While most unemployed people sit in their homes hoping for a miracle or work, members of Sinethemba Community Project in Harare are using their hands to make ends meet and feed their families. They are also calling for children to learn the art. Thembeka Nkomo, supervisor of the project, says a mosaic is challenging and requires a lot of attention. Read more on page 3. PHOTO: UNATHI OBOSE
A44-year-old karate coach from Langa has been arrested on a statutory rape charge. He is accused of raping a 12year-old girl, whom he was also training.
The man was arrested on Tuesday 21 January and appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ Court the following day. He appeared on Tuesday 28 January again. Provincial police spokesperson Capt FC van Wyk confirmed the incident, citing the
man was detained and his first court appearance was at the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 22 January on the mentioned charge.
The family of the victim wants the law to take its course.
Speaking on behalf of the victim’s family, her aunt said they are disturbed by the incident. She said they wanted the suspect to rot in jail, adding that even if the suspect apologised he wouldn’t be able to restore her niece to the way she was before.
“We want justice to prevail for our child. The suspect is too old to sleep with a 12-yearold. We took him to be a father to our niece.
He used to accompany her when she came from gym in the evenings. All along he was sleeping with her.” The aunt said her niece was living with her grandmother when this was happening.
The aunt said the family had discovered the situation through a conversation on social between the pair. “It seems my niece logged onto Facebook through my younger sister’s phone and she forgot to delete the messages. On Friday 17 January my sister saw these messages and showed us. According to the messages they were on good terms.
One of the messages from the suspect reads: ‘I enjoyed what we did yesterday’.” It was
clear their relationship involved sex. She said her niece’s mother, who lives in Gugulethu, was informed and local community leaders have also been drawn into the situation.
“On Saturday 18 January, I informed Langa Safety Patrol chair Bandile Gcuwa and Ward 51 councillor Lwazi Pakade about this matter. Gcuwa came to talk to her, and we later took her to the police station to open the case. On Monday she was taken to the doctor for a medical check-up and, suffice to say, the doctor established the relationship involved intercourse. On Tuesday 21 January the suspect was arrested.”
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Thenowadjournedhearingofsexualmisconduct against the Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge has thrust the spotlight firmly on relations in the workplace.
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal Hearing set up to probe sexual harassment allegations against the 63-year-old former advocate, has attracted a lot of interest. It has set tongues wagging in society, churches and workplaces, with many opposing views. The hearing has plunged the judiciary into shame and
turned friends into foes, with support for either side.
Mbenenge stands accused of making sexual advances on her secretary Andiswa Mengo (41). The judge has vehemently denied the claims, arguing their exchanges were consensual.
Looking at the ages of the pair, they are adults and they both know what is right or wrong. They cannot be told to have or not to have a sexual relationship.
There are two contentious issues though with their relationship, age and work. The latter is more imperative while the former has become the norm. We are all too familiar with relationships with a massive age gap between couples. We are also accustomed to intimate relationships in the workplace. We have people who met at work and went on to marry. Intimate relationships often become problematic when between the boss and the subordinate. This is a no-go zone and should be prohibited. In so doing, we will have fewer cases similar to the Mbenenge/ Mengo saga. Workplaces must have stringent measures to curtail this kind of behaviour.
A boss who makes any form of sexual advances to subordinates must face consequences. Employees must be encouraged to act or
report such conduct without fear of victimisation. Often, subordinates are interrogated when reporting such matters and made to feel uncomfortable. They are made to doubt themselves. There is a maxim that says “Where there is smoke, there is fire”. If an employee raises an alarm the onus should be on the company or employer to investigate the matter. An investigation must not dismiss the claim but dig deeper and act if and when necessary.
During the hearing, it emerged that Mengo initially laid a complaint with the former Constitutional Court Judge President Raymond Zondo.
While this remains unclear, we have been told that Mengo was instructed to relodge her complaint due to how she compiled it. These are things that often force victims to move into their shells. Whether the relationship between Mengo and Mbenenge was consensual or not, it has exposed a lot of wrong things in the workplace. Most importantly, it has tarnished their images. Some of the revelations during the hearing were nothing short of a disgrace. These have put the judiciary into disrepute. May sanity prevail in the pursuit of truth and to fix damage caused by this pitiful saga.
While submissions for this year’s AVBOB Poetry Competition will only open in August, poet and short story writer Gaireyah Fredericks looks at ways to write a compelling poem.
Fredericks won second prize in the Afrikaans category of the AVBOB Poetry Competition in 2019 and is passionate about helping aspiring writers.
According to Fredericks, writing begins in the mother tongue. “Find a register in
which you feel comfortable. Remember that the writing can always be translated afterwards. The important thing is that your most authentic voice should be captured.” Fredericks suggests writing freely. “If you are working in a group and with a particular theme, start the writing process by just talking – discuss topics and themes freely, exchange opinions and information. Then go into writing for three minutes, then five minutes, then 10 minutes. Keep whatev-
er comes to mind, whatever bleeds from the discussion.
“This exercise is not only good for keeping the writing machine well oiled, operational and focused but also reveals your natural narrative voice.”
Visit the AVBOB Poetry website at www.avbobpoetry.co.za today and read some of the prize-winning poems from previous years as you prepare to find your own best words.
I was so touched when I saw a video of a wellknown actress Brenda Ngxoli circulating on social media where she was arguing with her mother. In the video she is accusing her mother of mistreating her.
Ngxoli, who appeared on the video putting her baby on her back, can be heard exchanging some harsh words with her mother. She said she wanted the country to see how her mother treated her.
Even though I’m not sure what they were fighting about, I felt sorry for Ngxoli. Maybe I was being biase in choosing her side.
But, I asked myself, how many people find themselves in similar situations?
How many children left their homes and to stay in the big cities because of the treatment they received from their parents, particularly the mothers?
As I read some of the comments on Facebook about the video, people had different opinions.
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Some questioned why she could not just leave her mother in peace.
Others supported and praised her for standing up against what she believes is the violation of her rights.
In most instances, many parents are always acquitted in such cases because they are trusted.
Others have already made their judgement citing that an old woman can’t lie and
Ngxoli is using her status against her mother.
For someone such as Brenda to speak out takes a lot of courage.
Sometimes we forget that even celebrities are also human. I know some individuals who were in similar situations in the past. They disowned their parents and vowed not to come back again. There were two guys, one of them accused his mother of witchcraft and the other also was mistreated by his mother. They have not gone home in morethaneightyearsnow.I’mnotdisputing the fact that there are other children who are also abusing their parents. And when that occurs everyone believes it without asking a single question.
The reality is that there are toxic parents out there. Parents who have no empathy. This video reminds me of a challenge that is on social media that says, ‘We listen, we don’t judge’.
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ItishightimetoeducateSouthAfricanchildren about the importance of including handwork in their schooling.
This is a call from a group of women who are producing mosaics at Sinethemba Community Project in Harare, Khayelitsha.
The women are also crocheting various items, including hats and jerseys.
According to the group, handcraft is the only sustainable job, especially during these tough economic times.
Sinethemba is a non-profit organisation (NPO) that runs a range of projects which include food garden, chicken farming and sewing. They also run a day-care facility.
Thembeka Nkomo, the supervisor, said she joined the organisation two years ago after struggling to find work for many years.
She said she was referred to the organisation by Abalimi Bezekhaya.
“I received a call from one of the members of Abalimi Bezekhaya and she informed me that Sinethemba wanted someone to work in the garden. When I arrived here the founder and director of Sinethemba, Nolitha Ndalasi informed me, together with other new members about other projects that are available, including the mosaics. I chose mosaic. Since then, I never looked back,” said Nkomo.
She described mosaic as challenging, saying it required a lot of creativity. She said it required a lot of time and passion.
“It is not easy, especially when you are doing it for the first time. But, I told myself that I will do and learn it. I did some training and Ndalasi also showed us how to do it and here I am today,” said Nkomo.
Explaining the type of material they use to create the products, she said they cut tiles into pieces or original mosaic.
“Our challenge is a market for mosaics. Many people, particularly in the black community, don’t understand it and they don’t
buy it. But, there are few of those who know it. We decorate different things, including cans, chairs or whatever you want us to do,” she explained. Noluvuyo Zuma, who is supervising for crocheting, said they also do mosaics.
“We do both. Like on Monday we do crocheting and Tuesday we do mosaics etc. Only if we have a huge order for crocheting then we focus on that,” said Zuma. She said most of their items are sold in the community.
Zuma said they need more young people to join them before they retire.
“Young people don’t like doing hand work. They want to wear suits and work in the office. Having a skill these days is important because you can be your own boss,” said Zuma.
Non profit organisation (NPO), #LangaForMen, is calling for the immediate closure of a local karate gym after the owner was arrested and charged with statutory rape.
Founder and director of the NPO, Luyolo Lengisi, said they want the suspect to rot in jail. He said various organisations that are opposed to gender-based violence (GBV) will meet today (30 January) at Langa Police Station to discuss the matter.
According to police, the 44-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday 21 January and appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 22 January and again on Tuesday 28 January. He is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl.
Lengisi said what the suspect did was a disgrace and tarnished the image of all sportsmen in the area.
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“We’ve been suspecting him for a long time. Two years ago, we heard some rumours that he was sleeping with young girls who are doing karate in his gym.
“We tried to investigate but we were unable to find evidence. A 14-year-old suspected victim denied they had a relationship,” explained Lengesi.
He vowed that they would support the affected families and implored other parents to interrogate their children.
Lengesi called for the closure of the facility, saying it did not serve its purpose. “All the organisations that are against genderbased violence and femicide will hold an ur-
gent meeting on Thursday 30 January at the Langa Police Station to find a resolution of this impasse. We can’t fold our arms while the community needs us the most,” he said, adding that they stand by the victim. Lengisi urged the young children to speak out.
The determination of police to reduce the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition resulted in the detention of four suspects in Makhaza.
Makhaza police pursued information of a suspicious vehicle roaming the policing precinct on Thursday 23 January.
The officers continued to trace the whereabouts of the vehicle and they spotted it on Japtha K Masemola Road.
They requested additional assistance
and managed to force the driver to stop the car.
The occupants opened fire at the police who returned fire and restraint the suspects.
They searched the vehicle and the occupants, which led to a confiscation of three unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
They detained the four suspects for the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
The suspects appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court.
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The rest of the world can take some time out, Cape Town is officially the world’s best city for 2025. Well, that’s according to global publishing giant, Time Out.
The city managed to climb one place since last year’s second ranking after New York.
The results were based on feedback from 18 500 locals based on 44 different criteria used in the survey. These include food, nightlife, affordability and access to nature.
According to Timeout, 82% of Capetonians described their city as beautiful, and 97% of locals said it makes them happy.
The city faced fierce competition with Bangkok ranked second, followed by New York, with Melbourne taking fourth place and London fifth.
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the City is delighted with the recognition.
“Last year, when Cape Town was ranked second after New York, I congratulated and told the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, that we are an extremely competitive city and that we are coming for the number one spot.
“This year when I heard that we won I
messaged him again to say that I told him we would come for that first spot.”
Hill-Lewis said in addition to all the things that make Cape Town a must-visit tourism destination – the unmatched natural beauty, blue flag beaches, wonderful cuisine, nightlife and cultural diversity – it is the “overall happiness of residents” that means the most in this extensive survey.
“All our work is aimed at making Cape Town the best city in the world to live in – where people are able to build lives of value and where they have a real sense of ownership of their city – and we could not be prouder that this came across so strongly in the responses of our residents.”
Premier Alan Winde said: “I think it’s great for us here in South Africa and Africa
More than 200 fire victims from the SST informal settlement have been left destitute and are now calling on the government to build them houses.
At least 80 shacks burnt down on Tuesday 21 January. The cause of the fire is unknown. According to residents the fire broke out around 17:00 and swiftly spread through the informal settlement.
The City’s Department of Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell said officials determined that 83 structures were destroyed, affecting 252 persons.
“The list of affected persons has been submitted to Sassa (South Africa Social Security Agency) and the National Department of Human Settlements for further assistance,” she
said, adding that some residents had already started rebuilding their structures.
Masibulele Mavimbela, one of the victims, said the incident occurred at about 17:00. He said he lost all his belongings and needed a proper place to stay. He said their lives are at risk. “I was at work when the fire started. When I arrived my shack was already in ashes.”
Mavimbela is currently staying with his brother. He appealed to the community to assist them with clothes and building material.
Another fire victim, Bulelwa Fihlani, said she managed to rebuild her shack but stated that the community wanted houses. She said there was little development in the area. “I don’t know what is happening here. I have been staying here for more than 11 years and there is nothing happening. We want the gov-
ernment to build houses for us.”
Ward 93 councillor Thando Pimpi explained that most of the shack dwellersdidnotbelongin the area. He also disputed Fihlani’s claims that she had been in the area for 11 years.
getting that recognition. I always say people hang the map upside down, we are on top of the world. This has put us at the top of the world. It is great for the economy, for our self-worth.”
Winde said this is beneficial to the city’s economic growth.
“This is a wonderful place with wonderful people. We have to utilise it, it’s a tool that says the world is going to think about us differently. So, let’s make sure it equals more tourism, pride and us doing more. I hope it stems to more people taking risks and opening a business and providing more services as more and more people come.”
Andrew Hallett, Time Out South Africa’s Content Director, said in a press statement to be recognised as Time Out’s Best City in the World is a “huge high five” to the Capetonians who work hard to create a city which can be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. Cape Town provides not only an amazing playground for those looking for the best food, best sights, and best adventures, but it is also a place that people are happy to call home.
“If you’ve never been to Cape Town, do it. You won’t be disappointed.”
houses.
“The area was established around 2016, after a huge shack fire, where more than 300 shacks were affected. After that, some residents were temporarily relocated from their places to this area to open land for housing development.Aftertheirhouseswerecompleted they were moved back.” Pimpi added that the community’s mistake was not to demolish the shacks after the owners were moved to their
Pimpi claimed there were people who moved to formal houses, but still their out their shacks in the informal settlement. A housing development known as Silver Town (along Spine Road near Embengweni) that will cater for some SST residents of SST is set to start soon, Pimpi explained. He said the City is currently installing underground infrastructure and the construction will start within two months.
Awethu Hleli, Lyle October and Tamzin Williams in the three-hander unromantic.
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An Unromantic Comedy, written by Rosalind Butler and directed by Craig Freimond, is a hilarious romantic three-hander about early 30s relationship mayhem, onstage in the Baxter Studio.
The dynamic duo once again team up to bring Cape Town audiences this witty 2014 Naledi Theatre Awards Best New Scriptnominated play, featuring Awethu Hleli, Lyle October and Tamzin Williams, from the Baxter’s Fires Burning company.
They were recently seen in productions such as Metamorphoses, Neighbourhood, Trouble in Mind and Othello. Design (set and costumes) is by Kieran McGregor and lighting by Franky Steyn.
Funny, painful and contemporary, the play explores relationship mayhem. Set in a Cape Town loft apartment, the action takes place over one night. Through a text message mix up Robin (played by Tamzin Williams), Jason’s (Lyle October) ex fiancée arrives for dinner unexpectedly. An awkward evening ensues.
Jason slept with Nonhle (Awethu Hleli), Robin’s best friend. Robin is still angry. Jason is still guilty and a casebook commitment phobe, Robin’s biological clock is ticking. Nonhle, Jason’s intended guest, arrives. They are forced to confront their dreams and disappointments. Is fidelity
possible in a long-term relationship? Does the sisterhood code actually exist? Is love enough?
Rosalind Butler’s quirky and complex writing style is well known to South African audiences. Last year her latest play Expelled, directed by Freimond, premiered at The Baxter to huge success. Her television work includes being scriptwriter for Emmy-nominated series, Home Affairs.
Freimond is an award-winning South African writer and director in theatre, film and television. His plays as a writer include The King of Laughter, Jump Ralph, Gums & Noses and A Vegan Killed My Marriage. He has directed more than 15 plays, including The Great Gatsby, Macbeth, Talk Radio, Sweet Phoebe, Gums & Noses and Death of a Colonialist. For the Baxter, he recently directed A Vegan Killed My Marriage.
He has written and directed five feature films: Gums & Noses, Jozi, Material, Beyond the River and New Material. New film projects include the South African political satire, Weekend Special and the human drama, The Road to Broad 4 to Bay, a SA/ NZ co-production. He also wrote the hit Nigerian film Oloture and the sequel, Oloture – The Journey, for Netflix. An Unromantic Comedy runs from Tuesday 4 to Saturday 15 February at 20:00 with Saturday matinées at 15:00. Booking is through Webtickets online or at Pick n Pay stores
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The two Cape cricket sides, MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals, are setting the trend in the SA20 competition with the Sunrisers Eastern Cape playing catch-up to defend their title for the third time.
This is the first time in the three years of the competition the Capes sides are in the first two positions and qualified for the playoffs.
From Tuesday 4 until Saturday 8 February, spectators will have the chance to watch the final four teams in action to battle it out to be crowned the champions at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
The play-offs format is the same as in Sea-
son 2 with a Qualifier 1, Eliminator and a Qualifier 2 setting up the road to the final.
The two top teams will play each other in Qualifier one, and currently it is the Paarl Royals and MI Cape Town who are in charge.
The loser of Qualifer 1 and the winner of the Eliminator will battle it out in Qualifier 2, for a chance to book their place in the final, against the winner of Qualifier 1. Capetonians are holding thumbs that the final will be an all-Cape Town affair.
St George’s Park in Gqeberha will host Qualifier 1, while Centurion will stage both the Eliminator and Qualifier 2.
The significance of the performances of the two Cape sides is that both field youth with experienced players.
Paarl Royals have Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Kwena Maphaka, who both finished matric last year, in their line-up and Pretorius opens the batting with the seasoned England cricketer Joe Root.
Maphaka was introduced to international cricket when he made his debut for the Proteas in the Tests against Pakistan before the SA20.
Pretorius is the talk of the town among the other five franchises for his disrespect of seasoned bowlers like Trent Boult, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Rashid Khan, by dispatching their balls all over the parks.
Root said in an interview it is amazing to watch from the other side of the wicket the
shots he has in his arsenal and he is batting as an experienced player.
MI Cape Town depends on Boult and Rabada to take the wickets, but the past two matches George Linde showed he is also a bowler who can also bat.
Cricketers from Western Province and Boland are included in all six franchises and they are flying the flags high for their respective provinces.
MI Cape Town were in action yesterday (29 January) against Eastern Cape Sunrisers at Newlands but the result was not available when City Vision went to print Paarl Royals will be in action later today (30 January) against Joburg Super Kings in Johannesburg.
