Walter Mabasa of Wonga Prepaid Electricity Meters installs sub-meters for electricity.
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Prepaid meters make life easier Stephen Selaluke Landlords and tenants in Mamelodi can breathe a sigh of relief, because they can now manage their own electricity with new state of the art sub-meters. Thanks to a team of electricians, sub-meters that cater specifically to landlords and tenants were recently installed. Tenants will in future have to buy and manage their own electricity. The prepaid electricity meters are called
Wonga, meaning Saving. According to Walter Mabasa of Wonga, who installs prepaid meters for City Power, they have identified a need for special services to cater for individual tenants from the community. This project will be rolled out in Mamelodi first, before moving to other areas. “These meters are only for tenants or tenants renting backyard rooms and should not be confused with meters we install for the Tshwane metro. This is totally new,� he said.
Once a sub-meter is installed, an application form will be filled in and it may take two to three weeks for registration, and will enable tenants to buy their own electricity individually. Landlords can have up to 20 sub-meters installed in one establishment. Qualified electricians with an identity card from Wonga Prepaid Electricity Meters with their photo, name and ID number when on duty, will install the sub-meters to prevent that robbers and swindlers enter homes.
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Another death on Moloto Rd
Police confiscate R125 000 worth of dagga from drug dealers Four alleged drug dealers had an unsuspecting surprise on Wednesday morning, when police confiscated their containment of dagga, worth R125 000. The four suspects were en route from Bosman station to Mamelodi, after picking up one of their counterparts, when police noticed their suspicious white Volkswagen Golf. According to Captain Jan Sepato, spokesperson of Silverton police station, two bags weighing 70kg was found in possession of the suspects. “The Pretoria flying squad arrested and brought in the suspects. It is alleged that the counterpart they picked up at Bosman station came from KwaZulu-Natal with the dagga,” he said. Sepato said the suspects would appear in court this week on charges of possession of narcotics. Here are Sergeant Moses Malema and Constables William Kgatla and Mubadekanyi Liabara with two of the suspects and the containment of dagga that was found in their possession. Photo: Valeska Abreu
Valeska Abreu An 18-month-old baby girl became one of the latest victims to be seriously injured on the notorious Moloto Road after a severe accident that left one man dead. Two other people were also critically injured when two light motor vehicles collided head-on on Saturday afternoon. According to Netcare911 spokesperson, Jeffrey Wicks, the cause of the accident is unclear, but information indicates one of the drivers moved into the oncoming lane before the crash. “Both vehicles collided head-on and skidded off the road, coming to rest near the initial point of impact. Paramedics arrived at the scene to find one man with fatal injuries. His body was trapped in the wreckage. They attended to the other wounded and initiated care,” said Wicks. Wicks said the Netcare911 Aeromedical helicopter took a critically injured woman to the Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital. “The other injured were transported by ambulance to state hospitals in the area.” According to Wicks, Moloto Road is one of the roads where some of the worst accidents occur on a weekly basis. “People should be careful when driving. A little bit of patience goes a long way,” he said.
Mamelodi West police spokesperson, Captain Johannes Maheso, said a police station is not a place where you can withdraw a case. Cases are withdrawn at the Magistrate’s Court.
Four arrested after tip-off Stephen Selaluke The Mamelodi West police recently confiscated dagga with a street value of R50 000. This comes after police received a tipoff from community members about suspects selling dagga at the Kingsley hostel. The police went to investigate and found dagga in bags, plastic bags and in match-
boxes. According to Captain Johannes Maheso, four male suspects aged between 30 and 35 years were arrested. “The police raided the hostel and found the dagga,” said Maheso. Maheso encourages residents to keep up a good relationship with the police. The suspects will soon appear in the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court.
Cases only withdrawn at a Magistrate’s Court Stephen Selaluke The Mamelodi West police said cases could only be withdrawn at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court, not the police station. According to the Mamelodi West police spokesperson, Captain Johannes Maheso, they are concerned about the number of cases being opened at the station, especially over weekends regarding domestic violence. “The victims usually return to the station at a later stage and want to withdraw the case opened over the weekend,” said Maheso. Most of these cases are about couples fighting and fights at shebeens. Cases are opened against the so-called suspects while the complainants are allegedly drunk. The next day they return to the station when they sobered up to withdraw
the case. In most cases of domestic violence, complainants arrive at the station to say they have settled their differences and they want to withdraw the case. Only a magistrate can withdraw cases. “We want to inform residents that we are no longer opening domestic violence cases for people who are drunk. Only serious cases will be opened at the station,” said Maheso. He said such residents are wasting governmental resources. “There are places where they can get help to solve their problems and should first think it over before opening a case against anyone. Lastly, if your are drunk, go and sleep and when you are sober come and open a case if you still want to,” said Maheso.
Constables Mohlapi, Martin Ramokolo and Nkwana of the Mamelodi West police with dagga with a street value of R50 000.
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A Tshwane metro worker offloads a truck filled with Zimbabweans’ art works, which were reportedly confiscated by metro police, while art dealer Zelda Hancke takes an inventory of the returned goods.
Artists want justice for illegal confiscation Natashia Slabbert Roughly a quarter of confiscated goods, taken by Tshwane metro police and a metro team in an illegal raid in December last year, were returned to their rightful owners last week. This followed after serious allegations, including corruption and theft, were levelled at the metro police and the metro’s rapid response team by a group of artists after the raid. Rekord reported on the situation in February when Zelda Hancke, art dealer and
spokesperson for the group of Zimbabwean artists, explained how metro officers seized the artists’ goods, valued at R208 000, from a private property in Montana, without any official documents. Hancke, whose art shop sold these art works and had to close down due to a lack of stock, laid a charge at the metro police’s anti-corruption unit a few weeks ago. The artists have since received back some of their art after a truck, accompanied by metro workers, offloaded the stock last Tuesday. Only a quarter of the goods, however,
was returned and many of the items were damaged. “We are still crying. They drove away with four truckloads of our goods and only brought back one truckload,” one of the artists said. According to Hancke, there had been talks of the metro compensating the group for their damages, however, the group felt it was not enough. The artists feel strongly about justice taking its course and want to see the guilty parties held accountable for their actions. “On the one hand we are happy to see that someone is listening and that some-
thing is happening, but corrupt officials cannot just get away and think ‘the metro will pay for our mistakes’. If they get away this time, they will just do it again and again,” Hancke said. According to Nick Calogero, spokesperson for the metro police’s anti-corruption unit, the docket had been moved to a docket discussion panel. “The panel will decide whether there is a case against anyone, who should be charged and whether it will be departmental or disciplinary. As soon as we receive this feedback, we will proceed,” Calogero said.
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No more skylarking around the Magalies Ron Sibiya Ramzi Abrahams, head of the Department of Heritage at Freedom Park, talks about World War I and World War II’s fallen heroes.
Vagrants have turned the Magaliesberg into a haven which harbours criminals. So said the Friends of Magalies during The take control of Magalies operation this past weekend. According to Chris Aucamp, a member of the Friends of Magalies, they organised the operation. “It involved Tshwane metro police, nature conservation, neighbourwatch M6 and policing forums from all areas around the mountain,� said Aucamp. He said vagrants and criminals have illegally occupied the mountain. “We experience lots of burglaries emanating from the mountain. Criminals living on the mountain break into homes and then escape into the bushes on the mountain, using it as a hideout,� Aucamp said. The aim of the operation was to preserve
Ramzi Abrahams, head of the Department of Heritage and Knowledge at Freedom Park, tells members of the Inter-Provincial State Law Advisors Forum about Freedom Park.
the mountain with its unique fauna and flora. The mountain is not an official nature conversation area, but is a protected green area. Concerned residents, living in the vicinity of the mountain, formed the Friends of Magalies. They also previously raised money to fence off some of the areas not fenced. The Friends of Magalies believes certain developments and vagrants could destroy the mountain’s natural habitat. The mountain offers a sanctuary to several wild animals that would otherwise be in danger of being poached, if action to protect the area is not taken. The Friends of Magalies plans to have the mountain patrolled by members of nature conservation on a daily basis. The fence around the mountain is the property of the metro and no one is allowed to vandalise it.
CornĂŠ de Jager of the Friends of Magalies and Dewald Crous of neighbourwatch M6 patrol in the Magaliesberg.
Forum hosted in Pta Ron Sibiya The Tshwane metro, together with the Gauteng Tourism Authority, Freedom Park and the Voortrekker Monument, hosted the Inter-Provincial State Law Advisors Forum (IPSLAF) recently. IPSLAF members toured Pretoria’s tour-
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Members of the Tshwane metro police, Sergeant Grahame Smith, riding Frisco and Sergeant Vivien Pretorius, riding Baron, during an operation to remove vagrants in the Magaliesberg on Saturday.
Curb crime Sector 3 Commander, Sergeant Pule Masilela, is concerned about the growing drug abuse and burglaries occurring during the day in Mamelodi. The Mamelodi East police has formed a partnership with community members to help curb crime in Sector 3. The police also want to encourage parents to be on the lookout for drug abuse symptoms in their family and communities. Police are battling to curb crime in Sector 3 as there are two sector police vehicles patrolling the huge area from Garden, Buffer Zone, Khutsong and Extension 14, 16, 17 and 18. Report any crime in Sector 3 to Sergeant Pule Mohlala on 082822-7840.
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Race challenges youth Stephen Selaluke The Youth Movement Organisation (YMO) hosted a road race called Three Kilometre Amazing Race. This was part of their programme to combat unemployment and drug abuse among the youth as these are the youth’s major challenges. The Amazing Race was held at Umthombo Primary School in Mamelodi West on February 25. The YMO annually organises the Amazing Race with the objective of promoting a healthy lifestyle and a determined attitude among the youth in the communities. According to the chairman of the YMO, Eric Shikobela, this is not just a race but a way to develop a healthy lifestyle.
Before the race the participants are taught about drug prevention, healthy foods and positive thinking. “The youth also learn to persevere, not only in the race, but in everything they do in their lives,” said Shikobela. Terrence Tibane in the male category and Mbali Masango in the female category were the winners of the 2012 Amazing Race. Youth members are invited to attend the Face reality workshop, organised by YMO to be held at Umthombo Primary School at 16:00 on March 15. Shikobela urges the youth of Mamelodi to be part of this great initiative of combating unemployment, drug abuse and to socialise with people who have a positive mentality. Enquiries: Eric Shikobela on 078169-7968.
L’loyd Cele and Donnalee Roberts (7de Laan) with baby Susan at the Menlyn Park shopping centre Play Park.
Home cares for baby Valeska Abreu For most of us it is impossible to imagine only having one limb, but for Susan it will be a lifelong battle. This 8-month-old baby girl was diagnosed with Amelia at birth. Amelia is the complete absence of the skeletal parts of the upper or lower limbs, with no bone structure distal to the defect. Susan has total Amelia, and has none of the four limbs others take for granted. To make matters worse, her mother abandoned her at birth, but thankfully, she is now in a safe and loving home environment at the Tshwane Place of Safety Association. Housemother and mother to 15 other foster children, Karen Bruyére, cares for Susan. Bruyere’s hopes for Susan is that she lives as normal a life as possible despite her disability. The place of safety is solely dependent on donations and with no go-vernment subsidy for any of the children, there is only so much she can do for her daughter. “Susan is at the age where she is starting to get inquisitive about her surroundings and I don’t feel she should be deprived of this. That’s why we are hoping that she can get a prosthetic arm attached to her one limb,” she said. Bruyére and Susan have
consulted various doctors to discuss the possibility of this. “We are not yet sure of the costs involved, but we can only imagine what it will be. We will try as hard as we can to get the money for it and not get despondent. I believe each child deserves quality of life, not quantity of life,” said Bruyére. It is hoped that Susan will be able to move around more easily and later on in life when she gets an electric wheelchair, she will be able to commute by herself. According to Susan’s paediatrician, Dr Elize van Rooyen, she suffers no other disability. “As far as we can tell at this stage she has no other illness. She can see, hear and is very intelligent and she will do well with at least one limb just to get her going,” she said. So far Susan’s future has not been decided, but Bruyére vowed that she will not allow her to be institutionalised. “I will care for her for as long as I can and when I’m gone, she has many brothers and sisters who will maybe take her in. I am also confident that the home will continue.” Bruyére said they will continue doing everything possible to raise money for the procedure and believe where there is a will there is a way.
Students host awareness day Stephen Selaluke The fourth year occupational therapy class of the University of Pretoria hosted a Health Awareness Day in Mamelodi recently. The theme of the day was High-5 Hygiene and focussed on the importance of washing one’s hands regularly. Research has shown that the spread of diseases such as influenza, dysentery, salmonella poisoning, hepatitis A, cholera and typhoid fever could all be prevented by
simply washing your hands regularly and effectively. The purpose of this day was to reinforce good hygienic practices in a fun and relaxed manner. With great enthusiasm, the students set out to visit Mamelodi Association for People with Disabilities, the Daniel Comboni Day care, Masca day care and Gontse day care. According to Lené Wessels of the University of Pretoria’s department of occupational therapy, the program kicked off with a lively song, describing effective hand washing methods. “The students danced on the tune of If you are happy and you know it, a special scrub song to encourage children at the different day care centres and the beneficiaries of ADP to join them,” said Wessels. Everyone stood in line to wash their hands and received a bar of soap and an apple. The students handed out soap and apples on the corner of Hinterland and Hans Strijdom Drive to all members of the community in the vicinity.
A student shows one of the senior citizens at the Mamelodi Association for People with Disabilities to wash their hands during the High-5 Hygiene Awareness Day.
Terrence Tibane and Mbali Masango are winners of the 2012 Amazing Race.
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A pupil at Lethabong Secondary School in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, hanged himself last week, allegedly rather than go to school and face the boys who had bullied him. This has brought the focus sharply on this continuous scourge that is rife in our schools. Suicide is one of the consequences in bullying. In fact, it is so common in America that a new word has been coined for suicide as a result of bullying, it’s known as ‘bullycide’.
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Saturday, March 3 SABC 1 09:00 Dance Your Butt Off 10:00 Generations 12:30 Whizz Kids of Mzansi 15:00 Laduma: Nedbank Cup 17:30 Daddy 24/7 19:30 News 20:00 Laduma: Nedbank Cup 00:15 Living Single 00:45 Martin
Bullying is a worldwide problem that can have negative consequences for the general school environment. Bullying can also have negative lifelong consequences – both for the pupils who bully and for their victims. A recent study indicates that a strong correlation exist between bullying other pupils during the school years and experiencing legal or criminal troubles as adults. Victims often fear school and consider school to be an unsafe and unhappy place. Bullying can also lead to depression, anxiety, sleeplessness and psychological problems among school-going children. A new type of bullying is cyber-bullying, which takes advantage of new technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, Mixit, voice mail and YouTube. We of course live in a violent society where brutality has become an everyday occurrence. The victims are in many instances too scared to speak out because of fear of intimidation and restarting the whole cycle of abuse and bullying. Whether the bullying is direct or indirect, the key component of bullying is that the physical or psychological intimidation occurs repeatedly over time to create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse. Authorities and parents must act in a firm manner to eradicate this scourge from our schools. There must be definite policies in place so that every child knows what the school’s policy is about bullying and initiation. Effective interventions must involve the entire school community rather than focus on the perpetrators and victims alone. Parents are often unaware of the bullying problems.
SABC 2 09:00 House Call 10:00 Rough It Out 10:30 Wise Up 11:00 Living Land 13:00 Muvhango 15:00 Mama Mia 18:00 News 18:30 The Ghost Whisperer 20:00 The Voice 21:00 The Mo’Nique Show SABC 3 08:36 Kids Challenge Show 10:00 X-Men Evolution 11:00 Crocodile Hunter 12:00 IFAD Documentary 13:00 Dr Oz 18:00 Celebs Biographies 19:00 News eTV 08:00 Thomas & Friends 09:30 Rhythm City Omnibus 13:00 Malcolm & Eddie 13:30 Blame it on Fame 17:00 WWE: NXT 18:05 Fear Factor International 19:00 News 20:00 The Code Name: Cleaner
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Time wasted can never be regained. Once you’ve lost Onthatile a minute in a day, you Shongoane can never reclaim it. I know when I say that most people will go like ‘that’s crazy, a minute is not much,’ but actustates that “the time of cryally it is. ing because we have never Take Jesus for instance. Dur- bore a child is over�. ing His journey here on earth, We will give birth thereHe wasted no time, He lived fore we need to make sure every minute, He did His bid to that when we deliver our fulfil His destiny and purpose. babies – “dreams and goals� He was and still is the - we should learn to lead like greatest Boss I’ve ever known Jesus. with all the managerial and We must make Him our other skills, time management, leader and follow in His teamwork, counsellor, financial steps. accountant and more. Let us not be corrupted by Sometimes I wonder why do His blessings, let’s treat them people look to Jesus for health with respect and look at the and every other thing except for bigger picture, our destiny. the business part? At the same time, rememImagine how we can prosper ber that when God blesses even more if we exercised His you, not everybody will be way of running finances. happy for you. He was rich, yet He never Proverbs 29:10 says: boasted about it. No one could “The bloodthirsty hate a see His worth and yet He never person of integrity and seek justified or forced Himself on to kill the upright,� but have people. integrity anyway. He lived His life and folSo expect to be attacked lowed His purpose. along the way, but rememI am saying, as Isaiah 54 ber that greater is He that is within us. Also it states that: “Those who trust in themselves are fools�, so always ask God to lead you being it in business or your personal lifestyle. Be blessed. Enquiries: 084-736-9353.
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Tuesday, March 6 SABC 1 09:00 Generations 09:30 Muvhango 10:00 Martin 4 13:30 Shift 16:07 Comedy Khona 17:00 Cory in the House 18:00 Play Your Part 18:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 19:30 News 20:30 Montana
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Wednesday, March 7 SABC 1 10:30 Spirit Sundae 12:00 Live 13:00 Sgud’-Snaysi 15:00 Matrixs Uploaded 17:00 Cory in the House 18:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 20:00 Generations 21:00 Relate SABC 2 09:20 Curious George 11:50 Nanny 911 12:40 Judge Mathis 13:25 Days of our Lives 14:10 As the World Turns 16:00 Hectic Nine-9 17:30 News 18:00 Our Moments 18:30 7de Laan 19:00 News 19:30 Pasella 21:00 Muvhango 22:00 Cold Case SABC 3 10:40 Generations 16:45 Days of Our Lives 21:00 Zero Tolerance 00:00 Oprah
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Thursday, March 8 SABC 1 08:00 The Bold and the Beautiful 08:30 Isidingo 09:00 Generations 09:30 Muvhango 10:00 Martin 4 10:30 The Chatroom 11:00 Big Up 13:00 Daddy’s Girls 2 13:30 Siyayinqoba 15:00 Matrixs Uploaded 17:28 Journeys of Inspiration 18:00 Ses’khona 19:30 News 20:00 Generations 20:30 Home Affairs 21:30 Cutting Edge 22:00 The Lab SABC 2 06:00 Morning Live 09:20 Curious George 09:50 Takalani Sesame 10:20 Rivoningo 11:50 Nanny 911 12:40 Judge Mathis 13:25 Days of our Lives 15:00 7de Laan 15:30 Muvhango 16:00 Hectic Nine-9 17:00 Dragonballz 18:30 7de Laan 19:30 The Big Break Legacy 21:00 Muvhango 21:30 Speak Out 5 SABC 3 11:40 7de Laan 12:10 Mission Impossible 17:40 Days of Our Lives 21:40 Kings 23:00 30 Rock 00:00 Oprah Winfrey Show eTV 06:00 Sunrise 09:00 Rhythm City 09:30 Scandal! 10:00 Madam & Eve 10:30 The Young and the Restless 12:30 Backstage 13:30 WWE: Raw 16:00 Craze World Live 16:40 The Young and the Restless 17:30 Street Court 18:00 eNews 19:30 Scandal! 20:00 Mad About You 20:30 The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Missed opportunities lead to draw Stephen Selaluke The Boss FC came back from 1-0 down to draw against Young Happy People FC on Sunday. The Boss missed out on the chance to move to the top of the log when they were held at 1-all. The match was played at Muckleneuk sport grounds and started at 10:00. The Boss is in position three with 24 points and Happy People in position eight with 15 points. Happy People opened the score in the second half and the Boss equalised 15 minutes later. According to the coach of The Boss FC, Vader Masetlha, the match was tough. “We could have won the match, but my boys took it lightly, and in the second half we were punished for that,” he said. “The boys needed some encouragement as they managed to score an equaliser,” Masetlha added. We could have won the match, but it is unfortunate that time was not on our side. We are going back to our drawing board to correct our mistakes. “We are no longer going to undermine our opponents and only concentrate on our main goal of winning the league,” said Masetlha. Edward Oyiyo, coach of the Young Happy People FC, was not available for comment after the match.
Vader Masetlha, coach of The Boss FC, encouraged his boys to concentrate and come back into the game during their Mamelodi Promotional League match against Young Happy People FC last Sunday.
Interested players are invited to join Stephen Selaluke Gogo soccer and netball team appeals to senior citizens of Mamelodi to join the team. Exercising helps with blood circulation, diabetes and high blood pressure, said Sarah Shonisani. “The team needs more senior citizens from the age of 50 years up,” said Shonisani. Players who are interested must go to Muckleneuk sport grounds. The team trains three
times a week, from Mondays to Wednesdays from 08:30 until 11:00. The whole purpose of forming the team is to keep the senior citizens strong and healthy. Enquiries: Sarah Shonisani on 072-4026052.
Sarah Shonisani, founder of the Mamelodi Gogo soccer team, appeals to all senior citizens of Mamelodi who are interested in playing netball and soccer to join the team.
Team rises to the occasion Sibusiso Banda Soshanguve’s Invader FC drew 4-all against Mamelodi FC in a nail-biting match in the SAB Safa Tshwane League at the Giant stadium on Sunday. From the first whistle of the match, both teams played fast-paced attacking football and created a lot of scoring opportunities, which turned out to be unproductive. Mamelodi’s Chermoundry Bobbejee scored the opening goal in the third minute after the home side defence had moved forward. The Invaders had brilliant passes but Mamelodi’s strong defence blocked all their shots. In the last minutes of the first half, Titimalo Tabane tried to find Mamelodi’s second goal but most of his shots hit the cross bar. It is only within 30 seconds of the second half that Tabane netted the goal he had been looking for. The Invaders put more pressure on their
opponents but their efforts seemed to be unsuccessful. Mamelodi kept on attacking. After missing a penalty in the 75th minute, Invaders were awarded another. Petros Seeqele successfully turned it into a goal. Mamelodi could not sit back and watch. Lebohang Mashile added his goal to the score board giving them the 3-1 lead. Koketso Phoshane and Seeqele came through and added the two equalising goals for the Invaders. The celebrations could not last as Mamelodi’s Glen Gezani rapidly added another goal. Tshepo Ramatsetse added the final equaliser for Invaders. Invader’s coach, Sello Phetla, said his side needed to improve their play. “Our first half performance was not impressive but I am happy that the boys were able to rise to the occasion.” Mamelodi’s coach, Thabo Mokebe, said he was not happy about the draw.
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Soccer: The Mamelodi Tigers FC plays FC Alexandra FC for the Vodocom League at Muckleneuk sports ground at 15:00 on Saturday.
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Soccer: The Morning Stars FC plays Spartaks FC in the Super League match at Stanza Bopape sports ground at 15:00 on Sunday.
Joseph Makhanya of Moroka Swallows tussles with Punch Masenamela of Mamelodi Sundowns. Photo: Backpagepix
Battle ends in a draw Mamelodi Sundowns missed out on the chance to move six points clear at the top of the Absa Premiership when Moroka Swallows held them to a 2-all draw at the Dobsonville stadium in Soweto on Friday night. Sundowns should have taken the lead in the second minute of the match, when they caught the Swallows’ defence napping and put Nyasha Mushekwi through on goal, but keeper Greg Etafia came quickly off his line to smother the ball at the striker’s feet. After 17 minutes Etafia was called into action again, producing a one-handed save to tip a long range shot from midfielder, Hlompho Kekana, over the crossbar.
Two minutes later the Birds created their first chance of the game, as Joseph Makhanya latched onto a good pass from Lefa Tsutsulupa, to be faced with goalkeeper Wayne Sandilands to beat, but under pressure from Method Mwanjali, he shot wide. Less than a minute later, however, Makhanya redeemed himself by laying on a low pass from the right of the penalty area, that allowed Bennett Chenene to score one of the easiest goals of his career and put the hosts 1-0 up on the 20-minute mark. They soon had a chance to extend their advantage but David Mathebula was guilty of over playing and looking for a pass when he should have taken a shooting
opportunity. Sundowns cleared their lines and the chance was wasted, much to the chagrin of coach, Gordon Igesund. Anthony Laffor’s searching cross was knocked down by Lebohang Mokoena at the far post and Mushekwi reacted quicker than Etafia and defender Ashraf Hendricks, beating the two Swallows’ players to the ball and heading home to fix the score on 1-1. Mushekwi very nearly put the Brazilians in the lead four minutes after the restart, unleashing a fiercely hit drive that forced Etafia into another excellent reaction save. There was, however, nothing the goalkeeper could do to stop Teko Modise mak-
ing it 2-1 after he provided a side-footed finish from Kekana’s excellent through ball. Sundowns was pegged back just a minute later when Makhanya scored his first goal for the Birds, arriving late at the far post to crash home, Chenene crossed from the left byline to make it 2-2 before the one hour mark. Sundowns looked the likelier to score in the remainder of the match, especially through the ever dangerous Mushekwi, who forced another good stop from Etafia from a headed effort on 83 minutes, but the match ended all square and the teams shared the points.
Programme aims to develop rugby in Pretoria Stephen Selaluke The 2012 Rugby Recruitment Drive and Skills Development Programme turned out to be a highly successful strategy for growing rugby in Pretoria. The success can be contributed to the volunteered and dedicated services of George Julies and his team from the South African Defence Force (SADF). From the 51 coaches who attended the first session, 35 coaches, of which 13 were women, completed the programme and ten coaches had started a rugby team in the Soshanguve Block X area. The programme is a joint venture between the Blue Bulls Rugby Union (BBRU) being the federation in control of rugby, the Tshwane metro’s Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Department, Department of Education and the SADF. According to Martin Moshaba of the Blue Bulls, the main objective for this Skills Development Programme was to bring about a sustainable growth of play-
ers and the establishment of rugby teams in schools and clubs in the areas of Mamelodi, Nellmapius, Silverton, East Lynne and Eersterust. “The concept is to recruit men and woman interested in coaching rugby during a road show at the Maxi shopping centre in Mamelodi East. George Julies from the SADF will lead the programme, assisted by SADF rugby players and coaches,” said Moshoba. These coaches will train the newly recruited coaches in Mamelodi for ten weeks. The coaches will go to schools and community facilities to recruit players and start a team. The local rugby club will play a big role in assisting these new teams to feel right at home in the Mamelodi rugby community. After ten weeks of training clinics, the new recruits will organise a local tournament where all these teams will participate in a friendly match.
After this the coaches and teams will be ready to be absorbed into the Mamelodi Rugby Club and Local League. The programme will be a city-wide programme and the skills development programme will be implemented over a five-year period in all regions where facilities are available. Rugby is a sport with few female players. The metro can play a major role in assisting the BBRU development programme to market female participation. This could result in the metro being the city of excellence for women rugby. Looking forward to the Olympic Games in 2016, Women’s Rugby Development presents a great opportunity for the city to nurture and provide World Class players. George Julies and his team from the South African Defence Force, held rugby coaching clinics at the Rethabile sports ground on Saturday.