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Councilor Zitha delivering his speech Pictures: Siyasanga Joyi SIYASANGA JOYI We as the community are directly responsible in ensuring that all our ex- penses to the Municipal- ity are paid on time. In turn those very same water and electricity bills will work to benefit us with regards to the daily maintenance costs,” said Councilor Petrus Zitha when addressing residents of Ivory Park on Sunday, 30th June 2013, during his budget speech delivery at Lord Khanyile Hall in Ivory Park. The main aim of the function was to inform resi- dents about the recent bud- get allocation, not only for Ivory Park but for the city of Johannesburg as a whole. The Councilor began by firstly defining the concept of ‘budgeting’, and further explaining how the process works and how to distin- spoke about the issue of unemployment, and stated its challenges. “There is a major problem of job loss and unemployment that we are faced with in the com- munity. You find households that have ten or more people residing in and only one of them is working. This then means that everyone is dependant on one person’s salary, which is not enough to sustain the whole family and satisfy all the needs and expenses.” The councillor encour- aged parents who are living with unemployed children, or parents who are unem- ployed themselves and are seeking employment, to take their CVs to the Mu- nicipal Offices where they will receive assistance with regards to new job open- ings. guish between ‘short-term’ and ‘long-term’ budgeting. “The budget allocated to the City of Johannesburg for the year 2013 and 2016 is 40 bil- lion rand, where 36. 3 billion rand will satisfy operational costs-such as street lights, salaries, garbage collection, road improvement etc.; and 3.5 billion which will satisfy capital costs- such as houses, stadiums, and new building projects/infrastructure,” he explained. The councillor further in- dicated that as there was no recreational facilities such as swimming pools and centers in Ivory Park, there would be a budget put aside specifi- cally for that. Plans regard- ing formalization of informal settlements were also men- tioned, but he stressed that this would be a long-term plan and would not materi- alize immediately. He also Klipfontein Mayibuye Ivory Park Rabie Ridge Phomolong Birch Acres Ebony Kanana Juickskei view Friendship Town 15th Edition 26 July 2013 FREE COPY BUDGET SPEECH DELIVERED

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Councilor Zitha delivering his speech Pictures: Siyasanga Joyi

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“We as the communityare directly responsible

in ensuring that all our ex-penses to the Municipal-ity are paid on time. In turnthose very same water andelectricity bills will work tobenefit us with regards to thedaily maintenance costs,”said Councilor Petrus Zithawhen addressing residentsof Ivory Park on Sunday,30th June 2013, during hisbudget speech delivery atLord Khanyile Hall in IvoryPark. The main aim of thefunction was to inform resi-dents about the recent bud-get allocation, not only forIvory Park but for the cityof Johannesburg as a whole.The Councilor began byfirstly defining the conceptof ‘budgeting’, and furtherexplaining how the processworks and how to distin-

spoke about the issue ofunemployment, and statedits challenges. “There is amajor problem of job lossand unemployment that weare faced with in the com-munity.You find households thathave ten or more peopleresiding in and only one ofthem is working. This thenmeans thateveryone is dependant onone person’s salary, whichis not enough to sustain thewhole family and satisfy allthe needs and expenses.”The councillor encour-aged parents who are livingwith unemployed children,or parents who are unem-ployed themselves and areseeking employment, totake their CVs to the Mu-nicipal Offices where theywill receive assistance withregards to new job open-ings.

guish between ‘short-term’and ‘long-term’ budgeting.“The budget allocated to theCity of Johannesburg for theyear 2013 and 2016 is 40 bil-lion rand, where 36. 3 billionrand will satisfy operationalcosts-such as street lights,salaries, garbage collection,road improvement etc.; and3.5 billion which will satisfycapital costs- such as houses,stadiums, and new buildingprojects/infrastructure,” heexplained.The councillor further in-dicated that as there was norecreational facilities such asswimming pools and centersin Ivory Park, there wouldbe a budget put aside specifi-cally for that. Plans regard-ing formalization of informalsettlements were also men-tioned, but he stressed thatthis would be a long-termplan and would not materi-alize immediately. He also

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Thursday the 18th Julymarked the 95th Birth-

day of former South AfricanPresident and InternationalIcon Nelson Mandela, andwhat better way to celebratethis event than by addinga fresh coat of paint to thelocal police station in Ra-bie Ridge. This was a jointinitiative between MEC forInfrastructure Developmentand Community Safety,Faith Mazibuko, and dele-gates; where paint, catering,and equipment was donatedin order to repaint the sta-tion’s Trauma Centre. “Thiswas only one of many events

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Songs of praise and trib-ute could be heard in

the midst of sharp noisesof laughter and giggles in-side the Multipurpose Com-munity Hall in KlipfonteinView. Though however timidtheir voices might have been,this did not stop the youngpre-scholars from singing aHappy Birthday tune withdignity to Tat’ uMadiba asthey celebrated his birthdayin a jovial manner. The eventwas organized by NkcubekoSocial Development Proj-ect, a non-profit organiza-tion which encourages andpromotes a healthy lifestylefor young children in crèchesand facilitates in recreationalactivities for the community

that we sponsored on Man-dela Day. The purpose wasto carry out these activitiesfor 67 minutes in honor ofNelson Mandela and to bestrepresent the ideas he stoodfor. For usMandela Day is aneveryday occurrence and weplan to come back to see howwe can further complimentthe work being done heretoday. We are also thankfulto Anglo-American for theirassistance in pledging dona-tions to non-profit organiza-tions around Gauteng”, saidMEC Spokesperson ThapeloMoiloa. Members of the Ra-bie Ridge CPF (CommunityPolicing Forum) along withthe Department of Com-

as a whole. “We organizedthis event and decided to callit Mandela’s Birthday Partyaccording to the relevanceof the day itself and we in-vited all the Day-Care Cen-ters around Klipfontein View.We provided jumping castlesand snacks for the kids andwe also helped to facilitatethe event”, says MahlamelaSeholela, a representative

munity Safety were alsogeared up in their orangeoveralls (with Nelson Man-dela Day logos printed onthe back) and paintbrushes,hard at work and makingsure that the building waspainted inside out, andoverseeing that the job wasproperly done with the helpof volunteers. “We are fac-ing a huge problem of do-mestic violence, child neg-ligence, and xenophobia inour communities and mostof the sufferers end up inthis Trauma Centre. Thatis why we felt the need topaint it and give it a homelyfeel so that the victims thatend up here on a daily ba-

of the project. Little oneslooked smart in their mul-ticoloured t-shirts while theyrejoiced at the food, cake,and snacks that were beingserved to them after they hadfinished reciting their per-formances and prayers dedi-cated to “Tata”. A total of sixcrèches were present, namelyZamokuhle Edu-Care Centresituated in Extention 1, who

sis do not feel estranged andout of place”, said MonicaVan Rooyen, Chairperson ofthe Rabie Ridge CPF. TheChairperson further statedthat the MEC has also agreedto fund a Green Doors Trau-ma Centre which will assistin accommodating a largernumber of people as there isno formal Trauma Centre inRabie Ridge or surroundingareas. The one at the policestation can only accommo-date victims for up to fourhours, until they are trans-ferred to Khayalethemba or

New Jerusalem which areone of the bigger Centres.Station Commander, Kesavan Nengal Chittiah ex-pressed that he is very hap-py with the outcome of theevent. “This building wasconstructed by the MECs tohouse victims of domesticviolence temporarily. BeingMandela Day, the initiativeshows the interest that theyhave in the community andI am happy that they are in-volved”, he concluded.

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“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” -John F. Kennedy

Dear Reader,

While former South African president Nelson Mandelaspendshis 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria, the rest of theworld took action on the day, participating in the Inter-national Nelson Mandela Day by spending 67minutes on charitable acts and work.

The number marks Mandela’s 67 years of public service,which is a call to everyone to try and make the worlda better place one small step at a time. Donations andrenovations were made to the less privileged publicfacilities and families while the heartfelt sympathy andpraising songs for Madiba filled the air.

I humbly salute steps taken by the nation worldwide tohonour the man who fought fearlessly for the liberationof this country. It’s my wish and all the staff of PioneerEnterprises (PTY) Ltd that we could all make every daya Mandela Day.

We love you Tata, and wish you see many more years tocome.

N’wa Hlungwani (Patricia)

Rabie Ridge SAPS with MEC Volunteers Pictures: Siyasanga Joyi

Zamokuhle Day Care Centre celebrating. Pictures: Siyasanga Joyi

MEC’S 67 MINUTESFORMANDELA

LITTLE VOICESWITH BIG SMILES

are working with the organi-zation for the second time.“This is not the first time weare working with the projectas they also assisted us lastDecember when we held ourgraduation ceremony. Theydonated food, portable toi-lets, and mattresses as wellas hired jumping castles forthe crèche. We used to travelall the way to Alexandra or

Mayibuye for these types ofevents but today they madeit possible for us to have ourown and I hope God richlyblesses them for the excep-tional work that they havedone for our community”,said Thabisile Ndlovu, teach-er at Zamokuhle Day-CareCentre. Donations of partypacks were also made to thecrèches by Ditro Magungwaand Petunia Mosima fromMTN HVRC in AllandaleRoad. Sibongile Mayekiso,also a representative of Nk-cubeko Social DevelopmentProject, adds that amongstsocial and communal uplift-ment of Klipfontein View,the organization hopes to oneday build a Disability Centrein the area with the help ofgovernment funds or spon-sors.

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age pregnancy, substanceabuse, and parenting skillsas well as making a collec-tive effort to furthermorecome up with resolutionsand the way forward. How-ever, the principal also ex-pressed her concern anddisappointment as to theturnout as it was far lessthan the expected number.“I am very disappointedwith regards to the numberof people that attended thismeeting.As large as we areas a community it is ratherunfortunate that we wouldhave such a poor atten-dance”, expressed the prin-cipal. The conference alsosaw prominent membersof the community comingout to show their support inthe joint initiative, as wellas to help facilitate someof the proceedings. Pres-ent was Mr Richard Sim-monds from Symphonia,a company that helps trainand assists principals from

township schools withmanagement and leader-ship skills, Sister LilianThema who is a nurse andmanager at Parklane Clin-ic, as well as representa-tives from POWA (PeopleOpposing Women Abuse)amongst others.The conference providedan open, honest and non-threatening environmentwhich encouraged par-ticipation and everyone tofreely express their griev-ances, of which many werenaturally targeted towardsand blamed the“failure inour justice system”. Al-though this was quicklyvalidated by a statementwhich indicated “failure inthe community to congressand operate as a unit”.Amongst other issues, thechallenges faced by par-ents to assume the role ofmother and father werealso discussed. “Let us re-claim our role as parents

and let us have the integri-ty to lead by example. Weshould instill good moralsand values in our childrenand raise them responsi-bly”, said Pastor Majo-landile. An inspired Chrisfrom POWA also addedthat the police cannot beexpected to raise society’skids and stressed that char-ity begins at home. Op-posing views regardingcorporal punishment alsocame to light, where someparents encouraged it and

others were totally againstthe idea.However the aim of theevent was centered onpositive feedback and away forward, with themain focus being prob-lem-solving and direc-tion- which was achievedin the end as many ex-pressed their satisfaction.“It was a success and wetruly saw nation-building.Members of authoritymingled with communitymembers and the trans-

parency about challengesbrought about enlighten-ment. We did not onlyidentify problems but wealso came out with an ac-tion plan and solutionsin an unthreatening envi-ronment’, said a contentPastor Majolandile. Theschool principal conveyedthat this was only the first,and that there would bemore conferences of thisnature every year andtherefore urged more peo-ple to attend.

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The dawn of Saturdaymorning, 22nd June sawthe birth of the 1st AnnualConference Indaba hostedby Gideon RambuwaniPrimary School. The con-ference was an initiativeby the school’s principaland SGB which aimedto address and tackle so-cial issues affecting thecommunity and society atlarge. “We wait for thingsto happen when we cantackle and find resolutionsto them at an early stage. Iwas deeply touched by theincident which occurredin Vosloorus and thereforefelt that it was my role asprincipal to organize suchan event” says school prin-cipal Makhomo Semenya.The conference provideda viable platform for suc-cessful discussions regard-ing pressing issues suchas violence, rape, teen-

SCHOOL HOSTS COMMUNITYCONFERENCE

Student voices out his opinion at the meeting. Pictures: Siyasanga Joyi

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brandhouse targets 3 000pledges for Drive Dry Day

The country’s leading to-tal beverage company,

brandhouse, will celebrateSouth Africans who haveshown their commitmentto driving dry by donatingR60 000 to South AfricansAgainst Drunk Driving(SADD). Drive Dry asks allSouth Africans to play theirpart in the build up to DriveDry Day, the second leg ofthe award winning DriveDry campaign. On July 1,brandhouse will announcethe total number of pledgesmade-to-date of those whohave chosen to drink re-

sponsibly. If the target of3 000 pledges is achievedbrandhouse will donate themoney to SADD. “This isanother way brandhouse isdemonstrating commitmentto addressing the role alco-hol plays when it comes todrinking and driving. DriveDry Day is an extensionof the Drive Dry initiativethat addresses the issueand promotes the respon-sible use of alcohol. Wefelt that by setting a targetdate we could mobiliseyoung South Africans totake the pledge, however

we believe the choice to notdrive when drinking is theresponsible one to make andencourage all South Africanto keep on doing so,” saysMichael Mabasa, CorporateRelations Director for brand-house. brandhouse launchedits 2013 Drive Dry cam-paign earlier this year witha hard-hitting social mediaactivism iniative, designedto change behaviour towardsdrinking and driving. Con-sumers were asked to pledgeto “drink and not drive” or“drive and not drink” viawww.drivedry.co.za. Al-

event and whether they aredrinking or driving. “Ev-eryone’s pledge counts andcan make a difference,”says Mabasa.Radio personality DJS’bu was the first personto make the pledge at thelaunch event, which tookplace at The Women’s Jailat Constitution Hill in Jo-hannesburg on 07 March2013. Other high profileSouth Africans to havesince made the pledge in-clude Vanessa Haywood,Mika Stefano, SureshnieRider, J Something (from

Micasa), Sias du Plessisand Alex Harris. “We askeveryone to please pledgeand share the call with theirfamily and friends as everybit counts. The more activeconsumers are involved,the better as we slowlychange the perception from‘it won’t happen to me’to the harsh realities thathappen when one drinksand drives,” says Mabasa.Consumers who wish to doso can continue to take thepledge after the Drive Dayon July 1.

though aimed at the youth(18 – 25 year olds), the2013 Drive Dry campaignspeaks to all South Afri-cans that have access toa vehicle and socialise.Anyone can get involved,even if you do not drink al-cohol at all because DriveDry encourages the use ofa designated driver or taxiservice. The pledge hasbeen designed to link withFacebook and Facebookevents. Once a pledge ismade, it will pull from yourFacebook friends list whoelse is attending the same

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If your family cannot pay for your University fees, you should get a NSFAS loan (NationalStudent Financial Aid Scheme). The good news is that it does not depend on your schoolmarks. The bad news is that, last year, there was not enough money in the Fund to give aloan to all the students who needed one.NSFAS pays for most of your tuition fees, books and accommodation on and off campus(you can also get free meals at UJ).It is a loan: it means you’ll have to pay it back when you start working, but you don’t haveto pay back 40 % of the loan if you pass all your courses, 30 % if you pass three quartersand 20 % if you pass half of them. Even better: the loan for your last year (if you pass) willbe converted in a bursary.

More info: www.uj.ac.za, click on Finance (on the top), then NSFAS on the right.

Where and when should I apply?You have to fill an NSFAS application at each University where you have applied. Checkthe application deadline, as it depends on each Varsity!

You can apply for the loan, as soon as you have received a student number: you don’t needto wait for the result of your application. In any case, at UJ or TUT, you might be onlyadmitted in January (with your Grade 12 results): it will be too late to apply for NSFAS(deadline at UJ is end of September at UJ) or you will have to stand in long queues (atTUT).

You can apply online, but you will need to upload a lot of documents!

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If one is missing, your application will not be accepted. Read the list of documents neededon UJ website well. Make at least 2 certified copies (keep one for you, in case you need itfor another Varsity)info :[email protected] – blog : Sizanani mentors

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There are four mainforms of business enter-

prises to choose from, beinga sole proprietor (one manbusiness), partnership, closecorporation and a company.When you want to start abusiness, there are four im-portant aspects to keep inmind, being the numberof persons involved; theamount of money requiredto start the business; theamount of money available;and the requirements of thepotential customers.By dis-cussing the main forms ofbusiness enterprises, theabove four aspects will be-come clear.The simplest form of busi-ness enterprise is a sole pro-prietor (one man business).A single vendor conducts abusiness, without any legalrequirements to register thebusiness. (As will be dis-cussed below, close corpora-tions and companies need tobe registered with the Com-panies and Intellectual Prop-erty Commission (CIPC),which falls under the De-partment of Trade and In-dustry (DTI)). Should Sam,for example, want to open atuck shop, this form of busi-ness enterprise is ideal.A partnership is a form ofbusiness enterprise consist-ing of at least two people(there is no limit on the max-imum amount of partners ina partnership), who want toconduct their business withthe aim of making a profit.In order to establish a part-nership, two or more partiesneed to enter into a partner-ship agreement,which agree-ment does not need to be inwriting but can be an oral(verbal) agreement. From apractical perspective, how-ever, it makes more businesssense to reduce this partner-ship agreement to writing,as the parties need to agreeon, amongst others things,their profit sharing ratio.Should a dispute arise be-tween the partners at somestage, a written partnershipagreement may be usefulto prove the terms agreed

to by the partners initially.Another important aspectof a partnership is that eachpartner needs to contributeto the partnership. This con-tribution can be in the formof money, assets, labouror skill. Should Jonathan,Sandile and Thabo want tostart a plumbing businesstogether, a partnership couldbe ideal. They will needto enter into a partnershipagreement with each other,which agreement must spellout, amongst others, theirvarious roles in the partner-ship, how they will eachshare in the profits or lossesof the partnership, and whateach partner will contributeto the partnership. Jonathancan, for example, contrib-ute a minivan with whichthey can travel to where theplumbing needs to be done;Sandile can contribute hisplumbing skills; and Thabocan contribute money whichthey can use to advertisetheir newly formed business.A partnership does not needto be registered with CIPC,and as a result, it is simpleto start. A partnership doesnot legally exist separatefrom its partners, so therights and responsibilities ofthe partnership are the rightsand responsibilities of thepartners. When a partner isno longer a partner in a part-nership (due to death, forexample), the partnershipdoes not exist any longer,and the remaining partnerswill have to conclude a newpartnership agreement, andestablish a new partnership.The third form of businessenterprise that may be cho-sen is a close corporation.Close corporations are basedon an association agreementbetween its members (it canhave 1 to 10 members), andeach member of a close cor-poration also needs to makea contribution to the closecorporation (such a con-tribution may also consistof money, assets, labour orskill).It is important to notethat in terms of the Com-panies Act 71 of 2008 (theCompanies Act), no newclose corporations may be

registered with CIPC any-more. All close corpora-tions that existed prior to thecommencement of the Com-panies Act (that is before 1May 2011), will continue toexist, and do not need to beconverted to private compa-nies (companies ending with(Pty) Ltd).If you are a mem-ber of a closed corporation(which would have beenregistered before 1 May2011), it is a good businessentity to carry on using, as ithas legal personality (whichmeans that legally it existsseparately from its mem-bers, and a change in itsmembership does not havean effect on the existence ofthe close corporation). Anexisting close corporationmay still be amended by,for example, adding moremembers to the close cor-poration. Any amendmentsmust be effected throughCIPC. (Some amendmentsmay cost money.) Shouldyou want to start a newbusiness, and would like tohave the benefit of an entitywhich legally exists sepa-rate from yourself, then in-corporating a company maybe ideal. A company needsto be registered with CIPC,and a copy of its memoran-dum of incorporation (whichis the document setting outall the information of thecompany’s shares, directors,classes of shareholders, etc.)needs to be submitted alongwith it. The simplest type ofcompany to have is a privatecompany (companies endingwith (Pty) Ltd). A privatecompany may have shareswhich it issues to sharehold-ers, but the Companies Actrestricts it in such a way thatshares may not be offered tothe public, but only to par-ties mentioned in the memo-randum of incorporation.Shareholders share in theprofit of the company.The Companies Act hasstrict requirements on howa company must conduct itsbusiness, and there are manylegal requirements to follow.It is advisable to obtain legaladvice when deciding on acompany as business form.

DIFFERENT FORMS OFBUSINESS ENTERPRISES TOCHOOSE FROM

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owned a stand where shewould sell fruits and vege-tables where he also helpedout during weekends andholidays. And this alsosparked a business interestin the young man as well.“I asked my mother forcapital so I could start myown stand where I wouldsell caps, scarves, and ac-cessories and this businessproved very lucrative as Iwas able to pay for my ownschool fees, buy schooluniform and maintain my-self from the profits that mysmall business generated”.“I’ve never baked beforeand I was never exposedto the baking industry”, hesays laughingly when I askwhat his inspiration was forventuring into baking. Heexplains that he saw a busi-ness opportunity, conduct-ed research about it, anddecided to jump at it. Thebakery called GY Bakery,his and his wife’s initials,

is a family business whichcurrently employs twopeople. “We started of sell-ing bread, then we addedrolls and eventually scones.However this proved diffi-cult at first as I didn’t havecapital, so I had to fund thebusiness myself and I stilldo at times” he explains.Gcobani says he faces a lotof challenges with the busi-ness but says that his reli-gion and everlasting faithin God is what keeps himgoing. He explains that theyouth has endless opportu-nity within reach. “I trea-sure and value every onerand that I make because Iknow that it takes someoneto wake up every morningand work very hard for itto be there. Opportunitiesare scattered in this newdemocracy and the youthjust need to recognize andutilize them properly”, heconcluded.

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“You can’t have yourbread buttered on both

sides”- that’s how the sayinggoes. But this inspiration ofa man sings a different tune.Gcobani Ngqawani whois a financial accountant atEskom also runs a smallbakery in Ivory Park wherehe provides freshly bakeddelicacies to the community.He runs his business from asmall one roomed garageoutside a house, where heis renting. Now staying inthe suburbs of Midrand withhis wife and two kids, hisstory can be described asrags to riches rendition. “Igrew up in East London ina dingy area of town called‘Ziphunzana’. I was raisedby a single parent and westruggled a lot, but mymother always made surethat there was food on thetable”, he says. He statesproudly that his mother

(Verse 1)Like the legend of the phoenixAll ends with beginningsWhat keeps the planet spinningThe force of the beginning

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(Prechorus)We’ve come too far to give up who we areSo let’s raise the bar and our cups to the stars

(Chorus)She’s up all night ’til the sunI’m up all night to get someShe’s up all night for good funI’m up all night to get luckyWe’re up all night ’til the sunWe’re up all night to get someWe’re up all night for good funWe’re up all night to get luckyWe’re up all night to get lucky (x4)

(Bridge)We’re up all night to get lucky(repeated throughout)

(Prechorus)We’ve come too far to give up who we areSo let’s raise the bar and our cups to the stars

(Chorus)She’s up all night ’til the sunI’m up all night to get someShe’s up all night for good funI’m up all night to get luckyWe’re up all night ’til the sunWe’re up all night to get someWe’re up all night for good funWe’re up all night to get luckyWe’re up all night to get lucky (x8)

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Generations’ secondpriced and easy to lure

into bed, Noluntu is startingto walk on my last nerve.Soon she will be competingwith Dineo for “last jezebelstanding award.” Rubbingbellies with Phenyo laid bareher desperation for sex. Notthat there’s anything wrongwith ‘fraisha dichips’. It’sbeen over a year of dry sea-son, I understand, but nexttime please be vigilant whenchoosing sex buddies lady.And then, what’s with Khet-hiwe? When will she learnthat a bottle of alcohol won’tmake her problems go away?Ruby should be glad Khethi-we ceased paying her a visit.If their friendship was still ina good standing, I bet Rubywould have complained aboutmissing brandy bottles. It’sfor the best Mpilo was takenaway from her. The poor boydeserves much better.Oho! There we go again. I’mnot interested in Isidingo’sFrank’s business. Forgive mysnobbish manners but I don’trun an Alcohol Anonymousrehabilitation class and nei-ther am I a referee in a taxiindustry quarrels betweenPalesa and Georgie. I foreseeno good ending in this busi-ness. I wish people could givePrada a chance. The man is aproduct of his parents’ sexualintercourse. You think it is hisfault he’s homosexual, blamethe machine that producedhim, period.Rhythm City’s fight for pow-er is far from over. I wonder iflunatic Naomi will be able toendure this game. The goodside of it is that chances aregreat she’s close to be backin Miles’ bed. Helang, bathonthuseng, what’s with Pulengand her inyanga? Haibo, vu-mani-bo!Ehe! As Muvhango’s tediousand superficial ‘who is thedumbest gogo’ squabble in-tensifies between Mamphoand Mukondeleli, I actu-ally enjoy Teboho-Mulalolust driven game. If left un-checked, using the art of se-duction, Tebogo would sendeveryone six feet under. Thelady knows she is super-hot,ouch, and her soft spokentongue distracts people tosee her for who she reallyis. Where is Thandaza tosort her out with a hot varamklap? Hooo, brika, Thandazashould not think she’s startingto get into my right books, Istill don’t like her. And KKandAlbert should not take mefor a ride. I can see throughthem. This buddy-buddy re-lationship is nothing but afriendship of convenience.MH staff members are tjat-jarag. I thought there werechannels that need to be fol-lowed before staging a toyi-toyi.

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SIYASANGA JOYI

It’s not every day thatone gets to experience

a hard-core, jaw-gnashingsoccer game with a bit ofa feminine touch. It wasa tough match betweengirls’ soccer teams Mis-sion Academy from Klip-fontein View and ForgiveFC from Mayibuye. Thegame started well and saw

Mission Academy scor-ing two goals within thefirst half of the game. Justwhen one would arguethat Mission Academyhad home ground advan-tage, Forgive FC cameback with a goal a coupleof minutes into the secondhalf. However, when Mis-sion Academy scored twomore goals, the opposi-tion’s attempts to equalize

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were in vain In the end,Mission Academy cele-brated a victory when theyfinally beat their opposi-tion with a score of 5-0. “Itwas a perfect game, but itwas ruined by the fact thatwe had a few boys occupy-ing some of the positions.It would have been betterif we had more girls play-ing” says Thapelo ‘Afro’Moshasha, who coaches

Mission Academy. Ac-cording to Thapelo, therewere only eight girls inboth teams which he feltwould not be enough toensure proper proceed-ings of the game. He feltthat the game would runsmoother if they addedthree boys on each team toequalize as per the mini-mum number of playersof a soccer team; though

Forgive FC coach NomsaPeeha was not too happywith this decision. “I camewith eight players and Iwas willing to play them.My impression was thatthis would be a ‘girls only’game but Thapelo insistedthat we add boys. I feel thegame was not entirely fairbecause most of the goalswere scored by the boys”.In conclusion, the two

coaches expressed futureplans of hosting girls’ soc-cer tournaments and feel thatthey need to expand and in-crease the number of girls’teams in both areas. MissionAcademy team manager,Oscar Nkgoeng, is callingupon anyone who can assistwith sports gear and materi-als such as kits, balls, bibsand cones to help facilitateand motivate players.

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