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www.tembisan.co.za November 29, 2019 COMMUNITY:CO Getting up close and personal with new Miss Tembisa - Page 3 Criminals clean out local school Goods valued at R500 000 gone Mbekezeli Mbuli and a disgrace. These were not normal people Community members are because, I mean, how can a still reeling in shock after sane person steal from the a local primary school was children? Their own children robbed of 41 laptops and 25 were benefi ting from those tablets. computers and now this is a Unusual, but not setback and a sad day for the unexpected, this ugly scene whole township. The painful played out in the early hours part is that these people of Thursday last week at are from this township and Khulasizwe Primary School somewhere there are people in Mqantsa Section. who have information but Police spokesperson Capt are protecting the thieves,” Manyadza Ralidzhivha said Masilo. confi rmed the incident and The Gauteng Department revealed that a further 25 of Education MEC Panyaza desktop computers were Lesufi has also weighed in also stolen. on this matter and voiced “At about 2.30am, the his disappointment. school’s deputy principal “We are extremely received a call from a concerned that valuable security company informing resources in schools which her about the burglary. She are meant to enhance rushed to the school where The storeroom where the laptops and tablets the delivery of quality she found the police already were locked up. education to our learners waiting for her. are seen by some as an “Together with the police, they are taking away the future of opportunity to feed their the deputy principal went to our children. Those stolen items criminal deeds and rob our investigate and discovered that the were meant to benefi t the entire learners of their right to quality school was indeed broken into. community of Tembisa, so help basic education. “Forty-one laptops, 25 desktop the police bring these people to “Our schools have now became computers, 25 tablets, two justice and get back what was hunting grounds for criminals. servers, two projectors and stolen,” said Ralidzhivha. We would like to appeal to the R1 900 of the school’s petty cash The estimated value of the stolen community at large to work Businesswoman learns the hard way were all stolen,” said Manyadza. items amounts to over R500 000. collectively with law enforcement He added that police were hot Community member Margaret agencies and bring forth any on the trail of the suspects, who Masilo said the entire community information that will ensure that Starting a business with just R10 000 is one thing, sustaining it is haven’t been arrested yet. is in shock and can’t really the perpetrators are brought to another. This is one of the many lessons Tembisa entrepreneur Mikie “We would like to appeal to believe that this has just book and justice is served. We Monoketsi learned soon after starting Mama’s Spices and Herbs with the community to help us track happened. can’t compromise the future of just R10 000. Read her story on page 2. down these criminals because “It’s actually an embarrassment our children,” said Lesufi . 2 Tembisan | News November 29, 2019 Birch Acres residents picket for jobs outside a new mall in Birch Acres. EFF pickets for jobs in mall Lynne Ndlovu unacceptable. The developer said 200 local people were promised to create jobs for hired during construction Mikie Monoketsi at one of the kota outlets that sell her spices and herbs. EFF members in Ward 13 our residents and not allow and 150 local permanent staged a picket outside a tenants to transfer workers jobs were created. new mall in Birch Acres, from other branches,” said The EFF’s demands demanding that more local Mashaba. included: residents be employed. The The activists were • 100 per cent local labour Spice girl is luckier picket, on November 6, was disappointed in ward per shop, with audits to be attended by about 50 people. councillor Ndala Sibanyoni, conducted every six months Ronald Mashaba, who arrived at the scene for compliance. chairperson of the EFF but left without helping to • Local suppliers to second time around Ekurhuleni Ward 13, said resolve the matter. participate in procurement the picket stemmed from Sibanyoni said: “I was after construction. Develop a Mbekezeli Mbuli She said at fi rst, she up, I met a gentleman who frustrations experienced invited by the landlord of database system. thought she was in the delivered potatoes to kota by Imbokodo, a group of the new mall [Jonathan] • Bursary fund and support Starting a business with money-making business business outlets. community women tasked and was surprised the EFF for back-to-school campaign. just R10 000 is one thing, if she produced aff ordable “After engaging with to oversee that unemployed invited the residents of Birch • Women co-ops to sustaining it is another. high-quality spices and him, I was able to tap into members in the community Acres without the ward’s be empowered to run This is one of the many herbs, but soon realised his existing clientele, thus were prioritised for jobs at community leaders. businesses like a laundromat lessons Kimberley-born that her research focused giving me new sales and the new mall. “When I requested the or bakery. entrepreneur Mikie more on the products and marketing ideas. When the The residents were also protesters to allow the ANC • Rotation of security Monoketsi, who later not necessarily the sales and product is good, everyone protesting against attempts chairperson of Ekurhuleni and cleaning contractors relocated to Tembisa, learnt marketing of these products. wants a piece of it. And to hire casual labour or Ward 13 to be a part of the to benefi t the broader soon after starting Mama’s “I was stuck with products so kota outlets and their permanent workers from meeting with the landlord, community on merit. Spices and Herbs with just customers wanted to try diff erent retail branches. they did not allow him to do • Transparent employment R10 000. these spices and the rest is “We realised a number of so, which is why I decided strategy to be implemented One would think that history,” she explained. shops were not cooperating, not to be the part of the to benefi t the cluster, which someone who started a “I was stuck with “Marketing and sales while others wanted to meeting.” will be monitored by business before and failed products with no of products is not an bring temporary staff Jonathan, who asked that political stakeholders and dismally would approach easy task. I nearly lost from elsewhere, which is his surname be withheld, interest groups in the ward. the next business idea with shelf cover as everything once again due caution. retailers didn’t stock to not paying attention to At least, that’s what the life of the business, Monoketsi thought she was from me.” without sales there is no doing. The main reason business. I now know her fi rst venture in the better,” she said. form of a call centre failed Seeing the response and was because of a lack of demand, she decided to research before starting it with no shelf cover as hire the kota restaurants and lack of processes in retailers didn’t stock from as agents, selling directly place to minimise risks me. My marketing and sales to their customers on a while it was up and running. strategy had to change, as commission basis. That is “When I started Mama’s I initially thought retailers how she saved her business Spices and Herbs, I thought would easily stock high- and in the process built a I had learnt and had quality spices and herbs. national network of agents. everything covered,” said “To be fair, they do, but “Sometimes all you need is Monoketsi. it is not an easy task to get a will to pick up the pieces “With Mama’s Spices and products onto their shelves, of your life after a traumatic Herbs, I went into townships especially for a new female experience which might and villages to understand black-owned brand no have left you desperate and what they use in their one knows about,” she destitute. Money is needed, kitchens to season food, and continued. but it will not do much for also why they are told not to “As you can imagine, I felt you without that will. use the spices and herbs they defeated and again ready to “My focus is on were using as these spices give it all up and focus on empowering women like and herbs were responsible something else. I actually me and I plan to do so for for conditions like high thought I had failed again. the next 15 years,” she blood pressure,” she said. But as I was about to give concluded. November 29, 2019 News | Tembisan 3 Getting to know the new Miss Tembisa Mbekezeli Mbuli She says the crown is going to make her a better person who cares and puts the Dressed in a navy dress and a pair of interests of others fi rst. yellow heels, newly crowned Miss “I feel I have been given an opportunity Tembisa 2019/20 Mohau Matinketsa is not to bring change and hope and this is what just a bombshell on the modelling ramp, I intend on doing through this crown,” she but is a natural behind the camera as well. said. That’s not all, this eye-catching beauty The 20-year-old from the dusty streets of queen is not just a pretty face but Tlama Tlama Section says she was born a possesses a beautiful soul as well.