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“We will not

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rooms to be

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By Mzukona Mantshontsho

What started out as normal working day ended

in flames and blocked roads in Cosmo City. All

this because of backrooms having been demol-

ished by the Red Ants division in extension 6 on

Miami Drive.

The angry residents could not be held back as

they forcibly and unconditionally through stones

and told the Red Ants to leave the place. Police

were called to the scene but the angry residents

could not be stopped. A stand-off ensured on

South Africa Drive between the SAPS and the

angry residents. The angry residents chased the

police away and blocked the whole of South Af-

rica Drive from extension 6 until Shoprite Check-

ers.

The angry mob had the intentions of closing-off

Malibongwe Drive and causing Cosmo City to

come to a standstill. A truck delivering chicken

at the KFC branch at the Shoprite was looted by

the angry crowd.

The SAPS that had been called to the scene

came prepared and started firing rubber bullets

to stop the crowds and disperse the crowds.

The backrooms demolishing issue is not a new

one. In previous weeks the angry residents went

on strike to seek answers from the Ward 100

Councillor Annacletta „Nonny‟ Raphatha. In her

defense, the ward councillor said the residents

had been sent on an induction course about

how to maintain the RDP houses that had they

received from government. She further said that

the residents had been told that if they were to

build any backrooms, those backrooms should

be approved and be built according to plan.

The issue of demolishing doesn‟t seem to have

ended; we are yet to see more disruptions in

Cosmo City.Cosmo City (the first public private

partnership worth R3.5Billion in South Africa).

Cosmo City emerged out of an urgent need to

provide accommodation for the informal settlers

of Zevenfontein and Riverbend who had been

illegally occupying privately owned land 25km

North West of Johannesburg CBD. The school

was given the name S‟godiphola Secondary

School by the informal settlers who moved to

Cosmo City.

Speaking to the angry crowds, the following re-

sponses were received: “We refuse to be bullied

by the councilor and the department of housing

about the backrooms, we are unemployed and

the backrooms are the only source of income for

us,” said Joseph Mulaudzi.

“We will not allow for these backrooms to be de-

molished, we got building material on loan from

Build-It, we using the rent from these backrooms

to pay-off our loans,” said Maria Ngcobo. This

issue will remain a bone of serious contention,

sadly enough.


Illegal dumping in Cosmo City happens on a

daily basis that one wonders whether the com-

munity leadership and residents will ever get rid

of this bad habit.

Illegal dumping is the disposal of waste gener-

ated at one location and disposed of at another

location without legal permission of the property

owner or the City of Johannesburg, in violation

of the public health by-laws - this includes the

disposal of trash, tyres, garden refuse, builder‟s

rubble, furniture, appliances and other waste

materials.

We recently spoke randomly to ward 100 com-

munity members about their thoughts and feel-

ings on dumping in Cosmo City. “We have is-

sues in the community of individuals dumping

any wastes being cleaned from private house-

holds around Cosmo City into our community,”

they said.

Asked about some solutions they had in mind,

they said: “We need street and block commit-

tees; we need equipment for the street and

block committees to be visible to the commu-

nity. We plead with Cllr Annacletta „Nonny‟

Raphatha to deploy us as she cannot do all

these things alone, she must involve us and we

can come with solutions together”.

There is a direct link between illegal dumping

and health. Illegal dumping sites are excellent

breeding grounds for germs that cause numer-

ous illnesses. Bottles and tins can cause cuts

and bruises that do not heal. Certain foodstuffs

become poisonous when left in the open – ille-

gal dumping sites pose a fire hazard.

Bubonic plague and myrine typhus fever are

transmitted from infected rats to humans by

fleas. Domestic rodents can potentially spread

salmonella that causes food poisoning through

their droppings. Rodents cause damage by

gnawing and burrowing. Report illegal dumping

at Environmental Health @ 011-761 0206 or

JMPD @ 011 – 490 1547.

The following fines apply for Illegal Dump-

ing:

Dumping by means of a vehicle –R1000,

Dumping by means of a wheelbarrow –R500,

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Cosmo Voice


Bullying in schools is a problem that is not re-

ceiving the attention it deserves. Schools are a

microcosm for society as a whole.

Power imbalances of this kind flourish in societal

systems that favour the strong over the less

popular and the advantaged over the disadvan-

taged. Bullying in schools continues to happen

because of this, where the bullies have a field

day over the more introverted, less high profile

learners that are guilty of nothing but being their

unassuming selves.

Teachers have a hard time diagnosing the un-

derlying issues behind bullying in schools be-

cause the perpetrators are often popular and

master manipulators. Victims on the other hand,

are normally passive and insecure with few

friends or supporters.

Learners, teachers, parents and the community

at large should stand up and fight against bully-

ing so that we have safer schools and learners

are able to learn in a conducive environment. I

heard of a campaign called „Adopt a Police‟,

which involved police patrolling around the des-

ignated school and making sure schooling hap-

pens smoothly.

Unfortunately, bullying continues after school

years- in politics, neighbourhood gangs, domes-

tic violence in homes and in the workplace.

Some of it is crude and blatant and in other

cases it is covert and sophisticated. Unfortu-

nately, societal and organizational failure to pro-

tect victims against tormentors has often led to

dire and regrettable consequences.

Usually, reality is such that structures and proc-

esses that are put in place to deal with such

occurrences are either dysfunctional or manipu-

lated by those entrusted with implementation.

The Gauteng Department of Education has

made its plea to principals, educators and par-

ents to take reports of bullying seriously. “I

would want to make an appeal to all principals,

educators and parents in the province: if you are

aware that bullying is taking place at a school,

or have a complaint from your children, please

take these instances seriously. The use of cell-

phones and internet technology in bullying,

known as cyber-bullying, is new, schools should

be aware of these,” warns Gauteng Education

MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

Learners should not be scared to report any

form of bullying at school.

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Human rights are interlinked and

interdependent rights intrinsic to all

human beings without any discrimi-

nation of nationality, ethnic origin,

sex, religion, language, cast and

creed or any other status, as stated

by the United Nations (UN).

The damage and loss of valuable

human lives in the Second World

War was a serious wake-up call in a

way, for the entire human race. In

1945, the founding member coun-

tries of the newly established UN,

joined hands to draft many solid

laws to promote and protect the pri-

mary human rights of its citizens.

South Africa is a member of the

UN.

The beginning of March 2015 was

the 60th day in the calendar and the

beginning of Human Rights Moth in

South Africa, leaving us with about

305 days to take a good look at and

critically assess ourselves on pro-

moting and protecting human rights.

Human Rights Activist Advocate

Sipho Mantula once made a couple

of suggestions for us as a country:

“As a society, we do agree that we

are in an appalling State and we

should critically look at the service

delivery protests in our country and

begin to engage in dialogue as to

why they are happening. We also

need to look at the Xenophobic at-

tacks that gripped our country in

May 2008, the recent lootings and

intimidation of foreign shop-owners

in Soweto and a couple of other

townships, and how those can be

reduced and avoided,” he said.

“We agree that International Laws

have been signed on basic human

rights to humanity (food, shelter,

education, life, human dignity, de-

velopment, peace and freedom of

movement). The question is, do we

have the political will to uphold and

protect these human rights?”

“The fact that we have over 15 mil-

lion South Africans receiving grants,

suggests that even at our schools,

children should be taught about

their human rights and civil servants

need to understand what human

rights are, said Advocate Mantula.

The Sharpeville Massacre is re-

membered annually on 21 March in

South Africa as Human Rights Day.

In order to pay tribute to the 69

men, women and children who lost

their lives on that day, it is essential

that we have an understanding of

the context in which the event oc-

curred. The year 1960 was a fateful

year in the history of South Africa,

and one that was to be inherently

steeped in racial conflict.

Although the protest was antici-

pated, no one could have predicted

the consequences and the reper-

cussions this would have for South

African and World politics. The

demonstrations in Sharpeville were

mainly concerned with voicing pro-

tests against pass laws. These

pass books included a photograph,

details of a person‟s place of birth,

employment records, tax payments

and any criminal record. These

laws effectively limited freedom of

movement, as pass books had to

contain stamps providing official

proof that the particular person had

permission to be in whichever ur-

ban area they were visiting.

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We live in a country where the un-

employment rate rose to 25.2% in

the fourth quarter of 2014 com-

pared to 23.9% in the fourth quarter

of 2013, according to Statistics

South Africa

With two thirds of the population in

South Africa being the youth, it is

very disturbing that 70% of the

youth is unemployed, according to

the SADC Youth Parliament.

A Youth Club in Cosmo City went a

step further and invited the National

Youth Development Agency

(NYDA) to run a workshop on Job

Preparedness. This workshop was

a confidence booster to those

young people that attended and

those that we spoke to as a publica-

tion.

Donna Rachelson, Branding and

Marketing Innovator and author of

the book entitled, “Branding and

Marketing You”, had the following

tips to add to working for that dream

company you want:

“Side-step the Human Resources

Department: Although all employ-

ment opportunities are supposed to

be routed through HR, you‟re sure

to end up in a crowd of other candi-

dates. Rather research the com-

pany's website and find the best

units or divisions where you might

find work opportunities. Then, use

LinkedIn to identify people within

those departments who would have

the power to hire you. Target these

people.

“Forget the Curriculum Vitae;

Write a Personal Letter: Although

it‟s common practice to send cur-

riculum vitae, you don‟t want to end

up in the pile of other resumes –

you want to seem uncommon and

special. Send a short personalized

letter. Begin with a valid business

reason for contacting the person.

For example, “I know that as the

Chief Information Officer you‟re

looking to optimise your sales and

distribution models. I have been

doing this for five years at Company

X). Then briefly list your strengths

and achievements, making sure

they‟re relevant to the job you want,

and highlight the value you can

add. End with suggesting that you

have a conversation in person.

“Be Strategic: If you really want to

work at this company, you need to

be prepared to put in the effort. Tar-

get key individuals and find ways to

meet and grow relationship with

them. Make sure you identify their

needs, and show them how you can

help them with solutions, even if it

means getting involved i a short-

term project as a starting point.

Show initiative and enthusiasm to

bring value to the table. Your per-

sistence and willingness will pay off.

“I know this will feel uncomfortable

to most – it‟s not how we‟re used to

job-seeking. But if you‟re smart and

committed, you can make this ap-

proach work by setting yourself

apart from your competition,” she

concluded.

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Cosmo Voice


On February 19 1990, Nelson Rolihlahla Man-

dela at the age of 72 years was issued with his

first passport after being incarcerated in Robben

Island for 27 years.

A passport is a document issued by a national

government, which certifies, for the purpose of

international travel, the identity and nationality of

its holder. The elements of identity are name,

date of birth, sex, and place of birth.

A passport allows one to see the world, learn

about other nations, their cultures and the way

they do things. Hopefully a passport also allows

one to gain knowledge and expand one‟s hori-

zons and remove all stereotypes one might have

about other nations and people groups.

Lillian Ngoyi was known as "the mother of the

black resistance" in South Africa. She served as

President of the Women's league of the African

National Congress (ANC). The South African

government declared her a "banned person" in

the mid-1960‟s. This meant that her movements

and contacts were restricted and she could not

be quoted in the press. Ngoyi lived under the

banning order for 16 years.

In the 1970‟s Professor Julia Wells, a historian

at Rhodes University in South Africa, inter-

viewed Ngoyi about when she was invited to

Europe to attend an international women‟s con-

ference in 1955, but because of apartheid law

battled to get a passport to attend.

“Being unable to get a passport seriously jeop-

ardised her chances. So she and the ANC lead-

ers tried to overcome this by every means possi-

ble. She finally travelled on an airplane, using a

very official-looking document produced by

Oliver Tambo‟s legal offices in lieu of a pass-

port,” recounted Dr. Wells.

“Amazingly, this took her everywhere including

the Soviet Union, China, England, and Ger-

many. This journey was the highlight of her life

as she often made reference to the things that

she had learnt and seen from it. When she ar-

rived back in South Africa, she rolled her tummy

on the ground in sheer joy to be back home.

This gives an indication of how much a pass-

port, or the denial of it might have meant in

those days. Without it, African people were liter-

ally prisoners within the country. With it, the

whole world opened to them and they could

hear first-hand information of what conditions

were like in South Africa. So I have no doubt it

was quite an emotional moment for Nelson Man-

dela to get his passport”.

The Bill of Rights (Chapter 2, section 21) states

clearly that freedom of movement and associa-

tion is a God given right to everyone in South

Africa: – “Everyone has the right to freedom of

movement. Everyone has the right to leave the

Republic. Every citizen has the right to enter, to

remain in and to reside anywhere in, the Repub-

lic. Every citizen has the right to a passport”.

To me this is one of the fundamental basic hu-

man rights and should be respected and upheld

at all times without fear, favour, discrimination

and or prejudice. Otherwise human beings will

be prisoners in their own countries.

Ronald Kwenda, a Zimbabwean national living

in South Africa for a couple of years now, recalls

how at first it was so difficult for him to even

open bank account as he did not have „proper

identity‟. He had to be paid in cash every month.

With the help of a letter from his employer stat-

ing that he was a permanent staff member, he

was able to eventually get a work permit and an

official passport to travel freely in and out of

South Africa.

“All I had prior to coming to South Africa was a

visa document that expired every six months,

requiring me to go back home (Zimbabwe) and

justify my intentions to stay in South Africa, and

these visas took days and months to get. I am

happy to say that I do not have trouble traveling

now and staying in the country (South Africa)

and working hard for my family and child. I abso-

lutely have no trouble now renewing my pass-

port and visa documentation to stay in the coun-

try. I can safely say now that having proper

documentation to stay in a particular country is

extremely vital. I can also encourage other Zim-

babwean nationals in South Africa to follow in

my example to approach their places of employ-

ment and be honest about the troubles they face

and how they can be solved, so that they can

work effectively without worries of lack of „proper

documentation,” said Mr. Kwenda.

Noliza Ndabandaba, who is originally from

Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

stayed in Swaziland from the early 1960s into

the 1990s with her exiled parents from the Pan

Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC). As a fam-

ily, they used a temporal residence permit that

covered the parents and all minor children and

needed to be renewed every three years, at a

price.

“I could not have access to a passport then as I

was regarded as being „state-less‟ as we were in

Swaziland as political asylum seekers, regard-

less of us children being born there (Swaziland).

The fact that our parents were asylum seekers

was enough to exclude us as children to get any

travel documents.”

“All of this became very painful when I needed

to go overseas to do my Masters degree in Edu-

cation in Canada in the year 1988. Through rig-

orous negotiations between the government of

Swaziland, the PAC representatives and the

United Nations (UN) office in Swaziland, I was

given a UN document, that could allow me to go

and study for the two-year period and return to

Swaziland immediately after that. This UN docu-

ment was boldly written that I was indeed state-

less. As much as I accepted the document, I

broke down and cried because I was called

state-less, that was extremely painful,” The ex-

perience back then, did and still does remind of

the effects of Apartheid and the displacement of

people from their countries and being treated as

„non-human‟,” says Noliza.

Perhaps all South Africans who can, ought to

apply for passports and visit other African coun-

tries and the rest of the world and see the condi-

tions in those countries as a way of understand-

ing some of the challenges in the rest of the

world, so that we could avoid some of the Xeno-

phobic abuses and name calling. This could go

a long way in helping us have a unified African

continent, and the world. The looting and intimi-

dation of foreign shop-owners in Soweto at the

beginning of the year reminded us of the xeno-

phobic attacks we experienced in 2008. We

have foreign shop-owners in Cosmo City; we

just hope we never have to experience any loot-

ing and intimidation of foreign shop-owners.

I got my first passport at the age of 16 with no

trouble. I went into Home Affairs with the neces-

sary documents, filled in the relevant application

forms and paid the fee and exactly six weeks

later, was back to collect. I have been to four

countries in the southern Africa to play sport,

visiting friends and just having fun. I am hoping

use it to do my MBA in the United Kingdom in

2013.

The freedom to travel that was given to Nelson

Mandela in February 1990, should be given to

all individuals and communities on the African

continent.


Freedom to Travel for Mandela, could be freedom for ALL -

Thoughts on passports and how the ability to travel should be a basic human right

The late former president Nelson Mandela

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Cosmo Voice

Mzukona Mantshontsho

The Cosmo City Filling Station in exten-

sion 8 should be open for business by

end of May 2015 if the construction

company MRW Projects has anything

to do with it.

Speaking to Safety Manager Neville

Robinson at the station, he said: “We

are leaving the site on Thursday 2 April

2015 since we started on 20 October

2014. We are done with the station, as

soon Eskom secures electricity, the fill-

ing station should be up and running,

hence we are saying, end of May,” he

added.

Speaking to one employee on site

Gladys Tlhapa, she said, “local employ-

ees were hired by MRW Projects, we

are thankful for the jobs; it has been a

great experience”.



South Africa is a society that has been

led to believe that fat, any fat, is bad

for you and should be avoided at all

costs.

But fats are vitally important for the

day-to-day functioning of our bodies.

The truth about fats is not a simple

matter of good and bad, but that not all

fats are equal. These were the words of

Dr. Jane Badham, a member of the

Ministry of Health‟s Food Legislation

Advisory Group, at a lecture entitled:

“The magic bullet for weight loss”.

Badham further added salt to wound by

saying that the World Health Organisa-

tion had declared obesity a disease. So

why are we as society failing to over-

come the problem? Obesity is a global

epidemic on the increase, but we still

find dieticians, psychologists, and

physical therapists working in isola-

tion, instead of pooling their resources

and working on a holistic approach to

healthy living.

In addition, Badham said that being

overweight is regarded as an issue of

lack of discipline by society in general,

and this has led to discrimination

against obese people. Then they give

up the fight.

The lack of understanding of the health

risks of swinging from normal weight

to obesity has led to the notion of diet-

ing as a quick solution, as opposed to

eating in a balanced way, and people

relinquish control to these diets without

questioning them. She argued that the

actual relationship between food and its

effects has not been placed into per-

spective when individuals decide to go

on a diet. There is no honesty about the

life-long changes they have to make,

and people often lack the motivation to

stay with these changes.

There‟s little acceptance of realistic

goal-setting, so individuals believe in

the „magic bullet‟. Badham said there‟s

also a lack of product research avail-

able to individuals to enable them to

make informed decisions about diets.

No one knows if a particular diet can

be used for life. So, the answer is

NO!!! The magic bullet for weight loss

does not exist. The winning strategy for

Badham is not dieting, but

“E.A.T.W.E.L.L”.

E stands for eating anything you enjoy,

A stands for having the right attitude, T

stands for the diet being totally the in-

dividuals choice, W stands for weight

loss, E stands for exercise, L stands for

lifestyle adaptation and L stands for

life-long commitment.

Stay Healthy and Happy eve-

ryday with top 12 Health

Tips

Eat five fresh fruit and vegetables

every day;

Eat less sugar and salt;

Practice safe sex and use a condom

correctly and consistently;

Get 30 minutes of exercise at least

five days a week;

Wash your hands with soap and

water every time you use the

toilet and before you eat;

Drink at least eight glasses of

clean, safe water a day;

Remember to take your medicine

as prescribed by your doctor;

Cough near your elbow or cover

your mouth with a tissue and

throw it away;

If you are sick, go to the nearest

clinic to get treated before it

gets worse;

Stop smoking and substance abuse;

Drink sensibly;

Know your numbers: Blood pres-

Fat facts: Shooting Down the magic bullet theory

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When planning to get married in

the near future, it‟s important to

consider shopping around for the

best savings instrument in the

market. For those whose customs

dictate the payment of Lobola, the

cost implication is even higher.

Phala Modise, Financial Advisor

at Gradidge Mahura Investments,

says “When deciding to get mar-

ried, it‟s also important to map out

a plan of how it‟s likely to impact

your finances in the short and

long-term. For example, when

planning to get married in 3 years

time, and the kind of wedding you

are aiming for costs about R100,

000 in current Rand terms, this

value can escalate by about 6%

considering inflation.

The need to save is more impor-

tant for those who need to pay

Lobola in addition to the costs of

the actual weeding. As a first

step, one should shop advice for

and a savings vehicle that is

aligned with their goal. South Afri-

can banks and investment

houses have various products

that can be used for savings for

short and medium to long term

goal such as unit trusts, savings

accounts, fixed deposit accounts

and money market accounts”.

“However, it‟s important to note

that each savings instrument op-

erates differently and will there-

fore deliver different results‟. Sav-

ing does not always have to be

through a financial services insti-

tution, some people use stokvels

as a means of saving. As a mem-

ber of a stokvel, you receive a

sum of money in cash from a

group of members as rotational

payments are made to each

member on a monthly basis.

While it‟s tempting to use the

cash, the recipient can save the

money through a fixed deposit

bank account, which offers higher

interest rates than an ordinary

bank account. For those who

have a larger appetite for saving,

money markets is a good place to

start.

“Investing in money markets

means investing directly into

cash, a money market fund pools

all invested cash and invests this

in various money market instru-

ments. Returns on money mar-

kets are largely dependent or

governed by interest rate levels.

In other words, if the interest rate

is high money markets will deliver

favourable returns but in a low

interest rate environment the

gains will be slimmer.

For example, if R1000 was in-

vested into a money market fund

over the last 18 months, assum-

ing no withdrawals were made,

the invested amount would have

grown by 9.86% and the total re-

turn in Rand terms would be

R98.07. Not bad, given that bank

savings account rates are sitting

below 5% per annum. “Due to

their short-term nature, money

market investments require an

investment horizon of no more

than 18 months,” says Modise.

Some unit trusts are useful in-

vestment tools for long term sav-

ings as investments into these

products take longer to accumu-

late decent returns as they are

invested directly into equities,

which means volatility is high but

over an extended period of time

returns are likely to be higher.

If planning to get married someday, start saving

for Lobola now!

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Player of the week

Name: Tankiso Matlhara

Date of Birth; 10 December, 2004

Present Extension: Cosmo City, extension 4, El Salvador

Crescent.

Present School: Grade 5, Tirisano Moogo Primary School

Present Team: Real Gunners FC Under 13

Favourite Local Team: Kaizer Chiefs FC

Favourite Player: Bernard Parker

Favourite International Team: FC Barcelona

Favourite International Player: Lionel Messi

Easter Soccer challenge is one of many to follow The inaugural Cosmo City Easter soccer

challenge was the beginning of many

tournaments to follow says the organiser

Willie Kwena Matlala. The one day tour-

nament was held at the Cosmo City

Multipurpose centre stadium on Sun-

day ,05 April. The playoffs were planned

to keep those who did not travel during

the Easter weekend entertained. “ Our

main purpose for this tournament was to

provide some entertainment for soccer

lovers who remained in Cosmo City dur-

ing Easter holiday and also to give a

platform to young people to showcase

their talents” he explained . Matlala says

his intention is to expose young people

with talents as well as keep them away

from substance abuse. Willie as affec-

tionately known, grew up in Limpopo

and he says, during Easter holidays in

the villages there are soccer tourna-

ments that they attend and a lot of local

talent is exposed there. Matlala also

runs a soccer academy called Cosmo

Eagles FC. His team also participated in

the one day tournament. The Academy

has under 13, 15 and 19 teams. A for-

mer soccer player himself matlala in-

tends to develop soccer further in

Cosmo city and surrounding areas but

requires assistance with resources. He

is also planning to award his players for

the great the great work they are doing.

The event is planned for May. The

awards will be followed by a gala dinner

involving the players parents. Matlala is

asking for a sponsorship for the event to

be a success. Call him on 079 4600

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Kaizer Chiefs Midfielder Reneilwe

Letsholeyayane attended the

game on last Saturday

Easter Soccer challenge organiser

Willie Kwena Matlala

Player of the week Tankiso Matlala

Eagles players with Kaizer Chiefs Midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane

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Sport Soccer match

ends in fist

fight An exciting game of football be-

tween BelairSpar and Bridgetown

FC had to be abandoned 10 minutes

before the final whistle due to play-

ers from either side punching and

kicking each other. A game that had

produced some of the best goals,

was stopped when a Spar Belair

player shoved and kicked a Bridge-

town player.

Then the ill tempered game degen-

erated into a wrestling match.

Bridgetown was leading 4-1 at the

time. Kicking and punching was

allegedly started by Spar striker

Brian on the far side of the pitch.

Earlier in the game two players had

to be taken apart after a tackle from

behind outside the penalty box saw

a Spar player fall hard on the

ground. He immediately stood up

and charged towards Bridgetown

defender.

In the second half, Spar was also

awarded a dubious penalty by the

substitute referee who came on after

the original match official left in a

huff following a heated argument

with a Spar player who allegedly

called him names. The referee was

blamed for making wrong calls.

On realising the game couldn't con-

tinue, Bridgetown players de-

manded their winnings, saying that

it was not their fault the game did

not finish properly. However, the

resolute Spar coach refused to give

them the money. They had to settle

for their contributions despite lead-

ing the game 4-1 before it was

stopped.

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Cosmo Chelsea FC was

crowned the inaugural

champions of the maiden

Easter Soccer Challenge

at the Cosmo city multi

purpose centre on Sun-

day. They beat local ri-

vals Cosmo Killers 4-3

on penalties in a thrilling

final played in front of a

handful spectators. The

teams went to penalties

after drawing the match 2

-2. Both sets of players

managed to score two

penalties apiece during

the rushed shootout and

went into sudden death at

2-2. At some stage we

thought the game would

never come to an end as

the teams showed they

are equal in strength. It

was the exciting Chelsea

player coach Sbue Shakes

Mncube who scored the

winning penalty. Chelsea

goal minder Wonga

Mbendle also provided an

excellent save to win the

man.

Sbue also scored the sec-

ond goal of the match

five minutes after coming

on the tired striker No-

bert. The goal was an in-

dividual effort as he drib-

bled past Killers backline

before scoring a beautiful

goal. Chelsea were the

first to score through

striker Desire’s header

after connecteing a

Sphindile corner kick in

the 11nth minute of the

first half. Chelsea scored

their second before half

time, thanks to a goal by

shakes Mncube who led

from the front. However,

due to lack of concentra-

tion killers scored a goal a

minute later. The goal as

as a result of relentless

attacking by Killers for-

wards. After the goal Kill-

ers continued probing

until they were rewarded

with a second goal in the

dying minutes of the sec-

ond half. Their goal was

scored by their hardwork-

ing striker Rogers from a

Joe`s assist. The game

ended 2 all draw.

In the first semifinal Kill-

ers beat Antiqua 1-0 to

advance to the final. The

second semifinal was a

one sided affair with

Chelsea dictating the

terms. They scored two

goals in the first half

through their tall striker

Nobert Mukwanazi . The

writing was on the wall

for Cosmo Eagles ten

minutes later when Tony

Makhura scored the sec-

ond goal that left the hap-

less eagles without any

answers.

“We were a better team

on the day and deserved

to win” said Chelsea

player coach shakes.

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