Bulletin 140117 by Far North Bulletin

17 Januarie 2014

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(Happily) back to school

Pasop vir dié masels

Tears were hardly to be seen on Wednesday when the new Gr R and Gr 1 pupils reported at schools. Below left young Tiné Botha says goodbye to her mother Tilana and below right Gr 1 Itu Malebati is happy to let his mother Jennifer go (both at Tzaneen Primary). Right: Grade R Jonah Altenroxel bravely smiled without shedding a tear when mother Nicky left.

‘Lawless Lawman’ Impostor is relentlessly continuing in full steam to swindle and steal, piling up victims like bricks — The self-made “Head Sheriff of Ritavi”, one Mr N D Kgatla, is relentless in his endeavours to steal people’s money, pretending to be a sheriff who may attach property, collect legal fees and serve all sorts of invalid legal documents on people who are experiencing financial difficulties. Since we exposed this swindler last week, another 29 people have communicated with us, telling us of their grief after having been fooled by the smooth operator’s criminal deception. In two new cases that have been brought to our attention the “sheriff ” sold property to a total value of more than R800 000! Like in the rest of the cases he has obviously pocketed the money. No wonder that he could buy himself a brand new luxury LDV, to enable him to perform his duties as “sheriff ”.

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Our efforts to get comments from the SA Sheriffs Council have so far failed, but we will continue to ask them for information and comment. We have also asked the Police for their views regarding this man’s criminal deception, but at the time of going to press nothing has been heard from the SAPS either. In the mean while there is evidence suggesting that “Sheriff ” Kgatla is on a spending spree, not hesitating to issue cheques from his illegal trust account. Needless to say, these cheques are not honoured by the bank! • The public is warned to insist on proper identification of anybody who presents him-/herself as a sheriff, and to be watchful for Mr Kgatla. We are continuing our investigation into Ritavi’s “Head Sheriff ”.

Rural areas: FREE • Platteland: GRATIS

Fear lessl y the tr uth

Toeriste, vakansiegangers en boere wat deur Masinger na die Mosambiekse kus of hul boerderye in daardie omgewing en ook verder suidwaarts reis, word gewaarsku om kontak met die plaaslike bevolking te vermy. Masels wat reeds epidemiese afmetings aanneem, wek groot kommer. Die siekte is baie aansteeklik en gevaarlik vir volwassenes. Aanvanklike vrese dat dit pokke kan wees, is na toetse besweer. Mense wat HIV het is veral vatbaar vir masels en die groot skaal waarop die siekte tans in Mosambiek voortwoed, wek verdere kommer vir die buurland se regering. In die Masinger-gebied, waar Suid-Afrikaanse boere deesdae boerderye vestig, is die siekte veral erg aanwesig by mense tot in die mees afgeleë nedersettings. Dr Alex Revelas, ‘n ortopeed in Tzaneen, het met van die eerste gevalle van Suid-Afrikaners wat by Masinger boer, te make gehad. Sy vinnige optrede om toetse te laat doen, het gesorg dat die siekte gediagnoseer kon word. Revelas sê besoekers aan die gebied moet alles moontlik doen om kontak met daardie omgewing se bewoners te vermy.

Rowers terroriseer Harmonieblok 3 Leuens sonder blik 6 of bloos Letaba rugby vuur en vlam 16 Skolenuus

Just some of the victims on an evergrowing list supplied to us by some of the disgruntled victims

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Êrens in Vlieg se verre verlede moes hy vir ‘n jaar of wat op perversiteit swoeg met mikrobiologie. Hoekom, was in daardie jare vir hom duister. Maar die lig het nou, uiteindelik, vir Vlieg soos die vuurwerke op oujaarsaand opgegaan. Vandag kan Vlieg die maaiers en papies moed inpraat en die raad gee om vas te byt met al daardie, op die oog af onnodige, snert wat die skoolmeesters en ander opvoeterkundiges hulle probeer leer. Die een of ander tyd kry ‘n mens dit tog nodig. Nooit het Vlieg gedink sal hy dit nodig kry om weer aan die lewerbot, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, hoef te dink nie. Hy sou dit mos nooit in sy lyn van wetenskap teëkom nie. Min het Vlieg geweet die een of ander tyd sou wetenskap en Woord mekaar so vind, dat hy sy ou mikroboeke moes gaan afstof nie. Vlieg wil graag vir pastoor Daniel Lesego bedank dat hy die spreekwoordelike vonk verskaf het wat nie net Vlieg se belangstelling in mikrobiologie weer aangevuur het nie, maar sommer gelei het daartoe dat Vlieg ‘n nuwe spesie kon ontdek. Vervolgens meer oor die lewerbot (liver ﬂuke), met erkenning aan Wikipedia, en Vlieg se nuwe ontdekking, vry vertaal as die

lewensvloek! Dicrocoelium dendriticum The lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) is a parasite fluke that tends to live in cattle or other grazing mammals. Dicrocoelium dendriticum is part of a group of trematodes that can infect the bile ducts of humans. The symptoms can include biliary colic and general digestive disturbances, including bloating and diarrhoea. Ruminants such as cows and sheep are usually the definitive host, but other herbivorous mammals and humans can also serve as definitive hosts through ingestion of infected ants. The main reservoirs for Dicrocoelium dendriticum are sheep, cows, land snails and ants. The incubation period for Dicrocoelium dendriticum is currently unknown. Dicrocoelium dendriticum spends its adult life inside the liver of its host. After mating, the eggs are excreted in the faeces. The first intermediate host, the terrestrial snail consumes the faeces, and becomes infected by the larval parasites. The larvae drill through the wall of the gut and settle in its digestive tract, where they develop into a juvenile stage. The snail attempts to defend itself by walling the parasites off in cysts, which it then excretes and leaves

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behind in the grass. The second intermediate host, an ant uses the trail of snail slime as a source of moisture. The ant then swallows a cyst loaded with hundreds of juvenile lancet flukes. The parasites enter the gut and then drift through its body and moves to a cluster of nerves. There, the fluke takes control of the ant’s actions by manipulating these nerves. As evening approaches and the air cools, the infected ant is drawn away from other members of the colony and upward to the top of a blade of grass. Once there, it clamps its jaw onto the top of the blade and stays there until dawn. Afterward, it goes back to its normal activity at the ant colony. Night after night, the ant goes back to the top of a blade of grass until a grazing animal comes along and eats the blade, ingesting the ant along with it, thus putting lancet flukes back inside their host. They live out their adult lives inside the animal, reproducing so that the cycle begins again. Danielium lesegocum The common life vloek (Danielium lesegocum) is an opportunistic parasite vloek that tends to live amongst humans and other confused souls. Danielium lesegocum is part of a group of apostletodes that can infect humans. The symptoms can

include, for some, general digestive disturbances, including vomiting of bile, bloating, diarrhoea and severe anal discomfort. Others experience neurological symptoms and in worst cases altered mental functioning such as delusions of grandieur. Unsuspecting humans are usually the definite hosts, but other hosts include the poor, the desolate, the desperate, the most impressionable, the homeless and often innocent offspring through listening to infected rants. The main reservoirs for Danielium lesegocum are elders, deacons and other guilt ridden reformed sinners. The incubation period for Danielium lesegocum is currently, unfortunately, too short. Danielium lesegocum spends its adult life in the mind of its host. Its ridiculous ideas is excreted through its voice. The intermediate hosts, like deacons, elders and their likes, listen to this faeces and whilst infected, transmit it to other unsuspecting humans. The parasites enter its ears and then control the mind and make them do absurd things like eat grass and the like. It often draws them away and alienates them from other members of their communities and families. Sad as it may be, some of these humans reproduce whilst infected with the vloek and also infect their offspring so that the cycle begins again.

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Sê jou sê • Dink jy ook soos sekere onafhanklike ontleders dat die matriekuitslae ‘n versuikerde pil is om ons beter te laat voel? • Do you agree with independent analysts that the matric results is sugar coated to appease us? Nicolaas Jacobus Van Schalkwyk Net die ANC voel beter. Wat die oog nie sien nie huil die hart nie oor nie. Al die punte aanpassings het n paar leerlinge tot 100% laat presteer. Lang loopbaan wat vir hulle voorle. MSFAS beurse sal hulle aan die gang hou tot hulle eendag slaag. Ons slim kinders werk in ander lande. Gwenn Hendra Gouws ja , besin oor slaagvvereistes en maak skole wat nie (perform) reg. Help nie om matriek as waarmerk te gebruik as jy nogsteeds 70% werk nie bemeester het nie! Michelle Coetzee Ja beslis. Daar was probleme met al die matrieks se uitslae wat deur ISASA gerigistreer was, wat gewys het hulle druip. So hoe kon hulle sulke goeie statistieke wys? Dis was glad nie akuraat. Bulletin gesels gereeld op Facebook. Raak gerus betrokke, gesels saam en wees ook so betrokke by ons gemeenskap. Soek ons by www.facebook.com/Laeveld Bulletin. Gratis sonbril saam met enige voorgeskrewe bril

Elaine Steffen een van die dae hoef jy net aan te meltden jou naam op die vraestel te skryf dan sal j y nogsteeds slaag. Dit is skrikwekkend waarheen Suid-Afrika op pad is. Johann van den Heever Ja, hulle stel die punte reg met die og liewe vergaderings, die raad sit en kyk wat is die slaagsyfer en kan dit regstel voor dit na die pers gaan. Hulle doen dit in De Bruin Park -gebou Pretoria. Omies met wit jasse en dik brille. Wie van julle het dit geweet! Dis n valse voorstelling van die werklike uitslae elke jaar! Amanda Strydom Snert dis wat! Molebatsi Masedi The Results are a true reflection of the Grade 12 Class of 2013 — finish and klaar. Tania Vorster Sorry to burst your bubble! Its near election time.....& no one is stupid although the ANC thinks we are! Cielie Osmers Dit is maklik om met syfers te speel as die res van die landsburgers nie die nodige inligting het om dit te kan kontroleer nie. Dis mos verkiesingstyd en sommiges glo mos al die snert wat aan hulle opgedis word. Christine Nel Those of us with 2013 matriculants can honestly say that the exams were tough and the marking strict but fair — no favours, no mark-ups. Bernard Nel For the total crop of pupils Bulletin regularly chats on Facebook. Feel free to engage, say your say and be involved in our community in this way. Search for us at www.facebook.com/Laeveld Bulletin.

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that started school 12 years ago here is a more representitive calculation of how educated they landed up being in the end. It was declared that the 2013 matric pass rate was 78%. Usually about half of all school starters drop out. this means that you can cut this 78% in half to 39%. Then the 30% pass mark is 40% lower than the original standard of 50%. this means you can take the remaining 39% and shave off this 40% bringing it down to 23%. And now you have this pathetic and useless subject of maths literacy, so for pupils that passed with it you can shave off another few percentage points leaving you with a pass rate of probably less than 20%. Johan du Toit Via AfriForum: “Werklike matriekslaagsyfer is minder as 38%” AfriForum het kennis geneem van die feit dat die matriekslaagsyfer volgens die minister van basiese onderwys, minister Angie Motshekga, van 73,9% in 2012 na 78,2% in 2013 gestyg het. Indien egter gekyk word na die aantal leerders wat in 2002 in graad een was en hulle matriekjaar in 2013 suksesvol voltooi het, is die werklike slaagsyfer egter minder as 38%. Die ongeveer 1.1 miljoen wat as graad een 12 j gelede ingeskryf het,het minder as die helfte matriek klaar gemaak met ‘n minimum slaag syfer van 30% . Laat die reënboognasie sy bors van te vredenheid vêr uitstoot van trots !

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