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A1 TTerror error s mak e it into ABC Motsepe League errors make ‘I think we played good football and we represented Waterberg very well compared to previous seasons. I think fitness played a big role because we played four games in two days but managed to survive.”’

The A1 Terrors soccer team from Phagameng on Modimolle have won the district playoffs and passed through to the ABC Motsepe League which is playing during August. In the photo in front are Moraka Lekalakala, Hendrik Manganye, Frank Manganye, Mahlatse Nkuna, Tebogo Thulare, Tebogo Moima, Moses Mmatli, Given Zitha and Thari Nkotsoe. In the back row is Sarel Marakalla, Tsietsi Mosehlana, David Makondo, Tebogo Makwela, Abel Mokwena, Reginald Sebanyoni, Fancis Papo, Frans Matjila, Hendrik Ngoepe, Buren Goma and Sizwe Makitla.

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TK Mashaba, Denise van Bergen The newest members of the ABC Motsepe League, AKA the Vodacom/ Second Division, is Modimolle’s A1 Terrors.

Terrors flattened their opposition in the District playoffs to win a promotion on Saturday, 19 July and Sunday, 20 July in Giyani. They played a 2-2 draw against Mokula Santos from Vhembe in the first game and won 5-1 against Arsenal from Sekhukhuni in the second.

In the third game, they lost 4-2 against Biliki Allstars from Mopani District, but

recovered in their final game, winning 10 against Borne United.

The A1 Terrors qualified for the ABC Motsepe League with seven points.

The ABC Motsepe League is played in August. During the League sixteen teams compete from various districts across Limpopo for the prize money.

The League currently hosts two Modimolle teams, A1 Terrors and Modimolle Aces.

A1 Terrors will now receive a stipend of R40 000 for the first round of the season and another R40 000 for the last.

They are also now in a position to have

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a shot at winning the R1 million prize money if they win the ABC Motsepe League, with R500 000 to be used for development. The runner-up will have R 500 000 cash prize, of which R100 000 is to be used for team development.

“I am so proud of the boys,” said team owner Frans Mabotja. “They fought like soldiers fighting for their lives. They showed a lot of character and played as a unit.” Mabotja said that the management still had to talk about the future of the team.

Mabotja said that he wanted to thank all the team’s supporters and said that it was their hope that the supporters would

The coach being held up high after the team won. Photo Supplied

come en masse to support the team.

“Sepeke Manamela played a big role and we must thank him for being there for the boys from the first playoffs till the last, and if it was not for him we would not have made it financially because of the costs of accommodation, food and transport,” he said.

The Motsepe Foundation has provided R40 million to fund the Second Division over the next four years. Anyone interested in joining the team may contact William Thulare at 083 216 3435.

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Police concerned about reckless drivers Justin Steyn Police in Mookgophong are concerned about ongoing reckless driving in the area.

According to Mookgophong Police spokesperson Warrant Officer George Ledwaba, this follows an accident which happened on the N1- road between Modimolle and Mookgophong on Friday 25 July.

“Three people sustained serious injuries following an accident in which a reckless driver turned over to the side of the road without indicating his intention to do so.

He was arrested on the scene and charged with dangerous and reckless

driving. The three injured occupants were taken to a provincial hospital in Polokwane,” he said.

Ledwaba said that the police attend to many similar accidents and has urged motorists to drive responsibly and ensure that motor vehicles are in a roadworthy condition.

“Reckless driving in Mookgophong has increased significantly. Not only are motorists driving irresponsibly but we often find vehicles that are not roadworthy which results in more fatal accidents.

Motorists must abide by the rules of our roads and ensure that their vehicles are inspected to ensure their safety” he said.

Charges against educator dismissed TK Mashaba Blauuboschkuil Primary School educator Dolly Kale is free from the charges that were brought against her for allegedly cutting a child’s ear with a pair of scissors, Bela Bela’s Magistrate’s Court confirmed this week.

Kale, who had been accused of cutting a child’s ear with scissors, appeared before the court on 25 July after she was charged with assault.

At the time charges were laid Joseph Mphaswane, the child’s father, said that his son had suffered serious pain from the injury.

“My son came home crying and bleeding when I asked him what was wrong he told me that the class teacher had attacked him with scissors for making noise in class,” he said. “However, my son said that it was him who was making noise, and in any case there is no corporal punishment in our country’s schools,” he added.

The educator was also alleged to have told the former school governing body that she would stab them with a knife during a strike earlier this year.

The BEAT’s attempts to contact Mphaswane for comment proved unsuccessful.

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Driver paid admission of guilt Repairs of the entrance to the Reflections boutique after it had been damaged. Photo: Justin Steyn

Justin Steyn A man paid an admission of guilt fee after his second court appearance at Bela Bela Magistrate Court on Monday 28 July.

Hermanus Rheeders was charged with reckless driving after he crashed his white Toyota Camry near the Tops Liquor outlet at the Super Spar shopping centre in BelaBela.

According to police spokesperson Glen Manamela, the incident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday 28 June.

Rheeders apparently drove down the hallway section leading to Tops before crashing his car. Three pillars and the doorframe of a nearby boutique were damaged in the incident.

Mapitso Nkomo, the manager of the Reflections boutique, said that the entire door frame at the entrance of the shop had to be replaced due to the accident.

“The entire door frame at the entrance of our shop had to be replaced because of the accident. I came in to work that Saturday morning and nothing seemed out of order but I discovered that the doors could not be opened. I had to ask the locksmith next door for help,” she said.

Nkomo said that it was later discovered that the left side of the entrance could not be closed and a new doorframe had to be fitted in. She added that she is concerned about who will be held liable for the damages as a new doorframe is more costly than partial repairs.

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Working on fire (WoF) in Limpopo has reported that the Waterberg district is currently experiencing a period of minimum fire risk.

The peak of the fire season is generally accepted to range from August until the end of September. “That is when we expect to be very busy considering the amount of grass in the Waterberg and the effects of the heavy rains that we had earlier this year,” said the programme’s Provincial Communications Officer Matema Gwangwa.

A team of fire fighters of the WoF programme in Limpopo have been hard at work suppressing veld fires across the province during the first two months of the 2014 fire season.

Over 660 firefighters of the WoF who are stationed in 27 bases across the province have already fought 114 fires since June 2014.

The programme’s General Manager in Limpopo, Sam Maepa, said that they started experiencing a large number of fires towards August and September during the previous fire season. The WoF therefore expects the number of fires to climb

sharply during the next two months.

Maepa said that due to the excellent relationship between their teams and the municipalities’ fire stations they were able to attend to all fires successfully and that no injuries have been reported thus far.

One of the crew leaders, Phuthi Sethowa, said that although the teams have been doing fire awareness in schools, they have realized that they need to put more focus on the community fire awareness campaigns in areas that are expected to experience high numbers of fires. He added that people need to know about the impact of veld fires, and they believe that if they can educate more people the number of fires will be reduced.

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Bela Bela Entrepreneur suffers setback

The older sister to the complainant expressed hurt after learning of the incident. Photo supplied Lizzy Bapela Emerging Bela Bela entrepreneur Adelaide Mokoena was shocked and hurt by the loss of her and her family’s property following a misunderstanding between her and the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (LEDA). Mokoena recently visited The BEAT’s offices to give her side of the story.

According to Mokoena, LEDA offered her and other entrepreneurs an opportunity to start businesses, allowing them to choose the direction they would like to venture into, and providing the necessary support. After choosing the telephone assistance business, Mokoena received three phones instead of four, with airtime, to start her business.

She told The BEAT that when she contacted the agency, she was told that the matter would be attended to, and that she would receive the phone at a later stage.

“I continued to work with the three phones,” Mokoena said. “It came as quite a shock when it was time to recharge the airtime on the phone and I was told that only one of the phones

was registered under my name. The other two phones were allegedly stolen goods and I could be charged for using them. I had to stop using them because I could not load airtime onto them but I had to keep paying the monthly installments, which the agency promised would be sorted out in no time. I strived to make ends meet until I could not afford to pay the instalments anymore, and I ended up losing the business. During this time I kept receiving notices that I was owning certain amounts of money, which I would have to pay urgently or face legal action.”

I ended up engaging the police and lawyers in the case to try and find a solution, until some people came to my parents’ house and threatened to take our belongings apparently to cover costs. The team came back two days later when I was not at home and cleaned us out, leaving behind a few things. They took stuff that belonged to my late parents and my siblings, and also my adoptive daughter’s property. She keeps asking me about her things and I don’t know how to answer her because she is still quite small and too young to understand what has happened.”

Mokoena said that they also took a newly bought fridge that she had bought for a thanksgiving ceremony they had planned to host.

Colonel Phetla of the Bela Bela Police Department confirmed that a court order had been issued to allow the agency’s lawyer to act on their behalf. He added that if the paperwork had not been in order a case of housebreaking and theft would have been opened.

Colonel Phetla said that Mokoena’s property would be returned to her once the matter is settled and if she is found not to have been in breach of the agreements she had had with the agency.

Mokoena said that it has been almost two months since the events, and that she is still waiting for the matter to be settled.

The agency’s representatives could not be reached for comment at the time of going to press.

Justin Steyn The Bela Bela Municipality announced that it will be tackling the flood-damaged roads of the town in the next financial year.

Bela Bela was heavily hit by a flood from one of its dams in March and several houses, storm-water pipes and roads

were affected by the disaster.

The damage estimate stood at around R120 million.

According to municipal spokesperson Matome Sebelebele, the town’s Industrial area, Central Business District and the main road leading to Spa Park were heavily affected.

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Stephen Lungu visits Vaalwater Stephen Lungu at Waterberg Academy standing among some of the teachers and learners of the school. Photo: Marlene Vermaak

Marlene Vermaak The author of the book “Out of the Black Shadows” visited Vaalwater recently.

Stepehen Lungu, originally from Zimbabwe, came to share his story with residents of Vaalwater, but specifically came to give school going students a chance to meet him in real life.

Since 2010 students from Meetsetshehla Secondary School and students from Waterberg Academy have studied a book called “From a street kid” by Tonia Cope Bowley. The book is based on the life story of Stephen Lungu. Bowley was inspired to write Lungu’s story after hearing his incredible life journey and the amazing turnaround he had from a criminal to a Christian.

Juliet Calcott, a teacher at Meetsetshehla Secondary School, and also avid member of St John’s Church, was the driving force behind Lungu’s visit. Calcott emailed Lungu with her request that students and other people in Vaalwater would like to meet him in real life and hear directly from him how God can change one’s life for the better.

Lungu told students that his mother dumped him under a bridge when he was merely three years old and that he lived a terrible life envying other kids that had parents, surnames and the opportunity to go to a school.

“I used to eat from a dustbin and by the time I was 10 years old I started a gang called the Black Shadows. I was angry at everyone and everything and I must have been 20 years old before I managed to laugh for the first time, and that was only because I became a Christian,” Lungu said It was however in his days as a guerilla fighter in the Zimbabwean bush that he The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

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Flood-affected roads to be attended to

The Bela Bela municipality said that it had only been able to afford minor road repairs since the town’s heavy flooding in March. Photo: Justin Steyn

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township area.

According to Sebelebele, the affected areas have not been attended to due a lack of funding.

“At the moment the municipality has lacked funding for the rehabilitation of the roads.

During this time we have been attending to minor road repairs and maintenance issues such as potholes,” he said.

He explained that complete restoration will be a priority in the next financial year.

“The flooding took us completely by surprise will be a priority in the next financial year.

“The flooding took us completely by surprise. We were tending to potholes and general maintenance on the roads but we were not prepared for this disaster. In the coming financial year, which starts six weeks from now, we will focus on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of affected roads and stormwater drains. This has been set aside for in our budget,” he said.

really got out of control, killing people, planting bombs, organizing crime and committing vandalism. The worst type of young man one could imagine.

But one day, on their way to plant a bomb in a bank in Harare, Lungu went into a white tent erected by a church from Johannesburg. His purpose was to attack the tent and its attendees, but God had another plan for him. The priest was busy explaining what terrible things will happen to those that sin and also naming the sins God hate.

“I felt like the priest was speaking directly to me. I was getting angry at my one brother because I thought that he told the priest about me. But after a while I realized what was happening and I just there and then decided there to give my heart to Jesus.”

He gave himself up to the police the next day, confessing the crimes he committed against the government, his fellow country man and against God. Since then Lungu, which has never been to a school in his life, has been taught to speak 10 languages fluently. He has travelled to more than 30 countries around the world and has even preached in the White House in America. His message always being that God can save you, that God can forgive your sins, that it is never too late to turn to him and to dedicate your life to him.

Lungu led two massive church ceremonies on Laerskool Vaalwater’s sports field on Saturday and Sunday, which hundreds of people from the Vaalwater area attended.

He also visited nearly all the schools in the area, interacting with students in class as well as during assemblies.

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The saga of the travelling politician

Molebatsi been welcomed to EFF by EFF member. Photo: supplied

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Make everyday a Mandela Day for real

Molebatsi tearing apart DA T-shirt during his recruitment to EFF. Photo: supplied

chairperson of Bela Bela Ward 4 until TK Mashaba he joined the EFF on Saturday, 26 One can describe Charles Molebatsi July. as a man of many parties.

“I am happy to be leaving a party Molebatsi recently moved from the that I believe that never take black DA to the EFF. people anyMolebatsi, who where,” he said. has been in “My reason for “My reason for leaving the politics for more leaving the DA is DA is simply that the DA than nine years, simply that the still has so much oppressays he recently DA still has so joined the EFF sion in them, and that is much oppression because he in them, and that not something that I will believes that it is not something tolerate.” has the people’s that I will interests at heart tolerate.” when compared Molebatsi said to some of the other parties he has that he is going to work as hard for been with. the EFF as he has been for the DA, Molebatsi’s journey in politics started and plans to recruit many members back in 2000, when he was a member for his new parties. of the ANC. In 2005, he joined the “I still believe that people are blinded UDM (United Democratic Movement). by promises from the ANC and the DA In 2008, he joined the DA, and was while they are not even free,” he said.

The General Manager of Anglo American Platinum Union mine Phillip Schoeman officially handed over a key of the donated waste removal truck to Thabazimbi Mayor Patricia Mosito as part of their Mandela Month activities. Photo supplied Lizzy Bapela People around the world have celebrated Mandela Day for the first time since the iconic South African leader’s passing by doing good deeds on what would have been his 96th birthday. For the past five years millions of people around the world have volunteered 67 minutes of their time on July 18 for the common good to mark Nelson Mandela’s 67 years of activism for South Africa’s freedom. This year, activities are continuing throughout the Mandela Month, following the “Make everyday a Mandela Day”.

People from Northam, Smashblock, Phatsima, Dwaalboom and Regorogile in the Thabazimbi area have recently conducted cleaning campaigns, in addition to distributing goodie bags, portable solar devices and food parcels to day care centres and Thabang Children’s project.

The Anglo-American Platinum Union mine continued their charity work by handing over a brand new Refuse Removal Truck and 920 wheelie bins to the local municipality.

In her speech, Thabazimbi Mayor Patricia Mosito, said that it was a great pleasure for her to be part of the August occasion of the official handover of the wheelie bins and new truck for business and domestic waste collection. She also said that this handover was a great milestone and it further reiterates the significance and importance of integrated waste management. The mayor thanked the mine on behalf of her municipality and the community at large for their gesture and their contribution towards the beneficial of the community, concluding by saying “Together we move South Africa forward”.

American Platinum especially, Union Mine, Tumela and Ditshaba thanked the municipality and the residents of Northam for affording them the wonderful opportunity for direct contribution which is in line with the company values of care and value to the communities around our areas of operation,” said General Manager of Anglo American Platinum Union mine PA Schoeman during the handover ceremony.

Schoeman also said that the project is a very important exercise that

Leadership of the Thabazimbi Local Municipality and the Anglo American Platinum Union mine together with local councillors and some of the beneficiaries of the wheelie bins.

Photo supplied demonstrates their drive to “zero waste to landfill”, in which every individual should realise the importance of a clean environment and its contribution to health and livelihood. He said that it is their sincere wish to have their towns and townships clean as articulated by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address, hence the initiation of the process during this important and respectable International Mandela Day. Municipal spokesperson Joshua Motsomane said that the project came as a result of the municipality requesting Anglo American Platinum’s intervention on the shortage of resources. He added that the municipality had challenges in meeting waste removal needs of the entire townships and towns that it serves. He further said that the municipality then requested Anglo American Platinum to extend its hand to assist the indigents around the RDP houses of Northam who cannot afford the payments of the wheelie bins for domestic wastes, which will keep hygiene and also allow the waste removal process to run smooth.

Schoeman said that Anglo American Platinum took the request into consideration and purchased both the Waste removal Truck and the Wheelie bins.

“We are aware that there is still more that needs to be done, but equally hoping that what the company offered will make a difference to the earmarked groups. Anglo American Platinum is aware of the burden carried by indigents, people living with disabilities and child headed households who may have difficulty in accessing these required resources finically and otherwise. Anglo American Platinum therefore saw a real need to alleviate their burden carried by the said groups by availing these facilities for them.

“It is within the values of Anglo American Platinum to demonstrate that we deliver on our promises and one of the promises we made to you was to assist in your request to partner in fighting the drive to zero waste to land fill and such drive is beginning in this township as from today. Anglo American Platinum is pleased to donate to the Thabazimbi Municipality this brand new waste removal truck and 920 wheelie bins,” he said.

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Letter to the editor

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Letter: Regarding the decision to distribute condoms in South African Schools Mr N. Nhlabathi, CYPSA: Chairperson, writes: It is with grave concern that we read recent articles in the media detailing government’s decision to commence with a programme to distribute condoms to learners in South African schools. We are left wondering whether any time was spent investigating the root causes of teenagers becoming sexually active and falling pregnant before such a decision was reached. Were educators, learners and organizations who work with our country’s youth consulted in the decision making process? Was their collective knowledge, findings and experience taken into consideration, or were profitable contracts for the manufacture and supply of condoms perhaps given greater attention and a ‘quick-fix’ solution applied?

Despite our organization and many other interested parties having expressed their belief that this move will only serve to increase the already high rate of HIV infections and teenage pregnancies by encouraging sexual activity, and despite education officials having expressed their belief that such action would be inappropriate, it seems that this project has already been given the green light.

Could the funds allocated to a project such as this not be better used to address outstanding issues such as the shortage of text books in our country’s schools? As many learners in our country are suffering from malnutrition and do not even have classrooms or ablution facilities available to them, we strongly feel that these funds could be more wisely allocated.

The distribution of condoms to learners sends out the message that sexual activity among children is condoned. CYPSA agrees with the predominant belief among those who actually work in a ‘hands-on’ capacity with our children, that abstinence should be the focus of efforts to address the high rate of teenage pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among learners, and that it is the only solution to this problem.

Some years back raising children was not part of the responsibilities of school going children.

Since the government allocated grants for every baby born, it has become a temptation for school aged girls to fall pregnant in order to ‘earn an income’. For some who come from poor homes, the temptation of several hundred rand a month is simply too big, and as we know the youth seldom take the long-term effects of the decisions they make into consideration before making them and see only the immediate ‘benefits’ of the choices they make.

These temptations are only reinforced by the current lack of disciplinary action taken against those girls who fall pregnant while in school and the young men who are responsible. There was a time when young girls feared falling pregnant, and rightly so.

We must return to the point of logical and responsible reasoning before reaching the decision to go ahead with projects such as this one, as encouraging sexual activity among our youth will lead to the destruction of their futures, hopes and dreams.

There are better ways to address an issue like this one, measures that will reap far better results.

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Letter to the editor Community united by crime Ramatapi Ntapi Motau, Bela Bela, writes: It is with great sadness that we have come to a situation where crime, death of a child has to unite the community to start realising how serious crime is, I am referring to the two most barbaric criminal activities that has rocked our country recently, the hijacking of car with a father and child inside while the is recuperating after being assaulted his child has safely been reunited with his family (Mogezi Phike) The second family of Taegrin Morris was not as lucky, as the hijackers were so desperate to make quick cash that they never thought of sparing the life a child in Reiger Park, may his soul rest in peace, and many other crimes that are committed against children Now my question is, in my community of Bela Bela we have many young people dying mainly as result of nyaope and other substances and criminal activities, we have already buried a number of young people, future leaders, and innovators.

And as this is the case at least from my observation, that we are still not united as far as we should to fight the rising crime Two weeks ago SAPS members came to our church (Lutheran Church) and other churches around the community to share with members of the congregation about basic things that community members can do to help fight crime, one of the advices is that if you have people renting back rooms, have their names and addresses of where they come from, their next of kin, where they are working, to me this information can be very helpful in many ways like when somebody is a suspect in crime or somebody dies and he/she is renting in your back rooms then it might be easy for the police to track What will it take to unite my beloved community of Bela Bela?

Do we have to wait a little bit for another death? Does it have to happen to one of your children?

Forget about foreigners this and that! Unity will unite us, Unity will see us through Take a moment and reflect about what good can you do for your community, Bela Bela,

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Vaalwater Clinic in need of baby blankets

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Municipality concludes Mandela Month

The Bela Bela municipality spent the last week of Mandela Month attending to areas that needed attention, one of which was the graveyard situated in town.

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The Vaalwater Clinic is in urgent need of baby blankets. Photo: Marlene Vermaak Marlene Vermaak The Vaalwater Clinic in Leseding is urgently in need of baby blankets.

The staff at the Vaalwater Clinic is asking pregnant women to please bring along blankets, clothes and nappies for their newborns.

“The problem we have is that most of the mothers arrive here without anything when they go into labour. The clinic’s staff members then have to try and make a plan to send the newborns home in a towel or a cloth,” Anna-marie van Zyl, the clinic manager, said. “Any

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Van Zyl also said that the clinic would like to urge mothers to report their pregnancies as soon as they find out or at least at two months. “There are quite a number of tests that need to be done on the mother and the child, of which some can only be done in the first trimester of a pregnancy. A date for the childbirth also needs to be booked in advance as there are literally thousands of people that use this facility.”

BELA-BELA LAND-USE SCHEME, 2008 APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSENT IN TERMS OF CLAUSE 21 OF THE BELA-BELA LAND-USE SCHEME, 2008, TO PERMIT A CELLULAR TELEPHONE MAST AND BASE STATION Notice is hereby given that, in terms of Clause 21 of the BelaBela Land-use Scheme, 2008, I/we, the undersigned, intend applying to the Bela-Bela Municipality for Special Consent to establish a cellular telephone mast and base station on the Remainder of Portion 7 of the Farm Ruimte No. 74 – JR. Plans and/or particulars relating to the application may be inspected during office hours at 371 Melk Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0181 or at the offices of the Manager: Planning and Development, Bela-Bela Municipality, Chris Hani Drive, Bela-Bela.

Any person having any objections to the granting of this application must lodge such objection together with the grounds thereof in writing, with both the Manager: Planning and Development, BelaBela Municipality and the undersigned not later than 29 August 2014.

SMIT & FISHHER PLANNING (Pty) Ltd P0 Box 908 Groenkloof 0027 371 Melk Street Nieuw Muckleneuk 0181 Tel: (012) 346 2340 Fax: (012) 346 0638 E-mail: admin@sfplan.co.za

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NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WARMBATHS HELD AT BELA BELA CASE NO: 124/ 2014 GARY BAUER t/a GONDWANA WILDLIFE SERVICES Plaintiff and NELSON DE SOUSA 1st Defendant LEADWOOD WILDLIFE & AVIATION SERVICES 2nd Defendant Kindly take notice that in terms of a judgement granted on 19 March 2014, in the Warmbath’s Magistrate’s Court and a Warrant of Execution issued thereafter, a sale in Execution of the undermentioned goods will be held on 18 August 2014 at Sheriff’s Offices, 52 Robertson Avenue, Bela Bela at 11H00 consisting of: 1 x Golf cart 1 x Farm tractor 1 x Nova trailer 1 x Yamaha 225 HP 1 x Crisbox 2 berth horse box 1 x Mercedes truck horse 6 x Dining chairs 1 x Garden chair 2 x Side bed drawers 3 x Sleeping sponges 2 x Single bed & double bed 1 x Table to the highest bidder Dated at Warmbaths on this the 28th day of July 2014.

ANGI GERMISHUYS ATTORNEYS Execution Creditor’s Attorneys 18 Mentz Avenue Bela Bela Tel: 014 736 4233 Fax: 086 228 8427 REF: A GERMISHUYS/ G014/13

The Bela Bela Municipality has concluded their Mandela Month activities.

In its bid to increase tourist attraction to the town, the Bela Bela municipal spokesperson Matome Sebelebele said that the town has undergone maintenance in line with the year’s theme of “Cleaning South Africa.”

“This year President Jacob Zuma announced the theme for this year’s Mandela Day Celebrations. The mayor, Lucas Nhlapo, indicated that it is crucial that the municipality adhere to this call and we decided to focus on cleanliness and maintenance,” he said. In the last week of Mandela Month, the clearing of

illegal dumping sites, the development of rockeries and planting a new lawn had taken place on Thursday, 24 July.

Sebelebele said that two illegal dumping sites, one at Mmamakwa Primary School and one near an old cemetery, had been identified at the Bela Bela Township.

On Thursday, 31 July, the municipality turned their attention to the longneglected grave sites situated behind their offices. Mowing the overgrown lawn and the construction of toilets took place in the area.

A wall featuring the late President Nelson Mandela which is situated at the entrance of the Bela Bela Township has yet to be completed.

Municipal council fills vacant positions Lizzy Bapela Mogalakwena Municipality has resolved to involve the local community in the naming of Mahwelereng Stadium. This was resolved during a Special Council meeting that was held at the Lleka Lekalakala Chambers on Tuesday, 22 July. The municipality had resolved to name the stadium Mahwelereng Sports Complex, but then decided to advertise and afford the community with an opportunity to make comments.

Meanwhile, after the ongoing drama involving vacant posts, poor service delivery and maladministration within the municipality, all vacant posts were filled. Some of the vacancies were as a result of officials’ resignations while other were due to the reshuffling of leadership in the national and provincial governments.

Alfred Malope Tshesane was appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer following the resignation of Komape Mphago from the position. Former Waterberg District Municipal Manager Mokopane Letsoalo has stepped in as the manager for Planning and Developmental Services, following the resignation of Lesiba Masibe. The District Municipality won clean audit opinions for two successive years during Letsoalo’s term as the Accounting Officer there.

The council appointed Shella William Kekana as Municipal Manager effective the end of July, when his current contract expires, and DA Councillor Marcelle Maritz will be taking over as member of the Executive Council from Beyers Smith, who is now in the National Parliament.

Municipal Selokela said that the community of Mogalakwena welcomed decisions made during the Special Council meeting, which will enhance service delivery. He said that under the leadership of Mogalakwena Mayor Malose William Mabuela, the community had noticed improvements in terms of the stability of governance in the municipality.

The community welcomed the new appointments in the filled posts, with Municipal Manager Kekana’s contract commencing on Friday. Selokela said that the contract provides Kekana with the opportunity to continue with the good work of ensuring that the municipality gets a clean audit opinion after winning unqualified audit opinions three years in succession.

The community also welcomed Letsoalo’s appointment, saying that they hope that he will be able to simulate SMME’s and locally based projects.

The community also welcomed the appointment of CFO Tshesane, which is said to be bringing experience which he accumulated in his position as CFO of Kungwini Local Municipality. The community wished the best of luck to all the appointees. “This is what the community of Mogalakwena has been looking for,” said the mayor. “We are confident that with the decisions we made during the meeting, our municipality is heading in the right direction.

These decisions will speed up service delivery and our municipality will continue to perform and the best among other municipalities in the province and the country.”

The Mogalakwena Residents’ Association added their congratulations to the new appointees.

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South Africans to participate in Parliament Waterberg EFF members in their previous gathering in Vaalwater.

Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Waterberg are asking ordinary members of the public to send out questions that they wish to be asked in Parliament to the EFF’s offices.

Party members in Bela Bela were scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 22 July and the questions call, where Parliament takes questions in both written and oral forms, were on the agenda.

The EFF says it wants to present an opportunity to all members of the South African public who want to ask questions of members of the Executive to do so through EFF Members of Parliament.

Any South African who wishes to pose a question in Parliament is advised to send it to the EFF, and they will raise the question on that person’s behalf. The questions can be written in any of the nation’s official languages and may ask any question regarding service delivery, corruption, maladministration and general negligence of the current government and their entities.

The questions can be of any length and should include the contact details of the questioner.

“The EFF is a movement of the people of South Africa and currently represented in the 5th Democratic Parliament as the third-largest political party.

Because we are an organic and peopledriven organization and movement, we constantly seek the guidance of the people,” said Parliamentary Chief Whip Floyd Shivambu.

Members of the public who wish to ask questions should send questions to communications platforms and channels such as the following: Fax to 086 601 1904, email to parliament@effighters.org.za, and on Facebook as Economic Freedom Fighters and Twitter @EconFreedomZA(.)

Shivambu said that these communication platforms can also be used to send proposals and suggestions on how the EFF can best represent the people of South Africa in Parliament. He added that this is what the EFF will to, and it will expand its efforts to involve as many people as possible.

He said that the EFF is giving meaning to the motto “The People Shall Govern” by involving all South Africans in the day-to-day work of their movement.

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Good Samaritans visit Modimolle school Delighted Modimolle schoolgirls showed off their free sanitary towels. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Lizzy Bapela Young female students at the Hector Peterson Memorial School in Modimolle received gifts from good Samaritans during an interaction session by various stakeholders who visited their school recently. The local Department of Roads and Transport restored pride and confidence to the young women when they visited their school on Wednesday, 23 July.

Local health workers and teachers accompanied the Department’s staff members during their visit to the school.

Not only did the girls receive free sanitary towels from the Department’s staff, but they also received a pep talk from the visitors.

In her speech, Dikagasho Dhlodhlo, a Departmental spokesperson, said that the staff at her office had pooled funds from their own pockets and bought sanitary towels for the young women.

She added that this was part of their “give back to the community” drive.

Modimolle Town Clinic health-care provider Modiehi Dackett also engaged with the students in an informal manner that made it easier for students to ask for clarification.

Most importantly, young girls were advised to stay away from engaging in sexual activities at a young age. Dackett urged the students to focus on their studies and wait for the right age instead.

Dackett also told the young girls that they should not be ashamed to ask their mothers or sisters when they reach this stage in their lives.

One of the school’s teachers, Dulcie Moepi, expressed gratitude toward the DRT staff for their efforts and for choosing her school.

The young women also expressed their joy by singing happy songs for their guests.

Mohau Centre receives Belgian donation

Rotary honours community achievers Children of Mohau Centre with soccer balls. Photo: Supplied children also received toys, scooters, skipping ropes and balloons, with which they played excitedly.

Mohau children’s Centre has once The Belgians also presented each again benefited from generous member of staff with a very generous support from the association with cash donation in appreciation of their students from Klim University in dedication to the care of the children.

Belgium.

The Belgians intend to forge a long-term Dorien Blokken who graduated after relationship with the school. her internship at the school in 2011, According to the arranged many headmaster, fundraisers in Robert Mapfumo Belgium for the “For the past four years the staff and the wellbeing of the Mohau Centre has prochildren were learners at the overwhelmed by school. vided opportunities for this generosity.

She and two final year students in The headmaster friends spent five weeks in Bela the pre-primary phase to also expressed the school’s Bela during complete their gratitude to which time they internships.”

Dorien, her painted furniture friends and the and a classBelgian commuroom, and nity for their support. treated the students to a party on “For the past four years Mohau Centre Mandela Day, 18 July, where they has provided opportunities for final year played games on the playground with students in the pre-primary phase to the children. complete their internships,” said On Tuesday, 29 July, the Belgians Mapfumo. “This has been a very have presented the school with clothing, rewarding and beneficial program and equipment and balls. They also donated students often visit the centre but Dorien a substantial amount of money for the has made the school her passion.” upliftment of the staff and children. The TK Mashaba

Moloko Michael Letlalo, a teacher from Bela Bela, receiving an achievers award from former Bela Bela Rotary Club president, Piet Burger, during a Rotary function on Saturday, 19 July, at Hoërskool Warmbad. Photo: Andries van der Heyde Andries van der Heyde The Bela Bela Rotary Club honoured members of the local community as well as their own members at a Rotary dinner at Hoërskool Warmbad on 19 July.

Former Rotary President, Piet Burger, passed on the baton to Drummond Hammond, a local businessman, during the function.

Moloko Michael Letlalo, a local teacher from Khabele Primary School in Bela Bela, received a certificate for his service to the community. He has, among other

things, involved himself in afterschool education and sports activities such as soccer and netball which he offered to students in the afternoons.

He is also the manager of his own SAB soccer league team, Bela Bela Happy Hearts. He says that since his projects have not been receiving any funding, he has been funding his projects from his own salary.

“It is hard to do what I do with so little outside support, but if I give it up I would feel like I was failing to community,” he said.

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David Selao shows off his skills in Masters League “It’s something that I have always loved, and I passed it on to my son who is also good in defence.”

David Selao showcasing skills during their match against United Masters. Photo: TK Mashaba

David Selao eyeing the ball after United player falls. Photo: TK Mashaba TK Mashaba

Bela Bela Masters keeper fisting the ball in defence. Photo: TK Mashaba

David Selao, who has been playing in the midfielder position in the Bela Bela Masters, has not let age take him down.

In an interview with The BEAT, he said that soccer will always be in his veins.

“It’s something that I have always loved, and I passed it on to my son who is also good in defence,” said Selao.

Selao, a die-hard Kaizer Chiefs fan, said that the Master’s League has helped them to stay healthy and entertained.

On Sunday, 27 July, at Bela Bela’s Sunfa Stadium, the Bela Bela Masters played their first game against United, playing to a 1-all draw. Bela Bela Masters’ had the lead until the second half before United equalized.

The other results are: Happy Boys

Masters beat Elmar Auto Masters 2-1 while Pirates Masters lost 2-1 to Modimolle Masters. Gunners beat Spa Park 2-1 while the last game between Happy Boys Masters and Pirates Masters didn’t finish well as they were unsatisfied with the referee.

In the coming weekend Modimolle Masters will be up against Bela Bela Masters while the Modimolle Gunners Masters are up against Modimolle Unites Masters. Spa Park Masters will be up against Happy Boys Masters while Elmar Auto Masters will be facing Pirates Masters and Elmar Auto Master’s second match will be against Bela Bela Masters. Happy boys Masters will be playing against Modimolle Masters while Spa Park Masters will be playing against United Masters, and the last game will be Pirates Masters against Gunners.

Limpopo goes down in first round of SAB/SAFA Tournament

Jack Phukuhye falls on fighting for the ball. Photo: TK Mashaba TK Mashaba The team which represented the province in the SAB/SAFA tournament in Mafikeng were eliminated in the group stages.

The boys had shown character

throughout the tournament, despite a bad start when they lost 4-1 against North West on 13 July.

On 14 July they were up against the Free State, and played the eventual tournament winners to a 2-all draw.

They later lost 2-0 to KwaZulu-Natal.

Chris Mohale from Limpopo looks on when Free State players jumps for the ball. Photo: TK Mashaba Limpopo’s head coach, Jabu Mhlaba, told The BEAT that his boys had tried their best but couldn’t break through their opponents’ defence.

“These boys showed so much character when they were selected, but here they were playing loose ball,” he

said.

He added that he was happy for the exposure because there were scouts at the tournament.

Three players from Limpopo were selected to be called up for the national Under 21 team.