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NY108: ACCUSATIONS FLY AS STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT GRINDS TO A HALT

Fires rock projectMANDLA MAHASHE

While one of Gugulethu’s most popularstreets is set to receive an upgrade, on Mon-day it was engulfed in flames as leaders ofopposing factions accused each other of ly-ing.Belinda Landingwe of Subcouncil 14 ac-

cused area 6 leader Basil Mntungane of an-archy after his cohorts blockaded NY 108,setting fire to tyres.The protesters said they were unhappy

with the recruitment process in resurfacingof the streets projects.Ny 108 street in Gugulethu is one of the

roads being upgraded.Landingwe offered: “After they told us

that they were unhappy that none of the lo-cals had been employed for the project, weinformed them that the first 10 people be-longed to wards 40 and 41...area 6 is part ofward 40,”Furthermore,we told them the people that

have been hired were all in the City’s data-base of job seekers,”.She said that they agreed they would fol-

low the correct application process by sub-mitting more names on the database.“We are very surprised to hear that there

is a protest. They never approached us to tellus that they were unhappy all we knew wasthat they had applied for a permit tomarch,”she said.She said that the group wanted to be in

control of the recruitment process of the R20million project. They had initially accusedward 40 councillor Mzwakhe Nqavashe offailing to listen to them and influencing therecruitment process.“There is noway that a councillor canhire

people of his choice. There is a process guid-ed by the rules of the City. They should alsofollow the rules and stop the intimidationtactics,” she said.Nqavashe said that it was unfair to make

unfounded allegation on councillor just po-litical points.“It happens all the time when certain fac-

tions of the community are unhappy. Theythrow allegations which they cannot prove.I have met with the leadership of area 6 on

countless occasion an its really unfair forthem to accuse me of being unavailable,”said Nqavashe.Basil Mntungane, one of the leaders of Ar-

ea 6, said that they did submit the names forthe database.“We went to the council and submitted

those forms at the reception.We decided to protest because just don’t

want to hear us.They are lying when they say that we ha-

ven’t tried to contact them,” he said.Mntungane said that they have lost hope

in getting any help from Nqavashe and willbe meeting with ANC Chief Whip Xolani So-tashe on Saturday. Meanwhile, the road re-habilitation project is at a standstill.

Traffic flow was interrupted for two days in NY 108as protestors torched tyres and blockaded the road.

PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE

CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 20152 NEWS

LAUGHING WITHlunga adam

Impressing withcars is a kasi thingIn our kasis, I have noticed that there isthis obsession with cars, and it is some-thing that’s been there for ages.This reminds me of my former class-

mate at Phakama High School, ZimaGiwu, who had an unmistakable passionfor anything on four wheels. Wheneverthe topic of cars came up during interval,he would be in the forefront, regaling usabout the different models, the speeds,the engine capacities, you name it. Wewere in awe of just how knowledgeablehe was about rides. If he was not drown-ing in his schoolwork like the rest of us,you’d find him reading a car magazine. Isecretly wished he’d one day possess hisown jalopy, for I imagined it would be amarvel to watch him doing his thingbehind the wheel. I’m not sure if Zima’slove of cars did develop into somethingbig, but the last time I met him a coupleof years ago, he was at varsity.I apologise for having digressed. Have

you noticed how, at times, if you are anoutjie and you don’t have a car you arenot regarded as highly as someone who’sdriving? The names Johnny Walker andYellow Pages are yours. Sometimes whenyou try to offer advice on mattersautomobile, the words “uthule ke wena,awunayo nekiriva le” are shoved on yourface. Sometimes you feel left out becauseyou don’t want to be asking people forlifts every time, or be fetched anddropped off at your place every weekend.You’ll find that guys will descend on a

watering hole, but instead of enjoyingthemselves inside the premises, they willsimply open the boot of the car, take outthe camp chairs, play loud music andhave a ball next to where the car is

parked. When I pass by Mzoli’s, I see alot of this. I guess there is some sort ofstatus attached to it, or am I off themark?Also, perhaps we may not want to

admit it, but girls are a big part of whygents want to own cars in kasi. Who, inthis day and age, doesn’t know that weblacks do things to impress? No, don’tworry about me sleeping on the floor atmy gogo’s residence, as long as I have atop-of-the-range Beemer. Often you seegirls sitting in passenger seats of thesesleek machines, putting their feet up andpressing the buttons of their expensivemobile phones (God knows who they arechatting to on those phones in any case).For chaps, such a sight boosts the egoand signals that you are the man. I knowof one chick who used to live in my areaand was well-known for lending her earto any guy without hesitation, just aslong as the fella was driving. She justdidn’t care who you were or what yourintentions were, so long as she had a“reserved” seat so she could boast to herfriends that her “man” is not part of thePavement Brigade.However, I must be quick to mention

that this article does not seek to passjudgement or cast a negative light on ourlads and lasses.

In fact, I’m proud to see that one ofthe fruits of our hard-earned freedom isthe fact that abo darkie can afford to getthemselves such cars as the ToyotaFortuner, BMW X3, Mercedes Benz andVW Golf GTi. I just hope next time I seeZima, he will give me a lift.

As long as there’s no girl putting herfeet up in the passenger seat.

Dyasi wins against all oddsWhen Siyamthanda Dyasi settled into hisdesk for his first lesson in his matric classof January 2014, he couldnot have imaginedthat a dozen months later, he would be oneof the top 20 students in the Western Capereceiving recognition for his achievements.An observer can only distantly picture the

scenario of a young lad sitting at that deskat I.DMkize Senior Secondary School in Gu-gulethu, brimming with a self-assurance tosucceed; pen held firmly in hand, and pilesof books in his satchelThese are just someof theprimary resour-

ces needed for a black child to make it orbreak it in the sometimes chaotic schoolingsystem in our township schools.Thanks to the qualities that he possesses,

today Dyasi is a Bachelor of Commerce Ac-counting student at the University of CapeTown–a tribute to years of hard slog andper-severance.He attributes his success to hardwork and

being involved in a programme called Lead-ers’ Quest from the non-profit organisationSalesian Life Choices for two years.He offered: “The programme offered me

leadership training, extra tutoring classesand assistance in the National BenchmarkTest preparation and university applica-tions. They supported and inspired me allthe way,” .Dyasi was one of the students honoured at

the 2014 National Senior Certificate (NSC)Awards hosted by the provincial EducationDepartment.“I was shocked and emotional when I got

the call telling me I was on the top 20 meritlist...it was proof that all my hard work paidoff,” he shared.In this category, awards are given to can-

didates who have achieved excellency in the2014 NSC examinations, including learnerswho have achieved the top marks in theprovince.Dyasi got five distinctions in his final re-

sults, including 92%forAccounting, 98%forBusiness Studies, 82% for Xhosa, 82% forLife Orientation and 93% for Economics.Even though Dyasi’s school is a beacon of

hope for many schools in the area, boastingone of the highest matric passes, manywould say the chances are less than greatthat one of its students would be in the top20 in the province.This as a result of the large class sizes and

socio-economic factors affecting them.Dyasi’s story banishes this thought as it

is both a story of success and proof that youare not your surroundings and that any-

thing is attainable through hard work anddedication.“I used to lose count of how many people

lived in my granny’s house,”.Dyasi offered.Asked how he could achieve such results,

he attributed that commitment and family.“I worked hard...studied for a few hours

during the night,” he added.Dyasi has been offered several bursaries

to pay for his studies. “I was able to choosethe bursary that paid for all my universitycosts. I will be studying at UCT without itcosting a cent to my family,” he says.Asked what advice he would give to the

matric class of 2015, Dyasi says that revisingevery day helps a lot, and that students needto commit themselves to their work and for-get about a social life.“During the year, I would be busy with

my work all week, with Sundays off attimes,” he jokes. “Look for opportunitiesand surround yourself with people that be-lieve in you.” To find out more informationabout Salesian Life Choices and its pro-grammes: www.salesianlifechoices.co.za

Siyamthanda Dyasi is determined to conquerthe world, after being one of the top studentsin the Western Cape for 2014, he will soonstart his first year at UCT. Here he is picturedat the award ceremony. PHOTO: SAMANTHA LEE

Forgive all aroundyou and discoverpath to happiness

ZIYANDA TYATYAM

I have never understood the phenomena ofwhy andhowone could forgive a personwhohad visited the most atrocious injusticesagainst them.

Or how someone could forgive those thattormented them, causing them great pain.This all never made sense to me.The most natural thing for me would be

to hate them with a passion, to wish themall life’s unfortunate adversities and con-demn them to a life of hell.A period came when I experienced the

most excruciating pain in my life, it was acocktail of anger, sadness, fear, resentment,grief and low-self esteem.I fed into this negative energy by making

myself a victim and living a life of pain andregret. I found solace in blaming others formy bailment. I was a lethal concoction!I could have died for all I know.It has been well documented in the medi-

cal field that unhealthy anger and stress of-ten leads to depression and many other ill-nesses.What I didn’t realise is that Iwas thrusting

the knife deeper into my wounds, thus mak-ing myself more sicker. It became apparenteven in my physical appearance as I wal-lowed deep into a depression.They say holding on to anger is like hold-

ing a hot coal with the intention of throwingit at someone else.I have come to learn the universal truths.

Whatever you wish for someone else youwish upon yourself.Youwishotherspainandmisery; painand

misery will follow you. You wish them loveand peace, love and peace will follow you. Adefining was when I realised that I had thechoice of letting the painful experience be acurse to my existence or I could see it as an

opportunity to grow. I chose the latter.It suddenly made sense to revisit the old

adage: Forgiveness is not about the personwho has offended you but a gift to yourself.It liberates you and cleanses you of burdenswhich unconsciously wear you down. Thehealing bbegan when I chose to forgive.Forgive them even if they do not ask for

forgiveness. It is for your ownpeace ofmind.If they cross your thoughts, send themthoughts of love and happiness and themostamazing life. I did. And I hope you do too.

Author Ziyanda Tyatyam in reflective mood.

Gugulethu Local Football Association office bearers, deputy president Masixole “Scara”Matiwane, president Mthobeli “Mtho” Mahlale, deputy president Mzubanzi “Shodz”Balintulo, secretary Phumza “Lolly” Daweti, and treasurer Raymond “Ray” Pienaar.

Gugs LFA gets new leadersRANTHATA NYIGA

Anew leadership to guide fortunes of Gu-gulethu football was elected on the week-end at the Sports Complex.The elections were conducted in the

presence of South African Football Asso-ciation Cape Town delegation led by sec-retary Nomonde Dlakana and Michael“Ringo” Mbetheni. The chairperson ofFootball Development Forum (FDF)Mike Siheke and his committee were also

present where he gave a word of adviceto the committee and the clubs ofGugulet-hu.“This committee is here to bring

change to Gugulethu Football whichlacked for many years,” Siheke said.The following members were installed:

deputy president Masixole “Scara” Mati-wane, president Mthobeli “Mtho”Mahla-le, deputy president Mzubanzi “Shodz”Balintulo, secretary Phumza Daweti,and treasurer Raymond “Ray” Pienaar.

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ARTS: Minister bewails shortage of written material about our own icons and history

“We should pen our own stories”MBONGISENI MASEKO

Of the many books that are written aboutour struggle icon and former statesman, Ro-lihlahla Mandela, very few were actuallywritten by his fellow countrymen and wom-en.

NathiMthethwa,Minister ofArts andCul-ture, said this was cause for concern andat a MzansiGoldenEconomy (MGE)Provin-cial consultative Imbizo held at the JohnsonNgwevela Hall, in Langa on Friday, encour-aging citizens to consider making a careeras writers of stories about the past nandpresent.

Mthethwa said it was evenmoreworryingto realise that history books that are sub-scribed for our education system, were doc-umented by foreign writers.

“Very few of the books in our shelves arewritten by South Africans. We all know that(in the past)history books about the countrywere manipulated. We want to see more lo-cal writers. We also encourage people towrite stories about themselves and their per-sonal experiences,” Mthethwa shared.

The Imbizo was attended by hundreds ofartists, chiefs andwriters fromdifferent are-as that were given a platform to raise theirconcerns about their working conditions.

Among other things that they raised werethe issue of financial security for artist ,most of whom live or die in poverty.

The gathering was also called to highlightthe new focus areas of the department of artsand culture, such as, master classes, work-shops and incubator programmes, as well ashow the department wants to upscale the fo-cus on job creation and sustainability of thecultural and creative industries.

Mthethwa also outlined the department’sstrategic direction in developing, preserv-ing and promotion of the Arts, Culture andHeritage landscape in the country.

Nomtha Dilima, of Langa Heritage Site,said the local heritage sitewasnot beingutil-ized for its original purpose.

Dilima said they wanted tourists whocome to the area to walk instead of drivingaround in buses and that they should spendmore time in one of the first black settlemntsin the Western Cape.

“A lot needs to be done to develop the ar-ea,” she said.

Legendary jazz singer and actor NcediweMdunyelwa, lambasted the City of CapeTown for overlooking local artists and hireartists from other areas to perform whenthere is an event in the area.

She also blamed some music promotersfor refusing to pay artists from the provinceaccordingly.

“They are quick to compensate artistsfrom other places higher amounts thanwould pay local artists,”.

“It is sad to see an artists from other areacoming to sing Lakutshon’ilanga herewhereas I’m here and available...promoterssay we are expensive,”.

Phila Mthwana, a community researcherin the area, said he was not happy about themanner inwhich the City of Cape Townhan-dled the issue of rites of passage in the area.

“The city council blasphemes our culture;for how do you second a woman to head acommittee on initiation. This has never hap-pened anywhere. It is unfair for the City

Council to run our business,”Nontembiso Ndwandwe, an artist, said

artists are facing a “problem” of not beinggiven jobs.

“That is why artists die poor,” she added.Andrea Dondolo, also an actress, said art-

ists “neeedd to be empowered” and thatmostgraduates in the industry wre out of work.

Dondolo also appealed toMthethwa to con-

sider the early identificationof talent for art-ists from primary schools and crèches.

Shealso said something shouldbedone forartists to have pension scheme for whenthey retire and that the department shouldhave satellite offices indisadvantagedareas.

Mthethwa did not promise much to theartists.

“I am not going to lie and promise to build

you facilities, but the existing ones need tobe maintained and we need to look at howwe make them accessible. The Departmentof Arts and Culture does not have a hugebudget. We would like to support the pro-jects and programmes that you do,” he said.

Mthethwa also said there is a need forproper training for artists and to developtheir talents.

John Tshibilikwana, musician and Big Band Leader and legendary jazz songstress and actorNcediwe Sylvia Mdunyelwa during the, Imbizo. PHOTOS: MBONGISENI MASEKO

Nomtha Dilima, of Langa Heritage Site., onFriday, in Langa.

Minister of Arts and Culture NathiMthethwga.

CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 20154 NEWS

CPBM: Bringing tradition, arts and culture to the fore

Indigenous cultures celebratedZILA MKONTO

GugaS’thebe was transformed into a kalei-doscope of colours and soulful melodieswhen the Community Plough Back Move-ment (CBPM) held a concert aptly titled Ez-ethu …iiNgoma nemiXhentso yeziGaneko-zamaXhosa… nesaNamhlanje isiNgqi (Cere-monial Songs and Dances of the amaXhosa)recently.

The event was held under the baton of Pro-fessorNomvulaMtetwaofCBPMand theDe-partment of Arts and Culture (DAC).

CBPM’s spokesman Ntandazo “Didi”Gcingca said their existance fits with theDAC’s cultural growth strategy of creatingjobs through arts.

“They commissioned CBPM Cultural En-semble’s 36 cast and 39 crew members tocome up with a production that would createjobs for cast and crew, featuring guest artistlike Dizu Plaatjie, Nomana Dyani, SivuyileMcono, nine young modern dancers and fiveGhettoSoundbandmembers,” saidGcingca.

He said they were using entertainment topreserve culture, specifically (CeremonialSongs and Dances) for amaXhosa, culturallyoutlining their rite to passage and generallyto entertain all South African communities.

The creator and producer Prof. Mtetwaand her team of experts, together with train-ees produced the intergenerational theatri-cal musical production.

The performances were extra-ordinary,performed by extra-ordinary cast, in front ofthe extra-ordinary cultural cosmopolitanaudience.

The production was supported by locals,family members, pensioners, teenagers,youth, churches, art practitioners and tour-ists.

Suchwas the support from the communitytha the Dome was packed to the raffters, andthe morale was high.

The crew behind the scene was outstand-ing; the stage, production design, makeupartist, wardrobe mistress, prop master, to-gether with their assistants were on toes.Technicians and their assistance were mar-vellous. Security, box office and ushers wel-comed each person with respect and dignity,escorted to the Dome where the productionwas performed.

“To be respected will only happen whenwe respect our own art and culture. The fu-ture is art andart is the futurewithyour sup-port we can go places and expand beyondlimitation. This production created close to100 jobs in total, including suppliers and ser-vice providers,” said Prof Mtetwa

In the second quarter of 2015 they intendto reach out to twenty schools in all areasto reach out more than 20 000 young people.

Their next show will take place on the 27February 2015 at Ikhwezi Community Cen-tre 12h00 until 15h00.

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Some of the CPBM Ensemble with Prof Mtetwa after an exciting performance on stage.

Xhosa dancers kept every one in awe with their intricate moves on stage. PHOTOS: LILI MBONTSI

Professor Mtetwa with Didi Gcinga.

Qingqa Mntwana dancers to make splash at CT CarnivalNolufefe Racula is bringing change to thecommunity, one child at a time, by instillinga passion for the arts from an early age, atQingqa Mtwana Primary School in CrossRoads.

Racula, along with her singing and danc-ing group has taken part in many competi-tions since 2010, and when it comes to na-tional and provincial competitions, like theAnnual Indigenous Games and the WesternCape Choir Festival, the group is known forbeing fierce competitors.

Racula shares: “The children love to per-formandbe involved...they take this very se-riously,”.

The school performed in the very firstCape Town Carnival in 2010 and since then,has become incredibly popular within theircommunity.

“Being part of the carnival has reinforcedfaith in the learners, including others in thesurrounding areas too,” she offere.

As much as Racula would like to accom-modate all learners, space is limited to onlystudents.

“Even the teachers want to join in,”sheadded. Racula says her small team is very

dedicated and love what they do. “They arewilling to sacrifice their time, because art isso important to them,”.

She said that the carnival has been a greatsupport to them and as such did their bestto accommodate the school each year.

She even attributed their success to the as-sistance they have received from the carni-val.

“It is because of Cape Town Carnival thatwe have done so well in competitions. Theexperience helped me to progress my teach-ing and conducting, which has resulted ina tremendous improvement in the group’sperformance,” Racula explained.

Racula would like to expand her group byinvolving more children in the communitywho are abusing drugs and alcohol, as wellas involving groupmembers in various com-munity enrichment projects.

“I want to make an even bigger differencein and around my community,” she shared.

Qingqa Mtwana Primary School is set toperform at the sixth annual Cape Town Car-nival which will take place along the GreenPoint Fan Walk on Saturday, 14 March from16h00 onwards. MAKING WHOOPIE: Qingqa Mntwana Dancers perform during last year’s Cape Town Carnival.

Conductor’s course application forms now availableAspiring conductors have until Sunday, 15March to submit their applications for thecourse.

The thirdLenvanZylConductors’ Compe-tition, is open to South Africans who will notbe older than 33 on 1 January 2016, and willtake place in June 2015 and February 2016.The competition is run in conjunction with

the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.The overall winner will receive an all-ex-

penses paid three-month visit to the USA in-cluding a month-long internship with the fa-med Philadelphia Orchestra and a twomonth semester study at Northwestern Uni-versity in Chicago, with maestro ProfessorVictor Yampolsky.

The semi-finalists and finalists will per-form with the Cape Town Philharmonic Or-chestra and upon their return, the winnerwill be invited to conduct the CPO at a suita-ble time.

A pre-selection will be made after the clo-sing date on Sunday 15 March. Those chosenwill participate in the preliminary round in

June 2015 inCapeTown,with the semi-finalsand finals taking place in February 2016.

Visit www.cpo.org.za for entry forms andmore information.

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CRIME: Community centre robbed as thugs brazenly walk in, make way with PC’, phones

“Please bring our PC stock back”MANDLA MAHASHE

Former convict Sihle Tshabala had con-vinced himself that a life of crime does notpay, and what better way to do so than tostart an non-profit organisation to empowerhis community.Tshabala had a taste a his oldmedicine re-

cently when gun-totting thugs stormed intohis Brothers For All Centre and robbed hiscustomers, making way with cellphoneswhile also disconnecting all theworkstations.“They took all 15 units- which are more

than half of the organisation’s PCs-, sevencellphones five of them belonging to our stu-dents and fled,” Tshabalala explained.It was while he was in prison that he

learned computer programming and decid-ed, upon his release, to open the centre.“All intents and purposes were to empow-

er the community,” he shared.All those dreams now lie in tatters after

the hold-up.Recounting the incident, his partner and

also former convict Mzi Duda said: “Theyburst in, ordered that all occupants stand upand face the wall, and proceed to empty ourpockets and took our cellphones,”Now the duo said they were concerned

about the effect such incident will have ontheir young students.“They learners are so traumatised by the

incident. The irony is that our organisa-tion’s purpose is to help these young peoplefrom such a life filled with crime and hope-lessness,” Tshabalala shared..He said the incident was all the worrying

and a setback as the PCs were donated bya major company that saw the need for such

a programme,” he said.Despite the setback Tshabalala has vowed

that theywill not close thedoors ‘of learning’to the community.He bravely offered: “It would take a tsuna-

mi to stop us from helping young childrenin our communities.We could easily go backto a life of crime butwemade a decision longago that we will do this work,” he said.The non-profit organisation’s mission is

to end the cycle of poverty and crime by pro-viding world class technology and entrepre-neurship skills to offenders, ex-offendersand youth at risk.“I askedmyself whatMandela would do in

this situation and came to the conclusionthat he would move on by taking the peace-ful route... we need to set an example for ourcommunity. And our community is sick ofthe violent and selfish behaviour that keepsus poor,” he added.Duda appealed to the community to help

them recover the stolen items.Duda appealed: “We just want our laptops

back so our students can learn,” said Duda,“We’d be happy to teach these robbers howto code too if they gave us back our laptops.Weunderstand the problems that they’ve ex-perienced and why they made these bad de-cisions.”Langa police said theywere investigating.

Co-founder for Brothers For All Sihle Tshabalalawith learners Noluthando Duda, Ndima Mduduand Songezo Ndiko, who are still upbeatdespite robbery at the centre.

PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE

“They then demanded cellphoneswhile they were disconnecting

the PCs.

CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 20156 NEWS

VERMIN: City denies it plans to release owls in the townships as locals say: Hayikhona!

Owls!: “What the rats for here”?MANDLA MAHASHE

The City of Cape Town has denied thatthey are considering unleashing the birdsof the night in the townships as astrategy to fight the proliferation of rats.Earlier this month, former Mayco

member for health services BennedictaVan Minnen was quoted in the media assaying that the City was consideringusing owls to fight the rats that havebeen a menace in various communities.Owl are scorned and feared as bad

omens in various African cultures, notleast by people from informal settlements.City Vision has reported on a few cases

where the rodents attacked and bitresidents with children being the majori-ty of victims.Van Minnen apparently told the

reporter that the “poison used in thebaiting is not effective; rats have toconsume it more than once before itkills”.She further said that it had been tried

in Johannesburg, but it was still beingdiscussed in Cape Town. There wasconcern that the poison used for baitingthe rats would be harmful to the owls.This raised a few eyebrows as in Xhosa

community owls are believed to be usedin witchcraft.However newly selected Mayco member

for health Siyabulela Mamnkeli wasquick to deny the plans.“We are aware of such beliefs and will

respect the views of the community. Asabove, there are currently no plans tobring owls to Philippi,” he said.He also refuted that the City’s baiting

systems were insufficient saying thatwere battling against individuals thatcreate an environment that leads to thebreeding of rats.“The City’s baiting systems are still

being used and monitored in variousareas. City Health proactively managesthe areas where rodent breeding occursby means of traditional baiting methodsand health education.Where applicable, the City institutes

legal action against persons responsiblefor creating conditions that encouragerodent breeding,” he said.He said that the city increased their

effort to fight the rats.“Baiting in informal settlements has

increased over the last few years andCity Health has made use of funding viathe Expanded Public Works Programmeto train previously unemployed residentsto distribute pamphlets and go door-todoor to advise residents how to combatrodents.This is in addition to the work carried

out by the City’s staff,”He added that it was the responsibility

of residents to ensure that they do notcreat an environment where pest flour-ish.City Vision visited Phlippi, one of the

areas worse affected by rat infestation toask residents whether or not bringing the

birds of prey would be a good idea..Mbuyiselo Zondeka said: “It would be

a good idea because they rats a bigproblem here. They trouble me at mybusiness and in my own house they runaround without any fear. If the owls aregoing to help then bring them on.”

.Sithembele Mxinwa said: “No. Badidea. If I were to see an owl in my houseof stand I would kill it because it is abird of evil spirit. We just wouldn’t feelcomfortable with them flying about inour community. They must bring catsrather.”

.Dlekile Sokhulu said: “The owls mustcome. These infuriating rodents aremaking our lives a living hell. One timethey ran away with my lunch. They alsodig holes and damage the materials thatwe sell and thus bad for business.”

.Buzile Mzweni said: “It’s not a goodidea as they will be used for witchcraft.People will be living in fear accuse eachother. It would be fewer rats, maybe, butit would be a bad community to live in.”

.Thunjiswa Matowane said: “No it’sbad because we will be in constant fear.It’s terrifying just to think of it becauseowls are just like snakes. We are afraidof them.”

.Nojongile Lali said: “It’s a bad idea.City refutes suggestions that they may bring in owls to fight rat problem. PHOTO: “ MEDIA24

Mbuyiselo Zondeka PHOTOS: MANDLA MAHASHE

Sithembele Mxinwa Dlekile Sokhulu Buzile Mzweni

Nojongile Lali i hunjiswa Matowane

Pride festival to paint Mother City pinkSTAFF REPORTER

CapeTownPrideFestival, an annualweek-long celebration of diversity and theLGBTI community, starts on Friday 20 Fe-bruary.The festival features of a number of

events that is open to members of theLGBTI community, as well as their familyand friends.A Pink Party at all the participating

clubs in De Waterkant will get festivitiesstarted at 20:00 on Friday before the TwoOceansAquariumplayshosts to theMsCa-pe Town Pride competition on Saturday 21February.The event includes performances by last

year’s winner Manila von Teez as well as

Mortimer van derWesthuizen, Mr Gay Ca-pe Town 2014.The pageant starts at 20:00 and tickets

costs R60 (general access) and R120 (VIP).Festival Director Matthew Van As says:

“The theme for the tenth Cape Town PrideFestival, Return to the Rainbow, was cho-sen to remind all Capetonians of their veryspecial role in, and the contribution theycanmake towards, the rainbow nation andthe promotion of human equality.”Other activities include a sports day and

beach picnic, which will be hosted atCamps Bay on Sunday 22 February (freeentry), a funmovie night on Tuesday 24 Fe-bruary at thePinkFlamingoOpenAirThe-atre at the Grand DaddyHotel and Bookca-se, a book club evening, on Wednesday 25

February at Alexander Bar & Cafe.The show Diva’s, Dames and Drags will

entertain guests on Thursday 26 Februaryand everyone is invited to join the newlycrowned Miss Cape Town Pride and theKing of Queens for a patsy at Beaulah Baron 27 February.The highlight of the festival, Cape Town

Pride Parade starts at 12:00 in front of theGreen Point Traffic Department on Satur-day 28 February and promises to be a co-lourful affair.

Proud LGBTI community members,their friends and family members as wellas companies that support equal rights areinvited to participate.Each year a number of floats parade

downSomerset Road to celebrate andhigh-

light the LGBTI community.It costs R250 per float, to get access to the

parade. Applications can be done onwww.capetownpride.org.The parade ends with a street party whe-

re tickets cost R40 per person.The success of such a big event depends

on the kindness of volunteers and anybodyinterested in being part of the fun can con-tact Matthew at info@capetownpride.org.

V For more information and eventupdates visit www.capetownpri-de.org, follow @capetownpride onTwitter and like the event’s Face-book page at www.facebook.com/capetownpride.

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Muziwakhe Kumalo(yellow shirt), from Makro, hands over the prize cow to Masimanyane StokvelClub. From left Nobuzi Sagela, Nosiseko Dyaluva, Mambhele and Thandi. PHOTO: MAKRO

‘Moo prize’ is the name ofthe game for MasimanyaneMBONGISENI MASEKO

Masimanyane Stokvel Society from KTCstarted the year on a positive note after win-ning a live cow from a retail store recently.The group said the good news arrived by

way of a call the giant store, confirmingthem as winners for the month of January.MuziwakheKumalo, telesalesmanager at

the store which sponsors the competition,said Masimanyane was deserved of theprize, the first such stokvel group to do so.Kumalo said the concept of rewarding

stokvel groups was mooted last, as part ofa loyalty programme for their customers.According to him, stokvels contributed a

whooping 8 million to their turnover alone.“Stokvels support us a lot, this competi-

tion is a means to incentivise them for theircontributions(to our coffers). We wanted tothank them for their loyalty.He said therewere about 300 stokvel clubs

that belonged to a savings club with hisstore, from diverse areas as Khayelitsha,Gugulethu,KhayamnandiKraaifontein andMitchels Plain.Kumalo said they planned to add more

categories to the competition to three, somore groups could benefit.Nosiseko Dyaluvane, 40, a member of

Masimanyane, said she remembered the

call to inform them of their win like it wasyesterday.“It came as a huge surprise, she offered.Even though we were aware that one

lucky stokvel would win, we were not ex-pecting that it would be us. It came as a sur-prise to us. We are very happy. This (win)has spurred us on to set new projections forthis year and work even harder and savemore,”.Dyaluvane said her Stokvel group had

spent over R400 000 stocking up on groceryfrom the store, and thus beat all the otherstokvels. The grocery will last us up untilJune,” Dyaluvane said.The mother of three children, said their

group was structured so that they had lessproblemswith contributions and returns onloans from members.They were not aiming to take more mem-

bers than they already have in order tomaintain order and cohesiveness.“We avoid lending out more than R3000 to

a member, to preserve the harmony andspirit of our founding constitution,” Dyalu-vane offered.She said this made it easier for members

‘to pay back the money,’, she chuckled.Masimanyane consists of 55 members,

who each contributes R250 every month forthe year.

DA to challenge removal ofdistubers in the assembyThe DAwill bring a court challenge againstlegislation allowing for the arrest or remov-al of people who create a disturbance in theNational Assembly, it said on Wednesday.The DA filed papers in the Western Cape

High Court following last week’s removal ofEconomic Freedom Fighters MPs from theNational Assembly during the state-of-the-nation address, DemocraticAlliance federalexecutive chairperson James Selfe said.The matter would be heard on 5 March.The DA also wanted an order preventing

the Speaker from calling in police pendingthe outcome of its challenge to the constitu-tionality of section 11 of the Powers, Privi-leges, and Immunities of Parliament andProvincial Legislatures Act.EFFMPswere removed by police and par-

liamentary protection officers after speakerBaleka Mbete invoked section 11 of the act.The section allows the Speaker to order

the arrest or removal of any personwho cre-ates a disturbance during a sitting.The DA wants the section removed from

the act, saying it clashes with section 58 of

the Constitution.“That section of the Constitution guaran-

tees Cabinet members, deputy ministers,and members of the National Assembly theimmunity from civil or criminal proceed-ings, arrest, imprisonment, or damages for‘anything they have said in, produced be-fore, or submitted to the Assembly or anyone of its committees’,” Selfe said.He said that according to the Constitution

nomemberof any security servicemayobeya manifestly illegal order.Security services may also not prejudice

a political party interest that was legitimatein terms of the Constitution.TheDAbelieved therewas nothingwrong

with raising points of order during Presi-dent Jacob Zuma’s state-of-the-nation ad-dress, and that Mbete acted unlawfully.“They [EFF MPs] had not committed any

crimes and thereforewe contend that thepo-lice acted illegally and unconstitutionally.In doing that, the Speaker and the chairper-son of the NCOP acted illegally in invokingsection 11,” James said.

CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 20158 NEWS

MASENZE IZIKOLO ZETHU ZIBE NGCONO NGOKUBAMBISANA.

Ingaba ungumgcini-ncwadi zemali, umakhi okanye igqwetha? Zivolontiye usebenze kwibhunga lolawulo lesikolo sakho.

Vota kunyulo lwebhunga lolawulo lesikolo ngoMatshi 2015. Qhagamshelana nesikolo somntwana wakho ukufumana iinkcukacha!

UMNTWANA WAKHO APHUCULE EZAKHEUMNTWANA WAKHO APHUCULE EZAKHE

NIKEZELA NGEZAKHONO ZAKHONIKEZELA NGEZAKHONO ZAKHO

The City of Cape Town’s Subcouncil 14 invites community organisations fromWards 37, 38,39, 40 and 41 to apply for grant funding for projects that benefit the community and whichare in line with the City’s Integrated Development Plan. Applications should support the City’sstrategic priorities namely an opportunity city, a safe city, a caring city, an inclusive city and awell-run city.

Applications must be made on the official application form available at the Subcouncil 14offices, together with a valid tax clearance certificate, an official business and project plan andthe necessary supporting documentation.

Please deliver the completed application form by no later than 16:00 on Monday23 February 2015 to the Subcouncil Manager, Subcouncil 14, Fezeka Administrationoffices, corner of Govan Mbeki Road and Steve Biko Drive, Gugulethu 7750. No lateapplications will be accepted or considered. Closing date has been extended from3 February 2015 to 23 February 2015.

All applications for grant funding will be assessed in accordance with the Grant Policy andmust conform to the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003.

Contact Thembela Kima on 021 630 1676 or Nokuzola Mbangi on 021 630 1735 ore-mail subcouncil.14@capetown.gov.za for more information.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER06/2015

APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT FUNDING2015/2016Subcouncil 14

Entertainment:

Top US star toserenade youGospel and popmusic lovers are in for a raretreatwhenAmerican soul singer, PPArnoldheads to Cape Town for the first time.

Best known and loved for her 1970 albumKafunta, her four-night greatest hits tourwill take music lovers on a retrospectiverollercoaster ride that covers four decadesof music.

Her trip starts with three intimate, 200-seater per night shows at Kaleidoscope inClaremont from Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5March. Her tour culminates with a big pro-duction showatHis People atN1City on Sat-urday 7 March.

Having found music almost by chance inmid 1960s, Arnold’s palpable talent got hersinging back-up with none other than Ikeand Tina Turner, before Rolling Stones’Mick Jagger signed a recording contractwith her

Some of her earlier hits include the origi-nal version of The First Cut Is the Deepest,Angel of the Morning and the Marriott-Lanesong (If You Think You’re) Groovy.

Arnold’s musical CV and discographycontinued to grow throughout the 70s, 80s,90s and noughties. Whether she was addingvocals to classic tracks recorded along withthe late Nick Drake or touring with EricClapton or Roger Waters, Arnold’s reper-toire of greatest hits to be unpacked in CapeTown is incredibly vast with contributionsto the worlds of gospel, soul, rock and popmusic.V Tickets for her intimate Kaleidoscope shows withThe Glenn Robertson Jazz Band cost R600 and in-clude cheese and wine and an opportunity to meetthe artist. These can be booked by calling 021 6745761. Tickets for her big show at His People Centrecost R190 and are available at Computicket.

WIN! WIN! WIN!V Five readers can each win double tickets to theshow at His People Centre.Visit www.cityvision..co.za to enter.

PP Arnold will be visiting Cape Town for the very first time in March. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Music fest a must attendSouth African music lovers can look for-ward to a star-studded line up at theKDayMusic Festival this coming Saturday, 28February including Mafikizolo, ElvisBlue, Goodluck, Lloyd Cele, Prime Circle,Beatenberg, Jimmy Nevis, MatthewMole,Mi Casa, Reburn, DJKent andMon-Ark.

About 20 000 music lovers from all overthe province are expected to attend KDayat SaharaPark,Newlands,which is an an-nual family-friendly outdoor concertshowcasing the best of SouthAfrica’smu-sical talent.

To reward its customers, MTN is host-ing a competition where their customerscan win the best seats in the house.Dubbed #MTNPlayDay, the competitionwill see customers that download themost tracks from the KDay line up beingrewarded with an unforgettable KDayhospitality experience.

Lucky winners and three of theirfriends will be treated to a fully kitted outpod with drinks and food for the day, aswell as a music festival package for eachperson.

Larry Annetts, chief marketing officer:MTN South Africa, says they will be tak-ing photo sharing to a new level this year.

“As we continue our digital march thisyearwith the competition, customers thatsupport South African music like we dowill be rewarded with a once in a lifetimemusical experience for them and theirfriends.”

Visit the mobi site atwww.mtnplay.co.za and download anysong from the KDay playlist. Share it viaTwitter or Facebook with the hashtag#MTNPlayDay.

He says customers will be ranked on aleader board according to the number ofdownloads they make, which will be tal-lied up via the hashtag. The leader boardwill consistently be updated allowing cus-tomers to regularly check where they arepositioned.

“Our partnership with Primedia is tes-tament to our ongoing commitment to thedevelopment of local musical talent andthe company’s support for family friendlymusic festivals,” says Annetts.V 10 lucky City Vision readers can each win doubletickets to the KDay Music Fest on Saturday, 28February at Sahara Park, Newlands. Simply SMSthe word KDAY to 34586 (R1,50) before February25 / visit www.cityvision.co.za to enter.

MiCasa will dazzle the crowds.

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CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 201510 NEWS

The City of Cape Town’s Department of Economic Development received ward allocationsfromWards 51, 52 and 53 to provide community members from Langa with the opportunityto receive learner’s licence training and testing between March and May 2015. Thedepartment therefore invites interested individuals to fill out the relevant application form andsubmit the required documents.

Application forms are available from the Langa Public Library, corner of Washington Streetand Mendi Avenue, Langa.

The following documentation is required when you apply:

1. Fully completed application form2. Valid copy of your South African identity document3. Proof of address in ward (signed affidavit or utility bill)4. A signed affidavit confirming that you are currently unemployed5. Proof of educational qualification (minimum Grade 10)

Complete the application form and place it in the relevant application box at the Langa PublicLibrary. The closing date for applications is 11:00 on Wednesday 25 February 2015.

Please note that failure to provide all the required documentation will make your applicationinvalid. Applicants must have the ability to read and write in English.

Please note that the available spaces for the learner’s licence training in each ward are limiteddue to the different budget allocations. Community members will be selected fairly by Cityofficials in accordance with the minimum requirements. The City will try to ensure that at leasthalf of all the candidates are women.

Contact Chiara Baumann on tel. 021 417 0648 or send an e-mail toChiara.Baumann@capetown.gov.za for more information.

ACHMAT EBRAHIMCITY MANAGER32/2015

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITYMEMBERS FROMWARDS 51, 52 AND53 TO UNDERGO LEARNER’S LICENCETRAINING AND TESTING IN 2015

Inspiration for those of uswho feel hard done by looksIt is said, “Beauty is in the eyes of thebeholder”. Some also say, “Beauty is skindeep”. Yet we find that there is nouniversal description of true beauty.What is beauty to one may not be thecase with the other person. Therefore, weshould not have any discrimination inone form or another when it comes tothis phenomenon..We are a diverse people, as such we all

gravitate towards different expressions ofbeauty. Everything and everyone isbeautiful in its own way. We should learnto embrace beauty as the exhibition ofindividual life on the stage of life. We seethe ugliness of life when we insist on oneform of beauty above the other. Weshould not allow our diversity to becomethe foundation of our division. Insecuri-ty tends to raise its ugly head in theabsence of knowing oneself.Knowing who you are is a prerequisite

to embrace the beauty of others. Youneed to know that you are beautiful inthe absence of affirmation from others.You should not allow the opinions ofothers (good or bad) define who you are.It is for this reason that most insist thatbeauty must first be within, before it isvisible without. Irrespective of how closeyou come to the media-and fashion-preferred standard of beauty, no oneappreciates beauty with an ugly charac-ter. Therefore, character, value-system,and integrity should be the foundationupon which we build our lives. It is

important that you be. Do not attempt tobe someone else. Do not attempt to be afalse expression of you.

Whatever you do, learn to embraceyou and just be yourself. When you learnto be you, you will embrace your ownBE-YOU-TY and know you are BE-YOU-TIFUL. Let us look briefly, at what itmeans to be you.Y – YOU – Out of over 7 billion people

in the world, there is just one like you.You are a collection of dreams, aspira-tions, potential, mistakes, flaws, drama,fears, needs, wants, history, scars, pain,pleasures and promises.O- OWNERSHIP – Stop making excuses

for you scars, flaws, deficiencies, pain,history and fears. Learn to own all thatyou. Do not allow others to use what theyknow about you to as a weapon againstyou. What they know about you cannotharm you if you own it.U – UNIQUE – In a world of great

copies, an original is a breath of freshair. Be that original that others willadmire. Be determined to be the next bestyou. It is futile to work hard at being thebest copy of someone else instead ofbeing the best original you. You areunique as your fingerprints. Therefore,be aware that when you touch a lifepositively that you are leaving a uniquemark that can only be traced back toyou.

MARIO BOTHAPhillipi

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Oh, iyawa ngala MaphelaThe unroadworthyness of the amaphelataxis puts people’s lives at risk.These taxis are 6 seater but you find

them with 8 passengers all squashed upsimply because of more money in theirpockets!One taxi owner says they know about

the conditions of their taxis but there isnothing they can do because they alsohave to make a living. He continues tosay that they do not encourage any of thedrivers to have 8 passengers.He said its greed on the part of the

operators.The risk that these taxis put on people

is very high because some of these taxisare not capable of fitting all these peopleending up damaging the vehicle itself.Just because its R6 per ride doesn’t meanyou have to be squashed like a bug at theback seat, people also need to takecaution of what they are doing with theirlives. No matter how late you are run-

ning, your life is in your hands.A regular taxi user who lives in

Philippi takes the taxis to the trainstation on her way back to and fromwork.She reckons that she would rather be

late than to send herself to an earlygrave.she said to me: “These taxis drivers

don’t care about our lives. They just wantto keep coming back for more people andget more cash! They should stick to thelegal limits of their vehicle capacities andnot overload,”The issue of Amaphela taxis has been

around since 2000 yet the traffic depart-ment’s efforts are hardly seen.One taxi driver who doesn’t even have

a driver’s license says the traffic officersare broke and want to take bribes fromthem.

BABALWA TOBOCPUT

EFF antics a lesson in mari-tal woes for the rest of usThe EFF behaves like an abusive house-wife.It is like a woman who gets married to

a husband with nasty drinking habits,who tends to spend lots of time with hisdrinking buddies than his wife.In order to get him to be better-

husband, she sets herself a schedulewithin which she would have succeededin converting the so-called party animalinto a henpecked and tame poodle.To her dismay, she soon realizes that

instead of changing his character, theman rather seeks to enforce his authorityas the head of the household.She decides that she may have miscal-

culated her male transformation mission;she draws a chilling missile from deepwithin her misty soul and starts to strikethe man for every little mishap.She then adopts a fun limiting strategy

of rudely withholding marital privileges,in an attempt to get him to tow the line.Should he invite friends over, she

makes it a point to wear her colour-blocking cleaning overalls and pantyhoseon her head just to embarrass Mr BigSpender.When in a raw mood, she would

heighten hostilities and may even takethe guy’s clothes outside the house tobleach, tear or burn them.She’s quick to take the kids with her

and run away to an undisclosed locationat every sign of disagreement.The troubled man would have to beg

her and admit that he may have been

wrong,, even though he doesn’t knowhow or what he did wrong.When she’s likely to be fed up again for

another reason that she herself creates,she reminds the poor man about theprevious incidents that he had to admithis guilt for continuous delinquencies heoften gets up to.If family meetings are arranged to

address their burning issues, she doesn’twant the husband’s relatives to bepresent; it has to be her preferredcollaborators or nothing.If told by a relative or a friend she may

have been wrong in her treatment of theman; that trouble-maker can never stepinto their cold island again.Throughout the marriage the man can

only survive by admitting unknownmistakes or will be terrorized endlesslyand can even expect boiling water in theheat of the argument at any momentnow.Oh God deliver us! Before she drives

herself and the poor guy off the cliff.She should be focusing on raising her

kids in a loving, caring home and teachthem sacred principles that she herselflearned from her super strict parents,such as ‘losers can’t be choosers’.She may want to try the angle of being

a rational communicator and a construct-ive partner, in her struggle to maintain ahealthy relationship in that august house.

MIKAIL MARAWULanga

Success needs hard workBeing business minded isn’t a bad ideaat all as everyone has to start some-where in life. Because not everyindividual that we see and look upontoday started their business andbecame successful overnight. It tookthem years of financiall hardship.It took them years of struggle and

criticism from their peers and difficul-ty in obtaining capital for theirventures, albeit with evergreen ideas.To be an entrepreneur takes time,

companionship, faithfulness and alsoknowing who you are. Knowing yourstrengths and weaknesses in terms ofwhat kind of entrepreneur you wouldlike to be.How are you going to go about your

research, who you actually targeting

and also where you would get moneyin terms of starting your business.To this day, successful business

people will tell you how they havegone on starting their own businessand also what they are still doing inkeeping their businesses afloat.Take Sbu Leope. He is a well-known

businessman; has published book:‘Leadership 2020’ which became abestseller. But a lesser known fact isthat Leope went about poromoting thebook himself,Marketing it in taverns in the

townships, and for this he gained a lotof respect from people he would nothave known.

NOMAPHELO MBASAGugulethu

“IIzikoli zase Delft zingena ngendlovu itshisa ezindlini”Hayi sokuze ziphele izikoli eDelft. Aphaezintsukwini kuvukwe kungene isikolikwenye indlu, kwaye zabe sisazeka ubasingubani.Kubizwa imbizo yabahlali sadibana

nyani bathi ootata masiyothathwakwayiwa . Omnye umfana watsho ngem-pama kusooo kanti uyimoshile zangena

izikoli phakathi kwethu zathi kulamfanausithathaphi isibindi sobetha.Ootata babalekela kude into yashiyeka

nathi sana. Zange silale ngalominiizikoli zibhiyoza ubusuku bonke ngokuzisilanda ezindlini kunzima.

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CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 2015 NEWS 11TAVERN IMBIZO: Shebeen kings and queens sign no alcohol pledge to kids and preggos

Excessive Alcohol use not AyobaSPINDOG MOTSAMAI

Close to 200 licensed tavern owners from theWestern Cape signed a pledge to abide by aCode of Practice drafted by the Industry As-sociation for Responsible Alcohol Use(ARA), on Wednesday.The code aims to promote the responsible

sale of alcoholic beverages by encouragingtaverners to refuse the sale of alcohol to un-derageminors, pregnant women, and drunkpatrons.The pledges were signed at a Taverners’

Imbizo initiated and hosted by the ARA, inpartnership with the South African LeisureTourism & Hospitality Association (SAL-THA), at Spier Wine Estate.“This is the fifth of a series of nine nation-

wide Imbizos that will run until April 2015– one in every province,” said ARA CEO DrOsborn Mahanjana.“Part of the reason why we are running

these Imbizos is because we realize that nosingle player can solve the problem of alco-hol abuse. Only partnership will work.”The Western Cape Imbizo created a plat-

form for the regional tavern owners to dis-cuss issues of responsible alcohol selling, li-quor licensing, and the problems of alcoholabuse with relevant stakeholders such asprovincial commissioner Lieutenant -Gen-eral Arno Lamoer,WesternCape LiquorAu-thority Deputy Director, Mr. Philip Prin-sloo, Foundation for Alcohol Related Re-search (FARR) chairperson Leana Olivier,and Cape Town CLLR MMC of City Health,Siyabulela Mamkeli, among others.“It comes back to you – the liquor industry

- to comply,” said Lieutenant -General ArnoLamoer in his address to the tavern owners.

“We can’t expect the police to police every-thing that is going on in society.Let’s stand up and do the right thing and

take ownership and responsibility.”Keynote speaker Stellebosch mayor Con-

rad Sidego, noted the double-sided coin ofthe event taking place in the heart of thewinelands.“Alcohol is such an important part of the

economy of this world, yet the flip side of thecoin is the topic we are talking about today.You could very easily throw away the babywith the bath water, ” he said.He highlighted the importance of educa-

tion and teaching people values in the fightagainst alcohol abuse, as opposed tomerepo-licing and only dealing with the symptoms.Monwabisi Klaas, a tavern owner from

Gugulethu in who signed the pledge for re-sponsible selling, said that “we knew that al-cohol had negative effects, but we did notknow how bad the statistics were.”Another attendee, Anele Bizwapa, said

that “my favourite quote that I heard todaywas that ‘you can dodge your responsibili-ties, but you cannot dodge the consequencesof dodging your responsibilities.’”In keeping with the message of co-regula-

tion and taking ownership of the issues, Dr.Mahanjana says that “apart from interven-tions such as the Imbizos, the ARA is devel-oping a strict marketing Code of Commer-cial Communication that will be released tothe public to inform them on what the alco-hol marketing regulations are, and accord-ingly we (the ARA) will give the public a re-porting platform so that they can also playa part in co-regulating and give active feed-back.” The Code of Commercial Communi-cation will be released in the near future.

Dianah James, Nosidima Ndamase, shebeen owner from Khayelitsha, and Siphesihle Ngubongwesigned a pledge, on Wednesday. PHOTO: LINDILE MBONTSI

Mphunzi Siswana and Monwabisi Klaas – both tavern owners from Gugulethu took the pledge forresponsible selling at the Western Cape Imbizo.

CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 201512 NEWS

CHEES:City Vision freelance photographer Teddy Sambu was surprised by his Woolworthscolleagues who gave him a cake on his birthday last week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

VALENTINES: K’litsha Shoprite manager Mrs Erica Qhina and Mr Mawethu Ndzayo (Fresh Foodsmanager) went through to Baphumelele Old Age Home, spent some time with the elderly mem-bers of the community and donated a cake in celebration of Valentine’s Day. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

ROCKING: La Roca owner Solly (centre) looks on as aDJ plays for Naak Music in Mandela Park recently.

PHOTO: LINDILE MBONTGSI

LENYORA: : Kwaito kingpin Thebe wowed his fans at theLa Roca Inn at Mandela Park on Valentine’ Day.

PHOTO: LINDILE MBONTGSI

HAPPY TIMES : Amanda Noto with Selele Ngesi whocelebrated her birthday in Gugs recently.

PHOTO: THOBILE NDZUBE

AWARDS: Mluleki Sam received an ward for Best Contri-bution to the Performing Arts: Drama from Jane Stu-urman-Moleleki last week. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX

SONGMAN: Alfred Nyepha is a registered songwriter andis offering his services to all gospel artists, call him on0719446641. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

THANKS: At the annual Western Cape Cultural AffairsAwards at the Baxter Theatre, Prof Abner Nyamende fromUCT was thanked for his contribution to advocating forthe publication of indigenous isiXhosa. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX

V This is your catalogue of Kasi Life. Send us your birthday party, church pictures or other interesting things you do.Contact City Vision on 0 021 910 7617/8/9 or email us on cityvision@wpnewspapers.co.za

CITY VISIONThursday, 19 February 2015 NEWS 13FUTURE PROSPECTS: Community Safety’s Dan Plato upbeat about youth aspirations

Phillipi youths grab opportunityMBONGISENI MASEKO

Youngsters fromBrown’s Farm in , Philippi,have grabbed the proverbial bull by the hor-nes by leading the way in in grabbing an op-portunity to change their lives for the betterthrough education during a youth safetyoutreach.This was evident on Tuesday after Com-

munity Safety MEC Dan Plato, walked thestreets to create awareness of the opportuni-ties the local government has made availa-ble for them.Plato said the interest shown by the youth

“is an indication that youth from Nyangawant to study.”He said theywere reaching out to the poor,

where even gangsters said they do not wantto fight with police anymore, so they areinterested in studying.Plato shared: “They feel they need to bring

change in their lives through studying. A lotstill needs to be done to bring youth back toschool. That will be a full bursary. We madean arrangement with Northlink College toprovide them with bursaries,” Plato said.Plato, who was accompanies by Police Of-

ficers, Neighbourhood Watch, CommunityPolicing Forum (CPF) and officials from hisdepartment, helped thosewhowere interest-ed in applying to further their studies withfilling the forms.Plato lastweek visited Zwelitshawhere he

engaged with more than 300 youths on theirsafety concerns and took particulars ofmorethan 200 youth to assist them in applying forfurther education and training opportuni-ties.More than 50 applications have already

been received.The outreach programme serves as an in-

terpersonal platformwhere government caninform communities about the various pro-grammes that exist within the Departmentof Community Safety to create safer commu-nities, as well as the basket of services avail-able to the public from the Western CapeGovernment and various civil society orga-nisations and partners.The project started few years ago and it

has already seen a number of youth benefit-ing from it.Plato said they will roll it out to other pov-

erty stricken areas in future.Mary Otukile, 35, from Brown’s Farm,

said she always wanted such an opportuni-ty.“It has always been my dream to change

my life for the better through education. Iam currently working as a security, but Iwant to become a social worker,”.Lifesaver Bomi Siwa, 23, said he was al-

ready “promised” on the day that hewas tak-en to study Underwater Welding.“Th youth need such opportunities so that

they will uplift their standard of living,”.

Ayanda Qolintaba, who aspires to be to further her education, Nomafu Ximiya, from the depart-ment of Community Safety, Nomboniso Tutu and Dan Plato, MEC for Community Safety, duringthe walkabout in Brown’s Farm, Philippi, on Tuesday. PHOTO: MBONGISENI MASEKO

Baker Thembile Gcukumeshe with friends and customers (from left) Stephanie Porthen, MarkSlessenger, Jeremy Barty and Leah Rama. PHOTO: MANDLA MAHASHE

A ‘stroke of bread luck’empowers Gugs bakeryMANDLA MAHASHE

It is Kwaito superstar KabeloMabalanewhoonce said ‘You can’t keep a goodman down’.No one epitomises this more than ThembileGcukumene.He once slipped, he says, but when he got

up, he says he reached for greater heightsand opened Thembile’s Bakery at his homein in Gugulethu, NY 21.It is often said that life’s true test is not

whether you fall but rather how you get up.Many thought he was down and out when

the then fit-as-a-fiddle adventurer suffered adevastating stroke in 2012.Gcukumene,46, lost the use of his left side

of his body and had to learn to walk and talkagain.It was a frustrating time for a person who

enjoyed mountain climbing, surfing andlong distance running.“It was a dark time in my life...I had been

dealt a death blow,” he shared.But after months of self-pity he shook it

off and learnt to walk and talk through thehelp of his friend and family.And the husband andwife teamof Jeremy

and Kim Barty invited him to their training

programme where they teach people fromdisadvantaged areas to bake through theirorganisation called BreadRev.Today Gcukumeni is on his own and has

started a bakery in September 2014, whichbecome a destination for companies and or-ganisations that do work in the township.Gcukumeni recalled that ball the time he

was disabled Mabalane’s song had kept himgoing.“I found a new purpose in life and cher-

ished it. As I’m speaking to you I have visi-tors from various companies that are hereto hear my story and buy bread frommy ov-ens,” he said.He emphasised that having a supportive

family and friends is a key to his new leaseon life.He also advised those who suffered from

illnesses to seek help.“When you are sick you want to isolate

yourself from people but this is the oppositeofwhat youneed todo.Themoreyourpeoplesee you the more they will accept you andthe better you become.I want to sharemy story so that people un-

derstand that when you hit a rough patch inlife its not the end.

MANDLA MAHASHE

Music bosses, you are not gonna take ad-vantage of this young dime.This firm stance by singer Mary-Jane

Matsolo may have led to her debut albumtaking longer to be released but she saysits worth it.“Its hard to break into themusic indus-

try if you not going to exchange favourbut for me its an absolute no-no,” saysMJ as she is affectionately known.She will be releasing her debut album

Soul of Women under CSuns Records.Born Nomathamsanqa Matsolo she de-

scribes her music as African blues.“Its totally different to the music that

is out there. The first single titledNdixak-iwe has been well received and I believe

that its a good indicater for the album,”she told City Vision. The album will bereleased on 16 April.Ndixakiwe, produced by PyroBeats,

has been getting regular airplay on radiostations.Likemuch ofMJ’smusic the song came

from a difficult place, she says.“When I wrote it I was in an abusive

relationship and it was the turning point.However, I am now in a much better

place now,” she suggested.MJ, who worked as a human rights ac-

tivist despite studying journalism at theNelson Mandela Metropolitan Universi-ty, sings about real issues that affect heras well as other women in general.She said that her choice in music was

heavily influence by the fact that sheworks for Treatment Action Campaign,an HIV/Aids activist organisation.“It was throughmywork that I realised

how rife exploitation of women in the ru-ral areas was.My job required me to do research on

how to accessmedical care, especially forthe disadvantaged and poor people fromrural areas.

“I compiled different patients’ storiesusing my journalism skills.Then we tried to convince the govern-

ment that disadvantaged people have aright to medical help”.This, she says, is why her music is dif-

ferent and that she hopes those that dolend an ear can learn.“I believe that I am bringing something

new and I’m sure that it will spice up theindustry.I hope more radio station will playlist

it before the release of the album.The album was first scheduled for the

beginning of March but pushed back.If you haven’t managed to catch her

music on your radio you can find it onwww.soundcloud.com/maryjanematso-lo20.You can find he on FacebookMJMatso-

lo or follow her on Twitter @MaryJane-Matsolo.

Journo sings the blues

Mary-Jane brings something differennt tothe music industry with her new albumtitled Soul Of Women.

PHOTO: CSUNS HOLDINGS

“I used to go into deep ruralareas in different provincesand felt honoured when I gavethose country people knowl-edge.

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Sport interest: More tournaments on the way

Positive start for basketball clubZILA MKONTO

Basketball is set to grow in leaps andbounds following a succesfull tourna-

ment staged by the Gugulethu Hustlers Bas-ketball Club at the Sports Complex on Satur-day.This is the view of officials involved in

staging this tournament.Hustlers BC vice chairman Linz Mbeyiya

hailed the tournament as a “perfect start”for their mission of reviving the sport in thetownships.“We have been around since 1995 and our

our senior ladies’ team is currently the 2013and 2014 champions of the Cape Town Bas-ketball Association (CTBA) League,” saidLinz. Their senior men’s team are runners-up of 2014’s season.“This has resulted in our team attracting

a growing number of juniors from the sur-rounding community,” he said.Vincent Ntunja said the influx has given

them a lot of players for the under 12 andunder 16 boys and girls teams.“They are all ambitious about basketball

and we hope from now this team and othertownship teams will develop and take thegame to the centre stage where it belongs,”said Vincent.OnSaturdaymore than twelve teams from

team from areas like Khayelitsha, Mfuleni,Langa, Mannenberg and Heideveld particci-pated in a tournament themed “Love andBasketball”.“It was eye opening to realise abundant

talent that these young players possess,” ex-claimed CapeWave BC coachMikeMakeda-ma when approached by City Vision.

The tournament featured handball andbadminton games since the sports were re-lated.

Lindz saids there were lots of inquiriesfromnewrecruitswhowitnessed their peersplaying.“It was great to see juniors experiencing

competition and they certainly developedlove for the game,” he said.Vincent added that there would be more

tournamets of this nature in Gugulethu.To join the club contact on email :

linz.mbeyiya@gmail.com / call 083 860 5109.

ABOVE: Cape Waves Basketball Club HustlersPHOTOS: KATRINA HAUNREITER

Cape Waves player on the attack during their game against Mfuleni Icons on Saturday.

RIGHT: Gugulethu Hustlers player BonganiHutamo giving players a moral boost during aninterval .

Nzuzo Manona , Maloti Qavane and Vincent Ntunja enjoying the tournament.