Mokgopo Tilo

It is exactly 09:30 and everything looks set

and ready. Learners are in their respective class-rooms (except for few pu-pils who came with their parents for registration) and teachers are carrying on with their work. The teacher in grade 1, epitomizing signs of read-iness, is giving out her lessons for the first time in 2014 and learners en-thusiastically respond to her questions. The admin block is overcrowded by parents who are paying for their kids’ registration

and stationery fees and some for enquiries. Mrs Seejobin, the deputy principal of the school ex-plained that “we are very busy. We are bombarded with new applications, parents paying school fees and stationery fees.”The deputy principal ex-plained that due to a large number of parents coming in to register their kids, it was difficult at the time to do an interview with Pioneer Express to estab-lish the exact number of learners that have been accepted at the school. “At this stage I cannot re-ally say (how many learn-

ers we have) because we have kids that are here and we have to place them. I would say we are sitting at approximately 720 learners but that number would definitely change. It always changes,” she emphasized. When asked if the school has the ca-pacity to accommodate all the learners, Mrs See-jobin told the newspaper that with the number they have, the school can defi-nitely accommodate all the learners. However, she was quick to add that “we have a huge number of grade 1 applications. We have three grade 1 classes

that have about 43 learn-ers each and if we have enough children possibly we could open the fourth grade 1 class but at this stage we cannot say any-thing because it depends on the number of learn-ers we have.”Mrs Seejo-bin advised parents not to wait for the last minute to make applications for their children. “Parents need to make applications very early especially in Gauteng because application ad-missions open very early around July/August. They must not only apply at one school. They must apply

to at least three different schools to make sure that they get a place some-where. Gauteng educa-tion MEC Barbara Creecy said that children whose names are on the waiting list will be looked into. “Outstanding and late ad-missions are being pro-cessed. We will do our best to meet our constitutional obligation of ensuring access to education for all children. However, it might not be possible to place each child at a school of choice,” she was quoted saying by The Citizen.

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Things to look out for

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Africa. It was in 1994 that South Africa was liberated from all white government to democratic and inclusive rul-ing regime that saw Nelson Mandela emerging the first black democratically elected President. Since 1994, South Africa has had 4 democrati-cally elected Presidents, Nel-son Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma, respectively. Under the Mbeki adminis-tration, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was elected the first female deputy President. Elections coming soonThis year will also see South Africans voting in the coun-try’s 5th democratic elec-tions. Over and above, it will also be for the first time that born-frees take to the polls.

Newly formed political par-ties of the likes of Mam-phela Ramphela’s Agang SA, Julius Malema’s EFF and Kenny Kunene’s Patriotic Alliance will be on the ballot paper for the first time. Nkandla report releasedThe public protector Thuli Madonsela and her office will release the much waited report on the spending of President’s homestead in Nk-andla. The upgrading of Pres-ident’s home is calculated at R208 million and the leaked provisional report published by the Mail & Guardian last year insinuated that Zuma was well aware of the costs of the upgrading. Oscar Pistorious to appear in courtParalympic athlete, Oscar

Pistorious, who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of 14 Feb-ruary 2013 after mistaking her for an intruder will be

going on trial in March 2014. Oscar has pleaded not guilty for the murder of his girl-friend, Reeva Steenkamp.

MAKGOPO TILO

The New Year has begun and soon 2013 will be

ancient history. Many things have happened in the last year, from the sentencing of Jub Jub and his co-accused, Themba Tshabalala to 25 years behind bars, the passing away of Tata Nelson Man-dela, Guptagate, the forma-tion of new political parties of the likes of Agang SA and EFF, President Zuma sign-ing e-toll bill into law and many others. Tilo Mokgopo highlights some of the events that people can look out for in 2014. Celebrating 20 years of de-mocracyThis year marks exactly 20 years of a democratic South

Editor’s Note

On Monday 6 January 2014, it was all jubilation when the matric results were released. The public schools, for the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, achieved 78.2% pass rate. The IEB results have also recorded improvement.

Just few weeks back, school children also went back to school and people expressed mixed reactions with regards to the opening of schools. Listening to radio, reading newspapers and also watching television, while other parents were happy that their children are admitted into their schools of choice, some parents, by contrast, were complaining that their learners were rejected and frustration sparked.

For the sake of our children’s future, some parents need to be active in the affairs of their kids, especially when it comes to education. To increase your chances of getting space and to avoid disappointment at a very last moment, please apply in at least three different schools. And most importantly, please do follow up!

On the other hand, South Africa celebrates 20 years of democracy this year. This shows how far we come as a nation. Therefore, do not forget to go register to vote on the weekend of 8 and 9 February.

N’wa Hlungwani (Patricia)

Oscar Pistorious with girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp

THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2014

TOP ACHIEVER MATRIC RESULTS

Fernando Sibiya

Previous School: MinervaAdmitted at : UJCourse : Diploma in Accountancy Distinction : 4Mathematics:92%Physical Science:90%Geography:85%Life Science:80%IsiZulu Home language:74%Life Orientation:72%English:68%

Brilliant Moyo

Previous School: MitzvahAdmitted at : UJ Course : Bcom Accounting. Distinctions : 5Isizulu-65 English-80Maths-89LO-78Accounting-92Business studies-82Economics-82

Mbonjwa Sabelo

Wits (Mitzvah, Easbank high) – Previous school: MitzvhaAdmitted at : Wits UniversityCourse : Bcom AccountingDistinctions : 3Accounting 92% Mathematics 84% Life Orientation 80% Economics 78Business Studies 75% English [FAL] 71 IsiZulu [HL] 68%

Phiri Curtis

Previous school: KwabhikilangaAdmitted at : UJCourse : Degree in Information technologyXitsonga HL: 59English FAL :59Mathematics :79Life orientation :67Civil Technology :77Enginnering Graphics & Design: 74Physical Science: 72

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DISTINCTIONS FOR SATURDAY STUDENTS

voting stations. The final registration will happen on Saturday and Sunday of 8 and 9 February 2014 nation-wide. “Don’t miss the final registration weekend! Reg-ister at your correct voting station. “You have until 5 PM on the day the President proclaims the election date

they also produced good results. A learner like Curtis Phiri from Kwab-hekilanga got a B aver-age with his Maths close to an A at 79 percent. Curtis Will be studying Information Technology at University of Johan-nesburg. Valerie Hirsch, one the volunteers at the St. Mary’s high school for girls in Waverly was overjoyed by the success of the Saturday school project that has been in operation for the past 20 years . She told Pioneer Express that “we often encounter problems with getting enough volun-teers to help us ensure every learner receives sufficient and effective help’’. She added that the majority of their volun-teers hail from overseas but was also quick to add that the school also has South African teachers, graduates and ex-matric-ulants who lend a help-ing hand in extra lessons, motivational speaking and life skills programs. Annually, about 270 to 300 learners are admitted at the cost of R150.00 per year accounting for nor-mal schooling hours, and with this amount learners receive extra lessons, at-tend exhibitions and go on educational trips at least once a month.

to register. Proclamation can happen anytime after 9/02/2014,” the IEC said on their official website. People who have registered in the past are also encouraged to visit their voting stations to check whether their de-tails still exist on the IEC’s database. Those who have

moved from their districts and would like to register to vote in their current area are encouraged to “apply for registration in their new voting districts at their new voting station during a reg-istration weekend or at their municipal electoral office during office hours.” How-

ever, people are also alerted of the possibility of changes in voting venues. “Voting stations venues may change, so please double-check your voting station before going there to register to vote,” the IEC said. This year marks exactly 20 years since the dawn of democracy and all

inclusive voting process across racial lines. Most im-portantly, this year is set to be the year in which all the persons born from 1994 will be taking to the polls for the first time. However, political leaders, social commenta-tors and analysts have all ex-pressed great concerns with regards to young people not showing interest in politics. People can check their reg-istration status and voting station details by SMSing their ID no to 32810, SMS charged at R1. Or, alterna-tively, they can call 0800 11 500 between 8 AM and 5 PM on weekdays.

Mokgopo Tilo

With only three weeks left ahead of the sec-

ond phase and final voting registration, the Indepen-dent Electoral Commission (IEC) is encouraging people who are eligible to vote to register at their nearest

WELLINGTON NOBELE

Brilliant Moyo, Fernando Sibiya, Sabelo Mbon-

jwa and Curtis Phiri are some of the learners that benefited immensely from the Satur-day classes programme run by volunteers and mentors like Valerie Hirsch. These learners passed with dis-tinctions and have been ac-cepted to further their stud-ies at some of the prominent universities in the country. Brilliant Moyo, a student from Mitzvha, attained five distinctions with accounting being the highest at 92 per cent. To compensate his hard work, Brilliant was awarded a bursary from his school by Zen Property for being the best performing learner at the school. Equally, Sabelo Mbonjwa also performed exceptionally well and has been accepted at Univer-sity of Johannesburg. Sabelo will be studying Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and has a wish of becoming a chartered accountant one day. Fernando Sibiya who got four distinctions with Maths and Physical Sci-ences the highest at 92 and 90, respectively, he is likely to study computing and mathematics at Wits Univer-sity. He dreams of studying electrical engineering one day. However, not all the learners that attended the Saturday classes at st Mary passed with distinctions but

IEC: 8 & 9 February final voting registration.

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One of the largest hos-pitals in the country,

Chris Hani Baragwanath, has been dealt a major blow with the hospital’s Computed Axial Tomog-raphy (CAT) scanner reportedly out of opera-

tion. It’s been a month since the scanner stopped working. Many patients who des-perately need this scan done have to suffer with-out it. Before it broke, it was used for over 30 pa-tients per day.

The reason given for it being out of order and not having yet been repaired, according to Democrat-ic Alliance MPL Jack Bloom (DA Gauteng Health Spokesman), is due to a dispute with the Service Provider.When the scan is done,

lems with their X-Ray equipment as well. In 2012 due to staff short-ages two avoidable in-fant deaths took place in the first week of January. Unhygienic conditions in maternity wards includ-ing maggots in blood-soaked bedding were also

another machine used to help anaesthetize young children when they go for the MRI (Magnetic Reso-nance Imaging) scan is also out of order. This is not the first problem that Baragwanath Hospital has faced. There have been prob-

reported. Pioneer Express tried to contact the hospital’s Public Relations Depart-ment and the phone rang unanswered. By the time of going to press, no response was available from the hospi-tal.

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What can I do if I cannot go to Varsity ?Congratulations to all who passed their Matric. If you are not happy with your results, check as soon as possible at your school to :- register for a re-mark or a rechecking. Candidates from no-fee schools are exempt. - apply to pass again 2 subjects (in February or March) if you failend your Matric ;

You can also redo your Matric (or some subjects) at the end of the year. You do not need to attend school on a full-time basis.

To get ready, free extra classes were offered last year:1. The Gauteng department of Education - www.gpg.education.gov.za or call 0800 00 5174 2 The Science Bono discovery centre, in Newtown.

Private lessons (pricey but good) are offered by School Stars at Wits: http://www.starschools.co.za/ - O11 403-3390).

The Denel Youth Foundation (Kempton park) also runs bridging programs for matric students to prepare them for Science and Engineering degrees.

If you cannot go to Varsity this year, you can:

Enrol in a private college/FET college – example: Enrol in a nursing college (www.sanc.co.za –012 343 54 00) ;

Do a learnership ;

Become a police officer (www.saps.gov.za/careers - 012 393 1000) or work in a prison (012 307 2000) or enrol in the army (012 339 53 95/012 339 4000) ;

Take a gap year and do a computer course, learn a new language, pass your driving licence, volunteer in an Ngo/community organisation (www.firststep.me) ;

Work part or full time (check “Students village” website) ;

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is healthy and safe. In South Africa, occupational health and safety is regulated by statute and common law. South Af-rica has, like many other coun-tries, legislated extensively on occupational health and safety. Despite the body of legisla-tion, the common law contin-ues to play an important role as far as it concerns contractual, delictual and criminal liability. The common law means the law of South Africa that does not originate from legislation. It is the body of law that we inherited from the Netherlands and which our courts have de-veloped over time. In terms of the common law, an employer must take reasonable care for the safety of employees. That duty includes the provision of safe premises, safe machinery and tools, as well as safe sys-tems of work. This obligation on the part of an employer is, however, not an absolute one but is restricted by the concept of reasonableness. There are two major statutes which regu-late occupational health and safety in South Africa. The statutes are the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993 (“the OHASA”) and the Mine Health and Safety Act, No. 29 of 1996 (“the MHSA”). The MHSA applies to mines and works as defined. The OHASA applies to other industries, but does not apply to employers in workplaces to which the MHSA applies. For the purposes of this article, we will place an emphasis on the OHASA. The provi-sions of the OHASA apply to a “workplace”. The afore-mentioned concept is defined as meaning “…any premises or place where a person per-forms work in the course of his employment”. Obligations are imposed on both an em-ployer and an employee. The term “employer” is defined as meaning “…any person who employs or provides work for any person and remunerates that person or expressly or tac-itly undertakes to remunerate him, but excludes a labour bro-ker…”. The term “employee” is defined as meaning “…any person who is employed by or who works for an employer

and who receives or is entitled to receive any remuneration or who works under the direction or supervision of an employer or any other person”.Section 8 of the OHASA pro-vides a primary obligation on an employer to ensure a work-place that is safe and without risk to the health of its employ-ees. Section 8(1) of the OHA-SA provides as follows:“Every employer shall provide and maintain, as far as is rea-sonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of its employees”. Section 8(2) of the OHASA refers to a large number of matters which must be attended to by an employer to ensure compliance with the above obligation. These mat-ters include, amongst others, the following:• the provision and mainte-nance of systems of work and plant and machinery that, as far as reasonably practicable, are safe and without risk to health;• the performance of appropri-ate risk assessment(s);• the provision of information, instruction and training to em-ployees; and• the provision of supervision.The obligations of an “em-ployer” are limited by the concept of “reasonably prac-ticable”. The aforementioned term is defined as meaning:“Practicable having regard to –(a) the severity and scope of the hazard or risk concerned;(b) the state of knowledge rea-sonably available concerning that hazard or risk and of any means of removing or mitigat-ing that hazard or risk;(c) the availability and suitably of means to remove or mitigate that hazard or risk;(d) the costs of removing or mitigating that hazard or risk in relation to the benefits de-riving therefrom”.The OHASA read with the common law allows, and to a great extent compels, the employer to adopt a holistic approach to safety manage-ment. The employer may use a number of measures, forming part of a safety management system, to ensure a reasonably safe working place. The em-ployer may rely on, amongst others, the following:• risk management;• formal and informal training of employees;

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Things have gone from bad to worse in the Dlomo household. Generations’ Senzo is totally out of con-trol and it’s starting to irri-tate the hell out of me. His super childish behaviour will cost him many things, Jason included. Ga o na dankie, boikie, sis! S’busiso is a real player. The man has manipulated Dr Chetty into thinking that she’s the one only to find out that he was using her as a ticket from life of hell in prison. My heart has fallen for Priska’s calmness and I pray that she doesn’t fall for S’busiso’s charm. MJ is far away from being a ‘real’ Dlomo and if he keeps acting jumpy, the cheese boy will end up in prison eating out of a steel plate. Him and S’busiso will make great prison inmates. Rhythm City’s Lucilla is in a fix! The book that I read says what goes up will eventually come down and soon Lucilla and David will reap the ben-efit of their evil deeds. DH is not willing to back down until he finds the people re-sponsible for Irvin’s death and my advice to Lucilla and David, run and hide and make sure DH does not catch you. My heart becomes sad to see Isidingo’s Lerato go-ing through that pain every-day. I wish there was some-thing that I could but as for Sechaba offering her driving lessons, definitely I can do something about it by dis-couraging Sechaba against the idea. It is no secret that Lerato sometimes gets car-ried away and I don’t think I will be safe on the Gauteng roads knowing that chances are great Lerato might be driving, ijo! Muvhango’s Khumotjo has turned into a monster that I don’t know, and Lerumo, on the other hand, is being melodramatic and whether he likes it or not, Khomotjo was Phatudi’s wife and unfortunately, Nan-di, Lerumo desired sister in law, was old news to Phatudi. But as for Khomotjo and Lerumo marrying each oth-er, aike, I foresee trouble. Perhaps Phatudi should have stated that Lerumo marry Nandi since the two are so comfortable of each other. Hooooray! Teboho is alive and kicking, now I can breathe a sigh of relief. Thandaza has really thrown herself into the deep end. I will be waiting for that day when Teboho turns her back on Thandaza and tells her to get off. Thandaza will never get Teboho arrested. Yes, Teboho confessed to Than-daza but her statement won’t stand it court. Teboho gets the upper hand, again!

Gossip insider!Chomee, whose real name is Thulisile Madihlaba of “Jaiva Sexy” fame and Muvhango actress, is reportedly involved in a car accident on her way back from work at Muvhango’s studios. The accident happened near the SABC’s headquarters in Auckland Park and she only suffered mild injuries. She was later taken to a Jo’burg hospital for treatment. The second season of Rockville is due to return to our small screens soon. For this sea-son, Rockville will play on Sundays from 9 February on Mzanzi Magic and some of the new faces that viewers can expect to see include Clint Brink who will play the role of “Trevor” while Lesogo Maponyane will be portraying the role of “TK”.

Tumelo speaks current affairs

Lights, camera, action!

Behind the scenes of Thinasobabili film

Moshibudi, one of the pro-ducers of the project took time to share with us the progress and some disad-vantaging factors that took place during the shoot. “Alex is an amazing place to shoot in, it looks breath tak-ing on film”. That was the first thing she had to say about the shoot and when asked about the main reason they specifi-cally chose Alexandra as a location for their shoot, she mentioned that, beside the fact that Alex looks great on film, it is also one of the

I am warming up to the show and its viewers. The time slot was previously anchored by current affairs legends such as Xolani Gwala and Vuyo Mvoko, so that too naturally gives me the pressure to deliver quality programming.” Tu-melo, like a true focused woman, is very clear about her future plans. She ex-plained that she wants to “continue working hard and contributing substance within the news and cur-rent affairs industry of my country and continent in all spectrum.” For the great love and re-spect she has for educa-tion, she told Pioneer Ex-press that she would like to “pursue my post-graduate studies in Media Studies because if there is one phe-nomenal thing about life is that you can never stop learning.” Catch Tumelo every Sunday at 18:00 on Sunday Live only on SABC 1.

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“Lights, camera, action!” The words echoed by one

of the producer who is also the director of one of the most influential productions in the filming industry, Er-nest Nkosi. Ernest is one of the executive producers of a production company called “Monarchy group” that has since been involved in proj-ects that motivate, inspire and educate young people in the community and the country at large.

MOKGOPO TILO

Only at the age of 22, Tumelo Mothotoane,

possibly the youngest news anchor in South Af-rica, leads the national debates of the hardest hit-ting issues that the coun-try is faced with. With an immense of experience in the broadcasting fraternity from presenting a woman’s empowerment programme, Sistas on Soweto TV, exec-utive producer of her own talk show on Trans-Africa radio during her time at the station, presenter on SABC 1’s Sunday Live and news anchor for AM News on SABC’s 24 hour news channel and all cou-pled by a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies and Psychology from Wits University, clearly Tumelo is a true epitome of suc-cess. During her tenure as the presenter of Sistas, Tumelo has empowered many young women.

passing vehicles. Even though a few problems did occur, producers still be-lieve the project should run through successfully as the final shoot will be taken on Tuesday the 14th of January. Some of the cast on set were the likes of, Thato Dlhadla, Mpho popps Modikoane, Richard Lukunku, Busisi-we Mtshali, Hazel Mhlaba, Emanuel Gweva and Kope Makgae a.k.a Tswyza who were thrilled about the proj-ect and its visions and also hope to do more projects in and around Alexandra.

townships that have been under-shot (not a popu-lar shooting location) by a number of production com-panies. Through this they aim to encourage other up-coming production compa-nies to diversify in terms of location selection. In light of all the beneficial factors of the shoot, the cast and crew also encountered a few problems, one of them being the atmospheric con-ditions as they were depen-dent on overcast skies for some scenes, uncooperative audience and noise made by

The production company has been in action for

about 4 years and still aims to continue empowering the youth for years to come. Other producers who are involved in the driving of these projects are, Moshibu-di Pheeha and Enos Mantha-ta. Alex Pioneer took time to share the experience of one of their latest film produc-tion, Thina sobabili, filmed as from the 8th of January this year. Thina Sobabili is a 60 minutes feature film that has been chosen to be screened overseas.

Speaking about her time on Soweto TV, she told Pioneer Express that: “I was 18 years old when I joined SISTAS and the ex-perience was priceless. A blessing to say the least.” But today, Tumelo is the current affairs presenter of Sunday Live on SABC 1, previously presented by re-nowned SABC senior po-litical reporter, Vuyo Mvo-ko. Tumelo sometimes stands in for colleagues on the weekend editions of Morning Live programmes and she also has her own show, AM News on chan-nel 404. Referring to Sun-day Live, she said:

“This was my very first live show experience and may I just say it was so tor-menting at first with many mixed emotions because I was excited nervous, happy and scared all at the same time. “Although I am still learning a lot about live broadcasting,

Tumelo Mothotoane, the youngest television news anchor in South Africa

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South Africa has once again proved its capability in hosting international events and the latest being the CHAN 2014. The minister of Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, said in a state-ment that “Government is working in a coordinated manner to ensure that the CHAN 2014 will be safe and secure; citizens and visitors can rest assured that our plans are in place to ensure a successful tournament.” The performance of Bafana Bafana in the tournament has been quite impressive and the boys opened the tournament on a high note with a victory of 3-1 against

Mozambique. Even though South Africa lost to Nigeria (3-1), the performance of Bernard Parker was outstanding. He remains the top scorer with 4 goals in only three matches.

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NB: All the information was correct by the time of going to print. The information is subjected to change as other teams play.

CHAN 2014 tournament fixture

CHAN 2014 | GOAL SCORERS

Player Team GoalsBernard Parker South Africa 4António Alberto Diogo Mozambique 2Rabiu Ali Nigeria 2

Wednesday 22 January 2014.

23 Burundi v Congo DR Peter Mokaba Stadium 19:00 24 Mauritania v Gabon Free State Stadium 19:00

Saturday 25 January 2014

26 Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A Cape Town Stadium 17:00 25 Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B Cape Town Stadium 20:30

Sunday 26 January 2014

28 Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C Peter Mokaba Stadium 17:00 27 Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D Free State Stadium 20:30

Wednesday 29 January 2014

29 Winner Match 25 v Winner Match 28 Free State Stadium 17:00 30 Winner Match 27 v Winner Match 26 Free State Stadium 20:30

Saturday 01 February 2014

31 Loser Match 29 v Loser Match 30 Cape Town Stadium 17:00 32 Winner Match 29 v Winner Match 30 Cape Town Stadium 20:00

Bernard Parker, the top goal scorer at CHAN 2014 to date Picture:Soccerreport.com

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