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Early Xmas for destitute kids Kgothatso Mokhonoana news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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Some of the youths who attended the event.

bout 200 youths from shelters around the Joburg inner-city attended a Christmas party at the Razmatazz night club in Joubert Park on Wednesday, hosted by New World Hotels and Hillbrow SAPS. New World Hotels director Marvin Resant said that was their second Christmas party for the children, having started the event last year.

“It is important for us to do something good for the needy. The birth of Jesus Christ is to be celebrated, but it is unfortunate that these children have no one to celebrate it with. I and the police will keep on with the tradition of throwing a Christmas party every year for the children,” Resant said.

He added that his company has been doing business in Hillbrow

for 26 years. “The little we can do for the community is help the needy and put a smile on their faces.”

He explained that they work hand in hand with the police . “We involve ourselves in community work, it is important for us to make a difference in the lives of these children so that they feel cared for. We plan to take them Durban next year so that they experience life at the beach.

My greatest wish is for all business people to help the needy.”

A New World Hotels hospitality intern Blu Kukard said it took them two weeks to organize the event and make it special. “I hope all the children had a wonderful Christmas,” she added.

The children were accompanied by caregivers from their care centres.

Dennis Roro from Nubreed, rapper DJ MK and Maxime Hotel clown Super Fly entertained the youths.

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‘Money bomb’ scam warning Crime Reporter crime@gazettelive.co.za

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oburg Central police are investigating several cases where victims were robbed of their cash in what has become to be known as the ‘money bomb’ scam, police spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele says.

He explains that the crime is often committed soon after victims withdraw large amounts of money.

“We would like to warn the community not to become victims of the ‘money bomb’ scam. Criminals, who are often females working with males, target people who have withdrawn money from the bank or ATM.” W/O Mbele says one of the crooks will walk in front of the victim and throw what appears as a bundle of

money on the floor, then an accomplice picks it up in front of the victim.

“The bundle contains worthless pieces of paper which are covered by real R100 or R200 notes on top.

The crook will tell the victim that they have to get to a secluded place and share the money because both of them have seen it. The victim would then be taken to a place where accomplices join up, the victim then assaulted and robbed.”

W/O Mbele says to avoid becoming a victim of this scam change direction if they pick up ‘money’ in front of you.

“Remember you may be a target; inform the police or security guards.

If they follow you, make a loud noise to draw attention, police might not be far from your incident,” he adds.

New World Hotels Director Marvin Resant addresses the gathering at a Christmas party for children who live in shelters around the city. See front page story.

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olice have warned motorists about a new method criminals use to steal belongings out of motor vehicles, says Joburg police spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele.

He explains that the crooks use multipurpose remote devices to deactivate the immobiliser from closing the vehicle’s doors. “Motorists may think that they have locked their cars, only to find that it was not locked. They steal car radios, handbags and laptops.”

W/O Mbele gives the following tips to ensure motor

vehicle security for all motorists to observe in order to reduce theft from cars.: Close your car with a remote device while standing next to it.

Check your doors with your hands that it is properly locked.

If the doors are not closed, don’t leave the car because someone might be targeting it.

Leave that place, don’t go where you were intending.

Don’t leave your car even for a second without locking the doors Motorists must ensure that their doors are locked.

Never display your valuables (things that include cellphones, laptop computers etc) on the car seat.

Netcare carer of the year Netcare Rand Hospital health worker Lilian Seiso was awarded the Carer of the Year Award at a ceremony at the health centre in Hillbrow this week.

The award also carried a prize of a Toyota Etios sedan. Colleagues and officials showered her with congratulations. Pics: Inner-city Press Agency

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Resilience in catering venture Persistance Nkomo

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he Ozy Catering and Decor enterprise in the Joburg CBD provides everything associated with weddings and decor, says Ozy the shop owner.

The business was started by Ozy and his wife Chaleen. "We do cooking and decor in functions and one can either hire us or buy material and equipment to do on their own.

We also do kiddies party themes."

Ozy adds that they also help customers to plan on the colour coordination of a function for free.

"The challenge we face is that we are many doing the same thing, but I always come up with new ideas which keeps me ahead of my com-

petitors. I also thank my customers for their support," he says.

He adds that his competitors may try to copy his designs but that motivates him to come up with more designs. "We do not follow fashion but we create it. The more people try to copy what I do, the more designs I think of to keep ahead."

Ozzy says as a businessperson one has to be prepared to go through difficult times and be prepared to go through many years to gain required experience.

He adds that schools and colleges may also use their services to conduct events. “We also do free deliveries of catering and related materials in and around Johannesburg.”

He can be reached through cellphone number 071 262 5109.

Above: The robbery suspects soon after they were arrested Right: The weapons and ammunition that were confiscated from the suspects.

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wo men and a woman were arrested on Tuesday this week after they allegedly robbed a shop at the corner of Nugget and Bok streets in Joubert Park.

Witnesses said two men out of a gang of six robbers allegedly raided the shop early in the morning before a security guard who works there turned up for duty.

The incident was viewed by

CAM Security company personnel on their CCTV system; who then activated their tactical reaction team.

A CAM Security Reaction officer said the suspects entered the store pretending to be customers.

“They then pulled out guns and ordered everyone inside the store lie down. They took an undisclosed amount of money and air-

time before they fled the scene.”

The CAM Security Reaction Team pursued the six suspects from Bok Street until they arrested three of them at corner of Nugget and Bree streets. The other three suspects are still at large.

Hillbrow police confirmed the incident and said the suspects face charges of armed robbery and possession of illegal guns and ammo.

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Yeoville mugging spot I would like to warn residents about a mugging spot in Yeoville. The mountain area in Percy Street is known for having many thugs who attack people who walk there in the evenings.

Residents in the buildings nearby say the police know about the place too, but they are scared that they will be robbed too if they go there, so they only go there during the day.

People who live in the area will tell you that nearly every day they hear screams of people get-

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The festive carnage is already in full swing in the roads, as the annual ritual unfolds. The unfortunate part of human nature is the inability to learn from previous situations of encounters. The death toll in the roads increases sharply at the end of each year since time immemorial.

Some people insist that such loss of lives in inevitable under the festive circumstances, and so there is no need to panic. Such is obviously a reckless point of view expressed by the most careless members of society. Such careless thinking is the same found in the roads, that leads to the death of hundreds of people every festive season. Such thinkers are also those who will consume gallons of alcohol and take to the road at high speed, not worrying about what may happen, because they believe that dying in a traffic accident during this period is normal.

Such people will only realise the unbearably excruciating pain when the carnage visits their own homes.

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ting robbed and stabbed by the thugs there. This may become worse during this period when the criminals become more active, so as a resident of the area just do not go there at night, or even at about 7:00pm.

A short while ago we were relieved when we heard that one of the criminals had been arrested, and another shot, but now they are all back there and my warning is just not go there at night.

Kerry Rodgers Yeoville

The case for Kgalema Motlanthe

Kgalema is an embodiment of organisational democracy and renewal, Floyd Shivambu writes.

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galema is an embodiment of organisational democracy and renewal. Most news reports and analyses over the past week reached the same conclusion that the recent outcomes of the ANC Provincial General Councils - most of which misrepresented the outcomes of Branch General Meetings are a result of President Kgalema Motlanthe not campaigning for the Presidency or any leadership position in the African National Congress. Whilst superficially valid, this supposition does not hold water because in the ANC and all normal society, recognition and acknowledgment of leadership capabilities and deciding on the vital questions of when, where, what and who to lead should be the function on those who will be led post election of those leaders.

It can never be correct that any leader of the ANC will actively campaign for leadership positions, encouraging and promising incentives to those who will rally behind him/her to take leadership responsibilities because such comes with so many perks and benefits in the ANC. True Leadership is earned through one’s conduct, not by attracting tribal, regional and corruption loyalties.

It is unfortunate that towards and post ANC 52nd National Conference in Polokwane, a strong and relevant tradition of the ANC on leadership identification and election has been eroded by a strong culture of factional lobbying, campaign, dispensation of patronage and promises of incentives for those who will rally behind those campaigning. This in itself is organisationally apocalyptic, because it opens space for many organisational ills such as corruption, mediocrity, tribalism, patronage, regionalism, sexism and ageism.

These will of course be consequent of campaigned for leadership positions because in

the election ramp, those campaigning will seek tribal, regional, and patronage loyalty and support aimed at consolidating their power base. This notion altogether defeats the reason why the ANC was formed 100 years ago to unite all Africans against racist colonial domination. Now, as an embodiment of true traditions of and organisational democracy in the ANC, Comrade President Kgalema Motlanthe refused to be drawn into factional wars and leadership campaigns for the 53rd National Conference. This he did even when leaders of provinces, the leagues and distinguished individuals in society called on him to rescue and save the ANC from mediocrity and further degeneration.

Comrade Motlanthe refused to be drawn into elections campaign for the ANC 53rd National Conference even when the incumbent President went on an aggressive campaign for re-election, visiting the Eastern Cape for an absurd number of times, sometime for hilarious purposes, sometimes tents falling on him, in the effort to win votes.

Comrade Kgalema refused to degenerate into a street fighter who would do everything for personal glory and immediate self gratification. He did not do so because he knows that campaigning for leadership positions in the ANC comes at the expense of important and irreplaceable organisational values and practices that have kept the movement together for more than 100 years. Comrade President Kgalema Motlanthe did not campaign and never embroiled himself in factional activities, not because he does not have the credentials and capacity to brandish about his experiences and capacity to lead.

He did so because of his profound respect of and honour to heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives to build this glorious movement. Post 100 years of its existence, and as a political governing party confronted with massive socio-economic and developmental challenges, the ANC would not get any other better leader than Kgalema Motlanthe.

It does not need rocket science to acknowledge and know that to confront the massive internal challenges, the ANC needs maximum unity, and to confront the massive socio-economic and developmental challenges, the country needs to be united by the ANC. Comrade President Kgalema Motlanthe is by far the only uniting character and personality needed to lead the ANC. Any other leader, in particular the incumbent President brings a sense of discomfort and is the most divisive and stratifying leader the ANC had to deal

with since its 5th President Pixley ka Isaka Seme in the 1930s. President Kgalema Motlanthe is needed to lead the ANC because he is truly a caring and loving man, whose character and personality dovetails what the ANC ought to be. When he was General Secretary of the NUM, he, out of love for education and progress of the previously disadvantaged communities, created a bursary fund to educate children of mineworkers whose meagre salaries could not liberate them and their children from absolute poverty.

Long before the talk of Nationalisation of Mines, Comrade Kgalema Motlanthe was amongst the first to suggest that the State should take control of some of the Mines and use the proceeds to fund free, quality education for the poor. When the ANC Youth League was dealing with the difficult question of Africans’ representation in high skill and technical responsibilities in both the private and public sector, President Kgalema Motlanthe wisely recommended a focused scholarship for South African students, which will take students to the best Universities in the world to attain skills, education and training which will benefit the whole of society in the future.

President Motlanthe makes these innovative and creative interventions because he truly cares about and is concerned about the education of African children. Whether others care about education of the African child is something that leaves a lot to be desired with unjustifiable inaction over those who could not deliver books for teaching and learning in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.

The rabid decline and cheapening of South Africa’s education systems happens under the supervision of these people, perhaps because they do not see any value in education because education has not added any value into their lives.

These are realities we are faced with when it comes to the important question of leadership selection in the ANC 53rd National Conference. President Kgalema Motlanthe is an honourable man of his word, who is not compromised, not conflicted on the important tasks that the ANC and government should confront. He won’t advocate for rural development simply because he intends to develop his homestead at the expense of many other important developments. He won’t duck and dive from the rule of law because as a President he knows that he carries an obligation and responsibility to inspire citizens’ confidence in the rule of law and

Constitutional democracy. Most importantly, Comrade President Kgalema Motlanthe is not conservative and will never do anything that tries to preserve useless and irrelevant truths of the past. He acknowledges the vitality of upward mobility and modern better ways in terms of ideas and means to confront social, economic and political challenges.

He will never resuscitate reactionary cultural practices and norms to further divide the country on the important questions of what is to be done judicially, legally, economically, socially and politically.

This he appreciates because the ANC, South Africa and the world are getting younger, more knowledgeable and importantly those born in 1994, the year of South Africa’s democratic dispensation will be voting or the first time in 2014. This is not insignificant because throughout the world, liberation movements confront massive challenges post 20 years of political independence.

All these important features and vital incompatible aspects about President Kgalema Motlanthe might and will be ignored by some of the delegates to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC on the basis that 1) he does not speak the same language as some of the delegates, 2) he does not come from the province/region where the delegates are from, 3) has not promised anyone a Ministerial position or easy access to business deals, 4) has not promised anyone to install them as provincial leaders or Premiers post Conference, and 5) has not hopped into election ramp to promise communities things which he won’t or can’t do.

This does not make him an irrelevant, less important and unseasoned leader, it instead makes him the most perfect candidate for the Presidency of the ANC who will unite all people of South Africa to confront the massive challenges and crises of poverty, unemployment and inequalities. This needs delegates of the ANC to rise above mediocrity, tribalism, regionalism, factionalism, patronage, and elect President Kgalema Motlanthe to lead the ANC as its President post 53rd National Conference. Any other outcome will never help the ANC, but will cause further divisions in the ANC and society and this will make it impossible for the ANC to meaningfully impact on their lives. Kgalema is the only hope and the most vital embodiment of organisational democracy needed to take the ANC forward. He does not sacrifice principle for political convenience.

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The EMS workers who organised the event.

Xmas party E for the elderly

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‘We decided to honour and acknowledge our grandparents who live in the old age homes’

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Some of the elderly residents during the event.

lderly residents of the Tswelopele Frail Care Centre in Hillbrow were showered with gifts on Wednesday this week at a Christmas party which was organized by Region F Emergency Management Services (EMS) staff at the Princess Palace building in Esselen Street.

Captain Kirk of EMS opened the

ceremony by quoting some verses about Christmas from the Bible and related the story of the birth of Jesus Christ to the audience.

EMS worker Innocent Shibambo said they have been doing a lot of community work in the past years.

“We have hosted a number of Christmas parties for orphans from different orphanages, but this year we decided to do it differently. We decided to honour and acknowledge

our grandparents who live in the old age homes,” she said.

Shibambo added that colleagues donated some money to buy presents for the elderly, and everything was done properly.

On behalf of the residents of the home, resident Calvin Dube and nursing manager for the centre Sylvia Modiselle expressed gratitude to the EMS workers for their effort to bring happiness to the elderly.

Some of the children who took part in the event.

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Above: Clr Takalani Munyai, church elders and youths of the Revelation Church of God during the clean-up operation.

Below: Youths from the Revelation Church of God. Pics: Inner-city Press Agency

Day of fun for Hillbrow Kidz Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za A large number of youngsters converged for a day of fun and activities that included dance,

music, painting and games.

This is an annual event organised by the Ekhaya Neighbourhood community organisation, with the aim of improving youth interaction and communication.

Hillbrow youths reclaim the streets Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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cores of youths from the Revelation Church of God recently conducted a community clean-up operation in which they swept the

streets and removed the litter.

The youths encouraged their peers to join the event, which also encouraged residents to keep a clean environment and sustain health standards in the suburb.

The community event was joined

by community members from other sectors of the community, including youths and business people.

The clean-up operation focused mainly in Quartz, Kotze and other Hillbrow streets that are regarded as having the highest activity.

Some of the painting that was produced by the children

during the event.

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Poll rigging allegations Accra – The opposition National Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged that last week’s election was rigged in favour of incumbent President John Mahama, who won 50.7% against Nana Akufo-Addo on 47.74%.

The NPP says it will contest the result, accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of conspiring with electoral commission staff to fix the poll. Police in the capital fired teargas to disperse opposition protesters from outside the commission’s offices.

The NPP said it would contest the results. “This would seriously damage the essence of the electoral process and the substance of democracy. To accept this result is to discredit democracy, and distort the process of democratisation in Africa.” Earlier, the NPP said it had ‘enough concrete evidence’ to prove that its candidate Akufo-Addo had won the election. “The NDC conspired with EC staff to falsify the election results,” the party said.

Mahama’s adviser Tony Aidoo said there was no foundation for the allegations. Akufo-Addo lost the 2008 poll by one percentage point, but accepted the result.

However, international observers said the election had passed off largely fairly and peacefully.

Rebels seize towns

Focus on Africa Francois Bozize

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Minister’s mother seized

Lagos - Gunmen have abducted the mother of the Minister of Finance, Prof Okonjo-Iweala, Professor Kamene Okonjo, in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.

Okonjo-Iweala’s mother, 82, wife of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Professor Chukwuka Agbogidi, was kidnapped on Saturday at the palace in Ogbe-Ofu quarters by eight gunmen. Sources said the kidnappers had easy access to the palace since the police guard was absent at that time. The kidnappers held workers at gunpoint and she was whisked away in car.

Delta State police spokesperson Charles Muka said: “We have information that will lead to the arrest of the hoodlums.” A senior police officer said a manhunt had commenced to rescue the Queen of Ogwashi-Uku. Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan urged security agencies to track the kidnappers and free Okonjo-Iweala’s mother within 24 hours.

The state Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah described the kidnap as ‘very unfortunate.’

He however added that he had spoken to the Commissioner of Police, Ikechukwu Aduba, and it was clear that the police were ‘on top of the situation’.

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SADC troops to face rebels Dar-es-Salaam-The SADC will soon send troops to DR Congo where M23 rebels are fighting government forces.

The Neutral International force (NIF), is to be deployed along the DRC/ Rwanda border. The decision was taken at Saturday’s SADC summit in Dar es Salaam, chaired by

Mozambican leader Armando Guebuza.

The deployment could cost about US$100 million.

The DRC has provided part of it, Tanzania and South Africa promised to send a battalion and logistical support to the NIF. This is backed by the AU, after frustration at the failure of the UN’s MONUSCO to

Bangui - Rebels have captured the key northern town of Ndele following a surprise attack, an army source has said. The rebels said they had also seized two smaller towns, Sam Ouandja and Ouadda, but this could not be confirmed.

Ndele is on a major route linking the Central African Republic (CAR) to Sudan, Cameroon and Chad. The CAR has had a series of rebellions and coups since independence in 1975.

It is rich in mineral resources, including gold and diamonds, but its population is extremely poor.

The latest conflict involves a faction of the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR), which accuses President Francois Bozize’s government of reneging on a peace accord signed in 2007. The accord led to rebel forces being integrated into the army. But some of the rebels have since deserted and taken up arms again.

An army source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said the town was poorly defended, as a detachment of troops was leaving Ndele and had not yet been relieved by other soldiers.

Rebel spokesman Col Narkoyo said the towns of Ouadda and Sam Ouandja were also seized.

deal with M23 rebels. The summit urged the UN to grant MONUSCO direct armed reaction. “We cannot continue watching as defenceless people are killed,” said Guebuza. Armando Guebuza

Mogadishu - Somali and AU forces have captured the town of Jowhar from the Islamist militant group, al-Shabab. Jowhar was the biggest town under the control of Al-Shabab Islamists.

The Al-Qaeda linked group has been driven out of most urban areas over the past two years, but still controls many rural areas. Jowhar, 90km north of the capital, commands access to Somalia’s biggest road, linking the southern and central regions. It is also at the heart of a rich agricultural area, and its fall is a major blow to the militants. AU Mission in Somalia (Amisom) spokesman Col Ali Houmed said there was little fighting as Al-Shabab fled.

Al-Shabab spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab said they had withdrawn ‘for strategic reasons’. “We will hunt the invaders from inside and outside.”

Al-Shabab were forced out of the capital in August 2011 by AU and government forces, who have now taken most of the militant-held towns. A new president took office in September, raising hopes of a return to order after two decades of anarchy.

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The exhibition seeks to open up new conversations about cultural diversity, social tolerance and human understanding at a time of intense movement and changes in the Global South

Contemporary art exhibition Gilly Hemphill

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ontemporary artists based in South Africa and China are set to engage with new paths of movement at the Standard Bank Gallery Standard Bank Gallery in Marshalltown, Joburg from January.

With the theme: Making Way: Contemporary Art from South Africa and China, the event explores the ways in which contemporary artists based in South Africa and China engage with new paths of movement, with economic and cultural shifts, and with the rise of new regimes, new leaders and new social and urban spaces.

The exhibition includes works in diverse media by internationally acclaimed Chinese artists who include, Wu Junyong, Chen Qiulin, Maleonn and Qin Ga. Local artists featured are Lebogang Rasethaba (pictured above),

Gerald Machona, Michael MacGarry and James Webb.

Also on display are a number of videos of performance pieces by Doung Anwar Jahangeer, Hua Jiming, Qin Ga, Athi-Patra Ruga, Randolph Hartzenberg and Brent Meistre which embed the action of ‘making way’ in personally, culturally and locally intimate ways.

This exhibition, curated by Ruth Simbao (Associate Professor of Art History & Visual Culture at Rhodes University), seeks to open up new conversations about cultural diversity, social tolerance and human understanding at a time of intense movement and change in the global south. The exhibition will be presented at the Standard Bank Gallery, corner Simmonds and Frederick Streets from 30 January – 28 March 2013, and admission is free.

For more visit www.standardbankarts.co.za or makingway.co.za

The Arts

Lindiwe Matshikiza

Jean Paul Delore

Hillbrow theatre collaboration Same dramatic aesthetic and philosophical process Gerard Bester

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chance encounter in 2009 has led to a collaboration called A Very Strong Present, between the LZD-Lézard Dramatique and the Hillbrow Theatre Project.

This initial collaboration, presently in progress in Hillbrow, has been supported by the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 & 2013.

A Very Strong Present by Jean Paul Delore (LZD - Lézard dramatique) is a continuation, in the same dramatic aesthetic and philosophical process, of the Kukuga Melancolic System (March 2009 - Drill Hall - Johannesburg with support of IFAS / Joubert Park Project / Urban Scenography) and the spectacle Ster City. This show was created in Lyon/Paris, France, and was presented at the National Arts Festival 2012.

For A Very Strong Present, JP De-

lore has brought together a team of French and South African artists who are working with young artists from the Boitumelo Project, Hillbrow Youth Centre and the Hillbrow Theatre Project - all projects of the Outreach Foundation.

The French artists are; Sean Hart, whose work embraces a variety of media - principally painting and photography, but also video, drawing and performance, Catherine Laval, costume designer and plastic artist, Alexandre Meyer, composer and JP Delore, stage director author and actor.

South African artists who recently collaborated with JP Delore on Ster City are Lindiwe Matshikiza, independent actor, writer and director working in theatre, film, and television, and Nick (Nicholas Richard Holmes Pule) Welch, alias Gwaza Juse, or Pule, actor/clown, linguist, hip hop producer and rap artist.

Wacko Jacko show for Joburg The hits tell the story of one of the greatest pop icons the world has ever known Arts Correspondent

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he Michael Jackson HIStory ll show, starring impersonator Kenny Wizz, will be staged at Joburg Theatre from 17 January to 10 February. Together with a band of talented musicians, fully choreographed dancers, authentic costumes and high production values, the show brings what fans want but can never see again, a Michael Jackson concert.

The show stars Kenny Wizz, who is widely recognised as the best Michael Jackson impersonator in the world.

The production takes fans right back to the Jackson 5 era and through a thrilling journey to the current decade. The hits tell the story of one of the greatest pop icons the world has ever known, featuring over 20 songs performed by Kenny Wizz, the celebrated Las Vegas performer.

The concert’s success is the product of Wizz’s dedication to champi-

oning the genius of Michael Jackson, and HIStory is the result of over two decades perfecting ‘the art of sharing MJ’.

Wizz was shattered by Jackson’s death and at the time closed his act down in Las Vegas, despite calls from fans to continue. On his return to the stage he noticed that Jackson’s death had made concert-goers even more critical of his performances.

He said: “It’s more difficult because my act is observed through a microscope, now he’s gone people want the closest thing possible.”

Wizz was 20 when Michael Jackson’s career exploded with the release of the pivotal album Thriller.

During that time, his strong resemblance to Jackson heralded the start of a long career as a conduit for Jackson music.

His regular performances in Atlantic City gratified audiences and allowed him to perfect his act.

After tours in Europe and Asia, Wizz settled in Las Vegas where his show was signed for 11 years at the

Riviera Hotel and Casino.

Michael Jackson, repeatedly described as a musical juggernaut, had an influence on popular culture and music that remains virtually unparalleled.

Beside his inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, Jackson held 13 Grammy awards and 26 American Music Awards including Artist of the Century.

His roll of accolades, however, is almost too massive to mention, and for most the focus weighs more heavily on the music Jackson has shared since the 1960s.

Songs such as ABC, Ben, Smooth Criminal, Beat It and many more will be performed on the upcoming HIStory tour, providing a live experience that might otherwise be unattainable.

The popularity of these impersonated concerts is driven by their ability to transport audiences to a time and place they once loved.

Michael Jackson impersonator Kenny Wizz in a performance.

A series of interventions and explorations were presented at the Hillbrow Theatre on Wednesday.

The Hillbrow Theatre offers after-school performance arts programmes to children and youth who live in Hillbrow or attend schools in Hillbrow and the Joburg inner-city. Life in the inner-city can expose people to xenophobia, landlord exploitation, drug abuse and violence. The Hillbrow Theatre Project provides a safe space where children and youth can explore these issues through plays and storytelling.

The drama workshops give the youth the opportunity to develop their communication skills, selfconfidence, teamwork skills and unleash their imagination. Through the process of making these plays, children explore and dramatise creative solutions.

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Banyana thrash Batswana Soccer Correspondent Banyana Banyana thrashed Botswana 3-0 at Moruleng Stadium in Rustenburg on Monday, in a friendly staged to mark the North West Provincial Government’s anti-abuse campaign in raising awareness during the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse.

The South African national senior women’s team led 2-0 at halftime, after Mamelodi Sundowns striker Andiswe Mgcoyi opened the scoring from a tight angle on the left side of the Botswana penalty area in the 11th minute. Mgcoyi’s club-mate,

midfielder Refiloe Jane headed in the second goal from a corner-kick in the 22nd minute.

Second half substitute, striker Noko Matlou scored from close range 15 minutes into the second half.

Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza gave many players game time; with midfielders Precious Matabologa and Maile Makola earning their first international caps.

This was the first time that the neighbours met since last year’s AllAfrica Games qualifiers, in which Botswana stunned the South Africans 1-0 in Polokwane. Banyana Banyana later beat their opponents

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The South Africans, without the services of captain Amanda Dlamini and Amanda Sister dominated all phases of the 90 minutes of play.

Coach Mkhonza added that the match was a perfect platform to try out the newcomers.

“SAFA and Sasol must be commended for supporting women’s football in a year when the national team competed at the London Olympics and made the final of the CAF African Women Championship in Equatorial Guinea,” he said.

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Bafana coach Gordon Igesund has admitted that the final 23-man Africa Cup of Nations squad is likely to come from the latest 36-man list announced on Tuesday.

The coach sprung few surprises in his team named for a friendly against Malawi at the Moses Mabhida Stadium next Saturday. It was also revealed that the final squad for the January 19 to February 10 tournament had been brought forward to December 30.

Uncapped Belgium-based midfielder Ayanda Patosi and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa were included into the squad, while defender Siyanda Xulu, who plays his football in Russia, Kaizer Chiefs fullback Tsepo Masilela and Orlando Pirates midfielder Daine Klate returned after long absences.

Mamelodi Sundowns striker Katlego Mphela and Benni McCarthywould

be added to the squad after the December 22 friendly.

“We’ve got to get the squad settle and start working with them on the training field. Naming the squad early will give me a solid period to work better with the squad,” Igesund said.

Bafana Bafana would play Norway (January 8) and Algeria (January 12) in their final warm-up match before their Afcon opener against Cape Verde on January 19.

The Squad: Itumeleng Khune, Wayne Sandilands, Senzo Meyiwa; Siyabonga Sangweni, Bevan Fransman, Thabo Nthethe, Thabo Matlaba, Siyanda Xulu, Tsepo Masilela, Siboniso Gaxa; Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Lerato Chabangu, Oupa Manyisa, Thuso Phala, Sifiso Myeni, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Delron Buckley, Ayanda Patosi, May Mahlangu, Thanduyise Khuboni, Dane Klate; Bernard Parker, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Tokelo Rantie.

NFD League Fixtures Saturday, December 15, 2012 18:00 Blackburn Rovers v Jomo Cosmos - Gelvandale Stadium Sunday, December 16, 2012 15:30 FCAK v Thanda Royal Zulu FC - Makhulong Stadium 15:30 African Warriors v Vasco Da Gama - Charles Mopeli Stadium Saturday, February 16, 2013 15:30 Milano United AFC v Polokwane City - Grassy Park Stadium 19:30 Jomo Cosmos v Roses United - Johannesburg Stadium