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Former school-teacher Julian Finyeknows the daily challenges faced byteachers and pupils alike first hand;
that our education system does not impartthe requisite skills and knowledge in theyoung minds; that even in their secondarylevel of schooling, they leave the systembarely able to read and write well.Finye,56, a veteran when it comes to mat-
ters of pedagogy, having taught mathemat-ics in various schools inGugulethu andLan-ga, has started a project called Silver Moon;afternoon classes that help children inKhayelitsha and Philippi with the subject.“I was concerned after I realised that all
the children were struggling with readingand math. I then developed the idea of start-ing the centre, doing one on one sessionswith the learners which helps them and alsohelps their teachers, because I get to knowexactly where is they struggle. Teachers areoverloaded with work at school and they donot have time to do one on one sessions withindividual learners.” .
She started Silver Moon Learning Centreabout three years ago as a result, and theproject has since received nothing butpraise from the parents of the learners.Finye was a teacher at Sonwabo Primary
School in Gugulethu and also taught at Zi-masa Public Primary School in Langa.She has also worked as an administrator
at the City of Cape Town until 2012.Finye said she was bothered to see her
children struggling with reading and thatthey could not do simple calculations formath.She then invited other children from her
street in Philippi, to see if they were alsostruggling with their studies.They also write tests and she communi-
cates with the teachers of the learners to en-sure that learners do not get confused by theduality of being taught the same subject bytwo different teachers.Her ‘classes’ accommodates learners be-
tween Grades 1 to 7. The classes start at 3pmuntil 6pm. Finye conducts classes in Khaye-litsha on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-days. She is in Philippi on Tuesdays andThursdays.She conducts her classes in a small rented
space in an RDP house on MaphongwanaStreet, in Site C Khayelitsha and also at theBrowns Farm Library, in Philippi.She pays a R400 a month lease on the RDP
house and she depends mostly on a volun-tary contribution from parents.The contribution fromparents also goes to
stationery.“I wish to get a bigger space, because the
space here cannot accommodate the numberof learners that come here. We really appealto anyone who can help us, because the con-tribution from parents cannot match the de-mand for operation of the centre.
The project has become so popular thatsome learners arrive on its doorstep from asfar as Mfuleni,KuilsRiver,Kuyasa andHar-are.
She said most of these learners strugglewith transport, especially in winter.“I am doing this out of love, because I can
see that it is helping the learners at the endof the day,” she added.Finye has also roped in her son, Nelson,
a grade 10 learner, to help the grade 7learners with mathematics.V Continued on page 4.
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The poor knows a lotbut they remain stuckWho are the richest people in the world?Please understand my question. I am notsaying, who is the richest person in theworld? I am asking, who are the richestpeople in the world?Is it politicians? If it is, the question
will be; where did they get the money? Soit is not them because if it were everyonewould like to become one so that theycould loot the state.That is where their riches come from.
They suppress everyone and after thatthey do as they like. They take over thestate treasury and bar everyone fromspeaking. So it is not they.If it is not them, who are they? Do you
know the answer? Think about it for awhile before you answer. I don’t wantyou to become polemic and say all sortsof things that are irrelevant to this topic.The richest people in the world are
business people. What is cool for thewealthy is not cool for the poor. Forinstance, the wealthy would rather takerisks than tie themselves to a 9 to 5 job.They would rather take risks and fail
many times over than work for 50 yearsand when they retire there is nothing toshow for it. But the poor don’t see it thatway. They would rather work for 50years than take risks.When you ask them why, the answer is
obvious; they don’t want problems. Thepoor see problems. They see failure. Theysee crime.They don’t want to be robbed. Play it
safe. And stay alive.That’s their motto. The motto of the
rich is; behind every problem is a
blessing. I find that enlightening. When-ever confronted with problems, ask;“Where’s the blessing?” It is probablysomewhere waiting to be revealed.But because we are focused on prob-
lems, we don’t see it. We have problemsin this country. South Africa is likely tobe downgraded to a junk state. Some sayit is because of the President. Why did hefire Nene?Some say it is because of the Guptas.
The Guptas are in charge. They appointministers. They bankroll the Zumas. Buthere’s the thing; if the Guptas are kickedout, will your situation change?I doubt it. As long as your poverty
thinking exists, it won’t. It is not otherpeople that are holding you back. It isyou. What are you doing with what youhave? Why are you sitting on it?I’m sure you know what I mean.
There’s no need to go there. I’ve said itbefore.You’ve got what it takes. But you play
victim. You reckon you are incapable. Soyou become. It is you to change you.Once you do, you’ll take off. Stay posi-tive.
Debbie Hene, DirectorRegulation from the Department of Water and Sanitation speakingduring consultation of Sanitation Policy Review, in Khayelitsha, on Friday.
PHOTO: MBONGISENI MASEKO
Forum to flushlav blues awayMBONGISENI MASEKO
Thenumberof protests causedby the lackof service delivery, particularly aroundsanitation, may soon become a scourge ofthe past if a newly formed forum has itsway.The Water and Sanitation Khayelitsha
Forum, was introduced during the con-sultation of Sanitation Policy Reviewwhichwas held by the Department ofWa-ter and Sanitation, at Khayelitsha Train-ing Centre last Friday.The forum is one of 27 formed in areas
which are described as dysfunctional andare seen as hot spots for service deliveryprotests across the country.The consultation is part of an ongoing
national review of the sanitation policywhere the public is invited to comment.The National Sanitation Policy in-
cludes the policy positions amendmentsrequired to support equity in the sanita-tion sector; to strengthen the sanitationinstitutions and to ensure sustainablesanitation provision in the country.Debbie Hene, a director from the de-
partment said the meeting was a follow-up ot the the initial one held last Septem-ber.Hene said the department has come-up
with the idea of forming the forums sotheywill be able to address issues regard-ing sanitation without engaging in pro-tests.The deadline for the consultation is 31
March. Thulani Zondani, the chairper-son of theWater and Sanitation Khayelit-
sha Forum, said they are planning to in-crease the number of members of the fo-rum to ensure that it includes othercommunity based stakeholders such asCommunity Police Fora which were notrepresented in the meeting on the day.Zondani said the forum is going to be
a good platform to raise concerns aboutsanitation in informal settlements andthat itwill be free fromanypolitical affili-ation.“There was no structure established to
address issue of sanitation specifically.This forum will include all stakeholdersso that we have one strong voice whichwill nowbe louder than before. Itwill lim-it the number of protest regarding sanita-tion. The municipality will be forced tolisten to the forum,” he said.A representative from the Khayelitsha
Development Forum said the were keento see transformation in the sanitationsector in the area.Loyiso Nkohla of Ses’khona People’s
Rights Movement, asked how much bud-get is allocated for sanitation and that“who must be accountable” should theimplementation of their concerns nottake place.Some of the issues that were raised in
the meeting were those of safety of resi-dents in informal settlements when theyuse the toilets which are a distance fromtheir shacks and also the issue of theircleanliness which was described as haz-ardous to their health.There are more meetings planned for
Mfuleni police are requesting the assist-ance of the public in tracing the where-abouts of a missing person, Ms NoluvuyoKrweqe.The missing person is 27 year old , she
was last seenon the 04March 2016 inZeven-wacht at her work place. She has a goldtooth in front and she has Afro hairstyle.Anyone with information that can assistwith our investigation is requested to con-tact Sergeant Lutz on 082 469 3247 or 021 9099500 at Mfuleni SAPS.
Noluvuyo Krweqe has gone missing.
Sgelekeqe wantedin murder probeMfuleni SAPS needs the assistance ofthe public in tracing a wanted personknown as Ali Mbiza.Mbiza can be able to assist the police
pertaining to the investigation of amurder case. Anyone with informa-tion or has seen the wanted personmust please contact D/Cst Thubeni on082 777 6264 or 021 909 9618 at MfuleniSAPS.
Ali Mbiza is a wanted man.
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Sino death: two suspects caughtThe Social Justice Coalition (SJC) is
staged amarch onTuesday inKhayelit-sha following the rape and murder of
Sinoxolo Mafevuka.Her half-clothed body was found dumped
in a toilet more than two weeks ago.Initial reports stated that Mafevuka was
19 at the time of her death, but her mother,Nowethu Mafevuka said her daughter wasborn in 1995 (making her 21-years-old).Her half-naked bodywas found dumped in
a public toilet a few minutes’ walk from theshack where she lived with her brother. Ac-cording to reports some ofMafevuka’s cloth-ing was stuffed into the cistern.Police visited Mafevuka’s family on Fri-
day, 18 March and explained the investiga-tion procedure to her. However, on Mondayshe said shewas disappointed in the police’s
work on the case.“I first saw the police on Friday,” she
said. “When we went to the police stationit was obvious the police don’t really care,because I haven’t heard anything fromthem. For how long has my daughter beendead?”SJC member Malwande Msongelwa ex-
plained the difficulties of living in Khaye-litsha wheremost streets are poorly lit andvisible policing is scarce.Msongelwa compared Mafevuka’s case
with that of Franziska Blöchliger who wasraped and murdered in Tokai forest.“Within two days, the perpetrators were
arrested and the familywas taken for coun-seling. When you compare it to the Khaye-litsha incident, nothing happened. Theyare sitting not knowing what to do.
“That’s why we planned a march to Har-are police station with a memorandum thatasks police to accelerate the investigationandwewant visible policing in informal set-tlements.
It is quite a distance to walk from ourhouses to the toilets,” she said.Msongelwa and several other members
distributed flyers about the march in Town
2 this past Monday.“There are no CCTV cameras, the sanita-
tion alone in Khayelitsha is a problem,” sheexplained.Meanwhile police arrested two suspects
on Monday and the duo, aged 21 and 26 ap-peared briefly at Khayelitsha MagistratesCourt on Tuesdaymorning where their casewas postponed for further investigation.
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will be marching to Harare SAPS soon.
CITY VISIONThursday, 17 March 20164 NEWS
Musos warm upfor posterityNICHOLAS ASHBY
Despite the positive role Khayelitshaband Warongx and their KhayelitshaMusic Academy play in the communi-
ty, official and formal support for them islargely absent.
A chill wind blows down on a small CapeFlats carport where about 15 teeny-boppers,members of a junior choir, mill noisilyaround a drum kit. Two or three squabblesover the sticks, and the buzz from an old am-plifier wanting to be taken seriously as a le-gitimate instrument is softened by the
plonks of a keyboardist kidand the twangs of a coupleof guitarists also warmingup.“Hello!” shouts Wara
Zintwana, their mentor.“Haibo!” someone amidstthe boppers responds.Zintwana counts, “One,
two, three, four…”Thewin-ning drummer rolls into thefirst tune, the lead guitarsetting the groove, the key-boardist splashing melody.The rest of the choir yell tothe beat as they get intotheir early weekend boogiejam at the Khayelitsha Mu-sic Academy.Passers-by don’t pay
much attention; the neigh-bours’ dogs lying metersaway don’t even raise theirheads. They know the kids,and their music. They hearit every day after school.Three years ago, Zintwa-
na’s partner in the project,Ongx Mona, was teachingprivate lessons to adults inthe shacklands when a localpastor asked, “Why not
work with kids in formal settlements?There’s great need.”The idea gelled with Mona’s desire to
bring people together through music, dis-tract kids from gangsterism, and root outthe inferiority installed in people’s minds,he says as he stands out in the road, lettinghis young charges get on with the fun. He’sa little distracted from their achievements.He is, it turns out, waiting apprehensivelyto see if the drummer of Warongx, his ownband, will make it for rehearsal later.The ‘United States of Khayelitsha’, as
Mona calls it, is not an easy place to prac-tice art. But the donation of instrumentsfrom some people at Doctors Without Bor-ders helped; also from an American docu-mentary maker.Tourists come to the township to listen
and buy CDs, but not so often, especiallyin winter. Many students’ parents don’tpay anything.“But you can’t say no to kids when they
come without money,” he says.Any local support is gratefully received.Warongx has been band-in-residence at
Afrikaburn for the past two years. They gigregularly at Tagore’s. But neither state norCity help has come.Whenever the Academy, a registered
NPO, has approached local governmentabout using vacant council land to estab-lish a campus bigger than their single ga-rage, they get told to refer to the CapeTimes or Die Burger property ads, and tobid like anybody else.“These aren’t Italian shoes I’mwearing,”
says Mona, glancing at the tan Hushpup-pies that finish off his neat attire all toppedoff in dreads. “And we are not running iz-inyokanyok here.”Though Zintwana’s hat bulges substan-
tially, don’t expect much dub or reggaefrom these guys when they play. Burning
Spear is inspiration, and Toots & theMayt-als. But you’d swear the Warongx crewwere baptised in the Mississippi. There’sEastern Cape in the music. But it’s as ifthey’ve crossed theAtlantic and hauled theblues back over here.Meanwhile, the teeny-boppers have gone
through three drummers, with a fierceratcheting up of the beat by a girl of aboutten.“Thedrumsarehard core,”Mona smiles.“The whole week these kid hold us
down,” Zintwana nods.The Fatal Fourth rehearse. Photo by
Nicholas Ashby.Then come the ‘intermediate’ students, a
trio dressed somewhat reminiscent of the1980s, which is immediately apparent intheir sound as they start. They’ve neverheard of Nile Edwards, the pop maestro ofthat era, but the opening chucky-chuckyguitar-licks played by Ryan Xolple, a stu-dent at Oaklands High, hint of that style.Michael Jackson’s influenced his singing,Ryan admits.South Africa’s Got Talent is a stepping
stone Ryan and his partners, Vusumzi Ve-na andLindaNjokweni, hope to take to big-ger things. They call themselves the FatalFourth – the 4th being anyone who is theirfan, they joke. There are days you’ll findMona looking at his Ibanez rhythm guitarwith a heavy heart. You might even hearhim speak of having to pawn it. He’s signedup to study law; says he doesn’t want to bean artist in 20 years time.Looking at the future through the harsh
light of reality has also got Zintwana to reg-ister for a welding course. Silencing War-ongx’s powerfully fused grooves that callforOneLove from theheart ofKhayelitsha,as well as their pupils’ afternoon fun,would be a careless loss to law and metal-work.
Wara Zintwana and the junior choir of the Khayelitsha Music Academywara PHOTO: GROUND UP
The Fatal Fourth rehearse.
Traffic cop knocked down by taxi driverA traffic officer has sustained minor inju-ries after being hit by a taxi on the N2 onTuesday morning, the City of Cape Townsaid.Mayoral committee member for safety
and security, JP Smith, said an attemptedmurder charge was opened after the driver
was arrested.“A traffic officer stopped a taxi for over-
taking on the shoulder of the road on theN2.Members of the city’s ‘ghost squad’ man-
aged to stop the driver, who was arrestedand taken to Nyanga East police station.
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Finye is also concerned that teachersgive learners homework and tell them toask their parents to help them, whenthey know that some parents are illiter-ate and even those who can read, are notwell-versed with the curriculum.Ntombifikile Kedama, a parent whose
child attendsVuselela PrimarySchool inSite C, praised Finye for her work.“At first I doubted the classes, but I
soon realised that she was doing a greatjob in helping our children. I really un-dermined her, but she provedme wrong.I noticedadramatical change inmychildafter she started attending the classes. I
am very happy. I want her to continuecoming here, because I see the good re-sults that my child is getting at school,”Kedama said.Aviwe Mayaphi, 13, a Grade 6 leaner
from Nolungile Primary School, alsospoke fondly of the classes.“I started cominghere last year. I learn
a lot of things fromher, that iswhy I keepcoming back here. She also helps mewith homework,” Mayaphi said.Finye asked parents not to wait until
towards the end of the year to send theirchildren to the centres, because thatturns-out to cause panic to the learners
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Plus, loveLife wants young people to telltheir friends about iloveLife.mobi – that’swhy in April groups of five friends who signup together stand a chance of winning a
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loveLife groundbraekers in high spirits.
CITY VISIONThursday, 17 March 20166 PROMOTIONS
COMMUNITY
Stay on top of schoolsubjects online
Vodacom e-school is a safe onlinelearning platform that provides ac-cess to basic education content forlearners in Grades 4 to 12.The website provides daily lessons
of notes, videos and assignments inthe form of quizzes and personalisedprogress reports.Learners who are Vodacom sub-
scriberswill be able to access the cur-riculum-aligned classroom contentfor free. For those who are not Voda-com customers, data charges will beincurred for browsinganddownload-ing files.“We know that many learners of-
ten do not have access to learningmaterial such as textbooks, which
makes excelling at school more diffi-cult. Through the Vodacom e-schoolplatform, we can help address thischallenge. Our goal is to ensure thatlearners have access to some basictools to help enhance their learningoutside of the classroom,” saysMthobeli Tengimfene of Vodacom.
. It includes the following subjectsfor Grade 10 to 12 learners: EnglishHome Language, English First Addi-tional Language, Afrikaans Huis-taal, Afrikaans Eerste AddisioneleTaal, Mathematics, MathematicalLiteracy, Physical Sciences, Life Sci-ences and Accounting.
. Vodacom e-school offers the fol-lowing subjects for Grade 8 to 9
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. It offers the following subjectsfor Grade 4 to 7 learners: Mathemat-ics and Natural Sciences.Visit vodacom.co.za/e-school and
click on “Start learning now” to reg-ister. Registering is necessary tokeep learners’ use of the website pri-vate and secure.Registered learners can click on
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Benevolence rains on Mvula P.S.MvulaandNoordhoekPrima-
ry Schools recently re-ceived welcomed visit by
gift-bearing Transnet Port Termi-nals staff members last Friday.
Both schools received over 150pairs of shoes collected by staff forneedy students.The handover brought to an end
another successful nationwidecampaign, in which TPT encour-aged their staff to assist underpriv-ileged schools across the country.This included reaching out to keystakeholders of TPT as well topledge their support.According to General Manager
Velile Dube, the company startedthis campaign in 2014 as a tributeto Madiba after his passing.
“Our partnership with the Nel-son Mandela Foundation this yearhas helped TPT formalise this ini-tiative and encouraged our staff torememberMadiba and live his leg-acy through active citizenry.
Just as Madiba had encouragedthe nation to understand the im-portance of reaching out to com-munities in need, so too have weencouraged our staff to make ameaningful difference in the livesof those less fortunate through thisinitiative.
Last year TPT employees fromall over the country collected anddonated a significant amount ofschool shoes and this year we arevery proud to have surpassed thisnumber to help hundredsmore un-derprivileged children.”
Principal Florence Dlamashasaid the 100 pairs of school shoesdonated to Mvula Primary School,have brought much hope to the
children at her school who lackeven the most basic school essen-tials.
“This is the second consecutiveyear that our students have bene-fitted from this generous donation,for which we are extremely grate-ful.
Our school services the childrenfrom the nearby informal settle-ment of which the community are
mostly impoverished.We face many challenges at our
school such as broken windows,chairs and doors, unhygienic toi-lets and dilapidated infrastruc-ture.
Fortunately this company hasbeen able to assist us in the past,but our school is still in dire needof additional support to encouragea conducive learning environ-
ment.Despite the poor background of
our learners, we would like tomake sure the standard of learningis still kept high,” Dlamasha said.
Mvula Primary School was onlyadapted as a government school in2012 and currently has a total of1182 learners and 34 teachers, withabout 40 learners to each class.Also grateful for the donation of
much needed school shoes was No-ordhoek Primary School’s Princi-pal, Mervin Ruiters.“Our school accommodates
learners from Pre-primary tograde 8 with a total enrolment of978 learners and 29 teachers.Our learners come from a disad-
vantaged community, and some ofthe childrenbelong to familieswhoearn less than R500-00, and in somehouseholds even less thanR200 perweek.
The donation of school shoes bythe staff helps instil pride andhopein our learners, which is also ulti-mately what we aim to achieve ona day to day basis,” Ruiters said.Now in its second year, this im-
pressive initiative, which has sur-passed last year’s donations de-spite difficult economic condi-tions, has received the support andstamp of approval by the NelsonMandela Foundation.Yase Godlo,Manager ofMandela
Day from the Nelson MandelaFoundation said: “We are veryproud to have been partners to thisyear’s Shoes on Feet initiative andthe spirit of Ubuntu was alive andthriving at all the handovers to dis-advantaged schools this year.Not only have the employees fol-
lowed in Madiba’s humanitarianfootsteps through this initiative,but they have also demonstratedtheir belief in the importance of ed-ucation and supporting our youth.This is exactly the type of legacy
that we are encouraging all SouthAfricans to try live by - and not on-ly on one day of the year duringMandela Day, but 365 days a year,”Yase added.
Mvula Primary School teachers with some of the Transnet Port Terminals staff members who donatedshoes.
Depression affects everbodyIt’s really amazing how things canchange in a split second.Depression is not only for whites and
widows. But even young Black peoplesuffer from it.A young fellow in his matric who
suffered from depression scarred hishands using a razor blade.Those hands could have changed the
world.
His scars are a constant reminder ofhow alone and devastated he was. Peoplemust always remember that their actionshave consequences. Now this fellow hasto hide his scars under long-sleevedshirts.People need to talk about their prob-
lems before it’s too late.PAT BUNTU
Khayelitsha
Recyclers are doing a great jobA s a result of the poverty that affectsmany families in our country, somemen and women resort to recycling tokeep their hunger at bay.While recycling helps generate a small
income that can buy bread, it also helpsto keep our environment clean. The sadpart of it is that the community looksdown on people who walk around lookingfor empty cans, bottles and papers.If you think that the recyclers are a
bunch of losers, think again. Theirinitiative needs to be encouraged by allmeans.Whenever we have recyclable items, we
can put them aside for the recyclers tocollect. By helping the unemployed to putfood on the table you will be helping thewhole nation to develop.Some unemployed people have turned
to illegal business while others are conartists who rob people on a daily basis.Others are beggars who are driven byself-pity.I would like to salute all those who
wake up in the morning and go to dumpsor walk the streets to pick up recyclablestuff.They are doing nothing illegal and at
the end of the day their families havefood on the table.As the people of South Africa we need
to do away with empty pride and helpeach other to alleviate poverty. The morewe work together towards a commongoal, the more our country will developand reduce people’s reliance on govern-ment grants.
QONDILE NZUZOBarcelona
Enough with all the badmedia, we need good newsThere is absolutely nothing that defeatsmy logic more than how the SouthAfrican media reports news.It appear as though the word “news”
has assumed the meaning of “Bad news”.Why do newspapers always report
“bad news”? I mean we have segmentson different time slots, all reporting badnews.We should be focusing on the positive
side instead of reporting sad news all thetime. Why would you report about rapecases and murder cases? These aretouchy subjects and need to be dealtwith, but why on national tv?We have Black writers, inventors,
musicians and artists.Why can’t we portray that instead.
And yet we expect kids to be inspired by
this kind of society. On top of this, themedia is forcing people to chew whatthey dish without any critical engage-ment. As a result, we have suspended allthe brain faculties of critical thinking. Ifthe media choose sides to increase salesand ratings, we consume thus evenwithout veracityRoughly 80% of the news should be
about the country’s successes and only20% be about challenges. Even movies,soapies and dramas should reflect thiskind of approach.Even music should too, every music
writer must account for his lyrics andthe role they will play to the advance-ment of the society.
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Thanks for the ‘Magical’ story, keep it up!The front page picture(Viva Las VegasCity Vision, 3 March 2016) refers.Thank you, it was magical, and it has
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Our politics have a dark sideElectioneering is in full progress asthe nation prepares for municipalelections. South Africa is sadlyenveloped in a culture of politicalhatred, unprecedented in our demo-cratic history.Gutter politics and character
assassination have replaced decencyand civility.Mortal combat has become the
language of our electoral process.Gutter politics is here to stay as longas the political power struggle re-mains. We live in a world wheretruth, lies, distortion and politicisa-tion are hard to tell.Many politicians resort to gutter
politics as they do not possess thetalent for good governance.We frequently witness our politi-
cians say bad things and we wonderhow they achieved their positions ofpower.
There has never been a moredivided parliament in our democratichistory.Some political figures inspire
paranoia, incite divisiveness, encour-age radical policies and might disruptthe utopian ideal of democracy.We look on silently as our politics
reaches an unsavoury dimension. Wecling to political beliefs that are, inthemselves, self-defeating, self-restrict-ive, morally bankrupt and self-destruc-tive.We carry our negative emotions
with us from generation to generationlike some kind of treasure.It is evident that our political
culture has become hyper-charged andviolent imagery has been invoked toan alarming degree by certain sour-ces.
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Do not deprive yourself of the right to voteJust the idea of boycotting or abstainingfrom voting in elections is not thesolution to the problems facing ourcountry.Voting is the basic right of all South
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not happy with service delivery theychoose not to register and they don’tvote.When people are unhappy with the
current leaders in their respectivewards, they should vote for other people.
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Fun and business go togetherThe Ikasi Experience Market in Langawas a huge success judging by the num-ber of entrepreneurs who turned up.
“They came to xperience the best in au-thentic township culture. This was firstIkasi Experience for the year and we arehappy,” said organiser Sir Vince Man-zini.
Local entrepreneurs had a chance toshowcase their craftsmanship and selltheir best works at the Gugu Sthebe Artsand Culture Centre.
The market featured everything fromdelicacies to drinks, original artworksand craft pieces created by members ofthe community.
Visitors had a chance of mingling withthe likes of Dj Loyd and SirVincent.
But the main attraction was the IkasiBright Ideas (#IkasiBrightIdeas), initia-tive that encouraged members of thecommunity to pitch their business ideasto people with relevant experience in agiven field.
Xolani Nojekwa speaks to camera man about his brand known as Misunderstood.
Zwele lad shoots for the starsMBONGISENI MASEKO
An inspiring hip hop artist who is also a mu-sic producer from Worcester is aiming forthe stars.
Sakhile “SK” Baleni, is planning a seriesof launches of his debut album which willbe in a form of mixtape, to be launched onApril 30.
It will be titled “One day I will makeCents.”
The album comes after he first released asingle titled “Strong”, in September and hethen released his second single titled “WeRun This” about two weeks ago.
It will be released under Fricatainment.“SK” , as he is better known, developed
a love of music at the age of seven after notic-ing the talent of his late father who was achoir conductor.
His life changed for the worst after his par-ents died in a tragic accident when he was12 years old.
He then lived with his elder brother, Si-yanda who was a member of a Hip Hop groupcalled “Illest” which was very popular inWorcester.
SK says that he is set to cause a storm inthe musical industry with his unusualsound.
“My music sounds like nothing anyonehas ever heard. It is unique and fresh. I ambringing Worcester style out there.
I want to put my Kasi (Zwelethemba) onthe map,” he said.
He said he is planning to relocate to Johan-nesburg next year and also to embark on aKasi to Kasi music tour in future.
He was grateful to his manager, LeratoTheoha, who introduced him to Gabi LeRoux, who is an internationally recognisedproducer.
LeRouxproduced for artist suchas theYv-onne Chaka Chaka, Mandoza, Danny K, andthe late Branda Fassie, Busie Mhlongo andLebo Mathosa respectively. Le Roux is ahighly respected producer in the music in-dustry. SK said Le Roux easily spotted histalent and he then decided to offer him a bur-
sary to one of his master classes.He later offered him a recording deal.The deal has since borne fruits as the hits
“Masihlanganeni” and “Lights” which fea-tured Jonathan Simons, has won manyhearts in the province.
SK has since toured nine cities in thecountry with Engen Petroleum Companywhere he performed for thousands of audi-ences.
Sakhile “SK” Baleni, is due to release his album,in April.
Fun lovers flocked to festivalZUKISA JIKAJIKA
An estimated 50 000 excited spectatorsflocked to the Green Point Fan Walk on Sat-urday, eager to be a part of the Mother City’sbiggest party.
The Cape Town Carnival once again blewfans away with a procession that includedfloats like Traffic Hazard, Township Angeland Heart of the
City, and over 2 000 incredible performers.As the 1.2kmCapeTownCarnival corridor
came alive with music and colour, VIPs suchas Premier Helen Zille, Mayor Patricia de
Lille, along with Cape Town Carnival brandambassadors, Siv Ngesi and
Liezel van der Westhuizen were in the cen-ter of the action.
Jay Douwes, CEO of Cape Town Carnival,said: “After the success of last year, we wereaiming to make this year’s Carnival biggerand better. A goal we achieved with flyingcolours. Anticipation was high and thereweremore spectators thaneverbefore, testa-ment that the city loves this event as muchas we do. It was a beautiful Cape evening andthe Fan Walk was the perfect setting to cele-brate both our diversity and unity.”
Spectators were thrilled by many artistic groups.
Mfuneko Dingiswayo and Sheraldine Sawule.Xolani Magadla and Mawanda Mbawuli
Vmixe won the talent show.
Raymond Pani andSiyabonga Mjeloare the winners ofIKasi Bright Ideascompetition,theycollect the tiesand old wood andmake them intouseable good andfurniture.
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Kiddies show mettle in sportsMANDLA MAHASHE
It was day of fun and games foryoung children in Crossroadswhen the local educare centresheld their annual sports dayonFri-day.Eleven ECDs from the Cross-
roads forum had their tiny tots pit-ted against each other in the sport-ing activities such as running of100 metre dash, sack race and eggand spoon race.Parents and the elderly were in-
vited to the all day event that washosted by Bambanani Educare inthe Mfesane Centre.“We started hosting the sports
day in 2011 after realising that theyoung children aspired to gotschool because of such activities.Theywould cry about goingwith
their older siblings because thereso many activities being done attheir schools but they couldn’t gobecause theywere too young,” saidNontembeko Tshazi, chairpersonof the Crossroads Educare Forum.She said that they then decided
to start the sports day for theyoungsters between two and sixyears old.She said that the sports day was
good in encouraging the youngchildren to keep active. “We haveto cultivate their love for sports at
an early age so that they can havehealthy lifestyle. They also need todevelop social skills while they arestill young,” said Tshazi.A sentiment shared by Sobam-
bisana’s Vathiswa Melani whosaid that it was crucial for the chil-
dren to gain social skills.“Even though they are young
they need to know how to get alongwithother children fromother cen-tres.It also helps because it boosts
moral and the children get to have
something to talk about as well,”said Melani.She said that they were happy to
host the event and were even hap-pier that parents came to supportand thanked everyone involved inthe organisation of the event.
Learners from educare centres in Crossroads attended a sports day aimed at keeping them active.PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE
Sporting chance for kasi kidsSporting Code will host a tournament
featuring five-a-side soccer and netballat Mkhaya Smart Park on Saturday.
“We are expecting 16 teams for soccer and8 teams for netball .The games will beginat 10 but teams are expected to be there anhour early so that wemay structure how theday is going to work,” said organiser Ayan-da Cuba.Cuba explained that Sporting Code has a
wider vision of creating and hosting educa-
tional outings, sports tournaments, coach-ing clinics and leagues for schools, commu-nities and businesses.His partnerBuntuMatole added that they-
aim to provide structured sporting systemsthat will allow communities, schools andcorporates to use sports as a way to connect,grow and create a healthy, happy and activesociety.“Currently, most of our programs are pri-
marily geared towards building young peo-
ple’s mental and physical capacity, unlock-ing their potential and and ensuring that tal-ented students get the chance and theplatform to showcase their skills,” he said.One of their major projects right is to fun-
draise to build a sportsfield at Chumisa Pri-mary School.“This initiative is born out of the need to
have proper sport fields in the townshipschools,” said Cuba.“Webelieve that sport is key to any child’s
development and helps create an environ-ment that can improve their communica-tional skills and discipline, strengthen theirphysical andmentalmuscles, and help themgrow into tomorrow’s leaders,” he added.To seewhat Sporting Code does and get in-
volved visit http://www.abcd-con-cepts.co.za/“At Sporting Code, we want to work to-
wards solving social problems that are prev-alent in our communities,” he said.
Netball players had everyone watching their game.Ready to score during a street tournament.Street soccer players in action.
Jonathan Ntuthu was voted Sportsman witha Disablity during the awards held at theCape Sun.
Sport in pictures
Director Thabo Tutu with Ilse Hayes, the winner in the category Sportswoman with a Disabilityduring the 2016 Provincial Sports Awards held at Cape Sun last week.
Radio Zibonele sportcaster Rogerio Skadewith Zola High School coach Nceba Zondaniand othe officials during Sunflower Cupplayed in Khayelitsha.
Kaizer Chiefs coach SteveKomphela believes that theycreated enough chances towin Jomo Cosmos.Chiefs entered the match
aiming to avoid losing theirfourth consecutive game inall competitions – a recordwhichwould equal the worstrun in their illustrious histo-ry.Amakhosi had also failed
to score a goal in those previ-ous four games, with theclub’s supports growing in-creasingly disgruntled withevery defeat.However, that was not to
be the case as Chiefs fell to aleft-footed stunner fromMxolisi Macuphu in the dy-ing minutes of the Absa Pre-miership encounter.“It’s the same story again.
We play good football, it wasa good performance,” Kom-phela said .“We created chances but
we didn’t take them. Whatelse can you do?“My worry is that theplay-
ers could lose their belief andtheir confidence, and thatcould affect them,” he said.
Primary schools in Gugulethu will onceagain test their mettle with the re-sumption of the Spur Masidlale Pro-
gramme next Wednesday at the NY49 Stadi-um.
Around 200 boys and girls will take partin the programme which is a CSI project forthe restaurant chain.
It started life as 12 one-day soccer clinicsinvolving 10-12 year olds, but has nowgrown into a fully fledged annual soccerleague in the main metropolitan areas of Jo-hannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and PortElizabeth.
The 10 primary schools involved this yearare Lwazi, Luzuko, Lehlohonolo, Ilitha, Mse-ki, Vukukhanya, Sokhanyo, Sonwabo, Vuy-ane and Xolani.
The school has both boys and girls teamsthat play each other in a league format withthe winners receiving the honour of beingball boys during a PSL match and a charityprize of R10 000. Khakhi Diala, marketingmanager at Spur, told City Vision that theprogramme was more than just a competi-tion but was a great way to teach life skills
to the young pupils.“It doesn’t stop at us providing a facility
to compete on the soccer field but there arealso life skills programmes which are criti-cal for young children of this age. They arethought how to deal with issues such aspeer pressure, self confidence and good de-cision making,” said Diala.
Fifty mentors per league meet with theirgroups every two weeks to explore essen-tial skills needed to excel in life.
“The mentors teach self-esteem, positivebehaviour changes and wise decision mak-ing. They equip the children beyond thesports field into home and school life. 20girls and 20 boys are then chosen for fur-ther mentoring,” he added.
He also noted the importance of coachesin the programme. “To ensure the lessonsgo further into the schools, Spur has a Mas-idlale Coaching Programme for the schoolcoaches. These are run by accreditedcoaching facilitators who train 30 coachesfrom four provinces,” he said.
The programme has already seen morethan 30 000 pupils come through since itslaunch in 2005. The finals which take placeon 18 May in Cape Town.
Lwazi girls team (green) faced the Lehlohonolo team during the launch of the Spur MasidlaleProgramme on Wednesday. PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE
Ajax CT Player Abel Mabaso with players from Luzuko and Xolani Primary.
Primaries spurred to greatness
QUEENS OF THE PITCH: Langa Hockey Club women’s team in a celebratory moodafter winning one of their preseason games at Langa Stadium recently.