Despite its poverty andlack of services, its

housing shortage and hun-ger, there is a resilience andoptimism in Ivory Park thatis hard to beat.From a dis-tance Ivory Park could eas-ily be mistaken for a slum,yet it is a habitable placewith an urban design. Thearea is clustered and un-kempt, but its uneven lookadds a unique dimension– it’s a township whose in-habitants are a close-knitcommunity of different cul-tural backgrounds. Cleanstreets intersect untidy ones,

potholed roads cross tarredones.

The township is charac-terised by corrugated

iron shacks, RDP structuresand other houses juxtapos-ing one another. There arelitter-free, paved walkways,as well as an old bridge andgerm-infested culvert; al-leyways are ubiquitous.For some households, ac-cess to electricity is a luxu-ry, while construction workon roads and some privateproperties continues un-abated. Some parts of thedensely populated area have

adequate infrastructure likeroads, sanitation and run-ning water. There are so-cial amenities, such as twolibraries, two communityhalls, a police station, sevenclinics, adequate housingfor some, a school for alland a shopping complex.“Regarding services, almostall residents receive theirwater through a regional/lo-cal water scheme,” explainsPetrus Zitha, a councillor inthe area, which falls underWard 79 in Region A.“The unemployment rate inthis area is too high; at some

point it was around 47 per-cent. The unemployed arepredominantly those whocompleted matric or areunsuccessful job seekers,”says Zitha.Most people live in a stateof dire poverty. The areais geographically remotefrom the stronger economicnodes in the city centre, andthe settlement is plaguedby myriad socio-economicchallenges, including illit-eracy, child-headed house-holds and hopelessness.There is a battery of socialills, like drug and alcohol

abuse, peer pressure andpetty crime.“The report that I got isthat the CPFs [communitypolicing forums] have ar-rested more criminals thanthe police. We used to havea crime and drug problem becausethere was a certain squattercamp that was a haven fordrugs, but we have subse-quently dealt with it and it’snow low,” he says.Despite all these challenges,he adds, locals have takenownership of their commu-nity and there is a sense of

ubuntu. “This area is so dy-namic, adding: “We nevereven had taxi violence orstrikes. Taxi drivers in ourcommunity provide poorerresidents with transport ifthey have a funeral and can’tafford buses,” he says.Nineyears after he took the helmof Ward 79, Zitha concludesthat Ivory Park is home to anoptimistic population. Thepeople of that compact com-munity remain exuberantand resilient Joburgers, high-spirited despite their socio-economic challenges.Source: www.joburg.org.za

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One of the un-tarred streets that intersects the tarred ones. Ward 79 Councilor Petrus Zitha in Region A

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Member of the MayoralCommittee for Financein the City Of Johannes-burg Clr MMC GeoffreyMakhubo recently deliv-ered the city’s 2013/14 bud-get speech at the CouncilChambers in Braamfontein.In his opening presentation,MMC Makhubo tabled aground breaking budgetthat exceeds R40 billionwhich consists of an op-erational budget of R36.3billion while R7.5 billionis allocated towards capitalexpenditure.The MMC emphasized intheir financial strength:“To date, we have not usedany external borrowings tomeet our cash flow require-ments. We attribute theseachievements to effectivefinancial management andsound planning of our op-erations.”

He said within the City ofJohannesburg there is astrong commitment to pru-dent financial managementat all levels; ensuring tight-ened controls, strengthenedpolicies and procedures andthe attainment of a cleanaudit, adding: “Four of thekey ratios that include themeasure prudent financialmanagement improvementare solvency; debt to rev-enue; net operating marginand cash coverage.On the expenditure side ofthe 2013/2014 Budget, theMMC highlighted brieflythat Sustainable ServicesCluster which overseesand coordinates the bulk ofthe City’s service deliveryobligations was allocateda budget of R21.9 billion,which is more than half ofthe total operating budgetof the City.City Power received an op-erating allocation of R13.2

billion and capital budgetamounting to R6.8 billion forthe improvement of the qual-ity of supply and quality ofservice as well as key proj-ects such as the continuingroll out of the pre-paid sys-tem; introduction of smartmeters; the upgrading of theelectrical network in variousareas and substations suchas, Wilro Park, Fleurhof, Le-hae and Cydna. “We are alsoinvesting in the Sebenza new

timeously to leaks and dis-ruptions of services.However, the Departmentof Housing received an op-erating budget of R634.1million and capital budgetof R2.4 billion, Joshco isallocated a capital budgetof R1.8 billion while Piki-tup’s R1.6 billion operatingbudget which will enableit to continue its focus onthe round collection of re-fuse; street and Inner Citycleaning; separation atsource; the cleaning of in-formal settlements and ad-dressing illegal dumping.The operating Budget forPublic Safety will grow by5.1% to R2.3 billion with acapital budget allocation ofR432.2million.The focus is on crime pre-vention operations targetedat violent crime in particu-lar and the continued rollout of the Joburg 10Plusstrategy.This initiative combinescrime prevention, trafficmanagement, By-Law en-forcement and communityoutreach programmes with-in wards and neighbour-hoods and the strengthen-ing of the Anti-Fraud andcorruption campaigns.“One of the bridges to thefuture that the City is build-ing is the introduction oftechnology and systems toenable residents, businessand industry to control andmanage their own waterand power consumption,”concluded MMC Makhubo

bulk intake point.”MMC Makhubu furthersaid that the budget forJoburg Water consists ofan operating budget ofR5.9 billion and R3.7 bil-lion for capital projectsin places such as OrangeFarm, Doornkop West,Protea Glen, Roodepoort,Diepsloot, Sandton, Al-exandra and Bramfischer-ville, and they strengthentheir ability to respond

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deployments. The initia-tive, Clr Lemao said, wasaimed at strengtheningengagements with com-munities on policing issuesthrough existing partner-ships and structures suchas community policing fo-rums (CPFs).He said the City wouldalso forge new relations toseek solutions that wouldachieve maximum impact.“Our focus area with thisstrategy is that of winningback the streets.That for now is our prior-ity.”Cllr Lemao said anotherarea of importance was toestablish the “underlyingcauses” for criminal activ-ity.The city, through the de-partment, would bring to-gether all relevant stake-holders in crime preventioninitiatives to “effectivelyrespond to acts of violentcrime”.Crime hotspots, in placessuch as the inner-city pre-cinct, and also tourist at-tractions, would receivetop priority.He also pointed out that thedepartment sought to cre-ate a law abiding citizenryto reduce the “load” on law

pinning the city’s crimeprevention initiative waspublic trust.“Public trust and confi-dence in policing is di-rectly associated with po-lice conduct, attitude andactions. Similarly, policevisibility and stakeholdermanagement are of para-mount importance.“The projects to be im-plemented will focus onsubstantial improvementsin the public’s experienceof metro policing servicedelivery and a decrease inthe perception of policecorruption.The City will intensifyits efforts with respect toanti-fraud and corruptioncampaigns.Where misde-meanours have occurred,the City will carry outan effective investigativeresponse. Misconductand abuse of power [bypolice] will not be toler-ated,” Cllr Lemao said.He added that the Citywould monitor the rela-tionship between policingagents and the communi-ty. This, he said, would bedone through “perceptionsurveys”.-www.joburg.org.za

enforcement agencies.One way of achieving thislong-term strategy wouldbe to improve the qual-ity of life generally eventhough this would requirethe active involvement ofother departments, suchas Social Development,as well as the businesssector.

“We are also aware thatthis will also requiresome kind of behav-iourial change and ‘wide-spread’ mobilization ofthe residents and users ofthe city,” the MMC said.Compliance with munici-pal bylaws was critical.He said it was againstthis background that hisdepartment was lookingat setting up municipalcourts to deal with in-fringements at this level.

Cllr Lemao said under-

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The City of Johannes-burg is to embark on

a multi-pronged approachto deal with crime. Deliv-ering his budget speechrecently, Member of theMayoral Committee forPublic Safety Clr Sello Le-mao said his departmenthad decided to try “dif-ferent tactics” in the fightagainst crime, includingbuilding “a critical massof citizens who would en-force the law and encour-age others to comply”.

“By far the most impor-tant safety and crime pre-vention intervention is forcommunities to join in thefight,” Clr Lemao said.He reiterated that the newstrategy that the City hadadopted - the “Joburg 10Plus” - would bring metropolicing closer to commu-nities through ward-based

A NEW STARTEGY TO“WIN BACK THE STREETS”

“Our focus areawith this strategyis that of winningback the streets.That for now isour priority.”

Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety Clr Sello Lemao.

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Basic Education Minis-ter Angie Motshekga saysmore learners have passedthe matric supplementaryexams.Motshekga on Mondaysaid the number increasedfrom 377 829 in 2012 to392 178 this year, repre-senting an increase of 14349 candidates.The minister said therewere fewer candidates thatenrolled for the 2013 Na-tional Senior Certificatesupplementary exams,compared to 2012, as thematric pass rate had im-proved.“The decrease in enrolmentin 2013 is understandable,given the improved passrate in 2012, which willjustify a lower number ofcandidates seeking to writethe supplementary exami-nation,” Motshekga said.She expressed concern atthe number of candidatesthat enrolled for the exami-nation and did not show upacross all Provincial Edu-

cation Departments (PEDs).KwaZulu-Natal recordedthe highest number of “no-shows”, with 8 531 candi-dates, followed by the East-ern Cape with 5 901.“The 27 percent of candidatesthat registered but did not ar-rive to write the examinationhas serious implications interms of costs incurred in therunning of this examination,”she said.The Supplementary 2013question papers were setand moderated concurrentlywith the question papers forthe November 2012 exami-nations, to ensure that thesepapers were of comparablestandard, given that these twoexaminations were regardedas one sitting.According to Motshekga, atotal of 262 question paperswere set by the Departmentof Basic Education (DBE)for the November 2012 andSupplementary 2013 exami-nations, with 130 of thesequestion papers set for theSupplementary Examination.

Motshekga said externalmoderators from Umalusiverified, evaluated and ap-proved all question papers.“The rigorous external mod-eration process ensured thatthe question papers were ofhigh quality and of an ap-propriate standard,” she said,adding that all question pa-pers were set within the se-cure environment of the DBEoffices.The exams commenced on 11February 2013 and concludedon Tuesday, 19 March 2013.The exams took place in 5288 centres and there were12 marking centres with 3072 markers involved.The marking process acrossprovinces commenced on 20March 2013 and was success-fully concluded on 7 April2013.A total of 86 113 candidatesenrolled for the NSC Supple-mentary Examination in Feb-ruary/March 2013 and 62 682candidates finally wrote theexamination.Of the 62 682 candidates thatwrote the supplementary ex-amination, the larger numberare candidates that wrote the2012 November examinationand are now retaking the ex-amination to improve theirresults. – SAnews.gov.za

The health hazardspresented by illegal

dumping and a high ratinfestation in Actonvilleand Wattville in Ekurhu-leni, Gauteng, will soonbe a thing of the past asthe Ekurhuleni Metro-politan Municipality rollsout the distribution of 240liter refuse bins in thearea.The distribution of thebigger refuse storage binsbegins in the area lastweek and approximately64 800 bins will be givento households in the twoareas, plus parts of Brak-pan by the end of June.“The metro is aware thatresidents in these areashave been complainingabout the presence ofrats and this is one of theremedies which the mu-nicipality is offering,” ex-plains Ekurhuleni spokes-person, Sam Modiba.“Rodent infestation incommunities is fortifiedby access to food, waterand harborages.

Reducing access to foodfor the rats, by way of pro-viding better storage forrefuse, is a step in the rightdirection for the eradica-tion of rodents.”One bin will be deliveredto each household and re-cipients will be required tosign acknowledgment ofreceipt.Residents will be requiredto present either their mostrecent municipal accountor their South Africanidentity document in orderto take receipt of the 240litre container. Once theroll-out is completed, resi-dents will be notified whenthe Metro will begin utiliz-ing specialized roll on-rolloff truck for the scheduledweekly pick up of refuse.“It is crucial that residentsmake use of the bins, andnot refuse bags, becausethe trucks that will be usedfor collection have beenfitted with a mechanismthat picks up the bin itself,and then loads the refuseinto the compactor,” em-

phasizes Modiba.Households in need of ad-ditional bins are advised toapply for them.The roll out is part ofthe EMM’s initiative tostreamline its waste man-agement processes to en-sure that a uniform effec-tive and efficient serviceis rendered throughout theregion.The roll out will first becompleted in the Benoniareas, and will be followedby Geluksdal this finan-cial year. The metro willcontinue with the other ar-eas of Brakpan in the newfinancial year starting inJuly. Distribution will takeplace Mondays to Fridaysfrom 08:00 to 17:00.Residents who will not behome during those timesare advised to contact thedepot below for details onhow to obtain their bin, orlisten out for announce-ments that will be madethrough a loud hailer.Source: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za

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It is clear that credit playsan important role in oursociety. It allows consum-ers who do not have enoughcash or money in savings tobuy valuable assets, such ashomes, furniture and mo-tor vehicles on credit. Weare also able to buy clothesor pay for our studies oncredit. Whilst credit is ben-eficial in this sense, it alsohas a down side. Credit canand does uplift the livesof consumers; however, itcan make their financialcircumstances worse. Inparticular, consumers findthemselves in a bad finan-cial position where recklesslending and/or borrowingtook place.The National Credit Act 43of 2005 (“NCA”) aims toregulate all aspects of con-sumer credit. In doing sothe NCA aims to solve spe-cific problems in the exist-ing consumer credit marketincluding the preventionand alleviation of the over-indebtedness of consumers,the prevention of high costsof credit and importantlythe prohibition of recklesslending by credit provid-ers. Reckless lending and/or borrowing is a big prob-lem in South Africa as itis known to result in con-sumers owing more moneythan they can afford to payback. For this reason reck-less credit forms the focusof this article.What is reckless credit?When a consumer wantscredit, they have to gothrough the following stag-es:1.Apply for credit;2.Verification of creditworthiness;3.Approval or decline ofcredit extension; and4.Default or settlement ofcredit obligations.Reckless credit is governedby sections 80 to 84 of theNCAand fits into stage 2 ofthe abovementioned pro-cess to obtain credit. This isbecause reckless credit oc-curs when a credit providerconcludes a credit agree-ment where no affordabil-ity assessment is done re-gardless of the outcome; or

an affordability assessmentis done but the consumercannot afford the debt andthe credit provider nonethe-less proceeds to provide thecredit; or where most of theinformation indicates thatthe consumer does not gen-erally understand the risks,costs and obligations of theproposed credit agreementand therefore finds it chal-lenging.The assessment here re-quires that the credit pro-vider take reasonable stepsto assess: the consumersgeneral understanding ofrisks, costs and obligationsof the consumer under thecredit agreement; the debtre-payment history of theconsumer under creditagreements; the existingfinancial means, prospectsand obligations of the con-sumer; and whether there isa reasonable basis to con-clude that any commercialpurpose may prove to besuccessful, if the consumerhas such a purpose for ap-plying for that credit agree-ment.The person who decideswhether the credit agree-ment is reckless or not mustapply the above criteria asthey existed at the time theagreement was made be-tween the parties.The effect of a recklesscredit agreement:In any court proceedingwhere a credit agreement isbeing considered, the courtmay declare that the creditagreement is reckless. Ifthis is so, then the courtmay make an order settingaside all or part of the con-sumer’s rights and obliga-tions under that agreement,as the court determines justand reasonable in the cir-cumstances; or an order sus-pending the force and effectof that credit agreement un-til a date determined by thecourt when making the sus-pension order. If the courtdeclares the credit agree-ment is reckless becauseof the over-indebtedness ofthe consumer at the time ofthe court proceedings, thenthe court may order, in ad-dition to the suspension or-

der, the restructuring of theconsumer’s obligations un-der any other credit agree-ments.How to prevent recklesscreditIt is important for us, asconsumers, when applyingfor credit and while our ap-plication is being consid-ered by the credit provider(for example the bank), tofully and honestly answerany requests for informa-tion made by the bank aspart of the assessment theyhave to conduct. This willprevent any misunderstand-ing by the bank as to ourunderstanding of the risks,costs and obligations ofthe credit agreement, ourcredit-worthiness and ourexisting financial positionand prospects.Consider for example: Si-pho, a consumer, wants tostart a small business sell-ing used cars. To start hisbusiness Sipho applies forcredit from the bank. IfSipho has not been able topay his debts for the pastsix years because he hasno money, and he does nottell this to the bank, then ifthe bank does not take thereasonable steps to findthis out about Sipho, thecourt can declare the creditagreement to be recklessand may set aside all or partof Sipho’s rights and obli-gations under that agree-ment or the court may orderthe suspension of the forceand effect of the agreement.Therefore Sipho will not beable to get the money heneeds to start his used-carsale business. However,whether it is Sipho’s faultor the banks fault that hewas granted credit reck-lessly depends on whetheror not Sipho told the bankthe full truth at the time heapplied for credit. In thisexample because he didnot tell the truth, Sipho isthe cause of his own un-fortunate circumstances. IfSipho had told the bank thetruth, then they would haveconsidered this in their as-sessment before grantinghim credit – in this way thebank and Sipho would notbe acting recklessly.

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by Paul Noko, a productionthat saw him push the en-velope in terms of abstracttheatre. Later in the day theGOMACC’s Choice Awardfor Following a South Afri-can Script went to Nothingbut the Truth, (written by DrJohn Kani) and directed byRachere Khupane.But undoubtedly, the cat-egory everyone was eye-ing was the Best DirectorAward, won by SiphiweMalusi from Tshwane,who directed The CalabashRuns Dry. This is a tale ofan intrusion that occurs ina magical village of Khil-imela. The Community isstricken by a stranger whocame in with the sole aimof robbing the community’streasure - the Calabash. Tothe villagers the calabashis the most valuable objectand is believed to be a lifegiver, nurturer, well of lifeand the spiritual mother.The gathered Sowetanscould not contain theirexcitement as it was an-nounced that the Best En-semble award went to thelocal production Gift fromGod. The audience wasjust as enthralled when theBest Actor accolade wasawarded to Andile InnocentMbatha (The Bucket), andBest Supporting Actresswas handed over to Kenei-lwe Sejake (also from TheBucket). The rest of theawards were distributed to:Nteboheng Molaba (BestActress from Purdah theVeil – Sedibeng, Heidel-

Thanks to the assistanceof the National Lotter-

ies Board, the SouthAfricantheatre scene was given aboost, as young and talenteddirectors were unleashedonto the local cultural in-dustry at the Grand Finaland Awards Ceremony ofthe Gauteng Directors Dra-ma and Theatre Festival.The event took place at theSoweto Theatre with theperformances giving focusto South African scripts.The programme promotedand supported young Direc-tors to make a career fromtheir obvious talent andmove them into the nextlevel of creating more artis-tic opportunities within thesector. An array of prizeswas given to the top 10 fi-nalists that were initiallyselected at the five regionalfestivals.The stage was set alight byunrestricted creativity asthe audience from the fourcorners of the Province to-gether with art enthusiastsmarvelled as The CalabashRuns Dry (from Tshwane,directed by S’phiwe Malu-si) won the Best Produc-tion Award, The Comrade(Ekurhuleni, directed byErrol Ndotho) claimed thesecond prize, with Soweto’sGift From God (directed byAlex Motsweri) scoopingthe third prize accolade.One of the most covetedawards of the day was theAudience Choice Award,which was clinched by TheBucket (Soweto), directed

tant future, these directorswill be at the helm of someof the most influential the-atre productions to graceour stages. But of course,we have to thank our mainsponsor, the National Lot-tery Board, whose generouscontributions made all ofthis possible,” said Mabuza.

burg Ratanda) and TsepoMohlala (Best SupportingActor from Bopha – Ekuru-leni, Tembisa).Guest speaker Andile Ko-lanisi (Provincial Chief Di-rector Statutory Body, Cul-tural Affairs) fitted right inby delivering an inspiringkeynote address and keptthe audience engaged and

entertained.“As GOMACC, we are morethan confident that not onlyGauteng but South Africa’stheatrical landscape will bepositively shaped by thesewinners,” said Jerry Mabu-za, Gomacc’s Operationsand Festival Manager.“It gives me great joy toknow that in the not so dis-

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YOUNG & TALENTED DIRECTORSUNLEASHED AT THE GAUTENGDIRECTORS DRAMA & THEATRE FESTIVAL Haibo! Motho, Brika.

What demonic spiritshave possessed Genera-tions’ Akhona? Ao shame,I’m very disappointed in themanner in which she treatsher own mother. That ladyneeds to get off her highhorse. Nonetheless, I giveher a thumps up on her hairstyles these days. I see sheis redeeming herself fromthe hideous wig Sello forcedher to wear. Yazi, maybeshe should help Dineo withhers, *ha ha ha, Loliwe*.And walla, the tables haveturned, very much for myliking. Noluntu won’t knowwhat hit her this time around.S’busiso is coming after herwith everything he’s got andgone are the days of “mama,can I make you tea?” Hel-ang! Can someone pleasehelp with Isidingo’s Prada?Can’t he just get over hissulking and move on withlife? Clearly Len gives nodamn about him and yet he’son the other hand mopingLen this and Len that. Dear,words of advice, let lovenot entrap you in a cage. Bythe time you open up youreyes, everything you hadwill be gone while Len’s ca-reer booms. And then, whendid Lerato become so holy-holy? Haike, women em-powerment even in prayers.Listening to Lerato’s prayer,God must have been rollingin tears wherever He was.The rhythmic beat hits hardon Rhythm City. Once abastard, always a bastard.The tables have flipped ontoGail and I feel sorry for her.How many times do I haveto say it out loud? NAOMIIS A CONNIVING BAS-TARD. -Yawn- I’ve lostinterest in Tshidi’s mini dra-mas. She always goes all outto look for trouble, standard!Like mother, like daughter. Ican’t pretend to be surprisedMuvhango’s Busi is beingmanipulative to get what shewants. It’s simple, she tookafter her conniving mother,Doobsie. At least Meikishould be happy she’s notdealing with Doobsie her-self. She should ask Thanda-za, Doobsie gave her manyvaram klaps while she was 8months pregnant, pha-pha!Who knows, maybe Busimight pull the same stunt onMeiki. Speaking of Thandi,finally, the mysterious yel-low dress has been identi-fied but the price is too highto pay. There we go againwith Ranthumeng unable tohandle the heat in his ownkitchen. What is new to thisstory, every time there areproblems in his marriage, hepacks his sacks and leaves!

Andile Kolanisi, Andile Mbatha(Best Actor), Alba Letts

Andile Kolanisi, Sphiwe Malusi(Director Calabash)& Alba Letts

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KATLEGO RAPOLAI have went either way, muchappreciation should go to the

t was an intense battle Midfielders or defenders ofbetween Klipfontein the Liquor FC, showing skillIbased Liquor FC and the and persistence throughout a

Alexandra based City Spurs, war with a tougher opponent20May.Thematch took place can be draining.in the Klipfontein Extension The City Spurs still have1 sports ground near the room for improvement, asmultipurpose centre.Despite the Liquors showed no signsthe odd name, Liquor FC (in of drowsiness or blurredred) managed to qualify for v i s i o n i n t h e i rthe finals of the top eight judgement.The supporterstournaments that took place lined up to show theover the weekend. The game excitement for their homestarted in favour of the team. Making it to the finalAlexandra boys, (in purple), meant a lot to the coach,with City Spurs leading 2 – 1 even though for City Spurs itimmediately after the second meant packing and headinghalf began. However, with a back home after a longlate substitution, Liquor FC sunny Sunday at the dustymanaged to turn the game grounds of Klipfontein. Itaround and scored two goals was a game worth watchingten minutes prior to the final for the laid back spectators,whistle. Possibly the most and the result was a surprisedramatic turnaround in the tomost.tournament, the substitute, Even though the referee wasunknown to the coach, a not the most cheered during(player key to their success) the game, both sides agreewin ledLiquor to awin. that it was indeed a fair gameC.S Moloko (striped shirt), and all is well, theAlexandrathe self- proclaimed coach for boys left with pride. A gameLiquor FC was thrilled and well played.over the moon when his The next tournament“boys” won the game. promises to come with moreAlthough the game could action.

LIQUOR FC DROWNS CITY SPURS

The ground dances to the midfield battle PICTURE: Katlego Rapolai

The City goal keeper stretches to a close encounter PICTURE: Katlego Rapolai

A supporter watches from a distancePICTURE: Katlego Rapolai

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANEPioneer Mirror looks at what happened in soccer this time last year