Vila Kasi News Issue 2 (14 April 2015)

To advertise or if you didn’t receive a copy of Vila Kasi News contact usInterview with Dr. RJP Maponya see Page 3 Managing Editor: Channon Merricks Chairperson: Nelson Mthembu Tel: (011) 040 – 1828 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vilakasinews.co.za Issue: 2 Date: 14 April 2015Mugabe: Zimbabwe is 'open for business' PRETORIA – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe assured hundreds of businesspeople that his country was “open for business”. The 91-year-old statesman also encouraged entrepreneurs to establish truly black, African businesses. If it is going to be black ownership, African ownership, \"it must be truly so,\" said Mugabe. He criticised entities that were not truly black and African owned. The day prior, Mugabe disputed reports that he was in South Africa to beg for help.Mugabe and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma opened the inaugural South Africa Zimbabwe Business Forum in Pretoria onThursday, 9 April. In attendance were hundreds of delegates from both countries, including Zimbabweans who are permanentresidents in South Africa. The address kicked off Mugabe's third day in South Africa on his first official visit in 21 years. Afterwards,he visited Soweto, where he shook hands with some residents.Zuma's 'urgent and critical' call: On Thursday morning, Zuma spoke of South Africa’s black economic empowerment policy, whenaddressing members of the business community packed into the hotel venue. \"It is urgent and it is critical,\" said Zuma of economictransformation, strongly advocating for black ownership and more industrialists. Zuma listed the demographics of businesses listedon the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) which he said accounted for only 3 percent of entities listed. However, when Zumastated the same figure in his State of the Nation Address at the beginning of the year, several economists quibbled it.They cited a JSE statement suggesting black ownership of the top 100 companies had increased to 23 percent. In February,presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj said the 3 percent figure Zuma used was based on \"direct ownership\" and \"directshareholding\". \"If you live on shares and companies, you are not in control. We want industrialists who own and control the economy,\"Zuma said on Thursday. While he recognised the challenges posed by the global economic crisis and instability in the oil sector,Zuma was optimistic about the economic outlook in Africa.New importing horizons: Towards the end of his address, which lasted well over an hour though scheduled for only 15 minutes,Mugabe predicted a possible Zimbabwean market for goods produced in South Africa. Mugabe said, \"There is no way we can saywe will never import from South Africa, no.\" According to a report in The Economist in February and the International Monetary Fund(IMF) ZImbabwe's predicted growth for 2015 would be weak. \"Growth has slowed down and we expect it to weaken further in 2015,\"said head of an IMF review team Domenico Fanizza in March. Reuters reported Zimbabwe's foreign debt was $9-billion (aroundR109-billion). –source encaTelephone: (011) 936 - 5212 / 0076 | Fax: (086) 406 1393 | Website: www.simonsglass.co.za | Email: [email protected] Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 1 of 8

South African Comedian Trevor Noah replaces AmericanComedian Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. With success in his home country, it was evident with guest appearances in comedy circles and clubs such as The Apolo, The Daily Show and many more across the UK and America that comedian Trevor Noah would grow his brand, talent and become a prominent fixture to comedy lovers across the world. Born in South Africa to a white European father and black mother during apartheid “life was never easy” for this comedian as quoted by him but he never let his dark past over shadow his bright future. Trevor Noah has been named the successor to Jon Stewart of the Daily Show on Comedy central Channel 122. This comes after joining the show in 2014 as a contributor. Trevor has also appeared as a guest on shows such as “TheTonight Show With Jay Leno” and the “Late Show With David Letterman, this made him the First South African Stand-up comedianto appear on either late night shows.Amongst his various appearances, Trevor was also featured in David Paul Meyer's award-winning documentary film \"You Laugh ButIt's True\" which tells the story of his remarkable career in post-apartheid South Africa. Trevors features include, GQ South Africa,Rolling Stone, Newsweek, CNN and also The Wall Street Journal to mention a few.Here’s what comedy central has to say about Trevor Noah “Trevor Noah is an enormous talent. He has an insightful and unique pointof view, and most importantly, is wickedly funny,\" said Ganeless. \"For the next host of 'The Daily Show,' we set out to find a freshvoice who can speak to our audience with a keen take on the events of the day, and we found that in Trevor. He has a hugeinternational following and is poised to explode here in America, and we are thrilled to have him join Comedy Central.\"Supporting African comedians and comedy has been one of the key tenets of Comedy Central Africa since we started, and we saluteTrevor's achievement with pride in our hearts and a tear in our eye.\" Trevor Noah continues to tour all over the world and hasperformed in front of sold out crowds at the Hammersmith Apollo in London and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Trevor'sshow's premiere will be announced at a later date. Stay tuned to www.vilakasinews.co.za –by Heston ThomasKnitting and crocheting blankets is uniting a nation in the name of Tata NelsonMandela “Good Wool Cup” marking 21 years of Democracy and Freedom The campaign started out as a challenge by Nelson Mandela’s assistant Zelda la Grange to the founder of 67 blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, Carolyn Steyn to either knit, sew or crochet 67 blankets! These blankets would then be distributed to those in need on Nelson Mandela Day (18 July). Carolyn accepted the challenge but soon realised that she needed assistance with this and called on friends to help and developed a Facebook Page, which, has since gone viral around the world with people from all over the world pledging to knit a blanket for Nelson Mandela Day. The campaign has captured the attention of many South Africans from the ordinary man on the street to celebrities around the globe, as well as corporates and do-gooders in Australia, Canada, Germany, Cyprus, London,the US and India. Mandela Day as we all know, aims to inspire people to take action to change the world for the better and, in doingso, to build a global movement for good. On Mandela's birthday, which is on 18 July - unanimously adopted as Nelson MandelaInternational Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009 - people around the world are challenged to spend at least 67minutes doing good work in their communities in honour of the 67 years that Mandela gave in service and sacrifice.Doing good for others is what Madiba preached and I quoute, “while addressing 50 000 people gathered at the park and a televisionaudience of millions, Madiba started changing the words of his speech. Instead of saying 'doing good for people', he changed it to'people doing good'. He changed the slogan 'it's in our hands', saying to the world 'it's in your hands'.\" 67 blankets for Nelson Mandeladay has seen the very best of the South African spirit. Reminding us of what a resilient, caring, kind and warm a people we are.Every single blanket through every single stich that will keep thousands of South Africans warm this winter is evidence of our caringnature as a country.The launch of all these handmade blankets will take place at the Union Building, where they will be spread across the vast lawns ina sea of blankets, at the feet of the great Nelson Mandela statue, on 21 April 2015, marking 21 years of our countries Democracyand Freedom. We are further reminded that 21 years ago, Nelson Mandela cast his first democratic vote at Ohlange High School inInanda, Kwazulu Natal. The venue was chosen in honor of the founding President of the African National Congress John LangalibaleleDube who had started the school. Mandela is said to have then proceeded to Mr Dube’s grave, where he stated I quote, “I have cometo report to you that South Africa is free today’ unquote.This amazing campaign that also won campaign of the year will also be entered into the GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS, as weattempt to set a world record for the “Most amount of hand made blankets for a charitable event”. The 1st ever “Good Wool Cup”.South Africans are invited to join the movement to keep our beloved Madiba’s legacy alive! Mandela's great-grandson, LuvuyoMandela, quoted from Mandela’s book Conversations with myself, saying that \"a readiness to serve others\" was required to inspirea global movement for good. For more information on the event on 21 April 2015 or on how to get involved in the campaign, pleasego to www.67blankets.co.za or to the 67 blankets facebook page. –by Trudy Mackay Sekokotla Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 2 of 8

Vila Kasi News Face2Face Exclusive Interview with Dr. RJP Maponya VKNEWS Introduction: The Interview team Channon Merricks, Musa Moqha and Eric Matthews. We are based at the Orlando Industrial Park, the old Commerce house building in Soweto. We are working with all types of businesses and mini factories to cultivated new entrepreneurs, to market and establish their branding and exposure. So that’s the main aim of the newspaper. To bring business in Soweto from your guy doing woodwork to the one doing the beds, the welding, the mechanic to uplift them and give them the exposure they need. Where they can compete in the market and that’s what we do. We are in the process of revitalizing the Soweto Chamber of Commerce and Industries. So it’s just getting people in Soweto , the old Soweto(South Western Townships) to get them all involve and say let’s try this and see if we can contribute somethingpositive and the feedback has been good. The name Vila Kasi News means your Vila and your Kasi, your Vila is your upmarket arealike Sandton and your Kasi is you’re Townships. So we want to incorporated the two, we see there is a missing link between the two.We want big business and small business to interact, sometimes there is a link that’s lost, so we want to re cultivate it, it has beendone by you (Dr Maponya) over the years. So as young entrepreneurs we want to cultivate that.1. VKNEWS: In all our wildest dreams have you thought you would be, where you are in terms of business, social standings, your CV does not explain your entrepreneurial stuff/experience. Your whole life is like an encyclopaedia very interesting. Again I ask have you ever thought in your wildest dreams you would be here?Dr Maponya: Well you know and must understand that I was trained as a teacher; I found that my calling was not in teaching butvery much into business and a little politics. Because you know we were fighting a very difficult institution called apartheid. That timewe were all foreigners in our own mother/fatherland it does not matter where you came from as long as you were the same colour asmine you were a foreigner and we did not want to accept that, and it was only corrected when Dr. Nelson Mandela became the 1stBlack president of the country. And that was the time we really discover our identity as human beings in our own country, by nowbecoming true South Africans and we were now able to own land. Here where I am, sitting it was the holy land where only angelslived, people like us were never allowed in this area. I was the 1st person to come into this area. Two blocks from here was anotherhouse that was my 1st house.2. VKNEWS: If you would have an outer body experience, and go on top of a mountain and have a talk to God and he would say to you here is your life, I am playing it back to you. What’s that feeling would it be wow I can still have so much to do, or would it be just wow I made it this far?Dr Maponya: Believe you me; young as I am, I still have a wonderful feeling that I still have to do more. I feel I have not done enoughas yet. I feel if it has not been for the apartheid. I would have been bigger than Shoprite, Checkers or Pick N Pay because that is theindustry I know very well. When I wanted to get into business I was denied by legislation that I do not have the right to operate. I wentto Mandela and Tambo to help me with the rights, but we were not successful in getting me the licence I wanted but we succeededin getting me a licence in business and from there I never looked back and I did everything in my power that I dare not fail, becausein those days I knew I was making a statement, that a black man given a change, he also have the brain exactly the same as a whiteman if not even better, we can also do it and thanks God I was able to fight the system during a very difficult time and here I amtoday, I am staying in this place where angels use to live.3. VKNEWS: What would be, if you had to look back at all your attributes, what would be your biggest achievements?Dr Maponya: I must tell you this, my biggest achievement this far is when I put up the mall for the people of Soweto and also thepeople of South Africa. That was my wonderful feeling, the day Dr Nelson Mandela cut the ribbon and say I declare this mall open,you know I had a wonderful feeling as if I was just being born.4. VKNEWS: When that mall actually opened what went thru your mind that time, that very moment when the 1st sale went thru in one of those shops and you where there to witness it?Dr Maponya: You know many people said to me I am a dreamer, said to me that I am a mad person, say to me that you think youcan bring Sandton City to the townships, you think it will work, it will never work, it will fail. There it is still now it has turned the wholeSoweto around and Soweto area is one of the highest places that is wanted for development. You can’t get a piece of land in Sowetonow, they have gobbled up every little piece of land and it’s the highest growth point of our country today. What a wonderful feeling Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 3 of 8

to know that I have contributed to change the life of so many people not only by employment but by services also over 200 shopsunder one roof.5. VKNEWS: ..... And who would have thought that you can have that in Soweto and who would have thought that you will have Bugatti and Fabiano in Soweto those are Sandton and East Gate type of shops and now you have them deep in Soweto. That must have been something and the fact that you have contributed to uplifting the LSM of Soweto that is an achievement you should really be proud of?Dr Maponya: Laugh6. VKNEWS: If anything have you ever had something of a failure? Where you said, ok this is my biggest failure and if so how did you deal with it?Dr Maponya: You know my only biggest failure that I felt is when they denied me the right to have a casino. You see where the mallis I was supposed to have a casino as well. I qualified 100% but money being the strongest weapon it turned things against me,Hence the casino that you see, that casino was supposed to be in Soweto and you see that mall would have been a different placeall together. I would have put up a double story or three stories up. Those were the plans, and that is the place where there wassupposes to have been the mall and casino for the people. We realized that whether you want to or not people will always want togamble, and they travel and go to places very far and they lose money and by transport and at the same time they go there with theintention of winning and they don’t succeed and they lose all their money to go back home, Hence you find them sleeping on thechairs at the casino waiting for someone to win, and saying here is some money to go home.7. VKNEWS: Where to from here Dr Maponya? You said you were as young as a spring chicken and there is plenty to do?Dr Maponya: Believe you me I am endeavouring into farming now..... I am doing farming now. I looked at the chicken business, andI have found that we buying so much meat all over the world that there is a shortage of chicken meat because chicken meat is thehighest product that is eaten by people of my colour. So I am endeavouring in chicken business now. I have over one hundredthousand birds laying eggs, and I am supplying hospitals. They are being supplied by me with eggs. I am supplying Pick N Pay witheggs and other private businesses, and I have not stopped there, I am now embarking in embroiler business which is chicken formeat. It will be an ongoing thing just like a wheel turning around. You must understand chicken business was run by Afrikaners peoplefrom generation to generation and they did not want us to get involved in that business. They wanted to frustrate you so you get outof the business as fast as possible.8. VKNEWS: What advice would Dr Maponya give to the young entrepreneurs because it’s a tough world out there?Dr Maponya: The advice I can give to the young entrepreneurs, you know I am watching and I am seeing something that I am nothappy with. The younger people, they want to get things for nothing, they don’t want to wake up and work and make things happenfor them self. They have this mind of entitlement, you know that mind, and we must all work very hard to turn it around. So that ouryoung people must never think that things come in a platter, you must get training, and wake up and make things happen. I needmore of the Maponya’s type of people, who dream and make things happen. I need young people that can be like Nelson Mandela,he got educated and became a lawyer, and he was not happy that he can be a lawyer when there are millions of black peopleoppressed. He sacrificed his life and said I am will fight until the end. I will not allow other groups to oppress us, the way we wereoppressed and he didn’t. He fought; he sacrificed everything that he had. He could have been a very happy men working in his officefor his children but he gave his life to the entire nation. He became the president of the country at a very old age but he had achievedhis dream, and where he is sleeping now he is sleeping very peaceful because he knows he has turned things around. He alwayssaid “It is now in your hands” What he says is that I have delivered, there is the freedom in your hands, it is now for you to move onand make things better for the future of our children.9. VKNEWS: You (Dr Maponya) have touched on something about our youth, having a sense of entitlement and this culture of dependency, and you said that you want to see other Dr Maponya’s and Dr Mandela’s sprouting up. Do you have a mentorship programme to cultivate that type of people/entrepreneurs that you talking about?Dr Maponya: You (VKNEWS) have touched on a very, very important spot. One of the legacies I want to leave behind, I want toeducate and train young people. I went with President Zuma to Brazil, three years ago. We attended a three day conferences I washighly impressed when the Brazilians told us how they turned Brazil around. I remained behind, I wanted to see, I said you havetold us how you have turned Brazil around, you said you got institutions can you show me? They were very kind and took me to anumber of institutions, you will find them training people in clothing, leather, furnisher and all industries. They said 99 % of peoplethat received training were either employed or getting into business. I am doing that right now, if started the Dr RJP MAPONYAINSTITUTION that will be doing training in entrepreneurship. You will hear more about it this year. I really believe this will turn theyouth around and will change the mind-set of entitlement.10. VKNEWS: What keeps Dr Maponya up at night?Dr Maponya: What keep me up at night is crime, crime is getting out of hand, you know we are witnessing crime that we never seenbefore. People get attacked in their homes. I would like to see crime under control.The Vila Kasi News Team would like to thank Dr RJP Maponya for the opportunity to do this interview. We wish him well and can’twait to witness the launch of the Dr RJP Institution. -by Vila Kasi News Team Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 4 of 8

Who will take care of your children and the things you own when you die? “The only things certain in life are Death & Taxes”. If you do nothing else to take care of your legal affairs, you should write a will! That is good advice. If you don't make a will before your death, government law will determine who gets your property and a judge may decide who will raise your children (and either or both may not be whom you would have chosen). What is a Will? A will is a legal document that communicates a person's last wishes, about the things they own and their children. A person's last will and testament will indicate what to do with the things they own, including their money:  Whether they are being left to another person, a group, or donated to a charity  As well as what will happen to the things they are responsible for, e.g. their accounts, children, etc.What happens if I die without a Will?  You don't get to decide who gets what when you die  The law may decide who gets what and how much, instead of your wishes  Your assets will get frozen until completion of the court process  Your spouse/children will have to claim monthly expenses from the court10 things you need to know about your will: 7 steps to take in drafting a will: 1. Decide who you wish to leave your general estate to1. Only an original and signed Will is valid 2. Consider who you wish to bequeath your property, jewellery2. Your appointment of a friend or family member as Executor or cash to may be declined by the Master, thus the appointment of an 3. It is advisable to create a testamentary trust in terms of your approved professional is paramount3. Your Will only deals with life cover that pays your estate, thus will to protect the inheritance of children that may be under the your Will and life cover beneficiary nominations must age of 18 complement each other 4. Where you have minor children, you should nominate a4. If you do not create a Testamentary Trust for minor children's guardian(s) to take care of them should you both as natural inheritance, their money will go to the Government Guardian's guardians pass away fund 5. You should consider the following:5. Guardian nominations are only applicable when there is no  Do you wish to be buried or cremated? surviving biological or legally appointed parent  Do you wish to have any other last wishes for your6. Guardian nominations are only a wish, these nominations should be aware of and happy to accept such an appointment remains?7. No one can inherit until all debts, fees, taxes and marital claims  Do you wish to be an organ donor? are settled, regardless of what your Will says or even if you  Do you wish to have a living will? have no Will 6. You need to appoint an executor or joint executors to wind up8. You can use a Will to document your last wishes but these are your deceased estate in terms of your will only wishes and may not be enforceable, albeit they are likely 7. The last consideration is the legal expenses borne by your to be honoured deceased estate. This includes:9. If you state that you wish to be an organ donor in your Will, you  Executor fees must still register with an organ donor foundation for this wish  Trustee fees to be effective  Conveyancer fees10. You cannot cater for every eventuality, thus it is better to keep it simple and up-to-date as your circumstances change Remember: Make sure you understand what is involved in the process of drawing up a will. A will is a document that will talk for you when you are no longer around to share your wishes. Our next article will talk about banking. – by Ms. Rose Nkabinde Let us meet your budget. Advertise with us! Tel: (011) 040 – 1828 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vilakasinews.co.za Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 5 of 8

Toyota Hilux Legend 45 I’m not one for bundu-bashing – let’s put that out there from the word go. That said, I am a capable off-road driver having had many opportunities to do so at numerous 4x4 launches and the various driver trainings offered by some manufacturers. Every once in a while though, a bush wacker- type vehicle comes onto the market that makes tackling unchartered trails seem like a stroll in the park and the recently launched Toyota Hilux Legend 45 is one such vehicle. Aptly named Legend 45, Toyota’s new Hilux celebrates 45 years of motoring excellence and consumer confidence in the form of a high specification production, value-for-money,special edition vehicle available in 4x2 Raised Body and 4x4 formats and across all variants - Single Cab, Xtra Cab and Double Cab.In total there are 13 different Legend 45 model variants to choose from which is great because we really don’t like turning up to eventsin exactly the same outfits, I mean cars! Likewise when it comes to the interior, Legend 45 models are tastefully and liberallydesigned to high specifications boasting full black interior for the cabin including dashboard finish; black leather with silver contraststitching on the seats, door panels, steering wheel and shift lever boot (manual); and a welcome feature - reverse camera now addedto Xtra Cab Legend 45 models as well as 2.5 D-4D and 2.7 VVTi Legend 45 models (standard on all other Double Cab Legend 45models).But it’s really the engine of a Hilux that makes it a Hilux – that never say die equipment which have earned the brand the trust of allwho have ever owned one. In the 2.5 D-4D, you get a 106 kW diesel engine with variable nozzle turbo (VNT) technology and 343Nm. The 2,7 VVTi unit, is a four-cylinder 16-valve petrol engine which produces 118 kW at 5 200 rpm and maximum torque of 241Nm at 3 800 rpm. My test drive Toyota Hilux Legend 45 was powered by a 3.0-litre D-4D four-cylinder turbocharged and inter-cooledengine which produced 120kW of power and 343Nm of torque. Suffice it to say it was no couch potato! There is another, morepowerful engine though, that being the 4.0-litre 24-valve V6which produces 175 kW at 5 200 rpm and has a torque ratingof 376 Nm at 3 800 rpm.My week long test drive in the Legend 45 3.0 D-4D 4x4 auto(retails at R509 300) included city driving and traversingthrough the back roads of the Rustenburg and Brits area, insearch of tricky terrain on which I could show off my drivingskills without breaking a nail. Comfortably seated in itsspacious interior my girlfriends and I turned many heads aswe steered the Legend 45 towards unmarked roads,confident in the Hilux’s capabilities and standard array ofsafety features. For our reward, we were offered a sheep inexchange for the Legend 45 at a petrol station manned by atoothless old man and his equally toothless old GermanShepard; marriage proposals from senior citizens basking inthe sun and promises of exorbitant lobola from almost everytaxi driver waiting at a red traffic light wherever we were. Themoral of the story ladies is that if you are still single andlooking, the Toyota Hilux Legend 45 could just be the cupidyou need! Pricing starts from R300 200 for the Legend 45Single Cab2.7 VVTi 4x2 Raised Body – by Vuyi Mpofu Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 6 of 8

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Chiefs lost it at home For Stuart Baxter, Kaizer Chiefs' CAF Champions League fate might have been decided in Durban three weeks ago when Raja Casablanca stunned them 1-0. \"We certainly lost concentration in the first seven minutes [of the first leg],\" was the Amakhosi coach's response to a question about where it all went wrong for the Glamour Boys. Raja completed the demolition job with a 2-0 victory on their home turf on Sunday night to dump Chiefs out of the continental tournament in the first round. Christian Osaguona, the man who had headed home the winner at the Moses Mabhida Stadium last month, returned to haunt the Chiefs defence again at the weekend with two more goals. \"They have a good team and we need tocongratulate them,\" Baxter told the Chiefs website. \"It was a mental game as well as Raja were thinking; 'do we go for the secondgoal after the one we scored in Durban, or do we defend'. Towards the end we were pushing and pushing to at least get equal withRaja. That's when they punished us on our mistakes.\"Baxter said his plan in Morocco was to never sit back and try to hit the hosts on the counter, and he stood by his methods.\"Most games are decided in transition and this game was a typical example. However, I will continue to have my players play likethis, to always play positive and go forward to try create goals. We should have taken our chances and been more clinical,\" he said.Chiefs were successful in asking for a postponement of their Absa Premiership encounter against bottom of the log AmaZulu becauseof their travel schedule. The match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium will now be played on Thursday. –source sowetanlive B2B HUB GUESTHOUSE Call: 073 599 8302 Address: 20 Daggerhead Ave, Ext.8 Lenasia Email: [email protected] Website: www.b2bhub.co.za Vila Kasi News Issue 2 | Page 8 of 8