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07 December 2022
Riverside view
Future looks bright
for Curro Academy
Riverside students
National
An educational inspiration
to Riverside View
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community
National
SAPS Diepsloot embrace
16 DAYS of Activisim
campaign
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Sport
Morocco chasing World
Cup history against
free-scoring
Portugal
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Curro Academy Riverside students, sitting for their last exam.
By: Dumani Moyo
Email: dumanim”nsabasi-publishing.co.za
While matric exams went
on at Curro Academy
Riverside, grade 10 and 11
students celebrated the
completion of their final exams on
November 30.
The students took Mathematics Paper
2 on their last day of class. Curro
Academy Riverside is an independent
school in Riverside View, Fourways that
provides high-quality education for
learners from Grade 8 to Grade 12.
“This year, our grade eleven class is a
strong group coming for matric next
year,” said educator Khodani Maphangwa.
“So far with the grade elevens, it has
been looking good since the first term.
We are hoping to have all of them next
year. We made sure that all our students
are well prepared for their end of
year exams, especially the matric class.”
Questioned on the possibility of the
kids having an attitude towards Mathematics
subjects, Maphangwa said Both
Maths and Maths Lit are important in
life.
“Mathematics is a compulsory subject,”
she said. “So, it’s either you choose
Maths or Maths Literecy.
They are both crucial. It actually helps
when you want to apply for universities.
It is for this reason that we show the
importance of mathematics from the
lower grades.
Maths is apparently based on what a
child would want to do going forward.
Maths and Maths Lit are a great opportunity
in terms of the students’ career
path.”
As Maphangwa wished the matriculants
luck, she also wished all the kids in
grades 8 through 11 a successful return
to school the next year.
The National Senior Certificate examinations
commenced on 31 October
2022 and the Department of Basic Education
said it is pleased with how these
exams have gone.
A total of 753 964 full-time and 167 915
part-time candidates in the country
are registered to write Matrics examinations.
This is the largest cohort of
candidates to date.

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Numbers and
Support groups
to remember
Aids Help-line: 0800 012 322
Domestic Violence: 0800 150 150
Aids consortium: 011 403 0265
Alcoholics Anonymous: 086 435 5722
Commission for gender equality:
011 403 7182
Corruption Helpline: 0800 201 414
Crime stop: 08600 10111
Diabetes action: 031 205 9886
Human Rights Advice line: 0860 120 120
Legal aid: 011 877 2000
Life line South Africa: 0861 322 322
Love life Sexual Health Line:
0800 121 900
MArie Stopes South Africa: 0800 117 785
Mens’s clinic International: 086 036 2867
Ministery of Social Development:
012 312 7794
Ministery of women , youth, children, and
people with disabilities: 012 300 5200
Mothertomothers: 0800 668 4277
National association of people living with
AIDS(NAPWA) 011 873 7156
National Childrens rights centre:
011 408 4835
National Network on Violence aginst
women: 012 321 4959
National toll free PMTCT Related
Informational Helpline 0800 mothers
NHIVProgramme - HIV Service Providers
0860 448 911
Office on the right of the child:
012 300 5500/01
People opposing women abuse:
083 765 1235/011 642 4345
Rape crisis 24 hours Life line:
0861 322 322
SAPS Emergency: 0861 10 111
Sonke Gender Justice: 011 241 7800
South African Council of churches:
011 241 7800
South African Red Cross Society:
012 431 2000
South African Grants Helpline:
088 601 011
Suicide Helpline: 0800 567 567
The Gay and Lesbian Helpline:
021 712 6699
The South African Depression and Anxiety
group: 011 262 6396
Toll Free: Crisis Line: 0861 574 747
Treatment Action campaign:
021 422 1700
Vaccine Helpline: 0860 160 160
Women’s Health: 0800 116 941
Diepsloot
SAPS DIEPSLOOT EMBRACE 16
DAYS OF ACTIVISM CAMPAIGN
Diepsloot Police engaged with various stakeholders about 16 Day of Activism.
By: Dumani Moyo
Email: dumanim@nsabasi-publishing.co.za
Diepsloot South African Police
Service (SAPS) partnered
with various stakeholders to
observe this year’s 16 Days of
Activism of No Violence against Women
and Children.
Department of Social Developmentment,
Department of Health, National
Prosecuting Authority and the City of
Johannesburg joined the officers to
embrace the campaign.
Every year, on November 25, the International
Day for the Elimination of
Violence Against Women, a global campaign
known as the 16 Days of Activism
against Gender-Based Violence begins.
It continues through December 10,
Human Rights Day.
During the campaign, Speakers from
various government agencies and
local non-governmental organizations
denounced plague of violence against
women and children in the community.
Survivors of GBV shared their
horrifying stories and inspired other
women to leave violent relationships.
The police officers interacted with the
community members and distributed
pamphlets that contain information on
GBV safety tips.
“As SAPS Diepsloot, we’re partnering
with local stakeholders to create
awareness about GBV,” said Diepsloot
police spokesperson Captain Tinyiko
Mathebula.
“Our collaboration with stakeholders in
the fight against women and children
abuse is an ongoing programme, which
goes beyond 16 Days of Activism.
We urge our communities to join the
fight against scourge of GBV during 16
Days of Activism and beyond.”
N14 Highway
Two die in an
accident along N14
By: Dumani Moyo
Email: dumanim@nsabasi-publishing.co.za
Two people died in a car accident
along N14 highway on 4
Decemeber 2022.
The incident took place on a
Sunday night, and Diepsloot police
are currently investigating a culpable
homicide case the 32-year-old woman
and 7-year-old girl.
The police were patrolling when they
allegedly noticed a Toyota Corolla
which capsized next to the highway,
said Diepsloot police spokesperson
Captain Tinyiko.
Stakeholders discussed different forms
of domestic violence were during the
engagements with the public.
The police urged the public to protect
victims of gender-based violence by
reporting perpetrators to the police, by
anonymously contacting Crime Stop
number, sending tip-offs via MySAPS
app or visiting any police station.
“Upon investigating, the officers
noticed a man next to the capsized
car who told them that they were
involved in an accident,” captain
Mathebula said. “The man, who had
visible injuries, allegedly told the
police that he lost control of the car
and it over turned. Two passengers, a
woman and a girl child, were d clared
dead on the scene.
Driver of the vehicle and two other
passengers survived the accident and
were taken to hospital for medical attention.
A case of culpable homicide
is under investigation.”
Cosmo City
Students celebrating their graduation
An educational inspiration
to Riverside View community
By: Dumani Moyo
Email: dumanim@nsabasi-publishing.co.za
Riverside View community can
also develop a skills centre, like
Cosmo City’s Leadworks Foundation
Community Knowledge
Centre, where the youth can do free
computer courses.
Leadworks Foundation Community
Knowledge Centre recently awarded
certificates to 15 students at Muldersdrift’s
Umnotho Youth Development.
Leadworks Foundation is a non-profit
organization primarily aiming at youth
development through education and
information sharing.
Under this project, Leadworks has been
supported by Engen Garage Cosmo City
to offer free skills training to the youth.
The awarded students have completed
their studies in Basic Computer Skills,
Job Readiness and Office admin.
Lucky Mphela, of Leadworks Foundation,
congratulated the students for
excelling in their studies.
“I am very happy for the graduates,” he
said.
“It was a three-month course whereby
students would attend on a daily basis.
The course covered Introduction to
Computer, Microsoft Office, Internet
and Email. This is an entry level
computer course that would allow
any learner to get into the job market.
Those who are interested in Information
Technology can use these certificates
as a foundation.”
The aim is to empower the youth in
the community, Mphela said. “Without
Engen garage we were not going to be
able to bring this project into life.
We are very thankful to them. I would
like to also thank Umnotho Youth
Development for providing us with the
venue for the ceremony.”
Since we live in the world of technology,
Mphela said, it is critical for people to
learn how to use computers. “Nowadays
everything is digital. It does not
matter which industry you are in. One
way or the other you will be required to
be computer literate. We aim to ensure
that the youth of Cosmo City benefit
from this program.
We want them to benefit free of charge,
and this can only be done in collaboration
with our local businesses. This
is one way we are trying to use to fight
against crime and poverty.”
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Riverside Outpost-R.S.O.
is here finally here...!
23 November 2022, was the Launch of the RSO. A brand new community newspaper
that serves the riverdie view area, as well as surrounding areas. We see potential in our
community and want to tell it’s stories. Below is a collageof our fun day at Riverside Square.

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Government
Motoring
Public Works hands over
building for GBV victims
The Department of Public Works
and Infrastructure (DPWI) has
handed over another shelter for
gender-based violence (GBV) in
the Free State, as government intensifies
its efforts to curb the scourge.
DPWI Minister, Patricia de Lille, on
Thursday handed over the Koffiefontein
building to Social Development Minister,
Lindiwe Zulu.
During the joint sitting in the National
Assembly regarding GBVF in September
2019, De Lille committed that the DPWI
would allocate unoccupied Stateowned
properties for service delivery
purpose, especially to provide shelter
to victims of GBV.
The initiative was in response to the
country’s Emergency Response Plan
(ERP) on Gender-Based Violence and
Femicide.
At the time, De Lille also committed
that the DPWI would use State-owned
properties to install anti-GBV messaging
as a campaign to show government’s
solidarity with communities and
families who have been affected by the
scourge.
She said: “Since December 2019, the
department has handed over five properties
in Gauteng to the Department
of Social Development. In March 2020,
the DPWI handed 6 to the Western Cape
Department of Social Development for
use as shelters for victims of GBV.”
Since then, she said, officials from
DPWI and the National Department of
Social Development have criss-crossed
the country, assessing available DPWI
properties that could be used as shelters
for victims of GBV.
“The property here in the Free State
is now the latest to be refurbished and
handed over from DPWI to the Provincial
Department of Social Development
for GBV victims.
Government
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister, Patricia
de Lille
Source: http://www.idt.org.za/
“Last year, the Free State Department
of Social Development stated that there
is a shortage of shelters for victims of
gender-based violence in the province
and this is the case is many other
provinces.
“As DPWI we are finalising User Agreements
with the provincial departments
of social development so that they can
have these properties for free once
DPWI refurbishes the houses to be fit
for habitation by GBV victims.”
Through the User Agreements, it was
anticipated that the provincial social
development departments would have
to appoint NGOs and operationalise the
shelters for communities.
She said the DPWI has also completed
the refurbishment of another property
in Phalaborwa in Limpopo to be handed
over to the Provincial Department of
Social Development there.
“We will now continue refurbishments
President declares 27
December a public holiday
South Africans will get to enjoy an
extended Christmas with 27 December
2022 declared as a public
holiday in lieu of Christmas Day
falling on a Sunday.
This follows a declaration to this effect
by President Cyril Ramaphosa in terms
of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act
(Act No 36 of 1994).
A statement released by the Presidency
on Thursday stated that in terms of the
2022 annual calendar, Christmas Day,
25 December, falls on a Sunday.
“In view of the unique circumstances
around the 2022 calendar, and to
uphold relevant labour law principles
and practices, President Ramaphosa
has declared Tuesday, 27 December, as
a public holiday in lieu of Christmas
Day,” the Presidency said in a statement
on Thursday.
The Presidency explained that Section
2(1) of the Public Holidays Act provides
that “whenever a public holiday falls on
a Sunday, the following Monday shall be
a public holiday”.
In this instance, the Monday following
the 25 December 2022 is another public
holiday, Day of Goodwill.
“If the holiday of Sunday 25 December
were to be moved to Monday 26 December,
this would cancel the holiday
of 26 December or cause the two holidays
– which are part of 12 paid public
holidays annually - to overlap.
“This would mean workers would only
have 11 paid public holidays in this year,
while Section 5 of the Public Holidays
Act provides that “... every employee
shall be entitled to ... at least the number
of public holidays as provided for in
this Act,” the Presidency said. –
SAnews.gov.za
on more than 20 other properties in
Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape, the
Northern Cape, Limpopo and KZN in
the next financial year to be handed
over to provincial departments of social
development to operationalise GBV
shelters.
“We are working with the National
Department of Social Development to
ensure that there is a shelter in all the
identified hotspots and in each municipality
and metro in the country.
As DPWI we are working hard to do our
part and contribute to the fight against
GBVF by providing safe spaces for
women and children who need somewhere
to live to escape abuse,” she said.
These shelters, said the Minister, represent
a lifeline that could save women
and children.
“They represent a new start and hopefully
a place of healing. We are committed
to pushing our work in this regard
and will be handing over more shelters
in other provinces in the coming
months.
“DPWI is also making good progress
with installing anti-GBVF billboards at
police stations in hot spot areas across
the country with 20 billboards installed
in seven provinces,” she said.
In this regard, the Department recently
installed billboards at Bloemspruit, Zamdela,
Thabong and Phuthadichaba police
stations in the Free State.
“We are also finalising the installation of
more billboards by the end of this year in
the Western Cape at the Caledon, Bredasdorp,
Lainsburg, Paarl and Beaufort West
police stations.
Next year, the DPWI will instal billboards
at police stations in hotspot areas in Limpopo
and the Eastern Cape, the only two
remaining provinces. – SAnews.gov.za
President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa.
Photo: sanews.go.za
Volkswagen’s T SUV model
range accounts for 30% of
total sales in South Africa
Volkswagen Taigo
From January to November 2022,
Volkswagen sold a total of 58
822 (VW PC: 54 031, VW CV: 4
791) vehicles in the local market.
Volkswagen’s performance in the first
11 months of 2022 was bolstered by a
Sport / Charity
Johannesburg, 6 December 2022 –
Volkswagen is proudly hosting the
inaugural VW Vaya Cup Tournament,
as part of the ongoing commitment
to driving youth development
through soccer in South Africa.
The tournament will take place from
9 - 11 December 2022 at the University
of Witwatersrand. A total of 16 under 13
boys’ and eight under 16 girls’ soccer
teams will be battling it out with the
hopes of being crowned the first VW
Vaya Cup Champions.
“Volkswagen has been supporting
soccer development initiatives for over
20 years. At Volkswagen we believe
that sport in South Africa, specifically
soccer, is more than a game, a passion
point, career dream or spectator hobby;
it has the power to play a beneficial
role in youth development which helps
to facilitate individual and team growth
growing affinity for the T SUV model
range.
“In November, we increased passenger
car sales in the local market by 10%
when compared to November 2021.
South Africa’s future soccer stars to battle it
out at inaugural VW Vaya Cup tournament
while building healthy passions and
habits,” said Steffen Knapp, Head of the
Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand.
Launching this year, the VW Vaya Cup
provides a platform for young soccer
players, both boys and girls, to upskill,
develop and showcase their talents,
while also driving meaningful life skills
and the invaluable lessons of teamwork.
Previously known as the VW Junior
Masters Tournament, Volkswagen took
the decision to localise the tournament
and thus renamed and rebranded it to
the ‘VW Vaya Cup’. With ‘Vaya’ meaning
‘to go’, the local initiative speaks to
Volkswagen’s commitment to ‘Move
People Forward’.
The tournament is run in partnership
with the Volkswagen Dealer network,
who support the initiative by scouting,
recruiting and entering their own
Last month, the Volkswagen brand
(including Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles), sold a total of 6 006 vehicles
(VW PC: 5 540, VW CV: 466) in the local
market,” said Steffen Knapp, head of
the Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand.
Volkswagen’s T SUV range, which
teams to represent their dealership in
the tournament. Included in the team
line-up is also a specially selected girls’
soccer team, the Alex Roses, who were
recruited from Volkswagen’s female
soccer initiative ‘VW Train 4 Life’, and
who have been trained and mentored
by soccer star and legend Simphiwe
Dludlu.
consists of the T-Cross, Taigo, T-Roc,
Tiguan (including Allspace and R) and
the Touareg, has continued to grow in
popularity in the local market.
“The Volkswagen T SUV model range
was bolstered by the market introduction
of the new Taigo, new T-Roc, new
Tiguan Allspace and new Tiguan R this
year. In the first 11 months of 2022, we
sold a total 16 062 T SUVs in the local
market, which means that 30% of Volkswagen’s
overall passenger car sales
this year were SUVs,” added Knapp.
In the first 11 months of 2022, T-Cross
sales saw a significant increase of 44%
year-on-year with 9 695 units sold;
making it Volkswagen’s best-selling
imported vehicle. The T-Cross was
followed by the Tiguan range with 2 334
units sold and the recently- launched
T-Roc and Taigo with 2 143 and 1 739
units sold respectively. 151 Touaregs
were sold in the local market during the
same period.
The Polo Vivo is the best-selling Volkswagen
model with 19 445 units sold in
the first 11 months of 2022. The Polo
was Volkswagen’s second best-selling
vehicle this year with a total of 14 212
units sold. The T-Cross rounded up
Volkswagen’s trio of best-selling vehicles
with 9 695 units sold.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
delivered 4 791 vehicles to customers in
the first 11 months of 2022. The Amarok
double cab was the best-selling
model with1 823 units sold in the first
11 months of 2022 and accounted for
almost 40% of the Brand’s sales.
The Kariega manufacturing plant also
exported 94 049 Volkswagen Polos to
38 international countries during the
same period.
2023 will see the Volkswagen brand
introducing the new Golf 8 R in the local
market as well as a refresher of the
range-topping Polo Vivo GT derivative.
For Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles,
2023 will be an important year with the
market introduction of the highly anticipated
new generation Amarok.
This year’s winners will not only walk
away with the coveted title of VW Vaya
Cup Champions, they will also win
team prizes.
Additionally, Volkswagen will also
sponsor the winning girls and winning
boys teams to attend a bespoke international
training camp in 2023, where
they will receive invaluable international
exposure and experience.

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Sport / World-cup
Morocco head into Saturday’s
last-eight clash with Portugal
knowing they are only
one step away from making
history as Africa’s first World Cup
semifinalists, but they face a buoyant
opposition fresh from scoring six goals
against Switzerland.
Walid Regragui’s Moroccans are in
uncharted territory after a surprise run
which saw them finish top of Group
F after beating Belgium and Canada
before a stunning victory over Spain on
penalties in the last 16.
The Atlas Lions are only the fourth
African side to reach the quarterfinals
– after Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in
2002 and Ghana in 2010.
Morocco have enjoyed the vast majority
of support from the crowds at all their
games in Qatar and that is likely to be
the case again at Al Thumama Stadium.
“I think it’s impossible for us to do this
without the fans,” said coach Regragui
after knocking out Spain.
“A lot of fans came to Qatar from a lot of
countries – America, Europe, Morocco.
“They love their country and what I
can tell them is this – we can do nothing
without them, I need them for the
quarters and, hopefully, we’ll make
history.”
There has still never been a country
from outside Europe or South America
in a World Cup final, but Morocco want
to put that right.
“Why not aim for the sky? We needed
to change and we needed to change
our mentality,” Regragui said after the
group stage.
Morocco chasing World
Cup history against
free-scoring Portugal
Walid Regragui’s Moroccans, face Portugal on Saturday.
“We’re not going to stop here. We’re
going to respect every opponent. But
we are going to be very difficult opponents.
So why not dream about lifting
that trophy?”
Morocco are unbeaten in seven matches
since Regragui took over from the
sacked Vahid Halilhodzic in August.
They have conceded only once in that
time, an own goal against Canada.
Morocco have overcome several injury
problems to get this far in Qatar, with
full-backs Achraf Hakimi and Noussair
Mazraoui carrying knocks for most of
the tournament.
Centre-back Nayef Aguerd hobbled off
injured against Spain, while captain Romain
Saiss soldiered on despite picking
up an injury during extra time.
Source: GALLO IMAGES
“Since the start of the competition,
we’ve been playing with a team that’s
not 100 per cent, that’s why it’s even
more extraordinary,” said Regragui.
“We’ve managed to create a family, and
we feel that we have a people behind
us.”
PORTUGAL, RONALDO ‘UNITED’
Spain struggled to create any clearcut
chances against the dogged North
Africans but Portugal will be a different
proposition after a fluid attacking display
against the Swiss.
Coach Fernando Santos took the big
decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo to
the bench, but it paid dividends as the
superstar striker’s replacement Goncalo
Ramos scored a hat-trick in the 6-1
rout.
Portugal are in the World Cup quarterfinals
for the first time since 2006,
when they beat England on penalties
before being knocked out by France.
They beat Ghana and Uruguay in the
group stage before losing to South Korea,
but without Ronaldo in the line-up,
Portugal’s attacking players appeared
freer against Switzerland.
The 21-year-old Ramos stole the
headlines, while Bernardo Silva, Bruno
Fernandes and Joao Felix all impressed.
Media reports claimed Ronaldo threatened
to leave the squad after being left
out of the starting XI but he insisted the
squad remain “united”.
“It’s a group too united to be broken
by outside forces,” he wrote on social
media.
“A nation too courageous to let itself be
frightened by any adversary. A team in
the truest sense of the word, which will
fight for the dream until the end.”
Santos had expressed his displeasure at
Ronaldo’s reaction to being substituted
against South Korea but said he left the
five-time Ballon d’Or winner out for
tactical reasons on Tuesday.
Even as a replacement, Ronaldo, who
has never scored in a World Cup knockout
match, could play a crucial role.
“Ronaldo and I never confuse the
human and personal aspect with the
coach and player relationship. He is a
very important player to have in the
team,” said Santos.
The prize for the winners is a semifinal
against England or France and the
chance to reach the World Cup final for
the first time.
Sport / World-cup
‘Proud’ Surinamese back
Dutch World Cup stars
From the Netherlands to Suriname,
pride is swelling at the
number of Dutch players in
Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal
who trace their roots to the South
American former colony.
On a pitch beneath the Amsterdam
tower blocks where they grew up, two
young friends of Surinamese origin
practise free kicks and dream of
wearing the Netherlands’ famed orange
jersey.
“We’re people of colour ourselves.
It’s good that people of colour have
been so successful. We’re proud,” says
Nigel Marengo, 18, a junior player for
Heerenveen, a club whose first team is
in the Eredivisie.
They idolise Dutch players like Virgil
van Dijk, born in the Dutch city of
Breda to a Dutch father and Surinamese
mother; Denzel Dumfries, whose
mother is from Suriname and whose
father is from Aruba, the Caribbean island
that is part of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands; and Xavi Simons, whose
father is of Surinamese descent.
Marengo and his friends will cheer
on the “Oranje” against Argentina on
Friday, in a match that he says will be
tough but winnable, largely thanks to
Van Dijk in defence.
“I’m happy that he chose to play for the
Netherlands” instead of Suriname, the
tiny Caribbean coast nation ranked 139
by Fifa, adds Marengo.
His friend Divayo Olf, 18, says that
while it “drags down Suriname in
terms of football... they were all born
here or grew up here and they all started
their careers here, so I understand
their choice”.
The Netherlands boasts a long line of
footballing legends with Surinamese
heritage, from Ruud Gullit and Frank
Rijkaard in the 1980s to Clarence Seedorf
and Edgar Davids in the 1990s.
Netherlands defender, Virgil van Dijk,
born in the Dutch city of Breda to a
Dutch father and Surinamese mother.