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A staggering R1, 5 million fund earmarked for the construction of a

community hall in Mogogelo village in the North West Province has evaporated into thin air and pensioners receiving their payout under a tree live in fear of not receiving their monthly pension grants.

National Freedom Party (NFP) Councillor in the Moretele Local Municipality, Mr. Jan Mosupye, has revealed that the municipality mayor, Mr. Sello Lehari, had confirmed in a community meeting held in Bosplaas last year that the R1, 5 million had vanished “into thin air” and that the funds for the community hall project had been misappropriated by the service providers.

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Pensioners are paid under a treeMOSUPYE ALSO claimed that Lehari advised that “we can apply appropriate legal measures if we had the capacity to do so”.

Mosupye said his party had written a letter to the municipality highlighting the plight of the Mogogelo pensioners and inquiring about the R1.5 million as well as the service providers.

“Receipt of the letter was

acknowledged by the municipal manager and there was absolutely nothing done to address the problem. The municipality refused to reveal the name of the service provider,” said Mosupye.

“In 2006, the former councillor Mrs. Gladys Mboweni, called a meeting of all the residents and informed that the municipality was going to build a community hall for them. They even asked the community to choose a suitable site for the erection of the building. A

document showing municipality resolutions indicate that payments were made to service providers,” said Mosupye.

“As the councillor of the NFP, I was tasked to approach the municipal manager to inquire about what happened to the R1.5 million which was supposed to have been used to build a community hall for the residents of Mogogelo. We should not be getting problems with Sassa right now, the pensioners should have been accommodated in the community hall,” said

Mosupye.“The elderly folks were

usually getting their pension under a tree, just behind the Mosidi Supermarket, where there is no provision for chairs or shelter. I have gone to the extent of hiring a venue from a local church, of which the costs thereof are being paid from my own pocket,” added Mosupye.

Mosupye said residents were having a pressing problem with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) who are complaining that they can

no longer manage to provide pension payouts under such appalling conditions, especially during rainy seasons because the machines they use are not water resistant, adding that; “Sassa is threatening to pull out”

Spokesperson of the municipality, Mr Mothupi Malebye, could not be reached for comment. . But Mosupye said when Malebye was interviewed on television news bulletin; he denied any knowledge of the misappropriation of the R1.5 million.

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The winds of change have once again blown into the corridors of Madibeng Local Municipality. The windstorm has blown away Acting Mayor Ms Matshidiso Mangoathe and ushered in Councillor Jostina Mothibe as the new Executive Mayor of the embattled council.

Mothibe was officially handed the reign and sworn in by Magistrate Sechaba Tsoeute, after the resignation of Mangoathe during a special council meeting.

Mangoathe has been

appointed the Speaker of Council. She was at the helm of the municipality after the embarrassing exit of the then Mayor Poppy Magongwa who was forced to tender her resignation because of her failure to deal decisively with the recent violent water crisis that hit Mothotlung and claimed three lives. Mangoathe succeeds Councillor Douglas Maimane.

In her acceptance speech she said; “I am very humbled by the trust shown in me by the African National Congress for bestowing upon me the responsibility to represent its

collective governance mandate at this municipality serving in the position of the Executive Mayor.

“We need to understand that those of us who have been given the special privilege to lead and serve the people; we must accept and discharge such responsibilities with honesty, dignity and humility. Above all, in discharging such responsibility we should bear in mind that our communities are reluctantly becoming impatient when their rights of receiving basic services are being delayed,” added Mothibe.

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all of us to collectively work together for the benefit of the people of Madibeng and strength community participation in our programs. This will be actively be done by adopting the ‘Setsokotsane’ Programme to wipe service delivery challenges where ever they occur,” she added.

A statement issued by the African National Congress North West Provincial Secretary, Mr Dakota Legoete, reads; “The Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) considered the long outstanding mayoral position of Madibeng Local Municipality, the discussions were guided by Resolution number 57 of Polokwane which confines

the PEC to consider only three names submitted by the region. The PEC has therefore recommended that comrade Jostina Mothibe to be the mayor of Madibeng Local Municipality. The PEC has expressed confidence in the ability of this comrade who will be at the helm of local government to advance the ANC’s commitments on service delivery and advance its transformation agenda.”

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She has hammered very hard the head of the last nail on the coffin and now the nation must carry it to the grave so deep that

nobody will be able to salvage the truth. Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has acknowledged that this country needs a long term solution for the escalating unemployment crisis and the visionary Zulu urges that we need to discard the mentality of perpetuating the production of job-seekers and rather we should create a nation of entrepreneurs. The publishers of this newspaper, Versatile Media Institute, provides free basic journalism training and newspaper production to unemployed youth in the areas of our operation and over the years we have trained a significant number of youngsters of which all of them are employed some at media houses such as Avusa and Media 24. Those who have followed our advice to become media establishment owners have started their own online publications. There is absolutely no reason after 20 years of democracy for young people to blame apartheid for their failures and lack of initiative. Every government in the world has its flaws and the South African government is no exception. But the democratic dispensation has definitely created massive opportunities for its citizenry; free RDP houses and the child support grant are just a few of such opportunities which were unheard of during the apartheid era. Some of our young people tend to be myopic and expect the government to wake them up from their sleep, help them out of bed, and help them to think what they can do for themselves. It is not a secret that this lot lacks initiative and imagination, they find great comfort in loitering at street corners in the townships, sniffing all sorts of drugs and start whining about how the government is not doing anything for them, how it has failed them, whereas, in fact, they have failed the government. We couldn’t agree more with Minister Zulu that the government should consider teaching entrepreneurship education from primary school level right through higher education institutions because such a curriculum will encourage our learners to become job creators and not job seekers as it is the case. We are not sure if both the Ministries of Basic Education and Higher Education share this vision.

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By Thabo Mooke

The awareness around Women’s Month is one of the milestones this

country needs to celebrate majestically. The brave and courageous South African women from all walks of life who walked in unison to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to dare Prime Minister J.G. Strydom’s repressive pass laws was a showcase of the tonic that God had sprinkled over the bodies of women over the years.

Growing up in a single parent household had given me the opportunity to observe the strength of my loving dear mother in turbulent times when she would brave any threatening situation to protect her children. An obedient and God fearing no-nonsense woman who took up the challenge when rubbed the wrong way.

The 20 000 women who 58 years ago had enough from the apartheid government and exhibited a spirited resilience of women hence the lyric of their song as they stood before the steps of South Africa’s power house; Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo. But did their fellow patriarch spices draw any lessons from these mothers, aunts and sisters? I do not think so.

In my childhood days I observed with sadness and a pang of anger how women, my mother’s age and younger, were being physically abused by their drunken or jealousy obsessed spouses. Some of these female victims would have their clothes completely ripped off in day light by their husbands while their children are hysterically screaming and watching helplessly. Often

hapless neighbours would stand in their yards watching the spectacle as the woman would be running half naked to a sympathetic neighbour to seek refuge. If you grew up in townships like Mamelodi or Alexandra you will know that this is not a movie script, but a factual feature that was common on weekends in these areas.

Though this kind of blatant comical abuse of women seems to have died, it has however being transformed into another form that is more violent. Countless women now die violently in the hands of people who purport to love them. There is no doubt that some demented men in our society are reversing the gains of the women of 1956 to 116 years.

And one such man is none

Dr Suzan Oelofse, South Africa’s ‘go-to’ person when it comes to waste-related issues. Oelofse officially took her place as the President of the Institute of Waste Management Southern Africa (IWMSA) from 01 July 2014, with a vision to better the country as a whole in the way waste is dealt with.

other than the disgraced former National Commissioner of Police, Jackie Selebi. In his corruption riddled brains when this country was at the verge of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he was on television advocating for the legalisation of prostitution because of the hordes male soccer fans that would be coming to this country. Absurd! Thinking that Selebi’s call would die a natural death, how wrong I was. Similar calls re-emerged from other quarters of our society.

Yes, South Africa is a democratic and free country, but such calls send a cold chill down my spine because of simple reasons; we have just been emancipated from dehumanising apartheid laws, the nation is dusting

itself off the filth of these laws and trying to heal from the excruciating wounds inflicted on us by people who perceived us to be lesser than them. Are such bizarre calls not a reversal of the gains of the women of 1956 and our attainment of freedom and dignity?

Perceptively there are men who are prostitutes, but the majority are women. It is not a secret that most female prostitutes plying their trade in places like the infamous Hilbrow in Johannesburg come from out flung rural areas where they have escaped the abject claws of poverty in search of a better live in the cities. Instead of gleefully calling for the legalisation of prostitution, people in positions of power need to formulate strategies and come up with programmes that can empower both women and girls in rural and urban areas so that they can acquire skills that can help them up the ladder of a better life.

South Africa has millions of hard working domestic workers who through their meagre salaries, some single handily, have educated their daughters who occupy very high positions in both public and private sectors and therefore those with a warped mentality who wish consign the girl child to the doomed world of prostitution should experiment with their own children. There is a significant number of resilient South African women who never allowed their circumstances dictate to them, they pulled themselves up with their boot straps to become women of substance, role models to the girl child and worth celebrating. • I am privileged to share this insightful piece written by Ranjeni Munusamy for Daily Maverick. A few months ago, few people in South Africa knew who Thokozile Masipa was. In exactly a month, people across the world will watch her deliver judgment against paralympian Oscar Pistorius in his murder trial. While Pistorius’ entire life has been laid bare since he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s

Day last year, little is known about the woman who will decide what his future will be. Judge Masipa has presided over the sensational, highly publicised trial meticulously, never once revealing which way she was leaning. Despite the high drama around the case, and every moment being broadcast live, she has managed it as if it were any other, with a firm hand, but being considerate towards everyone involved.

According to a report in The Observer, Masipa is at her desk by 6:30am every morning to prepare for court. Because of her busy schedule, her husband, a tax consultant, does the cooking.

Masipa grew up in a poor home, one of 10 children in a two-bed roomed house in Orlando East. She first worked as a clerk, then a messenger, then a tea lady, before she was able to go to university to study for a BA in social work. She then worked as a crime reporter and at the age of 29 was arrested for protesting against the detention of several male editors and demanding press freedom. While working as a journalist full time, she obtained her law degree, which helped her become the second black woman in history to be appointed to the bench.

Masipa has not forgotten her roots – she contributes to a crèche for poor children being run at her childhood home and also finances a nearby project that her sister runs for unemployed women.

She is an exemplary model of the success of gender empowerment in South Africa, both through her own courage and determination and the laws that allowed her to take a seat in the High Court.

Celebrate the resilience of womenrefrain from calling for the girl

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The Moretele R1.5 scandal

It is outrageous; it is despicable and scandalous to say the least. Twenty years into the democratic dispensation, senior citizens are still being treated like a third grade and worthless loot reminiscent of the appalling Apartheid era. Indeed this kind of deep disgust can only be meted out to our senior citizens by a callous and inept political leadership which somewhat freehandly runs a public institution like its own fiefdom. Somewhere in the pages of this newspaper we have reported how hundreds of Mogogelo villagers in the North West Province are obligated to stand in long queues in an open space during the cold winter and rainy seasons to receive their monthly payout pensions while more than R1m of tax payers money earmarked for the building of a community hall in their area has vanished into thin air. Mayor of Moretele Local Municipality, Mr Sello Lehari has, reportedly, confirmed that R1.5m earmarked for the community hall which could have been used for pensioners to receive their payouts has vanished into “thin air” and claims that the money has been misappropriated for service providers who were tasked to build this facility. Oh heck, surely if Lehari has an iota of brain in his head, he would have known better what measures to take to deal with dubious service providers who have misappropriated public funds. But no, in his somewhat fuddled head and the clown he is, he conveniently passes the buck and challenges an opposition party councillor in his council to “apply appropriate legal measures if” the opposition party has the capacity to do so. Very often it pierces our mind deeply how the ANC is unable to deal effectively with government officials who are critically insensitive towards the basic needs of our people whilst on the other hand it purports itself as a “caring government” because Lehari must be held accountable, like him and hordes of others are not fit to hold public office and they should therefore be fired.

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You are now aware of how and why languages change;

especially English. We are all using language differently now, because of “INTERNET CULTURE”. Maybe it’s a bit difficult to grasp if you don’t spend a lot of time reading and writing on the web or if you are not on social network sites.

The internet has had and is

still having an influence on our daily speech.

There’s no denying that social media/internet has transformed the way we interact with each other. From sharing our thoughts and photos to planning a night out, most people tend to organise their social lives, or at least have it significantly influence them, through some form of technology-based meeting. But, has this shift away from more physical interaction actually

affected the way we speak and write English?

YES!! Language is an evolving thing. It’s ignorant to think that the language of social media is not having an effect on the way we use English in day-to-day life. It’s more appropriate to consider just how much of an effect it’s having on the way we communicate.The internet is gradually changing language and how we use it.

The internet trends have been responsible for creating many words that we use in our everyday conversations. The word “selfie” (self-portrait photograph) is now recognised as word of the year by Oxford Dictionary, thanks to its popularity on social media websites. There are still lots of words we use on a daily basis thanks to the internet, like the use of the verb “to google”-meaning to ‘search for something on the web’. In this way people who engage with social media are quite literally creating new words and giving new

The contribution of the internet to ‘language change’

meanings to existing words.As well as creating new words, the internet has also reused old ones and given them a new definition. For example, the term “wireless” was a term created in the early 20th century to refer to the radio. Nowadays, it is a world-wide term that we use for the internet.

The word “friend” has become a verb, as in “she friended me on Facebook”. The term “check-in” no longer applies just to hotels and airports; these days it’s just as commonly used when someone reports where they are via a social network.

It’s not only words that have changed meaning. The symbol “#” has traditionally been recognised by musicians worldwide as denoting a sharp tone. But today it’s also known as a hashtag on Twitter and has a completely different meaning.

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Competition terms and conditions:1. The competition is open to all residents of South Africa except for any person who is a director, member, partner, employee, service provider, agent of, or consultant of Roots Buying Group (Pty) Ltd (“Roots”) or Renault South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“the prize sponsor”). This shall include their spouses, life partners, immediate family members, business partners and associates or any other person who directly controls or is controlled by Roots, the prize sponsor or any other person connected to or employed by any sponsor in the aforegoing capacities or relationships. 2. The competition is open to all South African residents with a green bar-coded ID only. 3. The competition will run from 28 August 2014 until 30 November 2014. 4. To enter the competition, entrants are required to buy Roots products to the value of at least R50.00, and by writing their ID number, name and telephone number on the back of the till slip and placing it within an entry form box found in-store nationwide. Entrants may also enter by SMS’ing their valid, qualifying till slip number, name and ID number to 45830. Each SMS costs R1.50 and free minutes and bundles do not necessarily apply. 5. The national draw will be pooled from the following Roots stores: Burgersfort, Carletonville, Daveyton, Ermelo, Ezakheni, Ga-Rankuwa, Jozini, Katlehong, Kliptown, Krugersdorp, Leondale, Lethlabile, Mandeni, Meyerton, Middelburg, Mtubatuba, Newcastle, Northam, Nqutu, Randfontein, Theku Plaza, Thokoza, Tsakane, Tzaneen, V-Town, Wynberg and Zeerust. 6. A list of 10 grand prize finalists will be determined at each draw, by means of a random, audited draw, taking place at Root’s head office between the 1-4th December 2014. The names of 10 finalists will be determined at each draw, and will be contacted and required to attend a Roots store (listed below) for the grand prize determination. The grand prize winners will be announced on the 06th December 2014. Finalists will be required to draw a key from a number of keys provided, and the grand prize winners will be the entrants whose keys open the door to the motor vehicle. 7. Once finalists have been determined after each draw, grand prize winners will be announced on the 06th December 2014 at each the following Roots stores: Acornhoek, Alex, Bara (in respect to entries received from Bara and Diepkloof), Bochum, Boitekong, Chris Hani, Dayizenza, Edendale, Elim, Evaton (in respect to entries received from Evaton and Orange Farms), Heidedal, Jane Furse 1 (in respect to entries received from Jane Furse1 and Jane Furse 2), Kagiso, Kliptown, Lebowakgomo (in respect to entries received from Lebowakgomo and Mall@Lebo), Mahwelereng, Mamelodi, Modjadji, Olievenhout (in respect to entries received from Olievenhout and Cosmo City), Protea Gardens, Protea Glen, Secunda, Siyabuswa, Soshanguve (in respect to entries received from Shoshanguve and Thorntree), Tembisa (in respect to entries received from Tembisa and Olifants), Thabong, Thokoza, Tonga, Witbank, Zebediela. 8. Roots and/or the prize sponsor shall not be held responsible for any disputes arising from the competition or the prizes. 9. The grand prize winners will receive a Renault Sandero motor vehicle (“the prize / the vehicle”). There will be total of 30 grand prize winners, each receiving a Renault Sandero Motor Vehicle. Various spot prizes (including, but not limited to fridges, air condition units, Roots Hampers, etc) will also be won between the 28th of August and 06th of December 2014 for participants present in selected stores. 10. The colour and specifications of the vehicles supplied may vary from that shown in the competition prize images. 11. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. 12. Finalists will be contacted telephonically and winners’ names may be published and/

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In the world there are four seasons in a year: summer, autumn, winter and spring.

Each season has its own kind of weather, if you can notice trees and other plants are different in each season.

In our country the wet season lasts for about seven months, usually between September and March. The weather is hot, with temperatures between 30 and 40 degrees. Humidity is high during the wet climate, caused by large amounts of water in the air. During the wet season a lot of rain falls and it often causes flooding.

The dry season lasts about five months, usually between April and August. Temperatures are lower and there is only a little rain. The average temperature is around 20 degrees and it can drop to -0 degrees, and it becomes a

nightmare for homeless people and squatters who have no access to heating systems.

Some of the squatters in Winterveldt where I reside use braziers with home-made charcoal to shield themselves from the cold weather between June and July. Wealthier residents travel from one continent to another to escape from winter.

Summer in: Mid-October to Mid-February.

Much of the country’s summer is characterised by hot, sunny weather – often with afternoon thunderstorms that clear quickly, leaving a warm, earthy, uniquely African smell in the air.

When the weather gets hotter many people find ways to keep cool. Many go to the beach to swim and children in rural areas go to the rivers to cool themselves or they find a shady place in a garden. This time of the year provides an opportunity for many people to go for holidays and

sporting season as well. Many kinds of soft fruits

such as peaches and strawberries are ready to choose and pick in summer. In the home garden, tomatoes are ripe and veldt fires are likely to increase.

Winter: May –August These months fall in the dry

season- winter is the coldest season of the year and it is a part of the main seasons found in the temperate zone. In general, winter is characterised by having minimum temperatures the winter nights are usually very long and the days are short.

There are a number of fun sports and interesting activities associated with winter. Have snowball, fighting or building snowman.

Spring: late August to mid-October

On the 7 August 2012 we experienced a Snow in the Northern parts of Tshwane areas Including Garankuwa ,Mabopane ,Winterveldt, Soshanguve and

Hammanskraal. Despite that it is the times to plant flowers that are obviously the best.

Autumn: mid-February to April

This season offers the best weather in some respects. Very little rain falls over the whole country, and it is warm but not too hot, getting colder as the season progresses. The leaves of some trees turn red, yellow or brown. Then they fall off the

trees. The fruits of some trees, such as apples and pears are ready to be picked, and on farms crops are ready to harvest. The weather gets cooler at homes, in the gardens people plant carrots, cabbages and sprouts which will grow in time for winter.

I hope this article adds some information to what will teach you a lot about the seasonal changes and their impact on human beings.

The World’s four Seasons

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EVATON: IT’S YOUR TIME FOR DELIVERANCE The African Apostolic Church was founded in Zimbabwe in1959 as a result of a series of divinerevelations to God’s Messenger,Paul Mwazha of Africa who is 96years old this year. Since then, God has been using him to perform miracles through the laying of hands (Mark 16v17-18):“And these signswill accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons;they will speak in new tongues;18 they will pick up snakeswith their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurtthem at all; they will place their hands onsick people, and they will get well.”

This power has continued to be manifested in the church as demonstrated by the following sample of powerful testimonies:

Testimony 1: Mr and Mrs. Ndlovu of Hammanskraal in the north of Pretoria had been trying to have a child for sixteen years. They were prayed for in the name of Jesus and Mrs. Ndlovu now has a 3 month old daughter

Testimony 2:Mrs.Matenga of Rossyln had been diagnosed of an incurable disease. She had faith that since she had seen God perform miracles in the African Apostolic Church then her situation would be improved. After being prayed for in the name of Jesus Christ, she went back to hospital for tests and doctors were surprised to find that the “incurable” condition had disappeared.

The African Apostolic Church is inviting you to attend its annual holy communion gathering in Winterveldt, Tshwane. We are witnessing the tangible evidence of God’s power seen through the spiritual person of one commissioned at this critical point in the hour of mankind’s deliverance before the end of time. Come and experience the power of God through the:

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The 96- year- old Archbishop Ernest Paul Mwazha of the

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to be graced by believers from Limpopo Province, KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Western and Eastern Cape and Botswana.

According to Bishop Simon

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has only one venue where it conducts Holy Communion gatherings. All the Holy Communion gatherings are led by Archbishop Mwazha because they are sacred and cannot be administered by anyone else beside him,” said Mahlangu.

The church was formally started by Archbishop Mwazha in 1959 in Zimbabwe and since then it has grown into a multi-national church with branches in all five continents in the world with over 3 million believers. It has branches spread all over United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Dubai and Australia.

The Archbishop Mwazha quit his teaching profession and committed his life and soul to the work of God touring in Africa and all over the world.

Mahlangu said many people were drawn to the church by the power of healing which has been bestowed on the church by God.

“The church has a systematised way of worship which is based on biblical doctrine. Every believer should take part in the Holy Communion for spiritual edification. The church meet every Sabbath day for prayer, preaching, faith healing, thanks giving, praise and worship,” said Mahlangu.

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074 448 6699 Zandile Mahlangu or Su�er The Children’s ChairpersonPaul Jay on 076 335 1230 or 061 408 8200

Performers at the event; Jika Boys, Tedymuza, Kat & Tiger SgandafMC: Dj Machuchu and Maxi D

Judges; Tiger Sgandaf (music and �lm producer), Tania Moeng (Artist manager) and Thabo Mlangeni (Designer)

By Thabiso Mosima and Zandile Mahlangu

The second leg of Sosh Times, and Suffer the Children (STC) singing

auditions, held recently at the Soshanguve Plaza, lived up to the standard set by the first auditions which were hosted at Ga-Rankuwa City, if not surpass by attendance, talent and entertainment.

This time around the

auditions recorded over 70 hopefuls who battled it out to the thrill of the judges and well wishers who converged at the event. With performers from artist such as such Tedimoza, Kat and Tiger Sgandaf plus the charisma of the MC, Kgomotso “Maxi Dee” Madiletsa of Letlhabile FM and Mr Isaac “Dj Machuchu” Bokaba, Sosh FM, the day was filled with nothing but “A class” entertainment.

The judges, Klaas “Tiger

Sgandaf” Mahlangu, Tania Moeng and Thabo Mlangeni, were spoilt for choice as contestants dished out well crafted performances form Hip Hop, Gospel, Poetry, Ballads while others danced the day away. In his thanking note, event coordinator, Paul Jay, said that he was overwhelmed by the support the event received from people from various walks of lives. “Initially I thought the dark clouds would put us to a

halt but by God’s grace we had a wonderful event.

“I am appealing to those who could not attend or participate in both the Sosh Plaza and Ga-Rankuwa City auditions to come try their luck at our next auditions 30 August 2014 at the Soshanguve Crossing, Jubilee Mall in Hammanskraal on the 20th September and lastly Pick n Pay Soshanguve Centre on the 04 October 2014. After the auditions all contestants who

made it to the finals will compete at the main event scheduled to take shape at the Union Buildings on the 1st November 2014” added Paul Jay.

For further information on the auditions please tune in to the following radio stations, Letlhabile FM 99.5, TUT FM 96.2, Soshanguve FM 93.0 and Moretele FM 106.6.

The countdown to November 1stSong Competition continues

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Sports Talk With Mashilo Mojela

Sports Talk With Mashilo Mojela

1. Welcome to sports talk. Please tell our sports talk readers who we are talking to?

-Thanks for the opportunity. My name is Mpho Madi (26), originally from Benoni but currently living in Pretoria.

2. What sport do you do and could you briefly share with us about the journey up to date?

-I play wrestling and I am a member of Boksburg wrestling club, co-ordinator for development coaches in wrestling and part of the TUKS wrestling team. I have been wrestling since 2004 and I love the sport with passion because of the adrenalin rush that

comes with it. I have represented South Africa in a number of competitions including All Africa games in which I obtained position three and recently got a bronze medal at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow, Scotland.

3. Do you have any worst memories that immediately come to mind?

-I think one worst experience I will not forget any time soon is losing my first match at Commonwealth games to qualify me to wrestle in the final.

4. Who, in your opinion, is the best wrestler of all times?

-Internationally it will be Sofia Mattson from

Sweden and local it has to be Heinrich Barnes.

5. Where do you wish to see yourself in a not too distant future?

I would like to train twice as hard so as to qualify for the upcoming Olympics competitions.

6. What legacy would you wish to leave behind?

-I wish to be remembered as the first female wrestler to participate and obtain medals at both Commonwealth games and Olympics.

7. If you were not doing what you are doing now, what else would be doing?

-I think I would be playing soccer and could probably be in the Banyana Banyana team.

8. How can you describe yourself?

-I am a very polite, down-to-earth person who would stop at nothing to realise my dream.

9. What would you say about the standard of wrestling in our country, particularly among the black communities?

-I’ll be honest with you that wrestling is still a foreign sport in our townships. I think a lot still need to be done to make the sport as accessible amongst blacks as it is among their white counterparts.

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10. What do you suggest should be done to promote this sport in south africa and thereby attract more women into the sport?

-Truth be told, there is so much potential for wrestling among women in South Africa. All what is needed is to host regular competitions and tournaments so as to unearth talent and familiarise communities with this sport.

Own Correspondence

Mamelodi West Central Sport Ground is set to play host to a two day spectacular display of talent, when the best players selected from across the province battle it out at the 3rd annual Gauteng Women’s Football Tournament.

Teams selected from the 5 SAFA regions, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, the West Rand and Sedibeng, will compete to become provincial champions in different age categories including under 13, 15 and seniors.

“Our aim and focus is to intensify programmes

like these which continue to benefit our nation in assisting to develop, produce and identify talent for our national teams such as the likes of Refilwe Jane and Thembi Kgatlane who are now senior national players”, says Gauteng MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Molebatsi Bopape.

Both players are now Banyana Banyana players and are some of the products of the department’s women football programme. Kgatle was actually in the squad for Westrand to play at the women’s football tournament before her selection

into the senior national team. Her selection will her subsequently make her to miss the action in Mamelodi as Banyana will be playing Zambia,” said Bopape.

The Women’s Football Tournament is organised by the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation in partnership with the South African Football Association (SAFA), as an initiative of provincial government, committed to development of women football players and increasing the participation of women in the sport in celebration of Women’s Month.

Top footballers to battle it out

By Mashilo Mojela

THE second annual 93.0 FM Sports Games scheduled for next weekend at the Giant stadium is set to be a cracker of a sporting event, judging by the number of activities streamlined for this year’s edition.

S o s h a n g u v e Community Radio’s annual sports day was kick- started last year with the sole purpose of honouring women in sports with specific reference on the strides they have made thus far.

The station’s sports editor, Mpho Phalatse, said last year‘s event was a resounding success, adding ; “The aim of this sporting event is

three-fold, to honour and celebrate Women’s Month, to sponsor and promote women’s participation in sports and lastly to fulfil one of the station’s mandate of being an equal role-player to enhance community development”.

Contrary to last year’s one-code-soccer tournament, this year’s event has improved considerably. Some of the sporting codes to be played next weekend include rugby, netball, soccer, volleyball.

All the teams taking part will represent the seven areas in Tshwane north (Region 1) which include Winterveldt, Mabopane, Ga Rankuwa, Soshanguve, Hammanskraal, Akasia

and Pretoria North. “This tournament

could not have come at a better time when women across the length and breadth of the country are breaking records and do it for themselves even in previously male dominated sporting codes,” said region 1 President Lucas Tau.

Sports games to honour women

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Top flight starved football loving supporters in Tshwane North could sigh

with relief at the prospect of Premier Soccer League (PSL) 2013/14 Champions, Mamelodi Sundowns playing some of their home games at Giant Stadium in Soshanguve.

This comes after an announcement by the club’s President Patrice Motsepe that he is eager to bring the team

closer to their supporters in Mamelodi and Soshanguve.

“That is important to us. We would like to continue to engage as we would also like to take some of our games to HM Pitje and maybe one or two games to Giant Stadium (Soshanguve) as part of our commitment to bringing football to the townships,” said Motsepe.

“We are going through a different phase as a family, as well in terms of our broader commitment, and that’s why the Motsepe Foundation is

important and the role we play in terms of job creation, in terms of poverty alleviation and inequality. And those are the issues that occupy a lot of my time,” added Motsepe.

The region is currently a stark contrast to a hub of activity it used to be when Sundowns had a good run of fortune at Odi Stadium in Mabopane. The Brazilians won the league title at the venue in 1997/98 and 1998/99.

State of the art Giant Stadium boosts 18 000 sitter main

pavilion and an extra 1200-suits capacity for events, conference and workshop centre. The building of the first phase of the multimillion rand sporting facility took six years to complete after it was hampered by a thick cloud of secrecy as a result of unaccounted expenditure.

Initially the stadium was earmarked as a training facility for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but work was abandoned long before completion. As a result of the mishaps Tshwane North missed out on the opportunity

to benefit from the World Cup gravy train. To date over R 300 million has been spent on the facility.

Executive Mayor of Tshwane Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, announced during the official opening of the stadium that the construction of the second phase is likely to take place during the 2015/16 financial year.

Sosh Times effort to get comment from Motsepe Cup Project Manager Peter Ledwaba drew blank as his phone rang unanswered.

Sundowns to play games at Giant

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