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River Park residents pro-tested against the newly

installed electricity systemin their area, blockading theroad and streets with stonesand burning tires.The protest took place in theearly hours of Friday morn-ing with angry residentsblockading the main Lon-don Road, obstructing thesmooth traffic flow. Policemaintained law and orderthroughout the protest.This came after 85 houseswhich were electrified withthe new system, encountered

problems. “People havelost their appliances whileone house owner lost herbelongings after her housecaught fire due to electri-cal faults. We are sayingas residents that the newsystem introduced by thegovernment through CityPower is costly and its volt-age is too high compared tothe old system, and it hasto be discontinued,” saidRiver Park Residents’ As-sociation Chairperson Tsi-etsi Kungoane.Kungoane said the worstpart is that the governmentdidn’t even consult themabout the new system be-

fore being installed, add-ing: “We had several meet-ings with the City of JoburgMMC for Environmentand infrastructure ServicesClr Matshidiso Mfikoe andraised our complaints aboutthe new system, but our con-cerns fell on deaf ears.We tried to stop the process,but we failed. We even had amarch on the 5th of June toCity Power with a memoran-dum stating our complaints.Their response was pains-taking,” said Kungoane.Kungoane said they demandfor the process to be stoppedand for the 85 houses to bedisconnected with immedi-

ate effect before more dam-age is done. He said: “If thelocal government doesn’trespond we are going to takethe matter to the premier’soffice, if we don’t get posi-tive response then we willhave to go straight to thepresident’s office, that’show serious we are.”However, Ward 81 Council-lorMokgadiHadebe said sheis aware of the situation andwas to have a meeting withthe office of the MMC today(24 June), together with theResidents Association andCity Power in an attemptto resolve the issue, but themeeting did not materialize.

“In the previous meetingsthat we had, the residentsrequested City Power to dis-connect the 85 houses andbridge for those families orprovide them with electric-ity vouchers until the matteris resolved, but City Powerbrushed aside their request,”said the Councillor. Hadebesaid in today’s meeting, theywere to come up with wayforward because the issue isurgent and serious.“We aredisappointed and unhappyfor the meeting not to takeplace as expected, but wewill strategize as residentsabout the whole situation,said Kungoane.

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PHAPHAMANI MATHEWSSOKHUPHA

“We are pleading withPastors of various de-

nominations to come andpray for us at NobuhleHostel to help rid us of thedemon that is ripping thelives of our young girlsapart,” said Nomusa Xaba.This follows the tragedyof a young girl allegedlyattacked by the demon atthe hostel and died on the

“There’s nothing you cannot do if you want it badenough.” ― Danielle Sibarium

Dear Reader,South Africans are up in arms against alcohol andsubstance abuse aimed to rob the country of its fu-ture leaders.The battle has been there, but it’s nowtightened during the Youth Month, reminding theyouth of today the manner in which the 1976 youthfought bravely and soberly minded for the democ-racy of this country.The youth of today have lostfocus in taking the reigns from their 1976 coun-terparts. Instead they party and indulge, forgettingthat they are the leaders of tomorrow.Such behaviour has forced the government topofficials including the Public Service and Admin-istration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, under the theme“Working Together for Youth Development anda Drug Free South Africa” to call on communi-ties throughout the country to lead the fight for asubstance-free South Africa within their respectiveareas.Be proud to be part of those contributing towardsthe sustainability of this country.N’wa Hlungwani(Patricia)

From Left: Nomusa Xaba whose daughter survived the evil spirit, and herneighbours Ngenisile Mweli and Nonhlanhla Zwane. Picture: KGADI JOHANNA LAMOLA

the council is busy preparingto construct a proper concretebridge. “I am so relieved tosee the construction of thebridge underway. We had along walk from 22nd Avenueto get to Eastbank Clinic thatis just across the river, but dueto the collapsed bridge, westruggled a lot,” said a 72 yearold Betty Moleele.A memberof the community, JimmyStanford (22) said they wererisking their lives by crossingover the river, further explain-ing: “The bridge will nowshorten our trips.”

dents complained via meet-ings and thanks for not hav-ing them protesting againstthe council,” said Ward 105Councillor Joyce Ngwenya.Ngwenya said the properbridge will be rebuilt on thesame spot of the collapsedone. The Councillor futherappealed to the communityto take ownership of theirresources and not to destroyor vandalize them. Ngwenyasaid the residents will con-tinue using the temporarybridge while in the meantime

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Residents of Alexandraand their neighbours

can now breathe a sigh ofrelieve as the council startedbuilding a temporary bridgebetween Eastbank and Al-exandra. This after the firstbridge collapsed over ayear ago and made it dan-gerous for people to crossfrom one area to the other.“Contractors have sincemoved on track to ensurethat the bridge is completedwithin six months. Resi-

spot. The girl reportedlylost consciousness and diedafter hearing voices and see-ing imaginary things at theHostel. She was buried lastmonth in KwaZulu Natal.Xaba, whose child also ex-perienced the same thing butwas fortunate to live said:“Just a week after the funer-al, my daughter (15) startedseeing things also and shesaid there was someonewho was wrapping her headwith a black blanket; she

lost conscious for about threehours,” explained Xaba Shesaid they took her to a Pastorto pray for her, but when theycame back she started again,and they had to take her backto the Pastor. “My child’smove was like that of a snake,we need some prayers becausethis is only targeting younggirls. She did not receive anykind of medical help, but wewill do so only if she getsworse,” said Nomusa.Most ofthe parents have so far moved

Bridge under construction. Picture: Phaphamani Mathews Sokhupha

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their daughters to rural areasin fear of being attacked bythe evil spirit.“I’ve takenmy daughter back to Kwa-Zulu-Natal because I fearfor her life following whathappened to other girls in

this vicinity, and we wishthat Priests could come prayfor us. Maybe through theirprayers, the place could befreed from the evil spirit,said Thandeka Buthelezi.

In order to educate the public on the process to apply for houses inBotlhabela 2, the Alexandra Renewal Project (ARP) together withDepartment of Housing conducted two workshops at San Kopano Hall.Botlhabela Phase 2 housing development is one of the flagship FinanceLinked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) projects in Gauteng.The Programme known as Gap Market, consists of 232 bonded flatscatering for first time home owners who earn between R3501 and R15000 and has never owned a house before or received government hous-ing subsidy.The purchase price will be R290 000 for a ground floor unit, R280000 for a top floor unit and R260 000 for a middle floor unit. ARP isresponsible for the construction and management of this development.On the other hand, City of Johannesburg Housing Department, RegionE has been mandated to do allocation of Botlhabela Phase 2.Approximately 3 000 people attended the two workshops. Those in at-tendance were also registered for consideration during allocation pro-cess.Subsequent to this two days workshop, a process of pre-screeningof beneficiaries was conducted to determine if the information present-ed was authentic.The pre-screening process entails checking on Housing Subsidy Sys-tem to determine if one has ever benefitted from any government hous-ing before. The next step is to conduct a verification process in theform of visits to the homes of the beneficiaries in order to establish ifindeed one is a resident of Alexandra.To date, half of the people whoregistered have been visited. Further visits which were scheduled forthe month of June are currently being undertaken by officials.The third step is filling of mortgage bonds application forms for thosewho meet the requirements. This process will be facilitated by Nation-al Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) which is the implementingagent on behalf of National Human Settlement Department. NHFC isalso responsible for processing subsidies for applicants.These subsidies will serve as down payment in order to reduce therepayment of the bond. Once the applications have been submitted tothe bank, it is up to them, based on their lending whether they approvethe application or not. The bank has the final say in terms of approvalor rejection. It is therefore important to note that all these services inrelation to applications are provided to the community free of chargeand the community is requested to report officials who solicit bribes.

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streets, fighting bravely withthe apartheid forces againstthe Bantu Education System,and we honour them for theirunreserved efforts for deliv-ering this country from theapartheid regime,” said theMayor. In the same breath,the Executive Mayor calledupon the youth to grab theopportunities offered to themto access better education andto acquire skills but not to de-pend on grants, adding: “Theyouth of today owe it to the1976 youth to contribute to thecountry’s economy.” Some ofthe streets that were used bythe students on June 18 werepaved red as a symbol of trailof blood that overflowed dur-ing those days. The Mayorthen proceeded to Soweto andto the Westdene Dam wherethere was a disaster in 1985when learners from the Vo-erentoe Hoerskool lost theirlives when their school busplunged into the dam.

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Thirty seven years agoover 500 school children

were killed by the police dur-ing their protest against thecompulsory use of Afrikaansin schools. This fatal eventis remembered in a varietyof ways on the 16 June everyyear. In memory of studentsand pupils who marched onJune 16 against Afrikaans asa medium of instruction andthe Bantu Education System,the Executive Mayor of theCity of Joburg, Mpho ParksTau visitedAlexandra to com-memorate the day jointly withthe veterans and the youth.He started at Alexandra HighSchool in the early hours ofthe morning then proceededto Realogile High Schoolwhere he officially unveiled aplague in honour of the youthwho were killed on the 16/18June. “The students uprisingin Alexandra started on June18 with learners taking to the

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It seems the days when primaryschool learners saw life merelyas a ‘playtime routine’ are over,and the learners at Skeen PrimarySchool have more than proved thisnotion as they continue to excel intheir school work. The learnershave made quite an impact andseem to be swimming in a pondof appraisal from their teachers.“Our learners are very hard work-ing and motivated when it comesto their school work,” says the ed-ucator Edith Kubheka. The schooluses incentives such as medals,trophies and certificates to moti-vate the learners to do well. “Wehave partnered with Pick ‘n Payto introduce certificates to moti-vate not only the high achievers,but to also encourage the under-performing learners to improveand do well,” said Kubheka. Shesays they were previously seen asthe so-called ‘underperforming’school due to the new curricu-lum which they found it difficultto cope with, but they eventuallyadjusted. Kubheka further citedthat the learners are now workingtowards bursaries worth R18 000to R20 000, which are offered bythe Alexander Education Com-mittee (AEC). The learners thatreceive this bursary are given theopportunity to study at WaverleyGirls High School and HighlandsNorth School for Boys.The pupilsat the school are quite a clever andambitious bunch. They have highaspirations and appear very ma-ture at such a tender age, and thisis what they have to say:

Rachel MadishaMaths, LO, and English (FAL) aremy favorite subjects but the onethat stands out is Maths. I alwaysget 60% and above, I want to bea business woman, and at highschool I am going to do sciencesbecause I really love Maths.

Katlego BaloyiI want to be a lawyer when Igrow up, help people who makemistakes and put criminals behindbars. I love history though becauseit tells us the past and the eventsthat we never witnessed. Myfavourite subjects are; English(FAL), Technology, and NaturalSciences and I always get 90% atmost in these subjects.

Relebogile MabuyelaMathematics and English (FAL) are myfavourite subjects and I usually get atleast 60% in both subjects. At tertiaryI want to do journalism because I lovereading and writing, and I study hardwhich I believe those are the good traitsfor journalist.

Phakiso LetsoaloMy favourite subjects are Maths, Eng-lish and Science, and I want to study tobe a doctor one day.

Molanka MaakeI study in the school library andsometimes my sister helps me with myschool work. I like Maths and Englishand I want to be a Chartered Accoun-tant and I’m motivated by my unclewho is in that profession.

Sibusiso MadlalaI love sciences and when I get to ter-tiary I will do sciences because I wantto be a pilot, my favourite subject ismy Home Language, IsiZulu. In all mysubjects I get at least 60%.

Baleseng BogopaMy passion is to become a lawyer. Iwas motivated by the extra classes thatI’m attending at Balfour. The subjectsI like the most are Social and NaturalScience.

Kgotlelelo SekitiI like my Maths, Social Science andEnglish, and would like to be a profes-sional dancer. I’m currently attendingthe National School of Arts in Braam-fontien. I’m advising other guys to stoplazing around but do something beforeit’s too late.

JUNE 16/18 PLAGUE UNVEILED

The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Clr Mpho Parks Tau unveiling the June 16/18plague on Youth Day at Realogile High. Picture: Kgadi Johanna Lamola

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AMRISHARANIGA

With the advent of theCompanies Act 71

of 2008 (“the CompaniesAct”), owners of close cor-porations may be concernedabout the impact of thispiece of legislation on theirclose corporations.Take, for example, the fol-lowing scenario:Mandla is the sole memberof a close corporation whichhe formed in 2004 in termsof the Close CorporationsAct 1984 (“the CC Act”).He has heard rumours thatthere is a new law, the Com-panies Act, which may im-pact on his business.Mandla would like to knowwhat he is required to doand whether the rumours hehas been hearing that he willneed to convert his closecorporation to a companyare actually true.Close corporations havebeen governed by the CCAct.The government has decidedto abolish close corporationsand replace it with a com-pany structure that is verysimilar to a close corpora-tion. But, what is importantfor Mandla to remember isthat the government has notabolished the CCAct.All close corporationswhich were registered be-fore 1 May 2011 will con-tinue to operate. But as from1 May 2011, no new closecorporations are allowed tobe formed.

Due to the fact that Mandlahas formed his close corpo-ration in 2004 (before 1May2011), the Companies Actdoes not affect the existenceof his close corporation andhe has no cause for concern.He does, however, have anoption to convert the closecorporation into a privatecompany.The government encour-

ages people to convert theirclose corporations into pri-vate companies, therebyslowly phasing out closecorporations.A few differences betweenhis close corporation and aprivate company are as fol-lows:1.A private company issuesshares and the owners of thecompany own these shares.A close corporation, such asthe one Mandla owns, doesnot issue any shares andMandla holds what we calla “members interest” in theclose corporation; and2.In a private company,there are what we call share-holders and directors withthe shareholders owningthe company and the direc-tors managing it, whilst in aClose Corporation, such asMandla’s, there are no di-rectors or shareholders butwhat we call “members”who both own and man-age the company. Thus, thedisadvantage with closecorporations is that there isno clear separation betweenMandla’s personal financialassets and the close corpora-

tion.In order to convert his closecorporation to a privatecompany, Mandla would berequired to do the following:1.fill in a Form CoR 18.1(Notice of Conversion) withthe Companies and Intellec-tual Property Commission(“CIPC”) in Pretoria;2.prepare and file a writtenstatement wherein he statesthat he is the only memberof the close corporation andwants to convert the closecorporation to a privatecompany; and3.file a simple constitutionfor the private companywhich is known as a “Mem-orandum of Incorporation”(“MOI”) with the CIPC.The government have madeavailable a simple MOI tem-plate on the website, www.cipc.co.za which Mandlacan use if there is no lawyerin his area to help him pre-pare it.The MOI needs to complywith the Companies Act.Once Mandla has filed theabove papers, and once theCIPC has converted theclose corporation, a no-tice will be published inthe Government Gazette ofthe conversion and Mand-la would be issued with acertificate of registration ifCIPC writes to Mandla tosay his close corporationhas been converted to a pri-vate company, he will be ashareholder and will not beknown as member anymore.

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Wow! Finally, the resur-rection of sharp Gen-

erations’ Noluntu is here. Ifany of you toasted cham-pagne and wisky to ‘Nolun-tu is down and out’ then hardluck nana. S’busiso is beenwaltzing around like a saint,and now his shenangin-gans are creeping out of thecloset to catch up with him.Go Luntu, teach S’busisoa lesson. Ehe! Kwerekwe,so Khethiwe is using thepower of seduction to getrid of Khuboni? Haike, let’shope the plan will work. Ev-eryday I wonder what hap-pened to the sweet and re-spectful KZN girl who wasdetermined to make a markfor herself. Ijo, Khethiwe,forgive me bhuti. I don’t seea need for Isidingo’s Sibekofamily to waste money onSangomas trying to get ridof the so-called ‘bad luck.’The only bad luck that needsto be brought into books isKatlego and Lincoln. Theconstant squabbles andbackstabbings in the familyis due to them. Forgive myinsensitivity but Frank hasto be reminded that ‘Nikiwecarried my baby’ sermon isover. The baby scenario isyesterday’s topic, so pleasemeet Beth half way dear.Batho wee, if Rhythm City’smiss keyaratwa, Mampho,thought Jabu was the dreamman to walk down the aislewith, clearly it was a fallacy.At least Jabu made her seeshe’s nothing but a back-door material. I hate to saythis, but the only memoryyou’ll have of Jabu is HIVpuntsupuntsu. Jerusalem-a thusa, clearly Miles andDavid underestimated thepower Naomi yields. She’sa con artist in her ownrights. Miles should nothave trusted S’fiso from theword go!It’s all tears as wecast our goodbyes to Mu-vhango’s meiki. I’m sure‘sekobo sa James’ is ecstaticdeep inside. But yoh, at leastyou left us with a song toremember you, ‘the roof ison fire.’ Yesus, this Busaniis so serious. I wish Meikiwas there to at least scarehim off and bring him downto earth. And then, what’swith Nonny and her bed-room attitude? I get a feel-ing the Nkosi daughters arealways looking for the posi-tioning of men’s pants zip.Will Thandaza ever learn?She wants to taste the uri-nal toothpick of every manman she comes across with.Hayibo, stop with your bok-wanti tendency sesi.

Gym helps people regulatetheir bodies and also keephealthy all the time.

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Strictly come dancing and step up or step downreturn to our screens this July. They programmesare set to play on SABC 3 and e-tv, respectively.

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Many people give upon their dreams when

things that they wished fordon’t seem to be happening.But not all people are likethat, some strive to graduatedespite odds that they comeacross and that was the casefor Thomas Mdlalose (43).He was born and raisedin Alexandra. In his earlychildhood he stayed withhis single mother with nofather figure. “Our young-sters are exposed to so manythings. They have so manyopportunities but some takethose for granted, blowingthem away from their faces”said Mdlalose. He owns andruns a gym situated at 4thAvenue. The idea started asmaking pocket money butall that grew into an occupa-tion. He agrees with the factthat owning and running agym is a very lucrative busi-

ness and helps him with hisfamily bills. “To be honestI am making money out ofthe gym and my family de-pends on the money that Iget from it,” he explains. Hewent an extra mile by mak-ing sure that young aspiredbodybuilders in his gym doenter the bodybuilding com-petitions. “Even now I wasthe first person here inAlex-andra to host a bodybuildingcompetition, and the fol-lowing bodybuilding com-petition will be hosted byuKhozi on 2 July” he said.Through the gym Mdlaloseis able to understand dif-ferent people with differentattitudes, adding: “I learntto understand people fromdifferent ethnic groups and Ialso teach these young menin my gym, to accept theirdifferences and understandeach other.” He has over300 members in his gym. Tohis gym members Mdlalosepreaches discipline. “Every-one needs to look at their

background, it is importantto respect people, it startswith respecting yourselfthough, and then you canbe able to respect others.”Even though owning andrunning a gym is lucrative,but in a way, Thomas Md-lalose is giving back to thecommunity that he is livingin. So many young peoplehave joined his gym andit is indeed keeping themaway from the streets, andbecause the rate of obesityis increasing drastically in

our communities and peopleare getting fatter every-day, so a gym like Vungazi

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to help young gifted peopleaged 13-18 realize whatthey are capable of.This year is the 3rd yearof the Junior Commission.Kamogelo Matjila (16), ofNo.120-19th Avenue, Al-exandra Township, who is

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International Gateway forGifted Youth (IGGY) Ju-

nior Commission is an edu-cational and social networkcreated by the University ofWarwick in the UK.The commission is aimed

a Grade 10 learner at Marl-boro Gardens SecondarySchool is one of the ten Ju-nior Commission memberschosen, and will be solelyrepresenting Africa in theUK. “I am attending Satur-day classes at sci-bono, and

that’s where I heard aboutIGGY.They told us to visit theirwebsite; I visited their web-site and saw that there was acompetition.I entered the competitionand I was told to write a2000 word article basedon internet and education,”said Kamogelo.Kamogelo says she enteredthe competition only to seeif she could stand a chance,competing with young peo-ple around the world.Kamo was short listed andinterviewed via Skype.“In the interview they askedme to tell them about my-self, and I did, fortunately itwent well,” said KamogeloThis young and vibrant teenwas the winner of the math-ematics Olympics ran by thedistrict last year, so winningeducational competitions isin her.Kamogelo will be flying tothe UK on the 29th June,and will stay for a week.She will be working close-ly together with the other9 Junior Commissionersfrom other countries thatinclude Australia, Singa-pore, Hampshire & NewSouth Wales (UK), Neth-erlands, Pakistan, Alberta,Canada, and France on the

sub jec t , ”EDUCATIONAND INTERNET”.“We will be debating, andwill get the chance to in-terview experts who are inthe field of Technology andEducation.I am expecting to gainknowledge, debating andinterviewing skills,” saidKamogelo.She will be on a flight forthe first time, and she can’twait. “I am not nervousabout flying, maybe it is be-cause the 29th is far or I’llbe nervous on the day, butfor now, I am just excitedabout the journey,” she said.Kamo lives with a singlemother and two siblings(Boipelo (9) and Mashudu(3).Her mother is so happy forher but she had her doubtsbefore.“At first I couldn’t acceptit because many things dohappen these days, and hu-man trafficking is whatcame into my mind.I didn’t know who she willbe going with, so I couldn’taccept it until Sasol gaveme a call and explained tome that my child is goingto be safe” said Kamogelo’smother, Esmey.

Young and vibrant Kamogelo Matjila to represent Africa in UK very soon.

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PHAPHAMANI MATHEWSSOKHUPHA

Black Poison U10 ham-mered Young Tigers 3-1

during their soccer match atRotary Ground near MadalaHostel at the weekend. Thegame started well and theYoung Tigers were promis-ing as they went to the sec-ond half with 1-1, but theBlack Poison captain Bless-ing Shazi, changed all thatwhen he scored 2 goals inthe last minutes of the game

,and made Black Poison vic-tors. “I am so happy to havescored and made my teamwin. I love to see my teambeing on top of its game allthe time,” said Shazi. TheBlack Poison coach EricNdaba was happy and proudof his boys “I always believein my boys, they don’t panicbecause they know they arewinners. I knew they weregoing to win.” However,the Young Tigers coach wasnot disappointed at all as hesays his team is still a devel-

oping team and he is in theprocess of equipping themwith basic soccer skills, add-ing: “They played a prettynice game, given their age.I am satisfied with how theyplayed because they are stilldeveloping” said Young Ti-gers coach Thembi Nkosi.The Young Tigers captainSiphelele Gwala was notpleased with their perfor-mance, “I feel bad that welost, because I don’t like itwhen we lose but there is al-ways a next time.”

Black Poison ( green and white) shines on Young Tigers (orange bibs) (U10) Pictures: Phaphamani Mathews Sokhupha

Coach, Eric Ndaba with his boys (Black Poison U10)

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