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Modimolle community apprehend housebreaking suspect Mzamane Ringane Residents of the Phomolong section in Modimolle are now hoping that they will enjoy a peaceful sleep, after apprehending an alleged suspect whom they believe has committed a number of house breakings in the area.

On Saturday, 22 September, at around 10am in the morning, one of The BEAT reporters received a call from a member of the community in the informal settlements, who claimed that they have apprehended a burglar who has been terrorising the community for a while.

It was shortly established that the suspect had been taken away by the police, without sustaining any injury from residents.

The BEAT made a follow up with the Modimolle SAPS on Tuesday,

25 September, and it was confirmed that a suspect was arrested at around 10:00 on that day in Modimolle.

Modimolle SAPS spokesperson, Warrant officer James Findlay, said that a second suspect was also arrested on the same day at around 14:00 for housebreaking. However, Warrant Officer could not confirm if the two suspects were arrested for the same case or not.

The two suspects, Andrew Modimola and Samson Majola, made their first appearance before the Modimolle Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 25 September.

The arrests occurred shortly after the release of the 2011/12 National Crime Statistics. According to the statistics, it was shown that cases of burglary in Modimolle have increased from 219 to 285 between

the years 2010 and 2012.

The BEAT asked if the local police had mechanisms in place to battle against this increasing criminal activity, and Findlay said that they are pulling out all stops to counter against the latter activity.

Findlay urged members of the community to play a role in helping the police in fighting crime. He said residents should stay alert and inform the police of any suspicious activities around their areas of residence.

Findlay said they also have a task team working around the clock to fight against the ever-rising housebreaking crimes in the area.

Modimolle residents are urged to contact the local police on (014) 718 1055/6 or 10111, if they see any suspicious activities in the area.

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30 000 houses in 10 years - Sexwale proclaims Altoostyd

Human Settlement minister, Tokyo Sexwale and Lephalale Mayor Jack Maeko at the sod-turning event for the bulk water infrastructure project. Photo: LiN News/Northern News Human Settlements Minister, Tokyo Sexwale announced and proclaimed the construction of 5000 mixed income housing units on the department’s 500 hectare Altoostyd town planning scheme in Lephalale last week.

The project is only the first phase of the department’s plan to develop 30 000 housing units with an anticipated delivery of around 2000 units per annum over the next 10 years. At a sod turning ceremony, the minister revealed that R234 million will be spent on bulk water infrastructure intended to provide water for the housing units. Overall R316 million will be spent on water, electricity and sewage for the “new city” which will be named after the former minister of housing, Joe Slovo.

Northern News spoke to Lephalale’s Municipal manager, Mr Bob Naidoo, who explained that the government

will build RDP houses on some of the land while companies will be able to buy property on the estate to build houses for their workers.

“The idea is to integrate the community by building middle income, low income and RDP houses on the same estate.

Over the next ten years and depending on the need the government will develop more land and we predict that within the next ten years Altoostyd, or Joe Slovo as it will be named, and Marapong will be connected,” he added.

The minister and the MEC for housing, Mr Clifford Motsepe, were briefed about the progress of the bulk infrastructure project at the Lephalale municipality earlier on Thursday. Sexwale congratulated both the MEC and the Lephalale Municipality for their efforts in developing Lephalale in such a way that all will benefit. LiN News/Northern News

Modimolle business couple Mr Sam Maheso and his better half Ms Idah Thlakanelo celebrated their wedding in line with the Heritage Month, last Sunday 23 September in Zebediela. Photo: Mzamane Ringane

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Department urges safety

TK Mashaba The Department of Social Development is urging that safety measures be implemented at all pre-schools as soon as possible.

Ms Nkele Mmapodile, representative of the department, spoke about safety at preschools during the burial service of the three-year-old Nkateko Matlala on Friday, 21 September.

“We, as a department, are saddened by the loss of an innocent child like Nkateko and we urge all pre-school owners and principals to put safety first at these schools,” she said.

Mmapodile said that they are going to monitor pre-schools and look at the state and condition that these institutions are in. “Some owners and principals say that we are after them, while we are just following standard procedure that all schools have to adhere to in order to be registered,” she explained.

She said that owners and principals are not forced to take in more children than their teachers could handle and that less children means that the children receive

all the attention that they need. “The less children in a pre-school, the safer you will be able to keep them,” she told the attendees.

Nkateko passed away on Sunday, 16 September, after he suffered internal bleeding during an alleged incident at school that is still under investigation.

Ms Stephinah Lekalakala, principal of the school, was not at the school when Nkateko was injured.

She described him as one of the brightest children that she had at her school. “I am still saddened by his death. He was a brilliant boy who asked a lot of questions and smiled a lot,” she said.

“I was with the children on the morning of the Friday that the accident happened and had to attend a meeting.

I left all my children in the care of my two caretakers, not knowing that there would be a tragic accident,” she said.

On Monday, 18 September, during the interview with The BEAT, Lekalakala said that her caretakers did not see how Nkateko was injured but that they did see him limping after school.

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Masakhane fights for recognition Lizzy Bapela

Mrs Nkele Mmapodile from Social Development Modimolle (in the black jacket) during the burial of Nkateko Matlala. Photo TK Mashaba

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The community of Masakhane took to the streets to fight for recognition with regards to being employed at their local school, Blaauwboschkuil Primary School.

The angry community embarked in a march against the so-called deliberate ignorance on Monday, 17 September.

The marchers want the school principal, Mr Puni Mathekga, to stop considering people from outside the area when coming to the employment of the school support staff.

A source close to the school claimed that Puni wanted people from as far as Thabazimbi and Pankop to work there, while there are parents and other community members who are unemployed and

available to work there.

The source, who prefers to remain anonymous, alleged that members of the School Governing Body (SGB) tried to resolve the matter but were unsuccessful.

SGB chairperson, Mr Samson Lekaba, said that the committee had recently met with the group of people whom Mathekga hired, supposedly to work at the school.

He said that the committee raised the local residents’ concerns but the principal instead ruled that they could work because he said so.

On the day of the march, the supposed workers could not do their job as the marchers stopped them from doing so.

Lekaba said that the SGB and other concerned parties are waiting for the local circuit office to intervene in the matter.

The board of the Bela Bela Business Chamber invited councillors and department heads of the Bela Bela municipality to the Bela Bela airstrip on Wednesday, 19 September. During the meeting, the chairperson of the business chamber, Mr Chris Vermeulen, introduced the new board to the municipal officials. He called on the delegates for a new era of cooperation. The aim of the meeting was to show officials how urgently the airstrip needs repairs. Mr Frank Nhlapo, councillor, said that he hoped that the business community would be more involved in community activities in the future. Photo: Supplied

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Commission launched to honour culture TK Mashaba O n Tu e s d a y, 2 5 S e p t e m b e r, t h e Waterberg District Municipality launched the Culture, Language and Religion (CLR) Commission at the Forever Resorts Warmbaths in Bela Bela.

The launch of the commission is placed against the backdrop of National Heritage Day that is celebrated on 24 September annually.

Mr Neo Moloko, the Bela Bela Arts Council Secretary, said that this commission is the first of its kind to be launched in the Waterberg after it had already been launched in other regions of the country.

“This is going to revive some of the things that we tend to forget; things like our languages and cultural backgrounds,” he said.

Delegates who were expected to attend the CLR Commission launch include local artists, community leaders, pastors and religious leaders as well as municipal representatives.

The most important task of the CLR Commission will be to highlight the importance of local culture, language and religion.

“There are many people who do not follow local customs or who cannot even speak their mother tongue properly. This commission will remind peo-

ple of the importance of our culture and our language,” Moloko said.

Heritage is defined as “that which we inherit: the sum total of wild life and scenic parks, sites of scientific or historical importance, national monuments, historic buildings, works of art, literature and music, oral traditions and museum collections together with their documentation,” by the South African government.

Heritage Day is a public holiday on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to its people.

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ANCYL still support Malema

ANC Youth League secretary in Bela Bela Mr Fanie Komane said their sub-region fully supports activities planned by their provincial PEC. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Members and leadership of the ANC Youth League in Bela Bela joined other regions and sub-regions from across the province for a special extended provincial executive committee meeting at the Frans Mohlala House (ANC Limpopo Provincial Offices) in Polokwane.

The league’s provincial executive committee (PEC) led the meeting, which was held on Sunday, 23 September. The meeting was meant to brief members through the leadership of the ANCYL of all structures on the warrant of arrest and subsequent court appearance of the league’s expelled President Mr Julius Malema.

Spokesperson for the league in Limpopo, Mr Klaas Mabunda, said that the PEC was mandated to organise transport for members and supporters to attend Malema’s court appearance, which was scheduled for Wednesday, 26 September.

Mabunda said the mandate comes after lengthy talks and the members and leadership gathered for a night vigil, which was scheduled for Tuesday, 25 September.

Leadership from sub-regions held meetings during the day and ahead of the night vigil and in Bela Bela, the meeting took place at the local community hall. Bela Bela secretary for the league, Mr Fannie Komane, said that the meetings were aimed at briefing the members concerning the night vigil and the details of the court appearance. Mabunda said that buses would be transporting members from all corners of the province and other provinces to support the president, “because his (Malema’s) rights to do business are maltreated, as if he is a public servant or an extra-terrestrial being.” “We want justice to take its course through observation of all statutory frameworks, including apprehending state officials dealing directly with Supply Chain Management.

There can never be corruption in the absence of the corrupter and corruptee.” (sic) “We are surprised about the South African Revenue Services submitting for arrest whilst in the past we had a situation wherein people owed SARS huge sums of money, but no arrest was made as the people only made arrangements to pay the money,” he said.

The league says they transport the masses as a means to walk their resolution that Malema remains their president until the lapse of the NEC‘s term of office in 2014.

They are convinced that he did nothing wrong but is victimised for championing their call for the nationalisation of land. Mabunda said the masses would also use the same platform to demand the response on the demands as rose on their memorandum during the march as held on 30 August.

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Double booking costs theatre group Information overload September is a very busy month on the South African calendar. South Africans celebrate Heritage Month, Arbor Month, Oral Health Month, Tourism Month and Heart Awareness Month — all in September.

The main reason for this seems to be that South Africans love to turn a national holiday or national awareness day into a whole month of activities.

The problem with all of these awareness campaigns that all run at the same time is that the average person on the street is bombarded with information about every one of these worthy causes.

We are told what to eat, how to live, how to celebrate, what to plant in our gardens, how to keep our teeth healthy and where to go on holiday — all at the same time. All types of media are being used to communicate these messaged to people and eventually the average person suffers from information overload. Information overload is the term that describes that moment when a person in unable to make a decision because too much information is thrown at that person.

The problem is that our attention spans can only allow us to take in a certain amount of information at a time. Because we live in a technological society where we have constant access to information through the cell phones, printed media, television and radio, we are constantly being fed more and more information. At some time, the message gets lost in all the noise and the whole purpose of these campaigns, to inform people and to make them aware of the issues, is missed. We simply stop caring and listening to the messages, because we become worn-out with the information. There is no way that we will ever be able to convince the public relations and advertising companies to stop feeding us all of this information at the same time. There are, however, ways to deal with information overload.

According to infogineering.net, a website dedicated to dealing with information overload, spending less time on information that is nice to know and more time on things that we need to know now is the best way to combat this problem.

Instead of trying to listen to all the awareness campaigns, pick the ones that would have the most influence on your life and focus on that. If your family has a history of hearth disease, rather focus on the fact that it is Heart Health Month than any of the other issues that clutter up the calendar in September.

If you live in an area where there are not a lot of trees and other plants, rather focus on the fact that it is Arbor Month and do something about the situation.

Plant trees around the area where you live and make a difference where it counts the most.

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The cast of the BACT performing during their live show at the Bela Bela Community Hall. Photo: TK Mashaba TK Mashaba The long awaited performance by the Best Art Centre Theatre (BACT) productions was left with an empty hall and a diminished audience when there was confusion after the Community Hall was double booked for the day.

According to those who did attend, there was also an ANC meeting at the same hall earlier that day that took longer than planned. This meant that the BACT performance had to start later than planned and residents assumed that the performance would not take place.

Ms Precious Marobele, owner of BACT, was not happy with the circumstances.

“We had to perform in a hall with almost no audience because people were allegedly told that there was only an ANC meeting scheduled at the hall,” she said.

Marobele, who had been in the theatre business for a long time, said that the spirit and the mood of her performers were still very down after the disastrous event on Sunday.

“We expected a lot more people than what we performed for. Bela Bela has many talented artists and there were some

of the people we expected to come and support this initiative but they also failed to show up,” she said.

According to Marobele, the ANC meeting was supposed to be held at the Jinnah Park Hall. That hall was being renovated and that is why the meeting moved to the Bela Bela Community Hall.

Marobele called for unity of the entire artist community in the Waterberg. She wants all artists to work together and develop new talent. “We still have a lot to offer. After Bela Bela, we will be touring other municipalities as well. We are also busy talking to the State Theatre for broader exposure,” she said.

The theatre production was written by Marobele. There was a live band that played throughout the show. All the scenes were about the daily lives of a struggling community.

The BEAT did attend the performance and can confirm that the community of Bela Bela missed a wonderful opportunity.

The BEAT tried to contact municipal spokesperson, Mr Matome Sebelebele, for a comment on the alleged double booking, but he could not be reached at the time of going to print.

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You can know and believe the truth.

Some people get confused by the different teachings they hear. They say, “I don’t believe I can ever understand the Bible. One person teaches it one way and the next teaches it differently.

I’ll never know what to believe.” But God can meet this need.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 – “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” The Scriptures are inspired of God and able to make us wise to salvation.

You can become a child of God. John 1:12 – “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” Jesus gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. Faith alone, without obedience, does not make one a child of God, but simply gives the power to become a child.

You can resist temptation. 1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” This is true of every temptation.

We can be sure this is true because it is based on God’s faithfulness.

You can endure suffering and hardship. Often hardship, grief, sickness, and persecution tempt us to quit serving God. Romans 8:37-39 – “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Nowhere does God say He will remove all our problems. Rather He promises we can endure, remain faithful, and receive eternal life despite our problems.

You can serve others. Discouragement sometimes comes when we try to help others, but we see no positive results. We may decide to quit trying, thinking, “It just doesn’t do any good.”

2 Corinthians 9:8-10 – “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.” God is able to supply our every need so that we can go out and serve others.

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Catch up plan for learners

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Learners learn about greening

Students at Maope High School during winter school classes. Photo: TK Mashaba

TK Mashaba This year had been a tough year for education in Limpopo after the Department of Education in the province let down schools and learners by delivering textbooks 7 months too late.

The department announced that they would launch a Catch Up Plan to help learners prepare in time for the final exams at the end of the year.

Mr Joseph Mashishi, principal of Raeleng Secondary School, told The BEAT that several school principals from the area would have a meeting to chart their way forward in the implementation of the Catch Up Plan.

The principals of Raeleng Secondary School, Maope Secondary School, Bela Bela High School, Bathopele High School and Vingerkraal High School were expected to meet on Tuesday, 25 September.

“There is more work to be done and we believe that, with dedication from tutors and

learners, we can pull through this year,” Mashishi said.

The Catch Up Plan will compliment the Winter School classes that were conducted during the winter school holidays.

Mr Daniel Motalane, teacher at Maope Secondary School and one of the Winter School committee members, said that local schools have the support of stakeholders like the Bela Bela Education Advocacy Group (BBEAG) and former teachers who volunteered to tutor.

Part of the Catch Up Plan will be Spring Classes that will be offered to learners during the spring school holidays. The subjects that they are planning to tackle are Mathematics, Mathematics Literature, Physical Science, Life Science, Agriculture, Geography, History and Economics.

On Tuesday, 14 August, Parliament accepted the Limpopo Department of Education’s second draft of the Catch Up Plan after rejecting the first draft as inadequate.

Music runs in the Umanji family Members of Thabana Khwela in performance.

Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Mzamane Ringane Most music lovers from here and abroad would remember Johannes Nkuna, known as Umanji, with his hit song Moloi (the witch).

Umanji has since passed away in 2008 after he fell ill, but his family keeps his spirit alive by following the trend he set.

On Sunday, 23 September, The BEAT had a chat with the late musician’s mother, Christinah Nkuna who is a leader of a Xibelane Dance Group named Thabana Khwela. Nkuna said she is still proud of his late son, Umanji, and that the family remains motivated by the level he reached in SA music. The Limpopo guitarist, who was born in Zebediela, shot to national prominence after his debut album Moloi earned him a best newcomer nomination in the South African Music Awards (SAMA) in 1999.

The BEAT had an informal interview with Umanji’s mother at the wedding of Modimolle

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The late icon’s mother told a humorous story of how it was, when they started performing Xitsonga dance while they were in Gauteng.

She laughed when explaining how they ran for their lives whenever people with cameras and notebooks approached them in the 1970’s. “By that time we did not want to see a person with a camera or notebook anywhere near us. We thought they would lock us up. Maybe we would have been far today,” laughed Nkuna. Nkuna says they now perform at any event around Limpopo and beyond. The group is formed of four members Christinah Nkuna, Catherine Khoza, Selinah Kgosana and Maria Mashaba.

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Mr Lambert Moloto of the Department of Agriculture demonstrated tree planting to learners and stakeholders during an event in Vaalwater. Photo supplied Lizzy Bapela The Department of Agriculture in Waterberg together with various stakeholders talked to learners at Mokolo Primary School in Vaalwater tree planting, which is regarded as a continuous activity for greening purposes.

This address took place during an event that was held at the school on Thursday,

13 September. The event was held under the theme of the year Our Forest, Our Future, which the participants explained to audience.

The main objective of the event was to make the community, learners, educators and other stakeholders aware of the importance of natural resources to our lives.

The electricity supply company, Eskom also attended the event and addressed the learners. In his address, Mr Lambert Moloto, of the Department of Agriculture, spoke about the alleviation of poverty through the development of agricultural projects.

Moloto also spoke to the learners about food security projects such as gardening, nurseries and small home orchards. He said that these should be established at homes, schools, and other places, for greening and other agricultural purposes.

During the event, the Tree of the Year 2012, the Waterberry, was planted and the Vaalwater municipal area manager, Mr Stan Tema, took part in a tree planting demonstration.

Presenters encouraged everybody who was present to preserve and conserve natural resources for sustainable and quality life.

The stakeholders motivated and encouraged schools present to celebrate Arbor Day events at their own schools respectively.

Yahweh Rhythm Production band making waves TK Mashaba Former Modimolle political activist, Mabusha Mitsenga, is now part of a tenmember band that is making huge waves on the social scene.

Mitsenga, who was very active on the political front in the past, seems to have found his true calling and his hidden talents. He is now one of the founders of the Yahweh Rhythm Production after bringing out a solo gospel album called The Sheep That Was Lost.

The BEAT caught up with this sizzling band during one of their performances at Club 2000 in Modimolle on Sunday, 23 September.

“We realised that there is a lot of talent in Modimolle. We met as a group and sat down to form this live band,” Mitsenga said.

Yahweh Rhythm Production is only two months old, but has managed to establish themselves as a favourite on the local scene. They jazz and afro pop sounds are pleasing to the ear and they are steadily building a name for themselves as the band to watch.

According to Mitsenga, the band plays all kind of music genres including R&B, jazz, house, gospel, reggae, wedding songs, hip pop and soul.

The group is in demand after the jam sesAsk yourself this question: ”Will this matter a year from now?”

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sion that they played at club 2000 on Sunday and after a wedding in Lephalale.

Yahweh Rhythm Production consists of Bengke Monama, lead guitarist; Tebogo Monama, bass Guitarist; Steve Professor Kgatla, drummer and Bob Baloi, keyboard player.

The band also includes Tshepo Ramboda, on percussion; Neo Mokone, George Lebese, Rebecca Mokgosi, Joel Moabelo and Mahlodi Malatjie as our backing vocalist. Mitsenga takes up his place as the lead vocalist “The group originally started last year at church and we met in various concerts of different churches so we decided to use our talent and form a band. We didn’t have instrument until I used my savings to buy the instruments,’ Mitsenga added.

“We are already fully booked for the month of December. We will perform every weekend from 1 December until the month end,” he said.

Readers of The BEAT can either catch Yahweh Rhythm Production live at Club 2000 every Sunday or contact Mitsenga or Monama on 078 3644 123.

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Twenty-one wheelchairs from good Samaritans in Bela Bela

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Entrepreneurs are doing it for themselves Members of Moepeng bricks thank the community of Bela Bela for their support towards the business.

Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Ms Tumi Molefe of Forever Resorts (left), with Ms Ziphorah Mashish, Ms Mapimpa Manaka and Ms Linda Coetzee from Bela Bela hospital during the handing over of 21 wheelchairs. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Management of the Bela Bela hospital expressed their gratitude towards Forever Resorts when they handed over a donation of 21 wheelchairs to patients in need.

The handing over ceremony took place at the hospital boardroom on Wednesday 19 September.

Deputy Manager; nursing and acting CEO Ms Mapimpa Manaka led the management team in conducting the handover, thanking the good Samaritans at Forever Resorts for their mercy.

Manaka said that the hospital is grateful towards everybody who contributed in getting the donation and those contributing in making the hospital delivering better services to its clients. She said the hospital will go all out to ensure the public is served and patients in need receive the necessary help.

Manaka urged members of the community to contact the hospital if they need any health related help or have complains and even complements.

In her address, Ms Tumi Molefe, of Forever Resorts, said that the resort was honoured to receive a call from the hospital, saying this will help them

plough back to the community. She encouraged them to call again in future when they need them, saying they will help where possible.

Ms Matjila spoke on behalf of the patients and sent out words of appreciation to Forever Resorts and members of the Bela Bela Hospital’s Occupational Therapy (OT), who help them regularly when they are in pain.

Bela Bela Hospital spokesperson, Mr Buti Moagi, confirmed that the donation does not belong to the hospital but the patients.

He said in the condition that the Health Department is in now, the hospital had no wheelchairs to give to patients and the communications office under the leadership of the acting CEO asked for the donation from Forever Resorts to assist the patients.

During the hand over, only eight wheelchairs were issued, as some of the patients could not attend.

Moagi said some of the patients have already passed on when the donation came and their wheelchairs will be given to other patients who need them.

Ms Coetzee thanked everybody especially the donors and patients on behalf of the hospital staff and management.

Four business-minded men from Bela Bela came up with an idea to earn a living and create employment for disadvantaged family heads.

Mr Godfrey Ramushu and his friends, Mr Lucas Matlala, Stoffel Molekwa and Piet Rakgotho, opened a brick manufacturing business in Bela Bela called Moepeng bricks.

The company was established three months ago and has already employed 20 people to manufacture the bricks and deal with office administration and support staff. Ramushu indicated that their aim was to create a means for them to earn a

The “Construction Workers” of the Hoërskool Warmbad cheerleader squad warmed the crowd up with their energetic dance moves and cheerleading routines during the CANSA Bela Bela Relay For Life event. The spectators could not get enough of their showmanship. Photo: Supplied

living and contribute to their hometown’s economic well-being by creating employment for the locals.

“Many of us look for work at the municipality and government departments but the truth is, not all of us can come back successful. You have to think of a way to survive even when you are unemployed so you can have something to fall back when things go wrong.”

“We see our business contributing to the community helping disadvantaged families due to the high number of the people we employed,” he said.

The team also expanded their business and has a water meter reading company, which falls under Moepeng Trading.

Traditional dancers entertained the crowds during the opening ceremony of the CANSA Bela Bela Relay For Life event. The dancers showed off their moves while a Celine Dion song, with an African beat played to honour the cancer survivors. Photo: Supplied

The children of Home Talje, in Bela Bela, had some unexpected guests over when the lion cubs from Mabalingwe decided to pay them a visit.

The children were able to get real close and personal with the little cubs and fully enjoyed this unique experience.

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HIV/AIDS awareness through sport

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Limpopo Development Sports academy in Modimolle to close

The HIV and AIDS Volleyball Tournament took place in Lephalale on Saturday, 22 September. Photo as per illustration Thandekile Sibanyoni Several volleyball teams from across Limpopo took part in a HIV and AIDS Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, 22 September.

The tournament took place in Lephalale and was organised by the Mogol Club. The tournament was used as a tool to make people aware of the facts about AIDS and HIV infection.

The tournament is held annually and promotes a positive message to young people by using sport as a springboard.

The teams who took part in the tournament included the well-known favourites Bulldogs, Eagles and Juventus. The Bulldogs, who played on their home turf in Lephalale, became

the women’s champions when they beat Juventus 20 in the final of the women’s category.

Bulldogs worked hard to prepare for this tournament after they were beaten 2-0

by Bela Bela based KOMPLITS on 15 September during the Limpopo Provincial Tournament (LPT).

KOMPLITS could not participate in the HIV and AIDS Tournament due to other obligations that the team had to honour.

In the men’s category, the Eagles beat Juventus 2-0 and came out of the tournament as champions of this year’s clash.

Both the winning teams in the men’s and women’s categories won trophies and medals for all the players in the winning teams.

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The Limpopo Development Sports Academy was established to develop young soccer talent and to serve as a feeding school for the larger professional teams. Photo as illustration TK Mashaba Soon the future soccer stars of Modimolle and surrounding areas will have to travel very far to attend an academy that focusses on soccer.

This bad news comes after parents of the Limpopo Development Sports Academy pupils alleged mismanagement within the sports academy.

One parent, whose son attends

the academy, told The BEAT that they have experienced some problems with the academy. The children complain about the quality of food and accommodation.

“Why does our son have to suffer when we are paying for his accommodation and food?” asked the father, who asked to stay anonymous for fear of victimisation.

He further alleged that the academy is not properly registered with

the South African Football Association (SAFA) and that there are many complaints about the school.

They claimed that the man in charge, Mr Bethuel Mabotja, plans to close the school and move it to another town.

The Limpopo Development Sports Academy have been operating in Modimolle for the past three years. Thus far, only two of its learners have joined the Mamelodi Sundowns Under 15 team.

The BEAT spoke to Mabotja about the accusations. “Yes, I will be closing the centre, but not now because students are still in school and it will affect them,” he said.

Mabotja said that the reason for closing the school is problems with the current accommodation. “I am registered with SAFA if not I was not going to run this academy,” he said. ‘’The accommodation here is too small and we can’t go on like that. I already went to Mokopane and have seen a new place where we are going to take our academy,” Mabotja explained.

The Limpopo Development Sports Academy has 36 students and only 20 stay in the centre while 16 stay at home but come in to the centre during the training sessions.

Mabotja said that he would not only continue with the students that he currently has, but that he plans to expand the academy soon.

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