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Up Beat Issue Number 1 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116175 , vital:34329
Description: It’s tough being a teenager. There’s pressure from all sides - your friends, parents and teachers. You’ve got lots of questions that no-one will answer. If you want to get on top of your world, don’t be without Upbeat in 1992. This year Upbeat is bigger, brighter and better than ever. There are more pages, more competitions, music and fashion. And the good news is you can find us everywhere - on the street, in your corner shop or in the CNA. We also have special offers for teachers and students. Subscribe before April and you could win prizes worth R1 000. Upbeat also helps you with your school work. But it’s not like learning in school. This is learning with a difference. We open your eyes to the world around you. In this issue we’ll take you to a night club in Cape Town where everyone is ‘hipping and hopping.’ Meet a young girl in a faraway land, most of us know nothing about - Pakistan. For comic lovers there’s our action packed comic ‘Taxidriver’. Follow the adventures of Kabu a taxidriver from Sekhukhuneland in the Transvaal and learn all about South Africa in the 1950s. It’s a great way to learn history! No issue is too hot for us to handle. In this Upbeat young people share secrets about their relationships. Our advice page answers your questions on sex education and careers. We believe young people in this country need a voice. Each issue is packed with poems, stories, news and views of young people around the country. So here’s your chance to tell the world what you think, express your true feelings in a poem or ask those questions grown-ups don’t like to answer. Write to us, it is your magazine. Upbeat is for teachers too. Lots of teachers around the country use Upbeat to promote a different kind of learning in their classes: learning that gets students thinking, helps them understand their world and most of all that’s FUN. Read how Mrs Naylor a teacher from Cape Town uses Upbeat with her students. Finally, did you know you have rights? The right to be heard is just one of them. The Rights of Young People is the theme of our calendar this year. And it’s FREE in this issue for you to put up on your classroom or bedroom wall.
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Up Beat Issue Number 10 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116706 , vital:34427
Description: The days are getting longer and warmer. It is almost holiday time. This year, there is no need to sit around feeling bored. There are lots of exciting events for young people in the December holidays. Many youth feel that places like museums and art galleries, aren't for them. But they are for everyone. Learn to paint t-shirts or to do beadwork. Attend a workshop on photography or spend an afternoon learning to be a DJ - mixing and scratching records. Find out about all these exciting holiday events on page 36. Upbeat has also organised Upbeat Days. We've got together with schools and resource centres around the country. There will be clean-ups and plays, beach walks and treasure hunts, food, fun and great prizes to win. Why not write a story for Upbeat during the holidays? Spend a day being a reporter. If we publish your story, you will be R30 richer. Find out how to be an Upbeat reporter on page 7. Here's another holiday idea! Put your feet up and spend the afternoon enjoying reading this issue of Upbeat. Read about Bronwyn, the young local teenage star. Wangari Maathai is a tireless and brave woman from Kenya. Don't miss her story on page 4. Have fun making a mask. Or try and find your way through our mind-boggling maze. Reading and learning is always fun with Upbeat!
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Up Beat Issue Number 2 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116190 , vital:34331
Description: Teenage life is full of challenges.’ That’s what Ebrahim Abader from Cape Town thinks. He’s right. When you are young there is lots to learn and discover about yourself and the big world out there. It's exciting! But it can be a miserable time too. It is not easy to meet a challenge when you are worried about pimples, can’t do your maths and are suffering from a broken heart. You are special but you are not alone. Young people all over the world are probably going through what you are. Believe it or not your parents and teachers where once teenagers too. Ask them what it was like. There is a big challenge facing all of us, especially young people in South Africa today. We have to learn to live together; to accept differences and respect one another’s feelings and beliefs. It is called tolerance! Your parents, brothers, sisters, comrades, neighbours and friends have their own ideas. Listen to them with an open mind. In this issue you can read about a great school in Tongaat in Natal. Here students have learnt to forget about colour and together are discovering what real learning is all about. Meet Simon Nkoli. He knows what it’s like to be treated unfairly and to grow up feeling different and alone. So readers, speak out, listen, read and learn. That’s the way to get wise. That’s the way to meet the challenge of being a teenager in South Africa today. Some of you may be writing supplementary exams. Go for it - you can do it this time! We are holding thumbs.
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Up Beat Issue Number 3 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116201 , vital:34332
Description: There are two sides to every story. You’ve surely heard that before. Well, it is true. Sometimes there are even three or four sides to a story. It depends how many people were there to tell the tale. Behind every story there is a writer. Behind a picture there is a photographer. And they are ordinary people, like you and me. They eat, sleep and play like the rest of us. Like us, they have their own ideas and feelings about the world. And these ideas show in their stories, books or photographs. So what you read is not the truth. It is someone’s version of it. Always read with an open mind. Be a detective when you read! Ask questions, think, search for clues and weigh up the facts. Then decide for yourself which story comes closest to the truth. You must have learnt about Christopher Columbus at school. Well there’s another side to that story in our article called ‘Who discovered America?’. Read it and decide what YOU think really happened. Upbeat writes a lot about young peoples’ experiences of growing up. There’s another side to being a teenager - being the mother of one. Nomasondo Hadebe openly shares with us the pain and joy of having teenage children. We don’t only learn from grown-ups or famous people (or both). Upbeat is full of stories about youth, their ideas and feelings about the world. By sharing experiences, problems and ideas we can learn from each other. So don’t miss our letters page, advice column and talkshop. Read what young people have to say. You can agree or disagree with their ideas. And when you close the magazine you may feel a little sadder, happier or angrier. But you will always be wiser
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Up Beat Issue Number 4 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116237 , vital:34342
Description: Conflict is OK. Violence is not! You can disagree with someone else’s views. But you can’t punch them! Conflict is a normal part of life. We are all different and want different things. As a result we often fight with the people around us - our family, friends and neighbours. You like rap but your boyfriend likes disco. You want to go out but your mom says stay at home. Every day Upbeat receives lots of letters from our readers. Many of the letters are about violence. There are stories about violence in the street and poems pleading for peace. There are letters seeking help in solving battles with boyfriends and parents. Readers tell us frightening tales about violence between gangs at school and students who hold different political views. The problem seems too big to solve. You may think our leaders should sort it out. But we can all do something to help build peace in our country. In this issue we start an exciting new series called ‘Be a peacemaker’. It is about how to tackle conflict without screaming, blaming or punching the person you are fighting with. Learn to be a peacemaker at home, school and in your community. YOU can make a difference. You can’t avoid conflicts in your life. But you can learn to 'fight fair’. Don’t forget! If you have ideas that you want to share or a story to tell - write to us. If you need advice on careers or sex education - let us know. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of advice and information to make you feel better and get you on the move again.
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Up Beat Issue Number 5 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116248 , vital:34343
Description: Richard is in Std 9. He sits in the same row as Thabo and Mike. They are his great friends. Every day at break they sneak out the schoolyard to go and smoke dagga. Richard doesn't like smoking. He wants to say no. But he is scared his friends won’t like him if he does. He doesn’t want to risk that. These are his chommies! They all watch soccer together and share secrets about girls. Maybe you find yourself in Richard’s position. You are also too scared to say no to your friends. Try to be brave and stand up for yourself. Tell your friends that you don’t want to smoke, because drugs are harmful. You may be surprised to find that someone else in the group agrees with you. He was just too scared to say so. Or maybe your friends will cut you out. You’ll feel lonely for awhile but others will come to respect you. We all look up to people who make a stand. It is hard to go against your friends. But you must learn to do what’s right for you. Arm yourself with information. Read, listen and learn. Then make your choice. Upbeat is filled with important information to help you make decisions about your life. In this issue read why Prophets of the City say No to drugs. Don’t miss our hot debate on sex education. We’ve got information on AIDS. So tell your friends about it and help stop the disease spreading. We all love listening to music. But do you know how a record is made? Find out all about the recording industry on page 17. That will really impress your friends! When they look surprised and say ‘how do you know all that’, just say you read it in Upbeat. You’ll be a winner at parties.
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Up Beat Issue Number 7 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116493 , vital:34392
Description: Life often doesn’t turn out as you had hoped. The world isn’t always a fair place. Some teenagers I know, just accept their lot. Others work hard to make even small dreams come true. This issue is full of stories about young people. They are not pop stars, famous TV heroes or powerful leaders. They are ordinary people like you and me. But they have something in common. They are all determined to make something of their lives. Meet Patrick from Uitenhage, he’s a basketball player who’s off to Japan. Meet Nomnikelo, at 23 she’s a domestic worker. But she’s determined to become a nurse. There’s Lucky. He was forced to leave school in Std 4. He couldn’t find a job, but now he’s making money from scraps. Meet Lerata, she never believed in love. Then one day after a school debate. You’ll find stories about teenagers overseas too. Read about Hodan, Emadul and Van Lac. They are all struggling to start a new life in London. When we read about Lucky, Nomnikelo or Lerata, we can learn something. We admire the way they have got on with it, faced new challenges. But we can also learn from them - about ourselves. We all have it in us, to change our world and make the most of our lives. Enjoy reading!
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Up Beat Issue Number 8 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116659 , vital:34420
Description: Forte High School in Dobsonville, Soweto has closed down. Students told us what went wrong.'Schooling was normal until hostel dwellers started bothering us. They did not want students to walk past the hostel. But the hostel lies between our school and the township,' explains Thapelo Mohapi, a Std 8 student from Forte. Masego Sekelema was also a student at Forte. 'In March, the hostel dwellers attacked our school,' Masego said. 'Police came in. We thought they would stop the attack. But they shot teargas into the school. One of our students was seriously hurt.' So the principal of Forte called a meeting. At the meeting people agreed that Forte should close. Students' lives were in danger. Since then, Forte students have been attending school at three primary schools in Molapo. 'This arrangement is better than nothing,' said Florence Smith who is in Std 9. 'But we find it difficult to travel so far and it costs our parents money.'
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Up Beat Issue Number 9 1992

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1992
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116678 , vital:34424
Description: Far away in Canada, young, disabled people 1 are getting together. Erinoak is a centre which helps young people with disabilities. A group of young people decided they wanted to speak for themselves. So they started the Youth Advisory Committee or YAC, as they call it. Upbeat spoke to Jennifer Thompson, a committee member of YAC. Jennifer is 19. 'I joined YAC two years ago,' said Jennifer.'YAC has made a big difference to my life. It helped me to make friends. People in the group gave me support and I got a chance to help others,' she said. YAC meets once a month. We asked Jennifer what they do. 'We organise social events for young people with disabilities. We show movies and help teenagers get together. We also have a newsletter. YAC has helped me to build self-confidence. It taught me what I am able to do. It has made me feel good about myself,' said Jennifer. Jennifer is not the only person who thinks that YAC is great. Annette Symanzik had this to say. 'YAC is a special group for me. It gives me a place where I feel I belong. At YAC I am able to talk to others who have different disabilities. I liked all the events YAC did this year, especially the fun fair, the dance and the panel discussion,' she said. GOING TO SCHOOL In South Africa disabled children attend special schools. But in Canada disabled children go to school with other children. Jennifer attended a local school from the time she started nursery school. 'I had no real difficulties at school,' Jennifer told us. 'The other kids at school were always great. I am glad I was integrated in the school system. But sometimes it is very hard to deal with people who have a negative attitude towards my disability,' she said.
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Up Beat Issue Number 3 1991

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1991
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/118871 , vital:34678
Description: The 21 March is Sharpe- ville Day. On this day we remember what happened in 1960, when hundreds of people in townships all over South Africa marched on to police stations and burned their passes. In the morning of the 21 March 1960, thousands of people gathered outside the police station in the eastern Transvaal township of Sharpeville. They had been told that the police might announce changes in the pass law. At 1.15pm scuffle broke out outside the wire — fence of the police station. The police feared that the fence would collapse under the weight of the crowd. So they started to fire on the people. The people right in front immediately turned to flee, but could not get through the crush of people behind them. Sixty-nine people were killed and a further 180 wounded. Most of those killed were later found to have been shot in the back.
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Date Issued: 1991

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Up Beat Issue Number 4 1991

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1991
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116211 , vital:34334
Description: On the night of the 8 March 1991, a thousand women braved the rain to march through the streets of Johannesburg. They chose this day for their protest march because the 8 March is International Women’s Day. The women marched to highlight the problem of violence against women. They said that women are not safe on the streets at night. Many women are not even safe in their own homes! The night they marched about 140 women were raped in South Africa between six and nine o’ clock. Many women were beaten and raped in their own homes, some were hurt by their own husbands or boyfriends. ‘We want to feel safe in our own homes, at work and in the streets. We demand an end to violence against women,’ Monique Marks of the ANC Women’s League said. Copies of the demands were sent to the Chief Magistrate of Johannesburg, the City Council and Health Department.
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Date Issued: 1991

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Up Beat Issue Number 6 1991

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1991
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116259 , vital:34347
Description: The people of Paballelo in Upingtonhadabig party. They started celebrating on Thursday 30 May and they carried on right through the week-end. They were happy because their friends were home, home from death row in jail. Perhaps some readers will remember reading a story in Upbeat last year about Evelina de Bruin. She was one of the people from Upington on death row. She was also one of the people set free on the 30 May. The first thing that Evelina did when she stepped out of prison was to hug her children that she had missed so much. ‘I feel the same now, seeing my children as I did when I saw them for the first time as newborns,’ said Evelina. Next Evelina gave her husband, Gideon Madlongwane a big hug. Gideon had also just been freed from death row. Evelina still says she was innocent. ‘I heard about the death of the policeman while I was doing my washing,’ said Evelina. ‘I was shocked when I was arrested. But I was not afraid. I knew Gideon and I had done nothing. I never dreamt that we would spend three and a half years in jail.’ Evelina’s lawyers are happy and angry. They feel that she shouldn’t have gone to jail in the first place. But they are happy that their appeal against the death sentences of the 14 people from Upington has been overturned.
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Date Issued: 1991

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Up Beat Issue Number 7 1991

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1991
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/119009 , vital:34693
Description: It’s that time of year again - exam time! But there’s no need to panic. We’ve got lots of stories to help you get through the exams. Turn to page 22 for some study tips. For those of you doing Geography, don’t miss the first part of our new series on mapwork. For history students, there’s a story on the vote. Need to find books to help you with your studies? We’ve got information on how to find books in the library. But there are also stories to enjoy. Read about Prophets of the City, a great new rap group with a message. And don’t forget to enter out exciting music competition or our drawing competition on page 25. You could be one of the lucky Upbeat winners! In the meantime, to all of you writing exams, we’re holding thumbs. Good luck!
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Date Issued: 1991

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Up Beat Issue Number 8 1991

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1991
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116633 , vital:34419
Description: On 7 August, more than 6 000 teachers from all over the Transvaal gathered in Johannesburg. The teachers wanted the government to know how difficult teaching is when there are no proper facilities. The teachers met at the City Hall to talk about their problems. Then, at one o’clock, everyone left the hall and marched to the Department of Education and Training offices in Braamfontein. Down Rissik Street the teachers marched, right past the Upbeat offices. All you could see were teachers, teachers and more teachers. When they reached the DET offices, they gave the DET a list of their demands. This is what your teachers want. The DET must recognise the teachers’ union, SADTU. The DET must stop making the lives of teachers who belong to the union difficult. All teachers must earn a living wage. There must be smaller classes and more teachers. All schools must be open to all people. Women teachers and girl students must be treated the same as males. All education laws to do with apartheid must go. The DET must confirm the jobs of all teachers on probation.
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Date Issued: 1991

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Up Beat Issue Number 5 1990

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1990
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/118946 , vital:34685
Description: Mbulelois 14 and Adelaide is 12. They live in Pabaleilo, a township outside Upington. They have not seen their mother, Evelina de Bruyn, for more than a year. They would love to see her. But they can’t. She is far away in a jail in Pretoria, waiting to die. Evelina was one of the accused in the Upington 25 murdertrial. In May 1989, Evelina, her husband Gideon Madlongolwane and 11 other people from Pabaleilo were sentenced to death for the ‘common purpose murder’ of Lucas Sethwala, a policeman. The judge said that Evelina de Bruyn did not actually take part in the physical attack on Lucas Setwala. B ut she was part of the crowd that marched on to the policeman’s house and killed him. The crowd had a ‘common purpose’, and that was to kill the policeman. And so Evelina was sentenced to death. Many people think that the idea of a common purpose is wrong. Father Mkhatswa of the Human Rights Commission told Upbeat that people criticise this law because it is so serious. ‘In mass funerals or meetings thousands of people come together. When violence starts you can’t say that people planned the action. People are angry and upset. Also, how do you decide who was involved? Everyone present cannot be responsible.’
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Date Issued: 1990

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Up Beat Issue Number 7 1990

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1990
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/118997 , vital:34691
Description: TB (tuberculosis) is a very serious sickness. It affects your lungs and other parts of your body. About 20 people die of TB every day in South Africa. And every year about 62 000 get the TB virus. In Alexandra township alone, 320 cases were recorded between January and May this year. Four people died from the disease. Doctors and social workers say things like overcrowding, unemployment, low wages and unhealthy dumping grounds cause TB. Most people who suffer from TB are black. Apartheid should be blamed for this. Many organisations, like SAYCO, Cosatu and Earthlife, have started to campaign for a clean and healthy environment. They want people to know how important it is to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat clean food. We should work with our organisations to save ourselves and others from sickness.
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Up Beat Issue Number 8 1990

Authors: SACHED
Date: 1990
Subjects: SACHED
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/116547 , vital:34399
Description: In July this year, 180 rural communities in the Natal Midlands received very good news. For more than 40 years the government has threatened 160 000 people living in Matiwane’s Kop, Steincoalspruit, Cornfields, Stoffelton, Roosboom and Thenbalihle with forced removal. The government told them that they couldn’t live there. This area was for whites only. But the communities said they wouldn’t go. They had been living in this area for many years. In fact, their families had been living there for more than 200 years. So they decided to fight to stay. Early this year, community leaders met in Pietermaritzburg. They launched a campaign against the forced removal. They also sent a long letter to the Minister of Cooperation and Development. A few months later, the community leaders announced their victory to their communities. The government had backed down. They were not going to force the people to move.
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