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Heritage glamour

27 September - 4 October 2012

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MMC for Transport Rehana Moosajee (second left) and city workers display their traditional attire at the Westgate ReaVaya station. PIC : KGOPI MABOTJA

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2 INNER-CITY GAZETTE 27 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER 2012 NEWS

COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME

The women display their traditional attire.

Fikile C Makhoba

Vision is our most precious sense. In every walking minute of every day, our eyes are in constant use. How well we work throughout our lifetime is basically determined by the way we use our eyes. In this world infiltrated with technology at the workplace and for entertainment, one gadget that dominates is the computer. As Optometrists, on a daily basis we are probed with questions about the effect of computers and the high visual demands that it presents with. Many studies have shown that Computer Vision Syndrome has a higher in-cidence in individuals who do a fair amount of computer work as compared to those who don’t but are in the same environment. Visual symptoms may result from a combi-nation of individual visual problems, poor workplace condi-tions and improper work habits. The most common computer related visual symptoms include eye strain, headaches and blurry vision, dry and ir-ritated eyes, light sensitivity, neck, shoulder and back pain, burning or teary eyes. Although not all symptoms may oc-cur at the same time, if some of the above mentioned do present during or after computer use then you should take the time to visit your local Optometrist. We’ll see you right.

Fikile Makhoba is an Optometrist-B Tech (Optom) His practice is at 36 Rissik St, Cnr Commissioner St,

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SUMMER SPECIALS

Spirit of heritage was evident in many places across the city

Kgopi Mabotja

On 21 September female em-ployees of the City’s Transport

Department wore their various tradi-tional costumes to work, in advance observation of Heritage Day. Led by MMC Rehana Moosajee, they started the day with a colourful photo session in the reception area of the Transport Building in Sauer Street in the Joburg CBD. There was a number of cultures among them; Zulu, Swati, Ndebele, Setswana, Sepedi, Indian and others from South Africa and outside its bor-ders. An orientation session was also held, during which staff learned about the cultural background of the many out-fits. The women formed a circle, with each given a chance to step forward and speak about her outfit. They gave background details and significance of their traditional costumes. MMC Moosajee wore a traditional Indian outfit. “I am proud to be In-dian, and so should we all be of our cultures. We should embrace our cul-

tural differences as South Africans,” she said. The excited group took to the streets of downtown Joburg, gathering oth-er women along the way who were also dressed in traditional clothing. Onlookers whistled and motorists hooted. The group formed a long pro-cession of many colours, parading in the streets. They stopped at Library Gardens and Rissik Street stations, before taking a bus to the Metro Centre at the top of Braamfontein, where they visited the Mayoral Parlour. The ultimate scene was at Westgate Station in the inner city, where the women displayed their colourful tra-ditional clothes. Sewela Mahlatjie, a cashier; Ntha-biseng Cebekhulu, a station ambassa-dor; and Nonhlanla Miya, a marshal, were the centre of attention. Commut-ers spared a moment of their journeys to take snapshots of them with their cellphones. “I am wearing the Bapedi attire,” said Mahlatjie. “I feel like I am at home in Limpopo. We should not

wear traditional clothes on Heritage Day only; we should do it at least once a week.” Miya, a Zulu woman, said of her clothes: “This is a pure Zulu dress, I am a proud Zulu.” In the true spirit of heritage, Ce-bekhulu, who is also Zulu, decided to embrace a different culture, and wore Bapedi attire. “I am Zulu, but today I am support-ing the Pedi culture,” she said. Ex-plaining her decision, she said South Africa would be a better country if we learned about each other’s cultures. And then, at lunch the three women took a break from their usual meal of chicken, rice and salad, and instead feasted on pap and morogo. “This is what we eat at home in Limpopo,” said Cebekhulu. The same spirit of heritage was evi-dent at many other Rea Vaya bus sta-tions, including Chancellor House Westbound and Eastbound, Baso-thong, Orlando Police Station, Ellis Park and Thokoza Park, Soweto. Heritage Day is celebrated nation-ally each year on 24 September.

Heritage Day glamourTransport MMC Rehana Moosajee (front right) and city workers get out in their traditional gear. PICS: KGOPI MABOTJA

More traditional attire on display.

27 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER 2012 INNER-CITY GAZETTE 3 NEWS

ANCYL calls for changeMoses [email protected]

ANC Youth League (ANCYL) Deputy President Ronald Lamola told students at Wits University to fight for a well-oiled ruling party. Speaking ahead of former ANCYL President and Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula’s address, which forms part of the or-ganisation’s 68th anniversary cele-brations, Lamola said ANC leaders are unsettled ahead of the party’s December elective conference in Mangaung. He said an example of

the anxiety is using the courts to get to ousted ANCYL president Julius Malema. Lamola told students to lobby for change at their branches as the ANC prepares for the nomination process next month. The Youth League Deputy Presi-dent also used the address to en-dorse Fikile Mbalula to take over from ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe in Mangaung in December. Addressing the same event, Min-ister Mbalula said 68 years on, the ANCYL remains the same militant

structure it was intended to be. “There seems to be a fear to talk about leadership change, nationali-sation or economic freedom.” The former ANCYL leader told students that it is in the nature of the organisation to speak change. “The youth league has a known and proven history of fearlessness and bravery,” he added. Students Attending the celebra-tions sang songs in support of the expelled ANCYL President Julius Malema. The ANC officially opens nomina-tions for positions in October .

ANCYL Dep -president Ronald Lamola Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula PICS:INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

MMC Matshidiso Mfikoe with chairperson of the Pikitup Board, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Director: EISD Tiaan Ehlers and Pikitup Acting MD Lawrence Boya

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Pikitup is rolling out phase two of its Separation at Source Project.

The project not only encourages resi-dents to recycle their household refuse, which is ordinarily tossed away, but it also promotes job creation through the exchange of money for recyclable waste. The idea is to get residents to start turning trash (waste) to treasure (re-source), thereby evoking a change in mindset where value can still be extracted from what was previously viewed as useless. “The immediate priority is to get buy-in from the residents, but over time waste recycling will become compul-sory throughout the City of Joburg,” said Cllr Mfikoe the City’s MMC for Environment, Infrastructure and Serv-ices Department. Separation at Source has already been

in operation in the Waterval area, cov-ering suburbs like Northcliff, Cresta, Westcliff and Fairlands. Essentially, it requires residents to use separate receptacles to collect their waste – a black bin for non-recyclable household waste, a clear durable plastic bag for glass, cans, plastics etc and a reusable white bag for all paper materials. Pikitup has pulled out all the stops with an education and awareness drive where field workers, the Treasure Team, have been visiting households in the affected areas. The visits aim to alert residents on the Separation at Source Project, explaining the impor-tance of resident participation, as well as educating them about the impor-tance of recycling. “Not only does the project contribute towards a sustainable environment, it also creates business opportunities for the City’s reclaimers and recycling cooperatives, who make a living out of selling discarded recy-cled items,” said Cllr Mfikoe.

Turning trash into treasure

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COMMENTThe evolution of online and social media marketing leaves one breathless and the utter diversity is staggering. Most websites now have all the so-cial bookmarks in the world, and keep-ing abreast in this sphere one has to be online 24/7, and for some people this is almost reality as they struggle to keep pace with developments. Social media sites have ushered in visu-al marketing as the breakout trend. Busi-nesses and brands are learning to show, and not tell, and are fuelling desires via beautiful imagery. Blogs were the earliest forms of social networking, based on 1 000 words or more. With the move to Facebook, posts became shorter, and now with micro-blogs like Twitter, updates have been shortened to 140 characters. Now we skip words altogether and move towards more visual communica-tion with sites like Pinterest. The trend is also influenced by technology users who have become more engaged via smart-phones. They have realised that taking images is less tedious than typing mes-sages on a tiny keyboard. A 2012 study by ROI Research found that when users engage with friends on social media sites, it’s the pictures they took that are enjoyed most. Forty-four percent of respondents are more likely to engage with brands if they post pictures than any other media. Pictures have be-come default modes of and understand-ing the vast amounts of information. Search engines now rank content based on social conversations and sharing, not just websites alone. Brands can use vi-sual content on their social media to in-crease engagement and inspire sharing and viral marketing. The rise of media platforms that on-clude Pinterest and Instagram, and Fa-cebook’s multimillion-dollar acquisition of the latter, shows how visual content is becoming an increasingly important force for communication online.

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Another dangerous junction

Having read an article in the Inner-city Gazette of 20 - 27 September titled Faulty lights and no law at junction, I thought I should also let your readers know about a similarly or even more dangerous intersection in the same street. The Claim and Bok streets inter-section is one of the most dangerous in the city. Often motorists drive at high speed, especially when they find the Wolmarans and Smit streets robots on green. When they ap-proach the Bok Street intersection in many cases drivers fail to stop in good time and this causes an aver-age three accidents per week there. People who live in that area are so used to accidents that they no lon-ger even stop to watch when an ac-cident happens. Since the cause of all this is speeding, the municipality could build speed humps in the sec-tion of the road between Smit and Bok streets, and I believe that would solve the problem.Lilian TshweneJoubert Park

Own Correspondent

Releasing the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS)

2012 on Thursday, Statistics South Africa said housebreak-ing/burglary was experienced at least once by 5.4% of house-holds in 2011. According to the survey, most housebreaking incidents oc-curred at night followed by af-ternoon hours. The Eastern Cape at 38.3% and KwaZulu-Natal at 36.4% had the highest percentage of housebreaking/burglary inci-dents followed by Mpumalan-ga. Almost 20% of housebreak-ing took place in the afternoon with the highest percentage in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape. The survey, which aims to mea-sure households’ perception about crime, found that housebreaking was least likely to occur in the afternoon in Limpopo and North West. The survey also provides complementary data about crime statistics that are published by the South African Police Service. Over 60% of households thought that criminals were more likely to be motivated by drug-related needs rather than greed at 56% and non-financial motives at 25.3%. In 2011, 35% of house-

holds - up from 33% in 2010 - were prevented from going to open spaces/parks due to a fear of crime. Following housebreaking was home robbery at 1.5% and theft of livestock at 1.3%. Male-headed households were more likely at 62.8% to feel safe when walking alone during the day than female-headed house-holds, said Deputy Director Gen-eral for Population and Social Statistics at Stats SA, Kefiloe Masiteng. The most common crime expe-rienced by selected individuals

aged 16 and older, was theft of personal property at 2.5%. When coming to the public’s per-ceptions about the police in 2010, 65% were satisfied with the per-formance of the police compared to the 62% in 2011. According to the report, 77% of those surveyed were satisfied with police coming to the scene of the crime. A total of 66.8% of households were of the view that social and or economic development was a more effective way of reduc-ing crime with less than 20% of households indicated that more money should be spent on law

enforcement in order to combat crime. Murder was the most likely form of a crime to be reported at 98.2% in 2011, followed by car theft while crimes least likely to be reported in 2011 were motor vehicle vandalism and theft of livestock. A total of 91.5% of households were found to know where to take someone for medical ser-vices if they fell victim to violent crime. Meanwhile, just below 60% of households would first contact the police if they became victims of crime. About 5% of households in South Africa reported being asked to pay a bribe in return for services from government officials. “It is widely believed that citizens are being asked for a bribe by gov-ernment officials for the services they are legally required to per-form,” read the report. Masiteng said there was a “mul-titude of reasons” as to why peo-ple were involved in bribes. Nationally 64.1% of households indicated that they were satisfied with the way the courts do their work with the Northern Cape dis-playing the highest number level of satisfaction at 75.7%. The crime survey was conducted between January and December 2011. SAnews.gov.za.

Burglary the most common crimeSix out of 10 South African households perceive housebreaking/burglary to be one of the most common types of crimes with approximately 62% of households believing that property and violent crimes were likely to be committed by people from their area.

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School celebrates heritage Learners in Zulu traditional gear dance to a traditional beat. Learners display Pedi traditional attire as they sind a traditional song and dance.. PICS:PERSISTANCE NKOMO

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Staff and learners of the IH Harris primary school in Doornfontein

recently celebrated Heritage Day at the school grounds. The event’s organiser, Kate Ma-nasoe said that was to remind the

learners about the importance of their heritage. “It was also to teach children about their culture and other cultures in the country, and also to appreciate others as they are.” Manasoe added that most of the children grow up in the inner city not knowing their roots, and Heri-

tage Day is meant to teach and re-mind them of the cultural diversity in the country. “This is the second time we are having this heritage celebration and we hope to do so every year with the support of the parents and edu-cators,” she said. Lionel Mpisi who coordinated the

ceremony said the events of the day were successful, and they got a lot of support from the parents. Mpisi said they are proud to be in a multi-cultural society. “It helps them to appreciate others as they are; to know who they are, where they come from and where they are going,” he said.

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Popular DSTV learning channel, Mindset Learn, partner with South

African Private FET, PC Training & Business College, in providing Spring School Study Tuition to Grade 12 pu-pils at the FET’s training sites across the country in preparation for final exams. Mindset Learn currently offers a range of initiatives for enhancing teaching & learning and are experts in research, development and distribution of self-facilitating study material for Grades 10, 11 & 12 curriculums. Their involvement on this joint venture will include the sup-ply of learning material, learner study guides and student support telephoni-cally, through Facebook and on email. PC Training & Business College will be supplying the study venues at their vari-ous college sites across South Africa in-cluding Benoni, Pietermaritzburg, Dur-ban, Witbank, Cape Town, Makhado and Pretoria, to name a few. Lecturers from the college will be facilitating the classes with the aim to assist the matric pupils to achieve their goals and wholly contrib-ute to a higher pass rate for 2012. Mindset Learn (DSTV Channel 319) will set up TVs in each classroom for students to watch the learning channel throughout the lectures. Students will be offered the opportunity to join classes at a nominal fee and given study material and stationery to assist them in preparing for final exams through the spring school initiative. Every learner will receive a complimentary PC Training & Business College kit including essential statio-nery, a t-shirt, water bottle and bag. Molly Ramnundlall, Senior Direc-tor of PC Training & Business College has expressed her enthusiasm for the programme. “It’s great pleasure to an-nounce this joint initiative with Mindset Learn. PC Training & Business College has undertaken to make its educational management experience and infrastruc-ture available to Mindset Learn because as education providers we aim to expose learners to quality learning platforms to add to the excellence of their academic performance.” She added that every student can achieve more when given the right opportunity. The FET’s management has expressed trust that the use of technology in roll-ing out this initiative gives the learning programme a competitive advantage in comparison to other programmes used in the past and the college aims to augment teaching & learning through this aspect.

Intervention to prep learners for exams

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FOCUS ON AFRICA

Frontier gunfight kills 10Abidjan - Ivory Coast has closed its border with Ghana after 10 people were killed in attacks launched from Ghanaian territory, interior minister Hamed Ba-kayoko has said. “This was organised, and executed from Ghanaian territory, and the Ghanaian authorities know who these people are,” Bakayoko said. Gunfire erupted on Friday in the town of Noe, home to a border crossing, after gunmen tried to seize weapons from two police stations. Seven attackers were killed by Ivorian forces during the gunbattle that lasted over an hour, said a senior army officer. Accusations that ex-president Gbagbo’s allies exiled in Ghana were involved in planning the violence led Ghana President John Dramani Mahama to declare that his territory would not be used to destabilise its neighbour. Earlier this week Ghanaian police said they had arrested three men for trying to buy arms for a planned coup in Ivory Coast. Gbagbo was captured during last year’s war, which broke out after he refused to accept defeat in a 2010 presidential election. He is awaiting trial at the ICC, the Hague, charged with crimes against humanity.

Govt official shot deadMogadishu - Gunmen have shot dead a member of the newly appointed parliament, said parliamen-tary speaker Mohamed Jawaari. The Saturday assassination of Mustaf Mohamed marks the first attack against a member of the na-tion’s newly-appointed 275-member parliament. He added that he was killed by al-Qaeda linked al-Shabab fighters who are fighting the government. Al-Shabab spokesperson Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab claimed responsibility for Mohamed’s assassination.“We killed him, and we will kill all Somali officials one by one,” he said. Mohamed was shot shortly after evening prayers in Waberi district. That was the first death, but the attack was the latest in a wave of similar attacks since the election of Hassan Mohamud as presi-dent on September 10. Al-Shabab has vowed to kill government officials and target foreign gov-ernments that support the new administration. On Friday, gunmen shot dead a radio reporter, a day after three journalists among 15 people died in a suicide bombing at a restaurant. Mohamud him-self was targeted in a suicide attack last week.

Nairobi - The UNHCR reports that thousands of civilians are fleeing the Somali city of Kismayo, ahead of an anticipated offensive by AU troops. UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said over 10 000 people have fled in minibuses, trucks and on donkey carts. The port city is a key potential battleground between AU forces and Al-Shabaab. The exodus comes as the AU force captured Janaa Cabdalla, a town about 40km from Kismayo. Kenyan army spokesman Col Cyrus Oguna said they were using land, sea and air forces to attack al-Shabaab before an eventual attack on Kismayo. He also said the militants have been leaving Kis-mayo, leading to speculation that some were flee-ing before the major offensive. Al-Shabaab has denied that anyone has left. Since crossing into Somalia in October, Kenyan commanders and politicians have stated that cap-turing Kismayo, backbone of al-Shabaab’ funding, was the ultimate aim of their operation. World aid officials worry that the push into Kismayo could have a severe impact on civilians.

Exodus from battle town

Court jails ex-govt minister

Col Cyrus Oguna

Yaounde - A court has sentenced former minister Marafa Yaha and former director of transport com-pany CAMAIR Michel Fotso to 25 years jail each for embezzling $47.52m meant to buy a presidential jet in 2004. Yaha was widely believed to harbour ambitions to succeed 79 year-old Presi-dent Paul Biya. He was minister of territorial ad-

ministration until Biya sacked him in December. Biya, in power since 1982, launched an anti-corruption drive in 2006, which has seen several of his former aides arrested. Critics say the campaign targets politi-cal opponents. Yaha denied the charges and said he was a victim of a political plot. The judge said the money was di-verted by Fotso, who was

Mohamed Jawaari

Bamako - The government has agreed to host a region-al military deployment aimed at dislodging Islamists in control of the north. UN backing for the force is being sought by the government and regional body Ecowas. Militant Islamists captured northern Mali in April, prompting fears of instability across the region. Mali was initially opposed but has now agreed to host the 3 000 strong force. Interim President Dioncounda Traore was known to be unhappy about foreign troops being posted in the capital. France,which has offered to provide logistical support for a West African-led operation, said Mali had formally requested the approval of the UN Security Council for such a force. Islamists seized control of the north of the country. Sharia law has been implemented in the towns of Tim-buktu, Kidal and Gao and ancient shrines deemed idol-atrous have been destroyed. On Friday, the UN Security Council expressed its concern about the “increasing entrenchment of terror-ist elements including al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and affiliated groups” in northern Mali.

Ecowas troops welcome

Paul Biya

director of CBC Bank in which the funds were deposited. The case has already landed another former minister, Jean-Ma-rie Mebara and former ambassador to the United States, Jerome Mendouga in jail.

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The Noah’s Ark NPO in Bedford Road, Yeoville, which supports

vulnerable children and HIV orphans in the area, faces closure owing to lack of funding, according to spokes-person Zelpha Mhambi. She says their mission is to empow-er the children with knowledge, life skills, strategies and self confidence, and also help the guardians with at least giving their children something to eat. “The children are selected through community caregivers giving refer-rals on which families need help, as the programme was created to meet the guardians half way,” she adds. “We have about 100 orphans aged from seven to 18 years, and three staff members. Our daily duties are ensuring the children have a balanced meal, then we supervise their school-work before they are fetched by their guardians,” says Mhambi. She says the organisation runs a number of programmes to enrich the children’s mind, which includes arts and skills development. “We aim at making the children more productive and knowledgeable. The organisation has had its share of difficulties, with volunteers leaving and not having enough funds, but the main thing is that it is not about the money but the passion for taking care of the children,” she adds. “But lack of funding has forced our head office to close down 67 of the 90 branches countrywide. After severe cutbacks the committee has enough money to keep our branch running for only six months, effec-tive from 1 October, says Mhambi. “Over R20 000 is needed to keep us going, but we need to survive more than six months. We need the assist-ance of the community in whatever way,” she adds. Mhambi calls on community mem-bers to volunteer their skills and serv-ices to ensure survival. “These are our children let us give them a better future, she said.” For more information contact board chairperson Reverend Tsepo Matu-batuba on cellphone 083 773 7382.

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Striking truck drivers on Wednesday stormed their way into Park Sta-

tion, according to Eye Witness News (EWN). Hundreds of striking truck drivers had earlier gathered at the Beyers Naudé Square in the Joburg CBD, before storming the station, after leaving the venue, EWN said. Leaders of the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) had addressed and asked the group of

strikers to disperse from the square. According to EWN, axe- and panga-wielding strikers had earlier begun attacking working drivers on the N2 Highway in Cleveland, East of Johan-nesburg. “All the transport vehicles are be-ing stoned. The protesters are running around with pangas and axes,” a wit-ness said. Incidents of intimidation and violence against working truck drivers have been reported mostly on the East Rand. Meanwhile, Sapa reported that Satawu

vowed to intensify the strike in the road freight transport sector in a bid to get the employers to the negotiating table. In a statement Satawu spokesperson Vincent Masoga said all parties have reached a deadlock and none of them were participating in any talks at the moment. “We will use this opportunity to mo-bilise all our members and encourage them to unite in a clear purpose of put-ting as much pressure as possible for the employers to revert back to the ne-gotiations table,” he added.

The strike over wages by more than 20 000 workers continued on Wednes-day with unions reverting to a 12% pay demand after rejecting a lower offer by employers. Workers in the sector embarked on a protected strike on Monday after wage negotiations deadlocked. Masoga said the union intended to ‘ig-nite’ other strikes in the maritime and freight rail industries, in solidarity with the current strike, to ensure no goods were moved until the road freight work-ers’ demands were met. EW News

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Potential stallholders and mer-chants are urged to book their

spaces for the 2012 FNB Gauteng Diwali Festival to take place in Newtown on 12 November. The festival presented by the South African Hindu Maha Sabha (SA-HMS) in association with First Na-tional Bank attracted more than 15 000 visitors to the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Joburg CBD last year. A spokesperson for the organisers

Jayesperi Moopen says this year’s festival promises to overfl ow with more lights, delights and highlights than ever before. “The SAHMS is celebrating its centenary in South Africa this year, and has been recognised as the offi -cial body representing Hinduism in the country.” Moopen says this year’s FNB Gau-teng Diwali Festival theme is Vas-udhaiva Kutumbakam -The World is One Family. “In keeping with this philosophy, the event promises a bonanza of

multicultural sensory experiences, ranging from culinary treats to danc-ing, music and children’s activities. There will also be the legendary fi reworks display and the sensa-tional Bhangra beats to bring the occasion to a memorable close.” A new addition to this year’s pro-gramme is an all-night after-party, following the close of Diwali fes-tivities, Moopen says. “There will be popular DJ Zuby; originally from Mumbai in India, alongside a host of local Bollywood DJs.” The festival has capacity for some 60 vegetarian food and retail stalls, with the emphasis fi rmly on variety and quality. For more details about the festival and to book trading spots traders may contact Moopen at [email protected] or (011) 494-2243.

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Region F Environmental Health department, Community

Works Programme volunteers and Pikitup offi cials recently held a World Environmental Health Day commemoration at Berea Primary and Barnato Park High School. The region’s Environmental Health Operations manager Flavia Masekwameng said the three day event would involve the learners in cleaning the schools and rejuvenat-ing their food gardens. “We also want the children to initi-ate a recycling program.” A vector control team identifi ed rodent hotspots and prizes were given for the best environmental

day posters and best poem about the day; and food parcels were donated to the school’s feeding scheme. On the last day of the event a lec-turer from the University of Johan-nesburg’s Environmental Health Department gave a presentation about the day. Berea Primary School principal Mrs S Nankoo said the campaign had created environmental aware-ness for the learners. “They are now conscious of the environment. The event has instilled added value for the appreciation of a clean, conducive and healthy en-vironment, and helped our learners to care for the food garden by being involved in it daily, which will also help learners who are deprived of daily meals,” she added.

School hosts enviro driveCampaign created environmental awareness for the learners Environmental Health Operations

manager Flavia Masekwameng

Own Correspondent

Government and law enforcement agencies will act against any-

one found to be responsible for the damage, intimidation and burning of trucks during a strike by truck driv-ers, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has warned. “We are monitoring the situation and frankly what we have been observing is pure criminality. Acts of violent de-struction and intimidation of innocent people cannot be justifi ed as public protests and that is why we shall act harshly against lawlessness,” he said. The minister said that their intelli-gence unit was currently conducting an analysis of the situation and arrests of the perpetrators were imminent. Mthethwa stressed that government recognised the democratic rights of any person to express their grievanc-es, whether through a public protest or any other legal gathering as stipu-lated within the labour laws. “However, such rights do not imply that those do not who wish to partici-pate in a strike must be intimidated, beaten and properties destroyed,” he added. The current strike by truck drivers has been accompanied by serious provocations, intimidations, public violence and even elements of crimi-

nality, the police minister observed. While no one had claimed responsi-bility for these actions police would do all in their power to arrest those responsible, Mthethwa said. “While the police have a responsi-bility to police public protests, gath-erings and events within the frame-work of the law, the Gatherings Act confers considerable responsibilities on conveners or organizers of events to ensure that such events are carried out in an orderly and peaceful man-ner. Any contravention of this must result in the organisers facing crimi-nal charges.” A challenge in policing public pro-tests, demonstrations and illegal gath-erings was that such situations drew the police away from their normal policing activities. Deployment of additional members to public protests in some ways com-pelled police to redirect resources from their normal day-to-day polic-ing activities, he added. “We recently shared with the nation the national crime statistics and col-lectively, as society and government we should be focusing on priority crimes such as murder, sexual offens-es, assault grievous bodily harm and aggravated robberies. That is where all our energies must be directed at,” Mthethwa said. - SAnews.gov.za

Warning on truck strike violence

27 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER 2012 INNER-CITY GAZETTE 11THE ARTS

Mean classic comedy

The cast comprises of the cream of SA theatre, including Atandwa Kani (left) and Mpho Osei-Tutu.

Arts Correspondent

Directed by Sylvaine Strike, Moli?re’s 1668 classic The Miser will be presented at the Market Theatre’s Barney Simon between 25 October and 9 December. Deliciously mean comedy The Miser magnifies the madness of a father’s greed, paranoia and suspi-cion. Two siblings, their respective lov-ers and a gaggle of oppressed ser-vants all endure the ghastly avarice that is Harpagon’s. But for how

much longer? Sylvaine Strike’s Fortune Cookie Theatre Compa-ny is back for the South African French Season in its remarkably contemporary interpretation of Moli?re’s timeless classic written in 1668. Legendary designer Sarah Rob-erts dresses a company comprising of the crème of South African ingé-nues, including the likes of Mpho Osei-Tutu, Atandwa Kani and Kate Liquorish. Lionel Newton is at the helm in the hugely sought after role of Harpagon, the Miser.

Arts Correspondent

The Market Theatre, in collabora-tion with the Stockholm Stadteat-

er of Sweden, presents Miss Julie, written by August Strindberg and adapted by Anna Pettersson, at the Ramolao Makhene Theatre from 24 October to 1 November. This production of Miss Julie, which also marks the centenary of Sweden’s finest playwright, August Strindberg, was received by raving reviews at its premiere in April at Strindberg’s In-tima Teatern, Stockholm: “A brilliant Miss Julie… Anna Pettersson is a stand-alone in Swedish theatre.” SvD “Anna Pettersson turns Strindberg’s naturalistic tragedy into an inner dra-ma of the soul. It is a deeply original interpretation, suggestive and often-

times very funny. Anna Pettersson shows once more what an exceptional scenic artist she is.” UNT Anna Pettersson, the award winning Swedish actress, plays all three char-acters in this iconic play. A cameraman joins her on stage and films her, with the footage being directly projected onto a backdrop - along with other pre-recorded and pre-edited material. The actress shifts the focus from nat-uralism to explore the inner complex motivation of each character – hoping to probe into the mystery of identity and human nature. The play’s themes of class tension, gender roles, power and the impact of social environment are hereby firmly placed in the foreground. Pettersson says Miss Julie is Strind-

bergs’ most frequently staged work. “Miss Julie has become more potent than the drama itself. It is easy to envisage Jean’s broad legged stance in the black riding boots and just as easy to see Julie’s manipulative and coquettish seductive moves or Kris-tina’s wholesome and rustic appear-ance. But what are they actually say-ing? It is my hope that the audience will get a chance to hear sense and discover a new Miss Julie.” This production has been performed before audiences in Bulgaria and Macedonia and after its performances at the Market Theatre, the tour con-tinues to the United States, Russia and South Korea. The tour to South Africa is generous-ly funded by the Swedish Arts Coun-cil. For more call 011 832 1641.

Madness of a father’s greed, paranoia and suspicion

Inner drama of the soulClass tension, gender roles, power and the impact of social environment placed in the foreground A scene in the Miss Julie performance.

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Hillbrow karate club wins medals

Left : Club instructor Takalani Mushavhanamadi (seated) poses

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The Hillbrow ka-rate club won three

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South African champion shows her potential,” says Mushavhanamadi. He says Mdluli is one of his best karatakers and he believes she has the potential to win in

‘We are now preparing for the national championship and I am looking forward to my students bringing two medals each for Kumite and Kata’

Members of Impact for Christ Ministries and inner-city com-munity members participated in the S’gijima Sonke eight kilometre fun run and five kilometre walk. The event took place at Zoo Lake and was made possible by a partnership that included Impact for Christ Ministries, Impact TV Network, Mount Zion Tours and Travels, Im-pact Cleaning, Joburg Style magazine and Inner-city Ga-zette. There was a huge turnout of participants during the event though it was cold and rain-ing. The many volunteers who turned up directed traffic and distributed refreshments to participants.

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