PRISONERS WHO SINGS LIKE ANGELS

South African prisoners are on the mission to better their life .Ones you become a convict  people turn to think of you as bad person .i think that is going to chage

Prisoners from the Eastern Cape (left) scored highly,
with props that included the kind of
weaponry usually denied them in
correctional centres. (Phillip de Wet, M&G)
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 Prisoners who sing like angels

The department of correctional services hosted the national offender choir competition to showcase offenders' musical skills. Choral music is one of many rehabilitation tools used to assist offenders in their reintegration into society.

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The men with guns, it turned out, had nothing to worry about. Their prisoners may not have been in shackles or prison uniforms, and a little bit of determination and organisation would almost have guaranteed a successful escape. But this crowd was not about to put a foot wrong. Their futures depended on their behaviour and they had worked too hard to mar their records now. Also, their fellows would be liable to extract vicious retribution on anyone who spoilt the fun for everyone.

"For a few days, you feel that you are free," acting prisons commissioner Nontsikelelo Jolingana told the prisoners. "We hope that your behaviour won't embarrass us and force us to cancel activities of this nature."

 PRETORIA CENTRAL ESCAPE ALMOST RUINED IT

It must have been tempting to cancel the entire event when, just a week before, three inmates made it all the way out of Pretoria Central Prison in a blaze of public humiliation for the department of correctional services. But here was the same minister who had waggled her finger at those three dazed and bloodied would-be escapees in front of the television cameras, this time promising to reform the rules regarding keeping criminal records for at least some types of crimes to make it easier for former cons to get jobs.

• "It is not easy. Bear with us," said Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of those reform efforts. "We realise it is the only way of assisting you so that you do not go back to a life of crime."

She spoke movingly of prisoners reaching out to their communities, of making prisons places of skills development rather than retribution, and of rewards for good behaviour.

• "This goes into your file towards a consideration when the time comes for parole," she told the prisoners, to an audible sigh. "The people who are here are people we believe want to be rehabilitated and are ready for reintegration into their communities."

Every body derseves a chance even hardcore criminals.You may be suprised of how they can chage.let us suppoort this people in their music,maybe some will realise that life is not all about doing bad things .

After a long work to freedom there is still Racism and Homophobia



University of stellenbosch

 The university of Stellenbosch has a serious problem.Many South Africans died so that we can live a freedom life but at Stellenbosch blacks still  experience racism.The gays and the lesbians are also been harassed for what they are or chose to become.If this is happening at the university level  it shows that south Africa still has serious problem

Daniel Mikes, a lecturer in the department of earth sciences, said he had many students come to him over the past three years with stories about discrimination on campus.
"I feel I should be able to send them down the right channel, but I don't know where to send them. “Sensitivity." Racism and homophobia
Yet, there have undoubtedly been incidents of racism and homophobia.
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• After a black student was allegedly attacked by a group of white students two years ago, Mikes and some colleagues started a forum called "Just talk", that aimed to address, among other problems, racial discrimination through open and honest conversation. The initiative eventually fell apart after conflict arose between the different race groups that were part of the forum

• A lesbian resident of Stellenbosch said students abused her during a night out with her coloured girlfriend about a month ago. "We are used to guys commenting and saying derogatory things, but this night the guys were getting pushy and the comments became racist," she said.

Llewelynn Macmaster,dean of the stundent
:Photo by Neledi masango

The university's dean of students, Llewelynn Macmaster, said: "We are committed to transformation. We are not saying we have arrived, we are not completely transformed, we are struggling in some areas more than others, but I have seen enough already to be positive about Stellenbosch University."

The chairperson of the university's sexual harassment advisory committee, Amanda Gouws, told the M&G that a foreign student was physically assaulted by three white young men in a "race-based attack" last month.

For the sake of our sisters and brothers who studies at stellenbosch the matter should be resolved so the that they can  have free and fair treatment at the university.

Pregnant girls must come back to school

 



Photo  reuters

  Children who finish Metric are more likely to be employed as adults and less likely to be caught up by crime. Female  have a high chance of getting pregnant. Most of them after realising that they are pregnant they leave school especially in the middle of the year. They are lot of campaigns talking about safe sex but school girls still do get pregnant and start being ashamed of themselves, this result in pregnant girls  not coming to school.

 You can get pregnant in the middle of the year and still finish the year coming to school. It’s useless and a waste of time to stay at home when you can still finish your studies. On top of that you must stop feeling sorry for yourself and accept the outcomes of the choices you made.

 

MEC Barbara Creecy;photo by Timothy Bernard

 According to education MEC Barbara Creecy: 


Girls who fell pregnant at school had to be encouraged to return and finish their education. Children who stayed on course were more likely to be employed as adults, less likely to be caught up by crime and were healthier, she said at an education colloquium:

· “We need to know what those of us in education can do about pupils falling pregnant,”she said.
· “We know they are not falling pregnant due to   lack of information. They know about the birds and the bees.” 

Educationists, academics and a number of civic organisations were at the meeting to discuss ways to stop children from dropping out of school before they finish Metric.Creecy said the situation had vastly improved since 1994 but there were still too many pupils not completing their education.

Schoolgirl pregnancy was a major reason for not finishing school.   Other reasons included domestic responsibilities, boredom and repeated failure.From a Public Relation point of view  the language of persuasion should be used effectively in order to pursue the pregnant girls to still stay at school even when they are pregnant 

The best ways to avoid pregnancy

1.       Use condoms

2.       Abstain

http://www.axxess.co.za/news/articles/Pregnant+girls+must+return+to+school

Did whitney die because of drugs ?

whitney houston;Photo reuters

The cause of  Whitney Houston's death did change the people's perceptions towards Whitney.Most news papers that published the death  did not specify what killed her at that time.The Public  Relation practitioners found it very important not to tell anything  in order to protect the image of their client.

Many  people assumed that Whitney Houston  fall back  in the bad habits such as using cocaine as she was reported to have been using in the past. After the death of Whitney   people did not have answers of  how she died  and that is where the Public Relation Practitioners did issue management.PRP’s managed the perception of the people to not think that she was an addict but she should be remembered as hero  to the music industry. The issue of Whitney suspected to have been  using drugs was handled very  successfully by keeping the people in the dark until the certain or new information arise according: IBTimes Staff Reporter

1.       The new information reports that Whitney was taking the popular prescription drug called Xanax(used to treat anxiety) and she had also been drinking. The Xanax medicine instructions says that do not drink alcohol while drinking Xanax
2.       There are also  thoughts that when Whitney was taking  a bath she felt asleep and drowned
3.       There are reports and also pictures that shows Whitney might have been pregnant when she died

whitney houston:Photo Shanon Stablaton

The death  rule was not seen as suicide, not homicide but seen as  an accident.The people who were behind Whitney Houston all the way managed the perception of the public and controlled issue that she might have killed herself. This is true PR work because they  also managed to come up with alternative solutions that could happened that day.

·         Despite everything Whitney was a legend to the music industry
·         Whitney was beautiful
·          Whitney was an hard worker and inspiration to millions of people who loved her music

People should  stop asking many questions about Whitney’s death, but admire  her for the great music she made.

http://greencelebrity.net/2012/02/13/how-did-whitney-houston-die-and-why-did-police-keep-quiet-about-it/ 

http://myq105.radio.com/2012/02/13/did-whitney-houston-die-from-overdose/
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/how-did-whitney-houston-die-cause-of-death-allegedly-prescription-drug-alcohol-combo-tmz-reports/question-2455949/