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Hospital volunteer FREE his cabinet to 28 ministries COPY gets a car gift Weekly Mining mogul Daphne “We were pitted in a Mashile-Nkosi tough group I must be presented keys of honest,” Senong said. a white Nissan “This is was a great bakkie to thank Senong: Amajita platform for our play- Msimango and his ers to continue with selfless service to will grow their development...” the community President Cyril Ramaphosa has shown commitment with the composition of a new Ministry of Employment and from this WC Labour which will address the challenge of ...SEE STORY ON PAGE......2 unemployment in the country. ON PAGE....10 experience PAGE 12 City is aware of demolished illegal structures in Alexandra The City has ordered investigations to find out about who authorised the operation” STORY ON PAGE 2 JIET TACKLES YOUTH - TECHNICAL SKILLS THAT MATCH THE EMPLOYMENT NEEDS Page 2 www.gautengnewspaper.co.za 6 - 12 June 2019 Gauteng News News EDITOR TEL: 010 035 4924 [email protected] Maile:City is City aware of ofJohannesburg demolished illegalshould NewsDesk Tel: 010 035 4924 061 412 6739 house displaced Alexandra residents [email protected] structures in Alexandra Layout The City has ordered investigations to find out about who authorised the operation [email protected] Maile’s visit follows uproar Advertising Sales Tel: 010 035 4924 / 061 412 6739 Ntsoakiafter Toloane City of [email protected] Johannesburg ity of Johannesburg was demolishedmade aware more of demoli- thantion 80 of shacksillegal structures Gauteng News subscribes to the South C operation in Alexandra, between African Press Code which prescribes news Southbuilt African on illegally Police Services that is accurate, fair and balanced. (SAPS),occupied the Johannesburg land in Metro PoliceStjhwetla Department informal (JMPD) and Our other publication: Red Ants. settlement to Leader of Executive Business Kasi Kasi Councillor Funzela Ngobeni said Call us for combined advertising Rates the aim was to remove illegal structures, which had been con- structed along waterline within the area. Ngobeni said it posed a [email protected] safety risk. “According to the available in- A member of formation, the operation may Maile’s visit follows uproar after range permanent accommodation tained calm in the area, the Alex proudly South haveJohanna been conducted Molokomme without the African City of Johannesburg demolished for our people here.” Total Shutdown movement is requisite processesauteng Human being Settlefol-- more than 80 shacks built on il- Maile says his department will threatening chaos after Johannes- lowed. 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Mateboho Mokwenyane Four hospital officials includ- ing two doctors have been placed I help them to ocial media went abuzz on special leave, after Marais was over the weekend when an found shackled to a bench at the get their patients inspirational petrol atten- Hospital for eight hours. S as I know the dant Nkosikho Mbele offered to The soft-spoken 76-year-old re- entire hospital. pay 100 out of his own pocket to counted her traumatic ordeal. top up a motorist who stopped for Marais said she felt humiliated, helpless and cold while lying un- fuel, but had forgotten her bank der the bench and that her wrists cards. Ntsoaki Toloane are still hurting from the experi- thing in return”, said Mashile-Nko- Monet van Deventer shared the ence. 65 year-old S’phiwe Msi- si. heartwarming story of her en- Following the viral video, calls mango received a gift of CEO of Baragwanath Hospital counter with Mbele in a post on have been growing for change at brand new bakkie, after Dr Nkele Lesia called Msimanga Facebook. She then created a the hospital. A “There is suggestion that she volunteering as a porter for 22 on stage during the launch of a hae- crowd funding campaign through was a bit confused and a bit vio- years at Baragwanath Hospital in matology clinic. BackaBuddy. my heart.” lent but we have standard proce- Soweto. Msimango who hails from Alex- R400 000 has been donated to He says he helped Van Deven- dural things we have to do and Mining mogul Daphne andra and moved to Soweto is a him so far in a crowd funding ter because he was worried and these were not followed,” said Mashile-Nkosi presented keys of a former soccer player. He said he campaign on his two children’s didn’t want her to run out of pet- Gauteng Health MEC Bandile white Nissan bakkie to thank Msi- has deep love for people and that’s education and on living expenses rol on the N2. Masuku. mango and his selfless service to why he volunteered at Bara hospi- at their Khayelitsha home. I saw the gauge of her tank and Two doctors, a nurse and a se- the community, for many years. tal for so many years. curity guard have been placed on The funds will be administered I thought I needed to help. I didn’t “Msimango has been assisting to “I transport people on wheel- special leave, pending a full in- by BackaBuddy at his request, expect anything, I was doing feed and move patients around the chairs and take them towards vestigation. due to a concern about crime. what is right. While the family welcomes the hospital when there was a shortage casualty. Even when people are During an interview with Bon- When asked what he would do initial report, they say heads must of porters for 22 years. He is popu- battling to locate to their loved roll. larly known as ‘Malome’ Msiman- ones, I help them to get their pa- gani Bingwa on 702, the petrol with the money, Mbele had this A more comprehensive report go also organises shows for pa- tients as I know the entire hospital. attendant said he did what is in to say: into Marais’ experience will be tients and free theatre tickets for I also visit old age homes and spend his heart. “Only God knows what I will ready in a few weeks. them. We acknowledge community my birthday with pensioners. I love “I didn’t even think that there do with the money, at the mo- (edited by Johanna heroes and heroines who serve the old and young people,” said Msi- would be a crowd funding cam- ment I don’t know what I will do Molokomme) community without expecting any- mango. paign. I was doing what was in with it.” 6 - 12 June 2019 www.gautengnewspaper.co.za Page 3 NYDA set to launch youth month Youth Month 2019 is commemorated under the theme “25 Years of Democracy: A celebration of youth activism”. Staff Reporter dressed in an overall and a t-shirt, we are going to clean South Afri- wenty-five years of de- ca and make sure we make it a mocracy and freedom beautiful country. We will also Tpresents South Africa’s call ministers to come and clean youth with an opportunity to cel- with us and make sure we renew ebrate the role played by young South Africa” people during the struggle for He went on further to say liberation.