SHERYL CWELE TO SERVE HER SENTENCE IN JAIL





(convicted drug dealer:Sheryl Cwele)

After all ups and downs the constitutional court has showed its fairness on Cwele’s case. Sheryl was arrested and charged in 2009 by the Hawks over her alleged role in the recruitment of drug mules for an international drug-trafficking ring. In May 2011 she was found guilty of drug trafficking by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. The former wife of the state security minister Siyabonga  Cwele was charged with a case of drug dealing. She started to serve her 20 years sentence in prison yesterday after handed herself in to the Westville prison. I am wondering as to why those people who were supposed to be great examples to the young people and the country as a whole fail to retain their perceptions.

However, I applaud the sentence given by the court. It really shows that our justice works to everyone. Since there is uncertainty about the equality when it comes to our justice, this will eventually restore its credibility and reliance. They say the prison is only for poor people. Think about Schabir Shaik’s case, how did it come to an end? What about Jeckie Selebi? All these people are of the high profiles, wealthy people. We need to bring our justice to equality and fair to everyone regardless of the individual’s status, material or occupation. We really need to have a balanced justice when compared to other countries in order to enhance our image and perception worldwide. Our country is rated number one in the entire continent with a large degree of freedom and democracy.
It is our mendate to retain that image.

ILLEGAL STRIKE THREATENS NEW INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

These illegal strikes threaten new international investors in the mining industries in particular , which will simultaneously impact our economic growth negatively. Because these strikes involve violence, international investors will in a long run no longer invest in our country because they might lose their profit and business at large. Although my concern is hugely focused on the management for ignoring their workers’ demands which creates bad perception to the public. The management of those concerned industries should learn to be proactive and responsive to their workers since they have a great impact on how the public perceives them. The mining management is seen as incompetent when compared to the other industries.

They should have seated around the table and discuss all issues concerning salary increase beforehand. They deserve decent salaries as they work hard to develop their organisations. Since Marikana tragedy we have seen more strikes breaking out especially in the mining industry. This clearly shows us that all mine workers are not satisfied with their salaries so they embark on strike in order to persuade their employers to respond to their grievances. I am failing to understand why does not management solve their workers' problem before they action on strike.

·Why do they wait until the workers take actions?

·Does this show that the management do not see the need for salary increase without getting a     workup call by their workers?

·Do they care about their image and reputation for failing to handle their workers issues before   they protest?

It seems like the management only take into consideration their workers’ demands after they engaged themselves in strike. Since it is patently apparent that  the management will eventually listen and responds positively to their workers’ demands it would be ideal to respond to them before they embark on strike which will eventuate in damaging the image and reputation of the mining industry at large.

MALEMA SHOULD GET MAXIMUM MEDIA COVERAGE

There are romours spreading from ear to ear pertaining the coverage of the expelled youth league president Julias Malema by the public broadcast SABC. SABC spokes person Keizer Kganyago declared that the allegations were not true. I was bit surprised as to why should the public broadcaster give unbalanced reporting by not covering some stories which are on the public interest.  SABC journalists say they were instructed not to report about anything Malema says. This would threaten journalists to execute their job freely and exercise their rights to cover stories. In South Africa we have the freedom of expression and freedom of speech. It is highly likely that SABC might lose its listeners and viewers in a long run due to the exclusion of Malema. People would tend to listen to the commercial broadcasters chasing for what appeals to them. However, this was not true the management did not instruct any one not to give reporting about Malema, says Kganyago.

(Expelled ANCYL president Julias Malema)

Since the public hear what they want to hear and see what they want to see, it would be on their advantage to report about what interests the public in order to sustain their audience's loyalty. As a public broadcaster that is perceived as giving a balanced reporting we expect them to give us what we like to know. They would be perceived as incompetent for giving unfair and biased reporting, should they get influenced by some of the government officials who are against Malema.

TOGETHER WE CAN COMBAT CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA

Crime is a prominent issue in South Africa. We have an extraordinary high rate of murders, assaults, rapes (adults,child and infant) and any other crimes compared to other countries particularly in Africa. The annual crime statistics released in 2011 show a continuing downward trend except rape which went up by 2.1 percent.  The individuals who commit crime they are our brothers, sisters and friends and they live within our communities.

• Why do not we report them since we know that they are criminals.
• Why do we hide and not expose them to the police?
• Why do not we work together with the police in fighting and reducing crime?

It is rather annoying in the country to have residents who perceive police as their enemies, while they are trying to protect us. Let us be their eyes and ears for any crime and corruption that takes place in our communities.

Moreover, the South African prison should change the way in which prisoners are treated. I think there is nothing which criminals may be fear to commit crime since they know that they will be treated as a king in the prison. They should be treated accordingly even though, they might not be treated like the way apartheid regime did. Ineffective communication and relationship between the police and the communities is the major cause that needs to be enhanced in order to combat crime in our country. The police should build a sustainable relationship with the public by convincing them that they are there to protect us they are not against us. Together we can end crime in our country.

IS THERE A NEED FOR WORKERS UNION?.

After all that happened last week in Marikana whereby 44 people lost their lives, I no longer see a need for workers' union. This is resulted by the unions failing to represent their workers not only in the mining sector but in all industries. When looking at Lonmin Tragedy it is quite clear that the worker's union are not doing as much as they are expected to represent their workers. The lost of 44 lives should be avoided if the worker's union engaged to remedy the situation with the mine management.

What is the role of workers' union after all? does their presence serve its members as they were supposed to? I think these unions should perish. I do not value its existence because workers themselves are doing what the union supposed to do on behalf of their members. So if the workers can represent themselves instead of their union, then what is the salient of having union? Those unions' leaders are just developing and enriching themselves than caring for their members. As a workers' union they should listen to their members and represent them before workers engage in violence protests. Why do they have to stand on management's side while their workers are protesting for the wage increase?

They should always stand for their members because they exist to serve them. The so-called illegal strike would not take place if the unions listen to its members and channel the communicated message to the management. Communication is a very useful and only way to resolve any issue. The public relations practioner or communication practitioners of both the organisation and the union should have predicted the results for the strike and advice the top management about what might happens-the consequences of the strike before-hand.

THE MANAGEMENT'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO WORKER'S DEMANDS DAMAGED THEIR IMAGE AND REPETITION

I was really taken aback by the incident at Marikana Lonmin platinum mine in Rustenburg North West province in which 35 protesters lost their lives yesterday. The police opened fire and shot 35 people to death and left several injured. This is the management failure to take into account their worker's demands and communicate with them about measures to be taken in order to resolve the issues with staff members.This has claimed 35 people's lives, which should have been avoided if the management has taken their demands into account. This tragedy has never been experienced



(The police and the dead protesters
after the shot in Lonmin mine)

in South African mines industry. I am thinking about how the families who lost their loved ones going to survive. Some of them they were only depending to those who dead for their living. apparently, this will increase the poverty rates in our country. What are the management's plan after all? How are they going to win back their good repetition and image that they had before? Hence they failed to handle the matter with their workers, so what about convincing and changing the public's perception at large?

They are really facing a great challenge. I am asking myself so many questions as to who to blame after all? The management of the mine, the national police commissioner or the minister of police himself? However, I do rather attribute the blame to the management which failed to sort things out with their workers before  hand at the first place. President Jacob Zuma said he was "shocked and dismayed at this senseless violence". He is now on his way from (SADC) summit which was organised at Mozambique in order to avail himself to the media conference today in Marikana pertaining the tragic violence.

WOMEN'S DAY USED TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY AND UPLIFT THE STANDARD OF WOMEN

The very important part of the Women's Day was the dignity restoration to all South African women in particular. This comes after the assualt to a number of women in Johannesburg MTN taxi rank Noord street by taxi drivers. They used to shout for the ladies who wear short skirt which is popular known as (please-call-me). I was really embarrassed by the mob of Taxi Drivers who were yelling and laughing to the ladie at MTN taxi rank while I was driving home from Auckland Park earliar this year. Her day was suddenly ruined by the mob who was yelling behind her back. A month later after the several assualt of women, we have seen them matching in Johannesburg streets from MTN taxi rank to Bree taxi rank. They were matching against the inhumane by the taxi drivers who assuslt them several times. This was their reflection that they need to be respected and to exercise their rights, especially for their outfit.

Why don't we, men respect women? Why don't we behave ourself and let them exercise their rights?  Who are we without them? It is rather annoying in the independent country like South Africa to have such bad tendecy still existing among South Africans. Let us value their role in building our nation. I think it is very important to have the whole month dedicated to women. This will eventually change their perception  and the stereotypes we assigned to them that"women are inferior to men''. Let us help them to uplift their standard of education through giving them the opportunity to be educated.

ANGIE MOTSHEKGA FIGHTING BACK FOR HER DISTORTED IMAGE

The minister of basic education Angie Motshekga working hard to restore her department's image and perception that has been distorted to the public since earlier this year. This is the results for the department failing to deliver text books for basic education in Limpopo Province. It is rather annoying in the country that is developing to have school that the department fails to deliver books in this time of the year, hence this should have been done right away in the beginning of the year to ensure the better education for all South Africans.

(MEC for Basic Education;
Engie Motshekga)

• I am really surprised as to why such a failure happen only in Limpopo?
• Is the department of basic education working effectively at Limpopo in particular?
• Why did the department fail to take into account this matter earlier?
• Are they going to achieve the restoration for their image in quite a short run?

The minister is currently having discussions with the Limpopo school's principals in order to remedy the situation. However, it is too late now to look for solutions since the year is long gone. The image for the Minister is damaged and she is regarded as incompetent to the position by failing to ensure that all schools are equipped with all necessary materials in time without any delay.

WORKER'S UNION (COSATU) WORKING TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS AND THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE

E-tolling Project: Freeway N3
 http://www.bing.com/e-tolling+project+images

From the day that Congress of the South African Trade Unions (COSATU) protested against the E-tolling project which was meant to start working on Monday 1 May 2012 COSATU has shown its power and the role it is playing in serving our country as a whole. Almost every one in the country supports COSATU to help end the E-tolling project in Gauteng highways. The project which was meant to start working on Monday has not successfully started as COSATU disagreed with the formation of that project. However, the pending questions here are:

• How does the government going to regain the money that was spent in renewing and renovating Gauteng roads?
• Is the project going to an end after a certain period, or when they have recovered from their spent amount?
• Is the South African earning enough to pay for that project?

The government was aiming to use the E-tolling project in order to regain the money that was spent in the renovation of the Gauteng roads. The project will take forever even though they have recovered from their expenditure. The public is not earning enough  money to pay for the project. I think the monthly payments or earnings for the majority of South African cannot be able to pay for the project, hence to resolve this issue the monthly earnings must be increased so that they will not have any problem with the payment for that project. COSATU is playing a major role in order to help end the project before it begins to operate. I think our government should listen to the public and take into account the importance of the public opinion on this issue. The Congress of the South African Trade Union have a good reputation, image and perception to the public. They have achieved this by being honest and working hard for its members for many years.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO REGULATE THE PRINT MEDIA





Gwede Mantashe general
secretary
 (ANC)
http://www.timeslive
/gwedematanshe/images

The recommendations announced to the print media yesterday by the Press Freedom Commission  and they have to embrace them. The commission has recommended an Independent Regulatory System comprising members of the public and the media which will regulate the print media on how do they frame, disclose and cover stories free from the government interventions.

Mantashe said that the report had taken everybody out of their comfort zone. This will give power to the print media to cover stories of their choice while keeping in mind the importance of government's secrets that must remain enclosed.However, this is helpful for the media to successfully deal with the corrupt government's departments and officials. The government's officials will now be in the eye of the public for every corruption they conduct at anytime. It will also be fruitful in ensuring that all departments of government work for the public and work to fulfil the promises they made to the public simply because the corruption will go down and for any attempts in corrupting the government's finance you will be catched up and your repetition will be distorted to the public.

IS OUR POLICE DOING ENOUGH TO SERVE WOMAN AND CHILDREN AGAINST VIOLENCE?



seven suspects who allegedly raped a 17 year old girl  at Soweto
 appear at Roodeport court
(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2132499/Seven-arrested)



I was really surprised by the Soweto incident on Wednesday whereby seven man raped a seventeen old year girl who is mentally disturbed. This has shocked me a lot and left my self with many questions as to:

• What our correctional service doing to serve our woman and child from the brutal man?
• Is our police doing enough to protect the woman and child?
• Does the suspects for various charges receive the charges they deserve?

It seems like our police is not doing enough to fight with crime and violence against woman and child .I think the correctional service should tighten the belts in order to be successfully combating crime and to protect woman and child from extreme violence. The suspects for the cases related to the woman and child violence must be given the charges they deserve accordingly.Something to be done to prevent such horrible incidents in future to our country . Our community elders need to teach children as to how are they expected to behave and to raise them with care.

 I believe that those boys who did that cruel are from the violated families where there are no peace as a result which prompted them to behave in such a way. Their parents are the one to be blamed for the bad behaviour of  their children. The businesses can play a major role by involving themselves in the CSI's programme through sponsoring the community soccer teams and youth centres whereby young people or youth at large will gather and be entertained. This will encourage them to stay away from their bad behaviour and behave themselves in a way that is expected of them as a young people to the community.

THE LATEST SUSPENSION FOR MALEMA CAN BE REGARDED AS A GREAT LESSON TO THE YOUTH

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=julias+malema

The suspension of the president of the ANC youth league can serve as an example to the youth at large. This a great lesson to the young people who are interested in politics even to those who are paving their career path or who choose politics as their future career. Youth or young people can learn from Malema as to how to behave themselves even though you they have given the power to voice anything they would like to put under attention to the public or to the Government.

This comes after when we saw the expelled president of the ANCYL being suspended from the leading party ANC consecutively after when he was suspended as a president of the ANC Youth League earlier this year. This is a great example to the youth to strongly know that respect is a centre point every where to any situation, whether you are the leader or not. they should know that the power remains with the government or the mother body not with the individual when it comes to the politics.

This is South Africa where the law is against every one without taking in to account your material status or position. You have to recognise where are you coming from, no matter how far are you with your career or success. You have to respect every one and read your mouth before you speak especially when you are speaking with elders. Because this can lead you astray or damages your career and your repetition to the world as a whole. The leading party is now experiencing the great challenge for a bad repetition which was mistakenly made by the expelled Julias Malema. Remember your perception is your responsibility.

JOB CREATION 2012

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=worker

South African Government is aiming at creating more jobs by 2015.  This was confirmed by the minister of finance Pravin Gordhan when delivering his speech for the financial year 2012. Gordan has allocated an additional 10.2-billion to the state various job creation.

The job creation is the complex challenge which need to be taken into account and to be addressed effectively before its get worse. When you take a look to the students at universities they are studying their different courses hoping to get the professional job at the completion of their studies. However, our government need to allocate ones more budget in 2013 to fight the issue of unemployment especially to the youth.

Through job creation whereby they aimed at creating more jobs within three years, including those of the graduates who have completed their studies but not getting the job that they have qualified for will encourage students to work hard in their studies because knowing that they will get a professional job when they completed their degree or diplomas. The youth need more information on how to develop themselves through creating and starting their own small businesses where they can be able to help our government in achieve its mission for creating more jobs within three years. We can successfully create More jobs by working together, the government and the public or youth. the students are encouraged to choose their career wisely which are on the market and which they do love most in order for them to excell during their academic years and get the professional job at the end of the day.

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FOR ALL SOUTH AFRICANS

 

(source:http://flag_of_south_africa.svg/)



Human rights day to be celebrated accross the country

The Human Rights Day was well celebrated in kliptown Walter Sisulu Square, although there were certain people of Sharpevill who were protesting for the event to be held in their area in Sharpevill. Claiming that the human rights day is not for the whole country but for the people of sharpvill where 69 people lost their lives  after the police shooting in 1960 during the apartheid era. This is completely wrong, this special day is for the whole country for every South African.

They were burnning tyres to demostrate their emotions about the event.  President Jacob Zuma said, that they had never made any promise to the sharpvill residents that the human rights day will only be held in sharpvill for ever. This happen after when the celebration event was decided to take place in Kliptown walter Sisulu Square rather than taking place in Sharpevill. The residents of Sharpevill protested against the change of the event.Because this is the special day for every South African, so it will be celebrated in different places across the country. people need to understand the importance of the human rights day.It should be held in different places accross the country in order to make the public well aware of what is the purpose of the that day.

SERIAL ESCAPEE MOYO TRIED HIS BEST AGAIN, BUT HE DID NOT MAKE IT.

 

http://nehandaradio.com/2012/03/15/serial-escapee-moyo



Ones again, the serial escapee Bongani Moyo tried his best to escape from Pretoria Central Prison. Moyo escaped a several times from the prison.

• In march 2011: he ascaped from Boksburg prison
• August 10: he walked out from the court in Pretoria magistrate.
• February 2012: escaped from Pretoria central prison.
• March 14 2012: Moyo escaped from Pretoria Central Prison with Sibanda and Dube.

The serial escapee Bongani moyo with the other escapees were brought before the Correctional Service Minister Mapisa nqakula during the press conference. Mapisa was asking Questions about their breakout and demanded moyo to answer them. Questioning him over how his mother would feel seeing his face in the newspapers and on television. The escape which has apparently led to the suspension of three warders, comes a month after guards raided the cells of the three in prison's maximum security. Moyo used a hacksaw blade and overpowered the guards to get out stabing one in the head.

The investigation was lauched to find out why the guard tower, which supposed to be occupied by armed warder was empty durind the inccident, why there were three guards looking after six prisoners and how the three got the saw blade. The ascape would not be possible without the interventions of the warders or any other staff. The suspeions will be enforced and jobs will be lost to any person or staff member who found involved to the escape, says Mapisa.

 Our country respect the human rights in a way that gives the prisoners a freedom and a chance to escape from the prison.The Correctional Service Commissoiner Tom Moyane denied thge allegations that the firearm was used by the warders during the inccident saying that the section they were held at, was escape-proof. The investigation will study the ascape carefully to see whether some of the guards, wardes or any staff members are involved to the escape.

The whole country was on the COSATU strike on wednesday for labours brokers and the e-tolling in Gauteng freeways

The Congress of the South African Trade Unions (cosatu) strike which took place on wednesday across the country was fully supported by its members. There were 32 marches across the country. Downtown Johannesburg was all red, Thousands of unionised workers gathered from down. they were marching to the Labour Department, the premier office and the chamber of mine to submit their memorandum of complaints. They demanded a totally burn of the labours borokers and e-tolls in Gauteng freeways. A number of youth protested against that issues because this is the serious issue which needs all South Africans to stand up and raise their voices.

 Government on its turn blamed the Cosatu strike in terms of the econony. Experts in economics says the country is currently experiencing a great loss in the economy as businesses were not operating normaly on wednesday because of the strike. The ANCYL expelled president, Julias Malema also appeard in the strike. "this march can never be anti ANC and anti government, it's a march which demand that our government should concentrate on implementing the resolution of Polokwane", says Malema. In Durban the South African Communist Party (SACP) leadership led the march which was attended of about 30000 people. "Labour brokers have no place in a democracy,they don't work, other people do the work and they just take the money that's tantamount to selling human beings",says the SACP general secretary, Blade Nzimande.

In Limpopo members of cosatu also gathered outside the SABC. They later march to the premier office Cansell Mathale. They were also calling for the Premier to step down with his officers, saying they do not know how to lead their province as this resulted to the took over of some departments by the national government. Cosatu says, further actions to be taken should the government fails to address and responds to their demands within 14 days.