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Zakheni Training & Development Centre (Sosh Times)

Zakheni Training & Development (ZTCD) is a non–profit organisation established in 2003 to address the socio–economic challenges facing communities in the townships and informal dwellings situated in the north of Tshwane. The primary objective of the newspaper is to inform, educate and inspire the community by publishing relevant, appropriate information and stories that affect them. Sosh Times is published in SeTswana, Sepedi, Venda, IsiZulu and Ndebele every fortnight with a print run of 10 000 copies. The community newspaper is distributed in Soshanguve, Ga-Rankuwa, Mabopane, Winterveldt and Hammanskraal. The estimated readership is 92 000.

The objectives of the project are to:
Offer a vibrant information forum to its readership
Bridge the information gap between local authorities and residents
Promote socio-economic development in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and surrounding areas
Disseminate accurate and relevant developmental information to the community
Promote a culture of reading amongst young people from historically disadvantaged communities
MDDA funding covers printing, office rental, distribution, equipment, website, stipends, audit fees and bank charges.

Access to diversified media for all