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Vol 39 • No 23 • Week ending 11 June 2010
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Pupil writes history
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Fun in the sun
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Chart the World Cup
Amanda WatsonLombardy East: A young woman walks out of the derelict 295 Wellington Road, carrying a bucket and a jug.
Sitting next to a leaking water main valve, Viola Finlay fi lls her bucket with water from the fi lthy hole.
“We have no water in the house, I will use this for drinking and washing,” said Finlay.
She is one of a number of families who call the house, home. “We all used to pay rent, but the owner disappeared. Some people claimed they were the new owners but they disappeared with our money,” she said.
“People came here early last year and said that Standard Bank was now the owner. We haven’t paid rent since,” said Finlay.
Soon afterwards workmen arrived and removed the water meter, disconnecting the house from the water grid. “We still have electricity but it is not nice having to live like this.”
A skinny young child, swaddled in threadbare clothes to try ward off the winter chill, watched the interview from behind his mother with huge blank eyes. “If this water is cut off I don’t know what we will do,” said Finlay.
But it’s a problem. Thousands of litres of water have disappeared down the road, grass is overgrown, the swimming pool on the property is fi lled with rubble, and reports of rats and sewage come from irritated residents.
“It’s one of many issues the Greater Lombardy Residents Association
(Glera) has been trying to get city council to deal with for years.
“A number of homes are causing problems in the area,” said Glera chairman Riaan Naudé.
Committee members have literally taken offi cials by the hand to show
them problems. “But they disappear for a year, nothing happens and when eventually you track someone down you have to start the process all over again because the person you were dealing with has left. The house in Wellington Road must be dealt with
immediately.” Standard Bank spokesman Erik
Larsen said they were investigating ownership of the house as a matter of urgency.
Meanwhile for Finlay, water is [email protected]
Living in the shadows
Viola Finlay scoops water out of a leaking water main valve.
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What a wonderful place Mzanzi could be if the country was to host the Fifa World Cup™ every four years.
Three or so out of every fi ve cars on the road sport South African colours or those of other participating nations. And once or twice there is a World Cup offi cial anthem blaring through half-open car windows.
The likes of Kaka, Wayne Rooney and other global football stars are sharing our loathed potholed roads and at the moment we love our streets just fi ne as they are.
Several major roads have been upgraded and street lights that have been on the blink for years are suddenly bright at night.
Gautrain, the multi-billion rand rapid rail link, has been miraculously fast-tracked and, by the time you read this, will have already ferried a few hundred passengers between OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton. The highways, shopping malls and other buildings have
been impressively redecorated to accommodate national fl ags.
Even the North Eastern Tribune offi ces in Craighall sport South African colours plus possibly the best World Cup mural in town.
And raise your hand if you don’t just love those roadsiders selling everything from fl ags and mirror socks to stickers, who will stop at nothing to ensure you drive off with at least one item in the colours of your team.
Now sit back and imagine what it would do for nation-building if the scenes of the past fi ve months could recur every four years.Football fever has the country in its grips indeed.
Here’s to hoping that we will all make the most of it and enjoy the experience; after all, it may be a once in a lifetime opportunity.
And to Fifa president Sepp Blatter, may you please break the rules, negotiate with the Brazilian football federation and allow South Africa to defend the World Cup trophy in 2014 on home soil?
Feel it; it is here...Ayanda Buthelezi
Bramley: A police reservist from Bramley police station who was shot by a security guard in Corlett City shopping complex is out of the ICU and recovering in hospital.
Police spokesman Warrant Offi cer Moses Maphakela said the motive
for the shooting was not yet clear but mentioned that an argument broke out between the security guard and reservist at about 8pm on Saturday.
“The reservist was browsing at the motor dealership at Corlett City where he was allegedly followed by the security guard.
“The security guard stopped him and an argument ensued.” Maphakela said the reservist was not armed.
“The security guard was arrested. He appeared at the Wynberg Magistrates Court on charges of attempted murder and will appear again on 22 June.”
Shot reservist recovering
Three suspects have been linked to theft of firearms from Alexandra police station.
Amanda WatsonNorwood: A chance stop and search of a suspicious motor vehicle resulted in the arrested of three suspects for illegal possession of a stolen fi rearm.
“The vehicle was seen driving aimlessly around the suburb.
“Members of the crime prevention unit stopped the vehicle and searched it as well as the occupants.
“They found a Z88 9mm pistol with police markings on it,” said police spokesman Captain Phillip Maganedisa.
Further investigations revealed the pistol was one of many stolen by a former civilian employed at Alexandra police station.
Organised Crime is investigating further.
Contact Police emergency 10111 or sms anonymous tip offs with full details of crime to 32211.
Suspects linked to firearm theft
Amanda WatsonSandringham: Members of the community arrested a cellphone thief.
“Two school pupils were walking home when they were accosted by two armed robbers.
A fi rearm was pointed at a pupil and a cellphone taken.
Community members saw what was happening, intervened and held them until the police
came,” said police spokeswoman Constable Salome Nkoko.
A cellphone and a fi rearm were recovered and the suspects detained at Sandringham police station by Bramley police who attended the scene.
Contact: Police emergency 10111 or sms anonymous tip off with full details of crime to 322111.
A Metro police car parks in a handicapped parking
outside Woolworths.
Metro police to practise what they preach
Amanda WatsonNorwood: Metro police were ticketing cars for illegal parking on 30 May.
According to a reader, an elderly woman with a disabled sticker on her car was waiting for the Metro police car to move so she could park.
A pedestrian asked the offi cer to please move his car so the woman could park.
Community arrests thief
LOVE FOR CHILDREN: Reservist Constable Warren Saitowitz and Captain Maidi Mfopa donate 80 yo-yos, 200 diaries, 300 colouring books and 100 lunch boxes to the Nokuthula special school in Marlboro South on behalf of the Bramley police and reservist unit.
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He allegedly refused to move and said that he was allowed to park wherever he liked, turned his back and walked away to continue ticketing, said the reader.
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Ayanda ButheleziRiverpark: A 25-year-old woman has been arrested for dumping her fi ve-month-old baby on a freezing cold night. The baby was found wrapped in a blanket at the corner of Hasting and Grenville avenues in Savoy Estate.
The woman’s family struggled to face the harsh reality. The accused’s sister, Maureen Raphulu described her sister as troublesome and spoke of how she had ignored her three children. Raphulu said she last saw the baby on Saturday.
“My sister hasn’t been sleeping at home for two months. She would leave her children, aged between fi ve months and seven years under the care of our 65-year-old mother.
“Before this incident, we heard she had an affair with a neighbour, where she’d been spending her nights.
She was sjambokked by her mother and neighbour’s mother for that and, on the same day, she said she was taking the child to visit her friends.
“When she returned on Tuesday, we asked her where the child was.
“With her usual arrogance, she said the child was with his paternal grandmother. We could not believe the child had been found abandoned in Savoy. Why did she do that to a child?” Raphulu said.
Police spokesman Moses Maphakela said they received an anonymous call that alerted them to the child. “On arrival, the baby was freezing and taken to the clinic for examination. “The accused handed herself over to the police and claimed that someone had dumped her child.
“On interrogation, she confi rmed her guilt,” said Maphakela.
The accused is in custody and is
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Ayanda ButheleziWaverley: Omphemetse Keepile has become a hero after she won R100 000 for naming a 1.95 million-year-old hominid that was discovered in the Cradle of Humankind.
The 17-year-old pupil from St Mary’s school in Waverley’s winning entry was selected from more than 15 000 submissions in a naming competition sponsored by Standard Bank and Palaeontological Scientifi c (Past) in association with Wits University and the Department of Science and Technology.
Competition rules stipulated that the fossil’s name had to be no longer than 15 letters and could be any South African language. Pupils had to submit a motivation on why the species was given such name.
She was one of two pupils from St Mary’s who made it to the fi nals.
Karabo, answer in Setswana, is the name Keepile gave to the skeleton.
“I chose the name because I believe the discovery will provide solutions in solving clues in research. It will also inform about the evolution of human species,” said Keepile.
The winning entry scooped her R75 000 towards her education and R25 000 for her school to be used for science education, and a replica model of the child hominid fossil.
About her win, Keepile said, “I sometimes amaze myself. If you believe in something go for it because the results will be amazing.
This Grade 12 pupil is not sure of her specifi c career choice yet but is adamant she’ll be studying B-Com at Wits University next year.
Amanda Watson Highlands North: After 17 months of dogged pursuit, Sandton SPCA has secured the conviction of Joy Hesselberg for animal cruelty.
No fi ne or jail sentence was imposed, and only minor restrictions were levied against Hesselberg.
The case came to light in the article House of Pain, week ending 14 November 2008.
At the time, the SPCA rescued 70 animals from the 6th Avenue home.
Only three dogs were found outside the house with the rest kept indoors.
Acting on information, the SPCA had obtained a search warrant for the house and, assisted by Norwood police, fi nally gained access to the property.
The house was found in a shocking condition with urine and faeces covering the fl oor, according to an SPCA inspector. Some animals were apparently locked in a room without suffi cient ventilation and no food and water.
The response from the community was outrage, with many calling for Hesselberg’s head.
Charlotte Levin was not impressed that Hesselberg had escaped without a fi ne or jail time.
“At least she has a criminal record and every conviction helps.
“Sandton SPCA has been granted
permanent 24-hour access to her house to monitor any animals she might have there. We are aware there are currently nine animals at her home.
“She is allegedly taking care of them for an overseas friend but these have to be removed by September.
“Hesselberg will only be allowed to keep a maximum of two animals in the future, which we will monitor closely. Failure to comply will result in further legal repercussions.
“This successful conviction is a major coup for animal welfare,” said Levin.
The ward councillors for wards 73 (Marcelle Ravid), 74 (Ray Wolder) and 90 (Gordon Mackay) are hosting a public meeting on 8 June at St Lukes Church hall, High Road,
between Orchards and Oaklands roads, Orchards. Under discussion will be the budget for the City of Johannesburg. Contact Leanne de Jager 083-604-8182.
Pupil writes history
Omphemetse Keepile named the hominid skeleton (Australopithecus Sediba), Karabo.
Karabo was discovered in the Cradle of Humankind by nine-year-old Matthew Berger.
The juvenile skeleton, whose scientifi c name is Australopithecus
sediba, would have been between nine and 13 years old when he died at the Malapa site some 1.95 million years ago. He was found in the same cave as that of another female adult skeleton discovered by Berger’s father, Professor Lee Berger from Wits.
Fossil ‘Karabo’ facts
One of the cats that was removed from Joy Hesselberg’s home 17 months ago by the SPCA. (File photo).
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Five-month-old baby dumped
Police arrest a woman for dumping her five-month-old baby.
facing charges of child abandonment. The child is in safe custody until the court makes a fi nal decision.
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Nie CeleHalf of the jobs in Gauteng are not up to standard.
According to fi ndings in a survey by the Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO), a think-tank formed in 2008 between the universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand, and the Gauteng provincial government, race relations were under strain in Gauteng.
Only four out of 10 whites believed that trust between blacks and white would develop over time.
Executive director of GCRO, Professor David Everatt, said the main objective of the partnership was to assist government in the development of the province as a city region.
Everatt said the survey sampled 6 636 respondents from Gauteng and densely populated areas just outside the province’s boundaries.
“Respondents were asked about their quality of life, and their employment and conditions of work.”
The survey probed aspects of employment that could generally be regarded as criteria for decent work, said a GCRO researcher, Sizwe Phakathi.
“These included whether the employee had a contract, and whether the company provided training/education, paid sick leave and family leave, a housing subsidy, a transport allowance, overtime, medical aid, pension, and performance and annual bonuses.’’
Phakathi said the survey found
14 percent of full-time employees in the formal sector worked without an employment contract. This rose to 30 percent for those employed part-time in formal sector jobs. 67 percent of all respondents were without medical aid, 48 percent had no sick leave benefi t, and 53 percent were without any form
of pension. Phakathi said the fi nding highlighted issues raised by President Jacob Zuma at a May Day gathering in Durban, where Zuma was quoted as saying government planned to introduce new laws to promote decent work for everyone.
Nie CeleBy early next year, the city’s health authorities believe they will achieve their goal of testing and treating at least one million people for chronic diseases including HIV/Aids, TB, high blood pressure and anaemia.
This was revealed by Bengeza Mthombeni, Member of the Mayoral Committee on Health, at the launch of the HIV and Comprehensive Care Management and Antiretroviral Treatment services at Zandspruit Clinic.
Mabengezi said the clinic would provide testing and treatment services for chronic diseases to at least 66 000 people living in Zandspruit and Cosmo City and surrounds.
He told the audience his department took seriously the pronouncement by President Jacob Zuma that any citizen with a chronic disease should be able to walk into a health centre and ask for counselling, testing and
treatment. He said the centre at the clinic intended
giving treatment to HIV positive children under a year old, HIV-positive pregnant women with a CD4 blood count of less than 350, HIV-positive individuals who were ill even though their CD4 was high, and TB patients.
“We intend increasing health service in Zandspruit in line with the 10-point plan of the national Department of Health, and will accelerate the implementation of the HIV/Aids strategic plan, with an increased focus on TB and other communicable diseases.”
Top treatment at clinic
MMC Bengeza Mthombeni and Maureen Schneemann cut the ribbon during the launch of the HIV and Comprehensive Care Management and Antiretroviral Treatment services at Zandspruit clinic.
Did you know?According to authorities:
The national target for the Department of Health is to test 15 million people for chronic disease including HIV/Aids.
Professor David Everatt, executive director of the Gauteng City Region Observatory.
Most Gauteng jobs below parDid you know? Other fi ndings in their survey are as follows:
69 percent of Gauteng respondents had a xenophobic attitude and agreed or strongly agreed that foreigners received benefi ts meant for South Africans.
There were low levels of satisfaction with local government.
People came to the Gauteng city region to make money and return home outside the province.
At least 57 percent of respondents were satisfi ed with the national sphere of government’s performance.
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with Amanda Watson
Lombardy East is truly an attractive suburb.
Huge gardens with roomy houses, it’s been left to fend for itself. Flying under the radar of city council, urban decay is starting to grab hold.
Kew has already dissolved into a festering mess that the city prefers to pretend isn’t there. No matter that the local residents association (Glera) is kicking at the door of local authority, city offi cials continue to ignore issues of illegal building, illegal land use and just plain anarchy in the once quiet suburb.
Glera has placed a list of problems in authorities’ hands.
Promises were made that problems would be sorted out and, typically, have proved to be nothing more than hot air. City council is so blinded by the World Cup that nothing else matters. One can only hope that city fathers awaken from their fugue soon and start applying themselves to residents’ needs.
Scooping water out of a leaking valve switch to stay alive is dehumanising. City council created the situation, now they have to fi x it.
Buy the house, turn it into a
commune and regulate it. How hard can it be? But city
councillors can’t even lift their well-upholstered butts out of their chairs to see what is going on in the suburbs.
Until the municipality starts getting its act together, people like Viola Finlay will continue to exist in the shadows of civilised society.
The naming of the Australopithecus sediba fossil by Omphemetse Keepile, a 17 year-old pupil at St Mary’s Waverley, deserves special congratulations.
She named the fossil, a 1.95 million-year-old partial hominid skeleton who would have been between nine and 13 years old when he died, Karabo (the answer). The fossil was discovered by Matthew Berger in the Cradle of Humankind and Keepile beat 15 000 other entries to write her name in South Africa’s history books. What an amazing way to start your life, and may you serve as inspiration to others.
Not acceptable
Well done
Marian Laserson, Ward 74 Committee, development planning and urban management portfolio, writes;I refer to the article, Centre is not being neglected, week ending 4 June, by Ayanda Buthelezi regarding neglect of Paterson Park recreation centre.
Departmental director of Region E, Steven Sack, must be seriously myopic.
Funny – he seems to have acknowledged ‘being aware of the derelict façade and deteriorating conditions of the centre’ and then claimed that this was not negligence!
So what is it, Sack? Is the word ‘maintenance’ in your vocabulary?
Are you waiting for the facility to disintegrate?
This is typical of Joburg’s inability to manage its own valuable assets.
Get some spectacles
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Staff members of Caxton newspapers welcome the world with a soccer mural and 150 flags outside their offices on Jan Smuts Avenue, Craighall.
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Samantha Berger writes from Kitty and puppy haven;We have had so many rescues brought into the sanctuary that we are overfl owing. If anyone has any old kitten and puppy toys, tennis balls, squash balls or others, please, please help.
We are desperate as we have so
many babies that need to be occupied. As we are entering the colder months we also need blankets – old or new – to keep our babies warm. Towels are always in short supply too, so if you have any moth-eaten ones you’d like to get rid of please send them our way. Contact 011-440-2404 or 083-387-1012.
Disillusioned writes from Baglyston;The North Eastern Tribune, so very kindly, submitted our complaints to Joburg Roads Agency (JRA) and City Power on 21 April.
After nine months, from September 2009 to April 2010, we had been without street lights. We contacted the newspaper and surprise, within a week – City Power came to the party and we all saw the light. Thank you once again.
However, JRA is another kettle of fi sh. I have followed the newspaper carefully over the past few weeks and there have been many articles on the very, very poor state of our roads.
One of the local radio stations keeps on interviewing people who claim to be responsible for these problems. They also claim to have
the problems under control, and that Johannesburg is a world class city.
Please show us where? Not where I stay and, looking at the local newspapers, not even in the suburbs around us!
We, the citizens and residents have also been asked now to clean up for the soccer - excuse me, we keep our pavement clean, all year round, the road around our home is also swept and the grass kept tidy.
However, not everyone in the road is as house proud. When one makes a comment to pedestrians who walk and throw their papers etc, you are told to ‘take a hike’ and that’s putting it mildly. Oh well.
Let us bite our tongues, fi ngers and toes - keep on smiling – and hope for the best which is to come – after the World Cup.
Dave Berry writes from Bramley;In response to Eli Grossman’s letter in the North Eastern Tribune dated 25 May about the stand of Cork oaks in Sandringham, I report as follows.
In our garden in Duff Road, Upper Houghton, I lived out my childhood days with the magic and magnifi cence of a large Cork oak. I, in my distant childhood, have grown many saplings from the acorns of this much loved tree and have distributed them widely to people who asked for them – in the 50s. I do not know if any of your trees in Sandringham come directly from our tree.
I do know that our tree was purchased at a fête by my aunt, Shirley Bromley-Gans (nee Berry), and was planted by her in 1935 when she was a 15-year-old, which makes this particular tree 75 years old and still fl ourishing – she is 91 and lives at Nazareth House.
My older brother built a tree-house in the high fork of our Cork oak, where he and his friends spent many, many happy hours safely away from irritating younger brothers and parents. This refuge and hiding place lasted a good few years until his fi rst love and her sisters frequented our place and they too couldn’t climb up!
Johannesburg must be full of character trees with stories like yours and ours, but sadly many of the older and larger ones are tragically being felled by new owners who do not treasure their magnifi cence and the stories die with the trees.
LIKE THIS: Zulik shows his mate Russel Sadowsky how to blow a vuvuzela. “Are you ready for the World Cup?” asks Zulik. Photo: Amanda
Watson
Sam Nommis writes from Sydenham;The problem is not Africa time, week ending 4 June, but most certainly money allocation.
In the article, Jozi gets bucks, last week, Jozi refers to inner city, Alexandra, the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital precinct, Diepsloot, Doornkop, Ivory Park, Orange Farm and Soweto.
The bulk of the roads infrastructure budget is going there. While Nie Cele carefully records where money is allocated down to the R15.1 million for upgrading clinics, there is a mere R748.5million not allocated at all.
We are instructed on the same page to use water carefully or face
interruptions. Walk around and see the water leaking from municipal meters.
Again we are warned that Gauteng municipalities are owed R25 billion by households, business and government. Local government warns residents must pay up. What happened to government setting a precedent? Darren Bergman and the DA want a cruelty-free society and pressure taken off the pet havens, that’s why the dog licence fee was introduced. Why not assist the SPCA with funds? I have to agree with Amos Mazuka, suburbanites are silly to the point of insanity.
We have collectively lost our minds.
Crazy days go on
More on cork oaks
JRA a lost cause
Blankies for kitties
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Around Africa on My Bicycle by Riaan
Manser. Published by Jonathan Ball.
This is something different – not a novel but a novel undertaking – a performance by the author most diffi cult to emulate, an epic venture of remarkable willpower, dedication and physical prowess.
He cycled from Cape Town north
along the west coast countries of Africa, across the equator, through the Sahara Desert, to the Mediterranean, then east through the northern African states to Cairo and eventually south along the east coast countries of Africa, back to South Africa and eventually back to Cape Town. Mansur covered a total distance of approximately 58 000 kilometres, having visited 33 countries over two years, two months and fi fteen days.
All the incidents en route and the type of people he met make interesting reading.
Hospice welcomes donations for its
shops. Shop hours 8.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday, 8.30am to noon Saturday. Contact Amanda 011-728-1052 for collections.
Improve your game of bridge Monday and Wednesday at the Oxford Shul. Contact Sarah 011-486-0535.
Italian lessons at Jabula recreation centre for beginners to advance. Contact Gilda 072-297-3594.
Jewish Women’s Benevolent Society requires clothing, kitchenware, household goods, books, bric-a-brac and furniture for its secondhand shop. Contact 011-485-5232.
Joburg Child Welfare is appealing for household items for its children’s home in Soweto. Donations can be collected. Contact 011-298-8565.
Join Wizo every Thursday for lunch and to learn shiur with Rabbi Michael Katz 1pm to 2pm at Beyachad. Contact Joyce 011-640-2416.
Kaluki Club meets every Tuesday at Our Parents’ Home. All welcome. Contact Charmion 082-802-9238.
Lectures every second and third Sunday of the month at the Theosophical Society Lodge, Auckland Park. Contact 011-838-6953.
Lingo Links: Foreign language groups for conversation practice with mother-tongue speakers. Also
English conversation for foreigners. Contact Helen 072-786-9961.
Lunch & Learn Shiur with Rabbi Michael Katz at Beyachad every Thursday between 1pm and 2pm. Contact Joyce 011-640-2416.
Machine knitting courses for domestic workers at Jabula recreation centre. Contact Betty 082-361-5033.
Make your own dream-catcher. Meditative art form with magical inspiration. Includes all materials. Contact 083-267-1007 or 011-608-3229.
Men’s group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at Our Parents Home to meet and greet, enjoy a cup of tea and listen to a guest speaker at 2.30pm.
8 June: The fi nal Morris Rutstein SAZF
evening Hebrew Ulpan course takes place at Yeshiva College from 7pm to 9.15pm. Contact Miriam Garb 011-645-2531.
8 June: Wizo fortnightly forum presents Jeff Fine, expert in Judaica and Clyde Terry antiques expert. Contact Joyce on 011-645-2548.
9 June: The Horticultural Society hosts Tom Tweedy who speaks on landscapes and gardens of China. Contact 011- 888-9965.
9 June: A re-screening of Heir to an Execution, A Granddaughter’s Story.
Contact Hazel or René 011-728-8088/8378.
10 June - 8 July: Jabula recreation morning holiday programme for children aged between 6 and 12. Contact 011-640-5122/3/4.
13 June: Ben Brasg and friends entertain with light classical music at Tea ’n Talk at the Gerald Horwitz Lounge, Sandringham at 10.30am. Contact Grecia Gabriel 011-532-9718.
13 June: The Rabbi Cyril Harris Community Centre introduces the Otto Frank fi lm, Father of Anne in commemoration of Anne Frank’s birthday. Contact Hazel or René 011-728-8088/837 or e-mail [email protected]
15 June: Keith Beavon speaks on steam, stations, slums and suburbs in Victorian England at the U3A Johannesburg monthly meeting. Contact Marcia Leveson 011-880-7174.
15 June: An adventure walk for schoolchildren at Kloofendal nature reserve from 8am to 12pm. Contact Doreen Wood 011-679-3478.
16 June: Teddy bears picnic at Kloofendal nature reserve from 11am to 5pm. Contact Doreen Wood 011-679-3478 or 082-341-5902.
22 June: Devora Kur and Shelley Geffen speak on taking responsibility for your own health during the Wizo fortnightly forum. Contact Sandy 011-645-2515.
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BIG BAND TIME: The next meeting of the Big Band Music Appreciation Society is 13 June at 2.15pm. The venue is at St John’s College in the Jeffrey Auditorium in St John Road, Lower Houghton. This time the focus is on popular melodies from the war era. Contact Dave 011-885-3525 or Barney 011-615-3412.
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It is now said that the nanny of baby Marzanne let in the attackers on more than one occasion, prior to the attack! I just wander if we really know what our housekeep-ers get up to during the day when we are at work?- womfchick
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BRING THE TEQUILA: Franca Simonata with the three lemons off her tree that weigh 3.282kg. The biggest weighs 1.190kg. According to the Guinness World Records™, the world’s heaviest lemon weighed 5.265kg and was grown by Aharon Shemoel in Israel.
Amanda WatsonHighlands North: Come old, come new, come one and all.
Highlands North high school will celebrate 70 years as a premier education facility to the community and all old boys are invited to the bash. “We will also be launching the Highlands North Foundation, a public benefi t organisation to support
the school,” said Cliff Garrun, a Highlander himself.
“It is a magnifi cent school with a proud history and the headmaster is doing a sterling job. It’s time the community took ownership of the school and by doing this we hope to raise the profi le of the school in the community. Part of our initial plan for the foundation is to build a media
centre for the school. Pupils who excel often need just a little help to make their fi rst strides in the world and we aim to help with that too.”
The date of the launch and celebrations is 30 June and will take place at Killarney Country Club.
Contact: 011-694-5000 or e-mail [email protected]
Calling all Highlanders
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) said bipolar disorder was the sixth leading cause of disability in the world and more than four million South Africans could have a mood disorder.
Bipolar disorder is an illness that causes severe mood swings, from manic highs to deep depression.
Up to three to four percent of the population is affected by this illness. Bipolar disease is still largely stigmatised with labels such as ‘crazy’, ‘unstable’, and ‘dangerous’ for the sufferers.
Symptoms of bipolar disorder include:
Two types of mood episodes occur in bipolar disorder, manic and depressive episodes.
Symptoms of a manic episodes are:
Needing little sleep yet having great amounts of energy,
Talking so fast that others can’t follow,
Being so easily distracted that your attention shifts between many topics in just a few minutes,
Having an infl ated feeling of power, greatness, or importance,
Extreme irritability and distractibility.
Symptoms of a depressive episode are:
Feeling sad or depressed, Losing interest in things you
normally enjoy,Trouble sleeping or sleeping too
much,Feeling slowed down or
hyperactive,Feeling worthless or guilty or
having very low self-esteem,Recurring thoughts of suicide or
death.Bipolar disorder:
often disrupts work, school, family and social life,
typically begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life,
can also affect children, however diagnosis is diffi cult as many symptoms mimic emotions and other behaviours such as ADHD.
Contact 011-262-6396, www.sadag.co.za
The perils of bipolar disorder
The Stroke Aid Society will hold a memorial service for the late Shirley Abrams, a co-founder of the organisation.
Those who knew Shirley are invited
to attend. It will take place at Paterson Park
recreation centre, Norwood, on 15 June at 10.30am.
Contact Stroke Aid 011-728-2292.
Children are likely to fl ock to soccer fan parks to enjoy the hype and see the games.
“Many parents will be at work and their children will be vulnerable to predators and alcohol,” said Marihet Infantino of Joburg Child Welfare (JCW).
JCW appeals for donations of:
Warm clothes, mainly jerseys and jackets
Nappies, bottles, formula, sterilising liquids
Sweets, cold drinks, Milo, hot chocolate
instant soup, instant noodles, ready-made meals
Contact JCW 011-298-8500.
In memory of Shirley
Keep an eye on children
Sipho SisoSacred Heart College hosted the Discovery Football Festival involving 130 primary schools from Johannesburg to select the best 45 players for the Bill Stewart Tournament in Pretoria from 24 to 27 September.
The chairman of the Joburg Primary Schools Football Association (JPSFA), Doug Shead, who is also headmaster of Cliffview primary school in Fairlands, said the tournament, named after the late headmaster of Bedfordview primary, was for mixed school teams for Under 13 pupils.
Stewart was a longstanding chairman of the former Transvaal Football Association who pioneered provincial schools soccer tournaments in this part of the country.
The tournament has since become a Joburg affair as other provinces could not assemble teams for the tournament.
Among the participating schools were players from primary schools in Alexandra, such as Gordon primary school.
Headmaster Tim Makhale said he looked forward to his boys making the grade among the best 45 players.
Shead said the Discovery Football Festival was an ideal platform and opportunity for
primary school children to showcase and develop their talent.
“Sport helps keep children out of mischief and ensures they lead healthy lifestyles. This is part of fi ghting the prevalence of obesity in our children,” Shead said.
Contact JPSFA 083-287-2428. [email protected]
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THINGS TO COME? Grade 2B at Linksfield school won its World Cup competition for decorating the classroom in the colours of Brazil.
Juliet Donaldson, Jaime Davidson, Abby Davidson and Catherine Stark from St Mary’s school, Akame Makamu (Academy) and Imogen Mackie (St Stithians) took part in the 2010 selections to compete in the Junior Rowing
World Championships in the Czech Republic from 4 to 8 August. Donaldson and Makamu will take part in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August.
Bronwyn Jackson is the team manager.
South African National Junior Women rowers Juliet Donaldson (St Mary’s), Akame Makamu (Academy), Jaime Davidson (St Mary’s), Abby Davidson (St Mary’s), Catherine Stark (St Mary’s) and Imogen Mackie (St Stithians).
Going for international gold
BUILDING EXPERIENCE: Torah Academy primary school Grade 3 pupils Dina Kay, Menucha Abraham and Malki Lavine visit the Sci Bono Museum in Newtown to practise the science of building, wearing real hard hats and aprons with fellow Grade 3s. In a hands-on, educational experience they worked with rubber bricks and cement, cranes and wheelbarrows at the building site.
SOCCER MANIA: Netanya and Aron Cohen dressed up in their Bafana Bafana gear. Sydenham pre-primary is ready to welcome the world with the diski dance, hello and welcome in different languages, and knowing all about vuvuzelas, makarapas, Zakumi and Jabulani.
Some of the players from the various schools enjoy a game of soccer.
Tough competition in soccer festival
Doug Shead of the Joburg Primary Schools Football Association.
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Amanda WatsonOrange Grove: Who knew learning could be so much fun?
“About 700 pupils came to the Early Childhood Development (ECD) forums’ annual Children’s Day celebrations,” said Naomi van Schalkwyk. She is the coordinator of the City of Johannesburg’s Region E ECD, developed in partnership with the Department of Human Development.
Youngsters from pre-schools, children’s homes and disabled groups came to learn about personal safety, hygiene and manners.
“It is a well-known fact children learn most when they play, and activities where they learn the most are the most fun,” said Van Schalkwyk.
The celebrations coincided with Child Protection Awareness week.
Most tykes had no ears for speeches but, once puppet shows and face painting began, there was no stopping them. They made full use of the toy library launched at Paterson Park earlier this year, as well as jumping castles and slides.
“Parents and guardians who were not working also attended. We
wanted to establish a relationship with parents and get their support for future initiatives for children,” added Van Schalkwyk.
The ECD Forum is governed by a constitution, a professional code of conduct and a pledge of trust. The forum guides and mentors practitioners in their implementation of best ECD practice through enhancing personal skills, potential, talent, shared knowledge and experience.
Contact Naomi van Schalkwyk 011-681-8167.
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Everyone loves face painting.
Anything with the capacity to alter the mood or state of mind could become addictive,” said Candice Garrun.
The psychologist/social worker said the Department of Social Development recognised that specifi c skills were needed in the industry to treat addicts, and was looking to make it a specialisation. “Addiction is the disease of unrelinquished desire, with diminished control over a behaviour, which appears obsessive or compulsive. There is preoccupation with a behaviour or the use of the substance or device. A sense of loss,
distress or craving comes when the object or substance is unavailable or when the behaviour is stopped.” People became addicts when they lost control or were behavioural addicts – food, technology, shopping, sex, gambling, cellphones, Facebook, Twitter and Mixit. People developed addictions through genetics, their environment, and intrapersonal dynamics or because of the nature of certain substances,” added Garrun.
Help is available from rehabilitation centres, therapists and religious counsellors.
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A youngster enjoys sit-ups on Monkeynastixs equipment donated for the day.
FLOWING FORTH: St Mary’s school pupils portray water in the drama production Blue Print, a piece of physical theatre commenting on climate change. Set within a political context, metaphorical characters and situations questioned personal accountability towards our planet. Part of the set was made from empty plastic water bottles to highlight the importance of recycling.
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Over 60 motoring and motorcycling buffs showed off their pride and joy at the second annual Passion4Wheels Festival on 29 May.
The event had non-car fundis peering earnestly under bonnets at an
impressive lineup of cars and bikes.Some highlights included a red
Ferrari F430 Scudo, two 1956 Messerschmitt bubble cars, the brand-new Rolls-Royce Ghost, a 1930 Austin Seven Special, and a 1953 Bentley S1,
as well as several AC Cobras and a number of Honda Goldwing touring bikes. Jumping castles, remote-control car racing and a fl ea market added to the attractions, with a prize-giving and lucky draw rounding off the day.
The Joburg chapter of Wing Riders of SA brought some of their Honda Goldwing touring bikes.
An Alfa Romeo racing car from the early days of race-car driving.
When cars were cars
From esteemed young director Pieter Bosch Botha comes an inspiring story about friendship, love and loss.
The critically acclaimed Hats was conceived by Botha with help from assistant director Avril Cummins and assistant choreographer Richard Antrobus. Artworks were created by Johan Botha.
Antrobus and Tristan Jacobs will portray best friends Buddy and Pal for the 2010 run of Hats that includes a stint at the National Arts Festival from 20 June to 4 July.
“Two mates, two swings, one park. Buddy, a mime artist and Pal, a fi ne artist, along with the hats that changed their lives, share an intriguing story of a friendship so powerful it speaks without words,’’ said Bosch Botha.
“The show is performed without dialogue and makes use of evocative movement, comical mime, sensational music, dazzling special effects and impressive stunts. It’s a visual feast for the eyes, a tale that shines in its beautiful simplicity.’’
Bosch Botha started as an actor performing in numerous productions, including hits like Dames en Here directed by Liz Meiring and most recently the critically acclaimed SPOOF Full of Sugar, directed by Malcolm Terrey.
Richard Antrobus and Tristan Jacobs star in Pieter Bosch Botha’s Hats.
Hats on at National Arts Festival
His television adventures include a guest role in the SABC 2 sitcom Askies!, as well as in Backstage. In 2008 and 2009 he portrayed the controversial role of Lammetjie Koekemoer on Kyknet’s daily soap Villa Rosa.
Bosch Botha has directed numerous stage productions to acclaim, such as James and the Giant Peach, Madiba Magic, Danny the Champion of the World, The Witches, Little Blue Dress, and the smash hit farce Noises Off!.
“Hats is physical theatre with a strong narrative, plenty of soul and oodles of heart. It’s a story that everyone can relate to on some level, and allows the audience to get lost in another world and use their own imagination.
“By showcasing it at the National Arts Festival we hope to make our mark in the hearts of our audience.
“And of course it is an honour to perform among so many extremely talented artists.”
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FORE: Galit Ellerine and Suzi Bartunsky take practice swings at the Houghton Golf club (HGC) driving range. Contact HGC 011-728-7337.
As we enter the middle of the year Magua Taekwon-Do, with clubs based in Cresta, Olivedale and Norwood, has been hard at work.
Magua Taekwon-Do hosted its seventh annual Taekwon-Do South Africa Invitational tournament on 14 March at the Mandeville stadium in Kensington.
“The tournament ran smoothly and ahead of schedule and offered some exciting matches with a high standard all round. Our very own Richard Girvin (Cresta and Olivedale dojangs) highlighted the event by winning the black belt hyperweight sparring division,’’ said Norman Magua, co-founder of the taekwon-do club.
On 1 May Magua Taekwon-Do attended the ninth Acestes Taekwon-Do Clubs (ATC) Invitational Tournament in Menlyn, Pretoria.
“We took a small team because many members were battling with illnesses. But our seven-strong group did us proud, especially as it was the fi rst competition for most of them. The day ended with a bang when Hugh
Thomson (Cresta dojang) won the black belt hyperweight division fi nal.
“On 8 May we held black belt tests for Natasha Voorhout and Ruan Hageman who both attempted for 1st Degree, and Selvan Pandaram attempting for 2nd Degree. After a challenging physical and mental test the relief was evident as all three candidates were informed that they had been successful. We were extremely pleased with their performances and indomitable spirits.”
Magua added that the club was sending a team to the Imperial English Open on 9 and 10 October in Reading, England.
“International exposure is very important for taekwon-do in our country. Our instructor, Master Trevor Nicholls is hosting this prestigious event.
“The fi rst offi cial squad session took place at the Cresta dojang. The classes are designed to get the team in tip top shape for the event. The team hopes to do our club and country proud.’’
Contact Norman Magua 083-226-1836, [email protected], www.tkd.co.za
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Week ending 11 June 2010 PAGE 24
Amanda WatsonCoach Carlos Alberto Parreira is wearing his serious face again.
At the 3 June team practice at the Wits University Bidvest Stadium, before Bafana Bafana challenge Denmark, Parreira put the team through a hard workout.
It was also the fi rst time the fi nal team of 23 players practised together.
Although the practice was hard, this close to the World Cup players were careful not to injure themselves.
Potentially crunching tackles were jumped over or else players turned aside at the last second from bone snapping collisions.
With shadows lengthening earlier and a rapid drop in temperature, the team was lead through an extensive warm-up before getting into Parreira’s fast-paced drills.
The cold evening notwithstanding, players were soon sweating under the coach’s move, move, move commands, not allowing them to stand around or walk. With Bafana Bafana’s 5-0 thumping of Guatemala, and subsequent new Fifa ranking of 83, international media interest in the team has sparked, with camera crews lining the pitch.
Nonetheless, the team and coach did not allow themselves to be distracted, with Parreira having an almost instinctual ability to keep his back to the camera.
With three days to kick-off in the World Cup, the team is as focused and as ready as it is ever going to be for its opening match against Mexico.
The final team is:Goalies: 16 Itumeleng Khune (22 years old); 22 Moeneeb Josephs (30); Shu-Aib Walters (29).Defenders: 2 Siboniso Gaxa (26); 3 Tshepo Masilela (25); 4 Aaron Mokoena(c) (29); 5 Lucas Thwala (28); 14 Matthew Booth (33); 19 Anele Ngcongca (22); 20 Bongani Khumalo (23); 21 Siyabonga Sangweni (28).Midfi elders: 6 MacBeth Sibaya (32); 7 Lance Davids (25); 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala (25); 10 Steven Pienaar (28); 11 Teko Modise (27); 12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane (27); 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi (25); 17 Surprise Moriri (30); 23 Thanduyise Khuboni (24). Forwards: 9 Katlego Mphela (25); 15 Bernard Parker (24); 18 Siyabonga Nomvethe (32).
See pages 12 and 13 for your exclusive pullout to track the progress of the World Cup.
The time is nowow
Lance Davids warms up before practice at Wits University Bidvest Stadium.
Go to a fan park. The closest fan park to the north eastern
suburbs is the Sandton Fifa Fan Fest at Innisfree Park, Harris Road, Sandton.How to get there? There are two park and walk facilites, one at Rautenbach Square in Wynberg, and another in Old Pretoria Main Road, Marlboro.
The venue has a capacity of 20 000 people. Road closuresThe two north-to-south-bound lanes adjacent to Innisfree Park along Grayston Drive bridge; access to the M1 North from Katherine Street via Grayston Drive; Katherine Road passing Innisfree Park is closed on match days but a lane will stay open to allow traffi c fl ow to Marlboro Drive. Alternate routesKatherine Street onto Marlboro Drive can be used to access the M1 North; motorists will be able to access Sandton and Wynberg from the M1 South and North; Old Pretoria Main Road onto Marlboro Drive can be used as access to the M1 North from Wynberg while motorists can travel from Sandton to Wynberg and vice
versa via Grayston Drive. Public viewing area Mary Fitzgerald Square, corner Jeppe and Henry Nxumalo Streets, Newtown.
Spectators are encouraged to use public transport as there will be no parking provided for the general public. Expect road closures around the area.
Important to knowEntrance is free at Fifa Fan Fests™.
All matches are shown live on giant screens. The Fifa Fan Fests™ are all-day events, with entertainment before and after the live broadcast.
Food, beverage and offi cial licensed products are available onsite.Do:
come early. bring cash to take advantage of the food, beverage and merchandise available.
bring your family and friends – the Fifa Fan Fests™ are for everyone. dress warmly for the evening games – it can get chilly at night. Do not:
bring any objects that could be considered dangerous. bring food or beverage. come to the venue under the infl uence of alcohol. This will be strictly enforced.
No tickets?Get that ball! Bafana Bafana’s Lance Davids, Steven Pienaar, Mcbeth Sibaya and Teko Modise at practice.
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