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Hillbrow police have arrested a suspect for being in possession

of documents containing personal and financial details of individu-als. The documents are allegedly obtained by fraudulent means and used to open bogus accounts. The Hillbrow Police Station Rob-bery Reaction Unit made the arrest on Thursday in Berea. The 29 year-old Swazi national allegedly uses the documents to buy cellphones and open credit accounts. Hillbrow police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay says the suspect faces a charge of fraud. “The police noticed a suspect driving suspiciously in Tudhope and Abel streets. When they searched him they found a SIM card with someone else’s details in his possession. Following the suspicion that the suspect may be using the card for illicit activities, the police went to the suspect’s

flat where they conducted a search and found 73 documents containing personal details of different peo-ple,” explains Sgt Pillay. The information contained in these clipped documents includes ID numbers, bank details and physical addresses, says Sgt Pillay. “After questioning the suspect ad-mitted that he receives documents from an international credit bureau. Apparently, the suspect has close links with one of the employers in the bureau who provide him with the database on request.” Sgt Pillay adds that the suspect al-legedly used RICA software to reg-ister the many SIM cards that were found in his possession.

“People must be careful to give their full details to strangers over the phone.” To ascertain the authenticity of information, the police randomly called a number from one docu-ment. A City of Johannesburg em-ployer, Ruben Bosiu, immediately responded to the call from police and rushed to the station. Bosiu admitted that late last year he received a call from the Cell C cellphone company reminding him to pay the cellphone bill. “I was surprised to be told that I had taken a phone contract with them, and that it has accumulated a R5 000 bill over a period of only two weeks,” Bosiu said.

Some of the items that were allegedly found in the suspect’s flat. PIC : INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

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Police have arrested a male suspect for allegedly dealing in drugs. Police spokesperson Sgt Jenny Pillay says police followed up on informa-tion which led them to a spaza shop at the corner of Prospect and Fife streets

in Berea. “Police entered and searched the suspect who was in possession of a black bag and found two hundred piec-es of drugs wrapped in individual plas-tics and R8 450 in cash. The drugs are suspected to be heroine with a street value of R10 000,” Sgt Pillay adds. The suspect has been detained on charges of allegedly dealing in drugs.

Drug suspect nabbed

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FOCUS ON AFRICA

Man’s death sparks riot

Cairo - Prosecutors in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak have requested the death penalty for him and several of his fellow defendants. Mubarak is accused of ordering protesters killed during the country’s uprising last year, and of cor-ruption. He denies the charges. Khaled Abu Bakr, a civil rights lawyer repre-senting the families of victims said prosecutors requested death by hanging for Mubarak, former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib El Adly and four of his six aides. They asked for the maximum jail sentence for the two other aides on trial, Abu Bakr said.Lawyers familiar with the case say it is unlikely that Mubarak and his fellow defendants will re-ceive the death penalty. This is in part because of the difficulty in proving that the president ordered the killings, rather than being complacent in regard to others’ actions, the lawyers said. Amnesty International had estimated more than 840 protesters were killed and 6 000 injured.

Govt issues terror alert

Douala - Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse rioters after two people died last Tuesday in fighting sparked by the suspected murder of a man on New Year’s Eve. The stabbing of a resident by a commercial motor-cycle rider eventually triggered attacks on commercial riders by angry youths, government officials said. Dozens of people were taken to hospitals with in-juries, including fractures and burns, suffered in the fighting. The clashes diminished as rioters turned their attention to police and soldiers. Communication Minister Issa Bakary said Douala has always been a melting pot of uprisings. In 2008, Douala residents began a deadly nationwide uprising against increases in food prices and elimination of term limits by President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 30 years. The government said 40 people died in the unrest.

Nairobi - Authorities have alerted the public to a heightened threat from terrorist attacks. Government spokesman Alfred Mutua said the at-tacks may target places where expatriates gather, such as hotels, shopping centres and beaches. “This threat has been ongoing and we want to ensure people are extra aware that Al-Shabaab may be planning to carry out an attack.” Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said there are ele-ments of Al-Shabaab in Nairobi. “But we have so much intelligence on the ground, that we don’t be-lieve an attack is imminent. We are relatively safe; the caution is just a precautionary measure.” Kiraithe also confirmed that arrest warrants have been issued for two people wanted in connection with police investigations into Al-Shabaab activi-ties. One is a British national named Natalie Faye Webb, and the other is dual British and Kenyan citizen Habib Saleh Ghani, also known as Abu Usama Al-Pakistani.

Death plea for Mubarak

cillor was armed with a machete when he arrived at the scene, and he got pelted with stones. Police said they had arrested two people in connection with the stoning incident.

Residents stone councillor

Alfred Mutua

Omar al Bashir

Dar es Salaam - This week residents of the Mji Mpya, ward pelted Councillor Abuu Shayo with stones for allegedly failing to solve a land dispute. The councillor fainted and suffered a dislocated jaw, according to police. The dispute involved the Moshi Municipal Council and the family of the late George Mlaki over an open space which the Mlaki fam-

ily claims ownership. The dispute is said to have started in August 2008, af-ter the municipality ordered Mlaki’s family to remove poles it had planted around the area. A family member filed a case at the Kiliman-jaro House Council. But as the case awaited the ruling, Shayo visited the premise in a bid to clean it, and the drama ensued. Witnesses said the coun-

Hosni Mubarak

Tripoli - Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, drew criticism from rights groups when he visited Libya recently. Bashir, wanted by The Hague-based court on charges of orchestrating genocide in the Darfur region, was met by Mustafa Jalil, chairman of Libya’s ruling National Tran-sitional Council, at the Tripoli airport on Saturday. Richard Dicker, international justice director at Human Rights Watch said welcoming Bashir raises questions about the NTC’s commitment to human rights. “Following the end of decades of brutal rule, it is dis-turbing if Tripoli hosts a head of state on the run from international arrest for grave human rights violations.” Abdul Jalil, who visited Khartoum in November, said Sudanese weapons helped Libya’s former rebels topple Muammar Gaddafi last year and take control of the North African country. Relations between Khartoum and Tripoli were strained during Gaddafi’s rule because of his support for rebels in Sudan’s western Darfur region and in South Sudan, which gained independence in July under a 2005 peace deal. Bashir is under increasing pressure at home after his country lost much of its oil production to the South.

Rights group slams NTC

Paul Biya

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COMMENTSoon after the University of Johannes-burg tragedy, in which a woman died in a stampede, the institution’s officials said the crowd was otherwise unnecessary, since about 60 percent of the matricu-lants gathered there would not qualify for enrolment. The education system should have made the matriculants aware that there are many other institutions that offer ter-tiary tuition, and so there was no need for them to camp at the University of Johannesburg in thousands, which led to the fatal stampede. At the same time, the students should have been made aware of the univer-sity’s enrolment requirements, to pre-vent them from going there to swell the crowd while wasting their time and ex-posing themselves to danger. Up to this week this had become an an-nual feature at UJ, and how it took the authorities so long to realise the danger is anyone’s conjecture. Nonetheless, we hope the development has made the au-thorities think of better ways of handling such situations. The matriculants could as well have been made aware that there are many FET institutions where they can study varieties of professions. Those who were unsuccessful in the matric examinations should not have wasted their time try-ing to take chances. They also must not regard themselves as failures, because they are not. They must also not resort to the ‘fly by nights’, as that would destroy their chances of decent survival. The Education Department has facili-tated a matric rewrite system that en-ables them an opportunity to redress the situation and improve their prospects. One psychological argument says an examination may not determine the level of human intelligence, or its absence thereof. In this case, what was studied in 12 years was tested in a few hours. This world has people without formal education but became global icons in various professions, like Bill Gates.

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Improve building safety standardsSometimes children even play on the iron steps, which have gaps big enough to allow them to slip off

The balconies are a dangerous place for children, the writer says. PIC : INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

Many children have fallen off the balconies of buildings

in Hillbrow over the years, and it seems still many more will face the same fate. The most recent ones were the two who died this month. It was reported in the news that when paramedics went to the Park Lane building soon after yet another child had died, they no-ticed that the balconies were not sealed off, and that some barriers were missing from the balconies. That meant that the owners of the building had not taken any precau-tions to prevent children, and also

adults, from falling off and dying. The paramedics recommended that the owner of the building must be taken to court. Children often play in the bal-conies of many buildings, never mind how their parents try to stop them. Many parents by now know the danger of allowing their chil-dren to play in the balconies, and often advise them not to do that. The building management also has to help the parents in prevent-ing such accidents. This they can do by making sure there are no missing window panes, like it was

said to have been the case at the Park Lane building. Sometimes children even play on the iron steps, which have gaps big enough to allow a child to slip through and fall off the balcony. The steps can be fenced off along the rails to re-duce the chances of the children falling off. In most cases when children fall off the buildings the building safety measures were not up to standard, as in the case of the two recently reported deaths, where safety bars or window panes were missing from the staircases and balconies.

There are proper and safe ame-nities where the children can play under adult supervision in the parks. I call on all parents to come together and stop the trend of ex-posing their children to danger. Building managers and owners must also make sure buildings are of good safety standards. Urban inspectors also have to in-spect the buildings to ensure that safety standards are observed, and prevent the deplorable and unnec-essary loss of such precious lives.Samantha KhalitshwayoBerea

Rev Selope Thema

Pixley ka Seme, founder of the African National Congress, was

born in Natal of a Christian family. At home he was influenced by his Christian parents and the guidance of American missionaries, but out-side on the hills and valleys he came into contact with the ancient life of his people and learnt about the brave deeds of his warrior kings like Din-giswayo, Shaka and Cetswayo. After receiving university training at Columbia (New York) and Oxford (England), and being called to the bar at the Middle Temple, London, Seme did not forget that he belonged to the Zulu nation. Undoubtedly he entertained hopes of rebuilding this nation, which had been reduced, after the Zulu War of 1879, to such poverty and helplessness that the descendants of the heroes of Isandl-wana were compelled to work in the kitchens of the whites. After finishing his studies in America and England he thought of returning to South Africa, his fa-therland. Pixley Seme returned to this country in 1910 and established himself in Johannesburg. The con-ditions under which Africans lived and worked shocked him and stirred his mind to action. In those days the black man was treated as a beast of burden. He was knocked and kicked about with impunity. In the magis-trate’s courts his voice was hardly heard, his evidence hardly believed. He was stopped at street corners by policemen demanding his pass.

He was not allowed to walk on the pavements and had to dodge motor cars in the streets. He was not al-lowed to travel first, second or third class on the trains. He travelled in trucks almost similar to those used for cattle and horses. Politically he had no voice in the making and ad-ministration of the laws. Economi-cally he was kept in abject poverty. These, briefly, were the conditions under which the African people in the Northern provinces lived and laboured when Alfred Mangena, Pixley ka Seme, D Montsioa and R W Msimang - a group of African lawyers - returned to South Africa from overseas. But among them, the man who was deeply shocked by these appalling conditions was Pixley Seme. His

patriotism made him see a vision of a united African people working to-gether for their salvation. So one day he called his colleagues together for consultation.All his friends agreed that the idea was excellent. So, the four lawyers decided to call a conference of all the chiefs and educated Africans to meet in Bloemfontein on January 8, 1912, two years after the establish-ment of the Union of South Africa. It was a gathering of tribes that had never met before except on the battlefields. Pixley Seme explained the purpose of the conference in these words: We have gathered here to discuss a scheme which my col-leagues and I have decided to place before you. We have discovered that in the land of their birth, Africans

are treated as hewers of wood and drawers of water. The white people have formed what is known as the Union of South Africa - a union in which we have no voice in the mak-ing of laws and no part in their ad-ministration. We have called you, therefore, to this conference, so that we can together devise ways and means of forming our national union for the purpose of creating national unity and defending our rights. The conference finally approved the plan to form an organisation for the unification of the various tribes along national lines. That is how the African National Congress, which at the time was named the South African Native National Congress, came into existence. Source : Drum 25 July 1953.

ANC members fill the stadium during its recent centenary commemoration in Mangaung. PIC : INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

How the Congress began

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2011 IN PICTURES

Tragic ending...the remains of a child after he fell off the Preston Place apartment building in March.

Region F Director Nathi Mthethwa (right) with stakeholders during the building hijacking summit in April .

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COSATU deputy president Zingiswa Losi ( second right) is flanked by fellow members during the schoolgirl pregnancy awareness campaign in June.

Adv George Bizos and former Joburg mayor Masondo in Nelson Mandela’s former office at the Chancellor House heritage site in May.

Ward 123 Councillor Mzwandile Tyobeka joins residents in a clean-up of the streets to embrace the ‘liveable city’ debate in August.

AFHCO director Wayne Plit, AMDEC manager Thembisa Jemsana and AMDEC CEO James Wilson during the opening of the End Street Mall in November.

Dancers entertain shoppers during the opening of Cambridge Food supermarket in November.

Spar Supermarket owner Dario Afeltra (right, in blue shirt) poses with staff during the re-opening of the renovated Spar Supermarket in Jeppe Street in October.

6 INNER-CITY GAZETTE 12 - 19 JANUARY 2012 MATRIC FOCUS

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PARKTOWN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL DISTINCTIONS

DOMINICAN CONVENT SCHOOL DISTINCTIONS

Karabo Galetlole Khamuka Moloi Marheb Badianyama Thembi Masondo Xolo Mdlalose

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1 A -Life Orientation 4Bs

1 A - Mathematics 4Bs

1 A - Business 5Bs

3 As - French, Mathematics, Life Orientation, 5Bs

1 A - Mathematics 5Bs

Clive Ssemwogerere (eight distinctions)

Tyler de Villiers (seven distinctions)

Muhammed Abader (seven distinctions)

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Education expert Felicity Coughlan, Di-rector of the Independent Institute of Edu-cation, says that “Public sector universi-ties and FET Colleges will never be able to meet the massive demand for even with the significant increase in the numbers of post-school opportunities made available by the public sector, many students will not gain access to their institution of first choice, as demand far outstrips supply”. According to recent reports, the Univer-sity of Pretoria fielded 40 000 applications for 13 000 available places; the Univer-sity of the Witwatersrand fielded 30 000 applications vying for 5 500 spaces, the University of KwaZulu Natal received 61 500 applications where only 9 000 spaces exist, and the University of the Free State received 13 000 applications for 4 000 spaces. Not only is there fierce competition for places for students who apply on time, but most institutions do not accept late appli-cations, Coughlan says. As the recent university of Johannesburg stampede demonstrates, it has become imperative that a bigger awareness was created around alternative avenues of education. Coughlan says that prospective students are often not aware of the addi-tional choices available to them beyond approaching a public university, but adds that while many opportunities exist in the private sector, it is important to ensure en-rolment at an accredited institution whose degrees and qualifications are widely rec-ognised and respected. “In a statement released by the Minister of Higher Education and Training before the results were released last week, the ex-istence of higher education opportunities in the private higher education sector was acknowledged. The Department however cautioned that students should check the status of the institution at which they wish to register prior to enrolling or paying any money,” Coughlan advises. “This is sound advice, and should be ex-tended to include cautioning students to also check the status of the actual quali-fication for which they wish to register, as well as the quality of the campus and service offered. Quality assurance and ac-creditation of qualifications and registra-

tion of private institutions are related but not identical processes, and it is possible that a registered private higher education institution’s programmes may not all be fully accredited or registered higher edu-cation programmes.” Coughlan points out that this may not necessarily always be a bad thing, as sev-eral institutions offered tuition services towards qualifying for enrolment with other providers, while others offered reg-istered and accredited further education programmes alongside their higher educa-tion offerings. “It is imperative however that student check the status of their institution and its programmes before registering so they can make informed decisions. This is not difficult to do. A list of registered private higher education institutions is available on the website of the Department of High-er Education and Training, as well as the SAQA website. Furthermore, all private institutions are required to display their registration certificate in their reception areas, “says Coughlan. “The status of programmes themselves can be checked on the SAQA website, but some caution needs to be exercised here as this register is not always 100% up to date and there is a delay between processes. “The best advice we can offer is that students ask the institution concerned for evidence of registration and accreditation which should be easy to provide. If an in-stitution prevaricates, a student should do additional legwork and investigate further before registering, as this may indicate there is a problem. Students should never accept the presence of a so-called registra-tion number as proof of registration, as we have become aware in this week alone of yet another institution currently trying to recruit students using flyers that have both a false institutional registration number as well as inaccurate company registration information.” But Coughlan warns that students should go further than ensuring that their institu-tion is registered and accredited. “In both the public and private sector, students will do well to visit campuses and speak to existing students to ensure that the institution will meet their specific needs,” Coughlan says. “Private institutions are subject to all the same quality assurance requirements of

public institutions and offer many of the same services and facilities. However they generally offer smaller campuses, smaller classes and qualifications that are more focused on the world of work,” she says. Coughlan acknowledges that private in-stitutions may sometimes be more expen-sive, but says that learners’ financial cir-cumstances are taken into consideration and accommodated. “As private institutions receive no gov-ernment subsidies, they depend on student fees and thus are sometimes, but not al-ways, more expensive than public institu-tions in the same region. However all of them offer payment terms and many have far higher success rates than their public neighbours, as they are able to offer small-er classes and more individual attention. “There are many options still available to students and a careful investigation of private provider opportunities may well bring to light exciting opportunities not previously considered.”Terms students should understand when looking at the marketing material available in relation to higher education programmes:• Accreditation – only the Council on Higher Education (CHE) can accredit SA higher education qualifications – this is done through the Higher Education Qual-ity Committee• Registration – institutions themselves need to be registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training and their qualifications registered with SAQA on the NQF• Only a registered and accredited higher education programme of at least 120 cred-its can be called a higher education quali-fication• In recent years the 8-level National Qualifications Framework has been re-placed with a 10-level framework on which higher education qualifications are offered from level 5 to 10. The SAQA website erroneously reflects both an old and new level for some qualifications and this is then reflected in misleading advertising by some institu-tions. A qualification can only have the level associated with it against which it was originally accredited. Dr Coughlan can be contacted on: 011 6768021 or via e-mail vgray@iie.ac.za visit www.iie.ac.za for more info

Study opportunities beyond state universities

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Martha Buhle Phiri got two distinctions in Life Orientation and Geography.

Sekwena’s death mustn’t be in vain

MZALA’S THOUGHTS Jabu Nxumalo

They say when one door closes another one opens. This seems to be a sad case for the two sons of Gloria Sekwena’s who went to the University of Johan-nesburg (UJ) to help his son’s applica-tion and paid with her life. It has been a widely publicized tragedy of a mother who died when a stampede ensued when thousands of desperate prospective students queued outside the university for several hours. As a ges-ture, UJ has offered her son Kgositsile a full bursary and even promised to do the same for the younger brother Mosi-mane. This is a good gesture by the uni-versity just like the gesture to be lenient and accept late application, although implemented shabbily. But to limit the problem to the inci-dent that occurred at UJ will be to miss the point. This incident highlights many underlying structural problems faced by our education system in general. Firstly, that people will only attempt to apply once they have received their fi nal results reveals a lack of proper career guidance in schools. Those of us who have worked in institutions of higher learning would know that most of the kids receive ‘on the spot’ career guidance as they come to universities completely ill-prepared. The unfortu-nate part is that these are mainly kids from township and rural schools. The second major problem is lack of institutions of higher learning. That a university like Wits has produced about 130 000 graduates in its 90 years of existence highlights the fact that more universities are needed. It is actually embarrassing that since the dawn of democracy no new university has been built, instead there was a streamlining process that worked in some instances but failed in others. The apartheid gov-ernment built MEDUNSA to produce black doctors and yet our democratic government has instead closed nursing and teachers colleges. It is a mystery why there are no uni-versities in the Northern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces. Granted, there has been an announcement about a university in Nelspruit but this talk is not enough. A lot of money was spent building, what now appears to be white elephants, world cup stadiums such as Bombela and Nelson Mandela Bay. These were built in record time and Gautrain, that transports the elite, was fast tracked and now causes a lot of tax-payers’ money to maintain. But when we need to be decisive and invest in the future we dilly-dally. The money that was used to build Gautrain and these expensive white elephants could have been re-directed to education. The third problem is the weakness of our Further Education and Train-ing (FET) colleges. In fact these have regressed and to argue that people that have passed matric should go to FETs, in their current state, is rather an insult. Until such time that the capacity of our FETs is developed to offer higher edu-cation qualifi cations in line with White Paper 4 on education as released in the 1990s, they will remain what they are ‘glorifi ed high-schools’. In the interim the status quo remains with higher education being a privilege and a commodity for those who can af-ford it. In this context Gloria Sekwena’s sons at least can be consoled by the fact that their mother did not die in vein. We can all also ensue that she did not die in vein by joining hands in fi ghting for access and free higher education. Let’s hope that these boys will seize the op-portunity in honour of their mother.

jabu.nxumalo@gmail.co.zaMayor commends matric pass rate

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While pupils, parents and schools erupted in jubilation after the release of this year’s National Senior Certifi cate results, some pupils did not make the cut. South African Depression Group (Sadag) counsellor Naazia Ismail, says some pupils will not have passed as well as they had hoped, or may have failed completely. “Others may have to rewrite certain ex-ams or repeat the year. But failing does not mean the end to a future before it has even begun, it can be a great opportunity to learn and develop on the way to suc-cess.” She said instead of blaming and judg-ing pupils who failed their exams, parents, friends and family must be supportive. “Pupils must speak to their parents and principals to know other options available to them. A supplementary exam may be a worthwhile option if you have failed only a few subjects. Failing is not the end of the

world; it’s the beginning of things in life,” she said. Teenage suicide after matric exams has been exaggerated, said Ismail. “Matric re-sults are seldom the sole cause of suicide. Suicide is the cause of 9.5 percent of teen-age deaths; therefore there are justifi able concerns that matric results time may ag-gravate teenage depression.” While some suicides may occur without any apparent warning, most do not. The most effective way to prevent suicide is to learn to recognise the signs of someone at risk. Take these signs seriously and know how to respond to them, advised Ismail. “Factors that point to an increased risk for suicide in depressed individuals in-clude extreme anxiety, enraged behaviour, drug and alcohol abuse, history of physi-cal or emotional illness, and feelings of hopelessness or desperation.” Ismail urged pupils and parents to call a 24-hour counselling telephone line. The toll-free number is 0800 12 13 14. Pupils can also send an SMS to 31393.

Sizwe Mathesizwem@inner-city-gazette.co.za

Joburg executive mayor Clr Parks Tau has paid tribute to

teachers, parents and communi-ties in the city for the achieve-ments of last year’s matriculants. “The city is proud of the Class of 2011 whose years of hard work were rewarded with the release of the results. Learners from the city, no doubt contributed to the 2, 1% improvement in the prov-ince’s pass rate which has risen to

more than 81%,” said Tau. He attributed the matric pass rate increase to a growing partnership between communities and educa-tion departments. “Joburg schools produced some of the country’s top performers during last year’s exams. However, we should rec-ognise the achievements of all our learners who have worked so hard during their school careers.” Tau also encouraged the Class of 2011 to further their studies in higher institutions. “They must remain committed to improving

their knowledge through continu-ous studies and utilise their skills to serve the social and economic development of Johannesburg and the country at large,” he said. For the fi rst time in eight years, the province’s results have risen for the second consecutive year, with 81.1% in 2011 from 78.6 in 2010. The province did not only succeed in improving the percent-age of matric pass rate, it has also improved the percentage of learn-ers who achieved a Bachelor’s pass from 33% to 35%.

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The department of Higher Education and Training has cautioned matriculants about bogus institutions. “While there are opportunities for post-school education in private institutions, the department wishes to caution students to ensure that before they pay and regis-ter with private institutions, they check whether they are registered with the de-

partment. This will help them in making sure that they do not get taken for a ride by the illegal institutions,” the department said in statement. To verify the status of private higher edu-cation institutions, students must call the department call centre on 0800 87 22 22. “Students and parents should further note that the government’s fi nancial aid scheme, NSFAS, does not fund students who enrol in private higher education institutions,” the department’s statement adds.

Joburg Mayor Parks Tau PIC : INNER-CITY PRESS AGENCY

MATRIC DISTINCTIONS Dept warns against bogus institutions

Handling the agony of failing matric exams‘Failing is not the end of the world; it’s the beginning of things in life’

Check and ensure the college is registered before paying any money

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Cops thank the community

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Cleveland SAPS management hopes to improve its relationship with the

community this year, as it believes this is key to combatting crime. Colonel Bongani Dlamini, Cleveland SAPS station commander, said that while they had a relatively good year, there were a few increases in certain crimes

compared to the previous year.To combat these crimes, the Cleveland SAPS, with the help of the Cleveland Community Police Forum (CCPF), im-plemented crime awareness campaigns. “Through communication with our community we have been able to solve certain crimes and we have made arrests and people have been convicted. “We plan to work more with our com-munity through the CCPF and to in-

crease the number of crime awareness campaigns in our community,” said Col Dlamini. He added that he is pleased to see that their drive to get the community on their side is working. “More members of the community are showing their trust in us. We are receiv-ing letters of commendations for the good work done by our members,” said Col Dlamini.

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Jeppe police spokesperson W/Officer Richard Munyai says

Brigadier Danie Louw, Jeppe SAPS station commander, has applauded the Jeppe community for their co-operation during the festive season. “The Jeppe SAPS patrolled the precinct continuously over the New Year’s weekend to make sure that the area was safe. The area was very quiet,” said W/O Munyai. He adds that 83 people were ar-rested. Arrests were as follows: three people were arrested for al-leged armed robbery; four people

were arrested in connection with theft; one person was arrested for housebreaking and theft; two people were arrested for pointing a firearm; seven people were ar-rested for alleged assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm; two people were arrested for alleged common assault;52 people were arrested in con-nection with public drinking; two people were arrested for alleged drinking and driving; 10 people were arrested for alleged posses-sion of stolen property. W/O Munyai thanked liquor outlets which complied with the request to close early on New Year’s eve, which contributed to a decrease of crime.

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Hillbrow SAPS together with the Station Commander Briga-

dier Vukile Ntandane would like to thank the community of Hillbrow for not throwing items during the New Year’s eve celebrations, says the station’s corporate communica-tions officer, Sgt Jenny Pillay. She explains that 600 police offic-ers were deployed in the area during

the night to ensure the safety of the community. “Only three minor injuries were at-tended to in the emergency medical centre in the Hillbrow police sta-tion’s basement and a single arrest was made for possession of an unli-censed firearm,” Sgt Pillay says. She adds that plans for the same pe-riod this year have already started. “We also have many other projects and operations in place for this year,” Sgt Pillay adds.

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There were few drunk driving offences, robberies and public disorder over the

festive season, which is usually a time of high crime. Usually notorious areas such as Hillbrow, Yeoville and Berea were notably without major incidents – especially during New Year celebrations, said JMPD spokesper-son, Wayne Minnaar. Minnaar said JMPD and SAPS were vis-ible in every corner to ensure the safety of residents. “A huge contingency of officers came out on New Year’s eve to enforce the law and ensure peaceful celebrations.”

The annual Joburg Carnival on 31 De-cember took place without any mishap. “Our officers escorted the carnival through Yeoville, Hillbrow and Braamfontein into Newtown,” said Minnaar. In addition, metro police closed off Com-missioner Street in the CBD to make way for the annual Chinese fireworks display, which took place from midnight until 1pm. On the night, JMPD officers also raid-ed public parks known for criminal ele-ments, including Peter Roos, Alexandra and Joubert, where one man was arrested for being in possession on an unlicensed firearm. One motorist was also arrested for

drunken driving during the period. No cases of break-in or robbery were reported, Minnaar said. “Residents, espe-cially in the inner city, celebrated indoors from the balconies of their flats, which made the job easier for our officers.” He said statistics for drunk driving, and road accident deaths and injuries were still being compiled and would be released later. “We are satisfied with the way the people of Joburg carried themselves dur-ing the festive season.” Minnaar attributed the safer festive sea-son to educational workshops run by the metro police and other City entities at the start of the holidays. joburg.org.za

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Arts group seeks dancers Some members of the Sibikwa group in a dance session. PIC : RUPHIN COUDYZER

Joburg Theatre’s 50th anniversary Celebration made up of a line-up of an array of shows

Arts Correspondent

The Sibikwa Arts Dance Com-pany is looking for two danc-

ers and one intern to complete their company this year. The Dance Company was estab-lished in 2008. It is made up of an eclectic group of dancers, who are charismatic and passionate about their craft. They perform any-thing from traditional Indlamu and Tswana dance to an African infused Japanese dance form, Butoh. The company has a well-estab-lished community arts and educa-tion dance programme. The danc-ers visit schools demonstrating

aspects of South African dance and provide teachers with support material. The group’s Yuhl Headman says they seek young, ambitious dancers who have an interest in developing the community within the industry and a high teaching interest. “We need people who can explore the signature of Sibikwa in our productions thisyear and in years to come. The dance company is poised for an-other active year in 2012. We have put all our plans in place for this year’s programme, and we will be hosting the Motsamai community dance festival, an education pro-

gramme with schools and a prison programme,” says Headman. Interested persons who have at least one year professional dance experience may submit a CV that details training and relevant pro-duction experience to yuhl@sibik-wa.co.za before 16 January. Auditions will be held on 18 and 19 January at the Sibikwa Com-munity Arts Centre. Dancers who wish to audition should prepare a three-minute solo dance piece, be able to teach a short combination that illustrates their signature style as dancers/choreographers, and be prepared for an interview on the second day of auditions.

It is made up of an eclectic group of dancers, who are charismatic and passionate about their craft

Arts Correspondent

The Market Theatre, by arrange-ment with Josef Weinberger Plays Limited, London, presents the play Yellowman, back by popular de-mand. Running for 100 minutes without an interval, the presenta-tion started at the Laager Theatre section of the Market on 10 Janu-ary, with an age restriction of 13. It will end on 5 February. Following its phenomenal success at three South African Arts Festivals and a tour of Holland, acclaimed US playwright Dael Orlandersmith’s compelling love story, Yellowman, returns to the Market Theatre. Director Lara Bye once again confirms her passion for power-ful storytelling with this explosive two-hander, beautifully and unfor-gettably brought to life by David Johnson and Mwenya Kabwe, (pic-tured) who won a Fleur Du Cap for Best Actress for her role as Alma. The play depicts a contemporary tragedy. Sons and fathers are locked in cycles of hatred, good daughters are banished, young lovers are doomed for no good reason and a community turns on itself. Writer Dael Orlandersmith has created a work that is guaranteed to resonate with South African audi-ences. On the surface it is a love sto-ry, a coming-of-age story, but there is also the theme of internalised racism, where light-skinned men are called ‘yella’ and perceived to have an easy life, and where black-skinned men, sweating in the South Carolina heat, are made to feel ugly and worthless. Aside from the sharp critique of so-cial issues and stereotypes, Yellow-man also allows us to feel the heat

of Carolina, smell the sweat in the Georgia Pacific lumberyard, taste the bourbon, feel the excitement of that first train ride to New York and savour the thrill of a first kiss. The play received the 2008 Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) Best Production award, while Kabwe won the Best Up-coming Professional Artist award. Kabwe was also nominated in the Best Actress category at the same festival as well as at the recent Aard-klop Festival in Potchefstroom. With her uncompromising vision, playwright, actress and poet Dael Orlandersmith is widely regarded as one of the important new poetic voices in America today and be-longs to a daring new generation of women writing for the stage.

Production that resonates with SA audiences Light-skinned men are called ‘yella’ and perceived to have an easy life, and black-skinned men are made to feel ugly and worthless.

Arts Correspondent

Joburg Theatre marks its 50th anniversary this year, and has

lined up a diverse array of shows for the year. Among them are the ones listed below. The ABBA Show, performed by ABBAsolutely FABBAulousat the Mandela between January 18 and February 5. Showtime Australia presents the best of ABBA live - all the musical mem-ories, costumes, flares, boots and disco balls. Audiences will relive the magic that was the 1970s and ‘80s with best loved renditions of Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Fer-

nando, Mama Mia, I Do I Do I Do and many more. Another show is Dusty the Story, featuring PJ PowersAt the The Fringe, January 26 to February 19. Dusty Springfield has been acknowledged around the world as the best female soul singer that Britain ever pro-duced. With her oddly erotic, throaty voice, she racked up a string of hits from the 1960s onwards. Showtime Australia brings to the stage for the first time, Dusty – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, a musical biography starring PJ Powers, supported by a South

African selected cast, and inter-national live band. Another is American Anthems – the Spectacular Rock Musical at the The Mandela, February 21 to March 11. Produced in association with Harley-Davidson, and for the first time in South Africa, American Anthems is the spectacular rock musical based around the search for a legendary rock star that dis-appeared in the early 90s at the height of his fame. The show encapsulates the most iconic American music featuring artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Eagles, Elvis, Bryan

Adams, Michael Bolton, featur-ing such songs as Walking in Memphis, We Built This City, Bat out of Hell, Born to Run, Ameri-ca, St Elmo’s Fire, Sweet Child of Mine, Proud Mary, and more. Among the many shows there is also Ilan Smith - Imagineat The Fringe, February 22 to March 4. Ilan Smith, magician and illusionist, master of intrigue and wonder invites audiences to his world of make believe. Able to amaze, mystify and en-rapture, Smith the illusionist will release you from reality; suspend your disbelief and most impor-tantly even make you dream.In the line-up...PJ Powers

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Arts Correspondent

The horrors of a lost generation will be brought into stark relief

when Somewhere on the Border, written by Anthony Akerman and directed by Andre Odendaal, is presented at the Market Theatre from 10 January to 12 February. The play was written by Akerman while in exile, intercepted in the post and banned as a publication by apartheid censorship because the language was considered ‘offensive’ and the portrayal of the South African armed forces ‘prejudicial to the safety of the state’. Akerman says in the 1980s Somewhere on the Border took a stand against young white conscripts being sent to the border. Today, by retelling their story, the play has shown it can help those former conscripts to process what they went through and arrive at some form of healing or closure. Exactly 25 years after the play was first performed in Grahamstown, Odendaal’s innovative production opened at the 2011 National Arts Festival. None of the actors in this talented cast was even born when Akerman wrote the play. Glen Biderman-Pam plays Dave Levitt, Charles Bouguenon is Kotze, Dylan Horley reprises the role of Doug Cambell, Luan Jacobs is Paul Marais, André Lötter plays Hennie Badenhorst, Kaz

McFadden is Trevor Mowbray and Ndino Ndilula plays The Black Actor. These young actors give life to a story that makes the old South Africa seem both foreign and familiar. The Argus hailed Somewhere on the Border as the ‘toast of the Grahamstown Festival’ when it opened in South Africa in 1986. The play was praised for its ‘bitingly funny language’ (The Star), as ‘the best army play’ (Natal Witness) and as ‘the ultimate anti-war statement in South African theatre’ (Argus). The play also attracted the attention of the military police in Cape Town, who confiscated the actors’ army browns they were wearing as costumes. While performing in Johannesburg, two actors were severely assaulted by members of the Defence Force’s Civil Co-Operation Bureau (CCB) in an unsuccessful attempt to shut down the production. After almost two decades of silence, the border war has forced its way back into public discourse and this production of Somewhere on the Border is part of that dialogue. Leon van Nierop concluded his review on Artslink saying:“The play performs an open heart surgery on the South African psyche. It is timely, finely acted and forcefully directed. It hits the audience with the force of a sledgehammer.”

In Cue, Peter Frost summed up his feelings in the following words: “But the legacy of this play, finally, after all these years, performed right now, here, is massively positive. For an army of men who are now in their 40s, and their families battling the consequences of latent rage, this is an acknowledgement that their history is not incidental, despite the context of their tragedy. Good news. Nothing stunts healing like disregard. Ask this country’s other Lost Generation.” Somewhere on the Border is currently a set work for first-year English at the University of Cape Town. Wits Press is publishing the play in a single volume in time for the run at the Market Theatre. “It has a new preface by me, a slightly reworked version of a lecture I gave at Think!Fest, and an afterword by Professor Gary Baines of the history department at Rhodes University, whose field of academic research focuses on the legacies of the apartheid wars,” said Akerman. Kosie House of Theatre and Market Theatre will be presenting the production at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg from 10 January to 12 February. Performances take place from Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. The production is governed by an age restriction of 16 years due to its language and subject matter.

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The Johannesburg Phil-harmonic Orchestra’s first symphony season of the year runs from February 8 to 15 March, with con-certs at the Linder Audito-rium in Parktown, Johan-nesburg. Selected programmes will be repeated on Sun-day afternoons at Unisa’s ZK Matthews Hall in Pretoria. The JPO will kick off the year with an extremely popular reper-toire, featuring a selection of well-known and much-beloved compositions per-formed by the orchestra and a selection of soloists and conductors from the world’s top echelons. On 8 and 9 February, Michael Roll, one of Brit-ain’s most distinguished pianists, will launch the season with Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Op 54, A minor, accompanied by the JPO. Tchaik-ovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Polonaise and Waltz will also be on the pro-gramme, as will Franck’s Sympho-ny in D minor. This full programme will be re-peated on Sunday, 12 February at Unisa at 3pm. The conductor for the first two weeks is Italian Guido Ajmone-Marsan, who has chalked up an illustrious career in many of the world’s top opera houses. He will also wield the baton during the concerts on 15 and 16 February, when the music menu will include Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103, and Mozart’s Symphony No 38, K504, D major (Prague). In addition, stellar South African cellist Anzel Gerber, who was tu-tored by some of Russia’s finest musicians, will add her magical touch to Shostakovich’s Cello Con-certo No 1, Op 107, E-flat major. German-Japanese violinist Miri-jam Contzen has been hailed for her ‘impeccable technique’ and ‘palpable acoustic power’, and will perform Barber’s Violin Concerto, Op 14, on 22 and 23 February at the Linder (with the programme being repeated at Unisa on 26 Feb-ruary at 3pm). Under the guidance of seasoned Romanian conductor Horia An-dreescu, the orchestra will also de-liver another Barber work, Adagio for Strings, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No 5, Op 67, C minor. The following week the JPO, again conducted by Andreescu, will perform Tchaikovsky’s Sym-phony No 4, Op 36, F minor and

Ligeti’s Concerto Romanesc. They will be joined by British clarinet-ist Michael Collins for the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, K 662, A major. Collins is regarded as one of the leading clarinetists of his genera-tion, praised for his dazzling virtu-osity and sensitive musicianship. Esteemed German conductor Bernhard Gueller (pictured) will assume the reins for the remain-ing two weeks of the season. On 7 and 8 March at the Linder (and on 11 March at Unisa), the JPO will deliver a Russian- and Czech-fla-voured programme featuring Mus-sorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain (arranged by Rimsky-Korsakov) and Smetana’s Ma Vlast (My Fa-therland), movements 1, 2, 3 and 6. Exceptional young Russian pia-nist Alexander Lubyantsev (25), who is described as one of the most talented pianists of his generation, will join the orchestra for a per-formance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2, Op 18, C minor. The final two concerts feature charismatic young talent Pallavi Mahidhara on piano, performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 3, Op 26, C major in concert with the JPO. Mahidhara (24), who is of US/Indian descent, won the fourth prize in the 2008 Unisa In-ternational Piano Competition and performed with the JPO that same year. The programme, conducted by Gueller, also includes Dvoøák’s Water Goblin, Op 107 (Vodnik) and Berlioz’s Symphony Fantas-tique, Op 14. For more information call tel 011 789 2733, e-mail info@jpo.co.za

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The team, which played under their sponsor’s name, Lind-

say Saker Johannesburg, came into the tournament as under dogs, but proved a force to be reckoned with, beating some of the more highly rated teams on 10 January. A total of 22 teams participated in the tournament, held at the Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium. At stake was the opportunity to represent South Africa at the Jun-ior Masters World Finals in Poland in May 2012. Not even the visitors from West Cape VW could deter the Inner City Ambassadors’ confidence. In the opening minutes of the en-counter with West Cape VW , the Inner City boys showed the ulti-mate determination, firing shots at

their opponents’ goalkeeper. With their fans out in the stands they were fired up and did eve-rything to keep the crowd happy. For their part, the spectators blew their vuvuzelas and sang out loud, creating an environment that was somewhat foreign for the visitors. In spite of the pressure, though, West Cape VW managed to re-group quickly and fired one in the back of the net after just 10 min-utes of play. With their confidence back, West Cape VW controlled the ball position towards the clos-ing minutes of the first half. But they became a little over confi-dent – to their opponents’ advan-tage. Inner City were awarded a penalty after a tackle from behind on one of their strikers in the 18-yard. Taking the spot kick was the skillful 12-year-old Mlungisi

Doncabe, who sent the goalkeeper in the wrong direction to level the score just in time for the half-time break. In the second half of the game it was one-way traffic as the Inner city Ambassadors scored their sec-ond goal, barely a minute intothe game. The goal was fired in by hardworking 12-year-old Warren Phiri. So versatile is Warren that for the greater part of the game he played as a striker yet was always present to help in defending. The same morale and team spirit carried the Inner City boys through to the quarter finals, when they outplayed Autohaus Centurion, beating them 2-0. This score took them to the semifinals. The goals were scored by 12-year-olds Com-fort Dlamini and Mlungisi. After booking a spot in the semis,

the boys’ dream of jetting to Po-land was almost tangible, but it wasn’t meant to be – Moroka Swallows, the home team, stopped them in their tracks. They defeated Inner City 2-0 to proceed to the finals, where they met McCarthy Middleburg. The beautiful birds continued their form in the finals, winning by 2-1 after a heated final. Lead-ing the birds to victory was the captain, Sanele Zulu, who scored the first of the two goals. Not to be left out was Swallows’ Tshepo Kekana, in the number eight jersey, which was without a doubt was the most popular on the day. At the end of it all the beauti-ful birds were crowned the cham-pions of the Volkswagen Junior Master 2012 Tournament and will be flying to Poland in May to

present South Africa at the Junior Master World Finals. Speaking during the post-match interviews, coaches congratu-lated their teams for their hard work, dedication and maintaining discipline throughout the tourna-ment. Among them was the Inner City Ambassadors coach, Sipho Buthelezi, who was confident that the team were destined to achieve more. “I am proud of the boys for hav-ing achieved way beyond our ex-pectations,” he said. “They trained hard for this tournament. It is un-fortunate that they did not win but there is always a next time. Other-wise they played well.” The founder of the team, John Maluleke, who is a police captain, was also present to congratulate the team. joburg.org.za

Inner-city team’s amazing performanceInner City Ambassadors Football Club reaches semifinals of the Volkswagen Junior Masters