The Beat 3 November 2017

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The BEAT 3 November

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ECONOMIC

FREEDOM

FIGHTERS

Red baerets contradict each other over land invasions at Bela-Bela see page 3

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CRIME

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The farming community converged on the Codrington/ Settlers off-ramp for this week’s #BlackMonday demonstrations.

Other protest action was held at various of the towns in the Waterberg, and nationwide.

Photo: Herman Steyn

Farm attack drama unfolds in the courtroom Justin Steyn True-to-life drama unfolded in a small courtroom in Bela-Bela when a detective described how the three men accused of the attack on the Petersons farm were tracked down via a stolen cellphone.

The three men were rounded up by members of the police during a pre-dawn raid in the Hasmmanskraal section of Kanana.

Cecil Peterson (83) and his wife Pattie (73) have since passed on allegedly as a direct result of the farm attack.

Investigating Officer Captain Jannie Schutte testified before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court the threesome had no previous convictions, but pending charges ranging from car hijacking, burglary to drugdealing.

Schutte was testifying during a pre-trial on Thursday19 October.

The attack on the Petersons farm took place

Farmers and farmworkers closed ranks following farm attacks such as the Petersons double-tragedy.

Photo: Supplied

on Wednesday, 13 September, at their farm situated between Bela-Bela and Modimolle.

Pattie was shot in the stomach and died at the scene.

Cecil died while undergoing treatment at

Suspect found with police uniforms

Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria on Thursday, 26 October, after being shot in the face.

Piet Mathebula, Mpho Nico Nkonyana and Tshepo Tebula were at the time of

going to press, expected to appear for the third time in court mid-week for bail application.

Nkonyana faces additional charges of possession of a stolen mobile phone, whilst Mathebula faces a separate charge for the possession of an unlicensed firearm.

Mathebula has a pending charge of hijacking, and also the possesion of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Tebula faces charges of housebreaking and robbery while Nkonyana has been charged with the possession and distribution of drugs.

Schutte said the attack on the Peterson couple was premeditated, and that the police have drawn up a strong case against the men.

He asked the court not to grant bail.

The case was postponed to Thursday, 2 November to allow the respective legal representatives to prepare their individual cases.

A fourth suspect was still at large.

Dagga plantation discovery

The dagga plantation. Photo: supplied

Some of the items discovered by the police. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Bela-Bela’s businessman Jonas Mthombeni was arrested in connection with the possession of a range of items such as police uniforms and car-jamming devices in a pre-dawn raid on Friday, 27 October.

Bela-Bela police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla, said the suspect was arrested during an operation that was launched on Thursday, 26 October, after he was found in possession of, among others, a military uniform, blue

lights, gun-holders and binoculars.

He said the suspect was alone when police surprised him.

Phetla said forensic experts were to analyse the loot and determine whether these were used in reported crimes.

The suspect was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 30 October.

He was expected to appear in court again on Tuesday, 7 November, for formal bail application, while the broader case was postponed for further investigations.

TK Mashaba Two men and a woman were expected to appear before the Thabazimbi Magistrate’s Court after being surprised by the police on a garden patch of dagga with an estimated street value of R30 000.

The two men, aged 23 and 25, were scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday 31 October.

The woman, who is heavily pregnant, was released on warning.

The three were arrested on Monday, 30 October.

Meshack Matlou of the SPCA said the threesome were also being charged with alleged cruelty to animals, after five chained dogs were discovered on the scene.

Five puppies were also found in the vicinity.

According Captain Maria Sithole of the police in Rooiberg, the three were arrested following a tip-off from the community.

The dagga plants were later uprooted and removed from the plot.

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Not in our name

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Through the eyes of a black journalist Johnny Masilela

Justin Steyn The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Waterberg region treasurer, Girly Malatjie, dropped a bombshell when she confirmed the recent land invasion on Alma Road, BelaBela, was not an official programme of her organisation.

Sello Moswoeu, EFF caucus leader at the Bela-Bela Local Council, spearheaded the illegal occupation of the disputed land, triggering a tense stand-off between various interest groups.

He had said ahead of the invasion that the local EFF had a mandate from the organisation’s higher command structures to invade the specific land.

Malatjie, however, poured a bucket of cold water on all this, adding she lived at Bela-Bela and she should have been the first port of entry, in terms of plans to invade the disputed land by the local EFF. “I only heard about this particular invasion from people phoning me while I was away in Venda. I am surprised,” she said.

Malatjie said it would have been proper for the EFF local structure to have informed the region if there were plans for a land invasion.

“I know about the housing problems at Extension 9, but as far as this particular land

POLITICS

Girly Malatjie.

Photo: Google

invasion is concerned, we as a region know nothing about it,” she added.

Last Tuesday, 24 October, Moswoeu dispatched a communique to the effect that land invasions at Bela-Bela had been suspended, but warned these could resume if no satisfactory response was forthcoming from the authrotities.

Moswoeu was not immediately available for comment as to the progress – or lack thereof – with officialdom.

The Bela-Bela municipality has since apologized for the inconvenience caused during the land invasion some two weeks ago, adding “it is a shame our own councilors are at the forefront of this project.”

Uneasy calm returned to the town by Monday, 30 October, but with Moshwoeu’s hawklike ultimatum circling over the heads of the city fathers.

The uptick in violent attacks on often elderly farmers begs the question: how do black people view the whole tragedy?

The answer – or part thereof – is multi-layered and should take into account the nation’s transition from Apartheid into the Mandela era.

Time was when black people were often glued to their TV screens, to watch the African-American Big John Tate, take on Gerrie “Die Boomstraat Bek” Coetzee, in a heavyweight world title boxing match-up.

When Coetzee took one to the jaw and stumbled backwards onto the canvas, the townships and villages roared at the triumph of the black brother (Tate) over the white “oppressor” Coetzee.

This mind-set came down crumbling when, side by side, Mandela and Francois Pienaar lifted the Rugby World Cup trophy, with blacks joining their white compatriots, in celebration over the triumph of the Amabokoboko.

Let there be no doubt the symbolic picture of the smiling Pienaar and Madiba – in a Springbok T-shirt, nogal – changed race-based mistrust for all time.

Suddenly in shebeens, buses and trains, township and village folk spoke with pride about “our” Springboks, police, and also folks who provide food security, “our” Afrikaner farmers.

As recent as a few weeks ago, the

People from various parts of the town prayed together at the SuperSpar complex on #BlackMonday. Photo: Justin Steyn cruel attack on Cecil and Pattie Peterson at their farm outside BelaBela, attracted the attention not only of Die Pos and sister publication, The BEAT, but also the mainstream press such as the Sowetan.

The upwards of 157 views on The BEAT’s website following the arrest of the alleged murderers can testify to the kind of anger and concern gripping the townships at the time.

At Bela-Bela township, the black middle-class spoke in hushed tones about how farm attacks could strain race relations in what is generally a serene Waterberg region.

Andrew Laka, the local coordinator for the S A Communist Party, said political formations across the spectrum were outraged by the attack, and relieved over the swift arrests.

“Remember, these farmers provide work for the poorest of the poor.

Now that the Petersens are no more, we all fear for possible job losses,” he said.

Indeed there was a collective sigh of relief all-round, after the suspects were rounded up by the police in faraway Kanana, outside Hammanskraal.

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NEWS

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Healthy lifestyle for educators and learners Dagbreek Primary School headmaster Emelinah Manne (back row from left), Hector Peterson Primary School headmistress Mmabatho Mahapa, Khomotso Mamabolo (Tiger Brands Foundation) and Tiger Brands Foundation provincial coordinator, Glenda Semenya. In the front row are (from left) Modimolle Primary School educator, Mitah Selamolela. and Tshegofatso Lepaku of Maokeng Prtimary School.

Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Mzamane Ringane Educators and learners at Modimolle commemorated National Nutrition Day

during a fun-filled event at the local Ephraim Mogale Stadium on Wednesday, 25 October.

The event was attended by selected educators and learners.

Participants came from all primary schools

Business community spreads goodwill

at Modimolle, namely Modimolle Primary School, Maokeng Primary School, Dagbreek Primary School, Hector Peterson Primary School and Lekkerbreek Primary School, The schools were all represented by a limited number of learners and educators at the event.

The main objective was to emphasize the importance of coupling healthy eating with exercise.

The participants took part in a race which was divided into two categories, the 5km and 8km events respectively.

Other fun-filled activities on the day included the sack race, hoola-hoop and aerobics.

The event was hosted by the Tiger Brands Foundation, the sole initiator of the breakfast initiative serving learners every morning at no fee schools in all nine provinces countrywide.

Tiger Brands Foundation provincial coordinator, Glenda Semenya, said the breakfast also extended to lunctime servings, working closely with the Department of Basic Education.

“The main purpose of this exercise is to say, we do not just eat, we must (also) walk, run and do other exercises because eating alone is not good enough,” she said.

Maokeng Primary School educator Tshegofatso Lepaku told The BEAT she believed learners and educators who attended the event would spread the healthy eating and exercise message to the broader community.

Local athletics coach and educator at Lekkerbreek Primary School, Ezekiel Moatshe, was delighted with the positive response from the local community.

Moatshe encouraged locals to make healthy eating and exercise a regular habit.

Striking staff back at work

Lizzy Bapela

Thusanang Special School personnel Rochelle Passano and Solomon Mekwa with some of the donated items. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Educators and learners at Thusanang Special School got a pleasant surprise when two major retailers spread goodwill on Friday, 27 October.

While Ackermann’s Clothing Store branch in Bela-Bela donated boxes of school shoes, sneakers and clothing, Bela-Bela SuperSpar continued its charity work by offloading bagsful of carrots.

The school’s resident ccupational therapist, Rochelle Passano, said the donated clothing would be passed on to the most needy of the learners, as identified by the staff.

The challenge, she explained, was that when such donations arrive at the school, all learners’ expectations are raised, but that tough decisions had to be taken as to identify the most needy.

She said the foodstuff donations were cooked and served to all learners, regardless of their family’s econmic background.

On a sombre note though, educator Solomon Mekwa said Passano was on the brink of parting ways with the Thusanang Special School, and was heading back to her home country, Australia.

She also donated boxes of wonderful items to the school to help the learners with their handwork.

These ioncluded books, as well as knitting and beadwork material.

Learners roamed around the school during the educators’ chalkdown. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Educators at Bela-Bela’s Khabele Primary School are back at work following an impromptu chalkdown last Tuesday, 24 October.

The educators abandoned classes in protest against certain allegations levelled at headmistress Mpho Motshegoa.

On the day of the chalkdown, the educators proceeded to the local circuit offices, where they staged a sit-in to press home a set of demands.

Among the alleghations levelled against the headmistress was that she was an alleged dictator, who it was alleged disrespected the teaching staff.

The disgruntled educators said on the day of the sit-in, they eventually met

with the education circuit’s officials, who promised to address their concerns.

On their return to school, the educators said Motshegoa convened a meeting, at which she put it to them that leave forms had been filled on their behalf.

The headmistress had also allegedly instructed them to each capture in writing the reasons for their being absent from the classes.

Motshegoa was, at the time of going to press, not readily available for comment.

The educators said Professor Mphulo from the district office of the Department of Education had a meeting with the headmistress, as a direct followup to the chalkdown and sit-in.

At the time of going to press the educators were still awaiting answers from officialdom regarding their grievances.

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Wishing class of 2017 the best of luck during the exams I wish the class of 2017 all of the best with their studies for the final exams, and request the community to assist the young minds to give their all towards the end of the year.

Learners are more than welcome to come to the municipality’s library in our offices between 08:00-16:00 if they want to study in an environment condusive to learning.

I urge learners who feel depressed because of the pressure on them to perform, to seek help as soon as possible, because some learners tragically take their lives which I hope will not happen.

Parents, please support your children and do not burden them

unnecessarily.

On the municipal front, it is the rainy season, and the paving project in Extension 6 is well underway.

We ask residents to please adhere to the warning signs where construction is taking place to avoid accidents over the next six JEREMIA NGOBENI Mayor of Bela-Bela months.

If anyone has enquiries about the project, they can speak to their ward councillor, Bonnie Malete,

or talk with representatives of the technical department.

We ask that people do not dump their rubbish into the storm water channels or drains which will block them and cause trouble for the community.

Foreign objects can also damage the pump stations and people will then be left without services if this happens.

Our water provision in town is stable, but this is not a free pass for residents to start using as much water as they want.

Please use it sparingly, check for

leakages in your own yard and report faulty infrastructure to us.

The same goes for electrical problems.

We have noticed that residents are using electricity in a safer way these days and illegal connections have become a minimal problem.

None the less — please report these matters to our offices.

I remind our residents that the municipality provides basic services and it is the responsibility of the resident to pay for services that are provided.

We are still running the 50% scheme for accounts that are in arrears and residents can make arrangements at our offices.

‘We are committed to bringing the change people voted for’ I am pleased to announce that following three months of political instability brought about by people trying to discredit the DA led municipality, the Modimolle-Mookgophong council held a full sitting on Tuesday, 17 October.

Council dealt with a number of important employee matters, including the new collective agreement on conditions of service for all municipal employees in Limpopo. This agreement comes from the bargaining council and was already signed by SALGA on behalf of all municipalities and by both recognised unions, SAMWU and IMATU. Council also discussed the salary equalisation of employees from both former local municipalities.

Council resolved that the process must be followed according to the SALGA regulations and the collective agreement and that implementation will be possible once everyone has been placed into the new LIM 368 municipal organogram and the Final Outcomes Report has been received from SALGA.

can be sold, be identified to pay The pending power cuts by Eskom, Eskom were discussed to make councillors aware of the electricity * that the Debtor’s Book be interruptions scheduled to start on considered for selling, * that National Treasury be Wednesday, 6 December. approached for financial Council also debated possible solutions to the Eskom debt crisis. assistance to pay Eskom, * that the NCOP be As Mayor, I informed and proposed that the assistance requested arrangement by to avoid bulk Eskom, Coghsta, interruptions, Provincial * that the MEC be Treasury and requested to assist municipal the municipality delegation during negotiations continue until a with Eskom, more feasible re* that street lights payment plan is be switched off reached and that during trading hours a detailed report and energy saving be prepared by MARLENE VAN STADEN Mayor of Modimolle / Moogophong globes must be used, the finance * that accounts be department on sent to all areas of income and LIM 368 currently not billed, and expenditures to be submitted at * that the municipality apply for the next meeting. additional funding to deal with I also proposed the following as possible interventions or solutions electricity interruptions.

I also proposed using the current to the account system to inform Eskom crisis: consumers that should they fail to * That council appoint a special pay, services will be cut. And that task team, all services to government * that municipal properties that

departments and businesses be cut, should they fail to pay for services by a predetermined date.

It is also important for the pubic to note that the IDP programme has been interrupted over the past two months by elements determined to disrupt the smooth running of the municipality at all costs.

This is a tragic example of selfsabotage and the municipality is doing all it can to counter these irresponsible actions.

The time allocated for public meetings on the IDP has expired and I encourage members of the public who would like to make an input, to send an email to the office of the mayor at marlene@modimolle.gov.za(.)

I would like to assure residents that despite the political instability and strike action over the past few months, my team and I are doing everything in our power to ensure that the smooth running of the municipality is not disrupted again.

We are committed to bringing the change that people voted for, as well as the opportunities we need to take our municipality forward.

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ADVERTISMENTS / LEGALS

LEGALS NOTICE TOCREDITORS IN DECEASED ESTATES All persons having claims against the undermentioned estate must lodge it with the Executor concerned within 30 days (or as indicated) from date of

publication hereof.

Mandatory Fields Province: Limpopo A. Estate number: 13193/ 2017 Surname: VAN DER WALT First names: JOHANNA ELIZABETH Date of birth: 1925-10-07 ID Number: 2510070024084 Last address: 20E Mispel Street, Kokanje,

Modimolle, 0515 Date of death: 2017 - 09 12 Master’s office: Pretoria B. Only applicable if deceased was married in community of property/ subject to the accrual system: First names of surviving spouse: N/A Surname of surviving spouse: N/A

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Date of birth of surviving spouse: ID number of surviving spouse: C. Name of Executor or Authorised Agent: MAURITZ HERMAN OTTO PIETERSE Address of Executor or Authorised Agent: 22 Schelde Street, Jeffreys Bay, 6330 D. Period allowed for

lodgement of claims, if other than 30 days: Advertiser name: PIETERSE INC ATTORNEYS Advertiser address: 22 Schelde Street, Jeffreys Bay, 6330 Advertiser email: estates@attorneys.law.za Advertiser telephone: 042 293 3333.

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Modimolle to the said Execution Creditor on the 26 October 2016. The attached goods will be sold in the auction on the 06/11/ 2017 at 11:00 at No: 18 De Beer Street, Bela Bela (Sheriff’s office).

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Maope High School Matric Farewell glamour Doreen Lebudi dazzled in this anklelength floral dress with partner Reggie Koka in an off-purple three-piece suit.

Photo: TK Mashaba

Arnold Morudu and Lehlogonolo Mhlongo painted the town blue. Photo: TK Mashaba

Black was the theme for both Lerato Makabola and Nthabiseng Mgqunyana.

Photo: TK Mashaba

Mmakgosi Molekoa wowed them in this sleeveless dress while her partner Tokollo Ramolotja (no relation) went for a grey suit and black shirt.

Photo: TK Mashaba

Ofentse Ncube (left) and Anna Nkhuna surprised with matching knee-length dresses.

Photo: TK Mashaba

Lebogang Mohlake chose this black evening dress and while Jessica Matlaisane looked smashing in a pink ankle-lenth lace dress.

Photo: TK Mashaba

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In this profession it’s called walking-the-knife-edge journalism Yuletide is beckoning just around every corner, and under every little stone.

With this in mind, we at The BEAT have started to scratch our heads as to what kind of Christmas edition we plan to put together.

Mark my words, a special edition of any kind is a mammoth task, which requires thinking ahead and analysing in what kind of mood readers would be in midDecember.

Shall people still be interested in general news at the time?

Yes, there shall (or not) be the groundbreaking ANC elective conference, which is likely to attract tremendous interest.

On our part we believe that as much as the elective conference narrative affects South Africans from all backgrounds, we are still a small player comparable to the mainstream media in this regard.

Having said that, we should be on high alert as how the story resonates with our

Advertisers, are you ready to take own neighbourhood, such as which advantage? delegates from the Waterberg take their Last weekend’s edition of The BEAT was places at the conference and one of those if possible, who they would hypersensitive to compile. be mandated to vote for.

The main story for the And we are assigning the front page was that of the reporters to immediately keep tense stand-off between their eyes open in this regard. certain interest groups with Back to the planning for the regards to tracts of land in Christmas edition, we have parts of broader Bela-Bela. chosen to run with articles The challenge in based on the year in review. reporting and editing this These should include, kind of narrative was that among others, a selection of there was the real potential our best front page headlines, for people to read between highlights and lowlights, in LETTER FROM THE EDITOR the lines, thus triggering terms of the fight against Johnny Masilela uncalled for backlash from crime, and the broader this or the other interest sporting scene. group.

We are talking here about a souvenir Instead of allowing any grouping edition which readers keep over the whatsoever, to level damning allegations holidays, up until we hit the streets again in against this or that direction, we chose to early January.

capture the middle ground, which factually was a stand-off between people.

At the time of writing this, none of the parties in conflict had come up to say our reporting was biased.

But then it is early days, and so watch this space.

A quick perusal of the other pages is a reflection of the hard work put in by the reporters.

One of those which worked for me was the story, by Mzamane Ringane, about Dikubu Primary School learners in Mookgophong, dressed up as medical doctors, magistrates, educators, security officers, and so forth.

This was an eye-opener in that this exercise gives youngsters inspiration to strive for their chosen careers.

Let me add my voice to all those who wish the matrics the best endeavours in their year-end examinations.

Write to the Editor at beateditor@gmail.com or PO Box 16 Bela-Bela 0480.

Member of ‘white establishment’, Bela-Bela, writes: This letter serves as an open letter to Sello Moswoeu, EFF caucus leader at Bela-Bela: Dear Mr Moswoeu, I have read about your intentions during the past week, encouraging people to occupy a piece of land in my neighbourhood at BelaBela.

I have also read that the reason for your call to squat illegally was to upset the “white establishment” in the close vicinity. My goodness, if your intention was to upset people, you definitely attained your goal!

You had a lot of very worried constituents.

We were angry, we were on our knees praying for our country and the anarchy that seems to prevail.

How does it happen that one wakes up one

morning and realises that the house that you have saved for and paid off all your life (in a lawful way) is now worth nothing as it adjoins a squatter camp?

I really felt like an idiot as I truly believed in the new South Africa and thought that I contributed in my own way. I have a domestic worker and a gardener. I pay them more than the minimum wage requirements.

I also pay for the tuition of their children and I helped one of them with tersiary education and work experience.

I wanted to do even more, but I am not so sure any more. It seems as if my salary and savings is worth less and less every day.

Uncertainty at work has become an everyday thing. Food has become so expensive, not to

even speak about my own family’s needs.

You trampled on my good intentions and left me without hope.

It hurts my feelings that you speak about the “white establishment” in such a derogative way. As if all of us are racists and as if we do nothing to alleviate poverty in our town. Everybody lost out in the new South Africa and you are dancing on the graves, it feels to me.

I have read that 80% of the tax for the Bela-Bela constituency comes from Ward 1.

Is this true? This exact ward that you dismiss as “white establishment”?

I want to address you in the same way that a father would his prodigal son: I am ashamed and saddened by your behaviour.

And I don’t think you fully comprehend what the “economic” in your party’s name should represent. I expected a lot better from you, my son.

And another thing, the inhabitants of BelaBela town have not been “lily white” for quite some time. We have lots of black neighbours — lovely people who bought or rent their houses at market related prizes; people who pay their taxes, make sure their gardens are beautiful and contribute in general to making this a lovely, pleasant town to live in.

I invite you, Mr Moswoeu, to bring your money and buy a house in Bela-Bela town. A beautiful house, at a market-related price, like all of us did.

Believe It team expects better attendance ‘Matrata’ bids farewell to Maope

Popular artist Johannes “Matrata” Chauke performing on the occasion of the Maope High School matric farewell. Photo: TK Mashaba

Jonas Ramatapa (left) and Koketso Matlala during the bootcamp at Lethlabile park.

Photo: TK Mashaba TK Mashaba Believe It aerobics team founder, Mandla Maluleka, was looking forward to improved attendances when he brings the outdoor fun activity to Bela Mall on Saturday, 11 November.

This event is a follow-up to an outdoor aerobics event which was held at Lethlabile Park in Bela-Bela on Saturday, 21 October.

The Bela Mall would play host to the

aerobics event for the second year running.

Maluleka said he expected to do even better in terms of participants and audiences at the mall event.

He said some participants were expected to arrive from as far afield as Mpumalanga and Gauteng.

Many people enjoy this kind of aerobics which offers a less strenuous bootcamp, and shadow boxing.

“People of all ages are welcome to attend this five-hour day of fun,” he added.

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SPORT

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Zwakala Mokoma (left) and Bina Maseko.

Photo: TK Mashaba

outgoing coach, Zwakala Mokoma, has been redeployed to the technical director portfolio.

Mokoma was moved sideways shortly after the local team was bundled out of the Nedbank Cup, although he had performed exceptionally well during the early stages of the league season.

Bela-Bela Diesel ‘n Dust

New coach for Bela-Bela Diesel ‘n Dust FC TK Mashaba

Former professional footballer Bina Maseko has been unveiled as the interim coach for Bela-Bela Diesel ‘n Dust FC. The new incumbent took charge when the locals hosted Modimolle Home Defenders FC in a Waterberg SAB Regional League (Stream A) fixture at Moloto Stadium on Saturday, 28 October.

Bela-Bela Diesel ‘n Dust FC team manager Gilbert Gyampong said

FC are top of the log standings with nine points, after playing three games.

The Bela-Bela lads collected maximum points after winning on a walk-over against Modimolle Home Defenders FC. Maseko has played soccer at the highest levels in the second-tier ABC Motsepe League team, Modimolle Aces FC.