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Millions of South Africans have marked the

fi rst Mandela Day since the death of the freedom icon last December. Every year on Mandela’s birthday citizens are called on to devote 67 minutes to community service.Each year on 18 July, millions of South Africans are called on to spend 67 minutes working for the good of others. The

duration symbolizes the 67 years that the late Nelson Mandela spent fi ghting for social justice.In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously endorsed the recognition of Mandela’s birthday as an international day. This was inspired by Mandela’s call, made a year earlier, for the next generation to take over the baton of leadership in addressing the

world’s social injustices.Mandela Day 2014 is the fi rst since the freedom icon succumbed to a recurring lung infection on 5 December 2013. Seven months later, people turned out in droves to pay tribute to his memory.Organizations and individuals donated books to libraries and local schools. Others assisted poor families in various impoverished townships of

Johannesburg, for example by planting vegetable gardens as a form of food security. Residents of homes for the elderly and orphans were also treated to special meals.Mandela’s widow, Graca Machel, joined volunteers who packed food parcels at a convention center in Johannesburg.This year the government issued a special call to people to use Mandela Day to “clean

up South Africa.” Litter was collected and many streets, clinics and schools were treated to a facelift.Sello Hatang, the Chief Executive Offi cer at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, an organisation formed by Mandela to safeguard his legacy, said people not only in South Africa have joined in to make this the best Mandela Day so far. “We have 126 countries doing something for Mandela

Day this year,” he said.Panyaza Lesufi , a member of the executive council responsible for education in Gauteng province, said this year’s commemorations focused on fulfi lling Mandela’s vision of education for all. “We believe that it is only through education that we can break the shackles of poverty,” he told DW.

67 minutes of Nelson Mandela’s legacy

Homemark staff celebrated their 67 minutes at Ratang Bana Day Care Center at Far East Bank at Alexandra.

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Team UD Trucks took first place at the inaugural John

Robbie Invitational in support of Crime Line, which was held at the Country Club Johannes-burg in Woodmead on Thursday. 94.7 Highveld Stereo’s, Darren Simpson and Sky-net’s teams came in sec-ond and third respectively. Daniel Slabbert of the South African Disabled Golf Asso-ciation (SADGA) was nearest to the pin, while Henk Roets of team Minopex received the prize for the longest drive. Crime Line is an anonymous crime tip-off service which was launched in 2007 as a tool for members of the public to blow the whistle on crime. The proceeds of the golf day will go towards the recently established Crime Line Foun-dation Trust in a bid to con-tinue and broaden the efforts

of the tip-off service in curb-ing crime in South Africa. Talk Radio 702 breakfast host, John Robbie, an avid sup-porter of Crime Line, gave his name to the golf day, which will now be an annual event on the CSI calendar. John also led his own team on the course, which in-cluded Samsung Vice-Pres-ident, George Ferreira and golf pro, Nico van Rensburg. Hilarity ensued as Simpson tweeted that he sent a tip-off to Crime Line’s 32211 SMS number which read: “Dear Crime Line. I would like to report a crime. I have solid evidence that John Rob-bie is cheating in his Golf Day. Please resolve this before 5pm today. Place of Crime is Country Club Johannesburg,” he texted tongue-in-cheek. Head of Crime Line, Yusuf

Abramjee, responded to the tweet and assured Simpson that his claims would be investigated. National Police Commis-sioner, General Riah Phiyega attended the prize-giving cer-emony, following an amazing day of golf and fine weather, to pledge her support in strength-ening the partnership between the South African Police Ser-vice (SAPS) and Crime Line. She thanked the business com-munity for their generous sup-port of the golf day, saying that “safety and security is not just a policing issue, it is a soci-etal issue and concerns us all.” During the prize-giving DSTV announced that it would do-nate R1-million in airtime for Crime Line, while Ministry of Illusion in turn pledged that it would assist with the production of a TV advert. Abramjee in turn called on

members of the public to con-tinue sending tip-offs to Crime Line and its partner Crime Stop. “If you see something, say something. Send your anony-mous tip-offs to 32211 or call Crime Stop on 08600 10111. You can also submit tip-offs on-line at www.crimeline.co.za.” Abramjee also announced that registration for the much an-ticipated Crime Stoppers In-ternational (CSI) Conference will open on the 23rd of April. “The CSI conference is com-ing to the African continent, and indeed South Africa, for the first time. We can assure you that it is going to be the biggest and best conference in the history of CSI. Let’s all come together to showcase our country and to find sustainable solutions to our collective ef-forts to curb crime,” he added.

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxterrefused to concede that the title is all but lost following his team's 1-0 loss to Mpumalanga Black Aces on Wednesday at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.The loss meant Chiefs dropped down to sec-ond, three points adrift of Mamelodi Sundowns, as they beat Bloemfon-tein Celtic 1-0 in Pretoria."No its not all lost," said Baxter."But we are making it dif-ficult for ourselves, aren't we? Two 1-0 defeats at

home, that's not the form of a team that has aspirations to win the championship."Chiefs do have a game in hand over Sundowns, and Baxter believed his side would have to be more ruth-less in the remaining match-es if they are to lift the title."In terms of mathemat-ics, it's still a long way to go but we will have to play and show a lot more char-acter than that," said Baxter."We have to apply the killer touch a lot more bet-ter than we did tonight."The Amakhosi mentor said his charges gave away the game to Aces by deviat-

ing from the game plan and losing concentration."I don't think we showed the quality in terms of the technical and mental game to wrestle the game away from Aces," said Baxter."We lost our discipline in the finish and if they didn't score it would have been 0-0."Because of a lack of dis-cipline, we lost our shape and they got the goal, but that's part of the game, and you have to bite the bullet."Black Aces coach Clive Barker, meanwhile, hailed the character of his players."It's wonderful, mar-

vellous. What a perfor-mance," said Barker."They hung in there even when things were tough out there and Chiefs were on top. The boys held on and squeezed something out of it."It's fantastic for the team, the owners and the supporters."Despite the win, Barker said he was disap-pointed by how both teams fluffed chances on the night."I thought there was going to be a lot of goals and I was disappointed by both sides, particularly in the first half."I thought we were a bit pedestrian.

Daniel Slabbert from the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA).

Kaizer Chiefs Head Coach: Stuart Baxter

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Alex TV, stylised as lx TV, has launched as a new TV channel by Sabido Invest-ment Limited’s OpenView HD (OVHD) free-to-air sat-ellite TV platform in South Africa on channel 453.

The TV channel with Lucky Siwela as Chief Execu-tive Officer (CEO) and co-founder revolves around covering and mirroring the life and issues of the vibrant, yet impoverished South African township and “suburb” of Alexandra.More than 900 000 peo-ple call Alex home in the four kilometre radius (one square mile) adjacent to the wealthy Sandton business district of Johannesburg.Alex TV started broadcast-ing exactly a year ago in May 2013 for three hours per day, with a staff of five produc-ers and 10 different shows.Now Alex TV as a South Af-rican community TV station will get broader exposure and be available to a nation-al TV audience since it was launched on OVHD on 1 May at 18:00. The station’s

new slogan is “You have arrived” and programming loops for 24 hours per day.Alex TV is re-launching it’s programming offering and schedule in conjunc-tion with its launch and new availability on OVHD with new shows. Alex TV will also work with jour-nalists from Eyewitness News to help with news and presentation training.Shows on Alex TV include Icon, billed as a “celebra-tion of the heroes and hero-ines that have been leading the quest to develop the township” and presented by Nothemba Sulupha, healthy lifestyle show Booty Curves presented by Shir-ley Mthombeni and Thando Dahza fronting the talk show Girls Prerogrative.Between the Sheets is a show focusing on relation-ships, Tagged is a gossip show and Monate Fela is a music programme.Soon Alex TV plans to add feature films revolving around, depicting and speak-ing about life in Alexandra.

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The LX TV Board with City of Joburg Speaker: Connie Bapela LX TV CEO: Lucky Siwela

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Exactly 20 years ago today, our fi rst democratic Presi-dent took the Oath of offi ce and declared “Never, never and never again shall this beautiful land experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of the world.”

As the whole world watched on May 1Oth to be exact, almost 7, 300 days ago, our freedom became the cel-ebration for the entire world, as our President reached out to friends and foes alike, even going as far as to of-fering praise to the military that once used brutal force to implement the racist policy of apartheid.Ladies and gentlemen, we meet again this year on the 20th anniversary of that historic day when President Mandela took the oath of offi ce to confi rm our country and nation’s commitment to advance our hard earned democratic values.

Two decades ago we affi rmed our dedication to respect-ing and upholding core democratic values including the right of citizens to choose their representatives through regular, free, and fair elections; to equal protection un-der the law; and to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of thought and conscience.

As we celebrate two decades democracy and as we conclude our fi fth democratic national and provincial elections we can affi rm to one another and to the world – democracy is alive and well and thriving in our land.On Wednesday 18 million South Africans stood togeth-er as nation and as they did in 2009, 2004, 1999 and most famously in 1994.There is no more tangible symbol of nationhood and of inclusivity than participation in an election.Even as we make our individual choices, it is a power-ful reminder of what binds us together as a nation and as a people.

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If you live anywhere near Orange Grove or commute along Louis

Botha you’ve surely seen the mass development and construction taking place in the centre of the road. Although no one seems to know what’s happening and many a conspiracy has been spread about what this means for Joburg, it’s still a massive development that needs attention and clarity. It’s called The Corridors of Freedom and was fi rst brought to public attention in Mayor Parks Tau’s State of the City address in May 2013. The idea behind it is that people in Joburg are extremely dispersed and the majority of people live too far away from their jobs. A re-energised public transport system would help to alleviate the problems of poverty within townships such as Alexandra by connecting people more easily to the city. If all goes to plan, Joburg would hopefully be transformed into the world class metropolis it has always hoped to become.“Corridors of Freedom will transform entrenched settlement patterns,” said Tau.

The transport corridors will be focused around the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Offi cials predict that by 2016 the corridors will link Pennyville in Soweto to Perth and Empire roads, and a route along Louis Botha Avenue will be created, linking the CBD to Alexandra township. This will be followed by an extension to Sandton.For many commuters, however, this has become a headache. We all know how long that construction in Auckland Park took and, cutting up Louis Botha; converting it into a one-car lane like those in the CBD, probably inspires more despair than hope. Still, an argument can be made for the necessity of it looking towards the 2040 Growth and Development Strategy for the city.There are often complaints from citizens about how Johannesburg’s current public transport system, apart from the Gautrain, is non-existent. With the eventual establishment of these “Corridors of Freedom”, the city has a chance of refl ecting its international

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counterparts, with a public transport system to rival that of anywhere in the world. Not only will people be more easily able to commute to work but they’ll also be undertaking an urban regenesis programme that will transform the areas that the corridor passes through.Mayor Tau stated that, “along these corridors we will locate mixed income housing, schools, offi ces, community facilities, cultural centres, parks, public squares, clinics and libraries.”The Corridors of Freedom aim to revolutionise public transport in South Africa while also creating new job opportunities and rejuvenating the urban landscape from a developmental perspective. This may bring an end to taxis dominating public transport, replacing them with an effi cient system that everyone wants to commute to work on, and how awesome would that be?Driving along Louis Botha we all see the aging, decaying and decrepit buildings and businesses. With this initiative the infrastructure could be transformed as well. Imagine our city fi nally becoming something to be admired and proud of, everywhere you look. Yes, it will take time, and may be a headache but all you need to do is have optimism and understand that growth occurs organically and takes time. It’s easy to moan and be negative, it’s a South African condition, but what if we could just once embrace the change as good and look to the future rather than the here and now?

Parks Tau

Former President Thabo Mbeki testifi ed at the

Seriti Arms Commission of enquiry along with Former Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel and former Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota who testifi ed at the enquiry.Mbeki was the deputy president of South Africa at the time of the arms deal and chaired the cabinet committee responsible

for signing off on contracts related to it.Government acquired, among other military hardware, 26 Gripen fi ghter aircraft and 24 Hawk lead-in fi ghter trainer aircraft for the air force, and frigates and submarines for the navy through the deal.The commission was set up by President Jacob Zuma in 2011 to investigate the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal.

Mbeki testifi ed at Seriti Commission

Former President Thabo Mbeki

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Former President Thabo Mbeki testifi ed at the

Seriti Arms Commission of enquiry along with Former Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel and former Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota who testifi ed at the enquiry.Mbeki was the deputy president of South Africa at the time of the arms deal and chaired the cabinet committee responsible

for signing off on contracts related to it.Government acquired, among other military hardware, 26 Gripen fi ghter aircraft and 24 Hawk lead-in fi ghter trainer aircraft for the air force, and frigates and submarines for the navy through the deal.The commission was set up by President Jacob Zuma in 2011 to investigate the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal.

Mbeki testifi ed at Seriti Commission

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MEC JACOB MAMABOLO’S PROFILE

Mr Jacob Mamabolo is the MEC (Member of the Executive Commit-tee) of the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs. He is also the Provincial Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and a Provincial Executive Committee member of the African National Congress. MEC Mamabolo has extensive public service and leadership experience accumulated over many years both in senior management positions and political activism.

MEC Jacob Mamabolo’s political consciousness emerged at an early age informed by the harsh political and economic circum-stances of the time. Restless and decisive, he took a decision to be-come a student activist and served as President of the South Af-rican Student Congress (SASCO). He also served as National Co-ordinator of the Young Communist League Steering Commit-tee which later gave birth to the Young Communist League in 2003.

AN EXPERIENCED LEADER AND ENDURING ACTIVIST

After completing high school his profession-al career took shape when he enrolled and studied teaching. His leadership and activ-ism could not go unnoticed, he was elected as the President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) while studying at Mokopane Teachers College. This paved the way for him to take up leadership roles within the teach-ers’ union – South African Democratic Teach-ers Union (Sadtu). After teaching, he went on to study law at the University of Pretoria.

He then worked as a civil servant for over 10 years, starting as an Offi ce Manager for the former Deputy Minister of the Department of Correctional Services. He also worked for the Department of Home Affairs as a Parlia-mentary Liaison Offi cer and rose through the ranks to become the Chief of Staff.

MEC Mamabolo was also appointed Project Manager of the Home Affairs Turn-Around Strategy which is recognised as one of the best practice models in the public sector.

He was also head of the Home Affairs 2010 Soccer World Cup Project. Following his suc-cess in the World Cup, he was then appointed Chief Director responsible for Ports of En-try. Before his current appointment, MEC Mamabolo was head of Change Manage-ment, supporting the Turn-Around Strategy in the National Department of Public Works.

MEC Mamabolo has a passion for education and knowledge. His qualifi cations include a Senior Diploma in Teaching, a degree in law (B. Proc), and a Master’s Degree in Public Ad-ministration. He is also a registered PHD, Pub-lic Administration student with the University of South Africa. MEC Mamabolo has special professional interest in turn-around strategies, change management and project management.

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CAPE Town Mayor Patricia De Lille called the Lwandle Commission of Enquiry a “farce” set up to fi ght the battle the governing ANC party failed to win in the election, reported the Cape Argus on Thursday.

De Lille was speaking at a council meeting. The Commission was set up to establish the circumstances surrounding the forced eviction of residents off SANRAL owned land, near strand, Cape Town,

Lwandle Commission Is Being Abused For Political Gains – De Lille

at the beginning of June.“Having realised they are not in a position to win fair and square at the ballot box, they have decided to try to win by hook or by crook with violence and disruption,” she said.De Lille said the ANC’s attempt to make the Western Cape ungovernable, by destroying property and burning tyres, has already cost the city R20 million.“The ANC will do what it can to create havoc in our city and our province. Instead of allowing for democratic debate it would “lie, cheat, break things and shout to make its voice heard,” she added.

De Lille alleged that the governing party was using the SA Human Rights Commission, Ses’Khona People’s Rights Movement and the Lwandle ministerial inquiry to do its dirty work.“Either the (Commission) does not understand the realities of government in South Africa, or it chooses to ignore it to make political points,” she said.De Lille said the City was being accused of failing to deliver proper sanitation while the same could be said for other areas across the country.“We will… go to Johannesburg, Mandela Bay, Buffalo City and eThekwini

to lay the same complaints with the (Commission)…”“Anyone can say the city has violated the right to basic sanitation, but it must be backed up by facts. We would expect a Chapter 9 institution to be fair and equal to all,” she added.After the evictions, the Democratic Alliance (DA) accused Ses’Khona of orchestrating the evictions as part of an ‘ungovernability” plan in the Western Cape ahead of the 2016 local government elections. The party also accused the organisation of illegally selling private plots of Sanral land to Lwandle residents.According to the Cape

Argus, affi davits from residents submitted to the Commission show Ses’Khona stood to make about R330 000 from selling the plots.ANC’s metro leader, Xolani Sotashe, denied the ANC’s affi liation to Ses’Khona, saying the organisation was an independent NGO and not aligned to any political party.“There is no organisation called the ANC Ses’khona. This is an old song of the mayor to cover up the city’s bias in terms of service delivery.”“It is a defection strategy because the city is not servicing poor communities,” he added.

SOUTH African fi lm ‘Between Friends’, a university reunion movie in the tradition of ‘The Best Man Holiday’ and ‘Madea’s Family Reunion’, opens in cinemas on 15 August. The fi lm features an exciting female cast including Amanda Du Pont, Lihle Dhlomo and Mandisa Nduna.The fi lm tells the story of a group of fi ve university friends who reunite seven years after they graduate at an upmarket game lodge in KwaZulu-Natal. Haunting their reunion is the secret of a wild night they spent together at the very same lodge while still at university. Long buried secrets shared by the old friends are eventually exposed and cause inevitable tension.

Actor Thapelo Mokoena plays Nkanyiso, a suave and successful entrepreneur who is reluctantly attending the reunion with his gorgeous trophy girlfriend played by Du Pont. Du Pont is best known for her role as Thabisile Dlamini in the SABC2 soap opera ‘Muvhango’.Dhlomo plays the role of Linda, a woman tortured by her feelings for a man who belongs to another, while her own fi ancé seems to be taking forever to arrive in her home country. She is best known for her work in theatre and played the role of a nurse in Ronnie Govender’s ‘Botoo’ which premiered at the South African Woman’s Art Festival in 2013.Nduna plays Portia, a woman

constantly at loggerheads with her husband. She has had the leading roles in Mzansi Magic’s ‘Devil in the House’ and ‘Uninvited Woman’, and is described as a household name in ‘Loxion Bioskope’.Each of the three female leads is really beautiful in her own way and they are strong performers,” said the fi lm’s director, Zuko Nodada.“For Mandisa and Lihle it was their fi rst feature fi lm and they both excelled opposite some very seasoned performers. Amanda looks fabulous and brings us that ‘Kardashian’ feel we were after. Lihle as Linda is really the smart ‘girl next door’, and Mandisa’s Portia is sassy and high-maintenance.“We joke that ‘everybody is

Glam SA Film, ‘Between Friends’ Flaunts Top Female Talent

beautiful’ in the fi lm, but we wanted to present an aesthetic that had not yet been explored in local movies,” he added.“Based on the feedback from those who have seen it, the images of gorgeous black women in bikinis swimming in cool blue water on a sunny day is blowing people’s minds. It seems to be an image that young black women fi nd extremely empowering. That sort of reaction was a pleasant surprise.”Nodada said the fi lm’s target market is those who enjoy a good romantic comedy, particularly those who love fi lms like ‘Think like a Man’ and Tyler Perry’s ‘Why did I get Married’ fi lms.

The “Between us” cast

Cape Town Patricia De Lille


The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) plan to lay

counter charges against the police and the Gauteng Legislature after the party’s protest turned violent. According to a report on Eyewitness News EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said the charges of public violence and malicious damage to property do not faze them because it was EFF

members who were injured.“We will also lay charges and if there was any form of violence, it was our members defending themselves against the brutal police,” he was quoted as saying.Hundreds of EFF members marched to the building on Tuesday morning to protest the expulsion of eight party members from the provincial legislature for failure to adhere to the dress code. The members were asked

to leave when they arrived for the sitting dressed in their characteristic red overalls. The EFF overalls reportedly had the word “Asijiki” (we will not go back) written on them. This was considered party insignia and not allowed in the legislature.Tuesday’s protest turned violent as police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the protesters.

EFF to Lay Counter Charges Against Police

ON Friday, 18 July 2014, Anglo American’s coal business invested R450,000 in the upliftment of vulnerable people in the Johannesburg area in honour of Mandela Day. However, their effort to uplift the community did not end there. On Tuesday 22 July 2014, Anglo American’s coal business unit and the Gauteng Department of Education donated computers and other teaching aids to Gordon Primary School in Alexandra as part of Mandela day celebrations. This follows a pledge of R250 000 made by Anglo American on Mandela day last year to assist the school equip its computer

and resource centres. MEC for Education in Gauteng, Honourable Panyaza Lesufi gave a keynote address at this event. These investments included a R150,000 donation to Ikhaya Lethemba, Gauteng’s flagship one-stop centre for abused women and children based in Braamfontein; R150,000 to The Hamlet which meets the needs of intellectually disabled children and adults in Turfontein, and computers to the value of R150,000 for Gordon Primary School in Alexandra. The latter was accepted by Gauteng MEC for Basic Education, Panyaza Lesufi, after learners return to school. Anglo

American coal business also announced further support for the school in the area of information technologyAt the Ikhaya Lethemba CEO of Anglo American’s coal business in South Africa, Themba Mkhwanazi, gave a warm message of support before handing over the donation to MEC of Community Safety Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane. Mkhwanazi said that Anglo American was committed to making a real difference to the socio-economic development of this country, not only on days like Mandela Day, but as part of the ongoing running of its business. “In line with this strategy,

Anglo American’s Coal business pays tribute to Mandela Daywe commit to spending 1.5% of our net profit after tax on community investments that will improve the lives of those living around operations. Over the past five years, this has amounted to more than R400 million,” he said.MEC Nkosi-Malobane. applauded Anglo American’s contribution to Ikhaya Lethemba, saying that through its contribution, victims of rape and abuse of all ages would receive improved care. “The contribution is a wonderful way of giving life to Nelson Mandela’s wish that ordinary people contribute to society in a meaningful way. We appreciate the way in which

the private sector contributes to our programmes to ensure that the legacy of the great statesman continues to live on in all of us. Ikhaya Lethemba has changed and empowered the lives of many and continues to give hope to the hopeless,” she said.Apart from the financial investment, the company’s employees put their weight behind the global movement and helped paint parts of the eight-story building in which the centre is housed. The company’s latest donation to Ikhaya Lethemba brings its total investment to the shelter to close to R1 million since its initial pledge in 2012.To date, funding has been directed towards the

purchase of a 16-seater Quantum to provide transport for children and mothers, the upgrading of the aging building’s plumbing and electrical infrastructure, television sets and DVD players for its expansive residential quarters and specialised equipment for its medical ward. Ikhaya Lethemba, which means ‘Home of Hope’, is a government project that provides support for women and children from across the Gauteng province, who have been sexually, emotionally and physically abused. The shelter can accommodate up to 150 women and children for a period of up to nine months.

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Gauteng Provincial Disaster Management, Gauteng Disaster Management Centre and Region E Regional Director, Liziwe Makoro and Gift of the Givers spent time in Klipfontein View on Mandela Day.Gauteng Provincial Disaster Management Centre assistant director, Aaron Ralatsane said community members from Klipfontein View embraced the chance to celebrate Mandela Day through sport.“We staged soccer matches that were played in remembrance of the late former President Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Food parcels, soccer kits and boots were donated to the soccer players by Gift of the Givers,” he said.“In a bid to sustain the soccer project, the city promised to find ongoing sponsorship

for the soccer teams of the day. President Mandela once said that ‘there are many ways to achieve freedom’, notably, he used sports to unite South Africa as one nation.”City of Joburg Region E’s Liziwe Makoro pointed out in an interview that the city intends to make every day a “Mandela Day”.“As part of the 67 Minutes for Mandela Day campaign, the City of Joburg will be active participants in the development of sports and recreation, bearing in mind other day to day challenges that this community is faced with. The City also plans to engage the community in projects that will encourage them to participate in the development of their community. We want to do away with community members being entirely reliant on government, there are things they can accomplish without the direct aid of government, she added.

The City’s Mandela Day Commemoration

City of Joburg Region E Regional Director Liziwe Makoro and Ragani Achary from Gift of the Givers.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyasa Lesufi receive a check worth R150 000 on be-half of Gordon Primary School in Alexandra presented by Head of public Affairs for Anglo American Coal Business Bheki Khumalo.

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Vincent Tshabalala Trust beneficiaries cleaning the street of their Trust’s name-sake Vincent Tshabalala Road.

Home-mark marking department at the Ratang Bana Day Care at Far East bank in Alexandra.

Gift of the Givers volunteers renovate the Sithandiwe home for the disabled day care on Mandela Day.

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Tshidi Moloi from the Vincent Tshabalala Trust cleaning for the elderly as part of their Nelson Mandela weekend around Alex.

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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reportedly assigned two senior prosecutors to begin prosecuting

motorists that have failed to pay their e-toll bills.According to a report on Eyewitness News, the NPA confi rmed that the two prosecutors had been meeting with SANRAL offi cials to study the cases.The NPA’s Nathi Mncube told EWN that the cases would go to court when the prosecutors were ready.Unsurprisingly, the news has been met with outrage by the Opposition to Urban Tolling

Alliance (OUTA), with OUTA spokesperson Wayne Duvenage saying that SANRAL should wait until the panel set up by Gauteng Premier David Makhura releases its fi ndings.Makhura last week announced a panel of 10 experts to review the impact of the e-tolling system.The panel will look at the socio-economic impact of the system as well as the effect on motorists.The panel will report back on its fi ndings to local government once a month and is set to submit its fi nal report by the end of November.

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WHIZZKID Week forms part of Scooters Pizza’s ongoing commitment to sharing their pizza passion, as well as educating and uplifting children in their local communities.Every year, for one week leading to June (Youth month), Scooters Pizza pays tribute to the youth of South Africa. Scooters Pizza’s Whizzkid Week sees little learners from all over the country trading in their normal school activities for a lesson in pizza making.According to Joseph Mubiru, Store Manager at Scooters Fordsburg, the programme is run on a national basis where each Scooters Pizza store invites children from their local communities to take part in an educational pizza-making tour in the store. The children each make their own pizza and end off the session with a mini pizza party. On the 26th of June 2014, Scooters Pizza Fordsburg Invited learners from Sama Primary School located just next to the store for a pizza-making tour and to enjoy the Pizzas they have made themselves. “This also forms part of making the learning process exciting

for pupils, more especially the children in the foundation phase,” says grade 5 educator, Nasreen Jazbhay. “Whizzkid Week is one of Scooters Pizza’s most successful initiatives pertaining to kids as the focus is on education while the kids still have a lot of fun,” said Scooters Pizza’s MD (Managing Director), Carlo Gonzaga. Children learn about the different ingredients, the vegetables, meat and grains, the hygiene, how to roll the dough and of course the patience needed while waiting for their masterpiece to come out of the oven.Not only is Whizzkid Week educational and fun, but it also forms part of Scooters Pizza’s social responsibility programme. Various children’s homes and welfares are also involved in Whizzkid Week. “Making something from scratch and seeing the delicious results at the end instills a certain amount of pride in these kids which many of them do not get anywhere else, not to mention that some have never even tasted a pizza let alone learnt to make one, Gonzaga said.

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Scooters Pizza Fordsburg stuff share the eff ort of Pizza making with learners from Sama Primary School

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Discovery and 702 Talk Radio hosted the World’s biggest

walking event, the Discovery 702 Walk the Talk, which is hosted each year.With over 55 000 walkers

since 2011, the Walk the Talk event has grown bigger than the Comrades, London and Boston marathons. A fun event for the whole family, Walk the Talk promotes the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle.People from Johannesburg and surrounding areas, took

part in various distances ranging from timed 20km, 5km and 8km fun walks respectively. This year, the Discovery 702 Walk took place on 27 July 2014, where 20 years of democracy was converted into a 20 km fun walk as tribute to Nelson Mandela Day and 20 years of

a democratic South Africa.As always, Walk the Talk is about giving back to others, as much as it about getting healthy for ourselves.As part of giving back, Discovery has pledged a donation of R10 from every full-price entry which would go towards a community

legacy project which will uplift an area directly affected by the Walk route, and encourage the people of Joburg to get active, and improve their health.The 702 Walk the Talk was in partnership with, Discovery, JMPD (Johannesburg Metro Police Department),

JRA (Johannesburg Road Agency), EMS (Emergency Medical Services), Altech Netstar, Joburg City Parks, Joburg Water, Rand Athletic Club, Park View SAPS, the Off Road Rescue Unit and more than 1000 temporary staff who marshalled and manned the hydration points.

20 years of democracy fun walk

Walkers anxiously wait at the starting line of the 702 and Discovery Walk the Talk

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