A Street Named Steve Biko

   As the preamble of our constitution declares - "South Africa belongs to all those who live in it..." , so it should be with the naming of our streets, our airports, our highways etc. These should named after all those who fought for the liberation of our country. And not just after those of one particular organization.
   So it was really pleasing to see the city of Cape Town renaming of one of the main streets in Gugulethu - the  NY 1 - to Steve Biko Drive. Steve Bantu Biko may not be here to see the free South Africa, but his contribution to bringing it about was immense. 
   Biko taught us to love ourselves as black people. He said if you love yourself nobody can make you feel inferior. It is also generally acknowledged that the Black Consciousness Movement(BCM) philosophy was one of the main drivers of the Soweto student uprising of 1976, an event which proved to be one of the turning points in the liberation struggle to free South Africa. The student leaders of this '76 generation were mostly members of SASO(South African Students Organization) - an organization that preached 'black consciousness' and whose first president was Steve Biko. 
   Now that the city of Cape Town has shown the way, can we hear it for my city of Johannesburg. Can we also hear it for the capital city - Pretoria. The Robert Sobukwes, the Tsietsi Mashininis are waiting.

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Soweto's Third Giant Awakens

   Moroka Swallows 'The Birds' Football Club - one of the original three Soweto football heavyweights(the other two being Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs) - is back. This they announced loudly last night when they beat Supersport FC by two goals to one in the MTN 8 Final. Bennett Chenene starred for Swallows by scoring the winning goal with just 4 minutes to go before the end of the game.

   The comeback from wilderness by 'The Birds' started last season(2011/2012) under the then coach Gordon Igesund. And it seems to be continuing at full speed this season(2012/2013) under  their new coach - Zeca Marques. Last season they came agonizingly close to winning the Premier Soccer League title. The title chase - which had become a two horse race between Swallows and Orlando Pirates towards the end of the season - was won by Pirates in the very last game of the league.    

   For the lovers of the local game this rise again by Moroka Swallows is fantastic news. Now we are going to have more than one Soweto derby. In addition to the Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs   

one, there is now also going to be the Pirates vs Swallows one(the original Soweto derby, so they tell us bo - mafikizolo i.e. batho ba Chiefs), and the Chiefs vs Swallows one.

   In this excitement about the Soweto giants, we have not forgotten the two Pretoria giants - Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport United(the defeated finalist in yesterday's MTN 8 Final). In addition to each region's derbies, sparks are going to fly whenever these five current hot teams(by our own humble assessment) play each other. Potentially there are now going to be at least 20 games( excluding cup games) which will be 'must sees' in the PSL this season(2012/2013).    

   These are exciting times indeed for local football.

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Bafana Bafana Slowly Bringing Back The Joy

   It is early days, we know. After all, it is only two games into the tenure of the new national coach - Gordon Igesund. A not so bad 0-1 loss to football heavyweight - Brazil - in the Brazil's own backyard(Sao Paulo), and a 2-0 defeat of  Mozambique here at home is all we are going by.

   But it still looks like our national soccer team - Bafana Bafana - is slowly getting its groove back. Mr Igesund seems to have brought back the spark to the team that was missing in the final games under his predecessor.

   With the Africa Nations Cup(Afcon) just around the corner (in January 2013), and us due to host this tournament, it is starting to feel like those days back in 1996 when Clive Barker was the national coach. The days when Bafana Bafana annexed the Afcon for us for the first time, during our hosting of it. The days of bo-'Shoes' Moshoeu, Mark Williams, Eric Tinkler and Mark Fish. The days when we worshiped the ground on which Bafana walked.

   There is still be some way to go however, with more friendly games to be played, before we can start dreaming about an Afcon win. The coach himself - though happy with Bafana's performance in his first two games in charge - has acknowledged that this Bafana team is not a finished product yet. But the new attitude from the players, plus the fresh faces in the team, have given us great hope ahead of the Afcon tournament next year.

   We can win this thing, guys.

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"There You Are Ms Terry Pheto, At Last"

   "For a second, we thought we were never going to ever see you on our TV screens. It had been a while since you left these shores to go to Los Angeles(USA) to make your mark. You departed sometime last year, I think.

   But we should not have despaired, as your countrymen and fans. Because this past Tuesday(4th September) you finally appeared on our TV screens. You made your debut on 'The Bold & The Beautiful' soap opera. And in this episode, in which you appeared on 'B & B' for the first time, you came across very well my sister. You carried the Dr Malaika Maponya(heart surgeon from South Africa) character admirably. And I have no doubt this episode of your debut was watched by millions of fellow South Africans, including  non-soapie people like us.

   Needless to say, this Tuesday of your first appearance on 'B & B' was a milestone in the South African acting industry. Your fairy tale acting story continues at full speed, it seems. It was just the other day when you and fellow 'TSOTSI' film actors won an Oscar(for Best Foreign Film). Today here you are in the esteemed company of bo-Ridge and Stephanie Forrester, bo-Brooke Logan et al, in the 'B & B'.

   Who would have imagined that a girl from Soweto could reach such heights in the international acting world. But you probably did picture something similar about your acting career. Otherwise you would have not embarked on this acting journey. It is all about having BIG DREAMS after all.

   One last thing. The accent you are using, is it supposed to be that of a black South African? It sounded very strange even to our South African ears. I could not actually hear what you were saying in places. I mean I have spoken to you before( you probably don't remember, it was way back before you started making waves) and you don't speak English like that. I know TV producers tend to assign accents based on the actor's ethnicity.

   In the final analysis though, you represented Mzansi well, ausi."

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Pastor Mosa Sono In Fine Form This Past Sunday

   Arguably one of the best sermons I have ever heard him deliver since I started attending Grace Bible Church. This past Sunday Pastor Sono was in his element during the 9.00am service.

   The subject of the sermon was about staying on to finish the race, even when your fellow runners have long tired of running. Pastor Sono implored us to stay and finish the course in the service of the Lord. If we do, we will be richly rewarded.

   He gave an example of the well known evangelist - Billy Graham. When Billy Graham started in the ministry there were two other preachers who were also starting out. These two gentlemen, it was generally agreed at the time, were going to make a big impact in the evangelical field. They were considered future superstars.

   But along the way these two future stars fizzled out. Because of one reason or another these two contemporaries of Billy Graham could not stay the course. In the end, of the three preachers who started out together, Billy Graham was the the only man left standing. He had shown true commitment to the cause of evangelism. And this is probably why today we are more aware of Billy Graham and his work, than we are aware of the two other gentlemen who started with him.

   The delivery and the content of this sermon were from the top drawer. Not to mention the Pastor's singing(on occasion). This was inspiration at its finest.

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Oscar 'Wa Rona' Is Going To The London Olympics

Our wish has been granted, ladies and gentlemen.

   Oscar 'Blade Runner' Pristorius has been included in the South African team of athletes going to the London Olympics.

   In our post last year about Oscar - ''Oscar 'The Blade Runner' Making It At Last"(a post that is also in our book - FEELING GOOD) - we had been happy for him  when he finally managed to run an Olympic qualifying time(of sub-45.30 secs) in a 400m race meet. We had then expressed our wish for him to make the South African Olympic team (by being able to run a second sub-45.30 secs time in another 400m race meet, as it was required by our athletic sports authorities). We felt that as someone trying to make history by being the first disabled athlete to take part in the able-bodied Olympics, Oscar needed all the support he can get. 

   As it later turned out, however, Oscar was never able to run another sub-45.30 secs time in a 400m race. He had tried really hard to run this sub-45.30 secs time again in  several meets leading up to London, but without success. In his last failed attempt, Oscar himself had admitted 

defeat( The Citizen, 5th July 2012).

   It was a pleasant surprise, therefore, to hear that our athletic sports bodies(Athletics South Africa and Sascoc) had included Oscar in the SA team, despite him not qualifying for inclusion in the strict sense of the word. 

   We see Oscars's inclusion in the SA Olympic team as a form of reward by the SA athletic sports authorities for his brave attempts to qualify for the able-bodied athletes Olympics. We think this inclusion is also a reward from God and the Universe. One's hard work and sacrifices in trying to achieve a dream are never in vain. The payoff can come in unexpected ways.

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The DREAMS DO COME TRUE(DDCT) Tour - Part 7, Pick'n Pay(Protea North)

   This was the first time I had ventured into the supermarket worker territory. This industry is heavily unionized. For example, from the beginning to the finish of arranging this DDCT talk, I only dealt with union(saccawu) shop stewards, as opposed to management like it was the case with the other places I have given motivational talks at. After I had finalized the talk date with the shop stewards, it was only then that management was informed of my coming to the premises to give a talk.        

   The DDCT Talk was not going to stand by itself. I had to give this talk during a general workers' meeting. Work issues came first in such an arrangement. The visiting speaker comes in at the end of the meeting if there is still time. As it happened, on my first visit to this Pick'n Pay store the DDCT Talk never took place as per plan. Then I had arrived nice and early(7.30am) and was ready to do my thing, but only to discover that for this meeting there were just too many work issues to be discussed. We had to reschedule my motivational talk for another day.

   And that day was this week. Even this week the meeting was still choc-a-block with issues. I was fortunate to be squizzed in. It was still under tight conditions though. From the 20 minutes (or so) I  

was prepared for, I ended up getting only 3 minutes. I gave it my best shot.

   After my brief motivational talk, we closed the meeting the only way comrades do. We closed it by singing the national anthem - 'Nkosi Sikelela'. And here I must admit, with shame, that 18 years after democracy here in South Africa, I am still not well versed with the Afrikaans lyrics of our national anthem. This is something that needs to be urgently rectified.

                                            SOME THANK YOU's   

Tebogo & Sipho(my union contacts) - for helping me put this gig together.

Kayi - for your enthusiasm for my positive thinking message.

sis Thandi - for promising to support us by buying our FGM blog book.

sis Annie Hlongwane - for okaying this Talk.

Pick'n Pay staff(comrades) - for you time.                                                                           

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