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A spare parts trader remonstrates with the law during a raid on illegal businesses on Jules Street. Photos: Mohau Mofokeng

was issued to him last November. operating four unregistered car dealerships. He has Bakare is registered to operate but does not been issued with the compliance notice more than CAT-AND-MOUSE comply with the Second Hand Goods Act and was four times but has not complied since, said Captain fined R2 500. Several cars not registered inhis Masango. Monitoring these dealerships has proven books were also found in his premises and he could to be a futile exercise as two of those who were or- also not provide the register of the cars he had sold, dered to close business had reopened as Consumer GAMES ON JOBURG’S as required. There were also tons of stripped car Eye left the scene. parts in his premises. Captain Masango said it’s their duty to monitor Another dealership owned by Irshand Khan the dealerships daily, but it’s an impossible mission of RSR Motors was found to be operating an un- due to lack of capacity. JULES STREET registered dealership. He has been issued with the The Second Hand Goods Act regulates the busi- compliance notice more than four times but has not ness of dealers in second hand goods and pawnbro- By Thuli Zungu CAPACITY: SAPS claims complied since, said Captain Masango. kers in order to combat trade in stolen goods and to Monitoring these dealerships has proven to be a promote ethical standards. t was not unexpected! futile exercise as two of those who were ordered to As things stand, the situation in Jules Street Garage doors started shutting down, roll- not enough manpower to close business had reopened as the Consumer Eye will continue to be a cat and a mouse game for er gates rolled and padlocks clicked as Con- and the police left the scene. It’s the duty of the some time to come between the police and the sus- sumer Eye, the Gauteng Office of Consumer police to monitor these dealerships daily, but it’s an pected wayward car dealerships. Affairs and Business Compliance unit; South police notorius street impossible mission due to lack of human capacity, Meanwhile, consumers are urged to be extra African Police Services and the department of La- says Captain Masango. Another dealership owned vigilant when contemplating on buying a car in one Ibour Police Department ascended on the infamous by Irshand Khan of RSR Motors was found to be of the dealerships operating on Jules Street. Jules Street, in the suburb of Jeppe, Johannesburg, street. Obviously taken by surprise, Consumer Eye on Tuesday. Reputed as one of the longest streets noticed most of the dealerships quickly shutting the in Johannesburg, Jules Street has also over the doors of their business premises while some were years earned itself the unfortunate tag of harbour- seen fleeing the scene. ing some of the most alleged “belligerent” of car One owner, Lukman Bakare of Botola Logis- dealerships around Gauteng. tics, was issued with a R2 500 fine for contravening Some of the dealerships, says the Gauteng Of- the Second Hand Goods Act.. Apparently Bakare, fice of Consumer Affairs, had even become a law who is a foreign national, had previously been is- unto themselves. In repeated instances, these deal- sued with a notice last November to comply with erships had the temerity to chase away inspectors the Act. barring them from conducting their duties. SAPS Captain Patrick Masango, the flash com- There has also been a surge of consumer com- mander who led the operation, issued him with the plaints arising from “shoddy” deals emanating from notice to cease all activities and close his business some of the dealerships operating on the infamous until he complied with the previous order which GUMTREE REVS INTO THE CAR BUSINESS SECOND-HAND GOODS ACT • The second-hand goods act aims to regulate dealers who buy and sell second hand goods. TEAMWORK: Consumers offered finance via MFC • It serves to ensure that these goods are not stolen and ensures that the dealers do not operates as a pawn broker. By Thuli Zungu this makes verified vehicles more likely to sell • Every person who is dealing in second-hand goods must be registered in terms of the Act. quicker. Douw Leadley Head of Sales from • Upon completion of the registration process, the dealer receives a prescribed certificate of Sellers of second-hand cars might soon be out MFC, a division of Nedbank said with MFC ve- registration which authorises him to carry on business in respect of second-hand goods. of business if they do not comply with the Sec- hicle finance now available through Gumtree, • This registration as a dealer remains valid for a period of five years from the date the certificate ond-hand Goods Act. buyers can easily and safely finance their used is issued and must be renewed upon expiration. Gumtree has partnered with Motor Fi- vehicle bought privately. He said consumers Registration link below nance Corporation (MFC) to offer consumers will need to search MFC-verified vehicle list- looking to buy a used car privately affordable ings on Gumtree, find exactly what they are http://www.saps.gov.za/services/flash/shg/saps601.pdf finance for MFC-verified, accident and police- looking for, and apply for MFC finance with a cleared vehicles via the site, while sellers can simple online application. Record Keeping by Dealers easily find trusted buyers for a fast, secure sale. Once they have qualified for the finance to • Once a dealer receives the prescribed certificate, he can start acquiring and selling second- Estelle Nagel a brand Marketing said this buy a used vehicle via the site, MFC will assist hand goods. makes the second-hand vehicle buying and sell- buyers to complete the administration, verifi- • Such dealers are required to keep a “register or record book”. ing process via an online platform much safer. cation and re-registration of the vehicle. The • This register or record book must contain the prescribed particulars / details regarding each For the first time, buyers can secure financing verification process also checks whether the and every acquisition or sale of second-hand goods. through MFC for vehicles purchased privately vehicle has an existing warranty and, if not, • The dealer is obliged to obtain the following: on an online classifieds site, Nagel said can facilitate purchasing one if it still qualifies. • The identity of the person from whom the second-hand goods were acquired “Through our partnership with MFC, we “Searching for a used car to buy privately • are now able to give consumers the opportu- can be complicated and time consuming, and Full names, contact address and contact numbers nity to get financing for private vehicle sales, complex for a consumer who is wondering if • The manner in which the person’s identity was verified; and instead of having to pay cash,” Estelle said the seller is trustworthy, or if the vehicle has • The person’s ID number. The partnership will also mitigate many risks any hidden or latent defects,” said Leadley. • A description of the goods and the serial number or a distinguishing feature of the goods; associated with buying a used car, with sellers He said buying one of their verified ve- • The purchase price paid by the dealer; able to offer third-party certifications to make hicles will give both buyers and sellers much • The number assigned to the second-hand goods by the dealer; and vehicle listings much more attractive, she said. more peace of mind, after a safe and efficient • The date and time of the transaction, the date on which the goods were sold or how and when By listing a vehicle on Gumtree and com- sales process the goods were sold. pleting the MFC-verified vehicle check pro- To search and buy MFC-verified vehi- • The person purchasing or selling the second-hand goods to the dealer must furnish the dealer cess, sellers are effectively listing a more pre- cles from Gumtree and speed up the sale and with his full name, physical address and original ID document as proof of identity. mium, verified product that has already been purchase process, buyers and sellers can visit • police and accident-checked, she said. https://www.gumtree.co.za/pages/MFC/ to get The dealer should then keep a copy of the person’s ID for verification purposes. Along with elevated listings on Gumtree, started. Sourced from bidorbuy.co.za Friday 11 June 2021 JULES STREET BLITZ WEEKLY SA MIRROR 3 JULES STREET CAR DEALERS IGNORE, FEAR NO LAW – OPERATE BY THEIR OWN RULES

By Vusi Xaba The owner of Mostaf’s Motors appeared to be a IMPUNITY: Regular official raids on street’s serial offender. In an interaction with the officials, In a seemingly futile exercise, a multi-disci- the owner, who could not give Weekly SA Mirror pline team of law enforcement agencies backed by his name, had been visited by law enforcement six police, swooped on car dealerships operating ille- shady car leaders yield no results months ago and told to comply, but did not do. He gally in Malvern, east of Johannesburg. had been visited again last week and told to come Police, accompanying officials from the soon as the raiding party has left. could not immediately hold those violating the law to Jeppe police station to sort out his business regis- Gauteng Department of Economic Development Signs of a raid without a sting showed when a to account because of processes that need to be fol- tration documents, which he still had not done, but (GDED) and Department of Labour, conducted a visibly nervous female employee asked the police lowed. promised he would do. raid in Jules Street where undocumented foreign during a briefing parade before the start of the op- “Some of the dealerships, if you can call that It also transpired that some had two trading nationals run unregistered, non-tax compliant car eration for police protection. She wanted to know dealerships, look like a syndicate. You close them names in one invoice book. Some were flagrantly dealerships. about the arrangement because experience their here today, they open elsewhere,” Mthuli said. flouted health and safety regulations, such as Cash Some of the operators were found to possess previous visit to Jules street, they were harassed She explained a process from her office in the 4 Scrap, which had an unbearable stench coming

fraudulent business documents, and selling suspi- and she the operators of illegal dealerships fol- province to the National Consumer Affairs office from the toilets. The workers there said they did ciously stolen cars – some stripped for parts to be lowed them to their vehicles wanting to know what before taking matters to the consumer court. not have water. There was also no compliance with sold. A few of the business had employees who they wanted there. “We first need to issue warnings, fine them and Covid 19 regulations as many of the workers did were found to be unregistered, enjoying no rights “Some of the dealerships, if you can call that escalate it to the National Consumer office to say not wear masks and the businesses had no hand under the labour relations legislation. dealerships, look like a syndicate. You close them this is what we have found. However, it becomes sanitizers on the premises. Weekly SA Mirror accompanied the law enforc- here today, they open elsewhere.” difficult sometimes because some of the businesses Mthuli concurred with suspicions by Weekly ers in what was expected to be a massive operation A total of 10 fines valued at R2 500 each and are not registered, do not have company names, no SA Mirror team that some of the vehicles sold ap- that would end with those suspected to be on the eight written warnings were issued to the street’s paperwork and cannot even search under CIPC. peared to be either stolen or hijacked. wrong side of the law in police vans. It however, operators for being in contravention of the Second- When you ask them where do they get the cars, “That is my view,” she said. turned out to be a friendly visit with law agencies hand Goods Act, which stipulates that consumers they say from insurance companies, saying they are Police had promised to come back to us with talking nicely with suspected criminals and issuing must buy goods that are durable and fit for purpose buying written-off cars, but they cannot give you their consolidated statistics from the raid. Numer- them with written warnings and fines. it was bought for. In this case, buyers of pre-owned proof of that. Written-off cars should be sold as ous attempts to get back to them were unsuccessful But law enforcement in Jules Street proved to vehicles must buy vehicles in a condition that they scrap,” Mthuli said. as they did not answer our calls after promising to be a problem as some of the serial offenders and can used without experiencing problems just after During the raid, it transpired that some of the do so earlier. showed no inclination to pay the fines imposed by purchasing them. businesses, such as Cash 4 Scrap Macmetals and the authorities. Some of the car dealers founding to Sanele Mthuli, director at GDED’s Gauteng Semug Motor Spares, appeared to operate in the be wanting in terms of the law close down in the Consumer Affairs, admitted that to have seen guise of selling motor vehicle spare parts when Laws flouted at Jules Street presence of officials, only to open for business as what she described as flouting of the law, but they actually sell cars.

• ​They operate without registration as required in terms of respect of Second- Hand Goods Act of 2009 • Some operate with expired certificates·, the duration of the certificate is five years and must be renewed after expiration. • They do not keep a “register or record book” which lists the stock of vehicles in their premises. • They have cars that are not recorded in their register book. • They do not keep records of people selling cars to them, they claim they have cars written off by insurance companies. • They don’t issue warranties as required in terms of the Consumer Protection Act of 2009. • Their receipts still carry the old “voetstoots” clause meaning consumers buy cars as is in contravention of CPA • They have no refund, no exchange and no return clause on their receipts, in contravention of CPA • Consumers are issued receipts, no contracts are signed. • They are in breach of the Occupational Health Act. The employer must provide a work environment that is safe and without risk to the health of the employees. • They do not observe COVID-19 regulations in that a risk assessment is not conducted. (People were not sanitized and most did not wear masks). and they were fined • Some do not pay tax in contravention of the Tax laws. State officials interview a tyre-fix operator during a Jules Street inspection.Photos: Mohau Mofokeng 4 WEEKLY SA MIRROR NEWS Friday 11 June 2021

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FRANK MAPONYA Limpopo - OUR MAN IN LIMPOPO

GA-PHASHA SEATTLE was certified dead on arrival at the hospital, he A 52-year-old lawyer has been sentenced to said. The young girl was identified as Them and four life terms for killing his children. Senyatsi Mohati, 13, who lived in the village. The man Lucas Phasha was convicted on all four counts was later found hanging from the rooftop inside by the Limpopo High Court in Polokwane. He the same neighbour’s house. Cases of murder, was arrested on February 17, 2020, the same rape, attempted murder and inquest have been day he brutally killed his four children, Katlego, opened for investigations. 9, Joyce, 7, Tshepo, 5, and Adel, 2. The bodies of the four children were found in two separate TSHILWAVHUSIKU locations at Ga-Phasha Seattle village outside Fifteen suspects have been arrested in Burgersfort. Three of the children were found connection with the alleged burning of houses at hacked to death with an axe while the fourth Ravele village in Tshilwavhusiku outside Louis (the youngest) had her head bludgeoned against Trichardt. The incident happened on Tuesday a huge rock. Phasha was sentenced to life night when five houses were torched by unknown imprisonment on each of the murders. people, allegedly after complaining about the murder cases that were previously committed in LETSITELE the area. Those arrested were aged between 18 A 13-year-old girl was raped and brutally and 41 and would appear in the Tshilwavhusiku killed while another elderly woman was attacked Magistrate’s Court soon, facing charge of arson. at Joppie village in the Letsitele area in an More arrests are possible as investigations are incident described as gender based violence continuing. Anyone with information that can and femicide. Police said a 58-year-old man lead to further arrests of those responsible is allegedly went to look for his wife at her parents’ requested to contact the station commander home in the area after the couple reportedly of Tshilwavhusiku police, Lieutenant-Colonel experienced marital problems. Spokesperson Maphefo Machaba on 082-461-7163 or the Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said upon arrival Crime Stop number 08600-10111. the man found his mother-in-law who allegedly informed him that her daughter was not home. GA-RAMOKGOPA The man reportedly became furious and hacked Aubrey Manaka, the Limpopo man who was the 71-year-old woman with a sharp object arrested in connection with the brutal murder throughout her body. Mojapelo said the deranged of Capricorn TVET College student Precious man then went back home where he entered Ramabulana, has pleaded guilty to the rape of his neighbour’s house and raped a 13-year-old the victim. Manaka has also pleaded guilty to Sergeant Nkang Winner Mogoru attached to the Roedtan Police Station outside Modi- girl before attacking her with the same weapon charges of robbery and housebreaking. molle in Limpopo is pleased to have helped a young mother to deliver her baby girl at he used to attack the elderly woman earlier. His confession statement was presented in the station’s boardroom on Sunday. Pictures supplied by SAPS Emergency personnel were summoned and both the Limpopo High Court on Wednesday, where victims were rushed to hospital. Sadly, the girl his trial is underway. Manaka confessed that he noticed Ramabulana a day before he stabbed her with a knife inside LIMPOPO POLICE her off-campus room in Ga-Ramokgopa village. At the time Manaka HELPED 4 500 MOMS had visited his aunt at the nearby Mokomene village. In his statement Manaka also claimed TO DELIVER BABIES that he had initially planned to romantically propose to Ramabulana. The victim’s aunt, Mavis IN ONE YEAR Silothimela, said while they welcomed the outcomes, they were still heartbroken. BOUNCY: Woman delivers baby at rural police station

By Frank Maponya at healthcare facilities had failed to comply with North West govt gives hope advice offered them at the clinics. ore than 4 500 women have de- “Unless pregnant women and their next-of-kin livered babies before they could heeded the advice they received at ante-natal clin- to Matsatseng residents arrive healthcare facilities in Lim- ics, the problem which put both their lives and those popo during the 2020/2021 finan- of their babies at risk would persist,” he warned. cial year. The department’s reaction follows an incident This is due to the fact that some clinics, mostly in which a 22-year-old woman gave birth at the SERVICES: Council has acquired land from Msituated in rural areas, do not operate on a 24-hour Roedtan Police Station outside Modimolle on Sun- basis. Highly expectant mothers would deliver their day, with the assistance of two police officers. children either at their homes, inside public or pri- The woman allegedly had nowhere to go as the owners for development vate transports, or at some police stations. Spokes- local clinic was closed and only operated on week- person for the provincial department of health days. The woman was forced to approach the police Neil Shikwambana has revealed that a total of 4 station for assistance. Two police officers, a female By Boitumelo Tshehle The establishment of the township and bulk 548 women delivered their babies before reaching sergeant and male constable, became instant heroes services in Matsaseng can only be completed healthcare facilities in the previous financial year. after they helped the heavily-pregnant woman to Plans are afoot to alleviate the plight of when the transfer process has been imple- “As a department we are disturbed that 4 548 deliver a new-born baby girl inside the station’s the community of Matsatseng, an informal mented. In contrast to the version of events women during the 2020/2021 financial year de- boardroom. settlement outside Mahikeng where local vil- given by the Mahikeng municipality, Mat- livered babies before arrival at our facilities,” said Shikwambana said clinics normally closed lagers live in abject poverty in plastic struc- satseng residents were told by the provincial Shikwambana. during the weekends due to a number of factors, tures. government that they deserve only limited He further advised pregnant women to book for including nurses having nowhere to sleep in the Mahikeng local municipality’s planning government’s bulk services. ante-natal clinics before they reached 20 weeks of clinics. The other factor, he said, was the problem and development director Tendo Masia said According to the North West department their pregnancies. During ante-natal visits, Shik- of numbers. they were in the process of acquiring the land of corporate governance, human settlement wambana said, midwives usually advised pregnant “It has come to our attention that the clinic in occupied by the Matsatseng residents from and traditional affairs there was nothing that women on their expected date of delivery. They the Roedtan area records a low number of patients the owners, so they could start developing it they could do until they received confirma- also asked pregnant women about the facilities at on a daily basis, resulting in us not being able to for housing. tion of bulk services from the Mahikeng lo- which they would want to deliver their babies. open the facility for so few people on a 24-hour He said the municipality had so far man- cal municipality. Spokeswoman Dineo Lolok- “This is done so that the pregnant women can basis,” he said, adding that nurses would rather re- aged to get signatures from some of the reg- wane said however her department can only choose amongst facilities providing 24-hour servic- fer the patients to a local healthcare facility where istered owner, , of which they were seven in contribute 2% as legislated by Human Settle- es, in case those closer to their homes do not work their colleagues had proper structures to render total. Those that have located own 33.33% of ment Development Grant (HSDG). for 24 hours,” he explained. both medical services and to sleep over when they the property. The plight of Matsatseng residents were According to him, pregnant women were also worked for 24-hours. The delay was caused by attorneys ap- highlighted by Weekly SA Mirror last week. asked about the transport mode they would use to According to police spokesperson Colonel pointed by the municipality to facilitated the They live in structures built out of wood and the delivery facility, adding that ambulances were Moatshe Ngoepe, it was at around 1.30pm when sale of the land to the council. plastic. meant for emergencies only. the woman arrived at the station’s community ser- “They did not deliver according to our ex- Service delivery in the area is non-existent “Therefore we cannot plan on using those am- vice centre complaining about labour pains. He pectations, so we had to terminate their con- and residents live in abject poverty. Lolok- bulances,” he said. said the baby was delivered with the help of Ser- tract and appointed a new law firm in July wane said there was nothing the government He said it was”unfortunate” that the depart- geant Nkang Winner Mogoru and Constable Klein- 2020,” he said. A new firm had since started could do because the land at which Matsat- ment’s survey had proven that majority of women booi Solomon Mnisi, promptly assisted the young the process from scratch because the old one seng residents occupied belonged to two own- who had delivered babies at home or before arrival mother in distress to give birth. did not handover the documents, he said. ers who now reside overseas. Friday 11 June 2021 NEWS WEEKLY SA MIRROR 5 DISCHORDS FROM THE BEYONCE MANDELA CONCERT

DERELICTION: Gearhouse SA never registered a claim

By Ali Mphaki for the events and technical industry is that Gear- the week was also not re- house SA only notified the department about the sponded to. anted! Almost three years later it incident but never registered a claim. The department of em- is only this week that the depart- “Particulars in support of the claim have since ployment and labour says ment of employment and labour been requested from the employer and the Com- following Siya’s fatal is trying to locate the family of pensation Fund is tracing the surviving dependents fall, inspectors were sent the man who died while prepar- who will qualify in terms of COIDA to ascertain if to investigate Gearhouse ing the stage for the Global Citizen Mandela 100 there will be a need to process and pay a claim,” SA and the company was Wconcert which featured the likes of US superstar reads a statement from the department received found to have failed to com- Beyonce. Friday. ply with the provisions of the And with all the resources at their disposal they The department further denied earlier reports Occupational Health Safety seem to be struggling since they have pleaded with that the Ngonze family was paid R70 000. Act. Weekly SA Mirror to share contact details of the “As far as our records are concerned, there was Lamati said they made grieving family. never a payment of R70 000 made by the Depart- recommendations to the This follows an article by Weekly SA Mirror ment/Compensation Fund to the family of the de- National Prosecuting Au- last week where it was reported that the family ceased,” said DG Thobile Lamati. thority, NPA, based at the of Siyabonga Ngonze, a rigger employed by top A grieving Thembekile Ngonze, the mother Johannesburg Magis- events company Gearhouse SA, were compensated of Siya, says the family were given a paltry R39 trates Court, and that with a meagre R70 000 for the death of their son 000 by Gearhouse SA towards her son’s burial ex- they have since been who was on duty at the multimillion rand concert. penses. informed that the The concert was organised to honour the late She says when she subsequently contacted the NPA had decided former president Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday company to ask if there was no further compensa- not to prosecute. In- and presented by major partner, the Motsepe Foun- tion for her son, a senior executive of the company dustry players like the dation, with House of Mandela, Johnson & John- is alleged to have said: South African Roadies Superstar: son, Cisco, Nedbank, Vodacom, Big Concerts, Bill ”Siya matter is closed. We’ve moved on”. Re- Association,SARA. Beyonce & Melinda Gates Foundation. peated attempts to obtain comment from Gearhouse “It’s a free for all and and The 36-year-old Ngonze, who was fondly SA drew a blank, with their executives Nasser Ab- everybody does as they husband known as Siya, fell to his death while erecting scaf- bas and general manager Charl Smit not answering please with no re- Jay-Z folds and installing lights at the FNB stadium two their cellphones. gard to black lives,” headlined days before the event. What will come as a shock A media inquiry sent to the company earlier in said Nyathela. the concert

WHAT THE LAW SAYS...

CHILDREN have a right to both parents ir- respective of whether the parents are separated or divorced and regardless of who has custody of the children, according to Lumka Oliphant of the De- partment of Social Development. ‘’ The absence of one parent has a negative impact on children and adolescents who often face an increased risk of developing behavioural chal- lenges’’. Oliphant said the department was working on a White Paper that aimed to promote healthy fam- ily lives. Many South African children, she added, lived without the support of their parents and this compromised their right to protection and care. THE PAIN OF FATHERS NOT ALLOWED ‘’Some of these children live in child or youth –headed households, grandparent-headed house- holds and some, if not most, are raised by one par- TO SEE OR VISIT THEIR CHILDREN ent, mostly their mothers. ‘’The upbringing of children should be the full time I phone my ex wife to come and visit my kids burg, said he last saw his children three years ago. responsibility of both parents unless a court deter- EMOTIONAL: she tells me that they are not home and that I am Although he was granted visitation rights by the mines otherwise,’’ said Oliphant. not welcome. I have tried to reason with her but in court when they divorced in 2018, his ex wife has In its strategic priority of promoting healthy Women can vain. I really don’t know what to do’’. refused him access to his two sons aged 6 and 12. family lives, the White Paper would ensure that fa- Founder of Basadi ba Molao, Adv. Anthea Matters became worse when he lost his job thers are treated equally by the courts in custody Platt SC said issues around children were ex- the same year they divorced. ‘’She told me that I decisions. It would also strengthen the provisions tremely emotional and parents did not always act was useless. She also poisoned my children who of the Children’s Act and promote responsible par- sometimes be unfair rationally and in the best interest of the minor chil- turned against me.’’ A woman from Kwa-Mashu enting which would include amongst other aspects, dren when it came to such issues’’. in Kwa-Zulu Natal had a different story to tell. responsible co-parenting by both mothers and fa- He said married fathers had automatic pa- After the birth of their daughter she moved in thers. The White Paper also enhanced parents’ abil- By Bongiwe Sithole and Thuli Zungu rental rights and responsibilities jointly with the with her partner. The child’s father later demand- mother. ‘’On many occasions the unresolved is- ed full custody of the child through the courts. ity and capability to protect children from exposure sues between the parents spill over to the contact She won the case and the man was ordered to pay to, and participation in activities that may be detri- THE upbringing of children should be the re- between the children and parents. If the unwed maintenance and school fees for the child which mental to their physical, emotional, psychological, sponsibility of both parents but in most cases father has not approached a court to confirm his he never did. intellectual and sexual wellbeing. where couples have divorced, men are denied parental responsibilities and rights, then it will ‘’He instead disappeared and only resurfaced As part of encouraging fathers’ involvement in access to their children by their former wives. make it very difficult for the father to enforce any now that the child is now an accountant. I told their children’s upbringing, the White Paper pro- This is despite the fact that the Children’s Act contact rights if the mother is unwilling to allow him the affair was over and he cannot have any poses several measures which would, amongst 38 of 2005 promotes the active participation the father contact,’’ Platt said. access to the child.’’ Platt said it was not in the others, ensure more effective enforcement of main- of biological fathers in their children’s lives Men who are denied their rights to visit or interest of the future relationship between the fa- through parental responsibilities and rights of tenance payments by absent fathers. have contact with their children could approach ther and the minor children to be too aggressive both married and unmarried fathers. Oliphant also stressed that the Children’s Act their local magistrate’s courts where they can file in litigation and it was more advisable to rather Several men interviewed by Weekly SA Mir- promoted the active participation of biological an application for an order giving them the rights try mediation. ‘’Mediation is not something that ror told of their frustrations of not being able to be fathers in the children’s lives through parental re- for parental responsibilities. the courts can impose on the parties and both involved in the upbringing of their children after sponsibilities and rights, co-exercise of parental ‘’Where the mother does not allow the father parties must be willing to attend mediation. The they had separated with their spouses. responsibilities and rights, parental responsibilities the contact as per court order, the father may ap- Children’s Act also advocates a more conciliatory Mr. X from East Rand whose name cannot be and rights of unmarried fathers, parental responsi- proach the courts in terms of a contempt applica- approach in these matters and will in many oc- published to protect the identity of his children bilities and rights agreements , parenting plans, care tion in order to enforce his contact rights’’, Platt casions attempt to resolve the issues by way of said he last saw his kids two years ago.’’ Each and contact. said. A 49 year-old man from Phokeng , Rusten- mediation’’. 6 WEEKLY SA MIRROR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Friday 11 June 2021 IKUSASA CAREER GUIDE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT HOW COFFEE MACHINE REPAIR STAFF CAN UPGRADE THEIR SKILLS THROUGH TVET MECHANICS COURSE

BOOST: Course funding could be secured through NSFAS, depending on the parents’ affordability

By Bongiwe Mkhwanazi ers of Reneka coffee machine and Gavrilo Coffee ma- chines and now he repairs all types of coffee machines Weekly SA Mirror was minding its business when and his company is now one of his clients, he said. we came across a passionate Sowetan coffee ma- After he gathered his 4 years’ experience as a chine repairer, Thabo Seroto a 47-year-old male sales person and a coffee machine mechanic then from Meadowlands Soweto. later, he decided to start his own business. Seroto’s dream is to start a private school in his His Prestige Coffee company is registered with neighbourhood where he could train youth to become CIPRO he operated at Olympic Centre in Brakpan coffee machine technicians instead of loitering in the before he moved back to Soweto due to the outbreak streets. He currently employs two young men aged of Covid19.He said he is in a process of sorting out 20 and 23, but before COVID 19 was disrupted and his tax certificate adding that Covid-19 interfered with killed he had 9 youngsters he was offering on the this process and hopes to get it done before the end of job experience. He said he operated his business at this month. Olympic Center in Boksburg, before relocating to his “If I could get funding, I could employ many garage where he now operates from. young people, impart knowledge while expanding my “I had a staff complement of 9 youngsters and lost business,” said a father of two. 7 of them as they were based in Boksburg,” he said. “I would also like to also upskill older technicians Seroto has a huge clientele and only these two who lack skills on how to do coding,” he said. youngsters to help him cope with the workload. His To expand his business, he wants to start roasting clientele ranges from petrol stations, hospitals, restau- coffee, he said. rant and coffee shops, gyms and the lack of human He will soon register a course in Coffee Mechan- resources make it difficult for him to deliver on time, ics Roastery to improve his skills, he said. he said. “Coffee is the second most popular drink after Seroto also lost clients because most of the busi- water world-wide, I want to get a coffee roasting ma- ness people worked from home and some still said chine instead of buying the ready-made one,” Seroto He said he charges clients according to the size said. Weekly SA Mirror visited the Molapo Technical and the service required. He also trains his clients and Vocational Education and Training TVET and were equip them on how to troubleshoot these machines told many people are still unaware of the study oppor- before I take them in for repairs, he said tunities the government has provided through TVET Seroto gained added experience for training from colleges. The benefit of that will equip youth with the Holland, France and in Germany who gave them cer- skill that they need to find employment in South Af- tificates of attendance after they trained him in these rica. different products of coffee machines On inquiry at their registration centre Weekly SA National Accredited Technical He acquired coding skills and can now repair, and Mirror was told that these youngsters could register refurbish any type of coffee machine. for a Mechatronic certificate. The full-time duration Education Diploma (TVETS) Seroto told Weekly SA Mirror that he now wants is three years, but learners could also do it piece meal to take these youngsters to a Further Education and which could be completed within three months. These TVETS offer National Accredited Technical Education Diploma which are delivered under the auspice of Training (FET) college that offers a diploma in me- learners are funded by Nesfas depending on the af- the Department of Higher Education and Training. chanical engineering and was not aware that Nsfas fordability of the learners’ parents. The program consists of 18 months theoretical studies at colleges and 18 months relevant practical ap- funds such students. Seroto also supply coffee to his Molapo is now open for new applications. WSAM plication in the workplace for those who matriculated. clients, he said was told that a learner who has not proceeded beyond Speaking about his qualification he said he went grade 9 could do N1 to N3 which translates to grade These are the following career opportunities for the Seroto employees: to a technical college in Johannesburg before he 9, 10 and 11 in a year, • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering joined a coffee machine company as a driver. Within The learner could then proceed to N4, N5 and N6 • Pneumatics • Hydraulic three months he was promoted to do sales and later he and on completion of N6 students need to complete • Robotics • Programmable Logic Control was trained to repair these coffee machines, he said. 18 months practical experience before graduating.s • Computer Numeric Control • Industrial Information Technology The company that he worked for was the import- practical experience before graduating. • Welding

Based in Tzaneen, Monte.co was founded with with him and ask for advice. Self-taught rural a passion to offer high quality products and strive “My peers see me as an inspiration to them, prov- to provide great customer experience, while also de- ing that everything is possible with a black child,” he livering compelling products and designs that never says. young innovator compromised on its performance. Musa’s goals are to increase the number of young From a significantly young age, Musa started by people starting their own companies and also making wants to go places playing games on computers. At the age of eleven it in life. He also aims to go for the next generation (11), he could use sophisticated computer software of footwear, apparel and accessories with technology, such as Word. As he continued to explore computers, designs and most importantly, with a focus on product KEY WORD: Mbhungana’s Musa discovered that he was deeply into graphic de- innovation. signs. Musa has also been officially nominated for own clothing brand, Monte.co, “I was attracted to graphic designing not because Mzansi Arts and Media Awards, under the category it wasn’t just colourful and eye-catching to me, but I of best Graphics Designer and best Clothing Brand could extract meanings and interpret them,” says the and has requested the public to vote for him. Under has skyrocketed Grade 10 learner at the St George College in Nkow- the Best Graphics Designer voters can SMS “mama aNkowa. From there he started designing and draw- 2213” to 40439 and to vote for Monte under the Best ing simple logos and simple designs on note pads, as Clothing Brand they can SMS “mama 2211” to the By Frank Maponya well as on phones. As he progressed, Musa started to same number (40439). Each SMS costs only R2. do sophisticated designs, designing on Adobe illustra- Coming from a poor family background has not tors and Adobe Photoshops. As he would constantly stopped a rural Limpopo boy from achieving his design graphics and just place them on walls in his W&RSETA dreams. room, one day his sister Yolanda advised him that in- W&RSETA offers bursaries to support under- Musa Mbhungana, a 15-year-old boy from the stead of mounting the designs on walls he should print graduate students who wish to pursue studies dusty streets of Nyanyukani, a village in Julesburg them on apparel. And he never looked back. that are wholesale and Retail Sector through outside Tzaneen, is a self-taught and goal-driven “On the 1st of December 2020 I launched my awarding bursaries. The bursary covers up to graphic designer and also an entrepreneur. The young soon-to-be conglomerate and my own clothing brand, R65 000 for university and R45 000 for TVET boy has established his own clothing brand, Monte. Monte.co, that have skyrocketed ever since,” he says College which include registration and tuition Musa Mbhungana has established his co, which is a multi-functional lifestyle brand for men proudly. A lot of kids in Julesburg are now living fees, meals and school accommodation. He can own clothing brand, Monte.co and women. through him. They see him in the streets, take pictures email his application to [email protected] Friday 11 June 2021 CONSUMER & LEGAL MATTERS WEEKLY SA MIRROR 7

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By Thuli Zungu what they are covered for and to always read the Rental Agreement terms and conditions, a search Talk about car rentals and popular Soweto NAVIGATING YOUR WAY by Consumer Eye shows most car hire companies medico Dr Phori Maelane develops palpitations. do not offer insurance but they offer responsibility This after a car he had rented from Thrifty Car waivers. Rental was involved in an accident while being AROUND CAR HIRE These include top five car hire companies in the driven by his nephew- leaving him with a huge country, Avis, Europcar, Bidvest, First Car Rental R30 000 bill to pay for the damage. and Hertz, all offer very similar responsibility The stethoscope master, it would seem, failed waivers. to read the fine print. Worse, he claims the agent CAUTION: Terms may not be favourable in What will come as a sobering though for the at Thrifty did not give him a thorough and com- consumer is that waivers are not honoured in case prehensive explanation about what he thought was of “negligence”, such as driving under the influ- insurance cover when he rented the vehicle. case of accident ence of alcohol, reckless and negligent driving etc. His nephew was the one to use the vehicle and “In case of an accident, this means that the Maelane had signed as a co-driver, using his credit consumer will be held liable for the full amount of card. damage, and in a case of a write-off, for the full The R30 000 bill was highly unexpected, more vehicle value” says Melissa Nortjie, marketing and so since Maelane was a regular client for the rental strategy head at First Car Rental. company. In his diagnosis of the problem, Maelane Consumers will also need to be aware that with puts the blame squarely on the lack of “transpar- regards to collision damage waiver, should the ency” by the car rental company. renter be involved in an accident, she/he would be The medico thinks there is a need to revisit responsible for a specific amount as indicated on their terms and conditions, which he says are preju- the rental agreement. dicial to the customer. “This is called drivers responsibility or in in- “They just ask you whether or not you want to surance terms, it would be an excess,” said Nortjie. take an insurance cover and before you know it, This would include damage to the vehicle or you are handed a pen to sign the contract. No one part thereof, or cost of the damage repair, which- explains these terms and conditions,” he said. ever is lower. Not one wont to take matters lying down, Consumers are further warned that in the event Maelane put up a brave fight but Thrifty rejected they decline the option of a waiver when renting a his claim for insurance on the basis that there was vehicle, they are liable for the full amount of dam- no cover. ages incurred or the specified liability. He also escalated his complaint to the Gauteng Nortjie advises that one surest way of safe- Office of Consumer Affairs, only for their investi- guarding yourself is to have own insurance, as gating officer to be told Thrifty is not an “insurance some corporate companies do, where they opt for company”. an own cover rate option upon opening an account What left Maelane with egg on his face was through a sales representative within a car rental the “belated” explanation that since the rented ve- company. hicle was involved in a single vehicle accident (as Sadly, for Maelane, the advice came too late. there was no other vehicle involved), he would be “I have asked Thrifty whether their insurance charged double the standard cover, which amount- only covers accidents where two or multiple cars ed to R30 000. While it is always advisable for con- are involved, they have since not responded,” said sumers to ask the rental agent to explain in detail a dejected Maelane.. KNOW YOUR Consumer RIGHTS

Right to be treated fairly ware of the problem or ignores the problem to A service provider cannot exclude you from Right to redress the disadvantage of the other consumers who Right to disclosure. accessing the service and goods they provide, Consumers have the right to redress from might get caught in the same trap. Section 25 of the consumer protection act says based on age or race. If you are behind your their complaints about substandard, unsafe, a supplier must bring to the attention of the rental for an example no one should show up unreasonably expensive goods and services, Right to choose consumer that goods have been reconditioned at your house, threaten or push you around, unfair claims and unfair business practices. Consumers have a right to choose from a va- or imported without the approval of the reg- demanding payment. riety of products, goods and services based on istered owner of the trademark. For example, It means when you have been sold an inferior personal taste and price. Competition in the you buy a known brand microwave from a Right to be heard or a fong kong product you have the right to marketplace allows consumers to buy that store. After a week it breaks down and you You have a right to be heard on issues of poli- go back to the seller and demand a replace- which suits their particular circumstances and decide to take it in for repairs under warranty cies, plans, programmes and decisions that ment or a refund. needs. by the brand agent. They tell you that was im- concern you. If dissatisfied about a product ported without the manufacturers approval you have a right to be heard by the retailer, the You can also approach Consumer affairs, or Right to safety and is cot covered. You can take it back to the repairman or someone involved in your mat- the industry Ombudsman to get redress. Consumers have the right to protection seller and ask for a refund or to an ombuds- ter, whether it concerns a product or a service. against unsafe goods and services. They must man if the supplier is not cooperative But if you accept a product of low quality, you be protected against flaws or hidden danger in Right to be informed only have yourself to blame and the disadvan- products or services they buy. Right to education You have the right to get complete informa- tage of this is that the business remains una- Consumers have a right to be educated about tion you need about a product or service. They have a right to physi- basic consumer rights and responsibilities to You have a right to know the exact ingredients cal safety while they are shopping, enable them to make an informed and confi- of every type of processed food you buy and for example if there is maintenance dent choice of goods and services. The state the right to know every detail of the contract work underway at a mall and the and private sector have a duty and role to you sign. This must be explained to you. only sign you see read : “sorry for play in this. Sourced from consumer guide for the inconvenienced” and a brick South Africa Right to the satisfaction of basic need falls and injures you, section 49 of You have a right to basic goods and services the consumer protection act states Weekly SA Mirror will enlighten you on fol- that ensure survival, This includes food, cloth- that the supplier must draw to the lowing rights of our next publication: ing, shelter, health care education and sanita- consumer’s attention in a ma that tion. is likely to attract the attention of • Right to fair and just reasonable terms and con- a consumer to any risk that could ditions Right to healthy environment result in serious injury or death. • Right to fair value, good quality and safety You have the right to live and work in a safe If injured you can submit a claim • Right to equality environment that does not pose threat to for your medical cost to the man- • Right to privacy health and life, that does not pose a danger to agement of the mall together with current or future generations and that will en- proof of your injuries and medical Source: Consumer Guide for South Africa hance their quality of life. expenses. by Advovate Neville Melville. 8 WEEKLY SA MIRROR OPINION/ANALYSIS Friday 11 June 2021 Comment

CULTURE OF IMPUNITY AMONG JOBURG TRADERS CAUSE FOR SERIOUS CONCERN

SHADY SECOND-hand car dealerships that thrive on swindling unsuspecting customers of their hard-earned money, while ignoring the laws that regulate their businesses, pro- mote a culture of impunity. It is public knowledge that their business credo is hardly fair trade, but to make a quick buck through selling proverbial lemons to the public. Anyone familiar with this topic will tell you the most common name or image that is most likely to come up whenever the issue of fly- by-night car dealers and spare parts merchants is mentioned – without fail, Jules Street in the A thick column of smoke rises from the Jala Tower as it is destroyed in an Israel airstrike in Gaza city controlled by the Palestine Hamas eastern Johannesburg suburb of Malvern. movement on May 15. Maidi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images The street is legendary for being infested by all kinds of tsotsi car merchants – actually from the 1970s, consumer stories filled with utter sorrow have played out with drama along this notorious stretch. JUSTICE FOR PALESTINIANS: For example, a customer would buy a car purely on account of the engine being clean, piping out a clean noise from the engine and exhaust pipe, only for it belch out goods-train smog a day or so later. PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND When an angry customer calls back to com- plain, the dealer would either have vacated the premises or be decidedly unapproachable the NON-DISCRIMINATION MUST BE UPHELD following day. Fast forward, a new generation of car mer- chants have since moved onto the street, armed ver the past few weeks, the world has rights of the Palestinian people. In this regard, we with the same unscrupulous intent – all to fleece witnessed some of the most horrific welcome the initiative to convene a Special Session a pliable customer of his or her money. scenes of brutality and violence exer- of the Human Rights Council on the grave human The script is still the same, only that the cised against Palestinians living in the rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territo- characters this time are mainly foreign nation- Occupied Palestinian Territory. We ry, including East Jerusalem which was held on 27 als with suspect identity papers or no identity have witnessed the senseless taking of young, inno- May 2021. South Africa supports the recent adop- documents at all. Ocent lives, the destruction of civilian infrastructure tion of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution Worse, the goods could either vehicles writ- and livelihoods in an “unbalanced power equation which establishes an International Commission of ten off by insurance companies post-accident or between an Occupying Power and a people, resist- Inquiry to Investigate Violations in the Occupied suspiciously stolen cars. ing occupation”. Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and It is common knowledge that some car The Palestinian narrative evokes experiences in Israel. However, action in this regard has to be dealerships along the street have been getting of South Africa’s own history of racial segregation peremptory to avoid reducing these initiatives to away with murder for years, breaking the laws and oppression. As oppressed South Africans, we “feel good talk shops”. It is therefore our sincerest with impunity and with the authorities shying experienced first-hand the effects of racial inequal- hope that the Independent Commission of Inquiry away from their duty of taking action against ity and discrimination and we are well aware of the will be established with all due haste to investigate the culprits. long-term impact and consequences of racial and all violations and abuses and that the necessary ac- This week, our team accompanied law en- other forms of discrimination. tion will be taken to follow-up on the Commissions’ forcement officers from the SAPS, Department An unwavering commitment is required to findings. of Labour, Consumer Affairs and Business eradicate discrimination and policies of exclusion We are currently living in unprecedented times. Compliance during the raid on some of these completely and permanently the world over. It is The COVID-19 pandemic has presented enormous companies. It was established that most of them paramount that the global system deepens its efforts social and economic challenges, straining existing were not even registered while others operated to eradicate the scourge of racism and discrimina- systems that are already grappling with numerous with expired certificates. tion and allow those whose basic rights have been difficulties. The pandemic has further exacerbated These dealerships do not issue warranties to violated, to enjoy the inherent human rights that the challenges faced by civilians and vulnerable consumers as required in terms of the Consum- others enjoy on a daily basis. Minister Naledi Pandor groups, especially women, girls, people with dis- er Protection Act of 2009, there are no refunds, The fundamental freedoms that many of us take abilities and children, including those in the Occu- no exchanges and there is no return clause on for granted remain absent for Palestinians living in pied Territory. Containment measures have affected their receipts which is in contravention of this the Occupied Territory. A recent report published by SOLIDARITY: Minister access to socio-economic necessities. Women and Act. This is shocking. The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights girls living under occupation and in armed conflicts Just as disturbing is the crackdown by law in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, provides a are often subjected to not only social, economic and enforcement agencies did not even scare off detailed account of the military occupation imposed of International Relations political subjugation but are also at particular risk these unscrupulous companies, even warnings on the approximately five million Palestinians liv- of suffering from lifelong psychological traumas. that they will be closed down. ing in the Occupied Territory, and the laws and prac- In this regard, it is paramount that the occupying It turned out that some were multiple of- tices engineered to impede them from participating says its imperative for the power fulfil its obligations in terms of international fenders and were indifferent to multiple direc- in the political system that governs their lives and law and together with the international community tives to comply with the law. determines their future. The Human Rights Watch global system to eradicate ensure that all barriers to accessing health care are On the other hand, lack of capacity among Report “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities eliminated in order to save lives. the law enforcement agencies during the raid and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution” pub- In conclusion, we wish to reiterate that illegal was rather glaring, a worrying factor if the law lished on 27 April 2021 draws similar conclusions. scourge of racism settlements leading to dispossession and displace- must make a strong show of force and firm The regular land dispossession and illegal seizure ments and human rights abuses are incompatible hand. of homes evoke apartheid forced removals and in- with international humanitarian law and interna- Likewise, when there are no consequences tolerable harm to all people. tional human rights law. The policies and practices for willful transgressions, offenders will happi- These actions undermine the Palestinian people tine are denied many of the rights contained in these of Israel, as the occupying power are in flagrant ly continue with their nefarious activities with and deprive them of their universal and inalienable seminal documents? violation of United Nations General Assembly and impunity. right to self-determination and equality. It goes We, along with many in the UN membership Security Council resolutions and contravene in- Surely police must be aware of the impor- against internationally adopted human rights instru- have long accepted and supported a two-state solu- ternational law. It is therefore imperative that the tance of carrying out such raids in full readiness ments, violates international law, further provok- tion, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in Security Council, as the body entrusted to main- and resoluteness to show an unbending arm of ing political tension and endangering international peace. Decades of aggression have made this inter- tain international peace and security, take concrete the law. peace and security. nationally recognised concept improbable. steps against these illegal acts and go beyond mere Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations The pivotal role played by the UN and civil so- rhetoric condemnation. The recorded failures of the has championed the principles of equality, non- ciety in supporting our respective liberation strug- Security Council in ensuring respect for and the up- discrimination and the right to self-determination gles and the impact this had in us achieving our holding of the rule of law has dented the integrity v 073 871 1415 as an integral element of basic human rights and self-determination must encourage the UN and its of this august organ and highlighted the urgent need fundamental freedoms. With international human Member States, the international community and for Security Council reform. [email protected] rights instruments to guide us such as the Univer- civil society to join efforts to strengthen interna- We hope that through dialogues of this nature, sal Declaration of Human Rights, the Covenants tional action and coordination to uphold interna- we will be able to not only highlight the human PEARL RANTSEKENG...... Editor on Civil and Political Rights and Economic, Social tional norms and standards as we seek justice for rights challenges faced by the Palestinian peo- and Cultural Rights, as well as the Declaration on Palestinians. ple, but also propose concrete actions that we, as MOLEFI MIKA ...... Deputy Editor the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries Most importantly with regard to the ongoing Member States and civil society can take, includ- THULI ZUNGU ...... Associate Editor and Peoples (1960), we ask, why is it that, over half human rights violations Palestinians endure, South ing strengthening existing UN mechanisms to bring a century later, the Question of Palestine remains Africa urges the international community and in greater focus on this matter central to the mainte- GUGU SIBIYA ...... Lifestyle Editor unresolved and why is it that the people of Pales- particular the UN to ensure the safeguarding of the nance of international peace and security. Friday 11 June 2021 OPINION/ANALYSIS WEEKLY SA MIRROR 9 JUNE 16 A LOST OPPORTUNITY

COMPETING By Sandile Memela

IT is 45 years after June 1976 and the chil- FORCES: Culture of dren of the children of Soweto are increasingly growing aware that the fiery and prophetic fire and spirit of much vaunted revolution has everyone for himself faded. The African National Congress has been in reverses struggle gains power for 27 years with its weakening hands on all the levers of State power since 1994. Looking back at the last 45 years, the angry, defiant and self-sacrificing youths who were will- ing to confront the mightiest military state in the African continent have grown soft. an increase in conflict between the government It comes with age. When you over 50 years and the people rising to demand better service you become soft around the waist and the frontal delivery. part of the brain. Ironically, this has resulted in self-inflicted The privileged with cushy government and pain and misery in black lives. Many of the town- private sector jobs are now the first to advise their ships have, increasingly, become battle areas angry, go-for-broke offspring to ‘cool it.’ They are leaving homes, public buildings burnt and dead impatient and dismissive of anything that threat- bodies. But the last 27 years have, unavoidably, ens the stability of democracy. After all, they changed the behaviour and attitude of the youth of have learned that revolution is not an overnight June 1976 now beyond middle age. It is struggle thing. The disadvantaged who have failed to gain fatigue. Or the desire to make money. access to State power, resources and opportunities It is idiocy to assume that people who have are fanning the fires. They have gained nothing. been through more than four ‘revolutions,’ if This is the teaching of experience and history. you can call them that – 1960, 1976, 1985 and of 1976, have failed ourselves and our historical ple to account. But elected government officials The children of Soweto are now old, in their late 1990, for instance – would not be battle scarred role. South Africa would have been turned into are products of poverty, unemployment and in- 50s, 60s and 70s, now. and weary. There are some over 50-year olds in the perfect human experiment for the creative equality themselves. For the last 27 years they have moved out Azapo or the PAC, for example, who want to pre- adventure of nation building and social cohesion. So, nobody should be surprised they use their of the arena of conflict to bury Nelson Mandela, tend that they still have the passion to breath fire But now we must use whatever time and en- tenure in government to set themselves up for life. watch some former exiles turn into multi-mil- out of their mouths and have not changed. ergy we have to promote democratic existential- It is a question of survival in a dog eat dog society. lionaires, pursue idealistic economic policies, set They entertain the illusion of being lifelong ism that promotes a spirit of self-determination, We must admit that June 1976 was a bridge new State priorities, understand the corruption of radical revolutionaries. Everything has its time responsibility and accountability where people to take us to a society where it will be possible to political power and want to secure the little they and purpose. In fact, the rhetorical revolutionaries help themselves, especially at individual and fam- achieve success, whatever we mean by that. have achieved as individuals. find status and shallow self-fulfilment from rous- ily level. Every citizen, woman and child must Sadly, many realistic children of 1976 are South Africa is not a society at war with itself ing talk radical rhetoric over hard drinks. This is be encouraged to be an agent that spends time to cynical towards this dramatic explosion of deep or the world, now. The pursuit of violence, de- all an adventure to bring back a dead past. But for self-transformation through focus, discipline and rumbles of discontent and political infighting. struction of property and desire to kill is not what many children of Soweto, there is no going back hard work to change their own material condi- Most of them have learned that, as Oliver makes the now aged June 16 generation come to the past. 1976 is a history. tions. Tambo warned, fighting for freedom is easiest alive. What is required from them now is not vio- The best lesson that can be learned from it is The youthful search for meaning through vio- compared to running Africa’s most sophisticated lent confrontation but to become part of the sys- not to repeat its mistakes, if any. But it is difficult lence and self-indulgent destructive behaviour, economy. tem they fought against. The aim is to bring about for South African activists to learn from history. especially in communities and inside the gov- But the struggle has reached a dead end as the change in a peaceful manner that will leave the In the next 9 years we are not going to reach erning party, is not what will take black families children of 1976 have become part of the system country united and intact. This country belongs to the National Development Plan target of trans- where they need to be. Frankly, there is no black that they fought against. In fact, the 1976 is the whites as much as blacks, including African and forming the most unequal society in the world by nation building agenda. Establishment, now. European migrants who come to settle, here. 2030. The idea of looking up to government is a * Author, journalist and civil servant Sandile For more than 20 years now, there has been If truth be said, we, the activists and children pipe dream, until the people are able to hold peo- Memela writes in his own personal capacity.

Garankuwa”. For someone who looked nothing but an act of ETERNAL REPOSE God could faze him, tears would well in his eyes, and he would bawl if he were drunk, each time he regretted the disintegration of his beloved Sakhile, the Afro-Jazz band in which he used to blow up a FOR MZANSI’S storm together with the likes of bassist Sipho Gu- mede, saxophonist Khaya Mahlangu and guitarist Menyatso Mathole. The same as yet another departed percussion- POCKET-SIZED ist, Makhaya Mahlangu, Thobejane did not know the word, “rehearsal”. Illustratively, back in Kenya during the AUB event, we used to spend whole nights high, sloshed to the gills, and would be pre- JAZZ DYNAMO dictably unprepared for another lifetime of social- ly-acceptable behaviour the next morning. But, as you might have guessed, the best per- former on the night would be the diminutive phe- PHENOMENAL: Humble Segwagwa loved nomenon. It is not surprising, then, that from 1977, after more than a decade with Tabane, Thobejane has people, culture & farming played percussions in collaborations with fellow local greats like Dizu Plaatjies and his Amam- Master percussionist collaborated with the pondo Marimba band, Madala Kunene, Busi Mh- best musos worldwide. and only got to know him better after I had con- early nineties. longo, United Kingdom alternative music group tributed a short poem to Frank Leepa for Sanko- The affable gap-toothed pocket dynamo spoke Juno Reactor, Pops Mohammed and the equally- By Victor Mecoamere mota’s album that was dedicated to several of the less but played a storm on percussions for Sanko- peerless percussionist, Tlale Makhene. In many group’s departed members: “Your sorrow may be mota at the event, and we spent several evenings ways, Thobejane – who has died last Thursday af- Some among us are born, live uneventful lives, monument high, today; But may gone, like a sigh, dissecting the pros and cons of Black Conscious- ter he had reportedly suffered a stroke age 74 – was impacting no one and nothing, whatsoever, and tomorrow.” ness and Ubuntu. Of course, one was encountering a divine soul, starting no conflicts and bearing no then, they die. At the time, we had no inkling that Leepa a man who had started pounding the African drums grudges; and possessed a disarming humility. But, others – like Mabe Gabriel Thobejane – would soon be gone, succumbing to illness, soon, as part of the formidable Malombo duo, together In the end, a review of his life and times reso- are an exception, because they leave indelible in- thereafter. To cut a long story short, we ended up with his mercurial uncle, guitarist extraordinaire, nates with an affirmation I read somewhere, which scriptions with their God-given talents, and build sharing a hotel room in Nairobi, Kenya as part of Phillip Tabane, back in 1965. Thobejane loved says, “A human being is a single being, unique and memorable monuments with their rich human a huge contingent of journalists, artists and radio people, the Pan Africanist Congress, indigenous unrepeatable.” traits. I had always known about him as a part of and television bigwigs who were attending an Afri- African culture, and agriculture, so much that he the formidable Afro-ethno sounds duo, Malombo, can Union of Broadcasting, AUB conference in the used to boast about “my small farm, back home, in Robala ka khutso, Segwagwa! 10 WEEKLY SA MIRROR FASHION Friday 11 June 2021 INFLUENCERS THE NEW BREED OF HIGH FLYERS! TECH SAVVY: Young, black, gifted and raking in thousands by the minute in non-traditional ways.

By Pearl Rantsekeng “At the same time, it was very heart-warming to see how many people actually supported me and how many people are one are those days when going to school to be- so proud of me. It was a very rewarding feeling being the only come a doctor, lawyer, nurse or teacher guaran- South African influencer on the list and to know that your hard teed your future. And even those who did, not work is recognised and celebrated by others,” she told Glamour. many, ever get to make it to the cover of Forbes Weekly SA Mirror fashion writer Mpumi Brown, 22, from Magazine. Even so – the Under 30! Soweto known as Brownn.skinned on Instagram said her love Yet, today’s youth have changed the rules of the game and of fashion, having graduated with a fashion diploma from Vil- Ghow it is played. They are making serious money following lioti Fashion Institute, led her to become an influencer. their passion and it’s not your average 9 to 5 job. “I was approached by a lot of people from the fashion in- Last week well-known South African influencer Mihlali, dustry including photographers because I was doing a lot styl- 24, originally from KwaZulu-Natal made the Forbes list for the ing work for magazines and other fashion brands,” said Mpumi. Under 30 Africa’s Young Innovators and Risk Takers in a Pan- Mpumi is what is referred to as a micro-influencer as she demic Year. still has less than 10 000 followers. She currently is sitting at Ndamase is a Youtube Vlogger and make-up artist. She is about 6 000. one of the fastest-rising youngsters in the country. She once Another up and coming influencer Busi Mthimkhulu, 24, told a local publication that she has always wanted to be in the also originally from KwaZulu-Natal, said she started to become beauty and fashion industry and had her first modelling gig at an influencer about a year and a half ago. the age of 14. Today Busi has just over 50 000 followers and says it was Speaking to Glamour Magazine Mihlali said she first cre- by sheer luck that she became an influencer. ated her Instagram profile in December 2014 around the same Busi, who is still a student, said she started by just posting time she started her YouTube channel. But, said Mihlali, her her pictures all dressed up online at every event that she had journey only started in 2016. attended. “My first-ever video was a L’Oréal foundation review and – “I then noticed that a lot of girls were being paid doing this. probably three videos after that upload – I got an email from one And, coincidentally that week on Twitter, there was an article of the brand managers and they asked to have a meeting. That’s on the highest paid influencers and Mihlali was being featured when my career picked up and it just opened a whole bunch of and that she was getting about R25 000 per post,” recalled Busi. other doors,” she said. She said it was during lockdown last year that her follow- Today, the beauty and lifestyle vlogger has over a million ing grew exponentially. She grew from 5 000 to 8 000 in a followers on Instagram and currently sitting on over 310 000 short space of time and was lucky enough to be approached by subscribers on YouTube. Swarovski Jewellery for a Valentine’s Day project. When Mihlali first cracked Instagram’s Rich List two years “When I went to the briefing with the client I was the only ago, she said: “Well, at first, I felt really uncomfortable because girl in the room with the least following at 8 000. Everyone I’m not someone who discusses my finances or the business side was sitting at 15 000 and upwards,” she recalled. Busi said two of what I do with people. I’m not very public about it. weeks after she started with Swarovski the country went into lockdown. “I used that opportunity to grow my brand and it has since led to many other clients,” she said. Busi said people look at influencers and think that it is an easy job. But, she said, it involves a lot of behind the scenes hard work. And it is a full-time job even though that can become difficult to explain to the parents especially black parents. “That is why I wouldn’t advice anyone to drop out of school. Finish that degree and when you see that your side hustle has taken off then focus on it,” she explained. Mihlali’s advice to anyone wanting to make a name for themselves in this space is that: Be yourself. “There is nothing wrong with being inspired by someone and drawing inspiration from them. But, the moment you try be- ing someone else, you are limiting yourself. No one is looking for another Bonang. They are looking for something new and Mihlali Ndamase something different,” she told Glamour. SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER Since its introduction in October 2010, Instagram has grown into a social media staple across the world, boosted further by its subsequent affiliation with Facebook. It’s a place where people have either become overnight celebrities or outright brands thanks to their ever-growing following. Over time, these people and businesses reach a league of their own and were termed “social media influencers” or just “ influencers.” Each influencer serves as an inspiration for business and brands on how to become reputable through Instagram, becoming an example of self- sustenance.

WHO IS A SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER? A social media influencer is a user who has established credibility in a specific industry, has access to a huge audience and can persuade others to act based on their recommendations. An influencer has the tools and authenticity to attract many viewers consistently and can motivate others to expand their social reach. An influencer may be anyone from a blogger to a celebrity to an online entrepreneur. They must simply capitalise on a niche to attain widespread credibility.

HOW DO INFLUENCERS MAKE MONEY? Sponsored social media posts are one of the most popular ways for influencers to make money on social media. It’s when brands or marketers pay you to promote a certain brand or product in a social media post. Instagram influencers can charge between R1500 and R35 000 per sponsored post.

HOW MANY FOLLOWERS MUST ONE HAVE TO BE AN INFLUENCER? “Micro” influencers have anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 followers. Unlike your popular friend that has acquired this many followers by posting cool stuff, the people behind these handles are vying to grow their page around a specific niche. Busi Mthimkhulu Mpumi Brown Friday 11 June 2021 FOOD AND WINE WEEKLY SA MIRROR 11 PORT FORTIFIES THE SPIRIT AGAINST WINTER Wine-ly CHILLS Yours ACCOLADES: History of producing award- winning Port puts Boplaas ahead of the pack

By Len Maseko scores awards amassed the family’s ports over the a bottle of this alluring port, which has been aged in past three decades attest to their dedication to this old barrels and simply a blend of wines eight years Back in 1990, preeminent wine personality John genre of wine and excellent craftmanship. and older. Patter asked the question: Is the Cape’s greatest port This year, Boplaas Family Vineyards emerged Made from Touriga Nacional and Tinta Baroc- going to emerge from the remote Boplaas estate in as the most successful performer in an annual tast- ca fruit, Margaux says of the port: “After years of the Klein Karoo? ing of selected local ports, scooping the best overall maturation, the colour changes from black to brick John Platter, the creator of the John Platter’s port title for the Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port brown tawny and the port has developed a deli- South African Wine Guide before selling it off to a 2009. Notably, such feats precede this year’s suc- ciously nutty, fruitcake flavour”. well-known Cape publisher, had asked the enduring cesses. No doubt, this port has benefited from the blend- Aslina winemaker and owner Ntsiki Biyela now the rhetoric question much in a bit of a marvellous In choosing the vintage port as the best overall, ing of wines from various years and aging to acquire zips around the countryside in a Subaru estate. haze after tasting two of the estate’s port, which in- the Prescient Sweet Wine & Fortified Report 2021 its mouth-watering opulence and refinement, which stantly declared to be “excellent”. said, “the wine had been the highest scorer in its as- has resulting in the glossing of spikes of the brandy At the time, John Platter had a hunch – which sessment of 10-year-old wines in 2019, and it only spirit beyond recognition. It brims with a sumptuous BIYELA APPOINTED would be later proved right so many times – that the seems to be getting better”. palate and a deliciously long finish. Calitzdorp estate of Boplaas was headed to be the Not surprisingly, the same vintage was awarded king (or queen) of South African port-styled wines a five-star rating in the Platter’s South African Wine SUBARU’S BRAND in the not-so distant future. Guide and Double Gold at Veritas, including being Better still, Platter suspected that Boplaas win- named Best Dessert Wine at the Michelangelo Inter- AMBASSADOR emaker Carel Nel had it all quite figured out at the national Wine & Spirits Awards last year. time that his port would soon carry South African Much merit is placed on the capacity of the wine MILESTONE: new development flag high locally and internationally. to age well, and so with port, a factor that charac- Fast forward into the millennium, things would terises the success of Boplaas ports. The Nel fam- caps series of successes turn just the way Platter had predicted as Boplaas ily believes the long list of impressive competition churned out one prize-winning port after another – results is yet another reflection of how well its ports up to today. It perhaps matters very little that the develop with age. South Africa’s top winemaker Ntsiki Biyela Portuguese have since reclaimed the name Port as The family has the Boplaas patriarch Oupa Dan- has been appointed brand ambassador of their exclusive heritage, much to the disappointment iel Nel, who initiated their romance with Portuguese Subaru Southern Africa. of the local producers of port. winemaking grapes back 1970, to thank. Biyela is the founder of Aslina Wines, Of course, the Portuguese seemed to have been His son, Carel, took the family’s passion further a label she named after her grandmother in oblivious of the fact that the trail of their colonial by taking a trip to Portugal where he was exposed honour of her having raised back home in adventures in Africa and elsewhere centuries ago to the finer art of making port, and today is Boplaas Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal. Formerly would one day come back to bite them in the ass. owner and cellar master, while casting a beady over winemaker at Stellekhaya for 16 years, Biyela So, like Grappa, South African port producers his daughter Margaux, the winemaker at the estate. left to form her own label in 2016 and instant- may not label their port as such, now forced to be Margaux Nel is the sixth generation Boplaas ly made of success of her new endeavour. Her creative by naming their version “port-styled wine’’. winemaker, having completed her MSc degree in wines are currently exported to – among other Hence, they today use terms like Cape Ruby, Cape viticulture from the University of Stellenbosch. countries – the United States, Europe, Japan, Tawny and Cape Vintage for its ports, in deference This year, Boplaas Cape Vintage Reserve Port Ghana, eSwatini and Zimbabwe. to the agreement signed with the European Union 2017, was named Best in South Africa and Best In terms of the brand deal with Subaru, with regard to use of famous names like port (Portu- South African Sweet Wine at the National Wine customers who purchase a vehicle from the gal), sherry (Spain), champagne (French)and grappa Challenge/Top 100 SA Wines. motor company will get a package of Aslina (Italy). For good measure, the family recently sent me wines. Announcing the development in social To pursue his passion for port in his early media, Biyela said, “she had been holding on years of making the fortified wine, Nel visited to the news for a while, a great collaboration Portugal and spent days in the renowned port- SEVEN THINGS TO between Aslina and @Subaru, reaching for making region of Douro, learning their intricate the stars.” techniques of making port. KNOW ABOUT PORT Biyela graduated from Stellenbosch Uni- Since then, the Nel family has consistently versity with a bachelor of science oenology de- focused on planting Portuguese varietals like 1. It is made by adding brandy, or distilled gree. She is a board member of the Pinotage Tinta Barocca and Touriga Nacional to make grape spirit, to wine during the fermentation Youth Development Agency. their award-winning ports. For their sweat, the process. 2. Portuguese grape varietals used mostly to make it are Tinta Barocca and Touriga Nacional. FOOD THAT PAIR WELL WITH PORT 3. South Africa and other countries that produce port cannot label it as such, because it is CHEESE designated as a product exclusively from Wine and cheese are a common food-drink pairing, but switching your bottle of red for a port Portugal. can enhance the experience. The contrasting flavours of salty cheese and a sweeter tasting 4. Fortifying the wine base with brandy or Port will deliver a new combination of palate pleasing tastes to a traditional party platter. distilled grape spirit during the port-making CHOCOLATE CAKE process elevates its alcohol and sugar A traditional blend of dessert and dessert wine, port and chocolate cake are a perfect way to levels, and give it more flavour, tannin and end any meal. The balance of the rich fruity flavours of Port, and the sweetness of Chocolate structure. The young “port” then undergoes cake, create a delectable pairing enjoyed by most anyone. a specific period of maturation and blending CREATING A PORT WINE SAUCE to create each unique style. Port wine may not be commonly served alongside main-course dishes, but it does go great 5. Each Cape “port” style is defined and when the dish includes a port wine sauce. A great mixture of flavours can be found when regulated in South Africa by the Liquor creating dishes such as chicken with a Port and mushroom sauce, the richness of the Port wine Products Act 60 of 1989, enforced by SAWIS reducing to create the perfect sweet and savoury combination. Be sure to pair a Late Bottled and its officers. The Cape Port Producers Vintage, or Vintage style Port alongside this tasty dish. Associarion (CAPPA) also play a part in the SORBET regulation of the production of the fortified To add a little complexity to a traditional and simple dessert, add a dash of port wine on top of wine. your sorbet before serving it to guests. This not only will enhance the flavour of the dessert, but 6. The seven unique styles of in South Africa it also gives a pleasing visual presentation. are: Cape Tawny, Cape Date Tawny, Cape PICKLES AND OLIVES Ruby, Cape Late Bottled Vintage, Cape For a simple appetizer, consider putting together a mixed bowl of various types of stuffed olives Vintage, Cape White and Cape Vintage and pickles to serve alongside a small glass of port. The salty and briny flavours of the pickles Reserve. make an ideal contrast to the deeper fruit flavours of the Port. Whether you’re creating a complex 7. Port made from grapes harvested in a meal or a simple dish, port wine is both useful in the kitchen and a delightful accompaniment single vintage is recognised by the South for appetizers and desserts. African wine industry as being of exceptional SOURCE: shescookin.com quality. Boplaas winemaker Margaux Nel in the cellar. 12 WEEKLY SA MIRROR ENTERTAINMENT Friday 11 June 2021 MASKANDE WARRIOR STRUMS HARMONIOUS CHORD TO THE WORLD COMMUNION: Mbuzeni Mkhize’s music is set to conscientise the living about their roots.

By Gugu Sibiya I would fail as a sangoma (traditional healer) and worthy trainer to my thwasas (sangoma initiates). For as long as nimble fingered, guitar strumming “What gobela didn’t understand is that my gift wizards like Mbuzeni Mkhize are around, all is comes from God and my ancestors. Whatever his good on the maskandi front. Fueled by catchy, tricks, he won’t destroy me” adding that he appre- unforgettable reefs, the music of our forefathers ciates his calling and helping people. With Ishoba, has a way of entangling hearts it comes across. I’m opening up wounds for all the starry-eyed Incredibly talented, he’s always up to the task. sangomas who’ve been done in by their gobelas. The regal maskandi warrior hails from the south I’m touching on what most of us go through at the coast village called Embuthweni. The same be- hands of those who are supposed to guide us. The loved south coast as that of the late Ukhozi fm DJ response shows that I’ve hit a nerve” he reveals. Cyril Cansas City Mchunu. Mkhize like his idol, Ukhozi fm’s Zim Dollar is featured on Um- drinks from Umkhomazi river. khumbi ka Noah (Noah’s ark) where they wish “Following on the steps of such a legend, I the Biblical figure could have whisked them away can’t afford to drop the ball. My mission is to en- from the devastation of the virus. Thokozani Langa sure that maskandi is globaly known. Nations must makes a showing on Ukuthwalwa kwezintombi. ache for it in the way they crave food to satisfy Lamenting the cruel practise of men kidnapping their hunger” saying this must happen soonest as girls against their will. this is their time in the world. “Mkhize holds it down with iChwane leBhaca, praise poetry is as gripping as his strumming and Passing on the legacy they’ve so generously shared His latest offering Ishoba Lenkonkoni where he Thokozani Langa and Weza who is Mthalane of Im- his moves. with me, to the youngsters, is one of the greatest features Shwi, the one part of a duo known as Shwi ithente fame’s son, kill it on La siyakhona (where With nine albums under his belt, Mkhize says and most rewarding things to do. Maskandi needs noMtekhala, is a cultural fare. The title refers to the we go). A song about always having a good time he still needs to add more. “Maskandi flows through to grow, evolve but maintain the integrity of its tool he uses in his practice. A doctor would call it wherever they hang out, strumming their guitars.” my veins. I went solo in 2009 and ever since I’ve roots.” a stethoscope. Unpacking, he says “On the pretext All the heavy weights he’s roped in he says, are been on an upward spiral, representing KZN. “The world is mad about our sound and the ag- of consulting with me, my gobela (trainer) stole my there to create magic on Ishoba. “People need to “Everytime I perform, I feel so happy. It takes ile way we dance. They may not understand us but ishoba. His intention was to paralyse my gift so that experience the fireworks” enthuses the man whose me back home when life wasn’t complicated.” He they like what they hear. So let’s cash in. Creat- says it evokes memories of sunshine on wide open ing jobs for ourselves will hasten the revival of our spaces with fresh air and a river they swam in as industry which is suffering no thanks to covid” he kids. explains passionately. “I’m talking happy gut splitting laughter along His grasp of possibilities at his finger tips is guitars and rhythmic dances that spur me on to amazing. True to his word, the globe- trotting give my best” he says caught up in nostalgia. Mkhize has been a great cultural ambassador for “I deliver happy music that tells relatable sto- the genre. Performing in Russia, India, China and ries about love, sorrow or hardships of life. It’s Turkey, he’s made an impression and audiences are your get up and dance or get up and do it for your- still clamoring for him. Same as fans that are on self kind of songs” says the singer who started out tenterhooks about when his collaboration with Ri- strumming a 12 , then 6 strings guitar, before be- hana is going down. coming a wicked multi-instrumentalist at the age “I arraanged her Diamonds song into a mas- of 18. kandi hit called Khazimula. Sadly covid happened A feat that has opened doors for him. Learning before any solid deal was struck” he says, hoping from his maskandi dad Mbizo, paved the way for that his dream to work with his favorite artist in the him. “My dad worked with Phuzushukela. When world may still be realised. he went to work in Johannesburg as a caretaker for “I’m grateful for the privilege of sharing who I a block of flats, he left the craft. He’s now headman am with my people and the world through maskan- for the chief. A father who taught me to be the bril- di. My ancestors have been with me throughout this liant guitarist I am today. journey. Wherever I’ve worked, I’ve left a piece of “Much later I landed at Phuzekhemisi ‘s door, me. I’m looking forward to performing live for mu- a man I greatly admired and respect. I was filling sic lovers again” he says pulling at the strings for for Nyoni Emhlophe. A gig I got thanks to playing effect. I’m proud to be a Zulu man, I’m proud to many other instruments” he recalls. be a Maskandi exponent but most importantly I’m Gratefully, “I carry giants on my shoulders. proud to be a South African! ELEANORE, THE UNLIKELY MK SOLDIER THE PUPIL: Like most struggle heroines her survival came from quiet strength.

By Gugu Sibiya to betray her man nor the comrades. When she realises just how in danger her life is, she fakes The Unlikely Secret Agent is a drama that a mental breakdown. The police transfer her to pays tribute to Eleanor, Ronnie Kasrils’ wife a psychiatric institution. Here she plots her es- for her heroic deeds in the Struggle for lib- cape. Baesd on Kasrils Alan Paton award-win- eration. ning book, The Unlikely Secret Agent, he’s in Currently running at the Draa Factory, in awe of her quiet strength. He never expected Somerset West, Cape Town. The Unlikely Se- her to withstand the torture nor sell him out or cret Agent runs from June 10 -20. the comrades. Police were notorious for break- Set in the 60s, at the height of apartheid and ing even the strongest of men. Hendrik Verword’s ruling the country with an He’s even excited that she managed to pull iron fist. The feared Special Brach an organ of wool over their eyes. Eleanor had a secret they thestate security, ran amok detaining and tor- couldn’t have imagined. She was a member of turing anyone suspected of being a threat to the ANC’s armed wing, MK or uMkhonto weSi- apartheid regime. zwe. With all the intelligence they claim, they Young Eleanor who’s still Kasrils’ girlfriend failed to figure that out. and single mom, is by all accounts a stand up What is refreshing about this drama, is the citizen. That is until the SB dubs Kasrils a dan- recognition of the many anonymous and face- gerous terrorist high on their wanted list. An less individuals who fought for the country’s unsuspecting Eleanor is arrested at her working liberation. The country is waiting for many such place, the Gribbs book store in Durban. heroes and heroines to be appreciated. Their True to form, she’s tortured to betray her names deserve to be on the gold plaque for gen- beau, but she’s not budging. She is not going erations to see and recognise. Friday 11 June 2021 PERSONAL FINANCE WEEKLY SA MIRROR 13 BUSINESS BOON FOR TOWNSHIP AND RURAL BUSINESS DIRECT SUPPORT: Nearly R700 million allocated matters Isaac Moledi

The sectors that caters for Shisanyamas, fruit and vegetable sellers as well as backyard me- chanics stand to benefit hugely from R694 mil- lion allocated to assist small and medium en- terprises operating in the townships and rural areas. About 24 000 township and rural enterprises across eight industry-specific programmes will benefit, according to Government’s sponsored Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Progamme called Trep. More than 90% of the total money allocated will be used to provide direct financial and opera- tional support to entrepreneurs, while the remain- der shall be used to cover administrative costs, Trep added in a statement. Trep is an initiative by the Department of Small Business Development to transform and in- tegrate opportunities in township and rural areas into productive business ventures. The initiative was founded last year with the focus on creating platforms to provide the busi- ness support infrastructure and regulatory envi- ronment to enable enterprises to thrive. Explaining the programme, Khumbudzo Nt- shavheni, the Minister of Small Business Devel- opment, said Trep is geared to “elevate enterprises in the townships and rural areas previously rel- egated to the second economy to the mainstream economy, and to further integrate opportunities in townships and rural areas into competitive busi- RELIEF: Hawkers to benefit from grant assistance. ness ventures.” The bulk of the allocated funding, about R300 and access to market in both the private and than R1.5 million. Businesses will also need million, will go to motor mechanics, panel beat- public sectors. • Maximum of R350 000 towards work- to comply – or be willing to comply – with ers and auto fitment centres while shisanyamas, ing capital, cost of equipment or any other the minimum bread and confectionery nutri- fruit and vegetable sectors will receive R13 mil- SPAZA SHOPS – R150 MILLION CAPEX. tional requirements. The programme offers lion each. About 15 000 “unbanked” enterprises will be • The financial package will be offered in the assistance to businesses looking to acquire an Other businesses to benefit from this windfall targeted. form of a blended finance with 50% of the to- environmental health and food safety certifi- will include clothing, textile and leather business- South African owned and managed spaza tal approved amount being a grant (maximum cate. es at R70 million, spaza shops at R150 million, shops, holding a valid licence to trade, can grant amount of R50 000). butcheries at R42 million, salons at R36 million apply for the following financial and opera- • Grant portion is not repayable, but it is not ac- FRUIT AND VEGETABLE and bakeries at R17 million. tional assistance through TREP: cessible as a stand-alone facility. Applicants SELLERS – R13 MILLION Despite a lack of regulation and data to quan- • Access to working capital investment and a qualify for a grant simultaneously with the This amount will be disbursed to 6 500 enti- tify the real value of the burgeoning township and revolving credit facility that is backed by the loan. ties. The financial package includes a R2 000 rural economies due to informal trading and a Khula Credit Guarantee Scheme of Sefa in Standard loan repayment terms – as applica- once-off grant which can be used to purchase legacy of economic exclusions, Ntshavheni says partnership with Nedbank and Standard Bank ble to those in the clothing sector – apply to discounted stock through producers par- the government believes that supporting township South Africa (R10 000 grant and R5 000 accepted butcheries. ticipating in the programme. Bulk vegetable and rural economies is vital to the country’s re- credit facility) packages include onions, carrots, beetroot, covery from the coronavirus-induced downturn. • Coordinate and support bulk buying on a pre- HAIRDRESSERS AND PERSONAL tomatoes, green beans, potatoes, butternut, Small, medium and micro enterprises, which approved basket of goods and distribution CARE – R36 MILLION spinach, cabbage and peppers. The fruit pack- typify the economy of the country’s densely pop- through a list of approved wholesalers (ap- About 3 000 existing informal and micro- age includes apples, bananas, oranges, avoca- ulated and underdeveloped townships, are esti- plicants must be willing to participate in the business hairdressers, make-up artists, mas- does, mangoes and peaches. mated to account for at least third of total turnover bulk buying scheme). sage therapists and nail technicians are tar- generated by the country’s formal business sector. geted. Businesses can be based at home or in SHISANYAMA AND COOKED To develop and formalise the sector, which CLOTHING, TEXTILE AND a salon and may also be mobile. The financial FOOD – R13 MILLION Ntshavheni says many entrepreneurs faces an LEATHER – R70 MILLION support package includes: The programme targets about 1 300 informal uphill battle in accessing capital through formal About 1 400 entities are targeted by the pro- and micro restaurants which participate in the financial institutions, which necessitated govern- gramme. These include garment makers, • A blended funding model of 50% portion loan cooked food industry. ment to establish the Small Business Develop- patternmakers, designers, pattern calcula- and 50% grant. The programme is open to containerised ment Ministry in 2014. tors, pattern cutters, art designers, knitters, • Funding to the maximum of R50 000 per en- and mobile cooked food outlets, conces- To participate in the current scheme, quali- machinists, tanneries, fabric manufacturers, terprise. sion stands, food carts, open-air vendors and fying township or rural entrepreneurs must be shoemakers and handbag makers. • It covers working capital and cost of equip- home-based restaurants. Shisanyamas with a South Africans and can apply for support includ- The financial package offered to entrepre- ment. turnover of less than R1.5 million a year may ing funding through the common application tem- neurs within these sectors includes: Standard loan repayment terms apply and, also apply. The financial support package of- plate from the Seda, Sefa, the National Empow- to qualify, the entity needs to have a turno- fered to these enterprises includes: erment Fund or the National Youth Development • Maximum of R350 000 towards working cap- ver of less than R1 million per annum. The Agency. ital, cost of equipment or any other capital programme also offers compliance training • Maximum of R350 000 towards working cap- expenditure (CAPEX) paid directly to sup- within the Occupational Health and Safety ital, cost of equipment or any other CAPEX HERE IS HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT plier. Act Standards. (paid directly to supplier). • The financial package will be offered in the • The financial package will be offered in the AUTOBODY REPAIRS AND MECHANICS – form of a blended finance with 50% of the to- BAKERIES AND CONFECTIONERIES – R17 form of a blended finance with 50% of the to- R300 MILLION tal approved amount being a grant (maximum MILLION tal approved amount being a grant (maximum About 800 motor mechanics, panel beaters, grant amount of R50 000). The target is a total of 1 400 owner-managed grant amount of R50 000). auto fitment centres and auto spares shops Successful applicants will have 36 months to micro, home-based and co-operative bakeries The programme also offers training in the cor- targeted. The financial support package for repay the loan at a fixed interest rate of 5%. and confectioneries. The financial package rect handling of food and compliance with en- this sector includes: The financial package is only offered to enti- offered to these enterprises includes: vironmental health and food safety standards. ties which have a turnover of below R1.5 mil- • Maximum of R500 000 (R400 000 equipment lion per annum. • Maximum of R350 000 towards working cap- Application forms for all of the above sectors can and R100 000 working capital) for motor ital, cost of equipment or any other CAPEX. be found on the Small Business Economic Devel- body repairers, mechanics, auto spares shops BUTCHERIES – R42 MILLION • The financial package will be offered in the opment online portal. All applications for TREP and auto fitment centres. About 1 400 township and rural-based butch- form of a blended finance with 50% of the to- financial assistance including applicable docu- • The R500 000 will be provided by the com- eries to be targeted. The scheme offers equip- tal approved amount being a grant (maximum mentation (CIPC certificate, proof of address) mercial banks with a guarantee from Sefa. ment, access to discounted stock – with a grant amount of R50 000). must be sent to [email protected]. The programme also offers support in the predetermined inventory worth R5 000 – and Standard loan repayment terms apply and ap- form of training, business advice, registration financial support as follows: plicants will need to have a turnover of less Additional info – Business Insider SA 14 WEEKLY SA MIRROR SPORT Friday 11 June 2021 SUNDOWNS’ TITANIC FEAT CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION FOR ALL

MAMELODI Sundowns’ persistence and con- sistency in going for the jugular every time they STEELY RESOLVE: Positive, uncompromising faced their opponents, even long after snatching the League title for the fourth time in a row, yielded great results at the end. attitude propelled Downs to dizzy heights Throughout the season, co-head coach Man- qoba Mngqithi would be unfailingly heard – stern- faced – to urge his team to take every match serious. The next local side after The Brazilians in the and Lamontville Golden Arrows 98th , with 1 361 This as if they had not won the DStv Premiership first hundred positions is Orlando Pirates at the points. title already. 20th spot with 1461 points, strangely though fol- Lessons to be learned here for other coaches However, it has emerged that that positive at- lowed by the non-existent Bidvest Wits with posi- and their teams is to “treat every match like a Cup Molefi Mika titude, especially before their last-away fixture out final” as that could influence your rankings, more in Mangaung against Bloemfontein Celtic, has not because highest CAF club rankings have over dec- only helped them to a PSL record of no defeat in all ades been dominated by northern and west African their away-matches, but also benefitted them points sides. TOUCHLINE in CAF club rankings. Continuing on the postive side of things for lo- Sundowns are now third on the continent’s cal football, much against heavy odds compounded rankings having collected 1 580, based on an up- by Covid-19 hurdles, our Bafana Bafana managed MUSINGS date released just after the June 6 2021 matches. to salvage a 3-2 win against Uganda’s Cranes at Or- No doubt Mngqithi’s uncompromising, “go for the lando Stadium on Thursday. the key players that were withdrawn from the team jugular” resolve worked wonders. It also, without Due to the current pandemic, it was expected due to testing positive for Covid-19, and soon fol- doubt, not only made the Masandawana tribe proud that new coach Hugo Broos would not be avail- lowed out of the camp by Janevski for the same rea- and happy, but Mzansi as a whole. able as he had to go back home in Belgium, for his son. This looming situation, as could be expected, The CAF Top-5 clubs include Egypt’s usual scheduled second vaccination. And his Macedo- started a media speculation that the match could be suspects, Al Ahly with 1 712 points; Esperance nian first-assistant Cedomir Janevski was to take called off. (Tunisia) 1 605 points; Sundowns; El Zamalek charge in his absence. Janevski was to be on the Thankfully, though, it was not to be as Mkhalele (Egypt) 1 575 points; and TP Mazembe from the tion 22nd with 1451 points; Kaizer Chiefs at 45th bench with second-assistant coach Helman “Mid- was tasked to take over the reins and delivered on Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 1 571 with 1 414 points; SuperSport United 52nd with night Express” Mkhalele. the mandate by winning the match - friendly or not points. 1 404 points; AmaZulu 84th with 1 368 points; But as fate would have it, Percy Tau was one of - to the delight of local fans. FOLLOWING ARE THE WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE 2021 PSL AWARDS ON JUNE 6.

FULL WINNERS

PSL FOOTBALLER OF THE SEASON - Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns) DStv Premiership Player’s Player of the Season - Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns) DStv Premiership Coach of the Season - Benni McCarthy (AmaZulu FC) DStv Premiership Young Player of the Sea- son (under 21) - Evidence Makgopa (Baroka FC) DStv Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season - Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns) DStv Premiership Defender of the Season - Njabulo Ngcobo (Swallows FC) DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season - Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns) DStv Premiership Goal of the season - Teboho Mokoena (SuperSport United) DStv Premiership Top Goalscorer: - Bradley Grobler (SuperSport United)- 16 Goals

MTN8 MTN8 Last Man Standing - Deon Hotto (Orlando Pirates) NEDBANK CUP Janine van Wyk and Banyana teammate Ode Fulutudilu. Nedbank Cup Most Promising Player (Under 23) - Khanyisa Mayo (Richards Bay) Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament BANYANA BANYANA STARS SHINE ABROAD - Washington Arubi (Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila) DSTV DISKI CHALLENGE REWIRED knee injury, and I missed the first half of the sea- DStv Diski Challenge Rewired Player of the saon with the club. I returned to action in January IMPRESSIVE: Flying the country flag high Tournament this year to finish off the second half of the season where we were second behind Rangers.” - Siyanda Nyanga (Mamelodi Sundowns) DStv Diski Challenge Rewired Top Goal City managed to collect a total of 56 points Captain of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Ban- – and knew that only a draw would see them over Scorer/s – three clear of second-placed Celtic – but both yana Janine van Wyk is over the moon follow- the line. Goals from Hayley Lauder (12th minute) have qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions - Taahir Goedeman (Cape Town City)- 6 ing her first league title victory on foreign soil. and Niamh Farrelly (32nd) ensured City sealed League, the first ever for Celtic. goals The South African defender, joined by com- their 14th consecutive title. Both Van Wyk and Fulutudilu featured in the - Kamohelo Hoala (Kaizer Chiefs)- 6 goals patriot, striker Ode Fulutudilu have been crowned “Winning the league title here in the Scotttish final game of the season – with the Banyana Ban- - Asanda Buthelezi (Maritzburg United)- 6 league champions in Scotland with Glasgow City. League is absolutely amazing – 14 in a row for yana captain playing the entire 90 minutes. goals The duo helped their side to a 2-0 victory this club, this very special club. I am proud that “We came back a lot stronger in the second - Boitumelo Radiopane (Orlando Pirates)- 6 over rivals Rangers in the final fixture of the sea- I have contributed this season to another league half of the season, with a couple of new players goals son played on Sunday, 6 June 2021 at Broadwood title for Glasgow City,” said Van Wyk from her PSL CHAIRMAN’S AWARD that had come in to strengthen the team a little Stadium – leading to a back-to-back title triumph. Scottish base. – safa.net “It has been a tough year, bit. I have played most of the matches and so I am - Isilo Samabandla, King Goodwill Zwelithi- City went into the match three points ahead with Covid-19 restrictions and having to train in- glad I contributed to the league title,” added Van ni KaBhekuzulu of Celtic – the only side challenging for the title dividually. Then I came over here but sustained a Wyk. SAFA News - General Bantu Holomisa – psl.co.za/wsam Friday 11 June 2021 SPORT WEEKLY SA MIRROR 15

SPORTS: Briefs SEKHUKHUNE GLAD TO BE IN THE PREMIERSHIP RULING: Polokwane City and TS Sporting lose court bid

By Ali Mphaki

Mabele beer flowed, morogo wa dikgopana, WHISTLE-MAN OUT TO FLY MZANSI FLAG spinach cooked and left to dry in the sun, and TOP referee Victor Gomes will have his dikgobe, coarsely ground corn/samp and beans hands full in the coming weeks when he ful- were in abundance when word got out around fils his latest Confederation of African Football that Sekhukhune United FC has been promot- (CAF) assignments. ed to the DStv premiership. Gomes has been appointed referee for the Celebrations are still continuing all around CAF Champions League semi-final match be- the Sekhukhune district which features towns like tween Tunisia’s E.S.T vs Al Ahly of Egypt Burgersfort, Groblersdal, Marble Hall, Ohrigstad, match along with Assistant Referee Zakhele Roossenekal, Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve, Steel- Siwela. The match will take place on 19 June poort. 2021 in Tunisia. Even the executive mayor Keamotseng Ra- The pair will then team up as the Video As- maila took time off his busy schedule to join in sistant Referees in Morocco on 27 June 2021 the festivities celebrating the club’s superhuman for the semi-final of the CAF Confederations achievement of making it to top flight football. Cup match between Raja Casablanca and Pyra- “Success doesn’t come by chance, it takes mids of Egypt. personal sacrifice and hard work,” he said in his Gomes continues to shine in the referee- congratulatory message to the club. ARRIVAL: Sekhukhune United moving to elite division ing space of international football and has been Thanking both the club’s chairperson Simon earmarked to officiate at the upcoming Tokyo Malatji and his brother Jons Malatji, the excutive PSL, in summation of the order, reads: SC which impacted the final log standings.These Olympics in Japan. – safa.net mayor said Sekhukhune United has proved their “The Premier Soccer League (PSL) inter- awards were challenged by Polokwane United and mettle in the National First Division (GladAfrica vened in the proceedings and asked, by way of a TS Sporting. Neither challenge was upheld. CONDOMS APLENTY AT THE OLYMPICS Championship). counterclaim, for a declaratory order that the NSL The consequence is that Sekhukhune United TOKYO Olympics is set to begin on Friday ‘And judging by their stellar performance, we Handbook is not silent, and that it deals fully with Football Club have secured automatic promotion 23rd July 2021 and all the participating athletes are confident they’ll hold their own in the DStv the way in which the NSL Disciplinary Committee to the DStv Premiership for next season, while from across the globe will get around 14 con- Premiership next season,” he said. and/or the SAFA Arbitration Tribunal must deal Chippa United, Royal AM, and Richards Bay doms each. Judge Roland Sutherland at the Johannesburg with misconduct matters in professional football Football Clubs will contest the promotion/relega- The Olympic games which are scheduled to High Court on Saturday handed down an order in South Africa. tion play offs which will commence on the 15th kick off in Japan will see around 1,60,000 free dealing with the disputes that arose at the end of Judge Sutherland granted the declaratory or- of June 2021.” condoms being distributed among the athletes the second-tier GladAfrican championship, send- der the League sought. Judge Sutherland also con- The order has been welcomed by Sekhukhune but the organisers, however, advised the ath- ing Sekhukhune United fans into a frenzy like firmed the two SAFA Arbitration Tribunal awards United FC but it is not clear if Polokwane United letes to refrain from using any of the condoms never seen before. A statement released by the handed down by Advocates Epstein and Cassim or TS Sporting will appeal. that are to be given to them. Instead, they are hoping that the athletes take them home to their own countries as souvenirs. The Tokyo Games will bring with it a set of new rules and guidelines, given the times we SUNDOWNS’ FOURTH are living in with the virus (Covid-19) refusing to die down. The athletes will have little choice but to accept the major restrictions that are to be imposed on them. – www.india.com CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE WIN SMACKS OF UNFAIR

Celebrations: Sundowns players Lyle Lackay, Peter Sha- COMPETITION lulile and Thapelo Morena

STOP BEING A COWARD ROGER OPINION we are told. must be made (very loud for that matter) that it was TENNIS megastar Roger Federer’s with- In their attempt at “fair play”, economists also the local coaches that shone the brightest. drawal from the French Open smirks of cow- By Ali Mphaki caution that competition can also inflict harm. Out of the eight teams that finished in the top ardice by the 39-year-old Swiss. “For every dollar gained by one company, it is a bracket, it is only one team, Orlando Pirates, that is loss to another,” so goes the adage. coached by a foreign coach. This seems to be the case because despite The joke doing the rounds these days is that the The learned people, like assistant referees wav- If this does not prove local is lekker, nothing a warm welcome by fans and with no hassles way Mamelodi Sundowns “eats” everything (col- ing their flags on the touchlines, further alert us will. from any one, he explains himself thus: “Af- loquial for beating the opposition), if not careful that “when one business entices enough customers For purposes of my sometimes questionable ter discussions with my team, I decided that I soon they’ll consume poison. away from competitors, those rival businesses may Pan Africanism, I refuse to refer to the Zimbabwean should withdraw from the French Open today.” As the winners of the inaugural DStv premier- be forced to shut down or move”. born Supersport coach Kaitono Tembo as a foreign- No doubt after not taking part in grand- ship, Sundowns has made winning the league a hab- Well, I do not for once begrudge the seemingly er. But that’s a topic for another day. slam tournaments for almost 16 months due to it, leaving bemused soccer fans wondering where is invincible Sundowns for their dominance, even If I were to give my DStv Premiership awards, injury, he should of course choose tournaments the opposition? though my blood is black and white, or whatever this would be my winners; carefully. But that does not justify his coming Winning the league consecutively is under- that is. There is simply no need for VAR to see that to such a major event and then suddenly run standable. To do it the Sundowns way - annexing kaboYellow made the right calculations by assem- Coach of the year: away considering that much as he won a total the coveted league title for the fourth time running bling a formidable team of individuals – at the cost Mandla Ncikaza 20 grand slam titles, he only lifted the Rafael - should to all intents and purposes be cause for of breaking the bank. (Lamontville Golden Arrrows). Nadal-dominated Roland-Garos spectacle once. concern for all soccer loving people. And winning Their salary bill could be enough to run a small Team of the Year: And that happened in 2009. - WSAM it with the nearest rival at 13 points away (no snub country like Lesotho! Call me whatever you may, Swallows FC. to Amazulu), smacks of a classic case of no contest! AFCON FINALS DRAW POSTPONED but in my crystal ball I do not see a team like the Midfielder of the Year: What in local parlance could be termed “ukug- relegated Black Leopards (or similar) ever winning Makhehlene Makhaula (Amazulu). At the request of CAF, the Cameroon Lo- qinya”, that act when the opposition fails to turn up the league! Goalkeeper of the Year: cal Organizing Committee (LOC) has agreed to at a game. Try as I may I cannot help it but be en- There is no dribbling about the fact Sundowns Veli Mothwa (Amazulu). postpone the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Na- ticed by what economists may describe the runaway have to be taken head-on in the field of play - if our Captain of the Year: tions Cameroon 2021 final draw for logistical Sundowns train as being “anti-competitive”. local football is to sustain. And that is what the fans Thabiso Kutumela (Maritzburg FC) reasons related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sundowns on the other hand, cannot be blamed are crying out for. And pay for. It does not make Veteran of the Year; The draw was initially scheduled for 25 for their consistency. They cannot be charged with sense to heed the “Babize Bonke” call just to watch Lebohang “Cheeseboy” Mokoena June 2021 and a new date will be announced the unlawful prevention of the reduction of compe- year in and year out one team running roughshod (Swallows FC). in due course. tition in the DStv premiership. over everybody. Right Back of the Year: CAF continues to work together with its Business schools constantly reminds us that And if there is anything to learn from the Wayde Jooste (Orlando Pirates) partners, the Cameroon government and the competition allows companies, in this instance soc- 2020/2021 season, is that the clubs that have tradi- Left Back of Year: LOC with the objective of making the AFCON cer clubs, to compete in order for products and ser- tionally been known as the “big teams” (they know Sifiso Ngobeni (Bloemfontein Celtic) Cameroon 2021 a successful event and a great vices to improve. “Competition promotes innova- themselves), will need to bring their A-game next Oops my awards have run out! celebration of African football. – cafonline.com tion and provide more choices for the consumer”, season. In reflection of the past season, mention See backpage for Flops of the year WEEKLY SA

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TOKELLO RANTIE SIPHIWE TSHABALALA OUPA ‘’ACE’’ MANYISA ARE THEY DSTV PREMIERSHIP FLOPS OF THE SEASON?

THAMSANQA SANGWENI LUCKY MOHOMI PHAKAMANI MAHLAMBI THULANI ‘’TYSON’’ HLATSHWAYO WHITHER: THEY CAME AMID BELLS AND WHISTLES, SHOWED GREAT PROMISE AND FIRED BLANKS

By Masoja Cele PHAKAMANI MAHLAMBI. was alleged that the Free State-born player off-the- For a veteran, Tshabalala should be playing This is a self-destructive player. The Ma- field’s conduct was appalling. regularly or call it a day. rlando Pirates’ acquisition of de- melodi Sundowns talented player who is on a fender Thulani ‘’Tyson’’ Hlatshwayo season-long loan to AmaZulu is fast destroying his LUCKY MOHOMI THAMSANQA SANGWENI. early in the season from Bidvest Wits once-promising career with his off-the-field she- The Mamelodi-born midfielder had a disas- The former Orlando Pirates midfielder returned came with much hype and fanfare. nanigans. Mahlambi’s professional career took off trous stay at his new employer SuperSport United. to Chippa United in January 2021. Sangweni had Unquestionable, the much deco- in a glitzy approach at Bidvest Wits in 2017/18 sea- Mohomi signed for Matsatsantsa from Mamelodi a brief spell at Mbabane Highlanders in Eswatini rated defender had a brimming career at Ajax Cape son. At Wits, the quick-silver rightwinger banged Sundowns in October last season, on a one-year before re-joining Chippa. This is his third stint at OTown and Bidvest Wits. Hlatshwayo spent five glo- in goals like a season campaigner. For his efforts, contract. The Brazilians shipped out the midfielder the Qheberha side. The Empangeni-born midfielder rious seasons at Ajax before moving to Wits. He the youngster got a contract at the Egyptian power after failing to command a permanent slot in the played 12 matches for Chippa in all competitions. joined the students in 2014 and fitted to the side house, Al-Ahly. Former Sundowns trainer Pitso star-studded Bafana ba style team. For the entire However, his forays were not that impressive. The promptly. His unwavering display for Wits won Mosimane revelled highly of the player. The multi- season Mohomi played a mere 13 matches in all 32-year-old needs to up his game for the better in him the colours and the arm-band of the Bafana- award winning coach lured the youngster after his competitions, with only two goals. A rather dread- the 2021/season. Bafana team. short spell with Al-Ahly. Mahlambi’s stay at the ful season for a player who paraded glimpses of The rock solid defender signed for Pirates early Brazilians was marred by bundle of ill-discipline brilliance while he was at Free State Stars, indeed. OUPA ‘’ACE’’ MANYISA. in the season following the transaction of Bidvest mainly alcohol abuse. Maybe the career demise of the once-revered Wits to Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM). SIPHIWE TSHABALALA Orlando Pirates star could be attributed to leav- With his arrival, the Buccaneers devotees were TOKELLO RANTIE. The 2020/21season was unkind to the former ing Bucs for Mamelodi Sundowns. Manyisa last ecstatic, dreaming of an impenetrable partnership Well-travelled former AFC Bournemouth Kaizer Chiefs blue-eyed boy. Shabba penned a played his best football at Pirates. Possibly, he left between Hlasthwayo and Happy Jele. and Bafana Bafana goal-getter is currently on the two-year deal with AmaZulu in October last year. the Orlando East team with an aim to take his foot- Nonetheless, the expectations bounced nega- pay-roll of Tshakuma Tsha Madivhandzila. The However, he played only one match this season at ball to greater heights. However, at Downs he was tively as the reliable Tyson continued to struggle 30-year-ld struggled to make an impact in his first Usuthu. Due to lack of game time and match-fit- faced with a huge challenge of competing with ac- for form in the colours of the black and white. For season at the club. A few of Rantie’s performances ness, Tshabalala’s future was in doubt at the KZN complished midfielders. a player of his level, the defender committed a at the Limpopo outfit warrant no ratings. Tokello club. In March, he joined Tshakuma Tsha cluster of fatal mistakes. Among the 31-year-old’s last played competitive football at Genclerbirligi The match he played against Maritzburg United Madzivhandila, but left the team without kicking notable costly errors was an own goal against Mo- Ankara in 2016. Subsequently to that, he trained in KZN derby was his first in the DStv Premiership. a ball. Manyisa later surfaced at Chippa United. roka Swallows and a miscalculated back pass that with three different clubs in the country, Cape And he surprised all and sundry with his sterling At Chippa, he faced another dry period as he only resulted into a goal against Mamelodi Sundowns. Town City, Mamelodi Sundowns and Bloemfon- performance, earning a man-of-the match tribute. amassed 2 matches in all competition. At 32 the The two mistakes cost Pirates dearly. tein Celtic, without any joy. During that journey it Maybe he saved himself for the last. Randfontein born is not getting any younger.