LAGUNYA | PHILIPPI Thursday, 15 January 2015 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | Fax: 021 910 6501 | Email: [email protected]The SASSA Mitchell’s Plain Local Office, previously located at 45 Alpha Street, Wespoort Park, Mitchell’s Plain, has temporarily relocated to the: Portlands Indoor Sports Centre, Cnr Hazeldene and Merrydale Road, Portlands, Mitchell’s Plain. Service points will close on 10 December 2014 and will re-open on 26 January 2014. Enquiries: SASSA Mitchell’s Plain Local Office Manager, Mr. P Burger – 082 521 8890 X1PL7BXM-CY150115 Advertise your business in City Vision (100,087 newspapers distributed weekly) Michelle Poggenpoel Account Manager 021 910 6560 [email protected]X1PLL9DW-CY150115 Siqhamo Putuma stands with his children and remain- ing dog on the spot where his dog was allegedly shot and killed by the police PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE BRUTALITY: ANGRY MAN SAYS Cops killed my dog MANDLA MAHASHE A Tambo Village dog owner has been left fuming after a police officer allegedly shot and killed his dog in front of his three year old son. Sqhamo Putuma, 50, watched helplessly as his dog named “Polo” bled to death after be- ing shot in the neck on Tuesday 6 January. “It was around 16:00 when I saw a young man run passed my house while I was fixing my gate. I knew that he was being chased be- cause there is a lot of crime in this area. Moments after the man passed I saw a group of police officers giving chase,” he says. Putuma said it was during this chase that his dog started barking. “A tall police officer pointed at Polo and shot him in the neck while my three year old son Sikho watched on. The dog ran for his life but he died a few minutes later,” explains Putuma. He further explains he and other commu- nity members tried to question the police but they never paid them any attention. “Instead of answering our question they looked for the bullet case to hide the evi- dence. Luckily, they didn’t find it,” he said. Putuma says the bullet case was found by a neighbour. “We took it to the SPCA in Grassy Park where we sent the dog. We went to the police but they told us to give them the name of the officer. How were we supposed to know his name?” he asks. Putuma says he was heartbroken by the death of his beloved Polo especially after he was poisoned last year, but survived. “I spent more than R200 in October after he was almost killed by poison. He was getting better and my son loved him” He says the incident has traumatised his son as he was shaking the entire night and calling out the dog’s name. Neighbour Lucy Linko, 54, said that the community was shocked at the brutality of the incident. “Killing someone’s dog is like killing their own child. It is really painful and what makes it even worse is that it was killed by a police officer. Who will protect us if they are the ones who bring us harm?” she asked. Manenberg police spokesperson Lieuten- ant Ian Bennett says that they are not aware of the incident.
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Siqhamo Putumastands with hischildren and remain-ing dog on the spotwhere his dog wasallegedly shot andkilled by the policePHOTO: MANDLAMAHASHE
BRUTALITY: ANGRY MAN SAYS
Cops killed my dogMANDLA MAHASHE
ATamboVillage dog owner has been leftfuming after a police officer allegedlyshot and killed his dog in front of his
three year old son.SqhamoPutuma, 50,watchedhelplessly as
his dog named “Polo” bled to death after be-ing shot in the neck on Tuesday 6 January.“It was around 16:00 when I saw a young
man run passedmy house while I was fixingmy gate. I knew that hewas being chased be-cause there is a lot of crime in this area.Moments after the man passed I saw a
group of police officers giving chase,” hesays.Putuma said it was during this chase that
his dog started barking.“A tall police officer pointed at Polo and
shot him in the neckwhilemy three year oldson Sikho watched on.The dog ran for his life but he died a few
minutes later,” explains Putuma.He further explains he and other commu-
nity members tried to question the policebut they never paid them any attention.“Instead of answering our question they
looked for the bullet case to hide the evi-
dence. Luckily, they didn’t find it,” he said.Putuma says the bullet case was found by
a neighbour.“We took it to the SPCA in Grassy Park
where we sent the dog.Wewent to the policebut they told us to give them the name of theofficer. How were we supposed to know hisname?” he asks.Putuma says he was heartbroken by the
death of his beloved Polo especially after hewas poisoned last year, but survived.“I spent more than R200 in October after
he was almost killed by poison.He was getting better and my son loved
him”
He says the incident has traumatised hisson as he was shaking the entire night andcalling out the dog’s name.Neighbour Lucy Linko, 54, said that the
community was shocked at the brutality ofthe incident.“Killing someone’s dog is like killing their
own child. It is really painful and whatmakes it even worse is that it was killed bya police officer.Who will protect us if they are the ones
who bring us harm?” she asked.Manenberg police spokesperson Lieuten-
ant Ian Bennett says that they are not awareof the incident.
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Are you smarter forfor this season?Oh yes we are back, smack-bang in themiddle of a broke month, and smarterthan ever.I say ‘smarter’ because 2014 seemed to
me like a year of moegoes. And no, I’mnot talking about Brickz, Oscar Pistorius,Shrien Dewani and the like. Whilewinding down the year that was, Ihappened to meet a couple of people whorelated to me notable stories about theiryear, and hence I came to the conclusionthat we had a lot of moegoes in our midstlast year. That needs to change. One suchmoegoe, who almost made a moegoe ofme, is Mawande Jamba, who is one in along list of people I call friends. You see,Mawande can sell ice to an Eskimo andat times the instinct to tell the truthevades him.So it is that some time during Decem-
ber, I met him at an eatery in kasi,where you are allowed to bring yourdrinks and chill. I noticed that the oneside of his neck was covered in a castand he told me he had been in anaccident on his way from Stellenbosch.He had been travelling in a taxi. I feltgreat pity for him and we both agreedthat we were grateful that he was sparedhis life. Later that evening, with thewaters of immortality clearly havingtaken effect on him, he comes up to meagain and says: “Eish, bro, did I tell youthat my car is a complete write-off afterthe accident? Luckily it is insured.” Myonly concern is that he is a teacher byprofession. Get my point?
Another notable moegoe is a guy I metin some loud place, and he was at painsto explain that a girl he had met at atavern vanished with his R8 000. Nojokes! The chap fell in love with the girland got way too comfortable around her,and it was to his detriment. He showedher where he stayed, gave her spare keysto his house, etc – yet I doubt ebekhewamsa nase Bhayi. This one day he wassitting at the beer hall, knocking backone after the other, when the girl paid anasty visit to his place in his absence. Heransacked it and came across the stash ofcash. Christmas had come early forunopatazana! “Ndithe nqa la mntananeetshomi zakhe bebesitya i Bell’s izolo.Iyazela phi i whiskey la wey?” comment-ed another fellow who had lent an ear asthe painful story was being relived.Stupidly, our friend retorted: “Hayimyeke wena, ndizophinda ndibenemali.”Any cure for stupidity? The chick hadalso stolen his bank card and, since sheknew the moegoe’s pin number, you canimagine just how much fun she had.Moegoe of the worst kind, our pal.There were many such stories from
various interactions I had with friendsand strangers during the festive season,and it led me to pen this article, alertingall of you to be on your guard at alltimes this year. This is the year to besmart and continue chasing thosedreams. And I reiterate: while at it,please be smart. Or is that too much toask?
Police officers at the crime scene in Samora Machel where the body of Philile Ntshongwana-Mag-ula was discovered in a pond on Tuesday. PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE
Man’s body found in pondMANDLA MAHASHE
Police have launched amanhunt for the kill-ers of a Samora Machel man whose lifelessbody was discovered in a pond on Tuesday.
Philile Ntshongwana-Magula’s body wasfound after a passer-by saw him floating inthe dirty pond not far away from his home.
“On Monday morning we received a callfrom his cousin telling us that he had beenmissing.He said that he last sawhimonSun-day night when he came to the house, whichthey both live in, to change his clothes,” saidthe victim’s aunt, Thembi Magula.
She said that they searched for him untilthey received news that there was a manwho had been dumped in the pond.
“We are heartbroken as we didn’t knowthat he had enemies or people that wanted
him dead. We really can’t tell you why thishappened,” she told City Vision.
Nyanga police spokesperson, CaptainNtomboxolo Sitshitshi, said the motive be-hind the crime is still unknown.
She said the victim sustained serious stabwounds. “He had a wound on the back of hishead, on the upper right eye and bruises onhis back.”
Sitshitshi said no arrests have beenmade.Police are investigating a case of murder.
“We are appealing to anyone in the com-munity who may have information that canlead to the arrest of the perpetrators of thiscrime,” she said.
Anyone with information is urged to con-tact Detective Warrant Officer JJ De Bruynon 021 380 3320/25/6000 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
Joy as stokvel members fill food basketsHard work pays off in the end and thatseemed to be the case with some kasi resi-dents after they shared their end of the yeargrocery savings in Philippi over the week-end.
These residents formed part of ninety fivemembers of the Siyakha Mothers ProjectSavings Scheme.
The organization has members fromDelft, Gugelethu, Khayelitsha, Nyanga andother surrounding areas.
The scheme has operated since the 1998and each member contributes a monthlypremium of R300.
Then each member receives about R7000worth of groceries that include a sheep, four10 kilograms of mealie meal, bread flour,samp and sugar. There is also eight ricepacks of the same size, four boxes of chicken,canned vegetable and a variety of otheritems, amongst them to prepare for theirChristmas feasts.
“I appreciated Siyakha operations andbenefits after I saw what my neighbourachieved yearly after she became involvedwith the organisation.
“This is helpful to us as struggling people.It offers us good opportunity because some-times we unable to save properly for the endof the year on our own,” boasted saidNoxoloSomfongo (41) of Delft.
“I am immensely overwhelmed that theday has arrived because I am now assuredof food for Christmas and beyond” saidShakesMakhangela (64), a father of six fromKhayelitsha.
Makhangela has been with the organiza-tion since the beginning of the year and alsoencouraged other residents to learn aboutthe advantages of savings schemes.
Mandisa Lusizi, Siyakha Project’s chair-person said they also fundraised their al-ready saved cash by loaning it to other resi-dents during the year to enable each mem-ber to receive R7000 worth groceries.
“There were 23 members in 1998 after westruggled to afford the high rising grocerycosts. “We first saved cash whichwe sharedamongst ourselves by the year end, and laterchanged to groceries after we realised thatgroceries lasted longer than cash, said Lusi-zi.
Excited stokvel members rejoice as they get their share.
Classical music awaits music fansSTAFF REPORTER
A feast of classical music awaits fans of theCape Town Concert Series, now in its 60theyear.
The series begins onSaturday 21Februarywith a recital by Chinese-Canadian violinistYi-Jia Susanne Hou partnered by BryanWallick in a programme of works by Schu-bert and Brahms and other composers.
The season includes recitals by Czech pia-nist LukášVondrácek onSaturday 14March(presented by the Cape Town Concert SeriesKramer Jubilee Trust), the Juliet StringQuartet on Saturday 25 April, bassoonist-ra-conteur Lecolian Washington and pianistLuis Magalhães on Saturday 9 May in a pro-
gramme of African-American works, andcellist Anzel Gerber with pianist Ben Schoe-man on Saturday 13 June.
As part of the Concert Series’ 60 year cele-bration, there will also be a special concertwith pianist SpencerMyer at the Hugo Lam-brechts Music Centre, presented in collabo-ration with the Hugo Lambrechts MusicTrust.
All concerts take place on a Saturday atthe Baxter Concert Hall at 20:00, with the ex-ception of the SpencerMyer concert on Sun-day 15 March at 16:00, at the Hugo Lam-brechts Music Centre in Parow.
Tickets are available at R150 or R180 forthe Vondrácek recital at Computicket withconcessions for senior citizens.
Student tickets will be available at thedoor, subject to availability. Season ticketsare available at a total cost of R740 includingthe Myer recital and R620 without.
Proceeds from the Myer and Vondrácekrecitals will go directly to the respectivetrusts which ensure sustainability of theConcert Series and the Hugo LambrechtsCentre.
One subscriber, new or renewing, will gointo a draw to win a pair of tickets to theBeethoven Triple Concerto performed bythe Yablonsky Trio on Thursday 9 April.V Visit www.ctconcerts.co.za, call021 439 7663 or email [email protected] for more information.
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Zuma calls for business supportSTAFF REPORTER
Thousands of ANC supporters flocked to theCape Town Stadium on Saturday to cele-brate the 103rd anniversary of the rulingparty.The city centre was awash with the gold,
green and black of theAfricanNational Con-gress as supporters scrambled to find publictransport to get to the venue.Security was tight as hundreds of city law
enforcement officers, members of the SA Po-lice Service, private security and ANC mar-shals maintained law and order.Bags were searched thoroughly at access
control points, slowing down the entry ofpeople into the stadium.By 10:00 the stadium was half full, with
many still queuing at the turnstiles outside.Before the bash president Jacob Zumahad
called on businesses to help finance theANC, telling businessmen attending a galadinner that thosewho funded theparty stoodto make more money.This announcement was made at a Friday
night’s gala dinner inCapeTown,whichwasjust one of many lavish parties held by theANC lastweek to celebrate its 103rd anniver-sary.Zuma said: “We’re not forcing people ...
you can support and be a supporter, but ifyou go beyond that and become a member,[and] if you’re a businessman, your businesswill multiply. Everything you touch willmultiply.”The newspaper reported thatminingmag-
nate Patrice Motsepe and his wife Dr Pre-ciousMoloi-Motsepewere among those seat-ed at Zuma’s table.Insiders reportedly told the newspaper
that Motsepe had paid R3m to secure the ta-ble.Other tables ranged from R150 000 to R400
000 – depending on their proximity to Zuma.On Saturday, Zuma addressed an estimat-
ed 70 000 supporters at the Cape Town stadi-um as part of the party’s birthday celebra-tions.Zuma devoted much of his speech to talk-
ing about corruption, saying there was a
misperception that the ANC was largely re-sponsible for it.“It cannot be...it’s another misrepresenta-
tionof fact,” he said at theparty’s 103rd anni-versary rally at Cape Town stadium.Zuma said the ANC government had been
unique in its attempts to root out corruptionin the public service.“We cannot allow the scourge of corrup-
tion that eats at the fabric of our society andconstrains economic development [to con-tinue].“TheANCmust continue to lead in ending
corruption in the state, the private sector
and amongst our own members.”Earlier, Zumadiscussed themost pressing
challenge facing the government in the yearahead - notably Eskom’s capacity problems.“Our country needs creative and pragmat-
ic solutions to guarantee security of supplyfor our energy needs.”Zuma said the government would contin-
ue to explore alternative options in nuclear,gas and renewable energy.“The ANC is therefore putting energy as
one of our apex priorities.”Turning to social challenges, Zuma said
land remained a pressing concern for the
ANC.“Land has been at the heart of the historic
injustice of dispossession and the strippingof the dignity of the African people.“We commit that the land will return to
our people and the ANC calls on its govern-ment to act with necessary speed to put thelegislation in place, this year, to ensure thatthis happens.”However, he said that expropriation
would be done in line with the Constitutionand, hand in hand with this, would be deci-sive steps to prevent farm evictions.- News24
ANC President Jacob Zuma, his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa and other leaders arrive to a tumultous applause at the Cape Town Stadium during theANC’ s 103 birthday on Saturday. PHOTOS: DENVOR DE WEE
Thousands of ANC supporters came to the Cape Town Stadium to celebrate the ANC’s 103birthday, and to listen to ANC President Jacob Zuma speech,
CITY VISIONThursday, 15 January 20154 NEWS
The City of Cape Town’s Subcouncil 14 invites community organisations fromWards 37, 38,39, 40 and 41 to apply for grant funding for projects that benefit the community and whichare in line with the City’s Integrated Development Plan. Applications should support the City’sstrategic priorities namely an opportunity city, a safe city, a caring city, an inclusive city and awell-run city.
Applications must be made on the official application form available at the Subcouncil 14offices, together with a valid tax clearance certificate, an official business and project plan andthe necessary supporting documentation.
Please deliver the completed application form by no later than 16:00 on Tuesday3 February 2015 to the Subcouncil Manager, Subcouncil 14, Fezeka Administrationoffices, corner of Govan Mbeki Road and Steve Biko Drive, Gugulethu 7750. No lateapplications will be accepted or considered.
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Entrepreneur: Your dirty shoes his money
Airport shoe shine king speaksZINTLE SWANA
Lere Mosieane Mgayiya dreamt of beinga pilot. But when that didn’t work out he
started the shoe shining business that youfind in every major South African airport.Mgayiya was born and raised in Gugulet-
hu. He wanted so much to be a pilot that herepeated grade 12 to get good enough marksto start a pilot-training career.Yet when he finally got into the industry
he found out that it was not what he wantedto do with his life. “When SAA offered posi-tions I jumped at the opportunity. But whenI became a part of it, getting a mentor to flywith me and showing me what pilots do, itwas all boring for me and I just did not seemyself doing that job for a long time,” saysMgayiya.Mgayiya won R18,000 in a competition on
a television programme where contestantshad to use their entrepreneurial skills.With his prize money he bought shares
and worked in a black economic empower-ment company called Wild Orchid.Itwaspromisingat the timebuthe figured
that itwould takehimyears to reap rewards.So he started a mobile public cell phone
business thatwasunsuccessful.Andheblewhis savings on it.At this stage Mgayiya was at “rock bot-
tom”, with no ideas. “I was considered a los-er bymypeers and family because I resignedfrom SAA and the money I invested wasgone.That created a lot of pressure for me to
look for a job. But I did not want to do thatbecause it is not who I am at all,” he says.InAugust 2002Mgayiyawas inGreenMar-
ket Square reading a newspaper articleabout a man near him who was shiningshoes. And the idea crossed his mind.“I was sitting there thinking despite all
my creativity and upbringing I was still aloser. I’m looking at this guy doing this joband trying to imagine how much money hemade a day and howwell hewas doing. I sawhim often and I thought he did not make
enough money, until I read about him.”“I did all the mathematics in my head but
I couldnot thinkproperlybecause Iwashun-gry for success and needed something tostart with that would give me an income sothat I could be able to think again,” he says.When Mgayiya told people that he would
be shining shoes, he says they thoughtworseof him for having once been an SAA employ-ee to nowbeing a shoe shiner. But it was finefor him because, he says, he was finding outwho he really was at that stage.He went to Umsobomvu Youth Fund that
is now the National Youth DevelopmentAgency and they drafted a good businessplan for him. He also went to the banks toask for loans. He asked relatives and friendstoo. Some promised but when the time cameto give him a loan, they all ran away, saysMgayiya. Eventually only his mother camethrough for him. She gave him R1,500. Theidea was to target the business travel at theairport.“It took about a year for the airport to re-
spond to my proposal, I ordered two chairsfrom a carpenter that I could not pay for be-cause the people who promised to lend memoney all ran away.Without my wife knowing I sold our tele-
vision, radio and a fridge for R10,000 alto-gether. Then I could pay for the two chairs,”Mgayiya says. “Whenmywife got back fromwork she called me screaming that we hadbeen robbed. It was kind of funny and frus-trating at the same time.”On 2 October 2003 the business started. It
was only Mgayiya and his one employee.The chairswere deliveredwithout the boxeswhere customers could put their feet. So onthe first day they used their knees to supportcustomers’ feet. Luckily, the next day theboxes were delivered.Mgayiya says, “When we started we
charged customers R15 for a pair of shoesand made about R120 on our first day.At the end of the month we were so
amazed that we made R7,000, we bought athird chair and in November we madeR8,000. Because our business depends on
business travel, we did not make money inDecember because of holidays. I started em-ploying more guys to help us.”According to Mgayiya, they first called it
The Airport Shoe Shine and customersthought it belonged to the airport. SoMgayi-ya decided to rather name it after thefounder. Today it is called Lere’s Shoe-ShineExperience. He says more customers sup-ported his business because of the namechange.Mgayiya has learned a lot from the busi-
ness. “One morning a customer asked,‘What’s in the business news today?’ I hadno clue. I knew nothing about the businessworld.He toldme to read and buy business news-
papers for customers. I started reading eventhough I did not know what I was reading.I did not understand the terms in the articles
but it took me a day at a time and I taughtmyself about the repo rate, inflation, CPIXand other terms,” he says.“In that way Iwas able to interact withmy
customers and theywere impressedwithmeso they kept coming back for the interac-tion.”Today Lere’s Shoe Shine has expanded to
five airports: Cape Town, OR Tambo, KingShaka, George and East London. He has 44employees.“The business is doing well so far and our
plan is to expand to taxi ranks, bus stations,railway stations, central business districtsand corporate organisations,” Mgayiyasays.He has since also become involved in a
business that hires chairs for events.Mgayi-ya says, “The secret about starting is to juststart.”– GoundUp
Lere Mosieane Mgayiya is all smiles as his shoe shine business booms. PHOTO: GROUND UP
Cops looking for a mother who dumped a new born babyMANDLA MAHASHE
Police have embarked on a search for theparents of a newborn baby that was dumpednear the Lower Crossroads/Mandalay footbridge.
According to Philippi East police spokes-personWarrantOfficerNondumiso Paul thebaby was discovered around midday onMonday.“The new born baby was found by a pas-
serby at after hearing cries from a bushy ar-
ea.“ The baby was in a suitcase at the time,”
said Paul.She said that the parents of the child were
yet to be located but an inquest docket was
opened.Anyone with information that can lead to
the finding of the baby’s parents can contactinvestigation officer Detective ConstableClifton Stevens 071 758 4688.
A paramedic checks the bag in which the new born baby was found in, the baby was discov-ered by a passerby near the Lower Crossroads/Mandalay foot bridge. PHOTO: LULEKWA MBADAMANE
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Bursaries: Duma Nogaga raises funds
Benefit concert to be heldZILA MKONTO
Two years ago Gugulethu businessman Du-ma Nogaga stole people’s hearts when hedished out half-a-million rands bankrollingeducation for 20 tertiary students.Again this year Nogaga has confirmed he
will be doing the same and the number mayrise.But firstNogaga is busyorganisingabene-
fit concert to take place at NY 116 Stadiumon either Saturday January 31 or SundayFebruary 1.“If the concert is on Saturday you will
see the likes of Dj Sbu, Big Nuz and otherbig names but if it’s on Sunday you will seewill the likes of Wilson B Nkosi and PaulMtirara from the Metro FM,” said Nogaga.
He said all the proceeds will go towardsthe Duma Nogaga Bursary Fund.“I have been doing this on my own and
now I am giving the community a chanceto play a role in educating our nation’ chil-dren,”he said.On Saturday, Nogaga was amongs thou-
sands of people who attended the ANC 103birthday celebrations was introduced toPresident Jacob Zuma who congratulatedhim for supporting “poor peoples educa-tion” through his bursary scheme.Duma Nogaga Bursary Fund spokeswom-
an Zimkhitha Ndayi said their selection cri-teria was “very stringent”.“Applicants must have passed with flying
colours and show us the proof of being ac-cepted at a university,” said Ndayi.
Ndayi said the 28 students they had sup-ported in the past did well in their studies.“They made us proud and that’s what has
driven Mr Nogaga to double his efforts inmaking sure that even this year we helpsother deserving young people,” she said.One of the students he supported Sibonile
Stuurman completed his PhD in mathemat-ics.The bursaries will only cover the first
year tuition.Nogaga said this is because he believes
that hardworking can easily find other ave-nues of generating their tuition fees.Formore information on how to apply for
the bursaries , applicantsmust call Zimkhit-ha Ndayi on 0726570161 or Vuyokazi Tsotsaon 0791712475. President Zuma with Duma Nogaga at the
weekend.
Brighter future ahead for Cosat learnersThe South African National Roads Agencyhas congratulated the Matric class of 2014from the Centre of Science and Technology(COSAT) for yet another outstanding showof results.COSAT recorded a pass rate of 90 per cent,
with 58 per cent of studentswho passed qual-ifying to do degree studies at a tertiary insti-tution.This is compared to the just over 28 per
cent Bachelor pass rate for the rest of thecountry. Also, the learners achieved a totalof 33 subject distinctions among them.The school was established in order to
bridge the gap in maths and science studiesamongst pupils fromdisadvantaged commu-nities who would otherwise have not been
able to do well in maths and science.Forty (40) learners at COSAT in 2014 were
beneficiaries of the SANRAL ScholarshipProgramme.The agency’sCEONazirAlli said: “Weare
proud of the achievements of our COSATlearners and of all the learners on our schol-arship programme who have done well. Weare committed to playing its role in address-ing the skills shortage in our country.We look forward to seeing the learners ex-
cel in their chosen fields of tertiary studies.Among them are a number who will bestudying engineering and will benefit fromour bursary programme.We look forward tofurther supporting themthroughour intern-ship programmes.” Learners from COSAT Khayelitsha did exceptionally well in their matric exams.
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Bon VOYAGE: kasi boy flies
Germany is his worthy prizeVOOX SONANDZI
Their eyes welled up with tears of joy andtheir hearts was filled with mixed emo-
tions when passenger Thando Gwatyu’sname was called for boarding at the CapeTown Internationa Airport on Tuesday aft-ernoon.Thando from Khayelitsha is one of eight
SouthAfricanswhohave been chosen byRo-tary International for international youthexchange programmes.Hewill be based in Leipzig inGermany for
a year while others are going to differentcountries.Rotary district chairman Gavin Schachat
said theywere proud to have Thando as partof the exchange .“He is a deserving student and a worthy
candidate to represent our country, schooland his community. He will leave an indelli-ble mark where he is going,” said Gavin.Rotary secretary Freda Ochse said
Thando had undergone a very rigorous se-lection processes and proved his worth.“This is a good young man and he will do
well in the programme,” she said.A nervous but excited Thando said he was
happy to be going overseas and flying forthe first time in his life.“I promise to go out and learn as much as
possible about that country and the opportu-nities that exist for me,” he said.Thando is a head prefect at Sea Point High
School, a complete footballer and accom-plished ballet dancer and said he hoped histrip would yield positive results.Sea Point High teacher Crispian Gallon
said Thando made the school proud.“This is a new adventure for him and we
know he is going to make us proud over
there,” said Crispian.His parents, Micheal and Nomxolisi,
looked a bit worried but were happy thattheir son was “flying overseas”.Michael said he will “miss” him because
it’s the first time that he was going to beaway for a long time. “I hope he will find agood family in Germany and make many
friends like he has here at home,” he said.Nomxolisi said she was worried but could
not stop him when an “opportunity like thisarose.”“We had a farewell on the weekend and
said a lot of prayers and I am sure my sonwill be safe and will go out there and repre-sent us well,” she said.
A long-time neighbour and family friend,Watutu Thamsanqa Gaika, was moved totears, but a huge smile was on his face whenThando gave him a stern look in the eye.“I have seen this boy grow and I have a
feeling he is going places.He is very dedicated and disciplined,”
said Watutu.
Thando Gwatyu accompanied by his family and Rotary International officials Freda Ochse and Gavin Schachat before jetting out of the country onTuesday. PHOTO: NDOFAYA MAHASHE
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Gogo’s grant eaten by airtime deductionsMANDLA MAHASHE
There seems to be no light at the end of thetunnel for pension and other social grant re-cipients who have seen monies deductedfrom the grants.
The deductions which vary between R80and R100 have been going on since mid 2014,according to victims from Khayelitsha.
Nomathemba Nini, 68, is one of the victimswho are angered by these deductions whichshe never agreed on.
“Ever since the first deduction which hap-pened in June last year, they have been tak-ing my money every month. It wouldn’t bea problem if I had made an agreement withsomeone but I never agreed on any such de-ductions,” said Nini from her Ilitha ParkHome.
She said that the amount ranges betweenR85 to R100. On the receipt the reference is“prepaid airtime”, which drives Nini crazyas she says that she buys airtime from theshops using cash.
She said that Sassa officials treat her withcontempt every time she goes to seek help.
“I have been there more than twice and theworkers there told me to stop getting intothings that I don’t know about. I don’t re-member getting into such an agreement oreven giving away my details to such people,”she says.
She told City Vision that Sassa staff alsoeluded to pensioners grand children as pos-sible culprits.
“My 20-year-old granddaughter also hasthe same problem. Her 8-month-old child’sgrant also has airtime deduction that sheknows nothing about. This is really confus-ing and they are not giving us answers,” saidthe enraged gogo.
Two houses away from Nini’s home anoth-er pensioner, Thembeka Timoti, has thesame headache.
“I first noticed that there were deductionsin September 2014 and went to the local Sas-sa office to enquire.
They just told me that I may have agreedwith some company but I do not remembergetting into an agreement for airtime,” shesaid.
She said that many other pensioners were
complaining about the same problem but didnot have anywhere to go.
“They are the ones who are supposed tohelp us in such matters because we neverasked for this. If indeed there are people run-ning a scam they need to be stopped,” Timotitold City Vision.
Sassa officials were unable to respond toCity Vision’s questions at the time of goingto print.
Last year November the MEC for social de-velopment, Albert Frits, sent out a publicwarning regarding a scam targeting socialgrants recipients in Khayelitsha and sur-rounding areas.
According to Frits recipients were dupedinto exchanging information.
“The scam allegedly involved SASSA cli-ents being called by individuals claiming tobe representatives of the provincial depart-ment or SASSA, asking them to “validate”their personal information, including thedigits on their SASSA cards,” said Fritz.
Both women however did not remembergetting such phone calls.
The department had earlier revealed thatlast year the provincial department receivedand dealt with 235 cases of irregular deduc-tions from pensioner’s accounts.
Nomathemba Nini is livid after irregular deductions went off from her social grant funds. PHOTO:MANDLA MAHASHE
Taxi rolls injuring 13 peopleThirteen people have been reported injuredafter a two taxis rolled on the N2 in Khayelit-sha this morning.
According to ER24 spokesperson RusselMeiring when paramedics arrived at thescene they found one taxi lying on the sideof the road while another sat in the emergen-cy lane.
“Numerous occupants from the taxi layaround the scene. It is believed that the taxis
rolled multiple times. On assessment, para-medics discovered that 13 of the occupantsfrom both taxis had sustained injuries ran-ging from minor to moderate. Fortunatelyno-one had sustained any fatal injuries,” hesaid.
Meiring said that the injured were treatand taken to hospital.
He added that the cause of the collisionhad yet to be established.
Anelisa Sonjola from Khayelitsha says thatlast week she was mugged. And robbed ofher dreadlocks!
“I was walking to my place in Makhaza atabout 8pm. Three men approached me andasked for R2.
“I said I do not have it. Another guy whowas behind me commented on my hair say-ing that it lookedbeautiful and that it is long.I smiled and said thank you. They left andchanged their direction,” says Sonjola.
Then a shortwhile later, she says, themencame back. One of them held her by her hairand tripped her so that she landed on theground. “Before I could even screamanotherguy hit me on my face with his fist and I be-
cameweak. I was scared. I didn’t knowwhatthey wanted. I offeredmymoney, phone andthe things I was carrying which they took,”Sonjola says. “The third guy had a scissors.I was confused. I thought they were going tokill me using the scissors. I was so shockedwhen they started cutting my hair.”
Dreads that are cut and sold after being cutoff someone’s head. Photo by Pharie Sefali.
She says that theway they cut her hair feltas if they were cutting down a tree, and itwas very painful.
LizoMaseko is a hairstylist in Nyanga. Hesays having dreadlocks robbed in the town-ships is common because criminals seedreads as a way of getting easy money.
“People come to my salon carrying plasticbag full of dreadlocks, selling them. Theprice depends on how clean, healthy andlong they are. The most expensive dreads Ibought from a personwere R3,400. I don’t re-ally ask where they get them from,” saysMaseko.
Dreads are taken to a salon in a plastic bagand sold. Photo by Pharie Sefali.
Aman known as Ace fromHarare, Khaye-litsha, claims that he used to rob people oftheir dreadlocks. He says that it’s easy, andthat he targeted people late at night especial-ly on weekends when people were drunk.
According to Alijah Sobuko who is a Ras-tafarian, it is not easy to rob a Rastafarianof their dreads because the criminals as-sume that the Rastafarian dreads are holyand some believe they have umuthi (tradi-tional herbs) locked in the dreads. Neverthe-less he says he knows a Rastafarian whosedreads were stolen.
Jeff who owns a salon in Mowbray saysthat people who have dreadlocks should beon alert at all times especially during the fes-tive season, because dreads are a fashiontrend. “Criminals need money and dreadsare sold at a very expensive price,” hesays.-GroundUUp
Family soughtThe Big Issue magazine is looking for thefamily of aman thatworked as one of its ven-dors.
Sithembele ‘Steven’ Robert lived on thestreet until he passed away late december.
His family is believed to be staying inNyanga. The magazine would love to locatehis family for a proper burial.
Anyone with information can contactNicky Asher-Pedro on 021 461 6690 or 082 7132738.
Sithembele Robert.
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Traditional: Children to learn an play
Preserving indigenous gamesThe Cape Town Metro Indigenous GamesCouncil will host its tournament on Satur-day , January 17 at the Thusong Centre inKhayelitsha.
The indigenous games to be promoted areas follows Dibeke (uSikululu); Kho-Kho (uN-dize or Cat & Mouse); Diketo (uPuca); uM-rabaraba; Iintonga; Jukskei (uTinthi); Drie-Stokkies; Kgati (uGqapu) and iNcuva ( 24 to72 Holes game).
Tournament co-ordinator Andile Dyasiurged public to come and support the indige-nous games.
“We must make sure that our traditionalgames are preserved so that future genera-tions can have something to look back to,”
said Dyasi.He said all the games have their own na-
tional federations.“We have have match facilitators, score-
keepers and linesmen and all games areplayed on equal gender representation,” hesaid.
Here are some descriptions of the gamesyou will see on the day.Dibeke --it is a ball running game, is
played by two teams of twelve players ineach side, one of the two teams will becomeattackers or defenders after the flip of a coin,use a size three leather ball.
The playing field is similar to that of a soc-cer or rugby, the game is 80 minutes full( 40
minutes per half). The defenders must onlyeliminate the attackers by throwing the ballagainst them as to gain advantage to attack,to attack is to kick the ball and, any individu-al from attacking team must try to scoretwenty runs by running between the twoends of the field, as to keep on attacking(avoiding to defend), kicked ball caught mid-air means an attacker or o the rest of theteam.Kho-kho -- a running game, nine players
in each side, at the start of the game the run-ning team choose a runner and the chasingteam choose its own chaser, as the runningteam chased around the field by the chasersfrom the other team they are trying to outwit
the chasers by changing places with otherrunners facing in the same direction as theydo while taking up a squatting position insmall squares.Iintonga -- two fighters take up position
inside the ring. The ring is a playing ovalarea 7 metre in diameter -- it is must be aflat surface, this game has three judges pergame, you do not hit on the sensitive bodyparts, protective clothing such as headgearis used, a white stick is used by the refereeto control the game.Jukskei -- it is a game where a skei is
pitched on the soft ground and you try toscore a point by hitting the target.Mrabaraba -- it is a board game played by
two individuals, each player must havetwelve tokens before starting the game, aimis to create rows of three tokens placed onunoccupied junctions, being vertical, diago-nal or horizontal,then the player may re-move one of the opponents cows.Ncuva -- is a board game that requires a
high degree of thinking and problem solv-ing, evidence of this folk game was found in1400 B.C. as diagrams of the play boards werefound on the roofing slabs of temple inEgypt.
The whole objective of the game is to takeall the ‘cows’ ( represented by two stones perhole which are cleverly moved around theboard to ‘hit’ those of the opponent.
Equipment: four rows of four holes aredug in level ground making a total of 16 holes– you can play with with up to 72 holes.Kgati --- it is a rhythmic jumping game us-
ing a skipping rope, two players are nomi-nated to swing the rope,Diketo --- aim is to pick or scoop up the
allocated number of stones or marbleswhich requires good hand-eye coordina-tion., played on the flat ground and dig a holefor playing the game.
A co-ordinating game of Diketo/ Upuca /Ukugenda, was very popular among girlsand still is, who often played it near the riveror well when they went to fetch the water.It is played with small stones.
The challenge is to pick or scoop up theallocated number of stones which requiregood hand- eye –coordination. It is playedamong all ethnic groups of South Africa. Itis also popular abroad.
For further details contact person on An-dile Dyasi on 0833639592.
Diketo player about to pick up stones.
Stick fighters in iintonga game .
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the opportunity to gain valuable informa-tion and advice about career, further study,skills development, employment, entrepre-neurship, learnerships, internships, volun-teership, gap year and work experience op-portunities.Matriculants can also apply for the vari-
ous study, funding, employment and workexperience opportunities still available for2015 at the seminar.Matriculants who failed or want to im-
prove their grades will receive advice aboutthe assistance available to them, as well astheir options going forward. The seminarshas been sponsored by local businesses who
believe in uplifting communities.The seminars are free and parents are en-
couraged to also attend.The seminarswill takeplace from the 20th
to the 29th January 2015 at the followingdates, times and venues: January 20: CapeTown City Hall (1-4pm); January 21 AthloneCivic Centre (1-4pm); January 27 SpineRoadHigh,Mitchells Plain (1-4pm); January28 Parow Civic Centre (1-4pm); January 29Claremont Civic Centre (1-4pm)Matrics and school leavers are encour-
aged to pre-register for the post school op-portunities seminars by emailing theirname, school, venue attending, and contactdetails (cell, home phone number, and emailaddress) [email protected] by SMSing the details to 021 825 3789, asspaces are limited.
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not for sale and any payment offered by anapplicant or promises provided in this re-gard will be investigated and may lead to
criminal prosecution. Applicants may re-port such incidents to theNationalAnti Cor-ruption Line at telephone number 0800 701701. Applicants are advised to specify thepost that they are applying for and makesure to sign the application form in front ofa commissioner of oath.Applicants should attach certified copies
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Restore unity and hopebrought by Freedom CharterThe Freedom Charter is a statement ofcore principles coming from the idea of astate that is based on the will of thepeople.It is a wise U-turn by the ANC to
reclaim the Freedom Charter as abarometer to measure what has gonewrong since the dawn of our liberation.We need committed leaders to imple-
ment the Freedom Charter at all cost. Itwill make a difference to the quality ofpeople’s lives and prospects.Our councillors have to balance the
needs and interests of the people theyserve.The new order was supposed to be
based on the will of the people, yet fruitsellers on pavements are still being
harassed by the police.The Freedom Charter tells us that our
country will never be prosperous or freeuntil all our people live in brotherhood,enjoying equal rights and opportunities.As long as there are millions of unem-
ployed, homeless people without electrici-ty or running water, the liberation isincomplete. We’re still fighting forfreedom.The unity that prevailed during the
adoption of the Freedom Charter needs tobe restored.It’s good that the ANC has reverted to
the charter.PINKY LUHLABA
Langa
Be positive about our landThis is a beautiful country and themajority of South Africans have ubuntu.Our country’s landscape attracts people
from all walks of life and many end upsettling in our country. We have goodstories to tell about all good things thatare happening in our country on a dailybasis. Yes, we have bad stories too, andthe media sell their wares by focusing onthe bad stories. Many opinion-makersincluding musicians, political analystsand politicians also focus on negativesrather than positives. This year, 2015,should be a year of hope when all of us
must project positives more than nega-tives. We need to change the way we seeand do things. We should take all the badthings that have happened as lessons.All those in leadership positions in
their respective fields should preach andpractise positive things this year. We canonly turn things around when we attractpositive things and repel negative ones,for the sake of our country and thefuture. We must stop hating our countryand lead healthy lives.
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Lower pass rates a concernThere has been a decline in the pass rateof matriculants due to the attitude ofpupils. Some arrive late for school andothers stay away without permission.A decision should be made in June
each year, when the preliminary exam iswritten. Matrics who fail this examshould not be allowed to write the finalexam.Go to any public library in the city and
you’ll see it filled with children wantingto achieve their goals. We need morelibraries in rural areas.Preparation for the final matric exam
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Peoples gym fight the bulgeZILA MKONTO
Two fitness fanatics have given up theirtime and expertise to help Khayelitsha resi-dents beat the bulge and stay healthy.Every afternoon during the week profes-
sional boxer Ncedisile ‘Jones’ Kafile and ka-ratekaThaboMakgatho assemble a “peoplesgym” outside the Look Out Hill in SpineRoad giving exercises to anyone willing tobe tormented.“We started this in June last yearwhenwe
saw people training randomly on their ownwithout any help,” said Ncedisile.Thabo said it was people’s dedication that
drove them to “want to help”.“Myself and Ncedile we noticed that these
peoplewere coming to exercise everydaybutthey had no method or mentoring so wegrouped them and we are doing the samething now,” said Thabo.After training sessions which include a
few kilo metre run, muscular and cardio ex-ercises, the duo share tipswith grouponvar-ious subject ranging from the diet and otherrelevant lifestyle matters.“Many people say they want lose weight
or get in shape as a New Year’s resolutionbut they keep repeating the samemistakes,”Ncedisile.
Every year thousands of people start aquest to be more active on January 1 and afew months later, the majority of them stop.Thabo said a few simple steps can keep
people in the routine longer, hopefully mak-ing exercise part of someone’s routine.“Peoplemust learn to set aside time for ex-
ercise. If theywant tomake exercise apriori-ty, they have to stop doing something else,”he said.He said advantages of “group training”
were that people encouraged each otherwhen they lacked commitment.“When doing it alone, you cannot moti-
vate yourself but you will keep a commit-
ment to someone else that you won’t keep toyourself,” said Ncedisile.One of the trainees taking in the gym is
Netsai Kwanisayi is upbeat.“I am doing this for health reasons and I
am already seeing the difference it makes tome,” said Netsai.Everyday she drags her 14 year old niece
Liberty Chibanda to the session.Liberty is also very excited by the tips and
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CITY VISIONThursday, 15 January 2015 SPORT 15Langa: Games set to grow
Youth bowled over by crickfestVOOX SONANDZI
As the Boxing Day Test matches dominatedheadlines around the world, the communityof Langa also enjoyed its December cricketfestival.
The ‘crickfest’ as Langa Cricket Club(LCC) officials call it was a huge success.
The event attracted more than 60 childrenwho came for coaching clinics and a rare op-portunity of rubbing shoulders with cricketstars like Thami Tsolekile Siya Simetu, Mal-usi Siboto all of whom were born in Langa.
LCC official Lungile Tsolekile said theevent was originally started in 2013 but dueto interest shown the public they have decid-ed to make it “annual event”.
“We decided to make a whole day event in-volving kids who would be coached by theplayers they often see on TV rather than inthe club. On the same breath we are tryingto get the community and parents involvedin the club and recruiting members,” saidLungile.
The highlight of the event was having chil-dren arriving early in the morning to takepart, and having to take part in the clinic andactually ending up hanging around thewhole day.
“This gives a view that kids are willingand want to participate. We need to have ini-tiatives to make our stadiums attractive forboth children and parents,” he said.
Meanwhile the general manager of West-ern Province Cricket Association (WPCA) ,Nabiel Dien also hailed “crickfest as a re-sounding success.”
“The launch of the Newlands Cricket HighSchool and the Langa Cricket Festival areset to accelerate the production of blackplayers at franchise and national level andrevive the game in the township that pro-
duced Thami Tsolekile and South Africa’slatest test debutant, Temba Bavuma, saidDien.
Bavuma, born in the same street in Langaas Tsolekile, was involved in the second testagainst the West Indies at St. George’s Parkin Port Elizabeth as SA middle-order bats-man during the festival and could not at-tend.
The Langa festival, sponsored by CricketSouth Africa (CSA), the WPCA and support-ed by Kookaburra and Sportsman’s Ware-house, lured about 1500 people.
Simetu, Siboto, Tsolekile and Bavumahosted four participating teams.
“The festival will be an annual event onthe CSA- and WPCA-calendar,” said Beres-ford Williams, president of WPCA.
“The purpose of the festival was to revivecricket in one of the most important hotbedsof cricket development in the Western Cape.Langa is one of eight transformation hubsin the area.
Above: The four teams that took part in the Langs Cricket Club’s annual festival and belowkiddies having fun whilst receiving some top tips from coaches who provided clinics. PHOTO: LCC
Youngsters from Langa and surrounding areas were put through their paces as theylearnt a thing or two.
lAmonst the attendees were Langa cricket veteran Tengo Sokhanyi;e, WPCA Ceo Nabeal Dien,Thami Tsolekile and WPCA president Beresford Williams. FOTO: PHUMZILE MALOTANA
lLocal teams also showed support to the Langa Cricket Club. There were four participating teams which mean there was never be a shortage of entertain-ment.
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SportPage 16 | Thursday, 15 January 2015
Velokhaya Elite cyclists (front to back) are Thando Zothe, Mthetheleli Boya, Nam Fikile, Siyabonga Somciza and Mihlali Lupuwana in action. PHOTO: SHAUN DOCH
Kasi cyclistsget competitiveSPINDOG MOTSAMAI
Competitive cyclists from South Africa’stwo biggest townships have been given theopportunity to showcase their talent and po-tential on the national cycling stage thanksto the support of Rand Water, the new head-line and title sponsor of the Velokhaya Na-tional Competitive Programme.A long-time supporter of cycling, Rand
Water’s partnership with the VelokhayaLife Cycling Academy will provide deserv-ing cyclists from Soweto and Khayelitshawith a much-needed platform to developtheir cycling talent, compete against thebestcyclists in the country and improve theirlives through the sport of cycling.According to Velokhaya General Manag-
er, SiphoMona, “Velokhayahasalreadypro-duced a number of top road cyclists, includ-ing Team Bonitas Captain, Luthando Kakaand TeamMTNQhubeka’s Songezo Jim and
Nicholas Dlamini.These riders have not only made their
mark on both the local and international cy-cling stage, but have inspired many town-ship youth to participate and excel in thesport.“Thanks to the Rand Water sponsorship,
the Velokhaya Competitive Team will nowbe able to build on its successes of 2014,which included gaining a number of podiumplaces in provincial events, a win in theWestern Province Time Trial Champion-ships as well as competing in the MzansiTour, SouthAfrica’s only international roadrace.”Mona said Velokhaya was “delighted that
Rand Water has recognised the many yearsof work and commitment put in by both theVelokhaya team and its management.“It’s an honour to welcome RandWater as
one of Velokhaya’s main partners for 2015,”he said.
Heavies action tellyThe heavyweight division could be about toawake from its protracted slumber.This weekend two of the division’s most
exciting fighters battle it out for the WBCheavyweight crown in a fight that has divid-ed fans and media.Big-hitting American DeontayWilder – 32
knockouts in 32 fights – faces Haiti’s Berma-ne Stiverne for Stiverne’s WBC belt. The ac-tion will be broadcast live from Las Vegason SuperSport 7, starting at 4am on Sunday.Wilder is attempting to become the first
American since Shannon Briggs in 2006 tohold a version of the heavyweight crown.TheKlitschkobrothershaveenjoyedavirtu-al monopoly on the championship for thepast decade, but Vitali’s retirement hasopened up the scene and generated fresh in-
terest in the division.Wilder, a former Olympian, is arguably
the most athletic boxer in the heavyweightdivision and he packs a ferocious punch too,having never gone the distance in his seven-year pro career.But it is also true that he has never faced
a true top-10 contender, certainly no-one asrugged or as accomplished as Stiverne.Names like Malik Scott, Audley Harrisonand Kelvin Price don’t stack up, althoughthere’s no doubt that Wilder has taken les-sons from every contest.What is undeniable is the power in his
right hand.He’s able to stop fighters with a single
punch, making him one of the most danger-ous contenders around.