showing the

devil that they are not scared of him. The Swedish church holding touchy bill boards messages which read “Now is the time of God’s favor”, “Be a women who bares fruits so your prayers can be awarded” and “We are the mothers of

the nation and shared with versus.” After the march, the women are confident that their prayers are heard by God. Mama Mazibuko thanked everyone for com-ing. She also thanked Ekurhuleni Munici-pality for supplying

them with water and also the bus to transport them back. Daveyton Mall’s Pick n pay also sponsored the event.

Come rain come sunshine

Naphtali Ratshitanga

I walked down the streets of

Mandela section in Etwatwa at the noon of a weekday, keen I was, but at the same

time a mixed bag of emotion-al feelings I felt. Prepared for an interview,

but what I had at the back of my mind was how I was go-ing to interview a woman of such calibre in her own right. A woman who not only is a mother to her own kids but also opened gates of her yard to the community. As I got closer to her house, I could share in the dream she (Gloria Dorah Sibeko) had at the dawn of 1992, children made different noises which showed how free spirited they are.In 1992, it was then that the idea to start Lollipop day care centre came to Gloria’s mind, after noticing the growth of number of children who moved around the streets. At the time rape was also at its greatest peak and all she wanted was to provide a day care environment whilst the parents were at their working areas. Lollipop day care centre has grown to be a place that caters for over 90 children annually,

ranging from 1-6 years. The centre caters for different early childhood development programmes as reading, cre-ativity, art activities and out-door play. Mamello Joyce Mine, a moth-er of two kids at the centre, says the area caters for all her needs in terms of pricing and the manner of how the chil-dren are taken care off. Like any other form of jour-ney, Gloria’s journey in ad-vancing Lollipop to what it is to date had its own hardships. What Gloria cherishes most are the times when she would share her home grocery with the Lollipop children. The issue of sponsorship was also a major aspect till she got assistance from Hope worldwide, an organisation that sponsors her with food parcels. In order to be more effective in passing education to the child, a sufficient educational background thus becomes

imperative, Gloria has since noticed that and got herself a Diploma in Theology which thus become effective in problem solving within the day care centre, subsequently she enrolled herself for an NQF level 4 course wherein teaching is some of the as-pects that she focuses on. It was during the course that she learned that children had to be categorised according to ages, which she has done well. Lollipops classes are fashioned in the following pattern 1-2 years: 3-4 years: 5-6 years. As we parted ways that after-noon, in a space of two hours one got to learn the divine African ideologies and con-cepts of Ubuntu from Mama Gloria as I now called her. In my eyes I got to see the true meaning of the proverb ‘It takes a village to raise a child’. As for Mama Gloria, a village in her own yard she has.

The essence of a woman

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By: Promise Marupeng

Talent has a way of breaking through and shining out bright. Mxolisi Nelson Mgudhlwa who also goes by the name of mx-da Fresh Prince has his own record label 411 music pro-ductions. The 24 year old entrepreneur, en-gineer, producer, hip hop artist who is also a song writer began his music career at the tender age of ten (10). Born and bred

in Dav-e y t o n , he was r a i s e d by his l a t e g r a n d -mother and his mother. The two m a d e s u r e we had e v e r y -thing we

ever wanted. “High definition dreams” is his latest project,

with 20 tracks and features many artists from Vutha. “I am proud to say up to today, I have released eight (8) suc-cessful projects under 411 music Empire during the past ten years. Mx da Fresh Prince says being in the industry needs more than talent, he says you have to have a hustler’s spirit, be persuasive, spend money you don’t have and go through sleepless nights and grow very thick skin. His record label 411 mu-sic empire currently has six artists under it Lil’cee, Bizzcuit, Mono (duo),

Storm the Dj B and himself. Mxolisi has worked with art-ists like Aby Fab, Devour, and Dizzy man Ape, Nhlan-hla Nciza (Mafikizolo), Am-stel (3Sum) Mshoza, Lun-gelo (TS records) and Siya shezi. He also would love to work with the likes of Hip hop stars like AKA, Da Les, Proverb Toya Delayze and other international artists. He is also partners with Aby Fab who is another big artist and producer in Daveyton. With the festive season around the corner these boys are pumped up for

summer and the gigs are already lining up. Mx da Fresh Prince is a nephew to the well known Oscar Mgud-hlwa also known as Madluphuthu, the film maker and is also a fa-ther to a little baby girl. His fans and other up-coming local artists can follow him on twit-ter @mxdafreshprince and on face book sir bumba dafreshprince.

Vutha’s very own”hip hop sensation”

By Promise Marupeng

In 1958, inspired by the life of Abraham Lincoln and the motto of his second-ary school, a 16-year-old Malawian village boy, named Legson Kayira, decided to travel on foot to America to further his education. Walking barefoot and car-

rying food, an axe and two books, he travelled more than 2,500 miles through the African bush crossing four countries in search of an education. Most people would have given up, but not Legson. Braving lions, hy-enas, snakes, elephants and language differences, he kept going reaching Khartoum in the Sudan, where American consular officials, amazed by his remarkable walk, helped him to travel to the United

States to take up a scholar-ship at Skagit Valley College in Washington State. I Will Try record his early life and the details of his epic journey in his quest to realise his seemingly impossible dream. Published in 1965, while Legson was studying at the University of Washington, it became a best seller in the United States and England, and was translated into numerous other languages. Legson went on to study his-

tory at Cambridge University in England. He wanted to return to Malawi to help build a post-colonial state, but was prevented from doing so by the despotic Dr Hastings Banda. Instead, he remained in England where he pursued a career in the British Home Office, and wrote four more books. This volume contains the original text, photo-graphs, as well as a memoir by Legson’s widow, Julie

Kayira, written after his sudden death in England in October 2012. At the time of his death Legson was working with Rivonia Media Group on a feature film of I Will Try. As vivid as the day it was first published some 50 years ago, it continues to teach young people in Africa and the world over that, if they are determined enough, there is nothing they cannot achieve.

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“i will try”Legson Kayira

HATE poem

There’s this feeling within meIt’s strongAnd I just can’t keep it any longerIt’s getting the best of meAnd yet the better of meIts hateAnd it’s having an effect on me.

It makes me wanna scream, wanna shoutAnd yet am still dreaming of itCommitting to my peersPressurising my buddiesWaiting for nobodyAnd I still have that feelingI’ve got HATE within me

My heart beats fasterI keep on getting weakerI have to break freeLet my hate be

I walk around with this feelingPretending to be smilingPutting my fears in lineAm not lyingI love this feeling within meI’ve got to let it freeLet hate be me

Mamello Sello

By Melanie

Daveyton comedian Madlu-phuthu allegedly became a punching bag when he was caught on the couch of an-other man’s girlfriend. Madluphuthu whose real name is Oscar Mgudlwa was cornered by Busi’s boyfriend in a Bedfordview townhouse back. Witnesses say Busi’s boy-

friend had been out celebrat-ing his birthday and visited his woman at her upmarket Wedgewood Green town-house. “The guy came to the complex at midnight to spend the night with his girlfriend. When he got there, he found her and Madluphuthu sitting in the lounge drinking booze. “They were also wearing next to nothing. The guy lost his cool and at-

tacked Madluphuthu. He wanted to know why he was there – and asked him how long he had been shag-ging his woman,” said one of the neighbours. Allegedly, Madluphuthu threatened the guy – but this didn’t work. Another resident in the com-plex took up the story: “The boyfriend charged at Mad-luphuthu and lifted him up

from the couch. Then, he punched him hard. “He went on punching him and Madlu-phuthu tried to fight back by throwing bottles at him – but he realised he was fighting a losing battle,” said the wit-ness. Apparently when Mad-luphuthu realised that the guy was not going to stop beat-ing him up, he ran into the bedroom and locked himself there. We understand that

Busi managed to get rid of her boyfriend and threw him out of the unit. The witness described the scene: “Busi had to take over from Madlu-phuthu . . . “And she man-aged to throw him out. The guy was still angry and broke some windows. He then left.” When Busi was contacted, she was angry and refused to comment. “Get your com-ment from your sources,” she

said. Madluphuthu was also contacted and first he said: “I know her.” Then he asked: “What’s up with her?” When he was asked if it was true that he had been beaten up by Busi’s boyfriend, he hit a U-turn, and said: “I don’t know that woman. I’ve never been to Bedfordview. Ungifuna izindaba wena.” (So you’re looking for a story). And then he hung up the phone . . .

‘Madluphuthu became a punching bag’

Daveyton DA celebrated Tata’s birthday with the el-derly in Daveyton The event entailed cleaning

the home, s e r v i n g b i s c u i t s and juice and giving 50 gifts to the elderly at the Old Age Home. “Yes we are

doing this for Madiba and we are going to continue working for the communi-

ties to ensure that we build a better South Africa in an open opportunity society for all,” said the Davey-ton’s Democratic Alliance Community Operations Manager Thabiso Aphane. He continued by saying “Everyday should be treat-ed as Mandela Day. We need not only admire what Tata did for us, but also learn and emulate his

principles and live his val-ues every day. The elderly are very spe-cial and fragile people, we believe they need to be taken care of, respected, loved and honoured along with Madiba.” The staff and the elderly at Rose Dabula were very happy and grateful to the DA and mentioned that they need to come back often.

All went accordingly and the DA would like to thank Councillor Solly Klaas and all the DA activists that took part in making sure that the event Succeeds. This is the statement was said by the MP Emma. We would like to apologise for quoting Thabiso Aphane instead of Emma. Sorry for the inconvenient caused.

Correction on article published on the 26th of July 2013

Down-to-earth, defined and stylish – these words could be used to describe the win-ner of this year’s Vukani Fashion Awards, Luthando Mbobo. The same words could also be used to describe his de-sign ethic which scooped him the Best Ready-to-Wear Collection, which was the top prize, at the awards held at Emperor’s Palace on Saturday. In its 19th year running, the annual Vukani Fashion Awards provides a platform and opportunity for young and upcoming designers to

showcase their design talent as well as an introduction and exposure into business through incubation and mentorship programmes. Mbobo’s interpretation of the theme “Trend setters setting trends: Back to Ba-sics” surprised audiences as they saw traditionally familiar blankets itshali, ncawe (Xhosa), seanama-rena (Sotho) and umbhalo (Ndebele) cleverly crafted into a poncho and tailored men’s jackets. “I was in-spired by rural areas and how people and animals live. In my interpretation,

I then used their traditional blankets as the material to construct the garments,” said the self-taught 29 year-old designer. Mbobo’s first experience with the Vukani Fashion Awards was last year when he was selected to showcase his work as one of the emerging guest designers from the City of Ekurhuleni – a develop-mental initiative benefitting residents of the host City. He then entered this year’s competition during the call to entry phase managed by the South African Fash-ion Designers Association

(SAFDA). He submitted his designs on a storyboard and was then selected as one of the 14 finalists who presented their garments on Saturday night.Mbobo says that he is ex-tremely happy to have won the competition. “Having been in business since 2008, I believe that winning the competition, will place me on the map and I will now become better known in the South African fashion scene.” His store, Mbombo Movement, is situated at the Fashion Kapitol in Jo-hannesburg. The City of

Ekurhuleni was main spon-sor and host City of the Vukani Fashion Awards the second year running. About 18 local crafters also benefitted from the project, through exhibitions and workshops. Fabian Kevin Ah-Sing and Anchonay Louw were presented with the Most Innovative designer and Best High Fashion design awards respectively. More information about the Vukani Fashion Awards can be obtained from www.vukanifashionawards.co.za

Ekurhuleni designer scoops top prize at Vukani fashion awards 2013

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Mr Christopher

This is it, the year is almost over and you my guy are al-ready pumped up for next year, pun intended, and your first thought is, girls.girls.girls, followed by freedom and lots of parties. Just for control, this article is meant for the boys. Fact, your hor-mones are already jangling and all you can think of is how you are going to pop as many cherries as possible in tertiary and forget quickly

about that first time bad expe-rience, when you first tasted the forbidden fruit. I can best describe your first year as “fast and furious”, a rapid transformation from ‘sonny boy’, your pet name at home, to Lesiba wa bantwa-na, your alter ego name at tertiary. A place where no one chases after you to make sure you have done your homework. You are pretty much on your own. Well before you experi-ence the adult life, remember you are now entering ‘the’ real world and you will be faced with real challenges. Top of your priority list should be your books, fun, and girls in that order. I don’t mean to cramp your style just a friendly advice that you can either have a successful tertiary life or things could haunt real bad. Let it be a

constant reminder that your parents are sending you, with their hard earned money, for you to come back three, four years later with that A4 size paper on your hand, your name scrolled across in bold, confirming that indeed ‘sonny boy’ has done his family and community proud.

Here are a few tips to sur-vive your first year

On your first year you should chill out; watch your peers’ f*ck up and study hard…. Nothing can be further from the truth. This is your year to check out the scene and by the time you get to you second year, you will have armed yourself with enough experience to know what to do, in order to bal-ance your already hectic life on campus. You will meet all

kinds of girls, church goers, girl next door, ‘cheese girls’, loud mouths’, ‘Miss Sexy and she knows it, ”‘gold dig-gers’, ‘limp wrists’, pretend-ers and my personal favourite ‘heart breakers’. Yep it’s true you will think that you will have your way with the ladies but know this now, girls know how to play the game just as well as guys do. Store this right at the centre of your memory, don’t ever make the mistake to think that the one you are with at that time is the one you will marry. As time goes, one of you will change, and this sudden change after three months of dating could be fueled by many things, e.g. you see-ing what you may think is a better looking girl or she may be tired of you ‘Mr Yel-low Pages’ and would rather

start dating ‘Mr X6’, because he has a nice ride. Have fun, date but guard your heart, when the right one comes along you will know it, if you are mature enough that is. When you date, make sure to tell your girl around exam and tests time, you have to hit the books and you must both give each other space. Look at the number of subjects you need to complete for the year and promise yourself to pass all of them, to make things easier for you in your second year. My first year motivation was to pass all my subjects, to go on an all expenses paid trip by our faculty, to Cape Town, reserved for second year students. Don’t try and use your pocket money, to go on expensive dates to impress “Miss Sexy”, or buy booze with the money you don’t have, you will find yourself

starving half way through the month. Pssstt , don’t tell any-one but this one guy from my former res, who lived the high life, would secretly come to my room mid-month, with-out fail, to ask for my bread and peanut butter. You don’t want to be that guy. If you start off with your ‘player’ mentality, jumping from one skirt to another, well let’s just say, I believe it has been said repeatedly, there are STIs and other severe sexually trans-mitted diseases that can catch up with you really fast. Preg-nancy should be the least of your worries, people are dy-ing out there. So guys, play it safe, study hard, reciprocate true love, and when that time comes to graduate, that won-derful proud feeling in you will outshine all the hardships of the fast and furious tertiary life.

Tertiary life is fast and furious, so zip up…or play it safe and study hard

By Bonolo Thebe

Growing up can be so hard especially if you are a young professional, so many re-sponsibilities, bills to pay, partying, new clothes, the lat-est gadgets, gate-aways with friends, keeping up with the Kunene’s, gosh I just can’t dzeal. So the festive is just around the corner, I can al-ready feel the xmas buzz, sales are screaming from ev-ery shop, christmas trees in shopping malls, long queues at the banks, not to mention traffic everywhere, and most people have taken leave from work. It’s that time of the

year when people just want to spend, spend and spend some more. People are suddenly happy, even enemies drink together. Temptation is every-where, we get so excited that we forget about January, the so-called month of Total Hun-ger. No money for gas, school fees or lunch. With the credit crunch hitting South Africa like a storm, I don’t want to be homeless or applying for a financial loan at the bank, I have enough debts as it is. So before you go throwing mon-ey in the toilet, follow these easy steps to avoid moving back home: Draw up a budget and stick to it I know for a fact

that whenever I go to a store, I buy whatever looks good, sometimes I even buy things I won’t even eat, I find my-self throwing them in the bin, a complete waste of money. So draw up a realistic list and always buy things that are on special. Avoid credit cards. Buying on credit often lead people to buying things they can’t even afford. You end up spending more than you have, try to buy clothes on cash whenever you can, just because its on sale doesn’t mean you should buy it. I know that they say a girl can never have too many shoes, but buying long boots

in December, really? Share christmas costs. Have a big family lunch where you each contribute a certain amount of money, not only will this save you money, it will also give you a chance to bond with your lost old cousins. Unless, of course, if you are like me and hate having to dish up for everyone, not to mention doing the dishes af-terwards, gosh not cool. Opt for lunch with friends. Make use of social networks, save airtime Facebook, twitter, skype, myspace, google talk, yahoo messenger, mxit, the list is endless, there really is no need to spend hundreds

of rands buying airtime to call everyone on your phone book to wish them a merry xmas, come on move with the times. Just because I’m gonna post on your facebook wall or inbox you does not make you any less special, I’m just trying to survive the credit crunch. Pay your bills and rent double in advance This is by far the smartest move ever, you gonna get your pay-check before christmas, so be smart and get it over and done with. We don’t want you having to move in with friends or borrowing money in January. Buy in bulk. As uncool as it my seem, buy-

ing things in large quantities can help save a lot of money, your friends may laugh at you now, but you will be having the last laugh when they ain’t got food in January. Even bet-ter, start a stokvel where you each buy each other grocer-ies every month so that when december comes, you will be covered. Booze also comes in bulk so don’t be ashamed to grab a crate of Castle instead of a hundred six packs. If you follow these tips you are sure to have a guilt-free fes-tive season. Go have fun and don’t try to impress anyone by showing off money you don’t have.

Debt-bust your Festive Season

Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor, Clr Mondli Gungubele has vowed to pull all stops to fight the scourge of unemployment in the City of Ekurhuleni. The mayor was addressing residents on Friday, July 26 at the service delivery summit in Springs. Clr Gungubele identified un-employment as one of the

main socio-economic chal-lenges facing the city along-side food security and under-development. The City’s official unemploy-ment rate stands at 28.8 per-cent. The mayor’s message of hope to more than one million un-employed youth seeks to re-veal the city’s plans to undo

joblessness in the region. “We are working on estab-lishing labour desks per ward to be located in the customer care centres. This will help us to zoom into the unemployment situation per ward and we will be able to deploy the necessary inter-vention and resources to ad-dress the problem,” he said.

Already, the mayor has allo-cated R1 million per ward to respond to the developmental needs of the different wards. In addition, the City will es-tablish the Job Creation Proj-ect Management Office to specifically deal with unem-ployment. According to the executive mayor, the Expanded Public

Works Programme (EPWP) Grant Funding will be in-creased from the current R14 million to up to R150 mil-lion by the 2014/2015. “We are also going to extend the EPWP Vuk’uphile Pro-gramme beyond the current three years agreement. We are leading the entire country on this programme

and we were able to produce about five millionaires from the previously disadvantaged areas. The Vuk’uphile Programme equips learners with con-struction skills and provides them with platform to show-case their skills in real life situation.

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Friday 30 AUGUST 2013

Linda Sokweba

The founder of the project

Enos Sasebola and his team are trying to make change in Etwatwa but they

lack of food gardening sup-pliers, refuse bags, tools and working uniforms. However, working under

such condi-tion is not stopping them to fulfilling their dreams in making a difference in their commu-nity. The project

started on May the 9th 2013

and the members dedicate their 2 hours daily to see the work moving. Their aim is create a good society, to keep what belongs to the community in a good manner and this has made the community to stand for them-selves. They suffer a lot because there are no tools and because they are not recognised, before they cleaned the park there were dead dogs and the park was filthy so the Etwatwa fu-

ture decided to make a change in the park and they named it after the missing counsellor Mzwandile Mbethe. It’s hard for them to make a huge difference like they would want to because they lack many resources and they use one member’s van to throw away waste. They are still pushing hard to get help as most members are not working. Etwatwa future is making a different change in their

community and they want to end up cleaning the whole of Etwatwa. “We want to see ourselves having more peo-ple involved in the project,” said Theo Mosemaka. The Etwatwa future aims to fin-ish Nyaope in the township by recruiting young people within the organisation. The Etwatwa future is appealing to the viewers for help and they may be contacted @ 076 577 1257 Eno or 071 646 8527 Theo.

Etwatwa future pleads for help

The City of Ekurhuleni launched its Peace Corps Volunteer programme on Friday, August 23, at Dav-eyton’s Sinaba Stadium. At the launch, the city also introduced its 400-strong Fire Brigade Reserve Force, members of which were re-cruited earlier this year to boost emergency services in Ekurhuleni. This initiative is aimed at empowering the youth of the city with skills

that will equip them, as they will also be trained to bet-ter their chances of employ-ment in the long run. MMC Mthuthuzeli Siboza delivered a keynote speech on behalf of the mayor, Mondli Gun-gubele. During Gungubele’s State of the City Address in March, he announced the launch of the Peace Corps project. “Our goal with the Peace Corps project was to make the City of Ekurhuleni

a safer place, a place where children once again can play in the streets without the fear of being exposed to Nyaope and other influences corrupt-ing the moral fibre of our society,” read the address. Siboza read that the EMPD Peace Corps Programme not only serves as a community defence mechanism, but also aids Ekurhuleni in making a difference in the alarming unemployment rate. “It’s not

only actively targeting the crime on our streets, but alle-viating the poverty within the pulse of our city, making our streets once again a prosper-ous ground for endless pos-sibilities,” he said. The first 100 Peace Corps volunteers graduated in April and have since been deployed in their assigned wards. The Peace Corps Programme serves as a crucial tool in skilling of drafted volunteers who will

obtain experience in law en-forcement areas. “With the re-cruitment being ward-based, Peace Corps Volunteers and the Emergency Services Re-serve Force, will serve as the eyes and the ears of law en-forcers, ensuring safer wards, aiding police to act swiftly in curbing crimes and other social ills within our com-munity,” said Siboza. Siboza added that the fact that 33 out of the 100 Peace Corps volun-

teers who graduated success-fully from the EMPD training academy in April are female, shows the metro is keeping in line with its mission on gender equality, especially with Au-gust being Women’s Month. They will learn the human skills required in the process of coming into contact with fellow community members and making an active differ-ence within the communities they reach.

Peace corps launched in Daveyton

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THE women in tennis friend-ly tournament sponsored by Y-Tex headed back at the Benoni Lakes, in Benoni on August the 9th. Organised by Daveyton Ten-nis, it became one of the more established tournaments, attracting both blacks and whites. “We are committed to the growth of sport in gen-eral and tennis in particular,” says the organiser Dundee. “We are striving to make ten-nis a mainstream sport in our

township and other previous-ly disadvantaged areas. This tournament was strictly for women from the ages of 12 and above with the aim of involving more black women in sports more particularly Tennis because most women find it easy and interesting. Top finalists for Under 12 were Sihle Nkosi from Vosloorus who won the game and Thandeka Hlongwane from Daveyton. Under 14 were Phomello

Mashigo from Daveyton and Kishia Burger from Eden Park who took first position. Under 16 were Kagiso Chauke from Birchleigh and Isabella Sereo also from Birchleigh who took first position. Under 18 were Nthabeleng Mphahlele from Daveyton and Maja Gledic from Bru-ma who took first position. Entrance was free for the supporters. “We are looking forward to a spectacular ten-nis tournament next month

that is well supported,” says Dundee. The Daveyton Tennis Y-Tex Junior tournament will run from 6 September to 8 Sep-tember at the Benoni Lakes next to the Lakes Hotel from 08H00am till late. All persons who want to go support this tournament can contact Dundee on 078 085 8987.

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In Cloverdene this past Sun-day marked the final of “Ike-tsetse “ soccer tournament. Teams from Cloverdene en-tertained the crowd with their vintage soccer skills .As usual support came from all corners of the community.

Vuvuzela noise was at the or-der of the day. The organisers, Community Development Workers to-gether with various sponsors, held this tournament to keep young men out of the streets. It was a special day and suc-

cessful fundraising event at Cloverdene for Mighty Bliz-zard Football club and Clover Football club because they had organised a successful event. Team Owner, Thabiso Holele motivated the com-

munity especially youth urg-ing them to stay away from intoxicating substances so that they can become better leaders in future. He also thanked parents who supported in numbers.

Community development workers host fundraising event

‘‘Triple Thun-der’’ Boxing Tourna-mentOne of South Africa’s top minimum weight stars of the box-ing ring,Nkosinathi “Mabere” Joyi and his opponent on the “Triple Thunder” Boxing Tournament card at Emperors Palace on Saturday evening (August 31) Benezer Alolod of the Philip-pines. The two boxers, who will fight it out for the WBC International Junior Flyweight title were each confident of their chances of victory when they attended a pre-tournament press conference at the Vegas of Africa on Tuesday afternoon, August 27.

Nthabeleng Mphahlele from Daveyton who played against Maja Gledic who played for 18 years. With them in the middle is Dundee, the organiser of the event.