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A FLY IN MY POOL. Ockert Schoeman cuts through the water in lane six during Wednesday’s inter-schools gala held at Laerskool Tza-
neen Primary. The purpose of the gala was to determine which of the schools in this district would participate in the Top 10 Schools meet,
to be held in November. Schoeman won his race convincingly despite tough competition from Musina and Phalaborwa .
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tioning and when informed that the plants were stolen, became aggressive and sped off towards Politsi. Botes gave chase once again, but this time called a local security company to assist. “With two security vehicles and myself in tow, we tried in vain to get the man to pull over. He swore at the security officers and refused to stop the vehicle as they were THE CHASE not police.” The driver then turned the vehicle around and was heading back towards Tzaneen. The security officials alerted Tzaneen SAPS who set up a makeshift roadblock on the R36 at the bridge leading into town from George’s Valley. He was finally pulled over and escorted to the police station where he was questioned and detained in the
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holding cells. According to the man’s statement he was acting under order of a well-known businessman from the area with dealings in Polokwane. “I know that these are my trees and I have the certificates to prove it. This seems to be a personal vendetta against me, as the businessman in question and I have a tainted past,” said Botes. Police spokesperson, Glenda Maimele, confirmed that Jean Grant Ellis (36) was arrested for possession of cycads and appeared in the Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. — Joe Dreyer
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A prominent businessman from Polokwane has been implicated in the theft and transportation of cycads following the arrest of a man in Tzaneen on Tuesday afternoon. According to Mr Petrus Botes of the farm Lushof just outside Tzaneen, he reported the theft of 22 cycads off his property in September this year. “I grow these trees in order to conduct studies around the effects of introducing genetically modified organisms into the growth process of cycads,” Botes said. “A month ago these plants were stolen off my property and I immediately laid a charge of theft of protected species at the local police station.” The plants are protected species and Botes is in possession of permits for each one. A month later (on Tuesday) Botes was en route to the Tzaneen Lifestyle Centre when he spotted a delivery vehicle transporting a large number of cycads travelling in the opposite direction. Noticing that the plants bore strong resemblance to the ones stolen from him, he gave chase and eventually caught up to the vehicle. “I followed the vehicle as it turned towards George’s Valley and flagged the driver down to pull over. It was a young man driving and what appears to have been his mother sitting in the passenger seat. We stopped next to the highway and I asked him where the plants were from as I was interested in purchasing some of them. He said he bought them for a man called George.” The driver allegedly became agitated at Botes’ ques-