SRSA

Trailblazer Movement and Youth Camps

What is it: A national event where schools from all over the country participated in a number of sports codes on a provincial basis, to determine the national winners.

Normally takes place in: September

Venue: Nine venues, one in each province

Links:

2016 National Youth Camp Brochure

 2015 Youth Camp

SRSA contact: Nkosana Mehlamakulu

 

SRSA

Andrew Mlangeni Golf Development Program

What is it: The Andrew Mlangeni Golf Development Day aims to expose amateur golfers to a professional tournament and to give them the opportunity to play alongside professional golfers. It is organised on an invitational basis only with a field of approximately 50 golfers. The funds generated from this golf development day are channeled into programmes to honour the life of Andrew Mlangeni as a national hero of our people and a true embodiment of the philosophy of life-long participation in sport and recreation.

Normally takes place in: October

Venue: A prominent golf club in Gauteng

Links:

SRSA contact:  Bethuel Maake;  e-mail:  bethuel@srsa.gov.za or Tel:  (012) 3045040

 

SRSA

National Recreation Day

What is it: In December 2014, Cabinet declared an Annual National Recreation Day for the first Friday of October each year. In addition to this day, SRSA will campaign for innovative programmes during the monthof October across government, private sector and the general public at large.

Normally takes place in: October

Venue: Countrywide, with the main event held in Pretoria

Links:

SRSA contact:

 

Department: Sport & Recreation South Africa (SRSA)

SA National School Sport Championship

What is it: School sport is the flagship programme in the Department with focus being devoted to the school leagues which will culminates in the National School Sport Championships. The South African Schools Sport Championship sees participants from provincial school teams, including participants with disabilities participate in different sporting codes including indigenous games. This initiative has increased opportunities for learners from all schools to participate in an integrated national multicoded sport event.
Normally takes place in: March, July and December
Venue: Various
Links:

• 2016 National Winter School Sport Championship (July, Durban)
• 2016 National Primary Schools Athletics Championship (March)
• 2016 National Secondary Schools Athletics Championship (March)
• New format for National School Sport Championship (early 2016)
• 2015 SA National School Sport Championship page
•  news article
• 2013 National School Sport Championship

SRSA contact: Directorate School Sport

 

BBC NEWS

Mandoza death: Tributes paid to South Africa kwaito star

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Image captionMandoza was a star of South Africa's kwaito scene and was praised for bringing together white and black audiences

Tributes are pouring in from across South Africa for kwaito musician Mduduzi "Mandoza" Tshabalala who died after a year-long battle with cancer.

Mandoza, 38, took to the stage in recent weeks at a concert at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, despite having lost his sight due to illness.

His friends and family say he was determined to perform until the end.

The musician's hit song Nkalakatha has been praised for unifying black and white South Africans.

Nkalakatha, a Zulu word which loosely means "the big boss", was about celebrating success.

South Africans have taken to social media to send condolences to Mandoza's family, and it has also become a way of honouring and celebrating the star for his contribution to the local music industry, says the BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg.

Many are calling him a "legend", and he is being lauded for putting up a brave fight and insisting on performing even when his health was failing, our correspondent says.

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Image captionMandoza wanted to encourage young people to turn away from a life of crime

Mandoza's friend Kevin Ntaopane, who says the musician died in his arms, spoke to SABC news about his last words.

"He was sick and was under doctor's orders but he said 'I'm going to perform and prove to the people that I'm not dead. I'll die on the stage‚ I'll die singing.

"'I was born to do this. And no sickness is going to stop Mandoza.'"

Kwaito is a South African genre of music which emerged in the 1990s, it is a unique dance and house style often likened to US hip-hop.

With most songs being about street culture, it was the sound of South Africa's new found freedom from white minority rule.

It was a chance for musicians to speak out about equality, poverty, oppression but also hope and overcoming great odds.

From criminal to super star

His son Tokollo spoke proudly of his father.

"I think I'm just happy that my dad died a proud man because he had everything he wanted in life. Every time he'd tell me that he never got a chance to spend time with his dad‚ so all he ever wanted was to raise his children‚" Tokollo said in an interview with SABC news.

Mandoza was born in 1978 in Zola, a notoriously rough area, in Soweto, a large township in the country's main city Johannesburg.

When he was 16 years old he was arrested for stealing a car and spent over a year in prison. After his release he was determined to make a life for himself and formed the group Chiskop, which went on to win multiple local awards.

He used his music to encourage young people in the township to turn away from crime.

Mandoza had not released a new song in years but his hits, Nkalakatha, Respect Life, Sgelekeqe and Tornado still remain crowd pleasers, transcending race.

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Daily Sun

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4 HOURS AGO

CHURCH BLESSES PASTOR!

   

By  Ntsako MabundaFriday, September 16, 2016 12:30

Apostle Vorster VV Hlongwana gives his new car the thumbs up.

The pastor in his smart car.

 

EVERY YEAR the congregation collect to let their pastor know how much they love him. 

So they collected enough money to buy him the car of his dreams . . . 

AND THEY HAD ENOUGH MONEY LEFT OVER TO GIVE HIM R3 MILLION IN CASH! 

The Mercedes Maybach S600 was delivered to Harvest Time Church, in Section E, Giyani, Limpopo. 

It is an appreciation from his loving congregation to their pastor, Apostle Vorster V.V Hlongwana.

The congregation of Apostle V.V, as he is affectionately known, expressed their gratitude when he turned 50 in August. The church celebrated by combining his birthday with their annual pastor’s appreciation. 

The manufacturer didn’t deliver the car on time, but it was worth the wait.

Akani Mabunda (28) has been a member of the church for two years. 

He told Daily Sun the church secretly collected individual donations or pledges without their pastor knowing about it. They only realised later that they had collected enough to get him the car as well as a gift of R3 million. 

“It was our way of saying thank you to our loving pastor for his dedication to serving the church and the community,” said Mabunda. 

“Apostle V.V announced in December that 2016 would be his year, and indeed it is.” 

The list of features of the Mercedes Benz Maybach AMG V12 Biturbo 6L car is endless. 

It has a full driver assistance package, magic body control, 7G-Tronic transmission with shift paddles and many other technical miracles.

The minister was very happy with the surprise his church gave him. 

“God does great things for people who humbly serve him,” said Hlongwana. 

“It’s not all our rewards that we’ll get here on Earth. Some of them we’ll receive in Heaven.” 

Hlongwana joked with the church members. He said they must not come to him for loans because he is not a financial service provider. 

Hlongwana thanked his wife, Pastor Esther Hlongwana for believing in him and supporting his calling when they had nothing. 

When the church began in 1999, Pastor Esther was not working and they already had two children.

“By God’s grace our children are now four,” said Apostle V.V 

“We also have an additional bonus of our son-in-law, Silas Mabunda, who is married to Rhandzu,” said Hlongwana. 

According to church elder Tsakani Masebenza, this is not the first gift the church has offered the apostle but each year they raise the standard.

Masebenza felt the gifts were nothing compared to the impact the apostle had made in their lives and families. 

Not everyone is happy though, Khanyisa Mhinga (28) whose mother attends the church, feels hurt that her mother’s pastor is turning the calling he had into a profit. 

Sunday World

Ray Phiri weds 24-year-old bride

SEP 12, 2016 | NGWAKO MALATJI |

Jazz and mbaqanga mega star Ray Chikapa Phiri got married in a shotgun wedding after robbing the cradle.

Picture credit: Mabuti Kali

 

Phiri, 69, put the lyrics of his iconic song Whispers In The Deep into practice when he got hitched for the third time in his life a fortnight ago.

Some of the lyrics in the popular song say "phinda mzala", loosely translated meaning "do it again".

The madala tied the knot with his Venda sweetheart Rabelani Mulaudzi, 24, in a low-key traditional wedding held in Tshisauli village in Venda.

Phiri, who is 45 years older than Mulaudzi, declined to comment on his nuptial.

"Who are you and what gives you the right to talk to me? I don't want to talk to you, thank you," he said.

Mulaudzi confirmed she wedded the dance wizard but refused to answer further questions about her pregnancy and the wedding ceremony.

"No no no, I don't want to talk about my marriage. Where did you get my number from? I'm not willing to talk openly about my marriage. I don't want to sound rude to you but I'm gonna get off the phone if you keep asking me questions about my marriage," she said when probed.

News that the former Stimela band member was chugging down the panties of a woman 45 years his junior was revealed by musicians close to him.

One musician, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Phiri and Mulaudzi got hitched after dating for almost two years.

The musician said the two met at one of Phiri's concerts in Mpumalanga early last year.

The artist said it was love at first sight and the two immediately started dating.

Another musician said Phiri decided to tie the knot with Mulaudzi after knocking her up.

"She was pregnant when they got married and they are expecting a kid," he said.

The musician said this will be Phiri's third marriage.

His first wife Daphney died in a car accident in Barberton in Mpumalanga in 2003.

Phiri was travelling on a gravel road when the vehicle overturned several times, instantly killing his wife.

His second wife Phumzile died of anemia last year.

ngwakom@sundayworld.co.za