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NEWSPAPER OWNER IN NEAR FATAL CRASH

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On 17 August around 7.45am at Corner Primula

and First Avenue in Karenpark. The owner and publisher of this newspaper Mr. Frans Malatsi was involved in a near fatal crash. He was taking his daughter to school in his blue Chevrolet Bakkie, when the driver of a Toyota Venture skipped the robots/traffic lights and came straight in front of the bakkie. “ The only thing I remember at that moment was seeing a car in front of me and I tried to hit the breaks but it was too late. And I heard a loud bang, said Mr. Malatsi.” The taxi driver allegedly told some of the witnesses that he was rushing to pick up a passenger on the other side of the street. All the victims at the scene suffered minor injuries.

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Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has been admitted to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, for treatment. “The Minister is diagnosed with Pneumonia and he is now receiving treatment under supervision at the hospital. His condition will be reviewed within 72 hours,” the department said in a statement on Monday. The Department of Health wishes Minister Motsoaledi a speedy recovery. In August 2013, the Minister was admitted at Steve Biko Academic Hospital for a planned surgical procedure. – SAnews.gov.za

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This month is somewhat bitter sweet. I was involved in a near fatal car accident, while I was taking my daughter to school. Life is too short to be wasted on mediocre. I realized this when my daughter and I survived this accident, when most people are not that lucky to narrate the events of their accident to other people. On a lighter note the Soshanguve Arts Festival is in full steam this spring. On 05 September at Giant Stadium, all arts lovers will be taken on a journey they will never forget. So go get your tickets now and avoid disappointments. We are on Facebook: Mabopanesun and Twitter@Mabopanesun please follow us.

Thick is Beatiful Seminar

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THE HWSETA AND TSHWANE NORTH TVET COLLEGE JOIN

FORCES TO TRAIN ARTISANS

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Women of all shapes and sizes graced the Thick is Beautiful seminar which was held at The Joint Pub in Mabopane Block B on Saturday 15 August to show support to women who are either overweight or obese. The educational and entertaining forum was hosted by Ofentse 'Mawisa' Mathope and Khanyisile Nyembe from Soshanguve. The seminar presented an opportunity for like-minded individuals, especially women who are already doing great things in their respective lives to network and share their stories. The session was encouraged by health and beauty discussions. Q&A sessions took place, including presentations from various businesses that are run by women. Nyembe who is also Head of Media and Publications at Team Zesty Zest, said the event was about celebrating women's month and to uplift the morale of full-figured women who are afraid to go out there and express themselves. “I urge plus-sized women to appreciate themselves and never live to impress other people.

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The Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) has joined forces with Tshwane North TVET College (TNC) to train 100 young unemployed learners as artisans. The launch function, held on 20 August 2015 in Pretoria, was attended by Mr. Mduduzi Manana, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training. “We believe that skilling our labour force will play a role in fighting unemployment directly by providing skilled people to a skills-starved economy, but also indirectly by providing a stimulus to economic growth and the development of new and existing industries and economic sectors” said Mr. Manana. The national government policy titled 'White Paper for Post- school Education and Training: Building an Expanded, Effective and Integrated Post- school System' was approved by Cabinet in November 2013 and in January 2014 the Minister

of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, released the policy that not only directly supports the implementation of the National Development Plan 2030, but makes specific provision for the development of trained artisans. The achievement of the artisan development targets that have been set is dependent on two factors. The first of these is sustained, committed and high profile political leadership and second is considerable investment and commitment by all artisan development role players in South Africa. South Africa's 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), as well as the 50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges have a key role to play in reaching the target for trained artisans.

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SA to celebrate women in business

As Women's Month draws to a close, the Department of Small Business Development wil l celebrate businesswomen who succeeded against all odds over the last 21 years. This event will seek to pay homage to successful women while giving a platform to women in small businesses and cooperatives to share and gain insight for building competitive businesses for the future. Key participants in the event will include prominent women in key leadership positions in business, government, civil society and academia. “The Department of Small Business Development would like to recognize these women as an example and inspiration to many others,” said Minister of Small Business Development, Lindiwe Zulu. The session will also recognize business innovation by women who have made a difference in society; link female entrepreneurs with market opportunities available as well as help increase the uptake of women incentives available for SMME's and Cooperatives and create awareness of funding opportunities. In addition, relevant government agencies, financial institutions and vendors will exhibit and impart vital knowledge. -

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LOCAL NGO GIVES HOPE TO RECOVERING ADDICTS

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Hope for the Hopeless is a non-profit organisation (NPO) that continues to shine upon the residents of Ga-Rankuwa with their admirable community outreach programmes. On August 23, 2015 they were at Ga-Rankuwa City Complex, giving food to about 25 recovering 'Nyaope' addicts – who are now car guards and car washers around the complex. Founder of Hope for the Hopeless Maggie Kekana,

believes that these young men can change and make a difference in society. “On Sundays, we go to the complex to give them food, spiritual guidance and teach them how to conduct themselves. We also go around Ga-Rankuwa, providing for the elderly, the blind and ex-nyaope addicts,” said Kekana. The organisation was established in 2013 with the aim of encouraging good health, physical activities and giving hope to older people. It now supports ex-addicts who are seeking a new lease in life. She said most of them went to school and they are smart enough to be in the workplace. “Our hope is that the youth we had come across in these programmes discover themselves and make their mark in the world. All they need is love –not to be ridiculed and portrayed in a bad light,” said Kekana.. “These programmes are for everyone, and some of the boys have approached us wanting to change and better their lives. We also would like to see them succeed in life, thus we give them access to healthy options to prosper,” said Gafane. Thabiso Mokwena who is one of the complex security personnel also attends the sermon offered by Kekana and Gafane. He said they are doing wonders for these people and hopes God grants them many years for their marvellous work.

On the 05th September, Soshanguve will be on fire. The first annual Soshanguve Arts Festival is upon us. The event, which promises to sizzle, takes place at Giant Stadium from 11 am till late. The artist line up includes Riky Rick, KO, Kid X, Kaylow, DJ Shimza, School Boy, Cantona, Soul Bee, Comfort, Mistry, Troupe Dance, Ubuntu Cultural Group and many more. The festival incorporates different art forms (Dance, Visual Arts, Music and Comedy) in one event. “ The objective of the event is to provide a platform for local artists to showcase their work in front of a huge audience and earn a living at the same time. We have booked loca l a r t i s ts /DJs and loca l suppliers/vendors, therefore enabling them to earn income in their own community, and boosting the local economy, said The Festival Founder and organizer Mr. Frans Malatsi.” Tickets are available at Computicket, Shoprite and Checkers from R100 early bird, R150 normal and R500 VIP. Cooler boxes will be charged at R50, cans only.

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How to keep your job hunt a secret

6 Insanely Productive Habits of Successful Young Entrepreneurs

1. Make lots of lists as soon as you get to the officeLists - Jonathon Nostrant, Founder Of ivee. My habit is that I create lists for everything for one hour as soon as soon I get to the office every morning or the day before at the end of the day. I record these lists in Notes on my iPad, computer, and iPhone. I also use Gmail Tasks so I can link my lists to emails. It forces me to think through my day, my week, my year, and my long term plan before beginning to execute. This improves my organization and clarity. 2. Set three specific goals weekly and monthly – and ignore everything else - Patrick Ambron,Cofounder of BrandYourself. There are a million things you can do to improve your business. The problem is, if you try to fix them all at once, you end up not making progress in any of them. You need to be relentless in following your goals. At least once a day, Ask yourself, “Is what I’m working on directly helping one of the three goals?” It’s easy to distract yourself with tasks that aren’t critical. You just need to stay on top of it. 3. Reflect on critical open questions through different lenseslense - Danielle Fong, Co-founder of LightSail EnergyMost of the technologies we’ve ended up inventing and developing, and most of the strategies we’ve ended up pursuing, have been borne by a long cultivation of an open question, followed by the nurturing of a slow hunch. I am able to tolerate open questions for months, or years. (Answers: Work with them on their projects to show your worth and tempt them with interesting questions; show how to dramatically reduce a risk they already bear.)4. Take a hot-cold contrast shower every morningShower - Phil

Dumontet, Founder of DashedMy most unique personal habit is the hot-cold contrast shower. By doing 30 seconds of ice cold water, followed by 30 seconds of hot, then 30 seconds of cold water (always ending with cold water), I gain the energy and clarity to start my day feeling refreshed. To get started in this habit do a normal shower. Then crank the water as cold as it goes for 30 seconds. Then crank as hot as you can stand it for 30 seconds. Then ice cold for 30 seconds (this cold-hot-cold is one cycle).5. Take an adventure walk every weekend to connect the dotsmountain-climber - Ryan Kania, Founder of Advocates for World HealthEvery weekend, I go on a long hike in a place that I’ve never been before. I do the research in advance and sometimes, I drive as far as an hour away. My hikes are anywhere between one and four hours long. I take an old-school composition notebook with me, and I let the thoughts come; I don’t force anything. The habit helps to relieve stress and unpack the ideas from the week.By constantly evaluating ideas and how they fit into your business, you can slowly render them into reality and watch your imagination unfold.6. Ask yourself this question before going to bedSleep -Jesse Lear, Co-founder of V.I.P. Waste ServicesEvery night before bed, I think about this question: If I live every day the same way I did today, what kind of future would that create? It forces me to constantly evaluate whether or not my actions are lining up with my priorities. The future is shaped one day at a time, and it’s never as far away as we think.

So you're unhappy at work for a number of reasons. You think it's best to look for another job. But you know your boss will freak if he finds out you plan to leave, right? That's okay. Keeping your job hunt a secret is common practice. But it leaves you in a predicament: you need a reference and time off for interviews. So how do you keep your job search a secret? By following these tips:

Not at workThe worst idea in the world is job search on company time - at work – using your work's PC – and your work email address. Your company probably tracks the online activity of all employees. Even if they don't, someone might peek at your screen, see what you're up to, and make your personal business public business. The company you're applying to will also question your loyalty. They can see the time stamp on your email application and ask: if we employ you, will you do personal things on company time too? Rather make time after work.

Choose your network carefullyDon't go to industry events representing your company while flashing your “I'm in the market for a new job” smile. Not only will your boss find out through the all-powerful grapevine, but again, your loyalty will be questioned by recruiters. You'll have them doubting you already: “So, if I hire him, will he tell everyone how miserable he is at my company too?” Rather use these events to make contacts. You can always email recruiters (from your personal email account) afterwards. If you don't want your boss finding out about your job search, don't even tell your work friends that you plan to leave. You

can take them on a celebratory lunch after winning the new position to properly explain your discretion. Rather reach out to your personal contacts that you trust to assist you with making connections discreetly. Who do you know that knows a higher up at one of the companies you'd like to work for? Pick the right referenceObviously you cannot add your manager as a reference contact on your CV if they unaware of your job search. If you do include it, not only will they find out in the worst way possible but it'll prompt them to give a bad reference – even if you're an excellent employee. Perhaps ask a previous manager to vouch for you instead. Although, do inform them that your job hunt is on the down low. If a hiring manager insists on a reference directly from your current boss, explain that you can only provide one once they've offered you the position– or at least assured you that you're the strongest candidate.

How to keep the interview secret Don't come to the office dressed differently than you usually do. Sporadically going from casual to formal is as good as waving a rugby field sized I-want-to-leave flag. Rather, schedule interviews when you're not supposed to be in the office if that's possible. The best way to do this is to use your annual leave. You aren't required to explain to your boss what you're doing on your days off. If however you are planning to stay away from the office to complete interviews, be sure that your current workload isn't impacted negatively. In other words, 'dont slack off. At the interview, mention your job search's confidentiality. There are no guarantees that this will prevent your employer from discovering your search, but it's worth trying any way. –Career24.com

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Movie: Straight Outta ComptonCast: Jennifer Lopez,Shea Whigham,Viola DavisDirector: Charles Stone III

This movie burns so hot that it's bound to run out of steam. It does. But not so much that you ever want to leave its danger zone. Straight Outta Compton is epic, baby, an explosively entertaining hip-hop biopic that raps home truths about race and police brutality as timely now (think Ferguson) as they were during the 1980s in Compton, California. That's where five black teens — known as Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren — channeled their fury into the beats of N.W.A, short for Niggaz With Attitude. The band didn't invent gangsta rap, but N.W.A were sure as shit there in the delivery room, sparked by near-constant rousting from the LAPD. Assign any soft-pedaling to the fact that Dre and Cube, now media moguls, are among the film's producers and that Gray directed Cube videos and his 1995 stoner comedy. Cube's look-alike son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., does a smashing job playing his dad, blending sensitivity with seething intensity. It's Cube and his buddy DJ Andre "Dr. Dre" Young (a charmingly sly Corey Hawkins) who persuade drug dealer Eric "Eazy-E" Wright (Jason Mitchell) to finance a label, Ruthless Records. Mitchell's fierce portrayal of the mercurial Eazy (who died of AIDS complications in 1995) is award-caliber, especially when he haltingly, then thrillingly, lays down vocals on "Boyz-n-the-Hood." The recording sessions, featuring Neil Brown Jr. and Aldis Hodge in lesser roles as DJ Yella and MC Ren, pack the vital spark of live performance. But it's Cube who puts N.W.A on the map with his incendiary "Fuck Tha Police." The film's righteous highlight is a Detroit concert where the cops threaten to jail the bandmates and shut the place down if they sing the rap that has demonized N.W.A to Middle America.

ENTERTAINMENTArtist: Jill ScottAlbum: WomanGenre: R&B/SoulYear Of Release: 2015

Jill Scott’s fifth studio album, Woman, feels like catching up over drinks with a friend you haven’t seen in a while. It’s familiar and comforting — she sticks to her harmonious formula of spoken word, soulful ballads and unapologetic relationship revelations. She’s not that dramatic friend though. Nothing monumental has changed in her life. And for better or worse, the album follows suit. Woman begins with “Wild Cookie,” an intro about the many repercussions of female desire. It’s a warning, an ode and a warm welcome all in one, embracing the vulnerability of a woman. The cookie sometimes has a mind of its own, apparently. A classic “Jill” track that kicks it all off is “Be Prepared,” on which she spits self-fulfilling prophecies about the love that is inevitably headed her way. “I just wanna be prepared for when I see him at the end of the aisle,” she sings. Other mid-tempo tracks on the album also drip a specific brand of feminine positivity — the idea that love is something that not only begins within, but is also within reach.

Artist: Jordin SparksAlbum: Right Here Right NowGenre: R&B/POPYear Of Release: 2015

Jordin Sparks has made a career out of age-appropriate pop — catchy enough for the charts, tame enough for your parents. The 25-year-old star's first new LP in six years sees her becoming sexier, sassier and shadier with time. Taking cues from R&B upstarts like Tinashe and Jhené Aiko, Sparks focuses on singing in ways that play off the beats (many supplied by Amy Winehouse producer Salaam Remi), although she still makes time for some of her signature pop belting. On the 2 Chainz-featuring "Double Tap," she laments a thirsty Instagram lurker; the infectious "Boyz in the Hood" aims for hip-hop kitsch. A few ballads drag down the album's momentum and get lost among the bouncy club songs, which either recall DJ Mustard's sound or are actually produced by him ("It Ain't You"). Still, rays of sunshine like the reggae jam "Casual Love," featuring Shaggy, remind us that Sparks is still a girl on fire. That hybrid, and Sparks’ new maturity, allows her to find her voice.

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THE author of this book is asking for trouble — which is half the justification, if it's any good, of such a highly subjective selection. Fortunately this hits exactly athe right note: entertaining and informative even if you don't agree with every choice. Alexander Parker sets out his stall of "flippen" wonders with a light and witty touch. His project is a bit like wandering into a sports bar and asking: "Who is the greatest cricketing all-rounder ever?" Towards midnight, as the well-oiled fans of Keith Miller, Ian Botham or Jacques Kallis are about to resort to fisticuffs, it would be wise to walk away. At least you triggered a debate. Some geniuses nominate themselves. Other selections will raise hackles — only to challenge you to come up with someone better. This being SA, there's a high quotient of sports stars. That should get a few braai get-togethers raging. Herschelle Gibbs? There's a good argument here that, for sheer entertainment value, on and off the pitch, he qualifies. Or Basil D'Oliveira? He began to play first-class cricket only when other players were thinking of retiring, yet his achievement is astounding. More than that, he did everything with grace and dignity.

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The plus side of the Springboks' cupboard of resources at scrumhalf for the World Cup is the enormous experience brought by both expected front-liners for the spot, Fourie du Preez and Ruan Pienaar. Between them, they boast a formidable 154 Test appearances, and also have in common the knowledge that they will be playing in third successive RWCs – both are survivors not only of 2011, but also the triumphant 2007 squad. Yet at 33 and 31 respectively, the pair will do well to dispel creeping fears that they are significantly on the receding side – like Du Preez's hairline -- of their often illustrious careers. That applies particularly to the former, a situation only compounded by the acute lack of Test or even first-class game-time he has had in recent months. Coach Heyneke Meyer is clearly as aware as anyone of the enormous value a fresh, sharp Du Preez could bring to his World Cup brew ... that is why he has stuck so determinedly to him in his planning, even as the maestro's gradual rehabilitation from injury has been marked by setbacks and swirling readiness uncertainties. The ex-Bulls icon has a “'presence” and visionary quality that you can't just buy with your boerewors and Blitz at the corner supermarket. But it is more in hope than really giddy expectation (Du Preez last played in green and gold against Scotland at Port Elizabeth in June last year) that many local onlookers will digest the likelihood that he will be on the plane to the UK. The undercooked Du Preez needs to hit the ground running and get as much on-field time as possible in some of the more lightweight Bok pool matches if he is to have a shot at being

We are slow starters, Mosimane

seriously influential when the knockout rigors come around. –Sports24.co.za

After winning against Bidvest Wits 4-2 on Saturday Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane believes that they are slow starters. The former Bafana Bafana mentor said last season, and the season before when they won league title, they didn't start very well but he is working on that. "Sometimes when we lose or draw the first game people start talking that we are not scoring or winning," Mosimane said. “Last season we did the same. We didn't do well in the MTN8 and the league but we ended on a high. “This season too we started slowly and didn't do well in the MTN8 and the league but I know we will be improving with each game we play. “I know we are slow starters. I don't know whether that's good or bad but that's what we are.” –Sports24.co.za

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