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"Today",
"At P.M."
] | 2016-08-29T04:50:56 | null | 2016-08-28T23:43:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitchellrepublic.com%2Fsports%2F4103620-groundbreaking-celebration-be-held-hitchcock-park-tennis-courts.json | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sites/all/themes/mitchellrepublic_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Groundbreaking celebration to be held for Hitchcock Park tennis courts | null | null | www.mitchellrepublic.com | The Mitchell Tennis Association will hold an event Thursday to celebrate the expansion of the Hitchcock Park Tennis Complex.
The Mitchell Tennis Community Celebration will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Hitchcock Park Tennis Picnic Shelter.
The event begins with a social, fundraiser and appetizers at 6 p.m., followed by a donor recognition and court expansion event at 6:30 p.m. A doubles mixer competition will follow at 7 p.m.
In addition to the event Thursday, the Mitchell girls tennis team will host Pierre and Yankton at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Friday and the annual Take the Cake Doubles Tennis Tournament is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Hitchcock Park. | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/4103620-groundbreaking-celebration-be-held-hitchcock-park-tennis-courts | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.mitchellrepublic.com/62ecbd3704e0c0bb6ab9d153908f5bb5961c99832a871db8743d2a9128d0dc68.json |
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"Ryan Deal",
"On Aug",
"At P.M."
] | 2016-08-26T12:59:24 | null | 2016-08-25T23:35:12 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitchellrepublic.com%2Fsports%2F4102064-turner-ready-junior-season-dwu-football-team.json | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sites/all/themes/mitchellrepublic_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Turner ready for junior season with DWU football team | null | null | www.mitchellrepublic.com | Dillon Turner is getting more and more comfortable as Dakota Wesleyan University's quarterback.
Turner has started every game since week two of the 2014 season as a true freshman. The dual-threat QB has continually progressed since then.
Bigger things could be in store for Turner and DWU this season as he's continuing to grow each season.
"I think you just see a guy that is comfortable back there," DWU coach Ross Cimpl said. "Not necessarily comfortable with what he is doing, but it is just a comfort level with what his reads are, (and) where he needs to go with the football."
The Salem, Arkansas, native made a big leap last season. He exploded for 2,370 yards and ran for 889 more, while racking up 35 total touchdowns. He more than doubled his passing touchdowns and cut down on his interceptions from his freshman campaign.
"The command and control that he has of the offense has been really impressive," added Cimpl, whose team opens their 2016 season at 7 p.m. today against rival Dakota State at Joe Quintal Field.
Last season's 40-27 win over Dakota State was Turner's coming-out party. He finished with 222 passing yards and four total touchdowns. Turner's 66-yard touchdown run in the second quarter started a second-half surge that carried the Tigers to the win.
While opposing defenses will gameplan for Turner's ability to run, he hopes to improve his pocket presence and deliver the ball down the field more this season.
"For me personally, I want to be able to work on my pocket movement, being able to extend plays down field instead of maybe tucking the ball and running," Turner said.
That means utilizing his wide receivers and running backs. Turner has dynamic playmakers like Dustin Livingston, Hayden Adams and John Fabrizius at his disposal.
"They have worked their tails off all fall and they make my job easier," Turner said. "Those guys have done great and they are going to continue to do great things."
Turner and the offense showed glimpses of what they could do this season at the recent annual fall scrimmage. Turner appeared to be in sync with his backs and receivers, especially with Livingston. The tandem connected for a couple of scores in the scrimmage, including a 60-plus yarder during a broken play in the two-minute drill.
"That last play there was kind of draw it up in the dirt," Cimpl said. "That is two guys on the same page and I think those are the little things you don't see in a scheme, or people that aren't on a headset don't see those things or hear those things, but that is what we really see from him."
Livingston, an all-conference wide receiver, said Turner has matured each year as the two have build a strong rapport with each other. They spent time in Mitchell this summer running routes to prepare for this season.
"It just feels so much more comfortable this year," Livingston said. "Even looking back at last year at this time, we just feel so much more comfortable with each other and as an offense."
An offense that broke several school records last season with Turner running the plays. The Tigers finished last season 9-2 and just missed making the playoffs.
Turner plans to do everything he can to the team in a similar spot this season.
"I have to make sure I am putting our team in better situations," Turner said. "Whether that is throwing the ball out of bounds, or if that is tucking and running and just being able to make sure I am a leader out on the field." | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/4102064-turner-ready-junior-season-dwu-football-team | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.mitchellrepublic.com/fe074a88824cedc5ba2e040ffdb047c03c60242b40763709b70a6eac22a78400.json |
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"Evan Hendershot",
"Today",
"At A.M."
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:36 | null | 2016-08-29T10:03:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitchellrepublic.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F4103750-sen-rounds-concerned-republicans-could-lose-senate-majority.json | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/0B6mdMHpnRAY7a2VDdkc5RnBhRms.jpg?itok=2i2htRD1 | en | null | Sen. Rounds concerned Republicans could lose Senate majority | null | null | www.mitchellrepublic.com | U.S. Senator John Thune (R), right, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R), second from right, speak with constituents following their remarks during a panel called "Check-in From Washington, DC" during Dakotafest in August. (Matt Gade/Republic)
The U.S. Senate majority is up for grabs in 2016, and one of South Dakota's Republican senators is less optimistic than his counterpart.
In an interview with The Daily Republic last week, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds said he's "very concerned" about the possibility his party could lose its existing 54-46 U.S. Senate majority.
"If we lose any of those and pick up enough to get to 51, we're OK," Rounds said. "If we go to 50-50, then whoever is the next vice president breaks the tie on who the majority leader is.
"So with the challenges between Donald Trump and Hillary, who knows how that's going to come out? Right now, it's not looking good for Donald Trump. He's got an uphill battle ahead of him."
Rounds estimates approximately four or five of the 24 Republican Party Senate seats are in play this November, but he said the Nevada seat being vacated by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid could swing back in the direction of the GOP. Including the Nevada Senate seat, only 10 Democratically-held seats will be on the ballot this year.
According to the poll-analysis website FiveThirtyEight, several Republican-held U.S. Senate seats are a tossup. Voters in Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin could push Republican incumbents out the door in favor of Democratic challengers.
If the Republicans lose the Senate, Rounds said operating in the minority could be a matter of limiting the amount of "damage" caused by the next president.
"But if the Democrats control the senate, and if we have a Democrat president, then we've got real problems because that means that the president will appoint the next Supreme Court Justice and maybe the next three Supreme Court justices," Rounds said.
And Rounds said any liberal appointee would "change the direction of our country for several generations to come."
But Thune, South Dakota's senior senator and the third-ranking Senate Republican, was more optimistic about his party's chances.
"We have a strong field of candidates across the country this year, which is why I'm confident Republicans will maintain the majority in the next Congress and continue to build on what we've accomplished over the last 20 months," Thune said in a statement to The Daily Republic on Wednesday.
Thune, a two-term senator, is one of the 24 Republicans facing a challenger this year. Thune's challenger is Democrat Jay Williams, of Yankton, but FiveThirtyEight's June projection estimated a Democrat has a 2 percent chance of winning South Dakota this year.
Thune pointed to what he called the "strong, results-oriented message" of his party, which he said Republicans will express to the American people in the coming months.
For Thune, there's more at stake than a Democrat-led Senate.
Thune is currently the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, a post he would lose in January if the 2016 elections don't go the way Republicans hope. And Thune expressed pride in the work the committee has been able to achieve under his leadership.
"The Commerce Committee has played an integral role in some of the Senate's biggest accomplishments: passing the first long-term highway bill in nearly a decade, passing a security- and consumer-focused aviation bill and enacting first-of-their-kind railroad reforms that will improve rail service for South Dakota agriculture producers and small businesses," Thune said.
And Thune's hoping to maintain that forward momentum in 2017 if given the opportunity.
"There's more work to be done, and I look forward to continuing it next year," Thune said. | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/4103750-sen-rounds-concerned-republicans-could-lose-senate-majority | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.mitchellrepublic.com/be378bef3edbd807b46abf2ba8289a2a62550b1cdd25c044f245cf714f476e75.json |
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"Today",
"At P.M."
] | 2016-08-29T18:51:32 | null | 2016-08-29T12:12:13 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitchellrepublic.com%2Fnews%2Fstate%2F4103843-former-school-custodian-loses-appeal-sex-crime-sentence.json | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sites/all/themes/mitchellrepublic_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Former school custodian loses appeal of sex crime sentence | null | null | www.mitchellrepublic.com | RAPID CITY (AP) — A former elementary school custodian in Rapid City who pleaded guilty to enticing teenage girls to email him explicit photographs has lost an appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Rapid City Journal reports that the appellate court recently affirmed Casey Godfrey's 20-year-sentence on his conviction last year for enticing a minor via the internet. The court rejected his argument that the sentence was "unreasonable."
Authorities say that between July 2013 and January 2014, Godfrey used the Internet to entice two teenage girls to email him explicit photographs. At the time of his arrest, he was working as a janitor at Pinedale Elementary School in Rapid City. | http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/state/4103843-former-school-custodian-loses-appeal-sex-crime-sentence | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.mitchellrepublic.com/ec820487775de185a974dd242fa7c72b05fd9383d31e7587775ffa6e8a3e45e7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:24 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109465-%25E2%2580%2598d4d%25E2%2580%2599-out-of-malawi-game.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109465-%E2%80%98d4d%E2%80%99-out-of-malawi-game.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOBAMBA – A week before the September 4 crunch 2017 AFCON qualifier against Malawi, Sihlangu have been dealt a big blow as Njabulo ‘D4D’ Ndlovu is suspended.
The orthodox midfielder has been nabbed by the yellow card rule and will not be part of the 18 travelling players to Blantyre.
Head coach Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga confirmed a correspondence from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on the player’s suspension in a press conference yesterday afternoon at the squad base at Lobamba Technical Centre.
‘D4D’ has played every Sihlangu game since being named in the starting 11 in a COSAFA Cup 2015 game against Madagascar in Rustenburg, South Africa.
The void is expected to be filled by Royal Leopard’s Siboniso ‘Rocco’ Malambe from the current players in camp with Mandla Palma of Mbabane Swallows also an option.
“Njabulo is not eligible to play in the Malawi game. We were aware of the situation but opted to call him while hoping for an oversight from CAF but they were vigilant in that regard. He is a key member of the squad and has played every minute since being named in the starting line-up against Madagascar in July 2015. That is how key he is in the team but we will find a suitable replacement and obviously change tactics a bit as players’ style of play differ,” ‘Madze’ said.
The gaffer noted Malawi were taking the game seriously after naming a strong squad that included South Africa’s Bidvest Wits striker Frank Mhango, Platinum Stars’ Robert Ng’ambi and Jomo Cosmos’ Gerald Phiri. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109465-%E2%80%98d4d%E2%80%99-out-of-malawi-game.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/c6b7116a876ba7f5eed4c14a6f7523dc015cc4fbdb83dd142b2ef442d95d944c.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:49 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109476-injured-sidumo-ready-for-derby-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E2%2580%2599landers.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109476-injured-sidumo-ready-for-derby-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%99landers.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Believe it or not, national team goalkeeper Sidumo Shongwe, who was this week dropped from the squad, will be manning the poles for his club, Mbabane Highlanders this afternoon.
This is all in spite of a recurrent knee injury which has mystery surrounding its nature. Highlanders and the player have all conceded he was fit and ready for today’s capital city derby against Mbabane Swallows in the E800 000 winner-takes-all top eight knockout.
He was dropped from the squad preparing for Malawi next weekend after Sihlangu doctors advised that he should get treatment. The player was taken for a medical scan by the national team, but it was helpless as it was found nothing was wrong with the player’s swelling knee – a mystery indeed.
His said injury, according to the player, was a mystery in the sense that scans revealed nothing wrong, yet it was literally swollen when he went for a check-up. He has even been advised to seek traditional assistance.
To prove his readiness for today’s derby, Vilakati appeared in a friendly game on Thursday for Highlanders against SD Civils Men Unlimited, a game they won 3-2 at Mhlambanyatsi Club. This was hardly two days after being dropped from the national team camp.
“It is the second time I’ve had problems with my knee on national duty but Sihlangu doctors say they cannot treat it as scans show nothing at all. The first day was okay but the next day I felt severe pain and it started swelling,” Vilakati said when called yesterday.
Fine
He added; “But now I’m 100 percent fine and should play against Swallows tomorrow (today).”
Highlanders also insisted Vilakati would play this afternoon. This means that the multitudes of Highlanders’ supporters can heave a sigh of relief as the ‘Black Bull’ prepares to face their cross town rivals in the Castle Lager Premier Challenge first leg semi-final at Somhlolo National Stadium.
Acting Public Relations Officer (PRO) Sifiso Magagula assured their fans the trusted shot stopper will be in charge of their goal in this match.
“Definitely he will play. He is okay and doctors say he is responding well,” Magagula said. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109476-injured-sidumo-ready-for-derby-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%99landers.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/21c09134e3e70e66752a1fc4efd2044cb7c91fa3507a229ebdc26a897bc9a562.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:36 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109487-e6-800-for-champ.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109487-e6-800-for-champ.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – It will rain money for cyclists during the celebrated MTN Khemani Cycle Classic in a fortnight’s time.
All roads lead to Mabovini outside Mankayane for this year’s instalment of the race headlined by a 100km event on September 10, starting at 7am. According to a prize breakdown from the organisers, the male champion in the professionals’ category will pocket E6 800.
The first professional lady to reach the winning point will walk away with E3 500.
Semi-professionals and amateurs will not be left out as they will also get a sizeable share from the E60 000 purse.
“We will, however, have special prizes for first Swazi cyclists, both in men and women categories.
This is only applicable in the 100km race. We will further award top finishers in the grand master, master, veteran and sub-veteran categories in the 100km and 60km events. The best team award will be on offer in the 100km race,” reads a statement from the organisers in part.
It also states that juniors from all the races that include the 60km and 20km will be recognised on the day.
The organisers have also said they took courage from the teams that have already indicated their readiness for Swaziland’s ultimate road cycling race.
Moreover, the best voted water point will claim a trophy on the day. Contenders include MTN Swaziland, Swazi Milling, Parmalat, Swaziland Beverages, Phela-Live and Logico.
Professionals, like in the past editions teams, from across Southern Africa, will make a stop in the country. They include Sampada, Road Cover, Hollard, Phela-Live and Logico.
Metkel Ayob from MTN Qhubeka (now Dimension Data) clocked a golden time of 02:32:04 hours to prevail in the past year. Gifted MTN Khemani’s youngster, Similo Nyoni finished in 03:05:15 hours to become the first Swazi at the finish line. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109487-e6-800-for-champ.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/e7198b91a67daec34d1eb16b1f6efc31a2910bf5afb372432b6b376b3f8f2e11.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:42 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109480-we%25E2%2580%2599ll-take-sadc-to-another-level-%25E2%2580%2593-hlangusemphi.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109480-we%E2%80%99ll-take-sadc-to-another-level-%E2%80%93-hlangusemphi.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOZITHA – Swaziland will take part of the Southern Africans Development Community (SADC) to another level in 12 months.
The kingdom is set to record history by assuming chairmanship of the 15-member regional bloc that has been in existence for 36 years now.
Prince Hlangusemphi, the Minister of Economic Planning and Development, who is taking over as Chairman of the Council of Ministers for the next 12 months made this observation at the Lozitha Grand Hall yesterday during the official opening of the Council of Ministers meeting.
“Our co-operation and spirit of collectivity and our resolve to steer this region to greater prosperity could not be stronger, as we continue to carry the hopes and aspirations of our people, to make SADC a better place for all our citizens,” said the minister.
He said the kingdom would continue to focus on the priorities espoused by the Revised Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) (2015-2020).
The priorities include the industrialisation drive guided by the SADC Insdustrialisation Strategy and Road Map and Action Plan on Industrialisation; the roll out of infrastructure in support of industrialisation with emphasis on development of sustainable energy resources; and promoting investment in agriculture underpinned by the Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP) Investment Plan.
The minister could not leave out the issue of the capacity constraints; such as lack of financial and other resources to implement programmes, which continues to plague the region.
“It is for this reason that we need to find sustainable financing solutions for investments in the regional programmes and projects,” he said.
He said he had no doubt that the implementation of the foregoing interventions would significantly transform the lives of the citizens of SADC.
The prince further highlighted that Botswana had been so inspirational to Swaziland while it chaired SADC.
Paying tribute to the outgoing chairman, Kenneth Matambo who is Botswana’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, the prince said, “Botswana kept the thrust on our agenda very high to enable us to reach unprecedented milestones.”
He thanked the outgoing leadership for the exemplary manner in which they steered their meetings during the last year. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109480-we%E2%80%99ll-take-sadc-to-another-level-%E2%80%93-hlangusemphi.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/459e3c979952296715bacf6d1b3462bda243d86a2bef72af96cd13caee3aabc3.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:13 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109494-king%25E2%2580%2599s-jet-returning-to-sd.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109494-king%E2%80%99s-jet-returning-to-sd.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – The state jet, named Siyinqaba, which was attached in Canada, could be on its way back to the country.
This follows a settlement reached by government and former Salgaocar boss Shanmuga ‘Shan’ Rethenam over a financial dispute, which has dragged for about two years in various courts abroad.
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jet was initially impounded in Canada and government paid a guarantee of US$3.5 million (about E49 million) before it was released. Shan lost the case in Canada.
About four months later, ‘Shan’ impounded the aircraft again, on the strength of what he called a ‘worldwide freezing order’.
He obtained an order from a judge in the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the British Virgin Islands freezing the jet and its engines in South Africa and England, respectively.
‘Shan’ has an aviation firm in the British Virgin Islands.
Sources who spoke to us on condition of anonymity said government and ‘Shan’ have finally agreed to settle the matter. “The matter was settled out of court and all matters that were before the courts in Canada and the British Virgin Islands were withdrawn,” said the source.
The source also said the country would not make any loss from the whole debacle because the plane was on its way to the country. “Government has not paid a cent to Shan. The settlement was amicable to both parties. It was reached after intense negotiations that lasted months.”
The Times SUNDAY has been reliably informed that government has since been paid back the money, amounting to over US$3.5 million.
This money was repatriated by government to Canada as a guarantee for His Majesty King Mswati III’s jet.
This was after the court had determined that the money should be paid as guarantee before the plane was released to the country. The money was released after the matter that was filed by ‘Shan’ in a number of courts in Europe was withdrawn when the settlement was reached.
As part of the settlement, the country’s assets were returned. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109494-king%E2%80%99s-jet-returning-to-sd.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/fe526ca54760e762728b00555cfcee545084eb149f6f5d609712bd5247fa6936.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:28 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109493-%25E2%2580%2598skyscrapers-should-block-mountains%25E2%2580%2599.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/thumbnail.php?file=king_bsadfac2_692320817.jpg&size=article_medium | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | EU Ambassador to Swaziland, Nicola Bellomo with His Majesty the King at the World Vision stand.
MANZINI – His Majesty the King says the First World by 2022 dream is attainable if Swazis work together and focus on the goal.
The King said by 2022, the country would have many high-rise buildings, advanced infrastructure and fast paced development.
He said he had witnessed the above in developed countries.
“For the country to attain First World status I should not be able to see the mountains that surround Manzini. Instead, I should be blocked by skyscraper buildings from seeing the end of the Manzini city from where I am standing,” he said.
His Majesty said this during the official opening of the 48th edition of the Swaziland International Trade Fair (SITF), themed: ‘Development Unusual: SITF paves way for SADC industrialisation and infrastructure development for regional prosperity’.
The event was attended by Her Majesty the Indlovukazi and the King’s special guest, Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya, the fifth Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) since it was transformed from the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) in 1994.
The event was initially hosted in the Mavuso Trade Centre stadium where about 10 000 people crammed the grounds, before the King visited the pavilions with his guest, to view some of innovative products showcased by various companies.
The King said he was impressed that small business enterprises were taking over the economy.
He noted this in the pavilions where most of the businesses exhibiting their wares came from the SME sector.
“It is encouraging to note that a mere agricultural show launched at the nation’s independence, the Swaziland International Trade Fair, has continued to play an increasing role in the promotion of business and trade in the country.”
He said Swaziland’s economy, though small in size, has strong trade linkages with the world through its regional and multilateral trade agreements.
The King said the agreements remained the anchor of the country’s trade relations with the rest of the world.
“Over the years, the Swaziland International Trade Fair has increasingly recorded high numbers of exhibitors, with 253 participating this year, representing an increase of 18 per cent from last year.”
He said it was pleasing that the exhibitions covered all sectors of the economy such as agriculture, manufacturing, retail, construction, heavy plant and tourism. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109493-%E2%80%98skyscrapers-should-block-mountains%E2%80%99.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/0d8aeae0d01caa32d18fe2484a48c150048747274d3ebaaafb86875a3dd55c50.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:37 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109506-mpc-champions-in-4-team-pool-tourney.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109506-mpc-champions-in-4-team-pool-tourney.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – In any game of pool, it isn’t over until you sink the black ball.
The past Saturday saw four pool teams come together at the Mhlambanyatsi Pool Club for a E2 000 winner-takes-all tournament. Of all the four teams, favoured even before they cued a ball, Mbabane Pool Club (MPC) were the last team standing after sinking the final frame blackball.
As expected, they were awarded with E2 000 in cash and celebrated their success all the way to the capital city – a motivational win ahead of the Police College Canteen Teams Pool Tournament, which kicks off this weekend in Matsapha.
They competed with city rivals Stones Pool Club, Mhlambanyatsi Pool Club and Bhunya Pool Club. The champions were drawn against Bhunya in the semi-finals and won the match 13-11 while the hosts Mhlambanyatsi did same damage to Stones.
Mhlambanyatsi finished as runners-up after MPC gave them a thorough drubbing in the final, humiliating them 13-7.
However, it was then decided by the organisers that the runners-up also get E1 000 as compensation which raised the prize money to E3 000. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109506-mpc-champions-in-4-team-pool-tourney.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/0a68d30b9fde9f86fd800979e61a3b17392ac0d0517db57f7cf402ffef2062c0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:54 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109468-victory-for-uniswa-students.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109468-victory-for-uniswa-students.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOBAMBA – Members of the UNISWA Students Representative Council (SRC) left the House of Assembly all smiles yesterday after MPs adopted and passed the report on the petition for the restoration of their allowances.
The students petitioned government in September last year to restore their allowances, which were reduced by 60 per cent since the 2011/2012 academic year. The money was slashed from about E26 000 (inclusive of accommodation and food) to E9 900.
They had recommended that if government could not manage the E26 000, it should offer them at least E20 000 and the MPs disagreed on the latter and demanded that the report be amended and that part be removed.
MP Jan Sithole, the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee, argued that it was difficult for students to survive on a poor allowance, as it led to some of them engaging in cultures that affected their morality.
“They end up going for ‘blessers’ just so they can survive. Now since government recovered from the financial strife and even gave back-pay for civil servants, we believe that it should do the same for the students,” he said. He mentioned that his committee had met with all the relevant stakeholders, including leaders of the institutions on the issue, who all agreed that it was affecting the standard of the country’s education.
His presentation saw over 10 members of the House standing up with so much hunger to make submissions and these included the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Winnie Magagula. The MPs supported the petition and the recommendations made and further thanked the students for being patriotic.
When she got her chance to speak, Magagula made clarifications regarding some of the recommendations, one of which was that it was not true that the reduction did not affect students who were studying outside the country. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109468-victory-for-uniswa-students.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/0eb5b2c13163c1a9da653c971120537b6aa0e3f2bbcc9a978f51d5471ff3e7ba.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:05 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109470-road-closed-as-teachers-march-to-cabinet.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/thumbnail.php?file=teachers_709917585.jpg&size=article_medium | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | These teachers triggered curiosity when they pretended to be crying at the gate leading to the Cabinet Offices, in an effort to illutrstate their hardships.
MBABANE – For nearly an hour, the road leading to the Prime Minister’s residence at Hospital Hill had to be closed as a group of almost 200 teachers littered it.
It was a case of another day, yet another petition as the teachers, mostly heads of department (HODs) made their way to Cabinet Offices to deliver a petition.
The issues are the same but, mostly, they want to be moved to a new pay scale of Grade E1, as allegedly recommended by LCC Consultant. In terms of Establishment Circular No 1 of 2016, they are pegged on D3.
They don’t want that.
Compared to the 100 crowd that mobbed The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service Evart Madlopha last week, the numbers improved significantly yesterday.
The march started at the Coronation Park with a handful of teachers, but as the protest gained momentum along Gwamile Street, the numbers increased.
The teachers were singing, dancing and chanting political slogans, while carrying placards inscribed with some of their grievances.
They were led by some members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT).
Others who attended were former SNAT President Sibongile Mazibuko and prominent political activist Mphandlana Shongwe.
Despite that traffic police officers had given the protestors strict instructions to march on one lane of the road, they frequently defied this order and walked on both lanes. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109470-road-closed-as-teachers-march-to-cabinet.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/152260464178743b8f992eac1de35d5c816f601910b788af893d852ba322fc47.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:38 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109509-police-van-rolls-with-nine-cops.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109509-police-van-rolls-with-nine-cops.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – It is not every day that you see a police van suddenly overturning. That is why some residents of Mafutseni were astonished on Saturday morning when they saw a police car, with nine police officers on board, rolling several times after its driver lost control of it.
According to eyewitnesses, the van from Mliba Police Station, was on its way to Manzini when it was involved in the freak accident, just after passing Mphisi Farm.
It is not clear what caused the accident, however, the police say it was caused by the bursting of two front wheels.
The car was driven by the station officer of Mliba Police Station, who was transporting the officers to a duty operation in Manzini.
All the officers were clad in full uniform and they all decided to use one van due to the shortage of vehicles at the station.
“I was from attending a funeral and was walking home when I saw a police van rolling several times next to the main road.
“I, together with four other men who were nearby, rushed to the scene to assist the officers. The officers were were not badly injured,” said an eyewitness.
There were two officers in the front and seven at the back.
The eyewitness said the officers, who were at the back, were lucky that the door was closed otherwise they would have been flung out of the van and would have been badly injured.
Usually, when on board the back of their vans, police officers usually do not close the door so that they can get some fresh air.
If closed, the door cannot be opened from the inside.
After the car had come to a halt after rolling several times, the two officers who were at the front quickly rushed to open the door for their colleagues at the back.
There were fears that the vehicle could burst into flames, but it did not.
Acting Police Information and Communications Officer Assistant Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed the accident.
She said according to information in her possession, the accident was caused by two front wheels that burst. “We thank God that all the officers, who were on board, were not injured.
“We don’t know what caused the tyres to burst,” Vilakati said. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109509-police-van-rolls-with-nine-cops.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/3f159d67b5659f3c86ce559350c390cee9923f915263f39ebbd78a4ad81bca22.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T04:52:35 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fletters%2F109497-we-need-vegetation-around-us.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109497-we-need-vegetation-around-us.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Sir,
At around 1.20am, I was awoken by clipping sounds, more like footsteps at a distance, I heard voices of men which sounded like two men. It was like they were passing but after some time the steps-like sound kept on rising.
When my senses were back on track, I began to smell something burning and the clipping sounds were getting closer.
At about 1.55am I woke up, turned the lights off because all these seemed to be happening very quickly and getting closer, as close as just at my door step or by the window. After turning off the lights, that’s when I realised there was a huge flame of fire a stone’s throw away from my homestead. I turned the lights back on and went back to bed.
I could not help but keep on listening to the clipping and popping sounds of grass and other vegetation all in flames, and kept on sniffing the smell of the smoke that was engulfing the whole place. Poor me could not help but keep on wondering who had the guts of doing such an act.
Yes, I couldn’t help but keep on thinking about the small animals, the birds’ nests that were getting burned, the green vegetation, and for the fact that I had been used to the sounds of different kinds of birds outside which not only made nice tones and my sleep a wonderful one, but with those tunes I could tell or estimate what time it was. With those sounds I never needed a watch because it was going to be too perfect and ruin my sleep.
As I continued hearing the clipping sounds of the burning vegetation I realised that it would be a while to hear the birds interact with me, informing me that it’s already dawn.
Imagine someone burning the very pride that we Swazis are proud of, the only hope that we know the people from outside love about this small country.
Yes, with the vegetation millions of people are able to breathe knowing that even the next day they will wake up breathing.
But to my surprise there are still some so-called ‘men without manners’, who have the guts to burn the whole vegetation and not replacing it with anything.
A small country in flames, the whole continent is dying slowly because of men who are irresponsible.
Come on Swaziland come on, remember we are on a journey of attaining First World status.
Come on good people, let us love and cherish the small beautiful blessings God gave Swaziland.
Siphamandla ‘Phamy’ Simelane. | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109497-we-need-vegetation-around-us.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/c41d9796b9c04c716f1d9d9f42be63c3a6f6725680d68825251f9159e9eb9941.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:51 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fentertainment%2F109473-shifting-the-balance-of-power.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/entertainment/109473-shifting-the-balance-of-power.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Whether it’s for freedom, adventure, spiritual experience, confidence, independence, or community, women are taking to motorcycles with an increased voracity.
I had the most eventful time of my life while trying to gather information about why women are now into bikes and eager to ride too.
Today I thought it would be fun to share with you guys what I have learnt and discovered about women who ride.
My beautiful women riders who were willing to let us use their pictures for today’s cover are local women who have found the strength to ride, and be part of this male dominated industry.
These are cousins, Claudia Ramos and Barbara Jarvis, both Swazis who are so excited about this long weekend’s rally festivities.
For many female riders, mastering a motorcycle has served as a catalyst for other long-awaited life changes.
While their riding is at an all-time high, women on motorcycles are nothing new. They have been riding longer than they have been voting. Nonetheless, there are a lot more of them now. Women are one of the fastest growing demographics in the power sports industry.
Personal experience has taught a lot of female bikers that an increasing number of baby boomers are getting licences and bikes - a desire they can completely relate to. Many women say that there’s nothing they do that makes them feel more young and alive than riding a motorcycle. It’s no secret why more women have come to love an activity their male counterparts have enjoyed for years. The appeal is much the same for all riders.
Why More Women are Riding Motorcycles and How that’s Driving Change
Freedom
The freedom and the pure adrenaline rush women feel when they are in control of such a beautiful machine makes them feel like they are on top of the world, and they can do anything they want with their lives.
Independence
The power and the authority that comes with owning and controlling a motorcycle makes one think that they have independence towards their lives and they are more subjected to do what would please them and make them happy.
Adventure
A lot of women always want to ride but never think they would be fit enough to do it. However once they get the chance to do so, they don’t want to look back because they are now getting obsessed with the whole idea of wanting to own and ride a bike.
To Conquer Fears
The fear of riding for most women is almost paralysing, but they soon overcame it and now wonder what took so long. The excitement and drive hasn’t gone unnoticed in many as they have started riding.
Community
While riding is often about independence, riders appreciate the community aspect. As I close off my little research about women bikers, I am grateful to Redtail Production for the beautiful pictures of these two beautiful local women riders. | http://www.times.co.sz/entertainment/109473-shifting-the-balance-of-power.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/1f37f451f71e41e3ecdfcc7ac31edb0f96707a9a7d573bdff6ee4870603d9700.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:44 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fletters%2F109500-do-you-follow.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109500-do-you-follow.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Sir,
There are so many customs and superstitious habits we follow. I, being one of those who always want to know where they originated and why my ancestors followed same, decided to go into them for my own education.
I read up on why people mourn by wearing black. This came about during the Victorian Age, when the queen lost her son and for her to have others grieve with her she instructed that every single citizen wear black.
This practice was then adopted throughout all those countries which were colonialised by Britain. Needless to say, what one wears will either pick up one’s mood or will depress one. Black is indeed a very heavy colour to wear, especially with our summers which can reach above 38 degrees Centigrade.
The practice of a wake or all night vigil came about from this era as well. The reason they kept a ‘wake’ was to have people watch over the casket to ensure that the deceased did not awaken.
The fact that they had people watch over the deceased was to ensure that if he awoke he would not be alone. To musk the smell of the decaying body, incense would be burnt. I personally find this practice very draining on family members.
Upon being buried there would be a long rope attached to the hand of the deceased, which rope would then have a bell at the other end, above the ground, so that if the deceased awoke, he would tug on the rope. This is where the saying ‘Saved by the bell’ originated.
Many will go to any lengths in our country to kill an owl if same resides in a tree outside one’s home, simply because they believe it denotes bad luck or that one has been bewitched. In my humble opinion, bewitching can only work if the person upon whom the curse is being placed, believes in same. Like everything else, we fall ill when we are vulnerable, stressed or depressed. Owls kill rodents thus serving the purpose of ensuring the balance of nature.
Likewise vultures are very important in an environment because they clean up all dead carcasses. However, I learnt the other day that our country does not have a single vulture as a result of people killing them either for use in witchcraft or simply because they believe they bring ‘death’.
More people die in Africa from malaria than from HIV/AIDS because instead of going for a malaria test, they believe the headaches are as a result of being bewitched. Going to a witchdoctor to cure this disease will not assist the patient because malaria is deadly and if not caught in time can also turn to cerebral malaria, which then has its own complications in behavioural changes should one survive after seeking the appropriate medical assistance.
Do the practices we follow add value to our lives or do they just hold us back, prevent us from progressing and destroy our natural resources? It is important to question everything one follows. It is also important to understand where same originated so that one can decide on whether one should continue to follow and believe in same. Simply saying because our grandparents did it, we have to do it is not sufficient. There are numerous old habits which are worth following but certain ‘others’ need to be investigated by the individual so as to comprehend and take a stand on same. I just thought I should share this with you in an endeavour to get you to question everything that you follow. You have a choice. Take educated informed conscious decisions.
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Inalda Jorge-Antonio | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109500-do-you-follow.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/16892918537c66fc8c3262e0acd1a39320fae4278c41f7871f54637a1fd580ed.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:40 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109477-15-mins-enough-to-ratify-protocols-mgwagwa.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109477-15-mins-enough-to-ratify-protocols-mgwagwa.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – The public is educated enough to understand the ratified international agreements, protocols and conventions, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Mgwagwa Gamedze.
The minister yesterday said the kingdom would benefit from assistance in collection of taxes owed by taxpayers who may be in other member States.
The ratification of documents come after His Majesty the King’s call when he commissioned the People’s Parliament (Sibaya), wherein one of the agenda items to be dealt with was the ratification of all these.
Government has since ratified 29 of these.
The minister responding to questions on whether 15 minutes was sufficient for such important document to be speedily accepted said Parliament was the nation’s eyes, ears and everything.
Laws
He said for some laws it was not necessarily for the public to be vigorously engaged as when they are brought to Parliament, MPs were there to serve the public’s interest.
Legislators first underwent a workshop to be educated on the documents because at times it could be that some questions, which could not be posed during the House sitting, could best be addressed in workshops.
“During a workshop it is where they get a clear understanding. It is during the workshop where we got to resolve what to agree on and what to reject.”
The minister said it was then a simple session for MPs when the documents were brought to the House, something which saw their endorsement taking a few minutes
States
“These were very simple laws because these are negotiated at states level, as a group,” he said.
Following the signing of the documents, Swaziland would now be able to exchange information with SADC member states on issues that may have escaped the net through various tax evasion schemes.
Under the Paris Agreement, for instance, the country would be able to access the Climate Change Fund and give the country an opportunity to address climate change adaptation and mitigation progress in line with the sustainable development efforts of improving the quality of environment and health.
After Sibaya, Parliament, sitting as a Joint House and having been convened in accordance with Section 238 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, debated and approved the ratification of the 29 International Agreements, Conventions and Protocols.cial thanks to His Excellency the Ambassador of the European Union, Nicola Belllormo for having been there for the kingdom, all the way through the journey of negotiating and ensuring that ratification of the EPA Agreement. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109477-15-mins-enough-to-ratify-protocols-mgwagwa.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/5c8749eb014e594fc4575f853c97b7beaa2cc18b7b3862049e62f56ce776ea3d.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:30 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109492-e3-000-coffin-for-dr-hynd.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109492-e3-000-coffin-for-dr-hynd.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MANZINI –The funeral of Dr Samuel Hynd held at the Nazarene heroes’ graveyard yesterday afternoon was very simple.
While most of the prominent people are buried in glittering caskets valued at E70 000 or more, Dr Hynd chose to be buried in a simple coffin that can be afforded by members of the lower income group.
His coffin, according to relatives and friends, cost around E3 000.
It was said he led a simple life when he was alive but that did not mean he did not have money.
His body was taken to the cemetery by a Toyota Quantum while a hearse from Dups Funeral Home travelled from behind.
More than 1 000 people attended the memorial service, which started at 10am and continued until 3:30pm.
After that, mourners, led by drum majorettes and boys brigades, led a march to the cemetery where Hynd was laid to rest at 4:45pm.
About 700 people went to the graveyard to pay their last respects to the legendary doctor who established clinics, schools and improved the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial (RFM) hospital to be one of the best public hospitals in the country.
It was not clear if it was coincidence that a helicopter flew above the cemetery a few minutes before Hynd’s coffin was lowered to the ground.
His Majesty the King was represented by Bishop Samson Hlatshwako, President of the League of Swaziland Churches while Bishop Stephen Masilela, the President of the Swaziland Conference of Churches, represented Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini.
Former army Commander Mangomeni Ndzimandze and Lomagugu Magagula, the sister of Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini, did not miss the funeral.
People who were treated by the fallen doctor and pastors from the Nazarene church where Hynd fellowshipped as a member and pastor, were also in attendance.
The Swazi Gospel Singers, led by Mathokoza Mtetwa and Noah Nkambule, former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, rendered music alongside Mandla Zikalala’s Voice of Praise.
Ben Mshamndane Nsibandze, who was with Hynd in the Cabinet of ministers under Prince Mabandla in the 1980s, delivered a speech on behalf of the people of Lwandle in Manzini, where the deceased doctor was a resident.
Emmanuel Ndlangamandla, Executive Director of the Coordinating Assembly of Non-Governmental Organisations (CANGO), thanked Hynd for helping in setting up CANGO. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109492-e3-000-coffin-for-dr-hynd.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/d2de0e6d26155c182ab5ebaf5cca9c7121f7895b5b9975b3c1698f60a82652a2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:26 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109463-machawe%252C-%25E2%2580%2598manyovu%25E2%2580%2599-excused.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109463-machawe%2C-%E2%80%98manyovu%E2%80%99-excused.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOBAMBA – Royal Leopard’s duo of Machawe ‘Mshanga’ Dlamini and Bonginkosi ‘Manyovu’ Dlamini has been excused from Sihlangu camp.
The players are nursing injuries and are not fit to play for Sihlangu in next Sunday’s all-important 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi.
Machawe was injured while on national duty in the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup but despite starting light training, he is not ready for any game of high intensity.
‘Manyovu’ suffered the same fate that forced him out of the squad prior to the COSAFA Cup after getting injured on his team’s last game ahead of a Sihlangu camp.
The speedy striker got injured in Leopard’s Castle Premier Challenge clash against Manzini Sundowns last Sunday in what looked like a dislocated ankle.
“From the 25 players that were in camp we have three injuries. Machawe is not 100 per cent healed and has been released alongside ‘Manyovu’. Goalkeeper Sidumo (Vilakati) has also aggravated his knee injury and will be replaced by another goalkeeper.
“The player replacing Sidumo has been identified but cannot be known as formalities of reporting to his team had not been made. But we have allowed all these players to go and recover in their teams and await the next national team duty,” Sihlangu head coach Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga said. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109463-machawe%2C-%E2%80%98manyovu%E2%80%99-excused.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/4f2ca39d33b7938e18aa7b84b87a2e7585751a7ab25c31b91589175eb244b833.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:28 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109504-kokonut-stylist-to-represent-swaziland-in-ethiopia-paris.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109504-kokonut-stylist-to-represent-swaziland-in-ethiopia-paris.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Swazi fashion has reached the pinnacle of international standards, as Kokonut Stylist has been selected to represent Swaziland in the African Union - Africa Fashion Reception 2016.
Kokonut Stylist is a local contemporary high-fashion brand founded by Koko Shabangu. The African Union Commission is set to host the Africa Fashion Reception at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa in September and Paris, France in October 2016.
A total of 30 African fashion designers and stylists were selected to each represent their respective countries at the African Fashion Business Summit. According to the press release from the African Union Commission, only one top designer has been nominated by the Executive Board of the Africa Fashion Reception to represent each of the participating countries.
This is a build-up for the massive show where each of the selected representatives from the African countries will showcase their lines in Paris in October 2016. The nomination for Kokonut Stylist came about after the committee saw the fashion house’s profile on social media platform Instagram.
Approved
The committee then communicated with their local partner, Nicole Samuels to notify Kokonut Stylist to submit their latest Fashion Look book for review by the committee, it was then that they were approved to represent Swaziland. The Creative Director of Kokonut Stylist, Koko Shabangu elatedly elaborated how this is a big deal for her brand especially because African fashion is a big influencer in global fashion trends.
“This is the first African Fashion Business Summit that the African Union will host, and to say it is a huge honour for Kokonut Stylist to represent Swaziland on such a platform would be a gross understatement, I have been swimming in bubbles of glee ever since I found out,” stated Koko.
She further mentioned that as a fashion stylist who is contributing to the contemporary fashion culture, this is a great way for her and her brand to export the Swazi contemporary culture and explore the cultures of other African designers/stylists.
She informed us that the launch of their new accessory line called Atibuye Emasisweni, which uses the traditional Swazi Lihiya to make fashionable jewellery is what put her brand on the African map.
“I do not doubt that our latest accessories are what got the committee to decide to pick Kokonut Stylist to represent Swaziland, they are absolutely amazing and beautifully crafted. The committee mentioned that they were looking for innovators in the fashion sector and I guess Kokonut Stylist has done that with the Swazi culture inspired accessories.”
Showcase
She further mentioned that she will be jetting off to showcase Kokonut Stylist Spring/Summer 16 Fashion line in Addis Ababa in 12 days and Paris in eight weeks.
“I cannot even put to words how excited I am to go to Paris as a fashion stylist representing Swaziland and not just as a tourist. I have loved Paris for as long as I have adored my icon Coco Chanel who was from Paris. I look forward to visiting the Chanel Fashion House on 31 Rue Cambon and be in the same house as my fashion icon, this is the best thing to have ever happened in my life!
“In Addis Ababa we will have a meet-and-greet with Christina Marozzi from Milan who is also one of the women I admire greatly in fashion,” added Koko with excitement. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109504-kokonut-stylist-to-represent-swaziland-in-ethiopia-paris.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/835867701f99ddcd28ec3c6abb72bc39b941dced2974f463915a6923b84db968.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:38 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109481-6-pupils-arrested-for-11-yr-old%25E2%2580%2599s-gang-rape.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109481-6-pupils-arrested-for-11-yr-old%E2%80%99s-gang-rape.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | EKUKHULUMENI – Six primary school boys are behind bars for allegedly gang-raping an 11-year-old pupil of Madvudvula Primary School on numerous occasions, something which has sent shockwaves in the community.
The girl was allegedly raped on a number of occasions at her parental homestead when her mother was away attending to night prayers or funeral vigils.
She would at times be called to step out into the night and repeatedly raped by the boys, some estimated to be as old as 18 years of age.
To keep the girl from saying a word to anyone about the alleged rape, the boys are said to have used fear as their weapon, threatening to stab her should she ever say a word.
At times, it is alleged, the child would be ordered to meet her tormenters at a secluded forest, past midnight, when her mother was asleep to be raped repeatedly by the boys as they took turns on her.
Shocking as it sounds, the boys are said to at times pair themselves and rotate the nights of horror on the child.
The minor rape survivor stays with her mother as her father is employed at a construction company in Ezulwini.
What sold them out was when her mother, coming from attending a vigil, noticed a number of footprints in the sandy yard at the homestead.
She is said to have questioned her daughter as to who were walking round the homestead.
That was when the child named the boys and on further interrogation she revealed how she had been used as the boys’ sex object.
The shocked mother took the child to hospital where upon examination, the nurses refused to attend to her without first having the matter reported to the police, accompanied by a report to that effect.
The mother is said to have then taken up the matter with the school as it is alleged that the child would at times go missing in class as exams were in progress.
The head teacher, Ncamile Mngoma, did not hesitate to call the police.
“That is how the child told us of how the boys would smear some oily black substance all over her body, the smell of which made her dizzy,” said one resident, who requested to remain anonymous in fear of being victimised.
Tension is high between the girl’s family and those of the boys. They are not in talking terms yet they were before. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109481-6-pupils-arrested-for-11-yr-old%E2%80%99s-gang-rape.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/f6b197f82b699d7770933eb0b57c6de238afc14b1240e5e1970b8e9a4b7004b7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:50 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109462-veteran-sikhatsi-cruises-in-e10%25C2%25A0000-pool-tourney.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109462-veteran-sikhatsi-cruises-in-e10%C2%A0000-pool-tourney.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – After 23 games, there is no stopping veteran Sikhatsi Dlamini on the pool table.
Dlamini leads the 16-man pack in the ongoing George Hotel Singles Pool tournament sponsored to the tune of E10 000.
The battle for the E2 000 cash prize plus trophy and gold medal is between Dlamini, youthful Eddie Mkhonta and Norman Khoza, who are both registered with Manzini Regional Pool League side Police College, who are both on 51 points.
The singles tournament continues on Reed Dance holiday, Monday as Manzini prepares to host the Swaziland International Trade Fair opening from today.
The singles tournament is in its third season, having started in 2014 with a sponsorship package of E7 000. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109462-veteran-sikhatsi-cruises-in-e10%C2%A0000-pool-tourney.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/2cfb4898c20e21287085506d4a02da6177032be117226a0c5325d804dc1ec186.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:46 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109505-this-is-sihlangu%25E2%2580%2599s-moment-to-grab-it.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109505-this-is-sihlangu%E2%80%99s-moment-to-grab-it.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | On Sunday, Sihlangu will trudge to the floodlights-less Kamuzu Banda Stadium in Blantyre to play the most important fixture of the team since its inception in 1968.
At Somhlolo National Stadium on September 6, 1968 the first Sihlangu team played against Malawi in the day where at stake was nothing but celebrating the Kingdom’s independence from the British. This weekend, a home grown mentor Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga, carries on his tiny shoulders the nation’s weight of expectation in a match whose result could shake the pillars of football history.
Sihlangu can, for the first time in history, qualify for the AFCON finals which will be held in Gabon in January next year.
The team has emerged as a strong contender for the two best runners-up spots available for qualification, as victory over Malawi could guarantee 11 points, and if already qualified group leaders Zimbabwe, who play Guinea in Conakry an hour late, lose their game.
In his book titled ‘The 7 habits of Highly effective people’ Stephen Covey described courage as not the absence of fear, but awareness that something else is important.
Madze and his troops should know that this is the most important game in the history of Swazi football, and such milestones come with fear that needs to be confronted with courageousness. Below we look at the opportunities and threats going to the mother of all international games.
THE OPPORTUNITIES
The incentive of AFCON finals qualification: The current crop of Sihlangu players are on the verge of greatness in that if they qualify for the AFCON finals, could upstage revered former stars such as Tholeni ‘Schuster’ Nkambule, Ronnie Dube, Absalom ‘Scara’ Thindwa and Robson Dlakubi to name but a few.
The country has never came so close to qualification and the looming milestone should conjure up the last atom of energy needed to win the Malawi tie, which will be key to attaining one of the two spots for the best runners-up. There is absolutely no need to motivate them as the tie is self motivational. Qualifying for the AFCON could open doors of opportunities for the players to join professional clubs in the continent.
Sihlangu’s vein of rich form recently: Any team that plays and beats Guinea home and away in a qualifying match should be in Gabon. Sihlangu has raked in six of their current eight points against the pre-qualifier favourites. And there is no crime in expecting them to beat Malawi away and force their way to Gabon. Buoyed by the COSAFA Castle Cup bronze medal in Namibia in June, the team cannot shrink now when the entire nation expects them to scale new heights. The technical bench has been able to groom a team that is now capable of handling itself even at the face of adversity. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109505-this-is-sihlangu%E2%80%99s-moment-to-grab-it.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/61a6f533f8bcbf2d1423e5279b678d51bcf4d97699eae0e3ca49a160cbe8e412.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:45 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109513-refunds-for-uniswa-students-who-paid-own-fees-last-year.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109513-refunds-for-uniswa-students-who-paid-own-fees-last-year.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Some returning University of Swaziland (UNISWA) students are receiving their dvuladvula in the form of allowances for last academic year and refunds for money they paid before government awarded the scholarships.
The students are those who had not made the cut to receive scholarships from government for the 2015/2016 academic year. They were in first year at the time.
These students were successful in their appeal to have government pay for them after they had not initially made the list of awardees.
Most of the students had paid their acceptance fee, which will, unfortunately, not be refunded.
Some of them had already paid their tuition fees and accommodation fees among other expenses, before they successfully appealed to government.
“It depended on the cut list. Those students who were just at the bottom of the cut list, and had the best of five subjects out of 32 points, were transferred to the appeal list,” said a student.
He said government awarded scholarships to those students who managed to make it to the appeal list in the middle of the academic year. “For instance, if a particular faculty had its cut list predetermined at 32, then the appeal list would incorporate probably five students at the bottom of 32 depending on the collaborative decision of government and the institution,” he said.
Students who paid for themselves, as they had not received government scholarship, had to pay at least E3 000 for tuition and about E300 acceptance fee so that they could be admitted into class.
Allowance given to students in the past academic year totalled to E9 900. At least E5 500 was deducted for all those students who live on campus and food allowance was distributed approximately E1 800 per semester. It has also been ascertained that the Ministry of Labour and Social Security has already released some money to be awarded in the form of scholarships to some of the returning UNISWA students for this academic year.
Acting Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Norman Gamedze confirmed that the ministry had started dispatching money to UNISWA students, who were officially awarded scholarships.
“All I know is that we continue to pay all those who are entitled by being awarded scholarship. I am sure they have categories but I can guarantee that they will all be eventually paid,” said Gamedze.
UNISWA Registrar Dr Salebona Simelane confirmed that the institution was aware that some of the first year students in 2015/2016, who had appealed to government for the award of scholarships, were successful in their appeals and they had received their refund for money they had paid. This happened during the recent long vacation. Such students would comprise a portion of the returning students.
Others had not yet received their refund because of technical issues of which the students concerned were aware. The total number of those students was less than 20.
They will receive their refund as soon as the technical issues were cleared. Simelane said he could not say for sure when the remainder of those who were on the appeal list, who paid for their academic fee before being awarded scholarships, would be reimbursed. It would just depend on when the technical issues would be sorted out.
“We will try to repay them as quickly as possible,” Simelane said. He advised those who were awarded scholarships after they had paid for themselves not to panic but approach the Student Finances Office to sort out whatever issues were pending.
“They will be paid soon, their money is available and will not be misplaced,” said Simelane.
The registrar said though he did not want to raise too much hope for students, he was confident that most returning students would get their allowances for this academic year soon. It has been gathered by this publication that those students who were granted scholarships early by government, and had made it onto the cut list for the respective faculties, received their allowances earlier and will not receive the ‘dvuladvula’.
These students are also not expecting any refund from UNISWA as they were not required to make any payment as government covered for their food allowance, tuition, project allowances and other costs required to be fully registered at the university. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109513-refunds-for-uniswa-students-who-paid-own-fees-last-year.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/8051c004780f090f26f5128908a84906c24ee36feb90f9c5c526e320eed99758.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:17 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109490-credible-derby-draw-for-%25E2%2580%2598bull%25E2%2580%2599.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109490-credible-derby-draw-for-%E2%80%98bull%E2%80%99.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | (At Somhlolo National Stadium)
Swallows............................... (0)1
Papy 51st
Highlanders.......................... (0)1
Baimba 63rd
LOBAMBA – Stupendous goals from each side were not enough to decide the pulsating Mbabane derby yesterday.
Like an arranged marriage, the Castle Premier Challenge semi-final first leg showdown between heavyweights Mbabane Swallows and Mbabane Swallows at a packed Somhlolo National Stadium was again punctuated with a lot of surprises.
The battle started behind the tunnels as on-duty police officers had to escort Swallows players to the tunnels on their arrival following a disagreement between the hosts’ officials and a section of the opposition’s supporters.
Swallows, who paraded their regular starting line-up, came as favourites but had to be at their best to match the energised Highlanders, who seemed to be finally finding their rhythm.
The visiting supporters celebrated wildly at the sound of referee, Mbongiseni Fakudze’s final whistle, with the hope that the opponents would have their work cut out in the second leg after letting in an away goal.
Swallows, who had key players struggling, allowed the opposition to take control from the quarter-hour mark. Highlanders’ skipper, Xolani ‘Chocco’ Sibandze, could have easily broken the deadlock in the 22nd minute if his effort from a free-kick from 25 yards never shaved the cross bar.
However, both sides had nothing to show for their close to a half dozen goal attempts at the break.
The deciding period also started in blistering pace but it was the home team that drew first blood in spectacular style. On top of being from an unfamiliar source, no one had seen the goal coming.
Mbabane Highlanders’ goalkeeper, Sidumo Vilakati, could not deal with industrious midfielder, Papy Kabamba’s cross-cum shot from the right wing when the game was 51 minutes old.
With a solid defence marshalled by lanky centre-back, Baimba Kamara the black and white ensemble remained in the ascendancy despite the setback. Meck Mwase’s charges responded 12 minutes later.
Kamara rose highest to convert a ‘Chocco’ corner kick. Sihlangu goalkeeper Sandile ‘Nkomishi’ Ginindza had tried in vain to wipe the ball off the goal line after it ricocheted from the woodwork.
While Swallows kept throwing their dices, sacrificing the ineffective Njabulo ‘D4D’ Ndlovu, for debutant, Phindafuthi Dlamini, among other changes, they lacked their usual predatory instincts upfront; managing only two shots on target in the last half against the away side’s four.
The final whistle meant Highlanders would just need to avoid conceding a goal in the second leg in about two weeks time to progress to their maiden final. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109490-credible-derby-draw-for-%E2%80%98bull%E2%80%99.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/70cb958f01b5b1a09a68d22fe5819b3fda33bcf791d3c48889b7dd12e73f4af3.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:41 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109508-expired-bumpy-turf-for-sihlangu-match.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109508-expired-bumpy-turf-for-sihlangu-match.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Sihlangu should brace themselves for harsher conditions in Malawi, as reports surfaced that the match venue’s artificial turf expired last year.
The moment-defining clash has been slated for Sunday at the dilapidated Kamuzu Banda Stadium in Blantyre at 3:30pm. Sihlangu leave the country this afternoon for Johannesburg where they will connect a flight tomorrow to Blantyre. A report from a Malawi online publication called ‘The Nation,’ disclosed that the match will be played at the venue despite the documented bad state of the artificial turf.
The lifespan of the turf expired in 2015 and the surface now is unplayable, according to reports by the national online publication.
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda was quoted by the nation on Sunday saying the turf has been worn out.
“The lifespan of the artificial turf ended last year and the surface has become unplayable. It is no longer healthy for the players. After consulting with stakeholders, we will immediately write to government to ban the facility from hosting matches,” he said.
Nyirenda said the drainage system stopped working a long time ago and silt and sand were accumulating on the turf which is worn out.
The Malawi government, through the Ministry of Sports and Culture, conceded that the pitch was in bad state. The stadium was once closed two year ago after an instruction from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) due to its bad condition. The spokesperson of the Malawi Ministry of Sports and Culture, Christopher Mbukwa, said they could not act or close the stadium without consulting FAM. Kamuzu Stadium is also without floodlights, which saw the match being played an hour earlier than the stipulated time.
FAM has deployed a tractor that was meant for another stadium (Chiwembe) to clean the turf ahead of the game on Sunday.
Swazi players are used to artificial turf as Somhlolo National Stadium has it. Both turfs were installed using funding from FIFA. The National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) Marketing and Communications Manager Muzi Radebe said if CAF has sanctioned the game to be played in the stadium, there is nothing they could do.
“This is a CAF tournament and we are going to follow what they are saying. For now we know that the game has been scheduled for Kamuzu Stadium,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sihlangu coach Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga said they needed to at least spend two days ahead of the game to familiarise themselves with the environment. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109508-expired-bumpy-turf-for-sihlangu-match.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/77d0519a68893e64ac8a9d1d53935eabcf1984c32ca51240580dfa1c15bfad2e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:36 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109512-man-stabbed-to-death-in-bar-brawl.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109512-man-stabbed-to-death-in-bar-brawl.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MANZINI – A man (21), who decided to quickly grab a beer at a bar, was stabbed several times in his back and died after a fight with a patron.
Linda Magagula is said to have been with his friends when they decided to park at Croydon Bar, situated at Dvokolwako, as he wanted to buy beer.
When he got inside the bar, he was allegedly involved in a fight with one Sabelo Mshweshwe Magagula (23) after he accused him of assaulting him with a beer bottle on the mouth.
The two are alleged to have had a fight which later escalated. It is then that the suspect chased after Linda, while carrying a knife around the bar and when he eventually got to him, he allegedly stabbed him several times in his back.
Eyewitnesses said the victim attempted to run away, but the suspect allegedly followed him. “His friends were seated in the car outside the bar parking lot waiting for him when they saw him coming out of the main door, with blood oozing from his mouth. He was not walking properly and was bleeding profusely. They all rushed to the main door and tried to hold him, when he fell to the ground and became unconscious as he had multiple stab wounds,” a well- placed source, who is also a patron at the popular bar, said.
Police were called and Linda was rushed to Dvokolwako Health Centre where he was confirmed dead upon arrival. Acting Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Assistant Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed that two men got into a fight and one of them was stabbed.
Vilakati said the suspect had been arrested by the Mliba police under the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Information gathered is that Sabelo was handed over by his father and attorney on Sunday to the police. After questioning, he was charged with a murder offence. Yesterday, the suspect appeared before Senior Magistrate Nonhlanhla Dlamini for a remand hearing. He was remanded in custody until September 7, 2016, pending his committal to the High Court.
Meanwhile, another man was arrested by the police, this weekend, after he allegedly killed another by assaulting him several times on the head with kicks and further banged his head on the ground.
Mlandvo Zubuko (31) of Nyakeni yesterday appeared before Magistrate Mthokozisi Dlamini after he was arrested and charged with murder on Saturday. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109512-man-stabbed-to-death-in-bar-brawl.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/4e23184ba71c2621a2a77c6db5f3d63b0d287bd171998ed936cef6e381b522fd.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:34 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fbefore-i-was-interrupted%2F109472-the-dog-whistle-and-black-frustration.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/before-i-was-interrupted/109472-the-dog-whistle-and-black-frustration.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Have you ever loved something and simultaneously been frustrated by it? I’m sort of feeling that way about my blackness and how it exists in a white supremacist society.
I hate that I am conscious of the microagressions I experience because of this blackness. I am frustrated by the fact that every single time I discuss this; a white person will take offence and dismiss me as divisive and problematic. But if you have time I’d like to give you actual recent examples of divisiveness and how as a white person, benefitting from this supremacist structure, you don’t get to tell me or anyone else that we’re being too sensitive.
Woman fined for
wearing Burkini
France recently banned burkinis stating that they can cause some discomfort to onlookers. Or something! France also doesn’t allow religious symbols or practices to take place in public, which is all good and well to have that as a blanket rule.
But Christians are not easily identifiable (or identifiable at all) when you see them in public, so this is not for them.
If you wear specific things to honour your religion, such as a hijab, this is certainly targeting you. So the problem is Islam and those who practice the faith.
Ergo the problem is Islamophobia and it’s disgusting. When a country can legally ban a bathing suit (seriously!!!), what does that do for tolerance and understanding? A lady spoke about the incident of the woman who was made to remove her clothing in public following this ridiculous ban. The photo which circulated was of her sitting on the beach with four police officers standing over her, watching her disrobe. Well done France, that’s not threatening at all. So committed are you to law enforcement that you ban swimming costumes.
Lest I digress too much, the issue here is the arrogance of white supremacy, the notion that this isn’t the height of disrespect and is instead an act of them liberating Muslim women. Who asked you? The Jesus complex has consumed you for too many centuries. Please stop.
Ohio school tries to ban afro puffs and braids
*Blank stare* so what does that mean for your intake of black students? I was really offended by this because the identity of young black people and how that tie into respectability and beauty even is always under attack. Must students just go to school bald?
Later the school came out to apologise and the principal said the ban was directed towards black boys so they could look presentable.
For me, the very fact that they couldn’t read back on their statement of the ban and realise how it was ambiguous tells me all I need to know about the school. | http://www.times.co.sz/before-i-was-interrupted/109472-the-dog-whistle-and-black-frustration.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/18d3bd00dbc9ee001a78beb2e589f41d2ce58ed6f34982b1dfbd4f2f14d3aec7.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:33 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109491-vision-2022-comes-alive.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109491-vision-2022-comes-alive.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MANZINI – For the neither cheap nor expensive price of E180, you can also own one of the sarongs (emahiya) branded with a logo depicting Vision 2022.
This vision is now synonymous with His Majesty the King’s wish to see Swaziland becoming a First World country in the next six years.
The normal price for such fabrics, worn by both men and women for traditional and formal events or just to feel cool during warm Summer days, is about E70.
However, the price for the Vision 2022 lihiya has been set at E180.
The indigenous wear Swazi business behind this initiative says this is because the fabric is made from 100 per cent cotton and was designed to market the King’s vision for the country.
The businessman declined to be identified, saying this would only take away the focus from the product in question. “Also, a percentage of the price will go towards supporting various cultural events,” he promised.
“When people wear this lihiya, they must remember to maintain culture in the year 2022 and beyond. In all events, the 2022 lihiya must be worn to sensitise people about His Majesty’s vision for a First World Swaziland.
So popular is the new sarong, known in other countries as a kanga, that Channel Swazi Television news presenters have already been spotted donning it. One of these is new recruit Sonto Malinga. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109491-vision-2022-comes-alive.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/f21f64d8964188a8dca236d4334d0d5efbec48636305d172adb23c728cb825da.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:31 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fletters%2F109499-what%25E2%2580%2599s-wrong-with-police-officers.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109499-what%E2%80%99s-wrong-with-police-officers.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Sir,
It seems like a day hardly passes without a negative report directed to our police service.
There are so many brutalities that are happening in their hands and the questions that keep boggling my mind are: Why are they acting this way?
What sort of police officers would behave this way? Are they driven to this type of negative behaviour by their training?
Is it because, today being a police officer in Swaziland is determined by the number of relatives you have in the force or by the amount of money or cattle you have paid in order to be recruited?
Shield
They are supposed to be our shield, but they are now the ones far more dangerous than criminals.
As police officers, in case senikhohliwe, you are supposed to take a bullet for us, not to pull the trigger towards us bekunene! Where are we supposed to run to, if the only people who are supposed to shelter us are the ones exposing us to all sorts of danger?
I do understand that police officers are stressed and they work under a lot of pressure. I also understand that a just and civilised society needs laws, and laws need to be enforced, and in this case police officers are entrusted with that noble and necessary task to enforce the laws but that does not mean they must take advantage of their power.
They are using the uniform to do corrupt practices; they use government cars to carry- out jobs which are not within the scope of their work.
If you know that you are one of the few good officers, big up to you, keep respecting that uniform and that badge. Remind your colleagues about the duties of police officers.
Computer | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109499-what%E2%80%99s-wrong-with-police-officers.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/dc1b8f4d9fabca305431780f46722529cd87a1671d303bf0442479269ef87824.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:41 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fentertainment%2F109503-shekinah-motsa-a-wonder-to-watch.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/thumbnail.php?file=sahky_363744465.jpg&size=article_medium | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | (ABOVE) Shekinah Motsa seems to be showing her fans how to dance for the song. (RIGHT) South African Saxophone player Denzil Erasmus backs the singer as they perform a song titled ‘Ngifuna Wena’.
MBABANE – She may be new as a solo gospel artist but Shekinah Motsa managed the fill up Sibane Hotel Hall.
This was during her intimate show held on Saturday night.
Motsa who is signed under Leserato Events gave two sets of praise and worship melodies which left gospel music lovers wanting more.
The artist who currently fellowships at the Jesus Calls Worship Centre was a marvel to watch as she sang songs that lifted the spirits of the over 300 people who attended the show.
The show started just after 7pm and the hall was already half full.
First to set the tone high during the show was a group known as Unitone. The a cappella group left those who attended entertained with their harmonious vocal melodies.
Before Motsa went on stage, there were other artists who performed and these were Nhlakanipho Dlamini, Mnqobi Maseko, Nontobeko Mabundza, Sebenele Maseko and Sphindzile Maseko.
All these artists seemed to have prepared well for the show as they were at their best.
Motsa then took the stage and sang various worship and praise songs.
Her first set was filled with worship songs while her second set had mostly praise songs.
Some of those interviewed after the show said they were impressed with her performance and mentioned that they were looking forward to her first album. | http://www.times.co.sz/entertainment/109503-shekinah-motsa-a-wonder-to-watch.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/450c7c6b6d730b8c5b37f2579186c3a522416e3b7b0af5b320ffd3513f421a17.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:15 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109495-nothing-will-stop-pastor-joy.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109495-nothing-will-stop-pastor-joy.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | EZULWINI – Pastor Joy Dlamini is going ahead with building a huge and modern house in Nyonyane, Ezulwini, despite the fact that the Ludzidzini Royal Committee ordered construction work, on disputed land she was allocated, to stop. Pastor Joy is the estranged wife of Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini.
She is employed as Director of the Swaziland National Library Services. In December last year, the Ludzidzini Royal Committee ruled that construction of houses on a vast territory of land be stopped, pending finalisation of an appeal by a Dlamini family of Ezulwini, which claimed ownership of the land.
The Dlaminis (not related to the PM’s wife) want all the people who were given portions of land by the Ezulwini Royal Kraal on this disputed territory to vacate the place. The Ludzidzini Royal Committee advises Her Majesty Indlovukazi on customary issues and any other matters referred to it from time to time.
However, Timothy Velabo Mtetwa, acting Chairman of the Committee, was taken to court by the Ezulwini Royal Kraal for stopping the project. Lawyers representing Mtetwa and Ezulwini Royal Kraal inspected the disputed land, as per an agreement reached at the High Court.
The matter is still pending in court. However, the Times SUNDAY found builders busy at Pastor Joy’s compound a week ago. They were unco-operative when the home under construction was photographed.
Pastor Joy, Prince Lonkhokhela and others were given pieces of land on the land the descendants of King Mbandzeni claim to be theirs.
Prince Lonkhokhela, Chief Executive Officer of the Swaziland National Provident Fund (SNPF) and other families took heed of the royal committee’s ruling. However, Pastor Joy said no one told her to stop utilising the land she was allocated by the Ezulwini royal kraal.
As a result, she is building a big house, possibly a three-bedroom structure, plus another one, which is smaller than the main house.
The premier’s wife is also building a thatched lapa, which will possibly serve as a braai area.
A lapa is a structure that is popular in South Africa. It usually consists of a thatched roof supported by wooden poles. Lapas are commonly used as semi-open entertainment areas. It is sometimes misspelled as lapha. Lapa can suitably be accepted as a variant of the widely known gazebo. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109495-nothing-will-stop-pastor-joy.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/99614ae23862967abcda4b0bc97ad7c79675ec42dd931cd430c74e4b07029551.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:41 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109461-swazi-trac-pumps-over-e52-000-into-super-league.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109461-swazi-trac-pumps-over-e52-000-into-super-league.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – The Swazi Trac Lubombo Super League sponsorship has increased by E7 500 from last year’s package, to E52 500 this season.
Delivering the good news to the teams during the league’s launch at Swazi Trac premises in Matsapha on Wednesday evening was Nkhanyeti Ngwenya, who is the company’s Sales and Marketing Manager. He hailed the football stakeholders for marketing the brand of the company.
He also reassured the Lubombo Regional Football Association (LRFA) that Swazi Trac would continue to support the sport in fulfilment of the slogan ‘a sporting nation is a healthy nation’.
The event, which lasted for about an hour, was attended by Lubombo Super League teams’ representatives, who also expressed joy upon receiving the good news as demonstrated by the huge round of applause which characterised the hall the moment Ngwenya made the announcement.
National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) first Vice President Nichodemus ‘Ace’ Mashwama, FA executive committee member Elphas Ngcamphalala, Hhohho Regional Football Association (HRFA) Chairman Comfort Shongwe, LRFA Chairman, Mangaliso Sihlongonyane together with his executive committee members and the sponsors.
The reigning champions of the league are National First Division-bound City Warriors, who won a fiercely contested title race last season to walk away with the E15 000 plus trophy as first prize. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109461-swazi-trac-pumps-over-e52-000-into-super-league.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/8b2c6d99de38179d60e89464cb8f3b667ee24040cd0546c10d1863d3481c2b5b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:42 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109488-going-for-attack-in-second-leg%252C-says-%25E2%2580%2598chocco%25E2%2580%2599.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109488-going-for-attack-in-second-leg%2C-says-%E2%80%98chocco%E2%80%99.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOBAMBA – Despite getting the all important away goal, Mbabane Highlanders’ captain says they will not play defensive football in the return leg but attack from the first whistle.
Highlanders played to a 1-all draw against bitter sworn rival Mbabane Swallows yesterday afternoon in front of a passionate over 8 000 supporters at Somhlolo National Stadium. This was the first leg semi-final of the exhilarating Castle Lager Premier Challenge.
A goalless draw in September 11 return match is enough to send Highlanders to their first ever final appearance of the E800 000 winner-takes-all tournament.
‘Chocco’ is expected to return to Sihlangu camp tomorrow as the national team prepares for next Sunday’s away all important 2017 AFCON qualifier decider against Malawi. He said his teammates displayed courage, determination and never lost focus despite conceding in the 51st minute.
Congolese midfielder Papy Kabamba beat Sidumo Vilakati on his near post at the Highlanders sticks before Sierra Leone-born defender Baimba Kamara, who was named man-of-the-match, pulled one back to render the second leg tie open.
“We will rectify our mistakes and it is good that we are on the advantage now. We are not going to defend but rather attack to possibly win the game,” he said. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109488-going-for-attack-in-second-leg%2C-says-%E2%80%98chocco%E2%80%99.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/c73a7fb49db0a89dd3062ed1f422f3599fc47529d3684491aa5c2d9a1a92b288.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:44 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109479-three-years-at-ludzidzini-but-can%25E2%2580%2599t-see-king-%25E2%2580%2593-fonono.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109479-three-years-at-ludzidzini-but-can%E2%80%99t-see-king-%E2%80%93-fonono.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOBAMBA – Who would imagine that a person who lives in the same compound with the King almost every day would struggle for years just to see him?
Retired Army Commander Brigadier Fonono Dube spends most of his life at the Ludzidzini Royal Residence, where he has worked from over four years now.
His office is situated a stone’s throw from away from where His Majesty the King resides, but Dube has been trying without success to meet the King for years now, thanks to protocol and discretion.
Dube, who will be turning 91 years in October, is still nursing hope that he will get a chance to see the King and tell him what he has to one day.
“I am itching to see the King, because I have a lot to tell him. If I eventually meet him, I will need the two solid days to talk to him and he should put aside all other business because what I want to say is very important,” he said.
Dube said he has known the King since he was born and has looked after him since he was six years old.
He said the late King Sobhuza III brought King Mswati under his care before he went to primary school.
“I have been literally babysitting the king and I have been protecting him for decades now, but I am not being allowed to see him and chat with him when need arises,” he said.
Dube has been leader of the army for over 20 years, after leaving his teaching profession for military training as per order of the late King Sobhuza II.
“When the late King sent me for military training I was head teacher at Lozitha primary school,” he said.
During his school and training days, Dube was once in class with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Among the people he trained in military are Botswana President Ian Khama and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi.
When asked what was making his effort to see the King fail, the former army leader said it was protocol.
He said none of the people in the forefront want to let him in there.
“Normally I do not need an emissary to meet with the King because we have a long history with him and I am carrying crucial information about the country,” he said.
Several other people including the late Prince Mfanasibili who died a few months ago were never afforded an opportunity to meet the king.
Some people voiced out their frustration during the sibaya national dialogue held at Ludzidzini Royal Residence over six days.
The people blamed this on some individuals surrounding the King whom they named, saying they were blocking their way for no valid reason.
Generally, procedure dictates that a person acquires an emissary if they want an appointment with the king, after which they are registered and taken in there according to their place in queue.
The purpose of the meeting is also discussed with the emissary and all relevant authorities before one is allowed through.
Acting Ludzidzini Governor Timothy Mtetwa said some people were exaggerating when they made their submissions at Sibaya.
He said no some was denied the opportunity to meet the King, as long as they followed the right procedure. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109479-three-years-at-ludzidzini-but-can%E2%80%99t-see-king-%E2%80%93-fonono.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/7f65503838455ea2fdaa41cdb598ac2531e3682fcece97efa244f20481e9a66a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:45 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109467-paramedics-feel-sidelined.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109467-paramedics-feel-sidelined.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Local paramedics are of the view that they are being sidelined from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit.
Delegates from member States are already in the country for the 36th SADC Summit, which will see the handing over of the chairmanship to His Majesty King Mswati III.
Previously known as the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), member States are Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The prestigious summit will bring together medical expertise to ensure the wellbeing of several delegates, including heads of State, in the country.
However, local paramedics are of the view that they are considered not fit to provide services at the summit.
Swaziland has about 260 registered paramedics and over 300 said to be interns. The paramedics have various qualifications obtained from neighbouring SA colleges.
Paramedics under EMS claim they are not aware of any of their colleagues who will be serving at the SADC Summit. They accused the Ministry of Health of not being confident in the local life-savers.
“If they are saying we are not fit to assist at the SADC Summit, why then do they trust us with the lives of Swazis?” asked some of the paramedics during interviews.
Dr Vusi Magagula, the Director in the Ministry of Health said paramedics from SA would assist at the SADC Summit, but there were also some locals. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109467-paramedics-feel-sidelined.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/c001c0779d4b55486c4101fec23dbcc1e583ee267fab0583d826430507fef12e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:33 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fbusiness%2F109502-business-opportunity-for-construction-companies.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/business/109502-business-opportunity-for-construction-companies.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – The core attributes of the envisioned First World country by 2022, is the provision of world class public infrastructure to the populace and that is what government is determined to achieve.
Government, through the Ministry of Public Works and Transport is illustrating its unwavering interest to propel the country to First World status through the provision of a business opportunity to local companies, for the upgrading of roads from gravel to bitumen standard (tarred).
The ministry is calling for private companies to express interest to build and finance the construction of four roads in the Shiselweni region.
These roads include Hlatikulu-Sithobelweni (MR25), Nsoko- Maloma (MR21) and Maloma- Nsalitje (MR21), Siphofaneni-Sithobelweni-Maloma and Junction from MR 14 – St Philips.
The ministry has disclosed that the project scope of works include construction of the existing gravel roads to bituminous standard and the construction of bridges.
Prospective bidding firms are encouraged to visit the sites and make their own assessment for the purposes of submitting proposals.
“Bid documents may be obtained from the office of the Chief Roads Engineer, Roads Department, in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Completed bid documents should be in sealed envelopes and shall be delivered at the Treasury Building not later than 9am on Friday, November 2016,” the ministry said.
Growth
According to the ministry, the upgrading of these roads is a strategic development of the Shiselweni region, as they complement the Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP II) development for the purposes of enhancing economic development and industrial growth.
The ministry went on to say that the targeted developments are namely: the coal production at Maloma Colliery, the growing of Banana in Kubuta and sugar cane in the northern-eastern part of Swaziland.
The ministry has observed that the road improvement of the MR21 will serve as a link with the Republic of South Africa at the Nsalitje Border Post.
The ministry has undertaken the economic feasibility study and preliminary engineering design.
Activity involved the examination of all available existing information and data relevant to the project, together with the collection of additional information and data necessary for the execution of the study and preliminary designs.
This is an opportunity for the country’s insurance and retirement funds companies to comply with the legislation which calls upon them to invest at least 30 per cent of their asset holdings within the country. This could be through providing funding for projects. | http://www.times.co.sz/business/109502-business-opportunity-for-construction-companies.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/1b1213f739de357bafdb590140ea133ae8aeed988a3bddfeda71825be246b016.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:25 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109478-maidens-enjoy-better-ride-back.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/thumbnail.php?file=one_732756399.jpg&size=article_medium | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | BHAMUSAKHE – The thousands of maidens who attended this year’s annual Umhlanga Reed Dance yesterday rejoiced their safe journey from the two places of commissioning.
The two regiments that were commissioned to Bhamusakhe and Mpisi Farm to cut the reed shared the similar sentiment that they thanked God when they met at Mahlanya before proceeding to Ludzidzini Royal Residence.
They said the devil was the liar as they all arrived safely as per His Majesty’s wish when commissioning them last Thursday.
The maidens left their various camps led by the princesses who carried the reed before it was later loaded into the trucks.
They then marched the long distances before they boarded the buses that were provided for the event.
As they travelled on the road, the maidens seemed joyful as they sang different songs, including their newly-composed ones.
The princesses would from time to time set the high pace as the enjoyed running.
When they arrived at Mahlanya , the young maidens met with the elders before proceeding to Ludzidzini Royal Residence.
Their overseer Hlangabeza Mdluli commended the maidens for their continued effort since their first day of arrival for the royal duties.
“The maidens were highly disciplined from the places of commissioning until they returned with the reed that they were sent to cut. Even when they boarded the busses there was no confusion.” | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109478-maidens-enjoy-better-ride-back.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/659738134b53922d965167123635313f349a15ddc79aa184b510e83120e9607d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:30 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109469-gogo-2-minors-rescued-from-conductor%25E2%2580%2599s-house-wayward.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109469-gogo-2-minors-rescued-from-conductor%E2%80%99s-house-wayward.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – The grandmother of the two teenage girls who were allegedly kidnapped and raped by a public transport conductor, described them as wayward and sexually active.
All she wants now is to give them up for adoption as she almost suffered a stroke after one of the girls disappeared from home on 10 separate occasions and was found at a boyfriend’s place.
Thandi Dludlu has appealed to the Correctional Services to admit the children to the Juvenile Centre because she has failed to control them.
Dludlu alleged that at some point, she approached the police and asked them to take the children into their custody but they declined, citing that they did not have authority to do so. Some of the areas she (one of the minors) has been found at by the police after her disappearing escapades, according to the grandmother, include Mayiwane, Ngwenya and Nkomazi.
While many people are sympathising with the girls aged 13 and 15, Dludlu insisted that they were not virgins when they left home last week and they were not driven out by poverty as they alleged.
“When they returned home after the arrest of the conductor, I confronted them about all the kidnapping and rape claims and the older one confessed that he was her boyfriend,” said Dludlu, who is a vegetable vendor at the Mbabane Market.
Giving a brief background about the two, Dludlu said the older granddaughter was abandoned by her parents at the age of six years.
“The young one was all along a good child but started behaving strangely after she began disappearing from home with her elder sister,” Dludlu stated. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109469-gogo-2-minors-rescued-from-conductor%E2%80%99s-house-wayward.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/ff92388007777dfb301cfaf8f56cbdbe78435f14dbe7c20077d91dd867b5f7c5.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:38 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109489-royal-leopard-draw-first-blood.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109489-royal-leopard-draw-first-blood.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Buffaloes.................................... (0)0
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LOBAMBA – Debutant twin Lungelo Tsabedze was the provider as Barry Steenkamp nodded home to ensure Royal Leopard are in the driving seat heading to the September 11 second leg match against Young Buffaloes.
Barry rose the highest to head home a Lungelo corner kick in the 20th minute as Leopard beat their hosts 1-0 in the Castle Lager Premier Challenge first leg semi-final match played in front of over 8 000 supporters at Somhlolo National Stadium. It was an all important away goal for the police ensemble that has made things easy for them in the return match.
Lungelo, who started his first match for Leopard after completing his move on Wednesday in a deal that saw his injured twin brother Fanelo join him while Menzi Sithole moved the opposite direction to Mbabane Highlanders, should have opened the scorers chart as early as the ninth minute but after getting space behind a flat footed Buffaloes defence, he saw his show pushed for a corner by goalkeeper Nhlanhla Gwebu.
The always dependable Ndoda Mthethwa had a chance to bring Buffaloes back in the game after finding himself one-on-one with Sihlangu new addition ahead of next Sunday’s 2017 AFCON qualifier Phephisani Msibi at the Leopard post but looped his effort over the bar.
That it was not Buffaloes’ day was summed up a minute after resumption when Dumisani ‘DU’ Mdluli was saved from the penalty spot by Phephisani.
Ndoda was pulled back inside the big box and referee Thulani Sibandze pointed to the spot.
The introductions of Nhlanhla ‘Mshengu’ Kunene and Phiwa Dlamini ignited life in Buffaloes attack but the latter was guilty of missing a glittering chance in referee’s stoppage time that would have rendered the tie on.
In a replica of the Ndoda miss in the first half, Phiwa put too much power in his looped attempt and was left kicking his heels in frustration after watching the ball sail over the bar with Phephisani at his mercy. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109489-royal-leopard-draw-first-blood.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/53332f065fb72c1165b8775f564c3c6a367d5800c7fafdf0e5ded8f7d8d861a7.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T04:51:20 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fletters%2F109486-a-plea-to-sadc-leaders.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109486-a-plea-to-sadc-leaders.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | Sir,
Which sector should governments and investors prioritise to boost the economic development of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)? Few would dispute the strategic importance of infrastructure for a nation’s prosperity. Functional roads, bridges, sewers and public transit systems are critical building blocks of a modern economy.
I would argue that investing in the health sector of a nation is a prerequisite of a successful, thriving and prosperous nation along with education, justice and social services. Investing in health in SADC offers a range of reasons to make it a successful, thriving and prosperous region.
For example, investing in reproductive health helps women and girls avoid unwanted or early pregnancy, unsafe abortions as well as pregnancy related challenges. This means when women stay healthier, they can be productive and have more opportunities for education, training and employment, which in turn benefits entire families, communities and nations.
SADC countries need to invest substantial amounts of money in their health industries, to enable them to cope with the growing needs of the region’s masses, especially people living with HIV/AIDS.
The disease is having a direct impact on other sectors such as agriculture and food security and nutrition for thousands of households, most of which depend heavily on agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits for good health. The United Nations (UN) says more than seven million agricultural workers have died in 25 African countries since 1985, undermining the traditional farm-coping mechanism used during times of drought, which has affected the region recently, further fuelling the AIDS pandemic.
Also, infectious diseases are rampant in the SADC region. Urbanisation and westernised lifestyles have further increased the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as cancer.
The strong correlation between infectious diseases and cancer has additionally fuelled the incidence rates of various cancers, driving the pharmaceutical industry in key East African countries. For example, many countries have no cancer institutes and only a few oncologists, let alone limited funding.
HIV/AIDS continues to pose major threats to the development of the SADC region. The reality is that today, we have in the region a traumatic situation where either grandparents or children head households. At least 40 per cent of SADC’s 195 million people are trapped in extreme poverty, while HIV/AIDS has become the most critical challenge to development, as it attacks the region’s most productive citizens.
With an HIV prevalence of 19 per cent - the highest in the world - AIDS is having an unprecedented impact on Swaziland, the venue of the 2016 SADC summit. The UN says life expectancy has fallen from 60 years to 31 years, the world’s lowest figure, and one in three children are orphaned or left vulnerable from AIDS. Last year, about 40 per cent of the population needed food aid. This means AIDS has been a contributor to the food shortage.
Families are losing their household heads, the able-bodied men and women. What is left are grandparents who are at that time of their lives when they expect to retire and they often need care themselves but they must again raise a new generation of children. The grandparents are too old to tend the fields and the children are too small.
Malaria is also a big problem in the region.
It is the leading cause of death in Southern Africa after TB and HIV/AIDS.
According to SADC, some 20 million cases of malaria are recorded in the region each year, resulting in 400 000 deaths annually.
This constitutes almost half of the one million malaria fatalities worldwide that occur annually. According to figures, malaria accounts for 30 per cent of outpatient health facility attendances and 40 per cent of inpatient hospital facilities in the region.
In endemic areas, the majority of adults are carriers of the disease and fall sick regularly. The situation is bound to become worse rather than improve. Because of increasing temperatures due to climate change, malaria is on the rise, spreading to areas previously too cold for mosquitoes, health experts warn. For me, health is not a consequence of development but a key factor in achieving development.
A healthy population is more productive and less dependent.
Overall, UN figures say doubling health investment in poor nations to US$119 billion could bring economic benefits of at least US$186 billion annually by 2015 - 2020. SADC countries and companies should also invest in research and development (R&D) in the health sector.
The benefits of R&D investment resulting in job creation, productivity, improved standards of living and economic growth are well documented. Investing in research and development is critical for the ability of our nation, and our region, to remain competitive.
Science foundations have cited increased spending on research and development as a key driver in the nation’s leading role in the global economy, estimating that more than half of a nation’s economic growth can be attributed to advances in investing in health.
Of course there are always challenges accompanying investments.
The challenges include reports of human rights abuses, fears that corruption is rampant in some countries; high returns are not possible; political risk and instability are large; poverty and disease make investment impossible. Every country needs to deal with these challenges.
However, if a zero-tolerance-for-corruption attitude is in place from the very beginning of negotiating an investing relationship, Africa’s infamous corruption can be averted. For example, our company AfroCentric Group is committed to supporting the development of the SADC region.
Through our businesses and our transformation initiatives, we are creating a world of sustainable healthcare through access to quality healthcare.
Our partnership with Swazimed, for the past 36 years, has played an important role, especially in skills development and job creation in Swaziland, where we employ about 100 people.
We are passionate about healthcare and many of our initiatives within the Socio Economic Development space are aimed at promoting health and education of the youth.
Investing in health care is a sure-fire way to lift developing countries out of poverty. Health-care is the best economic investment a government and private local and international investors can make.
Dr Anna Mokgokong
AfroCentric Health and Community Investment
BEDFORDVIEW | http://www.times.co.sz/letters/109486-a-plea-to-sadc-leaders.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/76e5fdbb44a4a652b3a483158c492d0fc8090326e53bd57e9938f7dc5477bb29.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:03 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109466-msunduza-elders-defend-solani%25E2%2580%2599s.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109466-msunduza-elders-defend-solani%E2%80%99s.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Chairman of Msunduza Committee Dumisani Zwane Indvuna Yenkhundla Mefika Mavuso and Ward 11 Councillor Musa Mamba have defended Solani’s Shisanyama.
In a meeting yesterday, they divulged that residents of Msunduza knew that there would be noise from the club for two days at most each month when important guests were invited.
Zwane mentioned that they were surprised to learn that Msunduza residents had a problem with operations of the club.
He revealed that in 2014, some residents raised the same complaint during a committee meeting that they were affected by noise coming from the club. However, he highlighted that Solani’s management was called and they assured residents that they would rectify the situation.
“They disclosed that the noise would be reduced and it will happen that there is only elevated noise only once or twice a month in the event that there were special guests who had visited,” said Zwane.
In addition, the chairman pointed out that when residents raised complaints about the noise, the club had not yet been officially launched.
“It was then introduced as a development project of a child who had grown up in the area before residents at a committee meeting,” he said.
Zwane said residents were happy regarding the development initiative and a blessing was received from them.
He added that there were many drinking spots in the area and wondered why some residents targeted just Solani’s.
The chairman noted that if some residents suddenly had complaints about the club’s operations, those concerned should have reported to the committee. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109466-msunduza-elders-defend-solani%E2%80%99s.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/64407eab55cd57563d0a4e202a8b1b49c81939e57cbb8507765b5cc21f11e7c0.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:34 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109511-swaziland-to-establish-sadc-university-king.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/thumbnail.php?file=sadc2_175856246.jpg&size=article_medium | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | LOZITHA – The Mandvulo Grand Hall broke into thunderous applause as His Majesty King Mswati III dedicated the establishment of a SADC University of Transformation.
Just when the crowd was recovering from the excitement of the university’s establishment, the King delivered even sweeter news when he revealed that the Swaziland Government would offer scholarships to 300 students from the region, at its initial intake, which is expected to take place in 2017 during the next SADC Summit.
He said the initial intake of students would be drawn from all 15 member States, which meant there would be 20 students per member country.
“The Kingdom of Eswatini wishes to dedicate the establishment of a SADC University of Transformation, which will be the next milestone in our journey, that started in 1980,” he said.
The King said the university for transformation would deliver in educational and training terms, using the technical vocational educational training model of delivery.
“This initiative will give new hope and opportunity to our youth and women,” he said, adding that the intention was to have the first intake of students prior to the 37th SADC Summit in 2017.
The King informed his counterparts that the country warmly and wholeheartedly commended the SADC University of Transformation and the kingdom was asking for support for the success of this imaginative initiative from all fellow heads of State. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109511-swaziland-to-establish-sadc-university-king.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/38b54424a7b2d34698d3759b9ae76dd954f07bd2a0e0e4414d2aee0cec1a46d7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:25 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109464-sd-needs-professional-coaches-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E2%2580%2598swazi-bolt%25E2%2580%2599.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109464-sd-needs-professional-coaches-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%98swazi-bolt%E2%80%99.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | SIKHUPHE – The country’s fastest man, Sibusiso ‘Swazi Bolt’ Matsenjwa, returns from the Rio Olympics in Brazil with renewed hope.
After slashing the national record in 200 metres from 20:67 to 20:63 seconds, the Royal Swaziland Police (RSP) sprinter assured he would keep reaching for the stars.
He was reacting on his return from the global showpiece at the King Mswati III International Airport yesterday.
The lanky runner felt Rio was tougher than London 2012, where he set a national record of 20:93 seconds.
“We need professional coaches and high level competitions to help us improve. The competition gets tougher with each passing event.
“We should train consistently until we leave for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo,” said Matsenjwa.
The sprinting sensation said rubbing shoulders with the world’s best was a motivation as he was one of a few African athletes who managed to improve their times at the Olympics.
“It’s important to set an achievable goal. Athletes who want to shine shouldn’t forget to remain humble,” he said.
During the next Olympics, Matsenjwa will be 32 but assured he would still have the verve to leave a mark.
Meanwhile, Phumlile Ndzinisa, who strained her muscle during her 100 metres race in Brazil, said she remained focused despite the unfortunate incident, which forced her to rank fifth in her heat. She had the fastest time of 11:35 seconds in her heat before she stormed the synthetic track.
“I felt a sharp pain towards the end of the race and had to reduce speed. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109464-sd-needs-professional-coaches-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%98swazi-bolt%E2%80%99.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/ee0e9eccaebe681450bd72dca2139ccb985ea281eeb7c5430d1766e991a93946.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:28 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109475-new-players-will-bring-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E2%2580%2598koki%25E2%2580%2599.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109475-new-players-will-bring-competition-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%98koki%E2%80%99.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Giants Mbabane Swallows have made a statement, ahead the showdown with fellow heavyweights, Mbabane Highlanders, this afternoon.
The two sides meet in the eagerly-awaited Castle Premier Challenge semi-clash at Somhlolo National Stadium at 3:30pm. Swallows head coach, Thabo ‘Koki’ Vilakati, officially welcomed the trio of towering centre-back, Talent Maposa, midfielder, Mthokosizi Nkambule, and forward, Phindafuthi Dlamini at the Prince of Wales Ground yesterday.
The latter was signed from Manzini Sundowns while Nkambule was with Manzini Wanderers in the past season. Maposa, on the other hand, returned after about a season in the ‘wilderness.’
“Each and every player brings a different dimension to the team. Having more players to choose from in each and every game complements my plan.
“I’m also happy that this will bring competition as every player will fight for his place,” said the reputable gaffer.
In separate interviews, the three players declared their readiness to take the bull by horns, expressing their delight on getting an opportunity to don the famous red and white jersey.
“I’ll be honoured if I can play in the derby. It’s a big game but I can’t have bubbles in my stomach if I get a chance to play,” said Phindafuthi. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109475-new-players-will-bring-competition-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%98koki%E2%80%99.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/ba32848c3f78e83d7b57e7c95e9cb33340753586da5187e6413a01ce8f57584a.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T04:52:37 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Ffeature%2F109496-importance-of-unity.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/feature/109496-importance-of-unity.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | UNITY is a virtue that must be cultivated consistently for any family, community or nation to progress. The greatest enemy of Africa is discordance. Unity demands that we learn to work as a team. Effective living is about working together to bring out the best in our families, marriages, communities and nation. Society is much better if we learn how to work and think together.
Teamwork is key in achieving and getting things done. Ecclesiastics say, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour.” No one person has done anything of value in society.
We can never really achieve something that impacts positively on society acting alone. Every great work in history was a work of teamwork, though on the surface it usually looks like the work of one man. Nelson Mandela achieved greatness because there was a team around him. A Chinese proverb says, ‘Behind an able man there are always other able men’.
Teamwork is always essential to building a great nation. Teamwork is actually at the heart of great family, community and national achievements. We must acknowledge the fact that teamwork is valuable in order for us to become better team players. The law of significance demands that we realise that we cannot do anything of real value alone. You may know a lot of people who seemingly achieved great things alone, but when you investigate carefully, you will discover that a team of other people was involved. Former President of America, Lydon Johnson said, “There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve ourselves.” When we work as a team, we have access to more resources, ideas and energy. Working as a team provide multiple perspectives on how to meet a need or solve a problem. Teams have the capacity to do more than an individual.
I like the cliché that says, ‘Individuals play the game, but teams win championships’ so true.
There are some of us who refuse to be team players despite the above facts, because of ego, insecurities and temperament issues. In real life, there are no supermen or superwomen. We must realise that we can’t do everything.
We must let go of our ego and get ready to become part of a team. Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie said, “It marks a big step in your development when you come to realise that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.” Sometimes we fail to promote teamwork because we feel threatened by other people’s gifts or abilities. Insecure people are usually also driven by the spirit of control.
They will only play in the team if they can control others on that team. If we refuse to promote teamwork, we are actually undermining our own potential, because potential is realised better in a team.
Woodrow Wilson once said, “We should not only use all the brains we have, but also all that we can borrow.” I think that is a profound wise saying. We must put away antisocial attitudes. He who endeavours to do everything alone and never partners with others, will create a huge barrier to his or her own potential. We must learn to work with others and not against others. None of us is a whole, self-sufficient, independent, or super-capable person. We need others and others need us.
In order for teamwork to be effective, we all must put value on each other. When we value people, we will be committed to them, their well-being and their development. Respect is one great ingredient that makes teamwork effective.
To function properly in a team, we must respect each other even though we may not agree on everything. Effective teamwork means that we care for one another and appreciate the special role that each one of us plays. We must be willing to cultivate an attitude of selflessness, by being generous, loyal, value interdependence and avoid internal politics. Learning to submit to one another is one of the great strengths of people who effectively work together to achieve a common goal. From my experience, I have learnt that to be a good team player, you must also embrace the spirit of giving secretly. John Bunyan said something very profound, “You have not lived today successfully unless you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
Giving usually breaks the power of selfishness and self-centeredness. When we give to others, we somehow connect with them. We must give love, forgiveness, comfort, strength, money, energy and even our time. To give is to transfer possession of something without expecting to receive a return from them. When we learn how to give to each other, unity will be inevitable. A giving society is a growing society. | http://www.times.co.sz/feature/109496-importance-of-unity.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/722126b9a78c6e3a7c380358c3c51cdb29406906450bca5190e451de3df2e08d.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:43 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109507-%25E2%2580%2598bomber%25E2%2580%2599%252C-pls-staffers-inspired-me-%25E2%2580%2593-mazibuko.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109507-%E2%80%98bomber%E2%80%99%2C-pls-staffers-inspired-me-%E2%80%93-mazibuko.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Outgoing PLSCEO John Mazibuko has given credit to National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) President Adam ‘Bomber’ Mthethwa and his colleagues at PLS as his inspiration in his job.
In his farewell remarks, he said his departure was an agreement he had with the PLS as they all believed what was set in motion in his time can now carry itself through with the present staff. “There were doubts before I took this job over the strains of the game but through certain individuals like the FA President, ‘Bomber’, ‘DU’ and Masondo, as well as Ncami, who is senior staff and knows the local game I prospered,” Mazibuko said.
He said his relationship with the FA was exceptional but would not dwell much on it though he could attest that Mthethwa displayed excellent presidency while he also had a brilliant and hard working CEO in Frederick Mngomezulu. “Staff increased in the office during my term and these children have said it that they were grateful I gave them a job and I wish them all the best even if one day the executive decides to promote one of them to this position,” he said.
Mazibuko also thanked the PLS Executive for noting his contribution as Sicelo Mkhonta mentioned it when he confirmed the ‘divorce’ with Mazibuko. Mkhonta had said the PLS had three new tournaments in his term being the Ingwenyama Cup, King’s Super Cup and Castle Premier Challenge. He said through these tournaments, he made a lot of relationships, even getting closer to royalty and that he even hoped to bid them farewell at some point. He also made it clear that he was ready to keep assisting the PLS whenever needed on a part-time basis otherwise he was going to relax at home and focus on his personal life. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109507-%E2%80%98bomber%E2%80%99%2C-pls-staffers-inspired-me-%E2%80%93-mazibuko.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/140b6d08d4a0ae5d6a31d591849582fdceb649dbf761cfb2fcaa4d610ec04246.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:35 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fbusiness%2F109501-planting-season-might-start-in-october-%25E2%2580%2593-sadc-experts.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/business/109501-planting-season-might-start-in-october-%E2%80%93-sadc-experts.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Crops wilted, cattle died and dams dried up across Swaziland but experts have forecasted the worst drought in 35 years will end in October.
According to the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) regional climate outlook, released at the weekend, most countries spanning from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the north to Swaziland will see increased rains from October through March.
It is anticipated that Southern Africa will mainly receive above-normal rainfall in the wet season starting October.
El Nino weather pattern that afflicted southern Africa since 2014 will likely be followed by a La Nina this year that reverses the effects, and it may bring flooding, according to website of the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
It is estimated there are 55 per cent to 65 per cent chances of a La Nina period. “The bulk of Southern African Development Community is likely to receive normal to above-normal rainfall for most of the period October to December and the period January to March,” the trade bloc said.
Not all of the region will get more rain. Northern Democratic Republic of Congo, northern Angola, most of Tanzania, northern Mozambique, the Seychelles and eastern Madagascar will probably receive normal to below-normal rainfall for most of the season, according to the SADC forecast.
The drought has sent food prices soaring and leading to electricity shortages as hydropower production fell. The Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC) ended up suspending power generation in all of its hydro power stations. Director of Agriculture, Nelson Mavuso said he was aware of the weather forecast released by the trade bloc and urged farmers to continue with farming preparations.
“Farmers must note that this is what the weather experts predict not what is exactly going to happen. The dry spell might continue a little longer than forecasted but that mustn’t deter farmers from preparing for farming,” Mavuso said.
He said the Ministry of Agriculture is ready to provide tractors should the rains be received earlier than predicted. Mavuso said tractor drivers had been tested in readiness for the planting season. He mentioned that tractor drivers were tested last week at the Central Rural Development Area (RDA) at Ludzeludze. About 150 drivers will be hired for now and more could be employed depending on the farmers’ demand and the amount of rainfall to be received.
“Government will this coming farming season avail about 200 tractors and the number can increase to over 300 as more would be acquired from the private sector,” Mavuso said. | http://www.times.co.sz/business/109501-planting-season-might-start-in-october-%E2%80%93-sadc-experts.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/e6e6d0f68ef87c89fde6d927d3cab4fab482377c473aec849fe1c4b603028e5d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:50:31 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fsports%2F109474-golfer-arvy-off-to-usa.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109474-golfer-arvy-off-to-usa.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – Youngster, Arvy Shongwe, has got a rare opportunity to pursue his golf career in the United States of America (USA).
He is funded by InTuition Scholarships from USA, which works with students from all over the world, helping them fulfil their sporting potential, while also having a university education.
The 20-year-old left to study abroad on Thursday. He will be away for the next nine months and will study at an unnamed university.
Over 30 different countries have already benefitted from the initiative, with the beneficiaries afforded a chance to further both their sporting and education careers.
InTuition, which helps young people from around the world, shared the latest developments on their website and their official Facebook page on Thursday.
“Leroy (Kenya) is ready for his first full season of college soccer, while Arvy (Swaziland) flies out to America today (Thursday) to begin his college golf career,” reads the posted information in part.
Every year, an average of E112 million in educational and athletic scholarship funds are awarded and Shongwe is the first one to benefit in the country.
The obviously excited youngster took to social networks, especially Facebook, to celebrate realising his dream.
“The day has come; I leave to the US in a couple of hours. I’m looking forward to it. Great things ahead.
“I must say I’m really excited to be spreading my wings to fly high somewhere in the world. God has my back and with Him before anything everything will go smoothly,” he posted.
Swaziland Golf Union (SGU) President, Albert Mhlanga, confirmed that there were enquiries about the national team golfer’s performance from abroad but said he did not have all the details about the trip.
“We’re very happy for Arvy as he will be assisted in his quest to become a professional,” Mhlanga said briefly.
The Royal Swazi golfer, who was attached to Middleburg Golf Country Club based outside Nelspruit, South Africa, shot to fame in 2013 after countless podium finishes in the neighbouring country’s golf events. He was named the best junior in the B Division category, to win promotion to the top-tier during the same year. He represented the country in the 2016 Region V Golf Championships (formerly Zone VI) in April. | http://www.times.co.sz/sports/109474-golfer-arvy-off-to-usa.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/1753de961d9ea145ce3c30a17725cf0c1428f1087c4fa68694cdf3f5173aab1d.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:53:31 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Fnews%2F109510-%25E2%2580%2598my-wife-smokes-dagga%252C-beats-me-up%25E2%2580%2599.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109510-%E2%80%98my-wife-smokes-dagga%2C-beats-me-up%E2%80%99.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | MBABANE – A man’s responsibility is to protect his wife, however, Hezekiel Dlamini often found himself running to his friend’s house for protection from his allegedly abusive wife.
Marital problems between Dlamini and his Swazi Law and Custom-wedded wife of 14 years started in 2008. He alleged that Tengetile Khumalo of Dvokolwako smoked dagga, imbibed alcohol and verbally and physically abused him.
Dlamini alleged that Khumalo, in her drunken stupor, beat him up such that he would run to his friend’s house to seek refuge.
He alleged that he no longer lived in their marital home at Mhobodleni because he feared for his life. The couple was married in April 2002 and four children were born out of the union. The veracity of these allegations is still to be tested in court.
He alleged that he was afraid to even take her back to her parental home because he was afraid that she would beat him up. Dlamini mentioned that his wife engaged in adulterous affairs and, as a result, two children were born, who are fathered by Mozambican and Portuguese men during the subsistence of their marriage.
Dlamini said he forgave his wife when the first child was born. However, he said when the second child was born, he could not take it any longer. He described the birth of the second child as the last straw to the humiliation and abuse at the hands of his wife. The distraught husband said with the assistance of his brother David, Khumalo was returned to her parental home but she allegedly came back and continued to harass and beat him. He alleged that he reported the abuse to the police but they only advised him to approach the courts.
Giving a brief background of the events, Dlamini said his wife drank alcohol and he discovered that she smoked both cigarettes and dagga. He said their relationship became sour due to the abuse. He alleged that he sometimes reported the beatings to the police who would come and calm the situation. Dlamini alleged that his in-laws did not assist him when he reported the ordeal to them.
“Having exposed herself that she was a drunkard, she would always beat me up and sometimes I would seek refuge from the police. We had separate rooms for sleeping as the physical abuse continued. It transpired that she was smoking both cigarettes and dagga. I no longer stay there in fear for my life,” said Dlamini.
... accused of adultery
MBABANE – Hezekiel Dlamini alleged that in 2013, he discovered that his wife was involved in adulterous affairs with other men.
Dlamini stated that when a child was born from Mozambican man, he was afraid to send his wife back to her parents because she was violent. He said at first he was also afraid to report her at the royal kraal at Logoba.
He wants the court to direct the registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths to cancel the entry reflecting that he is married to Khumalo. | http://www.times.co.sz/news/109510-%E2%80%98my-wife-smokes-dagga%2C-beats-me-up%E2%80%99.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/e0b4c3e6450938dc3173bb00d5db95adbd4ea3e0165fcb71a2c5e6257da9f4a6.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:53:39 | null | null | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.times.co.sz%2Ffeature%2F109498-teachers-have-role-to-play-in-building-social-cohesion.html.json | http://www.times.co.sz/feature/109498-teachers-have-role-to-play-in-building-social-cohesion.html | en | null | Times Of Swaziland | null | null | www.times.co.sz | THE year 1994 was a deeply important one for South Africa. It ushered in a democratic society committed to the eradication of racism, sexism and all forms of discrimination. It brought political change that promised the building of a ‘rainbow nation’ committed to the ideas of equity and redress. There have been many accomplishments and significant changes in the past 22 years.
But recent events have raised questions about how far the country has really come in building a united non-racial society that embodies unity in diversity. Some have been negative and divisive - racially offensive, derogatory comments by individuals.
Others, like the country’s student protest movements, have opened up spaces for debate and got people thinking about issues of curriculum change and decolonisation.
Race talk and identification remains a concern within everyday social life. Different groups of people distrust each other deeply and continue to closely associate according to previous racial categorisations. The country’s apartheid past still casts a long shadow on its future.
To shake off this shadow, South Africans need a deeper understanding of what social cohesion means and how it can be attained. Research my colleagues and I recently completed also shows how important it is that teachers are provided with support to infuse their work with the principles of social cohesion.
In the South African context, social cohesion is about social integration, equality and social justice. It requires the promotion of positive relationships, trust, solidarity, inclusion, collectivism and common purpose.
Concerns about social cohesion have manifested in various ways. The government has hosted summits on the subject. It’s drafted a social cohesion strategy and even appointed ‘advocates’ to champion social cohesion.
There’s also been work in the education sector. The Department of Basic Education has launched a review of textbooks to identify instances of discrimination and bias.
It’s important that such work happens in the education sphere. Equitable, quality education plays a crucial role in building a nation. South Africa’s education system is anything but equitable. Research shows that in 2013, 87 per cent of white learners and 73 per cent of Indian learners were attending the country’s most well resourced public schools. Only six per cent of black African learners were enrolled in these schools.
The drive to understand how an equitable education system and social cohesion go hand in hand is what prompted our research.
We argue that social cohesion should be understood in relation to achieving durable social justice, eliminating all forms of inequities and disadvantage. We discovered that teachers need far more professional development, policy direction and support to ensure that social cohesion is realised in classroom teaching and learning.
Many policies since 1994 have been designed to empower teachers and improve their skills. But the area of social cohesion and teachers’ critical role in its promotion hasn’t received enough attention. There’s also a real danger that with so many demands in the national education agenda, issues like social cohesion are often devalued or not readily promoted. Schools tend to focus on ‘priority’ subjects like Science and Mathematics. They often ask why they should ‘waste time’ with issues like social cohesion
Actually, issues of social cohesion need to be integrated effectively across the curriculum.
High quality initial and continuing teacher professional development matters, too. Different universities with different cultural histories often rub up against students’ diverse racial, class and gendered identities.
They also strongly shape how student teachers think about the contexts they are set to enter. There isn’t a consistent approach across South Africa’s universities to how trainee teachers learn about social cohesion.
Those who educate teachers must pay better attention to how student teachers are empowered with a variety of teaching approaches and tools that will allow them to engage productively with learners and promote social cohesion. | http://www.times.co.sz/feature/109498-teachers-have-role-to-play-in-building-social-cohesion.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.times.co.sz/10db2f3404d63860e760e2f78ffa79e6bdb1c56b3ebeaa30ed841c0047058053.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:31 | null | 2016-08-26T23:45:17 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fcommentary-the-world-we-live-in%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/commentary-the-world-we-live-in/ | en | null | Commentary - The world we live in | null | null | southpeacenews.com | by Chris Clegg
Reading and hearing of the megabucks earned by movie stars and athletes truly makes the mind boggle.
Basketball and baseball players are signing $100 million plus contracts. Hockey and football players are not as fortunate. They have to get by on only tens of millions. How will they survive?
Rumours abound that Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper may sign the first $500 million contract in sports history in a few years. That’s half a billion dollars!
We may all believe the money these people make is ludicrous. In reality, it is.
For the most part, these athletes and stars are worth every penny they earn. Why? Because it is what we, as fans, demand and support?
If the fans stopped filling the stadiums, arenas and theatres, the flow of money would stop, and the salaries of these people would decrease.
In a perfect world that made sense, it borders on insane to hear a basketball player in Toronto or Portland will made $100 million in four years.
Imagine how much $100 million would go into improvements in a Third World country, or even a small town like Falher, High Prairie or Slave Lake.
It just seems so wrong. Why would such a rich and wise society allow this to happen? Why would any well-meaning person in the entire world allow so many to suffer while so few are so rich?
What does it tell about us when we pack the venues to support our actors and athletes? Many on meager salaries on tight budgets shell out to support these salaries.
A few years ago when a Seattle Seahawks fan grabbed a football after an important win. Social media went crazy offering thousands for the football. The man was ecstatic.
The irony in this was the man was unemployed but just shelled out hundreds of dollars for a ticket when he could not afford it. God was smiling on him that day!
There is a lot to be said for a sports team being a vibrant part of a healthy community. Civic pride spills over like a waterfall when the local team wins. In High Prairie, oldtimers remember the glory days of the Regals when winning was commonplace. They still talk about it today. It’s the same for the Falher Pirates and Slave Lake Winterhawks.
The same applies to pro sports teams and the intimate relationships they have with their cities. Imagine what would happen if any Canadian team won the Stanley Cup!
But is it worth the price we pay? Is it worth it to the city of New York or Los Angeles to have a baseball team with a $300 million payroll?
Sports teams do generate tremendous economic benefit. Downtown arenas and stadiums are quickly surrounded by businesses. They know people will arrive at the stadiums, and provide products and services to feed the hungry masses. Just look at downtown Edmonton, now part of a vibrant inner city community.
Sports teams are vital to a healthy community. They trigger economic activity, create jobs, and prosperity for many.
Still, it seems like $100 million to any single athlete is a steep price to pay. The $100 million would go so far toward cancer research or the charity of your choice.
Imagine how much $100 million could feed, or the medicine it could buy.
Something here sees amiss. It’s a stark reality of the world we live in. | http://southpeacenews.com/commentary-the-world-we-live-in/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/09fad9ffce0b18eea7b4c2ae7c52d0a6d5b8957c6546b07ffc18216b41679851.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:29 | null | 2016-08-26T01:26:44 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Flost-arts-at-high-prairie-library%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/lost-arts-at-high-prairie-library/ | en | null | “Lost Arts” at High Prairie Library | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
“Lost Arts” of past generations will be taught to children at High Prairie Municipal Library on Saturday afternoons starting Sept. 3.
“We will be doing a modern-day take on arts throughout history,” says Kayla Killoran, program co-ordinator.
Children ages 6 to 13 are welcome to participate in the sessions held 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and co-ordinated by Randi Hewko-Degner.
Pre-registration with a $2 fee per session is required and each session is limited to 10 people.
Sessions and dates have been set as follows:
-No Sew Knot Pillows on Sept. 3 and 10.
-No Sew Knot Blankets on Sept. 17 and 24, Oct. 1 and 8.
-Sewing Sock Monkeys on Oct. 15, 22, and 29.
-Crocheting on Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Dec. 3.
Interested person may register at the library. For information, phone the library at 780-523-3838. | http://southpeacenews.com/lost-arts-at-high-prairie-library/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/8ec4555a55c401db51ed5823f169f1f1d016136a9844a1d99efeebeb96d21a7c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:33 | null | 2016-08-26T01:21:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fletter-one-can-not-always-get-his-way%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/letter-one-can-not-always-get-his-way/ | en | null | Letter - One can not always get his way | null | null | southpeacenews.com | I read your article in the paper about the July 14 meeting where Dr. Kevin Worry took another roasting.
I refer back to the article in the paper some weeks ago where Dr. Robin Laughlin stated that Alberta Health Services was forcing he and Dr. Pam Edwards to move out of the High Prairie [Hospital]. I think, personally, if AHS was ‘forcing’ them to move it would be a lot longer move than just out of High Prairie.
It is the AHS, not the High Prairie Health Services. Change doesn’t come easy especially to older people. I am one so I know. What may feel like a personal attack to a certain individual could just as easily be an attempt to meet challenges that have arisen in the health care system as it exists today for the future.
Doctors have been very used to having it their way and that is changing. An attempt to target two particular doctors would be, I think, done more directly and discreetly than changing province-wide customs just for them.
The community health model is an attempt to respond to changes that we are not even aware of. I personally have my misgivings but there is little doubt that things could not go on as they were. Technological advances are creating amazing possibilities for people in need, and perils.
As well, there is the simple fact that time is making us rethink so much of the old knowledge. I am reading a book I borrowed from the local library called Are Your Prescriptions Killing You? I am going to fork over the $30 Canadian to buy it.
To top it off, I was inappropriately medicated by several different doctors, repeatedly over a long course of time. It began with a doctor down south who knowingly gave me so many iron shots that my blood quit clotting, then sent me to get my veins stripped. He was followed by others.
There has to be some sort consequence for this sort of behaviour. Add to that the changing population demographic and the impact that is having on our medical care which is not always obvious. Doctors who write prescriptions without thinking can really impact a person’s life. When we start getting older, and for people who are born with chronically painful conditions great care has to be taken. I have had doctors offer me Demerol, Percoset, muscle relaxants and any other number of pills. None of these are get out of jail free cards. Each and every pill and the moment of relief they offer comes with a cost.
NSAIDS and other anti-arthritic medications are actually proven to stop the body from laying down new cartilage. NSAIDs damage the gut lining and can lead to gastrointestinal bleeds. Narcotics … enough said. Muscle relaxants. I didn’t like them and even had a pharmacist cancel a prescription that was on my file.
“You don’t want to do that,” he was laughing to himself and shaking his head.
These drugs are thrown at us, we are conditioned to seek them. I do not wholly blame the doctors for this. They now have five minutes to work their miracles.
But I certainly do not apportion ‘drug seekers’ the amount of blame that they often are given. Something has to change with this situation, and it’s going to hurt.
The owners of the High Prairie Medical Clinic have to bear in mind they are not the only ones who are having their plans foiled. I thought I would be going for trail rides in the mountains in my seventies like my mother did, that is not going to happen. I was going to have a couple of small businesses. That is not going to happen either.
Invoking charges like bullying can be a two-way street. As respected members of the community they have to take care as well. Their word carries more weight than that of others.
Dr. Edwards’ statement that she had more to say but she wouldn’t say it there is a tease. Implication is an open ended game. It leaves things to hang in some nameless air. People extrapolate on those kinds of statements from the fertile ground of their fears and imaginations.
Of course, there is more she could say. There is more that AHS could say. There is more that I could say for that matter, and other people as well. Staying out of the pit where this all becomes a blood sport and concentrating on the issues at hand is more important than the power struggles between a couple of stubborn old medical practitioners nearing retirement and a government that has a bright new paradigm to tinker with.
It would be unreasonable in the long run to expect the entire province and the health care system to put its plans on hold so that the High Prairie Medical Clinic can run its self chosen course, particularly if AHS has already insisted that other clinics bend the knee and won.
Being the only one to get your way may be unpleasant when the other kids find out about it.
Eva Sartorius,
High Prairie. | http://southpeacenews.com/letter-one-can-not-always-get-his-way/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/936f5fd57e2fa118bac60065d22c907438b8d0a63a3d2d2db8dabacdaf29de49.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:47:55 | null | 2016-08-29T03:40:55 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Flooking-back-august-24%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/looking-back-august-24/ | en | null | Looking Back - August 24 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | 1912: The Grouard News reports that harvest is near completion with the best crops ever. Wheat is expected to run 55 bushels per acre.
1912: Kee purchases the moving picture show from C.H. Chaffer in Grouard.
1912: Mrs. Turley takes over management of the Grouard Hotel.
1971: The High Prairie Industrial Development Committee meets to lobby for a rapeseed crushing plant for the town.
1976: A bullet is fired at the High Prairie RCMP detachment building causing a hole in a window.
1977: South Peace News reports that Eleanor Mantle opens a health food store across from IGA.
1980: High Prairie Dolphins swimmer Joe Ludwig wins a silver medal in the 50-metre butterfly at the Alberta Swim Meet.
1985: The present Kingdom Hall is constructed in just 36 hours in High Prairie just north of the elementary school.
1987: The High Prairie Regional Health Complex provides a regional ultrasound service.
1991: The father-son team of Dennis and Leroy Walters win the Golden Walleye Classic with a catch of 22.75 pounds.
1992: Nick and Judy Shybunia re-open Uncle Nicky’s Canadian Fried Chicken after a four-year absence.
1994: South Peace News reports Craig Simmonds takes over Northern Shell Sales.
1997: Rita Courtoreille of Driftpile and Vina Smith of Slave Lake are treated for injuries from a fireworks display at Spruce Point Park. The fireworks landed on the trunk of a car and exploded shattering the rear windshield.
1999: Wapiti Construction is awarded a tender by the M.D. of Big Lakes for pavement overlay on Highway 747 west and south of town.
2000: Ryan Gauchier wins the Frank Carson Memorial Trophy at the High Prairie and District Golf Club Junior Tournament.
2005: South Peace News reports that Joseph Jacob L’Hirondelle, 32, is charged with setting the 2004 Prairie Pawn and the High Prairie elevator fires.
2005: The Riverbend Water Co-op asks the M.D. of Big Lakes to help fund a cost overrun on their water line. They are later turned down.
2005: M.D. of Big Lakes ag fieldman Gary Braithwaite tells council that 2006 will be bad year for grasshoppers.
2006: Tolko Industries donates $20,000 to help build the Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre.
2006: Robert Edward Blackhurst passes away at McLennan Hospital at the age of 80 years.
2011: The M.D. of Big Lakes agrees to pave Royal Purple Avenue in Faust as one of several projects.
2011: The M.D. of Big Lakes receives its new rapid attack truck and places it at Enilda.
2012: Gayla Shelly Zahacy passes away at the age of 30 years. She was a past executive director of the Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Society.
2013: Sometime during the night or early morning hours, vandals spray-paint black and upside down cancer ribbons on about 10 buildings in the downtown area. The vandalism occurs the night after the town is decorated with pink ribbons as part of welcoming the Wild Pink Yonder Riders earlier in the day.
2013: Bronte Collett delivers the valedictorian’s address at the St. Andrew’s School Grade 12 graduation.
2015: Ed Kowalchuk passes away at the age of 73 years. He was a long-time UFA dealer in High Prairie and High Prairie Regals president and executive member. | http://southpeacenews.com/looking-back-august-24/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/3b5f1a98b06235cd21e186b3a249a598b111b5ba11d3a1b60c9ca30dd806f102.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:42 | null | 2016-08-26T23:29:29 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fslave-lake-dental-launches-kid-inspired-dentistry%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/slave-lake-dental-launches-kid-inspired-dentistry/ | en | null | Slave Lake Dental launches ‘Kid Inspired Dentistry’ | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Katrina Owens
Spotlight
Healthy living are two words that tend to coincide with clean eating and exercising. However, there’s another aspect of a healthy lifestyle that sometimes is forgotten about – dental hygiene.
“I’ve been opened since 2003,” says Terri Pukanich, owner and dentist at Slave Lake Dental. “And during the last few years, I’ve seen children coming in every six months and have cavities. Unfortunately, kids coming in and having a cavity-free visit is becoming rare.”
Since noticing this trend, Pukanich says she’s developed a program aimed at raising awareness about cavity prevention for kids.
“I wanted to do something different to motivate parents and kids and show that cavities aren’t normal,” she says. “So I did a lot of research and I condensed all the medical journals I read into an easy to understand cavity risk assessment.”
According to Pukanich, ‘Kid Inspired Dentistry (KID) Crew’ has been in the works since January, 2016, and officially launched this August.
“It’s been a lot of work, but I’m excited to get it finally going and underway,” she says.
Since economic times are hard; making sure the program was accessible to all of clinic’s child patients was Pukanich’s top priorities.
“The best part is parents don’t need to pay extra,” says Pukanich. “It’s completely free and won’t cost anything more than a usual visit.”
What exactly does the program entail?
“Our mission is to help kids and parents understand that your visit to the dentist is not ‘just’ a cleaning, but an extremely part of your overall health,” says Pukanich. “We believe that by taking the time with kids early, we can grow a generation of dentally healthy adults.”
Pukanich adds, “We’re really trying to focus on the education and prevention part rather than fix and fill. My goal is to get cavities down by 20 per cent!”
A large part of the program is kids seeing the progress they’ve made.
“At every appointment kids are going to see the difference brushing and flossing has made,” says Pukanich. “We track the progress over time, so let’s say they went from being a high-risk to low-risk, and they’ve been with us for a year or two, we can show them that.”
For more information, call 780-849-2233. | http://southpeacenews.com/slave-lake-dental-launches-kid-inspired-dentistry/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/b426f2b2d7f401ef57839727abcba14ea8e8e5f2c26f01ec2568fd204b7c590a.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:47:57 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Faotw-august-24-2016%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_aotw1b.jpg | en | null | Artifact-of-the-Week August 24, 2016 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | The High Prairie and District Museum has a 1931 calendar from Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Corp in High Prairie. It is one of many old calendars in the museum’s collection. Each week, the museum presents an artifact. Drop by during regular hours to see this item and more. For all inquiries, please call curator Darlene Adams at the museum at [780] 523-2601. | http://southpeacenews.com/aotw-august-24-2016/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/7fcb23dbb208c82ccad47485629391336930ba0bdf722c437983c5a95bd00c09.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:55:48 | null | 2016-08-26T01:28:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fchalifoux-set-to-return-in-court-aug-29%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/chalifoux-set-to-return-in-court-aug-29/ | en | null | Chalifoux set to return in court Aug. 29 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
An 18-year-old man charged with second-degree murder of an Atikameg man last fall will be back in court later this month.
Arlen Chase Chalifoux appeared in High Prairie provincial court Aug. 15 and scheduled to his next appearance to Aug. 29 to set a trail date.
“A pre-trial conference was scheduled for last Friday (Aug. 12), but we don’t know why it didn’t happen,” Crown prosecutor Haydn Shook says.
That would include Chalifoux’s lawyer Peter Royal, who was appointed by Legal Aid Alberta.
Chalifoux appeared on closed-circuit television from Peace River Correctional Centre.
He was charged in connection with the death of a 35-year-old man.
Police responded to a call of someone reportedly shot at an Atikameg First Nation home on Nov. 10 around 3 a.m., states a news release from High Prairie RCMP.
When they arrived, police learned that the victim died from his injuries.
Police were assisted by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit during the investigation. | http://southpeacenews.com/chalifoux-set-to-return-in-court-aug-29/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/b435c5417d9dcaa8dc2f8bb815839a72c436d548328eea5a28457696fbedc2d1.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:36 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fchildren-swarm-to-library-for-annual-penny-carnival%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_news1h.jpg | en | null | Children swarm to library for Annual Penny Carnival | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Frose
South Peace News
Children were busy at the annual Penny Carnival at High Prairie Municipal Library on Aug. 10. About 330 children enjoyed a variety of games and activities. After last year’s event was cut short with a rain storm, children were eager to get into the fun and games and take home a handful of prizes. Library staff and organizers thank the sponsors and 38 volunteers who provided their time and donations to make the event such a big hit. | http://southpeacenews.com/children-swarm-to-library-for-annual-penny-carnival/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/ba7078e6d756bbebc689224aeef58b08c6997f0d09e64bf55d1920751e141229.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:26 | null | 2016-08-26T23:38:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fmayors-report-august-3-16%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/mayors-report-august-3-16/ | en | null | Mayor’s Report August 3-16 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Linda Cox
Mayor, Town of High Prairie
Following is Town of High Prairie Mayor Linda Cox’s report for August 3-16
Elks Pro Rodeo Parade and Opening
August 2 I participated in the Rodeo Parade representing the Town of High Prairie. MLA Danielle Larivee rode with me and, like me, gave greetings to the many spectators lining the parade route. Thanks are extended to Big Lakes Dodge for providing a Jeep and a driver for the Parade. This is the third year they have done this and it is much appreciated.
My Opening Remarks for the Rodeo acknowledged Miss Rodeo Canada, Samantha Stokes, and the many hours she spends promoting rodeo throughout the world as well as her hometown, High Prairie.
As one of the big three signature events of our community, it takes a lot of organization from the Elks and Royal Purple and volunteer commitment from both county and town residents to ensure every visitor goes away with a good memory of our town and region.
Health Community Partnership Team
August 8 I attended the Community Health & Wellness Clinic Community Partnership Team meeting. The CPT is still looking for membership from the Metis community. We are on time for the opening of the new hospital and clinic in January 2017. Training and orientating of staff is generally done 3-4 months prior to opening, so will start in late September-early October. It will be a phased in moving process. Openings for a Clinic Manager and Secretary are at Alberta Health Services Human Resources so ads should be appearing shortly. The process for postings for the Interdisciplinary team will start in November.
Dr. Magda DuToit is the new Community Medical Director for High Prairie. Dr. DuToit comes from South Africa. Her particular interest and experience in medicine, psychiatry, acute care, community health and quality will make her a true asset to our community. Dr. DuToit has already made a positive change by introducing a Women’s Health Clinic Day to the CHWC.
The CHWC is developing a Service Plan with Goals and Outcomes for the clinic and Intraprofessional Team. The projected outcome of the CHWC is the evolution and enhancement of primary care services in High Prairie and surrounding service areas to promote health, reduce disease burden and encourage early self-management of chronic diseases. The CPT is part of developing the Service Plan.
High Prairie Charity Golf Tournament
August 11 I spent the day at the 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament, co-hosted by the Town of High Prairie, Town of Swan Hills and Big Lakes County. Councillors Arlen Quartly and Debbie Rose were also in attendance as well as our CAO Brian Martinson and various public works staff, working behind the scenes to make this tournament one of our premier summer events. Our MP for Peace River-Westlock riding, Arnold Viersen, took the opportunity to meet with many of his constituents as I toured him around throughout the day.
There were over 100 golfers and at least that many volunteers ensuring that the Tournament ran smoothly. Tolko Industries again stepped up as Title Sponsor, a position they have occupied since our Tournament began three years ago.
The Tournament is becoming well known to industry and elected officials and continues to attract leaders from both areas. As we closed out the day with a barbeque supper, I heard many golfers saying they are looking forward to next year’s event. | http://southpeacenews.com/mayors-report-august-3-16/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/bd13ac09985eb3697eac05ac66492b9de76a83efb03c985bba7610a01b94d0b7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:16 | null | 2016-08-26T01:10:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fcourt-docket-domestic-violence-a-problem-in-society-judge-says%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/court-docket-domestic-violence-a-problem-in-society-judge-says/ | en | null | Court Docket - Domestic violence a problem in society, judge says | null | null | southpeacenews.com | H.P. court docket
Aug. 8, 2016
Judge D.R. Shynkar
A 46-year-old man will spend more time behind bars for another case of domestic assault.
Victor Paul Tallman of Whitefish was sentenced to 150 days in custody for assault when he appeared in High Prairie provincial court Aug. 8.
“Domestic violence is a problem in society,” says Judge D.R. Shynkar.
Tallman assaulted his female spouse on April 29, says Crown prosecutor Haydn Shook.
“They started to wrestle and he pulled her hair,” the Crown says.
After she fell on her knees, he began to choke her from behind.
However, no injuries were reported.
“It’s a serious offence against a domestic partner,” Shook says.
Tallman has a record of previous domestic violence, he says.
“I’m seeking four months because this type of activity needs to be renounced,” Shook says.
Judge Shynkar sentenced him to five months, with credit for 88 days served.
With an alcoholic lifestyle, the accused is eager to reduce his drinking.
“I do have an alcohol problem,” says Tallman, who appeared on closed-circuit television from Peace River Correctional Centre and plans to take treatment.
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Brent Edward Lowe, 28, of High Prairie, was fined $300, plus a $90 surcharge each for two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.
He was also sentenced to five days in jail for assault, with credit for time served, and placed on probation for 12 months.
For the breaches, he was in contact with his spouse, and intoxicated.
“I want to accept responsibility and deal with the consequences,” Lowe says as he read a letter he wrote.
“I have a drinking problem and it has gotten out of control.”
His father was also satisfied with the progress his son has made to move away from a life of alcohol, Jong says.
Lowe consumed alcohol on June 19 when he was in an argument with his spouse.
“He began shadow punching her and this caused her to push him back,” the Crown says.
“Then he pushed her back against the fridge and began pulling her hair.”
He was intoxicated when he was at the hospital later that day.
Lowe was also seen around The Sports Palace intoxicated on July 20.
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Graham C. Paten- aude, 32, of Grande Prairie, was sentenced to probation for six months for taking a motor vehicle without permission and for mischief with damage under $5,000.
He took his aunt’s car on Feb. 1 and High Prairie RCMP found it abandoned on a highway near East Prairie, the Crown says.
“She didn’t give you permission to take the car,” Shynkar says.
Patenaude also caused about $50 damage when he broke into a room at Raven Motor Inn on June 13 when he wanted to retrieve his bank card after he was no longer a registered occupant, and intoxicated at the time.
“These are silly offenses,” Jong says.
Patenaude also plans to participate in extensive treatment for alcohol.
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Allan Cloutier, 32, of Grouard, was fined $300, plus a $90 surcharge, each for theft of a vehicle, theft under $5,000, and obstructing a peace officer, and placed on probation for six months.
He took a friend’s Pontiac Grand Prix in High Prairie in April, the Crown says.
When he was stopped by police, he identified himself by the name of another person.
Then on May 2, he did not pay for $30 for gas at High Prairie Esso station in his Dodge Caravan he was driving when he fueled up twice.
“The wrong name, that’s a bad call,” Shynkar says.
He took the car when his friend was passed out, Jong says.
With an alcoholic problem Cloutier wants to live a sober life and plans to take treatment.
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Lucas Zane Auger, 25, of Grouard, was sentenced to five days in jail, with full credit for time served, for theft under $5,000.
“Five days in custody is enough,” Shynkar says.
Auger had been invited to a residence in High Prairie and left with some belongings on Aug. 2.
“He was carrying a duffle bag he did not arrive with,” the Crown says.
Auger had taken a sweater and a hat that were not his and he was intoxicated at the time, duty counsel Jong says.
“He had too much to drink.”
Crown noted that he was co-operative with police.
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Bradley D. Many- bears, 18, of Grouard, was fined $800, plus a $240 victim surcharge of $240, for assaulting a peace officer.
He was intoxicated in a public place and picked up by High Prairie RCMP on June 6 and became angry when he was asked to empty his pockets at the police station, the Crown says.
“He took off his belt and threw it at the officer,” Shook says.
Manybears expressed remorse for his actions.
“He wants to apologize to the officer,” Jong says.
“He says he consumed a lot of alcohol that day.”
The judge warned him that the consequences could be more severe.
“Assaulting a peace officer can often bring jail time, you’re close to that,” Shynkar says.
“They expect to be treated the same way you expect to be treated by them.
“If you drink alcohol, you’re responsible for what you say and do,” Shynkar says.
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Georgette Laverne Grey was fined $543 for careless driving and $310 for failing to hold a valid driver’s licence.
“She was driving a vehicle and swerving on the road and speeding up and down,” the Crown says.
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Mason Allen Bea- udry, 23, of Peavine, was fined $100, plus a $30 surcharge, each for two counts of failing to comply with conditions and $50, plus a $15 fine, for possession of an illegal substance.
He breached his curfew when he was away from his home and failed to keep the peace, and be of good behavior when police discovered 3.3 grams of marijuana in his home.
“When you are released on conditions, you have to abide by them,” the judge says.
Beaudry uses marijuana for medicinal purposes, Jong says.
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Norma Patenaude, 50, of High Prairie, was fined $300, plus a $45 fine, for driving while unauthorized. | http://southpeacenews.com/court-docket-domestic-violence-a-problem-in-society-judge-says/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/8db31c86aed11d5c9280a937501b98e1cbd7dae369808b5f31a8969a07310f31.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:47:59 | null | 2016-08-29T03:35:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fhoroscope-wk4-august-2016%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/horoscope-wk4-august-2016/ | en | null | HOROSCOPE - Fourth Week of August 2016 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Everyone recognizes your ambition this week, Aries. Channel your energy constructively and don’t be ashamed to pursue your goals so strongly.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, tackle some slow and steady work this week rather than trying to be innovative or unique. There will be a time to innovate later on. Right now you need to prove yourself.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are in the mood to get started on something new over the next few days. Think about some tasks you have been putting off and develop a plan to address them.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, take an intellectual approach to solving a problem that has been bothering you for quite some time. Ask a friend for advice if you find you need some help.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, approaching someone who has not done his or her share of the work can be difficult. Tread gently because this person may have been distracted by something more pressing.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Your big ideas are highly valued, Virgo. Let others know what you are thinking and you may find that even more people are receptive to your ideas than you initially thought.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, things have been going your way for some time now. It’s exciting waiting for whatever is just around the corner. This unanticipated good fortune is just what you need.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Open yourself up to a new way of thinking, Scorpio. While your way of doing things may be right most of the time, adopting a fresh perspective may help you see things more clearly.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Try doing something on the spur of the moment. Spotaneity may give you a rush that you may not have felt in some time. This could be just the excitement you need right now.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Try to meet some new people, Capricorn. Add to your collection of networking contacts, which will help further both your professional and personal lives.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, relax when a stressful situation presents itself. Add some humor to the situation so you and others can handle it in the most positive way possible.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, if others are uninterested in being social, find creative ways to enjoy some alone time. This may include music or artwork.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST 21 – Hayden Panettiere, Actress (27); AUGUST 22 – Kristen Wiig, Comic Actress (43); AUGUST 23 – Kobe Bryant, Athlete (38); AUGUST 24 – Rupert Grint, Actor (28); AUGUST 25 – Blake Lively, Actress (29); AUGUST 26 – Melissa McCarthy, Actress (46); AUGUST 27 – Aaron Paul, Actor (37) | http://southpeacenews.com/horoscope-wk4-august-2016/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/ab0163eedc02ca2520131a6283dbae160f25c5a467eb64a81d8682032253a7a5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:59 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Frbc-in-high-prairie-banks-70-years-of-service%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_news2b.jpg | en | null | RBC in High Prairie banks 70 years of service | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
RBC celebrated 70 years of continued service in High Prairie on Aug. 16.
“We’re happy to be part of High Prairie for that long and thank the community for its support,” branch manager Henry Chang says.
Royal Bank of Canada originally opened in High Prairie in 1929 in Charlie Spaulding’s livery barn, states the local history book Trails We Blazed Together, published in 1997.
The office closed Jan. 31, 1933 due to the Depression.
Royal Bank of Canada re-opened on Aug. 16, 1946 on Railway Ave. at 51 in the same place it previously was located.
The branch then moved to the present location on 49 Street at 52 Avenue in 1958.
After purchasing the Walker Boarding House in 1969, the premises were expanded to twice the size in 1970.
During the post-war period, Valleyview residents, who were without banking services, often travelled to High Prairie, where the Royal Bank, with its two tellers, hand-posted and balanced savings and chequing account ledgers.
When adding machines finally were obtained, there was an annual rush to use one at balancing time. | http://southpeacenews.com/rbc-in-high-prairie-banks-70-years-of-service/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/bee151abc7f92c737215a1618b3d54fc0a3076464e0e1e05133518bac43c4bfc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:44 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fsucker-creek-first-nation-celebrates-culture-at-pow-wow%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_spot2f.jpg | en | null | Sucker Creek First Nation celebrates culture at pow wow | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
Spotlight
Aboriginal culture was celebrated at the fourth annual Sucker Creek Powwow, held Aug. 13-14.
Colourful outfits, drummers and singers delighted the crowds in the arbour as community leaders, dignitaries and flags led the grand entry for each of three events.
Savannah Willier was crowned the Senior Princess.
Karma Bager was crowned the Junior Princess.
Dennessa Vaughn was crowned the Tiny Tots Princess.
Chief Jim Badger, council members, and elders were specially honoured in the wagon train that arrived in the first event on the Saturday.
“This powwow is held to commemorate the elders who have gone before us and to celebrate our culture,” Badger says.
“It’s also an opportunity for our youth to see and appreciate their culture.”
People travelled from all over Alberta, and various parts of Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Dignitaries also came from far and wide for Saturday afternoon, including Lesser Slave Lake MLA Danielle Larivee, Big Lakes County Reeve Ken Matthews and Town of High Prairie Linda Cox.
The powwow was held all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon, witht he dancers going well after the sun had set. | http://southpeacenews.com/sucker-creek-first-nation-celebrates-culture-at-pow-wow/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/ac581958e47c9092def730eea720cf3480518f0ab67e6ebb197c0e1fcefa009b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:23 | null | 2016-08-26T23:42:11 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fpolice-seek-tips-on-falher-break-and-enter%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/police-seek-tips-on-falher-break-and-enter/ | en | null | Police seek tips on Falher break-and-enter | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
Police are seeking information on a break-in at a municipal yard in Falher on Aug. 14.
McLennan RCMP responded to a report of a break-and-enter at the Municipal District of Smoky River n 701 Main Street.
“Security footage on site shows a single male jumping the fence to gain entry before going through several of the MD trucks parked in the yard,” Cst. Anderson says in a new release.
McLennan RCMP remind people to lock their doors of vehicles and buildings while they are unattended, to prevent access to personal belongings inside.
Anyone with information on this incident is requested to phone McLennan RCMP at 780-324-3086 or High Prairie RCMP at 780-523-3370 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). | http://southpeacenews.com/police-seek-tips-on-falher-break-and-enter/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/aa69ca0e88c56ca620245c9d6066ffc496f9b3e25725467aac9af864a41793de.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:28 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fpic-medical-clinic-taking-shape%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_pic2a.jpg | en | null | PIC - Medical clinic taking shape | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Framework takes shape for the new Peavine Professional Building west of the new High Prairie Health Complex and developed by Peavine Metis Settlement to accommodate local physicians when the new hospital opens in early 2017. A construction worker frames offices and rooms in the new medical clinic. | http://southpeacenews.com/pic-medical-clinic-taking-shape/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/dee9d383882800ccc583fe0566a75a909a0d717547c4f2af07f80899e9b7c77a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:41 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Frecord-numbers-go-to-provincials%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_front1b.jpg | en | null | Record numbers go to provincials | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
High Prairie Dolphins Swim Club qualified a record 34 swimmers to the provincial summer championships Aug. 19-21.
The Dolphins captured the team title at the Peace regional meet Aug. 12-13, with 896 points, ahead of the host Grande Prairie Aquarians with 652.
“They were all amazing and many set their personal best times, they all seem to be peaking at the right time for provincials,” head coach Jenelle Gallivan says.
The total number doubles last year’s figure of 17 who competed at the provincials.
“We had a lot of swimmers ranked in the top eight, in individual and relays,” Gallivan says.
“We have five first- year swimmers going to provincials.”
Just seven of the Dolphins who competed at the regionals did not qualify for the provincials,
“I’m so proud of them all,” says Gallivan in her fourth year coaching.
“They all worked hard practicing all season.”
Other clubs followed in the standings with Fairview Olympians (540), High Level Stingrays (510), Slave Lake Sharks (348), Peace River Porpoises (307), Beaverlodge Baracudas (294), Smoky River Manatees (205), Grimshaw Gators (135), Valleyview Vipers (121), and Mitsue Minnows (68). | http://southpeacenews.com/record-numbers-go-to-provincials/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/6b2594c51525a6bae48d78f10aab8b8585055e7f25195c0a435c2b515de53bce.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:37 | null | 2016-08-25T02:22:44 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Feditorial-a-peoples-triumph%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/editorial-a-peoples-triumph/ | en | null | Editorial - A people’s triumph | null | null | southpeacenews.com | by Jeff Burgar
Crime in the streets. Roving gangs threatening and robbing tourists. A strange mosquito virus causing babies to be born with shrunken heads. A horde of doped up atheletes coming to town to beat the pants and panties off their non-drugged competition. Filthy swimming waters, plugged with untreated sewage. Tens of thousands of unsold tickets. New stadiums, housing, roadways and transportation all woefully behind schedule in construction.
All this was the coming disaster that was going to be Olympic Rio, 2016.
At least, according to all the news reports we were swamped with leading up to the past few weeks.
Even after events started, there are reports. Strange green swimming pools. Accusations flying of crooked judges, and if not crooked, totally incompetent. One high ranking Olympic official accused of scamming a few million dollars worth of event tickets. Some atheletes cooking up a story of being robbed at gunpoint.
Yes there was crime. Yes there was a Zika virus. Yes there was polluted water. We will likely be hearing stories of all this for months to come.
Before these 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, if all stories were to be believed, smart money would be betting these Olmpics would never take place. They would be a disaster. More than half the events wouldn’t happen because facilities would not be ready. More than half the competitors would be living in shantytown favelas because the Olympic village would not be finished. Nearby hotel rooms were packed. Other available rooms were too far away and the Olympic roadways and trains were not built. Disaster was imminent!
Settle down folks.
Let’s count the billions of dollars involved. Count the 50,000 or more volunteers and paid officials and representatives. Count the hundreds of atheletes. Count all the projects.
There is a simple truth here.
Whether it be the person with a shovel in his or her hand, working to build a roadway for the Games. The clerk in some high-up Olympic office. A second or tenth-tier Olympic official. A weary volunteer getting up at four A.M. to make their shift at one of the gates. And then pulling an extra shift when somebody else didn’t show up.
There are tens of thousands of these people. Unpaid, or not paid enough, they are the real heroes and heroines of not just the Olympics, but of all events around the world in which people volunteer their time, or go the extra mile to make events a success.
It can be an event as simple as a local bake sale, a pow-wow, rodeo, mud derby, quad rally, or as complicated and massive as the Olympics. Without wonderful volunteers, who always seem to step forward when the chips are down, these things just do not happen.
Rio 2016 is no exception. A remarkable achievement for the city, the country and of course, the people. Let’s not count the few things that went wrong. Let’s count everything that went right. | http://southpeacenews.com/editorial-a-peoples-triumph/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/dea463ddd637fbb2e1999530be6ef3e3cc56bb900c6aa4a00bcc406b0b48e676.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:35 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fpic-peavey-mart-moves-along%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_pic3a.jpg | en | null | PIC - Peavey Mart moves along | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Construction crews continue to work hard to build the new Peavey Mart in the East Gate retail development on Highway 2 on the east side of town just south of the new High Prairie Health Complex. Peavey Mart is scheduled to be opened in fall 2016 as the anchor tenant of the complex that will eventually cover five acres. | http://southpeacenews.com/pic-peavey-mart-moves-along/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/28340ead353ca04f615ce60ffc233faceee1941233fcb7e5028a9be27f78eb26.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T00:47:38 | null | 2016-08-26T23:39:54 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fthe-page-august-24-2016%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_page1a.jpg | en | null | The Page - August 24, 2016 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | A CBC news report on “glamping” brought to mind the old Alberta Transportation camping sites that were scattered across our fair province years ago.
First off, the glamping stuff is about some fancy crosses between tents and cabins at Elk Island National Park.
The “glamping” is supposed to be, “glamourous camping.” and is an upgrade from people who usually pitch their own tents, or even just put out a bedroll under the stars.
Now, judging from all the trailers and motorhomes zooming up and down our highways, one would think that’s how everybody goes roughing it.
Not so. There are still lots of people who love the idea of tossing some food, beverages in a cooler, loading up the kids in the vehicle, and heading to the countryside to pitch a tent. Which brings us to a couple of interesting things.
First, the Alberta Transportation campsites.
Around these parts, the closest one we can remember is Jerry Creek on the highway to Swan Hills. This one was built, open for a very short period, then closed by budget cuts in the Ralph Klein days.
It was exactly the kind of campsite hikers, bicyclists and motorbikers, and yes, the tent folks travelling in a car, would love.
Big thing here is, a nice location and no camping fees.
One step below our provincial parks.
Maybe one of these days, these campgrounds will be reborn. Possibly along with some of the other ideas for tourist promotion, including our own Canada Trail, and maybe some serious networked trails in the Swan Hills region.
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In just two weeks, on the September long weekend, the Golden Walleye Classic fishing tournament on Lesser Slave Lake happens.
This will be the 28th annual running of the event.
This year, total prize money just over a whopping $200,000 in cash, based on a 100 boat field. First place is an enormous $60,000!
The event is run out of the popular Shaw’s Point Resort. Earlier this year, the marina at Shaw’s was dug out because low water levels made it almost not useable.
With lots of rain the past weeks, Lesser Slave Lake is looking good.
There is also a Captain and Kids Mini-Tournament on Friday, September 2. There’s lots to see at the event including the whole Catch and Release system.
For more information and all the sponsors, see www.goldenwalleyeclassic.com online. | http://southpeacenews.com/the-page-august-24-2016/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/e5cfddcea65ac8dd08f00083fb27d521664bc790b02f0bb3358c4442fe64bd86.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:12 | null | 2016-08-25T02:19:55 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fheart-and-stroke-awareness-night-sept-8%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/heart-and-stroke-awareness-night-sept-8/ | en | null | Heart and stroke awareness night Sept. 8 | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
Suffering a stroke last February, a High Prairie man is hosting a heart a stroke awareness session Sept. 8.
Brian Holmberg is organizing the one-hour event at Gordon Buchanan Recreation Centre Performing Arts Centre at 8 p.m.
v“When most people think of heart and stroke, they usually think of just a heart attack and not a stroke,” says Holmberg, 70, who wants to bring awareness to the community.
“A stroke can be just as bad as a heart attack.”
Stroke victims and representatives of the Heart and Stroke Foundation will share their stories.
“My motto is sharing and caring go a long way,” Homlberg says.
He suffered a stroke on Feb. 1 and was released from hospital on July 19.
He became paralyzed on his left side from his shoulder to his foot.
“Even if one person can take something out of this event and share it with someone else, it will be worth it all,” Holmberg says.
Formerly active in the community, his capacity is limited and he is strongly supported and aided by his wife Jackie.
“I have no feeling in my left arm, it’s just hanging, and in a sling,” Holmberg says.
A collection will be taken at the door to cover event costs.
For more information, phone Holmberg at 780-291-0767.
The event is also being co-sponsored by the Town of High Prairie, Big Lakes County, High Prairie and District Recreation Board, Select Equipment Rentals, South Peace News, Amiro’s Steak House, and deSIGNS by Tam. | http://southpeacenews.com/heart-and-stroke-awareness-night-sept-8/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/d305971fac6cf08a14c571575b6b7e0697895c57d7759230fd722a24669ecbd9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:47:53 | null | 2016-08-29T03:37:19 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fwomens-healing-program-offered-at-friendship-centre%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/womens-healing-program-offered-at-friendship-centre/ | en | null | Women’s healing program offered at friendship centre | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Richard Froese
South Peace News
A free women’s healing program is being offered for six weeks by High Prairie Native Friendship Centre from Sept. 6 to Oct. 13.
“The friendship centre, along with elder Rose Wabasca, will assist women with ‘Paving Their Road to Recovery’,” says executive director Lyanne Grammer.
The free program features many components of life skills, on money matters, basic computer training, employment, self-esteem building, basic bookkeeping, food safety certification, outreach services, certification for first-aid with CPR, Sage Simply accounting training and work experience.
Finding Your Spirit Within uses the seven sacred teachings and the medicine wheel.
“Participants do not need to register for all the courses,” Grammer says.
Those courses were selected in consultation with Sucker Creek Women’s Shelter executive director Berle Willier and from responses in a survey to women over several months.
“The main objective is to help vulnerable women get the necessary skills and tools to lead better, healthier and productive lifestyles,” Grammer says.
“They’re going to learn about their culture and their role in the aboriginal community.”
Elders will be leading many of the courses and sessions.
With a grant of $70,000 from Urban Partners, the friendship centre will be able to present the program four times a year, with others to start in November, January and March.
For more information, or to register, phone the friendship centre at 780-523-4511. | http://southpeacenews.com/womens-healing-program-offered-at-friendship-centre/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/0a1f7878fe6b0c67c02392bd496ca81fa62eae89ec705f571af2a668c42926fa.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:04 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fthundering-hooves-ready-to-hoof-it%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_sports2a.jpg | en | null | Thundering Hooves ready to hoof it | null | null | southpeacenews.com | High Prairie Thundering Hooves Gymkhana Club hosted its annual gymkhana Aug. 13-14 at High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo Grounds. Just four local members participated among 60 from clubs throughout the province in the Alberta Provincial Gymkhana Association. According to age and experience, these riders participated in pre-peewee, pewee and junior classes. Riders competed in barrel racing, poles, long stakes, key hole for juniors and peewees and flags for intermediate, ladies under 36, ladies over 36, men, and seniors. The regular season from the end of May features shows all over the province, with High Prairie as the final regular event. | http://southpeacenews.com/thundering-hooves-ready-to-hoof-it/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/58f7d670133761ada9d4828ed0b1c3653a081c3b4c3b9a86044ca306a6043310.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:47:56 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fsouthpeacenews.com%2Fpic-boys-best-friend%2F.json | http://southpeacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/24aug16_pic1a.jpg | en | null | PIC - Boy’s best friend | null | null | southpeacenews.com | Sebastian Salon, 2, right, and mother Alicia Salon, get close with a three-legged dog Hat Trick during customer-appreciation day at High Prairie Veterinary Clinic on Aug. 17, with left-right, technicians Breanna Daubert and Skye Kasinec, and veterinarians Dr. Leah Nagel and Dr. Kellie Haggett. Hat Trick is looking for a loving and caring home. | http://southpeacenews.com/pic-boys-best-friend/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | southpeacenews.com/5bf4c72a8626d00be101d88f62c122d4db0b0e0db2df62808e3b9b2a190b2fce.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:48:59 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fseminolesentinel.com%2Fobituaries%2Felvis-louise-hogue-kite-93%2F.json | http://seminolesentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ElvisKite-314x442.jpg | en | null | Elvis Louise Hogue Kite, 93 | null | null | seminolesentinel.com | Elvis Louise Hogue Kite, 93, went home August 17, 2016 in Odessa. Private graveside services will be held at a later date in Seminole. Elvis was born July 20, 1923 in Tupelo, Oklahoma to James Riley Hogue and Ellie Gurtrude Cross Hogue. She was named after her grandmother and Aunt. Elvis met Odis Delois Kite Jr. in Levelland and they married June 1, 1943. They soon moved to Seminole to work for Mobil and here they raised their family of Glenda and James Odis (Jim). Elvis was a true homemaker. She was a wonderful cook and her husband even liked the leftovers. She gardened and canned vegetables and fruit. She also sewed to decorate their home and to dress her children in the latest styles and also for her grandchildren to be special.
Elvis is preceded in death by her husband O.D. Kite Jr. and parents James Riley and Ellie Gertrude Hogue, also brothers Robert and Raymond Hogue and sister Helen Hogue.
Elvis is survived by her son James Odis Kite and daughter Glenda Kite, her sister Judy Breeden, her brother Bill Hogue. Also her granddaughter LeOna Beets, and grandsons Brian Daniels and Allen Daniels, great-grandson Jacob Beets and great-granddaughter Autumn Daniels. Also dear to her is Joey, the dog who came to her gate and did not leave for eighteen years and today is searching everywhere for her.
The family wishes to give special thanks to Dr. R.J. Patel and his office for the years of care they provided. Also thanks to Star Hospice for their care.
Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Category: Obituaries | http://seminolesentinel.com/obituaries/elvis-louise-hogue-kite-93/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | seminolesentinel.com/defe7ef0ce7e506bdec67d661ffe02059f819db6ec291418081ad72bd58eb112.json |
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:47:47 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fseminolesentinel.com%2Farea-news%2Faaa-seminole-gas-prices-remain-28-cents-above-texas-average-this-week%2F.json | http://seminolesentinel.com/area-news/aaa-seminole-gas-prices-remain-28-cents-above-texas-average-this-week/ | en | null | AAA: Seminole Gas Prices Remain 28-Cents Above Texas Average This Week | null | null | seminolesentinel.com | null | http://seminolesentinel.com/area-news/aaa-seminole-gas-prices-remain-28-cents-above-texas-average-this-week/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | seminolesentinel.com/1eba3261c786a3f0a0c8836bc3a06da60d1b592a0212d5f1b4f664b6d2b78a9d.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:48:18 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fseminolesentinel.com%2Farea-news%2Fno-voter-id-options-will-be-available-at-texas-polls-this-fall%2F.json | http://seminolesentinel.com/area-news/no-voter-id-options-will-be-available-at-texas-polls-this-fall/ | en | null | No Voter ID Options Will Be Available at Texas Polls this Fall | null | null | seminolesentinel.com | null | http://seminolesentinel.com/area-news/no-voter-id-options-will-be-available-at-texas-polls-this-fall/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | seminolesentinel.com/b35ecd4c48c8aa9e1e39082a5e6ad4ae40f530c0726d74c5ef37e830bedb377e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:47:22 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fseminolesentinel.com%2Fobituaries%2Fjacob-w-rempel-96%2F.json | http://seminolesentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rempel.jpg | en | null | Jacob W. Rempel, 96 | null | null | seminolesentinel.com | Funeral services for Jacob W. Rempel, age 96 of Manitoba, Canada and formerly of Seminole will be held Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Community Church at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Michael Sullivant of Pembina Valley Baptist Church officiating in English, and grandson David Goertzen of Flint, Michigan assisting in German. Burial will follow at Gaines County Cemetery. All services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home.
Mr. Rempel was born in Canada on June 2, 1920 to Judith (Wiebe) and Jacob Rempel. He married Katharina Giesbrecht on March 8, 1943 in Mexico. He had served as a pastor in Mexico for 21 years. After the death of his wife Katharina in 1990, he moved to Manitoba, Canada. He was a great “people-person” and after his retirement he greatly enjoyed writing letters of encouragement to many. His passions were God, family, preaching, and people.
Jacob Rempel went home to be with his Father on August 18, 2016 while a resident of the Salem Nursing Home in Winkler, Manitoba. In addition to his wife, Katharina, he is also preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Judith Rempel; two daughters, Helena and Judy; one son, Jake; one daughter-in-law, Anna Rempel; and one son-in-law, Johan Teichroeb.
He is survived by one son David Rempel of Seminole; five daughters Katharina and Diedrich Dyck of Boliva; Maria and Abe Goertzen of Winkler, Manitoba; Margaret Peter of Winnipeg, Manitoba; Nettie and Jake Friesen of Winkler, Manitoba; Anita Martens of Winnipeg, Manitoba; one sister Susana Wall of Mexico; 51 grandchildren; 140 great-grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren.
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A flash flood watch remains in effect through today after 5-plus inches of rainfall fell in a short time period late Sunday evening and early Monday morning from a stalled thunderstorm complex which sat over the Gaines, Terry and Yoakum county Texas area, as well as Lea County in southeastern New Mexico.
According to Texas Tech mesonet weather data for the Seminole community, 5.32 inches of precipitation fell between 8:30 p.m. Sunday and the early morning hours Monday, with 4.68 inches of rain recorded before 12-midnight.
Favorable rain chances remain in the forecast for Gaines County and a good portion of the Permian Basin region, according to the latest forecast models from the National Weather Service.
“Showers and thunderstorms could result in heavy rainfall of 2-4 inches,” said NWS officials on their Midland regional website. “Some locations over southeast New Mexico and the northwest Permian Basin have already received 3-5 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours, with many other locations receiving an inch or two in the last couple of days. Therefore, flash flooding will be realized more rapidly with any additional heavy rainfall.”
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over most of the Midland NWS forecast area today. Additional heavy rainfall will be possible, so a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for all but the western Low Rolling Plains and extreme eastern Permian Basin.
Locally, a 60-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms are possible through Monday evening, with the daytime highs anticipated to be near 80 degrees. Monday’s low is anticipated to dip to 65-degrees.
A 60-percent chance of showers continue to be in the forecast for Tuesday, before tapering off to 50-percent on Tuesday evening, according to Monday morning forecast models.
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Seminole’s Detailed Forecast Today Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tuesday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tuesday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Wednesday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Thursday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Thursday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Friday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Saturday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Sunday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. —
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:47:12 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fseminolesentinel.com%2Fupdates%2F5663%2F.json | http://seminolesentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image_full5-2-442x332.jpg | en | null | Rain Possible in Seminole Area Forecast for Thursday | null | null | seminolesentinel.com | MIDLAND — Rain chances remain in the forecast for the Seminole community, and other portions of the Permian Basin region today (Thursday) and the remainder of the work week, according to the latest forecast models from the National Weather Service.
“Thunderstorms are anticipated again today and tonight, mainly across the higher terrain of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico,” said NWS Midland officials on their agency website Thursday morning. “Stronger storms will be accompanied by frequent lightning and heavy rainfall, which may result in localized flash flooding. An isolated severe storm cannot be ruled out, producing damaging winds and large hail.”
Thursday’s models showed a 40-percent chance of showers in the Gaines County area, with a high near 85-degrees. Overnight lows were anticipated to be in the low 60s.
On Friday, a 30-percent chance of showers were forecast for the daytime hours, with a high near 87. Shower chances will taper off to 20-percent on Friday evening, as the Seminole Indians will play host to the Lubbock High Westeners in their 2016 regular season opener at Wigwam Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.
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Seminole Area Detailed Forecast Today Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Friday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Sunday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Sunday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Monday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Monday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Tuesday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. —
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