RESIDENTS PROTEST FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BETTER SERVICE



Residents closed the roads with burning tyres demanding for better service and jobs at Bock AA, BB and F-West in Soshanguve.

HOPE MOTAU,  PATRICK MOTHAPOAND  LILLIAN MSIBI

Soshanguve Blocks AA, BB and F-West were covered by the dark clouds of smoke from burning tyres.

 People from all walks of life participated in community mass protest. Residents accused the municipality and ward 29 councillor for not listening to their need.

Among the concerns were tar roads at Block BB, a decent park at Block AA as well as a soccer ground, accusing the councillor of nepotism and not employing youth within the Blocks for the project that are taking place in the community.

The police tried to disperse the protesters by shooting rubber bullets and tear gas, but the protesters continued burning tyres.  "I am here because we need better services delivery. Block BB was started in 1986 but we still do not have tar roads. We also need solar geysers and we have been waiting for so long," said Peter Mhlongo from Block BB.

The lady with red T-shirt was running away from the police who were shooting rubber bullets.

Some of the residents were injured by the police rubber bullets, but they came back to continue protesting, burning tyres and chanting.

Police spokesperson, warrant officer Lolo Mangena of Rietgat police station said "We deployed our officers here to get this demonstration under control because we do not want any damage to property."

WARRANT OFFICER LOLO MANGENA :  RIETGAT POLICE STATION 

     SOUND CLIP OF SOSHANGUVE RESIDENT

Soshanguve Plaza was closed by the protesters during the protest hours and no one was allowed to enter. All schools within the community were closed due to the protest. The school pupils were also taking part in the protest. Tumelo Phalane (18) from Kgomotso Comprehensive High says, "As a Grade 12 pupil my opinion is that the strike should not involve the learners, because we would be left behind at school. Let them allow us to go to catch-up because there is teacher's go slow currently, so we need to catch-up before teachers go for strike in one to two weeks time".

Sphiwe Mhlongo (18) and Anikie Chauke (17) the matric pupils at Soshanguve High from Block BB are worried that they should not go to school due to community mass protest. They say that this might affect their matric results at the end of the year.

"We will also find out why the police used rubber bullets. But if the situation was bad, there was no other way the police could control crowd. We want to protect innocent people and property. We deployed police officers who deal with public violence and other officers from the local police station." said Mangena. Six men and a woman were arrested for public violence and released later on Friday.

 

The game abandoned due to rain

SCC s Njabulo Kaba leaves the field after being dissmisal

By : Patrick Mothapo

The Soshanguve Cricket Club second side is currently struggling in President‘s league. On Saturday was playing against Pretoria Cricket Club second side from Pretoria. They were playing in Soshanguve Cricket Oval in Block DD. The SCC second side expected to make changes regarding their game. But things were not on their side as rain disrupts the game. The game was immediately abandoned. The SCC is seating on the last position of the league standing. Pretoria is on the 2^nd spot trailing by a point to the log leaders AC all Boys Cricket Club based in Gezina.

The SCC came to this game after losing their previous game against Laudium Cricket Club second side in Laudium, west of Pretoria by 30 runs knocked out. Pretoria was up against Moot Cricket Club second side from Pretoria North that beat them by three wickets. Martins Stoles was very disappointed. They are aiming to defend their championship title.

Pretoria decided to bat first even if the pitch was wet. There was not a toss for that game. The captain agreed verbally on how to start the game. Pretoria lost their first wicked few minutes after the game started. Reghart dismissed after scoring 0 from seven balls. “There were so many whites’ balls Reghart says”.

The SCC shows lot of confidence as they gave Pretorian side no chance of making runs. They were all over the pitch. The wicket was falling after falling. But Pretoria managed to score 201 runs knocked out. The SCC targeted 202 runs.

2^nd inning it was SCC that holds the bats. The first batter of that day for SCC was Njabulo Kaba partnered with Hope Mtshweni. The bowler from Pretoria was Jaque Swart. Njabulo was the first player to loss the wicked.

Before the game went to break due to rain, few players from SCC were out including their captain Percy Moloto. They had waited for rain to stop, but the weather continues changing to a rainy weather with lighting. The pitch was covered. The rain could not stop. The game was abandon forcibly. They took game statistics to the official to decide the game. Both teams hope to be the winner. But is going to be the one that win or loss, maybe both team would draw. The win for Pretoria will lead them topping the log, while SCC will gain a momentum towards their four remaining games.

Pretoria captain was very disappointed because the game was incomplete. “It was very good game. And I think we could have win says captain Stoles”. The next game is against AC all Boys.” We have to win that game captain add”.

SCC captain Percy Moloto blames the boys doing lot of catch and drop. “They dismissed many wickets then relax said the captain”.

SCC next game will be against Defence Cricket Club away at Voertrekker Cricket Oval.

Bucs hunt second star

Orlando Pirates Thulasizwe Mbuyane celebrate after scoring the first goal for against Djabal FC

By Patrick Mothapo

Orlando pirates are the only team in southern Africa to have won Africa champions league back in 1995. This season bucs aim to win it for the second time. Their preliminary round was against the team from Comoros Island, Djabal. Their first match played at Orlando stadium in South Africa. They have won that game by five goals to nil of Djabal. The Zimbabwean international Takesure “Makesure” Chinyama scored 4 out of 5 goals that night while Sifiso Myeni scored once to make it 5.

The second leg took place in Comoros Island, where pressure applied to the hosts. The weather was not in favour of these two teams as it was extremely hot there with 39 degrees Celsius. Pirates were leading by 5 goals to nil of Djabal on aggregate. The game started at 15h00 Comoros Island time, in South Africa it was 14h00. Pirates found the back of the net moment after the game started. That was an advantage of an away goal rule. Djabal had to score 7 goals to win the game. On the 8^th minutes Mabena connects from Mbuyane’s cross to put Pirates in front by 2goals to nil. The Djabal players have resorted to kicking anything that moves. They were under pressure. Immediately after ten minutes in the second half, Takesure ensure that his scoring tally extended to 5 as he netted the third goal for the buccaneer. Djabal had to score ten goals against Pirates that was not going to be impossible.

Some say Djabal was an inexperienced team to play Pirates. The tournament is for the champion from around the continent. Djabal is the champion of Comoros. The standard of football in Comoros is very low compare to the South African football. Orlando pirates ended that game by 4 goals to nil of Djabal. Aggregate Pirates scored 9 goals to 0 of Djabal.

Their next game in champion’s league will be against Zanaco from Zambia in the 2^nd round of the CAF champion’s league. Zanaco through to the next round after played a goalless draw against Mbabane Swallows, aggregate 3-2.

Valentine gift for parents

The pupil at Leratong Early Learning Centre celebrate valentine s day with presents for their parents

This time of the year, Leratong Early Learning Centre celebrate their valentine s day in a unique way. People known this day as lover’s day, people buy some roses to their love ones. Some take out their soul mate to the park, beach, hotel and so forth. LELC teach their pupil how to treat their parents. They give them gifts to go and surprise their parents.

The management came up with an idea regarding this day to their pupil. They had seen this as a good idea for the pupil to show their lovely parents love.  This would help them to memorise what their parent had done to them during their childhood. This would be the great memorable during their adulthood.

LELC management are willing to teach the children on how to treat their future family. This is due to their responsibility to the children. Their future relies on this school. “They would ensure that there is no abuse in their family but love dominates in that future family”.

The campaign of providing presents started in the year 2000. This is the 13 anniversaries of the gifts from the children to the parents. The first group that started this campaign might be in tertiary level, while some are about to finish their secondary level. The management had received a respond from the parents. Thanks and appreciation had been sent to the early learning centre due to their good job to their lovely children. “The children understand this day principal said”.

“Their parents are happy with their children s presents, because there are cards inside written messages from their children”. The centre is proud of teaching their pupil, how to write while they are still only 3years old. They are not only knows writing but writing letters to their parents. Because LELC is responsible for the present as one that bought them, but children know exactly what is inside those particular presents.

LELC is looking forward to develop their learning centre. They had improved their care to the children. They had their own first aid for any accident that would happen to the children. Their principal is willing to put the school on top here in Soshanguve. They wear uniform to emphasis equality in school. They have educators that qualified for the job. They are under tight of security fence.

By: Patrick Mothapo

PATRICK MOTHAPO. 211245182. INTERNET II. ONLINE JOURNALISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Investigate the online news and journalism that exist today in South Africa.

South Africa has various publications. Every publication has its own of publishing to attract their readership. Those publications had introduced online news. The journalists just go out to cover the story the upload them on their website, then sent them to the readers without any delay. This is quick method of publishing and developing their publication.

There are some publications that I have already read their stories online, and now I know their style of publishing on line. Sometimes they code their headline online; it means they had already published that news on newspaper like sowetan. The name of the newspaper is sowetan and the name of their online publication is Sowetan Live. It means that news is live but you cannot see the source.

Sowetan Live

www.interface.co.za/online-channels/sowetan

Sowetan Live represents the core values and content carried in the Sowetan newspaper, which can be describe as nation-building, community-focused etc. According to this Sowetan Live their values and content are more similar with Sowetan newspaper. The different is that Sowetan Live is quicker than Sowetan newspaper.

The Mail & Guardian

http://mg.co.za

The Mail & Guardian Online is South Africa s older quality news source on the web and Africa s first online newspaper, offering breaking news and in depth. The thing that I have witness in this publication is that they cover weekly news that is not time out. Even their newspaper is the weekly newspaper. I have realised that this is the first online newspaper in South Africa. They are proud of that because nowadays this style of online is in fashion.

Kick-off.com

Kick-off.com-online sports magazine-Realnet showcase

Kick-off are a 24/7 football news company providing arguably the largest source of South African related football news in the world. They publish different stories regarding local and international football. If the reporter has interview with player or agent, after few minutes the readers receive that fresh information from the source that are fair and partially truth. I’m saying this because sometimes they err.

The journalism in South Africa develops daily as the mouthpiece of the public. Is that’s why it brought changes in the field of media. Everybody can receive the information wherever they are at anytime. I can say journalism is abroad in South Africa. The readers could be aware of what can happen around their leader.

SCC LOSS AT HOME

SCC captain Kabelo Khaas is leaving the field after dismissal

The shoshanguve cricket club was hoping to move to the fourth place before playing the police team cricket club from Pretoria West. But the game was not on their side after losing by four wickets.

The police team won the toss and decided to boul. The SCC opens that game as the batter. The police team fielded the strong player mentally and physically. The SCC player was so young and not physically strong.

SCC started the game with confidence hoping to reach 200 runs from 45 overs. The first two players have made plenty ones and twos. The captain Khaas steps inside the field to bat after the second player was dismissed. He partner with chilamramonwa. They play very well and make few runs together. The moment after break, Khaas was dismissed. The players seem to be under pressure. Chilamramonwa was the only player from SCC to reach 54 runs from 88 balls out.

1^st inning over roll results was 190 for 7 from 45 overs. Police team was targeting 191 runs from 45 overs in the 2^nd inning. This was the score that gave police team confidence. They went in the field with a positive mind for victory.

The 2^nd inning Police team shows some experience as they were dominating. Some young boys from home side were catch and dropping the balls because of their pace. Police team captain Marlin Esau start batting. He was partner with Lee Roy Engelbrecht. SCC was all over the oval, picking the balls that made fours and sixes. Marlin Esau was dismissed after reaching 54runs from 84 balls. Lee Roy Engelbrecht reaches the highest score of 70 not out.

Police team won the game by 191 runs for 6 from 35.5 overs. This was second consecutive loss to SCC. SCC lost their previous encounter away to Eesterust, at Eesterust oval, in Mamelodi.

“The is few things really that we need to fix on going back to drawing board and focus on them and taking on forward”. Khaas said that he is of the squad performance even if they couldn’t be victorious.

Their next game will be away to Hammanskraal cricket club. This would be the tough encounter as well. Sosha captain promises to bring positive results at to fans. Both 1^st and 2^nd team seem to be struggling. They lost their weekend league encounter against their fellow counterparts.  They would like to turn things around, and win their upcoming games.  They have promise not letting down Soshanguve area.

The administrator Mr Jabu Khubeka slams the boys of not performing well. But he gave them words of encouragement. “They have to pick where they have left from and win the next game. “They should have composure so that they would win”.

SCC technical team is proud of their four boys who represent them provincially. But one of those boys is currently injured. They are looking forward to be represented by other boys nationally.   

SCC needs the Soshanguve people to stay behind them. Their support will lead the team to be victorious.

By: Patrick Mothapo