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Ruthless killing of a disabled man shocks community

by Dumisani Hlatswayo

Tembisa. Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile condemned the corruption, he Clayville community is still which involved wrongly allocatreeling in shock following the ing houses to people and sidelining callous and ruthless killing those who had applied for them. of Bongani Mahlobo. According to Mahlobo's untimely death sent community leader Lizah Phooko, shock waves through the commuMahlabo was shot on the 11th nity of Clayville, with residents March around 8:00 pm in front of taking to the streets to voice their his residence in Ext.45. He was shot concerns. in close range while trying to scramMyekwa Mahlobo, a family memble out of his car. The grief-stricken ber, said the family is still trying to community leader said Mahlobo come to terms with what has hapwas shot 7 times by an unknown pened. “My brother has children to assailant. support, especially young ones. The People march following the untimely death of Bongani Mahlobo “To show that he was shot inside of other one is still even using diapers his car, his car doesn’t have any sinright now. We are broken about his The deceased Bongani Mahlobo gle bullet hole. Bongani must have perpetrator was hiding somewhere for fighting for the community of passing because he was a leader of opened his driver’s door in order to there and Mahlobo didn’t see him,” Thembisa, especially people who the family, now we don’t have any- Saturday, 20th March in Bevula, take out his wheelchair,” Phooko explained Clr Phooko. have been waiting for houses since one to cry to,” he said.

Nelspruit. He leaves behind two told The Olifants News.

Phooko said Mahlobo often 1996. It is suspected that he was As Mahlobo was unemployed, the children and a wife. Captain In the block of flats where fought for people who lived with silenced for speaking against ram- community of Clayville had to join Matamulane from Ivory Park police Mahlobo resided, there is a place disabilities. He was also a mem- pant corruption in Gauteng housing. forces to raise funds for his memo- station has confirmed that a case of that resembles a hump. Mahlobo ber of EFF where he was a deputy In 2020, the provincial portfolio rial service and other funeral costs. murder has been opened with the would normally park towards the chairperson. committee on Cogta and human Mahlobo would be laid to rest on police. No arrests have been made. edge of the kerb, alongside this “Why did they have to kill him in settlements requested the departhump-like surface so that he could such a brutal way? It is not like he ment to look into corruption alleget his wheelchair out easily. was going to fight them back,” said gations linked with the allocation “Then there is a ramp that goes to Phooko. of government houses in Clayville the next flat. It's possible that the Mahlobo would be remembered Extension 45 and Extension 71 in

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Two men arrested for unlicensed firearms

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wo men aged 23 and 29 have been arrested last night in Kaalfontein, Midrand, for alleged possession of three unlicensed firearms and ammunition. One of the firearms reportedly belongs to a metro police officer.

The two are originally from the neighbouring Tembisa and have, owing to their criminal activities, fled the police and rented out rooms at Kaalfontein. One of the suspects is on bail for another possession of an unlicensed firearm case in

Pretoria for which he still attends the trial.

Brigadier David Mbongeni Ngcobo, the station commander of the Ivory Park SAS, has welcomed this arrest, saying: “The fact that the two have been arrested with three firearms, and have decided to rent out another hideout places even when they are not gainfully employed clearly showed what kind of people we are dealing with. The reek danger.”

They are expected to appear in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court very soon to answer charges of illegally possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

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Community Changer donates to welfare centres

By Obedience Mkhabela

orphanages and child welfares all around Thembisa. r and Miss Community The NGO is spearheaded by Betty Changer pageants (NGO) Mulaudzi, the founder of the NGO. has once again donated to She is also an entrepreneur, lay the underprivileged. The organisa- counselor, volunteer, aspiring writer, tion has donated clothes to various mentor, and motivational speaker.

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The charismatic young leader is driven by a deep passion for uplifting her community.

The #DonationDrive is an ideal initiative implemented by the founder of the pageant, which aims at creating AGENTS OF CHANGE for the community at large.

Mulaudzi said the #DonationDrive programme is making donations of clothes and it promotes giving and sharing amongst others.

“If one has too many why not share, there are a lot of people who lack a lot in the world, and we promote the spirit of giving in our comMr and Miss Community Changer pageants winners munities,” she said.

“So far we have made two donations to two organisations through brought and introduced to them. of giving back and filling the gap,” the #DonationDrive. We have “In order for us to keep the move- said Mulaudzi. donated to Siyazigabisa Home Of ment or drive going, people can To make an ideal donation on Hope and Tembisa Child Welfare. gather all the clothes they do not the #DonationDrive please con“The responses were remarkable see fit to wear or use anymore and tact Betty Mulaudzi (Founder and heartwarming as they were so contact us to make a donation with and director) at 076 154 0338 both grateful for the gestures we have them so we continue with the drive WhatsApp and Calls.

Pssst! There's a bridal NGO launches a shoe donation drive for needy learners shop in Clayville

By Obedience Mkhabela

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he Thembisa market is saturated with Kota outlets, shebeens, and hair salons. Few entrepreneurs think of opening a bridal shop. What are bridal shops? They are shops that sell ready-made, m a d e - t o -m e a su r e , and designer bridal gowns, as well as outfits for the rest of the wedding ceremony.

Selina Mohlala from Clayville East Selina Mohlala noticed a gap in the market and decided to open her own bridal shop at my shop as I couldn't keep up Olifantsfontein Usave Center. with my rent. But hey we sur“I grew up in a family of seam- vived. I hope to expand, and get stresses, my great grandma more exposure, grow the busiand my mom had a passion for ness, and build a legacy for my it. They never went to a design kids,” she said. school but could put together fabSelina's target market is anyulous outfits, then sell to neigh- one who plans to get married, or borhoods. That inspired me a lot,” matriculants, as her shop offers Selina tells The Olifants News. fabulous evening wear, nice suits Her journey into business was for men, and anyone who wants not smooth-sailing. When she something elegant. opened a showroom at her house, She believes that partnership it did not attract the kind of a cli- is good for any business because entele she anticipated. Then she it minimises risks and attracts decided to move to a shopping more business. Hence, she regcomplex. Once there, she started ularly partners with various getting clients, mostly through designers for traditional wedding word-of-mouth. wear, jewelry, and so on.

Selina said Covid-19 was cat“For anyone starting a business, astrophic to her business. “At do what you love, money should some point I was forced to shut be secondary,” Selina cautions.

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ebone R ivon i ngo Developments, a non-profit in Thembisa, has donated 30 shoes to needy learners from two different schools. The 30 learners who were referred to the organisation to seek help, come from Eqinisweni Secondary and PS Tshosane Primary School.

Lucia Modjadji, Lebone Rivoningo Developments’ founder, said they normally host mentoring Lebone Rivoningo Developments at Lord Khanyile sessions every month at the Lord Khanyile Youth Centre. According Youth Center for their mentorship programmes. to Modjadji, this would be their first batch of school shoes ever donated Modjadji revealed that their priMoreover, the organisation is this year. “The shoe drive initiative mary objective is to increase social also collecting food donations for is on its second year running and mobility through social responsibil- Ukukhanya Daycare and branding we rely on the help from friends ity and individual leadership. She the crèche.To read more about the and relatives to donate the shoes to said their aim is to facilitate, instill, organisation please visit www.lebus then we distribute them. In some encourage and build the ethos of onerd.co.za or reach out to Lucia instances, we take the worn-out creating a young nation that reads Modjadji on the following number shoes for repairs then donate,” said through a literacy project. Over and 072-647-1367.

Modjadji. above that, Lebone is also instruLebone Rivoningo Developments mental in creating job opportunicontinues to be the determining cat- ties for unemployed young people. alyst movement aimed at improving Modjadji said: “We have partnered the lives of Thembisa youth through with Lula Way, a recruitment comyouth mobilisation and youth pany to unlock job opportunities for activation. our unemployment you,” she said.

Learners in discussion during the mentorship programmes.

Learner receives her pair of shoes.

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The woman who is changing the game in events business

by Dumisani Hlatswayo

T Police bust four for selling stolen items

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our men are expected to appear in the Thembisa Magistrate’s Court on Friday (12-March 2021) following their arrest in Ivory Park’s Extension Two on Thursday for possession of robbed goods. The property they were found in possession of was robbed earlier on Thursday from a courier company vehicle in Johannesburg.

The four suspects, whose ages range from 29 to 44, were arrested by the Gauteng Highway Patrol at Extension two after they were found offloading the items at an address in the area. While on their routine duties, the officers received information that a blue Kombi was seen offloading the properties. On their arrival, the officers found the men busy.

One of the suspects managed to flee the scene. Among some of the items found were eight different makes of cell phones,

shoes, and t-shirts. They were shortly identified as some of the items taken during the robbery in Johannesburg by a group of men travelling in two vehicles.

The Kombi used to offload was also confiscated. The hunt for other suspects is underway, and the four will appear in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court to face a charge of possession of stolen goods.

The acting station commander of the Ivory Park SAPS, Colonel Baba Mpotoane, has welcomed this arrest and is fully confident that his detectives will successfully hunt and find some of the outstanding suspects. “This arrest should serve as a warning to other Ivory Park-based criminals that this place is a hideout place for criminals and criminal activity. The long arm of the law will always catch up with them as it did with this four and the other two early this week,” said Colonel Mpotoane.

he equipment rental business is still predominantly run by white males in South Africa. It is dominated by a handful of large corporations that are competing against small players.

Rakgadi Motloba is one of few women who is revolutionising the industry, realised this.

The former teacher and trailblazer come with a wealth of experience. She has worked as a teacher, PR, and events specialist, to name but a few.

Upon realising that there were no black female entrepreneurs in the equipment hire business, Motloba decided to start her own business. Thanks to her impeccable academic background, starting was a breeze.

“As I was working for Development Bank Of Southern Africa as an executive events coordinator, I then started the company by sourcing out equipment hire while I was still working there,” Motloba recalls.

“Starting my business has been easy because I had the intellectual capital of how to generate money from the experience that I have,” she continues. Motloba started her company from her townhouse, in Clayville East. Initially, her business offered only catering, then she used all the proceeds to invest in her equipment hire business.

Five years later, Motloba’s company moved to a spacious warehouse in Olifantsfontein, which her company bought.

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a barrier to me because I have not even gone to a bank to request money for starting my company,” Motloba explains.

Motloba’s company, RPM Events and Decor Company was founded in 2013. Before Covid-19 hit, her company had a staff complement of 15 staff members from various backgrounds. She says her team has now been reduced to eight.

RPM Events’ head office is based at Olifantsfontein in

Midrand, but they have another branch in Pretoria. The company offers an array of services ranging from the smallest social event to the largest corporate events. They provide Project Management Services; Catering Services; Equipment Hire Services; Canteen, Food Supply and Provision Services as well as the Audio Visual Equipment Hire Services.

For more information visit RPM Events at www.rpmevents.co.za.

Thembisa’s top student scoops the best performing learner award

By Obedience Mkhabela

means a lot to him and his fam- need to revitalize manufacturing as ily. He believes that winning this the key capability of the City, we iyana Secondary School stu- coveted accolade will inspire other need to invest in engineering and dent, Ziphesihle Langa has put learners to excel in their studies. sciences,” Thembisa on the map by winMMC Xhakaza said the City has “We choose the type of courses Ziphezinhle Langa scoops two awards at the Ekurhuleni ning the best performing learner Invested 100 million in the educa- to support; we support courses that award. The Academic Excellence tion of learners. Since 2016, the City will align with the regional econ- Godfrey M Pitje Academic Excellence Awards.

Awards ceremony was held at the has spent 500 million rands produc- omy. That is why we invest 70 % Ekurhuleni Godfrey M Pitje, last ing about over 9000 graduates in the of the 100 million in the technical even though this year we had diffi- School, with their pass rates and Wednesday. townships across the Ekurhuleni. sciences, technology and innovation culties in this financial year due to quality of passes improving signifiZiphezinhle Langa said he would “This will go a long way in the and the rest goes to other courses covid, cantly since the intervention of the like to pursue Actuarial Sciences at investment in of the economy and really we have an appreciation “We still there to make sure that programme.

Wits University. “I was awarded for because we need the skill to support that the make-up of the economy,” best performing we are there for With Pitje’s history in the African being a top learner in Mathematics, the economy for us to grow the City Xhakaza said. them and we make sure they follow National Congress in the education also for being in the top 5 of the best and create much-needed jobs,” said “Ekurhulen is categorized by avia- their dreams of studying at a higher arena the City Mayor, Masina saw it performing learners in the entire Xhakaza. tion, manufacturing, logistics, engi- institution,” said Xhakaza. fit to honour the legend of the strugmunicipality.

“A skilled nation that will make neering and we encourage kids to Tembisa Secondary School was gle by changing the name of the acaThe top-performing lad from the sure that production centres are take up courses in these fields and named the most improved school demic excellence awards to honour Ehlanzeni section said the award running and we are producing, we come up to Ekurhuleni for support, including Tsakane Secondary Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje.

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One of the most versatile artists in Jozi

by Dumisani Hlatswayo

Apart from music, Denwade is an accomplished model and an damo Denewado AKA entrepreneur. He has modeled for Denwade is a versatile art- brands such as Mercedes Benz, ist who dabbles in music, Soviet Clothing, FNB, to name modelling and acting. Born in The but a few.

Democratic Of Congo, Denewade's family migrated to Joburg when he was only 6 years old.

“Growing up in Joburg was tough. We had to move from house to house,” Denwade tells The Olifants News. According to Denwade, he had to adapt to the hustle and bustle of the city.

“Throughout that experience, my talent in music emerged. From a young age of 12, I started playing drums in a local church in Berea.

That somehow grounded me. And the transition of understanding my spiritual being helped me to deal with my physical being as well,” Denwade recalls.

In 2010, Denwade launched his solo career in music, and since then he never looked back. He started out as a gospel artist and later drifted to other genres as well.

He is one artist who likes to have a very open mind about taking influences from multiple genres and styles “I try not to box myself in a genre.

I started off as a gospel artist, and today I do hip-hop, Afropop, love songs, you name it. I had to think how to infiltrate mainstream music and not sound biased,” he says.

Denwade is quick to point out that Jesus preached the gospel beyond the walls of a church, so believes this is the only way to preach the gospel.

He says, “Hiphop is the main vehicle of how I am pushing my music. But I have love songs, Afropop, dancehall, and some R&B,” he continues. Denwade reveals that he is currently working on an afro piano song, and has so far recorded an EP, and one album.

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Ivory Park man rapes a child

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man in Ivory Park has Eight,” says the statement issued been arrested for raping by the police. a child. According to a The suspect (36) has on two statement issued by the police, occasions raped the victim while the man was arrested for raping her mother was not around. This a 12-year-old girl. ordeal became too much for “Detectives from the Ekurhuleni the little girl, who informed her District’s Family Violence, Child teacher at her school, who subseProtection, and Family Violence quently informed a social worker.

(FCS) unit have on Tuesday It was these two professionals arrested the man for the alleged who brought the horror that the rape of a 12-year-old. The sus- child had to endure to the mothpect and the parents of the vic- er’s attention. tim are all tenants at the same The man will be charged place in Ivory Park’s Extension with two counts of rape and

is expected to appear in the Thembisa Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. The Acting Station commander of the Ivory Park SAPS, Colonel Baba Mpotoane was saddened by this incident and is calling on parents to consider their children’s security whenever they are going out. He said: “For children to be less vulnerable to dangerous situations they must not be left at home or elsewhere where they can become susceptible to any form of abuse, alcohol and drugs,” he cautioned.

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urro Academy Clayville will The school offers the following: be having an open day on • State of the art facilities the 24th April 2021. Parents • From Grade RR to Grade 12 who wish to enroll their children • NSC examinations with Curro Academy are urged to • Christian values and ethos arrive at the school between 09 am • Cultural activities and 12 pm. The school prides itself • Sport activities for transforming learners into leaders by offering them quality edu“Watch your child grow to become cation. Curro Academy Clayville a responsible, independent, and currently has 715 learners registered proud individual who will make a across all grades. positive impact on society!

“There is much to be excited about Come and emerge yourself in our on our campus and we’ll tell you beautiful campus and see first-hand why,” announces the statement what 21st-Century learning looks issued by the school. like,” the statement concludes.

Curro’s mission of stimulating Contact Curro Academy on 087 and motivating learners to receive 288 0315 / 083 961 1500 for more and enjoy quality education, develop information. the necessary life skills and respect They look forward to seeing you for diversity. at our Open Day!

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Thembisa boxers head to Durban

By Obedience Mkhabela

Munzhelele has been training with Siliga since 2018; since he hembisa finest boxers are turned professional he has never had poised to win it as they will fights. He is to face his unknown travelling to Durban to have opponent in Kwazulu-Natal at the their first fights at the profes- Professional Boxing Tournament sional level. Both boxers (Issac WBF All Africa Double Header. He Munzhelele and Kabelo Mphahlele) will be playing at the Bantamweight train in Thembisa, they both trained (53kg). “This is my first professional

by Ndivhuwo Siliga, a former boxer level fight which makes me nervous himself. but motivated to win at the same Siliga previously suffers an eye time,” said Munzhelele. “When you injury forcing him to hang his gloves win you get to be noticed and taken but he continues to pass down the seriously, as we travel to Durban skill and knowledge as his love for I hope to return with confidence sports never stopped. He now runs knowing I knocked a man down,” the Horse Power Boxing and Fitness Munzhelele says he is inspired by Gym in Thembisa. the likes of Gideon Buthelezi (AKA

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Issac Munzhelele and Kabelo Mphahlele.

Hardcore), because he would like to fight like his idols.

Like his comrade, Mphahlele is facing the same predicament of having to play his first professional match in Durban, unlike his brother; Mphahlele will be fighting at Featherweight (57kg). “At first I was playing soccer but later changed to boxing, I find this sport exciting and I never stopped since 2015,” said Mphahlele. “I turned professional since 2018 but I never had a fight on that level, this match gives me glitters thouh I believe in myself. Mphahlele has had 9 fights at the amateur level having to have won 5 and lost 4 of the 9 matches.

“This match will be able to help me gain the confidence to pursue this sport to the fullest and have my family pride themselves on me.”

Coach Siliga / trainer said he has confidence in his boys because he has prepared them to be both mentally fit and physical fit.

“We had special training sessions since last month for these matches respectively, we had to work on the quickness and strong points of each,” said Siliga. The boxers will be returning back home with the hope to have accomplished their expected missions and holding their first-ever wins in professional boxing levels.

Thembisa licensing hub opens its door to the public

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he Thembisa licensing hub in Thembisa will be opening its doors to the public. This has been confirmed by the Ekurhuleni Municipality on Friday the 12th of March, 2021. According to the City, the facility boasts a comprehensive and ground-breaking basket of services for prospective learner drivers as well as owners of motor vehicles in the area.

The facility is a first of its kind in Ekurhuleni that is a one-stopshop offering a slew of services ranging from motor vehicle registration, learner and driver’s licence as well as motor vehicle testing centre in one yard.

“We are happy that the hub has now opened its doors for services to the public rendering an array of services. If members of the public wish to renew licence for their vehicles, register vehicles, change ownership of vehicles, deregister vehicles, change personal details

of vehicles and apply for Business Registration Numbers and Traffic Register Certificates, they can now come to the hub for full assistance,” said Frans Mmoko, Member of Mayoral Committee for Community Safety in the City of Ekurhuleni.

“Our approach to rendering a full bouquet of services at the facility will come in phases as we prepare other logistics required to fully run all services in the hub.

“From 1 April 2021 we will start to offer learner’s and driver’s licence services for those who wish to be tested in this facility.

“We want to ensure that by October 2021 we have a hub that will be offering full services to the public. By this time we have planned to have our Vehicle Testing Station fully operational for local motorists who wish to have their vehicles tested on our ground,” concluded Mmoko.