The Beat 6 October 2017

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The BEAT 6 October

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Farm murder arrests In a dramatic twist, the police had reason to believe one of the firearms could have been used during the Bela-Bela farm murder.

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These three men and RDP dwelling hideout in the background were expected to provide answers as to the gruesome murder of an elderly woman in recent weeks. Photo: Supplied

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Security guard gunned down

‘Bobo’ inquest continues

Ronél van Jaarsveld A security guard who stumbled into five alleged intruders scaling the wall of a Modimolle guesthouse has paid with his life.

The 39-year-old Joseph Chabalala was on patrol in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 October, when he stumbled into the alleged intruders.

The suspects were allegedly in the process of scaling one of the walls of the Sleep ‘n Go Guest House on Thabo Mbeki Street at Modimolle.

Warrant Officer James Findley of the Modimolle Police said violent crimes had escalated in the area in recent months.

At the time of going to press, the exact details of the incident remained unknown, but unarmed Chabalala was shot and killed on the scene.

He reportedly succeeded in pushing the panic button and members of BAS security, where he worked, responded to the situation.

The attack occurred at 02:00 am.

Chabalala, who worked for BAS security for eight years, is survived by his wife Ester, offspring Lebo (17) and Surprise (11).

Findlay said the police would leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of the suspects.

Joseph Chabalala. Photo supplied

Malema’s local fighters call for KPMG revision Justin Steyn The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called for the revision of the KPMG report which was released by the BelaBela Local Municipality in April this year.

According to the EFF branch coordinator in the town, Sello Moswoeu, this comes after the auditing company reportedly got entangled in Gupta-related alleged scandals.

“Due to their (KPMG) involvement with Gupta-led

syndicates to (allegedly) loot state resources, and by their own admission of unacceptable conduct, it is in the best interest of the ratepayers that all contracts with KPMG be cancelled,” he said.

Moswoeu also called on all councils and legislatures to instruct departments to review all KPMG work done in the past to determine and, where necesarry, make KPMG pay back the money “for poor work done” “All provincail heads should further consolidate and submit copies of all the motions submitted across their respective provinces,

and a summary of the number of municipalities that submitted against the total number of municipalities where the EFF is represented,” he charged.

With regards to a planned protest march which was supposed to take place in September, Moswoeu said that the party is still awaiting confirmation on this.

“We are waiting for the municipality to grant permission for the march. If they keep us on hold for too long, we will orchestrate the march regardless,” Moswoeu said.

Sibongile “Bobo” Mahlangu. Photo supplied

of the Child Protection Act. On Friday 1 August 2014, the grandfather was sentenced to 12 months’ corrective parole.

The inquest into the alleged On the day of his sentencing accidental death of Sibongile the court ruled that Mahlangu’s “Bobo” Mahlangu (5) was set death was the result of to continue in the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, negligence by the grandfather.

During his sentencing, the 24 October.

The court has confirmed that court ruled that the grandfather the inquest started on Tuesday was not permitted to leave his 29 August, and would continue house for 12 months. He was also ordered to perform 16 next month. hours of community service The BEAT previouisly every month, and attend reported that Mahlangu was allegedly fatally-wounded after courses prescribed by his parole officer. a shot went off, from a .38 He was also prohibited from special revolver, on the premises of a privately-owned consuming strong alcohol and medication unless prescribed farm outside Bela-Bela. by a medical practitioner. He The alleged accident took was also forbidden to change place on Saturday 24 August his residential address without durng the year 2013. notifying his parole officer and According to information was declared unfit to have any received, the trigger was firearms in his possession. allegedly pulled by a minor, The magistrate presiding over from the revolver allegedly the inquest and the state and belonging to her grandfather. defence counsel went on an His name has since been withheld in order to protect the inspection in loco at the farm on Friday, 15 September. identity of the minor, in terms Justin Steyn

Joint anti-crime campaign launched at Vaalwater’s Leseding ‘During the last week we had eight housebreaking cases in Extension 7. Hopefully this can be reduced with the Mabathale Forum campaign,’ Christie Steyn There was concern regarding the safety of residents in Leseding at Vaalwater as housebreaking incidents were on the rise.

Warrant Officer Petrus Lefoka said

some of the residents had gone to work in the morning only to come back to ransacked houses.

While the police tried hard to prevent these alleged incidents, residents of Leseding felt more needed to be done.

With this in mind, the police, Community

Mawanda Ngangaza denied bail again Justin Steyn Alleged armed criminals, Hilton Marks (37) and Mawanda Ngangaza (24), will make their first Regional court appearance on Thursday, 2 November.

The men allegedly held a man at gunpoint as he drove into the driveway of his home in Bela-Bela. They reportedly demanded money.

Bela-Bela police spokesperson Sergeant Hester Van Zyl said that the two suspects were at the scene and demanded money from the man.

“He complied and the two fled and the armed suspect fired at his car as they ran off. The man took his own firearm and

then gave chase to the armed suspect who ran into Ludorf Street,” she said.

An exchange of gunfire went on between the two but the man managed to detain the robber,” Van Zyl had explained at the time of the alleged incident.

She added the second suspect was apprehended at the town’s municipal offices by members of the Bela-Bela Crime Support unit after a description was provided.

No injuries were reported.

During their latest court appearance, Ngangaza was denied bail despite making the application for a second time.

Both men remain in custody.

Policing Forum chairperson Christo Venter, and his deputy, Zacharia Sekhu, have launched a campaign known as Mabathale Forum.

Monthly meetings were being scheduled to engage the community with regards to developments around Leseding’s Extension

7.

Lefoka said the police would be more visible in their day and night patrols.

“During the last week we had eight housebreaking cases in Extension 7.

Hopefully this can be reduced with the Mabathale Forum campaign,” he said.

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Dramatic breakthrough in farm murder mystery Justin Steyn Round-the-clock detective work and a tip-off helped the police round off three of the four suspects linked to the recent farm attack outside Bela-Bela, from which an elderly woman was killed and her husband seriously wounded.

Piet Mathebula, Nico Nkanuyana and Tshepo Thebula, who made a brief appearance before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 2 October, were tracked down to an RDP dwelling at the Kanana section of Hammanskraal.

The case has been postponed for formal bail application to Friday, 13 October.

Bela-Bela police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Abel Phetla, said investigations led detectives to the house at Kanana.

He said the three were arrested inside the house, wherin firearms were discovered, and that pairs of shoes were confiscated for forensic purposes.

In a dramatic twist, Phetla said the police had reason to believe one of the firearms could have been used during the Bela-Bela farm murder.

A VW Player was also removed by investigators from the property, and was being analysed by police in Modimolle, where it could allegedly have been stolen.

An identification parade was scheduled for mid-week.

Phetla said the police were looking for a fourth suspect, who was still at large.

This firearm is one of the items removed by detectives from a RDP hideout in the Kanana section of Hammanskraal during a pre-dawn raid. Members of the raiding police also recovered a couple of other firearms and what the investigators believe to be a VW Player stolen from neighbouring Modimolle. Photo: Supplied Heritage Protection Group (HPG) spokesperson, Ben Engelbrecht, said the other three suspects were surprised by investigators at the house, in the early hours of Friday, 29 September.

Engelbrecht said an allegedly stolen mobile phone was also conficated at the house.

The attack on Cecil Petersen (83) and his deceased wife, Pattie (73), triggered

shockwaves allround, with a joint operation between the SAPS and the Bela-Bela Community Policing Forum descending on the area in huge numbers.

The Petersens were allegedly tormented by four masked and armed intruders on Farm TNT outside BelaBela on Wednesday, 13 September.

At the time of going to press Cecil Petersen was still undergoing treatment at Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria Witnesses described how the Petersens and their workers were surprised by the intruders on the farm.

Investigators have said two of the four intruders had their faces concealed, and had gloves on.

The intrruders had allegedly stormed the house, with one of them opening fire indiscriminately.

Pattie was shot in the stomach during the alleged attack.

Warrant Officer Thomas Makhubela of the Bela-Bela SAPS was in the area, and swiftly responded to a stress call from one of the workers, in a matter of minutes.

Howevere, by then the intruders had fled on foot and reportedly made off in a getaway vehicle.

Community Policing Forum (CPF) members from the neighbourhood also descended on the Eersbewoond area near Klein- Kariba Holiday Resort, manning roadblocks and stop-andsearch operations.

The search for the suspects had continued into the fateful midSeptember night.

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SuperSpar workforce spreads goodwill The BEAT team

by Tuesday, 3 October.

The Bela-Bela SuperSpar workforce has volunteered to dedicate 30 hours of the working week to community service.

The workers started their campaign on Monday, 2 October, at a number of community-based outlets, among them Sunfa Stadium, Laerskool Warmbad, Reamogetswe Disability Centre and a drugs rehabilitation centre.

Store management has urged charity organizations to contact them if they are in need of assistance in daily projects and want to make use of their staff.

Interested parties can contact Lize Coetzee on 082 644 6403

SuperSpar workers in action spreading goodwill. Photos: TK Mashaba

Instead of staying home and brooding about the fate of their place of employment, workers at Bela-Bela SuperSpar are spreading goodwill among those less fortunate than themselves.

Management has told The BEAT that workers were on a charitable “I-am Spar” campaign aimed at improving the lives of others.

The remarkable generosity of spirit comes barely a week after a devastating fire destroyed the Bela-Bela SuperSpar premises.

Mopping up operations on site continued

DA claims momentum at Bela-Bela

Pledges for drug-free Modimolle

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela.

Photo: Mzamane Ringane

Members of the DA municipal constituency council at Bela-Bela. Photo supplied Lizzy Bapela The DA has claimed steady growth at BelaBela, with specific reference to the local township.

The party, which sent the all-powerful ANC packing from the neighbouring Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, was this week oozing confidence with regards to growth at BelaBela.

The ANC won nine seats from last year’s local government elections, losing a couple of these to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and also the DA. At least one PR seat was lost by the ANC to new boys on the block, the Bela-Bela Residents Association (BRA).

The DA somewhat encroached into the ANC hallowed space, increasing its seats

from three to five.

Buoyed by all these factors, in recent weeks the DA brought in Limpopo lawmaker, Desiree van der Walt, to grace the launch of committee members of the party’s municipal constituency council.

Van der Walt was also working at the grassroots, on the occasion of the launch of local DA branches.

She was accompanied by the DA’s Phambili South constituency organizing officer, Jana Pullen.

Bela-Bela DA caucus chairperson, Frans Mothokwa, said by strengthening the party’s operations at the grassroots, the party was ready to tackle the community’s bread-and-butter issues.

He sent out a clarion call to members of the general public to dismiss suggestions that the DA was hell-bent on bringing back Apartheid.

Prayers for the disadvantaged

Mzamane Ringane Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, joined the young people of Modimolle as they signed a drug-free pledge, on Saturday, 30 September.

The event was part of daylong activities hosted by the non-profit formation, Organisation Hands On, at the local Ephraim Mogale Stadium The pledge, which was signed by community-based leaders and members of the community, declared: “We, the undersigned, hereby express our concern over the growing drug problem among the youth of (the) Modimolle area and pledge our support for The Truth about Drugs programme, and agree to speak out publicly whenever possible to encourage young people to get the facts they need to make their own decisions to be drug-free.

Further, we ask elected officials and others in positions of influence to join us in support of effective drug education that empowers young people with the truth about drugs.”

The drug-free pledge was signed as part of the day’s inaugural Colour Run, which took place shortly after Presidency deputy minister Manamela, also leader of the Young Communists League, addressed the scores of participants at the Ephraim

Mogale Stadium.

Manamela disclosed he had lengthy discussions with the Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Gert Oosthuizen, about the community work of the Colour Run organisers.

Manamela further explained Oosthuizen had committed his department to facilitate a process from which the Colour Run initiative could be transformed into a national event.

At Ephraim Mogale Stadium Manamela urged the residents of Modimolle to go out and spread the message rejecting vehemently the abuse of drugs.

“We must say no to any form of drugs, because drugs represent the end for the future of many,” he said.

Among other notable young people who signed the pledge, was the 31-year-old Modimolle-Mookgophong local councillor, Rufus Magoro.

Organisation Hands On chairperson, Ronnie Makgetha said the ocasion for the anti-drug pledge was part of the broader school-based programme known as The Truth about Drugs.

“We have young people talking to each other about drugs, and on the other hand we also have drug dealers talking to the young people. Unfortunately, parents are not talking to their children about this scourge, and that is where we come in,” he said.

DA calls for an inquiry into accidents Lizzy Bapela

Bela-Bela’s Oukasie Women’s Prayer Group visited Huis Talje. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela The Oukasie Women’s Prayer Group in Bela-Bela visited Huis Talje on Tuesday, 3 October, to offer prayers.

During the visit, the group prayed for the children, staff and management, and also donated toiletries.

Oukasie Women’s Prayer Group leader, Theo Nzotho, told The BEAT the structure was a loose alliance of mothers

from various denomionations.

She said the women from time to time closed ranks to assist identified needy families in lieu of prayers and donations.

The same was the case with the visit to Huis Talje.

The women were touched by the work the caregivers were doing for the children.

The Huis Talje children joined the Oukasie Prayer Group members in dance and song during the visit.

The DA in Limpopo wrote to the MEC for Transport, Nandi Ndalane, to establish a formal inquiry following the killing of traffic officers on duty.

This follows the death of a traffic officer over the weekend in Musina, who was run over by an oncoming car while controlling traffic on the motorway.

Several bystanders and pedestrians were also injured, and this was not an isolated incident in Limpopo.

Another accident of concern to the DA was one where a traffic officer was hit and killed by a speeding car, while performing point duty outside Tzaneen in 2016.

A traffic officer was also killed on the

road as he was assisting a road user with directions during a traffic operation on the N1 in Modimolle in 2015.

In another incident, a traffic officer sustained serious injuries after a vehicle hit him on the N1 highway near the Codrington off-ramp at MantsoleWeighbridge in 2016.

The DA expressed deep concern that traffic officers were not safe on the roads, whilst performing their duties.

“We urge MEC Ndalane to probe the circumstances of these accidents and ensure that traffic officers are protected and that they receive effective training on how to deal with the speeding and unruly motorists,” said the DA provincial spokesperson for transport, Katlego Phala.

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Phagameng High dressed to kill

Phagameng High School educators were clad in their traditional attire.

Photo: Mzamane Ringane

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Congregations at the Bela-Bela Uniting Reformed Church in SA. Photo supplied Lizzy Bapela African cuisine was served at the Bela-Bela Uniting Reformed Church in SA to raise funds for various causes.

Scores of members converged on the church’s Bela-Bela premises for the occasion also aimed at celebrating Heritage Month.

Congregations of the Uniting Reformed Church arrived from as far afield as the Mpumalanga villages of Pankop, Mmametlhake and Phake, and also Mmakau in the North Weest, Magareng and Rapotokwane.

Respected church elder, the Reverand

Pheto Mosima, welcomed the members who came out in their numbers.

Theology student, Lehlogonolo Ntsele, spoke at length on the importance of people remembering their roots, in terms of what they ate and how they dressed.

He said people across the African continent and the Diaspora often chose to be Westernised, instead of being proud of their own cultures and traditions.

African cuisine was sold to raise church funds, against the backdrop of song and dance, by congregants dressed in colourful tradiotional attire.

The food on sale included mopani worms aand boiled cow-heels.

Colourful and often flowing attire was the order of the day when educators and leaners at Modimolle’s Phagameng High School celebrated Heritage month on Thursday, 28 September.

A potpourri of cultures, among them, Xitsonga, Sepedi and IsiZulu were on display.

A line-up of artists and various other acts provided multiple entertainment for everyone.

These varied from gumboot dance (Wellingtons), hip-hop music and traditional dance.

African cuisine from across cultures was on offer, among these the late President Mandela’s favourite dish, the IsiXhosa umnqusho (samp and beans concoction),

mala-mogodu (boiled cow entrails), masonja (mopane worms) and morogo (wild spinach).

The main objective of this annual event was to teach learners about the different components that make up their heritage, and instil in them a sense of pride in who they were.

Co-organiser and educator, Victoria Letoaba, said the event also served to help the learners embrace their cultural diversity as people and to showcase their talent.

“School is not only about teaching and learning subject content. We also have cocurricular activities,” she said.

Speaking during the national heritage day event in Mpumalanga, President Jacob Zuma acknowledged all artists and the creative arts industry for their contribution in promoting the country’s cultural heritage in various forms.

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At the coalface of the breaking story Last weekend was a time when your favourite newspaper became part of the story in many ways.

The BEAT team, working closely with our sister publication, Die Pos/ The Post, had to have a finger on the pulse, gathering information during, and in the aftermath of the fire at Bela-Bela SuperSpar.

The sensitivity of working on such an unfolding story cannot be underestimated.

With this in mind, we deliberately gave the reporters working on the breaking story a free role, to report back on whatever they came across.

But then as editors we tend to sift through such information with the proverbial tooth comb.

From time to time you ask yourself, as the editor, are we sure we can publish this and/or that detail.

Often such sensitivities do come across as frustrating to reporters, as one has to stamp the foot down and declare; no, we can’t publish this or that.

In the event of the fire at Bela-Bela SuperSpar, co-owner Carel Coetzee was rather helpful, in that he visited our offices, to sensitize us about

matters ranging from the forensic to spectrum. the question of jobs.

As much as we avoided Informed by the deep concerns sensationalism in terms of our main especially in the headline, the issue of jobs township, we is on its own a topical chose to go with matter. the headline Surprisingly, the most “Superspar jobs popular story on the safe”. sports pages was the one Dare we boast headlined “Ghanaian that The BEAT manager for Diesel ‘n front page Dust”, written by TK picture, as the Mashaba. saying goes, told Our best bet was the jobs story in a Mzamane Ringane’s thousand words, “Limpopo village boy on LETTER FROM THE EDITOR with stunned FIFA shortlist”, based on Johnny Masilela Bela-Bela Baroka FC goalSuperSpar minder, Oscarine workers gasping at the fire rising Masuluke, being named among from the rooftop of the imposing the best 10 goal-scorers for the building. international football governing We chose to go for the picture of the body’s annual contest. stunned workers on the front page, We hope the full content of the and published three more pictures on story on page two provided page two, such as the one of a accurate information, through firefighter gasping from a spray of Bela-Bela SuperSpar co-owner, water bursting from a fire hydrant.

Carel Coetzee, with regards to No wonder The BEAT website the future of workers. continued to draw ever-growing With this in mind, we offer to views from readers across the assist the SuperSpar leadership

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As for The BEAT team working on the story, namely TK Mashaba and Justin Steyn, we are oh so proud of you guys.

In the end we had to chop and change things so as to report accurately on a hypersensitive matter.

We hope to follow up on the unfolding story should any other information reach us, in terms of forensic and other investigations.

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Hoërskool Warmbad Twins Katlego and Lebogang Motaung, who accompanied family, in tuxedo mode. Photo: TK Mashaba

Hoërskool Nylstroom Maseka Kutumela was all blue, locking arms with partner Kamogelo Kale, who looked stunning in an ankle-length black lace dress. Photo: Herman Steyn

Hoërskool Nylstroom Phaswana Makgotla and Dikeledi Shongwane painted the town blue and red with their elegant attire. Photo: Herman Steyn

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Sewage flows inside offices

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Striking workers dumped bucketsful of sewage in the hallways of the municipal building. Photo: Supplied

Ronél van Jaarsveld A stinky mess has brought operations at the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality to a complete halt.

Striking municipal workers dumped bucketsful of sewage and emptied dustbins in the hallways of the municipal building in Modimolle on Thursday, 28 September.

Workers affilitated to the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) have embarked on wildcat strike action since Wednesday, 27 September.

The technical department workers demanded uniforms from the municipal manager, OP Sebola as well as an active Local Labour Forum (LLF).

According to one of the strikers, who prefered to remain anonymous, the workers repeatedly requested uniforms from the municipal manager, but their pleas allegedly fell on deaf ears.

“These workers are the people doing physical work in the streets and they need work suits,” he said.

Some of the workers voiced their displeasure by dumping bucketsful of smelly sewage in the municipal offices in Modimolle on Thursday, 28 September.

This led to the offices being closed down until Wednesday, 4 October.

Other information received was that Sebola had approached a law firm to interdict the striking workers from causing further disruptions.

The court order was reportedly granted, ordering striking workers not to enter a radius of 200m at the municipal offices.

They also may not prevent other employees from working and may not do any damage to municipal property.

The BEAT has also learnt that three shop stewards from Samwu have been suspended and would face disciplinary action.

After a meeting in the town hall on Tuesday, 3 October, the municipal manager and the workers came to an agreement that the strike would end.

Uniforms would be supplied within 15 working days.

During the meeting the workers also demanded that the disciplinary steps against the shop stewards should be dropped.

The Mookgophong police held a safety awareness campaign at B.B. Matlaila Primary School on Thursday, 28 September. WO George Ledwaba addressed the learners about child trafficking and sexual offences. Photo: Carina Bester Carina Bester The police in Mookgophong visited various schools to drum up awareness about child safety and the dangers of taking drugs and stealing.

Members of the Mookgophong police, as well as Phillip van Staden of the Community Policing Forum, spoke to learners at B.B. Matlaila Primary School on Thursday, 28 September.

Warrant Officer George Ledwaba, the spokesperson for the police in Mookgophong, told learners to be safe when they were alone and spoke about the dangers of child trafficking.

“Do not talk to strangers or go anywhere with people you do not know,” he warned them.

Ledwaba spoke about child trafficking, sexual offences and asked them to report those crimes.

He urged the learners not to steal.

Sergeant Marietjie van der Merwe spoke about drugs and asked the learners not to take sweets or any food from strangers.

She pleaded with them not to take drugs.

“There is a new drug on the street called strawberry quick or strawberry meth. This is a form of crystal meth that looks like strawberry pop rocks — a candy that ‘pops’ in your mouth,” she explained.

She warned the learners not to accept candy even if offered by a friend.

“Come to us or report to someone you trust and know is taking or selling drugs.

We will keep you safe and never tell on you,” she assured the learners Van Staden motivated the learners to work hard and stay away from crime.

“You can become a police officer, educator, journalist or doctor if you work hard and stay safe. Please stay away from crime, it does not pay,” he added.

Glitz and glamour at matric Class of 2017 ball

Hoërskool Nylstroom Peter Maitisa looked the perfect gentleman in a chequered three-piece suit, locking arms with Mokgadi Modiba who was stunning in a sleeveless flowing white dress. Photo: Herman Steyn

Hoërskool Nylstroom Na-aim Toffar and Aziza were the perfect match in tuxedo suit and flowing blue dress. Photo: Herman Steyn

Hoërskool Warmbad Itireleng Mokwena and Tebatso Maganedisa chose a beige suit and green flowing dress.

Photo: Herman Steyn

Hoërskool Warmbad Kutlwano Rapoo chose this stunning ankle-length dress, while her partner Bokang Molekoa dazzled in a grey suit and red tie. Photo: TK Mashaba

Learners who took part in the matric farewell fashion parade are advised to check copies of The BEAT for more pictures in the next few editions.

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Modimolle transformed into a riot of colour Athletes compete in the bottle race.

Photo Mzamane Ringane

Mzamane Ringane Modimolle’s non-profit entity, Organisation Hands On, declared its inaugural Colour Run hosted on Saturday, 30 September, a roaring success.

The event was held at the local Ephraim Mogale Stadium.

The Colour Run was co-hosted with other local community-based structures, Handds of Hope and Creative Arts Academy.

Well-known local Comrades Marathon runners also supported the Colour Run initiative.

Junior Moatshe came out tops in the male category, with long distance runner Lucas Seleka settling for third place.

In the female category, Lebogang Shovote and Jane Lechelele took first and second positions respectively.

Among other popular faces at the Colour Run were local councillors Rufus Magoro and Bianca Mocke, ANC Monotong branch secretary, Thabo Masenya, and Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela.

The Colour Run was part of fundraising endeavours by Modimolle’s Organisation Hands On, the proceeds of which were to be channelled into a drug education

Makhubela administrator of the year Makhubela with his trophy.

Photo: supplied

TK Mashaba Bela-Bela’s volleyball personality Michael Makhubela has been named Limpopo’s sports administrator of the year, scooping R20 000 prizemoney.

He told The BEAT on Monday, 2 October, that he was humbled to win the province’s highest accolade in sports administration on Sunday, 1 October in Polokwane.

“I wish to thank all those who have worked with me as an administrator,” Makhubela said.

He started as a player for the muchdecorated Kamplits Volleyball Club in his youth from 1994 to 1995.

Makhubela later became the head coach at the local Kamplits Volleyball Club from 2005 to 2012, before rising to be president of Limpopo Volleyball.

Asked how he wished to spend his prizemoney, Makhubela said he planned to donate 100% of the money to Kamplits Volleyball Club, ahead of the team’s visit to Zimbabwe in December.

Kamplits was scheduled to take part in the regional African championships.

programme known as The Truth about Drugs.

Organisation Hands On chairperson, Ronnie Makgetha, thanked members of the community for showing interest in the event.

He said the Colour Run was part of broader efforts to encourage a healthy lifestyle for locals.

“The turnout was great, and we are delighted with how everything unfolded. It was our first event, and we can only improve (going forward),” he said.

Other activities at the Colour Run

included the sack race, tug o’ war, bottle race and aerobics.