UJ SRC ELECTIONS MAKE A VOTE AND BE HEARD




Make a vote and be heard
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As we are approaching the time of electing our new campuses SRC as well as UJSRC representative for the year 2013, every student will vote but some won’t vote for some different reasons am asking myself if which party will win this year elections. Last year we sow many student in the four campuses going out to cast their votes,  as  SASCO and the ANCYL still remain leaders of the pack. About 10000 votes were cast in last year’s elections, Kingsway - the biggest campus - saw more than 4300 votes cast, About 0 votes were cast in Doornfontein and another 2141 on the Bunting Road campus,  Soweto saw 1300 students vote  And the winners? SASCO won all the portfolio positions outright as well as two positions for the overall UJSRC. The ANCYL took Kingsway campus, winning every campus portfolio and both UJSRC positions. Second place for every position was a tight contest between SASCO and the DA Students Organisation. 


  


Your vote is your secrete
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The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is the  permanent body created by the Constitution to manage free and fair elections at all levels of government. Although publicly funded and accountable to parliament, they are independent of the government. Makobe is theIndependent Electoral Commission  (IEC) official coordinator said: They are ready to run this election smoothly and fairly in the past few weeks they were around the four campuses doing workshop regarding on how to vote because some students  do not know how does ballot paper look like. John Smith a 3^rd year BA Marketing student also said “that these IEC workshop really helped a lot because for the past few years he was making mistakes when he votes, but now he won’t make a mistakes thanks to the IEC and the UJSRC for giving students like me this kind of opportunity MY VOTE IS MY VOICE.” In every corner of the four campuses you see student wearing their T-Shirt of different societies. My question is who will win these elections this year.



YOUNG MINDS SHOULD CELEBRATE HERITAGE DAY.



A Xhosa dance group giving it their
best performance for a lovely crowed
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In a couple of days, South Africans will be celebrating Heritage Day – yet it is surprising the number of young people who really know its significance. Heritage Day, celebrated annually as a public holiday on 24 September, is a day of reflection of which we are, where we come from and where we are heading to as people. Heritage- means that you came from and belong to the place that you were born in. This means that South Africa belongs to you. Are you proud to be a South African.?



The Zulu dance, if you are strong
men you can do this dance
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A lot of young people do not know their cultural background because they are not listening to their elders, Following instructions from the elders is a good thing. We all know where we come from but we seem to be afraid to follow cultural customs because of what people will say about us. I see lot of young people on a daily basis who do not know in which direction they are headed in life, I am very concerned  and I wish that  Elders of these lost souls should take a step back and speak to these kids about what their heritage is all about. Aphiwe Mashinini a first year accounting student said that she knew her heritage and was very proud of it. “I am a Xhosa women and I know what women of my culture should do and not do.” President Jacob Zuma, at the time deputy president, said in a Heritage Day speech in 1999 that Africa was recognised as the cradle of mankind. “In our part of the continent, we have a rich and varied past that is only now being appreciated for its complexity and diversity. Indeed, our heritage is the foundation from which we are working to rebuild our society.”

it means we as South Africans live in a country of diversity, and because of this we should all be accommodating and respect other people’s heritage.

Making a difference in life



matrics are studying hard to pass.
http://www.mydreamcourse.co.za/blog/2010/04/16.



Every morning you should ask yourself "What one thing could I do today that would make a positive difference in my life and the lives of those around me?" And then go out and do it. As we all know that this time of the year, it really hard for our brothers and sisters who are doing matric. As a young person you can make a difference to another young people like you, making a difference does not have to be a well-known person, but it you alone and you don’t need a crowed to do it.

There are people out there who die without making a difference in life “great tragedy of life is that so many people go to their graves with their lives unlived.” They had dreams that they never acted on. They were too busy living the sort of life that was expected of them. They were so busy trying to please other people, often at the expense of their own desires, that they had no time for their own happiness, Said Yonela msiya who is doing his 2nd year in BA Social work at the University of Johannesburg. Early this month he visit’s one the school in east rand were he offer accounting lessons for matric learners and he also motivate them in making their books best friend so that can achieve good results at the end of the year.



Yonela msiya student from UJ is doing
 motivation for matric learners at
 Lesiba secondary school in East rand.
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As Young people you have the greatest power of any living thing on this planet. You have the power of choice. You have the power to choose how to behave, what to say and when to say it. You have the power to control your attitude. You have the power to make a difference. You have the power to choose whether your words build or break. You can choose whether your contribution is constructive or destructive. You can choose whether your influence is positive or negative. Choose to make difference.  There are many young lives that are lost out there,  they need you to say something different to them they need your help they need someone like you to make soothing different to them. They don’t need your money but they need your time to make a difference in their lives. Realize that you do not have to do something earth shattering to make a difference. It's the little things that often have the greatest impact. A smile, a friendly word, a compliment, a helping hand, a sympathetic ear, these are the things that you can do every day and the only cost is that you put your ego in your pocket for a while and you give your attention to the other person's feelings. Make a difference in someone’s life and see difference in yours also.