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report submitted to Council earmarked for mixed-use development states that it has become to make way for student essential that students arriving in accommodation and other uses.Athe city from across South Africa The city is host to several tertiary

be provided with quality institutions, including the University of accommodation that is also affordable. Pretoria, which is the largest residential university in South Africa. There is also There are many municipal properties in the University of South Africa (Unisa), the northern and western parts of the which is one of the largest distance-city centre. Most of those properties are learning universities in the world, and currently either leased out or vacant the Tshwane University of Technology, and derelict. which is by far the largest residential

higher education institution in Southern The plan comes in the wake of the Africa.student accommodation crisis facing the various tertiary and research Two years ago, Mail & Guardian institutions in the city. The different reported that the Foundation of Tertiary institutions have recently appealed to Institutions of the Northern Metropolis, the Department of Higher Education for which is the biggest academic assistance, as they believe this problem association in South Africa, had affects students' academic confirmed that the high rate of student performance. failures and increasing first-year

dropout rates were worsened by the According to the Pretoria News, the lack of student accommodation.MMC for Housing, Cllr Joshua Ngonyama, said, "Our young people “It is thus important, especially for first-are exposed to companies that exploit year students, to stay at residences in them." He added, "They end up in the order to avoid this and for the purposes streets, selling their bodies to make of proper orientation,” said the ends meet.” foundation's director, Dr Zodwa

Magwenzi.Ngonyama said the Municipality, “as a caring Council”, would provide The forum indicated that students have accommodation for the students. had to find alternative places to live.

This has resulted in problems such as –The sites identified for the development of student accommodation are in • students having to access private Struben, Potgieter, Bloed, Schubart, accommodation and becoming Bosman and Boom Streets. They are targets of crime;currently used by a number of businesses, which include a panel- • "slumlords" renting dilapidated beating workshop, a scrapyard (for the buildings to "slum dog" students who Municipality's emergency vehicles), pay exorbitant rent;parking, a chemist and a car parts shop. • landlords taking money from

students and then abandoning the The project will be undertaken in building, leaving students stranded phases, with the first phase to be without essential services; anddeveloped on the site bounded by

will have to be merged beforehand. It north of the central business district.Struben Street to the south, 7th Street • long residence waiting lists that was previously leased by Putco and to the east, Bloed Street to the north cause students to hesitate and find used as a bus depot. The second phase will start once the and Lorentz Street to the west. alternative accommodation, which

first phase has been completed. also results in their being stranded.Phase two entails seven sites, all in the It has been proposed that phase two be The site comprises 159 erven, which

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CITY OF TSHWANE 26 September - 7 October 2011

MMC for Housing, Cllr Joshua Ngonyama

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The City of Tshwane has unveiled a grand plan to convert municipal sites into accommodation for the nearly 60 000 homeless students who are studying at

Tshwane's various tertiary institutions.

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The official opening of a R21 million Mashego said it was everyone's “Those who test positive for drugs will The Metro Police spokesperson, Metro Police regional office in responsibility to make sure all learners be handed over to the police and the Console Tleane, said: "We are Mabopane marks the rolling out of the were in class during school hours. school principal will be instructed to call exploring the possibility of opening the City of Tshwane's ward-based strategy “We're also going to conduct, with the their parents to find a way to deal with centre for licensing services in the near which is aimed at increasing police help of the South African Police them,” he added. future.”visibility and promoting crime Service, drug and weapon raids at prevention through by-law enforcement schools across Tshwane. And those Mashego was accompanied by the According to Ward Councillor Willie and road traffic policing in all 105 wards found with drugs or weapons will be Speaker of Council, Cllr Morakane Baloyi, the services rendered at the of Tshwane. locked up without any sympathy,” he Mosupyoe, the Chief Whip, Cllr Jabu centre will complement those provided

warned. Mabona, the Chair of Chairs, Cllr Oscar by the police.The strategy will ensure that all wards Mathafa, the acting Metro Police Chief, have at least ten Metro Police officers Mashego added that even if drugs were Njabulo Jaca, local councillors and “We're grateful to have the Metro Police available at all times in the near future not found on learners, random urine police chiefs, provincial traffic officials, at our doorstep. We hope this facility to respond and assist the South African tests would be conducted as part of the provincial and national parliamentarians will help to chase the criminal elements Police Service. bid of Tshwane's Executive Mayor, Cllr and senior municipal officials. out of our areas,” Baloyi said.

Kgosientso Ramokgopa, to root out “I'm appealing to the community to The modern premises in Lucas drugs in schools. review the system of street committees Mangope Road in Mabopane Block UU and join the Community Policing Forum were opened on 8 September. The and other sector forums,” he added.construction and handing over of the The acting Metro Police Chief, Ndumiso new facility were driven by the City's Jaca, said the centre was a culmination service delivery plan and attempts to of many years of hard work.bring services closer to the people.The Metro Police's Region 1 regional He said the wards would be served by commando and senior staff are to be their residents for the first time.stationed at the Mabopane offices, He added that the City was looking for which will be open seven days a week, recruits with a passion to serve their 24 hours a day. The centre is expected communities.to serve Mabopane, Winterveld, Soshanguve and surrounding areas. “We do not want salary collectors, but

people who are going to serve Tshwane Cllr Terence Mashego, MMC for with dedication, honour and dignity.”Community Safety, opened the facility. The Speaker of Council, Cllr Morokane He announced that, in a bid to ensure Mosupye, said there were already 900 that all learners are henceforth in women in the Metropolitan Police schools instead of in shebeens, the City Service Department and appealed to has mooted plans to have those found the City to recruit more women.bunking school arrested. Shebeens or taverns selling alcohol to learners will also be shut down.

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Metro Police awarded for dedication

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The Tshwane Metro Police finally got rewarded for the past year's hard work when they received an award from the Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) for their

dedication in combating music piracy in Tshwane.

During a ceremony hosted by SAFACT recently, the SAFACT was established in 1999 as a By-Law Policing Division of the Metro Police received section 21 company and its primary role a Certificate of Achievement for clamping down on is to protect the intellectual property the manufacturing and sale of counterfeit DVDs since rights of its members in the Southern May 2010. African film, home entertainment and

interactive games industries.During this time, R5 million worth of counterfeit DVDs were seized and six illegal manufacturers were convicted. A SAFACT spokesperson told Tshwane Update: “South Africa's sophisticated infrastructure and financial systems coupled with high penetration of Western media, technology and lifestyles present a lucrative market for counterfeit goods.

“At the same time, unemployment remains the most critical economic challenge in South Africa, resulting in many people resorting to crime.”

Cllr Terence Mashego, MMC for Community Safety, opening the facility.

Photo: Muntuh Ngobese

Our Metro Police are finally being recognised for their dedication to serve the public.

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The City of Tshwane's Integrated given advice on career paths and Currently the two regions do not have Community Development Division (ICD) various funding options offered by The four-day expo will provide the any universities or further education will partner with the National Youth government institutions and the private youth with relevant information and and training colleges. Plans are Development Agency, Tshwane North sector. expose them to different career and underway to establish campuses in College, Government Communication business-related opportunities. The these areas.and Information Systems Agency, The high unemployment rate, exhibition is expected to attract at least South African Agency for Science and specifically among the youth, is one of 1 500 youths per day. For more information or to contribute to Technology Advancement and other the challenges facing Nokeng and the expo, contact Thabo Mashego or stakeholders. Youths and Kungwini. Lack of schooling, poor “Our vision is to see communities that Rirhanzu Salane on 012 358 8753.entrepreneurs of the two regions will be career choices and financial constraints are independent and capable of spoiled on information on a range of are the roots of the problem. identifying opportunities in their For information on experiential training careers to follow. environment so as to escape the cycles and learnership opportunities, career

The theme of the expo is “Be informed of poverty. We believe that participation guidance and job-hunting skills, contact The aim of the expo is to equip and take action”, and the focus is on of young people in the expo is an the Tshwane Talent and Learning matriculants and graduates with providing the two regions with a fair empowerment vehicle to attain Management Team on 012 358 knowledge that will assist them to make opportunity to access higher learning, economic freedom,” said ICD's Thabo 4123/7443/7516 or 7514.occupational and business decisions. skills development and entrepreneurial Mashego.Grade 10 and 11 learners will also be ventures.

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Andile Tshona

Nokeng and Kungwini youths get career guidance lifeline

City hands over houses to Ga-Rankuwa women

City to build bicycle lanes

Of the 20 women, four elderly women their houses. Among the women beneficiaries were chosen and given keys to their present, was 72-year-old Elsie Sibata, houses by the MMC for Housing, Cllr He said that currently 1 527 houses the oldest beneficiary and the Joshua Ngonyama. The other 16 are being completed to house happiest of them all.women were given letters stating that residents of Ga-Rankuwa Extension they were owners of the houses. 24. He also promised that the “I have never had a house of my own;

Municipality, together with the I have been staying in a family house “The City of Tshwane is working province, would install street lights in for all these years. I'm very happy that together with the Gauteng province to the area and register the unemployed from today I have a house of my ensure better services for all,” said to receive basic services of free water own,” said Sibata, who has never Cllr Ngonyama when addressing the and electricity. been married and has one child.women who were there to receive

The City of Tshwane will soon become financial year as part of the Tsosoloso The purpose of the project is one of the first municipalities in South Programme. The project is already over to implement a safe Africa to provide dedicated bicycle 50% complete. This project will benefit environment for all road lanes for the thousands of commuter the communities of Atteridgeville, users, specifically cyclists, cyclists using roads every day. Mamelodi and Centurion as well as the and to promote a culture of

road users or commuters that might be cycling. The department This initiative will be announced at the using the area as a by-pass. By the end says its aim is to develop launch of the Bicycle Path which will be of June 2012, the City wants to have balanced and sustainable in the form of a fun bicycle event. The completed the construction of cycle rural transport systems by launch will be held at Tsamaya Road in paths, road markings and signs in the supporting local Mamelodi, in the beginning of October mentioned areas. infrastructure and services. which is also Transport Month.

According to a report from the City's This project is part of the The theme of the event will be “Building Department of Roads and Transport, National October Transport Better Bike Lanes” and it aims to raise this project is expected to benefit the Month Programme which awareness on transport infrastructure community by providing safe walking started in 2005 with the as well as promote the use of non- and cycling infrastructure. It will purpose of heightening motorised modes of transport. improve efficiency and reduce conflicts public awareness on road

with other modes of transport and safety, public transport The construction of the infrastructure thereby reduce accidents. services and national car-for the lanes started in the 2010/11 free day.

It's all systems go for the City of Tshwane's Youth Career Expo of 4 to 7 October 2011. The expo will be held in various community halls in Nkangala, Zithobeni, Rethabiseng and Refilwe, all of which are in the Nokeng and

the Kungwini Regions.

The City of Tshwane and the Gauteng government handed over houses to 20

Ga-Rankuwa women recently.




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The Schubart Park situation will soon be something of the past. For a long time the City of Tshwane has been trying in vain to evacuate tenants of this complex, which was declared unsuitable for human habitation owing to its bad state of disrepair.

Challenges around service delivery and the promotion of a safe, clean and habitable environment at Schubart Park need to be addressed. The complex is unsafe and unhygienic and poses a threat to all tenants. The flats are also overcrowded due to illegal occupation, which has led to dysfunctional elevators and problems with electricity and water distribution and sewer reticulation. Water is seeping into the basement and electrical cables have been stolen.

On Wednesday last week a small group of people in The leadership of Tshwane has decided not to restore Schubart Park staged a protest there and demanded services to the building. The message of the newly that water and electricity services be restored. This appointed City Manager, Mr Jason Ngobeni, is clear: came after a week's unavailability owing to theft of Schubart Park has to be evacuated. The Housing and equipment, although residents claimed that the Sustainable Human Settlement Development Municipality had cut off the services. About 48 people Department started enacting its evacuation plan the were arrested for violence during the protest and day after the protest.spent the night behind bars.

The Municipality arranged alternative accommodation Cllr Joshua Ngonyama, Member of the Mayoral for tenants. The 172 households that agreed to be Committee for Housing and Human Settlement relocated were accommodated in Saulsville and Development, stated that the residents who burnt Salvokop. PEN, an NGO operating in the inner city, tyres and pelted police vans with stones during the also helped by accommodating women and children protest were illegal flat occupants and knew they in their facility. Another 500 tenants cooperated with were going to be exposed. Hence they did not want to the City by registering for the process, which cooperate with municipal officials and resisted all the improves their chances of being considered for space

allocation once Schubart Park is rebuilt.

On Thursday night, 22 September, an urgent interdict to prevent the Municipality from evicting residents of the Schubart Park flats was dismissed by the Northern Gauteng High Court.

“The appropriate relief cannot be an order to allow these people to go back into life-threatening circumstances. The fact is that the people were not evicted, they were evacuated for their own safety,” Judge Bill Prinsloo said.

Plans regarding the rebuilding of Schubart Park will City's efforts to address Schubart Park problems once be made known in due course.and for all.

A recent video which showed vulnerable to diseases, children at a child care centre in they must complete the Pretoria North allegedly being basic immunisation abused has prompted Tshwane programme as determined Update to remind its readers about by the National Expanded the importance of ensuring that Programme on their young children are enrolled at Immunisation.professional and legal crèches.

The child care facility must As much as working parents love have a sickbay and a first-their children and want to ensure aid area for the treatment that they reach their full potential, and care of any child who they cannot be with them all the falls ill or gets injured. time. They have no choice but to leave their kids either at day care The municipal by-laws also

The Municipality may use its facilities or with caregivers. state that no person may operate a discretion to withdraw a health child care service on any premises certificate and/or a certificate of However, it is important that without a health certificate, and acceptability issued in terms of children are taken to reputable day that when the certificate holder these by-laws if the health care facilities that have structured relocates or dies, the non-certificate holder is convicted of a schedules that include plenty of transferrable certificate becomes breach of any of the provisions of time for activity and rest. invalid. these by-laws.

According to the City of Tshwane's A duly authorised officer of the For more information on these by-Health By-laws for Child Care Municipality has the right to enter laws and health certificate Services, all child care service and inspect, without prior notice applications, visit centres must have toilet, washing and when deemed necessary, any www.tshwane.gov.za or contact the and kitchen facilities. premises and its records for the Municipal Health Services' one- purpose of enforcing the by-laws.stop centre at 012 358 4656.Considering that kids have weak

immune systems and are therefore

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Make sure your beloved kids are in good hands

It has been confirmed yet again that the residents of Tshwane are getting the cleanest and healthiest water in the country.

This confirmation is in the form of a Blue Drop Award the City of Tshwane received from the Department of Water Affairs at the Municipal Water Quality Conference in Cape Town early this month.

The City received an award for excellence in managing drinking water in the Central and South Tshwane System and in the North Tshwane System with scores of 97,22 percent and 95,4 percent respectively.

This is not the first time the Municipality has done well in these awards, as it received 96,4 percent in 2010 and 95 percent in 2009 for clean water.

The Blue Drop Certification Programme was announced by the Minister of Water Affairs in 2008 as an incentive. The programme's objective is to facilitate and drive continuous and sustainable improvement in service delivery and drinking water.

According to an official of the City's Water and Sanitation Division, Leane Coetzee, Blue Drop requirements have become increasingly stringent and more detailed with each assessment cycle. She says the Blue Drop Award process measures and compares the performance of water service authorities and their providers, and rewards excellence or penalises municipalities that fail to comply with the minimum requirements of the Department.

“The City of Tshwane has obtained platinum status with these two awards, which means that the City has obtained these awards for three consecutive years. The award recognises the fact that the City of Tshwane excels at managing all aspects of drinking water treatment, production, monitoring and distribution and is one of the top performing municipalities in the country. The award is testimony to the hard work and dedication of the Water and Sanitation staff in the City of Tshwane,” she said.

In the 2012 round of Blue Drop assessments, the City of Tshwane will include Kungwini and Nokeng tsa Taemane. This will require updating of the Water Safety Plan and Asset Management Register and upgrading of infrastructure. The results of the assessments will be reported on at the Water Institute of South Africa's National Conference in May 2012 in Cape Town.

Tshwane's water is clean and safe.


The Schubart Park situation will soon be something of the past. For a long time the City of Tshwane has been trying in vain to evacuate tenants of this complex, which

was declared unsuitable for human habitation owing to its bad state of disrepair.

City gets more accolades for clean water



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Police vehicles surrounded by bricks protect motorists from further attacks.

Unruly Schubart Park protesters disrupted traffic into the CBD when they burnt tyres and stoned passing vehicles.

Photo: Tshwane Emergency Services

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Clampdown on illegal use of land

Census fieldworkers urgently needed

Tlhaselo go tšhomišo yeo e sego mo molaong ya naga

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The City of Tshwane is clamping down on The City of Tshwane's Town-planning illegal land-use activities and business Scheme came into effect in April 2008 after operations in the city. due public participation.

The Town-planning Scheme determines the Despite steps to curb the illegal use of land general rules for the development of by issuing fines or notices and taking these properties and specifically –cases to the Municipal Court, the offenders merely continued contravening the law after • the use of a property (land-use zoning); having paid their admission of guilt fines. • the development density of a property

(number of units or the bulk of the The Municipality is currently embarking on building); and new ways to protect its residents against the • the development controls, namely the effects of the illegal use of land. height, size (bulk or floor area or floor

area ratio (FAR/FSR)) and extent of the One of the measures is to implement the development (building lines, building provision in the Property Rates Act and the restriction), and parking and access Property Rates By-law to adjust the property issues. rates to five times the normal rates if these illegal businesses continue their operations When a complaint is lodged, an regardless of receiving notices to cease investigation file is opened and an these operations. inspection is conducted by the Development

Compliance and Enforcement Section of the If the illegal use consists of multiple City of Tshwane.contraventions, joint inspections are arranged and such cases are taken to the If a complaint is found to be valid, a High Court to obtain a court order to stop contravention notice is issued on the owner the illegal use and obtain a demolition order of the property, and the period within which where applicable. The Municipality will also the illegal use must stop is indicated on the request that a cost order (an order for the notice (this depends on the severity and contravener to pay the Municipality's costs) nature of the contravention).be made an order of the court.

If a contravener ignores a notice, the case is Residents should note that each property in referred to the Municipal Court and criminal a town-planning scheme area has a specific charges are laid. If found guilty, a person use zone that is coupled with a number of can be fined, get a jail sentence, or both.development and density controls. These are the development rights of the property If the contravention can cause loss of life or and influence its value. Generally, a injury or damage to property, the property with rights for a retail centre will Municipality appoints attorneys to approach have a greater market value than a similarly the High Court to obtain an interdict to stop located property with rights for a single the illegal use of the land or the building.dwelling house. Since these rights have value, changing them might affect a Given the huge negative effect of illegal property's value. Using a property differently land uses on the health, safety, comfort, to what it is zoned for or what is prescribed convenience and general welfare of the by the Town-planning Scheme is an offence residents of Tshwane, as well as on good in terms of the Town-planning and order, efficiency and economic stability, the Townships Ordinance. Municipality will take all legal steps available

to stop and eradicate the illegal use of land.

Stats SA is making an urgent call to He said applicants should have residents to apply for temporary passed matric, be presentable and fieldworker vacancies after good with people. It is important that receiving too few applications in applicants live in or near the areas.some areas of Tshwane.

Application forms can either be A spokesperson said not enough posted or handed in at the people have applied to help count applicant's nearest Stats SA office.the population in major parts of the Nokeng and Kungwini Regions, and For more information, contact 012 other areas including Centurion, 320 8485. Applications will be Mamelodi, Soshanguve, considered until all vacant posts are Hammanskraal, Ga-Rankuwa, filled.Hatfield, Brooklyn and Pretoria West on census day. Census 2011 begins on 10 October.

Mmasepala o leanong la go ya Toropo ke molato go ya ka Molao nameletša tiišetšo ya molao ka wa Profense wa Peakanyo ya Toropo morago ga maitapišo a mmalwa ao a le Metsesetoropo.ilego a phuhlama a go leka go fokotša tšhomišo yeo e sego mo molaong ya Sekema sa Peakanyo ya Toropo sa naga ka go lefiša difaene goba go Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya romela ditsebišo. Tshwane se thomile go ba gona ka

kgwedi ya Aporele 2008 ka morago Mmegi wa Bašomedi ga kgathotema ya setšhaba yeo e

swanetšego.Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane o hlasetše ditiragatšo le Sekema sa Peakanyo ya Toropo ke ditshepedišo tša dikgwebo tšeo di sona se beago melawana ka šomišago naga ka tsela yeo e sego kakaretšo ya tlhabollo ya dithoto le mo molaong ka toropokgolong ye. gona botsebotse –Le ge go bile le dikgato tšeo di tšewago tša go hlasela tšhomišo yeo • tšhomišong ya thoto (go zounwa e sego mo molaong ya naga ka go ga tšhomišo ya naga); lefiša difaene goba go romela • kitlano ya tlhabollo ya thoto (palo ditsebišo le go iša melato ye go ya diyuniti goba bogolo bja Makgotlatshekelo a Mmasepala, moago); le batshelamolao ba no fela ba tšwela • ditaolong tša tlhabollo, e lego pele ka go tshela molao ka morago ga bogodimo, bogolo (palogare ya go lefa difaene tša bona tšeo di tikologo ya mokgobo goba ya laetšago gore ba ipona molato. lebato (FAR/FSR)) le bogolong bja Mmasepala gabjale o thakgotše tlhabollo (methaladi ya moago, ditsela tše ntshwa tša go šireletša mollwane wa moago), le phaka le badudi ba wona kgahlanong le ditaba tša phihlelelo. ditlamorago tšeo di hlolwago ke tšhomišo yeo e sego mo molaong ya Ge go begwa ngongorego, go bulwa naga. faele ya dinyakišišo gomme diteko tša

dirwa ke ba Karolo ya Kobamelo ya Ye nngwe ya dikgato ke go Tlhabollo le Tiišetšo ya Molao phethagatša dipeakanyetšo tša ka (Development Compliance and molaong wa Property Rates Act le Enforcement Section) ba Mmasepala Molawana wa Ditefišo tša Dithotong wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane.go lokiša ditefišo tša dithotong goba ditefišo tša setlwaedi ga hlano ge eba Ge go ka hwetša e le gore dikgwebo tše tša go se be mo ngongorego e a kwagala, mong wa molaong di tšwela pele ka ditiro tša thoto o tla fiwa taelo, gomme sebaka tšona le ge ba hweditše ditsebišo tša seo ka sona tšhomišo ya naga yeo e gore ba emiše ka ditiro tšeo. sego mo molaong e swanetšego go Ge eba tšhomišo ya naga yeo e sego emišwa ka sona se swanetše go mo molaong e hlangwa ke melato ye laetšwa mo tsebišong yeo ya taelo (se mentšhi ya go tshelwa ga molao, go se tla ya ka bošoro le mohuta wa tla beakanywa ditekolo tša tshelomolao).mohlakanelwa gomme melato ye bjalo ya išwa go Kgorotsheko ya Ge motshedi wa molao a ka Godimo go hwetša taelo yeo e tšwago ikgakantšha tsebišo, molato o tla kgorotsheko ya go thibela tšhomišo fetišetšwa Kgorotshekong ya yeo e sego mo molaong ya naga le go Mmasepala gomme a latofatšwa ka humana taelo ya phuhlamišo moo go molato wa bosenyi. Ge go ka hlokegago gore go dirwe bjalo. hwetšwa a le molato, motho yoo a ka

lefišwa faene, a romelwa kgolegong, Mmasepala o tla kgopela gape gore goba ka bobedi.taelo ya go lefela ditshenyegelo (taelo go yo a tshetšego molao ya gore a Ge tshelomolao e ka lobiša maphelo lefele ditshenyegelo tša Mmasepala) goba ya gobatša goba ya senya thoto, e dirwe taelo ya go tšwa go Mmasepala o tla thwala baemedi gore kgorotsheko. ba ye go Kgorotsheko ya Godimo go

hwetša taelo ya kiletšo yeo e tla Badudi ba swanetše go tseba gore thibelago tšhomišo ya naga goba thoto ye nngwe le ye nngwe ya mo moago yeo e sego mo molaong.tikologong ya sekema sa peakanyo ya toropo e nale zounu ya tšhomišo yeo Bjale ka ge re laeditšwe ka ga e rileng yeo e sepedišanago le palo khuetšo ye mpempe ya tšhomišo ya ya tlhabollo le ditaolo tša kitlano. naga yeo e sego mo molaong go

maphelo, polokego, boiketlo, tšhitelo Tše ke ditokelo tša tlhabollo le thoto le pabalelo ka kakaretšo ya badudi ba gomme di huetša boleng bja thoto Tshwane, le go taolo ye botse, yeo. Ka kakaretšo thoto yeo e nago le bokgoni le tsepamo ya ikonomi, ditokelo tša go ka ba senthara ya Mmasepala o tla tšea dikgato kamoka mabenkele e tla ba le boleng bjo tšeo di lego gona tša semolao go bogolwane bja mmarakeng go feta thibela le go fediša tšhomišo yeo e thoto yeo e swanago le yona eupša e sego molaong ya naga.se lefelong la go swana le leo, yeo e nago le ditokelo tša go ba ntlo e tee ya bodulo. Ka ge ditokelo tše di na le boleng, go di fetola go ka ama boleng bja thoto. Go šomiša thoto ka tsela yeo e fapanego le ka fao e beetšwego ka gona goba ka tsela yeo e laoletšwego ke Sekema sa Peakanyo


Phetolelo ka Mirriam Monisi

The Municipality plans to ramp up enforcement following several unsuccessful attempts to curb the illegal use of land by issuing fines or notices.

The Municipality is embarking on new ways to prevent illegal use of land.

Photo: Guli Segatlhe

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Reviewing the past to assess Tshwane's progress

Re lekola paka e e fetileng go lekanyetsa tswelopele ya Tshwane

our people's lives remains at the centre of Moody's, an independent credit-rating the world after New York and Tokyo, with a our development initiatives. institute, has upgraded the City of Tshwane population of more than 2,5 million. The

from a negative to a stable credit rating incorporation will also provide the City of In the 10 years under review, the residents (Aa3). This means that the City can provide Tshwane with opportunities to diversify its of Tshwane will note that the ANC-led more effective, efficient and affordable revenue and economic resource base.government has transferred 12 484 services to its residents in the next financial houses to owners, provided access to year because it can obtain credit at a more The new City of Tshwane has added electricity to 79,2% of its households, competitive rate in the financial market. invaluable resources such as vast tracts of provided access to clean water for 93% of The trade balance of our capital city has vacant land for development, agricultural or households while simultaneously ensuring been positive throughout the period under farming communities and mining the improvement of our water quality to the review. enterprises, and opportunities will be South African National Standard 241 level increased for ecotourism, forestry and of 98,9%. According to data from the Gauteng fishing. The incorporation has also

Department of Finance the highest trade expanded Tshwane's human capital This means we have of the best drinking surplus of about R77,4 billion was recorded resource base, which is crucial because water in the world. We have provided in 2009. This trade surplus has been the ANC remains firm in the belief that numerous other services to the associated with the city's high rate of people are the main drivers of communities of Tshwane since our exporting vehicles, vehicle equipment, development.establishment in 2001. base metals and mineral products. The City is also faced with a few minor

challenges that are not insurmountable and I would like to share some thoughts on the The vehicle manufacturing sector, which that point to the speed of delivery rather economic performance and financial accounts for at least 40% of automotive than the ability to deliver services.health of our capital city, and the prosperity exports, plays an important role in the that emanates from the merger between economic health of the city. Ford South The resolution of challenges regarding the City of Tshwane, the Metsweding Africa has invested R1,65 billion since service delivery is going to occupy the District Municipality and the Nokeng Tsa 2000. Its annual expenditure on non- central focus of the new administration, Taemane and Kungwini Local production items for BEE suppliers who will be guided by a reverberating Municipalities to make up the new City of amounts to R3,5 million; for production theme of "consolidating service delivery, Tshwane. purposes spending is R5,5 million. accelerating job creation and strengthening

the foundations for a new Tshwane, a city One of the central principles of a Over the past decade, the economy of the Recent investments include Ford's of excellence". This uncompromising constitutional democracy is accountability city has enjoyed an above average growth investment of R2,5 billion for the commitment compels us to intensify our and regular report back to citizens. rate compared to the national and Gauteng development of T-6 and Puma engines; efforts to reach higher scales of economic provincial growth rates. The city's economy KLT's (India's) investment of R500 million in growth and job creation so that our people In keeping with this noble constitutional grew by 3,8% in 2010 (using the growth chassis for the T-project; City Lodge can preserve their dignity and security, and principle, the City of Tshwane has recently value add index), and its growth projection group's R400 million for the development of continue to enjoy an excellent quality of life undertaken a 10-year review of its will reach an estimated high of 4,7% in a new hotel in Hatfield; and Nestlé's R320 in our capital city. It's a quality of life that performance, to, among other things, 2014. The city recorded the lowest million for the construction of a noodles and will accommodate all residents in our quest inform the public about the key milestones unemployment levels in Gauteng during the cereal factory. to construct a city that is inclusive, non-that have been achieved and the period under review, with 2008 recording racial and gender-sensitive in character. challenges for the City of Tshwane.an unemployment rate of only 12,4%. The incorporation of the Metsweding

District Municipality and the Nokeng Tsa It's a commitment that we, as the ANC-led This 10-year review also identifies Furthermore, the Auditor-General has given Taemane and Kungwini Local government, hope will be emulated by measures to deal with the challenges that the City of Tshwane an unqualified audit Municipalities into Tshwane improves the municipalities throughout the country.the administration faces. The people of opinion for the financial year 2009/10. This overall economic prospects of the city.Tshwane have been encouraged to go is a vote of confidence in our leadership, * Cllr Kgosientso Ramokgopa is the through the review, assess our which bodes well for continued investment Tshwane is now the largest metropolitan Executive Mayor of Tshwane.performance and make constructive and the improvement of the quality of life of municipality in South Africa comprising an proposals to ensure that an improvement of all residents. area of 6 368 m², and the third largest in

Nngwe ya dipinagare tsa molaotheo wa kgolo e e tlhagisitsweng ke tshwaragano ya sapolase ya dibilione di le R77,4. Sapolase Toropokgolo ya Tshwane e ntšhwa e na le temokerasi ke go nna le boikarebelo le go Toropokgolo ya Tshwane le Mmasepala wa eno ya kgwebisano e golaganngwa le seelo metswedi e e oketsegileng e e jaaka naga e begela baagi ka sengwe le sengwe se se Kgaolo wa Metsweding le wa Nokeng Tsa se se kwa godimo sa thomelontle ya dikoloi, kgolo eo go seng sepe mo go yona, baagi ba diragalang. Go inyalanya le moono ona wa Taemane mmogo le wa Mmasepala wa ditlabakelo tsa dikoloi, tshipi le dikuno tsa ba balemirui le dikgwebo tsa dimmaene. Go molaotheo, Toropokgolo ya Tshwane e nnile Selegae wa Kungwini e e dirileng gore go nne dimenerale . tla nna le koketsego ya ditšhono tsa bojanala le nako ya go leba kwa morago go lekola tiro le Toropokgolo ya Tshwane e ntšhwa. le bodirelotlhapi. Tshwaragano eno e tlhodile e e dirilweng gore go tle go lemosiwe baagi Lephata la tlhagiso ya dikoloi, le le rweleng motswedi wa badiri o o botlhokwa gonne ANC ka ga tseo Toropokgolo ya Tshwane e Ngwagasome o o fetileng toropokgolo ya maikarabelo a thomelontle ya dikoloi ya 40%, e dumela fa batho e le bona ba ba kgonneng go di fitlhelela le go tlhalosetsa Tshwane e itemogetse kgolo fa e bapisiwa le le nnile le seabe se se botlhokwa sa go maatlafatsang kgolo.baagi ka ga dikgwetlho tse di leng teng. kgolo e e bonweng ke puso ya bosetšhaba le bontsha botsitso ba ikonomi ya toropo. Ford

ya Porofense ya Gauteng. Mo ngwageng wa ya Aforikaborwa e beeleditse dibilione di le Toropo e lebagane le dikgwetlho di se kae tse Paka e e lekolwang ya dingwaga di le 10 e 2010 re bone kgolo ya ikonomi ka 3,8% (go R1,65 go simolola ka ngwaga wa 2000. Madi di ka kgonang go rarabololwa e bile go kgonne go bontsha gore ke dikgato dife tse di ya ka tshupane e e supang kgolo ya boleng ) a a dirisiwang ka ngwaga a a lebisitsweng mo bonagala fa go le tlhokego ya potlakiso ya ka kgonang go rarabolola dikgwetlho tse di kgolo e e bonelwang pele e tla fitlha go 4,7% tlhagisong ya dilwana tse di rebolelwang BEE thebolo ya ditirelo. lebaganeng le botsamaisi jono. Baagi ba ka ngwaga wa 2014. ke a boleng ba dimilione di le R3,5 mme mo Tharabololo ya dikgwetlho tse di amanang le Toropokgolo ya Tshwane ba rotloediwa go lekaleng la tlhagiso go dirisiwa dimilione di le thebolelo ya ditirelo e tla nna ntlha e e nna le sebaka sa go lekola paka eno, ba bone E bile, Morunikakaretso o tlhagisitse tshwaelo R5,5. botlhokwa e botsamaisi jo bo ntšhwa bo tla e go re re dirile go le kae le go dira ditshitshinyo e e lolameng mo pegelong ya ngwaga wa elang tlhoko, ka ba tla bo ba kaelwa ke tse di maleba tse di tla netefatsang fa ditšhelete wa 2009/10. Seno se bontsha Dipeeletso tse di leng gone gajaana di modumo o o utlwalang o o ka ga potlakiso ya tlhabololo ya matshelo a batho ba rona e le maitemogelo mo boetapeleng jo bo akaretsa dipeeletso tsa Ford tsa dibilione di le thebolelo ya ditirelo, go potlakisa tlholego ya sengwe se se botlhokwa se se bontshang go inyalanyang le tsweletso ya peeletso le R2,5 go tlhabolola T-6 le dienjene tsa Puma; ditiro le go atolosa motheo wa Toropokgolo ya nna le dikgatlhegelo mo tsweletsong ya tlhabololo ya boleng jwa matshelo a baagi peeletso ya KLT(ke ya India) ya dimilione di le Tshwane e ntšhwa, e e leng toropo ya setšhaba. botlhe. R500 tsa porojeke ya T; Setheo sa City Lodge maatlametlo.

se dirile peeletso ya dimilione di le R400 go Paka ya dingwaga di le lesome, e e lekolwang Setheo sa Moody se se ikemetseng se se tlhabolola hotele e ntšhwa ya kwa Hatfield; Boitlamo bono jo re bo dirileng re sa okaoke gajaana, e tla lemosa Baagi ba Toropokgolo elang boleng ba sekoloto, se godisitse Nestlé e dirile peeletso ya dimilione di le R320 bo re gwetlha go maatlafatsa matsapa a rona ya Tshwane fa puso e e ka fa tlase ga maemo a Toropokgolo ya Tshwane go tloga go aga madirelo a a tlhagisang makaroni a go fithelela kgolo e kgologadi ya ikonomi le boetapele ba ANC e kgonne go fetisetsa go seelo sa sekoloto se se neng se sa (noodles) le disirele. tlhamo ya ditiro go somarela seriti, serodumo matlo a le 12 484 go beng, ya tlamela malapa itumedise go ya go maemo a a tsepameng a Tshwaragano ya Tshwane le Mmasepala wa le tshireletsego ya baagi gore ba tswelele ka a 79,2% ka motlakase, le go tlamela malapa a (Aa3). Seno se kaya fa Toropokgolo e ka Sedika wa Metsweding le wa Nokeng tsa botshelo jo bo tokafetseng mo motsemošate. 93% ka metsi, fa e bile ka yona paka eo re kgona go tlamela baagi ka ditirelo tsa nnete Taemane mmogo le Mmasepala wa Selegae Ke botshelo jo bo boleng ba go akaretsa kgonneng go tlhabolola boleng jwa metsi go ka nako ntle le go dirisa madi a le mantsi mo wa Kungwini e tlhabolotse tsepamo ya baagi botlhe mo tlhologelong ya rona ya go nna jo bo tsamaelanang le Maemo a Seelo sa ngwageng o o latelang ditšhelete gonne ikonomi ya toropo. aga toropo e e akaretsang botlhe, e e sa Bosetšhaba sa Aforikaborwa. toropo e ka kgona go bona sekoloto ka direiti gobeleleng ka mmala e bile e le masisi mo tse

tsa kwa tlase mo mmarakeng wa kadimo ya Tshwane ke toropokgolo e kgologadi mo di amanang le bong. Ano ke maitlamo a rona, Seno se kaya fa re nwa metsi a a botoka go ditšhelete. Aforikaborwa e na le naga ya bogolo ba 6 368 jaaka re le puso e e eteletsweng pele ke ANC, gaisa lefatshe ka bophara. Re kgonne go m², mme ke toropokgolo e e kgologadi ya re na le tsholofelo ya gore se se diragalang rebolela baagi ba Toropokgolo ya Tshwane Paka e e lekolwang gajaana, e bontshitse boraro lefatshe ka bophara e latela New York kwano se tla elediwa ke bommasepala ba ditirelo dingwe tse di mmalwa go simolola ka matshwao a a kgotsofatsang a tekano ya le Tokyo, ke toropokgolo e e nang le morafe naga ka bophara.ngwaga wa 2001 ka nako e go neng go kgwebisano. wa palo e e kwa godimo ga dimilione di le 2,5. Tlhomiwa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane. Tshwaragano ya bommasepala e neela * Cllr Kgosientso Ramokgopa ke Ke rata go le itsise ka tsela eo ikonomi e Go ya ka tshedimosetso e e tswang go Toropokgolo ya Tshwane tšhono ya go dirisa Mmeyaramogolo wa Toropokgolo ya dirang ka gone le go le itsise ka ga maemo a Lefapha la Gauteng la Matlotlo, ka ngwaga lotseno la yona ka ditsela tse di farologaneng Tshwane a edileng a matlotlo a motsemošate, le ka ga wa 2009 re bone kgolo e e gaisang ya le go bona motheo wa motswedi wa ikonomi.

Kgosientso Ramokgopa

Phetolelo ka Angelina Boikhutso

Executive Mayor, Cllr Kgosientso Ramokgopa



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Bad attitudes can lead to crashes and nasty • Allow at least a two-second space confrontations. Aggressive drivers can cut you between your car and the car ahead. off, make unsafe lane changes, speed, follow Drivers might get angry when they are too closely, run red lights, and disobey traffic followed too closely. If you feel you signs and signals. The blaring of a horn, angry are being followed too closely, signal voices shouting and rude hand gestures can and pull over when safe to do so, be added to these. allowing the other driver to pass.

All of these driving patterns can lead to road • Use your horn rarely, if ever. rage or the kind of highway madness that has drivers engaging in physical fights or using • Keep your hands on the wheel and their vehicles to ram other drivers, sometimes avoid making any gestures that might forcing them off the road. anger another driver. These include

"harmless" expressions of irritation like shaking your head. How to avoid aggressive driving

• If another driver is acting angry, don't When you find yourself in a stressful driving make eye contact. environment or when your mood makes you irritable and impatient, calm down, take a • Give angry drivers lots of room. If deep breath and relax. An aggressive state of another driver tries to pick a fight, put mind will come through in your driving as much distance between you as behaviour and affect your safety and the possible. And remember, "it takes two safety of others. to tango". One angry driver can't start

a fight unless another driver is willing Be courteous, content and considerate. to join in. Accept the fact that you're bound to meet all sorts of different drivers on the road. Advice provided by the Road Accident

Fund [www.raf.co.za].Don't take things personally. Try to follow some simple courteous driving practices:

• When you merge, make sure you have plenty of room. Always use your turn signal to show your intentions before making a move. If someone cuts you off, slow down and give them room to merge into your lane.

• If you are in the right-hand lane and someone wants to pass, move over and let them by.

Staff Reporter

AVOID ROAD RAGE AND BE SAFE

Phepha, gwema ulaka

lwasemgwaqeni

Photo: www.mystressrelief.com

Aggressive driving is often demonstrated by drivers who

take their anger, resentment and frustration with them

behind the wheel. Ukushayela ngochuku kuvamise ukukhonjiswa abashayeli

abashayela bethukuthele, benenzondo futhi bekhathazekile.

Lokhu kuziphatha kungaholela ekushayisaneni kwezimoto

kanye nasekubambaneni ngezihluthu. Abashayeli abashayela

ngendluzula bangangena ngaphambi kwakho, benze

kungaphephi ukushintsha imigudu, bashayele ngesivinini

esikhulu, bakujoje eduze kakhulu, bashaye abarobhothi noma

bashaye indiva izimpawu zomgwaqo. Leso simo esingesihle

sinenezelwa nawukushaya ihutha, impi yamazwi kanye

nezimpawu zezandla ezithukayo.

Zonke lezi zindlela zokushayela zingaholela kungxabano

yasemgwaqeni noma uhlobo lwezingxabano zasemgwaqeni

ezenza abashayeli babambane ngezandla noma basebenzise

izimoto zabo ukushayisa abanye abashayeli, kwesinye isikhathi

babaphushele ngaphandle komgwaqo.

Izindlela zokugwema ukushayela ngendluzula

Uma uzithola endaweni yokushayela ekufaka ingcindezi noma

uma uzizwa udineka futhi ungakwazi ukubekezela, yehlisa

umoya, donsa umoya bese uyakhululeka. Isimo somqondo

onendluzula sibonakala ezenzweni zakho zokushayela futhi

sinomthelela ekuphepheni kwakho kanye nabanye. Qaphela,

yiba nentokozo futhi cabangela abanye. Yamukela ukuthi

uzohlangana nalo lonke uhlobo lwabashayeli emgwaqeni.

Ungathathi izinto ngenhliziyo. Zama ukulandela izindlela ezilula

zokushayela ngokuqaphela :

• Uma ungena komunye umgudu, yenza isiqiniseko

sokuthi kunesikhala esanele. Ngaphambi kokungena,

sebenzisa izimpawu zokujika ukukhombisa izinhloso

zakho . Uma umuntu engena ngaphambi kwakho,

yehlisa isivinini futhi umnikeze isikhala sokuthi angene

kumgudu ohamba ngawo.

• Uma ukumgudu osesandleni sokudla futhi kukhona

ofuna ukudlula, gudlukela komunye umgudu umdedele

adlule.

• Shiya okungenani isikhala semizuzwana emibili phakathi

kwakho nemoto engaphambi kwakho. Abashayeli

kungenzeka bathukuthele uma bejojwa eduze kakhulu.

Uma ubona sengathi ujojwa eduze kakhulu, khombisa

ngezimpawu ukuthi ufuna ukuma bese uyama uma

kuphephile ukwenza njalo, udedele omunye umshayeli

adlule.

• Ungayisebenzisi njalo ihutha yakho, uma kwenzeka

uyisebenzisa.

• Sebenzisa izandla zakho ekushayeleni futhi gwema

ukwenza izimpawu okungenzeka zithukuthelise omunye

umshaye l i . Lokhu kubandakanya iz impawu

zokuthukuthela “ezingathi shu” njengokunikina ikhanda.

• Uma omunye umshayeli enza ngendlela ekhombisa

ukudinwa, ungambheki nakumbheka.

• Shiya isikhala esikhulu phakathi kwakho nabashayeli

abathukuthele. Uma omunye umshayeli ezama ukuqala

impi, shiya isikhala esikhulu phakathi kwenu. Khumbula,

“Lokhu ngeke kwenzeke ngaphadle kwabantu ababili”.

Umshayeli oyedwa ngeke aqale impi ngaphandle uma

omunye umshayeli enesifiso sokuyingena.

Iseluleko sihlinzekwe yiSikwama Sezingozi Zomgwaqo

[www.raf.co.za].


Ihunyushwe nguGoodman Biyela

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Understanding local government – Part 3

Ku twisisa mfumo wa miganga

– Xiphemu xa 3

The structures of municipalities Council committees

The structures of municipalities are set Most councils have a number of council out in the Municipal Structures Act. In committees that specialise in specific each province the MEC for Local areas. The councillors in these Government decides what types of committees dedicate time to specific structures will be used by the different issues. Committees make councils. recommendations to council and save

the council from having to deal with all All municipalities consist of: matters in detail. Committees do not

make final decisions, since most A municipal council decisions need approval by council as a

whole. There are three types of A municipal council is composed of the committees:councillors (either representatives of a party or independent representatives) • Portfolio committees are the most who are democratically elected by common and usually have the same registered voters within the names as the different departments municipality's jurisdiction. A municipal in the municipality, eg health council is responsible for all the committee, planning committee, decisions of a municipality and its finance committee.meetings are chaired by a speaker.

• Section 80 committees are usually Municipal administration permanent committees that

specialise in one area of work and The municipal administration delivers sometimes are given the right to municipal services to local residents make decisions over small issues. and is headed by a city manager. Section 80 committees also advise

executive committees on policy Mayors and executives matters and make

recommendations to council. There are different types of mayors, executives and committees. Most

• Section 79 committees are usually municipalities in South Africa have an

temporary and appointed by the executive mayor. The executive mayor

executive committee as needed. is elected by the full council. He or she

They are usually set up to may appoint a mayoral committee that

investigate a particular issue and will assist in making decisions,

do not have any decision-making proposals and plans that have to be

powers. Just like Section 80 approved by council. The mayoral

committees they can make committee may not consist of more

recommendations to council. Once than ten people or more than 20% of

they complete their task, Section 79 the sitting councillors. The council may

committees are usually disbanded. delegate any executive powers to the

Outside experts as well as executive mayor. An executive mayor is

councillors can be included on almost like the president at local level

Section 79 committees.and a mayoral committee is almost like the cabinet. When a municipality has an

To be continued in the next editionexecutive mayor they should still elect a

Source: www.eu.org.zaspeaker to act as the chairperson of council meetings.

Swivumbeko swa timasipala Tikomiti ta huvoTihuvo to tala ti na tikomiti to

Swivumbeko swa timasipala swi hlayanyana leti langutisaka eka kombisiwile eka Nawu wa tindhawu to hlawuleka. Swivumbeko swa Masipala. Eka Tikhanselara eka tikomiti leti ti xifundzhankulu xin'wana na nyiketa nkarhi eka timhaka to karhi. xin'wana MEC wa Mfumo wa Tikomiti ti endla swibumabumelo Miganga u boha tinxaka ta eka huvo na ku pfuna huvo ku va yi swivumbeko leswi nga ta tirhisiwa hi nga langutani na timhaka hinkwato tihuvo. hi vuenti. Tikomiti a ti endli swiboho

swo hetelela, tanihi leswi swiboho Timasipala hinkwato ti endliwa swo tala swi lavaka ku pasisiwa hi hi: huvo hinkwayo. Ku na tinxaka

tinharhu ta tikomiti: Huvo ya masipala

• Tikomiti ta photifoliyo i to Huvo ya masipala yi endliwa hi toloveleka naswona ti tala ku va tikhanselara (hambi i vayimeri va na mavito yo fana na tindzawulo vandla kumbe i vayimeri lava to hambana eka masipala, xik. tiyimelaka hi voxe) lava nga Komiti ya rihanyo, komiti ya hlawuriwa hi xidemokirasi hi vavhoti vupulani, komiti ya swa timali.lava va titsariseleke eka ndhawu ya vulawuri bya masipala. Huvo ya

• Tikomiti ta Xiyenge xa 80 hi masipala yi na vutihlamuleri bya ntolovelo i tikomiti ta nkarhi swiboho hinkwaswo swa masipala hinkwawo leti langutisaka eka naswona tinhlengeletano ta yona ti xiphemu xin'we xa ntirho fambisiwa hi xipikara.naswona minkarhi yin'wana ti nyikiwa mfanelo yo teka swiboho Vulawuri bya masipalaeka timhaka letintsongo. Tikomiti ta Xiyenge xa 80 ti tlhela ti Vulawuri bya masipala byi nyika tsundzuxa tikomitinkulu hi vukorhokeri bya masipala eka vaaki timhaka ta pholisi na ku endla va muganga naswona byi swibumabumelo eka huvo.fambisiwa hi mufambisi wa doroba.

Vameyara kumbe vameyarankulu • Tikomiti ta Xiyenge xa 79 hi ntolovelo i tikomiti ta

Ku na tinxaka to hambana ta nkarhinyana naswona ti thoriwile vameyara, vameyarankulu na hi komitinkulu hilaha ti lavekaka tikomiti. Timasipala to tala eAfrika- hakona. Ti tala ku va ti endleriwe Dzonga ti na meyarankulu. ku lavisisa mhaka yo karhi Meyarankulu u hlawuriwile huvo naswona a ti na matimba yo hinkwayo. Yena a nga ha thola teka swiboho. Ku fana na komiti ya meyara leyi nga ta pfuna tikomiti ta Xiyenge xa 80 ti nga eku endleni ka swiboho, makungu ha endla swibumbumelo eka na tipulani leti faneleke ku pasisiwa huvo. Loko se va hetile ntirho wa hi huvo. Komiti ya meyara yi nge vona, hi ntolovelo tikomiti ta endliwi hi vanhu vo tlula khume Xiyenge xa 79 ta hangalasiwa. kumbe ku tlula 20% ya tikhanselara Vativinkulu va le handle xikan'we ta huvo. Huvo yi nga ha nyika na tikhanselara va nga ha meyarankulu matimba yo tiyisisa ku katsiwa eka tikomiti ta Xiyenge landzeleriwa ka milawu. xa 79.

Meyarankulu u fananyana na Ri ta yisiwa emahlweni eka presidente eka xiyenge xa nkandziyiso lowu taka.)muganga naswona komiti ya ihlovo www.etu.org.zameyara yi fananyana na khabinete. Loko masipala wu ri na meyarankulu wa ha fanele ku tlhela wu hlawula xipikara ku tirha tanihi mutshamaxitulu wa tinhlengeletano ta huvo.

This is the third article in a five-part series on the

different aspects of local government and the

mechanisms for participation and consultation that

residents and organisations can use.Lexi i xiphemu xa tsalwa ra vunharhu ra

minongonoko ya ntlhanu eka timhaka to hambana ta

mfumo wa miganga na tindlela ta matirhelo yo

nghenelela na ku tihlanganisa leti vaaki na

minhlangano va nga ti tirhisaka.

The Municipality’s administration delivers services such as housing.


Tinyiko C. Manyange


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Integrated development planning of local

government – Part 3

Peakanyo ya tlhabollo yeo e kopantšwego ya

mmušo selegae – Karolo 3

PHASE 3: PROJECTS unorganised groups, eg gender activists

During this phase the municipality • human resources practitioners or works on the design and content of advisors; andprojects identified during Phase 2. • community representatives Clear details for each project have to (eg RDP Forum members).be worked out in terms of the following: The purposes of the forum are as

follows: • Who is going to benefit from the

project? • Provide an opportunity for • How much is it going to cost? stakeholders to represent the • How is this project going to be interests of their constituencies.

funded? • Provide a structure for discussion, • How long will it take to complete? negotiations and joint decision • Who is going to manage the making.

project? • Ensure proper communication between all stakeholders and the

Clear targets must be set and municipality. indicators worked out to measure the • Monitor the planning and performance and impact of individual implementation process.projects.

A code of conduct should be drawn up PHASE 4: INTEGRATION for the IDP Representative Forum that

provides details on – Once all projects have been identified, the municipality has to check again • meetings – frequency and that they contribute to meeting the attendance; objectives outlined in Phase 2. These • agenda, facilitation and recording projects will provide an overall picture of proceedings; of the development plans. • roles of various stakeholders as All the development plans must now representatives of their be integrated. The municipality should constituencies; also have overall strategies for issues • giving feedback to constituencies; like dealing with AIDS, poverty • required majority for decisions to alleviation and disaster management. be taken; and These strategies should be integrated • resolution of disputes.with the overall IDP.

The council must also approve a PHASE 5: APPROVAL strategy for public participation. The

strategy must clarify issues such as –The IDP is presented to the council for consideration and adoption. The • the roles of the different council may adopt a draft for public stakeholders during the comment before approving the final participation process; IDP. • ways to encourage the

participation of unorganised 5. THE IDP AND PUBLIC groups; PARTICIPATION • methods to ensure participation

during the different phases of The Department of Cooperative planning; Governance and Traditional Affairs • time frames for public and proposes that an IDP Representative stakeholder response, input and Forum be established to encourage comment; the participation of communities and • ways to disseminate information; other stakeholders. and

• means to collect information on The forum may include – community needs.

• members of the executive To be continued in the next edition.committee of the council; Source: www.etu.org.za

• councillors, including district councillors;

• traditional leaders; • ward committee representatives; • heads of departments and senior

officials of municipal and government departments;

• representatives of organised stakeholder groups;

• people who fight for the rights of

KGATO 3: DIPROTŠEKE mmasepala le tša mmušo; Mo sebakeng sa kgato ye mmasepala • baemedi ba go tšwa dihlopheng o šoma ka moakanyetšo le diteng tša tšeo di rulagantšwego tša diprotšeke tšeo di hlaotšwego bengseabe; sebakeng sa kgato 2. • batho ba go lwela ditokelo tša Dintlha ka botlalo tšeo di hlakilego tša dihlopha tšeo di rulagantšwego, protšeke ye nngwe le ye nngwe di mohlala, balwela-ditokelo tša bong swanetše go ahlaahlwa go ya ka tšeo • bašoma-ka-methopo ya bašomi di latelago: goba baeletši; le

• baemedi ba setšhaba (mohlala, • Ke mang yoo a tlogo go holega go maloko a Foramo ya RDP).

tšwa protšekeng ye? • Ditshenyegelo tša yona ke bokae? Merero ya foramo e ka tsela yeo e • Na protšeke e tlo hwetša bjang latelago:

tšhelete ya sekhwama? • E tlo tšea sebaka se se kaakang go • Go fa bengseabe sebaka sa go

fela? hlagiša dikganyogo tša makalatirelo • Ke mang yoo a tlogo go laola a tšona.

protšeke ye? • Go fana ka popego ya dipoledišano, ditherišano le tšeophetho yeo e

Go swanetše go bewa ditebanyo tša go hlakanetšwego. hlaka gomme go bewe ditšhupo tša go • Go netefatša dikgokaganyo tša lekanyetša phethotiro le khuetšo ya maleba magareng ga bengseabe ka protšeke ye nngwe le ye nngwe ka moka le mmasepala. boyona. • Go lekodišiša peakanyo le

tshepetšo ya phethagatšo.KGATO 4: KOPANTŠHO

Go swanetše go thalwa molao wa Ge diprotšeke ka moka di se no maitshwaro wa Foramo ya Baemedi ba lemogwa, mmasepala o swanetše go IDP wo o nago le dintlha ka botlalo ka lekola gape ge eba di na le thušo mo ga tšeo di latelago – go fihleleleng tebo yeo e laeditšwego ka go Kgato 2. Diprotšeke tše di tlo • dikopano – go ba gona fana ka seswantšho ka botlalo sa kgafetšakgafetša le go tla maano a tlhabollo. dikopanong;

• lenaneothero, tshepedišo le go Maano ka moka a tlhabollo a swanetše rekhotwa ga ditshepetšo; gore bjale a kopantšhwe. Mmasepala o • mešomo ya bengseabe bjalo ka swanetše go ba gape le maano- baemedi ba makalatirelo a bona; phethagatšo ka kakaretšo a ditaba tše • go fa pego go makalatirelo; bjalo ka HIV/Aids, phokotšo ya • palo yeo e nyakegago ya batho mohlako le taolo ya dikotsi. gore go tšewe sephetho; le

• tharollo ya dikgakgano.Maano-phethagatšo a a swanetše go kopantšhwa le IDP ka kakaretšo. Khansele e swanetše go dumelela

gape le leano-phethagatšo la KGATO 5: TUMELELO kgathotema ya setšhaba. Leano-

phethagatšo le swanetše go hlaloša ka IDP e hlagišwa go khansele gore e e go hlaka ditaba tše bjalo ka – sekaseke le go e amogela. Khansele e ka dumelela seakanywa gore se • mešomo ya bengseabe ba go swayaswaye ke setšhaba pele IDP ya fapana lebakeng la tshepetšo ya mafelelo e ka dumelelwa. kgathotema;

• ditsela tša go hlohleletša dihlopha 5. IDP LE KGATHOTEMA YA tšeo di sa rulaganywago go kgatha SETŠHBA tema; Kgoro ya Pušo ya Thekgo le Merero ya • mekgwa yeo e tla netefatšago gore Ditšo e šišinya gore go hlongwe batho ba kgatha tema ka dikgatong Foramo ya Kemedi ya IDP yeo e tla tša go fapana tša peakanyetšo; hlohleletšago ditšhaba le bengseabe • dinako tšeo di beilwego tša go ba bangwe go kgatha tema. hwetša dikarabo, dikakanyo le

ditshwaotshwao tša setšhaba le Foramo ye e swanetše go akaretša bao bengseabe; ba latelago – • ditsela tša go fetiša tshedimošo; le

• mekgwa yeo e ka šomišwago go • maloko a komiti phethiši ya kgoboketša tshedimošo ka ga

khansele; dihlokwa tša setšhaba.• bakhanselara, go akaretšwa le

bakhanselara ba dilete; Re tla tšwela pele ka kgatišong yeo e • baetapele ba setšo; latelago. Mothopo: www.etu.org.za• baemedi ba dikomiti tša diwate; • dihlogo tša dikgoro le baofisiri ba ka

godimo ba go tšwa dikgorong tša

Phetolelo ka Mirriam Monisi

This is the third article in a five-part series that

explains the importance of the Integrated

Development Plan (IDP) of municipalities and what

role you can play as a responsible resident.

Se ke setsopolwa sa bobedi sa tatelano ya dikarolo

tše tlhano tšeo di hlalošago bohlokwa bja Peakanyo

ya Tlhabollo ye e Kopantšwego (IDP) ya mebasepala

le karolo yeo o ka e tšeago bjalo ka modudi wa go ba

le maikarabelo.


TSHWANE UPDATE10

News

Expert tips to prepare for examsStaff Reporter

Final exam time can often be stressful and nerve- readings, try combining everything and learning wrecking. Although some stress can actually be a the larger, main concepts first.positive motivator, being too nervous or tense can • When studying, try to set yourself questions that be problematic, especially if it interferes with your could possibly be asked in the test. Try test-taking performance. integrating ideas from lectures, notes, books and

other readings.With final exams around the corner, it is time to • If it is impossible for you to cover all of the focus on what you can do to get yourself through material for the test, choose one portion that you this demanding time. know you will be able to cover and present well.

Here is some advice to help make the year-end Change your attitudeexams less stressful:

It can help to change the way you think about taking Deal with your anxiety tests. A test will not predict your future success or

determine your self-worth. Changing your attitude Try to determine the source of your test anxiety. If it can actually help you enjoy studying and learning. • Maintain proper nutrition and exercise, and stems from a lack of preparation on your part, your Here are some suggestions you can work on to continue some of your social or recreational anxiety is considered a rational response. However, change your attitude: activities. It is alright to take a break once in a if you believe that you are prepared for the test, but while.are still panicking or overreacting, this may be an • Remind yourself that it is only a test and there • Make sure you get plenty of sleep. You cannot irrational response. Either way, it can be helpful to will be others. Reward yourself when the test is function at your best if you are tired.know how to work with their effects. over. • Do something relaxing when you feel adequately

• Think of yourself in a positive way. Think of all prepared.Prepare for those tests and assignments the hard work you have done already or think of

what you do know. Also try to do something relaxing before the test. Preparing is the best way to minimise anxiety. • Plan ways to improve next semester. Cramming notes can make you anxious. Get to the Here are a few tips for preparing for an exam: test early. In this way, you can pick out your seat

Do not forget the basics away from anxiety-ridden classmates and other • Avoid cramming for a test. Cramming can distractions. Now you are ready to take the test …

produce high levels of anxiety and is not helpful Do not forget about yourself and what you need. Good luck!in trying to learn a large amount of material. This means thinking of you as a total person, not

• Instead of trying to memorise all of the intricate just as a test taker. Source: www.albany.edu.comdetails from an entire semester's notes and

All you need to know about becoming a traffic officer Staff Reporter

1. Why is the career of a traffic and Administrative Adjudication of Road measuring apparatus, summons books, • No criminal record officer so important? Traffic Offences Act. They control traffic, infringement notices etc. • Code B driving licence (manual

inspect vehicles for roadworthiness, Traffic officers enforce road rules to transmission) and enforce the rules of the road and ensure that all road users, including 5. What are the advantages and • Medical certificate certifying fitness the observance of traffic signs.pedestrians, use the road in an orderly drawbacks of this career? to perform strenuous work

and safe manner. The main purpose of The advantages are working with • 35 years of age or younger

traffic officers is to ensure the safe and 3. What is the work environment people and helping them to obey traffic free flow of traffic to prevent road like? rules, and assisting to reduce the

8. What about training to be a traffic accidents and deaths.Provincial inspectors and traffic officers number of road accidents and thus

officer?spend most of their working hours saving lives.

Once you are employed as a traffic 2. What does this career involve? outdoors on the road. They do patrol The drawbacks are that members of the officer or traffic trainee you will be sent duty mainly in motorcars, but also on A distinction is made between provincial public often aim their displeasure with to one of the 12 traffic colleges motorcycles and on foot. Some time is traffic officers and municipal traffic being reprimanded at traffic officers, approved by the Minister of Transport. spent in courtrooms and in offices doing officers. Provincial traffic officers therefore traffic officers have to have a Currently, only traffic colleges and administrative duties. perform their duties within the lot of patience and display good metro police academies may train traffic

boundaries of provinces and municipal judgement whenever they deal with the officers in South Africa.traffic officers perform their duties within 4. What instruments, tools or public. Another disadvantage is that the boundaries of municipalities. materials does a traffic officer work they have to work during holidays and

9. What is the difference between a Provincial traffic officers are also known with? weekends and in all weather conditions.metro police officer and a traffic as provincial inspectors. They enforce

Speed-measuring apparatus, alcohol officer?compliance with the National Road

test apparatus, measuring tapes, mass-Traffic Act, National Land Transport Act Metro police officers are trained as 6. How do I become a traffic officer?

traffic officers and to perform some of You first need to be employed by the the functions of police officers. Before provincial or local government or a you can become a metro police officer government agency such as the Road you must be trained and registered as a Traffic Management Corporation or the traffic officer. In addition to all their Cross Border Road Transport Agency. duties as traffic officers, metro police Vacant posts are advertised in the officers also focus on crime prevention media by these authorities. You must and the enforcement of municipal by-therefore check your local and national laws.newspapers regularly.

You may also contact any local or 10. Can I still train on my own as a provincial authority directly to enquire traffic officer even if I am not whether vacancies exist and when employed?posts will be advertised.No, but you can study courses related to traffic management at various FET 7. What are the minimum colleges or universities. Qualifications requirements to become a traffic such as these could give you an officer?advantage when you apply for a post as

• South African citizenship a traffic officer.• Grade 12 or equivalent Source: Arrivealive.co.za



Traffic officers also patrol on horseback.

TSHWANE UPDATE 11

Discover Nokeng (Region 5) and Kungwini The Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum is Africa, were all cut from the Cullinan the only ancient rock paintings open to the (Region 7), the multi-facetted jewels of one of two agricultural museums in South Diamond itself. public in Gauteng, magnificent views over Tshwane, where the country's largest Africa and the only one in Gauteng. It the Wilge River, 33 game species (over 2 diamond was discovered and the world's appeals to lovers of farming, agriculture, Today, the giant open pit mine at Cullinan is 400 animals), 300 bird species, an third biggest Buddhist temple is situated. farm animals, history and culture and four times larger than the famous Big Hole explosion of flora, grasslands and wetlands.

consists of two furnished homesteads, one of Kimberley! The Cullinan Mine is still fully The areas are known for their abundant built in 1880 and the other in 1913, and a operational, and in fact still produces 25% Several historical sites can be experienced wildlife, lush vegetation, diverse cultures, farmyard exhibition centre with agricultural of the world's gem-quality diamonds. The on foot, on a mountain bike, on horseback, fascinating history, lively township tourism implements, vintage tractors, horse-drawn Cullinan Mine conducts public tours of both pulled in a horse-drawn carriage, or on a and modern conferencing facilities. The wagons and a recreation of a Ndebele the surface and underground operations. six-wheel game drive vehicle with or without region encompasses the towns of Cullinan, dwelling. Activities include demonstrations For more information, call 012 305 2911 or experienced guides. For more information, Bronkhorstspruit and Rayton. on machines, interaction with farm animals, 082 957 6185. call 013 680 1399.

guided tours and educational programmes, The many game reserves and nature and facilities include a restaurant, mampoer Sizanani Cultural Village Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserveconservation areas, which include the sales, picnic and braai areas. The museum The Ndebele culture is experienced at Situated about 90 km from the centre of Dinokeng "Big Five" Game Reserve, owe hosts the Mampoer Festival, the Prickly Sizanani Village. It is a retreat for those who Johannesburg, Bronkhorstspruit Nature their lushness to the several rivers that Pear Festival and an Agricultural Museum wish to re-energise their spirits. Activities Reserve lies on the southern edge of a meander through the area. The region's Show every year. For more information, include themed evenings, nature walks and large dam named after the town grasslands and dams also offer please contact 012 736 2035. labyrinth meditation. Accommodation immediately north-east of it. opportunities for nature appreciation, includes single Ndebele rondavels and birdwatching, hiking and water sport. Nan Hua Buddhist Temple thatched bungalows with swimming pools, The reserve is known for its waterbirds, and

braai areas, a restaurant and bar. The birders head out this way to watch some of Against its backdrop of natural beauty, there conference centre can accommodate up to the over 200 species of birds, and, in is a deliciously diverse melting pot of history 400 guests making it the perfect place for particular, the pink-billed lark, which avid and culture. Setswana, Sepedi, isiNdebele, corporate functions with facilities for team birders rate as a luck sight should you Afrikaans and Xitsonga-speaking people building and workshops. Call 013 932 2762 manage to catch a glimpse. have all left their footprints in the sands of for more information.the district and are still carrying on their The dam is a major drawcard for anglers, proud traditions. Loopspruit Wineries especially for the bass that lurk in the thick

120 km from Johannesburg and 85 km from grass that lines the banks of the Join a township tour and enjoy the uniquely the city centre is Loopspruit Wineries. The Bronkhorstspruit Dam. There are a couple South African cultural experience of winery produces a variety of wines including of resorts around the dam that provide traditional dances. Find out about life in a white, red, sparkling and fortified wines, as those disinterested in fishing with swimming

The Nan Hua Buddhist Temple is the largest shack (mkhukhu), consult a sangoma, buy well as grape juices, mampoer and witblits. pools, restaurants and a place to camp, and Buddhist temple in the southern local arts and crafts and enjoy traditional Activities include wine tasting and cellar the Transvaal Catamaran Club is a popular hemisphere, the third largest in the world cuisine at a shebeen. tours. Loopspruit Wineries also provide haunt for windsurfers. and the only one in Africa. Its superb facilities for weddings and functions. There architecture, sculptures and interior design The Nokeng and Kungwini regions are is a restaurant on site and picnic baskets, Roodeplaat Dam and Nature Reserveincorporating both Eastern and African great value destinations, with a variety of braai facilities and cooked meals are Located about 22 km north-east of the city styles are magnificent. The temple reasonably priced places to stay and to host available on request. Call 013 930 7024 for centre, the Roodeplaat Dam was originally welcomes people of all religions and conferences. The superb facilities include more information. called the Pienaarsrivierdam when it was cultures to meditate and relax. The Nan hotels, game lodges, guesthouses and constructed in 1956 to supply the Hua Buddhist Temple plays host to the rustic self-catering camps, all offering a Ezemvelo Nature Reserve surrounding landowners with water. Chinese New Year, Festival of Lights and warm welcome and great value for money. The Ezemvelo Nature Reserve is a well- Peace and Dharma celebratory festivals. kept secret and a real surprise find. When visiting the Roodeplaat Nature Conference facilities are also available. For Some of the main attractions in these Reserve visitors can expect to see a variety more information, call 013 935 1404.regions are the following: of wildlife including Burchell's zebra, kudu, waterbuck, warthog, impala, blue Cullinan Diamond MineWillem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum wildebeest, common duiker, steenbok and The small mining village of Cullinan gained black-backed jackal. world-wide attention with the discovery on 25 June 1905 of an incredible 3 108 carat Over 170 species of birds have been stone, dubbed the Cullinan Diamond, the recorded in the Roodeplaat Reserve, the largest uncut diamond ever found. Over the most interesting of which include the grey years more that 120 million carats have lourie, woodland hoopoe, white-breasted been mined here. cormorant, crested barbet and red bishop.

It is located only an hour's drive from the The famous 755 carat Golden Jubilee, the OR Tambo International Airport and less 600 carat Centenary, and the 530 carat than 45 minutes from Tshwane, has Great Star of Africa and the Lesser Star of spectacular cliffs and huge rock formations,

Arts and Culture

New regions are the diamonds and pearls of TshwaneStaff Reporter





Mamelodi is ryk aan struggle-nalatenskap Redaksielid - Vertaal deur Ina Stahmer

wat al twee in 1986 deur die spesiale magte van die apartheidsregime vermoor is omdat hulle ANC-aktiviste behandel het.

Mamelodi, wat sowat 20 km oos van Dr Nico Smith-huisTshwane se middestad geleë is, is gestig Hy word veroordeel vir sy aandeel aan die Dr Nico Smith, 'n predikant van die tydens die gedwonge verskuiwings van Gochstraat-skietery op 13 Junie 1977 in Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, het in swartes vanaf Marabastad, Lady Selborne, Johannesburg, waarin twee mense dood die 1980's in Mamelodi gebly uit protes Eastwood en ander gebiede in die laat is. Ten spyte van hewige openbare en teen die apartheidsregering en 1950's. internasionale oproepe om sy vrylating, is afsonderlike ontwikkeling.

hy by die Sentrale Gevangenis in Pretoria Mettertyd het dit 'n ryk nalatenskap opgehang en as 'n armlastige in Stanza Bobape-gedenktekenontwikkel wat op verskeie plekke van Atteridgeville begrawe. Op 6 April 1995 is Stanza Bopape is op 26 April 1961 in belang gesien kan word, soos: hy by Mamelodi herbegrawe. Mamelodi-Oos gebore. Hy het by die

South African Students' Organisation Mamelodi-begraafplaas Mothong Medisinale Museum (SASO) en die plaaslike tak van die 'n PAC-gedenksteen is in die Mamelodi- Volhoubare ontwikkeling in Afrika verg die African National Congress se Jeugliga begraafplaas opgerig vir diegene wat in die her-erkenning van die krag en aangesluit. Nadat hy gematrikuleer het, vryheidstryd gesterf het. Die grafte van hedendaagse toepaslikheid van inheemse het hy by die gemeenskap betrokke talle ander vryheidsvegters is ook in hierdie kennis en sy sistematiese integrasie in geraak en is in 1987 tot die eerste begraafplaas. formele en semiformele opvoeding. hoofsekretaris van die South African

Ervaring het ons ook geleer dat National Civics Organisation (SANCO) in Solomon Mahlangu-plein ontwikkeling wat plaaslike tegnologie, Mamelodi verkies.Die plein is vernoem na Solomon Kalushi plaaslike kennissisteme en die plaaslike Mahlangu, wat op 10 Julie 1956 gebore is omgewing verontagsaam, in die algemeen Vandag word sy bydrae tot vryheid in en op 6 April 1979 opgehang is. As 'n nie die gewenste doelwitte bereik nie. Suid-Afrika en sy rol in die gemeenskap kader van Umkhonto we Sizwe het hy aan Inheemse kennis is vrugbare grond vir van Mamelodi vereer deur 'n monument, 'n aantal operasies teen die regime navorsing en bied 'n ryke bron van inligting. klinieke, 'n skool en 'n sportkompleks.deelgeneem. Op 20 verlaat hy Suid-Afrika vir opleiding in Tanzanië en keer in Junie Dr Ribeiro-huis Geen toegangsgeld word by enige van 1977 terug. Die huis van Dr en Mev Fabian Ribeiro, hierdie plekke gevra nie.Solomon Mahlangu-plein

Foto: Helenus Kruger

The Blue Bulls women's rugby team has had a successful year so far. They reached the finals of the “The team was magnificent South African Rugby Inter-Provincial Women's 15 this season and it is Tournament. unfortunate that we lost in

the final against Eastern Province. We lost our full back Unfortunately, the team lost to the Eastern Province by with six minutes to go after a yellow card was awarded 29-18 in an intense game at Loftus Stadium earlier this for a high tackle and the opponents scored two quick month. They received a silver medal from the South tries and they won the game,” she said.African Rugby Union.

Visser heaped praises on the City of Tshwane for its This Bulls team won five of their six games and scored a unconditional support over the past two years. “Last magnificent 258 and conceded only 57, which is year we had the privilege of being transported to games testimony that the team was on fire. by the City of Tshwane as well as snacks and cold The teams coach, Vissie Visser, couldn't hide her drinks sponsored for both teams after games. This year excitement at the achievements of the team this season the City of Tshwane sponsored us with much needed and said she was very proud of them. training equipment and support at every game in the

form of Trudie Conway,” Visser added.

Trudie Conway said it is the responsibility of the Municipality to assist every sporting development wherever it can. “We want to make sure that talent is identified in every corner of Tshwane so that it succeeds," Conway stressed.

According to Visser, they are doing the best they can to unearth talent in the townships. They held trials in May this year and 54 players participated.

“We had Linda Moremi, Judith Chauke, Duduzile Mahlangu, Salome Mokoena, Khutsi Masemola and Thandeka Shongwe as part of our training group for this year. Moremi and Chauke also formed part of the under-18 Springboks that went to America this year,” she said.Visser predicted a bright future for Mahlangu and Shongwe, saying that they have potential to go far in this game.

SportTSHWANE UPDATE12

Banyana taste Olympic glory“We will not go to the London Olympics just to add to the numbers. We're going there to win.”

He said that players of the B team, which took part in the African Games in Mozambique, would also be considered for London.

South Africa, as one of two African qualifiers, joins Brazil, Colombia, France and Sweden who have already qualified. Great Britain gets an automatic place as they are the hosts.

Nigeria and Cameroon still need to play to decide the other African qualifier for the games. Their second-leg encounter has been delayed until 22 October 2011 after the two sides agreed on a postponement to allow Cameroon to take part in the All Africa Games in Mozambique.

The London Olympics will start in July, giving the team ten months to The South African women's football National Stadium in Ethiopia on prepare.team, Banyana Banyana, has vowed 11 September 2011.

that it will not go to the 2012 London Banyana, who are ranked 68th in the Olympic Games just to add to the This is the first time that Banyana world by Fifa, finished third at the numbers, but to fly the South African qualifies for the Olympics since its African championships held in South flag high. formation in 1993.Africa earlier this year. They missed out on a World Cup spot.This was after they made history by “This is the happiest day of my life in

qualifying for the Olympics for the first soccer. We worked hard as a team time – they played to a 1-1 draw with and deserved to qualify," said coach Ethiopia but qualified 4-1 on Joseph Mkhonza.aggregate at the Addis Ababa

Tshepo Molefe might be 15 years old, but he is not your average township teen. He is the founder and coach of FC Ga-Rankuwa Killers. His dream is that his team will play against South African soccer giants, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, in the near future.

It all started with a New Year's resolution to establish his own team in January 2011. He recruited his schoolmate and assistant coach, Orapeleng Thebe, and together they hit the ground running. Since then they have never looked back and have already played against more established teams of Tshwane, such as Villa Wounders, Shooting Stars, Bazillona, 526, Spach, Tsunami Platinum Stars, Aces and Medunsa FC.

Both Tshepo and Orapeleng attend LG Holele Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa and ensure that the team never loses its vision of glory.

According to Tshepo's mother Rebecca Molefe, who encouraged him to make a difference in other children's lives, Tshepo's dream apparently came from his love for kids.

“I told him to do something better to shape their lives and ensure that they grow up to be responsible adults,” she said.Tshepo told Tshwane Update that he started the team to keep children away from the tempting life of drugs, crime and indulgence in unsafe sex.

“Most of the team members are kids that were involved in all the wrong things one can think of, but today they are motivated and have become role models for their peers,” said Tshepo. He added that some of the team members are as young as ten years.

However, typical of any upcoming team, Ga-Rankuwa Killers have challenges that delay progress.

“We do not have proper sporting facilities and finance is one of our biggest stumbling blocks. Due to a lack of funds, we are even unable to join the Ga-Rankuwa Football Association. “We also do not have a proper soccer kit including boots,” he said.

According to Tshepo, these stumbling blocks have forced them to play friendly games only and sit tournaments out.

“These friendly games make us less competitive and rob us of opportunities for recognition.

“This has also hit us hard in the pocket, because without sponsors we have to pay for our own transport when playing against teams in nearby townships and villages.“It really puts a lot of strain on us and our parents because most of our guardians are unemployed.”

Ga-Rankuwa Killers recently partnered with a team from Paballo Place of Safety so as to rehabilitate the young inmates.Ga-Rankuwa Killers has since grown bigger and now has under-11, under-13, under-15 and under-17 teams.

“I would like to see our team playing in the Premier Soccer League. That is where I want to take it,” Tshepo said.

Goitsemang P Molaeng

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