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Smart Move to Library Usage |
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Written by Mandla Khoza
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18 September 2009 |
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KAMHLUSHWA – KaMhlushwa Library recently held their Walk to Your Library operation. The campaign was aimed at encouraging learners and the community at large to utilize their libraries. Learners from Sidlamafa High School, Lovolwetfu Mntimandze Hoest, KaMhlushwa and Matsafeni Primary, along with members of the community, attended the event and did the 1 k walk in support of the initiative. According to KaMhlushwa librarian, Belinah Lubisi, the campaign was successful in that it reached its goal of having mass participation. Lubisi commented that the event should raise awareness and remind people of the importance in using libraries to access information. The campaign was supported by the Department of Culture, Sports and Recreation and the Nkomazi Municipality. After the walk, a drawing was held where some won prizes, including t-shirts, soccer balls and more.
Nkomazi Municipality’s head of communication, Cyril Ripinga, said that if the public does not use the libraries built for them it will mean the government’s money is wasted. “I know some people are using the libraries, but our aim is to get everyone on board to be members of the library and make full usage of it,” said Ripinga.
Librarian Lubisi added that people, even those outside of KaMlushwa, can have a year membership for a fee of R 54.72 for non-scholars and a discounted yearly fee of R24 for learners. |
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Written by Jerry Mhlongo
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18 September 2009 |
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Naas - “I was on my way home from a liquor store with my four friends around 01:00. A man appeared and chased us. My friends took other directions and he chose to chase me until he caught me. He forced me to a home where there were no lights outside and torn my clothes and raped me four times without using a condom,” these words are said by a 17 year old girl who was raped by an unknown man last Friday night. The suspect had a gun according to the suspect. He was wearing dark clothes.
“He released me in the dawn. I don’t know the suspect and it was my first time to see him. When I was in a street I saw my friends in a police van and they were looking for me. We went to the station to lay a charge,” she continued. According to the victim, she was raped for the second time. “The first time I was raped in 2007. My parents were out and the suspect I knew broke a window, gained entrance through the hole and raped me two times. But he was arrested and being sentenced 15 years to prison,” she continued again.
After laying a charge, the victim went to check for an HIV status and she was found negative. A rape case was opened with Tonga police. No arrests have been made up to now. The police are probing the case. |
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Better Umhlanga Attendance |
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Written by Nontobeko Kunene
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18 September 2009 |
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Swaziland- Over 80000 maidens attended this year’s annual reed dance ceremony. The event that takes place yearly started on the 25th of August and ended on the 31st was held at the Enkabezweni Royal Residence at Lobamba.
The maidens came as far as Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, ect. According to the maiden’s leader Nothando Nhlengethwa, this year’s attendance showed a great improvement compared to last year’s. She also said some areas have grown in numbers wholesomely and this shows the maiden’s loyalty to their king and culture. She then warned the maidens to watch out for men with fancy cars who are after them because all they want is to ruin their youth.
They were ferried by government trucks from their home areas to the royal residence where they registered and on the 26th they set off to cut the reed in the selected places. The turnout had increased so much that there was a shortage in the reed and some of the maidens were left with no option but to leave without any reed. After gathering the reed they then submitted it before the king, royal family, diplomats and tourist at the same royal residence. On the 31st, led by the king’s first born daughter princess Skhanyiso, they danced before his majesty and his guest.
On a business note, business was booming for most business people around Lobamba and surroundings, more especially for those who have guest houses, hotels, BnBs. Most tourist book hotels as early as May for the reed dance ceremony. |
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School Succeeds with Vegetable Garden |
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Written by Jerry Mhlongo
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18 September 2009 |
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Block B – To assist vulnerable and orphaned learners, Khula Mshika Combined School has successfully maintained a garden since 1993. Currently, they plant beetroot, onions, spinach and lettuce. In 1993, after Eco-link and Food & Trees jointly organized a workshop to advice schools to develop gardens, the school made the right decision in starting a gardening project to help their vulnerable and orphaned learners.
The garden is in the learners’ hands, as they remove the weeds and irrigate. H.O.D of the foundation phase and head of health promoting schools, Ellen Mafumo, supervises the learners and the garden. In addition, many of the school’s educators contribute to the garden by donating money for seeds. “We thank the two companies who advised us to make the vegetable garden. The garden is very helpful, as we give the produce to the orphans,” said Mafumo. |
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Dreamer Brings Park to Nkomazi |
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Written by Mandla Khoza
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18 September 2009 |
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images/stories/news/229/Dreamer-Brings.jpg DRIEKOPPIES – Nhlanhla Ngwenya had a dream of owning a park, and now his dream has come true. When some people see the open land, they only think of building houses or businesses, but not Ngwenya. Having traveled around our beautiful country,
Ngwenya was able to experience some of the county’s amazing parks. This inspired him to establish Enhlaba Park. Passing Drikoppies main road to Boschfontain, people can see the outer layout of the park, and, perhaps, the best thing that has come to Nkomazi. Ngwenya envisions that the park is not only for people to relax in the quite environment and to spend time with loved ones, but it also creates opportunities for employment. As the government is attempting to combat unemployment and poverty, the dreamer sees Enhlaba Park as a place that can create jobs, as it has already employed 4 previously unemployed people.
Enhlaba Park, which was formally opened in mid July this year, is now an arts and culture harbor for Nkomazi’s young artists.
Ngwenya has identified a number of artists who will showcase and have markets at Enhlaba Park. Ngwenya’s dream is to abolish the notion that we do not have any good things in Nkomazi. “I want to show young people that when they are positive they can do things to change our area and to make it a better place. We’re called rural because we don’t have recreational and social facilities. I believe that by having Enhlaba Park, people won’t go to far away places to relax, because they can have cultural music and dances right at home,” said Ngwenya.
On National Heritage Day, 24 September, Enhlaba Park will have a special day in celebration of South Africa’s national holiday. Ngwenya disclosed that there will be a cultural and art exhibition at the park which will serve as a reminder for the community to know their African roots.
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