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Braids have always been a huge part of the African hair culture and have since evolved. Colourful braids have become a growing trend among young people across South Africa. As opposed to the ordinary black braid, ladies nowadays prefer colours such as ombre, red, yellow and purple. Radio personality DJ Doowap says that colourful braids just give you “that thing.” I mean even Pearl Thusi would agree. Quantico star and TV personality Pearl Thusi was also photographed rocking colourful box braids recently. This has been a fast growing trend around women across the country.The colourful braids have been used as a form of expression for those who dare to be different. One may argue that the style may be trendy but is not for everyone. The use of an unusual colour can show of your confidence and bold character which seems to be the current theme for women across the world. More people are gravitating to these braids as they appear to be more expressive and  can be...

The community of  Hammanskraal  ( One&Ten ) is complaining about two long Light poles that has been placed in their area for nine years now without working. The poles are placed right next to the main road and not even a single day did the poles work. Malebo Phasha, a community guardian says the poles are just there as a sign that our area is developing whalers’ it’s not, we complained about this for years now, but no one seems to be taking the matter serious. Community members are complaining about the darkness in the nearby graveyard they are saying that crime rate has also increased. Nyaope boys are stealing the tombstones and bargain wires from the grave yard  to sell them cheap.  At times we depend on the moon for light. “It always gets so dark in the evening, we even get worried when our children come back home late because this village is not safe”, said Phasha. Officer Chauke from Temba SAPS says “We receive cases after cases reported b...

Setleputlepu radio drama actors and former Nyaope addicts want to inspire hope in the community.  The five local residents based in Hammanskraal, met during their two year stay at the South African National Council on Alcoholism (SANCA) rehabilitation centre and formed a group. The members started performing plays during SANCA events and through outreach programmes in schools.  The group consists of five boys namely Thabo Medupe (29) who is the producer, Thabang Shepalane(28)   who is the author of the drama, Tumelo Malope(25), Joshua Malatsi(30) and Mike Lebalo(25) as actors in the drama. Author of their current drama series, Thabang Shepalane said everything started when they were still recovering at the rehab centre.  “Most of the drama is centred on the dangers of the highly addictive nyaope, the main aim is to educate and make people learn about how bad the drug can ruin lives,” said Shepalane.  Main character, Joshua Malatsi said he had ...

A local Hammanskraal resident donated a brand new vehicle to the Moretele Community Radio (MCR), in Hammanskraal as a sign of appreciation.  Dr Banda, the traditional healer known to locals for healing and reuniting long lost lovers, gave away a brand new Opel Corsa utility car to the local radio station.  Banda as he is popular known, said the station had supported his business for the past two years.  “The station gave me a platform to speak to residents. Many people come to me in numbers for help,” said Banda. “Buying a car to me meant that the community’s grievances and emergencies will be attended to.” he added Station Manager, Hosea Kekana said the efforts made by the station were rewarded at times like this.  “It is always good to know that people are really appreciating the station. Ten years of hardships and through it all we are blessed by God for bringing Banda to the station,” said Kekana. Mmule Mokgotho, a resident from Maubane in...

The Soshanguve Block H, Youth for Survival project started 10years ago by Mma Moshy Mathe who is the founder of the project that aims to provide support to women and children, Grandmothers of Soshanguve Block H have proven that age is just a number. It has been years since they joined the project. They are into sewing, planting crops and body exercises. “Behind the motive of the project the community can be empowered to live a life free from poverty, making them part of a dream achieving and talented society and to allow them partake into the community developments” says Mmabatho Molokomme, the care giver and social worker of Youth for survival. The working environment is not good, but yet they still manage to produce good products and do well. One of the participant,  said, “I have always been with the project, it has been years and not even a single day did I get bad comments about the project , We get to tour and compete with other projects out there to show case ou...

One of the houses in Hammanskraal (Temba) got exposed to the fire. The community had long been complaining about poor service delivery in their area but no one bite back to their complains, due to shortage of water in the community, no one was able to assist, they all tried to pure soil to stop the house from burning but the fire burnt even more. Mmule Medupe (48), who is the owner of the house, said it was late around 5pm, on her way to get home from work, “I received a call from my neighbour telling me that my house was burning, I had no idea of what was going on as I was shocked and frustrated”. The six room house together with the garage was burnt to ashes. Some of the community members stated that, no one utters what really caused the fire but Mmule’s son is always under the influence of drugs due to that, they suspect him. Community members assisted where they could, they tried calling the Fire fighters to help stop the fire but with the delay, the fire ended up b...

The minister of Women in presidency, Susan Shabalala visited the community of Soshanguve on the 21 April 2017 at TK Motubatse Hall (Kopanong) in celebration of the #365 days of activism for non-violence against woman and children. Minister Shabalala said “The main purpose of the ‘Imbizo’ is to guide parents in monitoring their children’s lives, since cellphones has become a modern way of communication, our youth should be taught to use it for good purposes”. Students from Bokamoso Primary were invited to talk about how they feel about modern technology being used inappropriate. One of the students Sophy Mathebula (11) said parents should not allow their children to have all the freedom to themselves, instead they should monitor and make sure that they don’t use drugs nor involve themselves to bad influences”. Sphiwe Montlha, the local councillor of ward 37 said the way to monitor our children is to work together as the community and guide them. With the trending “Se...

The Hammanskraal Young talent’s project called Bree Entertainment (BE), changed many lives and still encourages more young people to join the band which has started three years ago, the project is all about Arts, media lovers as well as creative youth. “The aim of this project is to encourage the youth to follow up their talents and embrace their creativeness”, says Mokwadi, the founder of BE. Bree Entertainment offers Modelling, Drama, Music and creative arts. Their working environment is not good but yet they still manage to produce good talents and creative arts. BE is in collaboration with some of the well-known agencies around Pretoria. “We wish to collaborate with the biggest companies across the world, we encourage young people between the ages of 11 to 25 to join the world of entertainment and show-cast their talents”, says Bree Mokwadi, the founder of BE. Mrs Mabula, a mother to one of the BE participant said she is very grateful that there is a proj...

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Soshanguve female residences, CCT and TCE1 are taking a challenge on the 30 th  of March 2017 at TCE Stadium. Both teams are competing for the semi-final margin. Netball coach Sandile Banda said, “Every year these two residences takes the lead, it’s been four years since both teams started but no team has ever managed to take the league two years in a row”. The teams are now in a compressed space to take the lead because the team that wins the cup is going to the semi-finals to challenge the TUT GA-Rankuwa Netball players. Their Netball court is not in the good state but beyond every situation they face, they still manage to play the best games. The resident managers fully support these extra curriculum activities. Mr Mabuseng, the resident manager of CCT stated that these teams have done well in the previous games, with such history there is hope that they can take the cup in the finals. One of the players Karabo Mot...

The 24th of March 2017 marked the World TB Day, this day is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one and half million people each year. In recognition of World TB Day 2017, Department of Health together with Dilation and curettage (D&C) have launched a series of original research in collaboration with the public clinics and Hospitals, Soshanguve was one of the places which took part. The collection included addressing the community with evidence and innovation in the diagnosis, management and prevention of tuberculosis, as well as particular challenges affecting vulnerable populations.  “The heaviest burden is carried by communities which already face socio-economic challenges: migrants, refugees, prisoners, miners and others working and living in risk-prone settings, and marginalized women, children and older people” says Dr Mabuza from Soshanguve Clinic. Forty-f...

How you spend your time tells you who you are. Think about what is it that you want to create with your time. How you commit your time and how you spend your time tells exactly what you are committed to. How much time do you spend everyday working on your dream? In the last year what new skill or knowledge have you acquired? What kind of Investment have you made in you? Lots of people as soon as they punch out they rush home to do nothing, they rush home just to sit and do nothing. You have to give in everything you have, This is a life class that means we have the opportunity to learn how to maximize our lives. Think of the things you are doing that somebody else could be doing and think of yourself as a precious commodity. Reserve your energy for your highest and best use. All the successful people have the exact time that you have each day, so what they do that you might not be doing is that, they always invest in themselves, they put time in something that th...

Tshwane University of technology Soshanguve Campus students are complaining about their living conditions at the CCT campus residence, students says this issue of poor maintenance has been going on for years and it ended to a point where the 6 th floor of CCT is malfunctioning.   CCT manager Mr Patric Mabuseng explained that since the year started several cases were reported about the issues of the malfunctioning of the elevators, crime rate in the residence and the unhealthy living conditions that students are facing. “The maintenance of the residence is not in my hands but everything is controlled by the management of TUT and those that are in power of TUT.” He said Thando Mguni a resident at CCT says students’ lives are at risk because now the roof is falling down at the last floor and cockroaches as well as rats are coming from the malfunctioning floor to their rooms. Last year the resident manager tried to attend to some of the minor problems at the res...

Breaking those habits might be tough, but wearing the best can complement you without breaking that “on point” looks. Most People tend to lose their styles and wear colours that don’t even complement each other.   Looking more fashionable isn't always about wearing the trendiest, most expensive clothes, or mastering some complex styling tricks. Sometimes it's as easy as just tucking in your shirt or throwing on a pair of sunglasses. Fashion is now modernised unlike in previous decades where shorts were a barrier to look good, where caps were only for mans and colour blocking for traditional people, now fashion allows people to wear layers without looking overdressed, wearing those clothes that not only complement their bodies but that are also comfortable and fashionable. Combination of colours can attract attention, set a mood or even influence emotions and perceptions. We all have that one favourite outfit that we wear over and over again but that should...

Planning it while on the centre of your journey is as easy as knowing where you are going. The best way to challenge your Life after university can present a number of tough challenges, such as moving to a new location or dealing with (short-term) unemployment. No matter what lies ahead, the destination has to be reached. We all think that life after university is much better and simple, especially when we think of that fact that there will be no more exams and lecturers on our necks, no grimier student, and no enough money to live on. However, unless we are realistic about this transition then life after university can come fascinating. Don’t wait until graduation to start your job search, it might sound obvious, but this is a common mistake. Job-hunting is a long process, persevere. In fact, start making your post-career. It takes dedication and ability to commit yourself to work. It’s a door to door knock until one notices that you have the ability to do what is neede...

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Soshanguve female residences, CCT and TCE1 are taking a challenge on the 30 th of March 2017 at TCE Stadium. Both teams are competing for the semi-final margin. Netball coach Sandile Banda said, “Every year these two residences takes the lead, it’s been four years since both teams started but no team has ever managed to take the league two years in a row”. The teams are now in a compressed space to take the lead because the team that wins the cup is going to the semi-finals to challenge the TUT GA-Rankuwa Netball players. Their Netball court is not in the good state but beyond every situation they face, they still manage to play the best games.  The resident managers fully support these extra curriculum activities. Mr Mabuseng, the resident manager of CCT stated that these teams have done well in the previous games, with such history there is hope that they can take the cup in the finals. One of the players Karabo Motha...

                      Students Isolates themselves to other areas to avoid "muthi killings" Kemisetso Matjie Abduction and fear of children living with Albinism for muthi in schools has forced students to always isolates themselves from the Albinos'. Students claims that there are many Sangomas around South Africa who are using Albino's body parts for muthi and that scares them the most. Educators at Soshanguve Secondary School revealed that since 2014 about seven albinos reported bulling cases at school. Nomalanga Khuzwayo, an albino from Tshwane University of Technology said that her 11 year old younger brother Hlongiwe disappeared on his way back from school in the year 2015, according to his school mates who witnessed the incident, he was taken by two men at the school gate. Nobody has seen him since then, "we heard rumous saying that this two men were sent by one of the renowned local ' sangoma' because we s...