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By Thapelo Masilela

The woman who was repossessed of her stand

by the Khuduthamaga Kekana Royal Executive Council, under the Amandebele ba Lebelo/Moletlane, at Soutpan Informal Settlement near Soshanguve breathed a sigh of relief after she was provided with an alternative stand.

The woman, who was owner of stand number M1-610 which was given to another person without her consultation, chose to remain anonymous.

“I was satisfied with the swift way my problem was solved. Even if I was not returned to my original stand, I am happy that the Soutpan Office managed to resolve this matter fair and square. At first I was so furious,

Soutpan stand sale resolved

Tshwane based Ditsala Children Shield recently received a donation of a combi and trailer . The donation, which was made during the annual Pick N Pay Morula Marathon Awards giving ceremony courtesy of motor panel beating company Elegant Square Panel Beaters and Pretoria North based motor dealership Give Me Four Cars.

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continued on page 1Municipality is going to take over the Soutpan- KenosiI wanted answers about who got into my stand and who sold my stand to this person,” said the woman.

“I also wanted to know the price at which the stand was sold. But after much thought I decided to bury the hatchet. I told myself that I should let sleeping dogs lie even if there was no full disclosure as to what

had exactly happened,” she said.“I also discovered my shack,

indeed was at the offices of the tribe. But some of the material for my shack was missing. There were no windows, doors and some of the poles. Alternatively I was provided with some of the unclaimed material around the office,” she added.

According to this woman,

it means the disappearance of some of the material that constituted her shack amounts to pure theft.

When her plight was first exposed by Sosh Times, Headman Karel Kenosi claimed that the tribal office only repossess neglected stands and re-sells them, as they pose as a safe haven for criminals.

At the time, Kenosi said; “People who acquire these stands sometimes let them to foreigners who ultimately sell them when they move afar. They come back and blame us that we have sold their stands.”

When Kenosi was asked whether his office has found the person who stays at stand number M1-610 or got

information as to who sold him the property, he said; “We tried very hard to trace that person but all in vain. We thought that, now that we have allotted the original owner with a new stand, let us leave the matter as it is, because very soon the Municipality is going to take over the place.”

The Department of Home Affairs says it is ready to pilot eChannel, its new innovative system that will allow citizens to apply for their smart ID cards from the comfort of their homes.

Mr. Mpho Moloi, the department’s Chief Director for Channel Management, said all systems are in place to roll out the pilot project that will also allow customers to walk into their nearest bank to apply for their smart ID cards.

“FNB and Standard bank have already signed a Memorandum of Understanding and have provided a site each and envisage going on-line in May.

“We have already installed phone booths at the sites. We are testing the eChannel

system to ensure that it can withstand the security requirements.

“We have conducted a risk analysis and we are seeking further legal ADVICE on the security of the eChannel system,” said Moloi.

Moloi said this when the department appeared before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Tuesday.

The briefing comes after Minister Malusi Gigaba announced that an agreement had been reached with two banks and the South African Post Office to introduce a system that will allow citizens to walk into their nearest bank and apply for a smart ID card.

President Jacob Zuma had announced the innovation during his State of the

Nation Address in February.eChannel is part of the department’s

overall modernisation strategy to move services from paper to digital, a process which will include the cleaning of the

population REGISTER . Moloi said two banks signed an

agreement and each provided sites where pilots will be rolled out.-SAnews.gov.za

Smart ID card applications to be piloted at banks

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COMMENTOpinion and Analysis

Sosh Times comment in this issue has been dedicated to what one woman of Nigerian origin, Lovelyn Chidinma Nwadeyi said in her Facebook post on the 20-04-2015; “This is not the first wave of attacks of this nature in South Africa. In fact, the 2008 attacks were much worse in terms of raw numbers of casualties suffered than these have been so far. The issue of xenophobia is not a new one in SA. However, the differentiator in 2015 is that this wave is backed by a strong ideology; that somehow these attacks can be and are justified.So people see me and my family now, several years later driving a decent car and living in an average house and they say, “Ningama kwekwere, asinifuni apha. Niqaphele, aningobalapha.”“You are foreigners, we do not want you here. You better watch out, you are not of this place,” – unaware of and unwilling to hear of the years of An ideology that sees merit in the argument that foreigners are stealing the jobs of locals, that they are stealing their women, that these “makwerekwere” are the cause of most ills in South African society.It is a shame how uninformed and how baseless these arguments are. Foreigners do not and CANNOT steal jobs in SA. Do you know how hard it is to get South African papers, just to get into the country – not to talk of getting a work permit and convincing any company to take on the cost of employing you as a foreigner? Unless you have some freaking scarce skills in the country – it just does not happen like that.Secondly, just shut up and stop it. South Africans who embibe these arguments are lazy. There is a disgusting entitlement that is attached to this notion that jobs can be stolen. This implies that there are jobs waiting for you – of which there are none.There are no freaking jobs waiting for anyone. Pick up a bucket and start washing cars. Put on your shoes and walk through your streets, sell tomatoes, eggs and tea – anything people eat, they will buy. Or pick up a book, hustle your way into university, work for a scholarship and get yourself an education. But stop this senselessness. Nobody is stealing your jobs.I got my first job when I was 11-years-old. I worked on the school bus in my town. I collected money for the bus driver, wrote out receipts and kept order on the bus. I didn’t get paid much, but it helped me learn first that nothing comes easy, I learnt to be responsible and accountable to someone else. Secondly it helped me pay for little extramural expenses I did at school which were not the priority for my parents at the time (and rightly so). In ‘varsity, even though I had a tuition bursary, I worked two part-time jobs and one contract job for the entire three years at Stellenbosch so I could pay for my good, clothes and some additional materials etc. Yes my parents supported me as best they could, but naturally, part of growing up is that you don’t bother your parents for every Rand you need. And what has been the government’s response to the worsening unemployment and crime situation in the cities and suburbs that incites this violence and dissatisfaction amongst its people? To tighten immigration laws, border controls and any little room the foreigner may have had to just maybe survive in the menacing streets of Johannesburg. As if that is where the problem began.

Ka Thapelo Masilela

Go na le polelo ya sejahlaphi, yeo e bitšwago “African

Time”. Seo se lebišitšwe go ma-Afrika Borwa ka mokgwa woo ba palelwago ke go swara nako ka gona, mo motho a ka rego ga ba bone bohlokwa bja go ba nakong. Maikemisetšo a sengwalwa se ke go sekasekana le mabaka a mabjalo.

Motho yo mongwe a ka nopola tshepedišo ya ge go ntšhiwa magadi, a gatella ditefelo tšeo ba bo monyadi ba di hlaolago, ge ba sa swara nako. Ka mantṥwe a mangwe, a ganana le lebaka la gore batho-baso ga bana taba le nako.

O kare o filwe dikgomo o ile go nyala mosadi, wa bowa o sa fetša go nyala ka lebaka la gore o hlodile melato yeo e tlilego ka go se sware nako. Ka nako ye ngwe ba no thoma ka go le tlogela letšatšing, gore le le gadike, ka ge le diegile go fihla.

Fela batho ba bangwe ba ka bolela ka lenyatšo ka mokgwa woo baswa ba lehono ba palelwago ke go swara nako ka gona, ka ge letšatši le bahlabela ba sa le ka gare ga dikobo. Seo se ka diragala ge ba letṥe ba ile mabakeng a go ithabiša, goba ba duletṥe thelebišene go fihla ka masa. Re sa lebale le ona mabaka a go swana le ge

ba letṥe ba enwa dinotagi, le tšona diokobatṥi.

Baswa ba, ba dira tšona dilo tše kudukudu ge ba le mo gae, ba sa ya sekolong. Go ba boima ge ba feditše mophato wa marematlou, ba paletšwe ka mabaka a tšhelete gore ba ka tṥweletṥa dithuto tṥa bona pele goba ka lebaka la dipoelo tṥeo di da kgahliṥego.

Ga gona motho yeo a ka rego ga a tsebe boleng le bohlokwa bja go swara nako ka ge se e le seo se rutwago le gona go tsinkelwa dikolong go thoma ge bana ba thoma sekolo. Re gola re sa hlokomele tšeo re rutiwago tšona, gomme se se fetoge setlwaedi. Re feleletše re nnyantse mekgwa yeo e sego yona, e thome go ba karolo ya bophelo bja rena.

Segologolo sere; “Tloga-tloga e tloga kgale, modiši wa kgomo o tšwa nayo šakeng”. O ka sere o le madišong, wa kgetha kgomo yeo e sego ya gago, wa ipha yona. Kgomo ya gago ke yeo o tšwilego le yona ka lešakeng. O ka sere dithutong tša gago o sa ipha nako ya go bala dipuku tša gago o hlomogile pelo, wa nyaka go buna moo o sego wa lema gona.

Go felwa go bolelwa; “Motho o buna seo a se lemilego.” Baswa ba, bare ge ba šetse ba thapilwe mešomong ya matsogo ba palelwe go fihla

ka nako, gomme mošomo o senyege. Eseng gore ba dira ka boomo, e le ka lebaka la ge ba itlwaeditše mokgwa woo e sego wona bophelong. O hwetṥe mošomo wo mobotse o no lahlega ka lebaka la go se sware nako.

Polelo e re; “Mosadi wa gago wa mathomo, ke mošomo wa gago”. Ka mantšwe a mangwe ge ole monna, o ka se kgone go hlokomela mosadi wa gago ge o sa hlomphe mošomo wa gago. Re ka reng ka ge matšatšing a lehono malapa a mantšhi a a gwa le go fepiwa ke bo mme. Mohlomongwe ke seo re ka rego se senya batho ba bantšhi ba bo ntate.

Meṥomong ye mentṥhi mabaka a laolwa ke nako. Go beilwe nako ya go thoma mošomo le go emiṥa moṥomo. Go beilwe gape gore dipuno tša letšatši leo di swanetše go fihla kae. Ge e le gore motho o thapetšwe gore ya gagwe karolo e kgone go thiba lešoba le le rileng, ge a se gona mošomong le ile go thibiwa ke mang?

Ge o fela o thinya mošomong ka ntle ga lebaka, le ge o thinya ka lebaka la go kwagala, ga go motho yeo a tlago go go dumela gore o bolela nnete. Go kweṥa bohloko. Ke ile ka anegelwa ke motho o mongwe gore moo a šomago gona go be go nale mme yeo a bego a rata

go thinya mošomong. Ka letšatši le lengwe a re

ge a thintše a tla le lengwalo la ngaka. Lengwalo leo e be e se la nnete. Le be lele la ngwaga wa go feta, a lekile go fetola letšatšikgwedi ka bohwirihwiri mo ekarego ke le lefṥa, gomme Modimo a mo lahla, sephiri sa sa gagwe sa tṥwelela nyanyeng. Se se bohloko ke gore o ile a lahlegelwa ke mošomo wa gagwe. Mo Aferika-Borwa, sello se segolo ke hlokego ya mešomo, gomme bao ba šomago ba swanetṥe go hlokomela mešomo ya bona ka go hlompha nako.Le ge mathata a mangwe ao a ka dirago gore bašomi ba seke ba fihla ka nako, e kaba dikgoreletši go swana le go diega goba go hlokega ga dinamelwa, baotledi ba dinamelwa tṥa bohle ba ngadile meṥomo goba ba le dintweng tša bona, tša go sa fele, baṥomi ba swanetše go fela ba tsebiša borameṥomo ba bona ka maemo a seo se diregago. Polelo e re; “Moruti o letwa ka sefela.” Go kaone gore o fihle nako e sale gona go ena le gore o palelwe ke go swara nako. Seja-hlaphi sere; “The earliest bird catches the fattest worm”, seo se ra gore, motho yeo a phakelago, le dipuno tša gagwe di a kwagala goba go bonagala.

Ka Thapelo Masilela

Sehlogo se, ke seema sa Sepedi. Se ra gore ge o ile wa thuša motho o mongwe mo bophelong, o seke wa ipotša gore o lahlile. E tla re ka nako ye ngwe, ge o le mathateng, wa nagana ka bao o ilego wa ba thuša, ka kgolofelo ya gore ba ile ba thabela seo o ilego wa ba direla sona, gomme ba tla go

kwela bohloko. Fela ga go bjalo ka ge ba

bangwe ba rena ba hlokofatṥa le go bolaya batṥwantle, se se bohloko kudu ka ge re šaletše ke matšatši a ma hlano gore re ka keteka tokologo ya rena.

Balwela-tokologo go tšwa mekgahlong yeo e fapanego ya dipolotiki ba be ba phuthilwe dinageng tṥa ka ntle. Ba be ba fiwa marobalo le dijo ba

sa hlokofatṥwe. Lehono re hweditṥe tokologo, a re sekeng ra ba tlaiša la go fetiša, a re emišeng ntwa yeo e runtšeng.

Molaotheo wa naga ya rena o tla tṥeela bao ba tlilego ka mo nageng ka bohwirihwiri magato a maleba . mellwane ya rena e swanetṥe go hlokomediṥiṥwa gore e sebe le mašobana a gore batho ba fete bonolo, ka ntle ga gore ba thibelwe. Thibela

bolwetši e phala kalafo.Ke gapa ke lengwalo la

Bafitikose 19: 33-34 pelo leo le rego” Le seke la swara bafaladi ba ba dulago nageng ya lena gampe. Le ba swareng ka mo le swarago Moisraelekalena , gomme le ba rateng bjalo ka ge le ithata, ka gobane le lena le kile la ba bafaladi nageng ya Egepeta. Ke nna Morena Modimo wa lena.”

Bohlokwa bja go swara nako

Go fa ke go fega, wa kwa tlala wa fegolla

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By Thabiso Mosima

A public, private sector partnership between Sun

Morula and the Department of Correctional Services saw Dr A.T. Moreosele High School in Mabopane, become the first in a list of nine schools across the country to benefit from the hotel and casino giants nationwide Schools Renovations Programme for 2015.

This comes after Sun Morula officially handed-over a newly upgraded hospitality classroom at the school.

Speaking during the handover

ceremony, the Group Manager of Socio Economic Development at Sun International, Ms. Nancy Ncube explained that the project is aligned with Sun International’s approach to Creating Shared Value. A well-researched and globally applied model that focuses on aligning business needs with society’s needs thereby creating shared value for all and genuine sustainable community development.

“The Schools Renovation Programme focuses on upgrading hospitality classrooms at schools situated in

underprivileged communities in order to properly equip learners for pursuing further studies and a career in the hospitality sector. This is important for attracting talent and nurturing skills in the sector, which like many sectors, is faced with a shortage of appropriate and qualified skills.

“Through this programme, we can offer opportunities for learners to learn in a conducive and appropriately-equipped environment, and ultimately offer our company a pool of qualified and employable people in the future,” said Ncube.

The classroom renovations are

mainly done by inmates from nearby Correctional Services Centres in partnership with the Department of Basic Education, and Sun Morula.

Ncube further said that in addition to renovations, the partners will also establish vegetable gardens at the beneficiary schools. These gardens will be jointly manned by the learners, the elderly from within the communities and inmates from nearby Correctional Services Centres. The food grown in the gardens will help to feed the learners and elderly community members.

The deputy principal at the school Ms. Grace Kekana said it is their mission to ensure that all of their learners receive the best education possible.

“We believe that education is the only vehicle out of these circumstances. Often too many of our learners express the desire to take Hospitality Studies as a subject because it allows them to enter the field of hospitality.

“As the classroom has not been refurbished for 11 years, teaching and learning was hindered due to lack of facilities. The upgrade project will help us to improve the quality of our Hospitality Studies classes and ensure that our learners are adequately equipped,” said Kekana.

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Sun International revamps Moreosele hospitality classroom By Charmaine Kgopa

Tshwane University of Technology fourth year Education students were enthralled by various speakers during a symposium focusing on education law and how they should conduct themselves at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Ga-Rankuwa Campus recently.

The focal point of the interactive event was to the empower students; it saw the students put into groups and given various tasks and urged to compile reports on the findings.

Mr. Msawenkosi Ngobese (24) who is doing his final year of studies said he learned that as a educator he does not only play the role of a teacher by profession but also a parent at work.

“We are not only educators to impart knowledge to our learners but to be good role models that others can in turn look up to,” said Ngobese.

A collection of opinions were expressed by some of the students who attended the event. They fearlessly raised points of inspiration as they touched on issues that relate to their passion for teaching and education.

Mr. Thokozani Sibeko (22) said as educators, they are the foundation of the future leaders. “We need to give our children skills for them to become respected men and women of the community.”

Future teachers get informed at Symposium

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CBE&T Business AcademywithB.A.M. Lehari

HOW TO AVOID BUSINESS FAILURE

PART 1

If one was to be asked, what is business? The answer will be simply be Business is an organization or economic system where goods and services are exchanged from one to the other for a benefit or for money. The second question would be what is an organisation? An organization is a person or group of people (organs) intentionally organized to accomplish an overall, common goal or set of goals. Will we be correct to say an organisation is a business? Yes, it is business because it uses business principles and meth. For every organisation to be sustainable, it has to be profitable. You cannot talk profitability when money is not involved. One could further ask, is a Church or School, a business? Yes they are business because there is an element of economic system where goods and services are exchanged from one to the other for a benefit or for money. All organisations that have closed down in the

Business

past years were not profitable.

It is greatly important to understand that business is about the product. No product no business. You cannot talk about business when there is no product in place. When you have identified the product, you begin to work on your product. Productivity becomes the most crucial stage of your product. When productivity is realised can we then talk Profitability. At this stage the business begins to make continues profit out of the sales of their product. When profitability continues to be realised from one month to the other, Sustainability is achieved. When sustainability becomes the norm, then growth is realised. Continuous growth breads expansion. Many a time people have made the mistake of expanding before they grow. My sincere advice is that do not expand your organisation before you are certain about your growth. 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

The second one that compliments the first is: 1 Corinthians 14:20: Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.In avoiding business failure one has to make sure he/she knows who she/he is. Do not be in the habit of guessing who you are. Many a time people fall into the great mistake of taking themselves for granted. They think they know themselves only to find out that they guess who they really are. Many a time they prefer other people to tell them who they are and believe them. The experience of self-discovery is undoubtedly a peak of its own. Most knowledge comes gradually without immediate impact. Those moments of true realization can offer a surprising release from years of self-doubt or guilt. It may be something as ordinary as finally admitting you’re a morning person, a person of self-doubt, an introvert or an extrovert or a highly sensitive person who will just react to any action irrespective of its nature.

Getting to Know Yourself, What You Like, and What You Want in Life is one of the things that help us to avoid failure. While our experiences clearly helped shape us into the people we are today, this does not mean that we necessarily know who we really are—what we are passionate about and what we want from life. Since we were tiny, we’ve developed beliefs and values, some good and some bad as a result of our environment and the pressure from society to conform. Many people thought that if they worked hard and got into a good school, college, university or environment, everything would finally fall into place.So they worked extremely hard, achieved good grades, and got various offers to study, to improve themselves. They had proven to everyone else that they are intelligent, but this “proof” seemed strangely hollow.Despite thinking that all these achievements would make them feel better, they instead felt numb. This was what they thought they wanted, and yet they are still not happy. They started thinking there was something wrong with them. The only thing that would really help you is taking time out to really understand and learn about yourself. Through your struggles, begin to identify that you were always working toward goals you thought other people wanted for you and not you for yourself. It is sad to live your life for other people rather than for yourself. You might be one of them. My advice to you is take courage into the journey of self-realization and self-discovery. Until you begin to do as advised you will forever

move in circles on the planet. When you know who you are you stand a far better chance to succeed in every area of your life business included. If you do not know how to go about self-discovery, then you need to be taught how to go about it. I can assure you that it is not as easy as people assume it is. It is unfortunate that many business people in our country have not been taught this as the first human requirement. Many a time is been over looked as trivial yet it is the one that determines your destiny. Many successful people they learned it by default and through stubbornness for success. The multimillion question is what about you? If I was to give you 24hrs to tell us about yourself would that be enough hours or little? Telling us about who you are is not telling us about your life experiences. Should you have interest to understand more for your own betterment then PHONE/VISIT US AT 2249 Block F Industrial Site Soshanguve Tel: 012 7992842 or BEEO COMPLEX HAMMANSKRAAL Tel: 0729822449 or 012 711-2139. FOR MORE INFORMATION, LISTEN TO OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SLOT ON RADIO MORETELE 106.6/7 EVERY MONDAY AT 19H30 OR www.moretele.listen2myradio.com. Thursdays 19hrs-20hrs on MAMS FM 92.9

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Health and Arts & Culture

By Tebogo Modiba

Letlhabile Community Radio Station’s weekend show

host, Ms Lindi Ratlhagane is proving a force to be reckoned with, in the competitive midday slot which is saturated by some of the country’s top radio personalities.

The Hammanskraal born lass now residing in Letlhabile, captains the popular show dubbed The Youth Corner which is on air between 15h00 to 18h00 pm on weekends.

In an interview with Sosh Times, the sassy Ratlhagane said she fell in love with radio when she was invited into the studio by her friend Ms. Dineo Chauke, who is also a presenter

at the station.“While I was in high school I

used to mimic the likes of former 702 host Ms. Azania Masaka.

After completing in 2002 at PHL Moraka High School, I enrolled

for a diploma in Mechatronics Engineering at the Tshwane University of Technology. I then joined SA Navy in 2006 as a Tele communicator. After months into the job, I suddenly lost interest and decided to enrol for a BA in Communication Science at Unisa,” Ratlhagane

Ratlhagane said it was then that she started submitting her demo to various radio stations, it caught the attention of the station manager who called her for auditions.

“I underwent training for about a year. Part of it included how to operate the mixer board and voice projections. I was then later appointed to co-host the midday show with Dukezac, which ultimately led to the show

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I am driving,” said Ratlhagane. Ratlhagane said the show

focuses on youth empowerment issues, dissecting topics that affected the youth, offering financial advices with a mixture of dance music to lighten the mood. She said her show is different from other youth shows because it also accommodates adults into their topics and plays 95% of local content.

“I want to see myself working for one of the commercial radio stations putting women on map. It is hard to break into the industry and requires a lot to remain relevant. This is made difficult by the fact that new talent is born every day. It takes patience and passion to make it in the media industry,” said Ratlhagane.

By Tebogo Modiba

The Mabopane based queen of deep house music Ms. Patricia Mashigo (27), known to her horde of fans as Ms. Patty is curving a niche for herself in the male dominated industry. She bust her way into the music industry with her string of crowd pleasing mixtapes, commanding her place with renowned entertainers in the country.

Speaking to Sosh Times, Mashigo said she fell in love with the art of deejaying while compiling music for fun.

“I crafted my trade by playing music on a computer simulation software. Then acquired deejaying tutorials from friends who were in the industry just to horn my skillsd . I then worked with the likes of Dj Solid and DJ Mas who taught me the basics of beat matching and track selections,” said Mashigo.

Mashigo recently turned heads when she played alongside the legendary deep house Vinny da Vincy during Mpho “dj Limo”Phalatse 7th annual birthday tour in Hebron.

“I just want people to appreciate good music that is why I play only to play the best music to other people. Currently, I am not in a rush to release an album. I am still trying to grow as a deejay and brand,” said Mashigo.

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Nursing students make a difference to children’s lives

By Tlaki Baloyi

Clad in black refuse bags, the nursing students from

government nursing college in Tshwane burst into song as they gave Direlang Community Project’s Children’s home a facelift in Ga-Rankuwa recently. The centre serves as a drop in centre, offering after care programme, housing orphans, children affected and infected by HIV/ AIDS. The gesture formed part of the nursing students’ academic work, which required them to come up with a programme that will benefit the community.

According to the group Co-ordinator, Ms. Refilwe Ngakane their initial plan was to spend time with the kids.

“We were touched by the dire conditions the centre was in and we decided to dig deep into our pockets to raise money so that we can paint its walls. We are also concerned about the fact

that the centre does not have enough rooms to accommodate all the children. The toilets are also not in a good condition and the building also needs some renovation,” said Ngakane.

One of the students, Mr.

Masisi Baitshoke said he is proud of having done something worthwhile, which will benefit those in need.

“It is high time people stood up and start helping the centres that help the community. Centre

managers also have to be vocal and let the community know about their courses and the needs of their centres,” said Baitshoke

Another student, Ms. Lebogang Ralebipi said she

feels better knowing that the kids will stay in a place that has been properly renovated.

“I would advise other people that in order for them to feel as better as I feel, they have to start giving back to the community. I will sleep better today knowing that I made a difference in some one’s life,” said Ralebipi.

The principal of the centre Ms. Rosina Manamela, said they are grateful for the help they got from the nursing students as they currently do not have any sponsors and they rely on donations.

“We are also appealing to the members of the community to come on board and help us. Our workers are volunteering their services as most of the day care centre children do not pay any fees, as they come from poor families,” said Manamela

The children at the centre were also showered with educational toys. Ngakane also appealed to the public to help the centre with donations.

By Tshepo Marutha

Flanked by the Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr. Blade Nzimande, President Jacob Zuma launched Sefako Makgatho Health Science University (SMU), on the premises of the old Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa) in Ga-Rankuwa recently.

The university is the first stand-alone health science institution in the country, offering certificates, diplomas, degrees and post-graduate programmes.

It was established after Nzimande promulgated SMU, in terms of section 20 of the Higher Education Act 1997 (Act 101 of 1997) in the SA Government Gazette in 2014.

This came after an announcement made by Nzimande in 2011, about his intention to separate the Medunsa Campus, from the University of Limpopo. This was based on the findings and recommendations of the task team led by Professor Malegapuru Makgoba and Dr Max Price.

Speaking during the launch Zuma said the university reaffirms governments’ commitment to invest in education and skills development to drive the economic growth. He said the university will address the country’s health challenges.

“We are facing an extensive shortage and inadequate distribution of health professionals. We have an under supply of new and appropriately trained health science graduates which is why we need to focus intensively on producing this important health professional core.

“The university will recruit students from communities with the greatest health care needs. It will provide innovative training programmes, including distance programmes which will provide students from all over the country with access to quality health care education,” said Zuma.

Focusing on the learners from various schools across Tshwane North townships who had graced the event, Zuma urged them to take mathematics and science.

“We encourage our learners to take up mathematics and science as more opportunities are now available for further study for them in this field. We are also investing in training teachers so that we can produce students for Sefako Makgatho from our high schools,” said Zuma.

The university is named after the second president of the African National Congress, he is credited for being amongst leaders who formed the first teachers union in the early 1900s.

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By Letlhogonolo Mosete

The Madibeng Local Municipality under the stewardship of Mayor Jostina Mothibe has allocated a R1, 8 billion budget for the financial year 2015/16.

This was revealed during a Budget Document for Public Participation meeting held at Madidi Hall 15 by Susan Nthangeni who also is the Finance Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) and MMC of Infrastructure, Kabelo Ntshabele.

This compromises of R1, 5 billion for the Operational Budget. The total budget has grown by R149.9 million or 8.7% when compared with the 2014/2015 approved budget.

The municipality’s resources were allocated taking into consideration the priorities that are set out in the State of the Nation Address (SOPA), State of the Provincial Address as well as the

guidelines issued by other spheres of government.

The need to meet the community expectations in terms of service delivery with the limited financial resources at hand were of vital importance as it is evident in the budget document. Much emphasis has been placed on infrastructural development.

Last year and even before the national general elections the municipality was hit by a spate of services delivery protests marches that unfortunately, in the process claimed innocent lives due to water shortages in various communities.

Some of the projects to maximise water supply in the municipality include:Klipgat Extension Water Supply which will cost R 15 000 000, Hebron to Madidi bulk water supply to the tune of R 2.5 000 000 and Hebron/Kgabalatsane/Rockville/ Itsoseng Water R 51 411 000 for the financial year 2015/2016.

Madibeng budget focuses on water infrastructure

ByLetlhogonolo Mosete

Financial instability and general mismanagement of budgets, have

led to three North West provincial departments being placed under administration by Premier Supra Mahumapelo, following a meeting by the North West executive council recently.

For the next 18 months, the department of Health, Public Works and Roads as well as Education and Sports Development will have their financial affairs co-managed by Provincial Treasury. Failure by these departments

to pay creditors has led to financial instability and the accumulation of unmanageable accruals which have negatively affected their financial position.

North West departments and municipalities are not immune to being placed under administration, due to lack of sound financial management.

These financial indiscretions compelled Mahumapelo to make the announcement and to place the three departments under administration. He further said the provincial government considered the decision as well timed, given that the new financial year has just

Premier place department’s under-administration

started He said proper financial management

systems will now be put in place to ensure that the departments recover.

He also assured the public that there will be no interruption of services to them as a result of this intervention.

“Measures have been put in place to ensure that the three departments comply with the Premier’s vision of ensuring that 60% of their respective budgets are spent in villages, townships and small dorpies as part of the intervention to fight unemployment, poverty and inequality.

“The Provincial Treasury will, in line with EXCO (Executive Council decision, ensure that the financial position of the three departments is stabilised and that capacity is deployed to ensure that day-to-day financial management and decisions are done within provisions of the Public Finance Management Act,” said Mahumapelo.

The intervention also entails undertaking a thorough audit of the financial skills and qualifications of all personnel appointed to run finances of the affected departments.

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By Thabiso Mosima

Tiiesetso Ramokheseng was crowned the champion of

the 2015 Pick n Pay Morula Marathon held at Giant Stadium in Soshanguve recently.

Hailing from the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, Ramokheseng crossed the finishing line in the 21km run in the astonishing time of 1:06:57. The third edition of the annual marathon attracted over six thousand athletes.

Hot in the heels of Ramokheseng, came in second Jeffrey Gwebu 1:07:47, followed by Vuysile Tshoba on 1:07:59.

The female race was won by Louisa Leballo in 1:17:02, while Liziwe Mabona clocked in second at 1:18:01, followed by Kataza Shipalana in third in 1:18:20 minutes.

The 40 years plus 21km run was won by Shadrack Hoff followed by Mr. Peter Nadziripa. The 50 years plus was category was won by Mr. Andre Jansen, while Lovemore Moyo came in

at second position. The 60 years plus category was won by David Ngobeni, Ele Tshikundamela was crowned the champion of the 70 year old plus run.

Some of the winners in various categories such as the walkers were Petrus Mofokeng, followed by Thlame Hlatswayo.

Speaking to Sosh Times the co-founder of the Pick n pay Morula Marathon, Mmapule Raborifi said that she was overwhelmed by volume of entrance in this year’s edition.

“This year’s end justified the means; Ramokheseng winning the marathon to us symbolizes a united Africa. He is from Lesotho and will take home with pride this prestigious honor so we appeal to fellow South Africans to refrain from xenophobic violence,” said Raborifi.

“Africa is africa to all who live in it and for anyone to oppress another because of senseless beliefs, it’s inhuman and must be put to a stop. We are humbled by the turnout and this really shows

that the marathon is making a difference to the lives of many as more and more people want to partake in this and we hope that this time next year we will attract more Africans to come and take on this marathon with us,” added Raborifi.

Ramokheseng said during his acceptance speech that he was overwhelmed by his winnings and is set on entering more marathons.

“I will take home the accolade l won today and will continue on my journey to become one of the continents if not the world’s best runner,” he said

Marathon sponsor Pick N Pay Soshanguve donated R5000 to the Alsymer Association. Speaking during the event Pick N Pay Soshanguve Co-Director, Mr. George Senosha said; “Helping people is the sole reason why his shop opens its doors seven days a week. We take pride in being there for our people every day.”

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