TUT SCORPIONS’ BATSMAN WERE NOT JOKER

 By Thokozani Biyana.

Another fixture of the Titans Second League presenting TUKS 6 up against TUT 3 (Scorpions) from 12h00 till 17h00 on Saturday, 4 March 2023 at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Laduma Stadium Scorpions won this match then climbed the Titans Second League table from number 4 to number 3, claiming the three points to reach forty points.

TUKS 6 won the toss and chose to bat first allowing them to set the pace of the game. TUKS 6 had the advantage to bat first however, Scorpions flipped the coin around and claimed victory by eight wickets. These results shows that Scorpions batman’s’ covered TUK 6 runs with more batman’s’ to spare.

 Scorpions are still in the title race mathematically whereas TUKS 6 are struggling to escape relegation zone which sets Ahead of the game the Coach of the Scorpions Thapelo Motloutseta said “Every game is a crucial game now as we are left with only three games, so we better be switched on.”

On the other hand, TUKS 6 had new recruitments on their team, one of them was Mlungisi Mashinini (22) who is a batter. Mlungisi Mashinini said “The game went south after our first two wickets were taken out early because we had to cover more runs after them.”   TUKS 6 chose to bat first and recorded eighty-eight runs (10 wickets, 18.3 overs) then had to bowl for Scorpion to which Scorpions reached eighty-nine runs (2 wickets, 16.0 overs) by only losing two wickets.

Mostly it is families that supports the Cricket athletes like their children and wife Martha Cortez stated “These games are a nice escape from weekdays work to weekend family time, just to relax the mind from stress.” Mathematically still in the race for the title, until the next game on Saturday, 11 March 2023 12:00 PM, Scorpions vs Sinoville 4 at Hillview. The last three games are the mile before the finish line.

 

 

 

 

 

. [Photo by: Thokozani Biyana.]

Scorpions won by eight wickets.

[Photo by: Thokozani Biyana.]

TUKS 6 were batting.

[Photo by: Thokozani Biyana.]

Mlungisi Mashinini (22) new recruitment for TUKS 6

[Photo by: Thokozani Biyana.]

TUKS 6 batter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A VICTIM OF ROBBERY ATTACK GET DISCHARGED

An attempted robbery in one of SVA factories left one security guard wounded.

By: Azusakhe Limba

 

The victim of the armed robbery attack that took place in one of SVA factories Tuesday on the 27th of February 2023, got discharged on the 28^th of February 2023 after getting minor injuries during the attack. On the 27th of February 2023, one of SVA factories got attacked by unknown suspects in Zone 15 around 01:38 AM at Zone 15 in Ga-Rankuwa.

 The police have confirmed that the victim has got minor injuries and he is busy recovering at his home in Ga-Rankuwa during this attempted robbery there were 4 security guards on duty and only 1 got shot. These perpetrators came and disarmed 2 firearms from the security guards and when the securities started to fight back, one of them got stroked in his head.

Mr Shimi Tsheole, a Communication Officer at Ga-Rankuwa SAPS said ‘’Indeed I can confirm that there was an attempted robbery that took place in one of SVA factories at ZONE 15 industrial park. This robbery left one security guard sustained with minor injuries after he got striked in his head. The victim is now out of hospital and busy recovering at home’’
The SVA factory is no longer of service and it has been not operating for about 3 years. The factory got closed immediately after the robbery as it was not safe for the securities to continue working. Mr Tsheole said, ‘’the building has not been operating for about 3 years now but it is not abandoned as it is still under someone ownership. The factory is closed at the moment and the suspects are still on the run. Criminals always target these kind of factories especially here at zone 15’’.

 Fortunate Chantel Sebotsa who reside nearby the factory accuses foreign nationals for such crimes “Zimbabweans are the ones who are behind the criminal activities in Zone 15. They must go back home; we are tired" she said.

The suspects are still on the run and not yet been arrested. The police are urging the community of zone 15 to work with them in finding these perpetrators.  

 

The censored media post-1994

The passing of Queen Elizabeth was on the news on the 8th of September 2022 after the royal family confirmed the sad news. The death of Queen Elizabeth received so much eye from the media across the globe, the coverage was not only on the news headlines but in all media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, and people were extending their condolences to the royal family.

The South African media companies broke the news to the South African community right after powerful media houses such as BBC broke the news. South African media houses followed the trends around the passing of her majesty and they never missed an inch. We must not forget that South African media deeply relied on mostly British media, the powerful media houses decide on topics to be covered and what information must be shared with the public, this happens only because those who own powerful media houses are politically connected and they have political interests.

Powerful media houses are characterized by authoritarianism because they reject what is called views of plurality. It is for that reason Queen Elizabeth’s death received too much coverage because South African media is rooted in the lines of foreign media such as the United Kingdom.

This historical path of Queen Elizabeth is one of the reasons her death received so much eye from the media. Queen Elizabeth was a leader of the commonwealth group which focuses on addressing key issues affecting the countries in the commonwealth group, and South Africa is among those countries, so the media wanted to know the position of those countries.

It is known to the public that Queen Elizabeth was initially not supposed to lead the royal family but because of abdication, so the media was interested in finding out who will take charge of the entire process, obviously if there was any form of commotions within the royal family. Queen Elizabeth was known to many for colonizing African countries and of course, there were mixed reactions around her legacy, because many people in African countries believe that she was at the center of their colonization and a lot of underground wealth was donated to her.

The South African media cannot be separated from the censorship of the British colony because the policies and style of reporting are more or less the same. There were a lot of inhuman acts in the royal family which included sexual scandals and mistreatment of those around the Queen but a little had been said. This literally tells us that those who are in power have control of what the media reports and filter crucial information, so the South African media believed that some information around the Queen might leak.

Some politicians and civil groups in the United Kingdom were beginning to question the financial status of the royal family and they wanted to know how much they receive from the government and how is that money used. This is evident enough that the gatekeeping theory is at play because a certain hand is controlling access to information. The media does not have total access to information relating to the royal family. These are some of the reasons why the South African media gave too much coverage of the queen’s death.

Queen Elizabeth is also known for her contribution to surviving world war two, which led to many countries to praise or idolize her. Although she was not a darling to many in Africa but countries in the west favored her administration because they shared a common interest in African countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, and many others. The contradictions around her leadership have drawn so much attention from around the globe and she is regarded as the longest-serving monarch in the world, so obviously, her death would receive global coverage.

It is true that media plays a huge role in how we see things around us and how we approach the world, around the death of Queen Elizabeth there are a lot of untold stories. The media might have deliberately or was denied access to information that concerns the health of Queen Elizabeth, and we were not told how long she has been sick because she was very scarce in the public eye and already some of her duties were executed by her son.

It might also happen that the United Kingdom government is planning to infiltrate the royal family and challenge its financial operations. We have seen the current prime minister criticizing Queen Elizabeth and resisting meeting with her which she finally did, which is an indication that her administration will closely look into the finances of the royal family.

 

Operation Dudula on the spread

Masilela Oupa

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Operation Dudula is a movement led by 36-year-old Nhlanhla 'Lux', born Nhlanhla Paballo Mohlauli. Labelled by some as “xenophobic and dangerous”, it was founded in Soweto a few months after the July 2021 riots that erupted when former president Jacob Zuma was sentenced to jail for contempt of court. The aim of the movement is to get rid of illegal immigrants and sustain local economy.

The operation was recently launched in Durban. This comes after it was all over the news because of its campaigns around places like Soweto and Alexander. Nhlanhla “Lux” was arrested few weeks ago in Johannesburg on allegations of assault and damage to property of a Soweto resident Victor Ramerafe, Who is believed to be one of the drug dealers in the area.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema labelled Nhlanhla as a criminal who attacks innocent black Africans. EFFSC activist at Vaal University of technology Mandisi concurred with Malema on an interview and said “Look, my fundamental problem with this campaign is, its lack of the socio-economic critique of South Africa's reality. The entire colonial capitalist modernity is not critiqued by Operation Dudula, all it singles out are foreign nationals. So these are my difficulties with the whole campaign”.

Mandi further said “Look, it all begins from the critique of the policy trajectory of government, which has been a neo-liberal ideology. Neo-liberalism seeks to keep the state out of economic power and control in favor of the market. The market is controlled by those with wealth who owns the means of production. The owners of the means of production in South Africa are white. Therefore, to move towards a market-oriented control of the economy is to sustain white domination over the black majority. This is the socio-economic critique Operation Dudula fails to grapple with in its discourse. Furthermore, a colonial capitalist modernity is explained by Frantz Fanon in the Wretched of the Earth about the relation of Capital in Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on an interview with journalists after the closing of the ANC provincial conference expressed that operation Dudula should be stopped. “Let us all operate within the parameters of the law, let us work within the framework of the law” said Ramaphosa.

Some citizens in concurring with views of operation Dudula think the movement has solid grounds to operate in the manner they operate. The movement preaches moral of anti-immigrants or anti-illegal immigrants in South Africa. It is a very broad concept that needs critical analysis in a political perspective. It's no secret that South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. One would ask themselves about how consistent racial disparities keep on widening with about 10 percent of the population owns more than 80 percent of the wealth. Such inequalities cause frustration and strong hatred in the poverty stricken ground. We have seen black people fighting against each other, crime, and other sorts of frustration. 

An estimated 10 million people in South Africa live below the food poverty line, while the unemployment rate is at a record high of almost 40 percent amongst Black South Africans according to Statistics South Africa.

Poverty, unemployment and crime are apparently the greatest sources of contention as Operation Dudula and its members believe that illegal foreigners – and sometimes “foreigners” in general depending on who you ask – are the reason that South Africa’s public socioeconomic systems do not benefit its native Black majority.

Leadership of operation Dudula seem to have valid arguments to backup or support the organization. As a citizen of the country, I condemn any form of crime and xenophobic behavior towards immigrants. I believe that the South African government should find meaningful ways to resolve issues and restore calm and peace”, said Shungube Phesheya, a resident in Pretoria.

Despite the mounting of calls by some politician to stop operation Dudula, Nhlanhla “Lux” Dlamini on his Facebook official page lambasted the eff CIC Julius Malema and the former EFF spokesperson Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi,” every time you hear politicians like Mbuyiseni, Malema and their minions say something brainless, you don’t have to reply to them, because it is nonsense to show every barking dog a way! These are small boys have tiny brain”, Dlamini wrote.

On his twitter page he further argued by saying “the Zimbabwean president has made it clear that we are dealing with wanted criminals that fled Zimbabwe hence South Africa in under attack with violent crimes by illegal foreigners”.

Operation Dudula recently launched in Durban Kwa Zulu Natal (KZN) and it is expected to spread wings to provinces like Mpumalanga.

 

 

 

New Miss Vicks café crowned ahead of Miss SA

 

Masilela oupa

Miss Vicks café is an annual event that takes place during spring in Soshanguve block TT, it’s usually held at Vicks café where they enable young girls to showcase their talent. It’s is an event that took place ahead of the crowning of the new Miss South Africa 2021/2022, as South Africans are waiting to see their new Miss south Africa Miss Vicks café paved a way by hosting its third miss Vicks annual event.

Despite challenges such as covid 19 Vicks café successfully hosted its event under consideration of covid 19 regulations, the event was held at Vicks café where, Khutso Mokonyane was crowned as Miss Vicks café 2021/2022, Khutso Mokonyane was rewarded with an amount of R2000,00 cash, a certificate of appreciation, and gifts such as flowers and a sash.

 Like any other pageant, Khutso Floral was awarded as the first princess of Miss Vicks café 2021/2022 who was rewarded with R1500,00 cash, flowers and a sash. A TUT soshanguve campus student Summer Shipalane became the second princess of Miss Vicks café 2021/2022 and was rewarded with R1000,00 cash and gifts of the same nature as the other models.

The event was not limited to the queen, first and second princess but Kurhula Mashaba was rewarded as an ambassador of Vicks café 2021/2022 and she was awarded a certificate of appreciation and R500,00 cash price. On the same event Buhle Tshabalala was crowned as the best dresser, the contestants were also tasked to create social media pages where their followers can make comments and share their pictures, and Ceila Monyai was awarded with a public choice certificate, and a sash. Miss popularity was awarded to Khutso Mokonyane.

“the event is not only looking at the models but upcoming artists, we invite them to come and perform” said Vicks the owner of Vicks café and an organizer of Miss Vicks café. “we organize such kind of events to enable girls to showcase their talent and keep them off the streets” he added.

The mood was overwhelming and participants were excited and believe the event was a success, the second princess of Miss Vicks café Summer Shipalane said “the ladies were ready and I am happy to be crowned as the second princess and the event was a success”

“I believe in women empowerment; I believe we as women should be empowering each other more than we’re pulling each other down” said Miss Vicks 2020 kgotlelo Sethedi who’s also an organizer of Miss Vicks café. Sethedi is a student and an entrepreneur who lives around Pretoria who believes and work on giving out what she has, as she runs an organization that helps the needy around Pretoria.

 A journalist is a not a celebrity 

30 may 2021

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                                    Mthobisi Mkhaliphi a senior journalist at the SABC

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Mthobisi Mkhaliphi (34) is a senior journalist at the SABC Mpumalanga, Mkhaliphi started as a sports reporter in the community radio station in Durban. His dream was to be a hard-news journalist that is when he decided to move to Mpumalanga province where he joined the SABC as a hard news reporter.

Mkhaliphi’s dream to become a journalist surfaced when he was doing standard eight (8) which is grade ten in our modern days, he always wanted to make it in the engineering industry either electrical engineering or motor mechanic because he is a multi-talented individual, he can fix cars and do electrical related jobs without a formal qualification during his spare time.

Mthobisi Mkhaliphi matriculated in 2005, he enrolled in a private college in Durban where he studied journalism and completed his Diploma in Journalism in 2009. In 2015, Mkhaliphi was awarded as the best journalist in Mpumalanga. “On my side, the best achievement is to see change, people getting help after reporting a story,” said Mkhaliphi.

“One of the challenges I faced was to be threatened by a politician after I had covered a story about her and she was not happy about it,” said Mkhaliphi when asked about the challenges he faced as a hard news journalist.

Mkhaliphi looks upon great legends like Victor Mpho Molefe the current sports presenter at Ukhozi FM. He likes the way Molefe presents his show and his style of questioning guests or sources. This all started when he was listening to one of the SABC radio stations Ukhozi FM “one day I was listening to Ukhozi FM, it was six o’clock (18:00), the presenter was Victor Mpho, “I listened to him and the way he presented the show and I was inspired,” said Mkhaliphi.

He said his favorite bible verse is “Philippians 4:13 “I can do all through Christ who strengthens me”. His interests and hobbies include music, it is his wish that one day he can play his recordings on-air (playing the guitar), travel.\ Mkhaliphi is a football lover, he is an Orlando Pirates fan.

“As a journalist, you will be required to work beyond the call of duty. A journalist is not a celebrity but a servant of the voiceless; your story should be known before you are known,” said Mkhaliphi.

 

Manganye restores hope of Soshanguve youngsters

 

24 May 2021

 

                                        Thomas Manganye owner of Falal gym.

 

The youth of South Africa is faced with many challenges, this includes the high rate of unemployment, crime, drug abuse and many other socio-economic related challenges. The challenges go as far as affecting communities like Soshanguve and other places, despite these challenges Thomas Manganye from Soshanguve block F managed to rise above all obstacles and vowed to help the youth of Soshanguve.

Manganye has taken a stand to open a gym in Soshanguve community hall popular known as Falal, it is a place where young people gather for activities that include bodybuilding and fitness, amongst other things Manganye is committed to keep the youth off the streets and save them from drug abuse, Manganye says they have managed to save three young people from drug abuse in the recent years "in our community we have a serious problem of drugs, it is a major problem'' said Manganye.

The recovery of Luyanda Khanyi (20), who was a drug addict is also an example of the good work done by Mr Manganye. Khanyi says he was using drugs for the past three years since 2018. "My friends introduced me to drugs'' said Khanyi. Luyanda Khanyi is currently enrolled with Tshwane North College doing electrical engineering. Khanyi said drug abuse is a serious problem in Soshanguve and he will not advise a young person to take drugs, he further mentioned that drug abuse made his relationship with his parents unhealthy.

 

                                              Luyanda Khanyi beats drug addiction.

Khanyi is not the only young person assisted by Mr Manganye, other two young men are also tertiary students in Pretoria central who were at school by the time of the interview. Young females from Soshanguve also took part in the programs at the gym of Manganye, Vuyisile Baleke is a young girl from Soshanguve “the gym helps young female to stay off the streets, maintain a healthy lifestyle and stick to our diet plan" said Vuyisile.

Vuyisile believes that the government must make interventions on programs like this one "they should provide more gyms, hire people to work in those gyms as a way of tackling unemployment for the youth of Soshanguve in particular'' said Vuyisile.

The program of Manganye Thomas is not only focusing on the gym but it is a vehicle for those who are less fortunate to get what they have desired for a long time. Manganye is also working with the community forum of Soshanguve to raise funds and make donations for school children who do not have shoes and school uniforms.