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“WE STILL IN IT,” SAY’S BAXTER

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxterrefused to concede that the title is all but lost following his team's 1-0 loss to Mpumalanga Black Aces on Wednesday at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The loss meant Chiefs dropped down to second, three points adrift of Mamelodi Sundowns, as they beat Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 in Pretoria. "No its not all lost," said Baxter. "But we are making it difficult for ourselves, aren't we? Two 1-0 defeats at

home, that's not the form of a team that has aspirations to win the championship." Chiefs do have a game in hand over Sundowns, and Baxter believed his side would have to be more ruthless in the remaining matches if they are to lift the title. "In terms of mathematics, it's still a long way to go but we will have to play and show a lot more character than that," said Baxter. "We have to apply the killer touch a lot more better than we did tonight." The Amakhosi mentor said his charges gave away the game to Aces by deviat-

ing from the game plan and losing concentration. "I don't think we showed the quality in terms of the technical and mental game to wrestle the game away from Aces," said Baxter. "We lost our discipline in the finish and if they didn't score it would have been 0-0. "Because of a lack of discipline, we lost our shape and they got the goal, but that's part of the game, and you have to bite the bullet." Black Aces coach Clive Barker, meanwhile, hailed the character of his players. "It's wonderful, mar-

vellous. What a performance," said Barker. "They hung in there even when things were tough out there and Chiefs were on top. The boys held on and squeezed something out of it. "It's fantastic for the team, the owners and the supporters." Despite the win, Barker said he was disappointed by how both teams fluffed chances on the night. "I thought there was going to be a lot of goals and I was disappointed by both sides, particularly in the first half. "I thought we were a bit pedestrian.

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INAUGURAL JOHN ROBBIE INVITATIONAL GOLF DAY T

eam UD Trucks took first place at the inaugural John Robbie Invitational in support of Crime Line, which was held at the Country Club Johannesburg in Woodmead on Thursday. 94.7 Highveld Stereo’s, Darren Simpson and Skynet’s teams came in second and third respectively. Daniel Slabbert of the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA) was nearest the pin, while Henk Roets honoured the memory The Democratic Alliance and this led to about 19 to they team Minopex received the Alex born Japie Vilankulu in Gauteng commemorated people losing their lives, of of theat longest whofordied the agedrive. of 23. the event that took place but less is said about this. prize Line year, is an anonymous the DA on June 1976 that saw Japie Mangoeng Vilankulu CrimeThis crime tip-off service which Alexandra Township, south and Toto Sikhosana were leadership, together with the was launched in 2007 as a family DA of Johannesburg lose some among the Alexandrians toolVilankulu for members of theand public visited Japie’s grave of its own on 17 June. who died on 17 June 1976. to activists blow the whistle on crime. the Marlboro cemetery The events of 16 June On Tuesday 17 June 2014, Theat proceeds of the golf day the theVilankulu’s 1976 riots that saw Hector the DA joined in celebrating willwhere go towards recently Crime Line Founfamily held a ritual to pay Pietersen lose his from life the in South the memory of all those established Daniel Slabbert African Disabled dation Trusttoin their a bid late to conrespect son. Soweto, continued the who lost their lives on that Golf Association (SADGA). and broaden effortsof Speaking on the behalf following day in Alex dreadful day, in particular, tinue

of the tip-off service in curbing crime in South Africa. Talk Radio 702 breakfast host, John Robbie, an avid supporter of Crime Line, gave his name to the golf day, which will now be an annual event on the CSI calendar. John also led his own team on the course, which included Samsung Vice-President, George Ferreira and golf pro, Nico van Rensburg. Hilarity ensued as Simpson the Vilankulu’s family tweeted he sent a tipwas that Sylvia Mvundlela offVilankulu to Crimewho Line’s 32211 is the niece SMS number which read: of the late Japie, expressed “Dear Crime Line. I would her heartfelt gratitude to like to report a crime. I have all evidence those that whoJohn attended. solid Rob“It brings me great that bie is cheating in hisjoy Golf people Day. Pleasecame resolvein thisnumbers before to today. honour memory 5pm Placethe of Crime is Country Club sacrifi Johannesburg,” and the ces made heby texted tongue-in-cheek. you and all those who Head of Crime Yusufthe fought beside Line, you for

Abramjee, responded to the tweet and assured Simpson that his claims would be investigated. National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega attended the prize-giving ceremony, following an amazing day of golf and fine weather, to pledge her support in strengthening the partnership between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Crime Line. She thanked the business community for their supliberation of generous our nation”. port of thesaid golfwith day, saying that Sylvia great pride. “safety and security just Among other is notthings, a Sylvia policing also issue, told it is aone soci-of etal issue and concerns us all.” Alex Pioneer’s reporters During the prize-giving DSTV that the that City of Joburg announced it would dohas agreed to namefor a nate R1-million in airtime StreetLine, in Alex him. Crime while after Ministry am very ecstatic of “IIllusion in much turn pledged that would will assistbewith the thatit there a Street production a TVafter advert. in Alex ofnamed my Abramjee turn more called could on uncle”, in what

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A great farewell to Eddie Zondi

Editor’s Note South African youth remember the Soweto Riots on this significant Public Holiday June 16th is a public holiday in South Africa commemorating the start of the Soweto Riots of 1976, sparked off by a government edict that all instruction in black schools would be delivered in Afrikaans. The iconic picture of Hector Pieterson, a black schoolchild shot by the police in Soweto near Johannesburg during a peaceful process march, brought home the brutalities of the Apartheid regime to many people within and outside of South Africa. In the weeks that followed over 700 people - mostly youth - were killed.

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Youth Day could be a conflict-ridden date, but instead it serves to remind South Africans of the importance of its youth and brings across the message that something like “the Soweto riots” should never happen again. The nation recalls the events of 16 June 1976 in Soweto, and remembers the heroism of our young people who took on the might of the apartheid state, in pursuit of freedom, equality and human rights. We pay tribute to the youth of 1976 who endured the might of the apartheid government and also remember Hector Petersen, who became a symbol of the student uprising and quest for freedom and a better life.

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Hundreds march in memory of ‘76 victims Hundreds of people took part in the June 16 Memorial March in Johannesburg. They were walking from the Morris Isaacson School to Phefeni High as part of youth day celebrations to commemorate those of the class of 1976 who were killed during the march against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools. The march was a partnership between Metro FM and the Gauteng government. It’s was led by the Premier David Makhura. The 7km walk retraced the

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Tlakula’s ‘leave’ takes IEC unawares

IEC Chairperson: Pansy Tlhakula The Independent Electoral Commission is in the dark about chairman Pansy Tlakula’s intention to take a leave of absence while she takes her appeal to the Constitutional Court. The Electoral Court on the 18th of June recommended that a parliamentary committee sack her. Tlakula’s lawyer, Leslie Mkhabela, reportedly said

on 19th June that she would ask President Jacob Zuma to place her on leave.IEC deputy Terry Tselane said the IEC was not aware of Tlakula’s intention and that she was not obliged to inform the commission. The DA has called for an ad hoc committee to be set up to deal with the Electoral Court’s recommendation. The DA’s James Selfe

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called on Tlakula to consider quitting her job before she is removed to save her own credibility and that of the IEC. “It is the first time in our democracy a member of a chapter nine institution has been found to have committed misconduct,” he said. Two reports, by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and the Treasury, were filed in connection with alleged irregularities by Tlakula. Madonsela’s report implicated her in an office lease deal that was “irregular” and “violated procurement rules”, and found she had a relationship with parliament’s former finance portfolio committee chairman, Thaba Mufumadi, a shareholder in a company that owns the IEC’s offices. ANC caucus spokesman Moloto Mothapo said: “Parliament [must] independently apply its mind on that recommendation through a process that it will establish.”He said no matter what the process, the ANC will abide by parliament’s decision.

Capitec launches banking app

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apitec has joined the family of banks which have launched a mobile application, but has taken a different route from the norm. On Wednesday, the bank announced the launch of its mobile banking application which can be accessed on feature phones as well as smartphones. The Android application is 2.45MB, similar when compared to other banking groups’ apps, and Capitec says that the platform offers security. “The Capitec Bank app also

uniquely offers security via the phone and not the SIM card in the phone, substantially increasing security and removing SIM swop fraud,” said Capitec. Once the application has been downloaded, customers have to go into the branch to activate it. “We realise that some clients might see the activation process as tedious and frustrating, but with the increasing amount of banking fraud, our approach was to rather create an application which is secure in order to protect our clients from

becoming targets for fraudulent activity,” said Charl Nel, Capitec head of strategic communication. The app does not yet allow users to perform prepaid purchases, but Capitec says that it will build in additional functionality soon. Capitec has 5.4 million customers and the application is expected to simplify banking. It is part of a trend where increasingly in SA, financial transactions are migrating to online platforms as cellphones become ubiquitous.

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UCT ranked top SA University T

he University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked the top South African university and one of the top 10 universities in the BRICS countries, which include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. According to the QS World University

Rankings, UCT is ranked in ninth place in the world. Of the top 100 institutions, eight were from South Africa and also include the University of Witwatersrand, Stellenbosch University and the University of Pretoria. UCT’s spokesperson Mologadi Makwela says,

“Our position in the BRICS rankings is significant because Africa needs to be on the agenda of the developing world. We operate in a world in which knowledge is the main currency and there are plans to improve Africa’s participation in this.”

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Modise should be ashamed Malema

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conomic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has taken NCOP speaker Thandi Modise to task over the treatment of animals on her farm. Modise has been under fire from all quarters after a report in the Sunday Independent revealed the dire state of her North West farm, in which the SPCA had discovered dead and dying animals. According to the newspaper, the animals, which included

pigs, sheep, geese, goats and ducks, had reportedly gone without food and water for about two weeks. The 85 surviving pigs had turned to eating the dead pigs and drinking their own urine. In an interview with the City Press newspaper, Malema said Modise should “be ashamed” about the situation on the farm. “If people can’t take care of their own animals, how can they take care of the country? That is a demonstration of failure. The ANC must

be ashamed to have a leader of that stature who does not care about the wellbeing of her own animals,” he told City Press. It is not the first time Malema and Modise have squared off. The EFF leader was booted out of Parliament by the NCOP speaker during the State of the Nation debate earlier this year after refusing to retract statements about the ANC in regard to the Marikana massacre.

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Celebrating World Refugee Day South Africa has been considered one of the most violent countries in terms of xenophobic attacks. Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) were disturbed by the increasing number of incidents of violence against foreign nationals in the country. On the eve of World Refugee Day on 20 June, LHR expressed deep concern about the inhumane treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers at refugee reception offices across the country. On Thursday (19 June), LHR witnessed first-hand the violence against foreign nationals outside the Marabastad reception office in Pretoria. When those attempting to renew their permits began crowding the entrance to the Home Affairs Office, security officials and police began whipping the crowd with sjamboks and used pepper spray (images attached). This is just one instance of ongoing victimisation against those attempting to document their stay in the country.

Xenophobic attacks continue to plague the country, most recently in Mamelodi, near Pretoria. While evacuating foreign nationals (as in the case of Mamelodi) may prevent imminent harm, it does little to stem the scourge of violence. In addition to immediate police intervention and criminal prosecution of perpetrators, the situation requires longterm preventative strategies that include collaboration between various departments such as social development and home affairs – actions that are critical in addressing this violence. 20 June, not only marks World Refugee Day, it also marks the 40th anniversary of the coming into effect of the OAU (Organisation of African Unity) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa. This ground-breaking convention is a tool that has saved the lives of millions of people in Africa.

LHR would like to use World Refugee Day 2014 to highlight the plight of refugees and asylumseekers in South Africa who are facing not only xenophobic violence but also other serious daily barriers in obtaining documentation formalising their stay in the country. The recent announcement of Malusi Gigaba as the new Minister of Home Affairs presents an opportunity for South Africa to re-evaluate its treatment of refugees and migrant workers, addressing the challenges in a positive and practical manner. World Refugee Day provides an opportunity for South Africa to reflect on its obligations to refugees and to recommit itself to those obligations. As a member state of the United Nations and the African Union, South Africa has pledged to protect refugees and asylum-seekers. We need to hold South Africa and all the relevant government departments accountable to this commitment.

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ANC wishes Mbeki well on 72nd birthday

Times Live Former president Thabo Mbeki’s 72nd birthday on June the 18th was an opportunity for South Africans to recommit to unity, the ANC said. African National Congress spokesman Zizi Kodwa said in a statement the party wished Mbeki well on his birthday, which came days after the funeral of his mother, Epainette. “As we mark [former] President Mbeki’s birthday today, it is fitting... that we continue to honour the legacy of selflessness and sacrifice bestowed upon us by generations of freedom fighters and activists who have

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Malema booted out, EFF walks

Commander in chief: Julius Malema

Thandi Modise, chairman of the National Council of Provinces, had asked Malema to withdraw a statement he made on Wednesday (18 June), in which he said the ANC had massacred the Marikana mineworkers killed in August 2012 in the North West Province. Modise ruled that the EFF leader’s remarks were “unparliamentary” because they suggested that the government had decided to kill the people of Marikana. “Honourable members, having perused Hansard, I have arrived at the conclusion that the statements made by the honourable Malema are unparliamentary and do not accord with the decorum of this house. Although members enjoy freedom of speech during the proceedings of this house, this freedom is subject to limitations imposed by the constitution and joint rules,” said Modise before ordering Malema to withdraw his massacre comments. Malema refused to withdraw the statement. He remained defiant last night and instead again tried to justify his assertion. “Chair, when people say ‘reduce crime’, you come here and say the ANC has reduced crime. And when police kill people, you don’t want us to come here and say the ANC government has killed people, that is inconsistent, honourable chair,” he said.

been at the forefront of the uninterrupted struggle of our people for over 102 years.” Mbeki embodied the struggle for democracy, which many men and women died for, Kodwa said. “We must use days such as this one, when we celebrate a revolutionary, to recommit ourselves to our historic mission to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social, and economic change.” Mbeki’s mother died in the Life St Dominic’s Hospital in East London, Eastern Cape on June 8 aged 98. Her official provincial funeral was in Dutywa on Saturday.

In a sharp exchange with a controlled Modise, Malema remained stubborn and refused to withdraw on two occasions. “I won’t do that; I am sorry I won’t do that . I maintain [that] the government of the ANC killed people in Marikana,” said Malema in his exchange with Modise. “You leave me no choice but to ask you leave the House,” she said. As he packed his belongings prior to leaving the chamber, his 25 MPs disrupted the proceedings by shouting at Modise, “reminding” her that she was premier of North West when the Marikana killings took place. “You were the premier, Thandi ... mercenaries ... murderers,” they shouted. As they marched out of the chamber, the EFF lawmakers chanted “Malema o tshela thupa (Malema is giving them a hiding)”. But this just brought more trouble down on Malema and the MPs who walked out with him. ANC MP Mamoloko Kubayi said there should be an investigation of the EFF caucus for bringing parliament into disrepute. “The rules do create the opportunity for us to do exactly as you recommend; we shall do so,” Modise said. ANC Chief Whip Stone Sizani said the behaviour of EFF MPs was “atrocious and had never been seen in the 20-year history of this democratic parliament”.

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The annual Youth Day production with Zakes Batwini Zakes Bantwini and his epic line-up of special guest artists - the legendary Judith Sephuma, Khaya Mthethwa, iFani, Bucie and Liquideep’s Ziyon - wowed the audience of this year’s Upfront with Zakes Bantwini. Hosted on Monday (16th June) at the Durban Playhouse, the annual Youth Day production was a moving and sensational tribute to 20 years of democracy and to Nelson Mandela. The show’s MC was Slikour and Bantwini’s surprise act, award-winning gospel singer Sfiso Ncwane captivated the audience with his passionate performance. Using personal narration interspersed with some of his most well-loved tracks, Bantwini’s incredibly moving performance in the first act weaved it’s way along the story of his life. He shared childhood memories and the significant influence his late mother and Nelson Mandela have had on his journey to date. Performing hits from his

latest studio-multiple-awardnominated album, The Fake Book & Real Book: My Music Bible, including “Stop Acting” and “Karolina”, Bantwini had the audience on their feet. He was later joined on stage by Ziyon from Liquideep. Together they performed their hit collaboration, “She Stole my Heart”, and Ziyon delighted the audience with his popular single, “Alone”. Soul and gospel singer Judith Sephuma also delivered a powerful performance that included well-loved “A cry. A smile. A dance”, among others. The second act featured more amazing talent in the form of Bucie and Xhosa rapper, iFani, who brought the house down. Following the star-studded line-up, Bantwini closed the show with “Nomathemba” the track voted most popular on Mxit Studio - and also hit single “Ghetto”, before thanking sponsors Mxit - the South African mobile social network - and the Durban Playhouse.

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Plans steam ahead for third phase The far north-east of Joburg will also be connected to the City’s Bus Rapid Transit system with a proposed third trunk route planned to link Parktown with Sandton and Alexandra. Johannesburg’s Bus Rapid Transit system’s third phase is now in the planning stages, with the City of Johannesburg and the JDA proposing to implement a third trunk route to Alexandra and Sandton. The route will split into two sections. Section 15 of the BRT trunk route, of about 12.6 kilometres, will begin at the corner of Empire Road and Victoria Road in Parktown, proceed left at Empire Road and Clarendon Road and follow Louis Botha Avenue – which becomes Pretoria Main Road – until the intersection with Lees Street in Wynberg. Section 8 of the BRT trunk route, of about four kilometres, will connect Alexandra to Sandton, in the north-east of Joburg. It is planned to start at the corner of Pretoria Main Road and Lees Street, cross over the M1

Highway via a proposed flyover, and continue left into Katherine Avenue then into West Street, terminating at the Sandton Gautrain Station precinct. The JDA will be conducting public consultation meetings in respect of the two proposed sections. Three transport interchanges and 10 new stations are part of the proposals. The three interchanges will be at Sandton, Alexandra and Westgate, where a number of station modules will be clustered together and there will be integration with other modes of transport, including walking and cycling. New stations are proposed for Hillbrow, Grafton/Yeoville Bellevue/KES, Louis Botha Avenue, Doll House, Balfour, Corlett, Bramley, Wynberg, Athol and Sandton City. Construction on both sections is expected to begin in January 2014 and finished by December 2015. In some cases, the work will require moving services such as water and/or sewage pipelines, electricity and telephone lines.

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Taaibosch said. The taxi council was in Soweto to launch the project. It is in partnership with Telkom on the project. The first phase would see 1500 taxis and 50 selected taxi ranks equipped with wifi within the first six months, Santaco said. The subsequent phases would see between 4000 and 5000 wifi access points installed monthly. Each commuter would receive 50MB free data a month, on 3G and LTE (4G) platforms. Santaco said the installation of wifi in all taxis and taxi ranks would be done within three years.

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MAP games gain momentum

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As the success of the Maimane Alfred Phiri (Map) soccer winter tournament continues to confound critics, a call has been made to hold the Alex tournament in other provinces. The call was sounded at the launch of the annual tournament which kickedoff on 31 May, with the start of the four junior categories of the tournament: the U13, 15, 17 and 20. Each age category in the juniors’ tournament has 16 teams participating, making a total of 64 teams from Alexandra competing. The seniors’ tournament also has the same number of teams, as the juniors

and seniors both play in a knockout format leading up to the final. With more than 140 teams competing in the tournament, this is a huge increase from the four teams that took part at the tournament’s inception in 2001. Critics had said the tournament would not become established. The bulk of the senior teams come from Gauteng while others come from as far afield as Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Unlike the juniors’ category which is a developmental tournament, the seniors boast prize money for the champions. Speaking at the launch, Lawrence Venkile of

sponsors Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prassa), said he would like to see the day when the tournament was played nationally “I am of the view that the games have outgrown Alex,” he said. “For us to move them forward, we need to start looking at ways of turning them into a national tournament. I long for that day,” he said. Venkile said the junior component of the tournament could remain an Alex affair as it sought to develop youngsters from Maimane Phiri’s hometown, but the seniors’ tournament could be transformed

into a national competition. “Our role in this relationship is not just that of putting money into the kitty, but we look at ourselves as a partner of the Map games,

whose vision is shared in our motto of moving people forward. Here we seek to develop youngsters and move them forward into outstanding future

footballers that our nation can be proud of,” said Venkile. The final of the juniors’ category was held at the Three Square Sports Facility on Youth Day, 16 June.

FIFA announces investigation into Luis Suarez FIFA announced it has opened an investigation into Uruguay striker Luis Suarez’s apparent bite on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in his side's 1-0 win on Tuesday. Since the incident went unpunished during the match and was not included in the match official's report, it now falls under the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's jurisdiction. Classed as a "serious infringement," the minimum ban Suarez faces in two matches and the maximum is two years. With Uruguay's round of 16 match against Colombia scheduled for Saturday, June 28, the

call for evidence has been expedited — the deadline for submission being Wednesday at 5 p.m. Brasilia time. FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the player Luis Suarez of Uruguay following an apparent breach of art. 48 and/or art. 57 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ match Italy-Uruguay played on 24 June 2014. The player and/or the Uruguayan FA are invited to provide with their position and any documentary evidence they deem relevant until 25 June

2014, 5pm, Brasilia time. Suarez was banned seven matches by the Dutch FA the first time he bit an opponent in 2010. Then in 2013, he was banned 10 matches by the English FA for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic. Now he must answer to a higher power in FIFA and for a third unthinkable offense (fourth if his eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra in 2011 is considered, and it should be), it's only logical that his next ban should be longer than his last. But FIFA rarely operates within the confines of logic.

Following Italy's loss to Uruguay, Chiellini said, “Suarez is a sneak and he gets away with it because FIFA want their stars to play in the World Cup. I’d love to see if they have the courage to use video evidence against him." Uruguay manager Oscar Tabaraz dismissed the incident, though, saying, "It's a World Cup, we don't do cheap morality." And Suarez, now with a hat trick of bites to his name, reportedly told a Uruguayan TV station after the match, "These are just things that happen out on the pitch."

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