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HO KOETELOA KA LIKHOKA HA KOLOI EA MOETSO EA BMW 1SERIES KA SELEMO SA 2016 E THOLAHETSE MOTSENG OA TEMBISA, BABELAELOA BA BABELI BA TSHOEROE! Phuputso ea (EMPD) ea Sechaba sa Bohokahanyi le SAPS e ileng ea qalisoa ka kheli ea pulingaone selemong sa 2016' ka mor'a ho koeteloa ka likhoka ha koloi ea moetso oa BMW 1Series Centurion e ile ea beha litholoana ka Labobeli, la (13) kheling ea Hlakola, litho tsa (EMPD) (CLU) li ile tsa etsa hore batho ba babeli ba belaelloeng ba fumane koloi e hapuoeng.

Koloi e ne e nkiloe ke banna ba bararo ba hlometseng ba tsoang ho mong'a eona. Li entsoe ka konkreite, litho tsa EMPD (CLU) li ile tsa shebana le ba belaelang sebakeng sa Winnie Mandela (2) Tembisa moo koloi e ileng ea boela ea fumanoa teng.

Ho tsoma ho na le motho ea belaetsang ea boraro.

Banna ba tšoeroeng ba lilemo li (35) le (49), ba ile ba tšoaroa 'me ba seteisheneng sa mapolesa sa Tembisa. Ba ne ba lebeletsoe ho hlaha Lekhotleng la Mastrata ea Tembisa ka Laboraro.

KHETHO EA (EMPD) EA LETSHOLO LA OPERATION FIELA 2 E FIETSE LI TAMENE TSA GERMISTON.

Karolo ea bobeli ea "Operation Fiela" e sa tsoa tsosolosoa Gauteng mohato oa pele o ile oa qalisoa ka (2015) o khothalelitsoe ka thata ka tieo Ekurhuleni ka Moqebelo, la (10) kheling ea Hlakola ka libaka tse pharaletseng le libaka tseo linokoane li sebetsang ho tsona, ho batla batho ba sa ngolisoeng ka molao le ho hlahella ho batla ho belaelloa.

Ka Moqebelo mantsiboea pakeng tsa hora ea bosupa le khitla, Mookameli oa EMPD, Isaac Jabulani Mapiyeye, o ile a etella pele mosebetsi o kopanetsoeng o nang le litho tse peli tsa (EMPD) le tsa SAPS tse loantšang matlo ea li tamene le libaka tsohle tse sa tsejoeng.

"Lenaneo lena le loantšang tlōlo ea

molao le tla lula le etsoa ho netefatsa hore motse ona o entsoe sebaka se sireletsehileng bakeng sa baahi bohle ba oona le ba e etelang", Mapiyeye o boletse.

"Ho ba teng ha rona ho tlameha ho bonts'oa ke bohle, re tla tiisa hore sebaka sa bokebekoa se kentse tumellano e kholo", Morena o phaella ka ho re Mookameli le eena o ile a fana ka puo ea ho bua ka baahi ba libaka tsohle ho ba khothalletsa ho tlaleha liketso tsa tlōlo ea molao libakeng tsa bona.

Primrose, motseng o haufi le Germiston ho kenyeletsa Makausi ka mokhoa o sa tloaelehang motseng oa Pretoria Street, tamene e le 'ngoe e neng e sebetsa ka molao e ile ea koaloa' me mong'a yona ea li-

lemo li (54) a tšoeroe ka linyeoe tse mashome a supileng le motso (71) a tšoaroeng.

Germiston (CBD) sekhutlong sa Mopresidente le Odendaal Litsela tse ka thōko ho liholo tsa khale, batho ba ka holimo ho mashome a mahlano (50) ba fumane ho noa sechabeng ba tlosoa. Libaka tsa JJ Meyer Street li ile tsa hlaseloa 'me ka mor'a moo batho ba fetang (30) ba ile ba senyeha' me sebaka se phenyekolloa.

Ka mor'a moo, Baraka ea Lipapali ea Khoeli khahlanong le lipapatso tsa JJ le tsona li ile tsa sutumelloa moo sebaka seo le basebetsi ba neng ba phenyekolloa teng.

Mookameli ea lilemo li 43 o ile a fumanoa a e-na le likoti tse leshome le metso e mehlano (15) tsa lesapo 'me a tšoaroa.

Former emoloyee and colleagues arrested for wholesaler robbery!

Heidelberg Police arrested three male suspects aged 24, 28 and 29 years old respespectively for business burglary and theft.

The arrest took place at Obed Nkosi Phase 1 in Ratanda Location on Sunday, February 11 in the house of one of the suspect's house.

Through the information received from the community and through Police investigations by D/Cst Aubrey Mabelane and D/Cst Nkosana of the Heidelberg Station Burglary Task Team led to the arrest of the suspects and discovery of some of the stolen items.

Some of the cash money, airtime vouchers and cigarettes that were stolen were recovered from the house.

It is alleged that the suspects climbed over the wall fence after cutting off barbed wire.

They gained entrance over the roof after removing a zinc and breaking the ceiling boards and landed inside the wholesale store at Shalimar Ridge in Heidelberg.

Whilst inside the ceiling, they cut-off camera and alarm system wires.

Three burglar door locks were cut-off until they also cut-off the Storeroom burglar doors locks and the self made steel doors inside the safe.

Inside the safe, they took undisclosed amount of cash, airtime vouchers, and various brands of cigarettes. The cash, airtime vouchers and cigarettes taken were estimated at R1 million.

One of the suspect arrested, 29 years old was a former employee while was dismissed from work during November last year due theft in the shop.

The Station Commander Colonel Amanda Viljoen was very pleased and congratulated the newly established Burglary Task Team for their dedication, commitment, courageousness, and eagerness to crack down the residential and business burglars.

One of the Wholesale owners, 49 years Mr Mohamed Mominul Houue and his cousin co-owner were very happy and satisfied on Police investigations and quick arrest of suspects and discovery on items and cash stolen.

They commended the commitment and good working relations with Police Investigators in this case as well as their ability, capability, and investigation skills.

The arrested suspects were expected to appear before Heidelberg Magistrate Court soon.

BMW e fumanoeng e nkiloe ke SAPS Van Ryn pound ea Benoni bakeng sa lipatlisiso le polokeho.

Some of the cash money, airtime vouchers and cigarettes that were stolen were recovered from the house.

Libakeng tse tharo tsa Elsburg tse neng li sa sebelisoe tumello ea joala li ile tsa koaloa 'me beng ba bona ba bararo ba lilemo tse pakeng tsa (44) le (61) ba tšoaroa.

Lintho tsohle tse hapuoeng le lithethefatsi li ne li kenngoa ka har'a listation tsa Elsburg, Primrose le Germiston.

BENONI COUPLE ARRESTED FOR R500K DAGGA LAB! On Monday afternoon (February 12), both the EMPD and SAPS members raided a house on Willow Street in Benoni and uncovered a huge quantity of dagga and various materials used in producing of a variety of dagga products. Large quantities of dagga, cannabis oil, wax and muffins were discovered found stored in bucket-size containers, boxes and bottles.

The EMPD K9 Unit received information about a suspected dagga laboratory in Petit suburb on Friday, February 9. With the assistance of the SAPS Drug Enforcement Unit, the EMPD K9 Unit was able to secure a search warrant to raid the premises of the suspected house.

When approaching the house, the police saw a man running out of the house trying to probably evade arrest.

The man was taken back into the house where a woman was found. The couple claimed ignorance of all the illicit substances in the house.

They advanced the reason that the house was up for auction and were requested by its owner to occupy it while awaiting its auctioning.

Their story was not bought by the police and they were arrested and detained at Crystal Park police station on charges of possession and distribution of dagga and dagga by-products.

The couple, aged 30 and 32, were expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court.

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KUSUNGULWE UHLOBO OLUSHA LWEMALI UKUHLONIPHA UTATA MADIBA NGEQHAZA LAKHE!

By Nkululeko Xaba

Njengoba sigubha iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili kwaphuma owayenguMongameli wokuqala wentando yeningi uMnumzane Nelson Mandela ozoqhubeka ngeSonto, iBhangengodla laseMzansi Afrika selimemezele ukuthi selizokhiqiza olunye uhlobo lwemali yephepha enobuso kukaMandela ukuhlonipha nokuqhakambisa amagalelo akhe obuqhawe.

Lomcimbi uhlelelwe ukubungaza ukuqhawe bakhe njengoba nje kulonyaka ubezobe ehlanganisa iminyaka eyikhulu edla anhlamvana ukube ubesaphila.

"IBhange-ngodla laseMzansi Afrika kulonyaka lihlele isikhumbuzo sokufaka ubuso bengqalabutho uMandela emalini engamaphepha ukuhlonipha amagalelo akhe. Imali ezoshintshwa yilezi ezilandelayo: uR10, uR20,R50, R100 noR200". babike ngeSonto.

Ukwengeza, abakhandi-mali baseMzansi Afrika, elingaphansi weBhange-ngodla, bathi bazonikezela ngoR5 omusha ukugubha usuku lokuzalwa lukaMandela.

"Kuyoyonke imali enobuso bukaMandela noR5 izoqhubeka isebenze ngokujwayelekile ukuze kugcineke

lomlando oyingqayizivele. Lemali entsha enobuso bukaMandela nayo izosebenza nje njengenjwayelo," kusho ibhange elikhulu.

IBhange-ngodla laseMzansi Afrika kulindeleke ukuthi lemali entsha enoMandela iqale isabalale kwelakuleli kusukela ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa(18 Ntulikazi), lapho okuzobe kugujwa khona iminyaka elikhulu eyedlule azalwa okaMadiba.

uMnumzane Mandela ejele laseVictor Vorster ngezi-11 Nhlolanja 1990.

Njengoba kusukela ngonyaka ka2012 kwasungulwa imali enobuso baleliqhawe ukuhlonipha iqhaza lakhe ekulwisaneni nomzabalazo.

"UNelson Mandela uyisibuko esi-

hle esimele elaseMzansi Afrika, yingakho nje ukugcina imali enobuso bakhe kuyigugu elikhulu, injongo enkulu ukuthuthukisa isimo komnotho wakuleli ...lokho kwakuyisifiso sakhe uMandela esaphila," kubika uMphathi weBhange-ngodla uMnumzane Lesetja Kganyago.

By Lesego Mohlamme

Imininingwane eminingi maqondana nalemali entsha enobuso bukaMandela izobe imenyezelwa esidlangalaleni mase sekuzondele inyanga kaNtulikazi.

Lesi simemezelo senziwe ibhangenkulu njengoba uMzansi Afrika nomhlaba wonke uzobe ugubha iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili kwakhululwa

IKHOMISHANA YEZOKULINGANA NGOKOBULILI IFISELA UMAMA U-REBECCA KOTANE USUKU OLUHLE LOKUZALWA! By Nkululeko Xaba

MONNA O BOLAILE KHAREBE EA HAE EA MEHLENG EA MOTSENG OA TSHEPISO SHARPEVILLE!

USihlalo weKhomishana yezokuLingana ngokoBulili uNkosikazi Lulama Nare uthanda ukwedlulisa izilokotho ezinhle zokuzalwa kwalengqalalabuthokazi uRebecca Nare ethi "UKHULE UZE UKHOKHOBE".

Njengoba sigubha usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa kwaleliqhawe, ikhomishana ixhusa zonke izakhamuzi zakuleli laseMzansi ukuthi ziwakhumbule amagalelo akhe obuqotho, ukulwela inkululeko, ukulingana nokuhlonishwa kwamalungelo abantu njll.

Njengoba uHulumeni waseMzansi Afrika umemezela ukuthi lonyaka ka-2018 uhlongozwe njengonyaka kaNkosikazi Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu. Njengenxenye yalemigubho yokubungaza iqhaza lakhe, iKhom-

ishana izobe inemibungazo eyahlukene ukuqhakambisa ukuzikhandla kanzima kwabesifazane ekulweni nomzabalazo nokulingana ngokobulili. IKhomishana izobungaza womabili lamaqhawekazi nangadumanga ukuqhakambisa amagalelo abo aqavile okulwa nomzabalazo kuleli lengabadi.

NgoMsombuluko ngezi-12 Nhlolanja 2018, iKhomishana eyayiholwa uSihlalo wayo uNkosikazi Nare yavakashela uMama Kotane kwakhe ekhaya eliseDiepkloof, Soweto ukuyomfisela usuku oluhle lokuzalwa mathupha.

Egameni leKhomishana yezokuLingana ngobuLili ithanda ukufisela uMama uRebecca Kotane usuku oluhle lokuzalwa kwakhe nempilo enhle nokuthi abe mpilonde.

Ho tlalehoa hore mohlankana eo a ile a fihla sebakeng sa bolulo sa Modiehi 'me a mo bolella hore mora oa bona o bile kotsing ea koloi' me a amoheloa sepetleleng sa Baragwanath.

Khaitseli ea Modiehi, Phelekwa Lehoko ea lilemo li (20), o re Modiehi o ile a tsoela ka ntle ho ea bokella mehopolo ea hae 'me ke ha mohlankana eo ea mehleng a ileng a khona ho phetha moralo oa hae, a mo thunya hloohong a mo bolaea.

Modiehi Lehoko o ile a thunngoa a ba a bolaoa ke motho eo a neng a mo rata pele. Lelapa la Lehoko ho tsoa Tshepiso Sharpeville, le ntse le leka ho lumellana le polao ea mali ea morali oa bona, Modiehi Lehoko ea lilemo li (35) o ile a bolaoa ke mohlankana oa hae oa khale motseng oa White City, Soweto haufinyane.

Mè oa Modiehi, Eva Lehoko o ntse a le boemong bo hlobaetsang ba ho loanela ho amohela le lefu la morali oa hae oa letsibolo.

"Modiehi o ne a hirile kamore, kahoo ho ne ho e-na le batho ba bang ntlong e ka sehloohong.

Ba ile ba tsoa ka mor'a hore ba utloe ho khabola ha sethunya, mong'a ntlo a neng a ena le bothata ka Monna ea neng a fela merusu sebakeng seo,o ile a thungoa letsohong ke Monna eo. Mong'a ntlo o ntse a le sepetlele ha jaole."

Lelapa lena le re ba senyehile ke ketso ena e sehlōhō joalo ka ha e ne e le lilemo tse tharo ho tloha Modiehi 'le motho ea belaellang ba arohane.

"O ile a mo siea hobane o ne a laola le ho hlekefetsa. Ha a ka a tlameha ho mo bolaea hobane bana ba hae ba bararo ba lilemo li 14, 10 le ba bang ba sala ba se na 'mè"' Mè oa Modiehi, Eva Lehoko ea lilemo li (55) o sa ntse a tšohile. Ho boleloa hore motlōli oa molao o se a ipehetse mapoleseng. Modiehi o patiloe ka Moqebelo lapeng hae le Tshepiso Sharppeville.

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HO HLOKA MOSEBETSI HO FOKOTSEHA KAROLONG EA HO QETELA EA-2017!

Tlhōlisano ea mosebetsi oa Afrika Boroa e fokotsehile ho 26.7% karolong ea bone ea 2017, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) e phatlalalitsoe ka Labobeli.

"Karolong ea ho qetela ea 2017, mosebetsi o ne o lutse ho 26.7%," General Statistician Risenga Maluleke o ile a bolella baqolotsi ba litlaleho tsa litaba Tshwane.

Karolong ea boraro, ts'ebetso ea ho hloka bolulo Afrika Boroa ha ea ka ea fetoha ho 27.7% joalokaha e ne e le karolong ea bobeli.

Karolong ea bone, ho hloka mosebetsi ho fokotsehile ka 330 000.

hooa karolong ea bone "Ha re sheba banna le basali, re bona hore ho basali ba batšo ba Afrika re lutse ka 32.4% [ho hloka mosebetsi] .Abaroa ba bangata ba hlaseleha habonolo tabeng ea ho hloka mosebetsi," ho boletse Maluleke.

Ka bophirimela, Eastern Cape e na le tekanyo e phahameng ea ho hloka mosebetsi ho 35.1%, e lateloa ke Free State ka 32.6%.

"Re ka bona hore haeba o na le tlase ho matric, u tla ba le mathata a tebileng a ho hloka mosebetsi," ho boletse Maluleke.

Karolong ea bone, ba se nang matric ba ne ba e-na le tekanyo ea mosebetsi oa 31.2%, athe ba nang le matric ba ne ba le 27.5%. Lebelo la ho hloka mesebetsi har'a ba fumaneng mangolo e ne e le 6,6% karolong ea bone.

Ho sa le joalo, ts'ebetso ea ho hloka mosebetsi ho bacha e ile ea fumanoa e le holimo ho sa tsotellehe maemo a thuto.

Karolong ea bone ea 2017, batho ba limilione tse 5,9 ba ne ba sa sebetse (ho fokotsa ha 330 000 kotara-kotara).

Ka sehlopha sa baahi, ho hloka mosebetsi ho ne ho le 30% bakeng sa Maafrika a batšo, 23,5% bakeng sa mebala, 9.2% bakeng sa Maindia / Asia le 6,7% bakeng sa mak-

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LESEDI SHARES GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR 2018!

The Executive mayor, Cllr Lerato Maloka is leading a two week roadshow to share the Lesedi Local Municipality’s plans for development with the residents in various community meetings.

(Ratanda Precinct Projects, Flagship Projects) 4. Financial Management and Viability (Revenue and Credit Control) 5. Democracy and Good Governance 6. Cross-Cutting Issues

Other meetings will be held in Heidelberg, Vischkuil and Devon/ Impumelelo to cater for people around all areas of the municipality.

The IDP (Integrated Development Plan) public participation meetings began at the Ratanda Multipurpose Hall on Tuesday, February 13.

The IDP manager Andrew Machitje presented the current state of affairs in the municipality, including current and future projects for the 2018/19 financial year.

Lesedi Local Municipality has made six priorities for the upcoming year, called Key Performance Areas or KPAs: 1. Service Delivery and Infrastructure Development (Electricity, Water and Sanitation, Roads and Stormwater, Public Buildings, Security, Assets and Social Investment, Human Settlements) 2. Institutional Development and Transformation (Corporate Services, Agricultural Projects) 3. Local Economic Development and Growth

Future plans for the municipality include: - Heidelberg Landfill Site (R40m invested by Gauteng) - Upgrade sewer pumps (R10m invested by Water & Sanitation) - Protective Meter Kiosk (R4m invested by Lesedi) - Obed Nkosi roads & stormwater (R15m municipal grant)

Mayor Lerato Maloka speaks to the residents of Ward 1,2,3 and 4 during the IDP public meetings at the Ratanda Multipurpose Hall on February 13.

The IDP meetings held by Lesedi are to include residents in the planning of projects and ensure participation in the process.

The municipality is in the process of developing its Integrated Development Plan as stipulated in the Municipal Systems Act, (Act 32 of 2000) and in line with the Municipal Finance Management Act, (Act 57 of 2003).

“RATANDA ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS MUST GET HOUSES FIRST!” The highlight of the IDP public participation meeting held by the Lesedi Local Municipality was the issues concerning housing.

Complaint after complaint came from the frustrated Ratanda residents who need clarity on their problems around the new houses in Obed Nkosi section.

The mayor, Cllr Lerato Maloka did acknowledge the fact that some of the beneficiaries of the houses in the new section are not being honest with the government.

She said that the provincial government (Gauteng Human Settlements) are the responsible for building RDP houses.

“The Lesedi Local Municipality is responsible for ensuring beneficiaries are listed and qualify to get a house. When we were registering people back in 2008, the municipality discovered that there were people who registered their relatives who are not permanent residents of Lesedi.

Sometimes you find people already received their house

from Government, but decides to rent out the property to other people,” said the Mayor.

Maloka also promised that the people who registered before 2000 and the pensioners will be prioritized, including people living with disabilities.

During her address to Ratanda residents, she appealed for the community to assist the municipality.

Human Settlements & Town Planning MMC, Cllr Themba Motsepe also stressed that renting out of RDP houses is illegal. He said that his office will directly deal with the prioritized beneficiaries who have not found their new houses.

“Any elderly person or people living with disabilities can contact my office through Mr Marhwa directly regarding issues with housing,” said Motsepe.

Cllr Motsepe also confirmed that the municipality will be

doing a special programmed to make sure that the right residents are registered.

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UGCINE EBEKWE NGOKUSEMTHETHWENI OBELIBAMBAMONGAMELI UMNUMZANE CYRIL RAMAPHOSA!

By Nkululeko Xaba

Ngesikhathi kukhethwa, uChief Mogoeng Mogoeng ummemezele ngengoMengameli emva kokuthi angaqhudelananga namuntu.

“Emva kokukhethwa kwakhe, akubange kusakhetha muntu, ukukhethwa kukaMhlonishwa uMatamela Cyril Ramaphosa bekusemthethweni.

Ngokusho kweJaji elikhulu lithe"uMhlonishwa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ngiyamgcoba ukube abe nguMongameli wezwe laseMzansi Afrika.”

Emva kokukhethwa kukaRamaphosa kube ukhona ukuhutshwa kwamahubo phakathi kwamalungu esishayamthetho nezicukuthwane bejabulela ukukhethwa kwakhe.

Emva kokubuyela kukaNkosikazi Baleka Mbete, OnguSomlomo wesiShayamthetho ufisele uMnumzane Ramaphosa impilo enhle nenqubekelaphambili.

“Izwe laseMzansi liphuma esikhathini esinzima, njengoba sekukhethwe uMongameli omusha uCyril Ramaphosa simfisela ukube abe namandla aphindiwe kulesisikhundla sakhe esisha,” kubika uSomlomo.

USomlomo ube esenxenxa wonke amalungu esiShayamthetho ukuthi adlulise amazwi okweseka uMongameli omusha uMnumzane Cyril Ramaphosa.

Uzohlala enguMongameli wesikhashana aze agcotshwe ngokusemthethweni ntambama namhlanje.

UMnumzane Ramaphosa kumthathe isikhathi ukuphendula imiyalezo yokumeseka ebiqhamuka kwabamele amaqembu ahlukene ezombusazwe.

“Leli yithuba eliyingqayizivele lokukhethwa kwami, ngithanda ukubonga wonke amalungu eNdlu yesiShayamthetho ngokungikhetha ukuthi ngikwazi ukusiza abantu nami, futhi inhloso-ngqangi yami enkulu ngizimisele ukusebenzisana nawo wonke amaqembu ezombusazwe. Lokhu ngizokwenza njengesithunywa sabantu esiqavile”.

DIPALESENG MUNICIPALITY MAINTAINS AUDIT OPINION FOR 2016/17!

The municipality managed to maintain the same audit outcome when the Auditor General issued an Unqualified Audit Opinion for the 2016/17 financial year with matters at the Special Council meeting on the 13th December 2017.

The Auditor General stated that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects the financial position of Dipaleseng Local Municipality as at 30 June 2017, and its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with the South African Standards of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice.

COUNCIL TABLES BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE REPORT The municipality also tabled the Mid-year Budget and Performance Report for the 2017/18 financial year, which was approved by council on the 30th January 2018 for the period commencing the 1st July to 31st December 2017 (where actual financial performance of the municipality was monitored).

This mid-year performance assessment is compiled as determined in Section 72 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 56 of 2003.

After careful consideration of the financial assessment and forecasting of figures on the 2017/18 annual budget based on the first six months of the financial year, the municipality realized that an adjustment budget for the 2017/18 financial year is required.

It is further suggested that revenue and expenditure for the financial year be reviewed for the various votes to reflect the additional revenues and to utilize the projected savings on expenditure to prioritize service delivery votes in line with the SDBIP (Service Delivery & Budget Implementation Plan).

“As we are enforcing the Credit Control Policy and are in the process of installing smart meters, we are positive that these initiatives will assist in generating enough revenue to enable us to pay our creditors within the prescribed 30 day period”, said the Executive Mayor, Councilor Mafunda Makhubu as he rendered his statement of communication at the council sitting.

By law, as stipulated in the Municipal Finance Management Act, an adjustment budget may be tabled to Council at any time after the Mid-year Budget and Performance Assessment has been tabled in Council, however it should not later than the 28th February of each year.

Consequently a report on the adjustment budget will be tabled to Council for consideration before the 28th February 2018.

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You can ask only one of the men only one question.

What is the question, and which man do you ask to ensure you win the money?

5. What words are pronounced differently by merely capitalizing the first letter?

6. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never speaks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps?

7. What is full of holes but can still hold water?

8. Your dad tells you that he will pay you R6.00 an hour for the 6 seconds that you take to wash your hands before dinner.

How much did you make for washing your hands?

9. If you are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match. What do you light first?

10. What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?

11. All of my flowers except two are roses. All of my flowers except two are tulips. All of my flowers except two are daisies.

How many flowers do I have, and what are they?

12. What question can you never answer "yes" to without lying?

13. What goes up and down but never moves?

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Welfare-to-Work programme remains key in the development of young women In his 2017 State of the Province Address (SOPA), Premier David Makhura said the Gauteng Department of Social Development was doing very well in increasing the number of Welfare-to-Work graduates from 4 000 to 10 500 in the 2016/17 financial year. He also added that the programme will upscale and reach more than 20 000 young women by 2019.

It is through such drive that the department’s Sustainable Livelihood Directorate in partnership with Godisang Development and Thasa Skills Development hosted an induction programme for fifty-five (55) successful Welfare-to-Work beneficiaries who will undergo a 6-months training as professional hair dressers.

The induction was held at Thasa Skills Development academy in Alberton, Ekurhuleni Region last Friday.

Welfare-to-Work is a programme that focuses on young women who are dependent on child support grant as their only source of income. It seeks to remove them from the system and equip them with skills to have a decent employment.

“As government, we have a responsibility to ensure that we empower our youth, we empower our women, and create jobs,” said White.

“I want to say to you that you have outdone yourselves.

We want to see you all graduating. You must not only strive for perfection but tolerate excellence,” she added.

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Speaking to a panel of experts and beneficiaries, Deputy Director Special Projects Gadiboleloe White said the Gauteng Department of Social Development remains committed in the ‘development’ of young women, not only through ‘welfare’.

The Meating Butchery opens in Ratanda!

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The brand new fresh meat store, Meating Butchery, was opened since February 13.

The butchery is located at the business complex at Mahomo Street Ratanda Township, open seven days a week with the friendly and helpful staff always around.

A range of fresh meat and frozen

meats are available at very competitive prices. Beef cuts, chicken pieces, fish, mutton, pork and more. ‘Accessories’ like spices, marinades and biltong is also fully stocked.

Meating Butchery also has a readymade braai for all those who want to do a shisanyama for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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ers who bought meat in store.

Freshness and great prices are the guarantees everyone gets when they buy their meat at Meating.

The name is a combination of ‘Meat’ and ‘Meeting’ meaning the butchery is where people ‘meet for meat’ Come to the red and grey store everyday for meat products at prices you’re willing to pay.

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ROOTS & CULTURE KNOW WHERE YOU CAME FROM TO KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING

How South Africa should confront symbols of its difficult past, By Adv. Thabiso Maake

U

nder the National Monument Act of 1969, South Africa erected life-size bronze statues in major cities across and beyond the borders of the country.

Most of these statues are located in Central Business Districts, National Parks, Recreation Areas, and Public Roads.

The objective of the act was not only to give guidelines on how tangible and intangible heritage should be protected and preserved but also enforce the dominant and skewed narrative of Afrikaaners national identity.

logical response to a stimuli of persistent colonial subjugation which manifest itself through statues, streets and towns named after apartheid white leaders, as well anything associated with white power. “...statues unite whites through shared common history and culture whilst alienating other race groups.”

In essence, statues have tangible and intangible heritage which is bequeathed from one generation to another. As South Africans, we ought to celebrate our common heritage however the challenge remains that South African Statues are not just lifeless bronze struc- heritage does not unite all the people. tures to decorate public spaces but play an It is however characterized by persistent important role of conveying messages to the double standards because it honors some and insults others. audience.

These structures narrate subjective stories of past events and engage the audience into monologue. Like any other forms of art, statues can defy, support, criticize, honor, object, or comment on issues which directly or indirectly affect the society.

All Statues erected before 1994 under the National Monument Act of 1969, supports and celebrates white imperialist ideology, domination and cultural oppression of all non-European descent.

These statues unite whites through shared common history and culture whilst alienating other race groups.

Stories of indigenous people were documented and distorted to affirm white superiority whilst the history of whites was documented, promoted and celebrated in schools, churches, organs of state, media, and literature etc.

It is justifiable to suggest that any historical or cultural heritage that bequeath inequality and indignity to its generation must be reviewed in its entirety.

It is also advisable to suggest that such review and renewal process of our heritage should NOT culminate into vandalism and defacing of visible or tangible structures.

Statues are just mere representation of the intangible heritage that should be reviewed and renewed in order to redress that which has been purposefully distorted to honor lies and deception of authentic South African stories.

NELSON MANDELA FREE AFTER 27 YEARS! SUNDAY, 11 February 1990 On this day, the 1st Head of State of our democratic dispensation, late President Nelson Mandela was released after serving 27 years in prison. In his speech on that day he said "I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people" Speaking from the balcony at City Hall in Cape Town, he told the nation that, “Today the majority of South Africans, black and white, recognise that apartheid has no future”.

Mandela’s first speech in almost three decades signalled the path of servant leadership, peace and reconciliation he was to make the hallmark of the remaining years of his life.

When Nelson Mandela walked into freedom at 4.22 pm there was nothing lonely or quiet about that moment. Hundreds of cheering people witnessed the occasion.

Mandela was released from prison unconditionally, including the unbanning of all political parties by the apartheid regime leader and National Party president F.W. De Klerk. He was 71 years of age.

Shortly after his release from prison he led talks between his African National Congress and the ruling National Party. These historic discussions culminated in the Groote Schuur Minute, Pretoria Minute & DF Malan Accord which led to full-blown negotiations from December 1991 until 1994.

Messages conveyed by these statues masquerade and manifest itself as reality even today.

These statues were placed in the front line (public spaces) to defend deception and lies against anyone in pursuit of authentic historical narrative of Africans within the context of South Africa.

As a result of serving as gatekeepers to truth seekers, these statues become objects of casualty in the process.

Anger and frustration become a psycho-

Advocate Thabiso Maake is an Educational Officer at Freedom Park

SPEAK IT, LIVE IT! February is language activism month

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) is celebrating all our official languages this month.

In 2017 PanSALB declared February as the month of LANGUAGE ACTIVISM. In line with its mandate, PanSALB will be hosting the 2018 LANGUAGE ACTIVISM MONTH. The month-long celebrations will be characterised by various events from 01-28 February 2018 including the following:

1. Publishing: access to books 2. Creating a culture of reading in all languages 2. The Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 3. PanSALB Public Lecture 4. Live TV debate on the importance of languages 5. PanSALB Language Awards

WHY FEBRUARY?

February is the month when the world celebrates International Mother Language Day

(IMLD) on 21 February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

IMLD was first proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999.

IMLD has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. This date represents the specific day in 1952 when students demonstrated for Bangla to be recog-

nised as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan. Protesting students were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, and sacrificed their lives for their desire for the recognition of their mother language.

For PanSALB a day is not enough to celebrate our diversity of languages, especially in a country that has 11 official languages. It is for this reason that we saw it prudent for the country to celebrate the month of February as a Language Month.

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It’s on for the 2018 Gauteng iShashalazi Sunday Shower Sessions Theatre and Motjeko Dance Festival!

Did you miss it? Then you missed out. Sugar’s Car Wash was filled with good company and entertainment. The Sunday sessions coming back soon. Featuring the best local djs, with food and drinks on sale, as always!

It’s the final count down to the 2018 Gauteng iShashalazi Theatre & Motjeko Dance Festival.

The week-long fest is on from 20-27 February at the Rhoo Hlatshwayo Arts Centre in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni.

Since April last year community dance and theatre groups including poets across the province have been showcasing their talent at the various regions, auditioning for a final cut into the last 60 contestants for the provincial festival.

A total 25 dance and theatre groups from the 5 Corridors -East (Ekurhuleni), West (Westrand), (Central) Joburg, (South) Sedibeng and (North) Tshwane- will compete for the coveted prize of R9 000 for dance and R13 000 for theatre.

The prize also includes an all paid trip to perform at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July this year.

BrainTeaser

1. Turn on the first 2 switches. Leave them on for 5 minutes.

Once 5 minutes has passed, turn off the second switch, leaving one switch on. Now go through the door. The light that is still on is connected to the first switch, whichever of the other two is warm to the touch is connected to the second switch. The bulb that is cold is connected to the switch that was never turned on!!

2. Jimmy. “JIMMY’S MOTHER had 4 children”!

3. Whatever color your hair is! Remember, you are the bus driver!

4. You ask either man the following question: “If I asked the other guy which door has the money, what would he say?”, then choose the opposite door.

Work it out: If you ask the question to the liar, he will lie about the ‘correct’ answer, so you must choose the opposite door. If you

Also to compete for the top prize totalling R3000, albeit for cash only, are the 10 poets selected from the regional auditions.

The Dance genres include contemporary, traditional, pantsula and hip-hop among others.

Ishashalazi Theatre and Motjeko Dance is part of the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation creative arts programme aimed at identifying, nurturing and exposing talent in performance art within the province.

It continues to be an important conveyor-belt in the development of community theatre, dance, and theatre in general.

FESTIVAL DAYS: NB: All performances start at 10am till late.

Dates: 20 – 27 February 2018 Venue: Rhoo Hlatshwayo Arts Centre, Daveyton Township - City of Ekurhuleni.

ANSWERS - See Paper Play section ask the truth teller, he will tell the truth about the lie, so you can choose the opposite door as well.

5. There are several, and there could be more: 1. job, Job, 2. herb, Herb, 3. polish, Polish 6. A river!

7. A sponge.

8. 1 cent.

9. The match 10. “Normal”. Normal people do not have ‘all’ their fingers on ‘one’ hand.

11. Three - one rose, one tulip and one daisy.

12. “Are you asleep?”

13. A Hill or Mountain.

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