Bokang Makgolane of TUT Juniors passes the ball while Juju Mama FC midfielder watches on.

                            TUT Juniors and Juju Mama FC share the spoils

By Tebogo Senosha

The Soshanguve Local Football Association(SOLFA)'s Under 17 SAFA Tshwane Regional League action continued at the Extension 10 Sporting Ground where Juju Mama FC hosted TUT Juniors recently.

The encounter started off slowly and cagey as both teams were cautiously feeling each other out while enjoying sitting back and knocking the ball in their own halves in the opening minutes of the game. The two sides did not really pose any threat to each other for the better part of the first half.

It was only on the stroke of half-time that the home side drew the first blood through striker, Jabulani Mahlangu who fired the home side into the lead with a well-composed finish, after a defensive error by Kearabile Morudu who failed to clear the ball, gifting it to Juju Mama's tallies man who made no mistake.

The match went into the half-time interval with Juju Mama leading TUT  Juniors by a slender 1-0.

The second-half got underway and TUT Juniors looked revitalized after the introduction of one of their defenders . The visitors continued to push numbers forward in search of an equaliser, and their continued pressure finally proved fruitful in the 60th minute when Keabetswe Chauke levelled matters for the visitors after capitalising on a blunder by Juju Mama shot-stopper, Keletso Modisane.

With the scoreline at one-all, TUT Juniors continued to pressurize the home side, who opted to sitting back and defending with lives as the visitors applied an attacking display. Juju Mama's solid-as-a-rock defence was finally broken down in the 75th minute by TUT Juniors Captain, Blessing Dlamini who slotted his free-kick into the corner, doubling the visitors lead.

With time running out, the home side did some tactical changes which revived and refreshed Juju Mama's attack in their quest to grab an equaliser. With less than five minutes left on the clock, Juju Mama's George Mohlala saved the home side's blushes when he scored a late equaliser with a first-time volley which pierced into the top corner.

The match ended with both teams playing to a 2-2 draw, sharing a point each.

TUT Juniors interim coach, Mahlatse Masha, did not shy away from putting the blame on his players, emphasizing that they lack discipline and commitment.

"This is one of the games that we should have won, but our players are not disciplined enough. They change positions whenever they want in the field and that cost us a lot," said the fuming Masha.

Tieho Letsoalo, who is Juju Mama FC coach, hailed his players' never-say-die attitude which saw them coming from behind to salvage a draw from a game which was dominated by TUT Juniors.

"I am glad that my boys managed to salvage a draw in this game, considering that they played without having trained together as a team. They did not jell well in this game, but we are going to start training together next week and that will improve our standard of football as a team going forward," said Letsoalo.

Batsofe ba ga Zone 14 gola Ga-Rankuwa pulong ya mokgahlo wa bona o moswa.

                                Batšofe ba bula mokgahlo wa bona o moswa

Ka Tebogo Senosha

Batšofe ba kgobokane Ga-Rankuwa Zone 14 go bula lekala la bona le leswa la mokgahlo wo o bitšwago New Settlement Pensioners Association wo o thomilwego ke Mohlomphegi Alfred Nkomo go la Winterveldt ka ngwaga wa 2003 pele a hudugela motseng wa Ga-Rankuwa ngwageng wa go feta. Maikemišetšo magolo a go hlangwa ga lekala le le leswa go la Ga-Rankuwa ke go leka go thuša batšofadi ka dilo tše bohlokwa bjale ka go ba fa dijo le go ba thuša ka dinamelwa ge ba ya go gola mphiwafela wa bona kgwedi ka kgwedi mafelong ao a fapanego.

Mokgahlo wo o moswa go la Ga-Rankuwa o ikana go thuša batšofe ba ga Zone 1 le ba dinaga mabapi, ebile o ikemišeditše go šoma ka ditaelo le melawana ya lekala-legolo la kua Winterveldt.

Moketeko wa pulo ya lekala le leswa go la Ga-Rankuwa e bile wa katlego e kgolo kudu, ka ge o ile wa gokagoketša batšofe ba bantši le maloko a mokgahlo-mogolo wa kua Winterveldt. Go batho bao ba bego ba tlile moketekong wo, bontši e be ele bakgekolo. Mothuša modula setulo wa Democratic Alliance(DA) go la Zone 14 le yena o be a le gona go bao ba tlilego moketekong wa pulo ya mokgahlo.

Mohlami wa mokgahlo, Mohlomphegi Alfred Nkomo wa megwaga ye masome senyane tee o lebogile batho ka moka ba o ba kgonnego go tšea nako ya bona go tla go ba ema nokeng moketekong wa bona.

"Ke rata go tšea sebaka se ke leboge batho ka moka go re thekga ka dinako ka moka kudu kudu babegi ba ditaba ka ge ba re thuša go phatlalatša moketeko wa  rena gore batho ba tsebe ka ga wona. Kena le mengwaga ye masome senyane tee lehono ebile le ge nka hlokofala lehono, ke rata gore le tšweIe pele go thuša batšofe ba rena mo motseng,” a realo Nkomo.

"Le ge ele gore ke tšofetše ebile ga ke sa kgona go bona ka mahlo, ke le kgopela gore le seke la ikgogela morago ge le nyaka tshedimošo ka se sengwe seo se ka kaonafatšago le go iša mokgahlo pele, le ge e ele gore le nyaka gore ke sepele le lena re ye go bolele le baetapele ba Mmasepala, nka ya le lena gobane ke na le taba le batšofe ba rena mo motseng ebile ke rata go bona ba hlokometšwe,” a tšwela pele.

Mohlomphegi Nkomo o tšwetše pele ka go kgalema ka bogale mmušo wa ANC wa mo gae mabapi le go se hlokomele batšofe mo motseng.

"Ge pula di ena mo Zone 14, re gapeletšega go ikhupetša maoto ka dipolasitiki ka lebaka la gore ditsela di a thedimoša ebile di na le seloko. Ga rena ditsela tša maleba ebile ge gona le mahu mo motseng, dikoloi di šitwa ke go fihla mabitleng ka lebaka la ditsela tšeo e sego tša maleba,” a ruma ka go realo Nkomo.

Mohumagadi Eva Makhubela yo elego mosepediši wa mokgahlo wa New Settlement Pensioners Association o lebogile batšofe ba mokgahlo ka tshwaragano mmogo ya bona le go thušana ka dikgopolo tša go roka diaparo tša setšo gore ba di rekiše gomme ba ihweletše letseno.

Mohumagadi Makhubela o rile, "Ke bona tšwelopele ye kgolo go batšofe ba rena ge ke ba bapetša le nakong yela mokgahlo o sa thoma go la Winterveldt mengwageng ye mmalwa ya go feta. Batho ba go swana le Morena Nkomo ke batho ba bohlokwa kudu mo setšhabeng ebile ba swanelwa ke go hlokomelwa le go hlomphigwa".

"Go tloga mola ke bago leloko la mokgahlo wo ngwageng wa go feta, ke ikwa ke thabile kudu ka dinako tse dintši gobane mokgahlo wo o re thuša go fokotša kgatelelo ya monagano ka ge re kgona go bolela le batšofe ka rena mabapi le se sengwe le se sengwe seo se re tshwenyago maikutlo. Ke duma okare le bao ba tlago ka morago ga rena ba ka tšwetša mokgahlo wo pele ge rena re šetše re tlogile mo lefaseng le,” a realo Mohumagadi Betty Mokgobati, o mongwe wa leloko la New Settlement Pensioners Association.

Sehlopha sa mmino sa New Settlement Pensioners Association se ile sa namela sefala sa opela dikoša tša bona tšeo di ilego tša emiša batho ka maoto gomme ba hlaba mekgoši le go bina ka lethabo le legolo.

Moretele Gunners salvages top five finish

By Tebogo Senosha

Hammanskraal-based side Moretele Gunners finished fourth in the ABC Motsepe North West League for the 2016/17 season after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Phatsima All Star in their last match of the season recently.

Gunners started the season on a rather bad foot after being dumped out of the Nedbank Cup qualification by Palmaros FC which meant they could set sights on the league only.

Gunners manager, Mr. Elias "Papas" Tlhatlha said that the 2016/17 season was a bad one for them because they really wanted to go to the promotions and he felt like they had strong and capable players to achieve that feat.

"This is one of the seasons I just want to forget. It was a very poor one for us as a team," said Tlhatlha.

Tlhatlha also hinted that the league had not being entirely fair on them hence they finished fourth and could not achieve their goal of going to the promotions.

"There are many things that happened within the structures of the league that hindered our progress. Things I cannot divulge in the media for my team's sake. So to avoid a straight relegation next season, I am just going to keep quiet for now," he added.

Asked whether he thinks not divulging those details will do good to his side in the coming seasons in the league, Tlhatlha said," This is our fifth season in this league, and we spend a lot of money running this team, but when the time is right for me to speak out, I will do so".

The team plans to hold a management meeting where amongst other reports, the chairperson's report would be produced and ideas would be shared on whether new players should be signed for next season or not.

Despite all the football politics, Tlhatlha is hopeful that one day the league will be run in a proper and fair manner, but he is doubtful whether his team would still be campaigning in the league at that time.

"By the time our league is run fairly, we might have perhaps sold the status already because we cannot afford to continue spending so much money without seeing any progress in the team," he concluded.

Hundreds of participants gather at the Starting point to take part in the 2017 PnP Sosh Morula Marathon at Giants Stadium.

                      PnP Sosh Morula Marathon attracts thousands of runners

By Tebogo Senosha

The streets of Soshanguve came alive when approximately 5000 runners took part in the 2017 PnP Soshanguve in partnership with Setshaba Research Centre and Soshanguve Community Radio Station's fifth (5th) Annual Morula Marathon held at Giants Stadium recently.

Runners of different age, gender and race lined up at the starting points at Giants Stadium across the 5 Km, 10 Km and 21 Km races at 6h00 in the morning to take part in this year's marathon. The 5 Km race kicked off at 6h00, followed half an hour later by the start of the 10 Km at 6h30 and finally the main 21 Km race at 7h00.

The much anticipated 21 Km race kicked off, and there was no clear favourite after the halfway mark, as more than 10 men were in the chase all looking to clinch the R1000 prize money for that position one spot.

However Gino Nkoe broke away with less than 10 Km to go, leaving Sandile Skosana and Motsamai Rantho in his wake. The pair tried their best to catch up with him, but he powered through and crossed the line first becoming the 2017 5th Annual Morula Marathon 21 Km race champion and pocketed a prize cash of R1000 and a gold medal. Skosana came second and bagged a silver medal and R500 while Rantho won himself a bronze medal and R250 after finishing third respectively.

Former Soweto marathon winner and Athletics South Africa (ASA) runner, Michael Mazibuko, won himself a gold medal and a prize money of R600 after crossing the line first in the 10 Km race, and Bafana Dube finished second, winning a silver medal and R300 while Kenyan national, Paul Nyairo, finished third and won himself a bronze medal and R150 prize cash.

In the women's race, Glory Madivhadzi won herself a gold medal while Portia Nkwane bagged silver followed by Thando Dlamini with a bronze medal at third position.

Speaking after collecting his gold medal and the R1000 cash prize, the 2017 Morula Marathon 21 Km champion, Nkoe said that he was happy and proud of his achievement, calling it the best moment of his life.

"I trained very hard for this marathon, and I am happy that all the training paid off today. It was a very difficult race because we were running mostly on steep slopes but I just kept going", said Nkoe, adding that he will be shifting his sights to the upcoming marathons where he would be hoping to continue with his winning momentum.

While most ecstatic runners commended the organisers for a well-organised event, the 10 Km race champion, Michael Mazibuko, bemoaned traffic incidents which slowed down the runners near Mabopane station and suggested that there must be a complete road closure during the marathon in the future to prevent traffic from disturbing the races.

"It becomes frustrating for us runners when we have to slow down or make way for cars during the race. It also tempers with our concentration, hopefully next year they will block the roads completely so that we run freely," added Mazibuko.

One of the co-organisers of the marathon, Mrs. Mapule Raborife, acknowledged everybody for participating in a disciplined manner throughout the event and hailed the marathon as a huge success as compared to the previous marathons that they have hosted.

Raborife said, " The results of this year's marathon shows that we were highly rated by the referees compared to the previous events, and that is a huge achievement for us. We are now aiming to have a 42 Km race in the township which will be similar to the Soweto marathon".

She further explained that they will sit down as the committee and decide on which organisation they are going to help this year from the proceeds made during the marathon.

Last year's marathon proceeds were used to buy school uniform for the children of Boepathutse Secondary School in Ward 88.

         Photo: Madiba Cosmos players line up for a photo after routing Glamour Boys 4-1.

Madiba Cosmos rampant over Glamour Boys

By Tebogo Senosha

A Tshepiso Maropola-inspired Madiba Cosmos, walloped Glamour Boys 4-1 in their SAFA Tshwane Super League contest recently at the Extension 2 Sporting Ground.

Cosmos came into the match targeting their third consecutive league victory while Glamour Boys were looking to rectify their errors from their 1-1 draw against Thiba Home Stars.

The home side threatened first when Bongani Seroke connected well with captain, Tshepang Mathiba’s corner-kick which forced a decent save from the visitors’ shot-stopper, Abram Kotsane, 15 minutes into the match.

The visitors looked disorganized especially in the middle of the park and as a result, defended deeply for the better part of the first half.

Cosmos’ midfield maestro, Kagiso “Fire” Msiza tried his luck from range in the 35^th minute but his shot narrowly missed the target as the home side pressed on for the opening goal.

Bongani Mnguni should have opened the scoring for the home side on the stroke of half time, but his shot went inches wide of the target following a great pass from Mathiba.

The match went into the half-time interval still locked at 0-0 stalemate.

An electrifying second-stanza followed as both teams pushed numbers forward in search of an opener and the visitors were unlucky not to open the scoring 10 minutes after the restart when Lebogang Selokana fired his shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

It was the home side that drew the first blood in the 63^rd minute through their play-maker Tshepiso “Scara” Maropola who did well to bury his effort after showing some great individual display to make it 1-0 to Cosmos.

Bongani Seroke extended the home side’s lead 10 minutes later with a cheeky chip over the goalkeeper after getting on the end of a defence-splitting pass from Msiza to go 2-0 up.

With time running out, Glamour Boys pushed numbers forward looking to half Cosmos’ lead and as a result they opened at the back, suffering from successive counter-attacks from the home side.

As a result of their continuous pressure on the visitors, Cosmos were awarded a free-kick in a promising area in the 75^th minute and Maropola stepped up to complete his brace with a well-placed shot to make it 3-0 to Cosmos.

The visitors soon pulled one back through Lebogang Selokana in the 77^th minute, however Cosmos’ second-half substitute, Khutso Boshomane, sealed the home side’s victory with a thunderous shot from range to put the final score at 4-1, giving Madiba Cosmos a well-deserved victory over Glamour Boys.

The all smiles Cosmos coach, Ronny Ramaru, praised his charges for converting most of their chances.

“I am happy with my boys today; they worked very hard for one another as a team. Our main focus is now on collecting maximum points in our upcoming game,” said Ramaru.

The visibly disappointed Glamour Boys coach, Simon Matseni, rued his team’s costly defensive errors especially in the second half.

Matseni said, “The boys looked rather unconvincing in their defence today and that cost us a lot. We will try to rectify our errors and get the team back to winning ways as soon as possible”.

Cosmos would be looking for their fourth consecutive league victory when they go away to log-leaders, The Movers, on Sunday afternoon, while Glamour Boys would be hoping for positive results when they host Mike One Stars on the same afternoon at Giants Stadium.

Thugs terrorise Winterveldt residents

By Tebogo Senosha

Residents of Mathe  area in Ward 24 in Winterveldt, north of Pretoria, have recorded countless incidents of house breaking, robbery and hijacking  from last year but are dismayed that the culprits remain on the loose in the community, free to strike any time.

These thugs target homes that have no one during the day and break in. A community meeting was held in the area on Sunday to discuss possible solutions to crime in the community. Police Forum as well as Community Street Forum were expected to attend the meeting, but did not pitch.

The meeting went on as planned, despite members of the Police Forum and Community Street Forum's absence, and among other suggestions, the residents agreed on buying whistles for each home to be blown every time a crime takes place in the area.

Speaking to Sosh Times, Community Street Forum chairperson, Mr. Jonas Phahlane, emphasised that crime have escalated in the area recently and residents live in fear in the community because of these thugs.

According to Phahlane, few thugs that they have caught in the area were released by the police just days after  being arrested and are now walking freely in the streets.

He also said that they need the police to impose harsh punishments on the culprits before the residents resort to taking the law into their own hands.

"The sad truth is that families of these thugs refuse to disclose them to us and this makes it even harder to get rid of this problem," said Phahlane, adding that all the victims of these crime must come forward with their case numbers in the next meeting so that they could be able to track the progress of their cases.

Several homes in the area were broken into since last year. One of the victims of these crimes, Mr. Tebogo Modiba, said that thugs broke into his home in November last year when he was at work and helped themselves with his laptop and some of the electrical devices.

Mathe area resident, Mr. Jimmy Mokoka, urged community members to attend the meetings and to voice out their grievances.

Mokoka said, "The issue of crime is totally out of control in our area, and the police do not seem to do much about it because we report these crimes to them, but  never get to know how these cases end up".

The residents are hopeful that the Police Forum and the members of the Community Street Forum will attend the next meeting scheduled for March 8, to figure out solutions to the community's woes.

                     Photo: Participants at last year's event pose for a photo before take off.



 The Color Me Run event countdown

By Tebogo Senosha

Community Health Living in partnership with Hashtag Meat Café and Mighty Media will host the Color Me Run event in Ga-Rankuwa Stadium on the 29th April 2017, with its objective being to bring local communities together in the name of sports mainly running and walking.

The event consists of all sorts of fun activities such as participants painting one another in different paints and colours, aerobics, as well as walking and running for 5kms and 10kms.

The event was held last year in May and was nothing but a success and the number of participants increased from last year’s 850 to over 1500 this year

To enter to compete in this year's event, people can buy tickets which are available at Computicket, Shoprite, Checkers and House and Homes. Each participant will get a T-shirt, colouring powders and a Bandana (Kerchief). And winners will walk away with medals.

The event organiser and Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Living Cooperative, Mr. Obakeng Moagi, said that many people loved the theme and the number of potential participants in this year's event has grown hugely in terms of their Facebook Events Page's response, also adding that, securing sponsorship is still a challenge for them at this stage.

"Our main aim is to get more sponsors on board for the event to be as professional as possible, and for it to match the standard of other events that happen in the suburbs," said Moagi.

The safety of participants is in check, as emergency services are set to be on site during the event to ensure maximum precaution for all participants. Late registrations will also be conducted on the day from 5am to 6:30am.

For any queries pertaining to the event, people can contact Mr. Obakeng Moagi on: 083 862 9404, Tukza on: 078 518 4395, or Grace on: 072 474 7270.

                               Photo: Mike One Stars' Given Ngobeni (left) crosses the ball.


Mike One Stars collects maximum points

By Tebogo Senosha

Mike One Stars kept their hopes of topping the SAB Tshwane Regional League (Castle) alive after routing Invaders Fc 3-2 at Philip Stadium recently.

The match started on a high note with both teams showing hunger for the three points. Invaders Fc wasted no time in opening the scoring in the 13^th minutes through the youngster Thato “Stiga” Magongwa who made no mistake in firing Invaders Fc into the early lead.

Invaders Fc who came into the match having lost 4-0 to Future Masters Fc looked menacing in attack and Mike One Stars keeper was the busiest of the two.

Invaders Fc could have doubled their lead in the 30^th minutes through Thato Magongwa who fired his shot over the bar.

Things took a nasty turn for Mike One Stars in the 40^th minutes when Invaders Fc’s striker Bheki Mhlongo was left unmarked outside the box and unleashed a rocket which caught Mike One’s keeper Mosima Thabo way out of his line to make it 2-0 in favor of Invaders Fc.

Mike One Stars pulled one back with two minutes left before half time through Given Ngobeni who slotted home from close range after some unconvincing defending by Invaders Fc defence.

The match went into the half time break with Invaders Fc leading by 2 goals to 1.

The second stanza started off with fast pace, with Mike One Stars playing competitive attacking football. 

Mike One Stars’ dominant ball possession over Invaders Fc saw them scoring in the 67^th minutes through Stephan Monyela’s header from Given Ngobeni’s brilliant cross to level matters.

Invaders Fc were forced to sit back and defend while Mike One Stars continued with their endless wave of attacks in search of a winning goal.

Mike One Stars’ tireless efforts to grab the winning goal finally paid off in the 83^rd minutes through Given Ngobeni who completed his brace to give Mike One Stars a 3-2 lead over Invaders Fc.

With time running out, Invaders Fc tried to play long balls into the box in search of their big striker Bheki Mhlongo but Mike One Stars’ defense was equal to the task.

Invaders Fc failed to convert their last-minute chances into goals as Mike One Stars’ shot stopper Mosima Thabo made some brilliant saves to ensure that his team collects maximum points.

The match ended with Mike One Stars beating Invaders Fc 3-2.

The ecstatic Mike One Stars coach, Thomas Modingwane had nothing but praise for his boys for coming back from two goals down to winning the match.

“Dedication, confidence and individual brilliance helped us to bounce back to win this match. I am really proud of my boys today,” said Modingwane.

Invaders Fc coach Sammy Mojapelo said that he is satisfied with his team’s performance despite losing the match.

“I think my players played well today despite conceding three silly goals. We want to get out of the relegation zone,” said Mojapelo; adding that, “We also need to sign few players to strengthen our team to be more competitive”.

Invaders Fc’s loss was their second in a row and will look to turn their fortunes around when they go away to Barcelona Fc on Saturday at Trouw Street Stadium at 3pm, while Mike One Stars’ win takes them into top five position on the log, with Ga-Rankuwa United being their next opponents on Sunday at 3pm at Giant stadium.

Photo: Dineo Chauke poses for a photo in the studio.

Letlhabile station gets its first female drive show host

By Tebogo Senosha

Letlhabile Community Radio Station’s first female afternoon drive show host, Dineo Chauke is set forth to celebrating her first anniversary of the listeners’ epic show  “The Drive” which airs weekdays from three to six.

 Chauke who is affectionately known for her splendid voice behind the microphone started working at the station in May 2012 as a news reader.

In 2016, Chauke was promoted to host “The Drive”. She said that her mentor and colleague Mr. Lesley Maselwane encouraged her for almost three years to host “The Drive” but she was not ready at the time.

“Hosting an afternoon show was a big step for me both personally and professionally and I am grateful to Mr. Lesley Maselwane for having so much faith in me,” said Chauke.

Chauke also praised her family for always supporting her and for pushing her to work hard and to follow her dreams.

Speaking to Sosh Times recently, Chauke said that she is living proof that hard work indeed pays off, also stressing out that people should not let their background determine their future.

Chauke said, “I always knew that I had to work extremely hard in order to accomplish greater things in life, and now I am being rewarded for all the hard work I have been putting all those years”.

She further urged young people to never give up on their dreams no matter how impossible they may 

seem.  

Chauke said that her dream is to one day work at Metro fm or Yfm as a presenter.

Kids get life skills and fitness tests

By Tebogo Senosha

Altus Sport with assistance from students of the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies of the University of Pretoria tested over 800 primary school kids from various townships in Tshwane recently.

The tests were to establish a baseline on life and sport skills, as well as fitness levels. The event was mainly made possible by FIFA FFH and Women Win from Holland.   

Tests on the same kids will again be conducted at the end of the year in order to measure the impact of Altus Sport’s programmes implemented by its youth sport leaders on the kids.

The Altus team has presented numerous sport workshops and events which include sport and recreation management, facilitator’s training, circuit training, generic sport coaching, mass sport participation, total fitness, gymnasium training and Olympic education.

 Liana Laubscher, Director of Altus Sport, praised the positive manner on which the kids sacrificed their Saturday and enthusiastically participated in the program.

“Fitness and health should be the main priority in kids’ lives as it will help them perform better especially at school,” said Laubscher.

 Dr Engela van der Klashorst of the University of Pretoria said it was a pleasure to reach out to the kids and that Altus Sport actually created a “laboratory” for further research in this respect, further elaborating that: “This is a great initiative and it will benefit these kids enormously. We are grateful that we are part of this magnificent initiative”.

Altus Sport aims to promote personal development, physical activity and literacy among youth through sports.

                     Photo: Refitlhile-Pele Primary School pupils show off their winnings.

                                  SunBake rewards learners

By Tebogo Senosha

It was  a packed Assembly-point as learners of different age , gender and grades from Refitlhile-Pele Primary school gathered  at an event organised by SunBake in Soshanguve recently to present their bread-packaging plastics that they have collected in their quest to preserve the environment.

The event was attended by parents and general members of the community in support of their kids and siblings.

The crowd was entertained with music and several learners as well as their teachers took to the stage to show off their dancing moves.

The competition has been underway since the beginning of this year and will end on the 31st March 2017. It has attracted different schools from Klipgat, Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa, Moretele, Soshanguve and Hammanskraal since its start.

The blissful top five learners who managed to collect more SunBake plastics were rewarded with new school bags, stationery and shopping vouchers at the event.

Mr. Mishack Mabaso of SunBake thanked the learners from Refitlhile-Pele Primary school for enthusiastically participating in the competition, as well as the school committee for working tirelessly in making the competition a success.

"The response has been positive from the learners and this competition will benefit them a lot because it will give them prizes that will be of great importance for them academically such as school bags and stationery," said Mabaso.

One of the members of the school committee at Refitlhile-Pele Primary school, Mr. William Mashilo, praised the parents for allowing their kids to be part of the competition, adding that: "This competition is a win-win kind of partnership because both SunBake and these learners benefit from it".

The joyful Grade 5 learner, Ms. Puseletso Makhubela (13) who walked away with a 250 shopping voucher from SunBake said that she will give the voucher to her parents so that they can buy her nice things with it.

The competition will make its way back to Refitlhile-Pele Primary school one more time next week before going to other schools. 

                 Photo: Klasso Fc players (In Red) greet Titans Fc players before kick off.

Klasso Fc hammers Titans in a 4-3 goal thriller

By Tebogo Senosha

Klasso Fc from Soshanguve hosted Ga-Rankuwa's Titans Fc in the SAB Regional league encounter in Soshanguve Block L at Philip Stadium recently.

The fast paced action packed match started with the visitors making their intentions clear from the first whistle as they dominated proceedings. Titans Fc could have taken the lead 15 minutes into the match through Ofentse Mametse after rounding Klasso Fc keeper, the youngster was denied by the upright.

From there it was all one-way traffic in favor of Titans Fc and they first opened the scoring in the 35th minutes through Tshiamo Keetse who slotted home from Ofentse Mametse's cross. Titans Fc made it 2 nil up 5 minutes later when Ofentse Mametse's shot resulted in a penalty to Titans Fc and Samson Manganyi converted from the spot kick to extend Titans Fc's lead to 2-0.

However Klasso Fc pulled one back just before half time break when Klapi Nkuna showed some lovely skill to set up Rodney Mbambo who found the back of the net with ease. 

The match went into the half time break with Titans leading Klasso Fc by 2 goals to 1.

Klasso Fc came back organised and created lots of chances in the second stanza. Klapi Nkuna made it 2-2 with a wonderful free kick 20 minutes into the second half. Piet Makgobati volleyed his shot into the top corner to extend Klasso Fc's lead to 3-2.

The home side continued to pile pressure on Titans Fc and they were awarded a free kick with 5 minutes remaining on the clock and Shakira Moonwe whipped it in the box to find Klapi Nkuna who completed his brace with a diving header to make the score 4-2 to Klasso Fc. Titans Fc then pulled one back through Gomotsegang Seemise with just seconds left on the clock.

The match ended with Klasso Fc beating Titans Fc 4-3.

Klasso Fc coach and player Klapi Nkuna praised his boys saying that they showed great mental strength to come back from 2-0 to win the match.

"Credit must go to the boys for working so hard and never giving up. I am proud of their dedication," said Nkuna.

The visibly disappointed Titans coach Molefe Molapo rued missed chances and lack of fitness from his players, adding that: "In football if you don't utilize your chances, you will be punished and that is what happened to us today. We will learn from this and rectify".

Klasso Fc goes away to Pheli Fc in Atteridgeville on Saturday while Titans Fc will also go away to Pubs Fc in Atteridgeville.

Local chef eyes half a million rands

By Tebogo Senosha

Soshanguve born lad Surprise Mogale and his team the Monate Cuisine have put their sight on a half million rands prize tag in the season 5 of the popular trendy outdoor television competition The 

Ultimate Braai Master.

 Monate Cuisine will be up against nine teams drawn from across the country in the journey to claim half a million rands.

In an interview with Sosh Times Mogale said that the experience so far has been astounding and that he is confident that his team will bring the prize money home.

“Travelling across the country has been really awesome for me and my team. And we are learning so much everyday about the importance of team-work and discipline,” said Mogale.

He said that competitions such as Ultimate Braai Master are needed in order to improve the standard of living in local communities.

He further said that he plans to build a restaurant in Soshanguve, should his team win this season’s competition.

“Winning this competition should somehow be advantageous to the people of Soshanguve because that is where I come from. So building a restaurant here will mean jobs for the people of Soshanguve as there would be chefs, cleaners and many more people working there,” he said.

The competition can be watched live every Sunday on etv at 4pm, with repeats the following Saturday at 4pm on the same channel. 

E'kasi Sports Foundation keeps Soshanguve residents healthy

 By Tebogo Senosha

E'kasi Sports Foundation is a non-profit organisation established by Chris Semenya in Soshanguve in 2014. It operates in Block M, Halala Community Hall, Philip stadium and Bethsalda Adult Centre in Soshanguve. It is R100 to join.

 It specializes in different health and physical activities such as Cardio workout, Team building activities, Callanetics and Aerobics. The foundation has 43 members so far.

The founder of the foundation Chris Semenya said that his love for sports pushed him to start the foundation.

"I used to train at an early age. I think it is important for people to exercise and eat healthily," said Semenya.

Semenya said that he wishes to build a gymnasium in Soshanguve where people will engage in different physical activities.

"I wish the government could donate a piece of land to us. So that we can have more space for our activities," he added.

Mapula Makgamatha who is one of the registered members at E'kasi Sports Foundation said that the foundation motivated her and helped her to focus at work.

Mapula said, "Since joining the foundation, I always feel energetic and I don't get tired easily".

One of the co-founders of E'kasi Sports Foundation Plaques Moloto praised the foundation for helping people to lead healthy lifestyles in the community.

"I think lifestyle diseases such as cardiac arrests and High blood pressure would decrease in our community due to this foundation," said Moloto, adding that he wished the local government could support them with proper infrastructure.

Exercises are conducted at Block M park in Soshanguve every Saturday at 6:00am and it is  R25 per day to exercise for unregistered members.

                                      Photo: Mukwevho and his team pose for the lens-man.

  Local fan gives back to community

By Tebogo Senosha

The popular Kaizer Chiefs supporter William Mukwevho launched a development soccer team in his kasi of Soshanguve Extension 2 to get kids out of the streets.

The Soshanguve-based football lover made headlines last year when he scooped the Sports Fan of The Year award at the Gauteng Sports Awards and he showed that football is his first love when he started his own development team.

His development team Invaders Development Fc campaigns in the local soccer league called Soshanguve District Football Association (SODIFA).

The 34-year old SA National Defence Force member said that his love for football started way back when he was still young and it has grown ever since.  But he admitted that attending soccer matches was a challenge for his family at first, but as time went on they slowly accepted and supported him.

 "My family finally accepted that football is like my adopted baby and I love it a lot, and then they started supporting me," said Mukwevho.

Invaders Development FC coach Billy Molefe praised Mukwevho for coming up with an initiative that will take kids away from streets where they are likely to do drugs.

Molefe said, "What Mukwevho is doing in this place is great and even the parents of these kids are very supportive and happy about it."

Mukwevho plans to maintain his team with the Sports Fan of the Year prize money so that it can be promoted to higher ranks leagues such as ABC Motsepe League.

 Soshanguve's FC Invaders edges past Ga-Rankuwa United

By Tebogo Senosha

Local soccer teams FC Invaders from Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa United locked horns in the SAB Regional League match in Soshanguve Block L at Phillip stadium recently..

There was not a lot of goalmouth action in the first half, as both teams started off cautiously. Most players from both teams looked nervous and uncomfortable at times.

The match went into the half time break with both teams still at 0-0 scoreline.

The start of the second half was pretty cagey as well, Ga-Rankuwa United defended deep in the first few minutes of the second half while the home side displayed dominant attacking approach.

Ga-Rankuwa United were punished in the 70th minutes when FC Invaders striker Bheki Mhlongo opened the scoring with a thunderous volley after a poor clearance by Ga-Rankuwa United defence.

FC Invaders were guilty of sitting on their lead and as a result Ga-Rankuwa United were awarded a penalty in the 80th minutes for their attacking efforts. Ga-Rankuwa United captain Obakeng  Molefe failed to convert from the spot kick.

Ga-Rankuwa United coach Sammy Letlape rued missed chances especially in the first half by his team.

"I am not really happy about our performance today. I feel like we could have won it in the first half," Letlape said.

FC Invaders coach Sammy Mojapelo said he was happy with his team's overall performance especially in the second half, despite having lost 4-0 in their previous game against Pubs United.

Mojapelo said, "It is not easy bouncing back from such a loss, but I am happy with the boys. I think they really showed commitment today".

Ga-Rankuwa United will play Pubs United at home on Saturday, while FC Invaders visits TUT FC on Friday evening.