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KwaThema - For close to three years, gogo Kano Maria Masha (67) has patiently waited for help, after parts of her home burnt down.

But she still fi nds herself living in the partly dilapidated structure as the local offi ce of the Customer Care Centre (CCC) has failed to assist her.

The pensioner says she hopes the community or government depart-ments will help fi x the leaking and destroyed roof, ceiling, walls, doors and windows.

“In July 2014, while I was sitting in the kitchen of my home with my granddaughter, she started smelling plastic burning.

“We did not realise what was al-ready happening in another part of the house.

“Within a few minutes the bed-room, where the meter box in the house is situated, had caught fi re and there was smoke spreading through-out the house,” says Masha.

The pensioner braved the smoke and rushed to another bedroom before it caught fi re, to get her documents before running out of the house.

By sheer luck some of her neigh-bours, who saw the blaze, ran to help while others called emergency services to come and assist.

The speedy response of all parties involved managed to contain the fi re, which only ended up destroying two bedrooms, the dining room and sit-

ting room.“I was so grateful that no one was

injured and I thank God for that.“In the hope of getting more as-

sistance, I went to the local CCC numerous times and though I was promised help, the only thing that happened was that part of the

house's electricity was reconnected.“Since most items in the four

rooms were also destroyed, some of the community assisted with cloth-ing and food,” Masha says.

She is pinning her hopes on the community and other government departments to help her.

What she currently needs most is to have her leaking roof fi xed, and the electricity only works in half of the home.

She also still has burnt logs in between the roof and ceiling, black walls, broken windows, burnt doors and has not managed

to replace most of the destroyed furniture.

A media query has been sent to the Ekurhuleni Metro but comment had not been received at the time of going to print.

Anyone who can assist Masha can contact her on 062 115 5176.

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Nhlapo represents SA abroad

KwaThema - Professional ball-room and Latin American danc-er Adonia 'Donny' Nhlapo (32) is ready to put is name, and that of KwaThema, on the map abroad.

The young man will be repre-senting the South Africa, along with his partner, Megan Walker (20), from Fourways, at an upcom-ing dance competition to be held in Boston, in the United States of America.

The pair leaves on February 14 and will compete in the Eastern United States Championships on February 17 and 18.

"This is a great honour and privi-lege for me, especially since it will be my fi rst time going abroad," he

says.Nhlapo started dancing at an ear-

ly age while he was still a learner at the Job Maseko Primary School.

At the time, his brother, Penwell Nhlapo, who is also a dancer and his former teacher, Pinky Mthet-hwa, coached him.

As the years went by, so his love for dance blossomed.

"I carried on with ballroom and Latin dance throughout high school.

"Then in 2013 while looking for a partner, Walker and I met and that is when our partnership began.

"Over the years we have com-peted in many competitions and last year, one of them was dancing

at the South African Dance Foun-dation Championship, which was hosted in Kempton Park.

"We competed in the ballroom category and managed to take fi rst spot, which has awarded us this opportunity," he says.

Nhlapo says this is one of those events that have the potential to open great doors for him and his partner.

And they aim to use the opportu-nity wisely.

"I am defi nitely looking forward to this and hope we will do well," he says.

After this competition, the local star plans to compete in the Neth-erlands.

KwaThema -The KwaThema Com-munity Health Centre will host a pregnancy open day next Friday.

Sister Vuyelwa Mahlangu says: “It is aimed at exposing pregnant women and residents to the different services

the clinic is offers.“We want them to stop using clinics

in other areas because they doubt that we are well enough equipped as we now have state-of-the-art equipment.

“On the day they will be taken on

a tour of the clinic and motivational speakers, dieticians and doctors will share health tips as well," she says.

“They will also tell them about the importance of starting early with ante-natal check-ups at the clinic."

Megan Walker and Ado-nia ‘Donny’ Nhlapo will compete in the USA next week. (photo sub-mitted).

KwaThema - The elderly people of Dlaulale Agricultural Co-operative have joined hands to help feed the poor residents in their community.

The project was started three years ago by Mapula Nhlapo (65).

She says she has always loved working in the garden in her back-yard.

“I believe in healthy eating and keeping fi t.

“I don’t trust some of the veg-etables sold in the supermarkets because they have chemicals which might affect one’s health negatively.

“I decided to start my own veg-etable garden. That way I know what goes into my vegetables."

She says she shared some of the produce with her relatives and poor neighbours.

“I felt that my small garden was not helping enough people.

“I decided to invite some of the elderly and unemployed people in the area to join me.

"We identifi ed a piece of land where we started the project.

“This was to empower them to

be able to support their children and keep busy during the day."

Nhlapo adds that most of the pensioned people in the area don’t have anything to do.

“They end up being depressed and stressed because they are al-ways on their own.

“Through the project we are able to keep them busy and share advice,” she says.

She says that once a month they cook their produce for the community.

Another member of the proj-ect, Fannie Masemola (36), says they also sell their produce in the community.

“The profi t is used to buy the seeds to be able to sustain the project.

Masemola says they are plead-ing with anyone who can donate working tools to come forward.

“We also need seeds, safety uniforms and a security fence.”

“The donation will help us to cover more households and cen-tres in the area,” he says.

The group can be contacted on 081 598 8164 (Fannie Mase-mola).Some of the members of Dlaulale Agricultural Co-operative.

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Mzwandile Jongwe has his sights set on the township and African markets.

KwaThema - Mzwandile Jon-gwe (35) is breaking into the African fashion design market.

He is the founder of the cloth-ing brand One Day Sopopa, town-ship slang for "one day you will succeed".

He says that the brand was formed in 2010 while he was op-erating a programme called Youth Connection.

“Among other life skills pro-grammes we offered the unem-ployed youth, we also introduced the youth to the printing and fash-ion design industry.

“This was to empower them to start their own businesses and be-come leaders," he says.

He says that while working on the programme he came up with the idea of starting his own brand.

“I decided on the name be-cause it is a popular township slang aimed at motivating others not to give up on their hustle and to keep pushing until they suc-ceed," he says.

Jongwe says that working on his own brand has improved his business and marketing skills.

“I stay awake at night trying to come up with new ideas to im-

prove my business. “It was not easy in the begin-

ning, trying to introduce the brand to the market.

“I started by targeting the youth in my township, who re-sponded positively to it,” he says.

He says that it has not always been smooth sailing.

“When I introduced the brand, I had to compete with other repu-table brands which had been in the market for years.

“But I could not allow this to stop me from achieving my goal.

"I am a born 'hustlerpreneur'. I worked hard to make sure that the business grows.

“I had to make sure that the qualities of the clothes satisfi ed the clients,” he says.

He says that he lives for the success of his brand.

“I want to make my brand accessible to all and not limit myself by only targeting clients in the province but across the country, and want to eventually break into the African market,” he says.

Jongwe's fashionable brand can be seen on T-shirts, caps, golf tops, sweat pants and jackets.

Kwatsaduza - Nyaope addicts have invented a new way to get high while saving money at the same time.

The new method, which is called "bluetooth", involves an addict shar-ing his drug-fi lled blood with his peers.

Addicts mix powdered nyaope with water, suck it into a syringe and then inject the solution into their blood.

They then draw this intoxicated blood into the syringe and share it with fellow addicts.

Drug addict Nkosinathi Masi-mini (26) says he started smoking nyaope at the age of 17.

“I started sharing nyaope blood with my friends last year.

“We heard about it from friends and decided to try it.

“It gives us the best feeling, un-like smoking it [nyaope] mixed with dagga,” he says.

But he says he only takes it when he is desperate.

“I know that I am putting my health in danger by mixing blood and using the same needle over and over with others, but the crav-ings can be unbearable at times.

“It is better that I risk my life because I am eventually going to die one day,” he says.

Nkosinathi’s arm is covered with cuts from repeated injections.

“I no longer feel the pain be-cause I am used to it,“ he says.

He says that he has been ad-

mitted to a rehabilitation centre twice.

“I always relapse because I re-turn to the same environment that led to my addiction,“ he says.

Duduza police spokesman Ser-geant Harry Manaka says that they are discouraging the addicts from using the bluetooth method.

“This is very dangerous because they can contract different ill-nesses from this.

He encourages addicts who are ready to be admitted to a rehabili-tation centre to go to the Duduza Clinic.

“There are different stakehold-ers who avail themselves on Tues-days and Thursdays to work with the addicts,“ he says.

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KwaThema - A hawker was caught selling expired groceries at a pen-sion pay-out point on Wednesday morning.

This was after one of the pension-ers bought peanut butter from him on Tuesday only to discover it expired in 2010.

She reported the matter to the po-lice.

The EMPD's Const Jerry Motlak-eng says they responded to a resident who complained about a man selling expired food.

“We found the man had displayed groceries that expired many years ago.

“We immediately confi scated ev-erything and arrested him,” he says.

Motlakeng urges residents to re-frain from buying anything before checking the expiry dates.

“The residents can report dubious businesses to the police,“ he says.

Ward 76 Councillor Zanele Nyakale says the hawker was taking advantage of the elderly.

“He was selling the groceries to the elderly people because he knows that they can’t read and won’t check the expiry date fi rst.

“He is putting people’s lives in dan-ger and he is not remorseful about it.

“The man was selling food that expired in 2010; there is nothing that would expire in 2016 or 2017 at least.

“The elderly who we spoke to me

revealed the man has been selling gro-ceries in the same spot since the begin-ning of this year,” she says.

She adds they are worried that there are people in the community who are sick and not aware of the cause.

“He told me that he was not aware that the groceries were expired.

“This tells me that he doesn’t care about his customers' health.

“We no longer want him selling anything in this community,“ she says.

EMPD traffi c wardens pose behind the confi scated groceries with ward 76 Councillor Zanele Nyakale (centre) and the ward committee members for health.

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KwaThema - Parents, learners and teachers of the Lefa-Ifa Secondary School will unite to clean the school premises over the weekend.

This gathering will be done to promote cleanli-ness and hygiene and to

create an appropriate envi-ronment for teaching and learning.

All who plan to attend the clean-up campaign are requested to take cleaning materials with them.

These could include brooms, mops, buckets, hose

pipes and cleaning deter-gents, among other things.

The clean-up will take place on Saturday between 8am and 1pm.

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Kwatsaduza - Tsakane Old Age Home is asking for help in tracking down the family members of the late Kenny Nkosi (66).

Kenny died in December after a short illness, but his body has not yet been buried.

He was moved to the centre in 2015 after con-cerned residents com-plained about his poor liv-ing conditions.

The centre manager Phoko Mokubung says they found him staying in an old vandalised taxi rank in Duduza.

“The place was dirty,

unsafe and not suitable for anyone to live in.

“We immediately moved him to the centre and of-fered him an emergency bed while trying to fi nd his family.

“He told us that he was originally from Swaziland but could not remember which area," he says.

He adds that Kenny told them that he moved to South Africa at the age of 23 in search of employ-ment.

“He never went back home again and lost con-tact with his family.

“We tried asking around

the taxi rank about his fam-ily members, or anyone who might know anyone who knows him, but no one knew anything about him.

“We also tried to verify whether he had a South Af-rican ID from home affairs, but the results came back negative. He never applied for it," he says.

Mokubung says they are unable to bury Nkosi be-cause they cannot fi nd any of his family members.

“We are calling on anyone with information about his relatives to come forward and call us on 083 744 5170,” he says.

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In loving memoryMelphy Ntombezinini Morare (79), who was born on September 7, 1938 in Luyengweni, in Mount Frere, died on February 6.

Education: Saint Marks Primary School and moved to Saint Ambrose Pri-mary School in 1955. In 1956 she went to Osborn Training School.

In 1959 she passed her lower primary school teacher's courses.

Career: Mashishi started working at Codarville Farm School where she taught Grade One and Two.

In 1965 she started working at Mount Horeb Primary School where she taught Grade Two.

In 1968 she started working at Sizwes-ethu Primary School.

She went on to be a teacher at Ed-alinceba Primary School in 1974.

Family: She married Selaki Dolman Morare in 1969.

They were blessed with three children, one son and two daughters.

Funeral: The service will be held at her home on Saturday, 8059 Moloto Street, Duduza Memeza Section, from 8am.

The cortège will leave for the Nigel Cemetery at 11am where she will be laid to rest.

Volunteers get roof fi xedTsakane – Volunteers from the African National Congress (ANC) Ward 83 branch gathered on Sat-urday to help rebuild the Mokoena home, after its roof was blown away by strong winds last month.

Regional executive mem-ber of the party Nomadlozi Nkosi was also present, along with Ward 83 council-lor Busi Masuku.

Nkosi explains that the family, which found them-selves in trouble when the

natural disaster occurred, was forced to move out of the house.

This resulted in them hav-ing to fi nd refuge at neigh-bours' homes.

“The community tried to assist the family where they could but then we also de-cided to come on board.

“So we gathered some donations which included materials donated by Tha-mandla Construction,” she says.

Daughter Mandisa Mo-

koena (24) says they are very happy with the help they are receiving as a fam-ily.

“This has been a chal-lenging time for us since I live with my parents, three siblings and my parents' three grandchildren.

“So we are happy that our home is fi nally getting fi xed.

“We would like to thank all the people who are as-sisting in making this pos-sible,” she says.

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Duduza – Local police have arrested a young man (21) for playing with a fi rearm, after he accidentally shot a pass-er-by in the left leg.

According to the po-lice, the incident took place on Saturday at about 10.30pm while the suspect was playing with a fi rearm.

“He was raising the fi rearm and showing his friends that he knew how to cock it open.

“The fi rearm suddenly went off, fi ring a single shot that hit a passer-by

who was walking along Tambo Street.

“Realising that he had shot someone, the man ran off and hid himself in a shack,” says police spokesman Sgt Harry Manaka.

He adds that the police responded quickly and were able to trace and ar-rest the young man.

The fi rearm was also recovered.

The suspect was charged with attempted murder and being in possession of an illegal fi rearm.

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play with fi rearms as they are very dangerous.

“People should be aware that it is illegal to even carry a fi rearm without a valid permit to do so.

“We also take note that there are illegal fi rearms which are in the hands of the wrong people and ask the community to report such people,” he says.

Police appeal to any person with information about illegal fi rearms to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10 111 or SMS Crime Line on 32211.

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KwaThema - On Saturday at about 8am, a 24-year-old man was on his way to a tuck shop when he was approached by two un-known men.

One of them men con-fronted the complainant,

asking for his phone back.The startled complainant

said he did not know what the man was referring to as he only had his cellphone, which he showed to the duo.

"One man then allegedly showed the complainant a

fi rearm and the complainant handed over his phone.

"After that the two fl ed the scene," says police spokes-man Capt Thabo Sibuyi.

No arrests have been made but police are investigating a case of armed robbery.

KwaThema - Two armed men robbed a local man of his fi rearm on Monday evening.

According to the police's Capt Thabo Sibuti, the com-plainant was walking along Mohlabi Street, in Riverside, at about 6pm, when the inci-dent occurred.

The two men approached the complainant and one al-legedly took out a fi rearm and pointed it at him.

The second man searched the 53-year-old man and managed to take the com-plainant's licenced 9mm fi rearm from his waist.

Thereafter, the duo in-

structed the complainant to run away.

Police are still investigat-ing a case of armed robbery.

As no arrests have been made, anyone with any in-formation that can help the police can contact KwaTh-ema detectives on 011 812 4600.

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KwaThema - A resident has lost his cellphone, wallet, bank cards and R600.

This happened when the complainant was allegedly attacked by three unknown men on Thursday evening.

Police say the 31-year-old man was walking along Nyaweni Street, in Masimi-ni Section, at about 10pm,

when the trio approached him.

"One of the men alleg-edly pointed a fi rearm at the man and the other two searched him and took his valuables.

"All three then fl ed the scene on foot," said Capt Thabo Sibuyi.

He added that they urge residents to be vigilant at

all times and to avoid walk-ing alone, especially at night or in the early hours of the morning.

"It is imperative to avoid carrying valuables and a lot of money on you.

"Try also not to answer your cellphone on the street, as this makes you a target for criminals," warned Capt Thabo Sibuyi.

Be vigilant, warn policeDuduza - The Duduza police made the fol-lowing arrests over the past weekend:Possession of dagga and drugs .................. 15Drinking in public ....................................... 4Drunk driving .............................................. 5Assault common .......................................... 2Common robbery ........................................ 2Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm ................................................. 4Attempted murder ....................................... 1Shoplifting................................................... 1Possession of stolen property ...................... 1Theft ............................................................ 3SeizuresKnife ........................................................... 2Dagga ........................................ 40.69grams Nyaope ............................................ 50packsFirearm ........................................................ 1Stolen property ............................................ 2

Mandrax .................................................... 15

KwaThema - The KwaThema police made the following arrests over the past weekend:Assault common .......................................... 2Possession of stolen property ...................... 2Armed robbery ............................................ 3Possession of live ammunition .................... 1Possession of dagga .................................... 9Shoplifting................................................... 2Drunk driving .............................................. 3Possession of stolen motor vehicle ............ 2House breaking and theft ............................ 1Malicious damage to property .................... 3Attempted murder ....................................... 1Possession of hijacked motor vehicle ......... 1Dealing in liquor without a licence ............. 2Possession of unlicenced fi rearm ................ 2

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Tsakane – The Zamokuhle Youth Career Centre (ZYCC) hosted its annual Tsakane Matric Awards for the class of 2016.

The event took place at the Ekurhuleni World Out-reach Centre (CWC), in Ex-tension Five, recently.

Among the prominent guests were the MMC of Human Settlements in Ekurhuleni, Clr Lesiba Mpya, Tsakane councillors, and Gauteng Department of Education (East District) representative Stephina Modisane.

Chairman of the ZYCC

Zamokuhle Mabena ex-plains that the ceremony was held in partnership with the Mzwakhe Ngomane Leadership Institute, Tha-mandla Construction and Tsakane local councillors.

The awards are aimed at making sure that more learners have access to higher education after mat-ric and at limiting the num-ber of gap years taken in the township.

“ZYCC has seen the im-portance for matric awards to be recognised at a local level to acknowledge those learners who performed

very well in their matric year, so that they can be motivated as they go on to tertiary institutions.

“It is also to encourage quality education in town-ship schools, which is why we give awards to Tsakane's top 10 overall achievers, top 10 learners per subject and the top performing teachers per subject.

“We hope that these awards will continue to have a positive impact as some schools have also adopted this initiative to en-courage their own learners,” he says.

KwaThema - The KwaThema police re-cently donated new school uniforms to learners from two primary schools in the area.

These were Ntokozweni and KwaThema primary schools.

Thirty-seven learners benefi ted from this initia-tive.

The donation was made possible by members of the Visible Policing Unit, Men for Change and Women’s Network.

The last two are forums made up of SAPS offi cers.

Also present at the handover ceremonies was the KwaThema Acting Sta-tion Commander, Lieut Col Mareketle Elsie Malapane.

“These noble offi cers dug deep into their own pockets to ensure that these needy learners are taken care of, especially in the new school year.

“This also forms part of our many projects that we conduct as a station, to continuously show our

love, care and support to the community we serve,” says police spokesman Capt Thabo Sibuyi.

Principal of KwaThema Primary School Marcus More applauded the ges-ture.

“It is really heart-warm-ing that these offi cers, de-spite their busy schedule, managed to come and visit our school and donate to these learners.

“These items will truly go a long way, hence we truly appreciate this,” he says.

Ward 83 Clr Busisiwe Masuku (left), Gauteng Department of Education, Gauteng East District representative Stephina Modisane and MMC of Human Settlements in Ekurhuleni Clr Lesiba Mpya.

Tsakane - It has been a great start to the year for 85 learners from Sizuzile Pri-mary School, who recently received brand-new pairs of school shoes.

The donation was made possible by a local mall in Tsakane, as part of its annual back-to-school drive.

Along with the shoes, the learners were also given sta-tionery.

Representatives from the mall, visiting the school dur-ing the handover, say this donation is aimed at helping underprivileged learners.

"As a mall, we recognised a need to contribute in a posi-tive way to communities sur-rounding our shopping centre.

"We have done this for many years by committing ourselves to supporting their educational initiatives.

"Providing these essentials is a tangible and practical so-lution to provide relief to the children and their families," says mall spokesperson Zani Dludlu.

School principal Somahle Mavi shares her appreciation for this donation.

"We are happy, while the

children are excited, as some started the new academic year without proper shoes.

"This has been such a bless-ing, especially since they called and offered to donate.

"Teachers then identifi ed those learners who were most in need, and seeing the joy on the learners' faces when they saw these shoes was so over-whelming.

"Thank you for this ges-ture.

"It is truly appreciated and will make a huge difference, especially since most of our parents don't work," she says.

Shopping centre gives back

Some recipients of school shoes and stationery at Sizuzile Primary School celebrate with the mall public relations manager, Zani Dludlu (left), and school principal Somahle Mavi.

KwaThema police help put learners in uniform

KwaThema Acting Station Commander Lieut Col Mareketle Elsie Malapane (middle) with offi c-ers from the KwaThema Visible Policing Unit, Men for Change, Women’s Network and some of the learners who received uniforms at Ntokozweni Primary School.

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Today I'd like to talk to your parental units.Hands up who saves?

I can hear you all saying – don’t be silly you usually have lots of month left over after your money and that there is none left to save.

Or that you don’t have enough to live on, let alone save.

It might not be as hard as you think.

Here are some tips on how to start saving.

Write down everything that you spend

Record how much you spend – yes - every single last thing that you spend money on.

Use credit card state-ments, bank statements, etc. to help you fi gure out what you do with your money.

Once you have all your information, organise it into categories such as rent, medical, food, clothing, car payments, petrol, and entertain-ment.

Make a budget Now you know

what you are spending, it is much easier to make a budget for all your monthly expenses.

Do remember to budget in for things that don’t hap-

pen all the time, like getting your car fi xed.

If you are spending way more than you earn – then it’s time to fi gure out which are the non-essentials and start to trim them down a bit.

Plan on saving The aim is to spend less

than you earn. You should plan on sav-

ing between 10 and 15% of what you earn each month.

Choose something to save for

This is the fun part.You could be saving for

short-term stuff like having a holiday or a new car.

Or things like a comput-er, cell phone, new handbag or a fancy matric dance dress.

Then there is long-term saving like for your educa-tion, your retirement or a deposit for your own home.

Decide on your priori-ties

No point saving for a holiday if you know you are going to need a new car soon.

Of course, you can al-ways save for more than one thing at once, you just have to be even more care-ful and clever with your money.

Pick the right tools to save

Do some re-search and fi nd out which place is going to safely look after your savings and make

them grow. Most banks offer

automated transfers.This way your

money can zoot straight into your sav-

ings account at the be-ginning of each month and you won’t be

tempted to skip a month.Then sit back and watch

those savings grow!Sibo

Feed your piggy bank!

Kwatsaduza - We are of-ten bombarded by motiva-tional messages encourag-ing us to adopt a positive mind-set but how often do we put this into practice?

How often do we accom-modate negative thoughts?

Did you know that your thoughts and emotions can impact on your physical health?

We spend a lot of time concentrating on things that are not going our way with-out fi nding ways around the problem.

If you are entertain-ing negative thoughts this simply means that you are channelling a negative en-ergy into your system.

This could lead to health complications like chronic stress which upsets the body.

We tend to give up on things with the fi rst encoun-ter with a challenge.

We opt to take the sim-plest way out by giving up because we doubt our strength and fear failing.

There is nothing wrong with failing to achieve a goal.

Some of the most suc-cessful people in the world failed but never gave up.

They fought hard for their dreams until they made it.

They never threw in the towel and labelled them-selves as losers.

They are still working and fi ghting to the core to keep their dreams alive.

An upset body is not productive; nothing good comes out of a negative mind-set.

Have you ever thought of adopting a positive life-style?

This comes free; all you need to do is occupy your-self with positive thoughts.

This will manifest into leading a positive life and attract positive energy.

It will boost your well-being and makes you glow with health and it will rub off on the people around you.

This should be taken as a

learning curve.Take a few steps back,

evaluate where you went wrong and try to work on the problem again.

Start believing in your own strength and push harder, with tears in your eyes, until you succeed.

We are all born winners. The journey to success is

not paved on a smooth road; but there will always be thorns and turbulence, but hold on.

Positive energy boosts well-being and makes you glow with health.

Your positive vibes im-pact on everyone around you.

Always aim for a good day and challenge yourself to get on the positive side of every grey middle zone.

Look yourself in the mir-ror every morning and tell yourself that you are beauti-ful, talented and a winner.

The positive attitude will bring good in your life.

When the going gets tough, toughen up.

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KGARE MPHO ISAAC

Of 596 Nobantu Str, Ext 1, Tsakane. Born: 27/01/1955. Died: 2017/02/06. Will leave

for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 07:00-09:00 on Saturday

11/02/2017. Friends kindly accept this intimation.

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IN MEMORY OF OUR

THAKWANE MAPASIKA ELIZABETH

It has been a year since you left us, you will always be in our

hearts. May your light shine wherever you

are, we will always love you. May your good deeds follow you.

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Head Offi ce: No. 72, 6th Street Corner 7th AvenueSprings Tel: 011 362 3840

Parlour: No. 20, 2nd Street & 4th Avenue, Springs Tel: 011 811 7753Emergency number: 083 280 9246, [email protected]

Contact Head offi ce: 011 362 3840

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MATLALA MOSOLE DEBORAE Of 27 Sibanyoni Street, Kwa-Th ema. Born: 1922/10/10. Died:

2017/02/06. Will leave for Vlakfontein cemetery aft er a service at the St Andrews Anglican Church at 07H00 - 09H00 on Saturday

11/02/2017

MABE TSEPOOf 3563 Mtwedi Street, Duduza. Born: 1990/03/10. Died:

2017/02/02. Will leave for the Nigel Cemetery aft er a service at the Resource Centre at 08H00 – 11H00 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

NGCONGWANE TSHOLOFELO Of 10014 Kgari Street, Tsakane. Born: 1993/07/28. Died:

2017/02/03. Will leave for the Brakpan Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 07H30 - 09H30 on Sunday 12/02/2017

GOBA SIPHO JEREMIAHOf 21 Ndhlazi Street, Kwa-Th ema Overline Section. Born:

1956/05/29. Died: 2017/02/07. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at the Soup Kitchen at 09H00 – 11H30 on

Saturday 11/02/2017.

PHILLIPS NTOMBIKAYISE EVANTINAOf 11045 Bokaba Street, Kwa-Th ema. Born: 1994/02/10. Died:

2017/02/06. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at the Zoe Fellowship Bible Ministries at 08H00 - 11H00 on

Saturday 11/02/2017

TSHABALALA REBECCA NTHATHANEOf 747 Nonjekwa Street, Duduza. Born: 1956/03/31. Died:

2017/02/07. Will leave for the Nigel Cemetery aft er a service at the Monty Motloung at 08H00 – 11H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017

MOGEDI MAKOPE ANNAOf 19A Nkosi Street, Kwa-Th ema. Born: 1970/12/23. Died: 2017/02/07. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a

service at the Lutheran Church (Morudi Str) at 06H30 - 09H00 on Saturday 11/02/2017

DITSEGO SALOME MMASEKGWANEOf 2287 Tambo Street, Bluegumview, Duduza. Born: 1973/04/28. Died: 2017/02/06. Will leave

for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at the Etopia Church (Mandela Str) at 07H30 - 09H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

MOKOENA SYDNEY ENOCK Of 78 Ikhwezi Sreet, Impumelelo, Devon. Born: 1971/12/07. Died: 2017/02/02. Will leave for

the Devon Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 09H30 - 11H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017

NGQAWANA THEMBEKA JOYCE Of 1564 Nofanezile Street, Bester Ext 2, Etwatwa. Born: 1952/12/25. Died: 2017/02/05. Will

leave for the Phumlani Cemetery aft er a service at Mpengesi Primary School at 09H30 - 13H00 on Saturday 11/02/2017

VABAZA CONSTANCE NOMPUMELELOOf 1602 Zitha Street, Wattville. Born: 1955/12/04. Died: 2017/02/01. Will leave for the Van

Dyk Cemetery aft er a service at the Anglican Church (Dube & Mokone Str) at 07H00 - 09H00 on Saturday 11/02/2017

ZONDO GIJIMANI STEPHENOf 732 Impumelelo, Devon. Born: 1958/03/24. Died: 2017/02/01. Will leave for the Devon Cemetery aft er a service at the Emmanuel Church (Impumelelo Str) at 07H00 - 09H30 on

Saturday 11/02/2017

MASHILANA ADELINA Of 13440 Sikele Street, Ext 10, Etwatwa. Born: 1963/10/25. Died: 2017/02/05. Will leave for the Phumlani Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 07H30 – 09H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017

THWALA EPHRAIM JABULANIOf 1194 Makuba Street, Tshongweni Section, Katlehong. Born: 1980/11/12. Died: 2017/02/02. Will leave for the Rondebult Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 07H00 – 09H00 on Saturday

11/02/2017.

MASABALALA KELENGWANE GLORIAOf 20 Porter Street, Dunnottar. Born: 1953/12/10. Died: 2017/02/04. Will leave for the Nigel

Cemetery aft er a service at the I.P.N.C. (Cnr Letsapa & Pooa Str) at 09H00 – 11H00 on Friday 10/02/2017.

DITSHEGO NICKY (PLAYBOY) Of 12236 Th lako Street, Daveyton. Born: 1978/08/15. Died: 2017/02/01. Will leave for the Phumlani Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 09H30 – 11H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

NKABINDE BAFANA WALTEROf 269 Twala Section, Katlehong. Born: 1958/12/09. Died: 2017/02/05. Will leave for the Rondebult Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 10H30 – 12H15 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

NGWENYA ZAKARIA MZWEPHIOf 3455 Masechaba Ext 2, Duduza. Born: 1995/06/02. Died: 2017/01/28. Will leave for the Morgenzon Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 08H00 – 10H00 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

TSUBELE JEFFREY KABELOOf 152 Zuma Section, Makhane Street, Katlehong. Born: 1951/08/02. Died: 2017/02/05. Will

leave for the Kromvlei Cemetery aft er a service at the Methodist Church at 07H30 – 09H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

MAHLANGU CONNYOf 1272 Th okoza Tweefontein / Kwa-Mhlanga. Born: 1992/04/09. Died: 2017/02/04. Will leave for Th okoza / Kwa-Mhlanga Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 05H00 – 07H00 on

Saturday 11/02/2017.

KHATHIDE MAKHANYA ELIASOf 2397 Hintsa Street, Bluegum, Duduza. Born: 1990/04/07. Died: 2017/02/03. Will leave for

the Nigel Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 07H00 – 09H00 on Saturday 11/02/2017

NGWENYA PHALADI AARONOf 82 Ncwadi Street, Kwa-Th ema. Born: 1949/07/15. Died: 2017/02/08. Will leave for the

Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at the Uniting Reformed Church (Ncwadi St) at 11:30 – 12H30 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

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MNGOMA FIKILE MORRIS

Of 19281 Jacisa Str, Ext 6, Kwa-Th ema. Born: 21/02/1948.

Died: 2017/02/07. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at the Joba Mis-sion Church at 09:00-11:30 on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly accept this intimation.

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NHLAPHO JACOB TALIYAT

“TA SGE”

Of 652 Rethabile Str, Ext 1, Tsakane. Born: 19/01/1947. Died: 2017/02/03. Will leave

for the Brakpan Cemetery aft er a service at A.G.C.I Church (Tsakane) at 07:30- 09:30 on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly accept this intimation.

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Born: 1936/05/19. Died: 2017/02/03. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 09:00-

11:30 on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly accept this

intimation.ZH079045

MORARE MELPHY “AUNTIE WASE

DUDUZA”

Of 8059 Moloto Str Memeza Sec Duduza. Born: 1938/12/07.

Died: 2017/02/06. Will leave for the Nigel Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 08:00-11:00

on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly accept this

intimation.ZH079048

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MOKWENA FLORENCE

NELANI

Of 6076 Muhlaba Str, Tsakane. Born: 15/04/1970. Died:

2017/02/01. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a

service at the Bantu Methodist Church (cnr Malandela & Marambe Str) on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly

accept this intimation.ZH079038

MAPHIRI RAYMOND SELLO

Of 905 Extension 1 Duduza. Born: 1962/12/13. Died:

2017/02/02. Will leave for the Nigel Cemetery aft er a service at the Roman Catholic Church

at 07:00-09:00 on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly

accept this intimation.

ZH079047

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COULD the followingparents contact theGeluksdal / Tsakane Childwelfare in connection withchild/ren concerned 011738-8632:1. Fani Ngwenya &Sindiswa Mkhwanaziwhereabouts unknown,child Lwandle NtombenhleMkhwanazi, born: 2007/12/26.2 Pinkie Schalkwyk,deceased, child MduduziThemba, born: 2004/05/10.3. Prudence Maloma,deceased, child JabuMaloma, born: 2006/10/304. Veronica CarolineJacobs, deceased, childMathew Gerald Jacobs,born: 2001/08/04

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lounge, dining, kitchen, 1 bath, sun room, lapa, 3

garages, 1 outside room with toilet.

TSAKANE EXT 5 R630 000 3 Beds, lounge, dining, kitchen, double

garage, 1 bath.

GELUKSDAL EXT 2R320 000 2 Beds, lounge, dining, kitchen, garagr, 1

bath.

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lounge, dining, kitchen, garage, 1 bath.

SONNEVELD R520 000 Stand, open land. 780 SQM walled all sides.

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MOCHADIBANE MMULE NATACIA

Of 12497 Mathayo Str, Kwa-Th ema Ext 4 Phase

2. Born: 1985/04/13. Died: 2017/02/02. Will leave for

Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at the African

Reformed Church (1105 Moreku Str, Nyanyathu) at

07:00-09:00 on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly


MAGOMBO MATLHODI

MIRRIAM (MEIKIE)

Of 833 Bongani Str, Ext 1, Tsakane. Born: 01/04/1935. Died: 2017/02/06. Will leave

for the Tsakane Old Cemetery aft er a service at the New

Bantu Assembly Church (cnr Shandu & Duba Str) at 07:00-09:00 on Saturday 11/02/2017.

Friends kindly accept this intimation.ZH079040

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MUZIKAYISE ERNEST

Of 46 Morapedi Str, Kwa-Th ema.

Born: 1960/12/15. Died: 2017/02/02. Will leave

for the Vlakfontein Cemetery aft er a service at Home at 07:00-09:30 on Saturday

11/02/2017. Friends kindly accept this intimation.

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ZWANE MFANUFIKILE (MATSHOPI) ISAAC

Of 3922 Victor Moche Str, Zamani, Duduza. Born:

1987/06/05. Died: 2017/02/05. Will leave for the Nigel

Cemetery aft er a service at the Jerusalem Church (Zamane

Sec) at 08:00-11:00 on Saturday 11/02/2017. Friends kindly


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Born: 03/02/1985. Died: 05/02/2017. Will leave for the Vlakfontein Cemetery after a srvice at Home at

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Nokuphila requires the services of a well-qualifi ed and experienced Social Auxiliary Worker for the Drop-in Centre. The incumbent will report directly to the Drop-in

Centre Manager. The individual must have the capacity to manage programmes and projects of the Drop-in Centre.

Requirements: A candidate must meet the following criteria:• BE REGISTERED WITH THE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS (SACSSP)• Perform administration functions including collecting relevant evidence.• Assist in handling of statistics more especial in implementation of exit strategy.• Facilitate all psychosocial and life skills programme.• Maintain fi les for cases under the orphan care program including short term referrals.• Responsible for child headed families.• Making people aware of resources in the community. • Support regarding need surveys in the community.• Gather information regarding resources about the community.• Be sensitive with regard to the social needs, social problems and social opportunities within the specifi c benefi ciary and report it to the manager.• Assist with research and assistance regarding the distribution of questionnaires.• Follow up on documents for the registration of new programmes. • Assist in HIV/AIDS programs and Implement support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS• Constantly make efforts to bring outstanding contribution and improve the programme.• Assist in fundraising and marketing for the centre.

*Applications must include the following supporting documentation:Detailed CV, Certifi ed ID, Qualifi cations copies and proof of payment at South African Social Service of Professions (SACSSP), A motivational letter.

This position reports directly to the Drop-in Centre Manager.Closing Date : 15 February 2017

Enquiries : Ms Ntombi Mashigo 011 818 1585Email address : [email protected]

Applications must be submitted at or emailed to the above mentioned address. If you do not receive a response within 30 days of submission, please

accept that your application was unsuccessful.

2. Grade R EducatorA vacancy exists in the Nokuphila Day Care Centre

for a qualifi ed Grade R educator.

Qualifi cations Needed:Matric Certifi cate, Level 5 ECD Qualifi ed Practitioner (enrolled for Level 6 will be an added advantage), SACE Registration Certifi cate, At least 2 years’ experience in teaching a Grade R class.

Personal Qualities:Passionate and diligent about working with young learners, A love for children, Trustworthy, Good Time Management, Professional, Presentable, Team player, Good Communication Skills.

Administration:Excellent writing skills, Report Writing, Neat handwriting, Record keeping.

This position must be fi lled ASAP. Applications close on 17 February 2017.

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Tsakane – Local rapper Lindokuhle Njokweni Hlatshwayo (20), better known as Saint, has always had a love for hip-hop music.

He started his music jour-ney in 2011 but only under-stood the art in 2012 after his father died.

It was during that tragic time in his life that Saint was able to use music as an escape from the trauma.

Though he has been infl u-enced by Teargas and Drake, he says his current musi-cal style is mostly swayed by his life experiences and Rapid Lebron, a local rapper from his township.

In mid 2012 he released his fi rst track, titled For the Hood, featuring Payne.

Describing his music jour-ney, Saint says: “It’s truly amazing. I’m learning a lot

each day.“Most importantly, it’s

helping me grow both as a person and as an artist and I’m happy I chose this.”

He describes his music as being inspirational and heartfelt because he writes from the heart and tries to put his feelings and emo-tions into a record.

Being a dedicated artist, Saint wants to fi nd his music on commercial radio sta-tions, the press, television, billboards and charts.

He has recently released his mixtape, titled The Out-come, which is available on hard copies.

Planning for the future, he is working on a few ideas, and no doubt the future looks bright.

He has performed around the whole of Tsakane, once in Witbank and in Soweto.

“I see myself one day per-forming at Maftown Heights among the greats,” he says.

He would love to get the opportunity to work with great artists, such as Tella-man, Kyle Deutch, Kwesta, Tweezy, Ruff and Gemini Major.

Behind the music this young man is a normal, cool guy who enjoys chilling with his friends.

His hobbies include watching series and listening to music.

“This year my supporters should expect nothing but greatness from me,” he says.

For more information on Saint he can be found on 074 508 9096, Facebook: Lindokuhle Saint Hlatsh-wayo, Twitter: @yourboii-saint, Instagram: @yourboii-saint, Fan page: Saint The King.

Lindokuhle Njokweni Hlatshwayo is making a name for himself in the hip-hop industry. (Photo submitted).

Big plans for local rapper

Moganedi the entertainerKwaThema – Leago ‘Equiv Smalz’ Mo-ganedi is a 16-year-old from KwaThema who says entertainment is where his heart belongs.

He loves rapping, acting and presenting and, as a result, last year he was able to join an advertising and acting agency to make his dreams a reality.

"I am into entertainment and started rap-ping when I was in Grade Eight. However, I stopped for about three years then went back to it again last year.

"Now I have a song which I released in December produced by Masikela ‘Krazy’ Motsai and Thabo Mopohlo, of Soon Pro-ductions, and the response I have received has been overwhelming.

"This is not the only song I have worked on, there are many others," he says.

Moganedi says when he raps he is inspired by what is happening around him and he

hopes to be one of the rappers in South Africa to bring change and put more focus on lyrics so that they can have more meaning.

Leago ‘Equiv Smalz’ Moganedi.

Poems to crush social illsKwaThema -Young poet Edgar Masha-ba (22) is using his talent to fi ght social ills.

He started writing poetry at school when he was 13 years old and has never looked back.

He says he was motivated by his English teachers to write and perform poems.

“Poetry has allowed me to be able to speak my mind on issues such as social ills," he says.

Mashaba believes poets are the eyes and mouths for those who cannot speak for themselves.

“We communicate the seen and unseen situations.

“We are able to speak out on behalf of those who can’t speak for themselves,” he says.

Masha is working on his fi rst offi cial al-bum titled Visions of a Born Free, which is due to be released later in the month.

“I chose the title because often born frees are labelled as absent minded and not being in touch with the challenges of the country."

Mashaba says the album covers poems on some of the challenges that South Afri-cans face on a daily basis.

“They include rape, women and child abuse, crime, teenage pregnancy, dropping out of school and xenophobia.

“It motivates and encourages my listen-ers and victims that there is a better day ahead to change the way we see things and react to situations.

“People from all walks of life will be

able to relate to the album,” he says. Mashaba can also be spotted on the

small screen presenting Vision and En-counter on Tshwane TV.

“The platform has offered me the op-portunity to improve my craft as a public speaker.

“I am able to express myself better than when I fi rst started,” he says.

He adds that the video of his upcoming album is shared on YouTube.

Edgar Mashaba aims to fi ght social ills through poetry.

This & ThatThis & ThatFriday� God Never Fails will

meet between 5pm and 8.30pm, at the Springs In-door Centre. Contact Pastor Multimillionaire Mbangula on 082 539 5364.Saturday� Isiphokophel 'Emgomeni

Prayer Group will meet at 1.30pm, at 7794 Ijankomo Drive, Windmill Park, Boks-burg. Transport departs at 12.30pm from 2 Kgope Street, KwaThema. Contact Daisy Mahlangu on 079 097 4267.� Hlanganani Makhosi

Ohlanga of South Africa will meet at 9am, at Dunnottar Park, at the tennis courts, in Dunnottar. Contact Bhekiziz-we Ngema on 060 306 5737.Sunday� God Never Fails will

meet between 7am and 9.30am, at Masimini Primary School hall, Nkosi Street, KwaThema. Contact Pastor

Multimillionaire Mbangula on 082 539 5364.� God Never Fails meets

between 10am and 12.30pm at the Springs Indoor Centre. Contact Pastor Multimillion-aire Mbangula on 082 539 5364.� KwaThema Paradise

Youth Corporation will meet at 2.45pm, at 10574 Wil-lem Street, Mini Selcourt, KwaThema. Contact Mpho Monnakgotla on 073 759 7748.� Wright Park residents are

invited to a meeting at 3pm, at Meyer Park. Contact Arles Baloyi on 083 246 0967.� Tsakane Jazz Giants

will host a jazz session from 2pm until late, at Welcome's place, 7388 on the corner of Ndabezitha and Phuthi streets, Tsakane. Contact City Maseko on 073 442 4238 or Zane Mkhwanazi on 078 614 1993.� Sanco will meet at 7am,

at Sanco offi ces, Langaville, Extension Eight. Contact Job Maziya on 071 196 9243.� New Image Corporation

Prayer Group will meet at 2.45pm, at 10 Shale Street, KwaThema. Contact Beauty Zondo on 083 688 4854.Next week� The Christian Train-

ing Centre will start its an-nual classes on Monday to Wednesday, between 6pm and 8pm, at Tlakula High School, Hlabane Street, KwaThema. Contact Bishop Themba Mat-hunjwa on 072 634 5829.� KwaThema patrollers are

invited to a meeting on Tues-day at 11am, at KwaThema Police Station, Habedi Street, KwaThema. Contact Njabulo Mbonani on 073 379 6174.� KwaThema Primary

School invites parents to a meeting at 4pm on Wednes-day, at the school hall. Con-tact Marcus More on 082 556 4368.

The Infi ltratorDVD review

Reviewed by: Samantha KeoghReview made possible by: Times Media Films

This crime drama, based on the autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur, takes a harrowing look into the world of Pab-lo Escobar’s money laun-dering and the man who uncovered the operation.

Mazur was a US Cus-toms special agent who, during the '80s, infi ltrated Escobar’s organisation by going under cover as a corrupt businessman offer-ing to help do Escobar’s "washing".

Using the alias Bob Musella, he pretended to have played a pivotal role in laundering money for smaller drug lords, which then allowed him to in-fi ltrate one of the world's largest cartels.

Gaining the trust of in-creasingly “bigger fi sh”,

he was able to gain access to the Colom-bian’s cocaine busi-ness as a money laun-derer, which in turn led to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce Inter-national.

The Infi ltrator is a gritty account of the danger and violence inherent in the world of money laundering and the risks taken by undercover agents who are prepared to die to eradicate crime.

At a time when Escobar was respon-sible for the supply of about 80% of the cocaine being taken into the USA, Mazur and his team of undercover agents were responsible for 100 indict-ments and an estimated 3 100 pounds (1 400kg) of cocaine being seized.

The Infi ltrator in a mix of interesting facts, tense moments and a feeling of victory for the good guys in an area where the crimi-nals so often triumph.

For anyone who enjoys true crime, mafi a-type movies, this is an excellent addition to your collection.

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Cricket development in townshipsDuduza - Cricket SA has formed new cricket hubs and Regional Per-formance Centres (RPC) in town-ships across the country.

Head coach and former Easterns fi rst-class cricketer Tshepo Mofokeng says the initiative is aimed at develop-ing quality African cricket players.

“We are working towards develop-ing and maintaining effective cricket structures from the grassroots level to the senior structures.

“This will also broaden access to the game among the disadvantaged black communities.

“We are focusing on providing the

schools with access to the facilities."These new hubs have helped town-

ship children take part in the sport. “We have 64 boys and 48 girls from

12 primary schools and fi ve high schools in the area.

“In 2016 we managed to produce nine national players in the school cricket tournaments.

“Two girls were also selected and this is a big achievement for us.”

He says they want to remove the children from the streets and drugs by keeping them busy playing sport.

He adds that the hub also offers courses to the players who want to

become umpires, scorers, coaches, ad-ministrators and cricket managers.

Mofokeng says one of the chal-lenges they face is that parents and the community cannot support the teams when they play away from home.

Cricket, he says, is regarded as a game for the privileged.

“We have 12 primary schools that play the sport in the area with only four primary schools that feed to the Duduza Cricket Hub.

“We also have fi ve high schools and only four of them feed to the hub.

“We are encouraging other schools in the area to participate in the hubs."

SnippetsSnippets� Springs Lcal Football As-

sociation (SLFA) invites its members to attend the SAFA LFA statutes adoption at 10am, on Saturday at the SLFA offi ces. Contact Ace Mashalaba on 061 379 0984 or 082 464 9637.� Brakpan Local Football

Association will hold its 2016 medal and trophy presenta-tion between 10am and 1pm, at Tsakane Stadium boardroom. Contact Mfaniseni Kunene on 083 588 1094.� Springs Local Football As-

sociation weekend fi xtures:Saturday at KwaThema Sta-dium

SAB Regional League - 1pm: XI Experience vs Dream Team.

ABC Motsepe - 3pm: Valencia vs Lerumo United.Sunday at KwaThema Stadium

Premier league - 11am: Springs Home Sweepers vs Valencia.

SAB Regional league - 1pm: Ace Auto Ayoba vs Valentino.

Premier league - 3pm: Sanders United vs Tornado Lions.

Sports Complex Ground CPremier league - 11am: Boca

Juniors vs ABC.1pm: Young Peace Bros vs

Happy Angels.3pm: Lusitano vs XI Experi-

ence.Sports Complex Ground D11am: Young Masters vs

Reedville United.1pm: Ampie Vultures vs Home

Sweepers.3pm: Down Town vs Nekele

S Bees.� Tsamaya Masters Social

Football League Sunday fi xtures at Malandela grounds:

10am - Tsakane vs City Roy-als.

11am - World XI vs Geluks-dal.

Noon - Verbal warning vs Sporo.

1pm - RDP vs Extension Eight.� Gauteng East Football As-

sociation invites its members to a district executive meeting at 2.30pm, on Tuesday, at the Michael Mkhwanazi Primary School in Tsakane. Contact Mfaniseni Kunene on 083 588 1094.

KwaThema - The KwaThema Dis-ability Sports Academy is grateful after having recently received a donation of brand new sporting equipment.

The team received the donation of the goods on January 25.

According to chairman of the academy, Aubrey Mathibela this was all made possible by the Gauteng

Department of Sports."The equipment was handed to

those teams who have been perform-ing well.

"We are truly grateful for this as it will help in training our athletes and improving their standards.

"Ten athletes from our group have also been selected to join high performance centres. On Saturday,

they will be going to perform at Germistion Stadium in preparation of upcoming national competitions," he says.

Mathibela thanks the department for thinking of them and helping to fi nd better ways to improve the training and performance of their athletes so they can compete locally and internationally.

KwaThema - Five local tennis players from the KwaThema Disability Sports Academy are preparing to go and visit Soweto.

The purpose of the trip is to at-tend a two-day camp, from Febru-ary 25 to 26, which will be hosted at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre.

These athletes range from the junior to senior phase and include Isaac Mthombeni, Njabulo Sen-gwayo, Thapelo Motsapi, Simon Mbonani and Sibusiso Khuzwayo.

"On the fi rst day of the camp, the selected tennis players will be training.

"And on day two, there will be selection for those who can com-pete in the SA Open Tournament.

"My wish is for at least two or three of our players to make the cut," says chairman Aubrey Mat-hibela.

The youngest of the pack to be going to Soweto is Sengwayo, who says it's a great feeling to be going to the camp.

Mthombeni, on the other hand, says it is an opportunity for them as players, because it is a chance to prove themselves.

"This camp could award us a chance to qualify to participate in local and international tourna-ments.

"We are therefore looking for-ward to the experience and perfor-mance," he says.

He adds that other young people living with disabilities should come and join them.

"There are plenty of opportuni-ties, especially through sports," he says.

The team practices from Mon-day to Friday between 3pm and 5pm, at the KwaThema Stadium.

Academy grateful for assistance

Local tennis players prepare for camp

Isaac Mthombeni (left), Njabulo Sengwayo and Thapelo Motsapi are three of the players going to the Soweto camp.

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Last year, Kia Motors south africa introduced us to their radically revamped sportage. I remember seeing pictures of it floating around on the internet and being really impressed. the sportage is an important car for the brand as many south africans have taken ownership of the previous model, which it understandable.

the sportage looks good, the interior is classy and the engines are impressive. Does this new one live up to the standards set by its predecessor? Well, when it arrived at the Autodealer office, I grabbed the keys to find out.

On the outside, Kia has adopted a rather brave design for the front end. I like the prominent facia with its big grille which looks as though it’s grinning. It’s modern yet classy as well as easily identifiable.

Down the side, the sportage genes really shine through with its angular design and somewhat sloped roof line. It is the rear end that I fancy the most. I love how the slim tail lamps are joined together by a strip that runs the full width, while the turn signals and reversing lights are separate,

located lower down which add more visual weight. the sportage Gt-Line I tested also features

chrome detailing as well as dual exhaust mufflers and a metal-effect rear underbody diffuser for a sportier appearance.

On the way back home to Witbank from our offices in Boksburg, I got a chance to not only experience the quality interior but also the ride. as for the former, I was impressed. Kia has used many high quality materials and seeing as the Gt-Line is the range topper, all the toys you could possibly wish for.

I had a centre mounted infotainment screen with navigation, a wireless smartphone charger, which incidentally failed to charge my iPhone 7, heated and air-conditioned front seats and even heated rear pews. there were also many buttons on the newly designed steering wheel, which controls the radio as well as the menu and phone functions.

Interior space is also adequate inside in terms of head and leg room, while the rear tailgate on the Gt-Line is powered for added convenience. the boot is large, 503-litres to be exact. Kia has also improved the noise cancelling refinement, which means noise levels within the cabin are kept to a minimum.

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to choose from but my tester was fitted with the 1.6-litre turbocharged unit. It delivers 130kW and 265Nm of torque. add to the mix a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and aWD, you should have a real sporty sUV on your hands right? Well, not quite.

With the added aWD system in place, the sportage feels a bit heavy and the gearbox is not the smoothest or fastest one out there, even in sport mode. that said though, out on the highway the Kia’s performance is noteworthy. In eCO mode, I managed an impressive 6.6 litres/100km on the highway and an average of 8.5 litres/100km over my test week.

after spending time with the car, I really did like it; sure it has its flaws but it makes up for it in style, quality and features.

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New Kia Sportage worth considering19-inch wheels, which I also tended to hate at time in terms of functionality. each time I drove the car around town, I felt as though there was a pothole just waiting to ruin my day. I also found that with these big wheels, you are somewhat limited to exploit the aWD and centre diff-lock as it would be silly to venture out into areas that demand those features with hardly any rubber on the tyres.

that said though, the sportage is happy to skip around Sandton and definitely won’t look out of place there either. It carries a sandton price tag as well, the Gt-Line comes in just shy of r600 000, but before you gasp and turn the page, remember it comes fitted with many standard features likely to command a substantial premium on its German rivals. Is it worth considering? absolutely.

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Which is more serious, Volkswagen lying about its car’s emission figures, or Ford selling self-igniting Kugas? Having recently read a number of newspaper and magazine articles, then watching an eNCA documentary featuring Ford SA’s CEO and a number of ‘customers’, I am shocked by the cavalier attitude of Ford South Africa and its parent company in the USA towards these customers.

As the interviewer asked, “don’t South Af-rican’s lives not matter?” Whilst on a recent

visit to KwaZulu-Natal, I became aware of how popular the Kuga was down there, then read with shock in a Sunday newspaper that owners couldn’t give their cars away, least of all at Ford dealerships, where Ford South Africa has appar-ently ‘instructed’ dealers not to accept Kugas as trade-ins on other Ford products. In other words, these vehicles have become worthless. My wife is in the process of looking for a new compact SUV, and the Ford Kuga was ‘top of her list’, but no longer. She wouldn’t touch a Ford with a barge pole after seeing and reading the numer-ous articles about Ford South Africa’s appallingly insensitive behaviour towards its customers, who

have suffered not only the extreme trauma of being in a motor vehicle that caught fire, but then receiving zero assistance from the parent company.

Volkswagen was taken to task for ‘being naughty’ and fudging fuel emission figures, resulting in valu-ation plummeting on the world’s Stock Exchanges. As far as I know, no one died from this ‘fib’ whereas Ford has had numerous Kugas self-ignite, causing at least one death, yet no one seems particularly con-cerned about this major design-cum-safety defect.

Surely, a life-threatening, self-combusting vehicle is a far more serious ‘crime’ than one that emits slightly more pollutants than its manufacturer said it would? Priorities seem to be skewered here. Why have seat-belts, airbags, side impact bars, ABS and all the myriad other safety features now become standard in virtually all modern vehicles, yet Ford continues to produce a self-igniting Kuga and appears not to be held accountable?

Ford should be sued and ordered to fully reimburse every owner of a burnt-out Kuga (with costs), and ensure that all owners, who wish to ‘get rid’ of these potential death-traps, get substantial ‘trade-ins’, or their money back, for having trusted in a Ford product’s safety. Anything less would be a travesty of justice.

The South African authorities should order Ford to recall all these vehicles en masse, until such time as Ford South Africa can offer unconditional guarantees that this fault has been fully resolved.

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The South African Car of the Year competition has a rich history, with winners stretching back decades. The 30-odd year old competition has seen arduous testing by many of the best local motoring media since its inception, and 2017 was no different. But before I get to the 2017 instalment, let’s have a look at where it all started.

For those who can remember, the year was 1986 when the first official Car of the Year was crowned in South Africa. That car of course was the Toyota Corolla Twin Cam. Since then, we have seen brands from all over the globe take the title and in one unique instance, share the spoils.

Brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Audi, Renault, honda, Mazda and hyundai are all former winners and often feature as finalists too. The competition is the most prestigious of its kind in South Africa and continues to evolve as quickly as the media and automotive industry on which it is based.

This year, I was honoured and indeed privileged to have been nominated by my peers as one of the jury members for the competition, which started with ten finalists announced late in 2016. By the time the testing days came around, the 28 jury members had nine cars to put through their paces over the two-day testing period.

The one car missing was the Mazda CX-3, a small crossover that has impressed motoring media around the globe. however, Mazda South Africa took the decision to not enter the vehicle in to the competition. Their reasons were varied and considered by the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) over the weeks leading up to the testing days.

In the end, the SAGMJ accepted the wishes of

Mazda to not be involved in the 2017 edition. I found this decision to be quite bizarre as the CX-3 is a fantastic product and certainly the right type of vehicle for the modern iteration of the competition.

having accepted the fact that there would be nine vehicles from which we had to pick a winner, we set off from the Velmore hotel in Centurion on Day 1 of testing, and headed to the updated Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit to conduct several tests on the finalists.

Now before we are accused of putting everyday driving machines through their paces on a racing circuit, hear me out. The only reason that a track is used and has been used over the years is to

provide the jury members with a safe, controlled environment to test things like braking ability, agility, handling, manoeuvrability and indeed the technology and engineering that has been integrated into each vehicle.

After completing things like a 50km/h emergency swerve test, a 60km/h emergency braking test, chassis control on a small circuit and indeed the efficiency of the electronic stability programmes and other safety systems over a short section of the iconic track, we were ready for Day 2, which was where we drive all nine cars back-to-back over a set loop on the road. This is where we could see how each vehicle copes on the road.

There was even a section of gravel available if we wanted to test out how well the SUVs coped in a mild off-road situation.

After the two days of testing, we then had to vote. For this year’s competition, the MAPO-supplied

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tablets now featured a new electronic scoring system which gives each judge 12 categories from which to score each vehicle on a scale of 1-10.

The tricky part is that we are restricted to a certain number of 1, 2, 3 scores and a certain number of 8, 9, 10 scores. This meant that hours of thought had to be put in to which vehicle(s) would get the higher scores and in my opinion, will make the winner at the end of the day that much more deserving.

Now it’s simply a waiting game. On the 15th of March, we will discover who will be crowned the 2017 Wesbank SAGMJ Car of the Year, until then, it is pure speculation.

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The 2017 installment of the Wesbank SAGMJ Car of the year competition has been one of the best in recent memory.

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“Now it’s simply a waiting game. On the 15th of March, we will discover who will be crowned the 2017 Wesbank SAGMJ Car of the Year, until then, it is pure speculation. ”

- Sean Nurse