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City’s R5 billion net surplus ‘We redesigned institutional arrangements to meet demands of a growing city’ Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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Joburg Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo Pic : Enoch Lehung

elivering the City’s Annual Report for 2011/12 financial year on Wednesday Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo said Johannesburg has made achievements on its financial position and service delivery, and continues to build on a solid foundation.

“The City’s finances are stable, our capital expenditure was at 89% and it is improving and we have R5 billion net surplus,” he said.

Makhubo added that rating agencies, Fitch and Moody’s retained their rating of Johannesburg during the year under review.

“It was a year of achievements for Johannesburg, despite the impact of the global financial downturn. This financial downturn also affected Johannesburg customers’ ability to pay their bills.”

Makhubo explained some of the achievements made. “Following an

extensive engagement with experts, academics and communities across the city, we launched the Growth and Development Strategy (Joburg 2040) in October 2011.

Simultaneously the City embarked on a comprehensive redesign of its institutional arrangements to meet the demands of a modern and growing city, and to ensure the seamless implementation of the Joburg 2040.

During the first 90 days of the new term we launched an accelerated service delivery programme to address particular challenges. The short time-frames instilled a sense of urgency in the organisation to achieve the desired outcomes within a brief period.”

He added that there was also the upgrading of over nine kilometres of water and sewer networks in Fourways, Orange Farm and Alexandra; repairing over 6 000 water meters; maintaining 96% of public lighting; patching more than 18 000 potholes; cleaning more than

100km of storm water pipes; and conducting cleaning and repairs at Dube, Diepkloof and Meadowlands hostels in Soweto.

“Under the positives, we are happy that most of the 2010/11 findings have been resolved. The 2011/12 findings relate to billing estimates and fixed assets. We will focus on ensuring that the city addresses these issues,” said Makhubo.

He reiterated that the city is committed to a clean audit and to achieve the goals of Local Government Turnaround Strategy.

“We call on residents and stakeholders of the City of Johannesburg to engage with the Annual Report and provide feedback through the existing channels.

“There is a growing number of opportunities available to communities for them to engage with the City through ward committees, initiatives taken by the Office of the Speaker and the annual Budget and IDP processes,” Makhubo added.

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Commuter shelter Transport MMC Rehana Moosajee unveils the first commuter shelter municipality officials and community members.

roll-out begins Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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oburg Transport MMC Clr Rehana Moosajee says the City will roll out more than 14 000 shelters in the various regions over the next two years.

On Tuesday the City unveiled two commuter shelters on William Nicol Drive in Randburg and Vincent Tshabalala Street in Alexandra.

Moosajee said that marked a major move towards a people-centred transport system.

“It was an important milestone towards the integration of public transport in Johannesburg. The face of Johannesburg’s public transport system is finally being given the recognition it deserves.

She adds that the shelters are

meant for commuters of all modes of public transport.

“It does not matter what mode of public transport you use, a minibus taxi, Gautrain bus, Metro bus or any other public transport service, you are welcome to use them.

We’re very proud of these iconic structures, which were designed by an internationally acclaimed but homegrown designer, Brian Steinhobel. These shelters are universally accessible, provide seating and lighting and will include passenger information,” she says.

Moosajee added that the prototype design was taken out following an extensive public participation process and received a big thumbs-up from commuters.

“We encourage commuters to see these shelters as their own and re-

spect them. We also urge the business sector to advertise in these shelters to support public transport system.”

She also calls on taxi operators to refrain from using violence to achieve their goals. “If we work together we can stop the carnage on our roads and sit back and celebrate the improvement of the public transport,” she adds.

Moosajee explains that there are two types of commuter shelters, landmark and slim line. They will be erected at various places depending on the size of the pavements and expected number of commuters who will use them.

“The shelters will, however, have the same unique look, quality standard and made from the same fibre material,” Moosajee adds.

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mong the 65 crime suspects Joburg Central police arrested last weekend six were held for armed robbery and two for possession of unlicensed guns, according to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele He explains that the suspects were arrested in crime combating operations conducted last weekend in the Johannesburg CBD. “Six were arrested for armed robbery, four for common robbery, one for house breaking and theft, four for possession of dagga, two for possession of unlicensed firearms, one for possession of a stolen motor vehicle and six for fraud,” W/O Mbele says.

He adds that the rest of the suspects were arrested for allegedly committing other crimes that include, attempted murder, intimidation, pointing with firearm, possession of dagga, shoplifting, assault common, assault GBH, theft, drunk and driving. To date they have appeared at the Joburg magistrate’s court.

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Last week members of a cycle ride called Tour de Jozi descended on Hillbrow in an effort to raise funds for the Hillbrow Boxing Club gym in Claim Street, which was destroyed by a taxi in an accident.

The cyclists had a braii and a few beers on Quartz and Kotze streets, hosted by the Olympic bar. After about 45 minutes they cycled out, with Bad Boyz security guards escorting them.

A witness said one man posed for photos and pretended to be friendly with the cyclists. “Suddenly he stole one man’s bike and cycled off along Edith Cavell Street. A security guard chased him and caught him at the Esselen Street intersection. The man was handed over to the police and charged with theft.”

Cleveland CPF to meet

The Cleveland Community Police (CCPF) take place on February 5.The meeting will take place at the Cleveland SAPS at 6.30pm. For more information, contact the secretary, Mr. Godfrey Mothibe, on 082 871 3570.

Reclaim Cyrildene

An important cyrildene Community Police Forum (CPF) will be held on January 31. Urgent matters will be discussed in the sector 1 CPF meeting.

The meeting will be attended by senior council officials and management of Region F. The meeting will be held at Queens High School at 6pm.The precinct plan will not be discussed but will address urgent, ongoing and unresolved issues.

TFC founder Barbara Hill

Some of the children at the orphanage.

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SAB donates to Drill Hall kids ‘More children are brought every day to the orphanage by the police’ Kgothatso Mokhonoana news@inner-city-gazette.co.za

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outh African Breweries (SAB), in conjunction with the Clear Path organisation and SAPS donated foodstuffs and beverages to the Time for Change (TFC) orphanage at the Drill Hall in Joburg CBD. The children welcomed the donors with a gospel song. TFC founder Barbara Hill thanked the donors on behalf of the orphanage. “With your help the children never went to bed hungry, they

get everything from food to toiletries,” she said.

Hill added that more children are brought to the orphanage every day by the police. “Some are found in the streets and some do not have parents,” she said.

She also commended the work done by Warrant Officer Matshaba of Johannesburg SAPS Social Crime Prevention.

“He doesn’t only come here when a crime has been committed, he also comes for social visits to make sure that everything is in order, and helps with some of the skills training projects.”

Hill added that they have 25 skills projects which will help the children become entrepreneurs. “SAB donated sewing machines for the children, and they now produce school uniforms for the Bana Pele programme, “she said.

About 30 SAB employees spent time refurbishing the TFC child centre. They painted five rooms and reception areas; donated button holes and stitching sewing machines, fleece sewing material, double bunk beds, bed linen, stoves, heavy duty pots, refrigerators, a washing machine and groceries donated by Spar supermarket.

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Prevent balcony accidents

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Dilapidated, hijacked or abandoned buildings are now referred to simply as ‘bad buildings’. This phenomenon has existed in the Joburg inner-city since the early 1990s, when many proprietors abandoned the properties and fled to the northern suburbs or emigrated; at the height of fears that there would be civil chaos owing to the political transition of that period.

However, when it was eventually established that there would not be a civil war, some of the building owners returned to reclaim their properties. In many cases they found the properties hijacked or housing the homeless, having degenerated into serious disrepair. They then started a process that has now been established as a trend, that of evictions and renovations. After refurbishments the accommodation was then offered to those who could afford the high rentals they pay today.

Nevertheless there are still many bad buildings around the Joburg inner-city, and they seem to outnumber those that have been reclaimed and renovated. Some of them have been seized by the authorities and put up for sale, but to this moment it seems buyers are not very much interested.

One of the reasons proffered for this is that buyers are reluctant to have to go through the necessary process of having to evict current occupiers in order to renovate the buildings. In this they would also have to comply with the regulation that they find alternative accommodation for the occupiers before evicting them. Bad buildings seem to be almost there to stay.

On the other hand incidences of having people living in such squalid conditions is a reflection of abject poverty. Most of the people who live in such buildings do not do so by choice, they do not afford to pay the exorbitant amounts charged by landlords for rentals.

Many people may not understand the circumstances of residents who live in bad buildings, and often suspect them to be involved in crime. The presence of criminals in bad buildings may not be ruled out anyway, just as it must not be ruled out in all other buildings, as they may also be found in the posh northern suburbs mansions.

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Many children have fallen off the balconies of buildings in the inner-city over the years, and it seems more will face the same fate.

Children often play in the balconies of many buildings, never mind how their parents discourage them. Many parents by now know the danger of allowing their children to play in the balconies, and often advise them not to do that.

The building management also has to help parents in preventing such accidents. This they can do by making sure there are no missing window panes.

Sometimes the children play on the fire escape steps, which have gaps big enough to allow them to slip through and fall off the balcony, and are often slippery when it rains. The steps can be fenced off along the rails to reduce the chances of the children falling off.

There are proper and safe amenities where the children can play under adult supervision in the parks. May all parents stop exposing their children to danger. Building proprietors and urban inspectors must also make sure buildings are of good safety standards to prevent such accidents.

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Food crisis for the poor

Researchers have found that 43 percent of the poor in Johannesburg and other urban centres face starvation owing to skyrocketing food prices Graeme Hosken

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five-year study by the University of Cape Town’s African Food Security Unit Network has exposed a food crisis that constitutes a ‘death sentence’ for many people, which the government has labelled as ‘serious’.

This country produces sufficient food for its population, but skyrocketing prices prevent the poor, mostly in urban households, from getting adequate nutrition. The study found that in Johannesburg 43% of the poor face malnutrition. Researchers believe the These men rely on a charity feeding scheme for food in Joubert Park.

Pic: Inner-city Press Agency figure could be higher.

The hungriest people are in Cape of them in sub-Saharan Africa. The wich. How can you bring up a nation Town (80%) and Msunduzi in Kwa- plight of the hungry was highlighted on this? The implication is a death Zulu-Natal (87%). According to the in 2011 when four children died in a sentence.”

The network’s Dr Jane BattersbyUN Food and Agricultural Organisa- farmer’s field as they began an 18km tion (FAO) 870 million people world- walk in search of their mother and Lennard said the study focused on wide are undernourished, 234 million food in Verdwaal, North West. It was poor areas in 11 SADC cities, includlater discovered that they had not ing Cape Town, Joburg and Msuneaten for over a week. The duzi, covering 1060 households in Department of Agriculture, each city.

Forestry and Fisheries last Battersby-Lennard said the number week revealed that 12mil- of South Africans subject to food inlion South Africans are security could be far higher than the “food insecure”. survey suggested. “The figures from Food security refers to the the surveyed cities show 77% of all ability to access adequate households were either moderately nutrition - food that is af- or severely food insecure. The chalfordable, hygienic and cul- lenge of food security in our cities is turally acceptable. greater than imagined.”

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those that run out of money before the end of the month, to borrow and buy food on credit.

“If supermarkets do move to these poor areas it often forces informal food traders out of business, making people more food insecure.”

She said the government had identified food security as a “critical challenge”.

“Though a higher proportion of rural households face food insecurity, when you look at the different scales of food insecurity more urban households fall within the severe food insecurity category.

“Severe food insecurity means households are forced to cut back on meal sizes and numbers, with people going hungry for days. Our urban population is facing severe malnourishment.”

The study found two distinct heightened hunger periods - January, and during winter. On average, the poorest households surveyed spent 53% of their income on food.

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries spokesman Palesa Mokomele said that if 12 million people were subject to food insecurity it implied that about 4 million households faced starvation.

“These are families often relying on only one kind of food, such as maize, often not in regular supply. The government is concerned; it is a crisis.”

Joe Kgobokoe, the department’s chief director for food security and agrarian reform, said a “host of programmes” addressed the crisis.

“The department promotes establishment of food gardens at homes and schools, and assists rural smallholders to produce food.” Times Live

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Motsepe gives to the poor The ‘Money Bomb”

‘We want to build a track record where ordinary South Africans can feel that they are making a difference’

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usinessman, founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, Patrice Motsepe (pictured above) announced on Wednesday in Joburg that his family will contribute at least half the money generated by their assets to the Motsepe Foundation.

“We want to build a track record where ordinary South Africans can feel that they are making a difference. Let me emphasise that the challenges are huge. The money donated would not significantly deal with the challenges our country faces,” he said.

Motsepe said it was important for those who were successful to help the less fortunate. “We are not going to allow you to suffer alone,” said Motsepe.

He and his wife Precious had decided some time ago to donate the funds to uplift poor and disadvan-

taged South Africans, he said.

They intended to, and were dutybound, to ensure the giving would happen in a way that protected the interests and retained the confidence of their shareholders and investors.

He said his family had decided to join the Giving Pledge, which was initiated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett and the foundation of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. It encourages wealthy families across the world to give at least half of their wealth to charity.

With Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga present at the announcement, Motsepe said education remained one of the best investments in any country.

“Donations would go towards improving the lives and living conditions of the poor, disabled, unemployed, women, youth, workers and marginalised South Africans, and Africans and many other people around the world,” he added.

The ‘Money Bomb’ with its R100 cover removed

‘Money bomb’ suspect held

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Johannesburg Central police have arrested an alleged ‘money bomb’ scam trickster after the victim recognised him in Smal Street, according to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele.

W/O Mbele says the 32 yearold suspect allegedly robbed the 28 year-old man of an amount of R16 000 on November 6 last year, after he withdrew the money from a bank to buy a car.

“The victim had just withdrawn the money from the Carlton Centre ABSA bank branch, accompanied by a friend. They were followed by the suspect and three accomplices. In Delvers Street

one of the suspects dropped a bundle of what appeared to be money in front them, which was in a Standard Bank plastic bag.

The other suspect came from behind them and picked up the bundle, which was in fact a valueless roll of paper covered with two genuine R100 notes.”

W/O Mbele says the suspect then allegedly requested the victim and his friend to go with him to a secluded place so that they share that ‘money’ equally.

“He took them to the bush next to Wemmer Pan Road. There they were joined by three suspects who introduced themselves as police, one of whom was armed with a gun. They tied their hands and feet with ropes before they

took the money and their cellphones.”

W/O Mbele says when the suspect was arrested he had the cellphone of the victim`s friend, and he has been charged with common robbery. “Investigation is continuing to determine if he may be linked to other ‘money bomb; cases.”

W/O Mbele also warns community members not to become victims of the ‘money bomb’ scam.

“If they pick up ‘money’ in front of you; change direction.

Remember you may be a target; inform the police or the security guards. If they are following you make a loud noise to draw attention, police might not be far away from your incident,” he says.

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Troops seize ancient city

Bamako - French and Malian troops have taken control of the historic city of Timbuktu, after rebel occupiers fled and torched several buildings, including a priceless manuscript library.

Sources said there had been little fighting as the coalition troops re-took various towns, and the rebels had fled into Mauritania and other neighbouring countries. Dioncounda Traore French President Francois Hollande said it would be up to Dioncounda Traore’s government and African forces to tackle rebels in the north once the key towns in the region were retaken. Nearly 8 000 troops from Chad and ECOWAS are expected to take over from the French troops, but their deployment has been sluggish.

Fears for the city’s cultural heritage increased when a building housing tens of thousands of manuscripts from the ancient Muslim world and Greece was set alight.

Mayor Ousmane confirmed the fire at the Ahmed Baba Centre for Documentation and Research, which housed about 100 000 manuscripts.

However, Shamil Jeppie of the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project at SA’s University of Cape Town said he believed some of the most important documents may have been smuggled out or hidden in recent months.

Focus on Africa

Gunmen target meat traders Kano - Gunmen targeting “anti-Islamic gamblers” and “forbidden meat traders” have killed 23 people in the northern region. Local officials said the attack was targeted at activities disapproved by armed groups.

Alhaji Abba Ahmed, a local official said in an earlier attack gunmen opened fire at a market in the town of Damboa, targeting hunters who sell bush meat from animals such as monkeys and pigs - which Muslims are forbidden to eat. “Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram fighters came to the town market and shot dead 13 hunters on the spot while five others died from their injuries in hospital,” Ahmed said.

Witnesses said a separate attack took place on Tuesday in Kano, about 500km west of Damboa, when suspected Boko Haram members shot dead five people playing an outdoor board game. A hospital source who received the bodies said two others had been wounded.

Damboa is in the remote northeast, the Boko Haram’s heartland near the borders with Niger, Cameroon and Chad. Boko Haram’s aim is to carve an Islamic state out of Nigeria, a nation of 170 million people, almost evenly divided between Christians and Muslims.

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Richest woman Luanda - The daughter of President Jose dos Santos, Isabel dos Santos, 40, is Africa’s first female billionaire, US financial magazine Forbes reports.

Her shares in several Portuguese firms, including a TV cable company, and an Angolan bank put her on the billionaires’ list, Forbes said. Her first venture was a restaurant called

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Govt response to violence

Cairo - President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency and a curfew in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after days of unrest.

Over the weekend 33 people died in Port Said, where a court judgment sparked rioting. Protests erupted after a court sentenced 21 local people to death over riots that killed 74 people after a football game last February. The violence began when fans of Port Said side al-Masry attacked visiting supporters from Cairo club al-Ahly. Most of the victims died of concussion, cuts and suffocation.

About 33 people died in unrest on Saturday. Violence continued, with anti-Morsi protesters in Ismalia clashing with police. On Sunday protesters clashed with security forces near Tahrir Square for a fourth consecutive day. The opposition accuses Morsi of being autocratic and driving a new constitution that does not protect freedom of expression or religion. The government is also blamed for a deepening economic crisis. Morsi said the emergency measures were there to stop the bloodshed.

AU shelves DRC peace bid

Addis Ababa - Talks on plans to solve the DR Congo (DRC) crisis have broken down at the AU Kismayo summit, because the UN did not consult regional players on their efforts to handle the crisis.

A spokesperson for UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said the signing ceremony had been cancelled. Leaders were expected to discuss the unrest in the DRC, where M23 rebels took over the key town of Goma before pulling out. SA Defence Isabel dos Santos Minister Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula said her country opposed the deal because the SADC had in Africa named been working on its own plan, but the UN had not Miami Beach. Most people consulted them about their efforts. Tanzanian delin oil-the rich country live egates were not available for comment. The talks on about $2 a day. Angola however continued in private between heads of is striving to tackle the legstate at another location outside the AU building. acy of a 27-year civil war DRC envoy Seraphin Ngwej said Tanzania and that ravaged the country.

SA were the main objectors to the deal, because The conflict ended in 2002 they had concerns over details of the plan. Last and Angola emerged as one week the UN proposed to expand its mission in the of Africa’s leading oil proDRC, creating a new brigade comprising between ducers and fastest-growing who has been in power for 33 years - controls 2 000 and 2 500 troops to work alongside existing a large chunk of that economy. Since 1997 economies. peacekeeping soldiers.

The family of President Isabel has become an influential businessThe peace plan hopes to end insecurity in eastern Nosiviwe Jose Eduardo Dos Santos - woman in Angola and Portugal.

Maphisa-Nqakula DRC, which has been controlled by M23 rebels.

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Mixed bill...Left: Sonia Radebe Above: Fana Tshabalala

‘The presentation weaves together a series of vignettes that delve into the loaded issue of gender-based violence’

Mixed bill of choreography Thin line between the perceived reality and the need for social contact and acceptance Di Sparks

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ow, 25 years on, Dance Umbrella has developed into one of the main platforms for contemporary choreography and dance in Southern Africa.

The dance group will host a threeday anniversary season at the Wits Theatre from February 14 -16.

The 25th anniversary season will include a series of mixed bills featuring both established and young choreographers. It will also serve as a peek into the main Dance Umbrella at Arts Alive International Festival 2013, from September 1-15.

Opening at the Wits Theatre on February 14, the first programme includes four works: Treasure to a Being by Sonia Radebe, created for Moving into Dance Mophatong; Beautiful Us by Gregory Maqoma, created for Vuyani Dance Theatre and two untitled works by Thabo Kobei and Carly Dibakwane. On February 15 the programme includes: I Don’t,

I can’t, I won’t, the result of the Rand Merchant Bank funded, 2012 Dance Xchange professional development residency, at the Garage studios in Okiep, under the guidance of Alfred Hinkel.

The work was created by Byron Klassen, Olivia Daniels, Richie Cloete and Marquen Carstens, on the completion of an intensive two week process; an untitled work by Thabo Rapoo; the Tshwane University students work entitled Traffic, choreographed by Sidney Agnew; Jayesperi Moopen’s reworked Circles and Squares which was first presented at Dance Umbrella in 1991 and Nthabiseng Segoe’s work, Engagement of Love (H2O), which is the result of the Dance Xchange programme in Orange Farm, funded by Rand Merchant Bank.

Also on February 15 at the Wits Theatre foyer is a work choreographed and performed by Athena Mazarakis, Standing By, which weaves together a series of vignettes that delve into

the loaded issue of gender-based violence in the South African context, with a specific focus on the ‘corrective rape’ of lesbians.

Standing By first emerged as a short work originally commissioned by Rhodes University in 2011. It was then developed into a full-length, site-specific work in residency at Goetheon Main in 2012, with the support of the Goethe-Institut South Africa. Now Mazarakis has reworked Standing By into a theatrical context for Dance Umbrella’s 25th Anniversary season.

The programme on Saturday, February 16 starts at 18:00 with Ntsoana Dance Theatre’s Displacement Powerlines, conceptualised and performed by Humphrey Maleka and Brian Mthembu and directed by Sello Pesa. The 30-minute work explores how technology has encroached on society; and has led to the alteration of traditional games and social interaction, and the emergence of new social rituals, and examines the thin

line between the perceived reality and the need for social contact and acceptance.

The second part of the programme starts with So Close To Life, which is choreographed by Charlston van Rooyen from Forgotten Angle Dance Theatre, in collaboration with Thulani Chauke.

Two works - Don Quixote and Amakhonokhono, presented by South African Mzansi Ballet; the classic piece Me & You, created by Christopher Kindo, which will be performed by the K-Mad Dance Company.

This brilliant piece of choreography first premiered at Dance Umbrella in 1993 and has since been performed regularly by companies all over South Africa. Between Us, choreographed by Forgotten Angle Dance Theatre’s Fana Tshabalala, recipient of the Standard Bank Young Artists Award for Dance 2013, who proves again that he is an interesting dance creator to watch.

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he UJ Art Gallery will host an exhibition entitled Discordance by acclaimed photographer Michael Meyersfeld from 6 to 27 February.

Meyersfeld‘s dual career of fine art and advertising photography spans five decades with numerous international awards, fine art exhibitions and coffee table books to his credit.

His 17th solo show encompasses three sections and has a concurrent direction that links the themes to each other. Each of the images forms part of a collective story.

The first segment of the show, Urban Disquiet, comprises a series of urban images addressing the landscape of today with love, danger, greed, lust, expectation, delusion, despair and nihilism weaving the tapestry of this society. Sometimes playground, sometimes battleground: there is a constant blurring between what is real, and what is perceived.

Bent - the street series, represents the further chaos of the city. Assuming a deviated direction from what they were originally intended, these lights comment on our automaton state, on our pared down awareness, on how we are rendered submissive in the face of growing urban rot.

Observance links the three themes.

This collection including symbolism, sacrifice, edifice, memorial, worship, contemplation, reflection, pilgrimage and idolatry explores human celebration of rituals and customs.

It ponders whether the act or practice of observing or complying with a law, custom, command, or rule ensures a world free of discord and chaos.

The individual images almost become single frames from an unusual movie: sometimes grotesque, sometimes quick witted and tongue in the cheek, but always with tension inherent to human relations.

He confronts the viewer with mundane daily situations which most of us would want to ignore: the imbalance between rich and poor, the consequences of globalization and earth warming, a deficit of resources, prejudices.

The exhibition will be opened by Stephan Hobbs and Marcus Neustetter on 6 February. The works will be introduced by rave hip hop artist, actor and producer Zulu Boy, accompanied by renowned violinist Serge Cucu.

The artist Meyersfeld will present a lecture on his work on 16 February.

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Bafana set for another thriller Raring to go...Bafana Bafana

Fully booked...part of the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

‘We don’t want to go down in history as the only Bafana team that failed to win the Afcon title on home soil’ Soccer Correspondent

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afana are set for another thriller against Mali in the Afcon quarter final at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday.

The tickets for the match against the Eagles of Mali have been sold out, officials say.

Bafana Bafana last reached the Afcon knock-out stages at the 2002 tournament in Mali, where they lost 2 - 0 to the hosts, and this becomes a good opportunity for them to revenge that defeat.

Mali captain Seydou Keita however believes his team will beat Bafana again.

“We’re positive that we’ll play well, they’ll have home ground advantage, but we won’t make it easy for them,” he said.

Keita stressed that Mali’s attempt to win a first ever title is to bring some joy to his troubled homeland, and not about money.

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NFD League Fixtures Saturday, February 16, 2013 15:30 Milano Utd v Polokwane City - Grassy Park Stadium 19:30 Jomo Cosmos v Roses United Johannesburg Stadium

Mali has twice entered the cup with problems back home. During last year’s tournament he appealed for peace in Mali as a military coup unfolded while the team was playing in Gabon. There, Mali made the semifinals and eventually finished third for one of its best results. This time, a Frenchled military intervention against Islamic extremists in Mali has hung over the team’s 2013 campaign.

Mali coach Patrice Carteron said: “Everybody thinks Bafana will be the team to go to the semifinal, the pressure will be on them.

The stadium will be full with all the supporters for that team, but we are going to do our best.”

Bafana’s central midfield duo of May Mahlangu and Dean Furman is bright and strong, but they and the fullback duo need to offer more protection to Siyabonga San-

gweni and Bongani Khumalo, who made errors in the last game against Morocco.

Itumeleng Khune saved Bafana on oneon-one situations three times on Sunday, and he can do it again.

Sangweni has led the charge in getting goals, and more is expected from Katlego Mphela, Bernard Parker and Lehlohonolo Majoro, who will be available again.

Khune said Bafana would emulate the Class of 1996 by winning the Afcon title on home soil. “We are highly motivated by our sold-out matches in this tournament.

The real work started after qualifying for the quarterfinals. We have raised the hopes of many South Africans by finishing top of Group A, and we won’t let them down. We don’t want to go down in history as the only Bafana team that failed to win the Afcon title on home soil,” he said.

Mali dangerman Seydou Keita

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