Joburg's Biggest Dance Companies Come Together
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PhotoPPhPhoto LaugeLLauauge SorensenSSorense BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL FULL HOUSE BURGER 3 COURSE R40 R69 R150 @ COACHMANS OPENING HOURS: MON - SAT: 7AM - 8PM SUNDAY: 7AM - 2PM Coachmans Crossing, Cnr Peter Place & Karin Street, Bryanston 011 067 3799 www.viberestaurant.co.za T&Cs APPLY À LA CARTE MENU ALSO AVAILABLE VALID TILL END MAY 2 • May 2017 CITYBUZZ Second term for Prof. Adam Habib TSHEPISO MAMETELA “Student funding is a priority and [email protected] Professor Habib and his team are working to maximise income Vice-chancellor and principal through creating an endowment of Wits University, Prof. Adam for student funding from the Habib, has been appointed for a possible development and/or sale second term in offi ce. of land owned by the university.” His mandate will be to continue Speaking of the university’s with leading the university which plans for a revision of the is regarded as one of the leading language policy, renewal of the institutions of higher education curriculum, reforming of the on the African continent. institutional culture, creating a Following consultations with diverse student and residence various constituencies, the experience, renaming of certain ATTENTION: Wits council of the university reached places and spaces within the students from the Yale consensus on extending Habib’s institution and insourcing Village residence protest contract for a further fi vvee workers,worke Carolissen about accommodation years, commencing in said,sai “These issues on 20 April. 2018. Wits achievementsa “Professor Habib are not the sole is a dynamic leader continues consequence with immense to secure of the vice- experience chancellor in managing additional but that of the in the higher education entire university institutions within resources community.c Resolution South Africa’s “However,“ under complex political and hishis leadership,le he has pipeline after protests socio-economic context,” created the conditions to said chair of the council, Dr enable these accomplishments. Randall Carolissen. “In the last On balance, it is my belief that few years, he has consolidated Wits is a far stronger institution TSHEPISO MAMETELA have water. We’ve outlined chairperson Sabelo Ngubeni Wits’ academic programmes, in 2017 than it was in 2013. our concerns to management, said on 21 April that a resolution [email protected] enhanced its research and Given this performance, the however, the disheartening part is in the pipelines after an innovation standing, restructured council of the university has About 150 Wits students from is that management claims we agreement between Wits its managerial and technological agreed to renew Professor the Yale Village residence, which never voiced out our demands management and Yale Village. operations, whilst ensuring Habib’s contract for a second houses about 320 students, [previously],” said Tshwantsho. “A consensus was reached. The the university’s fi nancial term.” blockaded the University’s Yale university has committed to sustainability. Regarding Habib’s stance Road north gate entrance on 20 addressing the grievances on the “Wits University has [had] on one of the most signifi cant April, in protest over an apparent manifesto submitted by the house tremendous achievements in challenges to emerge from accommodation crisis at the committee,” Ngubeni said. the last few years, which should universities over the past 18 residence. “Management has accepted not be overshadowed by the months, the student protests for Speaking to City Buzz that the demands on the challenges that the university free education, Carolissen said, amidst the protest, house memorandum are genuine and faced in recent months. Despite “These were extremely diffi cult committee treasurer are long overdue and must the student protests pertaining periods for the university but Phenyo Tshwantsho said be addressed. We’re pleased to funding issues, the university I believe that Professor Habib the students’ demands for with the outcome and that made incredible strides.” acted at all times with integrity uncapped Wi-Fi, computer our collective voices have Carolissen outlined that in and with the best interests labs and a robust bus been heard. We’re glad thatt aadditionddition to the iinstitutionnstitution of thethe universityuniversity aatt hheart.eart. HHee system, amongst others, we have a commitment fromm ssecuringecuring a State implementedimplemented council decisionsdecisions were not unreasonable. the university and that somee ssubsidy,ubsidy, Habib and managed diffi cult “We’re sitting in a AFTERMATH: The debris of the demands are being hhasas bebeenen situationssituations wwhichhich eenablednabled conundrum whereby we’re of a burnt tyre at the Yale addressed.” iinstrumentalnstrumental thethe completion of the 2016 in-between two stakeholders, Road entrance to Wits. Following discussions, protestst iinn ensuring academic programme.” Wits and Respublica (a student action stopped with no plans for tthathat WWitsits accommodation company), both further protests. Normal academicic cocontinuesntinues What are youryour of whom are overseeing Yale activity has resumed and no to secusecurere thoughtsthoughts on Adam Village very poorly,” he said. further incidences have been aadditionaldditional Habib’s reappointment?reappointment? “We’re living on a construction “The fact that students are reported. resouresourcesrces LetLet us know byby postinpostingg a site. Everything is falling apart, paying about R52 000 [per year] frfromom ddonorsonors messagemessage on the CityCity Buzz maintenance is constantly in exchange for non-existent To get the latest news for teaching Facebook papage.ge. an issue, pipes are bursting, services amounts to extortion.” add 079 439 5345 to yourr anandd rresearch.esearch. and at times we don’t even However, house committee WhatsApp contact list. COMMANDING: Wits vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Hillbrow mass-murder case Adam Habib. TSHEPISO MAMETELA results for the fi ve deceased still sorrow about the death of the [email protected] outstanding and a ballistics report victims. Skhumbuzo Kunene, a for the two fi rearms yet to be relative of the murdered family, Mass-murder accused Sabelo fi nalised. said one of the victims had just Ngubane (29) made a scheduled Magistrate Simon Radasi arrived in Johannesburg when appearance in the Johannesburg transferred the case from court 23 she was murdered. “The lady Regional Court on 19 April to court 10 on the basis that the who was killed had barely been following two previous matter will, in all likelihood, be in Joburg for two days, visiting postponements in the matter. heard in the South Gauteng High from KZN (KwaZulu-Natal) withh Ngubane, who faces fi ve Court. her three-year-old child when thisis charges of murder and possession “There is every chance that the unfortunate incident happened,” of unlicensed fi rearms and matter will go to the High Court said Kunene. ammunition, had requested to given the severity of the offences A visibly distraught family appoint his own attorney during committed... it will be treated friend, who asked not to be his fi rst court appearance on 10 as a high-profi le case,” said named, recounted the fi rst time March. He was, however, unable Colleen Ryan, the state prosecutor she received news of the incident.t. to secure an attorney in the run- allocated to potential High Court “I was back home in KZN, wheree up to his appearance on 19 April. matters, speaking to City Buzz. Fikile [one of the victims] and I The court has since provided “Time constraints are also a attended high school together. I him with legal representation, factor, and so the High Court was listening to the radio when while Ngubane was remanded has a court roll that allows for the news broke. At that point, I in custody at the Joburg Central ample time for such matters to be was oblivious to the identities off Prison (Sun City) pending his attended to adequately.” the deceased until I received a callall next court appearance on 23 May. Meanwhile, friends and family from another close friend to the Investigations in the case are of the deceased who attended family. I can’t even put into wordsds on-going with post-mortem the court case expressed deep the heartbreak I felt.” CITYBUZZ May 2017 • 3 Lowdown on quakes TSHEPISO MAMETELA the extent of surface deformity [email protected] in these areas, however, peer reviews and publications are yet Investigations into two to verify these fi ndings” she said. earthquakes that struck in “A team comprised of African Botswana and in Stilfontein – a scientists has been sent to mining town situated between Botswana to deploy a temporary Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom, seismic network to record after in April, are ongoing, with shocks. Interestingly, it’s the fi rst geological experts confi dent of no time that an African response further seismic activity expected team has gone out, since it’s in Joburg. usually a European or American- City Buzz reported previously based company that oversees that the Stilfontein event such expeditions.” measured a magnitude 4.6 Webb added that the earthquake, resulting