BY Obakeng Maje
Word on the streets is that Wale will be performing with J Cole’s DJ at Moloko in Hatfield, Pretoria on Saturday May 5th. That is just a couple of weeks to go. That is all we were tipped, but more information on the event will be released closer to the time. This will be the first time that the “Ambition” rapper comes to South Africa.
BY Stephen Grootes
As Julius Malema contemplates what could be his last week as a member of the African National Congress (ANC), the party’s youth league says it refuses to follow the party’s National Disciplinary Committee’s (NDC) instruction to stop him from acting as its leader.
The ANC on Sunday said it would simply not allow the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) to disobey its constitution.
Twelve days ago the NDC said it was suspending Malema from all party activities, after he told crowds at Wits University that President Jacob Zuma was a dictator.
Youth League Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa said the ANCYL will decide who will lead it.
“It will be upon us as the members of the ANC Youth League to take a decision whether the president must attend or must not attend.”
But the ANC’s Jackson Mthembu has a warning for the league.
“We will enforce the constitutional provisions of the ANC Constitution.”
NDC chair Derek Hanekom said this is a matter for Luthuli house to deal with.
(Edited by Clare Matthes)
BY Regan Thaw
A 12-year-old girl was shot dead and at least two other children were wounded in a shooting in Bonteheuwel in Cape Town
Police said the incident, which occurred on Saturday night, was gang-related.
The police’s November Filander said, “In the shooting the girl died on the scene due to injuries and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the right foot. Another 12-year-old boy was shot.”
A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting and will appear in court soon .
BY Jacob Moshokoa
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) confirmed six people, killed in a taxi accident on the N1 North on Monday morning, may have been sangomas travelling to a ritual ceremony in Zandspruit.
Five adults and a child were killed in the accident while six others were rushed to the Leratong Hospital in Soweto.
EMS spokesperson Synock Matobako said no other vehicles were involved in the accident.
“The taxi didn’t hit another car but rolled on its own.
“Possible speeding will not be excluded from the cause of the accident.”
The City Press reported that he lied to the public when he denied reports that R200,000 of the fund’s money had been spent on security upgrades for his KwaZulu-Natal home.
The Institute of Accountability’s Paul Hoffman said it was clear that the police force’s leadership was in a sorry state.
“Jackie Selebi is sitting jail for 15 years for corruption, his successor is under suspension.”
Hoffman said until Mdluli was cleared of fraud and corruption charges by a court, the integrity of the police would always be questioned.
“It’s not the kind of milieu in which an anti-corruption ethos can be established.”
Mdluli was accused of looting crime intelligence resources for his own personal use.
He was suspended and re-instated in March.
Mthethwa called on the Auditor-General to investigate the claims that he abused state money to renovate his house, in a bid to clear his name.
BY Mandy Wiener
Gauteng police confirmed last week that they were reopening an investigation into the abduction and murder of 10-year-old Marissa Naidoo.
Naidoo’s body was found in a suitcase in a flat in Benoni nearly seven years ago.
She was taken from her primary school three days prior.
The main suspect Raveen Rampershad jumped from the balcony of the flat she was found in and died.
Naidoo’s father, Lings, felt that an inquest into his daughter’s murder did not truly get to the bottom of the crime.
He was always convinced Rampershad did not work alone and spent years trying to convince authorities of this.
“I’ve been following up leads and I’ve been questioning people.
“Following my own daughter’s trial in court, I found that there were a lot of irregularities.”
He was finally granted an audience with Deputy Provincial Commissioner Tebello Mosikili who agreed to reopen the case.
Spokesperson Katlego Mogale admits some of the initial leads were not properly investigated.
“The case of abduction and subsequent death has been reopened.”
But police officers spent the past month looking for the original docket which appears to have gone missing.
BY Obakeng Maje
The president of the country,Jacob Zuma is about to do it again.Next week Zuma will be marrying his fiance, Ngema in Ikantla,Kwazulu-Natal.
The president openly said he is polygamist and he is married to three wives already. The spokesperson of president, mark Maharaj confirmed that indeed the wedding will take place. “Yes the president will be formalising things with his fiancee and it will be private function. Only invited guests will grace the show” he said.
It is expected to be Who Is Who of Mzanzi celebreties and as always the expensive and latest brands will be showcase.
And Maharaj also outline that no taxpayers money will be used to cover the event.
Ex-Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Queiroz may become the next Kaizer Chiefs head coach.
KickOff.com has been informed of Chiefs’ intention to speak to Queiroz, depending on whether he is available. The Mozambican-born coach is currently coaching the Iranian national team.
Queiroz was Bafana coach between 2000 and 2002, but was fired on the eve of the 2002 World Cup.
Meanwhile, another former Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is also on Chiefs’ radar.
The club’s football manager Bobby Motaung says they will “definitely” speak to Baxter, who has been recommended to the club.
Chiefs, however, will cast their net wide in search of the new coach and they are likely to kick-start the interviewing process soon.
Free State Stars coach Steve Komphela is also still in the running, but he is no longer considered the favourite for the job.
As it stands, Ace Khuse is the interim head coach for until the end of the season and he will be assisted by Doctor Khumalo and Arthur Zwane.
Ex-Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Queiroz may become the next Kaizer Chiefs head coach.
KickOff.com has been informed of Chiefs’ intention to speak to Queiroz, depending on whether he is available. The Mozambican-born coach is currently coaching the Iranian national team.
Queiroz was Bafana coach between 2000 and 2002, but was fired on the eve of the 2002 World Cup.
Meanwhile, another former Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is also on Chiefs’ radar.
The club’s football manager Bobby Motaung says they will “definitely” speak to Baxter, who has been recommended to the club.
Chiefs, however, will cast their net wide in search of the new coach and they are likely to kick-start the interviewing process soon.
Free State Stars coach Steve Komphela is also still in the running, but he is no longer considered the favourite for the job.
As it stands, Ace Khuse is the interim head coach for until the end of the season and he will be assisted by Doctor Khumalo and Arthur Zwane.
Helen Nicholson
Face-to-face networking has never been more important than it is in the current economic climate.
I’ve observed that the businesspeople who have survived and thrived throughout the recession are the ones who have regular face-to-face contact with their stakeholders.
It’s only when you’re sitting opposite someone that they open up about their business challenges, changing needs and environments – and then you are in a position to adapt your offering to meet their changing needs.
This only happens face to face and not via e-mail or on the phone.
Often people will meet new contacts in a formal, structured networking environment, and there is no immediate business synergy between them.
They each go their separate ways thinking that networking doesn’t necessarily work. It’s only when you realise that each person knows an estimated 250 people and they in turn know 250 people that networking numbers start to become powerful.
When you look at the first level of someone’s network you have immediate access to 62 500 people – so, it’s not just who you know, it’s who your contacts know that is important.
A high percentage of new business is generated like this through referrals, which are a powerful sales tool, especially in the high net worth market.
I have personally experienced and have seen dips in people’s sales when they neglect their face-to-face networking.
When you are busy you need to realise that even though networking takes time it also saves you time. I advise people to concentrate on what you do best in your career and then have a network that surrounds you of people who represent your weaknesses.
In this way you can leverage off each other’s strengths – and that’s when a network works.
Social media is an important element of your personal brand and you need to devote the same time and attention to it as you would to your appearance, voice and skill set.
However, I meet people with 5 000 Facebook friends who are not feeling the benefits of these contacts in their businesses.
Social media has its place, but there is still no substitute for sitting down with a client over a cup of coffee and connecting meaningfully.
l Helen Nicholson is the author of the best-selling book Networking – Get Your Black Belt in Business Success.
For more information contact her on helen@thenetworkingcompany.co.za
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