The Beat 8 May 2015

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Members of the public and police officers battled a fire at the Bela-Bela police station’s barracks on Saturday, 2 May. Photo supplied

Justin Steyn Justin Steyn In the midst of dealing with everyday criminal matters, the BelaBela police faced an alarming problem when a fire broke out in their barracks.

The incident occurred at around 22:30 on Saturday, 2 May. Officers from the station, members of the firefighting union and members of the Bela-Bela Crime Prevention Unit all rushed to extinguish the flames which roared, trapped inside the

building, from outside.

It took all participants approximately an hour to combat the fire and eleven rooms, with the residents’ personal possessions, were destroyed in the blaze.

Police said that all the contents of the building, including beds, fridges and police equipment and ammunition, were destroyed. The damage estimate is said to be as high as R1 million.

According to a source, several fire extinguishers at the station were faulty, and working fire extinguishers

had to be brought in from outside sources.

No injuries were reported, and a case of arson has been opened.

Provincial forensics teams arrived at the barracks on Tuesday, 5 May, and were expected to discover the cause and damage estimates.

The media were not allowed to take pictures until the investigations were complete, but enterprising private citizens posted pictures of the blaze to various social networks.

A full report on the fire is expected in the coming week.

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CRIME

8 May, 2015

Crime round-up

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Modimolle police pleads with community to protect themselves against crime Lizzy Bapela The police in Modimolle have expressed concern regarding a recent increase in incidents of housebreaking and theft in the area. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer James Findlay said that flatscreen televisions are the most popular targets for thefts. He added that other valuables that are stolen during the burglaries are laptops, cell phones and cash.

The police are appealing to members of the community make sure that their

This shack was among the shops that were broken into and badly damaged during a public violence incident in Thabazimbi. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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residences are locked when they are not at home, and that their windows and doors are burglar-proof.

Warrant Officer Findlay also said that other disturbing incidents are increasing at an alarming rate, including assault. He added that alcohol abuse is a major contributing factor to the incidents and urged the community to read carefully in their behaviour, especially when drinking.

The police also requested that young girls and women not walk alone at night, especially in areas isolated from open or public places, in order to prevent rape, attacks, and other criminal activities.

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Mangoba Ndaba was recently arrested and charged for possession of dagga. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela A man is expected to appear before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court this week following his arrest on Wednesday, 29 April. Bela-Bela police spokesperson Constable Glen Manamela said that the suspect, Mangoba Rosca Ndaba, 32, was arrested after being found in possession of a 2,2 kg bag of dagga with a street value of R6 000. She added that Ndaba was arrested by the Crime Prevention Unit members during their normal duties in Masakhane. The police stopped and searched a suspicious-looking vehicle. They found the dagga and arrested the suspect immediately. He made his first court appearance on Thursday, 30 April, and was remanded into custody. * A total of 12 people from Thabazimbi are expected to appear before the Bela-Bela Magistrate’s Court this week to make formal bail applications following alleged criminal activities conducted in the area. Police

The police confiscated the suspects’ unlicensed firearm and cellphones that were stolen during the armed robbery. Photo: Lizzy Bapela spokesperson Constable Moshira Modise said that nine of the suspects were arrested for public violence, while another three were up for armed robbery following an incident Thabazimbi’s Regorogile Section on Sunday, 26 April. Constable Modise said that the suspects had been denied during their recent brief court appearances. * The police in Dwaalboom, near Thabazimbi, have filed a missing persons case following the disappearance of a 23year old woman known as Yvonne Kuate.

Constable Modise said that according to the information received, Kuate was last seen on Sunday, 12 April, by the manager at her workplace, Gansvley Farm. She added that Kuate was wearing a black skirts and a T-shirt with brown sandals when she went missing.

The police appeals to members of the community to assist in locating her.

Anyone who comes across information that could lead to the conclusion of the case is urged to contact their local police station.

Three suspects who were arrested in Thabazimbi and charged with possession of unlicensed firearms and stolen property are expected in court this week for formal bail. The three were remanded to custody when they appeared before the BelaBela Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 28 April.

Police spokesperson Constable Moshira Modise said that the police received a tip-off on Monday, 27 April about three men who were hitchhiking and alleged to be in possession of a firearm. She added that the police swiftly responded to the tip-off and found three Zimbabwean nationals already in a vehicle from which they had obtained a lift.

The vehicle was stopped and the suspects were searched, and the police found a 9 mm pistol, stolen cell phones and R3 218 in cash. The police learned that the suspects, Alfred Muzara (25), Sylvester Moyo (23) and Mthandazo Gumbo (28) did not have valid passports.

The suspects attended an identification parade, which was conducted on Tuesday, 28 April to verify whether they could be linked with business robberies that took place in the area recently and they were positively identified.

Two African males entered the Pakistani shop at Regorogile Extension 1 on the early hours of Sunday, 26 April, where one suspect waited at the door while the other threatened the owner with a firearm.

Constable Modise said that the suspects fled the scene after stealing

The unlicensed firearm was confiscated following the suspects’ arrest. Photo: Lizzy Bapela cash amounting to R2 500 and are now facing a charge of business robbery. She added that the owner of the affected tuck-shop was identified as Ahsan Mudassar Kharral.

In a separate but related case, two African males attacked Fanny Dube at his tuck shop based in Regorogile Matikiring Informal Settlement on the evening of Sunday 26 April. Constable Modise said that the shop was already closed when the suspects knocked and the owner opened for them.

One suspect threatened Dube with a firearm and demanded cash, and both suspects allegedly managed to flee the scene with six cell phones and an undisclosed amount of money.

Constable Modise further said that the value of the stolen items was an estimated amount of R5 000.

Modimolle police shut down alleged illegal gambling business, arresting eight Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Members of the Modimolle Police Detectives units visited the Internet Entertainment Lounge at Shop 11, Sparrow Centre on Thursday, 30 April, for an inspection.

The officers apparently found irregularities at the premises. Modimolle spokesperson Warrant Officer James Findlay said that the premises did not have a license to operate a gambling business on the premises. He added that two employees, Malebo Asnath Mmatli (29) from Polokwane, and Sophia Andrey Ramaroka (29) from Malebitsa, were arrested.

The pair appeared before the Modimolle Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 4 May, on charges of operating an illegal gambling business and money laundering. The case was postponed to

Monday,1 June for further investigation and they were released on bail of R3 00 each.

“Eight other people who appeared to be gambling at the time of the inspection were also arrested for illegal gambling. Five of the alleged gamblers were released after paying fines of R300. The other three will also pay the fines, or appear in court shortly.

“All the computers and cash amounting to close to R19 000 was seized at the scene, and more arrests are expected shortly,” said Warrant Officer Findlay.

The community is warned to ask the manager or owner to produce their operating licenses when visiting gambling places.

The police said that if the business does not have a legal license, it means that the customer is also committing a crime.

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GOVERMENT / POLICAL

Limpopo Government condemns criminal behaviour in Thabazimbi

Thabazimbi police are still calculating the damage from the looting. Photo: Lizzy Bapela The Limpopo Provincial Government expressed their disapproval of the recent looting of shops owned by foreigners in Thabazimbi. The Office of the Premier called on residents to put an end to the looting and other acts of violence.

This follows recent events where a group of community members alleged to have been concerned about a rapist in the area of Regorogile in Thabizimbi gathered at a four-way stop in the evening of Monday, 27 April, where they blocked the road and burned tyres. The group then allegedly looted stock from nearby foreign shops. They also allegedly burned down one shop. The foreigners were taken to Thabazimbi police station for their own safety.

Thabazimbi Police spokesperson Constable Moshira Modise said that the police have not yet determined the value of the looted stock, and said that no injuries had been reported. She added that more police have been deployed to Regorogile, but that the situation was not yet stable.

“Four cases of a robbery business have been opened and eight people have been arrested as a result. Four more shops were looted on the evening of Tuesday, 28 April, and about nine suspects were taken in for questioning,” Constable Modise

added.

The provincial government highlighted that these acts are not legal, and appealed for community members to condemn these illegal acts.

“The Limpopo government adheres to the premise that South Africa belongs to everyone who lives here,” said the Provincial Government Spokesperson Phuti Seloba.

“We also appeal to the people who had immersed themselves in looting to refrain from illicit acts and not allow these shameful deeds to continue. We are a listening government, people with issues must raise them and government will study and implement resolutions.

The Provincial Government further thanks the people of Limpopo who have lived peacefully with foreign nationals for many years.”

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Limpopo’ s ffar ar mer sm ust Limpopo’s armer mers must e and pr otected feel saf safe protected Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela The DA in Limpopo met with farmers, community members, the police, and agricultural unions in Modimolle, following a recent spate of farm attacks and murders in the area. The meeting, which started off with the community and ended with a media briefing, took place at Koro Creek Golf Estate Club House on Monday, 4 May. The party indicated that they had learned that since January 2015, there have been 22 farm attacks and seven farm murders in Limpopo. A delegation consisting of the party’s Members of Parliament and the Provincial Legislature said that they found the community traumatized by these attacks. The delegation was made up of the National Spokesperson Phumzile van Damme, Shadow Minister of Police Dianne Kohler Barner, Shadow Minister for Agriculture Annette Steyn, Modimolle Constituency Head Desiree van der Walt, Limpopo Provincial Chairperson Langa Bodlani, Provincial Spokesperson for Agriculture Jacques Smalle, and Provincial Executive Committee member Katlego Phaala.

“The Station Commander at Modimolle Police Station Colonel Isaac Maila informed us that half his vehicles were sitting in garages and that he is experiencing high levels of absenteeism. While the SAPS Captain on duty says that he has sufficient staff, but he just does not have the numbers to deal with the problems in his area,” said van Damme.

“According to the SAPS, farm murders have increased by 30% in the country since 2010. Experts predict that commercial farmers’ numbers will decline to 15 000 individuals over the next 15 years, causing significant job losses in the agricultural

sector, added to which the local production of food will drop dramatically. This severely risks our food security as a country. Farm attacks and murders not only tear apart families, but are a threat to the country’s food security and threaten job-creation in the agricultural sector. The DA has repeatedly called for a new approach to rural safety that will put the protection of all rural communities at the heart of its approach,” van Damme said.

To ensure the safety of all farming communities, the party states that they would establish a specialized rural safety unit within the SAPS and deploy specialized rural reaction units to clearly identify rural crime hotspots on a rotating basis. They would also improve rural crime intelligence gathering and the creation of an SAPS Rural Intelligence Centre that will improve the gathering and analyzing of rural crime information and thus better inform crime prevention initiatives.

“It is clear that the lack of rural safety plan is having a massive impact on our rural community. The agricultural sector plays an important role in the South African economy as it provides jobs to a significant number of people. These are people that feed our nation, farmers, farm workers, staff at commercial farms and emerging farmers all are vital to South Africa’s livelihood and deserve to be protected,” van Damme added.

The party indicated that from discussions on the day with farmers, farm workers and the rural community at large, it is clear that they increasingly feel isolated and unsafe.

They said that it is therefore up to the government to ensure that the community is protected as every South African should feel safe and protected in their country.

The DA said that they will continue to fight for the safety and protection of rural communities.

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GOVERMENT / POLICAL

Suspended SAMWU members return

The five SAMWU members and shop stewards who were suspended by the Bela-Bela municipality have returned to work after a two-week suspension.

The five, Elliot Molala, Maria Zikhali, Lasy Makhubela, Gosh Rachudumela and Philemon Magwai were allegedly suspended following a protest that saw municipal services stopped for a full day on 15 April.

The five returned to work on 28 April.

Molala recently told The BEAT that they were still in talks with the municipality to resolve the problems that had led to the protests.

“They have recalled us to work and say that they have concluded their

investigations, but we have not received any charge,” said Molala.

He said that the bargaining council on the issue of their suspension is still underway. They have also won a certificate of protest. If the SAMWU and the municipality fail to reach an agreement, they will be going on a fullblown strike.

“This will be a regional strike,” said Molala. “We will have solidarity and support from other municipalities.”

Municipal manager Morris Maluleka could not be reached for comment but Matome Sebelebele, the municipality’s spokesperson, said that he is aware of the five suspended members’ return to work.

He told The BEAT that he believed the matter has been solved, and that any further problems would be attended to.

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Limpopo hosts Moral Regeneration Conference in Polokwane Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Limpopo hosted a Provinicial Moral Regeneration Movement Elective Conference at Tiveka Lodge in Polokwane, where the movement’s role players and stakeholders from across the province were transported to attend.

The conference follows a series of build-up events held at the local and district municipality level across the province. The offices of the mayors in local and district municipalities headed up the movement at their level, while the provincial and national Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture lead at the higher level.

The acting spokesperson for the Department in Limpopo, Malesela

Elliot Molala with the police during the protest.

Photo: TK Mashaba

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Ramaoka, said that the conference formed part of their nation-building and social cohesion programs. Ramaoka added that the conference was also utilized as a platform to preach antixenophobic messages.

During the conference, district committees from all five districts in the province, including the Waterberg, elected a Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) The district committees were established by representatives from MRM committees in local municipalities during previous conferences.

Ramaoka also said that through the conference the Department, as custodian of tradition, arts, and culture, continued with its programs of promoting unity and nation identity as Africans.

EFF Waterber g holds terberg successful rrecr ecr uitment ecruitment dri ve in Modimolle driv Members of the EFF in Waterberg had a successful recruitment drive Photo: Lizzy Bapela

Limpopo Districts attend Domestic Workers’ Provincial Imbizo

Modimolle Ward 5 chairperson Jan Monanyane assisted fellow members during the campaign.

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Spokesperson for the Department of Labour in Limpopo Johannes Mokou. Photo: Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Lizzy Bapela Domestic workers from across the Waterberg District were among the sector’s role players who were bussed to a Domestic Workers’ Provincial Imbizo which took place at Bolivia Lodge in Polokwane on Saturday, 18 April.

Speakers from local and district municipalities attended the imbizo since their offices pioneer forums for domestic workers in partnership with the Department of Labour. The minister responsible for the Department, Mildred Oliphant, hosts these imbizos annually in areas across the country, following buildup events held at district and local municipal level.

The officer responsible for the Department’s Communications and Stakeholders in Relations in Limpopo, Johannes Mokou, said that the imbizo was aimed at targeting all role players within the domestic sector and clarify the role players on, among other things, conditions of employment, working hours, the termination of employment, minimum wage, and leave.

“Role players have also found an opportunity during the imbizo to give proposals and suggestions which will help improve the sector and eradicate aspects of vulnerability.

For this reason, we request media houses to help us distribute important information through their channels,” said Mokou.

The Economic Freedom Fighters in the Waterberg District regards their door-to-door campaign in Modimolle as a success. The campaign took place in Ward 7 of Modimolle on Saturday, 2 May, and was led by Ward 5 chairperson Jan Monanyane, assisting fellow members.

Monanyane told The BEAT that the campaign was a recruitment drive for the party, during which the members interacted with the community. He added that the members explained to the community about the party’s manifesto, its policies and the constitution. He further said that they are focusing on challenges that ordinary community members are experiencing regarding service delivery in the area.

“Most people mentioned the issue of

The EFF is ready and prepared for the coming elections. Photo: Lizzy Bapela unfinished RDP houses and the allocation of people in the waiting list to the houses. They also complained about the streets not in proper conditions and the streetlights which take too long to be fixed and pose a danger to the community.” Said Monyamane. “We explained that currently it would be difficult for the EFF to challenge the municipality since it is led by the ruling party. We advised them to join the EFF so that the party may contest for council in the coming local government elections, as this will enable the party to have a say in matters of concern to the community,” said Monanyane.

The party’s Provincial Command Team member Mapula Ledwaba and other leaders from various subregions in the district graced the campaign, and the addresses of other attendees highlighted her adherence to duty and her leadership qualities.

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EDITORIAL

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Photo of the week Mother’ s Mother’s Day ‘Honour thy father and thy mother’ says the Bible. Sadly, in South Africa, honouring one’s father is not always possible, what with the plague of absentee fathers in our country.

It is a tragedy, however, that many young people raised by single mothers do not honour anyone, least of all the mothers who sacrificed dreams and hopes to their well-being.

Even those in two-parent families often disdain their mothers, treating them with the kind of disrespect that, if you showed it to a dog, would get you bitten.

Is that fair?

Consider that, in South Africa, abortion as well as contraceptives are freely available to any woman who can reach a clinic or hospital — in that, we are luckier than many in America, where several states make it illegal to end an unwanted pregnancy and free contraceptives is a totally alien concept.

Remember that the woman who bore you could have gotten rid of you, or never had you. Remember that she made the choice, knowing that life would be hard, that she would lose much of her freedom, and that her choices further on in life would no longer hinge on what was best for her, but what was best for you.

Often that may mean staying with a job she hates, because you needed to go to school. Or staying with a man she hates, because he takes care of you. For some, it meant never finishing school, or never going to university.

Every day you can hear the stories of students at university, whose mothers scrimped and saved for years, so that their children may have a chance at a better life. Many of those chances are wasted by young people too lazy to make the most of them, and then their mothers are often stuck taking care of grown men and women who should have been off living their own lives.

Most of them do this without complaint and then, when their children are older and have children of their own, often raise those children themselves, to let their own children have the kind of life that they never had.

Our mothers sacrificed so much for us, to see us happy and healthy and grown up, that celebrating Mother’s Day is the very least we can do, to show them that we recognize and appreciate all that they have done for us.

Mothers give us life — the least we can do is give them love.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Jacques Botha, a Bela-Bela resident, writes: Just over a week ago one of the Car Guards, in front of Van Heerdens Pharmacy, looked seriously ill. I went to the Hospital where I was directed to the Emergency Services Office. Within moments the two ladies, Betty Mamoela and Dora Makhubela were geared up and we left to pick up their patient.

It was a crossed conversation jumping from English to Afrikaans to Tswana to French and back again but we managed to provide them with all the information required.

Throughout the entire process they were calm, gentle and genuinely caring, treating the man as if he were royalty of sorts.

To these two ladies an immense appreciation for the service they rendered, proving that despite all the negative things one hears about the Health Services that there are still angels walking amongst us. I can only hope that their superiors will take notice of their dedication and quality of service to the community and reward them generously.

Three months after repairs were supposed to have been made, the Settlers road is still a hazardous, potholed mess. Photo: TK Mashaba

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CHARITY / ENTERTAINMENT / SCHOOL

8 May, 2015

Dads in the Picture honours mothers ahead of Mothers’ Day TK Mashaba TK Mashaba Ahead of the celebration of Mothers’ Day on Sunday, 10 May, Dads in the Picture has stepped up to recognize the role mothers in all walks of life.

According to Mesh Kekana, the coordinator of the group, mothers are pillars, and with the help of their parenting partners and the community at large, and need the help of others to help.

“We are also celebrating single mothers and their efforts to raise out children with the limited support and resources available to them,” said Kekana. “We are all impacted or affected by the ever-growing father absence epidemic, as in all developing countries. Trying to strike a balance in advancing the rights of individuals, while looking to enhance

the family structure, isn’t an easy task.”

Kekana also said that what we gain as a society and government might not translate to a gain in family dynamics.

“Our society needs to constantly engage in making sure that we all understand the challenges our children, mothers, and fathers face with the intention of finding solutions that are implementable and sustainable,” he said.

“As an organization, we are out to get fathers back in their fathering role, and to understand and embrace their role in our children’s lives. The challenges are plentiful for returning fathers. For each of these fathers there are an equal number of reasons to the number of excuses. Our position is that for the fathers to return, it is necessary that the mothers buy in to the idea.”

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Swim team reaches out a helping hand Marlene Vermaak Academy’s swim team, which recently attempted the Ebenezer Mile near Tzaneen, recently organized a fundraising project under the leadership of one of the team parents, Margi Mecci.

The group raised a total of R3 500 and Cornelia Coetzer, a teacher at the school, contacted Charnelle du Toit to discover where the money could be best applied.

“For the past two years I have been assisting at a crèche in Leseding, and have suggested that the swim team do the same. Swim coach John Mosime and the principal, Mark Godfrey, accompanied the team to Leseding to give back to the community,” said du Toit.

The crèche, Lewedi Day Care Centre, is managed by a woman known as Johanna. The school does not receive a state subsidy but houses 25 children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. The crèche’s fees currently run to R100 a month, and the children are fed by the school. Johanna herself is a single mother of four.

“The crèche is painfully neat, and they even have their own vegetable garden to provide food for the children.

Their most important needs are plastic

The Academy swim team at the Lewedi Day Care Centre in Leseding.

Photo: Marlene Vermaak chairs and tables, toys, educational materials, old children’s clothes, blankets, and small mattresses for the children to nap on.”

The swimmers bought food and the balance of the money raised was paid into Johanna’s account.

Du Toit discovered the school with the help of her housekeeper. At that point, Johanna was running the school in her home in Leseding and was looking after 40 children.

If any other readers in The BEAT’s readership want to support the school, they can contact Charnelle du Toit at 083 770 9768.

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These student sangomas were recently seen pushing bags of mealie meal on wheelbarrows in Mookgophong. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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LEGALS NOTICE – ESTATE LODEWYK DANIEL TRIEGAARDT 032327/2014 In terms of Section 35(5) of Act 66 of 1965 notice is hereby given that copies of the first and final liquidation and distribution account in the Estate specified below will be open for inspection of all persons with an interest therein for a period of 21 days as from 08/05/ 2015, at the magistrate Bela Bela, Limpopo and the Master of the high Court in Pretoria: Estate late: LODEWYK DANIEL TRIEGAARDT Estate number: 032327/2014 Born on: 22/11/1932 Last address: Unit 57

Renaissance Bela Bela 0480 Died on: 04 September 2014 Marital status: Married Out of Community of Property with the Accrual System with CATHARINA JOACHAMINA TRIEGAARDT JP WENTZEL WENRU BROKERS c/o 27 Dr Beyers Naude & Coetzee street Private bag X251839 Middelburg 1050 Tel: 013 282 7039 Fax: 086 529 0188.

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WARMBATHS HELD AT BELA-BELA CASE NO: 603/2014 In the matter between: CHRISTIAAN LOUWRENS ERASMUS 1ST Plaintiff ANNA ELIZABETH FREDERIKA ERASMUS 2ND Plaintiff and ANDRIES PETRUS JOHN SAUNDERS 1ST Defendant SUZETTE MARIA SAUNDERS 2ND Defendant In pursuance of a Judgment granted on 8th October 2014, in the above Honourable Court and

under a Writ of Execution issued thereafter the immovable property listed hereunder will be sold in Execution on 20th May 2015 at 10h00 by the Sheriff of the Magistrate’s Court, Bela-Bela at the offices of the Sheriff at 52 Robertson Street, BelaBela, to the highest bidder: Description: Remaining portion of erf 53, situated in the township of Warmbaths Registration division K.R. Limpopo Province; In extent: Measuring 889 (Eight Hundred and Eighty Nine) Square Metres; Street Address: known as 18 De Beer street, BelaBela; Zoned: Residential Improvements:The following information is given but nothing in this regard is guaranteed: The improvements on the property consist of the following: Main dwelling comprising inter alia: 4 bedrooms 1 bathroom kitchen lounge tv room dining room Out buildings comprising of: garage & carport borehole Held by the First and Second Defendants in their names under Deed of Transfer No. T064587/09 The full conditions may be inspected at the offices of

the Sheriff of the Magistrate’s Court, Warmbaths, at 52 Robertson Street, BelaBela.

Dated at Bela-Bela on this 18th day of March 2015.

D P DERKS ENSLIN & FOURIE ATTORNEYS Plaintiff’s Attorneys 43 Luna Road, Bela-Bela, 0480 P.O. Box 98, Bela-Bela, 0480 Tel: (014) 736-2177 Fax: (014) 736-2196 E-Mail: ontvangs@prok.co.za Reference: DP DERKS/DI 2123 LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS IN DECEASED ESTATES LYING FOR INSPECTION In terms of section 35 (5) of the Administration of Estates Act, No. 66 of 1965, notice is hereby given that copies of the liquidation and distribution accounts (first and final, unless otherwise stated) in the estates specified below will be open for the inspection of all persons with an interest therein for a period of 21 days (or shorter or longer if specially stated) from the date specified or from the date of publication hereof, whichever may be the later, and at the offices of the Masters of the High Court

and Magistrates as stated.

Should no objection thereto be lodged with the Masters concerned during the specified period, the executors will proceed to make payments in accordance with the accounts.

A. Estate number: 023784/ 2014 Province: Limpopo Surname: HEINLEIN First names: THEODORUS HERMANUS GERHARDUS South African ID Number: 400623 5014 084 or Passport/Other ID: Last address: Die Oog Retirement Estate, Naboomspruit, Limpopo B. Complete this section only if deceased was married in community of property First names of surviving spouse: MARTHA CATARINA CORNELIA Surname of surviving spouse: HEINLEIN ID number of surviving spouse: 390520 0027 081 C. Description of account if other than first and final: Period of inspection (if other than 21 days): Magistrate’s office: Naboomspruit Master’s office: Polokwane Advertiser name: CORRIE NEL & KIE ATTORNEYS Advertiser address: 25 Bodenstein Street, Polokwane, 0699 Advertiser e-mail: admin@trustservices.co.za Advertiser telephone: 015 291 4344.

MODIMOLLE LAND USE SCHEME, 2004 Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern that in terms of clause 23 of the abovementioned scheme, I (full name) MOBULAWA MOKHOSAMA CHRIS intends applying to the Modimolle Local Municipality for consent to: Tarven on (property and suburb) 8177 also known as (street name and number) Phomolong Ext 9 situated in a Residential 1 zone: (Example: Residential 1, Business 4 etc.) Any objection, with the grounds therefor, shall be lodged with or made in writing to: The Divisional Manager: Town Planning, Ground Floor, Modimolle Municipal Building, Private Bag x1008, Modimolle, 0510, within 28 days of the publication of the advertisement in the Local newspaper viz 8 May + 15 May 2015. Full particulars and plans (if any) may be inspected during normal office hours (08:00 - 13:00 and 13:45 15:00) at the abovementioned office for a period of 28 days of the advertisement in the Local newspaper.

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Applicant street and postal address 8177 Phomolong Ext 9 Modimolle 0510

Tel: 061 960 2030.

MODIMOLLE LAND USE SCHEME, 2004 Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern that in terms of clause 23 of the abovementioned scheme, I (full name) MORUANE SESI MARTHA intends applying to the Modimolle Local Municipality for consent to: Tarven on (property and suburb) 9594 also known as (street name and number) Phagameng Ext 10 situated in an Residential 1 zone: (Example: Residential 1, Business 4 etc.) Any objection, with the grounds therefor, shall be lodged with or made in writing to: The Divisional

Manager: Town Planning, Ground Floor, Modimolle Municipal Building, Private Bag x1008, Modimolle,0510, within 28 days of the publication of the advertisement in the Local newspaper viz 8 May + 15 May 2015. Full particulars and plans (if any) may be inspected during normal office hours (08:00 - 13:00 and 13:45 15:00) at the abovementioned office for a period of 28 days of the publication of the advertisement in the Local newspaper.

Closing date for objections: 19 June 2015.

Applicant street and postal address 9594 Phagameng Ext 10 Modimolle 0510 Tel: 072 697 7574.

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CHARITY / ENTERTAINMENT / SCHOOL

Women in the Making hold Saturday classes TK Mashaba TK Mashaba Women in the Making is a newly registered non- profit organization working mostly with young girls in the Bela-Bela community.

The organization is based on a Christian ethos and works with girls from the age of 10. It was started in January 2013 with four girls in the founder’s home. It opened itself to all girls in January 2014, and has a total of 95 girls under their care.

According to the organization’s founder, Makosha Mmamabolo, their primary focus is to teach the girls to love God, themselves and their neighbours.

“We teach them to take care of their bodies and treasure their lives and build a bright future for themselves,” said Mmamabolo.

He also said that the organization strives to teach them to live right, respect and honour their parents, and to treat other people with respect. At the moment, the organization holds meetings with the girls every other Saturday at Mmamakwa Primary School.

The classes started on the 18th of April

2015. The tutors help the girls with mathematics, English, Natural Sciences and Technology between grades 4 and 9.

“We also host special events like the Women’s Day event which was held in August 2014 with the theme ‘fabulous and wise’ where they received special accessories and teachings about being a lady and choosing the right friends,” she said.

In January, 2015, Women in the Making held a Back to School event, handing over 27 pairs of school shoes and 26 school bags to disadvantaged girls.

“As Women in the Making we aim to help the girls in any area of their lives, spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

We value education and would like to help these young women in taking the right steps toward a good future. We understand that without proper education and passion, failure is inevitable. We want to instill passion and desire in these children, so that they understand the value of education and have a positive attitude toward education as a whole,” said Mmamabolo.

She is also working with other donors like Spar and light of Africa.

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21 F ver Frreedom Shoes hando handov cer emon y a success ceremon emony The Bela-Bela Development Committee during the handover. Photo supplied

‘We

understand that without proper education and passion, failure is inevitable.’

These children received shoes from the BelaBela Development Committee as part of their 21 Freedom Shoes campaign. Photo supplied

TK Mashaba TK Mashaba The 21 Freedom Shoes campaign came to a spectacular end on Saturday, 25 April, at Khabele Primary School.

According to the Director of Marketing and Communications, Pule Lekalakala of the campaign, “in what is one of the greatest and most successful shoe donation charity drive in the entire Waterberg District, the 21 Shoes Freedom Shoes campaign procured over 80 pairs of shoes and socks in a period of two months.”

The campaign itself, aimed at celebrating 21 years of a free and democratic South Africa by asking BelaBela locals and other individuals to donate a pair of school shoes and socks to primary school learners from disadvantaged backgrounds in Bela-

Bela.

“This is a series of first for the BelaBela Development Committee,” he said.

The campaign, which ran for two months, took in 80 pairs of school shoes and socks, and close to R20 000 in donations.

Collins Shiri, the campaign’s project leader, said that the success of the project shows that Bela-Bela cares about the well-being of the children of the town.

He also told The BEAT that there are still many children who have not experienced Freedom Shoes, and that they plan to continue the campaign.

The handover ceremony was a packed affair, with parents and children from all over Bela-Bela coming in numbers to collect their shoes and socks.

Everyone went home with big smiles on their faces and brand new goodies in time to beat the winter chill.

Ebrahim and Paulina Noor of Bela-Bela recently celebrated their 46th anniversary. They got married in Eden Park, Gauteng Province in 1969 and celebrated their anniversary with their relatives at their current home in Spa Park on Saturday, 2 May. Photo: Lizzy Bapela The Modimolle Police’s Social Crime Prevention Unit’s commander, Captain Molokela Mike Motadi, turned 50 on Saturday, 2 May. He celebrated his birthday with family members, friends, colleagues and neighbours at the Modimolle Corrections Centre’s lapa. He shaded a photo session with his mother Mmakoma Motadi. Photo: Lizzy Bapela EFF Provincial Command Team member Mapula Johanna Ledwaba of Modimolle turned 66 on Tuesday, 28 April. She celebrated her big day at her home with family, party members and neighbours on Saturday, 2 May. Photo: Lizzy Bapela

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Thaba steps up to the top of the log TK Mashaba TK Mashaba Things took a dramatic turn in the SAB league’s Stream B after Thaba FC climbed to the top of the log for the first time since the league kicked off.

The team’s unexpected lead comes after a pair of wins over the past weekend which scored them six points.

Thaba beat Ratanang 5-1 on Saturday, 2 May, and went on to flatten former log leaders Yster 2-1 to take the number one spot.

Their victory is not assured, however, as Yster still has two games in hand.

Yster won on a walkover against Maxoma on Saturday, 2 May. On Friday, Maxoma played to a goalless draw with Real Madrid while Vegas lost on a walkover against Juventas.

On Saturday, 2 May, Mookgophong All Stars lost 2-0 to Mokopane Stone

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Kamplits performs well at league games

Breakers while Madrid won on a walkover against Mosesetjane United.

Simple Yellows played a 1-all draw against PJ Stars while Siwelele continue losing walkover games — this weekend against Black Rangers — as they are not attending any games.

On Sunday, Mosesetjane lost 1-0 against Stone Breakers while Simple Yellows lost 2-1 against Black Rangers.

Vegas lost 4-1 to Siwelele.

In Stream A, M.Mmamoet Arsenal is still defending their league after beating Bela-Bela Pirates 1-0 on Sunday.

On Friday, Troublemakers played a goalless draw against Home Defenders while Young Pirates lost 2-1 against BelaBela Pirates.

On Saturday, Celtics played a 0-0 draw against Modimolle All Stars while NTK Happy Boys beat Boys to Men 2-1.

Troublemakers won on a walkover against Diesel n Dust and on Sunday, Home Defenders beat Happy Hearts 5-2.

The Kamplits volleyball team.

Photo: TK Mashaba

The Kamplits junior team, who were rained out.

Photo: TK Mashaba

Spa Park United and Mountain View FC drew 2-2 in a match held in preparations for the coming Sports against Crime event scheduled for Saturday, 9 May. The games took place on Sunday, 3 May, at the Spa Park Soccer Field and were organised by Councillor Keenan Alberts, who will also be leading soccer and netball teams and community members to the coming event on Saturday. Councillor Alberts called community members to flock to the venue to support the event and for the teams to also come out in their numbers and spread the message of how sports is important to help do away with bad social habits. Photo: Lizzy Bapela PhindiIssa of Kamplits was up in the air during one of their training sessions.

Photo: TK Mashaba TK Mashaba TK Mashaba On Saturday, 25 April, the Bela-Bela volleyball team Kamplits, played three games at Mokopane for their league, winning two of them.

The team beat Juventas 2-0 and went on to beat Bull Dogs 3-0 before losing 2-0 to Eagles. At the moment they are in second place on the league stream.

“We are glad we played outstandingly

well. We are busy preparing for the inter-provincial game camp which will be coming soon,” said Thabo Molokomme, the Kamplits team spokesperson.

The junior team did not play due to heavy rain.

Molokomme said that his team is training very hard, and they want to have some of their players selected in the national team ahead of the interprovinicial games.

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