Press release

Special cockroaches found in cave.

So you think you know all the types of cockroaches? If you have not been in the caves of the Simandoa Range you do not know all of them. The Blattodean was only discovered by Rapid Assessment Program (RAP) Scientists in 2002. These interesting insects are only found in the cave of Guinea and nowhere else.

Generally these unloved creepy-crawly feed on guano of giant fruit bat that inhabits the cave, the good thing about these insects they help recycle. Re-releasing the digested nutrients in trapped in them back to the earth. They were named after Conservation International (CI) because it demonstrates important but generally under-appreciated ecosystem services provided by many non-charismatic organisms, services that make of other organisms that life of other organisms, including humans possible. This beautifully golden and black with brown legs insert is even good look beside the generally

perception of hating cockroaches.

Print on campus with both black and white and colour.

Finally Boston Media House Sandton Campus has printing facility for students on campus. To use this facility you need to follow these following steps.

STEP: 1 Go to Standard bank and deposit any amount starting from R10, into Boston account, the account details are obtainable from accounts office.

STEP: 2 Go to accounts office show the deposit slip and tell them you would to print using the school printer. The receipt the money into your account and give you the PUK NUMBER.

STEP: 3 Take that PUK number to the computer room/ library and ask the library assistant to help you to register your account.

STEP: 4 Make sure that whatever you want to print in one of the computer in the library, because you can only print from those computers only.

STEP: 5 open your work, click file, print. It will give a window to punch you student number and then press enter after putting your student number. Go to the printer touch the screen punch in your student number press pull print your work.

Marikana Massacre

Was there a reason behind MARIKANA MASSACRE? Months after the violent that erupted in Marikana Lonmin Mines in the North West, where people lost their lives during the violent wage protest. The general public and the relatives of the victims do not really know what happened in MARIKANA. They know that many were killed during the strike, but still do not know who to blame for this disastrous incident. Police killed miners but miners were arrested and released later on bail. Who is really guilty on this matter?  Some people say unions failed their members. Some say the government failed the worker. Some even say miners asked too much money. What exactly happened? Many are trying to understand this.

Speaking to a member of the ANCYL Tiesetso Mabe from Limpompo, feel that the unions failed miners because the lists of complaints that were listed by the miners were valid and they should have been attended to long time ago. With regards to the issues of wages Tiesetso thinks it is not fair that the miners were earning less than ten thousand rand a month.

While other ANCYL leaders were blaming the government for not coming to the part and come up with the resolution before this got out of hand. The suspended ANCYL president Julius Malema used this opportunity to blame President Jacob Zuma for the problem whilst other ANCYL Members says Zuma was protecting the mining bosses, because of the relationship he has with them. Some of ANC well known leaders are shareholders in the Lonmin Mines.

Mrs Mariette Van Niekerk a freelance journalist from Pretoria has a different view; she thinks miners were asking for too much money.” People with degrees in South Africa are not earning that much, uneducated miners want to earn twelve thousand rands a month”, she says. She suggested that if miners earn this much the country would be promoting lesser education. “Because the youth will just say I’m not going to school because I can go work in the mine.”

The main question is how is the commission going to help the victims of Marikana Massacre? This was just a big sign of NUMSA failing miners.

Movie Review

Bang Bang Club by Sfiso Buthelezi

Director: Steven Silver

Year: 2010

Stars:: Taylor Kitsch as Kevin Carter,

Ryan Phillippe as Greg Marinovich,

 Frank Rautenbach as Ken Oosterbroek

 Neels Van Jaarsveld as João Silva.

 

What a film! Produced in South Africa, Bang Bang Club is one of its kinds to think it’s based on true story. It is very difficult to take this kind of story and turn it to a movie. Although it not as aggressive as the book was it told to the world. The actors were convincing in their portrayal of the four photo journalists, some people complaints about the accents of some of the actors, saying they did not sound South African.

When I saw a trailer of this movie at Maponya Mall Ster-Kinekor, I was really impressed with the standard of cinematography. I told myself that it must see! It gives the South African youth an opportunity to understand their background in a very special way. While giving the highlights of South African townships before the first democratic elections, it also shows motivate young people in the media industry. The Journalist who goes all out and risks their lives achieves their dream.

You do not need to ask yourself many questions about the message of this movie. It is clear and straight forward: the freedom South Africa has was not free. It was obtained through blood. The lives of the people not just freedom fighter but  independent journalists who also lost their lives to tell the truth.