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Milliscent Katsane (centre) poses with the two runners-up Martin Hattingh (left) and Bonginkosi Peter soon after winning the Anglo American Young Communicator Award. Se page 9

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Above : Community members who took part in the cleaning campaign.Bottom left : Clr Francinah Mashao (right) takes part in the cleaning campaign. PICS : INNER - CITY PRESS AGENCY

Park Station clean-upSizwe [email protected]

This week volunteers from Re-gion F’s Community Works Pro-

gramme (CWP), members of various city departments and Standard Char-tered Bank cleaned the area around Park Station, as part of the city’s erad-ication of rodent infestation drive. The cleaning campaign, which start-ed near The Bridge Shopping Centre and ended in Twist Street, involved removal of weeds and rubbish that is allegedly dumped by vendors trading near the rail line. Ward 59 Councillor Francinah Mashao took part in the event. She emphasised the importance of public education in environmental matters. “This campaign is for the benefit of the community. It was also to create

awareness about the importance of keeping the environment clean.” She said JMPD can enforce the ad-herence of by-laws but without edu-cation the effort becomes fruitless. “When people are not concerned about their environment it’s impos-sible to enforce by-laws. A culture of a healthy environment must be in-stilled to all community members, the hawkers must be responsible as well and keep the environment clean,” she added. Metrorail indicated that there are plans to erect a wall to prevent lit-tering. The services marketing and communication head Tony Games said this will be done in conjunction with the city.“We have engaged with the city in this regard as part of the solutions to keep this place clean. The wall will make it impossible for

hawkers to throw rubbish onto the railway area,” he added. Games revealed that other railway clean-up campaigns will be held throughout the year. “We are planning to roll-out other campaigns in our railways. Through a partnership with the city, we will also educate hawkers about the importance of keeping the environment clean.” He hailed the cleaning campaign as a success and expressed gratitude to participants. “Park Station is one of the hallmarks in the city, therefore it’s important to keep it in a healthy en-vironment. The filthiness does not re-flect well with the image of the city.” Nthabiseng Motaung, Standard Chartered spokesperson was glad to take part in the event. “Our priority is to improve the environment of this community,” she added.

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Hillbrow police are ask-ing the public for assis-

tance in locating a man who allegedly strangled a woman at the Ambassador Hotel in Pretoria Street, Hillbrow on 12 April this year.

Information can be forward-ed to the Iinvestigating of-ficer Warrant Officer Moka-gane on 078 9600533 or call Crime Stop on 0860 10111. A reward will be offered to a person who gives infor-mation that will lead to the arrest of the suspect who is wanted by the police.

Reward offered for locating suspect

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Health dept vaccination campaign

A health worker vaccinates a child at a city health clinic.

Romaana Naidoo

Parents and guardians in Joburg have been urged to ensure their

children receive all the routine vac-cines, which are administered free at clinics during Vaccination Week. Vaccination Week, which runs from 23 to 28 April is observed this year under the theme An unimmu-nised child is one too many. Give polio the final push. Nkosinathi Nkabinde, the spokes-person for the City’s Health and So-cial Development department says:

“Parents should note that the im-munisation schedule has changed in the last three years and that all children aged 12 years should re-ceive their last dose of tetanus and diphtheria.” He urges parents to ensure that they receive the new vaccine sched-ule. Immunisation is one of the most successful and cost-effective health interventions, and prevents up to three million deaths every year. Since the beginning of February, health workers have been visiting places of care to vaccinate children

aged between 18 months and 35 months with PCV 13. This vaccine provides protection against 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria which cause ear infections, meningitis or infections of the lining of the brain, and pneumonia or infection of the lungs. This is a new vaccine that has been introduced into the childhood immunising programme to replace the previous PCV 7. “Parents who have got children in crèches that are still to be visited are urged to sign the consent for their children to be vaccinated, as no

child will be vaccinated at a crèche without the parent’s consent. This drive ends on 31 May. Parents and caregivers are urged to take their children to the health facilities to get their vaccines free of charge.” Since the start of the campaign, 62 percent of the children in the target group of 32 972 children have been vaccinated in Johannesburg. From infants to senior citizens, immunisation prevents debilitating illness, disability and death from vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles,

pneumococcal disease, polio, rota-virus diarrhoea and tetanus. Because there are gaps in vaccina-tion coverage, diseases like pertus-sis, measles and polio are making a comeback, he says. “Disease out-breaks affect everyone. It is never too late to be immunised and catch-up vaccination is offered to all chil-dren who are not up to date with the immunisation schedule.” For more contact any of the City’s clinics or call the Health and Social Development department on 011 407 6845/29. joburg.org.za

City urges parents to ensure children are immunised according to state schedule

Brigitte Taim

With most South Af-ricans choosing to

self-medicate a cold and flu these days, it’s impor-tant to know which one you’re dealing with in or-der to treat it with the ap-propriate over the counter (OTC) medication. Tommy Scott, Head Pharmacist at Pharma Dynamics, one of SA’s leading pharmaceuti-cal companies, says there are more than 500 known OTC colds and flu medicine brands sold in pharmacies nationwide, which makes it difficult for consumers to decide which products to buy. “A survey among our network of pharmacists also indicated that very few consumers are actu-ally familiar with the active in-gredients in cough, cold and flu remedies and even fewer ask for help from their pharmacist,” says Scott. He says having a basic under-standing of the types of ingredi-ents contained in these medica-tions can help consumers to make an informed choice. “If you have come down with the sniffles and you want to self medicate, it is important to know if you’re suffering from a cold or flu. While they share common symptoms, such as coughing, sneezing and sometimes a sore throat, there are other ways of dis-

tinguishing between the two. “A cold usually comes on gradu-ally - over the course of a day or two. It generally leaves you feel-ing tired, sneezing, coughing and plagued by a runny nose. You might not have a fever, but when you do, it’s only slightly higher than normal. Colds usually last three to four days, but can linger for up to two weeks. “Flu, on the other hand, comes on suddenly and hits the person hard. You will feel weak and tired and you could run a fever as high as 40°C. Your muscles will ache, you will feel cold the one minute and hot the next and you could also have a pounding headache and sore throat. The fever may last three to five days, but you could feel weak and tired for two to three weeks,” says Scott.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 5 to 20% of South Africans actually suffer from the flu annually, while the average adult can expect to get at least two bouts of cold a year. Flu can however lead to serious complications in those with sup-pressed immune systems, such as the elderly, children or those suf-fering from a chronic condition, and they should consult a doctor if symptoms persist after one week. “Because of the wide variety of symptoms that people may expe-rience, it’s especially important to treat the right ones,” says Scott. “If you have a runny nose and sore throat, medications that in-clude an ingredient to control coughs should be avoided. Con-sumers need to make sure they

choose medications that treat only the symptoms that they have and that they are not taking medi-cations they don’t need. “The best way to make sure that you choose the appropriate OTC medica-tion to treat a cold or flu is to understand the different active ingredients and the symptoms they treat.” Scott points out that consumers should be aware of four major ac-tive ingredient categories related to cold and flu symptom relief. They are analgesics, nasal decon-gestants, cough suppres-sants and expectorants.

Medications that treat more than one symptom, often referred to as combination medicines, are also an option. “Cough suppressants will help to control a persistent cough and ex-pectorants will make coughs more productive.“For a sore throat try sucking loz-enges - most of them are pleasant-ly flavoured and contain glycerine to lubricate a sore throat, while others are medicated. Another op-tion would be throat sprays con-taining local anaesthetics and an-ti-inflammatory ingredients. For that generally awful feeling take paracetamol. “When in doubt always ask your pharmacist, who will be able to give you advice on the symptoms you have and also the correct course of treatment,” says Scott.

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COMMENTReflecting on recent incidents of gross human rights abuses that have been reported in all forms of the press, we hope the general community, govern-ment and relevant NGOs have taken note, and are preparing to do some-thing about it. In the fore was the disgusting gang rape case from Soweto that has drawn worldwide disgust and condemnation. When such things happen in our com-munities we naturally get surprised, or outright shocked, but when we gather ourselves we start blaming ourselves for probably not doing enough to pre-vent such devastating incidents from happening. It could almost be obvious that perpe-trators of such violence on defenceless fellow humans lack the conscience to differentiate between good and bad. Their behaviour may not be likened to any other living creature, for even ani-mals in the wilds have never did what the people who did that did. Some analysts say such behaviour is manifestation of a general culture of violence in the environment the per-petrators live in. That would therefore suggest that there are more such dan-gerous people in the communities, who would commit such heinous crimes at the earliest opportunity. If that would be the case, commu-nity safety activists have to organise sustained outreach programmes to help change the mindset of such indi-viduals, and the communities at large. Among them there has to be psycholo-gists, who have to help with all they can, with the long term aim of eventu-ally breaking the cycle and culture of violence as envisaged by the analysts referred to herein. Such action needs to be taken imme-diately, as the need is obvious to all.

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OTC medication awareness

Medicines dispenser - it is wise to understand over-the-counter medication.

Be responsible this holidayThis week we will be celebrating Freedom Day and in the week after it will be Workers Day. This could be another long weekend for some of us. I therefore would like to encourage my fellow community nmembers to spend these holidays wisely. Instead of spending them doing things like drinking unwisely, why not take time honouring those who sacrificed their lives to make us enjoy the freedom we are having today? Parents could use this opportunity to spend time with their families. Parents could also find out from their children what they understand about Freedom Day. You may be shocked by the answers you might get. Parents who see the holidays as time for getting drunk must know that they are modelling their kids to do the same when they grow up. To school children, especially teenagers, this is not an opportunity to experiment on wrong things. I urge all of us to be responsible not only during these holidays but even beyond.N NkosiBraamfontein

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The man shown in the CCTV footage above is wanted by Hillbrow police in

connection with a business robbery that was committed in Braamfontein in January this

year, says police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pil-lay. “The suspect is medium in complexion and of medium height. Police are appeal-ing for information concerning his where abouts,” Sgt Pillay adds. Send information about the suspect to Cst Mbiza on 083 750 2303 or 011 488-6778.

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This week Hillbrow police arrested a 33 year-old murder suspect who alleg-

edly shot a Gauteng Traffice officer who later died at Milpark Hospital, says police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay. “The man, a taxi driver allegedly opened fire on a Gauteng Traffic vehicle at the cor-ner of Clarendon Avenue and Empire Road

in Hillbrow. The traffic officer sustained head injuries and was rushed to Milpark Hospital where he passed away. The suspect further exchanged fire with police officers and ran into a building. Police then mobi-lized various units that included the JMPD and cordoned off the area.” The suspect was found hiding in a flat, in Hillbrow with a Norinco firearm in his possession. He was arrested and has been charged with murder,” Sgt Pillay explains.

Murder suspect arrested after shootout with police

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Angel Noko (pictured) was born in Limpopo and grew up in Lebowa kgomo ga Mphahlele, she moved to Johannesburg to pursue her music career. She was brought up in a reli-gious family background, with strong spiritual ethics and con-duct. She first discovered her singing talent in the church when she was only nine years old.

Her passion in the music got her into greater activities. She joined Grammy Award winner Soweto Gospel Choir in 2006,where she started serious music, exploring and building her career as a musician. She had an opportunity to tour inter-national countries like Ghana, Hong Kong, South Korea, Aus-tralia and Portugal. Angel also worked with the cast of Umoja. With all the knowledge and experience acquired from the

group singing traditional gospel she decided to go solo. She was discovered by Thami Mdluli the director of Tammy Music which produces artist like IPCC, Alex-andra Brass Band and EMMA. Her first album was recorded at Studio 12 titled Thabelang re-leased in 2008. The album had 12 spiritual songs and had songs like Modimo o teng, Morena re fe maatla and other powerful songs which did very well. Angel released 2010 Gospel

album titled Dumelang. Very powerful and soul uplifting, this album has 14 tracks like Imvuyo, Silindile, Alfa and Omega, and other songs that encourage all those who feel isolated in life. This album was designed to dis-play the power of faith in God. Noko is back again with a new 2012 album titled Believe in Jesus; full of annointing and a new feel of gospel sounds; with songs like When I remember, and many more.

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Junta installs presidentBissau - The military junta and some political parties have picked Manuel Nhamadjo as president to lead a transitional government up to two years, the proposed timeframe for new elections. The overthrown ruling party was left out. Nhamajo came third in the first round of the March presidential election, and protested the results as fraudulent. The military seized power from interim President Raimundo Pereira last week, and detained him for ‘se-curity reasons’. The junta said the revolt was response to a ‘secret deal’ between the government and Angola for Angolan troops in the country to attack the mili-tary. Angola said its troops are there to help reform the country’s armed forces, but would withdraw them. The coup was just before the second round of presi-dential elections scheduled for later this month, spark-ing condemnation by the AU, Western powers and ECOWAS. The AU suspended Guinea-Bissau ‘until the restoration of constitutional order’, while ECOW-AS said it has ‘zero tolerance for power obtained by unconstitutional means.’ Since independence here in 1974 no elected president has served a full term.

Entire population fleesKhartoum - The UN says the entire population of the disputed Heglig area has fled fighting between Sudan and South Sudan troops. Sudan government’s Humanitarian Aid Com-mission (HAC) said 5 000 people had fled Heglig. South Sudan’s army said it withdrew from Heglig, and condemned the north for bombing the area. South Sudan occupied the field amid waves of air strikes against the South, sparking fears of war. Khartoum accuses the South of backing rebels in the border state, an allegation Juba denies. South Sudan’s Information Minister Barnaba Benjamin accused Sudan of launching ground and aerial attacks inside his territory. South Sudan announced Friday that it would comply a UN request to pull troops out of Heg-lig, which it had occupied since April 10. Sudan claimed its forces had forced southern troops out and captured the area. “Our army withdrew to bases near the border, and the Sudanese attacked them there. Sudanese troops based at Heglig had repeatedly attacked our bases, and that prompted us to occupy the area,” Benjamin said. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has vowed to ‘never give up’ the disputed region.

Kigali - The Tanzanian-based UN tribunal has sent genocide suspect Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi back to Rwanda for trial. His legal team said he would not get fair trial there, where he was once a pastor. Uwinkindi is accused of ordering the killing of Tutsis after they sought refuge in his church. About 800 000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu militias in 100 days in 1994. Uwinkindi was met at the airport by Rwandan officials; the country’s prosecutor said his arrival is a ‘landmark for Rwandan justice’. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR, set up in Arusha after the 1994 genocide, is to wind up its work by 2014, when all cases should have been transferred to national jurisdictions. Uwinkindi is accused of being one of the main perpetrators of the genocide. The prosecution al-leges that some 2 000 corpses were found near the church in Kanzenze, just outside Kigali, where he was pastor. He has denied the genocide charges.

Pastor on genocide trial

Kabila appoints new PM

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Kinshasa - President Jo-seph Kabila has appointed former Finance Minister Augustin Matata as his new prime minister. Matata is credited with stabilising the country’s economy and has been praised by the International Monetary Fund. The country has been run by a temporary adminis-tration after Kabila and his party were returned to

power. Matata’s first job will be to draw up a bud-get for the government. He ran a $12bn debt reduction agreement with interna-tional creditors, which was the main achievement of Kabila’s first term. But the introduction of a value-added tax earlier this year created a spike in inflation that sparked criti-cism inside the country. Analysts say securing the

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Bamako - Ousted leader Amadou Toure has fled to neighbouring Senegal, after hiding in the Senegalese embassy as soldiers rounded up his allies.Seen as a great statesman, Toure was hailed for ending years of military rule and handing power to civilians after organising elections in 1992. Although the military junta has handed over power to a civilian, earlier this week it arrested 22 allies of Toure. They were later released but Toure decided to flee from the soldiers, who have threatened to arrest him. Analysts say the arrests were intended to intimidate politicians and the population, and show that the junta remained a force in the country. Mali’s interim leaders, President Dioncounda Traore and Prime Minister Cheick Diarra, have the task of or-ganising elections and ending the northern rebellion. The military said it seized power because Toure had not done enough to combat rebels. But since the coup, the rebels - an alliance of Tuareg separatists and Isla-mists, have seized the whole northern desert region. There has been a huge rise in people fleeing the north-ern desert region to neighbouring Mauritania.

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Freedom Day commemo-rates the first democratic

elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994. On Freedom Day, the country celebrates the achievements that have been made in entrenching democ-racy and creating a better life for all. Freedom day is celebrated annually as a reminder of the struggle for a free and just South Africa. President Jacob Zuma will deliver an address at the Free-dom Day commemoration at the Union Buildings on 27 April. It has been 18 years since the advent of democracy and the President will look at the achievements that have been

made in entrenching democ-racy and creating a better life for all. Freedom Day provides a mile-stone for all South Africans to collectively participate in the commemoration of the pain and struggle to build a non-ra-cial, democratic and free South Africa in which we all have the freedom to prosper.* Government reaffirms its commitment to consolidate de-mocracy and promote cultural diversity and social cohesion in South Africa, as we celebrate living in a system that guaran-tees that never again will our humanity be taken from any South African, irrespective of their race, gender, creed or sexual orientation. * In commemorating all the heroes and heroines and the role played by ordinary citi-

zens in the country and abroad, government calls on all South Africans to unite in creating a better future for all. * Nation-building requires all South Africans to live by example, ensuring that that the values and principles en-shrined in our Constitution become a lived reality in the development of fully function-ing communities. * We celebrate the Bill of Rights, which distinguishes us among the nations of the world and guarantees all South Afri-cans freedom from the repres-sion and hatred that character-ised our past. We all have a responsibility to ensure that our democracy and freedom is maintained and strengthened for future genera-tions. *Source: info.gov.za

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The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has called for an

end to the killing of law enforcers. “We believe that police, correctional and traffic officers should discharge their duties without any fear of intimi-dation by hardened criminals who are roaming the streets,” deputy general secretary Lebogang Phepheng said. He was reacting to the murders of

two traffic officers in Johannesburg in the past five days. The union “strongly condemned” the killing of a traffic offi-cer in Hillbrow, Johannesburg while on duty on Friday night, allegedly by a taxi driver who disregarded an instruction to stop. “The law must take its course to protect the law abiding citizens from these bar-baric incidents.” The second police officer was gunned down on Tuesday, in Pimville, Soweto while on his way to work.

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Best public speaker in Gauteng

Studio celebrates 21st yearOwn Correspondent

To celebrate 21 years of existence, three generations of artists associ-ated with the Johannesburg-based Artist Proof Studio (APS) will be collaborating and exchanging art portfolios with their internationally-renowned, Boston-based mentors. This process will end in the ulti-mate exhibition called the Boston-Joburg Connection: Collabora-tion and Exchange at Artist Proof Studio, 1983-2012, which will be hosted at the Tuft University Art Gallery, in Boston, US. This collaborative event will be curated by art historian Prof Pamela Allara, who will also guest-curate the international section of the Coming of Age exhibition at Johannesburg Art Gallery. To kick off the 21-year fine-art cel-ebration, six international visiting art-ists will provide their valuable input to three groups of talented South African student artists from the Artist Proof Studio (APS), in a sequence of 10 day workshops. These workshops will culminate in a series of prints which will be chosen and bound into a special book instal-

lation and also exhibited at APS at the end of the 10-day period; and finally installed at the prestigious Boston ex-hibition. The Studio focuses on intaglio and relief printmaking processes, includ-ing lithography and silk-screening, plus other mixed media printing techniques, and now trains between 80 and 100 learners each year. For the 10-day workshop the visiting artists are Peter Scott, an ex-teacher of Kim Berman, and Rhoda Rosenberg, both from the School of the Museum of

Fine Arts’ (SMFA) Printmak-ing faculty; graduate student assistants, Ella Lundberg and Erin Grimes, also from SMFA; plus Birgit Blyth and Judy Quinn, visiting Boston artists of alternative photo-graphic techniques. In solidarity with the SAVE the Rhino Campaign, on 2 May, the artists from APS will be showing their dedica-tion to the cause by creating a massive life-size rhino print. This eclectic artwork will consist of a selected image of a rhino made up of 50 or more small tiled prints by in-

dividual participants in the workshop which will then be installed to make up a complete life-size image. Innovatively, the concept behind this work is to make the meaningful state-ment that the rhino would be incom-plete if one artist’s contribution were missing. The work of art will be show-cased at JAG for the duration of the APS exhibition, after which it will be donated to Save the Rhino campaign for auction. For more information on the event go to www.artistproofstudio.co.za.

Umshini Wakho by Isaac Zavale

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Having demonstrated her con-siderable talent, impeccable

oratory skills and an insightful abil-ity to interpret the world, Milliscent Katsane from Riverside High School was crowned the Gauteng winner of the Anglo American Young Com-municator Awards (YCA). Katsane will now move on to rep-resent Gauteng at the 2012 YCA na-tional final on 26 July 2012, having demonstrated her natural inclination for public speaking through these insightful and thought provoking words from her winning speech: “Hip hip…hooray! Everybody around the tavern seemed to be celebrating except one. My mother stood gazing at the cake and sighed. ‘’I am not 40; I am just 18 with 22 years of expe-rience.’’ Greetings adjudicators, la-dies and gentlemen. I am Milliscent

Katsane and I will be questioning the concept that life begins at the age of 40. “Now this statement originated in England from the old term, ‘’Life ENDS at the age of 40’’ as they enter a new phase of their lives. It is said to console those turning 40 as they enter a new phase of their lives. It means that one only understands the true meaning of life once they are 40 years and above. “So therefore, life begins, with loss of memory, midlife crisis and health problems? However, what does one call the years before life has begun? If the author and finisher of Christian-ity, Jesus Christ, lived on earth for ap-proximately 33 years, does this mean that he never experienced life? How could he have died on the cross if he was not living to begin with?” The YCA, sponsored by Anglo American and presented in part-nership with the Department of Basic Education and media part-ner Sowetan, is a public speaking

competition aimed at grade 11 and 12 learners from all South African public high schools who do not speak English as a first language. Since the first YCA was held in 1994, the competition has served to provide exposure for talented young South Africans, improve their oral and presentation proficiency, and provide them with the confidence required to become outstanding leaders. Katsane has truly earned her place at the national finals, having un-dergone a tough examination of character through intensive training workshops, district eliminations, and a highly competitive provincial competition. On the road to reaching the nation-al finals, this budding noted speaker has displayed all the skills required to excel in the competition, includ-ing a well-informed opinion, lateral

thinking, and the ability to success-fully articulate her point of view. She will now have the opportunity to compete in the national finals where the winner will walk away with R65,000 towards their first year tertiary studies and the possi-bility to apply for full Anglo Amer-ican second and third year tertiary study bursaries. In addition, the national YCA winner will receive R20,000 for their school. Bonginkosi Peter from Penelope Oracle also attested that he has a bright future, earning first runner-up with a presentation on The Pow-er of Imagination, which revealed a highly defined insight and oratory capability well beyond his young years. Not to be outshone was Martin Hattingh of Hoërskool Kempton Park, who came in at third place with an impressive and well thought

out speech that demonstrated poise, eloquence and the ability to cope under pressure. Godfrey Gomwe executive direc-tor of Anglo American in South Af-rica concludes that Anglo American places tremendous importance on youth development and education, therefore the YCA is a crucial edu-cational tool for all who partici-pate. “As English is widely used glob-ally as the language of business, academia and trade, it is absolutely essential that young South Africans are taught how to be proficient in its use. “Therefore, through their par-ticipation in the YCA, these young people now have the necessary tools to thrive in the professional world, become outstanding leaders, and create a real and lasting difference in their communities.”

She earned her place at the national finals, having undergone a tough examination of character through intensive training workshops, district eliminations, and a highly competitive provincial competition

Milliscent Katsane (centre) poses with the two runners-up Martin Hattingh (left) and Bonginkosi Peter.

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Arts Correspondent

For a long time, they dreamt of working together on a two-man

play. And the classic Woza Albert! finally gave them the opportunity to make their dream come true. Mncedisi Shabangu and Hamilton Dlamini are back on stage play-ing the parts of Mbongeni Ngema and Percy Mtwa directed by Prince Lamla. The highly successful run of the show earlier this year forced the

Market Theatre to bring it back. Shabangu says plays like Woza Al-bert! make you feel special. “It’s really a blessing to be in this role. Demanding as it is, we are cer-tainly enjoying every minute of the play. The other plus is that the two of us work well together.” The two actors are a marvel to watch on stage. The show has been so well received that extra perfor-mances have been added to the run. “On Sunday, I was approached by a white woman after the show. She

told me that when she saw the show in the 1980s, she cried. This time, she cried even more because she felt as if nothing has changed. She said today she still sees the cruel things that happened back then. That re-ally touched me,” Shabangu says. This satirical play taps into the ab-surdities of apartheid in a moving way. It asks what would happen if Jesus Christ’s second coming hap-pened in apartheid South Africa. The play is currently on at the Market Theatre’s Laager Theatre.

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Thabo Mbeki deconstructed

THE ARTS

Arts Correspondent

The play Rhetorical has ap-peared in many guises since

it first graced the Market Theatre stage late last year. The production was commissioned by the Goethe Institute and Siemens Stiftung for the Belgian Spoken Word Festival, themed “Speeches of the World”. So during its Market Theatre run, director Mpumelelo Grootboom would constantly rework it in prep-aration for the German and Belgian runs. Grootboom has retained the core of the work in what now appears to be the fi-nal product of the play. He has added some postmodernist flour-ishes to his decon-struction of Thabo Mbeki. The play begins with one of Mbe-ki’s speeches projected on a wall on the stage. The play follows a linear nar-rative, holding the viewer by the hand while jux-taposing the action with Mbeki’s dense prose. This was probably a deliberate ploy to engage the audience regarding

Mbeki’s reputation of talking over the heads of the masses. Or it might be a reference to Mbeki’s prefer-ence for intellectual policy-making over populism at ground level.Grootboom made sure to select Mbeki’s more accessible speeches, giving them life in theatrical form. Atandwa Kani (pictured) plays the former statesman with great ability while Presley Chweneyagae is in sublime form, playing various characters with equal conviction. Tshireletso Nkoane was especially

accurate in her por-trayal of an ignorant

township lout. Grootboom not only uses the works of the former president

but also looks at the relationship between oratory

styles and the words being actually ut-

tered. To illustrate this, he tasks Kani with

playing Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King Jr and Barack Obama, all

reading one or another of Mbeki’s speeches. Kani answers the call su-perbly, to much adulation from the audience. The show is at the SA State Theatre until April 22.

Duo a marvel to watch on stage ‘When she saw the show in the 1980s, she cried; this time she cried even more because she felt as if nothing has changed’

Mncedisi Shabangu and Hamilton Dlamini in Woza Albert.

The play follows a linear narrative, holding the viewer by the hand while juxtaposing the action with Mbeki’s dense prose

Arts Correspondent

Tarell Alvin McCraney is an ex-citing new voice in American

Theatre and his award-winning The Brothers Size proves why.

In the Louisiana bayou, big broth-er Ogun Size is hardworking and steady. Younger brother Oshoosi is just out of prison and aimless. Eleg-ba, Oshoosi’s old prison mate, is a mysterious complication.

A simple circle defines a world that begins in ritual and evolves into a tough and tender drama of what it means to brother and be brothered. Flights of poetry, music, dance and West African mythology com-bine in a contemporary tale that explores the tenuousness of free-dom and the need to belong some-where, to something, to someone. This production will be presented at the Market Theatre’s Barney Si-mon Theatre between 14 June and 1 July. Read The Brothers Size blog at http://syracusetosouthafrica.org/

Ritual, tough and tender dramaFlights of poetry, music, dance and West African mythology combine in a contemporary tale

A scene in The Brothers Size PIC : ELLIOT FRANKS

Lynley Main

Staff, students and alumni of Wits University are invited to submit

their most creative work to showcase at the Wits Art and Literature Experi-ence (Wale) from 9 to 12 May. Wale 5.0, so named because the fes-tival is celebrating its fifth year, has firmly embedded itself in Joburg’s cultural calendar by presenting only the best in dramatic arts, film, music, literature, theatre and dance. This year, alumni, staff and students from all ar-tistic backgrounds are being urged to don their thinking caps and create their submissions under the theme 90 Years of Creativity. “The Wale 5.0 programme will offer a heady mixture of upcoming and estab-lished talent, as well as the introduc-tion of new and cutting edge artistic works,” says the festival’s publicist, JT Communication Solutions. A full programme with more than 40 different offerings will provide an event for every taste, ranging from the carnival and daily concerts to book launches and roundtable discussions.

“For Wale 5.0 the emphasis is on fur-ther embedding a tradition of celebrat-ing arts and culture, and providing our students and society with balanced knowledge of the world,” says the Wale founder, Tawana Kupe. “Wits is a public university and by maximising the utilisation of pub-lic spaces, further contributes to the democratisation of art,” he says. “Wale as an annual event adds choice to the cultural landscape of Johannesburg, Africa and the world. Interfacing with the city and public access is crucial to the success of Wale.” Kicking off the festival is the carni-val, which starts at 12noon on 9 May at Library Gardens on East Campus. Winding its way through Braamfontein and Parktown, the carnival will com-memorate 90 years of achievement at Wits. The whole city is invited to join in the celebrations, and watch the pro-cession of students, alumni, dancers, drummers and floats created by Wits residences. Wits Art Museum will finally open, with the stakeholder launch being held on 10 May alongside an exhibition of

African art called WAM! Seeing Stars. Also on offer will be the inaugural Khabi Mngoma memorial lecture on 11 May in the Wits Main Theatre at 7pm. The lecture will examine the in-fluence of the late musician, academic and cultural activist, Mngoma. It will be presented by Dr Reuel Khoza, the author and non-executive chairper-son of Nedbank, and feature a conver-sation and response to the lecture by Sipho Nzimande, a former student of Mngoma’s, and singer Sibongile Khu-malo, one of Mngoma’s daughters. There will also be a performance by the Gauteng Choristers and a photo-graphic exhibition in the foyer of the Wits Downstairs Theatre will wrap up the event. The exhibition, called the Life and Times of Khabi Mngoma, will be curated by Bongi Dhlomo. “It will show previously unseen pictures and offer a rare personal glimpse into the life of Khabi Mngoma,” according to JT Communication Solutions. A full line-up with details of activities and events will be released by Wale or-ganisers once the programme has been finalised. joburg.org.za

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The Ekhaya Soccer tournament was attended by hundreds of

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that registered for the tournament the Under 12 fi nal and a second round of Under 16 teams had to be postponed to the weekend of 5 May. The Under 16 teams that registered for the tournament were 21, while the Under 12 teams were only 20. In the semi-fi nal between Ber-

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Ekhaya soccer tourney fi nal postponed